The next morning, Wang Yan and Aunt Wang went to the shop to prepare the ingredients, while Fatty Wang would leave a little later.
After the doctor came and changed the dishes, he went to the foot massage parlor.
Wang Yan's cooking skills are getting better and better. Today, she chopped all the side dishes herself.
It was ready in just one hour, and then at noon (11 o'clock), Fatty Wang came over.
The two of them started by frying chicken strips. After they finished frying the chicken strips, Gui Xiang arrived.
When Wang Ying saw that the person who came to order food was Gui Xiang, she quickly came out to greet her.
"I never expected this to be your family's restaurant. I even came here specifically to order a banquet last time."
Wang Ying smiled gently, "Yes, sister. Shall we move a table and eat outside, or go upstairs?"
There are windows on the second floor, and a table can be set up on the first floor as well.
Only Guixiang and her grandmother came at noon today. Guixiang looked up, seeking her grandmother's opinion.
"Let's sit on the first floor, set up a table, and have a great view and clear air while we eat downstairs."
"Okay, let's go set up a table."
Wang Yan has also almost finished making the other two dishes she experimented with today.
So, Gui Xiang's table not only had the ordered dishes, but also lemon tea, lemon chicken feet, and lemon shredded chicken.
We're all acquaintances here, so we'll add dishes without charging extra; it's free for Guixiang.
Looking at Gui Xiang, Aunt Wang seemed to be deep in thought. Wang Xing was injured and his horse was startled by the Third Young Master, and she couldn't help but hate him!
Wang Yan just mentioned that this was the Third Young Mistress's former personal maid?
Well, when they came back, they knew that the Third Young Mistress's illness wasn't quite right! How about telling this maid about it?
Since she had an idea, she went to do it. Aunt Wang brought over a plate of fried chicken strips.
"Auntie, this is homemade. It can be eaten as a snack or as a dish. Please have a taste."
Grandma Guixiang smiled and nodded, "Good child, that's enough, that's enough, you've sent so many dishes."
Aunt Wang chuckled, "What's the big deal? Our child used to work in the same courtyard as Guixiang."
We're very grateful for Gui Xiang's care; we're always thankful. My two daughters specifically asked me to bring them over extra food.
Hearing Guixiang being praised, her grandmother smiled with wrinkles all over her face.
Aunt Wang continued, "This time, our children went to Yanxia Village together, and I heard that the Third Young Mistress was there too."
But news spread in the village that the third young mistress was seriously ill, so we servants dared not go up to bother her.
They feared that our visit would disturb the peace and prevent the young mistress from resting.
Upon hearing this, Guixiang paused, exchanging a glance with her grandmother.
Then Aunt Wang chatted with them for a bit more, then made an excuse to go back to sell chicken strips and turned back to her shop.
Gui Xiang appeared calm as she ate, but inside she was in turmoil.
What exactly happened? Xu Shaoqing is seriously ill! That's impossible! Just a few days ago, the servant sent by the Madam returned with a message saying that everything was normal on Xu Shaoqing's end.
Jiang Shiyi sends someone over every two weeks, fearing that Gu Ting might really try to kill him and Xu Shaoqing wouldn't be able to stop him.
The last time Wang Xing and his group stayed at the house, they encountered Granny Lin. In fact, Granny Lin came out to meet someone sent by Jiang Shiyi.
When Xu Shaoqing and the others were confined, Granny Lin would find an excuse to come out by herself.
After all, she was just a servant, so Granny Lu couldn't be too harsh on her. Granny Lin was also good at handling things; she would only be out for a short time each time, but the gifts she gave were generous.
Gui Xiang felt something was wrong the more she thought about it. The last message she brought back didn't mention that she had heard that Miss was sick.
They couldn't even finish their meal, so they asked Aunt Wang and the others to come and help pack up the leftovers. Luckily, Grandma had brought a food box with her, intending to take the leftovers home.
Her grandmother, knowing the importance of prioritizing, also stopped eating. "Let's go back quickly!"
Aunt Wang felt a little embarrassed that she had delayed the people's meal, so she brought over two large bags of fried chicken strips to give to them.
After returning home, Gui Xiang didn't even go inside her own house, but went straight to Jiang Shiyi's courtyard.
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In Yanxia Village, Xu Shaoqing lay in bed, unable to get up. Yingchun and Granny Lin also noticed something was wrong.
"Granny, this is just mushroom poisoning, how could it have gotten worse after so many days without getting better?"
Granny Lin slapped her hand, "Keep your voice down. Our young lady only ate two bites of mushrooms that day, it couldn't possibly have gotten to this point."
Yingchun's hands trembled slightly. "You, you mean...!"
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After lunch, Granny Lin, carrying a basket, went out with a smile.
The servants and old women sent by Gu Ting were left behind. "Granny, where are you going?"
The little maidservant brought by Granny Lin handed over a silver coin.
"It's because our young mistress hasn't been feeling well. The nanny said we should go out and gather some wild herbs, boil them in water, and see if that helps."
The servant refused to answer. The young master said he suspected the young mistress had an infectious disease and that everyone in the courtyard needed to be watched closely.
Once the young mistress recovers, he will be rewarded with 30 taels of silver.
Seeing that her gentle approach was ineffective, Granny Lin gave a stern rebuke and prepared to leave with her maid.
Gu Ting appeared, and he gave Lin Mama a cold look.
"Why are you panicking? What if Xu Shaoqing drinks the unclean herbs you went out to pick and dies?"
I advise you to be sensible and go back now.
Oh, and tell Xu Shaoqing to bring out the shop on Ma Xing Street for me.
I'm busy getting her a renowned doctor, and I don't have time to worry about the shop.
Yingchun was taking care of Xu Shaoqing inside the house when she heard the argument at the door. She couldn't help but get angry and was about to yell at him.
Granny Lin quickly turned around, grabbed her arm, and the two of them went back.
Gu Ting sneered. It seemed that this old man had guessed it!
So what if I guessed it? First of all, the Anbo Mansion no longer recognizes Xu Shaoqing, that good-for-nothing.
Secondly, he controls the entire estate now, so what if the Earl's Mansion acknowledges this daughter?
If no news gets through, by the time news can get through, it must be because Xu Shaoqing and the others have died unexpectedly!
The countryside has its advantages; it's far from the emperor's reach. Even if the Anbo Mansion wanted to interfere, would they even know? Ha!
After Yingchun returned to her room, she couldn't help but wipe away her tears. "Granny, what are we going to do now?"
Lin Mama couldn't go out, but she still knew she had to stay calm. "Don't panic. You know, if the people Madam sent don't see us in half a month..."
The Earl's mansion will surely find out about the young lady's accident soon; just get through these two weeks.
"But..." Whether Xu Shaoqing can hold on for another half month is still unknown!
"Didn't we bring a few medicine boxes with us when we came to the countryside? Bring the medicinal herbs in from there."
In addition, I've found an excuse to give the maids in the courtyard extra rewards these past two days. Each of them gets a gold ingot!
"good."
Even if Gu Ting wanted to kill someone, he didn't need to try to win over the maids in their courtyard. The more people who knew, the worse it would be for Gu Ting.
So these young girls are probably just afraid of causing trouble, so they're trying to win people over with money first, and they might be able to help a lot later.
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