Mother Zhao looked at Mrs. Lin and felt that she had become bolder since she blinded the old lady in revenge.
Madam deliberately kept them out of Aunt Wen's death, in order to prevent the Zou family from revealing the secret and leaving room for shirk. Although she didn't know the specific details, she could make a pretty good guess after thinking about it.
Now Lin's hand reaches out to Princess Yuanheng.
Mother Zhao felt that this was a bit too risky, "Madam, why are you attacking Princess Yuanheng? Compared with the princess, perhaps the third lady has more room for maneuver."
Mrs. Lin pondered and said, "I understand what you mean, Mother Zhao, but I also have my own considerations."
She raised her chin with her hands and looked at the setting sun outside the window. She was silent for a moment and said, "Princess Yuanheng has a noble status. She is the granddaughter of the Queen Mother, a relative of the emperor, and a lady of the Wei family. But if you think about it carefully, if If something happens to Princess Yuanheng, can someone plan for her and make decisions for her?"
Mother Zhao hesitated, "Master..."
"Ha... If the Queen Mother was the emperor's biological mother, Princess Yuanheng would naturally be something to be feared, but she is not. Although the Emperor respected the Queen Mother, his holy light could not shine on the Queen Mother's granddaughter. The Queen Mother went to Hexi, and Wei Shicheng There is no longer any place where I can borrow strength from Princess Yuanheng.”
Mrs. Lin sneered, "Looking at the scenery, the difference between Princess Yuanheng and me is that the Queen Mother left her a rich fortune. Otherwise, why would she bother to take over her and her ex-husband's daughter to the Wei family?" Become a chess piece to please Wei Shicheng?"
Mother Zhao thought about it carefully and said, "That's exactly what I said."
Mrs. Lin's eyes were gloomy, "That old immortal wants me to be removed from court so that Wei Shiyuan can find another virtuous wife. Doesn't she have the same thoughts about Princess Yuanheng? If Princess Yuanheng is gone, , there are countless powerful families in the capital, it’s hard to guarantee that there won’t be anyone who wants to fill Wei Shicheng’s house!”
Mother Zhao lowered her voice, "That Miss Li is of great use. I'm sure the old lady won't think of doing anything to the princess for a moment. Besides, Miss Li seems to be weak, and she's not a fool either."
"Humph, he's just a kid, nothing to be afraid of."
Mother Zhao was worried and wanted to persuade her again, but she also knew that Mrs. Lin was forced to do something by Mr. Zou.
Mrs. Lin narrowed her eyes, "Although it is a bit risky to reach out to Princess Yuanheng, as long as the matter is done, there will be no worries. It is different with the Guo family. Her natal family is in the household department. Now the Guo family and the Wei family rely on each other, and the Guo family Her position in the Wei family is stable! If something happens to her, the Wei family will inevitably be in trouble, and we won't be able to escape."
She paused and then said: "One more thing, Princess Yuanheng has no natal family. When she dies, the property in her hands will be in the hands of the Wei family. If anything is missing, Wei Jin'er will How can a junior figure it out?"
Mother Zhao nodded when she heard this, "Madam is still thoughtful."
Mother Zhao has served Lin for many years, how could she not know her intelligence.
Mrs. Lin smiled and said, "But it's not completely impossible with Mr. Guo. We just need to think of a proper idea."
Mother Zhao was shocked that Mrs. Lin actually wanted to take action on both sides.
In the end, it was Mrs. Wei's conspiracy that stimulated Mrs. Lin, and coupled with Mrs. Zou's coercion, Mrs. Lin finally let go.
"My slave, the princess has shown no reaction to the rumors at all. This matter is probably false."
"It doesn't matter if it's true or not, what's important is that someone believes it."
Mother Zhao was confused, the rumors had weakened, right?
I heard Mrs. Lin say again, "If you want something to be confirmed, there is no other way than asking others to take the initiative to believe it."
"any solution?"
"Let the person under suspicion admit it himself."
Mother Zhao's eyes widened, "How is this possible? Unless Princess Yuanheng is crazy!"
"Of course it's impossible to admit it actively, but if she committed suicide out of fear of crime, wouldn't it be equivalent to a passive admission? "
"Madam is saying..." No matter how close Mrs. Zhao is to Mrs. Lin, she is still just a servant. Although she understands some things, she dare not say them out.
He said ambiguously: "Madam, are you saying that if the princess dies, others will think that she committed suicide in shame?"
Mrs. Lin casually fiddled with the broken hair on her forehead and said in a calm voice, "Maybe we can try it?"
*****
The autumn rain is continuous, and the bones of the cold people are a bit stiff, and they are getting more and more lazy, but all the rooms in the Wei Mansion still have to go to Heyan Hall to pay their respects to Mrs. Wei.
Li Qingyi followed Princess Yuanheng through corridor after corridor.
The Heyan Hall was fully lit with lights, making it even more radiant in such a gloomy weather.
But before he entered the house, Li Qingyi heard the third lady, Guo Shi, scream, "Old Madam!"
Princess Yuanheng frowned and strode into the house.
Li Qingyi also quickly ran towards the house behind her.
In the room, in addition to Guo and Wei Lan'er, Lin and Wei Baozhu, mother and daughter, were also there, and the girls were surrounded by people shouting. .
Nong Shao and Yingchun were holding Mrs. Wei, one was holding her, and the other was pinching her, but Mrs. Wei closed her eyes tightly and showed no reaction.
As soon as Mrs. Lin saw Princess Yuanheng coming over, she hurriedly said: "Princess, the old lady was talking to us a moment ago, and she suddenly fell down. This... what's going on?"
Mrs. Guo turned pale with fright, "Yes, Princess, the old lady fainted without any warning. How can this be a good thing!"
Princess Yuanheng frowned and came closer. Seeing the old lady's face as golden as paper, she said in a deep voice to Lingxi, "The master should have returned from the palace by this time. Send someone to greet him quickly, and then ask for the imperial doctor." Come and treat the old lady."
After a while, the news had spread throughout the house. All the aunts, young masters and girls in the house had arrived together with their respective maids and women, and they stood in a crowd in the yard.
Wei Shicheng hurried back from outside and passed through the crowd with a look of surprise on his face.
Dr. Li was quickly called in. He checked the old lady's symptoms repeatedly and asked, "Is there anything unusual today?"
Nong Shao and Ying Chun answered one by one, and there was nothing unusual.
Wei Shicheng frowned and said, "Except for the eye disease, my mother has always been in good health, so there shouldn't be anything serious, right? I wonder when my mother will wake up?"
Doctor Li shook his head thoughtfully, "It's not like a normal fainting, it seems like he was poisoned."
Everyone's hearts trembled, and their expressions changed. Wei Shicheng looked around the crowd in surprise and doubt, and said, "Poisoned?"
Guo's legs went weak. She was responsible for the food and drinks in the house. The mention of poisoning at this time was naturally related to food.
Wei Shicheng did not pursue the matter for the time being. The most important thing was to diagnose and treat Mrs. Wei first. "Mr. Li, since it can be seen that it is poisoning, is there any way to rescue her?"
Doctor Li took out the silver needle, pricked the old lady's finger, sprinkled some powder into the blood droplets, observed for a moment, and said: "Preliminary judgment, the old lady seems to be suffering from mercury poisoning."
"Mercury? How is it possible?" Ms. Guo was worried, fearing that this matter had something to do with eating. "Mr. Li, are you wrong? The old lady cannot come into contact with mercury..."
Doctor Li explained: "Under normal circumstances, it is naturally impossible to come into contact with mercury, but there are exceptions. I wonder if the old lady has used cinnabar?"
Cinnabar?
Cinnabar again!
Everyone thought of Mother Sun in unison.
But Mother Sun is dead.
Everyone thought of Song Qian.
Could it be that Song Qian had a grudge and wanted to poison the old lady?
The third lady Guo's face changed drastically and she pointed at Song Qian, "It's you! Why did you want to harm the old lady! Tell me!"
Song Qian was shocked. When she heard the imperial doctor mention cinnabar, she secretly thought something was wrong.
All eyes turned to her.
"I didn't, how could I harm the old lady!"
"Okay!" Wei Shicheng stopped her defense and said to Dr. Li, "Please bother to diagnose and treat her."
Dr. Li said: "The old lady is deeply poisoned, and because of her age, her condition is not very good. I should do my best as a subordinate."
After that, he walked aside, picked up a pen and meditated on the prescription, and ignored everyone.
Only then did Wei Shicheng glance at Aunt Song and asked, "What on earth is going on!"
Aunt Song looked at Mrs. Guo. Mrs. Guo frowned, walked up to the old lady, and took off the forehead wipe she was wearing with a very ugly look on her face.
This forehead wiping was done by her, and now that there was such a big mistake, she naturally wanted to make it clear first, "A few days ago, Aunt Song took the needlework she made to honor the old lady, and this is the forehead wiping. "
Everyone looked at the forehead wiping strip. It had a purple background and was embroidered with pictures of the Eight Treasures of Good Luck and Longevity. The stitching was neat and the pattern was complicated and exquisite. At first glance, it seemed that a lot of thought had been put into it.
The third lady, Guo, was very angry at such an unfortunate incident and said: "Aunt Song heard that the old lady had not been sleeping well recently, so she specially placed a little cinnabar in the mezzanine to calm the nerves. The old lady usually likes this kind of exquisite works. It was a small item, and I was very happy, so I put it on at that time.”
Aunt Song did the forehead wiping to please the old lady, so naturally she wanted to ask the old lady to help her turn over, but she didn't expect that such a disaster would happen, "The wiping on the forehead was just a little bit of cinnabar, and cinnabar does have the effect of calming the mind. , how could it be possible for the old lady to be poisoned!"
Guo's anger surged, "The old lady has always been in good health. If it wasn't for this, how could she suddenly be poisoned by cinnabar?"
After hearing this, she picked up the scissors in the basket and cut the forehead mercilessly from the middle. With a flick of her wrist, the red powder fell to the ground and said angrily: "Look, you still won't say anything now." truth?"
Aunt Song was completely frightened when she saw the falling red powder.
She didn't know how to explain it. She was the one who wiped her forehead, but she didn't put so much cinnabar in it!
"It's not me, I didn't. I just wanted to do some needlework to honor the old lady, and it didn't harm anyone..."
The third lady, Mrs. Guo, gritted her teeth. She had clearly asked someone to check the item, and it was found that only a very small amount of cinnabar was put into it. It was impossible to cause poisoning. As a result, there were some flaws on the edge of the forehead wiper. The old lady even laughed at her for being too cautious.
And now, how could so much cinnabar appear out of thin air inside!
