Chapter 11: Audrey's Request (3)
"Madam, Viscount, I dare vouch for my honour that the little Count has been poisoned. β
Before Dr. Nolan could finish speaking, Audrey fainted, this originally extremely strong woman could not stand such a cruel blow.
After her husband's untimely death, Carr became her only concern and comfort.
Sean's eyes were quick, and he quickly held her up, picked her up and put her beside Carl, and lay down flat.
Dr. Nolan had to turn his head again to rescue Audrey, and after half an hour of busyness, Audrey woke up quietly, and Sean and Butler Miller breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
"Doctor Nolan, please save Carl, he is my only hope!"
Audrey sat up and reached out to grab Dr. Nolan's wrist, her hand so hard that her nails sank into Dr. Nolan's skin.
Her originally beautiful face was a little hideous because of this, and it was a mother's most desperate moment. Sean stepped forward, patted her gently on the shoulder, and comforted:
"Ma'am, please don't do this, take it easy, I think Dr. Nolan will do his best to save Carl. β
Audrey grabbed Sean's hand instead, "Carl is going to be fine, right? Sean, you're a member of the Royal Society of Science, and you're the smartest part of the world." Please tell me the truth, he's going to get better, right?"
"I'm sure, ma'am!" said Sean, nodding his head.
Sean winked at Dr. Nolan, who was stunned for a moment and said:
"Madame, I am very sure that I will be able to cure the little earl, please allow me to make further examinations on the specific situation. β
Nolan said to Miller: "Butler, I am now sure that the little earl has been poisoned, which is the result of my twenty years of medical experience, and the judgment of a senior professor at the Faculty of Medicine of Poitou University.
I need you to provide the little count with a recipe for the last month, all the drinks he has drunk, and all the toys, and all the clothes he has worn, including handkerchiefs, towels, etc. I need to find out why he was poisoned. β
"I'll do it right away!" Miller ran to do it without Audrey's orders.
"Dr. Nolan, do you suspect that Carl is a chronic poison?" asked Sean.
"Yes, I have heard that the little earl has always been in poor health and has often been sick, which is also a sign of chronic poisoning. "Nolan Road.
Soon, Miller retrieved a list, and the servants behind him brought all the toys that Carl had played with, and they almost filled his room.
As the sole heir of the family, Carl Robinson has always been extremely strict with Audrey, including what time to bed, what time to play, what time to eat, what time to let the family teacher come to class, and of course, the daily recipes.
This is the daily life of an aristocratic underage child, and the more wealthy the family, the stricter the regulations. If Carl had been older, his daily lessons alone would have taken up all of his day.
Each list of recipes is written by Audrey herself, and you can see her beautiful handwriting and the scribbling left over from about the daily makeovers.
It's also rare for Miller to be a strict butler, and even though it's different from day to day, he keeps these recipes to himself.
Nolan looked at it for most of the day, and he didn't think there was anything wrong, including the room full of toys and clothes. He even went to the kitchen to take a look himself.
"Does the little count have any incense in his daily life?" asked Sean.
"Nope. "Only in the summer, mosquito repellent coils are used and rose powder is added, but usually the smell of the room has become lighter, and it will come in." β
"Cutlery!" Nolan said suddenly.
When Miller heard this, he immediately went straight outside the house, and then, as usual, there was a large pile of cutlery, all of which were for Carl's use, a small porcelain bowl, a small wooden bowl, a small silver spoon, and a small silver kettle.
Silverware is both valuable and said to be used for poison testing. Nolan was very entangled and couldn't see the source.
Sean picked up the small silver kettle, which was very beautiful: "What is this usually used for?"
"Milk!" Miller said.
"Oh, we little kids in the south rarely drink milk, because we don't have cows. Do you have cows, or goat's milk?" asked Sean.
"There were indeed cows," Audrey recalled, "and when Karl was 3rd birthday, his father Garcia was elected to the Imperial House of Nobles, and when he arrived in the northern holy city, he saw that the northern nobles, especially the children, would drink a glass of milk every day, which was said to be conducive to the growth of the children, so he bought back five calves and sent them back, as well as this silver kettle." When Carl was almost five years old, Garcia wrote to him that he might his son grow as strong as an ox. β
"Honorable father," said Sean, "so Carl only drinks milk for a year. You also have to deduct the period of time when Madame you took him to the Holy City for funeral. β
"When the young master was in Rohnburg, he would drink a small pot every day, but sometimes the young master would secretly pour it out, he didn't like milk. Butler Miller said.
Sean still had the small silver kettle in his hand, and he lifted the lid and looked at it, but he couldn't see anything with the naked eye.
There is a color difference between the inside and outside, and the inside is slightly darker, but it can also be said because of long-term use, and the outside is the result of silver oxidation.
"Viscount, do you suspect that this silver pot has lead in it?" said Nolan suddenly, he had treated leadsmiths, and those leadsmiths had different degrees of lead poisoning because of their long-term dealings with lead.
Carl has sparse hair, sparse teeth, and seems to be a little behind in his body development than children of the same age.
"No, no, how can a father kill his only son?" Sean, you don't know how much Garcia loves his son?" said Audrey.
"Madame, please be calm. I would now like to make sure that there is no problem with this silver kettle, and if you agree, I am afraid that this silver kettle will not be restored to its original state, please understand. Sean said, "I believe that a father's love for his son is as great as a mountain." But I think the Count, knowing the situation in heaven, will agree with me. β
"Alright!" Audrey nodded reluctantly, "Carl's father was in such a hurry that he didn't even make a will. This was sent back by Percy shortly before he died, and it was a little bit of Carl's thought of his father. β
"Percy?" Sean's face grimened, and Nolan smacked his tongue to himself.
Sean beckoned Nelson in and whispered a few words in his ear, Nelson hesitated for a moment, nodded earnestly, and went out.
"Dr. Nolan, silver and lead have different melting points, right?" asked Sean.
"Of course! The fact is that when silver is mined, the ore mined generally contains lead, and other metals that are harmful to the human body. Of course, any excess of metal in the human body can be detrimental to health. β
Nolan replied.
"Steward Miller, is there a blacksmith in the family? I need him to melt this silver kettle for me. Sean asked the butler.
"Yes, Sheehan is a blacksmith, and he is always sought out by the family who need to build or repair iron farm tools, and he lives in the village ahead. Miller said.
Audrey was reluctant to leave her son, so she asked Miller to represent her, along with Sean and Nolan, who she trusted the most.
Walking out of Ronburg, Sean saw Nelson galloping over on horseback. Nielsen Road:
"My lord, Percy Robinson is gone, and his servant says that two strangers had come the night before, and they had left together! Also, Dr. Brown had hanged himself, and I saw the patrol call in. β
Hearing this, Miller's body shook and said with grief and indignation: "Percy, Percy!"
Butler Miller couldn't believe his ears, and in a trance, he led Sean and Nolan to the village not far ahead, where he found the blacksmith named Sheehan.
The blacksmith knocked the silver kettle flat and cut it with pliers so that the inside was facing out.
When a small part melted first, leaving behind a large chunk of solid, the Miller steward almost fainted.
"Mr. Miller, you must have been deceived by a black-hearted merchant! If you need silverware, I'll make it for you for free, and believe me, my craftsmanship is notoriously good!"
The blacksmith, who didn't know it, said as he separated the silver lead.
"Young Master Percidon, what a capable and enthusiastic man, how could it be, how could it be?" Mutterer muttered.
Percy was the party brother of the late Count GarcΓa Robinson.
Posey's own brother died young, and his biological father also died early, so he was taken care of by the earl's cousin, and they got along day and night, and the relationship between the two was as deep as brothers.
He was also one of the Earl's favorite cousins, and was even nicknamed the treasure of the Robinson family by the Earl.
Because Percy was a man of great ability, in addition to being more cynical and mean-spoken, he was also a man who was extremely attentive to the affairs of the family, and was proud of the family.
But because of this, it is not impossible to say that he has ambitions to usurp the title. If Karl is unlucky, Percy is the most eligible to inherit the title.
So according to conspiracy theories, seeing Audrey and Carl, a pair of orphans and widows, Percy has a very good motive to usurp. It is not impossible that even the Earl was assassinated by him.
It's scary to think about it.
Now that Percy is gone, it looks like he's absconded in fear of sin. But capturing Percy isn't the priority right now, Sean asks:
"Dr. Nolan, now that the problem is clear, lead poisoning, do you have any way?"
"Yes!" Nolan said, he thought for a moment, "Viscount, I have treated quite a few people who are similar to poisoning, and they are generally craftsmen who work with dust, metal, paint, etc., and they have some experience. I don't dare to say that I can make the heirs of the Robinson family be like normal children in the future, but if I pay attention to recuperation in the future, there is at least an eighty percent chance of returning to normal. β
"Dr. Nolan, that's enough!" Sean patted Dr. Nolan on the shoulder with some excitement, almost slapping him on the ground, "Please, the Robinson family, and my Connery family will thank you." β
"It's my job!"
Nolan rubbed his shoulder vaguely.
Sean said to Miller's butler again: "The most important thing at the moment is to save Carl, put aside the matter about Percy for the time being, and don't be afraid of the lost dog." You have the guards defend the castle so that outsiders are not allowed to enter, and the servants, especially the personal servants who take care of Madame and Karl, are all changed just in case. Also, let the servants shut up and not chew their tongues!"
"Yes, Viscount, you have thought it through, and I am glad that you are in charge. Miller relented, "But Madame's way, how sad she would have been to know that Percy had betrayed the Earl and her trust!"
"As soon as Dr. Nolan starts treating Carl, she'll know what's going on, and she can't hide it. Sean said, "Let's be blunt." β
Several people returned to the castle.
Audrey sat in front of Carl's bed, and she even touched up her makeup to make herself look the same as usual.
"Say, no matter how terrible it is, I can stand it!"
Audrey said calmly.
(Omitted)