Chapter 41: Suspicion and Speculation

  Chu Bao burst out laughing, "I'm afraid it's not just her who wants to know, even I want to know..."

  "In that case, please come to the study, where good tea has been prepared. You can sit down and listen carefully to what Old Man Fang has to say." Hua Buqu smiled particularly warmly and immediately led several people into the study again.

  Hua Zhe Yu wanted to sit and collect the silver, naturally she couldn't wait. However, just as she was about to enter the study, Hua Bu Que suddenly whispered in her ear: "Treat Fang Zhanglao well, don't have a single thread of neglect, do you understand?"

  Will she treat Fang Sheng kindly? The rain is pouring down her back and she's shivering with cold, but she'll definitely do it!

  Hua didn't lack a smile as he walked out of the study, but when he reached the corridor, his eyes suddenly turned gloomy under the shade of the trees. He approached cautiously and said: "Master, what should we do? I just went to ask Second Master, our goods have arrived in Jingchuan half a month ago, and it's estimated that the Shen family has sold most of them by now. It's already too late to retrieve them. And the number of purchases is too small, I'm afraid it will be difficult to cover up."

  The flower couldn't help but sigh, "Now I just hope the rain is clever and can temporarily drag that Fang elder for a while, otherwise something big will happen."

  In the Da Cheng Garden, Mr. Gu looked at Gu Zhengliang with a tense face as he was taking Hua Ruomeng's pulse, "Ruomeng said she absolutely did not do such an ugly thing, how is it, is she really pregnant?"

  Hua Ruo Meng, who had cried until she was tearless, said in a hoarse voice: "Brother-in-law is the number one imperial physician. Since he can rush here before I leave, he must clear my name."

  After a long time, Gu Zhengliang finally let go of her wrist, and then he leaned in to smell the breath of Hua Ruomeng. He paused for a moment, and a hint of sarcastic smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. "You're really clever, someone has used poison to accumulate blood and energy in your womb, and it moves with your breathing. If I weren't so experienced, I'm afraid even I would have been deceived."

  Gu's family was so excited that they almost knelt down, "Zheng Liang said... Yu Meng is not pregnant?"

  Hua Ruo Meng shouted: "Brother, give me a definite answer."

  Gu Zhengliang nodded slightly, "Indeed, his sister-in-law was not pregnant, but had been poisoned."

  Gu's family and Hua Ruomeng hugged each other, overjoyed to the point of tears. "Mother, did you hear that? I'm innocent! Now let Father go find the Fourth Prince and tell him I've been wronged..."

  The always silent Hua Ruo frowned and said: "Since Brother Shu says that this poison is highly skilled, then who was it that poisoned Ruoye?"

  "This poison is generally difficult for even the most skilled poison makers to control the dosage so accurately, and the person who poisoned Ruo Meng not only got it right, but also calculated the time of death precisely. The poisoning must have happened within the last two days. Has Ruo Meng offended someone recently? Otherwise, there's no reason for someone to take such a ruthless action."

  "Who dares to lay a hand on my daughter in the Guo Manor? I haven't seen anyone that capable yet!"

  "No." Hua Ruo Yun thought for a moment and said, "Mother, do you still remember what happened yesterday when I went to Qi Mei's house? If Meng didn't say anything about it, it was already strange. Then something happened to Meng, thinking about her feelings towards the Fourth Prince before, this matter is probably related to her."

  "Qī biǎo mei? Huā zhù yǔ?" Gu Zheng's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he suddenly recalled the failed assassination attempt yesterday. The image of Huā zhù yǔ's calm and collected eyes flashed before his mind, making his heart skip a beat. He felt that she must be somehow connected to it.