Shengjing Noble

Chapter 295 Death from Poisoning

"Of course I know! He and that little bitch Muzi might have already fallen out!"

After hearing these words, Su Lanyin and Fu Wuyang were both shocked.

"What did you say? What's his relationship with Muzi?"

Jiang Xuan seemed to realize that she had said something wrong and quickly sat down and refused to say anything more.

"I'm tired, you guys should go now, and the old man will soon wake up, you'd better not disturb him anymore. If anything happens to him, Kang Chenxi will not let you go!"

After saying that, she stood up, turned away, went straight into the bedroom and never came out again.

Su Lanyin frowned as she looked at her back: "This woman is really weird."

“It’s strange, but it’s not a complete loss.”

"Yes, she just said that Mu Zi and Kang Chenxi had a falling out. This is probably an important clue. Let's go to Nuanxiang Pavilion and take a look."

"Okay, let's go."

……

The two of them immediately left the Kang family and headed straight for Nuanxiang Pavilion.

At this time, the proprietress of Nuanxiang Pavilion had been released by the government. She had an alibi and relied on Muzi to make money, so there was no reason for her to kill anyone.

Therefore, there was no motive for murder and he was acquitted.

She was sitting in the hall with her head down, complaining: "Damn little bitch, why did she die in my shop when she could die anywhere else? Now my business is gone, how am I going to survive..."

Su Lanyin walked up to her and patted her on the shoulder.

"what!"

The proprietress screamed in fright, jumped up from her chair, and almost lost her soul.

After seeing clearly that it was a person, his legs went limp and he fell back into the chair, his face pale.

"Oh my god, I'm so scared... What are you doing? Are you trying to scare..."

Before she finished speaking, Su Lanyin took out a silver ingot and placed it in front of her.

The proprietress's name was Qiuhong. She was notoriously greedy for money. When she saw the silver, her eyes widened and she was no longer afraid. The corners of her mouth showed an arc that she couldn't suppress.

"Oh, sir~"

She rubbed her hands, changing her ferocious look to become extremely flattering.

Su Lanyin placed the silver on the table and asked simply and clearly, "Is this money enough to calm you down?"

Qiuhong kept her eyes fixed on Yin Zi and nodded repeatedly: "Enough, enough! Absolutely enough!"

As she said that, she immediately reached out to grab the silver, but Su Lanyin took it back.

"Hey, you are..."

"Want some silver?"

"Of course I do."

"Then I'll ask you a few questions. Answer them truthfully and the silver will be yours."

"Okay! Ask!"

Su Lanyin glanced at Fu Wuyang, and then asked, "Who sold Muzi to you?"

Qiu Hong was stunned for a moment, with some hesitation in her eyes, but when she saw the silver, she quickly replied: "It was sold here by the Kang family."

"Who from the Kang family?"

"Madam Jiang Xuan."

"Why would she sell people to you?"

"It was said that her parents committed a crime and were beaten to death, and she was the only one left, so she was sold here."

"Her parents made a mistake, why did they sell her as well?"

"I asked about this as well. The person who came to send her off was an official from the Kang Mansion. He said that her parents were not clean and Muzi must not be a good person, so he sold her."

"It seems that the eldest lady must hate her?"

"Yes, the housekeeper said at the time that we could do whatever we wanted with Muzi, even if it meant treating her like a lowly prostitute. I thought to myself, not only did they kill her parents, but they also pushed this little girl into the fire pit. How deep of a grudge must this be!"

Qiuhong curled her lips in disdain, and it was obvious that she looked down upon Jiang Xuan's behavior.

"What happens after Muzi is sold in?"

"I thought she was pretty and had some knowledge of poetry, so I planned to make her the most beautiful lady. But who knew that the eldest son of the Kang family would pay for her directly."

"Why doesn't Kang Chenxi just redeem her? This money shouldn't be a big deal to him, right?"

"Of course he does. How could the eldest young master of the Kang family be short of money? Besides, the money he has spent on Muzi over the years is enough to redeem her more than a dozen times."

Su Lanyin and Fu Wuyang looked at each other and saw the confusion in each other's eyes.

Qiu Hong continued, "Master Kang is also a man of affection and righteousness. He spends half of every month visiting Muzi. The two of them live here with me, and they go out together like a married couple."

"Although Master Kang did not redeem Muzi, he treated her very well. He gave her jewelry, silks and satins without blinking an eye, as if they were free."

Su Lanyin couldn't understand this any more. She suddenly thought of something and immediately asked, "Then is there any conflict between him and Muzi?"

"Conflicts... yes, there are. I heard them arguing in the room a few times before."

"Why are you arguing?"

"I asked Muzi about this but she wouldn't tell me. I couldn't hear it clearly from outside either. I just vaguely heard something about getting married or getting married."

"Get married? Get married?"

Su Lanyin held her chin and fell into deep thought, then she looked at Fu Wuyang.

"King..." She paused just as she was about to call him by his name, and then changed her words awkwardly, "Sir, have you heard before that Kang Chenxi is planning to get married?"

Speaking of this, Fu Wuyang actually remembered it. He said, "Last night, Kang Chenxi did mention a few things about marriage to me. He said that Mr. Kang has been urging him to get married as soon as possible, and it seems that he has already found a suitable candidate."

"So, Muzi quarreled with him because he was jealous of Kang Chenxi's marriage?"

"It's possible."

"This is just a quarrel between lovers. It has not escalated to the point of murder."

Qiu Hong said confidently, "Oh, this Mr. Kang will never hurt Muzi. He is a well-known romantic man here. He is very gentle and considerate to Muzi. He usually doesn't even say a harsh word."

"We naturally believe that Kang Chenxi did not kill Muzi, but what we lack now is evidence."

"Evidence...why don't you go upstairs and take a look? The government won't let us move it, and we didn't clean it up, so it's still the same as it is now."

Hearing that the crime scene had not been disturbed, Su Lanyin immediately put down the silver and walked upstairs, and Fu Wuyang followed behind her.

Qiuhong picked up the silver and put it in her arms with a smile, then followed him upstairs.

After pushing open the door, the room looked the same as when Su Lanyin came in the morning.

The bedding on the bed was messy, still looking like two people had slept there, and there were leftover wine and food on the table.

Su Lanyin looked at the things in the room and asked solemnly, "Although I didn't do an autopsy, I noticed at the time that Muzi must have died of poisoning. Has anyone checked the food and wine?"

"The government officials took samples, and the rest were left here," Qiuhong replied.

Fu Wuyang went forward to check and found that there was nothing wrong with the wine pot and the dishes, but there was only one wine glass on the table, which confused him.

"There are two people in the room, why is there only one wine glass left?"

Qiu Hong quickly replied: "Oh, Muzi doesn't drink, so usually it's just Mr. Kang who drinks, and she's just accompanying him."