"Poisoned, as for what kind of poison... Miss Shen and the poison doctor are already investigating."
The Queen's eyes flashed with astonishment. "Didn't Pei Xi already die?"
Pei Lie said in a deep voice, "Now we suspect he might have helpers hidden in the dark."
"We were negligent."
The Queen's face was full of self-reproach.
Pei Lie had a different idea. "This cannot be blamed on you. Who would have thought that even though he is dead, he would leave behind someone skilled in using poison."
Pei Ji was truly baffled. "Where is this person hiding now? To be able to poison Father so easily, I'm afraid..."
His words trailed off, sending shivers down everyone's spines.
To be able to administer poison so easily, this person must be hidden around them.
At this moment, the Queen's hair stood on end, feeling as if she were being stared at by a venomous snake in the shadows. Suddenly, she thought of something.
"Who did you say was investigating just now?"
Pei Lie said, "Miss Shen."
"Take me to see her quickly!" The Queen grabbed Pei Lie's hand, saying anxiously.
"Don't worry, I'll take you there now, but before we go, shouldn't you tidy yourself up..."
Pei Lie looked at her face.
The Queen remembered that she had been crying for a long time just now, and her face was now streaked with tears, making her unable to be seen. She glanced at the King's bedroom through the door, then turned and left in a hurry.
Pei Ji was worried and wanted to follow, but Pei Lie held his wheelchair. "I'll go, you go back and rest."
"Brother..."
Pei Ji was reluctant.
Pei Lie patted his shoulder. "Can't you trust me with Mother? You still don't trust me?"
Pei Ji hesitated, then lowered his head and touched his knee. The wound still ached faintly, and he was indeed not in good spirits at the moment.
"Brother, thank you for your trouble."
Pei Lie shook his head and said in a low voice, "There's no trouble in taking care of you and Mother. If you really care about me, then recuperate well and recover as soon as possible so you can help me."
"And me," Pei Xing stepped forward, his voice as clear as the wind. "Mother is in Big Brother's care, and I will also arrange for people to watch over Father. Third Brother, I'll take you back to rest now."
With a few simple words, he arranged things and pushed Pei Ji's wheelchair toward his room.
"Finally, he looks like a Crown Prince," Pei Lie sighed inwardly. Looking at his second brother like this, he could finally hand over the heavy responsibility with peace of mind.
He went to the Queen's room. It happened that the Queen had also finished tidying up and had left the room. She glanced at him quickly, turned her steps, and headed for Shen Qingqing's room.
"Let's go."
Pei Lie grunted and followed closely behind. Seeing his mother's calm demeanor, he worried even more, and his blue eyes kept glancing at her.
But the Queen showed no abnormality.
Upon seeing Shen Qingqing, the first thing the Queen said was a plea, "Miss Shen, I beg you to stay a few more days."
Shen Qingqing did not answer directly, but helped her up. "Please sit down first."
"Promise me, and then I'll sit."
The Queen's gaze was eager, making people unable to resist softening their hearts. Shen Qingqing also felt great sympathy for this woman.
However, she could not agree.
She had already delayed here for too long. She missed her child and worried about his health. Although there were still ten days left, she could not rest easy until this illness was cured.
Silence was equivalent to an answer.
A look of desolation flashed across the Queen's face. "I know, I know my request is too outrageous, but I really have no choice right now."
Shen Qingqing looked at her quietly.
"Pei Xi is already dead, but someone is still using his poison to harm people. I don't know his purpose, but I worry that his next target might be us." The Queen covered her face, tears dripping through her fingers.
Pei Lie could not bear to watch any longer and turned his face away, saying, "Miss Shen, please agree."
Shen Qingqing looked at Fu Jingshu helplessly.
He said, "No matter what you decide, I will support you."
He believed that Shen Qingqing had her own judgment.
She took a deep breath and thought about it. There were still 10 days until the deadline, which meant she had a few more days of leeway.
"I can stay here for at most 5 days."
The Queen was overjoyed and quickly wiped away her tears. "Good, good, even 5 days is fine. I just hope you can protect my three sons well."
Shen Qingqing's heart moved, and at this moment, she deeply understood her feelings. "I understand, don't worry, they will be fine."
The Queen was deeply grateful. "Thank you."
"It's okay, it's not just for you. I also want to know who exactly did this." Shen Qingqing was very curious what kind of person Pei Xi would trust to leave his poison to.
Suddenly, she remembered something.
"By the way, have you searched his house?"
"We did. Everything inside has been confiscated, and the house is sealed."
Pei Lie had sent people to do it immediately upon his return.
Shen Qingqing nodded slightly, lost in thought.
This meant it was unlikely that someone had entered his house to steal the poison.
"By the way, I found something else," Pei Lie suddenly remembered. "I investigated the people Father saw before he died."
"Who?"
Shen Qingqing's eyes shot up. This should be a clue.
Pei Lie said word by word, "Duke Chaplin."
"It's him?"
Shen Qingqing frowned, thinking that Pei Xi had refused the marriage proposal from the Duke's family before. Could these two have been acting at the time?
Pei Lie said in a deep voice, "I've invited him to the room at the far left and had him guarded. I haven't gone in to question him yet."
"Ask him, but I want to listen." Shen Qingqing said.
"Then you go with me."
"No, you go in alone."
Pei Lie was stunned, then quickly understood her meaning. She wanted to hide and eavesdrop, and at the same time, observe Duke Chaplin. "I'll have someone arrange it now. There are no hiding places in that room."
He immediately instructed his subordinates to bring Duke Chaplin out and send him to the interrogation room.
The interrogation room was simply furnished, a square room with only a table and a chair inside.
There were cameras in all four corners.
Next to this room was another room, similar in layout to the interrogation room, but much better furnished, with a sofa, coffee table, notebook, and pen.
There was also a computer on the control panel, and in front of the computer was a large display screen, projecting everything in the interrogation room onto the screen.
Real-time footage.
Shen Qingqing and Pei Lie entered, quickly scanned the surroundings, and then focused their gaze on the screen.
Duke Chaplin was pushed into the interrogation room.
His face was blank, but when he saw the scene inside the interrogation room, his expression changed dramatically.
He was not ignorant of such places and knew what they were for.
As soon as he entered, the door behind him was closed. He immediately turned and lunged at the door.
"Open the door, let me out! What right do you have to lock me in here? I haven't committed any crime. Where is Pei Lie? Pei Xing? Someone come quickly!"