The Virtuous Wife

Chapter 78

After Jingyi finished speaking, Liu leaned back and fainted.

Gu quickly found someone to help her to the side hall on the other side to rest for a while.

Gu Yan glanced at his father on the bed, then turned around and asked, "Yiyi, can you tell how long my father has been poisoned?"

"Just now, Master checked his joints, and only the distal joints of his two hands showed a little stiffness. I think he was poisoned an hour ago."

"An hour ago? My father had just arrived at the military camp. It is also possible that he was poisoned in the mansion?"

Jingyi nodded, "Uncle has been practicing martial arts for many years, and it is also possible that after being poisoned, the onset of the poison is delayed compared to ordinary people."

Gu Yan nodded, "Yiyi, do you mean that Doctor He must prepare an antidote within seven days?"

Jingyi nodded, "There are only two ways to save my uncle. One is to wait for Master to prepare the antidote; the other is to conduct a secret investigation to see if the person who poisoned him can be found. Maybe the person who poisoned him has an antidote."

Gu Yan nodded, "I have ordered my second and third brothers to stay in the military camp, accompanied by one of my father's lieutenants, to conduct a secret investigation. I have told them to pay close attention to the people who have come into contact with my father today, and also to collect all the things that my father has come into contact with."

Jingyi shook her head, "I'm afraid it's useless."

"Why?" Gu asked. She settled Liu down, and as soon as she entered the side hall, she heard the conversation between the cousins. "Yiyi, your cousin's approach is very thorough, why is it still useless?"

"Mother, since the person who poisoned uncle can 'freeze' uncle without anyone noticing, he can also destroy the evidence without anyone noticing. Moreover, since he can 'freeze' uncle, he can also give him arsenic and arsenic. But why didn't the other party do it?"

Gu Yan thought for a moment and said, "Are you saying that they want to use my father's poisoning to achieve some purpose?"

"Yes! This shows that they don't want my uncle to die. Maybe it's because if my uncle dies, it will not benefit them. If he is 'frozen', we will definitely try our best to find an antidote for my uncle. In this way, the other party can make conditions with us. This is one thing; secondly, maybe someone wants to take advantage of the days when my uncle can't go to court or go to the military camp to make some big moves."

"That makes sense. But my father has always been fair and just, and has never done anything against the Great Abyss or the Emperor! So what did the person who poisoned him want?"

Jingyi's eyes lit up when she heard this, "My eldest cousin is right! My uncle is upright and never does anything against his conscience. So this person must be forcing my uncle to do something that violates my uncle's principles!"

Gu Yan slapped his forehead, "That's right! In this way, there are some clues to the matter. Aunt, please tell my uncle after you go back to pay close attention to any unusual movements in the court and the Ministry of War in the next few days. Next, we have to think carefully about what my father has not agreed to recently, or what he has hindered others in. "

Sure enough, in the afternoon, Gu Wen's other two sons, Gu Zhong and Gu Quan, came back dejected.

Jingyi knew from their expressions that they would definitely get nothing.

Gu Yu had been awakened a long time ago and was guarding Liu in another side hall. Jingyi told Su Yan some ways to relieve joint stiffness, and returned to the Hou Mansion in the evening.

As soon as she entered the Hou Mansion, Gu went to the outer study to discuss with Su Wei.

Jingyi went to Su Qing's yard, "Brother, are the herbs ready?"

Su Qing nodded, "All ready, Qingtian is helping Doctor He to prepare the antidote. Doctor He said it would take at least two days to prepare it."

Jingyi nodded and said, "This antidote is indeed very complicated to prepare, and it can be prepared in two days, which is very fast."

Su Qing glanced at Jingyi who was a little tired and said, "You are tired too, right? Rest early."

Jingyi shook her head and asked, "Brother, what do you think of today's incident?"

Su Qing pondered for a moment and said, "In my opinion, this matter is most likely done by Yang Shuo?"

Jingyi raised her eyebrows, "Oh? Why?"

"Yang Shuo is the General of Zhenxi, but in recent years, although the emperor has often praised and rewarded him, he has no intention of using him to serve the country. In fact, it is a promotion in name only and a demotion in reality! On the other hand, my uncle has been smooth sailing in recent years, and this year he has made great contributions in suppressing the rebellion in the west! Yang Shuo is very likely jealous, so he asked someone to secretly kill him." Jingyi thought for a long time after hearing this, and then said: "But if he just can't stand my uncle being more glorious than him, he can just order someone to poison him with a deadly poison like Hedinghong, so that my uncle will die on the spot. Wouldn't it be easier? Then Yang Shuo will have one less opponent. The emperor has lost a general, so he will naturally think of using Yang Shuo!" Su Qing shook his head: "Yang Shuo is not that stupid! If my uncle really died of poisoning, I am afraid that the emperor will be furious and will conduct a thorough investigation! Then he might be found to be the cause. Besides, even if my uncle is really dead, there are still those deputy generals who have followed my uncle for many years. Which one of them is not a veteran and has made great achievements? The 100,000-man army will still not be in his hands." Jingyi nodded thoughtfully. "Brother, mother went to the outer study to discuss with father. I think father will most likely call you over later."

"I told father everything as soon as I got home. Father spent the whole afternoon in the outer study with the old man and several confidants discussing how to deal with this matter."

Jingyi was shocked: "Did father want to report this to the emperor?"

Su Qing shook his head: "I don't know. When I came out of the outer study, father had not yet made a decision."

Jingyi pursed her lips, with some worry between her eyebrows: "Brother, who do you think is the person behind this? There is such a domineering poison. Fortunately, the master is here, otherwise?"

"Okay, don't think about it. Go back and rest first. You have to accompany mother to the general's mansion tomorrow." Su Qing advised.

Jingyi nodded. Uncle had such a big thing, so mother naturally had to go to guard it.

Jingyi returned to the house absent-mindedly, staring at a pot of autumn chrysanthemums in the house alone.

I don't know how long it took, but Jingyi's brows relaxed a little. She turned around and walked to the table, picked up a pen and wrote and drew on the paper. I don't know how long it took, and she threw the waste paper all over the floor before putting the pen on the pen holder.

Jingyi shook her head for a while, sighed lightly, and then relaxed her brows again, as if she had an epiphany! But in less than a moment, she shook her head again. This repeated until late at night, when Jingyi lay on the bed and slept in her clothes.

Zhenxi General's Mansion

After Yang Qian finished bathing, she sent everyone away and sat in front of the dressing table, gently combing her black and shiny long hair. Her eyebrows were furrowed, and her pair of big eyes, which were originally very charming, were now filled with deep sorrow. Her small mouth was tightly closed. Because she had just finished bathing, her face had already been made up, but in this soft candlelight, she looked very soft and beautiful. The loose robe was casually wrapped around her slender but exquisite curves, which was even more charming!