Chapter 48: My cousin's wife plays ostrich and diagnoses my mother's condition
"My cousin's wife just pleaded for my cousin. Is it because she feels sorry for him?" Xie Yao said.
Han Sixue's eyes were complicated, but she forced herself to be decent and said, "Cheng Yu is my husband, so naturally I feel sorry for him."
"If my cousin's wife knew what he had done, she probably wouldn't feel so bad anymore."
"I really don't know what he did, and I don't want to know."
At this moment, Han Sixue still regarded her as the enemy who harmed Xie Chengyu, and was wary of her.
But once the seeds of doubt are planted, they will inevitably take root and grow thicker.
"Cousin, it's already difficult for a woman to be confined to the inner chambers. Marrying into this filthy and dirty Xie family requires her to be strong and not become a clueless puppet, being fooled and counted money for others."
Xie Yao's eyes were clear and sharp, and she reminded him meaningfully.
"You don't understand." Han Sixue snorted, not caring about what she said.
Xie Yao shook her head. There were some things she reminded people of, but it was useless if she couldn't stand up on her own.
But she always felt that Han Sixue's personality was not as soft as she appeared.
As soon as she left Wanxiangyuan, Han Sixue called her trusted maid.
"Go check where else the young master went today besides Yunhe Tower."
On this side, Xu Susu was trying hard to confront the second wife, but after they left, she could no longer hold on, her body swayed, and she fell down.
"Madam!" Sang Ruo exclaimed.
Xie Yao's expression changed drastically, and she flew over to catch her mother: "Mom!"
Qi Liang had no time to take credit and hurriedly said, "I'll go find a doctor!"
Before he finished speaking, Honeysuckle also rushed forward: "Don't worry, let me come and see."
Fortunately, Xu Susu did not completely faint, but just fell dizzy into Xie Yao's arms.
She tried hard to suppress her cough, struggling slightly, with an awkward expression: "Cough cough... Let go, let me go..."
Xie Yao put her arms around her mother's waist and picked her up.
So light.
Xie Yao felt a little sad and slowly put her mother on the bed.
This was the closest she had been to Xu Susu since she returned to Beijing.
A blush appeared on Xu Susu's pale face. She knew that her daughter was strong, but she didn't expect her strength to be so great.
She also thought that Prince Jingbei was a disabled man and her daughter was strong and healthy. She didn't know whether it would be a blessing or a curse for her to marry him, and she felt uncomfortable.
At this time, Xu Susu coughed so hard that she felt something strange in her throat. She quickly took out a handkerchief and covered her lips in panic.
Xie Yao's heart skipped a beat, and despite her attempts to stop her, she pried open her fingers and opened the handkerchief.
It was a dark red and black blood.
Xu Susu turned her head away embarrassedly: "I've seen it, and I'm satisfied... There's no need to call a doctor. I know my own body well."
Honeysuckle, who was taking the patient's pulse, was stunned. It seemed that the confusion that had been bothering her for so long was just a layer of window paper away from being solved.
My wife has had tuberculosis for many years. Coughing is normal, but it shouldn't be so serious at such a young age.
Sang Ruo's eyes were red as she said, "Madam's illness has worsened again. The blood she coughed up this time is black. What should I do?"
"Black?"
Honeysuckle murmured, then suddenly realized something, and her face suddenly turned cold.
Xie Yao noticed that Ren Dong looked a little off, but after a while, Ren Dong shook her head and said, "It's okay, Madam was just emotionally agitated. You can use half a cup more of the Pingfei ointment today."
After Xu Susu took the medicine, her complexion became much more relaxed. Only after making sure that everything was fine did Xie Yao leave her mother's room.
Qiliang seized the opportunity and moved forward.
"Miss," he scratched his head. He didn't call Xie Yao "Second Miss," but called her "Miss," with a wicked look in his eyes. "I followed the Second Master's family and heard that the Second House had called the doctor. They said Xie Chengyu's left leg might not make it and would have to be crippled."
Just now, Xie Ming'an raised a whip and asked the servants and guards to hold Xie Chengyu down. Qiliang took advantage of the chaos and went up to him and hit him hard with a stick.
Knowing that Xie Chengyu had broken his leg, Xie Yao felt nothing.
It's just one leg, there's still one more.
She warned: "Be more careful when doing this kind of thing in the future."
Qiliang smiled. He had indeed done the right thing. The lady told him to be careful next time, not to not do it next time.
"Don't worry, young lady. Even if the other servants saw me going up, they wouldn't think much of it. Xie Chengyu doesn't even know who did it. If he wants revenge, he can go find the uncle."
Xie Yao asked: "Xie Chengyu has no grudge against you, why did you hold his leg?"
Qi Liang: "The young lady's enemy is Qi Liang's enemy."
Xie Yao: "Speak human language."
Qi Liang's eyes turned cold, and he said, "I hate Aunt Sun and Xie Zhi, mother and daughter. Xie Chengyu has always been close to Xie Zhi and has always protected her. If he is gone, Xie Zhi will lose a helper."
Xie Yao raised her eyebrows.
Even Qiliang, a servant, knew that Xie Chengyu and Xie Zhi had a good relationship, but his cousin-in-law Han Sixue didn't know?
It's not okay to bury your head in the sand and act like an ostrich.
She said, "Go keep an eye on what's going on in the attic. If something happens to Xie Chengyu, Xie Zhi will definitely go to visit. If she goes, tell your cousin's wife directly."
Before, Xie Chengyu and Xie Zhi could send someone to keep an eye on her.
Now, she naturally had to use his own method to retaliate and let Han Sixue see the true face of her so-called husband.
"I understand." Qiliang agreed and limped away. His leg had been injured by Aunt Sun's men before and it has not healed yet.
Qiliang was abandoned by Aunt Sun and almost died in the pawnshop. Xie Yao not only saved him, but also brought him news of his family, which made him loyal to her.
Now, he has proved to himself that he is not only flexible and adaptable, but most importantly, he has the ambition to move up.
From her perspective as a commander of troops, Qiliang was already a qualified and useful person.
Returning to her room, Xie Yao immediately asked, "Ren Dong, what did you want to say just now? Is it related to my mother's illness?"
Honeysuckle said word by word: "I suspect, Madam, that someone has poisoned you!"
Xie Yao was shocked, her eyes narrowed slightly: "Are you sure?"
Honeysuckle nodded. "When I took Madam's pulse, it was indeed tuberculosis. I was also puzzled as to why Madam's tuberculosis was so severe and suddenly worsened. It wasn't until I saw Madam coughing up black blood that I finally understood..."
"There's a poison called Mantuo Powder. It's light in color and odorless, and a tiny amount can numb and relieve pain. It's somewhat similar to Mafei Powder, but its biggest effect is to aggravate the patient's condition, silently killing them."
"If the dose of Mantuo Powder is too high, it can also cause sudden death. However, this kind of poison cannot be diagnosed by ordinary doctors without knowing the cause."
Xie Yao raised her head and looked towards the attic.
When she mentioned poison, she immediately thought of Aunt Sun!
Steward Wang said that Aunt Sun had asked for poison from her parents' home and wanted to poison herself.
In her previous life, she lost all her martial arts skills after being poisoned. The monk pharmacy was to blame, and Aunt Sun was the daughter of Sun Yaoling.
Since Aunt Sun was planning to poison her, she could have secretly poisoned her mother before she returned to Beijing!
"Can you detoxify it?" Xie Yao's voice trembled slightly.
"This poison should have an antidote, but I don't know the formula." Honeysuckle said, with an inexplicably stubborn look in his eyes.
"However, even if there is no antidote, this servant can make one."
"There's an antidote, so everything will be fine."
Xie Yao slowly exhaled, and her tense body relaxed a lot.
She said in a relaxed tone, "No need to bother you. I'll do it another day. No, tomorrow I'll ask Qi Liang to pass a message to my uncle, saying..."
"The weather is getting colder, so we can close Ji'an Hall."
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