Di Xue and Chu Ran hurried to the guest room of Di Mansion and saw that although the old couple and the little girl were unconscious, they were still sweating on their foreheads due to abdominal pain.
Chu Ran approached and put his hand on the little girl's wrist. After a while, he got up and said:
"They have eaten something bad. Now they can only induce vomiting first."
Di Xue nodded, and Chu Ran subconsciously wanted to take the silver needle on her head, but was a little embarrassed.
When Di Xue saw Chu Ran reaching out, she understood what he meant and took the silver needle out of her bun and handed it to him.
Chu Ran took it and quickly asked someone to prepare several wooden barrels to contain the vomit.
Then he supported the little girl's head and made her lie prone. In order to prevent the little girl from choking, Chu Ran gave her acupuncture to wake her up.
Then he quickly inserted a few needles into the little girl's neck. The little girl's stomach suddenly turned violent and she vomited out the filth.
The situation improved obviously. After Chu Ran applied acupuncture on the old couple in the same way, the sweat on their heads gradually stopped.
Chu Ran ordered people to grab medicine and boil it again, and then he felt relieved after drinking some water for the three of them.
"I have troubled you to take care of them in the past few days. Their bodies have eaten too much rotten food, so their gastrointestinal tract is very fragile. They can only eat a small amount every day, drink some porridge, and take medicine on time."
After Chu Ran finished speaking, Di Xue nodded: "Don't worry, you'll leave it to me now."
After tidying up the house, Di Xue ordered someone to bring bedding and a change of clothes. After the three of them had packed up, they went to the front hall to express their gratitude.
"Thank you two adults. We have nothing to repay you. We can only repay you in the next life by being like cows and horses!" The old couple said as they pulled the little girl to kneel down.
Di Xue and Chu Ran quickly helped the three of them up, and then Di Xue said seriously:
"You're welcome, these are what we should do. As an official of the Soochow Kingdom, how can we not do things for the people!"
"We, the old couple, have met a good person!"
The old lady's tears flowed down her cheeks and she quickly reached out to wipe them away.
Di Xue saw that the old woman's hands were all cracked, and felt uncomfortable in her heart. Then she heard the little girl call out "Master Di".
Di Xue looked at the little girl and asked curiously: "How did you know my surname is Di?"
"Everyone on Yuanjing Street said that there was a female official from Dali Temple who enforced the law impartially and solved cases like a god. When I saw my sister wearing official uniform that day, I knew it was Master Di!"
After the girl finished speaking, she smiled shyly. Di Xue saw the little girl's innocence and romance from her face, and couldn't help but think of Wang Xiaoya in the Zhou Huai case.
She was picked up by her childless aunt, who hoped she could start over and live a good life.
"It turns out you are Master Di. Sir, we are wronged!"
When the old man heard what the little girl said, his eyes immediately lit up, and he knelt down and began to cry out for injustice.
After Di Xue helped him up, he told a story that was unclear from the lawsuit.
It turns out that my father-in-law’s family’s surname is Yang, and they originally lived as farmers in Chuzhou, south of Yuanjing.
However, as the father-in-law's son Xiao Yang grew up, the local matchmaker recommended a marriage for him.
The woman, Zhao Huihui, was the daughter of the head of a local vaudeville troupe, and Xiao Yang lived a good life after marrying her.
However, Zhao Huihui's father fell seriously ill and was unable to support the vaudeville troupe, and most of the people in the troupe also left.
She wanted to revive the juggling troupe, so Xiao Yang learned to juggle in order to make his wife happy. Although these were all childish skills, fortunately, Xiao Yang's brain was still flexible and he was gradually able to perform tricks.
So the young couple started performing together, and they saved a lot of money. However, Zhao Huihui got pregnant not long after, and Xiao Yang's performance was enough to support her.
After Zhao Huihui gave birth to Yang Zhi'er, she became increasingly insecure and unsatisfied with her current life. So when Yang Zhi'er turned one year old, that is, five years ago, she dragged Xiao Yang to Yuanjing.
In the first few months, they were able to send a lot of money home, and the old couple took good care of Yang Zhier.
But gradually the money sent became less and less, and Xiao Yang also sent back a letter saying that Zhao Huihui had changed and he no longer wanted to stay in Yuanjing.
A few days later, Xiao Yang sent back a letter again, saying that the couple was attracted by a young lady from a wealthy family, who stayed in their garden to perform and gave them a lot of money. When they had enough money, they were taken over. past.
As a result, there was no news from Xiao Yang and his wife after this letter.
The old couple were anxious, so they packed up their greetings and brought Yang Zhier to Yuanjing. After asking around, they found out that Xiao Yang and his wife had gone to the Li Mansion to perform as entertainers.
Li Xiuzhu, the daughter of the Li family, liked the two of them very much and kept them in her courtyard. However, a month ago, Li Xiuzhu said that the two of them had stolen his precious jade pendant and asked them to pay for it.
However, the two of them insisted that they did not steal. When Li Xiuzhu saw that they refused to admit it, he beat them up and sent them to the government.
The officials knew that the two men had offended the prime minister's daughter, so they naturally refused to let them survive and severely punished them.
The two could not bear the punishment and finally died in prison.
The old couple of the Yang family were very distressed when they found out about this incident. They went to the mass grave and used the clothes of the young Yang couple to recover the bodies.
After transporting the two decomposing bodies to their hometown for burial, the old couple asked the local scholar to write a lawsuit and brought them to Yuanjing.
But they were single and weak, and the people in the government didn't listen to what they said. For this reason, the two of them were beaten frequently.
Yang Zhier gradually grew up in such an environment, and gradually the old couple gave up on reporting to the government.
She was even a little afraid of the government, and the old woman was in a daze because of the depression in her heart.
This is also the reason why they did not dare to speak out their grievances when they saw Di Xue wearing official uniform.
After hearing this, Di Xue sighed deeply in her heart.
"Li Xiuzhu is Li Yong's eldest daughter and Li Heng's sister."
After Chu Ran said this, Di Xue reacted: "Is this the Emperor's Concubine Li?"
"However, she was sick all the time in her early years and had a weird temperament. The Li family opened a separate mansion for her, and she always wore a veil to show off to others. Even Li Heng said that he saw her sister's true face after Li Xiuzhu married the emperor. !”
Chu Ran nodded, but his words made Di Xue fall into deep thought. What disease caused her to wear a veil in her early years?
"Could it be that she has some looks?"
Listening to Di Xue's question, Chu Ran naturally knew what she was thinking, so he shook his head:
"Concubine Li is very plump. Even the emperor said when he saw her, she was buried under the illness she suffered in the early years!"
"Then what does Li Heng think of his sister?"
"Li Heng only said that his sister was very gloomy before she became a concubine, and she especially disliked Li Heng. During a family dinner, she almost accidentally scratched Li Heng's face with silver chopsticks, but her temperament softened a lot after becoming a concubine. "
Di Xue nodded. It seemed that something had changed about Li Xiuzhu before she became a noble concubine. It was also during this period that Xiao Yang and his wife were beaten to death in prison. Is there any connection between them?
Maybe I should join in the fun tomorrow when the Wala envoy comes to the palace to meet Concubine Li!
