Daughter's Poisoned Wife

Chapter 533 Investigation (2)
Hong Ling said without even thinking about it: "Of course I have to report it. The third master and his wife didn't bring many people here to save money. There is a shortage of medical care here, and the conditions are not as good as the palace. Of course, the third master has to go back to the palace to recuperate." .”

Qingfen nodded hesitantly, and said in a softer voice: "What my sister said is true, but many people have seen how the third master was injured. If...would it be detrimental to Madam?"

Hong Ling frowned when she heard this, and hesitated for a while before saying: "Probably not." After finishing speaking, the two maidservants fell into silence.Now that I think about the situation at that time, the poisonous arrow was shot at Madam, and it was the third master who protected Madam by the arrow. If the prince and concubine knew about this, Madam's life in the palace would be difficult. .No matter how much the prince and concubine value their wives, they cannot surpass their own sons. Compared with their sons, their daughter-in-law is still an outsider.

While Hong Ling and Qing Fen were discussing in low voices, Nanny Zhang and Yue Niang were secretly planning something.Less than half an hour after Xiao Ze drank the medicine, a fast horse rushed out from Zhuangzi and galloped straight towards the capital.

Hong Ling and Qing Fen had been guarding the porch for an unknown amount of time. They were tired of sitting, so they naturally wanted to get up and exercise their muscles. They didn't want to see Xuanyuan Yue rushing in from the outside as soon as the two stood up.Hong Ling and Qing Fen hurriedly bowed their knees to salute, and called out in a low voice: "Master Xuanyuan."

Xuanyuanyue recognized that this was the confidant servant girl by Madam's side, so he tried his best to ask in a gentle tone: "How is the young master?" Xiao Ze's subordinates outside the mansion all call him young master, while people in the palace usually call him the third master .

Hong Ling said in a low voice: "So that Uncle Xuanyuan knows, the young master has already used the medicine, and there is no need to worry about his life. He has already fallen asleep at this moment, and the madam is watching over him."

Xuanyuan Yue nodded, as one of Xiao Ze's confidantes, he knew that the mistress's wife knew medical skills, and her medical skills were pretty good, no worse than the imperial doctors of the imperial hospital. "When the young master wakes up, please ask the girl to report on your behalf, to see if the young master will pass on the matter." Xuanyuanyue felt that he had already spoken in the most amiable tone, and the shorter girl trembled all over if he didn't want to be scared.If it wasn't for the tall, fast-talking girl with her normal expression, Xuanyuanyue wondered if she was born like the king of Hades.

"Yes, as soon as the third master wakes up, the maidservant will report it immediately." Hong Ling replied softly, and stepped aside with Qing Fen.

Xuanyuanyue nodded, said "Thank you", and walked quickly into the room where Button was recuperating.He had no doubt that if he stayed any longer, he would scare the little girl to tears.

"Button, is the injury serious?" Xuanyuan Yue entered the room of the button, saw that the button was pale and his left arm was hanging on his chest, so he asked with a sullen face and frowning.

Button shook his head and said, "It's okay, but I broke my arm and it will be fine for a while. Did Master Xuanyuan send someone to track it down just now?"

Xuanyuan Yue nodded and said: "Yes, the person has been thrown out, tell me, what kind of person is the other party?"

Button asked in surprise, "Why, you didn't see the corpse?"

Xuanyuanyue frowned and asked back: "You killed the other party? Didn't you survive?"

Button stood up abruptly, and hurriedly said: "Let's go, go to the stable."

Xuanyuanyue and Button hurried to the stable, only to see that there was nothing in the stable except a few horses grazing.Button's face was livid, and he pointed to the side of the haystack and said, "Just now I put the corpse here and asked someone to guard it, why is it gone!"

Xuanyuan Yue slapped his head angrily, and said in a hateful voice: "Damn old godmother! You didn't tell me that you went after the assassin. I thought you didn't follow the young master. I just heard that you were injured when I came back. I should have asked where you were just now." It turned out that when Madam Zhang went to Nuanmei Villa, she didn't know whether she was in a hurry or on purpose, and she didn't tell the button to hunt down the assassin.Xuanyuanyue is not the kind of person who is extremely careful, so he didn't ask any more questions, he just wanted to send a signal to Lu Fang to join him.It was only when he returned to Zhuangzi after making arrangements that he heard about the button.But the person who asked him only heard that the button was injured, but he didn't know that he had dragged back a dead body.

Button followed Xiao Ze all day long, and he had already learned Xiao Ze's shrewdness and meticulousness a lot. He was not as angry as Xuanyuan Yue, but just squatted down to carefully check the location where he had placed the assassin's body.

"Uncle Xuanyuan, you see it's very wet here." Button pointed to a large piece of damp and said.

Xuanyuan Yue said casually: "It rained yesterday, so it's not unusual for the grass to get wet."

Button shook his head and said, "No, look, Mr. Xuanyuan, it's very wet here, and the color is different from other places." Button lowered his head to examine carefully while talking, and he also lightly touched the damp, dark yellow straw on the ground with his hand.

"Hiss..." Button gasped suddenly, and withdrew his hand abruptly.

Xuanyuan Yue frowned fiercely, and asked in a deep voice, "Button, what's wrong with you?"

Button raised his right hand to shine in front of Xuanyuan Yue, and said anxiously: "Master Xuanyuan, this grass burns your hands!"

Xuanyuan Yue took a closer look and saw that the skin of the three fingers on Button's right hand had turned black, as if they had been scorched. "Ah!" Xuanyuanyue exclaimed, and immediately tore off the wine jug at his waist, unplugged it, and pulled the buttoned hand, pouring all the spirits in the jug onto the buttoned hand, and a tingle appeared on the fingers where the button touched the straw. A thin layer of white foam, that layer of white foam was washed down to the ground by the spirits, and the burning sensation on the button fingers subsided a lot.

"Master Xuanyuan, what is this?" Button asked in astonishment.

"Sure enough, it's corpse water! Unexpectedly, this kind of thing will come out of the rivers and lakes again. Button, it's your fate. If you touch these straws a quarter of an hour earlier, your hand will be useless." Xuanyuanyue gasped. , said in a deep voice.

The button was shocked. He had heard of such evil things as corpse water, but he had never seen it before. He never thought that he would be tricked today. "Uncle Xuanyuan, it seems that we can't live here, we have to go to the villa or return to the palace as soon as possible." Button worried about the safety of his master, said hastily.

Xuanyuan Yue nodded and said, "That's right, this place is close to the villa, so arrange for the young master to return to the villa immediately."

"No! I have to go back to the palace. The third master has gone to the villa, and he can't recover from his injuries." Button suddenly remembered the annoying Yun Niang in the villa, and immediately called out again.

Xuanyuanyue's face was gloomy and his brows were tightly furrowed. After a long while, he nodded and said, "Well, I'll immediately arrange for someone to escort you back to Beijing."

(End of this chapter)