Chapter 444: Great Cold
"Madam, this is a good idea. Otherwise, it would take a long time for Tian'er to figure it out."
"It's cold today. What should we eat tonight?" Zheng Ci said with a smile.
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"Tian'er, the weather is cold, I'll treat you to hotpot."
The door was slammed "bang bang bang". Tian'er, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, seemed to be lost in thought. When she heard the sound coming from outside the door, she suddenly felt her heart beating rapidly.
She coughed lightly, "Yes, is it...Brother A-Lin?"
A Lin outside the door was stunned. In the past, Tian'er always called him by his name, so what happened today?
"Yes." He smiled and said, "I gave the cook three taels of silver and asked her to set up a pot for me in the secret recipe room. I also left some of your favorite mutton, cut into thin slices."
"Will you go with me?"
....Silence for a while.
Just when Alin was about to be disappointed, a female voice came leisurely from inside the door.
"good."
In the evening, a pot was also set up in Zheng Ci's room.
"You can go and eat too. We don't need you to serve here. Call Tian'er to come along." Zheng Ci said as he took out a piece of tender beef from the pot.
I dipped it in the sauce I made myself, which included chili peppers, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, and it was very delicious.
"I dare not go now. She is eating hotpot with Alin at the moment." Wanxiang smiled cunningly.
"Eat pot? Oh, it seems that Alin is very proactive. Tian'er also agreed, which is progress."
The tender beef melts in your mouth, which whets Zheng Ci's appetite. The spicy taste on the tip of the tongue is just right, not overpowering.
"Yes, ma'am, don't worry."
"Well, in that case, you can sit down." Zheng Ci pointed to the seat opposite, "There's no one here today, so you and I can sit down and eat the hot pot together."
Wanxiang smiled and sat down opposite her happily.
Autumn has passed, and winter has quickly arrived. The weather turned cold early this year, and a layer of white frost has already formed on the ground, and the sky is dotted with white snowflakes, which is a beautiful sight.
The master and servant looked at the bright moonlight, admired the beautiful scenery outside the window, and had a warm meal together.
night.
For some reason, Hu Zi developed a high fever.
Zheng Ci couldn't sleep the whole night after hearing the news, and she didn't dare to close her eyes while watching over Hu Zi. Pei Ji was with her, and although Zheng Ci knew medicine, she still called in Lao Gui just to be on the safe side.
The old ghost finished taking the pulse and said, "This child, has he eaten anything cold recently?"
Zheng Ci glanced at the wet nurse.
The nurse immediately said, "The young master only ate some meat porridge, eggs, and other things, and didn't eat anything cold."
The old ghost was puzzled and touched his bearded chin. "That's strange. I felt his pulse clearly and felt that he was cold. The reason he had a high fever was because he ate too much cold food."
Zheng Ci looked at the nanny calmly, "You didn't lie?"
The nurse said in panic, "Madam, I dare not say anything nonsense. The young master's meals were all supervised by me and the other nurses. This is exactly what he said."
It would be fine if only one person lied, but everyone is watching, so this cannot be fake.
The old ghost suddenly glanced at the wet nurses and said, "You wet nurses, come here. I will take your pulses."
Several wet nurses didn't understand what was going on, but they still stretched out their hands for the old ghost to take their pulses.
Zheng Ci said, "Master, you mean to say that you suspect the wet nurses ate something cold, and it got mixed with the milk they fed him, so Hu Zi has a high fever?"
As the old ghost felt the man's pulse, he said, "That's a possibility. Young children in wealthy families can't take medicine, so they occasionally have their wet nurses take medicine and mix it with breast milk before feeding it to the child. This is gentler and harmless to the child. If they made your son sick this way, it's possible."
The wet nurses were all frightened and quickly said they didn't dare.
The old ghost chuckled, "I didn't say you were out to harm people, maybe someone wanted to use you to harm others."
After a long time.
"Okay, I'm done." The old ghost let go of his hand and picked up a towel to wipe his hands. "Two of the three wet nurses ate very cold food."
As soon as these words were spoken, the three wet nurses fell to their knees in fear.
"Madam, the servants don't have any."
"Yes, Madam, we servants would never dare to harm you."
"We watched him grow up." The third nurse sobbed. "He's smart and cute. You bastards can't be so cruel as to harm a child."
Zheng Ci frowned and glanced at them, "Get up, it may not be you, but this matter must be thoroughly investigated. It involves Hu Zi's safety, so are you willing to cooperate?"
The three wet nurses nodded in unison.
Seeing this, Zheng Ci felt that either one of the people hid too well, or he really didn't know that he was being plotted against.
But we still have to check.
If she didn't investigate thoroughly, she couldn't safely leave Hu Zi in the care of these wet nurses. She had used the person for so long, and she didn't want to wrongly accuse him.
Immediately, someone went to search the wet nurse's room.
The result was nothing.
"Didn't find anything?" Zheng Ci frowned.
"Yes, I brought people and searched everywhere carefully, but still found nothing." Wanxiang said.
"That shouldn't be the case. If it's so cold, it must be taken from time to time." The old ghost touched his chin and turned to look at the wet nurses. "Since I can't find it, I will stay here until I find it. I will take your pulse every day before feeding you."
Zheng Ci: "Master is right. Let's not alert the enemy for now. You nurses, don't tell anyone about this either."
The wet nurses nodded their heads in agreement, not daring to say anything.
This involves the life of the young master. If the matter is not investigated clearly, it will be difficult to save his life, let alone make a fortune.
For the next three days, someone carefully observed what the wet nurse ate and drank every day.
Before each feeding, Lao Gui would take the baby's pulse carefully.
"Master, what's wrong?"
"He has taken some cold medicine, so he can't be fed." The old ghost shook his head, his brows furrowed so tightly that they could kill a fly.
It has been three days, a full three days. The wet nurses' three meals a day have been monitored, and there is nothing very cold in them. However, every time I take their pulses at night, I can always find traces of them taking anything.
What is going on?
"Forget it, where is the courtyard they live in? I'll go and see for myself."
After Lao Gui finished speaking, a maid led the way for him and Zheng Ci followed.
As he walked into the house, he would occasionally pick up the ornaments and displayed items and look at them, even the bedding and sheets.
But in the end, nothing was gained.
"It seems that the problem can only lie with these three people." Lao Gui said affirmatively.
"In that case, I'll have them searched."
"Hmm. Let's check it out. Maybe we can find something."
Next, Wanxiang and Tian'er brought the little maids to search the wet nurses thoroughly.
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