However, it is strange that if someone had entered the manor and was causing trouble, how could the guards of the Guan family not have noticed?
Why didn't Qinqin notice?
Guan Wude felt something was strange; this matter was probably not done by an outsider.
But if it was done by someone from the Guan household, he doubted anyone would have the audacity to do such a thing in Guan Qinqin's room. Besides, the demon painting on the wall was quite gruesome; where in the Guan household could one find someone with such skill as an artist?
And this troublemaker, who could sneak into Qinqin's room and do such a thing without anyone noticing, must be very skilled. Guan Wude thought about it again and again, but he did not think that there was such a capable person in the Guan family.
Is it truly divine wrath?
Guan Wude pondered. He knew that Guan Qinqin was beating and scolding the maids at will, but he felt that those servants were inherently lowly, so it didn't matter if they were beaten and scolded. Did they incur divine wrath because of these things?
Guan Guan is still alive and well.
Nothing has gone smoothly these past two days.
"Qinqin, don't worry, your father will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly and severely punish that person!" Guan Wude said as if he had made up his mind.
"However, the most important thing right now is to get rid of the red spots on your head." Guan Wude looked at Guan Qinqin with great concern.
"Qinqin, the red spots on your face and head seem different. Did the ones on your face also appear this morning?" Guan Wude carefully examined Guan Qinqin's head and face, noticing that the red spots and pustules were slightly different.
The red spots on her head were small and dense, while the red bumps on her face were large and swollen.
The colors are also different; the color on the head is lighter, while the color on the face is darker.
Guan Qinqin glanced at Guan Wude with a guilty look. The red bumps on her face were from the powder she had prepared to poison Yun Duoduo.
Of course, she wouldn't admit that she had accidentally injured herself. "Father, why hasn't the doctor arrived yet?!"
Guan Qinqin changed the subject, and Guan Wude, who was also anxious, stopped paying attention to the unusual-looking red dot and went to the door to take a look.
A short while later, the doctor arrived and began to take Guan Qinqin's pulse behind the curtain.
Several doctors came in succession, but none of them could identify the poison, and naturally, they couldn't concoct an antidote.
"It's best not to let Qinqin's matter get out."
Su had been wiping away tears by the bedside. Hearing Guan Wude's words, she mustered her strength and nodded hurriedly, saying, "Yes, yes, we absolutely mustn't let this get out."
"If outsiders find out, what good young master would be willing to marry Qinqin!" As she spoke, Madam Su burst into tears again.
"Mother, please stop crying!" Su's crying disturbed Guan Qinqin's peace of mind.
"Quickly have the servants in the manor close the gates tightly. No one is allowed to divulge even a single word about what happened today!" Guan Wude instructed the steward.
"yes."
Guan Wude sighed and pulled Su Shi out of the house. "Let Qinqin rest well, and you don't need to cry anymore."
"I have already sent someone to fetch a doctor. If the doctors in the capital cannot cure the illness, I will go elsewhere to look for one."
...
Although the steward had tried his best to tell the servants not to spread the word and to keep the doors and windows of the Guan residence tightly closed, forbidding any unauthorized personnel from entering or leaving, it was not so easy to control the servants' mouths.
They either whispered among themselves at the base of the wall, or passed on messages they knew from behind the low wall in the backyard, or squatted behind the thick tree trunks discussing how the "wrath of heaven" had descended, and whether the next "wrath of heaven" would fall upon the master, Guan Wude, or the first wife, Madam Su.
They talked with great interest, seemingly looking forward to the next "divine wrath".
Gradually, the content of these discussions and conversations spread to the neighborhood through vegetable farmers, fruit vendors, and butchers.
Yun Duoduo's move, "Heavenly Wrath," not only utilized ancient feudal superstitions and people's reverence and fear of heaven, but also used the servants who loved to gossip and talk about their masters as a means of spreading the news, and the matter quickly spread.
As the story spread, the entire capital knew that the eldest daughter of the Guan family had been punished by Heaven for doing too many bad things.
Gradually, the powerful families in the capital learned about this matter, and they all sighed with regret.
When people passed by the Guan residence, they were afraid of being tainted by bad luck, so they all took a detour.
...
Yun Duoduo slept very comfortably in bed. After finishing her business yesterday, she came back to sleep contentedly.
However, there was one thing that made her very uncomfortable: the scene she witnessed last night made her very unhappy.
After dealing with Guan Qinqin last night, she took advantage of the dark and windy night to go find Elder Guan.
This Grand Secretary Guan was a top figure in the Guan family, but it was very strange that he was not seen at Guan Guan's birthday banquet.
She was very interested in this legendary old man, whom even her father had to go to great lengths to please, so she stayed up all night to find him.
Judging from her logical thinking and insight after reading the novel, it's highly likely that Old Master Guan was stripped of his power.
I don't know if Grandpa Guan is still alive, but I imagine he's not in a good situation right now.
Grand Secretary Guan is getting old, and his eldest son is unruly and wants to take control of the Guan family's power on his own. However, as long as Grand Secretary Guan is alive, he cannot become the true head of the family and cannot do what he wants. Grand Secretary Guan has to make all the decisions.
Finding this old fellow an eyesore and then figuring out how to get rid of him is a common occurrence among unfilial children in wealthy families.
Last night, she walked under the moonlight to a secluded courtyard overgrown with weeds, where she saw a faint candlelight flickering in a dilapidated hut that seemed out of place in the rest of the Guan residence.
She looked around to make sure no one would see her, then gently pushed the door open and went inside, where she saw a person lying on the bed.
He was an old man.
The old man was extremely thin, his hair was white and lusterless, his eye sockets were severely sunken, his complexion was sickly, and his skin was wrinkled, making him look like he was terminally ill.
"Grand Secretary Guan?" Yun Duoduo called out softly in disbelief. She had thought that Grand Secretary Guan's situation might not be very good, but she did not expect it to be this bad.
After hearing the noise, the old man's fingers twitched slightly. His hands were so withered that Yun Duoduo wondered if any blood had flowed through them.
He seemed to be trying to open his eyes, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't open them.
"Am I going to die?"
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