The moon falling to the ground

Chapter 268 Tea

Several yamen runners went in and searched the room. Fu Ba and his men followed them in, but they found nothing unusual.

Jian Yue was the last one to enter. The luxury of the room almost dazzled her eyes. Every exquisite ornament was worth a lot of money. The tea set that Mr. Jiang used to drink water was actually a top-grade jade.

The bed in the bedroom was very exaggerated, it was three meters wide, with pearl curtains hanging on both sides.

Jian Yue had a keen nose and could smell a faint smell of medicine in the room. Moreover, this smell was very strange.

Her eyes searched every corner of the room carefully, and she walked around the room.

The butler standing at the door had a gleam in his eyes.

This handsome young man's words and actions were not like those of an ordinary person. Moreover, the other guards all looked up to him as their leader.

Jian Yue suddenly stamped her foot on the floor, but her eyes were fixed on the housekeeper at the door.

The butler met Jian Yue's eyes and tried hard to force a stiff smile.

"There's nothing to find here. Let's go look somewhere else." Jian Yue said and walked out of the room.

The housekeeper secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

When leaving the yard, Jian Yue took another look at the flowers and plants.

The housekeeper was very alert and noticed Jian Yue's actions. However, Jian Yue did not stop and did not say anything. The housekeeper just thought she was curious about these rare flowers and plants.

The searchers came out one after another, but they found nothing. The housekeeper's expression became clear and confident. But soon, he began to be highly nervous again. Because Jian Yue focused on the bedrooms every time he went to a courtyard. After looking at it, he didn't say a word.

The housekeeper couldn't figure out what she had seen.

There is a large garden and a large rockery in the Jiang family's house. The outer circle of the large garden is planted with ornamental plants, and inside are plants that look like flowers but are actually medicinal herbs.

After every courtyard was searched, all the yamen runners gathered in the garden.

Fu Ba walked up to Captain Wu and whispered a few words. Captain Wu immediately ordered the yamen runners: "Get some shovels and search the garden, especially the places with fresh soil."

The butler's eyelids twitched and his hands curled up subconsciously. He looked at Jian Yue and found that the servant was looking at the flowers and plants in the garden, looking thoughtful.

The butler turned and left, and soon came back with tea. He put the tea tray aside and handed a cup to Captain Wu first. He said attentively: "Captain, are you thirsty? Have some tea to moisten your throat."

Captain Wu took it and a rich tea aroma wafted into his nose. The emerald green buds stood upright in the water and the tea soup was bright green. It was obviously a top-grade tea.

Although Captain Wu didn't know what kind of tea was brewed, he knew that such tea was definitely not cheap and was not something that someone like him could afford. The restlessness in his heart caused by the fruitless search was inexplicably dispelled by the fragrance of the tea.

He brought it to his lips and was about to drink it when he heard a cold voice: "Wait a minute!"

Jian Yue came over, took the cup from Wu Butou's hand, and said to the housekeeper: "The housekeeper has been running around with us, thank you for your hard work. This first cup of tea should be given to the housekeeper first."

The housekeeper's expression changed slightly, and his tone was a little unhappy: "Brother, do you suspect that the tea is poisonous?"

Jian Yue smiled and said, "We are doing our job according to orders. If we go to the toilet because we drank too much tea, and delay the work assigned by our superiors, it will be difficult to report. Let the housekeeper drink it!"

Captain Wu didn't understand why Princess Mingyue didn't let him drink. When he heard what Jian Yue said, he immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

If the tea was spiked, wouldn't they all be killed here? On second thought, it was not right. They came here to search in broad daylight, and many people saw them along the way. Now there are still many people outside the Jiang family's house watching the excitement! The Jiang family is not so brave as to poison the yamen runners. Princess Mingyue is too cautious.

Captain Wu secretly complained but didn't say anything. No matter what, Princess Mingyue had good intentions and it was quite touching that she cared about the safety of a small captain like him.

But what was going on now? The butler actually refused to drink the tea handed over by the princess?

Captain Wu looked at the butler suspiciously.

The housekeeper didn't want to take the tea that Jian Yue handed over, but when he saw that he had aroused the suspicion of Captain Wu, he snatched the teacup in a bad mood, tilted his head back, and poured the whole thing into his mouth. Then he chewed and chewed until he ate all the tea leaves.

"Are you relieved now, young man?" The butler glanced at Captain Wu and sneered.

He thought Jian Yue would be embarrassed after being slapped in the face, but he only heard Jian Yue say, "I'm worried." She seemed still worried and told Captain Wu solemnly, "We are here to do our job, so it's best not to eat or drink any food or tea."

The housekeeper was furious: "What do you mean? Do you suspect that I poisoned the tea?"

Jian Yue ignored him and glanced at Fu Ba. Fu Ba immediately said, "Captain Wu, let's search quickly. The longer we wait, the worse it will be for us."

Several yamen runners had already found shovels, and Captain Wu immediately divided the men into two teams, one team to search the garden, and the other team to search the rockery.

When the butler saw that the tea could not be served, he pretended to accidentally overturn the tea tray.

A yamen runner asked in confusion: "Boss, what exactly are we looking for in the garden?"

The other yamen runners also looked at Wu. Everyone had the same question, what exactly was the target they were looking for?

Jian Yue glanced at the housekeeper and said dimly, "Look for the body. Since we can't find any living fugitives, they are likely to have been silenced."

The housekeeper was like a cat whose tail was stepped on. He immediately exploded: "Don't accuse me of something you don't have any evidence for."

The people present were startled, and immediately looked at the housekeeper with different eyes. Then, the yamen runners entered the garden one after another and dispersed to conduct a thorough search.

Jian Yue replied faintly: "Whether it is slander or not, you will know it if you search it."

The butler wiped the cold sweat from his head with his sleeve. He wanted to refute Jian Yue's words, but he was tired and suddenly felt very sleepy. He wanted to go back to his room and have a sleep. At this moment, nothing mattered to him, and sleeping was the most important thing. Thinking of this, he couldn't help yawning.

Jian Yue had been keeping an eye on him, and when she saw him yawning, a sneer appeared on her lips.

When the housekeeper put down the tea tray, she immediately picked up a cup. As soon as she smelled the aroma of the tea, she knew that a mind-suppressing drug was added to it.

This drug is a juice extracted from a plant that grows in a miasma forest. Just one drop can slow down the thinking of seven or eight people, affecting their thinking and judgment, and giving the brain a signal that they just want to sleep. The drug effect will last for about an hour. Moreover, the symptoms of this drug are easy to confuse people, and people will not think that it is caused by the drug.

The housekeeper's spirit quickly waned, and he yawned repeatedly. Even Captain Wu noticed that something was wrong. He looked at Jian Yue and saw that the princess was looking at the housekeeper with a sneer, and a chill inexplicably rose up his spine.

There was something wrong with that tea and fruit! Fortunately, he listened to the princess...