Liu also frowned, "If Lin doesn't come back, will she just wait for her?"
Mother Chen had just stopped Jin Cai in front of outsiders, but she was very aggressive in her home. "If the master doesn't like us, we'll move in today. If he doesn't allow us to see it, what's wrong with me going to see it myself?"
Jin Cai groaned, "Mom just stopped me, and I feel good saying those angry words myself."
Mother Chen tapped her on the head, "I was looking at the girl's face when I said that, but you can't even read her face."
Everyone then looked at Shen Qingqiu. She had been the backbone of the group long before. Now, if they really encountered something they couldn't handle, even Lady Liu would listen to her daughter's opinions.
Shen Qingqiu's eyes were fixed on one place. She was good at controlling people's hearts, and naturally knew that the maid was trying to provoke them, and wanted them to avoid Lin and go to see Old Lady You. Of course, there was something wrong with this...
But the more something was wrong, the more she wanted to go. Otherwise, how could it be fun?
Firstly, she had a good impression of Youshi, the elder, at the garden party that day, and secondly, it was because of Old Lady Xu. Since the girl said that there was nothing wrong, that night the mother and daughter asked the servant of Duke Xiao's mansion about Youshi's residence, and several people went to see it with lanterns.
Although Youshi was the old lady in the mansion, as Chen Mama said, she didn't have a single biological child in the mansion, and the courtyard seemed deserted. There were few servants along the way, and when Shen Qingqiu and her mother walked over, they felt that everything around them was quiet.
"Youshi is an elder after all, but now she is seriously ill, and there is not even a servant by her bed?" Liu frowned, and remembered what Lin said today, that she was going to take care of the store. She really didn't take Youshi, her mother-in-law, seriously at all.
Shen Qingqiu walked a few more steps into the yard, and suddenly his nose twitched.
After a moment, he grabbed her mother and sniffed it again.
Liu knew that her daughter had always had a keen sense of smell, so she asked suspiciously, "What's wrong?"
Shen Qingqiu's lips curled up slightly with a smile, but he turned his head just before entering the door and said, "I seem to smell the scent of lotus cake. Mother, the kitchen of Duke Xiao's mansion is making lotus cake. I want to eat lotus cake."
Liu looked doubtful, but she knew that although her daughter was greedy, she was not the kind of person who would act without thinking. She looked around and said, "Then let Mother Chen go and ask." With that, the two of them left You's yard.
Seeing the two people returning to the room with lanterns, the people who were originally guarding outside the You family's courtyard also hurried back to the courtyard, walked quickly towards the main courtyard, and replied to the people inside after entering the door.
"Madam, they were all at the door, but I don't know why they went back."
Lin slammed the table, it was just a little bit short!
"Hibiscus cake, this damn hibiscus cake! Pass it on, tell the kitchen not to make hibiscus cake this month!" It was just a little bit short, and she wouldn't have to worry anymore.
Lin was holding back her heart. No matter how bold she was, she was afraid to do such a thing. Once the charge of murdering her mother-in-law fell, not only her, but the entire Xiao Guogong Mansion would not be able to afford it! "It's her bad luck. Isn't it good to be the old lady of our Xiao family and enjoy her old age? She had to find her biological daughter!" After being afraid, Lin's face turned resentful. "This Liu and her evil daughter are too nosy. Forget about visiting the sick, why do you want to eat lotus cake!"
The confidant next to him sighed softly and said, "If they don't take the initiative to go, we will have to take them there."
Lin was anxious when he heard this, "Wouldn't it be easier to expose the truth?"
"Otherwise, the woman surnamed Liu is the mistress of the Marquis's mansion after all. She can't stay in our house forever. If we don't take action now, we may not have the opportunity to frame her. Madam, please think about our eldest daughter. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
At this point, Lin no longer hesitated. It had come to this point, so he might as well give it a try.
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After returning to the room, Liu's heart could not calm down for a long time, and she looked at Shen Qingqiu hesitantly.
Shen Qingqiu didn't go to see her mother the first time. When the pigeon arrived outside, she opened the letter, read it, and then burned it in the candlelight. After a while, she looked up and saw her mother's slightly anxious expression. She just said: "Mom, you don't have to worry. If you really want to visit the patient, there is no rush tomorrow."
Liu touched her chest and said, "Qiu'er, I always feel very depressed. What do you think of Old Lady You..."
"She's not sick, someone harmed her." Shen Qingqiu said directly.
"Qiu'er, is what you said true?" Liu frowned and asked, "She is the old lady of the Duke's Mansion, who dares to harm her?"
Shen Qingqiu only said: "I never tell lies." She curled her lips, "I smelled the strong smell of medicine before I even entered the room. I also saw that there were not many people serving the old lady, so I knew that she didn't have many confidants in this mansion. Mother, you also said that she is the old lady of the Duke's Mansion. Even if she has no children, a lean camel is bigger than a horse, so outsiders naturally dare not harm her."
Liu was not stupid either. "You said it was someone from Duke Xiao's mansion..." She covered her mouth halfway through her words.
Shen Qingqiu picked up the Hibiscus Lamb on the table and looked at it carefully, "So this place full of flowers always hides dirt and filth."
The people in the room were silent for a long time.
Liu looked at the flickering candlelight. She knew it was inappropriate to bring it up with her status, but she bit her lip and said, "Qiu'er, can we save this old lady You?"
Shen Qingqiu was surprised. Her mother was usually kind, but not to the extent of a saint. What happened today? She didn’t show kindness in this way. “Duke Xiao’s mansion even hung white lanterns. I guess her body must have been hollowed out. Mother, you have to think clearly. Now we are not going out to rescue her, but to fight against the person who harmed her behind the scenes.”
Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda, but the person is about to die, and he is a complete stranger to me, so there is no need to bring such a big trouble to Duke Xiao's Mansion, right?
The Xiaoguogong Mansion is different from royal relatives like Princess Changping.
Princess Changping was just a relative of the emperor, but apart from money and this title, she was actually insignificant in the court. But Duke Xiao's mansion was a huge thing, and if it was exposed, it would not be something that Liu could handle alone.
Liu was silent for a moment, then shook her head, "Qiu'er, I'm just a woman. I don't understand what you said, but I don't know why I feel so bad right now." Liu pointed to her chest, tears streaming down her face, "I really don't know what's going on, but I'm so sad. I only met You once."
Shen Qingqiu was fearless on weekdays, but she was most afraid of her mother crying. As soon as she saw her mother crying, she immediately stood up from her chair.
But she was not the type to coax people, so she walked around her mother a few times, and after a moment she said, "Forget it, anyway, that old lady looks kind to me, maybe we can save her." To be honest, with Shen Qingqiu's personality, she was too lazy to do such a thankless task, but she couldn't help it when she saw her mother crying.
"Qiu'er, don't, mother doesn't want to put you in a difficult position..." Liu quickly shook her head and wiped her tears desperately.
Shen Qingqiu sighed, "What's the embarrassment? In fact, Duke Xiao's Mansion is also a close friend of Marquis Gu's Mansion. Logically, I shouldn't watch their old lady die." It's just that she is not a good person. She has never been a good person. She is too lazy to watch other people's births and deaths. If her mother hadn't cried so hard, why would she care about the affairs of Duke Xiao's Mansion?
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But even though he decided to save people, Shen Qingqiu didn't have much hope.
She had actually smelled the drug from the door, which made people faint day after day, and looked no different from dying of weakness. If it weren't for her ancestors who played with poison, she wouldn't have figured out the secret and would have thought that Youshi was old and naturally weak.
In the later stages of this poison, it can be said that there is no cure.
Even Shen Qingqiu only knows one method at the moment, but unfortunately this method may not work on Youshi.
"Madam Hou, I apologize for the poor hospitality."
Today, Lin was at home, and she greeted Liu with a sweet smile, which was very different from the superior look she had yesterday. Shen Qingqiu was suspicious for a moment, but just stood behind her mother and said nothing.
Liu smiled at her softly and said, "Mrs. Lin is very busy, it's okay." She added, "In fact, the scenery of Duke Xiao's mansion is also unique, but I was ordered by our old lady to come and see old lady You. I can't delay any longer, otherwise the old lady will urge me."
Lin smiled, "Of course, I was delayed yesterday by something. How could I possibly stop Madam Hou from visiting Mother-in-law today?"
"Madam Hou, please come with me. Mother-in-law has been ill these days and she must be missing your old lady the most. The old lady was not in good health and could not come to see her. She would be happy if she saw you." As he spoke, he enthusiastically pulled Liu Shi into the house, which made Mother Chen and Jin Cai look at him in surprise!
This Lin was so arrogant yesterday, but today he is like a different person. Could it be that he has learned the Sichuan face-changing technique?
No matter what they thought in their hearts, the group arrived at Youshi's courtyard.
Although no one was waiting in the courtyard, there were several maids standing outside Youshi's door, serving medicine. Shen Qingqiu followed her mother and Linshi forward, and she squeezed her mother's hand carelessly on the way. When her mother looked at her, she winked at her, telling her to be careful.
Liu nodded.
The one in charge of the treasury in this mansion is Lin. Even if Lin is not the mastermind in the murder of my mother-in-law, she is not immune from the conspiracy. Yesterday she was still coldly dragging her feet and refusing to let me in, but today she changed her excuse. It would be strange if there is no trick involved.
Arriving at the door, Lin pushed it open. Instantly, a strong smell of medicine escaped as the door was pushed open. Lin lightly touched her nose with her hand, and then invited the two to go in. Shen Qingqiu and Liu followed closely behind her.
Seeing Lin taking the medicine from the maid next to her, she slowly walked to her mother-in-law Youshi and said, "Mother-in-law, a guest is here to see you today."
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