Xie Li has excellent eyesight.
Although it was only a fleeting glance, she clearly saw that Xie Yiyue's expression was very strange, as if she was terrified.
In contrast, Madam Xie had a serious expression.
Thinking of what Xu Yuan had said, Xie Li secretly planted a seed of doubt in her heart.
Upon entering the main room, the two immediately spotted Xie Muqing sitting on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).
But judging from his expression, he was distracted and didn't even notice when someone entered his bedroom.
It wasn't until they reached the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) that Xie Muqing snapped out of her reverie, managing a forced smile.
"Cousin, Uncle, you've arrived."
Looking at the person on the kang with a rosy complexion, Xie Li couldn't believe that she had actually been poisoned.
She had seen people who had been poisoned, and all of them had purple faces and even bled from their seven orifices, which looked terrifying.
However, Lin Yan's complexion was fair with a rosy glow, and her small face was peaceful, making her look as if she were asleep.
"What kind of poison has Xiaoyan been given? Why is she behaving so strangely?"
"It's a poison called Dream Sorrow. Without an antidote, one will die silently in their dreams after sleeping for three days and three nights. Only Miss Shangguan in the prefectural city can cure it, and I've already sent someone to fetch her."
When the word "death" was mentioned, Xie Muqing felt a sharp pain in her heart.
Although he had already gone to invite Shangguan Yun, for some reason, he couldn't help but look at Lin Yan, who was sleeping soundly on the kang.
His heart could not find peace.
"That's good, that's good."
Upon hearing that someone could cure the poison, Xie Li and Ye Jun both breathed a sigh of relief, and their tense expressions disappeared.
He seemed much more relaxed.
However, Xie Li frowned a moment later, feeling that the name Meng Shang sounded familiar.
It seems like I've heard of it before...
Suddenly, her eyes widened, and she stared at Xie Muqing with disbelief in her eyes.
"Isn't Dream Sorrow a special poison only found in the palace?! How did it end up here?"
Ye Jun was astonished.
"How could poison from the palace end up in our rural village? And how could Yan'er have come into contact with people from the palace?"
"The palace?"
Although Xie Muqing appeared calm on the surface, he was equally shocked inside.
"Yes, back in the capital, Princess Changning told me that this poison usually circulates in the inner palace, and the symptoms are exactly the same as what you described. There's no mistake. Could it be that the Fifth Prince sent someone to poison us?"
Back when I was a young woman confined to my room.
As a noblewoman from a marquis's household, Xie Li frequently attended flower-viewing banquets. Therefore, she heard plenty of gossip.
What Xie Li was worried about was...
The Fifth Prince sent Xu Yuan to the Northwest, but he didn't get what he wanted from her. Could he be so angry that he'd send someone to poison her...?
"It's unlikely. No strangers have entered Xiaolin Village recently, and everyone in the family is reliable. They wouldn't poison my wife."
Xie Muqing slowly lowered her eyelids.
At first, he suspected that someone in the palace had poisoned him, but after thinking about it, he realized that this idea was not very reasonable.
If the person who poisoned her was from the palace, they could only poison him; why would they go to such lengths to poison Lin Yan?
After all, those people didn't know that he had already given the imperial seal to her, and it seemed that there was no other reason for them to poison her except to steal the imperial seal.
They had no reason to poison her...
Thinking of what she had just witnessed, Xie Li thought of a candidate, but she couldn't make a fuss without evidence.
After all, for most men...
The bond between mother and child can be stronger than the bond between husband and wife.
If he were to confront Madam Xie and the person who poisoned him hadn't been found, it could easily create discord between the couple...
Xie Li could only suppress her suspicions. After saying goodbye to Xie Muqing, she took Ye Jun's hand and walked outside.
"Husband, let's go back first. We'll come back to see Xiaoyan when the doctor arrives."
Ye Jun was completely stunned.
He had always known that his wife came from a noble family, but he never expected that she would remain completely unfazed when mentioning important figures such as princesses and princes.
He only snapped out of his daze when a soft little hand was placed in his palm. He said goodbye to Xie Muqing and shook hands with that hand in return.
After leaving the main room, Xie Li went straight back to the west wing, took out a sugar painting from the basket and handed it to Xie Sheng. She bent down, looked directly at her, and whispered:
"Xiao Sheng, take this sugar painting and Xiao Xuan to play in the courtyard. Try to make your voices as loud as possible. If Yi Yue asks you for a sugar figurine, remember to bring her here quietly, but make sure to avoid the Madam, understand?"
Xie Sheng is already a teenager.
Although she was very curious, she didn't ask any questions. Instead, she took Xie Yixuan's hand and nodded solemnly to Xie Li.
"Elder sister, I understand, don't worry! I will definitely bring Xiaoyue here!"
Xie Sheng's precocious maturity softened Xie Li's heart, and she gently stroked the top of Xie Sheng's head.
"Xiao Sheng is great!"
Xie Sheng smiled shyly, then pulled Xie Yixuan away and ran off in embarrassment.
Ye Jun bought the sugar painting early in the morning from the town.
In order to allow the children of several families to enjoy sugar paintings, he bought more than thirty sugar paintings of different shapes at once.
The sugar painting vendor was overjoyed!
At this moment, Lin Yu was happily licking a sugar painting in the east wing.
When she saw Xie Sheng playing in the courtyard, she skipped and hopped over to him.
Gradually, more and more children came to the courtyard, and those who hadn't yet received their sugar paintings chattered and clamored for them.
Xie Yiyue stood at the door, hesitant to go forward.
Looking at the sugar paintings in their hands, she kept swallowing, and remembering her grandmother's instructions, she dared not go out for a moment.
Xie Sheng deliberately walked towards the side room.
With her sharp eyes, she immediately noticed Xie Yiyue's longing for the sugar painting, so she deliberately held it high and said loudly:
"Come with me if you want some sugar paintings! I know where they're hidden!"
Upon hearing her words, the children in the courtyard all followed in her footsteps.
Finally, Xie Yiyue couldn't resist her longing for sugar painting and secretly ran out of the house.
They went together to the east wing.
We waited outside with everyone for the sugar painting to arrive.
After distributing the sugar paintings one by one, Xie Sheng took the most beautiful one and deliberately waved it in front of Xie Yiyue.
Tempting her in a low voice:
"Xiaoyue, would you like to eat this sugar painting?"
Looking at the lifelike sugar painting in front of her, Xie Yiyue's eyes almost turned into stars.
He stared intently at the sugar painting in Xie Sheng's hand.
"Wow! What a beautiful sugar painting! Please, Auntie, let me have some!"
"You can't just eat this sugar painting for free! Xiaoyue, come with me if you want some!"
After luring the person into the house, Xie Sheng handed the sugar painting to Xie Li and then quietly left.
And thoughtfully closed the door.
Xie Li walked to Xie Yiyue's side with the sugar painting and slowly bent down in front of her.
"Xiaoyue, tell your aunt, have you given your second aunt anything to eat? You can only have sugar painting if you answer this question!"
"No! No! Xiaoyue didn't!"
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