Chapter 152: I tied you over because I wanted you to listen to a story

"Untie this boy!"

Chen Yan heard this, slowly opened his eyes, raised his hand and waved lightly, and said.

"Yes."

Zhu Yi, who received the order, nodded, reached out to untie the cover on his head, and removed the rag blocking his mouth.

Under the flickering candlelight, the person revealed his true face; it was precisely...

Chen Yan's illegitimate younger brother, Chen Boqiao!

"Where is this?"

"Who are you people?"

"Why catch me?"

"Do you know I am the son of the Duke of Wei..."

Chen Boqiao, who was untied and saw the light again, looked around in horror.

But when his looking gaze fell on the face of the person in the main seat, the questioning stopped abruptly, full of astonishment, and he said in surprise: "Chen... Eldest brother?!"

"How could it be you?!"

Chen Boqiao was dumbfounded.

He never thought that the person who gave him a sap and tied him to this dark secret chamber was actually his legitimate eldest brother, Chen Yan?!

That favorite minister of the Grand Chancellor, Zhuque Mirror Master, Great Zhou Poet Immortal...

"It's me!"

"The son of the Duke of Wei is truly extraordinary!"

Chen Yan crossed his legs, looked at Chen Boqiao up and down with great interest, his eyes full of playfulness.

He paused, changed the subject, and continued: "Although one was just poisoned to death..."

His words were full of meaning.

"Eldest brother, good eldest brother, you invited me to this place, do you want to reminisce?"

Chen Boqiao exhaled a turbid breath, quickly restored his calm and reason, switched to a flattering appearance, and laughed: "Shall we change to another place first?"

Chen Boqiao understood the principle of having to bow one's head under the eaves.

Especially under such eaves that were gloomy and made one timid to look at...

He didn't even have the courage to disobey...

"I tied you over because I wanted you to listen to a story..." Chen Yan didn't pay attention to Chen Boqiao's request, restrained his smile, and said to himself.

"A story?"

"What story?"

Chen Boqiao sat on the ground trembling, repeating it to himself, confused.

But a strange color appeared in his eyes.

Chen Yan's Adam's apple moved slightly, phrased his words, and said in a low voice: "Three years ago, there was a great clan in Chang'an, and the legitimate second son of that family molested his stepmother while drunk..."

"But he was caught right in the act by the legitimate second son's father..."

"But the father didn't punish his precious son, but instead dealt with the pitiful stepmother, and for the sake of the family's reputation and his son's future, sent her to a villa in the suburbs of Chang'an..."

"The woman who did nothing wrong eventually died of depression and didn't enter the family genealogy..."

Chen Yan's speed of speech wasn't fast, but his pronunciation was exceptionally clear.

"Eldest brother, what are you talking about?"

"I don't understand..."

Chen Boqiao, for some reason, had cold sweat soaking his forehead, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said.

"Is that so?"

Chen Yan glanced at him, smiled indifferently, and continued: "No one knew that the stepmother's son witnessed all of that..."

"Later, that illegitimate son became the legitimate second son's pawn and lackey, at his beck and call, doing whatever he pointed at, and gradually gained his trust..."

"The illegitimate son was very patient, always waiting for an opportunity, a revenge opportunity that could be fatal in one blow!"

"Sure enough, heaven does not disappoint those who are patient, and he finally waited for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

"Poisoned the legitimate second brother who harmed his mother!"

"Younger brother, is this revenge story of mine exciting enough?"

As his voice fell.

The smile hooked at the corner of Chen Yan's mouth became increasingly playful.

And at the end of the same story, Chen Boqiao's face was no longer the confused ignorance, but a steady seriousness; he stared firmly at Chen Yan's eyes and asked in a low voice: "Eldest brother, how did you find out?"

"Why?"

Chen Yan took in Chen Boqiao's expression change, stood up, walked to his front, and asked with a smile: "Don't plan to continue playing dumb with me?"

"Haha!"

Chen Boqiao shook his head and laughed, then sighed and said: "Eldest brother has already told the story to this point..."

"What's the point of continuing to pretend?"

"Eldest brother can find out all this, and even found a scapegoat for me, so you must have no malice toward me, right?"

Actually, when Chen Boqiao heard about the legitimate second son getting drunk and molesting his stepmother, he had already roughly guessed.

The illegitimate son in the story was him, Chen Boqiao!

And the stepmother who died of depression was Chen Tongyuan's concubine, his pitiful mother...

For this legitimate eldest brother in front of him to be able to find out these things, Chen Boqiao was surprised but not that surprised.

The Mingjing Si wasn't a vegetarian...

And after confirming all this, Chen Boqiao wasn't panicked in his heart, but even calmed down.

After all, this legitimate eldest brother of his was covering for him and had found a scapegoat, so how could he harm his life?

"A smart boy indeed!"

Chen Yan nodded with satisfaction and laughed: "No wonder you could poison Chen Cijiu so smoothly!"

His words were full of praise.

Just this on-the-spot reaction showed that he was definitely not a mediocre person...

"Eldest brother praises me too much..." Chen Boqiao smiled bitterly, "No matter how smart I am, wasn't I seen through by you, Eldest brother?"

What's the use of being smart?

There is always a higher mountain.

The one in front of him was the unfathomable high mountain...

"With your talent, give you some more time, maybe you could have done it flawlessly, so that even I wouldn't have found clues so easily..." Chen Yan smiled indifferently and commented.

Full of appreciation.

This boy's only disadvantage was one and only one...

That was he was young!

Just lack of experience.

Able to endure, able to layout, having a brain—given time, he would definitely become a great talent.

After weighing it repeatedly, Chen Boqiao still asked Chen Yan the confusion in his heart: "Can Eldest brother enlighten me, where exactly did I leave a flaw that let you find me?"

He asked himself that he had reviewed and deduced the steps of poisoning Chen Cijiu countless times, and there should have been no omissions.

How was he locked onto so quickly?

Chen Yan smiled indifferently, put his hands behind his back, and without any intention of selling the punchline, lowered his eyes and said: "The wild rabbit skin left by Uncle Dong made me keep an eye on it..."

"Then he told me that Chen Cijiu liked to eat crab with persimmons in the past month, saying it tasted sweet and had a good texture!"

Chen Yan's entry point was that wild rabbit skin...

And the persimmons and crab helped him determine the direction!

"Oh?" Chen Boqiao's brows furrowed.

Chen Yan smiled indifferently and said: "Ancient books record that persimmons and pears cannot be eaten with crab!"

"Also recorded that rabbit meat cannot be eaten with mustard greens, as it causes severe illness!"

"Zhu Yi happened to search for mustard green foam in the mansion..."

"Chen Cijiu's true cause of death is clear!"

"Essentials of Drink and Food" records: Persimmons and pears cannot be eaten with crab.

Because persimmons contain a large amount of tannic acid, and crab meat is rich in protein; eating them together, tannic acid and protein combine to form substances that are difficult to digest, which may lead to symptoms such as abdominal pain.

Causing Chen Cijiu's body to gradually become weak...

And mustard greens have a certain irritation, rabbit meat is cold in nature, and eating them together may cause violent gastrointestinal reactions, even triggering severe illness.

Coincidentally, Chen Yan had done this kind of thing quite a bit when he was beside the big boss...

Therefore, when he saw wild rabbit skin, persimmons, and crab, it touched his sensitive nerves like a conditioned reflex.

He secretly let Zhu Yi go find if there were any mustard greens.

The result was as expected...

"Eldest brother is truly erudite!"

Chen Boqiao was convinced, as if thinking of something, and asked: "But how did you lock onto me?"

Chen Yan heard this, hooked a curve at the corner of his mouth, and said playfully: "Actually, this is even simpler, because..." ===== CHAPTER 153 =====