Inside the Deer and Crane Hall, the imperial physicians were still busy treating the old lady's condition.
Jiang Wan glanced at the prescription on the table, which listed ingredients such as charcoal ash, mung beans, and honeysuckle, and it was indeed a prescription for detoxification.
She recognized the imperial physician in the room; when the Empress was seriously ill, he had accompanied the chief physician to the Empress's palace to take her pulse.
Jiang Wan still remembered that this person was honest and kind, and his medical skills were decent. He shouldn't have any dealings with the Song family.
So, was the matriarch of the elders indeed poisoned by arsenic?
Judging from Song Lin's actions, he seemed certain that the matriarch of the elders would not escape this calamity, and perhaps she really had been poisoned with arsenic.
Arsenic is a potent poison; even a young person who accidentally ingests it will die instantly, let alone an elderly and frail matriarch.
If she had really been poisoned by arsenic, she would have had no chance of survival and would probably have died long ago. How could she have waited for the imperial physician to prepare the prescription?
Jiang Wan looked at Granny Wu, who was guarding the door.
Granny Wu was a confidante of the old lady. At this moment, she seemed flustered and anxious, but her words and actions were very calm. She was observing everyone in the room without making a sound.
Jiang Wan turned around and glanced at the thick curtains of the inner room.
The dark gray curtains were airtight, completely concealing what was inside.
Wu Mama's actions just now clearly indicated that she wanted her to go in and visit the old lady.
Why? Is there some kind of trap involved...?
As Jiang Wan frowned in thought, Song Lin suddenly approached and spoke.
“Poisoning an elder is a serious crime. Even a second-rank imperial consort would not escape the punishment of beheading.”
Song Linqiang suppressed the curve of his lips, but a smile couldn't help but show in his eyes and brows.
"What goes around comes around, your good days are numbered!"
Jiang Wan looked at him quietly, ignoring him.
Unexpectedly, this calmness angered Song Lin. He gritted his teeth, his voice sounding as if squeezed out from between his teeth: "Don't think I don't know that you were behind the Purple Jade Guanyin statue incident! You colluded with the Ministry of Rites to trip me up so badly, how could I not retaliate properly?"
"Looks like you're sure you can find something at Xingzhi Courtyard?" Jiang Wan asked.
Song Lin chuckled.
"I heard that my second brother is about to return to the manor? It's a pity that his adoptive mother murdered her elder brother, and he will also be burdened with infamy and his career will be hopeless."
He found it disgusting to see Song Yu and Jiang Wan acting like a loving mother and son.
They have absolutely no blood relation, yet they insist on putting on airs.
When he gets implicated by Jiang Wan, he probably won't even have time to resent her.
Just imagining the scene of the two falling out, he couldn't help but feel smug.
Did Jiang Wan really think that abandoning her would allow her to raise a better son? She was dreaming!
He was right there, waiting for her to be betrayed and abandoned by everyone, and for them to become his enemies.
Song Lin slowly raised his teacup.
Before the tea could even be tasted, someone came to report from the doorway.
"Young Master Yu is back!"
"He's arrived just in time," Song Lin thought with delight.
This would save him the trouble of going to the military camp to retrieve the person; he could just capture the mother and child together then.
After entering the room, Song Yu walked straight towards Jiang Wan, looked her up and down, and then breathed a sigh of relief.
"I heard something happened at Grand Secretary Guo's birthday banquet. I'm glad you weren't implicated."
Jiang Wan smiled and said, "I'm fine."
Song Lin, who was standing to the side, suddenly stood up: "What birthday banquet?"
"Today is Grand Secretary Guo's birthday. I received the invitation and went to the Guo residence early this morning to offer my congratulations. I just returned home," Jiang Wan said slowly.
Song Lin was greatly alarmed.
Jiang Wan actually went out today, why didn't he know anything about it?
No, that's not right.
When he led his men to Xingzhi Courtyard at noon, the maid hesitated and said that Jiang Wan was not available to receive guests.
He thought Jiang Wan was trying to avoid trouble and deliberately didn't go out to meet him, and he even mocked her in his heart.
I never expected she wouldn't be at home!
She did it on purpose, deliberately hiding the news of her leaving the manor from me... Did Jiang Wan already know about my plan?
How is that possible?
Song Lin was startled, and almost dropped the teacup in his hand.
Granny Wu, who was guarding the door, was equally surprised.
She frowned and looked at Song Lin with a complicated expression: "The old lady fell ill this morning, and Madam Jiang left home this morning, so this matter must not have been done by her."
"That's not necessarily true!"
Song Lin resolutely blocked the railway.
"If she wanted to poison someone, she might not do it herself; she might have instructed one of her servants to do it. In any case, we'll know the truth when the search team returns!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than a commotion erupted at the door.
The first one to rush in was one of Song Lin's men. Song Lin recognized him at a glance and hurriedly went to greet him: "How was it? What did you find?"
"Young Master..."
"What are you stammering about!" Song Lin said urgently. "I'm asking you, where are the things we found at Xingzhi Courtyard?"
He clearly arranged for someone to carry arsenic on their person, hide it in Xingzhi Courtyard during the search, and then pretend to find it to frame Jiang Wan.
With witnesses and physical evidence readily available, Jiang Wan will be unable to defend herself.
As long as his men can get into Xingzhi Temple, the plan will be foolproof.
His subordinate looked panicked: "Young Master, this..." He couldn't even finish his sentence and turned around shakily.
Song Lin followed his gaze.
A man walked out of the moon gate of Luhe Hall. He was handsome and had an exceptionally beautiful appearance.
He opened his folding fan, looked down at the crowd, and exuded an innate air of nobility.
Song Lin's eyes widened suddenly: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince!"
Upon hearing this, everyone in the room was shocked. People inside and outside the room stopped what they were doing and knelt down.
Song Lin asked in disbelief, "Your Highness, what are you doing at Xingzhi Courtyard?"
"Do I need to report my whereabouts to you?" Pei Xuan asked.
Song Lin immediately bowed his head and apologized.
"I accompanied the princess to visit Madam Jiang, but we were only seated for a short while before some ignorant people spoiled our mood," Pei Xuan said coldly.
“Exactly!” Pei Tang peeked out from behind him. “I don’t know what mistake Sister Jiang made, but those servants came into the courtyard and started smashing things, just like they were robbing people! I wonder whose people they are, they’re really so arrogant!”
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