Has this forehead been replaced?
Who can touch the old lady's things?
Or, who could take apart the forehead and add so much cinnabar under her eyes?
The crimson forehead was carelessly left on the ground, and the pattern on it was dyed with the evil red color of cinnabar. Under the illumination of the lamps and candles in the room, it showed a somewhat eerie beauty.
Guo's expression changed.
Inattention is also a fault. If she said that she had taken apart the forehead to check, it would be a trouble that she could not explain.
Mrs. Guo grinded her back molars and looked at Song Qian with disgust for causing trouble for her. She didn't mention the possibility of having her forehead wiped out and blamed it all on her, "I thought you were asking for something." Old Madam, I just made something with my own hands to show my filial piety. I didn’t expect that you wanted to harm Old Madam, but this thing has passed through my hands. Mrs. Song, you are setting me up for injustice!"
Song Qian didn't know that Mrs. Guo had checked the forehead, let alone that the forehead had been changed. She looked pale and wanted to defend herself but couldn't tell.
Lin asked suspiciously: "Third brother and sister, why do you insist that it is Aunt Song? She has just been punished for the death of Aunt Wen. She should not use cinnabar to attract people's attention anymore. Maybe someone wants to kill someone with a borrowed knife?"
Mrs. Guo hesitated for a moment, "What do you mean, second sister-in-law? How could someone in our house attack the old lady?"
If there is something wrong with Mrs. Wei, the three brothers of the Wei family will be worried. Everyone in the Wei family, as long as they are not fools, will definitely hope that Mrs. Wei will live a long life.
Mrs. Lin guessed: "Perhaps she is a political opponent of the Wei family. I don't know. Third brother and sister, please stop holding on to Aunt Song. No one blames you for your oversight. The most important thing now is to heal the old lady."
Guo's face turned red when she choked, "I, I don't want to shirk, I just want to explain..."
She was really afraid that this matter would involve her, after all, she had been taking care of Mrs. Wei during these days.
Hearing this, Mrs. Lin said: "Now that we have talked about it, why don't the three brothers and sisters explain the matter clearly."
Li Qingyi heard what Lin said and thought to himself: Lin's hunting has begun!
Mrs. Guo's expression was ugly, "Ms. Song was so neglected that she probably wanted to ask the old lady to take care of her, so she asked me what items the old lady liked so that she could go find them to please the old lady."
Lin looked at her, "Did you tell her?"
Mrs. Guo secretly felt hot. She was helping Song Qian, but she was actually trying to trick Mr. Lin secretly. Song Qian is a good concubine, and she poses the greatest threat to the Lin family. If it's all over, what's the point?
She helped Song Qian just to watch the excitement, but she didn't expect that something like this would happen.
Now that I say this little idea in front of everyone, I feel a little embarrassed.
She said uncomfortably: "After all, she is from the Song family. For the sake of the Song family, the old lady wanted to give her some face. I just followed the trend and told her that the old lady likes fine needlework. Who knew that the Song family Hiding evil intentions, you actually took the opportunity to poison the old lady?"
Mrs. Lin glared at her when she heard this, and mocked Ms. Guo mercilessly as before: "It's rare for the three younger siblings to be kind, but who knows that good intentions can lead to bad things."
Guo's face turned red.
Mrs. Lin ignored her and looked at Princess Yuanheng.
Princess Yuanheng looked at Wei Shicheng again.
Wei Shicheng's eyes swept over the women in the back house impatiently, and he invited Dr. Li to come and take a look, "Doctor Li, do you think the dosage of these cinnabar can poison my mother?"
Doctor Li had already ordered people to get some medicine. He was waiting aside when he heard the sound and walked to the place where the cinnabar was scattered. He picked up some and put it under his nose and smelled it. After confirming that it was cinnabar, he said, "These doses are indeed very large, but , the old lady probably wasn’t poisoned because of this.”
Everyone was stunned again when they heard this. Doctor Li continued: "It is true that cinnabar has a soothing effect, but if used in an improper amount, over time, the toxicity will penetrate deep into the skin mechanism, and it will kill people. But... these cinnabar, the old lady came into contact with The time was not very long, and judging from her symptoms, it should be a sudden onset of poisonous effects due to continuous intake of large doses in a short period of time."
Song Qian cried out at the right time: "I was wronged! I have never harmed anyone! It is even less possible for me to harm the old lady..."
No one paid any attention to her.
Wei Shicheng asked: "If it wasn't for the cinnabar, how could my mother have been poisoned?"
Doctor Li looked at the burning brazier in the room and said, "Although cinnabar usually cannot poison people quickly, after burning, it can poison people deeply in a short time. Has anyone noticed anything unusual?"
Mrs. Wei was afraid of the cold. Even if it wasn't winter, she would have people put a charcoal basin when the autumn rain was cold.
Someone immediately came to the brazier to check, and then shook his head to indicate that there was no problem.
Princess Yuanheng said: "Who would let it continue to burn after noticing the presence of cinnabar? Besides, how could there be cinnabar in the brazier? This pot of charcoal fire will need to be replaced if it doesn't last long. Is it possible to tamper with it? Isn’t it necessary that the people come here to sprinkle some cinnabar every time?”
Dr. Li was also speechless for a moment.
Mrs. Lin glanced at Mrs. Guo and said, "Except when the old lady is sleeping at night, there are always people around her. Since the old lady has been poisoned, why are the people around her okay?"
The girls and grandmothers beside the old lady looked at each other, and Mrs. Guo was even more stunned.
Yingchun replied to everyone, "The old lady is a light sleeper and will be awakened by the slightest movement, so we all stay vigil outside in the pavilion. Therefore, except when we go to bed at night, we usually follow the old lady. He is never far away from anyone."
"When you go to bed at night..." Nong Shao suddenly said: "The old lady has always had a habit of leaving a candle when she goes to bed at night!"
Candle!
Everyone in the room looked at Guo.
Guo's heart dropped.
She was in charge of all the charcoal fires and candle purchases in Li's house!
Everyone's eyes couldn't help but look at Guo.
However, Li Qingyi focused all his attention on Mrs. Lin. What a good plan. Not only could he damage Mrs. Wei's body again, but he also stepped on Song Qian by the way, and then implicated Mr. Guo. It really killed three birds with one stone. What a plan! new
Princess Yuanheng stopped everyone's whispers and said, "It's a very important matter, so we can't jump to conclusions. However, the three younger siblings should stay in the yard and don't go out during this period, and others shouldn't come near!"
Guo felt aggrieved, but did not refute.
Wei Shicheng signaled, and immediately a woman came forward and took out two candles from the candlestick.
Doctor Li cut off a small piece, put it in a porcelain dish and put it on the charcoal fire to melt. After a while, his expression changed. After the wax block on the disk melted, there were a few strands in the transparent wax oil. Vibrant red.
"As expected... cinnabar will turn into mercury when burned by fire. The mercury fills the air, is colorless and odorless, and is difficult to detect. The old lady is older and her body is not as good as that of young people. In this way There are so many doses in a small candle..."
Nong Shao took the unused candles in the old lady's room, cut off small pieces one after another, and melted the candles according to Dr. Li's method. Sure enough, there were almost all of them in this batch!
Everyone looked toward the candles in the room.
Ever since the old lady got the eye disease, she hated the darkness very much. Even though her eyes had recovered a little after treatment and she could barely see some things, she was still very afraid of the dark and would light a candle to sleep every night.
Everyone suddenly felt chilly in their hearts. They couldn't help but shudder when they looked at the dozen or so red candles shining brightly on the candlesticks in the room!
If so, this idea is too vicious!
Princess Yuanheng quickly ordered people to replace all the candles and said: "Keep these candles containing cinnabar well!"
The third lady, Mrs. Guo, looked pale and murmured: "How could this happen? These candles were purchased together during the New Year's Day..."
Yingchun came in from the outside with a bowl of medicine and walked forward quickly. Nong Shao quickly stepped forward to support the old lady and fed the old lady the medicine in front of everyone's attention.
Dr. Li said: "The old lady needs to take advantage of the heat of the medicine to administer the acupuncture. Please stay away. Just leave a few people to look after her."
Wei Shicheng's expression was cold and he said, "Everyone goes back first."
The aunts, aunts, and other people in each room are waiting to leave.
, Princess Yuanheng, the Lin family and the Guo family will naturally stay.
Dr. Li slowly moved the silver needles on the old lady's forehead, neck and other acupuncture points. After half an hour, the old lady finally woke up from coma with a long breath.
Everyone hurried forward, and Dr. Li, who was sweating profusely, was invited to the side to drink tea and rest.
"Old lady, how are you?"
The old lady's eyes were cloudy. She turned around and seemed to see several blurry figures in front of her. Her throat rolled and she could not speak.
Ms. Lin said: "Everyone, step back and let the old lady take a breath."
Mrs. Guo was unhappy: "Second sister-in-law, are you the only one who cares about the old lady's safety? We are all just idlers?"
Ms. Lin frowned and turned around, with "Why are you so ignorant" written all over her face? She said, "I think the third brother and sister really don't care about the old lady's safety!"
Guo was so angry that she was trembling all over and could not speak.
Princess Yuanheng said: "Don't talk about what you have or what you don't have at this time. It's better to hold on to the old lady's body first. It's useless for everyone to gather around here. Step aside first and let the old lady relax."
Guo's face was stiff and she glared at Lin fiercely.
Mrs. Lin just pretended that she didn't exist, looked at the old lady and asked softly: "Old lady, is there any pain or discomfort on your body?"
The old lady shook her head and closed her eyes again, as if she had exhausted all her strength.
Doctor Li sighed and said from the side: "Mercury poisoning will cause some burning pain in the body. The old lady is weak. Although she has woken up, she needs someone to take care of her at all times..."
Wei Shicheng nodded and politely sent Doctor Li away.
Mrs. Guo wanted to come forward to talk to the old lady, but Ms. Lin seemed to be deliberately trying to make her angry and said: "Third brother and sister, please forgive me for offending my sister-in-law. The cause of the old lady's poisoning has not yet been found out, so you should temporarily Very good at avoiding..."
Guo's lips trembled with anger, he flicked his sleeves, left Heyan Hall, and went back to the third room.
Li Qingyi looked at the weird look of joy in Mrs. Lin's eyes, and her temples jumped twice. This Mrs. Lin must have plans!
