Concubine of the Prime Minister

Chapter 39
However, under normal circumstances, can all this really go so smoothly?Zuo Xiangfu said that it is not big but it is not small. It is undoubtedly looking for a needle in a haystack to find such a few pills. Besides, he still doesn't know how Li Shi handled those pills. It was even harder.

Half an hour later, the servants sent by Prime Minister Zuo to search came back. When Mrs. Li and Mama Hong saw the paper bag in the hand of the leading servant, their faces were pale and bloodless as if struck by lightning.But Zuo Xiang breathed a sigh of relief, and the joy and astonishment in his eyes were fleeting. Obviously, none of them thought that something that was originally impossible would actually happen!
"Report to Prime Minister, the servants found this in the abandoned courtyard behind Yuhua Pavilion." After speaking, the man handed the paper bag in his hand to Prime Minister Zuo.In fact, their actions this time are really weird, as if someone deliberately led them to find them. Otherwise, who would know that this small paper bag was actually buried under a pear tree in the abandoned courtyard?It's just that these unsubstantiated words cannot be easily said. The most important thing now is to find them. As for the process, who will ask?
Hearing this, Prime Minister Zuo immediately took the paper bag, opened it, and found that there were indeed more than a dozen cherry-sized white pills inside, so he immediately brought it in front of Imperial Physician Wu, "Physician Wu, please check if this is the original medicine in the bottle. Pills."

Imperial Physician Wu didn't speak, just picked up a pill, put it under his nose and sniffed it for a long time, and even crushed it into powder for confirmation. After a long time, he said with certainty: "That's it." This medicine is very beneficial for the treatment of internal and external injuries, especially for those who have suffered bone injuries, taking this medicine will surely recover within a month."

Mengdie smiled slightly. This Wu imperial physician really deserves to be the leader of the imperial hospital. He can distinguish the medicinal materials in it just by his sense of smell, and he can also accurately describe the effect of this medicine!Originally, she was worried that if someone with average medical skills would not be able to smell the aftertaste left in the bottle, so she deliberately added a medicinal material with a strong smell to the pill, in order to be able to pull out the tricks in the bottle and make the plan go smoothly Going forward, the appearance of Imperial Physician Wu really saved her a lot of trouble, and she could tell from the smell left in the bottle that it might be a healing medicine, which made it impossible for everyone not to suspect it.

After hearing the affirmative answer from Physician Wu, Zuo Xiang was secretly thinking about how to get Mrs. Li to plead guilty, but at this moment, the second aunt who had been quietly watching and listening intervened again: "This is really a strange thing, after all? Who is so cruel that the eldest lady buried the pills in the abandoned courtyard behind Yuhua Pavilion to blame the second lady? Master, you must find out the culprit, this person's intentions are really sinister, we must not let him go!"

When Mengdie heard it, she was overjoyed. This second aunt really has a little bit of it. What is she trying to tell everyone?Did Wu Mengdie change the medicine by herself and buried it in the nearby abandoned courtyard behind her yard, or did Mrs. Li stage a bitter plan to plant the blame and deliberately get the evidence near the Yuhua Pavilion?Hehe, after all, isn't the only purpose of Second Auntie is to hope that Li Shi and Wu Mengdie will bite each other?And the more fierce the bite, the better, so when the matter was about to become clear, she couldn't help but come out to see and hear with mud.

Sure enough, even Li Shi, who has always been stupid, knew how to seize the opportunity, "Master, it was her, she must have used the fake medicine to hurt Yun'er! Otherwise, why would the medicine be buried behind the Yuhua Pavilion by coincidence?" The yard? Master, you must make the decision for Yun'er! Woohoo..."

When Prime Minister Zuo heard this, his complexion immediately turned black.Indeed, even if the medicine is found now, it cannot prove that Mengdie was framed by someone. After all, no one has ever seen who buried the medicine. If no useful evidence can be found, then the matter is most likely to be lost. It's over, but Mengdie's reputation may be ruined.

Although he probably guessed the cause of the matter in his heart, who would believe that this was a self-directed and self-acted bitter trick from the beginning to the end?And once Mengdie is charged with murdering his sister-in-law, which good family would want her?As for the royal family and nobles he was praying for, it was even more impossible!
Thinking of this, Zuo Xiang couldn't help but glared at the talkative Second Aunt, but seeing her confused and innocent eyes, Zuo Xiang was immediately defeated again.

Alas, I think he is overthinking, Yuqing has always been gentle and considerate, how could he be that kind of scheming person?It seems that the older he is, the more confused he is!
I'm afraid that if Mengdie knew what Zuo Xiang was thinking at the moment, he would definitely scold him for getting older and more confused!Can a woman who can live well in the deep house compound for more than ten years and is constantly favored be a good stubble?To be able to monopolize the favor for decades, and also to put an end to the left minister's desire to raise a concubine, this kind of scheming must not be underestimated!
"Die'er, do you have evidence to prove your innocence?" Zuo Xiang looked at Mengdie anxiously, with a little expectation in his eyes, obviously hoping that she would give him another surprise.

However, Mengdie shook her head lightly, "No. But Mengdie's body is not afraid of crooked shadows, and those who are clear will clear themselves."

"Hmph! Come on now, you obviously did this. Of course you won't have evidence to prove your innocence!" Seeing that Mengdie had nothing to do, Li immediately became complacent. However, as soon as her sarcastic words landed, the two A person she did not expect appeared in the yard.

"Who are you? Why are you here?" Prime Minister Zuo looked at the two old women suspiciously, his face was ugly and his tone was bad. At this moment, he was angry, and he was even more upset when he saw two unrelated people suddenly running in.

The two old women were stared at by Prime Minister Zuo, and they immediately knelt down trembling, "Return to Xiangye, the two old slaves are in charge of guarding the abandoned courtyard, and they came here to report something to Xiangye."

As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Li and Hong's mother felt something was wrong, and their hearts were fluctuating, but Zuo Xiang's eyes were bright, and he asked quickly: "Say, what's the matter!"

"It's like this. Today at Sishi (9:11am-[-]:[-]am) the two old slaves saw a sneaky figure running to bury something under the pear tree in the abandoned courtyard. Originally, the old slave didn't pay much attention to it. I thought it was some useless thing that was brought to the abandoned courtyard to dispose of it, but just now when I saw the servant go there to search, the old slave felt that something was wrong, so I thought of reporting it to the Prime Minister.”

(End of this chapter)