Chapter 22 There is something wrong with my aunt’s medicine!
A Lu is Xie Yan's personal servant. He spends the whole day accompanying Xie Yan to play with cats and dogs and does not do any real work.
In the past, the eldest lady gave him money and asked him to stay in front of the young master all year round to guide him that she was the young master's only sister.
The young master wanted a sister even though he was still a child.
When the second young lady was sent to the healthy women's camp, within a year, he liked the eldest young lady very much without any guidance.
A few days ago, A Lu accepted two taels of silver from Aunt Liu in Aunt Sun's courtyard and asked her to feed Zhui Mo a special herb.
Zhui Mo became more irritable than usual, pecking the second young lady who had returned home, and also injuring Master Xie and the eldest young lady.
But afterwards, no one pursued the chicken and he thought the matter was over.
There was no one around, and A Lu got up from the ground, not realizing how eerily calm Xie Yan's voice was.
"Sir, it's autumn now, so the pond is naturally cold..."
Before he could finish his words, Xie Yan walked up to his side and behind him, suddenly grabbed his collar and slammed him against the bluestone beside the pool.
With a bang, A Lu's head exploded.
Xie Yan didn't even ask him who ordered it, he knew without having to guess.
Before A Lu could even scream, Xie Yan kicked him lightly into the water.
The water splashed more than half a person's height. A Lu choked twice and soon became motionless.
A stream of blood gurgled out of the water like a kite with a broken string, and in a moment, the corpse floated to the surface.
Xie Yan squatted by the pool, scooped some cold water with his hands, wiped away the bloodstains on the bluestone, and casually picked up A Lu's shoes and threw them aside.
After doing all this, Xie Yan washed his hands calmly.
He looked down at the corpse and said, "Xie Zhi used to be my sister, and you were the one she sent to take care of me. But now, I don't need Xie Zhi anymore."
A pale and handsome face was reflected on the water. He stood up and took out a handkerchief from his arms to wipe his hands.
Remembering that this handkerchief was used by Xie Yao, Xie Yan stopped, wiped the water on his hands with the hem of his clothes, and left the pond slowly.
After he reviewed the lessons his teacher had taught him twice in his study and practiced a few pieces of calligraphy, the nanny who was taking care of him came over with a pale face.
"Master, a body was found in the back garden...A Lu is gone."
Xie Yan showed a look of surprise at the right time.
After all, A Lu was just a servant. It was not a glorious thing for a servant in the Bo's Mansion to fall into the water. No one in Wanxiangyuan even knew about it.
When Xie Yao returned to Wanxiangyuan, she passed by the west attic where Aunt Sun and Xie Zhi lived.
Suddenly, she saw the figure of Madam Liu, walking stealthily along the wall.
Xie Yao followed quietly and saw Liu Ma carrying a few sets of medicines to the kitchen of the Bo Mansion. She instructed a little maid, "You, go and boil these two sets of medicines for Auntie."
The maid took the medicine bag and couldn't help but look up and ask, "Mammy, is my aunt sick?"
Madam Liu glanced at her sideways and said, "You are the one who is sick. This is the prescription that Master Yaoling wrote for Auntie."
Seeing that the maid was still confused, she scolded her again: "You can't leave the stove unattended. Fry it for me after it's done. If there is any mistake, you will be in trouble."
The maid didn't know what Lord Yaoling was, but Xie Yao knew very well that Aunt Sun's father was Lord Yaoling Sun of the Shang Pharmacy.
She vaguely felt that she had caught something, but she couldn't remember it for a moment.
After Madam Liu left, the maid lit a fire, found a sand pot, and began to boil the medicine with a palm-leaf fan.
Xie Yao then appeared.
"Hello, hello, Second Miss." The little maid stood up hurriedly and saluted, looking behind her quietly.
The second young lady didn’t bring a knife, did she?
"Don't worry, I don't have a knife with me," Xie Yao sighed at her current reputation and gestured with her open hand, "What's your name?"
The maid breathed a sigh of relief: "Reporting to the Second Miss, this servant Ming'er."
Xie Yao took out three taels of silver from her sleeve and stuffed it into Ming'er's hand.
"Ming'er, as you know, my mother has been frail and sick for many years. I want to hire a doctor to treat her, but I don't know which clinic in Beijing is best."
Ming'er accepted the silver, her heart pounding. She whispered, "Second Miss is truly filial. However, Madam Bo's health has not improved. She has been to many medical clinics in the capital and has taken medicine, but she hasn't recovered."
After a pause, she continued, "If we're talking about a good clinic, the Ji'an Hall that usually treats our uncle's family is very dedicated. However, the medicine is very expensive, and a servant like me can't afford it."
After listening to this, Xie Yao nodded in agreement: "So that's how it is. Thank you for telling me. Well, I'll wait for the opportunity in the future and find some famous doctors to see my mother."
After saying that, she was about to leave.
Ming'er asked in surprise, "Is that what the Second Miss is asking?"
Xie Yao turned around: "What else do you want me to ask?"
Ming'er bit her lip and said, "There's just one problem. You don't need to give me so much reward money."
Xie Yao looked at the medicine pot behind her that was oozing with the smell of medicine: "Who did you make this medicine for?"
"Second Miss, I would never dare to poison Aunt Sun!" Ming'er knelt down with a plop, her face pale.
Xie Yao said jokingly, "I don't like Aunt Sun. If you think the money is too much, just throw some coptis in here."
She left without waiting for Ming'er's consent.
Ming'er looked at her and thought that the second young lady was very kind to the servants, not as scary as she was to the uncle and the steward Wang.
After returning to Wanxiangyuan, Xie Yao called Rendong over.
Ren Dong was about to tell her, "I asked Sang Ruo about it. Madam has tuberculosis. It's said to be a disease she contracted when she gave birth to you. But it's even worse this year. She's taking tons of medicine but it hasn't helped."
"You have to take mother's pulse later," Xie Yao took out a medicine bag from her bosom, "take a look first, what kind of medicine is this?"
After opening it, Honeysuckle looked up silently: "Where's the medicine?"
This is clearly an empty medicine bag.
Xie Yao smiled awkwardly and pointed at the remaining medicine residue on it: "Isn't this it? I finally got it. Our honeysuckle is a miracle doctor, so he will definitely be able to tell what this is."
Honeysuckle picked up the medicine residue resignedly, lowered her head and sniffed it, then twisted it carefully in the light.
Xie Yao looked at her expectantly: "What is it?"
Honeysuckle answered seriously, "I can't tell."
Xie Yao: "...take a closer look, or try it?"
Honeysuckle spread her hands and said, "Second Miss, I am not a deity. For this little bit of medicine residue, you should find a fortune teller to count it with your fingers."
Xie Yao breathed a sigh of relief. Forget it, she could only think that her money was wasted.
"By the way, where did the second young lady get the medicine bag from? Did you say what it's for?" asked Honeysuckle.
Xie Yao: "This is the conditioning prescription that Sun Yaoling prescribed for Aunt Sun. Aunt Sun looks healthy. Why would she take medicine if there's nothing wrong? I feel like this medicine must have some problems—"
She suddenly stopped talking.
If there is nothing wrong, you don’t need to take medicine, but what if there is something wrong?
In her previous life, less than half a year after she married Lu Shenyan, Aunt Sun was promoted to a co-wife.
At that time, she had been sent to Zhuangzi and isolated from the world. Lu Shenyan just mentioned this news casually when he came.
Later, when Xie Yan met her, he only said that his mother had passed away, and did not mention anything about the Bo Mansion.
Ordinary concubines, no matter how noble their status is, will be what they are when they enter the mansion, and they will be what they are from now on. As long as the wife is still alive, the concubine will not be promoted to a co-wife.
Unless this concubine has made great contributions.
Aunt Sun is pregnant.
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