On her wedding night, she went into exile with her pharmacy arsenal

Chapter 1713: Poisoning? Bewitching? It's fatal!

Yan Ruyu led everyone back to the city. When they arrived at the city gate, she asked the abbot to invite Manager Yu into the mansion.

Shopkeeper Yu is in danger now, so he needs to make arrangements early.

Yan Ruyu returned home and asked Zhao Liang to find Beibei.

She waited in the front hall, and soon the three parties arrived.

Li Chengshi was the happiest. He was very excited after listening to Yan Ruyu's suggestion last time. He went back and started to make arrangements, measure the land, and make preparations.

This time I also brought some soil samples. Although I don’t know how Yan Ruyu will test them, if the princess said it can be tested, then it must be possible.

The things were placed on the ground one by one.

"Princess, these are soil samples."

Yan Ruyu nodded: "Envoy Li Cheng has worked hard, I will put these here first, and when there are results later, I will write them down on paper and inform you in detail."

"Thank you, Princess."

"Also, there is one more thing I want to ask Envoy Li."

Envoy Li Cheng immediately said, "Princess, if you have any questions, just ask me. I will tell you everything I know."

"Envoy Li, do you have a man named Lu Peng under your command?"

Envoy Li thought for a moment and said, "Yes, he was originally just a team leader. During a drill, he almost lost his life trying to save his teammates. I thought he was kind-hearted, brave and fearless, and a good person, so I kept an eye on him and promoted him last year."

Li Cheng was puzzled, knowing that Yan Ruyu would not ask about this person for no reason: "Princess, what happened to him?"

"But was my words rude or offensive to you?"

Yan Ruyu waved her hand: "No."

After asking this question, Li Chengshi also felt that it was inappropriate. Although Yan Ruyu was a woman, she was so open-minded and far-sighted that many men could not match her.

How can you blame someone for some words or an unintentional collision?

There was no one else in the front hall, so Yan Ruyu no longer concealed the truth: "Envoy Li, to be honest, I bought a farm a few days ago. While I asked you to grow food, I also asked my men to try other things on the farm."

"The man who sold the manor at a low price did so because his daughter was sick and he had to sell it to raise money for medical treatment. This princess examined his daughter and found that she was not sick but poisoned."

Li Chengshi's heart sank. He was also a father, and his son had also been framed. If it weren't for the princess, he would have been finished long ago.

At this moment, he could deeply understand the father's desire to have a daughter, and the pain he felt when he heard that his daughter was murdered by someone.

"The murderer's purpose is very simple, it is to force him to sell the farm."

"Today, this princess tracked the murderer to the outskirts of the city and did not alert him because I suspected that there was another person behind the scenes."

"Sure enough, I saw him meeting with another person."

Yan Ruyu paused slightly when she said this, and Li Chengshi's heart tightened as well.

Yan Ruyu didn't come to chat with him about family matters, could it be...

"This person introduced himself as Lu Peng."

Envoy Li Cheng stood up suddenly: "This... But this person Lu Peng is obviously... Princess, there are many people in the world with the same name..."

As he spoke, he paused again.

Who is Yan Ruyu? Why would she call him here just because of a name?

There must be solid evidence.

Envoy Li Cheng bowed his hands and said solemnly: "Princess, I am willing to personally arrest him and bring him to justice. You will be the one to deal with him according to military law or legal law."

Yan Ruyu motioned for him to sit down: "Envoy Li, please listen to what this princess has to say."

"This matter is not simply about forcing others to sell their property, there are deeper reasons."

Yan Ruyu did not want to tell Li Chengshi about the iron mine. After all, it was a serious matter and the fewer people who knew about it, the safer it would be.

There are so many people in the military camp, and their minds are hard to predict. There is no guarantee that there won't be a second or third Lu Peng.

It’s better not to say anything until you figure it out.

Li Cheng's heart was pounding. Was there a deeper reason, a deeper reason than murder for money?

"Lv Peng is a soldier. He actively performs, shows his face in front of you, and is promoted. A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, but a soldier who only wants to climb up and deliberately lets you see him is even less a good soldier."

Every word spoken by Yan Ruyu was like thunder, causing Li Cheng's heart to tremble violently.

He himself is a soldier. Unlike Shen Huaixin who relied on his family background, he climbed up from the bottom little by little. He supported Shencheng in many battles and made contributions, which led to his position as deputy city envoy.

Only after the Shen family fell could he become the city envoy.

He himself knows best the hardships involved, and he understands this process best.

Therefore, he could see through Lu Peng's thoughts, but he did not feel disgusted.

But now after hearing what Yan Ruyu said, he immediately realized that Lu Peng's active pursuit of power was probably not just for the sake of gaining merit and getting promoted.

When Yan Ruyu saw his expression change, she knew he had thought of it.

"Envoy Li, don't rush to arrest him. This princess means that everything should be normal first, and observe whether he has any accomplices."

"He is a soldier after all, and he has some trustworthy friends and brothers. There are more than a dozen people going with him today."

"Don't touch him lightly. First, we don't want to alert the enemy, and second, we want to avoid shaking the morale of the army."

Envoy Li immediately stood up again: "Yes, but I will follow the princess's arrangements."

After Yan Ruyu finished speaking, she turned to look at Shopkeeper Yu.

As soon as Manager Yu heard it, he understood the inside story. He was shocked to know that even the city defense troops were alarmed?

What a risk!

He was secretly glad that he did not covet temporary gains and decisively transferred the manor to the princess. Otherwise, the Qian family would inevitably be implicated.

The boss bought the farm to do business properly, not to get involved in these disputes.

The more I think about it, the more I feel that this is the right thing to do.

Just as he felt relieved, Yan Ruyu turned around and looked at him again.

Beibei also looked at him.

Shopkeeper Yu felt a little nervous again.

"Manager Yu, it's the end of the month now. Shouldn't you do the inventory and settle the accounts?"

Shopkeeper Yu nodded: "That's right. I always get busy at the end of the month. This time is different. This is also the end of the season."

"Not only do you have to check the accounts of the shop I'm in charge of, but you also have to check the accounts of all the shops in Youcheng. After summarizing them, I'll report to the boss."

Yan Ruyu smiled lightly: "Thank you for your hard work. Where do you usually do this kind of thing?"

"In the counting room at the back of the store."

Yan Ruyu smiled even more: "This time, please ask Shopkeeper Yu to change the place."

Shopkeeper Yu was stunned.

"Manager Yu can stay at home or come to the palace. We will give you a small courtyard where no one will disturb you. Your meals and daily life will be well taken care of."

Shopkeeper Yu could never think of living in the palace, but the "meals" in the last sentence did make him excited.

"Princess, why is this?"

"Shopkeeper Yu doesn't know," Yinding took over the conversation, "that Lu Peng suggested to poison you in the same way he poisoned Miss Shi, and then he used other evil words to make you suspect that the manor was unlucky and quickly sell it."

Shopkeeper Yu was shocked: "Poison? And bewitching?"

Shopkeeper Yu was terribly frightened. He was not afraid of business competition or anything like that, because he would not die in those cases. But this was not the case. He knew it was a matter of life and death.

Envoy Li Cheng was about to breathe a sigh of relief, but then he heard that it was Lu Peng who came up with the idea, and he almost spit fire.