Xie Chunhua originally didn't want to take care of it, but the problem was that her marriage was still in the hands of his wife. Even if she didn't enter the palace, if her aunt was not happy to marry her to a widower, she would still have to bear it.
But Xie Chunhua can think these words, but he must not say them to outsiders.
Xie Rongzhao couldn't help with the matter of Zui Xian Brewing, and Xie Chunhua had no choice. Anyway, she did as her aunt said, and left the rest to fate.
Mrs. Xie asked her to invite Xie Rongzhao over. Of course, she was not just thinking about Zuixian Brewing. She had already made plans.
From beginning to end, Mrs. Xie never showed up, but she had learned about Xie Rongzhao's general preferences through the eyes and ears of the servants.
Two days later, Xie Rongzhao was doing embroidery work with his mother. When he looked up, he suddenly noticed that his mother's lips were purple, and he felt panicked for a moment.
"Auntie, don't move!"
Liu Ruolan didn't know what she meant, looked at her and smiled: "What's wrong?"
Xie Rongzhao's expression was very surprised, "Come here, call the doctor, quickly!"
Xie Rongzhao called Grandma Gu in again, and they worked together to help Liu Ruolan lie down on the couch.
Liu Ruolan was shocked by what she did: "What's wrong? Darling, I'm not feeling unwell. Why do I need to call a doctor?"
"Grandma, please don't speak yet." Xie Rongzhao turned to ask Gu: "My grandma's lip color is wrong?"
Gu Shi observed it carefully for a moment: "It seems to be a little purple, not as ruddy as before."
Because Xie Xiuwen is not at home, and Liu Ruolan doesn't even go out, she doesn't put on makeup at home. She just applies some cream to nourish her skin after washing her face.
There is no lipstick on the lips, and the color is obviously purple. Anyone who looks at it will realize that there is something wrong.
Soon, the doctor was called in. He checked her pulse and pricked her fingertips to get blood. Finally, it was determined that the lady had been poisoned.
Xie Rongzhao turned pale with shock: "Are you right? Are you really poisoned?"
"Exactly, it's just that the toxicity is still shallow now, so it can be easily cured, but we have to figure out what kind of poison it is first."
After Xie Rongzhao gave the order, both Gu and Wang Zizhen moved very quickly. Even the girl who was working in the kitchen was called over for questioning.
The doctor tested all the snacks and tea placed in Liu Ruolan's room one by one, and finally determined that there was something wrong with the plate of snacks.
"I added honey to this point, and probably also added the stamens of azaleas. This substance is poisonous. Even ordinary bees collecting nectar will avoid the azaleas. I didn't expect that someone would be so clever in calculating, and use the azaleas. The stamens of the flower are mixed into this pastry, and the dose is very light. If this pastry is used continuously, it will take about ten days for the poison to develop."
Xie Rongzhao was horrified. He never expected that someone had already reached into the inner courtyard of their home.
"Doctor, what about my mother now?"
"It's okay. Based on my observation of his symptoms, he has probably eaten snacks for about two or three days, and the poisoning is not serious."
Liu Ruolan was awake at this time and naturally heard all these words clearly.
She was extremely lucky to have a good daughter. If Guabao hadn't discovered that her lip color was different, she might not have been able to detoxify it so early.
A group of people were kneeling and waiting outside. After Xie Rongzhao made sure that Liu Ruolan was not in serious trouble, he went outside to interrogate him personally.
Although she is young, she has been following Xie Xiuwen and imitated the majesty of a sub-official in him.
"You guys are so tough-talking, I'm not in a hurry to punish you. This way, I'll give you a chance to make atonement. Whoever can expose someone, if verified by me, will not only not be punished, but will also be rewarded with another two taels of silver. If the merit is great enough, I can even return the deed of betrayal to you. How about that?"
Before Xie Xiuwen left Beijing, he had just obtained the official position of fourth rank.
According to the rules of the Dazhi Dynasty, Xie Xiuwen now has 300 shi of salary, 700 acres of land, and his monthly salary has increased to 4,200 guan. The strength class has increased from the original 24 people to the current 3 Twelve people.
Xie Rongzhao's first suspicion was naturally the eight people who entered the mansion later.
Among the eight people who entered the house later, six were guards and two servants.
In fact, generally speaking, the power classes assigned by the court were mainly for young and middle-aged men. Some mansions would also provide some benefits to the subordinates there and make some personal requests based on their actual situation.
Xie Rongzhao knew that his father would not make such an additional request, and his mother always felt that there were not many masters in the house, so there was no need to send more people, so the arrival of these two servants was already problematic.
Xie Rongzhao originally thought that the problem lay with these two servant women, but after careful interrogation, she found out that the reason why these two people were assigned to Xie's house was because of Zhao Yue's manipulation.
"Miss Rong, the two slaves are the family members of the criminal minister. They were exiled to the border for several years. It was not until last year that they had the opportunity to return to their hometown. However, the relatives of the two slaves are not willing to recognize us anymore, and even the children despise us. Being old and weak, the two slaves originally thought of drowning themselves in the river. At least they came back and saw their relatives, and they were not afraid of death. They happened to be rescued by the prince's men and were temporarily placed outside the city.
Half a month ago, the Crown Prince sent someone to look for the two slaves. He said that the life experiences of the two slaves had been found out. He also took pity on me and other old people, and only said that he had prepared a way for us to take care of ourselves in old age. In this way, the two slaves could Entered Xie's Mansion. "
Fang Hu promptly submitted the relevant household registration certificates for the two of them.
These two people are indeed slaves.
However, before they were convicted, both of them were prominent figures, and one of them even came out of the palace. If it weren't for the trouble caused by the betrothed husband's family, he wouldn't be living here.
Xie Rongzhao only felt that things seemed to be more difficult.
If it weren't for them, it would have been an old man who had been working in the house for several years.
It was hard for Xie Rongzhao to imagine that someone who had been working as an errand in the mansion for several years would actually betray his master.
Fortunately, Xie Rongzhao's previous idea was very clever, and after a lot of fighting, he was able to find out the poisoner.
Fang Hu was unambiguous on the other end and went straight to check on her husband and son to see if there was any breakthrough.
However, the woman asked no questions and repeatedly denied that she had used Du Juanhua. She also said that as a servant, how could she have the opportunity to come into contact with such good things?
Xie Rongzhao's eyebrows skipped a beat. If it weren't for the inappropriateness, she really wanted to drag him to the Yamen directly.
This person's residence had been searched, and a package of items was quickly found. After confirmation by the doctor, it was indeed Du Juan powder. However, at this point, the woman still refused to plead guilty and kept saying that she was raped. Someone was framed.
"First tie the person, gag him, throw him into the woodshed and lock him up, and then deal with it after his mother gets better."
(End of chapter)
