Song Yueyi didn't say yes or no. She coughed twice and changed the topic, "I just went to see Dr. Hu and he was beaten badly. Cousin, it's just Yingxiang." The little girl gave him a purse because of her affection, does that make you so angry?"
"Those who know, will say that you are strict in your treatment and do not allow your servants to have an affair with the doctor; those who don't know, they will think that you have some thoughts about Yingxiang and are being jealous of a maidservant, which only arouses suspicion."
Xie Jingling knew that what she said was reasonable, and it was hard to say anything for the moment.
"There are so many servants in a big family, and there are so many things that happen overtly and covertly. If every head of the family was like my cousin and took care of everything personally, wouldn't the affairs of the men outside have to go to waste?"
"If cousin really has any thoughts about Yingxiang, there is no need to go to war like this. He can just resign Doctor Hu. As long as he is not in the house, Yingxiang will give up his thoughts. Anyway, there is no one in the cousin's yard who can support him. The maid who has a bad face, wait until she calms down for a while, then arrange her to go to Fenglin Courtyard and have a marriage first."
"After we get married, I will raise her status. With her status, my cousin can be with her openly, and she no longer has to worry about the man she still pretends to be in her heart."
Her words of putting herself in his shoes were indeed very sensible, but for some reason, they felt particularly harsh in Xie Jingling's ears.
He took a sip of hot tea to hide his unhappiness. Since he couldn't tell the real reason why Hu Jin and Ying Xiang were imprisoned, he could only say calmly: "I did not handle this matter properly, just as you said. Go do it.”
Having said everything that needed to be said, Xie Jingling did not want to stay here any longer, so he said: "Jinglan, prepare pens, ink, paper and inkstones for your girl."
Song Yueyi no longer refused, let Qinlan help her up, and walked to the small study with three breaths at a time.
Xie Jinling just glanced at her frail back and still sat quietly outside drinking tea.
Jinglan spreads paper and inkstone.
Immediately afterwards, another series of coughing sounds came from the room, and then Jinglan and Qinlan were heard exclaiming, "Girl, you are coughing up blood and can't hold the pen, how can you write a letter? Go and have a rest. The medicine will be here soon..."
Xie Jing raised her eyebrows and rushed into the study. She saw a mess of ink on the rice paper. Song Yueyi in front of the table looked pale, and the handkerchief in her hand was bright red, which was obviously the blood she had just coughed up.
"what happened?"
"Fourth Master, my girl's health has not recovered. Yesterday I was forced to accompany you to the Su's house. After returning home, I was made a fuss in Furong Courtyard. I coughed for half the night last night, and just now I went to Dr. Hu's office in person. I took some medicine and was still frying it on the stove... I can't hold it any longer. Fourth Master, my girl is also made of flesh and blood. Can I wait for two days before writing this letter? I'll treat her as a pity for her..."
Jinglan finally couldn't bear it any longer and supported Song Yueyi as she choked with tears.
Qinlan was also sobbing and wiping tears beside her. How could there be such an uncle in the world who would force his fiancée to do things regardless of her life or death?
Even if the girl didn't say anything, how could they, the maidservants, not notice it? The fourth master of the Xie family was too cruel and indifferent towards the girl. If you still go to Beijing and tell the master and his wife these things, even if it hurts your face, the marriage will definitely be cancelled.
Xie Jingling was stunned. He never expected that Song Yueyi's condition was so serious and that she was coughing up blood.
Could it be that the medicine was too heavy...
Even in such a situation, she didn't know how to say it herself? He insisted on being a virtuous and virtuous person, and this behavior made him look down upon him even more.
"That's all, I didn't tell you that I wasn't feeling well, which gave me the reputation of being a coercion. Master Su's matter is of course important, but you have to take good care of yourself first. If the prescription prescribed by Dr. Hu doesn't work, I'll try again later. Ask someone to come and treat you.”
He was full of benevolence, justice and morality, but there was no gentle word or care.
"You don't want to hire a doctor again, so I won't bother you." Mother Wen, who was coming in with the cooked medicine, said with a long face:
"Fourth Master, since there is no need for my girl to write to the master, if there is nothing else, please do it. My girl will have a rest after taking the medicine and cannot be disturbed."
"You all should stop saying a few words, how can you be rude to the fourth master." Song Yueyi said weakly: "Cousin, the medicine just prescribed by Dr. Hu has been fried. He said that if you drink it for two days and pay attention to rest, you will get better. My cousin doesn’t need to hire another doctor. As for writing a letter to my father, when I can pick up a pen, I will definitely write it and send it to my cousin to go to Beijing. If the thing I promised Mr. Su doesn’t get done, I’m afraid he’ll have to find someone again. Cousin is in trouble..."
She was out of breath when she spoke, and looked very delicate and carefree. Xie Jingling couldn't help but look at her twice. If it weren't for her submissive and unpleasant temperament, with this weak and charming face, no matter how hard his heart was, There will be two more points of pity.
Xie Jingling also felt very bored when he saw that everyone was frowning. He reluctantly told Ah Fu to find a doctor and left.
Looking at his leaving figure, Song Yueyi, who was leaning on Jinglan's shoulder, showed an almost imperceptible smile. Liu Feng was also a capable person. He got the blood from nowhere, but it took a long time to wrap it up in a handkerchief. It's neither condensed nor dark, otherwise it wouldn't be able to deceive Xie Jingling's shrewd eyes.
Manager Lu released Dr. Hu and Yingxiang that day, but they both received a warning from him to keep their mouths shut.
Doctor Hu could barely escape death, so he packed up his things and left Xie's Mansion overnight.
Yingxiang was still called back to Ruan Ying's yard, and she didn't dare to say a word.
Song Yueyi focused on staying in Chunshu Courtyard to recuperate, secretly wondering what method Xie Jingling used to unknowingly inject the poisonous spirit into her body.
Is it food, clothing, incense, etc.?
The clothes and incense are all taken care of by the people she brought. If it were not for the sake of caution, she would never doubt anyone around her.
Only food cannot be opened in the small kitchen here. It must be brought from the big kitchen every day.
I also asked Liu Feng to go to the kitchen and watch it from beginning to end. After many days, I didn't find anything suspicious.
While she was staying behind closed doors, Nanny Li came over twice in the name of visiting patients, always making insinuations, hoping to test her voice and see if she could help the old lady take care of the general affairs of the house.
She doesn't say yes or no, it's always ambiguous.
She knew that, thanks to the old lady's temperament, if she readily agreed, the job would be in her hands immediately.
Such a flat refusal would make the old woman's face look ugly and completely inconsistent with her previous temperament. Xie Jingling would definitely be suspicious.
However, Xie Anping has been very busy these days.
She went to Baishou Hall from time to time, but actually she went to see the man from Lanyuan. She said she wanted to spend more time with the old lady, but in fact she spent most of the time in Ruan Ying's house. The two of them seemed to have endless things to talk about. generally.
