Chapter 43 Poisoning

  The relationship between his stepmother and legitimate son still worried Yin Haicheng a lot.

  He was afraid that because of Kobayashi, there would be discord between Jin Yuan and Ruo Fei. He was just about to scold Kobayashi, but found that Kobayashi seemed to have come to his senses.

  She often made some soup for Yin Ruofei and took care of her daily life. In Xiaoling's words, she had misunderstood Fei'er before and felt a little guilty. These days, Fei'er got up early and slept late, so she needed to supplement more. When Xiaoling showed weakness, the other madams looked at each other, and when they saw Houye's attitude towards Yin Ruofei, they all thought that Xiaoling had received some news, and they also sent some small pastries they made themselves.

  The endless stream of gifts and money flowed into the He Xiang Garden, and Yin Ruofei was overjoyed, feeling ashamed for not being obedient enough in the past. He even had his maid take out a piece of silver to buy a golden hairpin at the First Floor Pavilion as a birthday gift for Xiao Linshi. For a time, the Hou Mansion was filled with filial piety and maternal love, envied by others.

  The old lady was somewhat surprised and uncertain, fearing that her young grandson had been deceived by Xiao Lin, but Yin Ruofei just smiled calmly and didn't explain much. She treated the old lady with even more sincerity and kindness.

  This half month's life almost drove Yin Ruofei mad.

  In the morning, Xin Ershibazhe woke him up to practice boxing and footwork. Immediately after that was Jiangwu's swordsmanship training. After finishing these two trainings, it was just dawn. Yin Ruofei hastily went to school after eating breakfast to study with Mr. Sun.

  After returning from Mr. Sun's place, the sky was already near dusk, and at this time, he still had to study the books prepared for him by Rong Jingze. These books were either deep or shallow, and their contents were not uniform, so Yin Fei sometimes read them with a little understanding, and could only ask Rong Jingze for guidance.

  Only then did he discover that the things in Rong Jingze's belly were no worse than those of ordinary gentlemen, and sometimes even more brilliant.

  Not only that, but also because of changes in the plan, Rong Shiyi had to hide during the day and sneak out at night. As a result, his nighttime internal training was actually taught by Rong Jingze himself.

  The only thing that has not been touched is the archery horse riding, these few things are really hard to handle in the He Xiang Garden, just wait until Rong Jing Ze enters the palace later.

  Half a month later, Rong Jingze brought a group of people back to the palace. The evidence they were looking for was already in hand, and there was no need to delay any longer.

  The Marquis's residence had been relatively calm for almost a year and finally welcomed several big happy events.

  The marriage between Chen Jia's daughter and Yin Houye was settled first.

  It's been a year since Da Lin passed away, and Chen Jia's daughter has already wasted her youth. Her parents couldn't bear to see her waste any more time, so the two families exchanged gifts and betrothal money, and coincidentally, there was an auspicious day next month, so they planned to formally welcome her into their home.

  This is the first, and there's a second one. Before that, Yin Jinyuan returned triumphantly and received praise. Although he was just one of the vanguards, at his age, having such merit is already a promising future. Now that the emperor's reward has arrived, everyone is overjoyed.

  The last thing was that Yin Ruofei officially became the companion reader of Ze Wang, and His Majesty personally issued an edict to reward him with Wen Fang Si Bao and other things. For a time, the name of the Seventh Young Master of Zhenjiang Houfu spread throughout various public and earl's mansions.

  Apart from these, Yin Ruofei had another happy event, but it couldn't be made public to outsiders.

  Through Rong Jingze's introduction, Yin Ruofei formally became a disciple of Han Gong. Mr. Han had some affection for him and, after hearing his fellow disciple Ze Wang mention it, couldn't help but come to see Yin Ruofei again.

  Originally it was just a simple inquiry, but it turned out that the child knew a thing or two about medicinal properties. As they talked back and forth, the two became more and more in tune with each other, and Mr. Han immediately decided to take this apprentice on.

  Mr. Han had one condition, that this matter should not be made public. He was half a Jianghu person and did not intend to have much contact with the imperial court. If it weren't for his younger brother's invitation, he wouldn't have come over, and taking on an apprentice was an unexpected gain.

  As for this point, Yin Ruofei felt a little regretful, but it didn't matter. As long as he adhered to his duty as a disciple, respected his teacher and the Tao, whether or not to make it public was not the most important thing.

  It was settled like this, and although the ceremony of becoming a master was simple, Yin Haicheng witnessed the scene of this pair of master and apprentice. Several people all thought highly of this matter. Since Mr. Han saved his wife's life, Yin Haicheng had been grateful to him in his heart. Now that he accepted his own son as an apprentice, he was overjoyed and prepared a thick gift.

  Mr. Han was busy, and it was rare for him to be able to teach Yin Ruofei here for half a year this time. After leaving a few books and some essential medicine pills for Yin Ruofei, Mr. Han left, saying he would come again in a few months.

  It was unknown when the news spread in the capital that the second daughter of Lin family, the former Prime Minister's residence, followed Ze Wang to the Hou Mansion in Zhenjiang and fell into the pond.

  As soon as the incident occurred, there were doubts and suspicions in the capital. However, there was also news that this matter was true. They had attended a flower appreciation meeting on the same day and vaguely heard that someone had fallen into the pond, but they didn't know who it was. It wasn't until later that they found out it was the second miss of the Lin family. This matter was originally not publicized, but unexpectedly, after several months, it spread like this.

  For a time, Lin Hui'er's name was on everyone's lips, and many noblewomen would curl their lip in distaste at the mere mention of her name.

  Mrs. He hugged her daughter and cried, scolding Xiao Lin in her own courtyard until she was covered in blood. This matter was not known to anyone in the Lin family except for a few maids who followed them. Those maids had already been sold far away by her under some pretext.

  It all started from Xiaolin. She told her that the two families would be married, and she guessed that Xiaolin wanted to use this trick to force her back, and didn't mind ruining Huier's reputation.

  He didn't mention how furious Mrs. He was at home, but Mrs. Lin was almost exploding with anger too. The Chen family's daughter was going to become the official wife and enter the house, and the other concubines were overjoyed. No matter what would happen to this wife in the future, being able to step on Mrs. Lin's face for now was enough to make them happy.

  After hearing Hou Ye's announcement, Xiao Lin's face could no longer hold back her smile.

  While other aunts secretly envied Xiao Lin's favor, they also admired Yin Ruofei for having entered the prince's eyes, and even more diligently presented her with food.

  Chen Niangniang, who had been released from the ancestral hall that night, set up a table in her own small courtyard and drank happily. Xiao Linshi knew about it later and hated it so much that her teeth hurt, but Chen Niangniang's reason was very sufficient: to celebrate the marriage of the young master, to celebrate the good health of the old lady, to celebrate... anyway, there was no excuse for her to stir up trouble.

  As Chen's daughter was about to enter the house, Lin Shi's status plummeted. Originally, she still had the mind to slowly exchange blows with Yin Ruofei, waiting for her opponent to let her guard down before making a move. Now it seems that she should first get rid of the thorn in her eye and then deal with the new bride. With one dose of poison, she won't even be able to lay an egg! Let's see how you, Madam, will still put on airs!

  Yin Ruofei appeared to be moved by Xiaoling's words, but in his heart, he was coldly laughing. This kind of nonsense might work on his dad, but not on him?

  She brought those soups, he drank some in front of the maid, but then spat them out. With the detoxifying pills left by his master, Xiaoling's little tricks were as laughable as playing with a big knife in front of Guan Gong.

  However, he did not relax his vigilance and instead carefully examined the ingredients in the soup sent by Kobayakawa, comparing them to the notes left behind by his master.

  Originally, Rong Jingze was going to take him back to the palace together, but with Xiao Lin's presence, Rong Jingze let him go and have some fun. Anyway, a woman like Xiao Lin, even if she died, he wouldn't give her another glance, it's just right to use her to temper Yin Ruofei's temperament.

  Mr. Han left a book for Yin Ruofei, which included some basic herbal medicine drawings, a medical classic and a toxicology classic.

  The basic herbal medicine was all familiar to Yin Ruofei, his hard study in the previous life and his innate talent in this life made him proficient in this knowledge. The Pharmacopoeia and Toxicology made him look like a starving man.

  Before reading the book, he only watched his master write prescriptions and understood some superficial pharmacology. However, this seemingly ordinary book is actually profound and subtle, writing complex pharmacological theories in a clear and concise manner.

  But that poisonous book made Yin Ruofei overjoyed. With this poisonous book, plus the antidote left by his master, his life was no longer in danger.

  Comparing this poisonous scripture, I studied what Xiao Lin put in the soup and found that it was actually quite ordinary, at most it would only make him insomnia and have many dreams.

  Yin Ruofei couldn't help but shake his head. This degree of injury wouldn't hurt him, and judging from Xiao Lin's expression, it wasn't just about making him sleep poorly either.

  Just saying that Lin's move was too light, this day's chicken soup made Yin Ruofei raise an eyebrow.

  This time, it was not Xiaolin who brought the soup, but a little maid beside Jiang.

  Jiang Shi is his father's concubine, and in order to live a better life, she can be said to be flattering those above her while bullying those below her, so her relationships with others are not very good. However, if it's said that she dared to poison and kill him with medicine, then he really doesn't believe it.

  The Jiang family had only one daughter, and she herself was not favored. Let alone giving birth to a son, even if there was still a chance to have another child, it would be impossible for her to compete with him.

  Yin Ruofei calmly said to drink a little cooler, and sent the other person away. Yin Ruofei carefully sniffed, the flavor of chicken soup suppressed many flavors, but there was still a hint of flavor that overflowed, allowing him to smell out those few medicinal materials.

  Lightning Rod!

  Leigongteng is actually a good medicine, and he used to apply Leigongteng externally on his legs. However, this thing can cure diseases but has great toxicity. Its roots, leaves, and flowers can be crushed and applied externally, but after applying the root, it must be removed within an hour, otherwise redness and blisters will occur.

  This Radix Clematidis is extremely toxic, and the toxicity becomes even stronger after being decocted. Lin's family even sent over a chicken soup to go with it, as if they were afraid he wouldn't die from it. If he doesn't understand, he'll probably be dead within five days. Not only will he die, but he'll also experience symptoms such as dizziness, headache, palpitations, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and bloating, making his death extremely painful.

  Yin Ruofei calculated the date and couldn't help but secretly admire Xiao Lin's cleverness. Five days later, he stretched his legs, coinciding with the day Chen Jia's daughter was to enter the house.

  Let's not talk about whether this marriage can be carried out or not, even if Chen Jia Sheng brings the person over, with this kind of bad luck, there's no way to get through this day.

  But as for his poisoning, no matter how you look at it, the trail only leads to the Jiang family. It's likely that even the Jiangs themselves wouldn't know how the aconitum ended up in the chicken soup!

  It's still under the control of Xiaoling after all.

  "Brother Gong!" Thinking of this, Yin Ruofei quietly shouted a few times towards the roof, and soon Gong Jiu jumped down.

  Look at the food on the table and that bowl of chicken soup, couldn't help but burst out laughing, "This meal of yours is really not bad."

  "What a pity, it's going to be the death of him." Yin Ruofei also burst out laughing. Gongjiu was left behind by Rong Jingze on purpose, in secret, just to protect him, or maybe he was afraid that something would happen and couldn't be passed on to the palace.

  However, at present, Gongjiu has another use.

  "What's up? What do you want me to do?"

  "Poison!" Yin Ruofei chuckled and suddenly had a small bottle in her hand.