"Poisoned?"
"Impossible!"
The reactions of Qi Quanjin and his wife, alongside Yin Cheng, were almost simultaneous.
Yin Cheng was sowhat agitated: "Absolutely impossible! I, I don’t feel any signs of poisoning in my body."
Qi Quanjin also said, "Mr. Yin eats and drinks the sa as we do every day, does that an we’re also poisoned?"
This suspicion made Qi Quanjin’s heart skip a beat.
However, Qin Minglang said, "Everyone else is fine; only Senior Brother’s body carries the poison. I only discovered it yesterday when I checked Senior Brother’s pulse. The poison isn’t deep, likely administered recently, and in very small quantities."
"How, how is this possible? I feel nothing at all!"
Yin Cheng still wore an expression of disbelief, even placing his right hand on the pulse of his left wrist.
With this action, Yin Cheng’s face instantly froze.
He was indeed poisoned!
Qin Minglang advised, "Senior Brother, a doctor cannot treat themselves, so it’s normal not to detect it without regularly checking your pulse. The person who poisoned probably knows our identities, so they were cautious with the dosage and didn’t go overboard."
Yi ng suddenly asked, "Can you determine what kind of poison it is?"
"Heart-Breaking Powder."
The two doctors almost said these three words simultaneously.
Yi ng and Qi Quanjin exchanged a look and then turned to these two.
Apparently, neither of them knew what this poison was.
Yin Cheng coughed a few tis, and Qin Minglang imdiately stepped forward to pat his back and ease his breathing, while explaining, "Heart-Breaking Powder, if consud in small amounts, affects the consur’s mind and emotions. Once accumulated to a certain extent, it can cause them to lose reason, plunging them into madness."
After a pause, Qin Minglang added, "Once reason is lost and madness sets in, it’s, it’s incurable."
"What kind of person has such malicious intentions!"
Qi Quanjin was so furious he punched the edge of the kang beside him, instantly causing a pit to form.
Yi ng grabbed Qi Quanjin’s wrist and asked Qin Minglang, "Is there still any hope now?"
"Given its small quantity, it probably hasn’t been administered many tis, so as long as the antidote is formulated, it can be resolved."
Qin Minglang furrowed his brows tightly, "Right now, the dicinal ingredients at ho are insufficient, and several necessary ingredients can be found at the pharmacies in town. But..."
"But how?"
Qi Quanjin hurriedly asked.
Qin Minglang shook his head, "But among them, we need Lingzhi and ginseng of considerable age, even if available in town, the cost won’t be cheap."
At this, tears glimred in Qin Minglang’s eyes, "If it weren’t for my heartless disciple, given my and Senior Brother’s financial situation, seeking those dicinal ingredients wouldn’t have been impossible, but now..."
"As soon as it’s daylight, I’ll head to town to find what specific age is required."
Qi Quanjin was no longer angry over Yin Cheng’s treatnt towards the children.
Being poisoned, especially with such a toxin affecting emotional fluctuations, wasn’t sothing Yin Cheng actively wanted.
A more pressing matter than pursuing Yin Cheng would be to find the person who poisoned him.
Yi ng saw both doctors looking very grim but refusing to specify the age requirents for the ginseng and Lingzhi, and felt anxious.
"Just tell us! We’ll do our best to find, ideally we find, if not, we’ll switch to a nurturing prescription."
Yi ng said, "We can’t let a person remain poisoned indefinitely. Moreover, Mr. Yin now not only needs to nurture himself healthily, to live well, but also to think about who might have poisoned him."
"If the poison can be resolved, it’s necessary, but if it can’t be, then nurturing becos essential."
"But the individual who poisoned must be found. Today, Mr. Yin is the victim, but who can guarantee that no one else will suffer such a plight in future?"
Yi ng’s words revitalized Qin Minglang: "Fourth sister-in-law is right. This matter can’t be settled just like this. Please wait, I’ll write down the specific dicinal ingredients needed now."
Yin Cheng also perked up now, earnestly saying: "Fourth Brother, Fourth Sister-in-law, for this matter, guide the investigation as you see fit, I shall cooperate."
"Alright, Mr. Yin, rest for now. When dawn arrives, I’ll inform our parents, and we’ll sit down to thoroughly recall events from recent tis."
Having finished speaking, Yi ng turned to Qi Quanjin.
Qi Quanjin understood, and with so words of caution, the two left.
On the way back, Yi ng told Qi Quanjin, "Brother Jin, once you enter the city today, urge Brother Liu about questioning Chen Xiaoi, especially to ensure her safety until the truth is found."
"Wife, you suspect Chen Xiaoi might be connected to the poisoning of Mr. Yin?"
Qi Quanjin asked.
Yi ng neither nodded nor shook her head, only calmly said, "Until the truth is found, everyone linked to this matter is a suspect, not just Chen Xiaoi, but others in our village, even the workers."
"Alright."
Qi Quanjin agreed decisively, "I’ll go to town to find Brother Liu shortly."
Unexpectedly, Yi ng reminded, "Don’t tell the family about this for now."
"Wife, do you suspect soone in our family..."
Qi Quanjin didn’t finish his sentence, but the implication was clear.
Yi ng bitterly smiled and shook her head, "Naturally, I don’t suspect anyone in our family of poisoning, but we draw too much attention in the village. If the family learns about this, do you think they’d react as genuinely to yesterday’s events as before?"
"If soone with ulterior motives discovers we’ve uncovered Mr. Yin’s poisoning, could they employ other tactics? We’re in the light, they’re in the dark, if they resort to sneaky tricks, our family has the elderly and the young, making it hard to guard against."
This reasoning made Qi Quanjin realize, quickly agreeing.
Just upon reaching the backyard, they saw Qi Quanyin pacing in circles in the courtyard, looking very anxious.
"Fifth Brother?"
Qi Quanjin called out.
Qi Quanyin stopped pacing, imdiately looking at Qi Quanjin and Yi ng, "Fourth Brother, Fourth Sister-in-law, did you find anything out?"
He had heard the footsteps earlier, and if not for their father preventing him from rushing in, he’d likely have stord into Yin Cheng’s room to demand answers.
Qi Quanjin and Yi ng exchanged a look, then Qi Quanjin said, "Mr. Yin is very weak right now, it took a great effort for him to take so dicine. It’s still too early. My fourth sister-in-law and I decided to find Brother Liu in the morning. He’s an official, it’s most appropriate for him to handle the questioning."
"Huh? Did you find nothing?"
Qi Quanyin looked disappointed.
Qi Quanjin walked forward, placed an arm around Qi Quanyin’s shoulder, and guided him towards his room, saying, "This matter, my fourth sister-in-law, and I have a handle on. Rest assured, we’ll certainly seek justice for the two children."
Looking back at Yi ng walking towards the old lady’s room, Qi Quanjin muttered softly: "Fifth Brother, although Manbao isn’t our biological daughter, she’s a child from your sister-in-law’s relative family. Moreover, Xiao Shi is my dear nephew, as his fourth uncle, no matter how rebellious I might be, I can’t let the villain who nearly hard my kin roam freely."
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