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As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was in an uproar, and their eyes looked at the xiaosi with great suspicion.
Lin Zhiqing glanced at Aunt Mu. Aunt Mu understood and, taking advantage of the chaotic scene, slipped outside.
Lu Huai narrowed his eyes, glanced at Aunt Mu's back, did not say anything, but looked at Xiaocui.
Xiaocui was already at a loss because of this sudden incident. In addition, being looked at by an outsider like this, she suddenly felt ashamed of not managing her own courtyard well.
But this shame quickly turned into anger: "The young miss treats you well. You'd better tell me what's going on with this tea set!"
The xiaosi's body trembled and he knelt down abruptly: "Miss Zhiqing, this rhinoceros hide lacquer tea set really has five pieces. I have worked in this courtyard for five years. You must stand up for me!"
As he spoke, he kept kowtowing, and blood soon appeared on his head.
When the people around saw this situation, they showed a bit more pity in their eyes.
But Lin Zhiqing didn't fall for this. She didn't answer, just quietly watched the xiaosi cry and shout.
Her eyes were clear, seemingly peaceful but very sharp, as if all disguises were invisible in front of her.
As time passed, the xiaosi's cries gradually subsided, and he didn't have much to say.
Everyone didn't know what Lin Zhiqing was up to, but she didn't speak, and no one dared to raise any objections.
Even Lu Huai was waiting calmly.
But they didn't wait long before Aunt Mu's voice came from outside the door: "Miss, I found the remaining rhinoceros hide lacquer tea set."
As soon as these words came out, the first to react was the xiaosi.
His body straightened abruptly, and he subconsciously swallowed.
Lin Zhiqing glanced at him and called Aunt Mu in.
Aunt Mu walked in with a rhinoceros hide lacquer teacup and a saucer in her hands, amidst the gazes of everyone.
After Aunt Mu put the tea set on the table, Lu Huai looked at it with interest. Lin Zhiqing got up and stood in front of the xiaosi.
Her figure was thin, but in the eyes of everyone, she had an inexplicable sense of oppression.
Under this sense of oppression, the xiaosi soon couldn't hold on.
All the strength in his body seemed to have been drained, and he slumped to the ground weakly: "Miss Zhiqing, my old mother was diagnosed with hysteria. I really had no money, so I..."
Speaking of this, he seemed to think of something and burst into tears with true feelings.
When everyone heard this, their expressions were moved.
Only Lin Zhiqing and Lu Huai remained unchanged.
"How many teacups does this rhinoceros hide lacquer tea set have?" Lin Zhiqing's voice was very calm.
The xiaosi didn't even think about it, and stretched out three fingers: "Miss Zhiqing, I only had crooked thoughts because I was desperate this time. You must believe me!"
As soon as these words came out, Lin Zhiqing had not yet stated her position, but the short yatou spoke out indignantly: "Who doesn't know that the young miss is poisoned? Maybe you stole the poisonous tea set, which is why the physician has been unable to diagnose the source of the poison."
As soon as her words came out, everyone immediately thought of the reason why Lin Zhiqing had gathered them here.
For a time, the people who had just felt pity for the xiaosi changed their tune and began to speculate wildly.
The xiaosi didn't expect that he would be involved in the poisoning case. He immediately shook his head and denied that he had anything to do with the poisoning. But two fists were no match for four hands, and his defense was soon drowned in the spit of those people.
Xiaocui was led by everyone and also believed that the person who poisoned her young miss was the xiaosi. She urged Lin Zhiqing to make a decision.
Lin Zhiqing shook her head slightly and turned to look at Lu Huai: "What do you think?"
There was a smile in her eyes, and she looked very relaxed.
Lu Huai shrugged, looked at the xiaosi, but only stayed on him for a few seconds, then looked at the short yatou.
The yatou seemed to have not expected that someone would notice her, and she had not yet had time to take back the gloating expression on her face.
Lu Huai raised his eyebrows and said bluntly to her, "Tell me, how many teacups does that rhinoceros hide lacquer tea set have?"
Hearing this, the short yatou swallowed: "Young Master Lu, I'm only responsible for the chores in the courtyard. This tea set is not in my charge."
"Among these chores, is there serving tea?" Lu Huai didn't even blink.
The short yatou paused for a moment, then nodded.
Xiaocui was confused and couldn't help but ask, "Young Master Lu, this yatou is usually only responsible for some chores. Could it be that she has something to do with my young miss's matter?"
Lu Huai did not answer, but got up and walked to the yatou: "There are two rhinoceros hide lacquer teacups on the table, and there is one rhinoceros hide lacquer teacup with that xiaosi. I guess you still have a teacup with poison on it."
"Wh-What, Young Master Lu, don't talk nonsense!" The others had not yet recovered from Lu Huai's words, and the short yatou refuted sharply.
Lu Huai shook his head slowly: "The amount of tea stains on the table is small, obviously not the traces left by the teacup being deliberately knocked over. Instead, it looks more like it was left when cleaning up."
"And you have been biting that xiaosi just now, obviously trying to guide us to convict him as the murderer, so as to get rid of your own suspicion."
Lu Huai's words surprised Lin Zhiqing. She thought that Lu Huai hadn't noticed the tea stains on the table, but she didn't speak to interrupt, and also looked at the short yatou.
The short yatou's expression was a little flustered, but before she could quibble, Lu Huai pointed to her feet: "There is a small tea stain on the back of your shoes."
The short yatou was shocked, and then quickly looked at her shoes.
The eyes of the others also looked in the direction Lu Huai pointed.
Lin Zhiqing quickly saw the tea stain, which she had not noticed before.
Lu Huai was more perceptive than she had originally thought. Whether it was the tea stains on the ground or the flaws in the yatou's body, he was able to capture them.
More importantly, he was calm when he obtained these clues. Lin Zhiqing thought he hadn't observed carefully at all.
Being told this by Lu Huai, the yatou knelt down with a thud: "Miss Zhiqing, I really don't know what Young Master Lu is talking about. I didn't poison the young miss!"
"I was thirsty when I was flying a kite and happened to meet the momo cleaning the room, so I asked her for a cup of tea. This tea stain must have been accidentally stained at that time!" Her speech was very fast, and there was a somewhat forced smile on her face.
However, there were no wrinkles at the corners of her eyes when she smiled.
The wrinkle muscle is between the frontalis muscle and the orbicularis oculi muscle near the inner corner of the eye. When it contracts, it can pull the eyebrows down to the inner and lower direction, and produce vertical small grooves on the nose.
This meant that this person was mostly lying!