Chapter 74 A Mess
The old man thought for a moment, frowning, "There are bezoar and coptis root..."
"I also added some honeysuckle. Coptis chinensis is bitter, so honeysuckle can help regulate the body's condition. Furthermore, honeysuckle can also dispel wind-heat. Andrographis paniculata is also good, but this last ingredient..."
His tone paused, as if he was unsure what the last ingredient was.
Song Ci walked to his side without knowing when, and also took some of the medicine into his mouth to taste it.
"Excuse me, sir, is this last ingredient yam? I tasted it and it seems to have a similar flavor."
The old man nodded instantly. "Yes, yes, it's yam, but the amount added is extremely small. I almost forgot it for a moment." He looked appreciative. "Little girl, how did you taste the flavor of yam? Even those of us who deal with medicinal herbs all year round might not be able to tell so quickly and accurately."
Song Ci was stunned for a moment, then said: "I have tasted and touched this medicine before, so I recognize it."
She was very familiar with the taste of yam.
In her previous life, my mother suffered a lot due to years of hardship and was left with various illnesses. Many medicines require yam as a medicine. Yam is not only a medicine, but can also warm and nourish the body.
The third branch fell into poverty, and Wanxia was not on the same page with them. She watched coldly from the sidelines and instead put pressure on her, the master, and often refused to do anything.
Because Wanxiang was loyal to the third wife, the first wife found an opportunity to sell her out. Song Ci secretly looked for her, but she was nowhere to be found.
Song Ci does everything himself.
Qiao Xianglan takes medicine all year round, and the third room has no extra money, so they try to save as much as possible on the medicinal materials they can find.
She knew very well where the Song family had yams.
This just proved that her guess was correct.
"Yam?" Old Lady Song was surprised. "It's actually yam."
Boss Song nodded. "Mom has always been allergic to yam. Everyone in the family knows this. Third sister-in-law, if you knew this, why did you add yam to the medicine? Doesn't this further prove that you want to harm Mom?"
The old man scolded: "Confused!"
Boss Song frowned, "Sir, although you are a doctor, this is my family affair. My third sister-in-law is narrow-minded. My mother just asked her to serve more and do more things, and she is looking for an opportunity to retaliate."
"I don't know your family affairs, but I do know that this yam is quite troublesome to use. Many people experience unusual symptoms on their hands after touching it. Some become red and itchy, and in severe cases, they even develop swelling that is difficult to eliminate. Although this woman's hands are a little rough and show many signs of years of hard work, she doesn't have these symptoms."
Tian'er, who had been sitting quietly on the side, suddenly tilted her head and looked intently at Ling'er, who was lying there pretending to be dead. "Third Miss, when I was dealing with this girl just now, I noticed that her fingers were swollen in many places. I was surprised at the time and thought she was injured."
The old man stroked his beard, walked forward and took a look, "Yes, this is the symptom of yam allergy."
For a moment, you could hear a pin drop in the main hall.
Old Lady Song turned her head sharply and looked at Li Yao beside her fiercely, "It's you, you bitch who wants to kill me. It's actually you!"
Li Yao shook his head violently, his face pale. "Mom, it wasn't me. It really wasn't me. How could I hurt you?"
"Yam? I remember there was a yard in my aunt's backyard left by the owner of the house."
Song Ci added a sentence and watched coldly. The truth was revealed, and she wanted to see how the eldest wife planned to end it.
"Ignorant woman!" Boss Song had never expected that in the end, the investigation would lead to Li Yao.
His face looked anxious and angry.
Li Yao was so frightened that he fell to his knees with a plop, tears streaming down his face. "Master, it wasn't me. How could I have harmed my mother? You have to believe me..."
Boss Song frowned, no wonder he was suspicious.
In fact, in recent years, Li Yao has always appeared aloof and reserved to the outside world.
At the mention of her harming others, Boss Song was angry but more than that, shocked. He had long admired Li Yao's temperament as a young lady from a scholarly family, and her gentle and tactful manner of speaking, so he could never associate her with harming others.
"Then how do you explain Ling'er's hand? She is your maid."
Li Yao glanced at Ling'er and made up his mind. "Ling'er, that slut, must be angry that I often order her around, so she's putting the blame on me. She's been serving Niansheng for so long, it's no surprise she knows that my mother is allergic to yam..."
Ling'er's face turned as pale as paper for a moment.
She didn't expect that the eldest lady would give up on her so quickly and now drag her out to take the blame.
She wanted to make some excuses for herself, but when she thought of her parents at home, she could only grit her teeth and kneel there without saying a word.
"You said this maid took matters into her own hands and poisoned me knowing I was allergic to yam?" Old Lady Song coughed violently. "Do you think I'll believe you? You're the one who wanted to harm me, and now you want your maid to take the blame. I've never seen anyone as ruthless as you."
In an instant, the main hall was filled with shouting, begging for mercy, and crying.
Only Ling'er, who was kneeling there, seemed to have anticipated her own end, and her face was as pale as death.
The fact that Old Lady Song could figure this out was beyond Song Ci's imagination. In her eyes, Old Lady Song was biased, selfish, vicious, and stupid.
But perhaps she knows Li Yao better than her husband, Boss Song.
Li Yao picked up her handkerchief and cried. She couldn't understand why the situation, which was obviously foolproof, turned out like this. When no one was paying attention, she looked at Yun Xi and winked at her.
Yunxi was Song Rouxi's maid, and she immediately understood what she meant. She left through the back door while no one was paying attention.
Song Ci glanced at Yun Xi's hurried figure without any intention of stopping her.
Boss Song had a cold face from beginning to end, and stared at Li Yao's pitiful face with a complicated expression.
"Boss, are you still reluctant to part with this bitch? She wants to take my life!"
Seeing that Boss Song was still silent, Old Lady Song was angry and anxious. She was tortured like this now, it was all Li Yao's fault, how could she not be angry.
After a while.
"That's right, mother." Boss Song coughed lightly. "She did something wrong and should have realized her mistake by now. Why not punish her by making her kneel down and recite scriptures every day, copying scriptures, and praying for mother."
Old Lady Song was not happy. "Just praying and copying scriptures? If it were me, I'd whip her twenty times first. Then make this bitch kneel in my room every day. I can calm down just by watching her."
Song Ci sneered in her heart. Boss Song was really avoiding the important issue. Just now, he looked like he wanted to kill her mother. If it were Li Yao, he would just recite scriptures, copy scriptures, and make people kneel as punishment.
In their main house, what would it matter if Li Yao didn't kneel? This was too biased.
But Old Lady Song is not a fool.
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