My wife has a secret

Chapter 3 Each has his own merits
This question stumped Hai Dafu.

Young Master Xu is good at eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, and he behaves arrogantly and domineeringly on a daily basis, which has caused him to lose a lot of popularity among passers-by.

The people of Suzhou had long despised Xu Qing as the chief of the four evils, so it was not surprising that one or two chivalrous men who were committed to upholding justice suddenly appeared.

"Madam, Master, I have something to say."

Doctor Ning bowed slightly, his expression somewhat serious.

"Datura is a type of chronic poison that takes a long time to take effect. It often takes three months for the poison to take root. If you are attacked by this poison, you may become stupid or even stupefied. The young master is just hallucinating, which means that the toxicity of this poison has not yet reached its extreme."

Hai Dafu looked confused and puzzled.

"What does the speed of the poisoning have to do with the person who poisoned it?"

Of course it does matter.

Although Xu Qing didn't say anything, he thought the matter through in his mind.

The doctor determined the duration of the poisoning to be three months, and stressed that the poison in his body was not that deep, which proved that he was poisoned one or two months ago.

The person who can persist and maintain this frequency of poisoning is most likely a member of the Xu family.

Doctor Ning coughed lightly, obviously not wanting to speak too bluntly.

"The dosage of Datura must be strictly controlled to make it colorless and odorless, and not easily detected. The steward might as well think about who in the Xu Mansion can freely enter the front hall and back yard."

"Are you saying that the murderer is from my Xu Mansion?"

Hai Dafu reacted and his eyes widened.

He denied it without even thinking about it, "How is this possible? Everyone in the Xu Mansion knows that the maids in the young master's room are changed every day, and the servants have to get my approval before they can go out."

"and many more……"

Hai Dafu seemed to have thought of something, his face turned pale and his palms were sweaty.

Xu Qing could see panic in his eyes.

"It seems that this matter involves your family affairs. I will take my leave first... I will come back tomorrow to help the young master recuperate."

Doctor Ning has been practicing medicine for many years and can be considered an experienced veteran.

After noticing something strange on Chief Steward Hai's face, Doctor Ning hurriedly bowed and took his leave, fearing that he would be too deeply involved in this feud between the wealthy families.

After getting the old lady's approval, Doctor Ning went out with his medicine box on his back. The smell of Chinese medicine in the whole room also faded a lot.

"Madam, I have nothing to say but frankly... The young mistresses of the Xu family can enter and leave the mansion freely, and their personal maids do not need to receive badges from here. If there is no problem with the maids and servants in the main courtyard, then it must be the ones in those courtyards..."

The old lady closed her eyes and interrupted Hai Dafu's speech, her voice full of fatigue.

"The maidservants are all the confidants that women bring from their natal families before they get married. In your opinion, which young lady poisoned them?"

"This this……"

Hai Dafu opened his mouth wide, but couldn't utter a word for a long time.

The young ladies in the backyard of the Xu family all have extraordinary backgrounds, and none of them is easy to deal with. How dare he make a rash conclusion?

Before the real murderer is found, everyone is his master, and anyone who criticizes him is offending others.

"Grandma, please don't embarrass Chief Steward Hai. He's not a constable, how can he understand these things?"

Hai Dafu never expected that at his most embarrassing moment, he would be rescued by his own young master.

He looked at Xu Qing lying on the bed with gratitude.

"Qing'er..." "Grandma, let me investigate this matter."

Xu Qingchen saw it.

Although Mrs. Xu dotes on her grandson, she is too old to worry about such detailed matters.

Hai Dafu lives in this old era, his behavior and thoughts have long been fixed, and he is unable to do the job of catching criminals and investigating cases.

If you want to survive, you have to rely on yourself.

After making up his mind, Xu Qingqiang propped himself up and sat up from the bed.

"Master, please slow down."

Xu Qing waved his hand to stop Hai Dafu who came to help, and asked: "The young lady in the backyard...well, who are my wives?"

Hai Dafu was stunned for a moment before he remembered that his young master had lost his memory.

"Look at my memory... I will go through it all for you, young master. Just remember the general idea."

"The eldest young lady, Shen, lives in the compound. Her name is Shen Shuangxu. She is recognized as a kind-hearted lady with a virtuous character. She is not only the only daughter of the current prime minister Shen Nianyan, but also the person your aunt values ​​and admires the most."

After listening to it, Xu Qing silently wrote down Shen Shuang's preface in his little notebook.

The daughter of the prime minister of the current dynasty is not easy to mess with.

"The second young lady's full name is Yang Xianning. She comes from the Yang family, a military family. She is also highly skilled in martial arts and is proficient in riding and shooting."

Xu Qing suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart. Isn’t this just a replica of Female Generals of the Yang Family?
The prime minister's daughter in front was not easy to mess with, and this one cannot be messed with either.

"The Second Young Madam has 3,000 cavalrymen under her command, but she has never been to Suzhou. She has always lived in the Huangling Pass in the north to defend against foreign enemies."

Xu Qing asked in confusion: "Then how did we get married?"

Hai Dafu answered truthfully, "On the day of the wedding, the Second Young Mistress sent her personal soldiers to the mansion, saying that if you go to Huanglingguan, she will treat you well with plenty of fish and meat. When you saw the blood on the soldier's armor, you fainted on the spot."

"Stop, stop, stop, talk about the next one."

Although it was an embarrassing thing done by his predecessor, Xu Qing still felt ashamed and embarrassed.

"Mrs. Lu from the Third Courtyard is relatively ordinary. Her father was the prefect of the previous dynasty, and they had a marriage contract before you were born. Later, the family fell into poverty, and in order to follow her late father's last wish and support the Lu family's house, Mrs. Lu was forced to marry into our Xu family as a concubine."

Hai Dafu mentioned three people in succession, and it seemed that Lu was the most normal.

"Can you tell me more?"

"The Third Young Madam's real name is Lu Wanhe. She likes playing chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and songs. She has a very plain personality. I have been in charge of the mansion for so long, and I have never seen the three courtyards fighting over anything."

Xu Qing suddenly remembered the woman he saw before he fainted, and asked, "Was she the one sitting in the hall yesterday?"

"No, that's Qin from the Fourth Courtyard, Qin Shuying."

When Hai Dafu mentioned Qin, he looked up at the expression on the old lady's face. Seeing that she did not express anything, he dared to continue speaking.

"Young Master, you fell in love with the Fourth Young Madam at first sight and insisted on taking her into your family."

"She was originally a prostitute in Wangyue Tower in the capital, and she was a famous girl. You went to the capital specifically to live there for half a year. Finally, the old lady had no choice but to agree to let you take the fourth young lady back to Suzhou."

Xu Qing knew about his previous life's identity as a playboy, so he was mentally prepared.

But he really didn't expect that this guy would do such a ridiculous thing. No wonder Manager Hai kept looking at the old lady's expression. Any mistress would be angry about this.

(End of this chapter)