Those who commit many unrighteous acts will surely perish.
Seeing that the person had truly fainted, Min Yueqing turned to Xi'er and instructed, "Madam has fainted. Quickly go and fetch a doctor."
Xi'er inexplicably hurried out to fetch a doctor.
Of course, Xi'er wasn't in a hurry. As the mistress's personal maid, she naturally knew that the mistress was faking illness this time. She was convinced that the mistress was faking it this time as well, so she couldn't be anxious at all.
Liu was in very good health; she had only fainted due to a sudden surge of anger. She woke up on her own before the doctor arrived.
Liu opened her eyes groggily and saw Min Yueqing sitting in front of her bed with a chair, her face still showing that indifferent expression.
This time, Liu was truly intimidated. She immediately turned her gaze to the side and saw that the two children that Min Yueqing had brought were happily sitting on the couch eating snacks. They had also gotten a chessboard from somewhere and started playing chess.
Liu felt another tightness in her chest, but this time she made a quick decision: "I feel much better. It must be hard for you to take care of the child, so go back first."
Liu thought to herself, "You'd better leave quickly, or you'll take my life sooner or later."
Min Yueqing immediately stood up and said loudly, "Since Madam thinks it's all good and wants us to go back, then we'll go back now."
These words were naturally meant for the maids and servants in the main courtyard, to let them know that it was Madam Liu who invited her back, not that she was impatient to stay.
Before she finished speaking, the group she brought with her followed her out in a grand procession. Pei Ji held Min Yueqing's hand and walked at the front of the group with her head held high.
Soon, only a cloud of dust remained on the road in the main courtyard.
As soon as Liu heard the footsteps fading away, she immediately got out of bed and quickly put on her clothes without waiting for the maid to help her. She then ordered, "Go and fetch Granny Liu."
Granny Liu was an old woman who had served Liu since childhood. It was Granny Liu who gave Min Yueqing advice when she was sick.
Granny Liu followed the maid into the room and bowed to Madam Liu. Then she looked up at Madam Liu and was startled by what she saw. She asked anxiously, "Madam, what's wrong with you today? Why is your face so pale?"
Granny Liu knew that Madam Liu had been faking illness for the past two days in order to keep the people from Hejing Courtyard in sight, but did she really need to go to such lengths to fake illness?
After all, Liu was the mother-in-law. With that status, it was easy for her to manipulate a mere daughter-in-law. Even though she didn't look sick, no one dared to say anything.
Liu, however, had no time to answer her and hurriedly asked, "Who brought the doctor we invited to Hejing Courtyard before?"
Not wanting her to think of this matter again, Granny Liu replied, "Why is Madam thinking of him again? Didn't we already give him some money and send him far away?"
Madam Liu sighed several times and said in a low voice, "Who brought this person? Did you investigate their background beforehand? I've heard they have a terrible record and have offended many important people before. Sigh..."
Granny Liu was also startled and replied in a low voice, "Is that so? This person was introduced by a distant nephew of my husband's family. We were in a hurry to find someone that day, so I secretly went home to inquire. This distant nephew was originally from a poor family and came to our house for help. So he stayed at our house. He is always running around and knows quite a few people. As soon as I asked, he remembered this person."
Liu immediately said, "Is this distant nephew still at your house? If so, go and ask him to see if he knows anything about the doctor."
Granny Liu readily agreed, "Yes, yes, Madam, don't worry, I'll go home right away and get back to you after I've found out."
Liu hurriedly sent her away.
Hejingyuan
Amei walked in quickly and whispered in Min Yueqing's ear, "Miss was right after all. There's some commotion in the main courtyard. Someone just saw Granny Liu rushing out of the mansion."
Min Yueqing shook her head and said, "You really can't keep your composure."
Despite Min Yueqing's confident statements in the main courtyard, the entire conversation was fabricated, and they found no useful information at all within the mansion.
Firstly, she didn't have many trustworthy people in the mansion, and rashly sending someone out to inquire might easily alert the enemy.
Secondly, Liu's actions were relatively discreet. The doctor didn't stay in the mansion for long that day; he must have been avoiding people, and few of his servants saw him. Searching for someone based solely on a vague description of their appearance in this vast capital city is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
As for the Min family, ever since Min Yueqing recovered from her illness and made a public appearance in the main courtyard, Liu Shi has been intimidated by Min Yueqing and no longer dares to control the servants of Hejing Courtyard as recklessly as before. Recently, it has become easy for the people of Hejing Courtyard to leave the mansion or do something.
Therefore, Min Yueqing sent someone to inform her eldest brother of the Min family yesterday, explaining the general situation and asking him to keep an eye on the servants coming and going from the Earl's mansion today, especially those who seemed to be in a hurry.
Everything was ready; now it was time to see what surprise Liu would bring them today.
The next morning, as usual, Min Yueqing watched the two children running laps in the yard, drenched in sweat, when she saw Amei walk briskly in from outside the gate.
Min Yueqing thought to herself that family is the most reliable, and her elder brother acted very quickly.
As Amei approached, she suppressed her excitement and said, "Miss, the master of the house sent someone to tell us that after that old nanny left the mansion yesterday, the people he sent followed her all the way home."
"After Liu Mama got home, she closed the gate and whispered something to her family. Because her voice was too soft, the people following her couldn't hear her clearly. But not long after, a young man came out of Liu Mama's house and headed towards the west street. He went into a clinic, and the people following him pretended to be patients and went in as well. They heard the young man asking about a doctor named Wu Mingjing."
Min Yueqing repeated softly, "Wu Mingjing."
It seems this is the quack doctor who indirectly caused the original owner's death; the fox's tail has finally been revealed.
Once this person is found, Liu's heinous acts will be exposed to the world.
Although Min Yueqing seems to be doing well now, and a lot of time has passed, it may be difficult to deal a fatal blow to the Liu family, but at least it can comfort the spirit of the original owner in heaven.
Amei continued, "The old man in the family also said that he has sent someone to investigate this doctor, and he will send someone over to inform us as soon as he finds out."
Min Yueqing nodded. Since their tracks had already been exposed, it was only a matter of time before they were found out, so there was no need for her to do anything more.
As for Liu's side, Granny Liu rushed back yesterday evening to give her an answer.
Panting, Granny Liu said to Madam Liu, "Madam, my distant nephew has already inquired about it. That Wu fellow is indeed not skilled in medicine. He often delays, misdiagnoses, and is perfunctory. Think about it, if he were a truly skilled doctor, would he take on this job?"
Granny Liu took a breath and said, "As for the important person you mentioned, no one has heard of him. Everyone in the neighborhood knows what kind of person this Wu is. At most, he can only fool ordinary people who are new to the area and don't know anything about him. These people usually fall for his tricks because they want to take advantage of him."
After hearing this, Liu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
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