Chapter 12: Birds of a feather
  Mr. Xu wanted money, but his son's life was obviously more important than money.
  He didn't dare to talk nonsense, and after Shen Zhuoxi unlocked his acupuncture points, he hurried to Bihe Garden to report.
  After communicating in advance, Nanny Hua said matter-of-factly: "What's wrong with the second young lady? Did you hear that the Grand Master was ill and wanted to make a fuss, so you pretended to be ill?"
  Mr. Xu was hunched over, not daring to raise his head, and said in a low voice: "The second lady is really sick. She has constant diarrhea and feels quite weak. She probably took laxatives by mistake or something."
  Aunt Hua's eyes widened - it was already agreed upon, how could Mr. Xu go back on his words!
  She couldn't wait to say: "Impossible, have you looked carefully?"
  Xu Langzhong gritted his teeth and still lowered his head and said: "Judging from the pulse, it is indeed the case."
  Aunt Hua didn't know why Xu Langzhong suddenly changed her mind. She just wanted to ask quickly. She blinked and winked at Xu Langzhong.
  Just as he was about to take the person out for questioning, Shen Heshan asked in a weak voice through the screen, "Is Shen Zhuoxi's condition serious?"
  He had just taken medicine and was feeling very weak. The imperial doctor beside him was still using moxa bags to moxibustion and roast his abdomen.
  Even if he doesn't like Shen Zhuoxi, he still has to put on a show in front of outsiders.
  Mr. Xu was worried about how to deal with Nanny Hua. Hearing this, he knelt down and said according to what Shen Zhuoxi had taught him beforehand: "The second lady's diarrhea comes very violently without any warning."
  "And I didn't eat anything beforehand, so now I'm exhausted and bedridden. It's really serious."
  The symptoms are exactly the same as Shen Heshan.
  He thought about the bowl of pigeon soup again. Since the doctor said that Shen Zhuoxi didn't eat much, there could only be something wrong with the soup.
  The phrase "specially made soup" and Yu Qinglian's reaction after knowing that he drank the soup were enough for him to figure out the key inside.
  Unexpectedly, when Yu Qinglian looked at Liang Shan, she was harboring other thoughts.
  After being a pillow person for more than ten years, he didn't notice? !
  The more Shen Heshan thought about it, the angrier he became, and his already haggard face became even darker: "Since the disease is similar to mine, just give me a copy of the medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor. You have nothing to do here."
  Mr. Xu breathed a sigh of relief and bowed before leaving.
  Aunt Hua chased her out under the guise of seeing off the guests. She went to a hiding place and immediately said angrily: "I told you well before, but why did you change your mind? If you think the money I gave you is not enough, just say so!"
  In this short while, Xu Langzhong had already thought of a countermeasure.
  He pretended to be in trouble and said with a grimace: "Cousin, I can't thank you enough for helping me with the affairs of the Grand Master's Mansion. I just don't want you to be involved in a passive situation, so I can't tell the truth."
  "It's good for me." Aunt Hua snorted coldly, obviously not believing it: "Who knows what you have in mind."
  Xu Langzhong sighed: "The second young lady is in critical condition. She looks even weaker than the grand master. If she is fine and doesn't get treatment, I'm afraid she won't be able to survive the night."
  "When the time comes and someone is killed, it's a small matter for me, but it's a big deal for you!"
  Aunt Hua paused and asked suspiciously: "Is she that serious?"
  "No." Seeing that she believed her, Mr. Xu said sternly: "Second Miss's body is already weak. She has not recovered from the beating she received earlier. This diarrhea is simply fatal."
  Mother Hua thought of Shen Zhuoxi's thin body and had no doubts about it, so she sent Xu Langzhong back.
  Returning to Bihe Garden, the imperial doctor had left. Shen Heshan was half lying on the couch with a soft pillow behind his back. Yu Qinglian was kneeling on the ground with tears in her eyes.
  Hearing the noise, Shen Heshan raised his eyebrows and snorted coldly: "It's all you cheap maids who encourage the master to do evil!"
  Aunt Hua did not dare to refute, so she knelt down and said, "I am wronged."
  "How dare you cry out for injustice? If I hadn't drank pigeon soup today, Shen Zhuoxi would have died of diarrhea in Xiaoxiang Tower and no one would have known about it." Shen Heshan's voice was weak, but his tone was full of authority.
  Aunt Hua trembled and did not dare to answer.
  When Yu Qinglian saw this, she sobbed and explained: "The grand master made a mistake. The medicinal food was prepared specially for the second lady. If something happens to her, I can't escape. I guess it is the cold medicinal materials in the pigeon soup that caused the diarrhea."
  "The imperial physician has tested the remaining soup in the bowl." Shen Heshan said coldly: "It is true that there are laxatives in it. Could it be that the imperial physician also made a mistake? Are you always pretending to be kind and kind?"
  "I..." Yu Qinglian knew that any more excuses would only arouse Shen Heshan's disgust, so she said: "The prime minister doesn't want to see her. I was really confused for a moment, and I won't dare to do it again."
  Yu Qinglian was as beautiful as a flower when she was young. Now she is no longer young, but her beauty is still there. When I cry, I feel pity for her.
  Shen Heshan looked at that face, his heart softened a little, and said: "As the prince's teacher, I cannot show any stain."
  "Shen Zhuoxi is indeed annoying, but even if she is going to die, she can't die in the Taishi Mansion, let alone have anything to do with you, the eldest lady, do you understand?"
  "Yes." Yu Qinglian took a few steps towards the couch and said, "Master, I know I was wrong, and I will be kind to the second lady in the future."
  After Shen Xinyu reminded her yesterday, Yu Qinglian thought about it carefully and realized that Shen Zhuoxi suddenly became able to speak and came forward to testify against Grandma Wang. This was unprecedented and indeed strange.
  In addition, Shen Zhuoxi was about to get haircut, so together with Aunt Hua, they came up with this way to test.
  If Shen Zhuoxi's stupidity was just an act, he should be on guard at all times and not dare to drink that bowl of pigeon soup.
  But not only did she drink it, but she also became ill, which shows that nothing has changed.
  Shen Heshan didn't know what she had in mind, he frowned slightly and said, "There's no need to be so nice to her. If the Queen Mother hadn't protected her, she would have died long ago because of Si Tianjian's calculations."
  "It will be fifteen soon. You should find someone to marry her off. After she leaves the gate of Taishi Mansion, whether she lives or dies has nothing to do with us."
  Yu Qinglian seemed to hear the deep meaning in the words, but was not sure. She raised her head and asked tentatively: "The whole Shengdu knows that the second lady is stupid, and Si Tianjian's calculations, who dares to marry her?"
  "As long as your wealth is clean and you can stop others' mouths, and you are the lintel of the Etai Master's Mansion, there will definitely be people who won't care about it." Shen Heshan didn't want to say any more and closed his eyes tiredly: "You can do whatever you want."
  In Xiaoxiang Tower, Shen Zhuoxi sat at the table and roughly explained the matter to Grandma Ju.
  As for how she noticed that there was laxative in the soup, she only said that since she woke up, her nose worked very well and she could smell the strange smell of the soup.
  The stupidity of more than ten years has healed. Aunt Ju did not doubt her words. After hearing the whole story, she whispered: "The grand master thought that the eldest lady was dignified and virtuous. Now that she knows her true face, she will definitely be punished."
  "No." Shen Zhuoxi stood up, picked up the medicine bowl, poured it out from the window sill, and said, "Today the imperial master is concerned about my life and death because the imperial doctor is present. I also calculated this and asked you to make trouble."
  "The grand master has suffered a lot himself, so why would he let the eldest lady go like this?" Aunt Ju said angrily.
  "We are all in the same league." Shen Zhuoxi said with a bit of sarcasm in her eyebrows: "Be careful, she won't be punished this time, and with the tacit approval of the Grand Master, she will be bold enough to deal with us in the future."
  Her guess was absolutely correct. That night, Yu Qinglian ordered almost all the matchmakers in Shengdu to be recruited into the Taishi Mansion.
  (End of this chapter)

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