Chapter 158 Seize the Opportunity!
We must get the sachet back; tonight is our only chance!
However, the sachet was in Song Yi's room, and the main house had many maids and servants, making it extremely difficult to obtain the sachet smoothly.
Sun hesitated, becoming increasingly agitated.
At this moment, Chunlan came in to report, "It seems that the madam has vomited blood again. The young master has invited a doctor to the manor, and now the three members of the eldest son's family have all gone to the main courtyard."
Sun was taken aback, then overjoyed.
It's like heaven just sent you a pillow after you've been dozing off.
The old hag vomited blood at just the right time.
Don't miss this opportunity!
She hurriedly walked out, but stopped at the door.
The old woman's vomiting of blood happened so coincidentally, could it be a trap?
She tidied her sideburns and gave instructions to Chunlan.
"Come with me to the main courtyard."
"yes."
Chunlan carried a lantern and led the way.
Inside the main courtyard.
He Shi lay on the bed with a pale face, while Li Mu, Song Yi, and Li Nanke stood beside her, their faces showing obvious worry.
Beside the bed, an old man dressed in drab gray clothes was taking He's pulse with his eyes closed.
When Mrs. Sun saw that the old man's hair and beard were messy, she couldn't help but frown.
Where did the eldest son find this folk doctor?
However, she had no time to care about that right now, so she stood aside and pretended to be concerned.
"Oh dear, why did my mother-in-law suddenly vomit blood again?"
No sooner had he finished speaking than the old man, who had been keeping his eyes closed, suddenly opened them and glared at him impatiently.
"Shut up! I hate it when people are whispering around me when I'm taking a pulse!"
Startled, Sun instinctively pointed at Gui Liu and retorted in a shrill voice.
"Where did you come from, you doctor? How dare you be so rude to me!"
"Sister-in-law!"
Song Yi was startled; this was the divine physician that Ke'er had invited from the Prince's mansion.
She quickly pulled Sun out, saying, "I have a fine ginseng in my room. Sister-in-law, come with me and fetch it for your mother-in-law."
Sun's eyes darted around, and she quickly said, "Sister-in-law, I'll go get it. You stay here with me. It would be better if you were here if Mother-in-law needed someone."
Fearing that Song Yi would not respond, he quickly said, "You know I'm a gossip. If I argue with that doctor again and make him leave, it will delay my mother-in-law's treatment."
Song Yi thought for a moment and nodded.
"Alright, Tao's mother is here. Just tell her to find it."
Sun smiled and agreed, then hurriedly went to the main house, found Tao Mama, and told her about Song Yi's request for ginseng.
Tao's mother frowned.
"Oh dear, a lot of medicinal herbs have been sent to the palace these days, and they're all mixed together. I haven't been able to sort them out yet."
Second Young Mistress, please wait a moment. Allow me to search the storeroom.
These words were exactly what Sun wanted to hear.
She waved her hand, "No rush, the doctor hasn't prescribed anything yet. My sister-in-law needs ginseng, so please prepare it first. You can take your time to find it, Aunt Tao."
Tao's mother poured a cup of tea and turned to leave.
Sun was sitting in the outer room when she gave Chunlan a wink.
He whispered, "Send all the maids and servants out of the courtyard. You stand guard outside the door, and cough once if anyone comes near."
Chunlan understood and turned to go out to greet the maids and servants in the courtyard.
"Sister Zilan, Mother Wang, Feng'er... come and see if my flower looks pretty?"
The group gathered under the eaves and chatted excitedly about the flower patterns.
Sun peeked inside and, seeing that no one was paying attention, tiptoed into the inner room.
The interior was clean and tidy, with everything arranged neatly and orderly.
Having been sisters-in-law for many years, Sun occasionally came to Song Yi's room to sit for a while, so she was quite familiar with her room.
He quickly scanned the area and then went straight to the bedside table.
She remembered that Song Yi liked to put important things here.
They opened the cabinet from top to bottom and sure enough, they found a box in the bottom cabinet.
Upon opening the box, one finds an empty, light green sachet inside.
It is embroidered with a pattern of butterflies fluttering.
It was exactly the one she was looking for.
Sun was overjoyed and quickly put the sachet into her sleeve, then closed the box and put it back in its original place.
As soon as I stood up, I heard an angry voice behind me.
"Sister-in-law, what are you doing?"
Startled, Sun suddenly stood up and saw Song Yi and Li Nanke walk in one after the other.
Her expression changed slightly, and she cursed Chunlan inwardly for being such a useless person, not even giving her a heads-up when she discovered Song Yi had returned.
While pretending to be nonchalant, she explained with a smile, "Aunt Tao said that ginseng is hard to find, so I came in to sit for a while because I was bored waiting outside."
"Oh dear, we've been sisters-in-law for so many years, sister-in-law, you won't mind me going into the inner room without permission, will you?"
Song Yi, with a sullen face and without saying a word, rushed straight over.
He grabbed Sun's arm with one hand and quickly pulled a sachet from her sleeve with the other.
Then, holding up the sachet, he questioned her, "What is this? Sister-in-law, are you just here to sit for a while, or are you here to steal?"
Sun's eyes darted away.
He pretended to be angry and said, "Sister-in-law, your words are too harsh. I just admired the exquisite design of this sachet."
I wanted to borrow it to make one for Youyou based on the design, but before I could explain to my sister-in-law, I was accused of being a thief.
My sister-in-law's words were so hurtful.
Song Yi stared at her coldly, her eyes practically spitting fire.
Ke'er said that she would catch the person who caused her to fall into the Bian River tonight, and also told her to hide the sachet in the place where she usually hides things.
She thought about it for a long time, but she never expected that the person would be Sun!
The thought of Ke'er almost drowning in the Bian River yesterday made Song Yi feel like she wanted to eat Sun alive.
His hand gripped Sun's arm, trembling uncontrollably, his fingernails digging deep into Sun's flesh.
"Was it you who caused Ke'er to fall into the water yesterday?"
"You're Ke'er's own aunt, why would you harm Ke'er?"
"How could you be so cruel, Sun!"
Sun's pupils contracted sharply, but she dared not show any panic on her face.
"Sister-in-law, what are you saying? I don't understand. What do you mean by harming Ke'er? Didn't Ke'er fall into the water on her own?"
"You're still trying to deny it now?"
"Oh my god, this is a real injustice! I don't understand what you're saying at all. I just wanted to borrow the sachet."
It was my fault for not telling my sister-in-law beforehand, and I apologize. But she can't just arbitrarily pin the blame on me, can she?
Sun insisted that she knew nothing.
Unable to contain her anger any longer, Song Yi slapped her hard across the face.
"You vicious woman, you still won't admit it even now!"
Sun covered her face, a ferocious glint in her eyes.
Then he slapped his thigh, covered his face, and started crying out at the top of his lungs.
"My sister-in-law is going too far. She just finds a crime to pin on me and tries to force a confession out of me by making me deny it."
I'm going to find my father-in-law to reason with him; this Marquis's mansion isn't just a place where my sister-in-law can make the decisions alone!
As she spoke, she lowered her head and rushed outside.
Li Nanke stretched out his hands and used them to block the doorway.
Looking up with her round eyes, she quietly gazed at Madam Sun, and then softly uttered a sentence.
One sentence startled Mrs. Sun so much that she almost fell to the ground!
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