Chapter 346 Slight
Shen Wan thought that Du Xiner would not come home for two months, but she didn't expect the wedding date to be set so soon.
Song Nanyue was sent out of the Jingbei Palace together with Xie Jingze. He was unwilling to accept this, so he asked Du Xiner to marry in earlier to help the second house fight for the title and help Song Nanyue vent her anger.
It would be better if she married in earlier so that they could give her the surprise they had prepared.
Chen Wan hadn't been back to Duke Dingguo's Mansion for a few days and decided to go back tomorrow.
The next day, after breakfast, Shen Wan took a carriage back to the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion. As a result, when he was almost there, he ran into Yun's carriage.
Not only was Yun sitting in the carriage, but Princess Jiangling was also there.
The curtain of the carriage opened, and Yun asked, "Why are you back?"
Shen Wan said, "I haven't been back to see my mother for a long time, so I came back to see where my mother and sister-in-law are going."
Yun sighed, "Madam Lin's condition hasn't improved at all, it's even worse. Mother is worried, so I'll go check on her again."
"Your cousin is at the mansion, go ahead."
Ye Caiwei was about to get married, so Yun didn't take her with her.
Shen Wan said, “I’ll go to the Lin Mansion too.”
If Shen Wan were to go see Old Madam Lin, Yun wouldn't object.
Chen Wan got out of the carriage and squeezed into the same carriage with Yun and Princess Jiangling.
Yun was very worried about Madam Lin's illness. She asked, "Has Zhao Yuanzheng examined Madam Lin's illness?"
Yun shook her head. "They said they had invited several imperial physicians. Mother doesn't know if they even asked Zhao Yuanzheng to see her."
The best doctor in the Imperial Medical Bureau is Zhao Yuanzheng.
Shen Wan simply lifted the curtain of the carriage and told Chen Ping, "Go and invite Zhao Yuanzheng."
Xie Jingyu didn’t have time to accompany Shen Wan back to the Duke of Dingguo’s Mansion, so he asked Chen Ping and Chen An to escort him together.
Chen Ping went to invite Zhao Yuanzheng, and Chen Wan and Yun Shi went to Lin Mansion.
Mrs. Lin's illness was indeed more serious than last time. The last time Shen Wan came, she was just thin, but this time she was directly bedridden.
With a loss of appetite, Mrs. Lin didn't even have the strength to get out of bed.
Seeing Shen Wan also coming, Madam Lin asked, "Why did you bring Wan'er as well?"
Old Madam Lin was still worried about Shen Wan being sick.
Yun said, "You love Wan'er the most. Now that you are not feeling well, Wan'er should come to see you more often and talk with you."
Even the emperor knew that Wan'er was his daughter, but he hid it from Old Tutor Lin and Old Madam Lin. Yun felt really guilty but didn't dare to say it.
Fortunately, Shen Wan was obedient and never failed to show her filial piety as a granddaughter.
When Madam Chen brought the medicine, Madam Lin said, "These medicines are useless. Why make me suffer more?"
Mother Chen said, "Maybe this medicine will work?"
These days, doctors and imperial physicians come to the mansion almost every day, and the prescriptions are changed almost every day, but none of them are effective.
Mother Chen looked at Yun, hoping that Yun could help persuade her.
Yun said, "Zhao Yuanzheng will be here soon. Let's see what Zhao Yuanzheng has to say."
Mother Chen said, "Director Zhao came here a few days ago, but he didn't see any problems..."
While he was talking, the maid came in and said, "Zhao Yuanzheng is here."
Zhao Yuanzheng came a few days ago, but Shen Wan sent someone to invite him, and there was nothing he couldn't get away from in the Imperial Hospital, so Zhao Yuanzheng came anyway.
After entering, Zhao Yuanzheng first greeted Old Lady Lin. Old Lady Lin smiled and said, "Thank you for troubling Zhao Yuanzheng to come here again."
The maid brought a stool and Zhao Yuanzheng sat down to take Madam Lin's pulse.
He looked fine at first, but then his brows furrowed a little, which made people worry.
One of the most frightening things in the world is a doctor's frown.
The last time Dr. Zhao took the patient's pulse, he didn't frown.
After taking the pulse of one hand, Zhao Yuanzheng changed to the other hand and continued to take the pulse.
Another half day.
It also took much longer than last time.
As soon as Zhao Yuanzheng withdrew his hands, Yun asked, "How is it?"
Zhao Yuanzheng said, "I took the old lady's pulse a few days ago, and apart from weakness, I didn't find any other problems. But when I took her pulse again today, it seemed..."
Mother Chen was impatient and asked, "What does it seem like?"
Zhao Yuanzheng looked at Madam Lin and said, "It's not obvious yet. I'm not sure."
Madam Lin said weakly, "Director Zhao, please feel free to speak."
Zhao Yuanzheng said, "It seems like he was poisoned."
Yun was shocked, "How could he be poisoned?"
Zhao Yuanzheng said, "No one would poison Madam Lin, but when I took her pulse just now, it looked like she was poisoned for a moment. If my guess is correct, it should be a chronic poison. It won't last long, and the symptoms will be loss of appetite and a weak pulse. If I hadn't taken her pulse for a long time, I wouldn't have noticed it."
What you fear will come true.
Shen Wan was afraid that Madam Lin’s illness was caused by poisoning, but she didn’t expect it to be true. But who would poison Madam Lin?
It's not just poisoning, it's chronic poisoning.
He was going to harm Madam Lin, so why would he use such a gentle method?
Shen Wan felt strange.
Mother Chen said, "But the old lady's usual food and drink are all fine."
Old Madam Lin had a light diet and would only eat half a bowl of rice at most in one meal. Now she was so sick that she could not even eat half a bowl of rice in a day. The rest of the food was distributed to the maids.
If the food was poisoned, it would not only be Madam Lin who fell ill, she and the maid would also be ill-prepared.
Zhao Yuanzheng checked Mrs. Lin's food and found nothing wrong, but he felt that his guess was probably correct.
Zhao Yuanzheng said, "The poison is mild. I can't tell from the pulse what kind of poison it is, but fortunately it's not fatal at the moment. I'll come back and take a look in a few days."
Yun said, "Thank you, Dean Zhao."
Dean Zhao wrote a prescription to boost appetite. After all, Madam Lin was old and if she couldn't eat, she might die of weakness before the poison was found out.
The steward of the Lin Mansion saw Zhao Yuanzheng off.
After Zhao Yuanzheng left, Yun warned Chen Mama, "Zhao Yuanzheng won't tell anything if he's not sure. From now on, you must be careful with what the old lady eats, and the people in the courtyard should also be careful."
If Zhao Yuanzheng said it looked like poisoning, then it must be poisoning.
Mother Chen nodded repeatedly.
Madam Lin said, "Don't worry, I'll be fine."
She was so weak that she could barely speak. Yun held her hand and said, "You must be fine."
Madam Lin said, "Caiwei is getting married, and you are already busy. If you really don't trust me, just let the maid come over once. Don't bother running back and forth."
Yun said, "Caiwei's dowry has been prepared long ago. We won't be so busy if we don't hold a wedding banquet."
Several people chatted with Madam Lin, but she was too weak and fell asleep after a short while. After Madam Lin drank the medicine and tucked in her bedding, Yun and Shen Wan and the others left.
After leaving the Lin Mansion, Yun looked at Shen Wan and said, “You should go back to the Jingbei Palace.”
Chen Wan glanced at the sun above her head and said, "It's still early. Why don't you ask my sister-in-law to accompany me for a walk around the street while I pick out some jewelry for my cousin to add to her makeup."
"Okay."
Yun returned to Duke Dingguo's Mansion, while Shen Wan and Princess Jiangling went shopping.
The aunt and sister-in-law had endless things to talk about. They walked around two streets and only entered the Jade Pavilion when they were tired.
Just as I finished choosing the jewelry, I heard a commotion downstairs.
Several ladies from wealthy families went to the corridor upstairs to watch the excitement. Yinchuan also went to take a look and came back saying, "The son of the Marquis of Wucheng almost stepped on a child while riding his horse..."
A lady from a prominent family said, "The person sitting in the carriage behind the Marquis of Wucheng seems to be his aunt, Madam Wang..."
"Young Master Wang was beaten to death, and Madam Wang returned to the capital. It must be because of Young Master Pei who was escorted to the capital."
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