Chapter 339 Qiao Xianglan is poisoned
"Miss, what should we do?" The maid beside her was worried.
The master and servant share the same fate. Their honor and disgrace are closely related. If Shao Qing is sent back to the Shao family, they will have no future.
"At this point, I can only use this last trick." She gritted her teeth and decided to go all out.
"...........Miss, what do you mean?"
"Go and help me find out when Pei Ji will come back and what he will do. Be more specific."
The maid was a little uneasy. "But the last time the man who did something for us ended up in such a miserable state, the people in the young master's courtyard may not be willing to do things for us again."
Shao Qing took out a silver note from under the bed and handed it over with gritted teeth, "This is five hundred taels. This is not difficult. Whoever can do it for me will be given five hundred taels."
Shao Qing firmly believed that there would always be brave men under a huge reward.
"yes."
In the backyard of the Song family, the children of the family sat together, drinking tea, chatting and eating cakes, looking very happy.
The smile on Song Ci's face never faded, which made Qiao Su look at her several times.
"Sister Song, what cosmetics have you been using lately, and what supplements have you been taking? How come you look so good?"
Song Ci had always had a good appearance. These past few days, her complexion had become rosy and her skin was crystal clear, like a fresh, peeled lychee. Qiao Suo stroked her cheek, feeling very envious.
She has an ordinary appearance, but her skin is naturally a little dark.
"No matter how good the cosmetics and supplements are, they are not as good as a good mood." Qiao Yu made a pointed joke, which made everyone laugh.
Song Ci said calmly, "The things I use are no different from before."
Qiao Suo thought that Song Ci was quite pretty, and a little bit of makeup on her would be enough to make all the flowers lose their color.
In the past, at home, she thought Sister Qiao Yu was already very beautiful, but after seeing Song Ci, she knew what it meant to be stunningly beautiful.
Qiao Xianglan always had a smile on her face. She was very happy. As long as her daughter was happy, she was happy too.
Now that her son's marriage is settled and her daughter has married her ideal husband, she has no regrets anymore.
“Cough cough cough…”
She suddenly coughed a few times, attracting everyone's attention.
Song Ci frowned even more, "What's wrong with mother? Why is she coughing suddenly?"
"Madam, the weather is getting cold, be careful of catching a cold. Young lady, you may not know that you have caught a cold while sleeping at night for several days. Now you are feeling better." A lively voice sounded behind her, and she gently put a piece of clothing on Qiao Xianglan's shoulders, her movements gentle and delicate.
"I've never seen this maid before." Qiao Yu said.
Qiao Xianglan smiled and said, "What a coincidence! I was planning to go to the fabric store to buy some fabric to make clothes, and I happened to see Xun'er on the street. Her mother died young, and her father also died of illness. She had no money, so she had to sell herself to bury her father. I felt sorry for her, so I spent some money to let her stay by my side and serve me."
Xun'er greeted everyone.
She is of ordinary appearance, but has fair skin.
Song Ci glanced at her, then her eyes fell on Xun'er's fingers hanging by her legs, her eyes flashing slightly.
After a few more days, Qiao Xianglan's cold did not get better, but worsened. Xun'er took care of her personally. She served her so well that she even squeezed out Pan'er and Qiao'er, who had been serving Qiao Xianglan, so much that they almost had no room left.
Song Laosan stopped reading and stayed with her day and night.
When Song Ci heard the news, she could no longer sit still and ran to the main courtyard to check. She had been busy flipping through the Pei family's account books these days and had not noticed any of this at all.
"Mom!" Song Ci called softly and walked into the house.
Xun Er came forward and bowed, "Miss, my wife just took the medicine and went to bed."
"I see. I'll take a look. I won't disturb anyone."
"Miss, Madam has been a light sleeper lately. You should go back first. When Madam wakes up, I will send someone to your courtyard to inform her."
Song Ci didn't say anything, and Wanxiang scolded her: "What an unruly maid! The young lady wants to see the lady, and you actually stop her."
Xun'er shrank her neck and said, "This servant is also for the good of Madam."
"You mean, I will harm my mother. I'm not as considerate as a maid like you."
"I dare not."
Song Ci didn't look at her and walked straight in. She walked lightly, trying not to make any noise.
Qiao Xianglan's condition on the bed was even worse than Song Ci had imagined. Her eyes turned red, her lips were pursed, and there was a hint of fierceness in the depths of her eyes.
Seeing that she was still going forward, Xun'er hurried to stop her, but Tian'er dodged in front of her and pinched her shoulder with one hand. Her face was distorted with pain and she couldn't break free.
Song Ci walked to the bedside, gently held Qiao Xianglan's wrist, and felt her pulse. Then his eyes seemed to be hardened by ice, and he let go of her hand after a long while.
Xun'er was restrained and couldn't see clearly, so she didn't see Song Ci taking her pulse.
"Let her go." Song Ci said softly.
"Yes." As Tian'er let go, Xun'er's eyes immediately became tearful, and she looked as if she had been wronged.
"Since my mother is asleep, you take good care of her, okay?"
Xun'er: "Yes."
On the way back, Song Ci walked very slowly, but his tone gave a feeling that a storm was about to come.
"Go ask Pei Ji to investigate for me, to find out the origins of this Xun'er."
"Miss, do you mean that there is something wrong with Xun'er?" Tian'er frowned.
"I saw calluses on her knuckles before, but I didn't think much of it. Ordinary women are used as men, doing a lot of hard labor. But when I think about it today, it seems so strange. It's such a coincidence that she came to my mother."
Tian'er: "Just now, when I pinned her down, she struggled a little, and I realized her strength seemed...not like that of an ordinary woman."
"Investigate! Find out who arranged this person to be next to my mother and why he wanted to harm her!" She closed her eyes and opened them again, her emotions suppressed.
At night, the candlelight flickered, but Song Ci had no desire to sleep.
Her face was half hidden in the darkness and half illuminated by the candlelight, looking very strange.
The door opened and Tian'er walked up to her: "Miss, Master Pei has sent a letter."
Song Ci took the letter and read it carefully. After a while, he sneered, "It was indeed done on purpose."
Tian'er: "Miss, who is it?"
"Someone from the Shao family."
"The Shao family!" Tian'er exclaimed, puzzled. "Why would the Shao family do this? Although they have a grudge against the young lady, it hasn't reached such a point that they would actually try to kill the lady."
Song Ci lit the letter and threw it into the brazier again. His eyes were red as he watched the flames devour the letter.
"Mrs. Pei doesn't want me to marry her. She wants to arrange for another woman to marry Pei Ji."
"But Mr. Pei and you are already engaged, and this cannot be changed." Wanxiang said.
"No, it can be changed." Her eyes were filled with sarcasm. "If my mother died of illness, I would have to observe mourning for three years. There are so many things they can do. Even if they can't replace my wife, they can still do it by inserting a few people into Pei Ji's courtyard."
Wanxiang and Tian'er were suddenly terrified.
In order to achieve such a thing, he was willing to kill people.
"Mrs. Pei has been running the Pei family for a long time and has long regarded the Pei family as her property. My appearance has disrupted her plans."
Whether it was the cure for Pei Ji's poison or the emperor's decree granting her and Pei Ji a marriage, none of these things were something Mrs. Pei was happy to see.
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