Xin You wiped the medicinal juice from the corner of her lips and asked calmly: "Who made today's medicine?"
"My maid suffered from it, and then I asked Jiang Shuang to guard it -" Xiao Lian's expression changed, "Is there something wrong with this medicine?"
Xin You shook his head: "I don't know if there is a problem, I just think the taste is a little different."
Aunt Xia was the one who served my mother's food. She was very good at cooking, and she also had a good tongue. A difference in taste does not necessarily mean there is something wrong with the medicine, but in the Shaoqing Mansion where murder is everywhere, she has to be more cautious.
"Is the medicine residue still there?"
"Yesterday's medicine dregs were left by Jiang Shuang on the flowers on the wall, and today's medicine has not been cleaned up yet." Xiao Lian looked more and more nervous, and she had already decided that there was something wrong with the medicine.
Xin You thought for a moment and asked, "Does Miss Kou have any savings?"
"some."
Xin You whispered softly: "Pack up the medicine residue quietly, and go to a small medical clinic far away from Shaoqing's house on the pretext of buying me candied fruits. Get some money and ask the doctor to do it..."
Xiaolian nodded while listening. She first processed the concoction, then arranged errands for the servants in Wan Qingju. While these people were busy, she collected the dregs of the medicine and went outside the house.
Not long after Xiaolian went out, the little maid came to report that the second wife and the fourth girl were here.
"Is Qingqing feeling better today?" Compared with the low-key manner in the old lady's house yesterday, Zhu's lips were smiling today, and she was a little more approachable.
The fourth girl, Duan Yunyan, stood beside her mother. She only called Cousin Qing once when she entered the room and then fell silent.
Xin You's heart moved.
Duan Yunyan was only ten years old, a lively and talkative age, but he was so alienated from his cousin who had lived in Shaoqing's mansion for four years. I don’t know whether it’s because of the age difference that we can’t play together, or because of the advice of adults.
"Second aunt is worried about me. I just took medicine and I feel much better."
"That's good. Eat and take medicine on time, and you'll be fine soon..." Mrs. Zhu warned warmly, sat down for a while and then left with her daughter.
Xin You signaled the maid to open the gifts brought by Mrs. Zhu. In addition to a few ordinary supplements, there was also a stick of old wild ginseng.
The scholarly family of Shaoqing Mansion was, to put it bluntly, not rich enough, and the second wife, Mrs. Zhu, as a concubine's daughter-in-law, could not touch the door of the housekeeper, so this visitation gift was very valuable.
Due to the environment in which he grew up, Xinyou originally lived a free and easy life, but now he had to think more.
Next, people from the old lady and the eldest lady came to visit one after another, and Xiaolian came back near noon.
"How?" When she asked this question, Xin You already knew what was going on.
Without anyone else around, Xiaolian no longer concealed her fear and said in a trembling voice: "Girl, there's something wrong with the medicine..."
"Drink some water and speak slowly."
Xiaolian grabbed the cup and drank some water. The fingertips holding the cup couldn't help shaking: "The doctor checked the medicine residue and found that there was an extra ingredient in the medicine today. Although it also has analgesic effect, it has nothing to do with the effect of regulating qi and nourishing blood." The prescriptions are incompatible with each other. A weak person may suffer from abdominal pain and vomiting in mild cases, or coma and death in severe cases..."
Xin You listened silently, her expression unchanged: "Call everyone from Wanqingju."
"Girl--" Xiao Lian had confusion and resentment on her face.
Someone in Shaoqing's house really wants to harm the girl!
"Go ahead."
Facing those dark eyes, Xiaolian's mind cleared up and she knelt down: "Yes."
Not long after, two servant girls and two little maids appeared in front of Xin You.
"You should all have heard that I hit my head after falling off a cliff, and I couldn't remember some things for a while. I didn't take care of it when I came back yesterday, so I'll introduce myself today." Xin You first looked at the little maid named Jiang Shuang.
Jiangshuang knelt down and said, "My name is Jiangshuang. I am mainly responsible for cleaning the house and doing some chores ordered by Sister Xiaolian."
Another little maid said: "My name is Hanxue. I guard the door and run errands for the girl."
The younger servant said: "The old slave is responsible for cleaning the courtyard. The girl used to call the old slave Mama Wang."
The servant who spoke last was in her fifties, with a reserved expression and an honest look on her face: "The old slave's family name is Li, and she does menial work in the courtyard."
Xin You's eyes were fixed and she said warmly: "Mama Li is quite old. Isn't it hard to do rough work?"
Grandma Li hurriedly said: "Young lady, you have broken the old slave. These tasks are what the old slave is used to doing. It's okay, if you don't think the old slave is clumsy."
"How could that happen?" Xin You glanced at Xiao Lian and said, "Xiao Lian, bring that silver ring."
Xiaolian was stunned, then quickly walked to the cabinet and opened the box. After a little hesitation, she took out a plain silver ring from a dozen rings of different materials and sizes.
"Thank you for your hard work, Grandma Li."
Aunt Li looked shocked: "Girl, you can't do it, you can't do it -"
Although Xiaolian was puzzled by Xinyou's special treatment of Aunt Li, she moved swiftly, holding Nanny Li's hand and putting it on for her personally: "Since this is a reward from the girl, don't refuse, Nanny Li, try it quickly." The trial fit is inappropriate.”
"This, how does this make -" Nanny Li still refused, looking at a loss what to do.
Xin You looked on with cold eyes. Not to mention the two little maids, Mother Wang stared at Nanny Li with obvious jealousy.
When the four of them retreated, Xiaolian asked in confusion: "Why does the girl only admire Nanny Li?"
Even if you want to win over people's hearts, you won't have to deal with a rude mother-in-law.
"I just think Grandma Li's hands are suitable for wearing rings." Xinyou stroked her fingers.
The girl's fingers were as green as green onions, fair and slender, but empty without any ornaments. When Xiaolian thought about Grandma Li's fat fingers again, she couldn't help but reveal a look that was hard to explain.
Xin You felt in a good mood.
The owner of those hands turned out to be far away in the horizon, but right in front of me.
"Girl, how do you know there is a silver ring?" Xiaolian asked another question.
The keys to the boxes and cages containing gold and silver jewelry were always in her hand.
Xin You smiled when he heard this: "I don't think Miss Kou will even have a silver ring."
Xiaolian was speechless and struggled a few times in her mind. She first brought over the box on the dressing table, then moved two boxes and cages from the cabinet and opened them one by one.
The boxes are full of exquisite ornaments suitable for girls to wear, and the hairpins and jade ornaments in the cage are valuable at first sight.
"These all belong to the girl." Xiao Lian couldn't hide her pride, "There are also a few boxes of good materials, all of which are kept in the west room."
There are always people who think that the girl in her family is living under someone else's roof. In fact, the girl's family is much richer than the other girls in her family.
After Xinyou was silent for a moment, she asked, "Is that all there is?"
Xiaolian couldn't help being stunned, looking at the box full of treasures and hesitated: "Are these... very few?"
"You once said that Miss Kou's grandfather accumulated tens of thousands of fortunes through business in troubled times, but he only had one son. Miss Kou's father studied and became an official and became a magistrate, and Miss Kou had only one daughter. Four years ago, Miss Kou's mother left her as an orphan when she died. If Miss Kou comes to Beijing, where will the wealth of the two generations of the Kou family go?"
Xiaolian was stunned, her expression gradually changed from confusion to horror, and she murmured: "I, I don't know..."
Seeing this, Xin You couldn't help but sigh.
Xiaolian, who accompanied Kou Qingqing to Beijing four years ago, was only eleven years old, so it was no surprise that she knew nothing about this.
However, there are always people who know.
