Chapter 204 Poisoning Sister-in-law Xu with Green Tea?
As Su Yue's due date approaches, the atmosphere in the Gu family compound grows more tense day by day.
That afternoon, a military truck rumbled to a stop at the entrance of the courtyard, breaking the afternoon's tranquility.
Before Su Yue could get up, a brisk figure jumped out of the car, his cheerful voice preceding him.
"Yueyue! My darling wife! Mom has come to see you!"
It's my mother-in-law, Zhang Huilan.
She meticulously planned her trip, took a six-month leave from the research institute, and arrived in Hainan Island from Beijing with a large entourage.
Accompanying her was an elderly nanny who looked to be in her fifties, with a kind face and quick hands and feet. She was none other than Li Ma, who had been taking care of the family for more than ten years.
As soon as Zhang Huilan entered the room, she grabbed Su Yue's hand and showered her with concern, showing her great care and concern.
"Oh my goodness, you've lost so much weight! Did that brat Beichen not take good care of you?"
Su Yue was both amused and exasperated. She realized that Gu Beichen had been taking good care of her these past few months, and her face had become rounder. She hadn't lost any weight at all.
"Mom, I'm fine. He's taking such good care of me that I'm practically a pig."
Zhang Huilan nodded in satisfaction, then pulled over a timid little girl who looked only seventeen or eighteen years old and was following behind Li Ma.
"This is Xiaolan. I was worried that Li Ma wouldn't be able to manage on her own, so I specially found a young woman from my hometown. She's quick and efficient, and when I go to work, she'll have someone to help take care of the child."
The nanny, Xiaolan, lowered her head, whispered "Good morning, young mistress," and then stood there awkwardly, appearing very reserved.
The family had just settled their luggage when a head peeked in from outside the gate.
It's Yunlan.
Today she changed into a more figure-flattering polyester shirt. When she saw a few unfamiliar faces in the yard, she immediately swayed her hips and walked in with a sweet smile on her face.
"Oh my, this must be Auntie? You look so young, I thought you were Commander Gu's older sister!"
Who was Zhang Huilan? She had seen all sorts of strange and monstrous things in the Beijing compound, and she saw right through the woman's seductive intentions.
She smiled nonchalantly, but her gaze, like a hook, swept over Yun Lan from head to toe.
"Is she Deputy Regiment Commander Zhou's wife? She's quite... lively-looking."
Yunlan's smile froze.
Zhang Huilan acted as if she hadn't seen it, and continued to say the most hurtful things in the gentlest tone.
"It's just that this outfit is made of a very thin material. In our capital, respectable girls wouldn't dare to wear something like this. It's too close to the body and can easily make you catch a cold; it's not good for your health."
These words sounded both concerned and sarcastic, leaving Yunlan speechless.
She tried to save face: "Auntie, I'm young and healthy, I'm not afraid of the cold."
"Oh, it's so good to be young."
Zhang Huilan immediately covered her mouth and laughed exaggeratedly, then changed the subject and grabbed Su Yue's hand, her face full of pride.
“Unlike our Yueyue, who is so precious! The two babies she's carrying are the undisputed eldest grandsons of the Gu family! Beichen said that if anyone dares to let her bump or fall, it's no different than digging up the Gu family's ancestral graves!”
These words showed absolutely no mercy.
That fierce protectiveness made the air in the whole courtyard feel a bit colder.
Yunlan's face flushed red and then turned pale. She could tell that this was a warning to her, and in the end, she could only force a smile that was more like a grimace before reluctantly making an excuse to slip away.
She finally understood that if she wanted to get close to Gu Beichen, she had to first win over that little bitch Su Yue and her formidable mother-in-law.
From that day on, Yunlan changed her usual behavior and began to fawn over Su Yue.
Today they bring a bowl of homemade chicken soup, tomorrow they bring a basket of freshly picked fruit, playing the role of a "good neighbor" who knows their mistakes and is genuinely repentant.
Su Yue and Zhang Huilan were both shrewd people, so they wouldn't believe her trick of "a weasel paying respects to a chicken".
Neither of them exposed her; they simply watched her performance without saying a word.
Su Yue, however, keenly noticed a strange detail.
Every time Yunlan came to deliver something, the usually taciturn old nanny, Aunt Li, would subconsciously avoid her, her eyes darting away, as if she were afraid to see Yunlan.
That day, Yunlan brought another casserole dish, her face beaming with a bright smile.
"Yueyue, your sister-in-law noticed you haven't been sleeping well lately, so I specially made you a pot of calming soup. Drink it while it's hot, and I guarantee you'll sleep soundly until dawn."
Su Yue smiled and accepted it, saying thank you, but alarm bells were ringing in her mind.
She made an excuse that she was pregnant and had strange tastes and couldn't stand the smell, and then turned around and handed the bowl of soup to Gu Beichen.
"Take it and get rid of it."
Gu Beichen didn't ask any questions, and went out with the bowl in his hand.
Su Yue looked out the window and vaguely saw Gu Beichen walk to the corner of the yard and pour the bowl of soup into the chicken trough.
night.
All was silent.
Just as Su Yue was being coaxed to sleep by Gu Beichen, a shrill and panicked scream suddenly came from the small building next door!
"Help! Someone help! Caixia! Caixia, what's wrong with you?!"
It's Zhong Xiaotian's voice!
Su Yue and Gu Beichen exchanged a glance, then immediately jumped out of bed and rushed out.
The neighboring yard was brightly lit.
Zhong Xiaotian held Xu Caixia, whose face was pale and covered in cold sweat, and paced anxiously in circles.
"Sister-in-law! Come quick! She...she has terrible stomach pains! And...she's bleeding!"
There are signs of miscarriage!
Su Yue's heart sank. She immediately stepped forward, disregarding everything else, and grabbed Xu Caixia's wrist to take her pulse.
The pulse is disordered, the qi and blood are weak and floating, and the fetal qi is greatly disturbed.
But beneath this chaos lurks a discordant, overly active pulse.
This is not simply a case of miscarriage.
It's because of the medicine!
A tiny amount of a blood-activating and stasis-removing drug, in a very small dose, might even relax muscles and improve blood circulation for ordinary people, but for older mothers, it's a death sentence!
"Go get my needle case! Quickly!" Su Yue shouted at Gu Beichen without turning her head.
Gu Beichen had already turned around and rushed back to his own courtyard like a gust of wind.
Zhong Xiaotian looked at Su Yue in a daze: "Yueyue, what... what exactly happened? How could this happen out of nowhere?"
Su Yue didn't answer; her mind was racing, analyzing the medicinal properties.
This drug is insidious, and the person who administered it was extremely knowledgeable about pharmacology, controlling the dosage precisely to create the illusion of an accidental miscarriage.
Yunlan!
There will be no one else but her!
That so-called "calming soup" was aimed at her from the very beginning! By a twist of fate, Xu Caixia and her unborn child suffered this undeserved disaster!
Gu Beichen quickly retrieved the needle case.
Su Yue opened the cloth bag, took out several silver needles of varying lengths, and heated them over an alcohol lamp. Her movements were steady and calm, without the slightest hint of panic.
"Brother Zhong, help your sister-in-law sit up straight so she can lie flat."
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