Qin 꿻's words made Cong Fangzhi's heart clench: "Sister-in-law."
"Don't worry, I'm here." Shang Ruoyi picked up the silver needles and pierced the acupuncture points all over her body: "The detoxification process will be a little painful, just bear with it."
A cry of pain escaped from her mouth.
Black blood flowed from the fingertips.
In order to detoxify the cinnabar tears, the poisonous blood must be drained out.
A feeling of dizziness gradually appeared.
Shang Ruoyi took out a pill and put it into her mouth.
Normal pills are bitter, but Shang Ruoyi’s pills are sweet.
Soon, Cong Fangzhi felt her mind clear and her physical strength fully restored.
Shang Ruoyi looked at the half bowl of black blood that had already flowed out, her face gloomy.
If she hadn't often added spiritual spring water to the He family's drinking water, these measured amounts of cinnabar tears would have killed her long ago.
After a while, the color of the blood finally turned into bright red.
Shang Ruoyi applied a layer of medicine powder on her fingertips, and the wound stopped bleeding instantly.
"Okay." She wiped the sweat from her forehead.
Lin 꿻 held her hand and said gratefully: "Ruoyi, good girl, thanks to you, otherwise..."
"Isn't it being too polite for Third Aunt to say that?" Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "Fortunately, the discovery was made in time, and Fang Zhi and the child are fine, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."
He Yunyi said in a deep voice: "Who on earth is it? How could they resort to such a despicable method as poisoning?"
Shang Ruoyi narrowed her eyes slightly. The Dingguo Palace had become what it was now, and there were still assassinations and poisonings. What on earth was there in the palace that made them so fearful?
“When did these symptoms start?”
Cong Fangzhi thought for a moment and said, "These symptoms began to appear after my sister-in-law went to the Western Regions."
Qin Xiao frowned: "That period of time was the time when the servants who made cakes came into the mansion." She couldn't help but clench her handkerchief: "Could it be that?" If it was really the cook who poisoned, then her sin would be great, because she was the one who brought the cook in.
"Bring up the cook."
Soon, Lao Li was brought up by the servants.
놛I had met this princess in the mansion before, and she once praised the delicious cakes I made.
"Greetings, young master." He smiled innocently and said, "Young master, is there anything I can do for you?"
"Have you made any cakes for the Third Young Master recently?"
Old Li thought for a moment and said, "I only made cakes for the Third Young Master once, and I haven't done any recently."
Cong Fangzhi nodded to her. It was true. Ever since Shang Ruoyi took her pulse, she had never asked anyone to bring her cakes again.
"Young master, what's wrong with the cakes I made?" Wang said in panic: "Young master, if there is anything wrong, you can tell me and I will correct it. Please don't drive me out." The Dingguo Palace was confiscated and exiled, and they were also dismissed. Wang tried to find a way out elsewhere, but when they heard that I used to be in the Dingguo Palace, they refused to say anything and drove me out directly.
There was a shopkeeper who had received a favor from the Dingguo Palace and secretly kept 놛. Before ten days had passed, he was discovered by others, and not only 놛, but even the shop was closed.
There was no other choice but to come to this remote place.
Unexpectedly, I met Qin 꿻 here.
"Young man, my family has nowhere to stay in the capital, so we have no choice but to come here. Please give us a way to survive!"
Shang Ruoyi saw that 놛 didn't seem to be lying, so she smiled and said, "What are you thinking about? I still have some milk here, you can take it back and make some cakes and send it back."
Hearing Shang Ruoyi say this, 놛 wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, stood up and hugged the jar in his arms, and his heart finally settled down.
"Looking at the way it looks, it shouldn't be done by you." Qin Xiao whispered, "Then who could it be?"
Just then, Aunt Zhao, who had been recuperating in bed for a long time, walked in.
"Oh, it's really lively today!" She bowed perfunctorily and found a place to sit down.
She looked at the fried milk on the table, her eyes flashed but she said nothing.
"Auntie is fine now, why did she come out?" Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "I thought Auntie was hiding in the yard and was too embarrassed to come out."
"Why should I be ashamed to come out? I just got beaten with a stick." Aunt Zhao's face flashed an unnatural expression, and she said in a deep voice: "How can you, a junior, speak like that? Don't think that you can ignore your elders just because you are in charge of a few people's affairs. Don't forget that you are just a concubine's daughter..."
Before she finished her words, she heard the old princess' voice: "Whoever mentions that Ruoyi is a concubine again, get out!"
Aunt Zhao was startled and stood up quickly.
The old princess was surprised after eating the food that Shang Ruoyi sent.
I didn't expect to eat such rare milk here. Even when I was in the capital, I couldn't eat it whenever I wanted.
"grandmother."
"If you ask me, it's Jing Heng who is lucky to have married Ruoyi, which is why our He family is so prosperous today. If anyone brings up her background again, don't blame me for being rude!"
Aunt Zhao shuddered. She had always been extremely afraid of the old princess.
Aunt Zhao stepped forward and said with an apologetic smile: "Mother."
When the old princess heard her address her, she glared at her coldly.
She quickly changed her words and said, "Old man."
"What are you doing here today?"
Aunt Zhao smiled and said, "My health has improved a lot now, and I think I can help with some of the things in the mansion."
"Hmph, is there anything in this mansion that you can do?" The old princess snorted coldly.
"I saw Ruoyi coming in and out every day, so I wanted to help her share some of the burden."
"Help her share the burden?" Lin 꿻 sneered: "I see that you are short of money, so you want to get some benefits from 꿗!"
Aunt Zhao's face changed slightly, and she glared at her hatefully. She glanced at Cong Fangzhi's belly and pouted, "You three are really mean!"
Although her gaze was obscure, it did not escape Shang Ruoyi's eyes.
"Just stay in the mansion and don't go out to cause trouble." The old princess snorted coldly: "If it weren't for Ruoyi last time, the three of you would have been beheaded long ago!"
Aunt Zhang smiled awkwardly: "Yes, old lady."
The old princess looked at Shang Ruoyi with a look of fondness in her eyes: "Child, you haven't told grandma what this snack of yours is called?"
Shang Ruoyi told them about her purchase of a shop in town, including the purchase of a dairy cow.
"What? 2,000 taels?" Aunt Zhao said loudly, "2,000 taels to buy a cow? Are you crazy?"
"Aunt Zhao." Shang Ruoyi sneered: "What does this have to do with you?"
"Why is it okay? That's all our He family's money! You used 1,000 taels to buy a shop without saying a word. Do you think you can take the money as you like?"
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