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Chapter 276: Dead End

"Pfft!"

Ke Xin, who was lagging behind, couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Hurry up and get up. Miss is not angry with you. Go do what you need to do."

After sending the servants out of the main room, Ke Xin walked forward with a tea tray, "Miss, I brewed your favorite Longjing tea."

Keying walked over and helped Kexin place the tea cups.

Aoxue wanted to help Shen Jiaojiao sit down, but the other party raised her hand to stop her.

"Let's go to the couch in the back and talk."

The main room is separated by a large carved screen.

In the front there are many armchairs for discussing matters, while in the back there is a small couch for resting where the women usually chat.

Shen Jiaojiao seldom stays in the main room, usually in the east wing.

But she thought that Aunt Ning might come over later, so she decided to just stay in the main room.

Upon seeing this, several maids hurried in to clean up, put a small table on the couch, and even ordered someone to bring in a few plates of snacks.

Shen Jiaojiao sat on the small couch and waved to them, "Come on the couch and talk to me."

Ke Xin and the others looked at each other, somewhat hesitantly.

If they were in the east wing where others could not easily see them, they would have done it.

But this is the main room...

How can you be so unruly?

"Hurry up, I have something important to ask you." She frowned, "Aoxue, come here, I want to ask you, are you okay?"

Aoxue had no choice but to walk over and sit next to her.

Seeing this, Ke Xin and Keying also walked over and sat down opposite the two of them.

They didn't know that Aoxue had risked her life and deliberately contracted the plague. When they heard their young lady ask this, they all looked over with curiosity.

"I'm fine." Aoxue said.

"Everything is fine? If Mr. Qian hadn't told me about this, how long would you have kept it a secret?"

"It's not a big deal..." Aoxue sensed her anger and quickly comforted her: "Besides, Elder Qian is a skilled doctor. I would have recovered long ago..."

She curled her lips and refused to accept this. "Don't confuse me. When you deliberately contracted the plague, did you ever think about what would happen if Mr. Qian couldn't cure you?"

"How could that be?" Aoxue asked back, her tone unusually decisive, "At that time, we had already confirmed that the cold-relieving decoction was effective, but the patients were unable to accurately express their feelings about their bodies..."

Shen Jiaojiao interrupted Aoxue impatiently.

"You don't need to take the risk! There are so many people around Mr. Qian, why should I let you go?"

Aoxue was slightly stunned, then pursed her lips and chuckled.

"Who does the young lady want to go?"

"let……"

Shen Jiaojiao was stumped by the question.

She didn't know what to say. She couldn't ask the servants, the medicine boy and others to risk their lives, right? They were of low status, so it didn't matter even if they died.

But there were two maids sitting opposite her...

If the two of them heard this, they might start to think more.

"Miss, I know you care about me and are worried about my safety. But I must do this, and I have returned safely..." Aoxue deliberately pretended to beg for mercy, "Please forgive me this time, I will never do it again next time."

She looked at Aoxue and nodded after a while.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Aoxue opened her mouth, feeling a little at a loss.

The two maids opposite also understood their riddle - Aoxue deliberately got sick while studying the plague outside, and her mistress was very angry when she learned about it.

And Aoxue's words made the young lady embarrassed again... But Ying's heart was as clear as a mirror, and she immediately spoke to comfort her:
"Miss, please don't go into a dead end. There is nothing wrong with your idea. Apart from anything else, if you ask Ke Xin to do something dangerous, I will not agree.

"Everything has its own closeness. I have a close relationship with Ke Xin, so how can I bear to let her take risks? If someone else can do it for me, I will naturally be happy.

"You feel sorry for Aoxue, and we maids know it in our hearts. But you really don't have to worry too much, Master Qian is here, and he will definitely return Aoxue intact."

Aoxue looked at Keying gratefully and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, I know the young lady feels sorry for me."

As he said this, he held Shen Jiaojiao's hand tightly.

"Miss, I have returned safely, so you can put your heart back in your stomach."

Shen Jiaojiao felt a little happier now.

She recalled that just now at Qinghui Courtyard, she had asked Mr. Qian why he didn't stop Aoxue.

I guess Mr. Qian changed the subject because he understood what she meant.

For a moment, she felt a little helpless.

The matter of the plague was just lightly covered up.

Aoxue suddenly put his hand on Shen Jiaojiao's wrist and took her pulse carefully.

She had long been accustomed to Aoxue feeling her pulse from time to time, so she simply stretched out her hand and let him do it.

"Mr. Qian just took my pulse and said it was very weak," said Shen Jiaojiao.

Aoxue paused her fingertips slightly, and quickly raised her eyes to glance at Shen Jiaojiao.

"Your pulse is indeed a little weak."

As he spoke, he motioned for her to hand over her other hand and took her pulse carefully again.

This pulse... the more I look at it, the more shocking it becomes.

Aoxue's heart was pounding, and she couldn't help but ask what had happened in the past two days.

That day, after Old Qian removed the poison from Shen Jiaojiao's body, Aoxue took Shen Jiaojiao's pulse, and her pulse was stronger than it is now.

This body shouldn't be this weak.

Unless something happened again...

Hearing Aoxue's question, Shen Jiaojiao recounted everything that had happened in the past two days.

"Strange, why did you ask the same question to Mr. Qian?" She vaguely sensed that something was wrong and looked at Aoxue inquiringly, "Is my health not good?"

Aoxue was stunned, "Mr. Qian?"

This is not right!

The young lady's physical condition seemed like she had contracted the plague and recovered quickly. Since Mr. Qian had taken the young lady's pulse, why didn't he just tell her the result directly?
Could it be that this incident has a great impact on the young lady?
Even Mr. Qian didn't tell Shen Jiaojiao, so Aoxue didn't dare to say much. She planned to ask Mr. Qian what he thought when the time comes.

"Yes, after Mr. Qian took my pulse, he kicked me out not long after." Shen Jiaojiao said.

"There's nothing wrong with your body, you're just a little weak. You may need further treatment. Elder Qian should have made arrangements, right?"

She nodded, "She said she wanted to give me an injection."

"That's it." Aoxue also nodded and changed the subject, "Where is the descendant of the former imperial physician Wu Yuanshou? I want to ask him a question."

"Then you probably can't ask anymore." Ke Xin said as she pushed Shen Jiaojiao and Aoxue's teacups over to her, "Have some tea."

The two of them talked so much that their lips were worn out, but they didn't even drink a sip of tea.

"Why can't I ask?"

"That man is dead."

"What? How is this possible?" Aoxue didn't quite believe what Ke Xin said, "There are many suspicious points about this person, how can we let him die like this?"

"Sister Yumei personally interrogated him. It seemed that the man wanted to protect someone, so he committed suicide."

"What about the poison in the young lady's body and the incompatible food in the kitchen? Was it his fault?"

Ke Xin nodded vigorously, her face full of anger, "It's him, it's him, he confessed everything!"