Chapter 79: You Are My Hero!

  Peng Ziqi swapped the "Dream Incense" in Xia Jie's pouch with his own wound medicine, carefully stuffing it back into his pocket, a mischievous smile spreading across his face.

  Yes, this is Peng Dagu's most severe revenge on Xia Xun!

  She thought for a long time and remembered Liu Xu's questioning of Xia Jiao killing Feng Xihui before his death, and then connected it to her own poisoning that night and Feng Xihui's death, naturally thinking of the reason why Xia Jiao poisoned her.

  He went to kill and set fires, at the moment of life and death, he shouldn't be polite to her, and he didn't know my intention. Men should be decisive and ruthless, otherwise they can't achieve great things. Killing and arson is also a great career, if done well, even emperors and generals will yield to them, so Peng Da's daughter forgave the man she had designated for her with a clear conscience.

  She still didn't understand how Xia Jun gave himself the medicine, and another thing was that anesthetic is just anesthetic, why add some aphrodisiacs to it? Everyone loves Thirteen Niang, everyone loves Mu Mu Nai.

  The clever Peng Da Niang soon figured out the source of the anesthetic: how could he have gotten his hands on it, this anesthetic was probably bought from some shady character, and had aphrodisiac effects to boot. This kind of thing couldn't be allowed to be used again, it was too despicable. So she exchanged her "Golden Wound Medicine" for Xia Liu's "Dream Incense". It was the best quality Golden Wound Medicine, suitable for internal or external use, a two-in-one medicine.

  After finishing his hands and feet, Peng Qihe's face turned red again as he stole a glance at Xia Xun's lower body, where the tent was bulging high, and scolded in a low voice: "It serves you right! You were asked to use medicine to harm people, now choke to death!"

  She blew out the light and slipped out of the door, just as she was about to close it, a hurried footsteps came, hastily turned her head, and saw a large group of people with lanterns and torches, led by Er Dangzi. The group rushed to the front of the door, Er Dangzi pointed forward and shouted: "My young master lives here!"

  Then two white-bearded old men led a group of attendants carrying basins, bowls and medicine boxes to rush in. Peng Ziqi didn't stop them because he saw they were brought by the Yang family, but he was puzzled and asked Er Daren: "Who are these people?"

  Inside, two old men had already helped Xiahuan up, and a bowl of emetic soup was poured down his throat...

  Early in the morning, Magistrate Xiao got out of bed.

  Xiao Daren is in a good mood today. Several cases were solved overnight, and he has already drafted the memorials to be submitted to the Qi Wang Fu and the Shandong Buzheng Si.

  Xiao Daren was in high spirits, having practiced a round of Wuqinxi and not yet dispersing the excitement, then took up his sword and danced a round with it. Only after that did he return to wash his face and prepare for dinner.

  The governor is a Shaanxi native, and he still maintains the eating habits of Shaanxi people. Today's breakfast includes steamed buns, noodle sheets, pickled eggs, and other local dishes that opened his appetite, and he ate with relish.

  He took a bite of the steamed bun, and then another mouthful of pickled mustard greens with egg, savoring the flavors slowly, when suddenly a servant rushed in: "Master! Master! Something terrible has happened!"

  The county magistrate said slowly and calmly: "Calm down, what's all the fuss about?"

  "Master, disaster has struck! Last night in the city, 7 or 8 people died, all of whom were poisoned to death at the birthday banquet at Sun's house in Cheng Spring Hall. Now the families of the deceased are carrying their coffins and besieging the door, with tens of thousands of people watching, Qingzhou is in chaos, Qingzhou is in chaos!"

  "Pffft!"

  The governor had just taken a sip of soup, and immediately two pieces of wonton skin shot out from his nostrils. Xiao was so angry that he started cursing loudly, forgetting to speak in official language, and shouted in Shaanxi dialect: "You bastard! You son of a bitch!"

  The Shengchun Tang pharmacy, the Sun family's home, was now surrounded by a crowd of relatives of the deceased, with paper money flying everywhere and people wearing mourning clothes and wailing loudly. The scene formed a stark contrast to the festive atmosphere at the Sun family's mansion, where lanterns were hung and decorations were put up. Local officials were maintaining order with a large group of militiamen, while patrolmen and constables continued to join their ranks, forming a human wall around the Sun mansion to prevent the enraged relatives of the deceased from storming in and attacking the Sun family.

  The people in the Sun Mansion were in a state of panic, several managers and shopkeepers directing the men and women inside to find all sorts of things to barricade the doors, trembling with fear as they listened to the shouting and cursing outside.

  In the hall, the body of Du Tianwei, the groom, was lying straight and still. Not far away was the body of Geng Xin. Geng's father was holding his son's body, sitting there in a daze, with tears and snot all over his face, not having moved for the entire night, just like a wooden or clay statue. Although Geng Xin was the main culprit behind this tragic event, no one had gone to touch them. If they were thrown out onto the streets, it's likely that even Geng's father would be torn apart by the angry relatives of the deceased.

  The hall was empty, Sun Xuelian had already told her daughter the truth in a low voice, and the mother and daughter sat silently with pale faces.

  Outside the door came the sound of quarreling and wailing, as if from another world. They just sat there stupidly, not knowing how to face the situation in front of them, or how to face their only relative from now on... At this moment,

  They really wish they had drunk the poison and died, so they wouldn't have to live such a hard and bitter life...

  Wen Yuan rushed to rescue Xia Xun, but only managed to administer half a bowl of emetic medicine before Xia Xun woke up. Everyone loves Thirteen Niang, everyone loves Mu Mu Nai.

  He didn't even drink the poisoned wine, and after being tossed around like that, how could he not wake up? Xiao Guanshi also rushed over upon hearing the news, and a group of people busied themselves for half a day before Xia Zhen's consciousness finally cleared. After listening to Wen Langzhong explain what had happened, Xia Zhen was shocked beyond words - he hadn't expected that his good sleep would be followed by so many shocking events! Sun Xuelian and Sun Miaoyi must be under immense pressure now, enduring unbearable humiliation, pain, and hardship, as if the sky itself were crashing down on them!

  Although the two mothers and daughters of Sun's mansion had nothing to do with Xia Xun, he is now bearing Yang Xu's identity. To a large extent, this matter was caused by Yang Xu, and Xia Xun always felt that he had a share of responsibility in it. He hurried to Sun's mansion, but unfortunately, he was refused entry.

  Sun Miaoyi had just learned from her mother that she and her mother had both been wronged by the same man, and today's tragic events at home were also caused by this. She hated Yang Xu to death in her heart, if not for her shame and embarrassment, she would have already taken out a knife to fight him to the death.

  Xia Fu had no choice but to return to the Yang residence, where he constantly sent people to gather information about the Sun family. By dawn, he heard that the relatives of the guests who died from poisoning were carrying coffins and besieging the Sun residence. He could no longer bear it. The mother and daughter of the Sun family suddenly encountered such a big event, but with no man in charge at home, how could they cope? Xia Fu didn't think twice, he immediately set off.

  Xiao Guan had already vaguely understood the course of events and reasons from Wen Lang, it seemed that their young master had an affair with Sun's wife, which enraged Geng Yuanwai to poison his wife. Although he muttered to himself that their young master was too promiscuous, he shouldn't have seduced a married woman, but after all, he still had to protect his own people. Seeing the young master wanting to go, he hastily blocked him and said: "Young master, it's really not suitable for you to get involved in this matter."

  Xia Yu said, "I know. But I won't come forward, and now who else will dare to come forward for them? The two weak women lost their husbands overnight, and many innocent victims' families are rushing to the Sun family. These people, in a fit of rage, might forcibly break in, and it's hard to predict what consequences this would lead to."

  Xiao Guan Shi earnestly advised: "Young Master, these matters will be handled by the authorities, if you go, those people may not behave reasonably and will instead implicate you. As a student of this prefecture, your future is bright, but there's no reason to harm your own prospects for outsiders. Besides, what can you do even if you go? Can you control the Sun family? If the Sun family were willing to see you, they wouldn't have shut the door on you in the first place."

  Peng Ziqi stood on one side, quietly watching Xia Xun. If this Xia Xun was the real Yang Xu, she would have despised him for hiding and not coming forward when the Sun family was in trouble. But she knew that this Xia Xun had no relation to the Sun mother and daughter at all, so he could face everything with a clear conscience without any guilt.

  With different views and stances, her thoughts were also different. Seeing Xia Xian hesitating, she thought to herself: "This matter has nothing to do with Xia Xian, the mother and daughter of the Sun family can't compare to Xiao Qi, Xiao Huo and he have been together day and night, they already have feelings for each other, it's only natural that they would want to save each other. Flies don't stare at eggs without cracks, if the mother and daughter of the Sun family had guarded their virtues properly, how could they have ended up in this predicament? They... are simply reaping what they sowed."

  Who would have thought that Xia Yu furrowed his brow and wandered for a long time, suddenly turned around and walked out in big strides.

  Peng Ziqi was slightly surprised and called out: "Yang Xu."

  Xia Liu stopped in her tracks and turned around: "Huh?"

  Peng Ziqi said: "The deceased's family is making a big fuss, especially with so many people, the momentum is too great, even the government can't suppress it. You going there will only drag yourself into trouble and won't be able to help the Sun family!"

  "Let them curse me a thousand times, I just want peace of mind!"

  Peng Ziqi gazed at Xia Jie's receding back in astonishment, her eyes gradually shining with a bright light. She took a deep breath and suddenly turned to Xiao Guanshi: "Xiao Guanshi, don't worry, I'll go with him. Your young master will definitely be fine!"

  In front of the Sun Mansion, a large group of people wearing mourning clothes and holding funeral staffs blocked the entrance. Eight corpses were laid out on the ground, covered with white cloth. Many men and women knelt there, wailing loudly. Behind them, a sea of onlookers surged forward, shoulder to shoulder, like a crowd at a temple fair.

  Xia Jie squeezed forward with all her might, Peng Qi following closely behind. Seeing this scene, she frowned slightly. She glanced around and suddenly saw a street urchin, who was the same person who had escorted Fu Xiangyuan home last night. At that moment, he was enthusiastically telling others about what he had seen and heard at the Sun's house the previous night, with a crowd of listeners gathered around him, each one stretching their neck to hear every detail.

  This man was talking eloquently, when his shoulder was suddenly slapped heavily by someone. The person's face turned red with rage, and he rolled up his sleeves to turn around and see who it was. Behind him stood Peng Ziqi with a hint of a smile: "I am the young master of the Peng family in the East City, Peng Ziqi. I have something to ask for your help."