Chapter 254: Song Jingchen Is Misunderstood

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Mo Yuan said, “I don’t know. He was already like this when I saw him.”

As soon as she left the mansion, she saw this person lying motionless in the corner.

Rather than saying that Rooster came back on his own, it was more accurate to say that she picked him up.

“If you know how to use poison, do you know medicine?” Shen Yijia asked.

Didn’t they say that medicine and poison were inseparable?

Mo Yuan glanced at Shen Yijia and nodded. She was about to go forward and examine Rooster when he slowly woke up.

Rooster opened his eyes and met three pairs of eyes. He was stunned for a moment before reacting and getting up to greet them.

Song Jingchen said, “Lie down. Let Mo Yuan take a look at you first.”

Mo Yuan? He was injured in his abdomen. Wouldn’t he have to take off his clothes?

At the thought of being seen naked by a woman, Rooster quickly waved his hand to refuse her approach.

“No need, no need. I’m not seriously injured. I’ll apply some medicine myself later.” He had been waiting there for two days and had not slept. He had been chased out of the city and was injured after a fight. When he saw the residence door, he could not help but collapse.

In fact, he was not seriously injured. It was just that his wounds had not been treated in time and he was bleeding a little too much, so it looked scary.

He did not dare to say any of this out loud. It was too embarrassing.

Hearing his words, Song Jingchen knew that he wasn’t trying to show off, so he asked, “What happened? Didn’t I say not to alarm that person?”

At the mention of this, Rooster’s face turned bitter. “I followed that person out of the city. Initially, everything went fine and I wasn’t discovered. Unexpectedly, that person suddenly attacked.”

He suspected that the person had probably discovered him long ago and deliberately lured him out of the city.

“What about that person?”

“He’s dead.” Rooster lowered his head, not daring to look at Song Jingchen’s expression. Then, without waiting for Song Jingchen to ask, he told him everything.

Usually, no one would loiter at the back door of the mansion, so it was not difficult to confirm if it was the person he was waiting for.

However, Rooster waited for two days without seeing anyone approach the tree. He thought that his master had guessed wrongly and that no one would come.

Unexpectedly, at midnight today, a drunk man staggered out of the alley. When he reached the tree, he suddenly squatted down and vomited for a long time. After vomiting, he staggered and left.

At first, Rooster did not react, but later on, he felt that something was wrong.

At this moment, everyone in the city was busy rebuilding their houses. Who would have the time to drink like this? Even if this was an exception, this area was occupied by Lord An Le’s residence. Could this person have specially come here to vomit?

Thinking of this, he quickly chased after him. As expected, as soon as the drunk man left the alley at the back door of the prince’s residence, he quickened his pace. He did not look drunk at all.

He remembered Song Jingchen’s words and didn’t dare to catch them directly. He followed them out of the city, but he was discovered, and had to fight.

If that was all, it would have been fine. He could have captured her and interrogated the person. Unexpectedly, that person actually hid poison in his teeth. As soon as he realized that he was no match for Rooster, he committed suicide.

Song Jingchen frowned when he heard this. The trail of clues had been cut off again.

It should be said that there was no progress at all.

It had to be said that the person behind this was vigilant enough. Everyone who attacked was not given a chance to expose the mastermind, regardless of whether they succeeded or not.

Those two servants were a good example. They were killed in advance to prevent any leaks.

What about the other person? He had already exchanged the poisoned cup of tea. The one left behind was not poisonous.

If he hadn’t been careful, he wouldn’t have discovered him at all. Unexpectedly, after the news was leaked, the other lackey also died.

Shouldn’t a normal person keep their life and find an opportunity to attack a second time?

“A disposable tool.” Seeing that Song Jingchen had been silent since he returned, Shen Yijia couldn’t help but mutter.

“What did you say?” Song Jingchen came back to his senses and asked.

Shen Yijia tilted her head and recalled what she had just said. She felt that she did not say anything wrong, so she explained, “One-time use. It means that you can’t use it again after using it once. You have to throw it away. Do those people look like disposable tools?”

Song Jingchen nodded solemnly. “It’s very appropriate.”

If they were all like this, it would be difficult to find the person behind this. However, he had no choice but to find the culprit. Otherwise, it would become a hidden danger.

Because of this matter, Song Jingchen locked himself in his room for a few days in a row. He would only appear if Meng Jiang or Zuo Fei had something to ask him.

He didn’t even go to Shangguan Han’s side. He handed over full authority to Doctor Fang.

It was unknown where Mo Yuan and Rooster, who had just recovered from their injuries, had gone, but they hadn’t seen anyone for a few days.

Shen Yijia was bored and could only go to Shangguan Han’s courtyard every day. She was also detained in Song Jingchen’s study to read.

Because Shangguan Han had been unconscious and could not eat, Yan Tai would feed him some rice soup or chicken soup every day.

If Shangguan Han was awake, he would realize that most of the pheasants that Song Jingchen had said he wanted to use to nourish Shen Yijia’s body were used to stew soup in his stomach. As for the meat, it was naturally taken by Furball.

Moreover, the few generals walked in and out of the residence every day.

However, ever since the Huns retreated, Lord An Le, who usually appeared every few days, could no longer be seen. The commoners had already guessed it, so the news of Shangguan Han’s accident could not be hidden at all.

In order to cause unnecessary trouble, everyone said that Shangguan Han had only fallen sick from exhaustion and was recuperating in the residence.

As a result, every day, commoners would spontaneously send things to the residence that they felt could nourish their bodies. The more expensive ones included precious ginseng or prey hunted by men who knew how to hunt in the mountains. The common ones might be a handful of wild vegetables.

Butler Wan was naturally unwilling to accept it, but they just left it at the door.

Some things would be wasted if they were not eaten. This made the food in the residence better. In Xunyang City, where most people were still hungry, the servants of Lord An Le’s estate regained the weight they had lost some time ago.

Shen Yijia originally thought that this would continue until the person Song Jingchen wanted to investigate revealed himself.

Unexpectedly, on the seventh day after Shangguan Han fell unconscious, rumors began to spread.

It was said that Shangguan Han was not tired at all. He was about to die, and the person who did it was Young Master Shenzhi. His goal was to gain power in Xunyang.

After all, once Shangguan Han fell, most of the matters in Xunyang City were indeed handled by Song Jingchen, as if he was in charge.

The rumors even described how Shangguan Han had met Young Master Shen before Shangguan Han’s accident. The two of them quarreled because they had a disagreement, and how Young Master Shen fought with Shangguan Han. It was as if those people had seen it with their own eyes.

Shen Yijia had to acknowledge that the person who poisoned Shangguan Han was Song Jingchen.

However, she was clearly the one who hit him. Besides, wasn’t that to save him?

There was no such thing as Song Jingchen trying to usurp power. She was indignant about this. Wasn’t this nonsense?