Jiang Muyu stayed in the yard all day and did not go out. She really disliked rainy weather, which made everything wet.
At night, Liang Qingchen had not returned yet. She couldn't help feeling a little worried. She was thinking of going out to ask him, but as soon as she stepped out of the door, she ran into Yunyan who was running towards her in a hurry.
"What happened?" Yunyan would not be so rash on normal days. She subconsciously felt that something had happened.
As expected, Yun Yan opened her mouth and said, "Something happened to Miss Wu again!"
"Oh? She was poisoned?"
Yun Yan was stunned for a moment: "My Queen, how do you know? Could it really be..."
Jiang Muyu smiled and interrupted her next words: "Did she say that she was poisoned after eating my ginseng today?"
Yunyan looked puzzled.
Jiang Muyu was not in a hurry to answer questions and solve problems. He just held up an oil-paper umbrella and said, "Let's go. The stage is ready. Someone has to go up and sing."
Seeing this, Yun Yan did not ask any more questions. The master and servant walked towards the courtyard where the Wu family's ancestors were temporarily living.
The night wind is slightly cool and the rain is light.
Jiang Muyu walked at a leisurely pace. When he got there, he saw that the courtyard was brightly lit, but it was quiet and there was no noise at all.
Yunyan protected her and walked her to the balcony before putting away the umbrella.
She walked in without stopping and went straight to the inner room.
Inside the room, Doctor Wu Yu was taking the patient's pulse with a worried look on his face, with only a little maid serving him. Wu Lianxu, who was lying on the bed, looked a little paler than when she had seen him in the morning. There was still some undried blood on his collar. He looked haggard and breathless, and it seemed as if he might die at any time.
"Doctor Wu Yu, there's no need to take my pulse. You can't find out the cause of the disease," she said.
Doctor Wu Yu then realized she was here, and immediately stood up, bowed perfunctorily, and said coldly: "What do you mean by that, Madam? Could it be that you really poisoned my granddaughter?"
Jiang Muyu curled her lips and smiled, "Yes, and no."
Doctor Wu Yu frowned, "Yes is yes, no is no, how can there be yes and no?"
"She said she was poisoned because she ate my ginseng, but she was the one who poisoned herself."
"You're talking nonsense!" Wu Lianxuan yelled in a hoarse voice, and then forced himself to sit up.
The maid hurried over to help her up and put a pillow under her back.
Jiang Muyu looked at her and said with a half-smile, "Whether I'm talking nonsense or not, I believe you know better than anyone else."
Doctor Wu Yu said in a bad tone: "I hope your Majesty can produce evidence to explain why my granddaughter poisoned herself."
"To frame me, of course."
"Why would she frame you for nothing?"
Jiang Muyu snorted coldly and said, "It's not for no reason. You should know the purpose of her coming to Jiangnan, Doctor Wu Yu. I turned a blind eye to it for your sake, but it doesn't mean that I'm confused."
Doctor Wu Yu was stunned, and had a bad feeling in his heart. He looked at Wu Lianxu and said seriously: "Nannan, tell me, what is going on?"
Wu Lianxuan shook his head weakly and said in a tearful voice, "Grandfather, please believe me. I would never joke with my own life. Even if I wanted to poison myself, how could I use a poison that you couldn't even detect?"
Doctor Wu Yu understood this very well, so he said, "My Lady, I know my granddaughter best. I taught her medical skills. Even if I want to harm you, I will never joke with my own life."
"That's why I said yes and no." Jiang Muyu said, "She was indeed poisoned after eating the ginseng I sent her, but the ginseng I sent her is non-toxic. As long as she doesn't tamper with it, there will be absolutely no problem."
Doctor Wu Yu was puzzled and asked, "What do you mean, Madam?"
Jiang Muyu was tired of standing, so he asked Yunyan to bring a chair and sat down before continuing, "The ginseng I sent was bought in Suicheng. Considering the heavy rain in the Jiangnan area, I was afraid that it would go bad if left for too long, so I smeared a layer of medicinal powder on it, mainly to prevent corrosion and mold.
This powder itself is non-toxic. However, if the person taking ginseng takes other toxic drugs at the same time, everything will react with it and become highly toxic. Not to mention you, even a miracle doctor would not be able to tell what poison she has taken."
At this point, she narrowed her eyes, her smile was exceptionally gentle, but there was a coldness in her eyes, and her tone was nonchalant: "Old man, it's obvious that your precious granddaughter has been infected now."
Wu Lianxu's face became visibly uglier. She couldn't catch her breath and couldn't help but cover her mouth and cough violently.
As she coughed, black blood flowed out from her fingertips and fell onto the quilt.
Doctor Wu Yu was extremely anxious when he saw this, but when he saw Jiang Muyu's calm expression, he realized that what she had just said was true.
He pointed at Wu Lianxu, his eyes already somewhat cloudy and filled with sorrow. He wanted to blame him, but when he opened his mouth, he only said one sentence: "You... you are finally corrupted by habits..."
After saying that, he immediately walked to Jiang Muyu, hunched over, and pleaded, "My queen, my foolish grandson is guilty. It is my failure as a grandfather to teach her well. I hope you can show some leniency and spare her life."
"Every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt has its creditor. Doctor Wu Yu does not need to take the blame for her." Jiang Muyu straightened the wrinkles on her clothes and said, "It is not impossible for me to spare her. The antidote is in my hand. Whether she wants it or not depends on her attitude."
Wu Lianxu had just recovered his breath and looked at her while holding his aching heart. When he spoke, his voice was still hoarse and unpleasant: "What do you want?"
Jiang Muyu clicked his tongue and said, "Is this your attitude when you ask for help?"
"I am a female doctor in the palace. If I die, you will be held responsible if the case is investigated."
"So that's why you feel so confident. I'm afraid I'll disappoint you."
Wu Lianxu was stunned. "What do you mean by that?"
Jiang Muyu propped up his chin with one hand, still with a casual smile on his face. "Before, when the pirates attacked on the boat, you asked the little maid to send the soldiers away, which left me isolated and helpless, right? Did you think that if you killed the maid and threw the body into the water, I wouldn't be able to find out?"
"You're talking nonsense, it's not me! I don't even know any maids!"
"Don't be so quick to deny it. You're just trying to cover up your true intentions."
"I am not..."
Jiang Muyu interrupted her excuses and said slowly, "If you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself. Wu Lianxu, your methods are really not smart enough. Do you think that with so many people on the boat, no one has discovered that you and that maid have conspired together? Or do you think that I have not openly investigated this matter in the past half month to keep it quiet?"
Wu Lianxu's eyes widened, and he couldn't say a word in rebuttal for a long time.