Mrs. Xu fainted and died three days later in the morning when she got up and washed up.
Fortunately, there was a maid with him at that time, who helped him in time. He only slightly bumped into the corner of the table and was bruised a little. When Xu Qingmo arrived, Mrs. Xu had already woken up.
Xu Qingmo walked to Mrs. Xu and saw the bruise on her forehead at a glance. She frowned slightly: "Have you invited the doctor?"
"No, Madam Xu won't let me go!" He Zhu, Madam Xu's personal maid, said softly.
"Now go and invite, take mother's palace card, and go to the palace to invite the imperial doctor!" Xu Qingmo said coldly.
Mrs. Xu wanted to stop her, but before she could speak, she was interrupted by Xu Qingmo: "Now that my father and eldest brother are not in the house, if something happens to my mother again, then the Ningyuan Houfu will have to be decided by the elders next to me. Got it!"
Madam Xu paused, and finally nodded: "If you are worried, then hire a doctor. After the doctor has seen it, you will feel at ease!"
As soon as Mrs. Xu let go, Hezhu hurriedly went to invite the doctor.
Mrs. Xu has always been in good health. Although she is not as strong as Xu Qingmo and others who always practice martial arts, she is born in a family of military commanders and is able to move around frequently on weekdays.
Throughout the year, there were very few people who got sick, but this time, they actually fainted. These maids, who had served Mrs. Xu for many years, were all very worried.
The girls in Marquis Ningyuan's house were very strict with their mouths. There was no leak at all about Mrs. Xu's fainting. When the imperial doctor came, he only said that he was diagnosing Ping'an pulse. Although others were surprised, he didn't say much.
When Doctor Zhang was diagnosing Mrs. Xu's pulse, he pondered for a long time, and finally sent many people away before telling Mrs. Xu's condition: "Mrs. Hou, it seems that she has been poisoned!"
Faced with this result, Xu Qingmo was not shocked. She just glanced at Mrs. Xu who was sleeping beside her, and then asked: "What poison?"
"Looking at the symptoms, it looks like a hallucinogenic drug, but the person who took the drug was not smart enough and used too much, which caused the lady to faint!" Doctor Zhang looked at Xu Qingmo in front of him and said.
"Can you find out where the poison came from?" Xu Qingmo asked softly.
"Most of these things are inhalable, and Mrs. Hou reacted so strongly. One reason is because of her hard work recently, and the other is because the amount of inhalation is relatively large. It is very likely that the poison is around Mrs. Hou!" Doctor Zhang looked around! , then said.
Xu Qingmo frowned: "Can't Dr. Zhang be found somewhere?"
"This thing is colorless and odorless, I can't say for sure!" Doctor Zhang shook his head.
Xu Qingmo was silent for a long time, and then said: "The imperial doctor worked hard to diagnose and treat my mother. You can use whatever medicine you need. It's just that I don't want anyone else to know about this!"
Doctor Zhang was a little embarrassed: "I am on duty in the palace today, and when I leave the palace for medical treatment, I always take the palace card. Mrs. Hou has a deep love for the sisters of the Queen. This..."
"Just tell the truth to the Queen and reassure her. It's just that my father and brother are not in the capital now, and my mother is sick. I'm just worried..."
Anyone who can treat noble people in the palace is not a human spirit. How could they not understand this matter in a big mansion?
"I understand, except for the Queen and Your Majesty, I only say it's wind-cold to others!" Doctor Zhang said softly.
Xu Qingmo breathed a sigh of relief and bowed to Dr. Zhang: "Thank you for your hard work, Dr. Zhang, for preparing the medicine for my mother!"
"It is the duty of a doctor!" Doctor Zhang lowered his eyes and bowed.
Not long after Doctor Zhang left, Mrs. Xu woke up leisurely, and Xu Qingmo did not conceal her poisoning.
After Mrs. Xu knew about this, she didn't hesitate at all and handed the housekeeper's key to Xu Qingmo: "Mo Mo, since you were ten years old, I have been teaching you about housekeeping. Now, your father and brother are not here, Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, You have to watch over it!”
Xu Qingmo looked at Mrs. Xu for a long time, suppressed it for a long time, and finally couldn't help but cursed: "What you have to care about now is your body, not Ningyuan Houfu!"
Mrs. Xu looked at Xu Qingmo and knew that she was concerned but confused. She patted her hand gently: "You have to believe in Dr. Zhang's medical skills just like I believe that you can take good care of Ningyuan Hou Mansion!"
Xu Qingmo looked at the key in his hand, his eyes slightly red: "Take good care of yourself, and don't worry about other things!"
Mrs. Xu laughed: "With you here, what should I worry about?"
"Have a good rest!" After Xu Qingmo said that, he held the key and went out.
Because he couldn't find the poison, Xu Qingmo could only move Mrs. Xu out of the original yard and temporarily live in the guest courtyard next to his own yard.
After settling Mrs. Xu, Xu Qingmo stood in the main courtyard. The housekeeper had summoned everyone in the house. She stood at the top of the steps and looked down at the people in front of her slightly.
"Girl, everyone is here!" Hua Ying counted the number of people in the book given by the housekeeper.
Xu Qingmo nodded, then looked at everyone in front of him and said coldly: "From today on, the door of Ningyuan Hou Mansion is closed tightly. No one is allowed to go out without my permission!"
"Can't we go out for shopping at home?" the housekeeper asked first.
"No!" Xu Qingmo said coldly, "There is a thief in the house, and no one is allowed to go out until he is caught!"
"What about the things that the house needs for daily expenses?" The housekeeper looked at Xu Qingmo with disbelief in his eyes.
The housekeeper was somewhat dissatisfied with Madam Xu for handing over the housekeeper's key to the eldest girl. It was not that he was unconvinced, but the girl was too young and could not take care of many things, so trouble would inevitably occur.
"I have sent people to take care of this matter. In the past few days, all you have to do is clean up the yard from head to toe. No corner can be spared!" Xu Qingmo looked at the housekeeper and said softly.
The housekeeper looked at Xu Qingmo for a long time and suddenly realized that the eldest lady might not be as simple as the imperial doctor said, she just caught a cold.
The butler who figured it out immediately said seriously: "Yes, girl!"
"Let's disperse!" Xu Qingmo didn't say anything else, just looked at the housekeeper, "Uncle Feng, wait a minute!"
The housekeeper nodded and stood there until everyone had dispersed, then stepped forward: "Girl, what happened to Madam?"
"Mother, you're poisoned!" Xu Qingmo looked at the housekeeper and said softly, "Uncle Feng, you have been following my father since you were a child. I can trust you! If the mistress of the house is poisoned, it must be because of a mole. We have to investigate carefully!"
The housekeeper nodded quickly: "We must investigate carefully!"
"I asked people to contact the nearby restaurants. These days, we have them deliver the food and wine for the house. No one in the house is allowed to go out without my order, not even the next door courtyard!" Xu Qingmo said coldly. said.
The housekeeper quickly responded: "I understand, girl!"
The door of Ningyuan Hou Mansion was closed, and outsiders speculated that many people had specially sought out Dr. Zhang, but this doctor was notorious for being tight-lipped. He was stunned and didn't say a word, only saying it was wind-cold.
Everyone knew that the matter was not that simple, but they did not dare to make random guesses. Marquis Ningyuan was out suppressing bandits. If something happened at home, it would probably make all the generals in the court feel chilled.
