Chapter 296 Not worthy
  Several days have passed since the incident, and the old lady's illness has recovered.
  She was dubious and turned her head to look at Aunt Yuan, as if she was seeking confirmation.
  Aunt Yuan nodded, with embarrassment on her face, and said: "Old lady, the second lady is telling the truth, you are indeed poisoned!"
  The old lady doesn't trust others, but she still trusts Aunt Yuan who has served her for many years.
  Hearing this, the surprise on his face became even stronger, and he said: "But the imperial doctor came earlier and said that I fainted due to a sudden attack on my heart, not that I was poisoned!"
  "No, the imperial doctor's initial diagnosis was that you were poisoned. However, the imperial doctor was young and did not dare to make a direct conclusion. He asked the second lady for a follow-up consultation." Aunt Yuan told the story exactly.
  "Why didn't you dare to say it at first?" The old lady didn't know what kind of medicine they were selling in the gourd. She looked at Aunt Yuan and then at Shen Zhuoxi.
  Seeing that Shen Zhuoxi didn't speak, Aunt Yuan added, "Because the second lady wants to catch the poisoner, the poison in your body is chronic. Fortunately, you fainted that day, and there were some clues."
  "Otherwise, once the symptoms fully appear, it will be difficult to cure. This can be considered a blessing in disguise for you."
  The old lady was horrified: "Chronic poison!"
  "Yes." Aunt Yuan nodded and said with certainty: "Do you still remember a few days ago, when my servant coaxed you to drink medicinal food every morning?"
  "That's true." The old lady didn't like the smell of medicine, so she was naturally impressed.
  Aunt Yuan explained: "It's not a medicinal diet, but a soup with an antidote. This is the only way to avoid being noticed."
  "It's like this!" The old lady suddenly realized, "No wonder I only took the medicine you gave me for a few days. Where is the person who poisoned me? Has he been caught?"
  Aunt Yuan couldn't tell who it was, so she looked at Shen Zhuoxi with a hint of asking for help.
  Shen Zhuoxi then spoke: "Now that things have happened, can't the old lady still guess who wants your life?"
  The old lady's expression froze and she whispered: "Yu Qinglian!"
  "There is another person." Shen Zhuoxi did not say it clearly, but it was almost as clear as saying: "I know how much you love that person, so I didn't want to talk about it anymore, but the arson incident happened."
  "Old lady, you have to be more vigilant. The other party is no longer the harmless child you thought. He attacks again and again."
  "I was able to accidentally save you once or twice, but that doesn't mean I was so lucky every time. Let's just say that we almost didn't escape from the fire yesterday, and Eechi, who was at the end, was slightly burned."
  "I can't always be by your side. If you don't believe me, you can go out later and see how terrifying the ashes of Jingan Garden are."
  The old lady had no time to take back the surprise on her face.
  She couldn't believe it!
  It is self-evident who Shen Zhuoxi is talking about.
  It can be said that the arson was because of Yu Qinglian's incident, but what about the poisoning?
  The chronic poison must have been administered for more than a day or two. What reason did Shen Zehuan have to harm her before?
  Seeing the surprise on the old lady's face, Shen Zhuoxi also knew that she needed time to accept it, so she stood up and said, "Old lady, have a good rest. The Mid-Autumn Festival is only three days away. We must celebrate the festival happily."
  When Shen Zhuoxi left the door, the old lady had not recovered yet, and murmured to Aunt Yuan: "Is everything she said true?"
  Aunt Yuan nodded lightly: "That's true. When the imperial doctor diagnosed the results, I was watching from the side. I couldn't do anything false, and I thought about it carefully."
  "A while before you were poisoned, everything you ate was prepared by the chef according to your taste. If there is anything special about it, it is that the young master always gave you different fruits."
  "You've been eating for a long time. Didn't you say you were tired of eating? In the end, the young master didn't give it away?"
  "You mean, the poison is on the fruits?" The old lady frowned and said, "But when he brings fruits, he will eat them with me."
  Mother Yuan knew that the old lady would not want to believe it for a while, so she reminded her softly: "Don't forget, you almost lost half your life yesterday because of the laxatives you put in the cold cake."
  "If the young master doesn't finish eating the cold cake with you as usual, you won't stop vomiting or having diarrhea. The young master is fine at all. If it's poison, there will be an antidote..."
  The old lady's expression suddenly changed, she was both unbelievable and sad.
  After being silent for a while, he said in a hoarse voice: "That child was so good before, why, how did he become like this?!"
  "Look at what Mrs. Yu has done." Aunt Yuan sighed: "Like mother, like son. Mrs. Yu is vicious and cruel. The eldest lady is like this, and the young master is also like that."
  "It will be better if the Fourth Miss is raised under your knees. Before the Fourth Miss gets married, you must be careful and don't let the Fourth Miss be instigated by anyone and do something wrong."
  The old lady thought for a while and said, "Go and call Xinjiao here. Just say that I am not in good health and need help."
  When Shen Zhuoxi came out of the courtyard where the old lady lived, she met Shen Xinjiao who was rushing over.
  Shen Xinjiao walked in a hurry, with a haggard look on her face. When she saw Shen Zhuoxi, she only said hello briefly and did not stay long.
  "Miss Fourth, are you going to beg the old lady?" Hui Zhi looked at Shen Xinjiao's back and said, "Everyone is gone, what's the use of begging?"
  "The brothers and sisters all want to take Mrs. Yu's bones back to the Shen family for placement." Shen Zhuoxi twitched the corners of his lips and said, "How can that poisonous woman of Mrs. Yu be worthy of being worshiped together with my mother?"
  "There is no way I can let Yu's ranking in through this door. Not only that, I will force her ranking to have nowhere to go!"
  Shen Xinjiao came to see the old lady, and it was indeed about the funeral. After bowing, she got straight to the point: "Grandma, my mother is dead, so she can't just stay in a mass grave."
  "Please grandma be more generous, and for the sake of us brothers and sisters, let my mother's spiritual tablet be enshrined in the Grand Master's Mansion!"
  The old lady was already upset about Shen Zehuan. Seeing that Shen Xinjiao was still talking about Yu Qinglian, she became angry and stared at Shen Xinjiao coldly: "From yesterday to today, is this the first time you've come to see me?"
  Shen Xinjiao was stunned for a moment, then looked at the old lady up and down and said, "Grandma, are you feeling better?"
  "Thanks to your mother, you can't die." The old lady snorted coldly: "Your mother almost burned me to death. She has been expelled from the Grand Master's Mansion. How can she enter the Grand Master's Mansion again?"
  "I know that my mother's crime is unpardonable." Shen Xinjiao knelt down and said, "But she gave birth to us brothers and sisters after all."
  "It's okay if you don't say this, but I'll be even more angry when you mention it." The old lady calmed her heart and said, "Tell yourself what kind of virtue Shen Xinyu has achieved, including your brother."
  "You were such a good person in the past, but now you are full of scheming and ruthless methods. What is the difference between you and your mother? Everything was taught by your good mother!"
  Shen Xinjiao lowered her head, tears falling on the ground: "Grandma, I know my mother was at fault, but she is already dead. I don't want her to be enshrined as the eldest lady, even as a concubine."
  "Even if you are anonymous and have no status, as long as you have a place to live, it is better than wandering outside. If you don't agree, I won't be able to afford to live here!"
  "Are you threatening me?" the old lady said solemnly.
  Shen Xinjiao shook her head repeatedly: "I dare not threaten grandma. There has been such a big change in the family, and you are already exhausted mentally and physically. But as a child, I cannot be too ruthless."
  The old lady's heart gradually softened as she looked at Shen Xinjiao who was trembling slightly on the ground.
  Even though she hated the Yu family, after all, the children were innocent. Otherwise, they would be sacrificed in nameless places and only their siblings would be allowed to worship.
  The old lady was about to let go when a deep voice sounded at the door: "Fourth sister has read poetry and books, why are you confused now?"
  (End of this chapter)

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