The Virtuous Wife

Chapter 77

Jingyi and Gu Yu sat in the pavilion for a while. Seeing that Gu Yu looked very bad, she said, "Cousin, we have been chatting for a while. I am a little tired. Let's go to your room and lie down for a while."

"Okay." After Gu Yu finished speaking, she got up and led Jingyi to her own room.

The two of them lay side by side on the bed, whispering. In less than a quarter of an hour, Gu Yu fell asleep. Jingyi looked at the obvious blue under her eyes and couldn't help but feel a little angry again. Yesterday's incident was really too easy for the eldest prince. I must deal with him when I have time.

It turned out that after the two of them left Jingyang Palace yesterday, they rested for a while and saw Cui Xixi. She was leading several maids from the Queen's Palace to come. Seeing that the two of them were fine, she took them to Yilan Palace.

The Queen had already thought about the matter clearly. She wanted to make the eldest prince lose face in front of everyone, but she didn't expect that the eldest prince woke up in the middle and happened to meet Yang Qi who came to Jingyang Palace to find him. The eldest prince had already felt something was wrong at the time, and he left in a hurry without explaining. Later, the queen sent someone to give the maid an aphrodisiac and sent her to Jingyang Palace. By mistake, Yang Qi and the maid did something beyond the rules.

Jingyi looked at Gu Yu who was sleeping soundly. She was really a little beauty! Her skin was as white as cream, and her face was rosy. Her eyes were full of infinite charm. She was only thirteen years old, but she was already very pretty. In addition, with her background, it was no wonder that the eldest prince was so anxious!

Jingyi looked at her for a while and felt a little tired. After talking with Yuan Xi for two consecutive nights, she lay down, facing the inside, and closed her eyes. After a while, she fell asleep.

At almost noon, Liu asked someone to prepare lunch and asked someone to invite Gu Yu and Jingyi.

After a while, the servants came to report that the two of them had fallen asleep in Gu Yu's boudoir, and they were sleeping soundly.

Liu and Gu looked at each other, and Liu said to the servants, "Let's have the feast later. Let someone wait in Yu'er's yard, and when they wake up, let them come to eat." After that, she waved to the servants.

Suddenly, only Liu and Gu were left in the hall.

Liu said with a worried look on her face: "I'm afraid that what happened yesterday scared the two children. They must not have slept well last night."

Gu nodded: "Yes. Not to mention them, we are also very upset. Fortunately, they are fine. If the person inside yesterday was really, it would be too late for us to cry now."

"Yes, I'm afraid that Concubine De has not given up yet and is thinking about marrying Yu'er. But she didn't think that such a despicable method would only make people more disgusted!"

"Sister-in-law is right. Now it's Yu'er. Fortunately, sister-in-law arranged a marriage for her early. In another two years, after getting married, she will be at ease. To be honest with sister-in-law, I am now thinking about quickly betrothing Yiyi out, and then locking her in the yard, and she can't go anywhere. In order to avoid being like Yu'er, making people worry and afraid."

Liu sighed: "Who said it wasn't. But our husbands are ministers after all, and we can't help but consider them."

Gu looked worried, "I'm afraid this matter is not over yet. Concubine De is cunning and sinister by nature. How many concubines died in her hands?"

Liu nodded, "But she is Concubine De, and she has the support of the Zhenxi General's Mansion. What can we do? We can only be careful at all times and guard against everything."

"Sister-in-law, there is another way, but I don't know if it will work?"

"Oh? What method? Now as long as there is a way to protect Yu'er, I will go through the knife mountain!" Liu said earnestly.

"The only way now is to ask the prince of Duke Ying to get married in advance."

Liu was stunned, "This is probably not appropriate. After all, Yu'er is not yet a college student. Besides, Prince Yang is studying hard now, and it is not the time to get married."

Gu frowned when she heard this, and could not think of any other way.

Liu was still in a state of fear when she thought of what happened yesterday. After a moment, she said softly, "If we take the initiative to ask the matchmaker, I'm afraid that Madam Yang will be suspicious and think that Yu'er has some illness? Or think that she has done something immoral."

Gu nodded and said, "Sister-in-law is right. Now we can only take it one step at a time. Let Yu'er go out as little as possible. Even if she has to go, it's better to send more people to follow her."

Liu nodded, "Sister, I heard Yu'er say last night that it was thanks to Miss Cui and Yiyi. As for Yiyi, I won't say anything else. As for Miss Cui, shouldn't we express our gratitude?"

Gu thought for a moment and said, "For this matter, let the two children thank us privately. If we come forward, I'm afraid it will drag down Miss Cui."

Liu thought about it and it was indeed the case. If they went to thank them in a big way. I'm afraid that Concubine De will blame Cui Xixi for this. If she targets Cui Xixi again, it will be their fault.

"Sister-in-law, the princes are fighting so fiercely before they reach the age of 20. I'm afraid that our lives will not be easy in the future. Sister-in-law should make plans early."

Liu nodded, "I understand what my sister means. Your brother is also a brother-in-law. No one is far away, and no one is close."

"We don't understand men's affairs, but we can't cause trouble for our husbands, right? Sister-in-law, I'd better ask my brother to find a few skilled girls and women around him."

Liu nodded. The two talked for a while, but the two sisters didn't come, so they went to Gu Yu's yard together.

Jingyi had woken up at this time, slowly got up from the bed, and went to the bathroom quietly. After returning, she saw that Gu Yu was still sleeping soundly and couldn't bear to disturb her.

Quietly went to the outer room. Just arrived at the outer room. Then she saw Liu and Gu entering the yard.

Jingyi hurriedly went to greet them, "Mother, aunt. My cousin is still asleep, don't bother her."

Liu looked inside and asked, "Yiyi, did your cousin not sleep well last night?"

Jingyi nodded, "My cousin is scared. Aunt, make some tranquilizers for my cousin later."

Liu nodded. Just as she was about to ask again, she heard a maid rushing in to report that Gu Wen was carried back by Su Qing and the eldest son.

When Liu heard this, her face suddenly changed and she hurried to the hall. Gu and Jingyi also went to the hall together.

In the hall, Gu Wen was placed on a low couch in the side hall, lying flat, his face was blue and his lips were dark purple.

When Liu came closer, she was so anxious that she burst into tears. With a mouthful, he asked, "What happened? He went out for no reason, how could this happen?"

Su Qing bowed and said, "Aunt, when I arrived at the military camp, my uncle was practicing martial arts with my eldest cousin, and suddenly he fell to the ground and couldn't get up, and then this happened. We asked the military doctor to see him, and the military doctor said it seemed like he was poisoned. But he couldn't find out what the poison was. I thought that Doctor He was living in Hou Mansion, so I asked someone to invite him, and he should be here soon."

"Poisoned?" Gu said with a puzzled look on his face, "How could he be poisoned for no reason in the military camp?"

Su Qing was stunned, and Gu Wen's eldest son Gu Yan was also shocked! Yes, after his father left the mansion, he went directly to the military camp and didn't go anywhere else. What about this poison?

Gu Wen immediately said to the housekeeper, "Close the door tightly, and no one will be seen except Doctor He from Hou Mansion! And no one is allowed to go out! Those who disobey the order will be beaten to death!"

The housekeeper got the order and hurried to give the order.

As soon as the housekeeper left the hall, He Daozi arrived. As soon as he entered the hall, he went straight to Gu Wen who was lying on the couch.

Everyone watched He Daozi feel Gu Wen's pulse quietly, not daring to make a sound.

After a while, He Daozi finished feeling Gu Wen's pulse, then lifted Gu Wen's eyelids and looked at him, and then repeatedly looked at his fingers and joints. "General Gu is indeed poisoned!"

Gu said anxiously: "Doctor He, do you know what kind of poison he was poisoned by?"

He Daozi's face was a little solemn and said: "It's 'frozen'!"

"Frozen?" Jingyi exclaimed: "Master, are you sure?"

He Daozi nodded, "Girl! This poison has disappeared for nearly ten years. I have also seen it twice many years ago. It seems that the person who poisoned him has ulterior motives!"

Jingyi said in a deep voice: "Master, you can't detoxify him either?"

He Daozi pondered for a moment and said: "Let me try. The antidote for this poison is very complicated to prepare. I dare not guarantee it, I can only say that I will do my best."

Jingyi nodded, "Brother, you can send Master back to the mansion in person. It's just right to see what medicinal materials Master needs, so go to our pharmacy to get them first."

Su Qing nodded and said to He Daozi: "Doctor He, please go."

He Daozi stood up and said goodbye, and followed Su Qing out of the general's mansion in a hurry, heading straight for the Ping'an Hall of the Su family.

In the Weiyuan general's mansion, everyone was in a gloomy mood at this time.

Gu was the first to ask: "Yiyi, what is this 'frozen'?"

Jingyi glanced at Liu, then at her uncle lying on the bed, and said softly: "This 'frozen' is an extremely overbearing poison. After being poisoned by this poison, the face will turn blue and the lips will turn dark purple at the beginning, and the whole person will be unconscious. And then."

Jingyi paused here, and looked at her uncle on the bed again, with a look of pity, tears in her eyes, obviously suffering from inner torment. But she still said: "Afterwards, the poisoned person will begin to have their joints slowly stiffen, starting from the fingers and toes, and gradually spreading to the whole body along the elbows and knees. After seven days, the whole body will become stiff, like a dead body in the ice and snow. Therefore, this poison is named 'frozen'!"