Upon receiving the immortal's reply, Shen Baozhu jumped up for joy. But soon she remembered that the immortal was watching her, so she immediately behaved herself, standing there like a motionless little wooden carving.
[The number of daily communications is limited. Yesterday's quota was used up. That person is a woman with a mole on her left thumb.]
This was a reply to Shen Baozhu's question from yesterday and an explanation for today's response.
But Shen Baozhu didn't understand. She blinked her eyes and asked, "A woman with a mole on her left thumb... What does that mean?"
[That's the characteristic of the person who poisoned you.]
The person who poisoned me...
Shen Baozhu immediately stood up from the stool and ran towards Hongshen, who was by the door. "Aunt Hongshen, a woman with a mole on her left thumb!"
"That's the characteristic of the person who poisoned me! Let's go and catch the bad guy!"
Too excited to stop, Shen Baozhu ran so fast that she shot past Hongshen like an arrow.
Fortunately, Hongshen knew some martial arts. She quickly grabbed the little girl.
Hongshen held Shen Baozhu up with one hand. "Little princess, what did you just say?"
"A woman with a mole on her left thumb. That's the characteristic of the person who poisoned me. Aunt Hongshen, let's go and catch the bad guy!"
Shen Baozhu repeated the immortal's words several times until Hongshen finally understood.
Hongshen said happily, "This is a major clue! I'll go and catch the person for the little princess right away!"
She gently put the little girl on the ground. Just as she was about to leave, she felt someone clinging to her leg.
Shen Baozhu skillfully hugged Hongshen's legs tightly. She looked up with her little face and pleaded, "Aunt Hongshen, Baozhu wants to go too. Please, okay?"
Hongshen wanted to say it was dangerous, but looking at Shen Baozhu's cute little face, she somehow replied, "Okay!"
...
At this time, Princess Jingning had just received a letter from Imperial Physician Liu.
The young servant who delivered the letter said, "My master said this letter must be handed to the princess. He also told me to tell the princess to read it calmly and without distractions. There shouldn't be any idle people around."
Princess Jingning had a deep friendship with Imperial Physician Liu. Although she didn't understand what he was up to, she still told the serving maids to leave first.
She opened the letter. Imperial Physician Liu's scribbled handwriting came into view: The poison the villain used on Baozhu yesterday is not just like Chier Yuan. It is exactly Chier Yuan! I've searched all the records... Remember to be careful.
After returning yesterday, Imperial Physician Liu always felt that the poison on the handkerchief was very similar to Chier Yuan. First, he searched all the records about Chier Yuan from over a decade ago. Then he showed the handkerchief to all the experienced imperial physicians. Finally, he was sure it was the harmful Chier Yuan.
The viciousness of Chier Yuan lies in the fact that the poisoned person remains physically healthy, but their mind becomes stupid. This has made many parents turn from loving their children to resenting them. There are countless examples of parents finally ending their children's lives.
At first, it's a stupid child, and then it's full of resentment. That's where the name Chier Yuan comes from.
Princess Jingning also knew the harm of Chier Yuan very well. She remembered that Shen Baozhu had vomited it out. Although she knew there was the antidote pill given by the immortal and Baozhu wouldn't be poisoned, she still couldn't help feeling anxious.
"I'm going to see Baozhu... Ziyuan, go and get paper and a pen. I'll write a letter back to Imperial Physician Liu."
Princess Jingning stood up and then sat down again. She tried her best to calm herself down, pressing her hand on the table slightly.
She would make the person who harmed Baozhu pay for their evil deeds!
With the writing materials in front of her, Princess Jingning picked up the pen and wrote, "I need a slow - acting poison with the same effect as Chier Yuan..."
Halfway through writing, Princess Jingning tore up the paper. She decided to go and tell Imperial Physician Liu in detail what kind of poison she wanted.
She would make the person who harmed Baozhu suffer the same consequences.
...
Although Hongshen couldn't resist Shen Baozhu's coaxing, she still had her wits about her. She turned around and handed Shen Baozhu to Qingdai.
Qingdai held Shen Baozhu's hand and said softly, "Shall I take the little princess to look at the account books?"
Shen Baozhu also knew what was important. She didn't make a fuss about going and obediently followed Qingdai.
The princess's mansion was divided into the main courtyard and many small ones. The main courtyard was the princess's residence. Shen Yunfeng lived in the front courtyard. There was also Yun Concubine's Yunmiao Courtyard, as well as the courtyards of Shen Baozhu and the three young masters... There were nearly a dozen in total, all managed by Qingdai.
Qingdai first went to the front courtyard to look through the long - accumulated account books there.
Looking through the account books of one courtyard seemed simple but was actually quite cumbersome. By the time Qingdai finished, it was already noon.
Qingdai took Shen Baozhu back to the main courtyard for lunch. On the way, they suddenly saw a thin maid running on the road. Hongshen jumped down from the wall and kicked the maid to the ground.
The maid was lying on the ground and couldn't escape. She could only shout at the top of her voice, "Murder! The princess's chief maid is murdering!"
Seeing this, Hongshen directly chopped at the maid's neck and knocked her out.
After making sure the maid was completely unconscious, Hongshen picked her up with one hand and was about to take her back to the main courtyard. When she turned around, she saw Qingdai and Shen Baozhu standing by the road.
Carrying the maid, Hongshen walked over a few steps. This maid was Cuiliu.
Hongshen returned to the main courtyard. She casually found an excuse to check the hands of the maids in the main courtyard. Among them, only Cuiliu had a small mole on her left thumb.
Cuiliu felt guilty. When she saw Hongshen staring at the mole on her thumb, she turned around and ran.
Hongshen didn't expect Cuiliu to be so bold as to run right in front of her, so she chased after her.
Realizing that Cuiliu was not simple, Hongshen directly kicked her unconscious to avoid further trouble.
Hongshen didn't mention the twists and turns in between. She only said, "This maid has a mole on her thumb and ran away guiltily when she saw me. She should be the one who harmed the little princess."
Shen Baozhu came back to her senses from the shock. This was the first time she had seen Hongshen's heroic appearance when using martial arts. "So amazing!"
...
When Princess Jingning returned to the mansion, she saw Cuiliu tied up tightly.
Shen Baozhu rushed to praise Hongshen. She climbed onto Princess Jingning's lap and said cheerfully, "Mother, we finally found the bad guy! This time, it's all thanks to Aunt Hongshen. Mother, please reward her quickly!"
Looking at her lively and smart daughter in front of her, Princess Jingning was only grateful. Fortunately, her Baozhu was lucky enough to vomit out the poison. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable...
Thinking of the other terrible outcome, Princess Jingning's hatred deepened. But in front of Shen Baozhu, she smiled gently. "You're so eager to ask for a reward for others. Hongshen, you'll get three more months' monthly salary."
"As for Cuiliu... Take her away for interrogation."
When there was no one around, Shen Baozhu covered her mouth and whispered, "Mother, it was also the immortal who helped us catch the bad guy this time!"
"What?" Shen Baozhu's voice was so soft that Princess Jingning didn't hear clearly.
Just as Shen Baozhu was about to tell her mother what had happened today, her stomach growled. She covered her stomach and said shyly, "Baozhu is hungry and wants to eat."