Yesterday, just as he was about to attack Bai Zheng, he was stopped by Feng Linyuan's men. He could only watch helplessly as Feng Linyuan swaggered out of the door with Bai Zheng.
All his clear memories stopped there. As for what happened to him after Bai Zheng left, it became very fragmented, just some vague fragments.
It seemed that countless men surrounded him and forced a lot of wine on him. But he really couldn't remember where it was or how he got there.
When he woke up, he was already sitting in the main hall of the Magistrate's Yamen, accused of attempting to poison Bai Zheng!
And all this was thanks to that bitch!
"What mermaid pearl?" He let out a cold laugh. Although he was asking Feng Linyuan, his eyes were fixed on Bai Zheng, his gaze so venomous that it seemed to drip poison.
"May I ask the Marquis of Dingyuan, what kind of poison was Miss Bai poisoned with that requires a mermaid pearl!"
Facing the sober Chu Feng, Feng Linyuan remained calm. He just frowned slightly and retorted, "Has Young Master Chu lost his memory? You did it yourself, yet you come to ask this Marquis?"
"I really don't know what wrong I've done. Please enlighten me, Marquis." Chu Feng said stubbornly.
Although his memory after Bai Zheng left was very fuzzy, he remembered clearly what happened before she left.
He clearly didn't poison anyone. What was there to be afraid of!
Seeing Chu Feng so confident, everyone looked at Feng Linyuan, waiting for his answer.
After all, this so - called poisoning was just the one - sided story of Bai Zheng and Feng Linyuan. Now that Chu Feng was complaining, it was just the right time to see what evidence Feng Linyuan, one of the plaintiffs, could produce.
Feng Linyuan smiled but didn't answer. The already small main hall of the Yamen fell into complete silence.
He looked at Chu Feng. Although there was a smile on his face, there was a bone - chilling coldness in the bottom of his eyes.
After a long time, so long that Chu Feng was about to say, "Can't you say a word?" Feng Linyuan's smile slowly disappeared. His voice was as calm as water, and he said word by word slowly, "Young Master Chu didn't return to the mansion last night, did you?"
Chu Feng was stunned, and his face turned pale.
"Fortunately, Young Master Chu didn't return to the mansion, so the crucial evidence was left on him." Saying that, Feng Linyuan stepped forward and grabbed Chu Feng's wet sleeve.
"Yesterday when I saved Miss Bai, the remaining half - cup of wine was spilled, wetting a corner of Young Master Chu's sleeve. Although this clothes has been splashed with water, we can still test whether there is poison on it. How about we find a doctor?"
Hearing this, Feng Jingye's eyes flashed with a strange light. Prime Minister Chu was so angry that he scolded repeatedly, "Rebel! Rebel!"
At this moment, Bai Zheng lowered her head, her whole face buried behind her hanging hair. No one could see her expression, and naturally no one knew that she was also extremely shocked.
After all, she only knew the first half of what happened yesterday. As for how Feng Linyuan dealt with Chu Feng after she left, she had no idea.
The so - called poisoning was just an excuse for Bai Zheng to explain her one - night absence and blackmail the Prime Minister's Mansion.
But according to what Feng Linyuan said just now, after Chu Feng abducted her yesterday, he might really have prepared poison and planned to use it on her at a critical moment.
"What kind of poison was Zheng'er poisoned with? Just ask a doctor to test Young Master Chu's sleeve and we'll know. Young Master Chu, what else do you have to say!" Feng Linyuan shook him off fiercely and raised his voice.
"Why use a mermaid pearl? Who in this hall knows better than you, huh?"
"After all, mermaid pearls are rare and valuable. Young Master Chu may not be able to afford to compensate, so it's only human nature that he doesn't want to face it for a while."
Feng Linhuai smiled and tried to smooth things over. There was a bit of pity in his eyes as he looked at Chu Feng.
"However, Young Master Chu, with your actions like this, you may not be able to keep your money. But you've completely ruined the reputation of the Prime Minister's Mansion and even His Highness the Crown Prince Ye'er."
Chu Feng was stunned. A cold wind blew, and he couldn't help shivering three times.
Yesterday's memory was so fragmented that he wasn't sure at all whether there was something on his sleeve.
He opened his mouth, and suddenly felt a cold look. He turned his head and saw Feng Jingye looking at him with a strange and gloomy look. That look was extremely terrifying, full of disgust, making one's hair stand on end.
He was shocked.
Recently, after the matter of Bai Di and Feng Jingxuan was discovered, he had already offended Feng Jingye badly because of his previous actions. If it weren't for the Queen and his own father, the Prime Minister, Feng Jingye would probably have torn him to pieces long ago.
Now, he had defied Feng Jingye's house - arrest order without permission, abducted Bai Zheng, whom Feng Jingye thought he needed to win over, and completely torn their relationship apart.
How could Feng Jingye spare him!
"I didn't! It was clearly you! I didn't poison anyone. There's nothing on my sleeve!" Chu Feng shouted hysterically. He was scared. At this moment, he was really scared!
"If I had poisoned her, why is that bitch fine now? It's only been one night, and she's already jumping around to frame others? It's clearly you! You're in cahoots to blackmail my Prime Minister's Mansion!"
"I thought Young Master Chu, coming from a noble family, should have seen the world. I didn't expect you to be so short - sighted." Feng Linyuan sneered, "If we talk about the world, except for this Marquis's illness, there's nothing that a mermaid pearl can't cure."
Feng Linhuai also laughed loudly, "Yes, when His Majesty the Emperor bestowed the mermaid pearl on A Yuan back then, even this king was envious for a long time. Young Master Chu, not to mention that the little girl only drank half a cup of poisoned wine from you. Even if she drank a whole cup, with a mermaid pearl, she'd be as lively as ever the next day."
These words made Prime Minister Chu feel heart - aching.
Chu Feng didn't know the significance of the mermaid pearl, but he knew it very well. This thing was truly a rare treasure. If they really had to compensate, they might have to empty the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Seeing that Prime Minister Chu and Feng Jingye were silent, Feng Linyuan didn't want to entangle further. After a little thought, he said,
"Since Young Master Chu refuses to admit his crime, Lord Qin, please arrange a few doctors to test Young Master Chu's sleeve."
"Originally, thinking of Zheng'er's plea, this Marquis didn't intend to ask for too much. Just 100,000 taels of silver and this matter would be over. Now that Young Master Chu insists that this Marquis and Zheng'er are framing you, then let's handle it officially. Test what needs to be tested and compensate what needs to be compensated."
"If it's tested that there really is poison, then compensate me with a mermaid pearl of the same kind."
"This..." Hearing Feng Linyuan's words, Prime Minister Chu's eyebrows immediately knitted into a knot.
According to Feng Linyuan, there were only two choices in front of them now.
If they didn't test, it would be a private settlement, and the Prime Minister's Mansion would have to pay 100,000 taels of silver.
If they tested, it would be an official settlement. It all depended on whether the result was that there was poison or not.
But... did Chu Feng really poison anyone?