Chapter 641: The Cannon Fodder Concubine Sister in the Story of the Concubine
Chapter 641: The Cannon Fodder Concubine Sister in the Story of the Concubine
The woman's warning was still echoing in my mind.
"Don't try to play any tricks on me. If you think the poison in your body can be cured, then go ahead and try it!"
"If you ruin my plan, I won't kill you, but I will make your life worse than death!"
"..."
Thinking of the painful torture she had just experienced, she shuddered, timidly took the meal from the big kitchen, and went to find Zizhu, the maid of the Second Young Master's Wife, to get some soup.
The soup this time is pigeon soup.
The soup is delicious, but it’s a pity that it’s adulterated.
Jiang Yueshu still gave the soup to Chunxiang before having breakfast.
Chunxiang thanked him gratefully and drank the soup obediently.
It's his own fault that his life is now in the hands of the other party.
Before the poison was removed, she dared not resist at all.
"I'm going to keep vigil for the eldest son, you can go out now!"
After breakfast, Jiang Yueshu sent Chunxiang out and prepared to continue guarding the mourning hall.
The mistress of Duke Pei's mansion is still alive, and she has always been in charge of the household affairs. Although she is the daughter-in-law of the eldest son of the mansion, she is just a master without power.
When Pei Xian was still here, he could still protect her.
But he is gone now, and the only person in this mansion who treats her with some affection is the old ancestor. Naturally, she has to be the wife who loves and respects her husband in the old ancestor's mind.
"The servant knows."
Chunxiang bowed respectfully and left the house without looking back.
Anyway, when the eldest young lady was keeping vigil for the eldest son, she basically refused to eat or drink, and never stepped out of the mourning hall.
She happened to be going to the clinic for medical treatment at that moment.
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An afternoon passed quickly.
Chunxiang returned to the Duke's Mansion in a daze.
She had gone to all the clinics in the city today, but no one could see any signs of poisoning. She almost thought she was not poisoned.
But just after lunch, the familiar pain came again.
This time, Jiang Yueshu didn't give her an acupuncture in time, so she had to endure it outside for half an hour before her stomach pain went away.
As soon as I entered the Qiongyue Pavilion, I heard a loud shout.
"Your Majesty!"
Chunxiang was startled and realized that the person who came was Nanny An, who served the old ancestor in the mansion.
Her face was as gloomy as water at this moment, and she was staring at herself.
Chunxiang panicked and quickly knelt down to apologize, "Mammy, I wonder what I have done wrong?"
Nanny An had been waiting for her for most of the day and had lost her patience. She was now furious. "You slut, you are still pretending in front of me. You are the maidservant of the eldest young master's wife. Where have you been all day?"
"I, I went to the Minister's residence to report the news. Madam Jiang was worried about the health of the eldest young mistress, so I went to report the news!"
Chunxiang broke out in a cold sweat and stammered as she tried to find an excuse.
She had always made such excuses when leaving the house earlier, and the people in the Duke's Mansion would hardly investigate carefully.
"Humph!"
Nanny An rolled her eyes at her. "Does it take you a whole day to report the news? Besides, the eldest young master's wife is not feeling well. She fainted in the mourning hall this morning. There is not even a maid by her side. What do you, a personal maid, do for a living?"
Chunxiang didn't even dare to raise her head. She immediately realized that it was the eldest young lady's wife who was trying to intimidate her, and she quickly admitted her mistake.
"I know I was wrong, I know I was wrong!"
Seeing that the man was honest, Nanny An calmed down a little and ordered the maid beside her to take action.
"The old ancestor loves the eldest young lady and specifically told me to discipline Miss Chunxiang. Slap her in the face!"
With a loud shout, the two old women took turns swinging their hands and attacking Chunxiang left and right.
"Snapped!"
"Snapped!"
"..."
The originally delicate face quickly turned red and swollen.
Chunxiang wailed incessantly, but the old woman showed no mercy.
Today, the eldest young lady's wife fainted in front of the old ancestor. The old ancestor was very distressed and had to teach this girl a lesson.
Otherwise they will be punished.
He slapped me thirty times.
When the two old women left, their hands were red from crying, leaving behind Chunxiang, whose face was covered in tears and swollen like a pig's head.
"Squeak-"
The door opened and the two maids looked at Chunxiang without changing their expressions.
"The master lets you in!"
Chunxiang's eyes widened and she recognized at a glance that the two people were the cleaning maids of Qiongyue Pavilion.
She had been beaten up like that, and the poison in her body had no antidote, so she was already scared out of her wits and immediately bent down to go in.
The eldest lady, who was described by the nanny as "feeling unwell", was now sitting leisurely in front of a round table piled with bottles and jars and various medicinal powders.
"Hu Ren!"
Chunxiang was beaten into a pig's head and couldn't speak a word clearly.
Jiang Yueshu raised her eyes, looked at her miserable appearance, and smiled.
"I think you have forgotten what I said?"
"I'm not going to get sick!"
Haruka shook her head frantically, defending herself.
Jiang Yueshu took a few steps closer and patted her head, "I can trust you, but I'll have to trouble you to find out about Aunt He!"
The original owner had three wishes.
The first is the safety of his biological mother, Aunt He.
The second was to avenge herself and her husband Pei Xian.
The third is to protect the fetus in the womb.
Aunt He is now controlled by Madam Jiang and Jiang Yueyao. Every time she returns home, she is only arranged to meet them once, and she has no idea where they are hiding them.
The Jiang Mansion is under the control of Mrs. Jiang. If she goes looking for it rashly, she may not find it. It all depends on whether Chunxiang's mother knows.
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That night, Jiang Yueshu took advantage of the fact that all the masters in the mansion were asleep and entered the mourning hall dressed in white.
There was someone guarding the hall, and when he saw her, he quickly bowed.
"Madam!"
"Go down, I can't sleep, I want to talk to my husband alone."
Jiang Yueshu waved her hand and sent the people in the mourning hall away.
As she heard the footsteps fading away, she began to search the room, and only after making sure that no one was inside did she close the door.
Looked at the coffin in the center.
She took a few steps forward, opened the nailed coffin door, covered her mouth and nose with a cloth soaked in a mixture of garlic, ginger and vinegar, and took out the silver medal and soapberry water that she had prepared long ago to prepare for the autopsy.
According to what Chunxiang said last night, Jiang Yueli had previously told her to wear a special sachet in the presence of Pei Xian.
It has to be destroyed every time it is used up.
Jiang Yueshu felt something was wrong at that time.
She had looked at the sachet in Chunxiang's hand. Although the smell had mostly dissipated due to the passage of time, it was obvious that it contained poisonous spices.
Pei Xian should have died of poisoning, but she still remembered that when the mansion asked a doctor to treat Pei Xian, the doctor did not mention the poisoning.
Moreover, according to the number of times Chunxiang described, Pei Xian would not fall so quickly.
Could it be that... someone else is involved in this?
Half an hour later, looking at the black silver medal, Jiang Yueshu frowned.
After restoring the mourning hall to its original state, she quietly left.
The previous doctor must have known the truth about Pei Xian's death best, but that person was invited by Madam Pei from the palace, saying that he was the imperial physician.
With her current status, she can't see it at all.
Then...she can only start with Madam Pei.
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