Chapter 7878 Shi Mansion
Liang Yi knew that Su Yan's purpose in coming to the mansion was not pure.
The dinner was about to end and they were about to leave, but Su Yan hadn't made a move yet. Liang Yi was worried about her.
"You can eat this candied fruit later. If you like it, tell me directly and I will have someone send some to you. Tell me quickly, what exactly did you want to find out when you came to the Shi Mansion?"
Su Yan looked at Shi Yangui, "He hasn't left yet... Where is Shi Yanli?"
"He has already gone back to his room."
Su Yan said thoughtfully: "Today is the old lady's birthday party, he left too early."
"It seems to be too early. I saw him drink a few glasses of wine during the dinner. Maybe he can't handle the alcohol."
Su Yan shook his head mysteriously, then nodded as if he suddenly understood something.
Liang Yi asked curiously: "What happened to him? What did you think of?"
Su Yan said: "I have to go out for a while, help me cover."
Liang Yi: “…”
Su Yan has changed. She is no longer the same as before.
In the past, she would only call him stupid without opening her mouth, but she would always compliment him on the surface. But now, she would openly scold him and hide things from him!
But... does this mean that he and Su Yan are already familiar friends?
Otherwise, why would he open his mouth and curse? !
Liang Yi healed himself in an instant.
*
Shi Zheng and Shi Rong passed away, and now Shi Pei is in charge of the Shi Mansion. Shi Yanli is Shi Pei's biological son, so his status is naturally high. He is treated the best and wears the most gorgeous clothes.
Shi Yanli was pacing in front of the study.
The bright moon shone, the shadows of the trees were mottled, and Shi Yanli's eyes showed anxiety.
Shi Pei and his servant were passing by the door of the study hall. Seeing Shi Yanli walking alone, he stopped and asked, "Yanli, have you been reading recently?"
Shi Yanli was startled and so nervous that he forgot to greet her. "Father, I...I did remember to study."
The lie was so clumsy that Shi Pei frowned and turned away.
Shi Yanli breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the moonlight.
At this moment, a respectful female voice came, "Master, can you lend me the jade pendant you wear around your waist?"
Shi Yanli was slightly startled. After seeing who it was, he said in surprise, "Su the Coroner? The jade pendant on my waist... Su the Coroner's request is rather abrupt."
Su Yan said: "It's not abrupt, it's not abrupt. Master Shi is an official appointed by the court and heir to the title of Marquis. Of course he hopes that his son can have a bright future. First, they can help each other in the court, and second, they can inherit the title in the future. I didn't expect that the young master is not only uninterested in studying, but also... How long will it take for Miss Yuxian to arrive?"
The Cheng Jian case was solved, and with the help of Liang Yi and Shi Yanli, Jingrong and Yuxian were able to leave. Jingrong regained her freedom, and Yuxian entered the Shi Mansion as a maid.
Perhaps the lady noticed that Shi Yanli and Yu Xian had different words and deeds, and did not agree with Yu Xian taking care of Shi Yanli. Yu Xian is now working in an unused yard in Chen Lian's room.
Su Yan said in a relaxed tone, "It must be very difficult for Miss Yuxian to meet the young master, otherwise the young master would not be so anxious. But the old master must have known about the young master and Miss Yuxian. Don't be afraid, the young master will be more disappointed at most, and will not punish you."
Shi Yanli: "..."
Such cold words.
Su the coroner was usually quite polite to others, but why was he so...
But what Shi Yanli feared most was disappointing his father and mother. He loved reading, but was not cut out to be an official, and he did not want to get involved in scandals. He had already disappointed them, and now that Yu Xian was involved, the situation would probably be even worse.
"I don't quite understand, what's wrong with the jade pendant?" Shi Yanli took off the jade pendant, "Actually, my second brother has one too. The pattern on the jade pendant was designed by my grandfather himself. It was prepared before we were born."
The jade pendant of Shi Yanli is made of the same material as the one picked up by Su Yan, only the pattern and name are different. The same is true for the jade pendant of Shi Yangui.
Su Yan placed the jade pendant under the moonlight and observed it. "What does the pattern, pattern, and text mean?"
Shi Yanli asked curiously, "Why is Su the coroner asking about my family's affairs?"
Su Yan took back the jade pendant and handed it to Shi Yanli, "I once picked up a jade pendant, which was destroyed, but its appearance and material are similar to the young master's jade pendant, so I asked."
"I see," Shi Yanli said, "The patterns all represent auspiciousness and blessings. My father's and uncle's patterns are different, but there are similarities among peers. As for the characters, this is actually the Miao language. My grandfather was once exiled to Lingnan and learned the local language. The content of the characters is my grandfather's teachings to us, nothing special."
The patterns carved on jade pendants indicate different generations.
Although Shi Yanli did not say it explicitly, Su Yan had already seen the two jade pendants and could tell them apart.
The jade pendant she picked up was of a different generation from Shi Yanli's.
Since they are of different generations, then...
It's strange, Shi Zheng, Shi Rong and Shi Lin have all passed away, and now only Shi Pei is alive.
Is Shi Pei related to my parents’ death?
Just as Su Yan was about to ask in detail, he suddenly heard chaotic footsteps coming from outside the courtyard, "Quick, go find a doctor... No, find the imperial physician."
Shi Yanli walked out quickly, "What happened?"
Several servants who were running out stopped and saluted, "Master, the old lady is sick!"
*
The inner house is in chaos.
Liang Yi was not from the Shi Mansion, so it was inconvenient for him to enter the inner house and he could only wait outside.
The main room of the inner house was noisy for nearly an hour before Liang Yi saw Shi Yangui coming out. He walked up to him and asked, "How is grandma?"
Shi Yangui shook his head and looked at Su Yan.
Su Yan was silent for a moment, then said, "General Shi, I only have one ability."
Shi Yan Gui said: "I need your skills."
The main house in the inner courtyard is where the old lady lives.
The old lady of the Shi family, Jiang Yun, came to the capital with her husband when she was young. She began to live a comfortable life only after Shi Zheng was granted an official title and a nobility.
Shi Pei is filial and obedient, and Jiang Yun has the final say in the mansion. He once single-handedly protected everyone in the Shi mansion from being bullied, and enjoys considerable prestige in the capital.
Su Yan and Liang Yi entered the main room as soon as Shi Yan returned.
Everyone in the Shi Mansion gathered on both sides, and two imperial doctors stood in front of the couch.
"Fashion Book, it's not that we didn't try our best, it's just that there's nothing we can do to save the situation. The old lady is gone."
Jiang Yun had an old face, and lay quietly on the bed, his face pale.
The bed had not been made and the quilt was disheveled, which showed that he suffered a lot during his lifetime and did not die peacefully.
Shi Pei suppressed his grief and asked, "Doctor Zhang, can you take my mother's pulse again? My mother has always been healthy, why did she pass away suddenly?"
Shi Yangui walked over and said, "Uncle San, my grandmother has passed away. The most urgent thing is to find out the cause of her death."
Shi Pei had tears in his eyes. "I was just talking to my mother. Really..."
Shi Yangui looked at the imperial physician and asked, "Can you two imperial physicians confirm the cause of my grandmother's death?"
Doctor Zhang said, "The old lady suffered from extreme kidney deficiency and died of exhaustion."
Shi Yangui asked: "Why did the disease develop so quickly?"
"It is indeed rare for the disease to develop so quickly, but the old lady must have had symptoms long ago."
Shi Yangui looked at Yan Cui, the maid who served the old lady.
Yan Cui said, "The old lady has indeed had symptoms of diarrhea and nausea in the past few days. I have asked a doctor to come to the mansion to see the old lady. The doctor prescribed a few medicines, and the old lady took them...but there was no improvement."
Shi Pei angrily asked: "Why don't I know about this?!"
Yan Cui knelt down hurriedly, "Master, it was the old lady who didn't let us tell you. She said that the birthday banquet would be held in a few days. She just caught a cold and we can't ruin the banquet. And the second young master just returned home..."
Doctor Zhang said, "General, Minister, it is very likely that the doctor failed to find the cause of the old lady's illness, and delayed the treatment. That is why she suddenly became ill and died without any medicine."
Shi Pei sighed, "In that case, I'll have to trouble the two imperial doctors..."
"Wait," Shi Yangui said coldly, "The cause of death has not yet been determined."
Shi Pei said: "The imperial physician has already told me the cause of my mother's death."
Shi Yangui said: "In just three days, he developed diarrhea, vomiting and other symptoms, and died three days later. The cause of death was extreme kidney deficiency, which is suspicious."
Shi Yangui looked at Su Yan, and Su Yan nodded slightly.
From the perspective of modern medicine, the extreme kidney deficiency and exhaustion that Zhang Taiyi mentioned is actually kidney failure. The kidney is the "foundation of the body", and edema, oliguria, fatigue, nausea and vomiting are all symptoms of kidney failure.
Ancient doctors would attribute renal failure to deficiency of both spleen and kidney and death due to exhaustion.
Acute renal failure can lead to serious complications and can indeed be fatal, but the imperial physician did not mention any other symptoms.
Su Yan said: "General, if you want to perform an autopsy, you still need..."
Before Su Yan finished speaking, he heard Shi Pei shouting, "Autopsy? Absolutely not!"
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