Chapter 217: Control
At night, at Ci'an Hall of Xie Mansion.
Xia Ju seized the opportunity and knocked Li Ma and Qian Ma unconscious with a knife in each hand.
Xie Zhuoning and Song Yuqiu, who had changed their appearance by wearing human skin masks, swaggered into the house.
As soon as he entered the room, Song Yuqiu looked around and touched everywhere, and finally strolled to the bed and set his eyes on the sachet hanging on the tent.
She took down the sachet, opened it, looked at it, smelled it, and turned around to ask, "Sister Zhuo Ning, when did you put this sachet here?"
Xie Zhuoning walked up to her and whispered, "Grandma has always had trouble sleeping, so it's her habit to hang a sachet to calm her nerves. What's wrong with the sachet?"
Song Yuqiu picked up a piece of licorice from the sachet with his fingers, put it to his nose and sniffed it, the fragrance filled his nose.
She took a deep breath and spoke slowly, "As for the sachet alone, there is nothing wrong with it. It does contain some soothing spices and herbs."
Just like the tranquilizing soup, there's nothing wrong with it.
But the problem lies with these two things which are fine.
She said firmly, "Many of the herbs in the tranquilizing soup and tranquilizing sachets are reused."
As the saying goes, all medicines are poisonous to some extent.
For example, Chuanwu, if taken in moderation, can dispel wind and dampness, warm the meridians and relieve pain, but once the dosage exceeds two cents, it is very likely to cause poisoning and death.
The same goes for this calming soup and calming sachets. There is no problem when used alone because the dosage of the medicinal ingredients is just right.
But when used together, the dosage exceeds the human body's tolerance, and the life-saving medicine will turn into poison!
"And when we use Chinese medicine, we must follow the basic principle of mutual promotion and mutual restraint. Sometimes when two poisons are mixed together, the toxicity will be offset. Conversely, sometimes when two non-toxic medicines are mixed together, they will become toxic."
In the recipes of Anshen Soup and Anshen Sachets, most of the medicinal materials are the same, while some of them are different.
For example, there is a slightly excessive amount of Rhizoma Anemarrhenae in the Anshen Soup, but there is none in the Anshen Sachet.
However, the licorice root in the calming sachet is not in the calming soup.
But mixing millet seeds with licorice can cause memory confusion and mental confusion!
Speaking of this, Song Yuqiu couldn't help but sigh, "The person who used the medicine is an expert!"
After listening to this, Xie Zhuoning was also shocked, "With such covert means, no wonder He Jinyun is not afraid of being investigated!"
However, she couldn't understand how her grandmother had hindered Ho Kam Wan that Ho Kam Wan would go to such great lengths to harm her.
It seems that the only way to know the truth is to cure my grandmother.
"Can it be cured?" She raised her head and looked at Song Yuqiu.
Song Yuqiu put her hands on her hips and raised her beautiful eyebrows, "You must be joking! I am the only descendant of China's miracle doctor after all. It's just a small poison, look how easily I can control it!"
There was a madness in her expression, bright and beautiful.
Xie Zhuoning couldn't help laughing when he saw this.
The needle bag is unfolded, and the twelve gold needles are arranged in order.
Song Yuqiu's expression suddenly became serious, and he inserted the needles into the acupuncture points one by one with great precision.
It was a quiet night.
When the sky turned pale, she wiped a thin layer of sweat from her forehead and said, "Okay, I have forced out all the toxins."
As the last golden needle was pulled out, Madam Xie slowly opened her eyes.
Xie Zhuoning sat beside the bed and asked with concern, "Grandma, do you still recognize me?"
The emptiness in her eyes slowly focused on one point. Old Madam Xie looked at her, her eyes filled with fear. "Who are you? Someone come here... someone come here quickly, Si Xi!"
Seeing that his grandmother was so repulsive to him, Xie Zhuoning frowned, "Ayu, what's going on?"
Didn’t they say that all the toxins have been removed?
Why didn't grandma recognize her?
Song Yuqiu pulled the corner of her mouth, "Sister Zhuoning, you haven't taken off your human skin mask yet."
It would be strange if Madam Xie could recognize him given his face as an old lady!
Xie Zhuoning smiled and slapped his head, "Look at me, I was so concerned that I forgot about this."
She quickly took off the human skin mask on her face and leaned over again, "Grandma, it's me, do you recognize me?"
"Ning girl..." Old Madam Xie finally calmed down when she saw her face. "Ning girl, why are you dressed like this? And who is she?"
Seeing that his grandmother recognized him, Xie Zhuoning breathed a sigh of relief, "Grandma, this is a long story."
She briefly recounted what had happened during this period.
After hearing this, Madam Xie still couldn't believe it. "How is it possible? How could Jinyun do such a thing to me?"
Everyone knows that since He Jinyun got married, she has always been by her side and is more filial to her than her own granddaughter.
Is there any misunderstanding here?
Seeing that his grandmother didn't believe him, Xie Zhuoning asked Xia Ju to bring Si Xi over.
When Si Xi saw that Madam Xie had regained consciousness, she burst into tears of joy, "Madam, you are finally awake! If it weren't for Miss Xie picking me up from the mass grave, I would never have seen you again!"
After listening to Si Xi's crying, Mrs. Xie's eyes were filled with anger, "He Jinyun, I really trusted her wrongly before!"
Before Yuan Ge'er was arrested, He Jinyun asked her to pretend to be sick to trick Ning Yatou over, so that she could be persuaded to go to the prince to plead for mercy.
I didn't expect that she would actually get sick after pretending to be sick, and she never got up again!
"Oh, by the way, Grandma, when you were unconscious before, you kept talking about a box. What box was it?"
Xie Zhuoning always felt that this box was very important, otherwise why would He Jinyun spend so much effort to deal with his grandmother?
"Box?" Madam Xie's eyes widened, and then she quickly asked Si Xi to support her, turned the vase on the antique shelf, and opened a secret chamber.
The secret compartment was empty, there was nothing in it.
Seeing this, Mrs. Xie collapsed to the ground and said, "My box, my box is gone!"
What's inside is all her life savings!
"So that's how it is." Xie Zhuoning finally understood the whole story.
He Jinyun is short of money, very short of money.
After all, she still had to feed Master Jiang Wu, a gluttonous beast who never had enough food. How could the few melons and two dates in her hand be enough?
However, based on the current evidence, it is not possible to kill her in one fell swoop.
She could claim that the prescription for the tranquilizing soup was written by the palace physician, and since no one saw her take the box, she could also say it was stolen by a thief.
Xie Zhuoning raised his lips as he looked away. "Grandma, I'm afraid you'll have to continue to act like you haven't recovered for a while."
She would let Ayu and Xia Ju temporarily replace Nanny Li and Nanny Qian and stay by her grandmother's side to protect her.
When He Jinyun shows his true colors, he will be caught in one fell swoop!
After everything was arranged, Xie Zhuoning asked Xia Ju to be sent back to the Zhenyang Marquis' Mansion by himself.
When I went back, I saw a group of people acting suspiciously, as if they were moving something.
The one who was urging everyone to move faster was Shuangmei next to He Jinyun.
Xie Zhuoning suddenly had an idea and said to Xia Ju in a low voice, "Go and take a look."
When I went in to take a look, I found that what the group of people were moving were actually the things in Xie Zhiqing's wedding box.
After they moved the things away, they moved a large stone to put on the bottom of the box.
After closing the lid, the box felt heavy. Who would have thought that it was full of stones?
Xie Zhuoning nodded, becoming more and more confused, "What does He Jinyun mean? Sixty-four sets of dowry, all empty. Isn't she afraid that Jiang Wuye will tear her to pieces after he finds out?"
Or, what tricks is she up to?