After all these were done, she rubbed her eyes with her hands. Sister Zhang shook her head when she saw her like this and went back to do other things.
After Ji Xingmi and the others left, she stared at the casserole again, lost in thought. This time, she wasn't zoning out but was truly thinking.
That scent from just now, she couldn't have smelled it wrong! It was precisely because she knew there was a problem that she found an opportunity to swap the ginseng! She had dug this up long ago and planted it in the medicinal garden, but the survival rate of the medicinal garden was low back then, and this one had wilted just a few days after being planted. She dug it out, processed it, and kept it in her space.
She planned to sell it when she had the chance. She wasn't too keen on this quality, but she could sell it for a few dozen yuan.
She didn't expect it to be useful now.
And Sister Zhang, she appeared at too opportune a moment. The lunch dishes should have been made by her, and she hadn't detected any issues.
Could the problem be in this casserole? Could it be that Grandpa wasn't the only one poisoned? She pondered much, but still had no clue, at most she had suspicions.
When the contents in the pot were ready, she took the entire pot upstairs. She reached the study door and knocked.
"Big Uncle, I made some soup for Grandpa, everyone can have some!"
Saying that, she brought the pot in and entered the study. Bi Dà Jiùjiu closed the door after she entered.
"Yo~ Xing'er went to cook, we're in for a treat today."
As soon as he put the pot down, her supposedly-father came over, wanting to reach out and open the lid. Before he could, Ji Xingmi pressed his hand down.
They all sensed something was wrong. Grandpa Bi looked outside, and Bi Dà Jiùjiu went out.
He went downstairs! After getting two more bowls from the kitchen, he went upstairs. His eyes swept past someone in the corner, but he didn't make a sound, directly going upstairs and into the study.
"No one at the door! Sister Zhang is downstairs!"
"Xing'er, what is going on?"
As Bi Dà Jiùjiu had gone out, Ji Xingmi had carefully examined the casserole and had a rough understanding of what was happening.
"The casserole must have been soaked in that medicine, so as long as there's something inside and the water heats up, the substance naturally enters! Uncle, let me take your pulse!"
Bi Dà Jiùjiu didn't refuse and walked over to sit beside her. Ji Xingmi took his pulse seriously and found it strange that Bi Dà Jiùjiu wasn't affected!
"How is it?"
"Very strange, Uncle isn't poisoned! But the casserole is definitely toxic? Is it only used to make soup for Grandpa?"
"It seems the family rarely drinks such soups. Your Grandpa only eats soft, easily digestible food when he's feeling unwell occasionally. As for whether this casserole was used to cook it, no one has paid attention."
"Good daughter, is that Sister Zhang problematic?"
"It's hard to say. The casserole was indeed given to me by her, and she appeared at a strange time when I was making soup just now."
"When I went downstairs just now, she seemed to be in the corner, watching me go into the kitchen to get bowls and then go upstairs before retracting her gaze."
"Then she's definitely problematic! Dad, should we arrest her?"
Grandpa Bi listened to their words, lowered his head, thought for a moment, then looked up and asked Ji Xingmi beside him.
"What does Xing'er think?"
"Let's hold off for now. Moving now might alert the snake. In a couple more days, I'll concoct some medicine, and then we can act."
"Is it that All-Knowing Pill? Little Xing'er, I'm your father, you have to leave some for Dad this time!"
"What All-Knowing Pill?"
Her supposedly-father recounted everything Uncle Gu had told him, and also mentioned how Ji Xingmi had captured spies over there.
"Little Xing'er, I'm your biological uncle, you can't be biased!"
Uncle Bi's heart was also filled with desire after hearing this! With such a thing, what couldn't be found out?
"I have limited quantities of one medicinal ingredient, and I don't know how much I can produce yet. How about I concoct something else for you?"
"What medicinal ingredients does Xing'er need? I'll help you get them?"
"I'll give you a list later, prepare them for me according to the list. Dad, don't let anyone know I know medicine for now!"
"I understand!"