Dong Shen was also thinking the same thing, he wanted to lure the culprit out and then let them make a mistake, enough for them to catch him or her red handed.
"Hmm, if you don't mind I have a solution." Qin Xu slyly said.
Dong Shen looked at the sly glint in the little fox's eye and knew her scheming brain might have found a new idea of entertainment.' and sure enough the next thing Qin Xu said made Luo Beichen excited and pained at the same time and Dong Shen have to reevaluate her scheming Trecheous black bellied mind.
She scooted closer to the middle of the table while both man leaned forward towards the table with a curious look on their face, when they were within whispering range, Qin Xu told them her incredible plan of how they can even transfer Aunt Cai to another place for treatment without raising any suspicion and how they can lure the snake out without startling the grass, the whole time as she was engrossed in recounting her amazing plan she failed to notice the look of incredible unbelievableness on Dong Shen and Luo Beichen.
Dong Shen found out that he really cannot fit this fox like women in a single frame, everytime he thought this might be the end to her shameless and scheming self she somehow made him amazed again with new schemes, really was she really a fox in her past life, he was glad that she wasn't a man otherwise she would have given them the men a hard time with her little tricks and schemes. '
"Sister in Law, flooding the Luo Manor you are just incredible, I knew from the moment I saw you that we might become great partners in crime and see wasn't I right. Sister in law you have my respect you will be my sister in law forever and ever. " Luo Beichen spoke with shining sparkling eyes as he looked at his gem like sister in law although flooding his own house was far fetched but yes it killed three birds with one stone and as for his old man he won't find out.
If old master Luo knew that his own son was devising the plan to submerge his Luo Manor he would have vomited a mouth full of black blood.
Dong Shen looked at them and finally realized, that these two were just troubles and one of them was still his own, Dong Shen felt a headache coming on, but he still let them formulate the plan.
"So it's done, the West side of Luo Manor has a huge artificial lake, whose edges have gotten old and needs to be maintained, it will suddenly break due to not being able to hold the water and then boom suddenly the Luo manor would have water. Until the guards come to salvage the situation we will lead enough water in to submerge the courtyards in the outer region of Luo Manor as my father resides in the main courtyard the storage and his valuables wouldn't be affected and the kitchen is built on a higher platform so it should also be safe.
When the water reach the first courtyard I will shift my mother to my fathers Shijing hall. Then slowly the water will submerge the other courtyards however not enough to kill anyone."
"Yes yes make sure no one drowns. "
"There is one more thing. " Dong Shen spoke suddenly the two unanimously looked at his direction and asked together, "What? "
"You don't have to flood the entire Luo Manor just enough to flood concubine Wang's, isn't she very near the artificial lake because she admires it's beauty, quixu Pavillion where she lives is near the lake, that way you won't drown anyone accidentally and the lake water can be fixed easily. "
"You mean brother do you suspect Councuhine wang? " Luo Beichen asked.
"She is the only one with a motive to get rid of Aunt Cai in this entire manor at first place so it's better to aim at the root of the problem instead of the whole tree. "
"But mother trusts her the most she can't be the one right? Remember when mother wanted to make her the second wife of father and she vehemently denied saying she doesn't want to share her sisters husband. * Luo Beichen thought it was hard to believe that Concubine Wang can harm his mother.
"The people you trust most and more easily are more likely to stab you in the back, Luo Beichen haven't you learned all the war tactics how can you be so ignorant. " Rebuked Dong Shen.
"Brother Shen by that logic will you also stab me in the back afterall i trust you the most. " Spoke Luo Beichen in an aggrieved tone.
"No." Before Luo Beichen can rejoice Dong Shen poured cold water on his happiness, "I don't need to stab you in the back with your skills even if I stab you from the front you won't know. " He spoke with disdain palpable in his voice.
Qin Xu thought what Dong Shen said made sense, "brother Beichen lets do it as His Highness says, anyways we won't hurt anyone with this plan, chances of sudden mishaps are less and we need just about enough water to make quixu Pavillion submerged halfway and then ask your mens to fix the lake.
"So when are we doing this, after four days it will be Matriarch Mu's birthday celebration even father will go to the banquet it's perfect to accidentally break the wall of the lake. " Said Luo Beichen
"Do it yourself, we are going out of the Capital City to do some work, when we come back you better catch the culprit and also find the herbs for treating Aunt Cai. " Spoke Dong Shen and stood up to leave.
"Don't worry they won't go out so early to buy the drug, they will first have to clear the mess your will create then think of other things. "
Luo Beichen was reluctant that Dong Shen could not participate in his flooding plan but he knew that finding herbs to treat Dong Shen's poison was also very important.
"Then you must come early so as not to miss the show. " Said Luo Beichen.
"Don't worry Brother in Law I am here I will watch the show...I mean help you with our plan until the very end. " Said Qin Xu happily while patting her chest, such good show how can she miss, infact she will plan early bring lots of melon seeds and sit on a high wall in Marquis Luo Manor to watch the flooding, ahhh she can't wait she was so excited, but the next second a cruel man doused cold water on her happy mood.
"And you Qin Xu are accompanying me on this trip, prepare early. " Said Dong Shen looking at the little fox who was practically dancing with anticipation to see the Luo Manor flood.
If old master Luo knew that people were even planning to make a show out if his misery he had no idea what he will do, his own son colluding with outsiders to make a spectacle out if his residence truly unimaginable.
"But didn't I list you the items and even gave you the exact geographical location as to where to find them. " Said Qin Xu in an aggrieved tone.
"I won't allow any mistake and I won't take no for an answer now let's go. " With that Dong Shen turned around and left.
Qin Xu looked at Luo Beichen with a pitiful expression as if saying, 'sorry brother next time we will definitely watch it together. '
Although Luo Beichen also felt that it was a pity but he knew once Dong Shen gave an order it was pretty much set in stone hence he reluctantly said good bye to Qin Xu and then went back to order his trusted man to first follow his mother's maid and see if they tampered with her food box.
The results were pretty much as he had expected someone really changed the food box, hence he asked his man to make another lunch box for his mother with same dishes and change the adultered one with it.