Ling explained at the right moment, "Madam Taifu, Sister Xu just had a sudden headache and is currently resting in the palace. The imperial physicians are all gathered here to treat the Second Young Miss, so naturally no one is available to care for Sister Xu."
Madam Taifu was speechless for a moment. Her heart was filled with worry about her little daughter, so how could she have noticed that Xu was also unwell? Besides, a daughter who is married is like spilled water. Xu had been married for more than 20 years and was already a member of the Yongding Marquisate. The people in the Marquisate would share her worries.
Madam Taifu was displeased with Ling's younger generation's rebuttal and said in a slightly weak tone, "The reason why Shixin fell ill is because of her."
Mrs. Xu was just about to go visit Xu Shixin to see how she was reaping the fruits of her own actions, but as soon as she got closer, she heard her mother's cold words, and her heart sank.
Jiang Songyi supported her in time.
[This grandmother is so biased! It was clearly Xu Shixin who plotted to frame my mother, so how can she turn around and say that it was my mother who harmed her?]
Ling was just about to defend Xu, but at this moment, she saw Yongding Hou walk majestically behind the screen, without any hesitation, and not caring about the gazes of the female relatives.
"Mother-in-law, you are wrong. Xu Shixin brought this upon himself. What does this have to do with my wife?" Marquis Yongding's voice was full of determination and unquestionableness, demonstrating his majesty and confidence.
Yang Guifei frowned slightly, her tone tinged with reproach, "Marquis Yongding, this place is only occupied by women. How dare you enter without permission?"
Jiang Dinglian stood firmly beside him, his expression firm, "If I don't show up, my mother-in-law might misunderstand my wife even more."
Madam Taifu frowned, her tone somewhat displeased: "Marquis Yongding, what exactly do you mean by this? My Shixin is so innocent, why would she seek trouble for herself?"
When Xu Shixin saw Jiang Dinglian coming, she felt a little happy, thinking that he came to visit her specially. She was thinking about whether to take the opportunity to play a trick on her. However, after hearing his words, the smile that had not yet fully bloomed froze in an instant.
"Brother-in-law, what do you mean by this?"
Jiang Dinglian's eyes were as cold as ice as he glanced at her. "The imperial doctors are helpless and can't diagnose what's wrong with you. The truth is, you're not sick at all. It's just that the parasite that's been living in your body has lost control and is acting recklessly. And my wife's headaches for the past decade or so are all caused by the parasite you secretly planted."
Xu Shixin's heart seemed to have fallen into the abyss, and the love in her eyes had been replaced by fear.
How could Jiang Dinglian know these secrets?
She feigned confusion. "Where did the poisonous insect come from? Brother-in-law, you're talking nonsense. How could I harm my sister? Heaven and earth can bear witness to my love for her."
After she finished speaking, tears welled up in her eyes, her acting was superb.
Madam Taifu also found it incredible. "Marquis Yongding, please don't speak nonsense. Although the two sisters have a huge age gap, they have always been as close as brothers. How could Shixin do such a thing as to hurt her sister? And the story about the poisonous insect is absurd!"
"Is that really the case?"
Jiang Dinglian had a sarcastic smile on his face. He slowly took out the sachet he had just taken from Jiang Songyi from his sleeve, gently untied the tie, and poured all the powder in the sachet around Xu Shixin.
When Xu Shixin smelled the scent of the medicinal powder, his face suddenly changed and he was terrified.
No wonder the Gu King in her body suddenly lost control and escaped!
It turns out that all this was the result of Jiang Dinglian's careful planning using the Gu-attracting incense as bait!
This kind of fragrance can only be mixed by the most supreme member of the Gu tribe, and the secret method is strictly kept secret and will never be leaked.
Xu Shixin pondered over it, but still couldn't figure it out. However, the only thing she was certain of at the moment was that she had been completely exposed. She hurriedly tried to stand up and escape this strange place filled with drug powder, but her legs seemed to lose strength and instantly became limp, forcing her to fall to the ground again.
The poisonous insects in her body were like wild horses that had broken free from their reins, running madly through her blood vessels and swarming towards the tiny wound on her palm.
Everyone witnessed Xu Shixin's arms twisting and twitching in an astonishing way.
The small wound on her palm was quickly torn and enlarged under the impact of the poisonous insects, and bright red blood immediately gushed out, accompanied by black poisonous insects. They were like a surging undercurrent, crawling all over the ground as the blood overflowed, which was chilling.
"ah!"
The women surrounding her retreated in panic.
"What kind of monster is this? Why is it so terrifying?"
"Bugs! Xu Shixin is actually harboring so many bugs!"
"She really has a Gu worm. Could it be that she is secretly behind the headaches of the Marquis of Yongding's wife?"
Even the wife of the Grand Tutor, who had been guarding Xu Shixin just now, was stunned at this moment. Her body fell backwards involuntarily and fell heavily to the ground.
Jiang Dinglian glanced at the Gu worms surrounding the powder, then looked at Madam Taifu with a sarcastic smile: "This is the Gu worm in Xu Shixin's body. Mother-in-law, do you still think this is nonsense?"
Madam Taifu was speechless. As she looked at her little daughter struggling in pain, a deep sense of strangeness welled up in her heart.
The imperial doctors were also stunned at first by the poisonous insects that suddenly emerged from Xu Shixin's palm, but they had always used various poisonous insects as medicine, so they quickly regained their composure and rushed to pick up the poisonous insects with chopsticks and put them into porcelain bottles.
"So this is the legendary Gu worm. I'm so lucky to have seen it."
"When I was young, I traveled extensively and indeed saw it in Miao territory. However, this kind of evil magic requires a human body as a container and blood as a guide, so I knew very little about it. I never expected that there would be someone in my country's Western Wei territory who was proficient in the art of raising Gu."
Originally, this secret technique was a unique skill of the Miao people. It was no surprise that the Marquis of Yongding, with his vast experience and extensive knowledge, could find the powder to break the poison. However, how did the Second Miss Xu, living in seclusion in her boudoir, master the art of raising Gu worms?
The imperial doctors found this matter incredible, and soon someone hurried to report it to the emperor and Yang Guifei.
Upon hearing this, the empress dowager's face was filled with disgust. "Since ancient times, countless disturbances have been caused by witchcraft. Your Majesty, you must not allow this evil art to spread freely in the Western Wei Dynasty. Immediately detain Xu Shixin in the imperial palace and interrogate her strictly to find out from whom and where she learned this art!"
Although the Empress Dowager is not the Emperor's biological mother, she raised him, so the Emperor has always respected her, and the relationship between the two can be described as a loving mother and filial son.
The Emperor rarely saw the Empress Dowager display such a stern side, and he immediately ordered the eunuchs around him, "Ying Shuo, act according to the Empress Dowager's wishes. Furthermore, this matter will be investigated in depth by the Western Depot and the Imperial Guard! Justice must be sought for the Yongding Marquisate!"
"I obey your order."
Ying Shuo took the order and retreated. He took several palace maids around to the back of the screen and forcibly took Xu Shixin away.
Madam Taifu hurriedly got up from the ground and hurried over anxiously: "Eunuch Ying Shuo, where are you taking Shi Xin?"
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