Chapter 143 Cause and Effect
Ye Mingzhu called out to Fu'an, smelled the herbal medicine he was carrying, and asked him to fetch the doctor's prescription and the leftover dregs from the main kitchen after the medicine was decocted, because she wanted to see them.
Huang Xiangyu asked, "Is something wrong?"
Ye Mingzhu nodded: "Yes, but I can't be completely sure right now. I'll have to wait until I see the prescription and the dregs of the medicine to know."
"Hmm," Huang Xiangyu responded, a vague guess forming in her mind.
When Fu'an brought the dregs of the medicine, Ye Mingzhu carefully examined them and quickly revealed a sarcastic smile.
The herbal soup that Sheng Huai'an drank contained one fake ingredient.
It's like using a radish to imitate ginseng; no matter how similar the two things look, their medicinal effects are vastly different.
If the medication is ineffective, how can it possibly work?
Huang Xiangyu waited quietly to the side, awaiting an answer.
Seeing the confusion in her eyes, Ye Mingzhu dismissed the servants and explained to her, "The doctor's prescription is fine, but someone changed one of the ingredients, turning it from a good medicine into a 'poison' that made Sheng Huai'an fall into a coma."
"Why was the dressing changed?" Huang Xiangyu asked. "Who did it?"
“You’ll have to find out who did it. But as for the motive, I suspect it was mostly for personal gain,” Ye Mingzhu said.
Huang Xiangyu looked surprised, but not entirely unexpected: "No wonder he got better after I stopped giving him the medicine. As soon as you mentioned there was a problem, I thought of this."
Ye Mingzhu smiled and shook her head: "It's just a case of the superiors influencing the subordinates."
"What does this mean?" Huang Xiangyu asked.
Ye Mingzhu did not hide anything and told them that Jia had changed Liu Rumei's cough medicine, which caused Liu Rumei's illness to persist for a long time.
Huang Xiangyu was absolutely amazed!
Surely, with such a large mansion, Jia Shi couldn't possibly be unable to afford her daughter-in-law's medicine?
Before separating from the Duke of Wei's mansion, she was never short of money.
She was selfish and vicious; she would rather withhold the medicine for her widowed eldest daughter-in-law's medical treatment than give money to her own family, which was a bottomless pit.
How could Liu Rumei not hate after learning the truth?
What a coincidence.
The servants witnessed Jia's actions and followed suit, ultimately bringing retribution upon Sheng Huai'an, whom she loved and cared for most.
"Do you want to investigate?" Ye Mingzhu asked.
"I won't investigate anymore," Huang Xiangyu said with a smile. "That person behind the scenes actually helped me indirectly, so let's leave it at that. I'll find an opportunity to clean up the house and let bygones be bygones."
Ye Mingzhu smiled and said, "Sheng Huai'an is finished, and Jia Shi can't hold up any sway anymore. From now on, the Sheng Mansion will be your territory. You should naturally manage your own territory well."
Huang Xiangyu smiled generously: "That's right! Once I've taken care of these trivial matters, I'll have some free time to visit you, Madam. I hope you won't find me a nuisance."
"No," Ye Mingzhu said. "I really enjoy hearing you talk about the things you've been through."
"I'll take Madam home."
"good."
As they looked at each other, a tacit understanding arose spontaneously.
As they were about to part, Ye Mingzhu suddenly remembered something and said to Huang Xiangyu, "Please ask Sheng Huai'an when you get back if he believes Liu Rumei is really dead."
"Definitely," Huang Xiangyu replied with a smile.
...
Back at Linfeng Hall.
Ye Mingzhu sat by the window, picked up a small shovel, and carefully loosened the soil around the Bizhu flower.
Baozan couldn't help but sigh, "Madam, is Sheng Huai'an really ruined like this?"
"Yes." Ye Mingzhu nodded, and couldn't help but sigh, "There are gods watching over us, that's for sure."
Baozan, recalling what she had seen and heard today, nodded vigorously: "That's right."
She glanced around, then lowered her voice and said, "Madam, I will not tell anyone about what happened today!"
Ye Mingzhu looked at her and smiled.
In her past life, Baozan was the maid who had been with her the longest, but the loyalty of Ruyi and the other two had also stood the test. There was no need to specifically mention the sordid matters related to Sheng Huai'an, but if they were mentioned unintentionally, she wouldn't deliberately avoid the three of them.
There is one person she needs to specifically tell.
Don't think she doesn't know; he has several spies planted in the Sheng family mansion, and Sheng Huai'an's "crazy talk" will reach his ears sooner or later.
To avoid him being petty and finding excuses to "punish" her, or pestering her with excessive demands, she should "confess" to him first and shut him up.
Baozan asked again, "Madam, is Liu Rumei really not dead?"
Ye Mingzhu thought for a moment and said, "Guess."
"..." Baozan was dumbfounded, then pouted and acted spoiled, "Miss, just tell me directly!"
In his excitement, he called out "Miss" again.
Ye Mingzhu couldn't help but chuckle: "The truth is, I'm not sure either. So when your son-in-law comes back from his shift, I'll have to ask him to see if he's found any clues."
...
The night was as dark as ink.
Ye Mingzhu lit a lamp and did the accounting by the window.
Suddenly, she heard a rustling sound outside the window. She looked up and met a pair of cold, sharp phoenix eyes, and her heart skipped a beat.
But she quickly realized what she meant, blinked, and said, "You're back?"
"Hmm." Sheng Yunche glanced at her, braced himself against the window frame with one hand, and easily leaped into the room.
Since he had "openly shown himself" in front of her, he no longer concealed himself and walked back and forth in front of her directly, wearing his flying fish robe.
At night, it often leaps into the room through the window, its agile movements resembling those of a strong male leopard returning from a hunt in the jungle.
Today is a little different.
When Ye Mingzhu met Sheng Yunche's gaze, she clearly sensed that something was off about his eyes today. He probably... knew about what had happened at the Sheng residence.
She offered, "Go take a shower first, I have something to tell you when you come out."
"Mm." Sheng Yunche glanced at her again, nodded reservedly, and looked pleased.
He was clearly very satisfied with her attitude.
It was as if he would do anything as long as she was honest with him.
Ye Mingzhu: "..."
She didn't know whether to laugh or feel helpless.
When Sheng Yunche came out of the bathhouse after washing away the stench of blood, Ye Mingzhu had already put away the writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone on the table.
She took a clean, soft handkerchief and carefully dried the moisture from his long hair. Then she took a steamer and slowly dried his half-wet hair.
"Master, do you know about my trip to the Sheng residence today?" Ye Mingzhu asked.
"Hmm," Sheng Yunche responded indifferently.
Ye Mingzhu then asked, "Is there anything you want to ask me?"
"You go first," Sheng Yunche said, holding her hand and playing with her fingers as he spoke with a strong sense of control. "I'll ask you questions after you've finished speaking."
"Oh," Ye Mingzhu said. "Since you want me to talk, let me ask you first. Did you find any clues about Liu Rumei that you said you would help me investigate? If you did, I'll tell you. If you didn't find anything, then I won't say anything."
Sheng Yunche: "...?"
He thought he was in control, but this person tried to take advantage of him.
Who gave her the audacity to act like that?
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