Chapter 166: Fortunately, nothing happened after the drugging. Didn’t the old lady…
Cui Lingyan felt that Lu Danyan was intelligent. When the news reached Qingde Courtyard, Old Lady Dou also smiled and said to Nanny Sun, "Yan's reading of all those books wasn't in vain. Her cousin is smarter than Danruo. She doesn't focus on cultivating her own reputation, which only restricts her own actions. Seeing her like this, I can now feel at ease in marrying her to Pei An."
Nanny Sun knew what the old lady was thinking and nodded in agreement, "I feel the same way, but the eldest lady wasn't like this before. Perhaps she's been around the young lady so often, and she's been somewhat influenced by her."
Madam Dou smiled upon hearing this, even rising from the couch with interest. She said to Nanny Sun, "Come walk with me in the garden. Let the younger generations handle their own affairs. Everyone has their own destiny. No matter how much I, as their elder, want to teach them, it's best if they figure things out and open their minds on their own. At least they haven't gotten into any major trouble. When Dan gets married, we won't be able to argue with her about these little grudges she had when she was still a teenager, so she'll gradually let them go."
"Even if I can't let go, as time goes by, I won't have time to worry about these things."
Nanny Sun did not respond to the old lady's words, but just smiled and helped the old lady walk out the door.
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Lu Danruo was feeling depressed because of what happened during the day. After only a few bites of his chopsticks, he asked everyone to take the food away.
She sat on the soft couch in silence for a long time, thinking carefully about the big and small things that had happened in the Duke's Mansion since Cui Lingyan married into it, especially how she and her mother had ended up in this situation step by step. The resentment and hatred in her heart could not be suppressed no matter how hard she tried.
She waved her hand and asked all the maids and servants to retreat. When night fell, she asked someone to help her wash and bathe. When she entered the inner room and saw the things placed next to the pillow on the bed, all she felt was tension and surprise.
She picked up the note, which contained a small folded medicine packet, with only a few words on it.
After she read it, her eyes suddenly widened and she dropped the thing in her hand as if it was hot.
Her expression changed again and again. After an unknown amount of time, she slowly reached out and picked up the small medicine bag she had just thrown away. After hesitating for a moment, she put it under the pillow.
The next morning, Cui Lingyan went to Qingdeyuan to pay her respects to the old lady. As soon as she entered the room, she saw Lu Danruo sitting next to the old lady.
There was a hint of surprise in her eyes. Based on her understanding of her sister-in-law Lu Danruo, she should not have the face to come and pay her respects after the incident yesterday, but instead pretended to be sick and stayed in her room.
Anyway, the old lady had long understood her granddaughter's temperament and had lost the patience to teach her. Even if she pretended to be sick, the old lady would not be angry, but would feel relieved instead.
Therefore, Cui Lingyan was really surprised that Lu Danruo not only did not pretend to be sick but also came to pay his respects to the old lady so early.
After thinking about it, thinking of the eldest lady who was still staying in the Cen family, one could only guess that Lu Dan wanted to please the old lady so that the mansion would send someone to bring Cen back.
After all, what this mother and daughter value most is face, and they are also very strong-willed. Only such a purpose can explain Lu Danruo's actions today.
Especially when the eldest daughter Lu Danyan came to pay her respects, Lu Danruo put away her hostility and dissatisfaction when she saw her, and didn't even say a sarcastic word. Cui Lingyan felt that she must have guessed right.
For several days in a row, Lu Danruo came early to pay his respects to the old lady, and even after Cui Lingyan and Lu Danyan said goodbye, he continued to stay with the old lady.
On the way out of Qingdeyuan, Bitao couldn't help but say, "Second Miss is really strange. Doesn't she feel embarrassed to act like this?"
After all, everyone in this mansion knew that the old lady disliked her granddaughter Lu Danruo. Lu Danruo couldn't be unaware of this. If it were in the past, the second young lady would have definitely hidden herself away because she was very proud. But now she acted like this and was not afraid of being gossiped about at all.
Cui Lingyan smiled and said, "After all, she is the old lady's legitimate granddaughter. Didn't you see that even though the old lady disliked her, she didn't think of driving her away? If the old lady is willing to give her some face, what can we say?"
Birou thought about it and felt that this was the truth.
Girls from prominent families would lose face in order to please their elders. Although the second girl was spoiled and willful, she was in such a situation now that she had no reason not to be humble.
What's more, the old lady is her grandmother, so it is not shameful for the younger generation to try to please the elders.
In a blink of an eye, half a month had passed since Lu Danruo returned home. Just as Cui Lingyan had thought, in order to please the old lady, Lu Danruo even showed her kindness to her, the sister-in-law whom she had always disliked.
Don't hit a smiling person. Even though Cui Lingyan was a little uncomfortable, she could only pretend to be a harmonious sister-in-law in front of the old lady.
It can be seen that after Lu Danruo's goodwill for half a month, Cui Lingyan, in addition to the initial discomfort, somehow became uneasy.
She thought it was because she was too sensitive because of her pregnancy, but this uneasiness became a reality when she saw Lu Danruo personally bring her a bowl of rock sugar blood swallow and snow pear soup.
She stared at the porcelain cup in front of her, and after a moment, she looked at Lu Danruo steadily.
When Lu Danruo became a little nervous under her gaze, Cui Lingyan smiled and said to Lu Danruo, "I think the osmanthus cat on the porcelain cup in front of you is so cute. Can you exchange it with my sister-in-law?"
Cui Lingyan said this, and without waiting for Lu Danruo's consent, she took the porcelain cup in front of Lu Danruo and handed the one in front of her to him.
Lu Danruo stood up suddenly from his seat as if frightened, his face turned pale, his eyes filled with horror, uneasiness and surprise.
Old Madam Dou was initially a little surprised by Cui Lingyan's behavior today. She thought that she really liked the osmanthus cat on the porcelain cup and wanted to change it to take a look.
Seeing her granddaughter's pale face and frightened eyes, the smile on Mrs. Dou's lips faded.
The room suddenly became quiet, and you could almost hear a pin drop.
Madam Dou ordered, "Madam Sun, please send a letter to invite the imperial physician to the mansion. Tell him that I'm not feeling well and ask him to come over and take my pulse."
As Madam Dou finished speaking, the last bit of color on Lu Danruo's face disappeared.
When Nanny Sun was about to walk out, she suddenly rushed to Nanny Sun in a panic and stood in front of her.
She looked at Madam Dou with a hint of pleading and panic: "Grandma!"
Seeing her like this, Madam Dou slammed the teacup in her hand to the ground and signaled to Nanny Sun.
Nanny Sun walked out amid Lu Danruo's panic, but soon she brought in a doctor who was over sixty years old and carrying a medicine box.
The doctor took the porcelain cup handed over by Nanny Sun and examined it for a long time in front of the old lady, his expression becoming more and more solemn.
After a while, he stood up and said to the old lady, "Reporting to you, old lady, this contains the powder of phoenix fairy seeds, cooked rehmannia, and lithospermum officinale. Women should not get pregnant after taking it. If a pregnant woman takes it, she will suffer severe abdominal pain and may even miscarry. She may even die and there will be no way to save the baby."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Danruo's legs went weak and she fell to the ground.
The doctor was a highly skilled doctor and was also old. He had seen a lot of things in the wealthy mansions of the capital over the years. Seeing Lu Danruo slumped there with a pale face, how could he not know that it was another of the inner court's shady tricks.
Thinking of the rumors about the Duke of Wei's Mansion a few days ago, he vaguely guessed the identity of the noble lady kneeling in front of him.
He suppressed his surprise, bowed and was about to leave.
Nanny Sun personally escorted the person out and took out a purse from her sleeve and handed it to him.
The eldest lady accepted the silver, knowing that only with this money could the mansion feel at ease.
It was not until he left the Duke of Wei's Mansion that he sighed and shook his head, lamenting that these noble families always had such dirty things going on. Power, interests or jealousy blinded people's eyes, and even unmarried noble ladies could do such cruel things.
In the house
Madam Dou said to Birou, "Help your master go back." Then, her eyes fell on Cui Lingyan, "As your grandmother, I will give you an explanation about this matter. I will not let you suffer any injustice."
Cui Lingyan listened to the old lady's words, bowed, and stepped back.
It was not until she left Xilan Courtyard that she began to feel a sense of fear.
She just felt that Lu Danruo's recent behavior was a little strange, and she had been a little uneasy in recent days, so when Lu Danruo suddenly handed her the blood swallow lamp today, she felt uneasy and resistant, and she thought about swapping the two blood swallow lamps just in case.
She is the sister-in-law. Recently, Lu Danruo has shown kindness to her again. She, as the sister-in-law, likes the osmanthus cat on the porcelain cup and wants to change it. Even if there is something inappropriate, it is not a big deal after all. At most, people will talk about it behind her back, saying that she is just a child or that she deliberately wants to steal her sister-in-law's things.
She herself could not have imagined that Lu Danruo actually had the courage to do such a thing.
Because of fear, beads of sweat oozed out of Cui Lingyan's forehead and her face turned slightly pale.
Seeing her like this, Birou hurried forward to support her and said with concern: "Don't be afraid, Madam. Fortunately, nothing happened. Didn't the old lady also say that she would give you an explanation?"
The old lady can tolerate the second girl's arrogance and willfulness, but when the second girl does something like this, the old lady will never hold her high and then let her go easily.
This time, the second young lady will definitely suffer a lot. She may not even be able to stay in the Duke's Mansion and will be sent out by the old lady.
The master and servant went all the way to Songxueyuan.
In the house
When Lu Danruo saw Madam Dou's gloomy face and the disappointment and disgust in her eyes, the panic in her heart surged up like waves, almost swallowing her whole.
She was so frightened that her body couldn't help shaking.
She knelt and crawled to the old lady, trying to grab her sleeve and beg her, but the next moment, she was slapped hard in the face, and she staggered and fell to the side.
Her cheeks soon became swollen. Lu Danruo covered her cheeks with one hand and couldn't help but shed tears.
Until now, she still didn't understand how Cui Lingyan knew that the blood swallow was drugged. She didn't feel that she had revealed her identity in any way.
It was obvious that Cui Lingyan had been getting along quite well with her these days, and it seemed that she enjoyed the flattery of her sister-in-law.
Could it be that Cui Lingyan was pretending to be like that?
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