Chapter 526 Interrogation of the Old Woman
The Marquis's wife chuckled sarcastically: "I was wondering why I felt something was wrong. So the root of the problem is here. But I'll have to ask the doctor to take more care of it."
"Madam Hou, rest assured. I will do my best to find out the toxins in your body. However, chronic toxins like this are generally divided into two types. One is direct chronic poison, and the other is food incompatibility. Now I need to find out your usual eating habits."
After the doctor finished speaking, the marquis's wife thought of the old woman her daughter brought today.
"Doctor, if we can find out the poison ourselves, can you just prescribe a prescription?"
The old doctor nodded. "Of course, it would save time if we could find out the poison directly."
"Then how about asking the doctor to come back tomorrow? Once I have identified the toxin, I will give the doctor the news?"
"That's great."
The doctor picked up the medicine box, said goodbye and left. From beginning to end, he did not see Li Ruiyang's appearance clearly, let alone know Li Ruiyang's identity.
After the doctor left, the Marquis's face immediately turned gloomy.
"Someone, bring that woman in to me."
The old woman had broken her face when she got off the carriage, and was left in the cold wind for nearly an hour, so she must have wilted by now.
The old woman was escorted into the warm room by two maids from the marquis's mansion. The temperature in the warm room was much higher than outside, and the old woman's almost frozen body finally felt a little warm.
Her face was covered in blood, her hair was loose, and her hands were tied behind her back. She was now being forced to kneel on the ground by two maids.
"Are you the one following your wife? Look up."
The Marquis's voice was full of majesty, and her whole body displayed the Marquis's demeanor and pressure.
The old woman slowly raised her head, glanced at the marquis's wife, and then quickly lowered her head in fear.
The old lady of the Weiyuan Marquis' Mansion is much more majestic and dignified than the old lady of their Xiangfu Mansion.
The old woman didn't dare to breathe, she was frightened by the master of the room.
"Madam asked you a question, why don't you answer?" The Third Young Master's wife Cao Hua shouted coldly.
The old woman trembled and immediately shook her head to deny it: "No, I didn't follow the lady. I just happened to pass by and was bumped into by Miss Yuanbao and Miss Zhenzhu."
The old woman's words made everyone present laugh. How could there be so many coincidences?
Li Ruiyang took off the veil on his head, looked at the old woman coldly, slowly stood up, and walked step by step to the old woman.
"Humph, don't you have too many coincidences? I remember I had already told you to go back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, so why did you get off the carriage halfway and just happened to follow behind my carriage? If you dare to talk nonsense again, you will be punished."
The old woman only saw the embroidery and pearls on a pair of exquisite embroidered shoes, but she did not dare to look up.
"Madam, I suddenly remembered that the old lady said she liked to eat the plum blossom cakes from East Street, so I got off the carriage and went to East Street. Who knew that I would go to the same place as Madam?"
This old woman came to her yard more than a month ago. She was given to her by the old lady, who said she was a good masseur. The old lady saw that she was too tired to manage the household affairs, so she found her specially for her. But she didn't give her massages many times after coming to her yard. It was just a waste of time to keep her there. Who knew she was actually a traitor.
This traitor, now Li Ruiyang is heartbroken for her good mother-in-law. She used all her dowry to subsidize the expenses of the mansion. Her mother-in-law was very affectionate to her on the surface, but she didn't expect that she would do such a thing. Li Ruiyang suddenly felt that she was a big idiot. She had lived with a kind-looking but kind-hearted person for more than ten years, but didn't find any clues. If this mother-in-law hadn't revealed her true colors, she would still be kept in the dark.
In fact, her mother-in-law had been acting a little abnormal recently, but she chose to ignore it. She also blamed herself for having lived too smoothly and not being on guard.
"Sister, why are you still talking to her? Get out of the way and let me judge you. You are too lenient with them. That is why you let these servants do whatever they want. They even dare to fool the mistress."
With a "whoosh" Cao Hua pulled out the long sword hanging in the warm room.
There is a rule in Weiyuan Marquis Mansion that a sword must be hung wherever it is to warn future generations that they are descendants of military generals.
Cao Hua liked to wield swords and guns. At this moment, she drew out her sword and pointed it directly at the old woman's face.
The old woman was so frightened that she sat down on the ground and almost fell over.
Cao Hua frowned and said sternly, "Why don't you tell the truth? Why don't you open your dog eyes and see clearly who are the people sitting here? Who is not from the backyard? How dare you show off your tricks in front of us? If you don't tell me, I will kill you first."
The old woman's heart beat faster and she could not speak clearly. She had never seen such a scene before. The mistresses in other people's mansions used private means, but they came to Weiyuan Marquis's mansion and fought with real guns and swords, shouting and killing. She was scared to death.
"I say, Madam Third Young Master, please put away your sword quickly. I cannot dirty your hands."
The old woman finally gave in.
Cao Hua did not put away his sword, but swung it directly, brushing it against the old woman's face and cutting off a strand of hair that was hanging on her face.
The old woman only felt a gust of wind passing by, and her hair fell to the ground.
The old woman screamed in fear, her eyes rolled back and she fainted.
"Hua'er, she is about to confess, why are you still trying to scare her?" There was a hint of doting in the Marquis's reproachful tone.
Cao Hua put the sword back into the scabbard, walked to the side of the Marquis, and said coquettishly: "Mother, I was afraid that the old woman would not tell the truth, so I tried to scare her first. Who knew she was so frightened? It was just a strand of hair, and she fainted."
Madam Hou gently tapped Cao Hua's forehead and scolded her with a smile: "You are already in your forties, but you are still acting like a child? That's a sword, what if you accidentally scratch her face?"
"No, mother. I have been playing with swords since I was a child. I know how to do it."
The marquis's wife quickly ordered someone to pour cold water on the old woman to wake her up.
The old woman woke up and shouted, "Don't kill me, don't kill me, I will tell the truth."
"Okay, no one wants to kill you. Just confess the truth quickly to avoid physical pain." Li Ruiyang stood in front of the old woman and shouted condescendingly.
The old woman checked her body and found no wounds, then she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Madam, please feel free to ask whatever you want to ask. I will tell you everything I know. However, I have a condition that I hope you will agree to."
"You dog slave, you're still talking about conditions? I'm giving you face, right?" Cao Hua was like a firecracker, jumping up and down in anger at the old woman's words.
The old woman timidly stepped back, she was a little afraid of the Third Young Master's wife.
"What conditions?" Li Ruiyang's voice came faintly from above his head.
As if she saw hope, the old woman immediately said, "Madam, please let me go home when the time comes. If I tell the truth, I will definitely not be able to stay in the prime minister's residence. You must give me a way to live, right? If Madam doesn't agree, I would rather die than tell the truth. Anyway, Madam won't forgive me if I tell the truth, so I might as well be a loyal servant."
The old woman's words made everyone present laugh. If people didn't know her, they would really think she was a loyal slave.
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