"Madam likes to drink almond tea, and she drinks a cup every day before going to bed." Lan Yi recalled that because her body was cold, she didn't like chrysanthemum tea and didn't like the taste of honeysuckle tea, but she had a special liking for almond tea. But almonds taste bitter, so she added red dates, dried longans, and wolfberry seeds to it, and finally added two sugars to taste, so it tasted good.
Lan Yi took out several ingredients for the almond tea and placed them on the table for Xiao Ming to inspect. Seeing Xiao Ming taking each ingredient in his hand to look at, smell and chew carefully, Lan Yi hesitated because red dates and The wolfberry was sent by Xiao Ming's family.
This should be no problem, Lan Yi thought to herself.
Xiao Ming checked very slowly. She would look at everything carefully and even taste it in her mouth. There was no problem with almonds and osmanthus, but she was stunned when she saw red dates and wolfberry. Red dates She planted the Xinjiang gray dates in the space. They have thick flesh, small core, thin skin, sweet honey, aroma, and rich nutrition. She thought it was delicious, so she left some seeds to plant in the space, and then irrigated them with space water. The gray dates are uniform in size, purple in color, and exude a sweet aroma. The taste is even better than before.
But the gray dates in front of her are quite different. Most of them are still her gray dates, but there are a few different varieties mixed in. Although they are similar in color and size, Xiao Ming can still distinguish them at a glance. , these red dates, which are reddish in color and hard to the touch, are not produced in her space. Not only are they red dates, she also found many outsiders in the wolfberries.
Xiao Ming picked them out one by one and put them together separately. Xu, Lan Yi, and Lan Ling looked at Xiao Ming's movements. As smart as they were, they knew there was something wrong with it. Xu's face became serious and bright. Her face gradually became gloomy, and Lan Yi's usually steady face also showed a look of panic. She was the one who took care of Madam's food, but something like this happened just before her eyes.
This was the crime of dereliction of duty that made her not anxious.
Although the red dates and wolfberry seeds were taken from Xiao Ming's house, why did Xiao Ming have any reason to harm his wife? It was probably a dirty deed done by someone in the house.
Xiao Ming put the red dates and wolfberries in question under her nose and smelled it. There was a smell. Xiao Ming tore off half a red date and put it in her mouth. This action shocked Wang Yunling, who was silent on the side. I watched with my eyes wide open, what if this is poisonous?
The entrance is sweet with a faint bitterness, which is musk.
Musk is a good thing. It was a precious thing in ancient times. It was often used to make medicine or make precious spices. No matter which way it is used, it is valuable.
Although musk is expensive, it is not suitable for Xu. Although the content of red dates and wolfberry soaked with musk juice is small, if taken for a long time, the remaining amount will be deposited in the body. Over time, Xu will never be able to drink it again. Have heirs.
Isn't this to destroy her reputation? She treated Xu for infertility, but the other party added some musk to it. Xu could never get pregnant. Doesn't that mean there was something wrong with her medical skills?
Destroying signboards is absolutely not allowed...
"There is musk mixed in here." Xiao Ming said solemnly, the method was really clever. The other party knew that Xu had the habit of drinking almond tea, so he soaked the red dates and wolfberry in the musk water and dried them before secretly adding Xu's Among the Guiren tea ingredients, because the color difference is not big, even Lan Yi, who is attentive, cannot tell the difference.
"Musk!" Mrs. Xu was shocked when she heard it, and her face turned gloomy. She grew up in a large family and had been exposed to the inner secrets since she was a child, so she naturally knew what musk meant to women.
A pregnant woman who comes into contact with musk may suffer from fetal irritation or miscarriage in severe cases. However, a woman who is not pregnant will not be able to give birth to a child if she smells this smell for a long time.
"Pah!" Madam Xu slapped the table angrily, causing the expensive blue and white porcelain wide-mouthed teacup on the table to tremble three times. It was really sinister. She wasn't even pregnant yet, so she couldn't wait to get it. She couldn't give birth to a child, so she retreated to her own yard without telling her, and even gave up her husband's education. The other party still didn't want to let her go. She retreated and gave in, but the other party kept pushing forward.
It's really unreasonable, it's too much.
This is obvious. Who else can win besides the one from the West Courtyard?
Lan Yi and Lan Ling were frightened by Mrs. Xu in anger, and they both knelt down in front of Mrs. Xu with a plop.
"Lan Yi has neglected her duties, please punish me madam." Lan Yi lowered her head, her expression invisible, but her slightly twitchy body revealed her state of mind at this time.
She is regarded as the first-class maid next to the madam, one of the four great maids, deeply trusted by the madam, and in charge of all matters in the madam's yard, but something like this happened under her nose. She is really to blame for her death. .
Lan Yi next to her apologized, and Lan Ling also panicked. It would not be an exaggeration to be beaten to death or betrayed for such dereliction of duty. She and Lan Yi have had a deep relationship since childhood, and Lan Yi reminded her many times. Help her. Now that Lan Yi is in trouble, Lan Ling will naturally not stand idly by.
"Madam, Lan Yi must have been framed."
Mrs. Xu took a deep breath and calmed down. Now was the time for outsiders to deal with this matter, so she said in a deep voice: "I don't blame you for this, you all should get up."
The red dates and wolfberry were brought back from the Xiao family, and Lan Ling personally brought them back. They have been kept by Lan Yi. Of course, Mrs. Xu knew the loyalty of her two girls, but it was hard to say what went wrong.
Xiao Ming looked at her nose, her nose and her heart, and sat there without saying a word. It was really hard to explain this. She asked herself that there was nothing wrong with the things in her house, but...
"My servant is incompetent, this is a joke to my sister." Mrs. Xu turned to Xiao Ming and said, as if she was afraid that Xiao Ming would misunderstand, and continued: "Sister naturally believes in her, but this family is not peaceful, alas! Let my sister see the joke."
"We have no defense. It's best to find out. We can't harm Sister Xu like this." Xiao Ming smiled, not only harming Mrs. Xu, but also tarnishing her reputation. If such a thing happened, if Mrs. Xu hadn't still If he can use her, I'm afraid he will be beaten with a big stick. How can he be so easy to talk to?
It seems that from now on, you should be more relaxed when giving away things at home.
Mrs. Xu comforted Xiao Ming, then became serious again, and said to Lan Yi and the others: "Think carefully about where these poisonous red dates and wolfberry come from."
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Lan Yi and Lan Ling really thought about it carefully, but they didn't find anything unusual these days. Madam never left the house or came into contact with outsiders. The food sent by several aunts in the house were all Throw it away, and don't care about the affairs of the house. There is a small kitchen in the yard, and all the food is cooked in the kitchen. She is responsible for everything. She has always been careful and guarded the yard. Like an iron bucket, beware of Aunt Yan's mischief.
Such day and night defenses still allow people to take advantage of loopholes.
Lan Yi thought for a moment but couldn't figure out what the problem was. Lan Ling, who was still clever, thought of some clues and said anxiously: "Madam, a new fire girl came into the tea room in the past two months. She is the one who brings up the problem every time." Bring boiled water into the house."
As the eldest girls next to the lady, they would not do such menial tasks as lighting fires and carrying water. Perhaps the little girl took the opportunity to secretly release the water when she came in with it.
hateful.
