Chapter 148 Showdown
Upon hearing this, Madam Wu looked at Wei Jia in disbelief, "You have a way to prevent Xi'er from having a scar?"
Wei Jia hesitated for a moment, but still said, "The Grand Madam brought back a renowned doctor from Jiangnan this time. Perhaps she can prevent the young lady from having a scar on her forehead."
"That's wonderful! That's wonderful!" Wu grabbed Wei Jia's hand, urging excitedly, "Quick, quick, take me to fetch the divine physician to treat Xi'er's injuries!"
Wei Jia quickly reassured her, "Madam, don't worry. The divine physician is currently treating Madam Zheng at the Duke of Jin's mansion! We can only treat the young lady after she finishes treating Madam Zheng."
"Yes, yes, the poison from Madam Zheng is the most important!" Madam Wu nodded repeatedly, then was overjoyed.
The poison that baffled all the doctors in the capital and the entire Imperial Medical Academy could cure, that miraculous doctor could cure!
Doesn't that mean treating the little injury on my daughter's forehead would be a piece of cake?
Thinking of this, Wei Jia felt a little relieved, but then looked at Wei Jia with a face full of doubt: "Why did you help me, Miss Wei Jia? Help Xi'er? Does the old lady know about what you did?"
At this point, Madam Wu paused, a hint of hesitation in her expression. "Would the old lady agree to let the divine physician treat Xi'er's injuries?"
Wei Jia smiled and comforted her, "Madam, you're overthinking it. The Grand Madam isn't the kind of person with a heart of stone. She'll agree to let the divine physician treat Miss's injuries."
"As for why I'm helping Ren and the young lady," Wei Jia said meaningfully, "if Madam really does something irrational, what good will it do for Grand Madam? She'll probably have to clean up the mess for Madam."
Although the words may be unpleasant to hear, that's the truth of the matter.
Wu looked at Wei Jia with gratitude, and felt a little guilty towards Min Qiao. "I was selfish and narrow-minded before. I couldn't see the old lady's hard work and kindness. Instead of being grateful, I did many things that I was sorry to the old lady, which made her feel cold towards us."
"Now that something like this has happened, the old lady still asked you to lend me a hand and still have pity on Xi'er... I really, really feel ashamed!"
Madam Wu wiped away her tears and said sincerely, "I know that the old lady certainly doesn't want to see me right now. Please ask Miss Weijia to apologize to the old lady on my behalf. After the old lady calms down, I will personally go to Songhe Hall to kowtow and apologize to her."
Wei Jia smiled and nodded. "I will convey Madam's words to the Grand Madam. Madam, please go back soon. The eldest young lady still needs your care."
Wei Jia comforted Madam Wu, personally escorted her back to Ruyunxuan, checked on Min Yuexi's condition, and then returned to Songhetang.
Seeing Weijia return from outside, Ayi glanced at her worriedly, "Did Sister go to see the Eldest Miss?"
Wei Jia understood perfectly well that as long as the Grand Madam wanted to know, there was nothing in the entire Marquis's mansion that could be kept from her eyes.
Putting aside everything else, after she took over the affairs of Granny Fang and Steward Yang, she managed all the spies in the mansion.
The gatekeepers, servants, maids, and other maids were few in number, but they were all very observant and attentive, able to get the news immediately at the slightest sign of trouble.
Of course, the Dowager Madam also gave them many benefits. She provided them with an extra allowance, almost the same as the monthly allowance for the maids of Songhe Hall, and at the end of the year, they would receive an additional bonus based on the amount of care they had taken and the size of their contributions.
Money can corrupt people's hearts. Not one of these people was not loyal enough to pass on messages to Songhetang.
Of course, even if something happens to someone, Songhetang can use money to bribe others again.
Unless the entire Marquis's mansion no longer needs servants, Songhe Hall will never lack spies.
We've gone off on a tangent.
When Wei Jia heard Ayi's question, she didn't panic. She simply nodded slightly and asked, "Is the Grand Madam inside?"
Ayi glanced at the closed main room and lowered her voice, saying, "Yes. Aunt He is inside too."
Wei Jia was taken aback, then frowned. "Just the Grand Madam and Concubine He?"
Ayi nodded, a hint of worry appearing between her brows. "I was also afraid that the Grand Madam would suffer, but since she asked me to bring people back, I dared not disobey."
Wei Jia was also filled with worry.
No one was worried when the Grand Madam spoke to the eldest daughter alone before. After all, the eldest daughter was the Grand Madam's own granddaughter, and no one would dare to lay a hand on her.
But people weren't so reassured about the He family.
What if Mr. He suddenly attacks and injures someone?
Just as the two were filled with worry, in the main room, Madam Min Qiao was sitting in the main seat, looking down at Madam He who was kneeling on the ground, and coldly questioned, "Was the poisoning of Madam Zheng of the Duke of Jin's mansion your doing?"
Madam He looked astonished and feigned ignorance, saying, "What do you mean by that, Madam? I've never even stepped foot inside the Duke of Jin's mansion, so how could I have poisoned Madam Zheng?"
“I didn’t say you poisoned him.” Madam Min Qiao’s lips curled into a cold smile. “In fact, the poison wasn’t brought into the Duke of Jin’s mansion by Madam Wu or Madam Yu either!”
A look of surprise flashed across Mrs. He's face, but she quickly concealed it.
"If I'm not mistaken, the pastries sent by Madam Wu and Madam Yu were just a pretext. The poison was actually administered by the maidservant of Madam Zheng, right? Otherwise, how could the poisoned pastries have just happened to be delivered to Madam Zheng? And afterwards, those poisoned pastries mysteriously disappeared without a trace?"
"Furthermore, if the poison is put in the pastries that Madam Wu and Madam Yu brought into the mansion, aren't you afraid that they might also eat the pastries and be poisoned, causing the plan to fail?"
Madam Min smiled and couldn't help but sigh, "So, when Princess Jiaoyang tortured the maids and servants around Madam Zheng, she wasn't wrong at all. On the contrary, it's because of her that Princess Jiaoyang is still under house arrest."
Madam He frowned. "What exactly is the Grand Madam trying to say?"
"I want to tell you that I know everything about you, and I also know all the plans of the people behind you."
Madam Min's expression was cold and her tone solemn, "I won't stop you from retaliating against the Marquis of Xuanping's mansion, but don't use your methods against innocent people. Otherwise, I will let you know the consequences of angering me!"
A flicker of panic crossed Madam He's eyes, but she feigned ignorance, saying, "I don't understand what the Grand Madam is talking about. What scheme? What person behind me? I'm just a lowly concubine; aren't the people behind me the Marquis and his wife?"
Seeing He Shi's stubbornness, Min Qiao Shi scoffed and said bluntly, "The Lu family, Lu Ming, Minister of Works Sun Shiming, and you, He Shi, oh, and perhaps we should also add the Earl of Annan's family. Aren't you all plotting revenge for the deceased Grand Secretary Lu Shanglin?"
Upon hearing this, even the most skilled He Shi, who was adept at feigning ignorance, could no longer keep up the act.
She stared at Min Qiaoshi with eyes full of terror, her lips trembling slightly, "You, you knew?"
Madam Min glanced at Madam He with disdain. "Is it that hard to guess? Don't forget, I just came back from Jiangnan."
Mrs. He was taken aback. "What does this have to do with Jiangnan?"
Seeing that the doubt in Madam He's eyes seemed genuine, Madam Min Qiao knew that Madam He didn't know much about the Lu family, Min Ji, the Qiao family, or the affairs of Jiangnan.
Without offering further explanation, he coldly said, "Pass on a message to the person behind you: I won't stop the Lu family from retaliating against the Marquis of Xuanping's mansion. But don't use those same methods on me! Although I am a member of the Min family, my surname is Qiao."
Madam He was stunned for a moment, then curled her lip and said sarcastically, "What you say sounds nice, Madam. Not stopping it? How could you not stop it? You are the Madam of the Xuanping Marquis's Mansion! The Xuanping Marquis's Mansion is doing well, so will you be doing well! If the Xuanping Marquis's Mansion is gone, you will fall into the dust! Just because you are surnamed Qiao, does that erase the fact that you are a member of the Min family?"
"Ha, does the Grand Madam think we're fools to say such things?"
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