Chapter 246: Unexpected Gains
Ji Yunshu's tears suddenly flowed out.
It was as if a huge hole had suddenly been opened in her heart, and cold wind rushed in.
It hurts and is a little numb.
Zhao Shen didn't expect her to react like this. Even in Suzhou, when they were in danger of death, Ji Yunshu didn't cry.
He wiped her tears somewhat helplessly: "Don't cry, it's not a big deal..."
"Life and death are not a big deal. In your eyes, what is a big deal?"
Zhao Shen wiped the tears from her face with a handkerchief and said seriously, "You, you are my most important thing. I know that even if I die, it will not be as painful as seeing you cry."
Ji Yunshu's tears flowed even harder: "Don't talk nonsense, you won't die."
Zhao Shen coaxed her patiently: "Okay, I won't die. As long as it is possible, I will try my best to live."
Ji Yunshu felt better after hearing these words.
She knew that her unreasonable behavior would not change anything, so she hugged Zhao Shen without saying a word.
The next day, when Ji Yunshu went to pay his respects to Yao, he happened to run into Wei Yuanmin.
Zhao Heng has been very nice to her recently. She is two months pregnant, but her pregnancy is not noticeable yet. Her complexion is rosy and she looks in good spirits.
Her relationship with Yao is like that of a real mother and daughter.
She also acted coquettishly and said that the snacks here at Yao’s were delicious.
However, Ji Yunshu was worried about Zhao Shen's health and did not sleep well at night.
Wei Yuanmin noticed the dark shadows under her eyes and asked curiously, "What's wrong, sister-in-law? Didn't you sleep well?"
Ji Yunshu glanced at her and nodded, "That's right. Didn't Wang Xu injure a scholar on the street a few days ago over a pot of flowers? The prince and I happened to be passing by and brought the scholar to my clinic. But it's been two days and the scholar hasn't woken up yet. Naturally, I'm worried."
Wei Yuanmin just asked casually, but he didn't expect Ji Yunshu to actually say it.
Of course, she also heard about the incident where the young master of the Wang family injured someone in public on the street.
"Didn't people say that Wang Xu beat someone to death? He must have been seriously injured. Even if he can't wake up, your clinic can't be blamed."
Wei Yuanmin said this in a matter-of-fact manner.
At this time, Yao said from the top, "I've said it long ago that it's inappropriate for you, the wife of the Crown Prince, to open a clinic. Regardless of how many people you can save, if anything goes wrong, it will affect the reputation of our mansion. This matter is also related to the Wang family. If the person can't be saved, how can the Wang family not blame you?"
Ji Yunshu looked up at her. "Madam is right, but that's not what I'm worried about. The doctor at the clinic checked and found that the scholar was unconscious, not because of injury, but because he had been poisoned by a Gu poison unique to the Miao people. None of our doctors here can cure this poison."
When saying these words, Ji Yunshu looked at Yao without blinking. She thought that Yao would either feel guilty or pretend to be indifferent as before, so that no one would notice any trace of it.
But unexpectedly, her gaze glanced towards Wei Yuanmin.
Although it was just a fleeting glance, Ji Yunshu immediately understood that it was subconscious.
Why did she look at Wei Yuanmin first when she heard about the poison?
Ji Yunshu's heart started pounding when he thought of Zhao Heng's abnormal behavior these days.
Wei Yuanmin, however, was completely unaware and asked in surprise, "Poison? Is there such a poison? How come I've never heard of it?"
Yao also laughed and said, "I've lived for so long, and I've never heard of such a poison. Maybe the doctors in your clinic couldn't save the patient and made it up."
Ji Yunshu shook his head and said, "The doctors in the clinic are very skilled and trustworthy, and they wouldn't lie like that. She also told me that this poison is unique to the Miao people, and its effects vary. Some of it can cause a woman to die silently during childbirth, making it difficult for even the most skilled doctors to detect it. Furthermore, the poison can pass on to the child."
These words were naturally spoken to Yao, but this woman's mental quality was indeed very strong. Perhaps it was because of the foreshadowing of the previous sentence, she did not reveal any flaws after hearing these words.
Instead, he was surprised and said, "There is such a thing? I have never heard of it."
Ji Yunshu didn't care. If she hadn't had an unexpected gain, she wouldn't have said this.
But Wei Yuanmin seemed to be a bit stupid. Even though Ji Yunshu mentioned the pregnant woman, she still didn't think about herself.
Instead, he asked curiously, "Is this true? Has the doctor you're talking about seen it himself?"
Ji Yunshu said nonchalantly, "He must have seen it before, otherwise he wouldn't be able to explain it so clearly. I was shocked when I heard it. People like us, who stay in the backyard all day and are cut off from the news, are too easy to be assassinated."
Wei Yuanmin said proudly: "To be harmed in such a secretive way, and to bring disaster to his descendants, it seems that he must have offended someone. It seems that this person should do more good deeds."
As she spoke, she touched her belly and smiled happily.
Ji Yunshu said meaningfully, "What my sister-in-law said is true. You must never do anything bad, otherwise who knows if you might offend someone and harm you secretly."
Wei Yuanmin felt a little uncomfortable when she hinted at something, but he didn't take it to heart.
She didn't feel like she had offended anyone.
Cui Luo, who was following her, saw that although Yao was smiling, there was a gloomy look in her eyes. She felt like her heart was about to jump out.
She entered the princess's mansion when she was young. She was able to gain the princess's trust and become the princess's personal maid, so she must have some abilities.
Her greatest skill is reading people's expressions.
After the princess married into the Marquis's Mansion, she already knew clearly the temperaments of the masters in the mansion.
Especially Ji Yunshu. Although she did not have the title of princess, the girl from the Ji family who was raised by the empress dowager herself was of no less noble status than a princess.
She is a straightforward person and never says unnecessary words.
These days, apart from the last time when the news of the princess's pregnancy came out and he went to see the princess in person, he talked the most today.
And the content of both sentences was the same.
Someone will take action against the county lord.
She is not a princess and has no feelings for Zhao Heng.
So it has been seen more than once that when Zhao Heng was accompanying the princess, there was a coldness in his eyes that did not match the smile on his face.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law chatted for a while, and then Yao asked them to leave on the grounds that she was a little tired.
After coming out, Ji Yunshu didn't say anything more. She believed that even if Wei Yuanmin was a love-brained person, she had no doubts about Zhao Heng.
The people around her are not stupid either.
Ji Yunshu's guess was correct. As soon as Cui Luo helped Wei Yuanmin back to the house, she sent the servants away.
He knelt on the ground and said, "Princess, let's go to the clinic where the deceased wife lives."
Wei Yuanmin didn't react at first: "Why, are you sick? There are doctors in the mansion, so why bother?"
Cui Luo said anxiously, "Princess, didn't you understand what the Crown Prince's wife said? She was clearly reminding you."
She didn't want to point it out so directly, but the princess' heart was devoted to the second young master.
If she didn't make it clear, she would never doubt the Second Young Master.
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