Chapter 502: Poison Testing

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

The injuries inside the deceaseds body appeared in her mind.

In fact, she had already discreetly examined them with her spiritual awareness earlier.

Her preliminary judgment was that the deceased didnt die from the poisoned porridge.

That was why she could face the deceaseds brother with such confidence.

This time, she examined it more carefully, and Gu Qingluan was very certain that the deceased had ingested another poison and died.

In the deceaseds stomach, Gu Qingluan discovered traces of undissolved poison!

A chill flashed in Gu Qingluans eyes as she looked up at the young man.

The young man inexplicably s.h.i.+vered under her cold gaze.

Then, he gave Gu Qingluan a resentful look.

A cold smile curved Gu Qingluans lips.

It had been confirmed that the deceased wasnt killed by her, yet this guy still treated her with this att.i.tude. That was interesting.

She ran through her memory but couldnt recall knowing this person.

Unable to figure it out, Gu Qingluan didnt waste her brainpower trying to remember.

After standing up, she walked to the side of Shuntian Preferences Magistrate and told him about her discovery.

Everyone present heard her words and was greatly surprised.

Although they didnt oppose her previous statement about examining the corpse, they didnt believe there could be any other possibility for the cause of death.

But they hadnt expected that there might indeed be something suspicious about the deceaseds death!

If she had taken another poison earlier, did she take the poison by accident or was it something deliberate?

Could such a young girl really commit suicide by poisoning herself?

Moreover, this wasnt a straightforward case of self-poisoning. If it was indeed deliberate self-poisoning, it was highly likely to be a setup! A setup against the Guardian Princess!

What audacity!

Seeing that Su Lie hadnt returned yet, Gu Qingluan ordered someone to catch a rat.

Then, she walked to the porridge and used a large spoon to stir the contents of the bucket.

After sitting idle for so long, most of the porridges heat had dissipated. Inside, there were added ingredients like mushrooms to mask the small amount of moldy rice mixed in.

Gu Qingluan carefully examined the porridge and found that there wasnt much spoiled rice in it.

Mistress, weve caught the rat, one of the guards reported.

Gu Qingluan filled a bowl with porridge and had a guard place it in the rats cage.

Before long, the rat followed the scent and stuck its head into the bowl.

What is the Guardian Princess doing? Is she testing the poison with a rat?

Havent many people already eaten the porridge? Is it necessary to use a rat for testing?

Gu Qingluan replied, I examined this porridge earlier and found only a very small amount of moldy rice in it, just as the cart driver from Da Feng Grain Store said. It shouldnt be lethal, and the others who have eaten it have only suffered from diarrhea. Now, by testing it with a rat, if the rat doesnt die, it will confirm the cause of death for the deceased.

Currently, there are two kinds of poison in the deceaseds body. If the possibility of dying from drinking porridge is not ruled out, there will still be doubts.

Everyone suddenly understood.

The Guardian Princess had thought it through very carefully!

Then they stared at the rat.

After the rat ate the porridge, it started squeaking loudly after a while.

Everyone widened their eyes as they watched it.

The rat, surrounded by onlookers, writhed and squealed in its cage, looking very uncomfortable.

However, after a while, it suddenly stopped moving.

Is it dead?

Gu Qingluan poked the rat with a chopstick.

The rat lazily opened its eyes, glanced at her, and then turned its back to her.

It looked as if it had experienced a storm.

People couldnt help but chuckle, Its not dead; this rat is quite interesting.

And it seems stronger than us humans. At least it didnt suffer from vomiting and diarrhea.

If even the rat didnt die, its confirmed that the deceaseds death had nothing to do with the porridge from Juns residence, right?

Of course!

Even if someone did die from drinking the porridge, the culprit had been caught, and it couldnt be blamed on Gu Qingluan.

But it would be even better if they could clear their names completely.

Many people were feeling quite pleased with themselves. See, the Guardian Princess is such an outstanding individual. How could she plot for a small gain and harm the greater good? You didnt believe us just now!

I support the Guardian Princess too! Didnt you see that I was speaking up for her earlier?

Those who misunderstood the Jun Residence, the ones who had been shouting and cursing earlier, were now wis.h.i.+ng they could find a hole to hide in.

The Guardian Princess and the two young masters kindly provided medical treatment and porridge, but as soon as something went wrong, they unjustly accused others, interpreting n.o.ble intentions with petty minds. It was truly unwarranted!

One of them took the initiative to step forward and apologize to Gu Qingluan and Feng Yuanxi.

Seeing this, the others quickly followed suit and apologized..