When Jiang Li rushed to the An Mansion, An Wanqiu was already in a coma.
"I don't know what's wrong with this girl. She's sick all of a sudden."
An Wanqiu's father, An Bohuai, is a Confucian businessman who looks very kind.
Although Jiang Li is now the Princess of Jingling, she is still the daughter that An Baihuai watched grow up since she was a child. Therefore, when An Baihuai speaks to Jiang Li, they are still very close.
"Uncle, do you know if Sister Wanqiu did anything special before she fell ill, or if she met any strangers?"
At first, Jiang Li thought that An Wanqiu and Yin Jia fell ill on purpose because of Qin Ji's intention to attack Jiang Li.
However, based on Jiang Li's understanding of Qin Ji, he would not be so stupid as to let Jiang Li see all this at a glance.
If Jiang Shengsheng hadn't reported the news, Jiang Li would probably have thought of Wu Youjin.
"Something special...a stranger..." An Baihuai thought carefully, then looked at Xing'er, the maid who served An Wanqiu, and asked, "You've been with Wanqiu all day. Do you remember anything special about her?"
Xing'er's eyes were already red from crying. She thought her young lady was just feeling unwell and would be fine after a few days of rest.
Unexpectedly, when the officers and soldiers came to inquire, she found out that her young lady had been poisoned and that was why she was in this state.
"In reply to your question, the young lady has been busy with the affairs of the Jishan Hall that the princess instructed her to do. She usually eats at the Medicinal Food Shop and buys cakes and other things from the Delicacy Shop. Xing'er has also eaten them and there is no problem."
"As for meeting strangers, there aren't any. The young lady has been meeting about the same people these days as before. Aside from occasionally going to Youshan Hall to consult Doctor Chang, she spends the rest of her time in the herbal medicine shop with Miss Yin and the Ninth Princess."
Xing'er thought carefully about what her young lady had taken, and there was nothing wrong with it. If there was really poison in it, it would be impossible that only her young lady would be in trouble.
"this……"
An Baihuai frowned upon hearing this. "Princess, besides taking action on people's food and drink, is there any other way to poison them without them knowing?"
"Besides eating and drinking..."
Jiang Li was startled, and suddenly an idea flashed through his mind.
"I'll go to the Yin Mansion first. Uncle, don't worry. We already know who's behind this. I believe we'll be able to catch him and get the antidote soon."
Jiang Li comforted her, "Keep these tranquilizing pills and the recipe. Feed them to Sister Wanqiu as soon as she wakes up."
"Yes, thank you, Princess."
An Baihuai had experienced many ups and downs after all. Although he was very anxious and angry when he first learned that his daughter was sick, he finally felt relieved when he heard Jiang Li say this.
Yin Mansion.
Yin Tian had not returned from the sea yet, so the housekeeper took Jiang Li directly to the backyard.
"Why don't we go to the water pavilion?"
Jiang Li glanced at the courtyard with the plaque "Qinxin Garden" hanging on it, and then looked at the housekeeper.
"In reply to the princess, the young lady said that the small villa in the water was too far from the study and it was inconvenient for her to do things, so she moved the courtyard to Qinxin Garden."
Just as she finished speaking, Xiao Zhu came out of the room. When she saw Jiang Li, her eyes lit up. She thought that the young lady had such a serious illness before, and the princess was able to cure her, so there would definitely be no problem this time.
He quickly took two steps forward and knelt on the ground to salute.
"Greetings, Princess."
"Get up quickly. How is your young lady?"
When Jiang Li entered the room, Yin Jia was also in a coma. After taking her pulse, she found that her condition was better than An Wanqiu's. It seemed that she was not contaminated by the corpse poison much.
"The young lady said she felt a little uncomfortable the day before yesterday and went to bed without eating dinner. Since then, she has been feeling weak all over and unable to eat. She spends most of the day sleeping."
At first, Xiao Zhu was scared to death, thinking that the young lady was going to be the same as before. Fortunately, although she was awake for a short time, she could still recognize people.
"I just came from the An Mansion, and the maid there told me that you have been staying at the herbal medicine shop all these days?"
As they were talking, the housekeeper brought tea and Jiang Li took the opportunity to sit down and rest for a while.
"In reply to your question, Princess, that's exactly what happened. Recently, apart from her regular inspections at Liuli Manor, she's been spending most of her time at the Herbal Food Shop with the Ninth Princess and Miss An."
"I heard Miss An is also ill. I wonder if the Ninth Princess is okay..."
Seeing Xiaozhu's worried face, Baizhi comforted her, "Don't worry, Xiaozhu, the Ninth Princess is fine."
At that time, Jiang Li had already sent someone to inquire, and was told that Xiaojiu was still in the herbal medicine shop and had no symptoms of discomfort.
"That's good. The Ninth Princess is a good person. She doesn't have the airs of a princess at all. She's also very kind to us servants, always giving us delicious treats. By the way, the Ninth Princess also specially gave my young lady a set of very beautiful clothes a few days ago. My young lady loves it very much. She originally planned to wear it when she went to inspect the manor today, but now..."
Putting down the teacup in his hand, Jiang Li looked at Yin Jia again, but still didn't find anything special.
He sighed, left the tranquility pills and the prescription, and without staying any longer, asked the driver to go in the direction of the herbal medicine shop.
"Princess, this is too strange, isn't it?"
Even Bai Zhi couldn't help but mutter, "Miss Wanqiu, Miss Yin, and the Ninth Princess are together almost every day. How come Miss Wanqiu and Miss Yin are sick, but the Ninth Princess is fine?"
After saying this, Bai Zhi felt something was wrong and added, "What this servant means is that it's a good thing we know what kind of person the Ninth Princess is. Otherwise, if someone with ulterior motives knew about this, they would think it was the Ninth Princess..."
The more she talked, the more strange it became. Bai Zhi was so anxious that she kept scratching her head. "Didn't I say that it was the Ninth Princess who poisoned me? I just felt that..."
Jiang Li gently poked Bai Zhi's forehead. "Okay, of course I understand what you mean. This is indeed a bit strange. This is the first time I've encountered such a situation where three people are missing one person."
"But don't say that in front of Xiaojiu. Given her temper, she should be feeling the most miserable right now."
Sure enough, when Jiang Li arrived at the herbal medicine shop, he learned from the shopkeeper Qiao that Xiaojiu had not eaten all day and had locked himself in the tea room.
Fortunately, Mrs. Qiao was thoughtful and had the kitchen keep the rice simmered over a low fire. Jiang Li took the food box, asked Bai Zhi and Mo Xiaoxiao to wait outside, and pushed the door into the tea room.
"Get out. I said I don't want to eat. Leave me alone."
Gu Yuyan leaned against the desk, thinking that Miaomiao had come to bring her food again, and said unhappily.
"What? Is our Ninth Princess planning to cultivate immortality? But I remember that cultivating immortality is supposed to involve sitting in meditation on a cushion. Why are you here facing the wall and reflecting on your mistakes?"
Hearing the familiar voice, Gu Yuyan stood up suddenly.
“Aunt Huang, it’s you. I thought it was Miaomiao who came in. You’re back?!”
The little girl rushed over excitedly, "Woo woo woo, you're finally back, I was so worried."
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