My wife has a secret

Chapter 2: There are villains who want to harm me?
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Xu Qing originally didn't want Xiaohuan to change his clothes for him. After all, he had never been served by anyone before, and he always felt something was weird.

But these ancient costumes were too complicated to wear. Apart from the ropes and belts, there were also some small things he had never seen before.

Xiaohuan pursed her lips with a smile in the corners of her eyes.

In her opinion, the young master was just showing off. How could a rich young man who was used to a life of luxury know how to bathe and change clothes by himself? He had to rely on the servants to do everything for him.

Russian qing.

Xu Qing changed into a neat and warm coat, tied up her long hair, and came to the gate of the courtyard.

Manager Hai had been waiting here eagerly, and when he saw the master and servant coming out, he hurried to Xu Qing to lead the way, his footsteps making loud noises.

"Master, go to the front hall and tell us what you want to say. Remember to say what you want to say."

Xu Qing responded with a "OK".

Next to the intricate corridors, various flower beds, bonsai, rockeries and strange rocks are planted and arranged.

From time to time, streams flow through the courtyard or under the bridge, making a crisp sound.

In his previous life, Xu Qing had visited some famous Jiangnan gardens. The scale and sophistication of those gardens were far from comparable to the Xu Mansion today.

When Xu Qing thought that these things would belong to him one day in the future, he felt a sense of unreality in his heart.

"Our house is really big."

"The mansion has been expanded and renovated three times this year alone, all thanks to the Queen Mother... Ahem, Master, please follow me over here. The hall for meetings and receptions is in the front."

Knowing that he had said the wrong thing, Manager Hai dared not say any more and led Xu Qing quickly into the front hall.

Here, furniture, couplets, plaques, hanging screens, calligraphy and paintings are placed symmetrically based on the central axis.

Sitting right below the Xu family plaque was an old woman with a head full of silver hair, as white as frost.

The old lady was dressed elegantly and sat in the main seat. She must be Xu Qing's grandmother, the most honorable old lady in the mansion.

The chair below the main seat was empty, and sitting opposite was a young woman with fair skin and a beautiful bun.

The young woman was not tall but had a very slender figure. She wore a dark purple satin dress with a gauze shirt with sleeves as thin as a cicada's wing over it. Her slender and straight legs were faintly visible through the gauze, giving people a mysterious and attractive feeling.

But what is surprising is that the mutton-fat jade worn on the young woman's neck is not as delicate and smooth as her own skin. One can imagine how soft and tender it feels.

Other than that, the woman's facial features were also extremely beautiful, except for a hint of laziness and fatigue on her face.

"Officer."

Seeing Xu Qing coming in, the beautiful young woman half stood up, bowed and greeted him.

Xu Qing was stunned for a moment before he reacted.

I didn't expect that this beautiful lady was actually one of those young ladies.

He suddenly felt that the Jian'an style and Wei Wu style circulating on the Internet were not so unreasonable.

I have been kind-hearted and helpful since I was a child. Now that I have occupied the body of my predecessor, I naturally have to do housework for the other party and take care of these poor wives and children.

"Master, I bow."

Xu Qing bowed, imitating what he saw in TV dramas.

"grandmother."

The old lady sitting on the main seat smiled and nodded.

"Qing'er is here... Hai Dafu, you said you had something important to tell me, so you specially called me to the front hall. What is it about?"

In fact, the news of Xu Qing's amnesia had already spread throughout the mansion, but the servants did not dare to say anything in front of the old lady.

As the steward of the Xu family, Hai Dafu naturally had to explain these matters clearly to his master.

"In reply to what the old lady said, I didn't take good care of the young master and let him fall into the water in his own backyard." The old lady took a sip from the teacup beside her and looked at Xu Qing with pity.
"Why did you call Qing'er here after you fell into the water? Go back to your room and rest well. It's cold, don't catch a cold... Tell the teacher at the school, and don't go if you don't want to."

"Madam, the young master lost his memory after falling into the water."

A loud shattering sound echoed throughout the room, and the teacup in the old lady's hand fell to the ground and broke into pieces.

"What did you say? Qing'er...he lost his memory?"

Xu Qing immediately became the focus of the entire room, with all eyes focused on him.

Just when Xu Qing wanted to stand up and say something, a mouthful of thick phlegm got stuck in his throat, making it impossible for him to speak smoothly.

"Cough...cough cough."

Accompanied by a violent cough, Xu Qing spat out the thick phlegm and suddenly felt unprecedented comfort in his throat and eyes.

But all the eyes in the room that looked at him were filled with horror.

"You guys..."

Xu Qing seemed to have noticed something and looked down at the ground.

Only then did he realize that what he had just coughed up was not "thick phlegm" at all, but a mouthful of black, sticky blood.

In an instant, his vision became blurry and his limbs became heavier.

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When Xu Qing woke up again, it was already noon the next day.

In addition to the old lady and Hai Dafu who were seen in the hall yesterday, there was also a middle-aged man with gray hair and medium build in the house.

The man was wearing a cloth shirt and a square hat, and a pungent smell of Chinese medicine could be smelled from a long distance away.

"Master is awake."

Seeing Xu Qing wake up, Hai Dafu was obviously relieved.

The old lady sat sideways by the door, leaning on a dragon-headed longevity crutch with both hands, and it was hard to tell whether her face was happy or sad.

Although several people were worried about Xu Qing's health, there were more important issues that needed to be dealt with at the moment.

"Master, how much do you remember about what happened when you fell into the water yesterday?"

Xu Qing shook his head, "I don't remember."

Hai Dafu and the middle-aged man looked at each other with strange expressions.

The old lady took a deep breath and said, "Doctor Ning, please tell the young master what you just said to me."

The middle-aged man called Doctor Ning saluted the old lady, walked to the bedside, and deliberately lowered his voice.

"Master, you are poisoned."

"poison?"

Xu Qing looked confused.

I came here and did nothing, so why am I poisoned?

"This poison is called Datura. After being poisoned, you will experience symptoms such as mental confusion and blurred consciousness. I just took your pulse and tested your blood. I found that the toxin is concentrated in your liver and gallbladder. The key parts are dark brown. This means that the young master has been poisoned for some time."

"Based on the record of the love flower poison in the Medical Essentials, I dare to speculate that the young master must have been affected by the hallucination caused by the mandragora yesterday, which caused him to fall into the pool."

After hearing this, Xu Qing understood.

If the poison remained in the body for some time, wouldn't that mean someone was poisoning his predecessor?
If the reason for falling into the water was not an accident, then the real cause of death of his predecessor was homicide!

"Who wants to harm me?"

(End of this chapter)