The Virtuous Wife

Chapter 9: Double Poisonous Scheme

The old man took Gu's pulse and stroked his beard with his hand, saying slowly: "Madam is fine, I think she is just a little weak, I will prescribe some warming medicine for you." After that, he picked up the pen and wrote a long list of medicine names on the table in the outer room.

Jingyi told the servants to invite her second brother over.

Nanny He gave Jingyi the prescription written by the old man, and Jingyi looked at it and showed some disappointment on her face.

"Grandpa, the prescription you prescribed is the same as the previous doctors', there is nothing wrong with it, but mother has been taking this kind of medicine for several months, why is it still not getting better?"

The old man's eyes also flashed with doubts. After thinking for a moment, he said: "Can you show me the medicine that Gu has boiled?" Since the old man entered the manor and saw some decorations in the backyard and the clothes of the maids and women, he knew that this was definitely not an ordinary civilian manor, but an official manor. In some mansions, the women in the backyard often use some shameful means to win favor. At this time, the old man asked to see the medicine juice, thinking of this.

Soon, Nanny He went to the kitchen to bring the freshly boiled medicine. The old man took the medicine bowl, smelled it, dipped a little with his hand, put it on the tip of his tongue, and tasted it.

Jingyi and Nanny He looked at the old man anxiously, waiting for the old man to see if he could see something.

After a while, the old man shook his head and said, "Little girl, do you think this prescription is the same as the one I prescribed?"

"Yes, the prescription is here. If you don't believe it, you can take a look!" Jingyi said, and motioned Nanny He to take out the prescription in the inner room and hand it to the old man.

After reading it, the old man frowned and said, "Little girl, this prescription is correct, but this medicine is wrong. This prescription is a warming medicine, but the decoction is a cooling medicine, which is prescribed for people with rising internal heat. If ordinary people take this medicine for a long time, I'm afraid they will gradually be unable to get out of bed."

Jingyi and Nanny He were shocked. Jingyi glanced at the inner room and asked gloomily, "Grandpa, what if my mother takes this medicine for a long time?"

"Madam is already weak, and if she takes this medicine for a long time, I'm afraid she will be bedridden for many years. In less than two years, she will die."

After hearing this, Jingyi took a half step back and was supported by Nanny He. "Who wants to harm my mother? This person is really cruel." He Ma's eyes kept rolling in her sockets after hearing this, and she said in a trembling voice: "Miss, Miss, don't get confused, you must calm down first." Jingyi pondered for a moment, shook her head and said: "Grandpa, my mother hasn't drunk this medicine for several days, why does she still cough slightly? Sometimes, she even feels cold at night?" "Little girl, according to what you said, your mother must have taken this medicine for several months. How can she recover in a short time?" Jingyi nodded. The old man was right. It seems that her mother is really sick, but not that serious. Moreover, her mother has not been treating the disease, but taking medicine to damage her body. Jingyi became more and more confused. Her mother is the legitimate daughter of the mighty general's mansion. In the Hou Mansion, there is only one concubine, Bai. Bai, it's okay to make a small fight, but where does she get the courage and power to persecute her mother to this extent? If it was the old lady, she should not have such thoughts for the sake of her father's future.

While Jingyi was thinking, Su Ming entered the room.

Jingyi told Su Ming everything, and Su Ming was also surprised. After a while, his face changed from surprise to anger: "Huh! It must be Bai. Who else would be so thoughtful? She must be coveting the position of mother's mistress, so she would come up with such a despicable means to harm mother."

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Gu came out from the inner room, and her confidant, Liu Ma, supported her.

After Gu sat down, she said solemnly: "Ming'er, don't talk nonsense."

Jingyi said calmly: "Second brother, mother is right. This matter was not done by Bai. At most, she is just an accomplice."

After the words fell, everyone looked at her. In addition to surprise, Gu's face also showed admiration, while Su Ming looked puzzled.

The old man chuckled and said, "What a clever girl! You are really insightful! Not bad, not bad!"

The little boy next to the old man snorted and turned his face away.

Gu asked, "Yiyi, tell me why you are so sure?"

Jingyi chuckled, "Mother, you have been taking this medicine for several months. He was able to bribe the people who take care of you, the people in the kitchen, the people who buy medicine, and even the clerks in the medicine shop. If this person didn't know everything about mother and Hou Mansion, how could he have done it so easily? Moreover, he was able to bribe so many people, which shows that this person is very scheming, and his network of contacts in Hou Mansion is also very wide. That Bai doesn't have this ability!"

Gu nodded solemnly, and Su Ming looked at Jingyi and Gu as if he had realized something: "You mean that this person has a very high status in Hou Mansion. In addition to grandfather and father, only grandmother and mother have the most respected status in Hou Mansion. Are you suspicious?"

Su Ming wisely didn't say it out loud, and Jingyi smiled and nodded at him, while Gu's eyes flashed with a gleam of light and disappeared.

At this time, Haitang's voice came from outside: "Madam is talking with the second young master and the young lady in the room, please wait for a moment."

Gu's face was calm and she said: "Let them in."

Haitang lifted the curtain. It turned out that another servant Qin Ma and her group beside Gu had brought lunch. Qin Ma smiled and said: "Madam, lunch is ready. You are not in good health, so you should eat it early, don't wait until it gets cold."

Gu ignored her and turned to Madam He and said: "Madam He, go to the kitchen and ask them to make more and send it to the second young master's room in the front yard later."

Madam He nodded and went out, knowing that this was the madam's intention to keep the old man and the little boy here for dinner.

The old man stood up and wanted to go out with Su Ming. When he walked to the table, the old man stopped and turned to look at the dishes on the table. After a moment, he looked at Gu and Jingyi again.

Gu obviously knew that the old man had discovered something, but Jingyi looked at Nanny Qin, and saw a flash of panic on Nanny Qin's face, and then she returned to normal after a moment.

Jingyi smiled innocently: "Grandpa, is there anything wrong with this dish?"

The old man looked at Gu: "Madam, do you like to eat chicken and celery?"

Gu nodded in confusion, "But what's wrong with it?"

Jingyi noticed again that Nanny Qin's hands were clenched into fists, and there were sweat stains on her head, as if she was trying her best to endure something.

I only heard the old man say word by word: "Eating celery and chicken together will hurt your vitality. And for Madam, who is already weak, it is like adding insult to injury!"