It took a full quarter of an hour before Lu Shi managed to drag out the disheveled Feng Ruoyan, throwing her onto the ground with extreme disdain, showing no trace of pity.
It was hard to imagine that the former number one beauty of the capital had turned into such a state, enough to disgust anyone who dared to look at her.
Feng Jin covered her nose and mouth, barely able to tolerate the stench emanating from Feng Ruoyan.
Raising her gaze to Feng Ruoyan, Feng Jin asked indifferently, "Do you know where Chu Yanxi went?"
When their group arrived, the mansion was already deserted, not a single living soul found. Even the treasures of gold and silver were gone.
After searching the entire mansion, they only found Feng Ruoyan here. Fortunately, they had arrived in time, otherwise Feng Ruoyan would have lost her life by now.
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Feng Ruoyan suddenly looked up. Seeing that it was Feng Jin, Feng Ruoyan, in a state of madness, crawled towards Feng Jin, grabbing Feng Jin's dress, "Please... save me... save me..."
Feng Jin's brows furrowed slightly, finding Feng Ruoyan even more peculiar. She reached out and grabbed Feng Ruoyan's wrist to check her pulse.
She was poisoned...
Her mind flashed back to when they found Feng Ruoyan, the wet nurse seemed to be holding a wine cup and pouring it into Feng Ruoyan's mouth.
Coupled with Feng Ruoyan's current condition, everything made sense.
"Lu Shi, go and see if there is any leftover poisoned wine inside."
"Yes, Madam!"
Lu Shi returned a few minutes later, holding a wine pot. His expression was grim, as if he was enduring something, but he didn't spare another glance at Feng Ruoyan.
"Madam, this wine pot still contains wine."
Feng Jin took the wine pot and opened it, sniffing it. The wine tasted very familiar, as if she had smelled it somewhere before, but her mind was blank now, making it difficult to recall.
However, to be safe, she instructed Lu Shi to keep the wine pot. Feng Jin's gaze fell on the slumped Feng Ruoyan. "You still have potent poison in your body. This poison is very fierce, and I can hardly save you. But what I want to know is why that wet nurse tried to kill you just now?"
"I... I don't know, I don't know anything. My child... child, my child..."
At this moment, Feng Ruoyan looked extremely deranged. If anyone said Feng Ruoyan had gone mad, they would be believed.
"Madam, what's wrong with her?"
Lu Shi looked at the seemingly疯癫 Feng Ruoyan, his brows furrowed, his face filled with confusion. Wasn't she quite normal just now? How could she have become like a madwoman so quickly?
This was nothing like the former number one beauty of the capital; what was the difference from a疯子? The transition was too rapid.
"It might be caused by the potent poison in her body, or she might be faking it to save her life. What do you think?"
Feng Jin couldn't be sure if Feng Ruoyan was truly疯了 or faking it, and she asked Lu Shi for his opinion.
Suddenly called upon, Lu Shi was slightly taken aback and quickly replied, "This... Madam, your subordinate can't tell. But it really doesn't look like she's faking it."
At this moment, Feng Ruoyan squatted on the ground, hugging a chair and cooing to it, looking like a doting mother.
After calming down for just a moment, she suddenly threw the chair she was hugging away, squatted on the ground, grabbed leaves mixed with dirt, and stuffed them into her mouth.
"Delicious... delicious!" she mumbled from time to time. Suddenly, her gaze fell on Feng Jin. She walked over with a dazed expression, poked at Feng Jin's face with her finger, and then giggled foolishly, "You're so beautiful... beautiful..."
Feng Jin watched Feng Ruoyan's current state with great interest, a playful smile on her lips, showing no intention of stopping her.
Instead, she took out a porcelain bottle from her embrace, poured out a reddish-brown pill, and offered it to Feng Ruoyan.
"Do you want to be as beautiful as me? If you eat this candy, you'll be as beautiful as me soon."
"Become beautiful, become beautiful... I want to become beautiful..."
Feng Ruoyan exclaimed with wild joy, eagerly snatching the pill from Feng Jin's hand and popping it into her mouth.
"Madam, this..."
Feng Jin raised her hand, stopping Lu Shi's words, and simply said, "Take her back and lock her up first."
She guessed that the poison in Feng Ruoyan's body had already attacked her nerves, causing her to become疯疯癫癫.
However, the poison was truly potent. Even a small amount of residue could have such a strong effect in a short period. It seemed the person who poisoned her hated Feng Ruoyan immensely and had made thorough plans.
"Your subordinate obeys!" Lu Shi agreed and was about to leave when he remembered something and turned back to ask, "Madam, in Feng Ruoyan's current state, do we still need to interrogate her?"
Feng Jin rolled her eyes helplessly, her gaze falling on Lu Shi. She couldn't help but wonder if there was something wrong with Lu Shi's brain at this moment.
"Do you think she can answer anything in this state?"
"Naturally, she can't answer anything. Your subordinate also..."
"Take her back and keep her imprisoned. She won't live much longer anyway. Perhaps we can use her as bait."
Didn't Chu Yanxi deeply cherish Feng Ruoyan? Now that the beauty was in distress, he would surely come out to rescue her. This would also be an opportunity to lure Chu Yanxi out.
"Yes, Madam."
After Lu Shi took Feng Ruoyan away, Feng Jin wandered aimlessly. The scenery of the Third Prince's mansion was indeed beautiful, with mountains and water, making it a great place. It was a pity that its master was not so lucky.
After this incident, Chu Yanxi was undoubtedly doomed. This excellent mansion would also be abandoned by people. kuAiδugg
"Madam, when are we returning?"
The soldiers who followed Feng Jin asked cautiously. If they returned late, and the young general blamed them, they would be the unfortunate ones.
"Let's walk around a bit more. Perhaps we can find some useful clues."