Chapter 17 Floods and Beasts
Her sudden move shocked everyone. Mrs. Jiang hurriedly checked Ye Zhuoyu. Fortunately, her daughter restrained her strength and did not cause any damage to him.
"Mom, I'm fine."
Ye Zhuoyu put the bowl in his hand on the ground and looked at Ye Qingran, "Is there anything wrong with this meal?"
But the second aunt laughed sarcastically: "You are suspicious all day long! I just want you to eat a bad meal, and you still think you are the empress!"
She wiped away her tears and directly picked up two bowls of rice and brought them to herself.
"You are precious, so don't eat it, I will eat it for you!"
Although the rotten rice is unpalatable, I am going to starve to death, so I can't care about anything else.
She didn't even use chopsticks, just grabbed it with her hands and stuffed it into her mouth, one mouthful after another. She choked and rolled her eyes, then picked up the rice soup next to her and drank it down.
The people around her couldn't help but swallow their saliva when they saw her eating so deliciously, but they didn't dare to act rashly because of Ye Qingran's words.
Ye Qingran stared at her second aunt for a few seconds, then slowly sat down and said softly: "It's hard to persuade a ghost who wants to die."
As soon as she finished speaking, the second aunt put rice into her mouth. The next moment, she was foaming at the mouth, with pain in her eyes, and she fell back weakly.
Some people who had just picked up their bowls and chopsticks and wanted to eat along with them were shocked when they saw this, and rushed to throw away the bowls, as if they were filled with savage beasts.
Ye Guodong, Ye Zhuoyu and others stood up in shock. They saw that the second aunt's face was gray, her eyes were empty, and her lips were gray-purple. They immediately concluded: "This rice is poisonous!"
"mother!"
Ye Anhao was anxious, "Dad! Mom is dying!"
The second uncle didn't care about the big quarrel just now, and immediately turned to Ye Qingran and begged: "Ran'er, you can see that there is something wrong with the meal, so you probably have such a poisonous way to deal with it! Your second aunt had made rude remarks before. Second uncle apologizes to you on her behalf! Please, save your second aunt!"
Ye Qingran looked at him quietly for a moment and said with a smile: "No matter what my second uncle says, my niece will naturally save him."
She took out the silver needle from the cloth bag close to her body and injected a few needles into her second aunt's heart to curb the spread of the poison. Then she was held up and the needles were inserted into her back from bottom to top.
At a glance, it is densely packed.
Her movements are methodical, and her fingers are flying as beautifully as dancing, which is dazzling to watch.
Ye Qinglian suddenly felt that it was ridiculous for her to try to suppress her sister's popularity with just a few medical books.
Everyone held their breath and watched her rescuing people. Ye Qingran was concentrated, and the time passed by. With the last blow, her needle fell into the second aunt's throat.
The next second, "Poof——"
The second aunt vomited out a large mouthful of black blood and coughed violently for a long time.
Ye Qingran calmly and quickly removed all the silver needles, leaving only one on the top of her head to ensure that she was alert.
Ye Anyun hugged her weak body and expressed concern with tears in his eyes: "Mom, how are you?"
The second aunt didn't say anything, but her face was visibly rosy. Everyone couldn't help but secretly admire Ye Qingran's medical skills.
The second uncle and Ye Anhao also hurriedly stepped forward to show concern. Ye Qingran was not interested in seeing their family's deep affection and stared thoughtfully at the black blood on the ground.
This poison is colorless and has a strong taste. It is not a hard-to-find poison. The food was brought by the jailer. The little jailer has no grudges against them. Naturally, he would not be so bold. There must be someone behind it.
Thinking again of the fact that Wan'an County Magistrate left his uncle's family alone, a guess emerged in Ye Qingran's mind.
Could it be that the county magistrate has been bribed by Concubine Xian?
Only Concubine Xian could not wait to put them to death and still care about Ye Guoliang and the others!
If so, they would be in danger here, like catching a turtle in a urn, with nowhere to run.
No, she couldn't sit still and wait for death.
"No one of you will say anything for a while."
After whispering to everyone, she didn't explain any more, turned around, covered up the mess, and then knocked on the railing with a stone.
"Brother Jailer! Brother Jailer!"
Soon there were footsteps, and the jailer holding a knife came over after hearing the sound, "What's the noise about?"
He asked, scanning the bowls on the floor casually. Seeing that none of their rice seemed to have been touched, his eyes darkened for a moment.
Ye Qingran accurately captured the changes in his expression, but there was no fake anxiety and worry on his face.
"Brother, my second aunt was injured earlier and she can no longer hold on. Can you be accommodating and let me go out to find my uncle? They are at the county government office. You can go with me!"
The jailer frowned, "Can't you hold on? Then ask for your blessings! It's not the same if you die early or later!"
After he said that, he turned around and was about to leave. Ye Qingran became anxious and reached out to hold his sleeve.
"Big brother!"
She quietly handed over the two ingots of silver, "These coins are reserved for eldest brother and brothers to drink! Just let me go out!"
This amount of money was more than the little jailer's salary for a year. Ye Qingran thought he would be moved, but unexpectedly he didn't even hesitate and pushed back with a smile: "Sister, I'm not the eldest brother. I’ll help you, but I really can’t live with your money, so just give it a rest!”
He took out his sleeves without mercy and strode away. Ye Qingran's eyes turned completely cold.
Even bribery won't work. It can be seen that the person behind the scenes has issued a death order, and no one of them can even think of escaping.
"Ran'er, what happened?"
Ye Zhuoyu looked at her face worriedly. Ye Qingran was lost in his thoughts, shook his head, and didn't bother to answer.
The situation seemed to be desperate, but she, Ye Qingran, would not accept her fate.
Suddenly something occurred to her, and she lowered her head and held the whistle at her waist.
By the way, Chu Qingyun.
Her only hope now is Chu Qingyun!
When no one noticed her, Ye Qingran approached the window and whistled, feeling a little unsure whether he could come in prison.
The faint sound of whistles echoed, and Ye Qinglian glanced at her, secretly wondering what time it was and why she was still in the mood to whistle, there was really no way to tell.
Time passed slowly, and the uncertainty in Ye Qingran's heart grew more and more.
Did he not hear?
After all, Chu Qingyun is not easy to follow.
Or maybe he can't get in?
If she couldn't count on him, how could she find a way to escape.
At this moment, footsteps came again in the corridor, one after another, much more steady than before.
Ye Qingran's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously looked around. A few seconds later, the figure of the other party appeared, but it was the jailer.
Her eyes were dim, but the next second, she realized something was wrong.
That man was wearing a jailer's uniform, but under his messy and broken hair, wasn't it Chu Qingyun's handsome face that was as delicate as a sculpture?
Ye Qingran's eyes suddenly brightened.
Chu Qingyun's deep eyes swept over her face, and the next moment he kicked fiercely towards the railing: "Who is sick? Come and take medicine!"