Chapter 2889 - 2890: Sun Zhou Is Dead

Chapter 2889: Chapter 2890: Sun Zhou Is Dead

Tang Yin realized the seriousness of the situation and immediately sent someone to fetch Gao Zhou.

"Is it really something serious?" Jiang Yichun asked in a low voice.

Bai Ruozhu glared at him fiercely, "You’re getting more skilled, but you’re also becoming less cautious. Do you think I would use such things to bluff people?"

Even if she were to bluff, she wouldn’t say that the person who poisoned them used a colorless and tasteless poison, which everyone here has inhaled and been poisoned by.

Besides, she wouldn’t joke about the safety of her family to scare people.

Jiang Yichun’s face flushed a little. He didn’t feel any signs of poisoning. After taking the detoxification pill, he felt completely normal.

And her remark "becoming less cautious" was clearly insinuating his failure to prevent the dancing girls from entering the room.

"How is it now?" Tang Yin asked.

"I’ve suppressed the toxicity for now. Detoxification is a bit troublesome; the opponent is quite formidable." Bai Ruozhu squinted her eyes, thinking that the opponent might not just be targeting Tang Yin.

Imagine, if Tang Yin got poisoned and injured, and she couldn’t detoxify him, leading to his demise, she would also be culpable.

Moreover, this poison is recorded in the "Poison Classic." Its toxicity isn’t extremely high, but it is highly concealable. If she hadn’t mastered the "Poison Classic" and read this part, she would have overlooked it.

There are many people who use poison in this world, and parts of the "Poison Classic" have scattered, so no one knows how many people have mastered it.

On the other side, Sun Zhou suddenly collapsed to the ground. The officials who were originally focused on Jiang Yichun were startled and quickly retreated in fear.

Someone who was on good terms with Sun Zhou "chivalrously" said, "Your Majesty, please ask Lord Bai to forgive Lord Sun and excuse his verbal mistakes."

Before Tang Yin could speak, Bai Ruozhu squinted, "Is he really poisoned, or just scared stiff? If his guts aren’t enough, he shouldn’t be causing trouble. Do your own thing and don’t always envy others."

Otherwise, Sun Zhou pointed at Bai Ruozhu, "You, you’re so ruthless..."

Before he finished speaking, a black line trickled down from the corner of his mouth, and he crumpled to the ground.

"Lord Sun, Lord Sun!" The person who tried to intervene rushed to support him but found his head tilted unnaturally, and fearfully reached out to check his breath, only to recoil in terror, face turning pale.

"Dead... dead..."

Bai Ruozhu was also shocked. Died just like that? Truly dead or pretending?

She needed to transfer inner strength to Achun and couldn’t leave, so she could only watch as the scene descended into chaos. The doctor on the side finally stepped in and examined the situation to reach a conclusion.

"Reporting to His Majesty, Lord Sun died from a poison attack."

The hall was in an uproar, and everyone looked at Bai Ruozhu, but dared not stare, quickly retracting their gazes, afraid of ending up like Sun Zhou.

Tang Yin was also shocked; murdering a court official in public was incredibly audacious!

"Bai Ruozhu!" Tang Yin called coldly, "How do you explain this?"

Not directly accusing her yet still asking for an explanation suggested that Tang Yin believed she wouldn’t be so reckless, Bai Ruozhu thought.

Of course, she indeed dared to do such a thing, but behind the scenes. She had only meant to scare Sun Zhou, and yet...

She had fallen into someone else’s trap. Was the poisoner among the people in this hall?

"This minister was merely trying to frighten Lord Sun, without realizing I’d fallen for someone else’s trick." Bai Ruozhu gritted her teeth. This was really embarrassing to admit; she only meant to scare without actually poisoning him, yet she was framed and now had no way to defend herself.

"Lord Bai, is that really the case? You say Lord Jiang was severely poisoned, and then used the needle which had pricked him to attack Lord Sun. Wasn’t there poison on the needle?" The official who had supported Sun Zhou questioned.

Bai Ruozhu had suspected him but reconsidered; real experts usually hide in the shadows. If he acted so blatantly, wouldn’t it be too easy to discover him?

Again, with the enemy hiding in the open, it was a truly unsettling feeling.

"Get someone to perform an autopsy, to find out when he was poisoned and in what part of his body." Bai Ruozhu said, "I have to treat my husband first, we’ll discuss the aftermath later. Your Majesty can have someone investigate as they please."

Tang Yin ordered his people to perform an autopsy, realizing how tense the situation was, and immediately had the guards take the officials out of the main hall.

But he only ordered them to be isolated and interrogated individually instead of sending them home, because the culprit could be among them.

When there were no outsiders left, Tang Yin helplessly looked at Bai Ruozhu and Jiang Yichun, saying, "Look at the mess you’ve gotten me into."

"My husband is poisoned, and it’s critical. Can you blame me for being angry at someone so blind?" Bai Ruozhu ground her teeth. Let her catch that person, she vows not to kill him but definitely give him a good, torturous punishment.

"Your Majesty, Ruozhu isn’t someone without limits; we were all schemed against this time," Jiang Yichun sighed.

Bai Ruozhu suddenly recalled she had just told Jiang Yichun he was becoming less cautious and now she herself had been duped, it was truly a slap in the face.

Jiang Yichun also guessed her thoughts, smiled and said, "It must have been poisoned beforehand. Even if you hadn’t acted, he insulted you and then died, you would still be suspected."

"Stop talking, focus on regulating your inner strength, suppress the poison." Bai Ruozhu said.

"Okay."

Jiang Yichun didn’t speak further, calming his mind to adjust his breathing. Only now did he feel the poison within him. It was hidden so deeply that if Bai Ruozhu hadn’t noticed early, he would’ve noticed only after it fully manifested.

Tang Yin could no longer blame Bai Ruozhu, Jiang Yichun’s words reminded him that the enemy had already manipulated the situation, and even if Bai Ruozhu did nothing, she’d still be under suspicion.

Indeed, Bai Ruozhu throwing a needle at Sun Zhou was unlike her style. If she didn’t do anything, and Sun Zhou suddenly died, even Tang Yin would have been suspicious.

Then, Gao Zhou and Chushuang arrived, surprisingly with Little Dengdeng in tow, who anxiously asked, "Dad, are you poisoned?"

Gao Zhou immediately went to transfer inner strength to Jiang Yichun, while Bai Ruozhu, free to act, stroked her son’s head, saying, "Your father is fine. I will cure him."

Little Dengdeng’s eyes shone brightly, thinking his mother was amazing, her medical skills saved many people, and he too wanted to study medicine well and protect his parents!

Bai Ruozhu and Gao Zhou worked together for over half an hour and finally suppressed the poison.

She used a dagger to prick Jiang Yichun’s left fingertip, then took a small porcelain bottle to collect the black blood drizzling out.

Jiang Yichun inhaled sharply, frowning with an expression of great pain.

It’s just a small prick, why so painful? He’s not a squeamish person.