Listening to Chai Yue's words, Xue Zhiyi became even more curious. Chai Yue seemed to hope that Xue Ruoyu would hate her even more, preferably to the point of wanting to kill her and kill her with her own hands.
In short, the Chai family mother and daughter really wanted her to die.
They had never met each other before, and this intention could only be because of someone they both knew in the palace.
At this moment, a maid came over with a tray: "Young Madam, it's time to take the medicine."
Xue Ruoyu took a look and said, "Put it down."
The medicine tasted bitter and not too pungent.
Madam Chai advised, "Ruoyu, if the medicine gets cold, it will hurt your stomach. You'd better drink it quickly."
In front of people other than Xue Zhiyi, Xue Ruoyu was still gentle and polite. She smiled bitterly at Madam Chai and said, "Aunt, you don't know. The medicine tastes sour and bitter. I drink it all day long. Now I feel nauseous just looking at it."
"But you've been worried and hurt by the postpartum worry. The doctor specifically told you that the disease is like a thread being pulled out, and you need to recuperate slowly over a long period of time. Don't be impatient."
Xue Ruoyu then sighed slightly: "Aunt is right. You asked someone to find this recipe for me that day. I can't let you down. I'll just drink it."
After saying that, she picked up the bowl and drank the medicine in one gulp.
She put down the medicine bowl and said to Madam Chai, "It's about time for Mother to wake up from her nap. She always visits Zhining after her nap. I wonder if Aunt and Cousin Yue'er would like to go with me?"
When he looked at Xue Zhiyi again, his expression returned to its coldness: "Now that I've thanked you, you can go back."
Without waiting for Xue Zhiyi to respond, several people were about to leave.
The wet nurse was holding Tang Zhining and following Xue Ruoyu. Perhaps she was thinking of Xue Ruoyu's big reaction to Xue Zhiyi last time. The moment she passed by Xue Zhiyi, Chai Yue suddenly tripped the wet nurse.
Xue Zhiyi was startled and tried to catch Tang Zhining, but even if the child was less than a year old, he would not be able to hold him if the holding posture was not correct.
Her arm strength was limited, so to avoid knocking the child down, she could only roll to the ground in the direction the child fell, using her body as a cushion for the child.
"Zhi Ning!" Xue Ruoyu exclaimed, and the scene was in chaos.
The wet nurse didn't know what was wrong with her legs recently. Why did she fall again for no reason? She just knelt down and apologized.
Xue Ruoyu quickly picked up Tang Zhining who had fallen on Xue Zhiyi, but Xue Zhiyi, who had fallen to the ground, suddenly had a shudder in his eyes...
The moment Xue Ruoyu approached her, she smelled a faint scent. The scent was bitter with a hint of wood, a bit like sandalwood, but with a bit more sweetness. The last time she smelled it was in... the study in Jianzhang Palace!
Why does Xue Ruoyu smell like the poison in the ebony jar?!
Xue Zhiyi's palms felt numb and he felt dazed.
That poisoning was related to Zhao Xu, who was Prince Gong's man. Now the same poison has appeared in the Tang family, but why would Gu Shichong poison the Tang family members who were loyal to him!?
She was a little absent-minded, and even when Chai Yue firmly accused her of tripping the wet nurse, she was still distracted.
Xue Zhiyi stood up and saw Xue Ruoyu looking at her, her eyes full of resentment but not much doubt.
Xue Ruoyu said coldly: "If she wants to harm Zhining, her methods will be a hundred times more clever than this."
After saying this, she did not further investigate whether Xue Zhiyi had tripped anyone or not, and left the hall and went to Madam Tang's yard.
…
After leaving Xue Ruoyu's yard, Xue Zhiyi went to the kitchen of Tang Mansion in the name of Huo Wuyou, saying that he wanted to prepare snacks for Huo Wuyou who was out on business.
The servants in the Tang Mansion did not know Xue Zhiyi's identity. They only knew that she was traveling with Huo Wuyou and was probably a servant or something, so they did not stop her.
Sure enough, here, Xue Zhiyi found the dregs of Xue Ruoyu's bowl of medicine.
Carrying the medicine residue, she went to find Sui Yunlang.
With Sui Yunlang's medical skills, he quickly figured out some of the medicinal ingredients.
"This is a medicine for replenishing Qi and blood, but the ingredients are all unconventional and expensive. It's like they're just too full and have nowhere else to spend their money. It's just a waste of money. And the combination of these herbs unexpectedly makes this medicine have a very good detoxifying effect."
Xue Zhiyi was puzzled. If it was to replenish the body's deficiency, why would it have the effect of detoxification? It could only mean that the person who prescribed the medicine for Xue Ruoyu already knew that she had poison in her body. If that was the case, why did Xue Ruoyu still smell of poison?
It is not a reasonable behavior to detoxify while being poisoned.
Sui Yunlang lamented the stench of luxury and indulgence, slapping his thigh and saying, "One of these medicines is called horseshoe crab blood. It's made from the blood of horseshoe crabs. Horseshoe crabs live along the coast, and Jiangzhou is nestled in the heart of the Central Plains. Just sending this medicine to Jiangzhou would cause a major conflict, let alone at this time of year."
He tutted his words, "I bet the Tang family isn't just greedy, they're extremely greedy. They're a formidable bunch of rats."
Xue Zhiyi listened, his brows furrowed even more.
According to this, if the Tang family wants to get horseshoe crab blood at this time, there must be a way that will make it very convenient for them.
…
Ancient Road in the west of the city.
Huo Wuyou squatted there all night, and sure enough, he found that in addition to Fu Zixian using this ancient road to transport grain, there was another group of people.
Just after midnight, Fu Zixian's men had already left the city, leaving only another group guarding the mountain pass. The leader seemed to be anxiously waiting for something.
Huo Wuyou led his men to surround the place and captured these people on the spot.
When the torch illuminated the face of the leader, Huo Wuyou was a little surprised.
He was wearing a nightgown and squatted down, looking straight at the man who was being captured and forced to kneel on the ground.
"Tang Jinglei, are you crazy?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
