Listening to the words of the people next to her, Lin Mengya knew very well that if she continued to be reluctant, she would look very shameless.
But why should she wrong herself and have to bear this unreasonable charge
Mrs. Duan felt that she had already won this round, but she didn't mind stepping on Lin Mengya again.
She slowly walked up to Lin Mengya, her eyebrows relaxed and gentle, indeed like a kind and generous elder.
"For this matter, just apologize to everyone. Everyone is your elders and will not blame you."
Lin Mengya raised her eyebrows.
In this case, she seemed to have no chance of winning.
Mrs. Duan and her supporters must think so too, right
"Mrs. Duan, I think you seem to have made a mistake."
Seeing that her tone and attitude were still stubborn, Mrs. Duan sneered in her heart, feeling that she was extremely stupid.
Her tone was more gentle and helpless to highlight her aggressiveness and unreasonableness.
"Miss Ya, why are you doing this? I know you didn't do this on purpose..."
"Of course I didn't mean it, but the elders were indeed poisoned, and the person who poisoned them is among us."
Her voice was loud enough for everyone present to hear clearly.
Mrs. Duan thought that she was trying to guide the direction of this matter without any choice, but unfortunately, Lin Mengya did not give her a chance this time.
"It's just that the poison was placed very cleverly. Even the poisoner himself didn't know that it would poison everyone. But if it is said to be an unintentional mistake, it is not necessarily true. Because I have already known about this matter. I have told you that if someone didn’t pretend to understand, we wouldn’t have let everyone go through this in this ice and snow.”
Her words immediately stunned everyone.
Especially Mrs. Duan.
Her intuition told her that this girl was trying to get away with it, but she didn't know what kind of medicine the other person was selling.
"Miss Ya, I think you should not continue to struggle with this matter. If you continue to talk, I am afraid that even the master and I will not be able to protect you."
Mrs. Duan lowered her voice slightly and sounded threatening.
Lin Mengya's eyes didn't dodge at all, and she went straight towards him.
"Mrs. Duan, I haven't said who this person is yet, why are you so anxious? Or are you afraid that I will find some evidence?"
The people coming and going have already passed a few moves.
When Mrs. Duan heard this, she just smiled indifferently.
"It seems that Miss Ya will never look back until she hits the wall. Anyway, if you want to cause an irreversible mess, I really can't stop you, so you can do it yourself."
Lin Mengya didn't feel nervous at all.
At this time, someone hurried in from outside and said that the doctor had arrived.
After hearing this, everyone quickly invited the doctor in.
Even Mrs. Duan whirled away like a butterfly, mediating back and forth among the guests, greeting her attentively, and gained another large amount of favorability.
Next to her, Cairu was a little anxious.
She secretly tugged on her master's sleeve and asked in confusion: "Master, if you can't overthrow that woman, you will have to take the blame!"
"What's the rush?" Lin Mengya raised her eyebrows. "Isn't this better? How attentive she is now, how much those people will hate her later."
After saying that, she walked straight to Elder Zhao.
The latter's spirit is acceptable, but also
Still in doubt.
"Girl, what on earth is going on?"
He absolutely did not believe that Lin Mengya would harm him.
But Duan is also true.
"It's nothing, it was just an accident. Are you still dizzy?"
She checked Elder Zhao.
The latter shook his head to show that everything was fine.
At this time, Mrs. Duan could only be heard asking the old doctor with concern.
"Old sir, do you want these distinguished guests?"
The old doctor has also been serving the Zhao family for many years, and his medical skills are considered very superb.
"It seems like it's nothing serious. He probably ate something he shouldn't have eaten by mistake. As long as he eats lighter these days, he'll be fine."
Mrs. Duan secretly glanced at Lin Mengya, thinking that it would be better to give her a ride and let her understand.
"Then look, what is this undesirable thing? It's better to avoid it in your diet from now on."
The old doctor nodded and then looked around the tables.
Finally, his eyes rested on the already cold mutton pot.
"This is-"
Before he could finish speaking, Zhao Zifei rushed to say: "I heard from the people in the kitchen that the things in here are all medicinal materials. Presumably, the problem must be here!"
But the old doctor did not jump to conclusions easily.
He picked up a pair of clean chopsticks, picked up the ingredients in the pot and looked at them carefully, then put them in his mouth and bit them.
"The old gentleman must know this thing, right?" Lin Mengya said unhurriedly.
The old doctor's eyes were shocked, as if he was in disbelief. He chewed it carefully for a few more times and asked in surprise: "Why doesn't this thing have any fishy smell at all?"
"That's because I simmered it for half a day with mutton, ginger, star anise and other spices. Although it has a strong fishy smell, it can neutralize the mutton smell and bring out the meaty aroma of the mutton. It also uses If you blend these things, you can also get rid of the fishy smell."
She explained why.
The old gentleman nodded repeatedly, as if he was very happy to get such a good idea.
"I'll try it later. Although this stuff is good, it just smells too fishy. If it can be put in mutton, it will complement each other. Okay, thank you girl for telling me this trick."
Lin Mengya shook her head, "You're too polite, old man. This is just a little bit of wisdom in life."
Everyone around was confused.
This question and answer, what is the harmonious and warm atmosphere of "cooking knowledge explanation"
Zhao Zifei frowned and shouted impatiently: "Sir, don't let her fool you! This thing is obviously harmful to people, and these uncles will also become dizzy and dizzy after eating this thing. That's not good. Sir, do you want to imitate her and do harm to others?"
After hearing this, the old gentleman was also stunned.
"Oh, don't talk nonsense. Although the smell of this sea lantern is a bit stronger, it is definitely not uncomfortable if it is measured in such a small amount and used as an auxiliary ingredient in dishes. Moreover, this thing is warm in nature. But it’s a good thing to keep away the cold!”
Zhao Zifei didn't believe it, and he even thought that the old man might have been bribed by that elegant girl.
"I think it's you who made the nonsense! Everyone was clearly poisoned just now because they ate what this woman prepared."
When Lin Mengya heard this, she couldn't help but feel a little ridiculous.
"Did the distinguished guests just eat what I prepared just now?"
Zhao Zifei nodded naturally, but Mrs. Duan next to him seemed to have thought of something and said before Zhao Zifei: "Since the old gentleman has proved that there is no problem, it must be other reasons. In this case, why not let me? People should check carefully to avoid wrongly accusing anyone.”
"Mrs. Duan's words are really good, but I have already figured out this matter."
She didn't give the other party any chance to delay.
Turning his head, he said to the old doctor in a friendly manner: "Sir, do you know that in the cold winter, when people use charcoal fire to heat their houses with the doors and windows closed, they may experience symptoms similar to poisoning?"
The old doctor thought for a while and suddenly patted his head.
"Hey, is what the girl said not 'smoking poison'? Look at me, why have I forgotten such an important thing?"
He quickly ran to the distinguished guests and checked them one by one, confirming his suspicion.
"Yes, some of you must have been poisoned by tobacco. This thing is very powerful, and it can be fatal if you are not careful! In this winter, you can't just close the doors and windows because of the heat. Especially at night, you must Take the charcoal stove outside to avoid poisoning."
Nowadays, there is no such thing as carbon monoxide poisoning here, but doctors who are good at observing have discovered this symptom long ago and named it cigarette poisoning.
Lin Mengya knew this, but she didn't know how people here described this symptom. Therefore, she wasted a little time and asked the old man to pave the way for her first.
Now is her chance to fight back.
"The old gentleman is absolutely right." She continued: "In order to keep everyone away from the cold, I added many charcoal stoves in this hall. For everyone's safety, I also repeatedly ordered the servants to open the windows.
But for some reason, when I first came in, the doors and windows were closed. I'm afraid, it's because of this that everyone is poisoned by tobacco, right? "
The old doctor's words had already proved it for her.
When everyone heard this, they immediately recalled that this was indeed the case.
At this time, Jiang Yishui, who had not spoken since waking up, suddenly spoke.
"Yes, when we came in yesterday, I remembered that the windows were all open. When we first came in today, I sat here and enjoyed the snow scenery for a while."
With Jiang Yishui's words, several people also nodded.
Lin Mengya's face suddenly darkened.
"Who is responsible for opening the window today?"
In the crowd, a trembling figure suddenly rolled out.
The man was kneeling on the ground, not even daring to raise his head.
"Let me ask you, why did you ignore my words and close the window privately? Do you know that because of your negligence, you almost killed everyone and your uncle, and deliberately poisoned the master's family. Can you bear the responsibility?"
The other party obviously couldn't bear her and asked sternly, and kowtowed quickly.
"You don't dare! It's really none of my business. It's Madam and Master Zifei. They asked me to close the door!"
Zhao Zifei immediately retorted: "You're talking nonsense! It must have been your own negligence."
But Mrs. Duan did not lose her composure.
After she gave Lin Mengya a cold look, her attitude was still so calm.
"It's hard to say who's negligence is responsible for this kind of thing. Although Miss Ya is careful, sometimes the people below may not fully understand it. Most people don't know about this smoking and poisoning thing. Maybe he just did bad things with good intentions. , I think I’ll give him a lenient sentence, forget it.”
Lin Mengya said, "Mrs. Duan is really kind-hearted, but he really knows about this matter."
Hearing this, the man kneeling on the ground shrank severely.