Zihe brought in water and, seeing Xie Lingqin's pale face, her expression tightened. She walked over quickly and asked, "Miss, are you feeling unwell?"
Xie Lingqin waved her hand, put on her outer robe, got up from the bed, and asked Zihe to take the quilt to wash before going to the inner room to wash up.
However, as Zihe approached the bedside, she saw a shadow flash before her eyes. Upon closer inspection, she realized it was the young lady who had just entered the inner room.
"Miss……"
"When was this quilt changed?" Xie Lingqin asked Zihe with a serious expression.
Zihe had been following Xie Lingqin for quite some time and knew that her mistress wouldn't speak without reason and must have some suspicions. So she said, "Miss, didn't Qingfeng Pavilion catch fire before? The quilts and all the bedding were destroyed, so they were removed. Afterwards, new ones were taken out from the cabinet and replaced."
Zihe Road, although she hadn't arrived yet, she still needed to find out the details of this small matter.
Xie Lingqin suddenly understood after hearing Zihe's words.
Yes, she had checked the entire room inside and out, but she hadn't noticed the blanket that had been removed.
What if the person hiding in the shadows happened to have placed the poison in that very quilt?
So well hidden, she couldn't have noticed it for a moment.
Xie Lingqin then looked at Zihe and asked, "How often do I change my blankets?"
"Replying to Miss, we usually wash once every two weeks. If Miss doesn't have any other instructions, that's the general rule."
More than half a month?
"Go and ask if the quilt can still be found. Also, try to find out who washed the quilt for me, but be careful not to alert them."
Zihe immediately agreed and withdrew.
Xie Lingqin sat on the couch, her brows furrowing in concern.
If you change and wash it once every two weeks.
Could the person who secretly poisoned the bedding have done so while it was being changed, and if they had controlled the timing, they could have also secretly administered the antidote?
Xie Lingqin raised her hand and rubbed her temples.
Even the most meticulous plans can have a flaw.
The general's mansion was already a swamp, and she was truly surrounded on all sides, not to mention that the poisoner was lurking in the shadows.
After Xie Lingqin finished washing up, Zihe came over, looked at Xie Lingqin with her head down, and said, "Miss asked, and the quilt has long been destroyed. However, the old woman in the laundry room usually washes your quilt. I secretly observed her, and she didn't seem special. But... is there something wrong with the quilt?"
Xie Lingqin glanced at her and didn't hide anything, "I suspect that my previous poisoning was related to that quilt."
"This?" Zihe covered her mouth.
“However, it doesn’t matter if the blanket is gone. As long as I live, the people in the shadows will not be able to sit still, so…” Xie Lingqin’s eyes flashed with sharpness, and her lips were filled with coldness, “So, I must live well. If the people who harmed me don’t die, I can’t die either.”
So even though it's a barbaric and fierce place, she'll always find a way to get that medicine.
She didn't believe that she would truly be controlled by others in her second chance at life.
Zihe couldn't help but feel a chill from the sudden coldness Xie Lingqin exuded, and subconsciously pursed her lips.
"After breakfast, take me to see that old woman," Xie Lingqin instructed again.
Zihe nodded, knowing that things were not so simple.
Breakfast was served with giant clam shells.
Plain congee, simple vegetables, and a bowl of thick soup—it didn't look like a ghost, but the taste was very tempting.
Previously, Xie Lingqin had instructed Tridacna to help Zihe with some tasks, which was also a way of promoting and giving her an important position.
"This is..." Xie Lingqin didn't speak, but Zihe pointed at the dark soup and asked in surprise.
Look at that color, it's almost as if I'm asking if it's burnt.
However, the little face of the giant clam was bright and sparkling as it looked at Zihe. "Sister Zihe, this is a kind of soup from my family. It can strengthen the body. It is best to drink a bowl on an empty stomach in the morning. I was thinking that Miss had caught a cold before and had become very thin, so I made this soup."
As the giant clam spoke, its eyes gleamed, as if this were some extraordinary event.
Xie Lingqin looked at her, then raised an eyebrow slightly. She walked over, picked up the bowl, examined it, and smelled it. After a moment, meeting the expectant gaze of the giant clam, she asked, "Is there papaya in this?"
“Yes.” Tridacna nodded hurriedly. “According to old sayings, it also has the effect of breast enhancement.”
"Oh." Xie Lingqin raised an eyebrow. "I like this." She then brought it to her lips and drank it all in one gulp.
Zihe, standing to the side, wanted to stop them but couldn't.
The young lady wasn't afraid of being poisoned.
Ultimately, there are still some strange things about this maid named Tridacna that haven't been explained.
Seeing that Xie Lingqin had finished drinking, Tridacna was extremely happy. Her delicate face seemed to bloom with a big flower, and she smiled brightly. "If you like it, Miss, I'll make it for you again next time."
"good."
After finishing her congee and vegetables, Xie Lingqin had Zihe secretly take her to the laundry room.
The laundry room in the general's mansion wasn't very big; it was just a small courtyard, a place for washing clothes for all the masters in the mansion.
After observing the old woman in the shadows for a while, Xie Lingqin returned home disappointed.
It was obvious that the old woman truly knew nothing.
“Miss, it’s alright. Since the other party wanted to poison you, they will definitely have other tricks up their sleeve. From now on, I will be more careful with everything.”
"Hmm." Xie Lingqin nodded, but she seemed to be deep in thought.
She was thinking about another question: since the poison was from barbarians, could the person who poisoned her be from barbarians?
If that's the case.
That makes things complicated.
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