After the empress transmigrated, she became the judge of the entertainment industry.

Chapter 562: Flattery

"You're just trying to make yourself look good."

Lu Wangshen refused to admit that he knew there was something wrong with the drink and continued to ask, "So what did she say?"

"She said if it was the eighth concubine, then the case would be too simple."

Lu Mingye picked up the drink and was about to drink it when he paused. He glanced at the drink and then at Lu Wangshen.

"Don't look at me, I'm not some kind of testing equipment... The drinks should be fine now. If you don't believe me, you can take out the simple test strips again."

After Lu Wangshen finished speaking, Lu Mingye shook his head instead.

Since the Lu family had experienced numerous poisoning incidents many years ago, they must have prepared basic testing supplies, but these only covered the more common toxins.

However, the results from yesterday's search were not very common.

That's why they didn't take out the test strips yesterday, and they don't plan to take them out today either.

This test is now practically useless, because anyone who knows anything about the Lu family would know about the history of the poisoning, and only someone who knows them would do such a thing.

If they've gone this far as to poison someone, they would have failed in the first round if they didn't know enough about the situation.

Therefore, there's no need to go through all that trouble, and Lu Mingye also believes that no one will dare to defy the rules, so the beverages should be safe now.

He drank the beverage, and sure enough, nothing happened.

It's impossible for someone to refuse to drink water or eat anything after being poisoned...

Although Lu Wangshen performed it this way, he actually started eating normally that night.

Lu Mingye had no idea what was going on with him now, why he suddenly started acting like a frightened innocent child, and even posted on Weibo to cry.

It wasn't exactly a tearful complaint. Judging from his Weibo style, he would have casually commented on the near-poisoning incident and left it to netizens to interpret.

But even though it was described in a lighthearted way, there were still key points. First, someone was indeed poisoned, which is undeniable, and there was a police report to support this claim. Second, he was frightened.

...Because of the inexplicable hype he had with Cheng Yanye before, Lu Wangshen's Weibo has been receiving a lot of attention recently, and he has only posted these two posts.

As expected, netizens unleashed their imaginations again, starting to analyze whether it was Ye Wanyin's conspiracy, and so on...

Ye Wanyin was probably frantic with worry, but she still feigned concern for her "younger brother" on Weibo.

This analysis is just one of them. The reason why Ye Wanyin was not spared even while filming is that everyone knows it was a staff member who poisoned her.

Netizens share the same opinion as everyone else: how could staff members intentionally poison someone? There must be a much bigger conspiracy involved.

Lu Mingye was not mentioned in this incident.

This was the result of their discussion.

Firstly, although the poison was intended for Lu Mingye, it was Lu Wangshen who almost drank it; secondly...

This also serves to confuse the real culprit.

For example, what if the real culprit sees the report, thinks the person they hired had the wrong person, and then tries to request a refund...?

This term sounds like something used in online shopping, but that's actually what it means.

Then they would have clues to follow.

However, this action actually caused further turmoil within the Lu family.

Or rather, the shockwaves were already felt yesterday when Lu Mingye reprimanded everyone, and now it's just that the aftershocks are still lingering.

Because if they had used the same methods before, they would have definitely caught the person and tortured them severely, anyway...

This habit has a long history, and it must be said that it greatly improves efficiency.

Of course, this is their perspective, and the grievances and innocent people involved will be ignored.

The large underground space of the Lu family was also used for this purpose. In fact, not to mention that Lu Wangshen and Lu Mingye both went down to use it on the day of Ye Wanyin's wedding.

So other people couldn't understand it at all and thought Lu Wangshen must be crazy.

Has he really become a model citizen who calls the police for everything in just a few days?

But then again, Lu Wangshen was originally insane...

He seems to have simply found a new way to play the game and is now happily playing the innocent victim.

This was also the third purpose of Lu Wangshen's performance: to deceive the Lu family's internal perception.

Of course, the pressure still fell on Lu Mingye...

The details of Lu Wangshen's poisoning in his yard are something netizens might not delve into, and the police might not specifically mention it, because to outsiders, this is all part of the Lu family's household...

It's a different story for people within the Lu family. Some suspect that Lu Wangshen or Lu Mingye orchestrated the whole thing, while others even suspect that the two of them conspired to frame someone else.

The fact that Lu Wangshen appeared at Lu Mingye's place so late at night was suspicious enough!

Even if there was no poisoning, it's still very suspicious!

Some people were even relieved that someone had poisoned them, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to discover Lu Wangshen and Lu Mingye's secret affair!

Although the idiom may be incorrect, the meaning is correct...

Anyone who saw Lu Wangshen perform in front of the police would have nightmares for at least three days afterward.

Especially today, he still seemed frightened, refusing to eat and refusing to leave Lu Mingye's place...

If you're really frightened, shouldn't you leave the dangerous place immediately?

Therefore, Lu Mingye, while out and about, received many meaningful glances...

He appeared unmoved, seemingly unaffected as he handled matters, but in reality...

I really want to beat Lu Wangshen up.

Although he understands the reasoning, why is it that in the end he is the one who has to bear all the consequences?

"It's not surprising that she said that."

Especially since Lu Wangshen is still calmly continuing his analysis, the more you watch, the more irritating he becomes...

"But I thought of a problem, and she may also have a misconception, which is... that she is overcomplicating things."

"Isn't it better to think things through more thoroughly? What do you mean by 'too complicated'?"

Lu Mingye asked in surprise.

Speaking of which, isn't it you, Lu Wangshen, who loves to complicate things or overthink things the most?

"Let me put it simply, you should know that this world is actually quite a makeshift operation..."

Lu Mingye nodded.

This wasn't Lu Wangshen fabricating or talking nonsense. At least, when he saw many news stories, his reaction was often, "How could this be?!" "Why is this happening?" "How did things develop so absurdly to this point..."

So even if the maid said it was simply because she didn't like him, it's not entirely unbelievable. After all, it's not impossible for someone to suddenly go insane.

If the person behind this is the Eighth Concubine, then the situation is actually more complicated than that.

But even this was considered simple in Ye Sanqing's eyes...