Lu Lingjun always likes to use someone else's strength to defeat him. She seldom takes the initiative to deal with anyone. After all, with some people, she doesn't just make one person unhappy, she makes many people unhappy.
It is much better to give others some opportunities and let them deal with the problem rather than doing it yourself.
Her words made Qiu Ling and Ling Long's eyes light up instantly.
roar!
Ask her to be responsible for the purchasing of the things they both manage.
This has fallen into their hands!
The two of them suddenly had a place to vent their dissatisfaction and resentment towards Li Bixi.
The two looked at each other and said, "Auntie Li used to do this, so she must be able to do it well!"
Li Bixi: "…"
She thanked Lu Lingjun, Qiu Ling and Linglong.
Lu Lingjun smiled softly as she watched Li Bixi, who was swallowing her anger, leave her yard with Qiu Ling and Ling Long.
She'll suffer!
It's no better to be quiet than to jump up and down with Qin Shaojing.
What good can there be in following her!
As he thought about it, Lu Lingjun's eyes darkened.
After she dealt with Li Bixi, she still had to deal with Qin Shaojing.
In her opinion, Qin Shaojing was the one who deserved to be punished more than Li Bijie.
Qin Shaojing was Qin's niece and the cousin of the Marquis's Mansion. Lu Lingjun believed that although he was not very sincere to her, he was also very polite to her.
Whatever she had done before, she had turned a blind eye and never made things difficult for her.
But Qin Shaojing became more and more hostile to her.
Now she is even instigating her concubine in the backyard to shake her position.
She has already reached her bottom line.
She will not let go of anyone who has plotted against her or hurt her.
Lu Lingjun's eyes were dark. How should he deal with Qin Shaojing?
In the evening, Qin called her to dinner.
Lu Lingyun was about to take Cheng Suying over.
"Mom, I don't want to go." Cheng Suying said.
"Why?"
"I don't want to see that aunt."
Hearing this, Lu Lingjun smiled softly. She reached out and scratched Cheng Suying's nose, "Okay, if you don't want to go, forget it."
She sent someone back to Qin's house, saying that Cheng Suying was not feeling well today and would not be over for dinner.
Not long after she asked the nanny to pass on the message, the nanny came back.
Also brought two dishes.
"Madam said that if the young lady is not feeling well, she should just take a good rest. Madam also gave us some food as a reward." Madam Wan brought up two servings of food.
What was more unusual was that it was actually a dish of rabbit meat and a dish of Chinese cabbage.
"What kind of meat is this?" Lu Lingjun asked.
"rabbit."
"When did we eat rabbit meat at home?" Lu Lingjun asked curiously.
All kinds of meat are eaten in the mansion, but meat like rabbit is rarely eaten.
Because rabbit meat is not delicious.
"Maybe he wants to try something new." Nanny Wan didn't know either. When she went there, she passed on the message. Qin didn't say anything, but asked Cheng Suying to have a good rest. However, Miss Qin was extremely unusual and wanted to send the rabbit meat and cabbage on the table to Lu Lingjun to eat.
She said she wanted to try something new.
Nanny Wan brought it back.
Lu Lingjun looked at the two dishes and found them a little strange. She asked Nanny Wan to put the dishes down and eat them together with the dishes from their own courtyard.
She really didn't like the rabbit meat and only ate one bite and stopped eating. Cheng Suying, on the other hand, found it fresh and ate a lot of it, including half of the Chinese cabbage that was served to her.
After finishing the meal and putting away the things, Lu Lingjun took a rest as usual.
At this time, Cheng Suying started vomiting.
"Suiying, Siying, what's wrong with you?"
"Mom, my stomach hurts."
When Lu Lingjun heard this, he hurriedly called the doctor over.
After a while, the doctor arrived at the house. At this time, Cheng Suying had been vomiting and having diarrhea for a long time.
"Doctor, what happened to my daughter?"
"Madam, has the young lady eaten anything?"
At this moment, Lu Lingjun suddenly remembered the two dishes that Qin had sent over that night, "Madam Wan! Are those two dishes poured out?"
"Madam, the dish is still in the kitchen."
"Hurry up and bring me the food!"
"yes!"
The maidservants hurried to the small kitchen and brought out the leftovers. Lu Lingjun looked at the leftovers and showed them to the doctor. The doctor took a look at the two dishes and took out a silver needle from the box for testing.
But surprisingly, both dishes are non-toxic.
"Young Madam, this dish should be fine."
Lu Lingjun looked at the two silver needles that had not changed color, frowned and thought. At this time, the doctor prescribed some antidiarrheal medicine and asked Cheng Suying to drink it. Cheng Suying felt much better.
"Sui Ying!"
"Mom," Cheng Suying looked at Lu Lingjun with a slightly pale complexion, "I'm much better now."
"I'm glad you're feeling better." Lu Lingjun couldn't help but touch her head with heartache. The doctor was still checking other dishes.
After checking everything, he said to Lu Lingjun, "Madam, I've checked all the dishes today. There shouldn't be any problems."
"What happened to Siying?"
"Maybe he ate something dirty during the day." The doctor stroked his beard and felt Cheng Suying's pulse. "Pay attention to your diet in the future, and you should be fine."
After hearing what the doctor said, Lu Lingjun felt a little relieved.
I hope it's nothing serious.
She comforted Cheng Suying, and asked the servants to make some hot soup for her as the doctor instructed, before leaving Cheng Suying's room.
After leaving the house, she was still wondering what she had eaten that made her stomach upset.
The next morning, because Cheng Suying had a stomachache the day before, Lu Lingjun asked her to stay in the house to rest, and she went to pay her respects to Qin alone.
As soon as she arrived at Qin's room, she heard extremely intimate voices.
"Sister-in-law!" Qin Shaojing came up to her eagerly, "You've come at the right time. We were waiting for you to come for dinner!"
"Really?" Lu Lingjun raised his eyes and saw a table full of delicious food.
Usually, Qin's breakfast was very simple, either a bowl of hot porridge with a few side dishes, or some light soup.
When she came over, Qin usually had finished breakfast.
Today, the table was filled with dishes, and in the middle there was a large pot of freshly stewed turtle soup!
"What's wrong today? Why are you eating such a sumptuous meal in the morning?" Lu Lingjun couldn't help but ask.
"It's this girl. She wants to please me and ask me to eat more. These are the dishes she found and specially asked the kitchen to make them." Qin said with a smile.
"Okay, aunt, just eat. I'll make you eat well every day while I'm here!" Qin Shaojing said with a flattering smile, "And you, sister-in-law, I have to make sure both of you eat well!"
As she spoke, she looked at Lu Lingyun.
Lu Lingjun met her gaze and smiled, "Shao Jing is thoughtful."
"Sister-in-law, stop talking and sit down!"
Qin Shaojing hugged her and sat down. As soon as Lu Lingjun sat down, he served her a large bowl of turtle soup and said, "Sister-in-law, drink a sip of soup first."
As she spoke, she poured the turtle soup into both her own bowl and Qin's bowl.
"Why is it a turtle?" Lu Lingjun looked at the big bowl of turtle soup in front of him and became suspicious.
That's not right.
The Marquis's Mansion rarely eats soft-shelled turtle.
Even though delicacies from land and sea are not uncommon in the Marquis's mansion, from time to time there would be rare wild delicacies to try to whet the appetite, but how come we had rabbit meat yesterday and soft-shelled turtle today?
"Sister-in-law, you must be tired of eating beef, mutton and pork all day long. Change your taste. Come and try it to see if it tastes good." As he said that, Qin Shaojing picked up the turtle soup in front of her and drank it all.
Qin also picked up the spoon and took a small sip to taste it.
"How is it, aunt? Does it taste good?"
"It tastes good." Qin looked at Qin Shaojing lovingly.
They both drank it, and it seemed that there was no problem. Qin Shaojing looked at Lu Lingjun at this time, "Sister-in-law, try it quickly! Are you afraid that I will poison it?"
After she said this, Lu Lingjun raised his eyebrows, "How could this be possible?"
She picked up the spoon and took a sip of the turtle soup. After the sweet soup entered her mouth, she nodded and said, "It's quite good."
"It tastes good, sister-in-law, drink more!"
"It tastes good, but it's not good to drink something greasy in the morning." Lu Lingjun stopped Qin Shaojing from serving her soup. Seeing this, Qin Shaojing picked up other dishes for her.
"Amaranth is light, so sister-in-law, try this amaranth!"
Qin Shaojing was too enthusiastic. Lu Lingjun frowned slightly when she looked at the dish she brought over.
Something is wrong. Something is very wrong.
Why did Qin Shaojing keep picking food for her?
Moreover, many of the dishes on this table are uncommon.
Although it's not poisonous, it's too little to eat...
As Lu Lingjun was thinking, Qin picked up the chopsticks to pick up some amaranth.
After she ate a bite, Qin Shaojing said, "Aunt, there are other vegetables here. I cooked them especially for you. Try this one."
Lu Lingjun sensed something was wrong, but she couldn't figure out what it was. When she looked up again, she met Qin Shaojing's smiling eyes, "Sister-in-law, eat quickly!"
Qin Shaojing had already put a lot of amaranth on her plate.
Lu Lingjun smiled and nodded, "Yeah."
Out of caution, Lu Lingjun only ate a few bites of amaranth and stopped eating. Seeing that she ate too little, Qin Shaojing wanted to persuade her, but Lu Lingjun told her that she didn't like it. Qin Shaojing's dissatisfaction was visibly evident.
Lu Lingjun was even more confused at this time. What on earth was Qin Shaojing doing?
Did she put something in the dish? She was forced to eat it?!
But she and Qin ate all during the meal, so it was impossible for them to eat anything.
Soon, breakfast was over.
Lu Lingjun chatted with Qin and Qin Shaojing in the room and then returned to his own room.
At noon that day, Qin came to call her for lunch again. Lu Lingjun was busy, so she asked Nanny to decline. When she came back, Nanny Wan brought two more dishes.
One dish of boiled beef and one dish of snails.
Beijing is in the north, and very few people eat snails.
When Lu Lingjun looked at the two dishes, his mind went blank.
In her previous life, she lived in Jiangnan for more than ten years and often saw food such as snails.
Snails and beef cannot be eaten together!
If you eat them together, it will be difficult to digest and will cause bloating!
"Is this what Qin Shaojing gave you?" Lu Lingjun immediately looked up at Nanny Wan.
Nanny Wan nodded, "That's what Miss Qin said."
"What about yesterday's rabbit meat and Chinese cabbage?"
"It was Miss Qin who took the initiative to speak."
For a moment, Lu Lingjun finally figured it out!
There is nothing wrong with eating rabbit meat alone, and there is nothing wrong with eating white rice alone, but eating the two together caused Cheng Suying to vomit and have diarrhea yesterday!
This is incompatible food!
Including this morning, she kept urging her to drink turtle soup and eat amaranth, but Qin only ate a chopstick of amaranth and told her to eat something else. Maybe those two dishes are incompatible!
At this moment, Lu Lingjun understood Qin Shaojing's attitude and behavior today.
So that's how it is!
After thinking it through, Lu Lingjun couldn't help but feel scared.
Fortunately, she was always careful and felt something was wrong, so she ate less. In addition, she was lucky to be reborn and had the experience of living in Jiangnan for more than ten years in her previous life. She recognized that eating snails and beef at the same time was incompatible. Otherwise, she might have been tricked by Qin Shaojing!
Qin Shaojing wanted her to die by giving her so many incompatible foods every day!
Lu Lingjun was angry and frightened at this time. Qin Shaojing was really cruel!
"Young Madam, is there something wrong with this dish?" Nanny Wan looked at Lu Lingjun's face, which was extremely gloomy for the first time, and asked in doubt.
She looked at the beef and snails in front of her and frowned.
She was an experienced person and knew a lot about incompatible foods, but she didn't know about such an unpopular combination of beef and snails!
Just seeing that Lu Lingjun's face looked strange, she asked tentatively.
"Eating beef and snails at the same time will cause bloating." Lu Lingjun said.
After she said this, Nanny Wan, the old fox, immediately thought of yesterday, "Then yesterday's rabbit meat and cabbage were eaten together..."
Lu Lingyun nodded, "Siying had vomiting and diarrhea because she ate these two dishes at the same time."
Upon hearing this, Nanny Wan couldn't help but said angrily, "The eldest daughter of the Qin family is so vicious. She has schemed against us! She really thinks this is her own family! Not to mention that she is the cousin of this mansion, even if she is the legitimate daughter, she can forget about staying here if she does such a thing!"
Having said that, Nanny Wan picked up the two dishes again and rushed to Qin's room, smashed the dishes in front of Qin Shaojing and confronted her.
She had followed Lu Lingjun for seven years and had long been accustomed to living in the Marquis' Mansion.
Although her family was still in the Lu family, working for Liu, she had seen through the situation early on.
As long as she works hard beside Lu Lingjun, her family will only be better off in the Lu family!
Liu could no longer control her, let alone make her family suffer.
As such, Nanny Wan has long been extremely loyal to Lu Lingjun.
At least here in the Marquis' Mansion, Lu Lingjun is her absolutely loyal master, and no one can hurt her.
Nanny Wan was about to leave, but Lu Lingjun said, "Stop."
"Young Madam, we can't tolerate this hatred!"
Tolerate?
How can I bear it!
Lu Lingjun sneered. Not only could she not tolerate it, she also had to give Qin Shaojing a big one.
"Leave the food here, and tell them later. I really like it."
When Nanny Wan heard this, she hesitated for a moment, and then she heard Lu Lingjun continue.
"When the prince comes back tonight, ask him to come to my place for dinner." Lu Lingjun took a look at the two dishes, "Put these two dishes away and heat them up for him to eat in the evening."
Aunt Wan: "…"
She looked at Lu Lingjun, who was calm and composed without even a change in expression, and wanted to say in her heart, their young lady is still the most amazing!
That night, Cheng Yunshuo came back from outside.
He was originally heading towards Bishui Garden, but as soon as he entered the mansion, he was stopped by a maid from Lu Lingyun's courtyard and was invited to have dinner with Lu Lingyun.
Cheng Yunshuo turned around and went to Lu Lingjun without hesitation.
He rarely went to Lu Lingjun's place on his own initiative, but whenever she looked for him, he would go.
When he arrived at Lu Lingyun's room, there was already a table full of food.
"What's the matter with you coming to see me today?"
Lu Lingjun looked at him, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said inconspicuously, "Yesterday, Siying had a stomachache. I asked you to come here today and I also wanted you to see her."
She first talked about Cheng Suying's stomach upset, laying the groundwork for Cheng Yunshuo in advance.
After she said this, Cheng Yunshuo immediately asked nervously, "How is Siying?"
"She's feeling much better now. The doctor said she didn't know what she ate and told her to rest for a while."
Hearing this, Cheng Yunshuo's brows were still furrowed, "Didn't you check what you ate that was bad?"
Lu Lingjun shook his head. "They are all common foods, nothing unusual."
At this time, Nanny Wan came with dishes, "Young Madam, the old lady has given us more dishes."
"Really?" Lu Lingjun raised his eyes, "What's going on today?"
"It's braised pork with almonds." Nanny Wan brought up a bowl of stew, opened the lid, and inside was a bowl of new dish.
Lu Lingjun raised his eyebrows as he looked at the dishes that Nanny Wan brought back.
She was worried at night that Qin Shaojing would not give it to her today.
Okay, I'll give you another dish. Let's stew them together.
Cheng Yunshuo looked at the dishes that were served and asked, "Why has my mother been sending me food these days?"
"Yes." Lu Lingjun nodded, "Here are two more dishes, snails and beef, please try them, my prince."
"good."
Cheng Yunshuo had no suspicion at all and ate with big mouthfuls. The dishes that Lu Lingjun prepared in her own kitchen today were all things he didn't like, so he couldn't help but put his chopsticks into the three dishes that Qin Shaojing sent.
After a while, he had eaten most of the dishes sent by Qin Shaojing.
After he finished eating, before he stood up, he heard Lu Lingjun say, "Hey, what happened?"
"What's wrong?" Cheng Yunshuo looked at Lu Lingjun and saw that she was frowning.
Lu Lingjun covered his stomach and said, "Why do I feel a stomachache?"
As soon as Lu Lingjun finished speaking, Cheng Yunshuo felt his abdomen bloating and unbearable.
Eating snails and beef together can cause bloating and indigestion.
Eating almonds and pork at the same time can cause abdominal pain!
Cheng Yunshuo ate a lot and he immediately felt a sharp pain in his stomach.
"Hiss! My stomach hurts too."
Lu Lingjun hurriedly said, "Doctor, go call the doctor!"
Two people fell in the Marquis' Mansion one after another, the Crown Prince and his wife, which alarmed Qin.
If only Lu Lingjun fell down with a stomachache, it wouldn't be a big deal. After all, to Qin, no matter how good a daughter-in-law is, she is still just a daughter-in-law!
If Lu Lingjun fell down due to poisoning, the Marquis' Mansion would still have to be transferred. At that time, it would be nothing more than asking others to help manage the household chores. But her son was also poisoned, so this was a big deal!
Qin hurried to Lu Lingjun's room.
Inside the room, the doctor checked the pulse of both of them.
"Doctor! How are my son and daughter-in-law?" Qin said.
"Madam, judging from the pulse, the prince and his wife seem to have been poisoned."
At this time, Qin Shaojing also hurried over.
When she heard that she was poisoned, her whole body froze.
"Poisoned! Who dares to poison them!" Qin said angrily.
"Aunt, what happened?" Qin Shaojing walked into the house.
Inside the room, Lu Lingjun was already lying on the couch. Although Cheng Yunshuo ate a lot, he was a man after all, and was strong and healthy. The amount was not enough to poison him.
But he had severe abdominal pain. The beef and snails caused indigestion and bloating, and the almond pork caused stomach cramps. His face was pale and he held his stomach in pain.
The doctor here urgently prescribed him diarrhea medicine. He drank three bowls of it in a row. After purging his stomach, he was still in severe pain.
Sitting on the couch, with a look of pain on his face.
"Someone poisoned my son! I want her to be torn into pieces!" Qin looked at her son distressedly and said anxiously, "Investigate! Go and investigate! Get to the bottom of it!"
Lu Lingjun, who was pretending to be sick in the room, heard Qin's voice and the corners of his lips curled up slightly.
If it was just her who was poisoned, Qin would definitely investigate it, but they would definitely not investigate it to the end like this!
Even if she got to the bottom of it, once she discovered that it had some relationship with Qin Shaojing, she would probably just try to smooth things over and let the matter go.
But the one in trouble was her son, so the meaning is different!
No matter how much she kisses Qin Shaojing, how can it compare to her son!
As expected, after Qin said this, Qin Shaojing, who came in, turned pale.
Her fingertips tightened and she looked at the poisoned Cheng Yunshuo in great surprise.
How come Cheng Yunshuo was poisoned!
She knew everything from Li Bijie that Cheng Yunshuo almost never came to Lu Lingjun's yard, not even on the first and fifteenth days of the month. Why did he think of coming to Lu Lingjun's place when all was well!
At this moment, she didn't even think about whether Lu Lingjun had discovered anything.
Because the list of food incompatibilities that Li Bixi gave her were extremely niche, and they were the kind of things that could only be summarized and compiled in a place like the palace, which was full of calculations.
How could people outside have the knowledge to know that the things she sent would cause food incompatibility and poisoning!
"Aunt, don't worry. We have to investigate if my cousin is poisoned." Qin Shaojing took the initiative to step forward, "Silver needle! Quickly use the silver needle to check everything my cousin has eaten today! I will supervise it personally!"
After she said this, Qin's nervous expression improved a little. Looking at Qin Shaojing who came forward on her own initiative, she tacitly agreed to let her come to check the matter.
In order to show that he was dedicated and there was no problem, Qin Shaojing asked someone to put all the dishes that Cheng Yunshuo had touched today in front of him and asked the nanny to check them one by one with a silver needle.
She clenched her palms and watched the silver needles passing by one by one. After checking all the dishes she had delivered today and finding that they had not changed color, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"Aunt, there is nothing wrong with the food my cousin ate in the Marquis' Mansion today. Did he get sick from eating something outside?" Qin Shaojing asked.
After she finished speaking, Nanny Wan knelt down with a plop and said, "No, old lady, our young mistress is also ill, and her symptoms are the same as those of the prince!"
She brought the conversation back to the topic again.
"Besides, our young mistress has actually been feeling a little uncomfortable since she came back this morning. She said she had bloating. I didn't take it too seriously at first, but after eating three meals a day, she is now ill! I think there must be something wrong with the food in this mansion!"
Nanny Wan's words brought the matter back to the food in the mansion.
Qin Shaojing's nanny was unhappy when she heard this, "What do you mean, old slave? Our eldest lady has tested the dishes here for poison in front of the nanny. Are you saying that our eldest lady tampered with them?"
"I dare not," Nanny Wan knelt on the ground and looked at Qin, "It's true that our young mistress has not left the house these days and has been eating food in the mansion. If only the young master is ill, he may have eaten something bad outside, but both of them have eaten food in the mansion and have been poisoned. This must be someone in the mansion who wants to murder the masters!"
"You old villain are making alarmist statements without any basis. You are just trying to shock people..." Nanny Qin retorted to her angrily and was determined not to let her continue the investigation.
"Shut up!" Qin interrupted her.
Nanny Qin turned to look at Qin, "Aunt, I don't think the young master and his wife are poisoned. Our eldest daughter has also checked the food, and the silver needle didn't change color, which means it's not poisonous. If we continue to investigate, I'm afraid the whole mansion will be in a panic."
Nanny Qin looked as if she was concerned about the Marquis's Mansion.
But it would be fine if her words were only directed at Lu Lingjun or Cheng Suying who were poisoned, but Cheng Yunshuo was also poisoned here!
"Check it again!" Qin glanced at her coldly, this time skipping Qin Shaojing and looking at Nanny Wen, "Nanny Wen, go check everything that the prince and the young lady ate, used, or touched today. Don't leave any one out!"
"yes!"
Nanny Wen led people to investigate, and after a while, all the things that Lu Lingyun and Cheng Yunshuo had touched in the mansion today were found out and checked one by one, including the well in Lu Lingyun's own yard that the Lu family dug when she got married.
After the silver needles fell one by one, Nanny Wen took them and presented them to her.
There was no discoloration at all.
Qin Shaojing breathed a sigh of relief again when he saw the silver needles presented to him.
The idea given by Li Bixiang was indeed good. Although for some reason it was exposed earlier and Cheng Yunshuo was dragged down, it was still difficult to detect.
No one could have imagined that she was not poisoning at all, but taking advantage of the food incompatibility.
Qin Shaojing couldn't help but reveal a hint of secret joy and pride in his eyes.
At this time, Nanny Qin also said, "Aunt, I have said that there is nothing wrong with the things in the mansion, and it is even more impossible for someone to poison the prince and the young lady, which has made everyone panic."
As she spoke, she looked towards Nanny Wan who was still kneeling, her eyes full of sneer.
At this time, Nanny Wan suddenly raised her head and said, "By the way, old lady, our eldest daughter also fell ill yesterday!"
"Speaking of which, our eldest lady and the young mistress of the prince have different illnesses, but they both seem to have stomach upsets! They all ate the food in the mansion!"
As she finished speaking, the doctor beside her confirmed, "The eldest lady was vomiting and having diarrhea yesterday, and it was indeed because she had an upset stomach. Today, the symptoms of the prince and his wife are also similar to those of an upset stomach."
"What do you mean? The food has been checked twice, there is no problem at all." Qin Shaojing spoke very reluctantly, looking at them biting on the food tightly, his brows began to frown.
Qin interrupted her and asked with a frown, "What dishes have Siying, Yun'er and the prince eaten in common these two days?"
Nanny Wan knelt on the ground and thought seriously, "The dishes prepared by the masters these past two days are not much in common, but..."
Nanny Wan suddenly began to hesitate.
"But what!"
"Madam, I dare not say it."
"Hurry up and speak!" Qin didn't have time to listen to her nonsense, and immediately slammed the table.
Nanny Wan was immediately frightened and said, "But these past two days they have all eaten the dishes you gave them! This is the only thing they have in common!"
After she said this, she was just about to announce Qin Shaojing's name.
"You old villain, you even dare to wrongly accuse me, are you trying to rebel against Tiangang?" At the critical moment, Nanny Qin spoke up quickly, and in one sentence, she identified Qin as the person responsible, saying that she wanted to wrongly accuse Qin of poisoning.
On the one hand, it was to confuse the public and hide their own eldest daughter, and on the other hand, it was to use this big hat to suppress Nanny Wan so that she could not continue speaking.
Sure enough, after she said that, Nanny Wan could only beg for mercy, "Madam, how dare I? I am just worried about the safety of my masters. If you want me to say it, I will say it. And I know you will definitely not give the masters problematic food. I am also puzzled. How come he is fine on weekdays, but fell ill in the past two days after eating the dishes you gave him in the courtyard..."
"Enough! How long are you going to slander my aunt?" Qin Shaojing said.
But after she said this, it was too late. Qin looked at her with a special look.
Qin was not stupid, so she could tell what these old slaves were arguing about.
The argument was about the problem with the vegetables produced in her yard.
But those dishes... were all arranged by her niece...
"Forget it." Qin looked at Qin Shaojing deeply, "This matter has come to this. The best thing to do now is to ask the prince and your young lady to take good care of her."
Qin didn't want to investigate further. At this time, Cheng Suying ran in from outside, "Grandma! Keep investigating! We must get to the bottom of this! My mother is ill, and this matter must be investigated thoroughly!"
"What does this have to do with you!" Qin Shaojing said bluntly when he saw Cheng Suying rushing out.
Cheng Suying was just a concubine's daughter registered under Lu Lingyun's name.
If she was her legitimate daughter, she would still give her some respect. But who does a bastard daughter born to a lowly concubine whose mother has died think she is to speak in front of her!
She looked down on Lu Lingjun, and even more so on Cheng Suying!
Her contempt for Cheng Suying was naked.
After she finished speaking, she heard a dull voice behind her, "What does my family's affairs have to do with you?"
Cheng Yunshuo didn't know when his complexion improved, and now he could speak.
Qin Shaojing looked at Cheng Yunshuo who could speak, snorted and said in defense, "Cousin, I think Siying is just a little girl, what does she know!"
"No matter how ignorant she is, she is still the daughter of the Cheng family. But you, who are you to stop her from speaking?"
Cheng Suying looked at Cheng Yunshuo who was speaking for her in surprise.
Qin Shaojing was annoyed by Cheng Yunshuo for a moment, "Cousin, I'm doing this for your own good!"
"Who wants you to do good for me? You should take care of your own problems first before talking about others!" Cheng Yunshuo was merciless when he confronted Qin Shaojing.
Qin Shaojing immediately got angry and complained, "Aunt! Look at him!"
"That's enough!" Qin interrupted them listlessly. She looked at Qin Shaojing deeply, "Apologize to your cousin!"
"What?" Qin Shaojing became even more annoyed when he heard what Qin said, "I apologize to him?"
Qin looked at her and said, "Now that you have apologized, let's just forget about what happened today."
Qin Shaojing was so angry at the moment that she couldn't hear any other meaning. She sneered, "Aunt, my cousin just spoiled you!"
"Qin Shaojing!"
"I won't apologize. I just said too much. You guys can investigate it. You have to get to the bottom of it!" Qin Shaojing snorted coldly, looking at Cheng Suying and Cheng Yunshuo in front of him, "You can investigate it as you like!"
There was fearlessness and confidence in her eyes.
Let them check, let them check however they want.
They couldn't find anything anyway.
Qin saw her eyes and saw disappointment in them.
Cheng Suying walked up to her at this time and said, "Grandma, I have an idea to tell if it's caused by eating something bad."
"Oh? What idea?" Qin turned around and looked at her granddaughter with tired eyes.
She had actually guessed who was responsible for the poisoning of her son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter.
But Qin did not have accurate evidence for the time being.
After all, the dishes in front of her had been checked twice, and the silver needles had not changed color, so there was no point in her checking again.
Of course, she actually wanted to cover this up just now.
Just close your eyes and pretend it never happened.
Unfortunately, she was disappointed.
But at this moment, what good way can be used to prove that there is something wrong with the dish?
The person who caused the trouble was simply relying on this point.
Qin Shaojing and Nanny Qin both showed fearlessness in their eyes.
Cheng Suying turned around and pointed at all the leftovers on the table and said, "Let's find someone to eat what we've eaten in the past two days, and then we'll know if there's anything wrong with the dishes."
As soon as she finished speaking, Qin and the others' eyes lit up instantly.
Qin Shaojing and Nanny Qin suddenly widened their eyes and panicked.
Oh my god! Why didn't they think of this?
Qin Shaojing just thought that there would be no problem if he checked each menu separately, but he never thought there was such a trick!
Silver needles cannot detect poison, but if you ask someone to try the food themselves, wouldn't they immediately find out the problem after eating this combination?
Panicked, panicked, Qin Shaojing and Nanny Qin were completely panicked.
"It's a good idea. Let's test it now." Cheng Yunshuo said.
Cheng Suying looked towards her father and saw that he was looking at her with eyes full of satisfaction and pride.
He seemed to be proud of her and felt that she could come up with this idea.
Cheng Suying felt warm in her heart for the first time, but soon she shook her head, her father didn't like her.
Her father only likes Cheng Lanying.
"There is not much food left, what can we find out from the test?" Qin Shaojing was really panicking at this time.
"Yes, there is no food left from yesterday, how can we check it?" Nanny Qin said hurriedly.
Cheng Suying looked at the two of them and said, "That's easier to do. Otherwise, we can ask the kitchen to re-cook the dishes you made these past two days and let people taste them fresh. This way, the effect will be better."
After hearing what she said, Qin Shaojing and Nanny Qin were at a loss.
Qin Shaojing said angrily, "I think you are a disrespectful and unfilial little girl. Isn't it urgent to ask your parents to recover first? What are you investigating?"
She cursed Cheng Suying angrily, and just as she finished speaking, she heard Cheng Yunshuo's voice behind her.
"How can my daughter be disrespectful or unfilial? She is helping her parents track down the murderer. Isn't this the greatest filial piety? But you, what are you talking about here? Could it be that you were the one who poisoned him?"
After Cheng Yunshuo's retort, Qin Shaojing dared not say a word. She looked at her aunt anxiously as if for help, but Qin didn't even give her a glance. She glanced at the people in front of her and asked them to check the dishes themselves, specifically the dishes sent out from her.
Along with the rabbit meat and Chinese cabbage that were delivered here yesterday, I immediately asked the kitchen to find some more ingredients and have them cooked and served.
By the time the new dishes were served, those who were trying the food had already reacted.
Several people ate snails and beef, and pork stewed with almonds.
They all had the same reaction as Cheng Yunshuo and Lu Lingyun.
The abdominal distension is unbearable and the colic pain continues.
The moment the verification result came out, everything became clear.
It's coming out. It's coming out.
The moment Qin saw the truth, her eyes dimmed completely.
At this time, the old doctor suddenly slapped his head and realized, "I understand! It's the food incompatibility!"
He looked at Qin and the others excitedly and explained to them, "Many foods in this world are incompatible with each other. Eating one alone is fine, but if you eat them together, you will have a poisoning reaction!"
"Sir, the Madam and the eldest lady were feeling unwell yesterday. It must be because they ate these incompatible foods at the same time!"
The old doctor explained to everyone, and after he finished explaining, everyone in the room looked as if they understood.
Qin Shaojing and Nanny Qin couldn't stop the panic in their eyes.
Qin Shaojing looked at Qin at this time and hurriedly explained, "Aunt, I don't know!"
As she finished speaking, Cheng Yunshuo on the side asked, "Did you do it?"
"It's not me!" Qin Shaojing shook his head, tears immediately flowing out, "I really didn't know these foods were incompatible. I often eat these in the Duke's Mansion. I came here just for something new and wanted to ask everyone to try it together..."
"Oh! You often eat these in the Duke's Mansion? Then why hasn't your whole family been poisoned to death long ago?" Cheng Yunshuo retorted angrily.
Qin Shaojing: "..."
Qin on the side remained silent at this time.
How could Qin Shaojing's words be convincing?
If Cheng Suying was the only one poisoned yesterday and it was discovered at the time, Qin Shaojing would have believed it.
Just once.
But today, for the three meals in a row, the ingredients served for each meal were incompatible.
How could Qin believe this!
Even if she was blind, she would be so angry that she would regain her sight at this time!
She even thought about it more deeply. Was the turtle soup she drank this morning and the dish on the table also a conspiracy by Qin Shaojing?
In order to target some people, she was willing to put herself in danger...
"Aunt, you believe me, you believe me, right?"
"Shao Jing, come back to the room with me." Qin finally spoke, her tone was particularly cold.
When Qin Shaojing heard her tone, her heart skipped a beat. She looked at Qin again and saw that she had stood up and was walking back with a cold face.
Qin Shaojing lowered his head and quickly followed.
After arriving at Qin's Ningxin Courtyard and entering her room.
Qin Shaojing looked at Qin hesitantly and said timidly, "Aunt..."
"Pah—"
There was a sound of slapping.
Qin slapped her hard.
"Aunt..." Qin Shaojing looked at Qin who hit her in great astonishment.
"I am so blind!"
Qin pointed at her angrily.
It's not that Qin didn't give Qin Shaojing a chance.
She gave her two full times.
She didn't plan to check the first time, she just wanted to wait for her to tell her and give her a chance.
The second time she asked her to apologize to Cheng Yunshuo and put the matter behind her, she was already treating herself as a blind person. As long as she went down the slope at that time, the matter would be over.
But she refused!
Qin Shaojing has always treated her as a fool!
He even clamored for her to investigate thoroughly!
When Qin thought of her nonchalant and fearless look at that time, she felt angry, disappointed and heartbroken!
What does she mean by that!
She just thinks that everyone is a fool and she is the only smart one!
I can manipulate everyone in the palm of my hand!
After poisoning her brother and sister-in-law, she could still stand there with a clear conscience and shout fearlessly. How could the niece she had always doted on be such a vicious and arrogant person!
"Aunt, you really misunderstood me. I, I really didn't know that those foods were incompatible..." Qin Shaojing was still quibbling at this time.
"You really take me for a fool!" Qin looked at Qin Shaojing who was still shamelessly making excuses at this moment, and felt angry and amused at the same time, "You don't know that those foods are incompatible, then why are the foods you sent incompatible with each other in every meal!"
"Aunt, I really don't know. That's really what I ate at the Duke's Mansion..." Qin Shaojing said stubbornly.
Seeing that she refused to repent, Qin said, "Then I will invite all the wives and old ladies of your Duke's Mansion to come over today and ask them whether Duke Liu's Mansion eats incompatible foods every day for every meal!"
After hearing this, Qin Shaojing finally had no more excuses and lowered his head in silence.
Nothing more to say.
Qin looked at Qin Shaojing who had acquiesced, raised her hand again, and looked at her niece who lowered her head in front of her. In the end, she didn't slap her. She slapped Qin Shaojing on the side of his face and pointed her finger, "Get out! Don't come here again!"
On that day, Qin Shaojing was driven out of the Marquis' Mansion by Qin.
After hearing this result in the room, Lu Lingjun's brows relaxed and he smiled with satisfaction.
Qin Shaojing finally shot himself in the foot, and this time it was a heavy blow!
Qin saw through her true colors and kicked her out in the middle of the night.
This shows that Qin is really disappointed in her.
If she was the only one poisoned, or if it was just her and Siying, Lu Lingjun thought that Qin would never go to this extent.
But this time, Cheng Yunshuo was also implicated, and Qin Shaojing had thrown all the evidence in front of her, but she still argued and fooled people like a fool. This was something that Qin Shi, no matter how much she wanted to protect her, could not tolerate.
Qin Shaojing was directly kicked out of the Marquis' Mansion.
But this is not the end!
This is just Qin's way of dealing with Qin Shaojing, Lu Lingjun still has to give her a blow!
Qin Shaojing, who had just been kicked out of the Marquis' Mansion, led her nanny and several maids to stand at the door of the Marquis' Mansion. Nanny Qin said anxiously and angrily, "How can this lady be so heartless! Didn't we just send some incompatible dishes? How could she kick the young lady out in the middle of the night!"
It's already night time, and Qin is so angry that she drives people out. What will happen if outsiders find out?
Even if no one knows, where are they going for the time being?
How inhumane!
"Forget it, let's go!" Qin Shaojing also had a carriage. She hid in her own carriage and pulled the curtains so that she pretended not to see anything.
Nanny Qin asked, "But Miss, where are we going?"
"Just find an inn and talk about it tomorrow."
Anyway, they couldn't go back to the Liu family. Qin Shaojing still had some money on him, so they would make plans after dawn tomorrow.
"Yes, Miss."
Just as Nanny Qin was about to drive away, a group of people came up to meet them.
"Second Madam Qin, Second Master asked us to pick you up!"
Qin Shaojing, who was in the carriage, became nervous when she heard the voice outside. Before she could say anything, someone took control of her carriage.
Nanny Qin's voice came from outside, "What are you doing? Who asked you to come?"
"Madame Qin, the Second Madam has been away from home for many days, and it's time for her to go back. We saw that you have also left the Marquis' Mansion, right?"
When Qin Shaojing who was inside heard this, he knew in his heart that it must be Lu Lingjun who leaked the news!
How could it be such a coincidence that just as she was kicked out by Qin, the Liu family sent someone to take her away!
But she had no other excuses or reasons now.
If she was still in the Ningyang Marquis Mansion, the Liu family would come to pick her up, and she would only need to act coquettishly to Qin or claim to be sick, and she would not have to go back. But now she has offended Qin and was driven away by her, and her umbrella of protection is completely gone!
She can only be taken back by the Liu family!
The next morning, Lu Lingjun woke up feeling refreshed.
She took Cheng Suying to Ningxin Courtyard to see Qin. Without Qin Shaojing, Ningxin Courtyard returned to its previous state.
However, Qin's spirit and energy are much worse than before!
She looked sick and lay in bed without getting up. Nanny Wen said that Qin was ill and needed to rest for a few days. Lu Lingjun was very caring and arranged people and things for her. She asked the doctor to bring soup to Qin and told Nanny Wen that she would take care of all other matters and asked Qin to take good care of herself and not to worry about the trivial matters in the Marquis' Mansion.
Qin, who was lying in the room, felt guilty and bitter when she heard what Nanny Wen said.
She felt guilty because Lu Lingjun had an accident yesterday and she didn't take her that seriously. She weighed the pros and cons with Qin Shaojing several times and always sided with Qin Shaojing.
The bitterness is naturally that the niece that he loves so much is not as good as the daughter-in-law who has no blood relationship with him!
In this family, the daughter-in-law is indeed the family member!
Thinking of this, Qin couldn't help but call Nanny Wen and asked her to go to her dowry warehouse and take out some of the most valuable items to send to Lu Lingyun.
Just consider it as compensation.
Lu Lingjun resumed her leisurely life as the head of the household. After Qin Shaojing left, she not only received more rewards, but her position in the mansion also became more secure.
Besides, there is Li Bixi's place.
Li Bixiang asked her to be sent out to work as a downstream assistant for Qiu Ling and Ling Long, purchasing goods for them. She has suffered a lot these days.
Qiu Ling and Ling Long have been harboring resentment towards Li Bijie for a long time. They are even more indignant about the fact that she monopolizes Cheng Yunshuo and even refuses to spend the night at the mistress's house on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month. Now that they have such a good opportunity, they must teach her a lesson.
"Mrs. Li, how did you do all the shopping? These flower seedlings are so small and dry, they look like they are dying and won't bloom at all! Did you take kickbacks from outside and buy these rotten flowers and trees to pass them off as good ones to fool people?"
Li Bixi, who had been busy for several days, listened to the accusation and said, "I didn't do that!"
"You're still saying no! Look at these rotten seedlings you bought, how many of them are good?" Qiu Ling crossed her arms and glared at her.
Li Bi'e had something to say. Although she was in charge of purchasing, she was a concubine in the mansion and could not leave the house easily.
The purchasing work was assigned to her subordinates, and she passed messages in between.
It would be hard for her to maintain quality if she did this!
"I can't leave the house either. The servants went out to buy them. I don't know what they look like exactly." Li Bijie defended.
After she said this, Linglong snorted coldly, "Oh! Aunt Li, you are really good at making excuses for yourself!"
"How can I make excuses?" Li Bixi looked at the two of them and said pitifully, "I told those people who went down to run errands exactly what I wanted, and I said it clearly, but in the end they gave me something like this, and I can't do anything about it."
"Madam Li, you are just making excuses." Qiu Ling looked at her. "There are so many housekeepers and purchasing managers in the mansion, and they never leave the mansion. How can they get things done? You can't do that?"
"Yes, you can't even control your servants. That shows your incompetence. You use this kind of thing to fool us, which shows that you are irresponsible. But when you say it, it seems like everyone is bullying you!" Linglong put her hands on her hips.
Li Bixi listened to what they said, and she had no choice but to agree with great grievance, "Aunt Qiu, Aunt Ling, I was wrong about this matter, I didn't do it well, I will do it properly later."
After hearing what she said, Qiu Ling and Ling Long looked at each other and said, "Okay, get it out quickly. If it doesn't work, we'll have to find the young lady."
"Yes, if you delay any further, we will both be delayed by you. When the time comes, the young lady will blame us for not doing our job well. Then we will be innocent and implicated by you!"
Qiu Ling and Ling Long said one after another. After they finished talking, they looked at Li Bixi, who lowered her brows and looked pleasing to the eye, and then left.
After the two of them left, Li Bixi lowered her head and clenched the handkerchief in her hand.
A fierce look flashed across her respectful and docile eyes. Qiu Ling and Ling Long were clearly bullying her!
Qiu Ling is an elder in the mansion, and her parents are both servants in the mansion. Once she participates in the management of the mansion, most of the servants in the mansion can be easily transferred by her.
Her purchasing skills were not good enough, so Qiu Ling must have said something to the servants behind her back.
But she had no foundation in the Marquis' Mansion. Normally, she relied on Cheng Yunshuo's favor towards her and the fact that they had two children. The servants in the Marquis' Mansion were only respectful to her on the surface. It was simply impossible for her to mobilize the servants in the mansion to do things for her, or even to listen to her arrangements and act according to her instructions!
It is not so easy to be the head of a family. Every step must be based on a sufficient foundation!
This time she made Qiu Ling and Ling Long take the brunt of the consequences.
Li Bijie was filled with anger. She couldn't go on like this. If she continued like this, she would be stepped on by the two of them and finally be punished by Lu Lingjun.
She needs someone to help her!
And now, that useless Qin Shaojing has also been kicked out, and Li Bixiang still has to rely on Cheng Yunshuo again.
She looked at the skinny seedlings in front of her that were being picked out for thorns one by one, reached out her hand, and grabbed a handful of thorny roses.
That night, Cheng Yunshuo came back.
"Master, you're back." Li Bijie looked at Cheng Yunshuo who had returned, raised a gentle smile, and walked up to him to take off his outer robe.
"Yeah." Cheng Yunshuo responded casually.
At this moment, Li Bixiang, who was unbuttoning his outer robe, hissed as if her hand was pricked, and withdrew her hand in pain.
"What's wrong with you?" Cheng Yunshuo asked when he saw her actions.
"It's nothing, it's nothing." Li Bijie quickly hid her hand, as if she didn't want to make him worry or let him know.
At this time, Cheng Lanying, who was in the house, ran out and said, "Dad! Mom is injured!"
"Oh? How are you injured?" Cheng Yunshuo asked with concern.
Li Bixi put her hands behind her back and said, "Master, don't listen to Lanying's nonsense. It's not true."
"Take it out and let me see it!" Cheng Yunshuo looked at her and said.
Only after he said this did Li Bixi extend her hand.
There were several cuts on her white and tender palm.
"How did you do that?" Cheng Yunshuo asked.
Li Bixi didn't say anything, but her daughter Cheng Lanying ran to Cheng Yunshuo and complained, "Mom has had a hard time these days. Madam asked her to do the shopping, and she does her best every day. When the servants bring the flower seedlings, she checks each one! But even though she's doing her best, those concubines are not satisfied and find fault with her all the time!"
"Lanying, don't talk nonsense. Sister Qiu and Sister Ling are doing this for the Marquis' Mansion. They should be stricter." Li Bijie scolded Cheng Lanying.
"Mom, you injured your hand while shopping, and they still find fault with you. They are clearly bullying you!"
Cheng Lanying said.
"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll punish you!"
At this time, Cheng Yunshuo spoke up, "Enough!"
Cheng Yunshuo looked at Li Bixi's injured hand, frowned and said, "What are you still doing with such an injury? I won't do it anymore."
"Master, how can I do this?" Li Bixi looked at Cheng Yunshuo with tenderness and understanding. "The young lady is praising us, so she asked us to help the housekeeper. I am ashamed to say that I was also responsible for purchasing in the palace before, but now I can't even do the purchasing for the mansion. I can't stop doing it, otherwise it will disappoint the young master even more!"
She didn't say she wouldn't do it anymore, she just said it wasn't done well.
He also said that not doing it would disappoint Lu Lingjun.
All these words seemed to be indicative of changing one's job.
As expected, after hearing what she said, Cheng Yunshuo said, "If you can't do this well, change it!"
"How can that be possible…" Li Bixi raised her head, looking pitiful.
"Why not? I'll talk to Lingyun tomorrow." Cheng Yunshuo said.
Hearing him say this, Li Bixi was overjoyed, but she only had a gentle expression on her face as she said to him, "Is this not a good idea..."
"What's the big deal!" Cheng Yunshuo refuted the rest of her nonsense. He looked at Cheng Lanying and said, "You should be like Lanying. If you have something to say, just tell me directly. I will solve it with you."
Hearing this, Cheng Lanying smiled and threw herself into Cheng Yunshuo's arms, "Daddy is the best! I knew that Daddy loves me and Mom the most!"
Cheng Yunshuo picked up Cheng Lanying and scratched her nose affectionately.
When Li Bixi saw this scene, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.
The next day, before going on business, Cheng Yunshuo went to Lu Lingyun's yard and told her about this.
After hearing this, Lu Lingjun agreed without saying anything else.
After he left, she called Li Bixi.
"Auntie Li, I heard that your shopping has not been going well recently?"
Lu Lingjun smiled faintly as he looked at Li Bixi who was standing in front of him.
Li Bixi knelt on the ground with a plop, "Young Madam, it's all my fault."
"How can you convince others if you kneel down all the time?" Lu Lingjun glanced at her casually.
When Li Bixi heard this, she lowered her head and said respectfully, "Young Madam is right."
Seeing her like this, Lu Lingjun sat on the chair and sighed, "Since you are helping me manage the household, you should act like a household manager. You won't be able to do anything good if you keep doing this."
Li Bixi was speechless at this time.
She has the ability and ambition to be the head of a household, but she has been pretending to be weak, humble and pitiful for so long that she looks like a perfect and delicate concubine. How can she easily ruin her image?
Especially since she relied on this to capture Cheng Yunshuo's heart. If Cheng Yunshuo discovered her other side, it would be a waste of time.
She buried her head deeply and dared not answer.
Seeing this, Lu Lingjun shook her head and said, "Auntie Li, I am very disappointed with you. I originally thought that you had done purchasing work before, and I thought you would definitely be able to do this job."
"Madam, it's my fault. It's all my fault!"
Lu Lingjun waved his hand and said, "Forget it. Since you are not qualified for this job, I will find you another one."
Li Bixi, who was burying her head in work, suddenly brightened up her eyes, and the next second she heard Lu Lingjun say.
"From now on, you will be responsible for the night patrol in the mansion."
Li Bixi: "…"
"Don't tell me you can't do it this time. There are three groups of night patrols in the mansion. You just need to lead them around the mansion and arrange the patrol routes and times for them."
Okay.
She was no longer assigned to do purchasing work, but was given a job as a night shift security captain.
Li Bijie left Lu Lingjun.
That night, she began to lead the team to patrol the marquis' mansion at night.
When Cheng Yunshuo came back in the evening, he didn't see Li Bijie. He asked Cheng Lanying and learned that she had changed her position and was assigned to patrol the Marquis' Mansion at night. He was stunned for a moment, nodded, and held Cheng Lanying to eat and drink.
Li Bixiang gritted her teeth and led the team on a tour. Then she returned to Bishuiyuan and saw that Cheng Yunshuo had fallen asleep. She was so angry that her teeth were itching.
She called Cheng Lanying and asked her whether Cheng Yunshuo knew that she had changed her job today. Cheng Lanying said he knew.
"So he didn't react at all?"
"Dad said that you can definitely handle this job!"
Li Bixi: "…"
She was so angry that her liver hurt!
What is Cheng Yunshuo, this heartless and brainless man thinking about every day!
She looked at Cheng Lanying who was completely unaware and poked her head hard, "Your father said that, why don't you say a few words for your mother?"
"Dad is not wrong. Mom, you can't do anything anyway!" Cheng Lanying said.
Li Bixiang has been pretending to be weak and humble for too long, so long that even her children naturally think that she knows nothing and can do nothing.
Cheng Lanying is on her mother's side and listens to her mother, but that doesn't affect her opinion of her mother.
When Li Bixi heard Cheng Lanying say this, she became even more angry. She twisted her hard and said, "Why are you so stupid! Why did I give birth to a girl like you who is as stupid as a pig!"
"Ah! Mom, what are you doing!" Cheng Lanying was very dissatisfied, "If you do this again, I will tell Dad and you will beat me!"
When Li Bijie heard her daughter say this, she was about to continue twisting her hand but stopped. She looked at her own daughter with an indignant face and felt a huge suffocation in her chest, which made her feel so angry that her heart, liver, spleen and lungs ached.
Thousands of words finally turned into just one sentence, "Get out of here!"
Cheng Lanying also got angry when she heard her say that, "Humph! Don't beg me if you have the guts in the future!"
Li Bixi: "…"
I am even more angry!
She had been planning for half her life, taking every step carefully, yet how could she have given birth to a stupid daughter!
For several days in a row, Li Bixiang took the servants in the mansion to patrol every night.
After learning that Li Bide was assigned to lead the night patrol, Qiu Ling and Ling Long were stunned for a moment and then laughed so hard that tears came out.
The two of them even played a trick on Li Bixi by deliberately running into her on her night patrol at night.
Teased and ridiculed her harshly.
"This job is quite suitable for Aunt Li."
"Auntie Li, you won't say you can't do it this time, right?"
"Later, Aunt Li, please inspect carefully. Don't be careless and let those little cats and dogs sneak in!"
"The safety of our mansion depends entirely on you, Aunt Li!"
Listening to their ridicule, Li Bixi felt even more frustrated.
After staying up late for several days in a row, Li Bijie decided to find Cheng Yunshuo.
She can't do this job anymore.
In the past few days, the doctor has come to my house to ask about the follow-up of food incompatibility.
"Young Madam and Miss have recovered, there is no problem." The doctor stroked his goatee and said, "The food incompatibility is relatively weak, you two did not eat much, there is nothing wrong with your body, just be careful about your diet in the future."
Lu Lingjun listened to the doctor's words and nodded. In fact, she didn't eat much of the food Qin Shaojing sent. She was pretending to be sick.
Cheng Suying only ate that one meal. She was young and recovered very quickly, so she no longer had any problems.
But why did Lu Lingjun listen to the doctor's words, "What about the prince?"
She asked.
The doctor continued stroking his beard and shook his head, "Young Madam, the prince's kidney meridian is severely congested, his internal organs are not smooth, and his essence and energy are stagnant. It seems that he has been poisoned for a long time."
Lu Lingjun: "?"
Lu Lingjun's eyes widened immediately, "What do you mean by that?"
"Young Madam, in addition to the food incompatibility that caused the poisoning some time ago, the prince has also been suffering from another kind of poison in his body for a long time." The doctor looked at Lu Lingyun solemnly.
When Lu Lingjun heard this, he was completely shocked.
Cheng Yunshuo's body is also poisoned!
And it lasted for a long time?
She thought for a moment in silence and then asked, "Doctor, what did you just say about the severe congestion of the kidney meridian? How about the prince?"
The old doctor's eyes were filled with regret. "It will affect the prince's fertility. It may be difficult for the prince to have children in the future."
Lu Lingyun: "..."
She looked at the doctor in front of her and gave a look to Shuanghong beside her, who immediately took out a bag of silver from her arms.
Lu Lingyun said to the doctor, "Old sir, I hope you won't say a word about what happened today."
"I know, I know!" The old doctor took the reward money very tactfully and responded repeatedly.
"Someone, send the doctor out."
Lu Lingjun called other people in and sent the doctor away.
After the old doctor left, Shuang Hong immediately looked at Lu Lingjun nervously, "Young Madam! The prince has been poisoned!"
"Shh, don't publicize what happened today."
Shuanghong nodded quickly.
At this time, Lu Lingjun frowned and began to think.
Cheng Yunshuo was poisoned?
Or is it a poison that affects his fertility and prevents him from having children again?
Cheng Yunshuo's youngest child, Cheng Bingzhi, was born four years ago, which means the poison must have been administered in the past four years.
Indeed, there were no children born in the Marquis' Mansion in the past four years. Lu Lingjun initially thought that Cheng Yunshuo himself had difficulty in having children, but now it seems that someone has prevented him from having children.
Who on earth had such a grudge against Cheng Yunshuo that made him unable to have children?
This shouldn't happen!
Although Cheng Yunshuo was a simple-minded person, he had never had any bad intentions and he didn't have any major enemies outside. Even if he had a dispute with someone, it would be difficult for outsiders to retaliate against him in this way.
Because there is no benefit in this.
Cheng Yunshuo already has five children, so it doesn't matter whether he has more children or not.
So in other words...is it a good thing for some people that Cheng Yunshuo will never have children again?
A figure suddenly flashed through Lu Lingjun's mind.
She frowned and said to Shuanghong, "Call Aunt Li over to me."
"Yes, Madam."
After a while, Li Bixi, looking tired, came back to Lu Lingjun.
She has to patrol at night these days. Although she is the one leading the night patrol, she only needs to lead the team around and assign some tasks to everyone, but the mansion is so big that it will take a lot of time to walk around.
During this period, each courtyard has to be checked, and the door locks and windows in the gatehouse and warehouse have to be carefully checked. The workload is really not small.
Within a few days, Li Bixi had become haggard and exhausted.
But she is over 30 years old, and staying up late has affected her facial appearance.
When Lu Lingjun saw her suddenly, he felt that she had aged several years.
"Auntie Li has been working hard recently."
"This is what I should do." Li Bijie responded obediently.
Lu Lingjun drank hot tea and said, "I understand how hard Aunt Li works for the Marquis's Mansion. Aunt Li is really working hard. If I ask you to do this night patrol again, I'm afraid you will hurt your body."
Li Bijie couldn't figure out what Lu Lingjun wanted to say for a moment, and even felt that Lu Lingjun was trying to control her again and asked her to take charge of another position.
The night patrol is just tiring, there are a lot of things in the mansion that are more disgusting than the night patrol.
For example, sweeping the yard, or even dealing with tuberose...
She knelt on the ground with a plop. "Madam, it is my duty to patrol the mansion at night. Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission. I am sorry to disappoint you again."
Lu Lingjun smiled and said, "Aunt Li, what are you doing? I'm really worried about your health."
"It's not hard for me. I can do the night patrol well!"
"If you can do it well, just keep doing it," Lu Lingjun looked at her, "I called you here just to chat, get up quickly."
Li Bijie was even more unsure of Lu Lingjun's thoughts at this moment. She stood up carefully and sat on the chair at Lu Lingjun's request.
"Madam Li, you have done a great service by giving birth to two children for the Marquis's Mansion."
"Young Madam, this is nothing." Li Bijie answered very carefully.
Lu Lingjun smiled, "Speaking of which, Aunt Li, you have the best body I've ever seen. Look at our family, only Aunt Qiu has a child, and the late Aunt Xing gave birth to twins, which can also be considered a single fetus. Aunt Ling and Aunt Du outside have never been pregnant."
When Li Bixiang heard this, she fell to her knees again.
"Don't kneel!" Lu Lingyun stopped her, "Aunt Li, I told you I was just chatting with you about family matters. I am very satisfied with you."
She personally helped Li Bixi up.
Li Bijie felt the warmth in Lu Lingjun's hand, and her heart became even heavier and more nervous.
What does Lu Lingjun mean?
What does she want to do?
Meeting Lu Lingyun's gaze, Li Bixi said nervously, "Young Madam, I may have taken after my mother. My mother gave birth to seven children, so she may be in a better condition to give birth."
"That's what I think." Lu Lingjun smiled. "You are the only one in the whole mansion who gives birth to a child every year, Aunt Li. First you had Lanying, and then Bingzhi. With such a healthy body, I originally thought that you could give birth to more children for the Marquis' Mansion!"
"I dare not!" Li Bixi was about to kneel down again.
Lu Lingyun tightly grasped Li Bixi's hand, "Auntie Li, what are you doing? I just want you to be healthy and favored by the prince, so that you can have more children for the Marquis's mansion."
Li Bixi's eyes flashed with a trace of panic, but she quickly returned to her usual humble and flattering attitude and said, "Young Madam, it is enough for me to have two children, Lanying and Bingzhi. I dare not expect anything else."
She performed very well, but Lu Lingjun still caught the fleeting panic at the beginning.
She looked into Li Bi's eyes for a long time, then let go of her hand. "Forget it, Aunt Li, you can go back first."
After being pardoned, Li Bixi quickly bowed and left, "Thank you, Madam."
She left Lu Lingjun in a hurry, as if she could be called to eat if she was a step later.
Lu Lingjun looked at her back and called Nanny Wan in.
"Madam Wan, can you spare some time these days to go to Bishui Garden and privately find the maids in their courtyard and interrogate them about what they usually feed the prince?"
"yes."
Since Cheng Yunshuo was poisoned by a long-term poison, it must be some toxin that needs to be consumed frequently to accumulate.
As for Cheng Yunshuo's poisoning, Lu Lingjun guessed that it was Li Bixiang who did it.
Firstly, the poison that Cheng Yunshuo was infected with affected his fertility, making him unable to have children anymore. This poison is completely useless to outsiders, but it has a great impact on the concubines in his backyard.
It is most likely the work of women.
Secondly, Cheng Yunshuo was poisoned exactly after Cheng Bingzhi was born. For four years, Cheng Yunshuo had no more children.
Finally, there is the reaction in Li Bixi's eyes just now.
Lu Lingjun was 90% sure that it was Li Bixiang who did it.
And the reason why she did this was simple.
Li Bixi gave birth to a son and a daughter. She had enough offspring and did not need more children.
If Cheng Yunshuo has children with other women, it will have an impact on her children.
Especially for her, the mistress of the house, all the children in the house are born out of wedlock. Once she has a legitimate child, all the illegitimate children will not be able to compete with him.
Li Bixiang wants to pave the way for her child, and the first thing is to prevent Cheng Yunshuo from having children again!
On this side, Li Bixiang left Lu Lingyun's yard. Her mind was racing along the way.
What did Lu Lingjun mean by what he just said?
What exactly is she trying to find out?
Is she planning to take over Lanying and Bingzhi?
Or maybe she noticed something...
Li Bixi's mind was working very fast. After returning to her own Bishui Garden, she locked herself up and thought, and even forgot about the night patrol tonight.
When Cheng Yunshuo came back that night and saw her there, he asked curiously, "You didn't go on night patrol tonight?"
When Li Bixi heard Cheng Yunshuo's voice, her chaotic mind cleared up. She looked at him and said in a tender voice, "My Lord!"
"What's going on?" Cheng Yunshuo asked.
Li Bixi lowered her head and said, "I feel that I am too busy now and I can't take care of you and Lanying."
She wasn't sure what Lu Lingjun was testing her on today, maybe he was planning to target her children.
That won't work.
She may not have to give up the power of being the head of the household for the time being, but she has to protect the children and the man.
She doesn't do this job anymore.
Cheng Yunshuo heard this and said, "It's up to you. If you don't want to do it, then don't do it. I'll tell Lingyun tomorrow that I don't need your help anymore."
"Thank you, Master." Li Bixiang responded with a smile.
She stood up to take off Cheng Yunshuo's coat, told the servants to serve the food, and had dinner with Cheng Yunshuo. After the meal, Xiaoju brought up a cup of tea.
Cheng Yunshuo looked at the cup of tea that he was familiar with every day, "You are so busy these days, why are you still drying tea for me?"
"That's not a problem. As long as the prince drinks well, that's fine." Li Bijie said with a smile.
In the light of the candle, Li Bixi's fatigue from patrolling day and night was clearly visible. She was over 30 years old, and her wrinkles were particularly obvious at night. Eye crow's feet appeared, her eye bags were swollen, the skin on her cheeks was sagging, and there were two very obvious herringbone lines at the corners of her mouth.
Cheng Yunshuo's heart skipped a beat when he suddenly saw her old appearance.
It was only then that he realized that Li Bixi was much older than him, and that men age more slowly than women.
Especially in your twenties or thirties.
Cheng Yunshuo is still young, but Li Bijie has actually grown old.
He was stunned for a moment, obviously unable to accept the fact that Li Bixi was getting older.
Because she had grown old, and her face looked nothing like the woman he remembered.
"Master, what's wrong?" Seeing Cheng Yunshuo holding the teacup and not drinking it for a long time, Li Bijie raised her eyebrows slightly, wondering if he had noticed something.
When Cheng Yunshuo heard her speak, he came to his senses. He quickly turned his eyes away, not daring to look at the middle-aged Li Bixi again. He held the teacup in his hand and drank it all in one gulp.
Seeing him finish his tea, Li Bixi breathed a sigh of relief.
She stood up and wanted to help Cheng Yunshuo change his clothes. "My Lord, I was busy these days and didn't serve you well. I will make sure you feel comfortable tonight."
Li Bi'e's eyes were full of charm. She usually behaved well in primary school and was quite coquettish in front of Cheng Yunshuo. This was what she learned in the palace.
A woman must never be demure in bed, as that will only make men cold.
She is very proactive in this regard.
But seeing her like this now made Cheng Yunshuo frown. He looked at the slack hand on his shoulder and the old face of Li Bixi beside him. He stood up suddenly and said, "I'll go back to my own courtyard to rest."
"My Lord..."
Li Bixi quickly opened her mouth and shouted.
This time, Cheng Yunshuo didn't even listen to her words and walked straight out.
Seeing his attitude, Li Bixi frowned.
What happened to Cheng Yunshuo?
Why do you dislike her when she is fine?
"Has the prince met any new love outside recently?" Li Bijie immediately asked the maid Xiaoju.
Xiaoju shook her head, "Haven't you heard of it?"
"Then why did he leave tonight?" Li Bixi frowned, and the wrinkles between her eyebrows deepened.
Xiaoju looked at her like this and said, "Aunt Li, would you like to take a rest?"
"What do you mean?" Li Bijie glanced at her coldly.
Xiaoju pointed at the bronze mirror and said, "You've been working very hard lately, and you don't look very well."
Li Bixiang then turned her head and looked in the bronze mirror. Her heart skipped a beat and she immediately found the reason.
She reached out her hand and stroked her aging face, "How come I've aged so much?"
For two or three days in a row, Li Bixi found that Cheng Yunshuo only came to her yard once a day as a routine. He even had a meal on the first day, but he simply didn't eat for the next two days. He just drank tea and played with Lanying for a while, then went back to his own yard, making an excuse that he had something to do.
He hardly even looked at her face.
Feeling Cheng Yunshuo's evasive gaze and the disgust he showed when their eyes occasionally met, Li Bijie was certain.
It's because she's old that Cheng Yunshuo no longer likes her.
She even heard that Cheng Yunshuo had left her courtyard these days and went to Qiuxiang Courtyard to spend the night.
After Qiu Ling gave birth to a child, she could no longer serve the emperor in bed.
Cheng Yunshuo would rather go to Qiu Ling than stay with her, which is simply hard for her to accept!
Cheng Yunshuo disliked her to such an extent that he would rather spend the night with a woman who was incapable of serving him than stay in her courtyard.
The more Li Bixi thought about it, the more serious she became.
She can't go on like this.
Cheng Lanying and Cheng Bingzhi are still young, so she must keep Cheng Yunshuo firmly under her control before they grow up.
That night, Cheng Yunshuo came to her yard to sit as usual.
He was about to leave today, but Cheng Lanying stopped him immediately, "Dad, where are you going now?"
"Daddy has been busy with official duties lately, so he needs to go back and rest early." Cheng Yunshuo scratched her nose lovingly, "I'll come to see you tomorrow."
"No!" Cheng Lanying immediately stopped him and didn't let him leave.
"What's wrong with you?"
"Dad, you haven't spent the night at your aunt's place for a long time. You should stay tonight." Cheng Lanying acted coquettishly.
When Cheng Yunshuo heard this, he subconsciously frowned.
Cheng Lanying continued to act coquettishly, "Dad, Lanying still wants to hear your bedtime stories today, so please stay and don't leave."
Cheng Yunshuo couldn't stand her coquettishness, and finally said, "Okay."
Cheng Lanying, who had successfully kept the person, cast a look at her mother, and pulled Cheng Yunshuo into the house, "I knew that Daddy loved Lanying the most."
He stayed at Bishuiyuan that night.
That night, after Cheng Yunshuo finished telling Cheng Lanying a story, Li Bijie once again came forward to undress him and sleep with him.
She dressed up tonight, and the thick powder covered the wrinkles on her face, making her look much younger.
When Cheng Yunshuo saw her with heavy makeup, for some reason he thought of the day he met the middle-aged Li Bijie.
After all, her youth is gone. Even with thick makeup, she doesn't look young.
On the contrary, the heavy makeup made Cheng Yunshuo look even older.
He frowned immediately, "What are you doing?"
"I'll wait for you to rest." Li Bixi said with a smile.
For some reason, when Cheng Yunshuo saw her smile, he seemed to be able to see fingerprints dripping down from the corners of her mouth and the corners of her eyes.
For a moment, he was extremely resistant.
"It's late at night, stop bothering."
He didn't even take off his clothes, but went straight to the bed, turned his back to Li Bixiong, closed his eyes and began to rest.
When Li Bijie saw Cheng Yunshuo sleeping with his clothes on, her heart sank completely. As the candlelight flickered, she clenched her fists secretly.
The next day, Cheng Yunshuo went to work early in the morning.
Cheng Lanying asked for credit in front of her, "Mom, I am still useful!"