The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 116

"Mother Hong, who is in charge of the small pharmacy at home, is good in everything, but she tends to get confused after drinking."

"She has always been very careful about the medicinal materials of the Young Madam, and she would definitely wrap them herself on weekdays, but this is what happened to her. That day, there was a happy event at home, and she took a sip of wine and came back dizzy. When packing the medicinal materials, I packed Wang Buliu Xing for the two adoptive mothers in the young lady's house, and a small handful of saffron stored in the pharmacy all the year round."

Mrs. Xu sent the old mother to explain to the eldest lady in person.

Without saying a word, the eldest wife picked up the tea bowl on the small table and threw it at the old mother.

The old mother didn't even dare to hide, the hot tea splashed all over her face, and her face turned red a lot.

"Get out." The eldest lady's voice was as cold as ice. "Get out of here immediately!"

Even the elder was very dissatisfied, and put down the teacup heavily, "Third sister has been searching for the past few days, and found such a scapegoat? This story is too far-fetched."

There was a little haze on his eyebrows, "Although I can understand the difficulties of the third sister, but this is really too much bullying for our Yang family who doesn't have many relatives and friends in the capital."

The old mother can still deal with the eldest wife's anger calmly, but when the elder master speaks, she panics.

"I really dare not take the words of Mr. Ge!" The old mother kowtowed again and again, "It's just that it's difficult for Madam, and she hardly slept a wink for more than half a month. Everyone in the yard has been judged, except Hong Mama. , there is no omission. The midwife was sent by Mrs. Sun's family, and the accompanying mothers were all dowry from her natal family. The girls and mothers who fetched medicine and decocted medicine in the yard were all pulled out by the young lady. Really, really, there is only Mama Hong. The suspect..."

Qin Niangzi interrupted suddenly, "When did the medicine go down?"

The old mother was shocked.

After hesitating for a moment, Qin Niangzi said coldly, "Third Aunt has been interrogating for so long, it's not like she didn't even think of asking such a little question."

The eyes of the two big men in the room were all on Qin Niangzi.

There was surprise, deep thought, and obvious gratitude in the eyes of the eldest lady.The Eldest Master, however, was vigilant countless times, and Qin Niangzi seemed to be able to see that his brows were secretly furrowed but then loosened, and the phrase "what do you want to do again" was already on her lips.

The old mother has nothing to do.

As long as Mrs. Xu is dedicated to handling the case, she must answer this question immediately.

"This medicine will be most effective if it is fried slowly for more than eight hours, and it is about the evening before."

Seventh Lady couldn't help frowning.

Before she opened her mouth, the eldest wife continued to ask, "From the time of decoction to Xiao Wu's taking and taking medicine, has anyone ever entered or exited Mingde Hall?"

The old mother was shocked again.

She raised her head and gave Seventh Lady a deadly look before replying, "The first young lady, the fourth young lady, and the fifth young lady have come here separately, the second and third girls from the mansion have come here together, the fifth girl has come alone, and Both Mrs. Tai and Mrs. Madam have sent people into Mingde Hall to say hello to Mrs. Young. Before my mother's family came to the door, our in-law's family must have visited the door, so it can't be considered rude."

In other words, all the female family members who are ranked high in the mansion are suspected.

The eldest lady's eyes became more and more cold and hard.

The old man interrupted, "How are the two little ones doing now?"

When the two little grandchildren were mentioned, the atmosphere in the room suddenly warmed up. The eldest wife's face made of fine steel seemed to be loosened, and the old mother also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Eat well and sleep well. In Qingpingyuan, there are two adoptive mothers who take turns to take care of them for twelve hours. No one is put in the house. They are all old people who are more than [-] years old for eating and drinking. They are absolutely reliable. " She explained the daily life of the two young masters in great detail, "I eat and sleep every day, and my mind is very good, and I can sleep five or six hours a day."

Qin Niangzi's eyes flashed, she looked at the old man, then at the old mother, she slightly twitched the corners of her lips.

With such an interruption, the eldest wife stopped getting angry.

"I will give you another ten days." When the old mother was sent off, her voice was as sharp as a knife, "No matter who harmed my daughter, the third sister must give me an explanation, she is reluctant to part with her virtuous name If you don't want to be a villain, that's fine, you must give me your name. Whoever causes Xiao Wu to die young, I want her to taste the taste of family ruin!"

The old mother shrank her shoulders and looked at the eldest lady. Seeing that the eldest lady's face was as calm as water, she became even more frightened, and she left the room tremblingly. There was no trace of her prestige in the past.

The Eldest Master was very upset, he hesitated to speak, and sighed a few times to the Eldest Wife, but the Eldest Wife ignored her.

He had no choice but to vent his anger on Seventh Lady, and gave her a vicious look before getting up and leaving the house.

Qin Niangzi also quietly withdrew from the main courtyard.

Just from the old mother's visit, it can be seen that several heavyweight parties actually have their own ideas. If things go on like this, it is not an unsolved case, but it will become an unsolved case.

The eldest wife's mind is the simplest, almost crazy, so there is no need to say more.The old man's mind, but only a favored daughter who has followed him for many years like Qin Niangzi, can figure out what's going on in twos and threes.

Although the new Prime Minister was heartbroken by the death of his daughter, he never wanted to intensify the conflict between the Yang family and the Xu family, but he was unwilling to let the matter go lightly, so as not to make the Xu family underestimate themselves and underestimate him. Yang family.He wanted an answer, and he didn't want to be perfunctory by the Xu family, but he immediately had scruples when the upper-level figures of the Xu family might be involved.

From a theoretical point of view, Qin Niangzi can understand this mature politician. The Yang family is almost about to set off a new storm of reform. Home is such a big pawn.

In order to get rid of Yan Song, Xu Jie of the previous dynasty did not hesitate to betroth his granddaughter to Yan Shifan as his concubine... What is it to let a daughter die?Whether you hate him or look down on him, what a politician values ​​most is always his own political interests.

Mrs. Xu is probably the most difficult of the three parties.

Qin Niangzi has no doubts, and she is also eager to find the real culprit. Three concubine daughters-in-law and one mother-in-law, none of the four possible murderers is her friend.She must be working hard to find the truth, but she also doubts whether Mrs. Xu's body can allow her to make wise judgments and reasoning, and force this bold and cruel genius murderer out of the water.

And Mrs. Xu also has her own difficulties. She is the mistress of the Xu family, and the daughter-in-law of the Xu family has a scandal, which brings down the face of the entire Xu family. Externally, she has to protect her daughter-in-law... She also has the dignity of the Xu family to take care of, Even if it is wrong, it cannot be left to the Yang family.Therefore, she only worked on the servants, but she didn't mention a few upper-level figures.

She shook her head and turned her thoughts back to the murderer.

She didn't think it was a premeditated crime, nor did she think it was the work of a servant.Mrs. Xu's explanation has actually explained everything. After all, servants are just servants. As long as they do their duty, Fifth Lady is not terrible to them.

But it is different for the three sisters-in-law. The rise of Wu Niangzi has directly hindered the interests of the three sisters-in-law to varying degrees. No one is not a victim. The problem is who will do it to protect their own interests. Killing, or in other words, whoever has this personality will want to directly destroy his opponent physically.

She shook her head again.

Qin Niangzi didn't know the three young wives well. Based on this impression alone, it was impossible for her to figure out the suspects.Every woman in the deep house has two faces, the young lady with the most demure face, and the most frenzied one in private.

She could only picture the murderer's character over and over again in her mind.

This is likely to be a bold and crazy genius murderer.

Or just simply come over to Yingmao to visit the proud fifth lady, who is stimulated to grit her silver teeth secretly by the pride in her words.

When I was leaving, I suddenly saw the old mother who was decocting medicine in the ear room and left the house with her stomach in her arms...

Dodging in and out, not even for a minute, the little medicine bag that Wu Niangzi had been with her for a moment since she gave birth was gone...Looking around, she held the hand of the maid next to her, and walked out of the yard with a smile.

Regardless of whether she died or not, there would always be some postpartum problems. It would be best if she died, but if she didn't die, she would lose her vitality after a bloody collapse. I'm afraid that Wu Niangzi would be too busy to take care of herself and make trouble in the house.

This is entirely possible. Although there are many people coming and going in and out of Mingde Hall, there are always times when it is empty. Besides, it is because Wu Niangzi has a lot of things to do. Many times, the servants in Mingde Hall are sent out by her. If you want to go east or west, there are not many people in the yard.

Qin Niangzi propped her face, and replaced the faces of the three young wives with the faces of the murderer in her heart.

There is no sense of incongruity at all.

She sighed: It's not easy to find the real culprit.

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After another half a month, the first seven of the five ladies have passed, and Mrs. Xu has not been able to give an explanation, and every time she sends someone to pay her respects, they all break up in the end.

Uncle Qin, Duke Ping, and Mrs. Xu came to see the eldest wife in turn, but the eldest wife always locked the door and did not return.In the end, she extended the date to within [-] days, and said that if Mrs. Xu could not give an answer within [-] days, she would go to the Shuntian Yamen to sue Mrs. Ni, Mrs. Xu and the three young wives for conspiring to kill Wu Niangzi and make things worse.

Although this move was vulgar, it was an extremely effective threat. It was said that when it was spread to the Duke's Mansion, Mrs. Ni was so angry that she vomited blood.

(End of this chapter)