The Virtuous Wife

Chapter 54: The Duke's Wife

The next morning, Gu came to Jingyi's room. "Mother, is there something you need from your daughter so early?"

After sitting down, Gu frowned slightly, "Yesterday afternoon, I heard that the wife of Duke Dingguo was ill. I heard that she was seriously ill and couldn't get out of bed. I know you are good friends with Miss Xixi in his house, so I came to inform you. We will take some time to visit her later. You can also talk to Xixi!"

Jingyi was surprised and said, "During mother's birthday, wasn't the wife of Duke Dingguo still fine? How could she be so ill?"

Gu sighed, "Who can tell the truth about the things in this noble mansion? Duke Dingguo didn't like the principal wife and favored a concubine. This is a well-known fact in the capital! It's just that he didn't raise the concubine to a co-wife because of face. If this lady leaves, I'm afraid..." Gu shook her head slightly, with a look of regret on her face.

Jingyi listened for a moment. If the wife of Duke Dingguo was gone, then Xixi's life would be difficult in the future.

Jingyi's mind moved, and she stood in front of Gu and said earnestly: "Mother, when mother was seriously ill, Yiyi was very sad! Even now, every time I think about it, I am heartbroken! Mother, Yiyi doesn't want Sister Cui to suffer from the pain of missing mother like me!" After saying this, a layer of mist appeared in her eyes.

Gu gently pulled her hand, with a sad face: "The wife of Duke Dingguo is good. She also helped a lot at my birthday party. But life, old age, sickness and death cannot be forced! If the divine doctor He was here, it would be better. Mother could just go and beg him with a smirk! But now, I don't know where he is!"

"Mother, have you forgotten Brother Qingtian? He is my senior brother and has been with the master for five or six years. Although he is not as good as the master, he has also learned some true teachings!"

"How old is Qingtian? How can it be possible?"

"Mother, Brother Qingtian is three years older than me. He is just not tall! He has been running around with the master and knows a lot."

Gu was a little surprised, and then smiled and said: "Well, you should pack up quickly, and I will go to see how the gifts are prepared. Then call Qingtian and we will go together!"

Jingyi then turned her worries into joy. She sent Gu out, dressed up again, called Qingtian, and went to the Dingguogong Mansion with Gu.

The Dingguogong Mansion is a two-generation hereditary dukedom! In order to defend against the enemy in the northern border, the Cui family lost seven brothers and only one was left! The late emperor appreciated the loyalty and bravery of the Cui family! He conferred Cui Xixi's grandfather as the Dingguogong, and the title was inherited from generation to generation!

The old Dingguogong suffered countless injuries when he was young, so his health was sometimes good and sometimes bad, so he passed the title to his son Cui Xin in advance. Cui Xin is his eldest son and his only legitimate son. Cui Xin married Bai, the second legitimate daughter of the Huguogong, so Bai Miner called Cui Xixi her cousin. Bai is the younger sister of the current queen, which is why although Dingguogong does not like Bai, he dare not raise his concubine as a co-wife! Bai gave birth to three sons and one daughter for Dingguogong. It can be said that in this generation, Dingguogong's descendants have flourished again.

Jingyi sat in the carriage thinking about the concubine of Duke Dingguo, who had been favored for more than ten years! She could even compete with the queen's own sister. This was not something that an ordinary woman could do!

When they arrived at the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, Gu and his party were led into the inner courtyard. As soon as they entered the courtyard, they heard a sobbing sound.

After Gu was led in, she saw that the wife of the prince of the Duke Huguo's Mansion was also there, as well as two maids dressed in the palace. I think they were sent by the queen because she was worried. Gu glanced at Bai lying on the bed, and she was so thin that she was unrecognizable!

Gu took a handkerchief and wiped the corner of her eyes gently, "How can you be so sick after just a few days of not seeing you?"

Cui Xixi bowed and said with red eyes, "I don't know why, my mother fell ill a few days ago. No matter what she eats, she vomits as soon as she swallows it. It's even worse these two days. She can't even drink a mouthful of water." After that, she started to cry again.

Gu looked around and saw that there were only three people from the Dingguo Mansion in the room, and there was no sign of the Dingguo Duke and the concubine. She couldn't help but feel sorry for Bai! Such a husband is really ruthless to the extreme!

Jingyi stepped forward and pulled Cui Xixi and said, "Sister, don't cry. My mother and I have brought the apprentice of Dr. He. Let him see your mother."

When Cui Xixi heard that it was the apprentice of Dr. He, she stopped crying immediately, and her three brothers also came forward. Cui Xixi asked, "Where is he?"

Jingyi smiled and pulled out Qingtian, who was a few years older than herself but not very tall. Everyone saw that he was just a child, and couldn't help showing a little disappointment.

Cui Xixi said, "Aunt Queen also sent the imperial physician from the palace, but he couldn't diagnose what the disease was. Can he do it?"

Qingtian's eyes darkened when he heard it, and he turned his head to the side.

Jingyi smiled and said, "Sister, don't look at his young age. He has been with Doctor He for five or six years. He has learned a lot from the old doctor!"

"Oh? Then please ask this young master to try!" The wife of the prince of the Huguogong Mansion said anxiously.

Qingtian rolled his eyes at Jingyi, walked over awkwardly, and began to diagnose Bai's pulse.

Before Qingtian came out with the result, the old Duke came. The old Duke looked around and felt unhappy! His son was busy with official duties, why didn't the concubine come to take care of him? How could this be?

After Qingtian finished diagnosing the pulse, he looked at Jingyi with a strange look. Jingyi's heart sank: "What's wrong? Is it a bit tricky?"

Qingtian said nothing, and looked at Cui Xixi and her four siblings, "Your mother is not sick, she is poisoned!"

"What?"

Everyone was shocked!

The old Duke was the first to react, "Young Master, how did you know that my daughter-in-law was poisoned?"

"This lady was poisoned by a d**g called 'Mei Ren Xiao'. This poison is colorless and tasteless, the preparation method is extremely complicated, and the materials used are also extremely rare, so this poison rarely appears. After being poisoned, symptoms such as inability to eat and coma will appear. I also saw it once when I accompanied my master on a tour two years ago, so I know about it."

The old Duke's face was stern. The dignified Duke's wife was actually poisoned! And it was in her own mansion! This is simply horrifying!

Cui Xixi knelt in front of the old Duke with a 'thump': "Grandfather, please save my mother and make a decision for her!" As she said that, she was already crying.

Cui Xixi's three brothers also knelt in front of the old Duke.

"Good boy, get up quickly. Isn't there a disciple of Dr. He here? Your mother will be fine. I will never allow anyone to do evil in my Dingguo Mansion!" The old Duke clenched his fists, obviously he was extremely angry! If it weren't for the guests, he would have exploded on the spot!

"May I ask the young master, is there a way to detoxify?" The old Duke turned his head and asked.

Qingtian thought for a while and looked at Jingyi, "The master prepared a lot of antidotes at the beginning, so I kept a few on me." Qingtian looked at Jingyi and said.

Cui Xixi said excitedly: "Then please ask the young master to detoxify my mother quickly! Silver is not a problem!"

Qingtian didn't even look at her, just stared at Jingyi and asked: "You can ask me to save her, but you have to promise me one thing. This kind of antidote is even more troublesome to prepare. If it weren't for your friend, I wouldn't treat her!"

Jingyi listened and shook her head secretly. Qingtian's temper has always been weird. At the moment, saving people is still the most important thing. "Got it, you save people first. Let's talk about it when we get back! Anyway, I can't run away!"

Qingtian raised his eyebrows, "Then I'll take it as your agreement." After that, he took out a small bottle from his arms, poured out a gray pill and put it into Bai's mouth.

"Let her hold this medicine like this, and feed her water after half an hour. After waking up, she can only eat porridge within three days, and nothing else! After three days, she can be like usual."

Cui Xixi had tears in her eyes, and bowed and said, "Thank you for saving my life, young master!"

Qingtian waved his hand, "Thank Yiyi if you want to thank her. If it weren't for her face, I wouldn't bother to do it!"

Jingyi hurriedly took her hand and said, "Sister Cui, you should take good care of your aunt! My mother and I will leave first."

Cui Xixi nodded. At the moment, Jingyi and the others were indeed not suitable to stay in the Dingguo Mansion.

The old Duke stood up and ordered: "You two brothers, send them off. Then have someone prepare Xie Yi and send him to the Pingnan Marquis's Mansion!"

As soon as they left, the old Duke was so angry that veins popped out on his forehead! He ordered the housekeeper to guard the door of the mansion strictly. He summoned everyone in the mansion to the front yard, and then ordered people to conduct a thorough investigation of the front yard and back house!

Jingyi got on the carriage, and Gu said lightly: "It seems that the Dingguo Mansion is going to change!"

Jingyi nodded, "Mother, who do you think wants to harm her?"

Gu shook her head, "Who can say for sure? Maybe it's that concubine, maybe it's that concubine's son, maybe," Gu swallowed the last few words, but Jingyi knew that what Gu wanted to say was probably the three words Dingguogong.

After returning to the mansion, Qingtian grabbed Jingyi and said, "We haven't talked about our business yet."

Jingyi smiled and said, "I know. We can't talk here, right? Let's go to the pavilion in front!"

"Tell me, what do you want me to promise you?" Jingyi asked Qingtian as soon as she sat down.

Qingtian's face suddenly turned red, and his voice was as soft as a mosquito: "You, you must take me with you wherever you go in the future. Master told me to protect you."

"Protect me? There are so many guards? Besides, I rarely go out of the mansion."

"You just came back and you forgot about the wife of Duke Dingguo?" Qingtian reminded coldly.