FID – Chapter 311

For this purpose, the Liu family specially took out their ancestral secret colorless powder poison.

Nobody could ever find the cause of the people who have died from the colorless drug, no matter how they investigated.

Regardless of the examination process,  no one could detect a small amount of toxin.

They have assessed everything. They’ve even expected people from the Nanling Palace to certainly come to inform Feng Qingbai, and they intercepted them early on.

But when their people came to the palace to report the news, before their smiles could rise to their faces, they were met with a head-on blow!

The Qian’s wine shop and Liu Yusheng were not only fine, but they also took advantage of the trial at the court to promote the Xinghua Village wine once again!

Word of mouth was soaring!

“What Drunken Dragon Grass! That’s ridiculous! Where did the Drunken Dragon Grass come from?! Is my Liu family’s secret medicine comparable for something like Drunken Dragon Grass? How dare they use such tactics to fool the people!” The Dowager Consort cursed as she smashed everything around her, “Those people have no brains! They believe whatever others say! What a bunch of fools! A bunch of untouchables!”

Drunken Dragon Grass(Herb)! A lowly poison that could be bought in a pharmacy, ruined the three’s painstaking plan!

And where did that infamous divine doctor, Xue Qinglian, pop out from?

What kind of strange and unusual people were hiding around Liu Yusheng? How did she get so much luck that every time she was in danger, someone could help her get out of it!

Liu Hai propped his forehead and tightly shut his eyes. His chest was heaving, but he didn’t want to say anything. He wasn’t in the mood to speak a word. 

Satisfied and waiting for the desired result, he even imagined the glory of the Liu family’s dominance in the capital or even in Nanling and finally shattering their rivals into pieces by calling a stag a horse (calling white black) with a lift of a finger.

Wasn’t this exactly calling a stag a horse?

It was obviously a colorless poison, but they labeled it Drunken Dragon Grass!

Furthermore, it was from a familiar highly-skilled doctor in the noble circles!

Who would doubt the words of a genius doctor?!

This let the Qian family escape this disaster, the Xinghua Village wine was pushed to a new peak, and more importantly also let Liu Yusheng seize the opportunity to promote nourishing health. The Xinghua Village wine was blown out of proportion as if it were a divine drink!

The Qians, therefore, soared to greater heights in the wake of it!

In the future, it was basically impossible for anyone who wanted to stage a fuss about the wine!

People would no longer believe it!

On the chessboard, they were obviously clutching the general and was only one step away from taking down the rival’s kingdom.

How did they lose such satisfactory chess in a complete mess?!

Zhou Shurong’s face remained unchanged, and he turned a blind eye to the chaos, letting Consort Liu vent her anger. She got tired and stopped for a while. She got up to shake the folds on her clothes and turned to leave.

“We can come up with false accusations, so others can naturally think of ways to defuse them. I’ve long said that this person, Liu Yusheng, should not be underestimated. Your Highness, after this battle, you need to act more cautiously and carefully in the future. What’s the use of smashing things and losing your temper?”

Women were women.

No matter how scheming they were, when things happened, they’d be the same. They couldn’t shed off their natural instincts and would inevitably throw tantrums.

It was unsightly.

Minister Zhou left, and only the two siblings were left in the hall. The atmosphere was extremely depressing.

“Come here. Go and find out how many talented people there are around Liu Yusheng, and how many skills she has! Let’s dig out all the secrets that her ancestors brought into their graves!”

She underestimated Liu Yusheng and was careless because of her low status, forgetting that knowing one’s enemy was the only way to win all battles!

“We can’t make any more moves for now. Our scheme was too big this time, so Feng Qingbai will definitely not let us easily hide in the back, safe and sound! I don’t know what tricks he will use.” Liu Huai finally spoke with his brows locked.

He was a few dozen years older, but he couldn’t see through Feng Qingbai. He couldn’t guess what his next move would be, and couldn’t guard against him at all times.

The Liu family hasn’t suffered any less over the years!

Had it not been for the support of the two forces, the Liu family would have collapsed long ago!

“We are afraid of him, and vice versa. We’ll wait for whatever tricks he wants to use. Haven’t we fought much over the years?” Consort Liu laughed angrily. “In the end, no one will tear their face off first!”

The same way she hated her, Feng Qingbai was looking forward to her death. But after so many years, weren’t they still cordial, still laughing and smiled at each other whenever they met?

“It’s better to be safe than sorry. We just lost such a big game of chess. If we continue to take everything lightly, we may not be able to get up.” Liu Huai frowned, and the deep folds on his brow could spell out Sichuan (anyway, it means his frown resembles the Sichuan characters.) 

For some reason, he inexplicably felt panic in his heart this time.

There was this nagging feeling that as long as Liu Yusheng was involved, things would develop in a direction they could not imagine.

Then, they would be caught off guard.

“All right, we’ve lost once and you’re in disarray. I’ll send someone to keep a close eye on Feng Qingbai’s side and not relax for a moment.”

Consort Liu impatiently drove people away.

She was in a terrible mood and wasn’t keen on deliberating on many conjectures.

Now as long as she thought of Liu Yusheng spoiling her business, she felt suffocated and hated her with a passion!

She would soon have that bitch dead and buried!

However, the next day, something happened outside the palace that was beyond her expectation!

There was a problem with the tea that the Liu family had been supplying to the court officials all year round!

The one who reported the matter was not just an ordinary official, but the oldest official of the two dynasties, Ning Shifang – a veteran cabinet minister!

Rumors had it that this morning after the morning court session, Elder Ning went back home and brewed a pot of tea as usual. However, not long after drinking, he vomited and fell unconscious!

This incident alarmed the entire ruling and opposition parties in court. The emperor also personally went to offer his condolences.

Palace imperial doctors have also been swiftly dispatched to diagnose him. And the problem found appeared in the tea.

On the special tea leaves, abnormal mildew spots were detected in the heart of the rolled leaves.

What was more, it was the kind of mold that took at least two months to ferment and produce toxins.

What did this mean? It meant that someone definitely did not temporarily intend to frame the Liu family.

This made the Liu family, who wanted to follow the Qians example of getting rid of the crime yesterday, couldn’t find an excuse.

No one would believe that the Liu family was also framed.

The mildew molds that could only ferment in two months, but Elder Ning’s tea was bought only less than half a month. Meaning, even when the tea was still stored in the Lius’ warehouse, the molds have already begun to ferment. Whether it was due to improper storage of the Liu family, or someone laid the game early, at the end of the day, the tea was sold through the Liu family. They didn’t perform careful inspection, so they couldn’t shirk the responsibility.

Moldy tea was sold out, and sold to the major court officials in the central government. As soon as the incident broke out, all the officials who bought the tea ran home to throw away their tea and dared not drink it again.

At that time, Consort Liu thought that the matter happened in the circle of the powerful and noble, so as long as they could find a way to conceal the news and prevent it from spreading, the people wouldn’t know at least. They could slowly solve follow-up matters, and it wouldn’t cause a fatal impact to the Liu family’s reputation.

But before she could take action, the entire capital already raged. Rumors spread in every nook and corner that the Liu family’s tea almost poisoned a high-ranking official, someone who even served two dynasties. The degree of hot discussion almost trumped the wave of the Qians’ and Xinghua Village wine yesterday.

The Lius’ prestige instantly hit rock bottom!

The commoners have never bought special tea,  but whether they bought it or not, once they formed a bad impression of the merchants, and spread it to the world, the Liu family would be in a tight spot.