Mother Li returned to the bedroom and stood by the bed, and sniffed carefully: "Madam, there is no smell!" ”

Mrs. Qi said: "If there is a smell, we would have noticed it earlier, and we wouldn't have to wait for Qingshu to find out." ”

Mother Li asked in some surprise, "How did the cousin girl notice it?" ”

She either suspected Qingshu of lying, or she was a little strange.

Mrs. Qi didn't answer this question, but just asked, "Who have you noticed behaving abnormally during this time?" ”

Mother Li thought about it carefully, shook her head and said, "No." Because a group of people were dismissed a few days ago, and everyone kept to themselves during this time. ”

Only a few close friends were allowed to enter and leave her bedroom at will, so the man who was doing his hands and feet on the bed was among them.

Li's mother began to follow her when she was six years old, and the master and servant have been in love for more than 40 years. Whoever she doubts, Mrs. Qi will not doubt her.

Mrs. Qi fell into deep thought.

Mother Li looked at the futon on the bed and felt very dazzling, and said, "Madam, put away all these futons!" ”

Mrs. Qi shook her head and said, "Don't move, just keep them, and I'll find someone to verify it to see what kind of poison it is." ”

"Madam, Dr. Jiang didn't find anything abnormal, who else can we invite?"

Dr. Jiang is already the best doctor in the entire city, he didn't find anything abnormal, and Mother Li didn't think that other doctors could find out any problems.

Mrs. Qi said: "Yingying's seventh uncle has a lot of research on poison, so I invited him to come to Pingzhou. ”

This Yingying is the wife of Mrs. Qi's nephew Lei Dong, and she is from the Xue family, a family of Xinglin in Jiangnan. The Xue family in Jiangnan is not ordinary, and there have been two imperial doctors in the family. This Xue Qiye's medical skills are not outstanding in the Xue family, but he has in-depth research on poison. If you can't even find out about him, it's probably useless to find someone else.

Mother Li thought this idea was very good: "Today is the Chinese New Year's Eve, will you go to find Young Master Dong to startle the snake." ”

"If you don't go today, you will go tomorrow."

Mother Li helped Mrs. Qi sit down and said softly, "Madam, do you want to tell Uncle about this?" ”

Mrs. Qi shook her head and said, "Don't tell him, save him from worrying." ”

If you let Xiang Di know, I'm afraid that I will come back immediately.

Mother Li hesitated and said, "Madam, you still have to let the uncle make the decision for you in this matter." Otherwise, we will suffer this loss in vain. ”

"I know what I know."

Mother Li saw that Mrs. Qi had made up her mind, and knew that it was useless to persuade her, so she didn't speak.

The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was eaten by the whole family, but the dishes were all on and Mrs. Qi had not yet appeared.

Qi Xiuran was very annoyed, and said to Qi Wangming: "Go and see why your mother hasn't come yet?" ”

Second Mrs. Qi's Xiao Zhang also said unhappily: "Even if you don't care about weekdays, today is the Chinese New Year's Eve, who is the sister-in-law showing her face?" ”

The second master of Qi is a concubine, and because of his mediocre intelligence, he can't pay attention to it at home. When she became an adult, the old lady Zhang married her the daughter of her cousin. When this little Zhang first married in, he flattered the old lady and secretly stepped on Mrs. Qi several times. These Mrs. Qi have always been in mind, so the relationship between the two concubines is not good.

Qi Wangming is the most filial, and he can't tolerate others saying that Mrs. Qi is not good: "Second aunt, do you want to tell me when my mother has put a face on you?" ”

Qi Xiuran scolded when he heard this: "How did you talk to your second aunt?" Your books are in the dog's belly. ”

Qi Wangming said lightly: "Dad, then how do you think I should talk to my second aunt?" ”

Qi Xiuran was so angry that his face turned blue.

Old Madam Qi looked at Qi Xiuran and said angrily: "If you have something to say to the child, what are you doing with blowing your beard and staring at your eyes?" ”

Qi Xiuran said angrily: "Mother, you are still protecting him, what has become of him?" ”

The eldest son treated him lightly, and the second son had the same attitude. These two sons have long been separated from him.

Old Madam Qi said with a cold face: "I think Wangming is very good, both filial and caring. But you, have you fulfilled your responsibilities as a father all these years? ”

She hates Mrs. Qi, but she hurts her two filial and promising grandsons to the core.

Qi Xiuran didn't dare to talk back to Old Madam Qi.

Old Madam Qi looked at Wangming and said with a pleasant face: "Wangming, you go to the main courtyard to see why your mother hasn't come over yet." ”

When he arrived at the main courtyard, Qi Wangming saw that Mrs. Qi had already eaten: "Mother, why don't you go to the main hall for dinner." ”

Mrs. Qi said: "In front of those ugly faces, I can't eat the dragon liver and phoenix gall. ”

If it weren't for Qingshu's words, even if she hated Qi Xiuran's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, she would have gone to meet the situation. But now, hehe.

Qi Wangming called the personal servant in: "You go to the front yard and tell the second grandmother, I'll eat here." ”

The son has this filial piety, and Mrs. Qi is too late to be relieved, so she will drive him out.

Qi Xiuran saw that Qi Wangming was gone and never returned, so he lost his temper. But he didn't dare to run to the main courtyard, otherwise Mrs. Qi would spray him to death.

After dinner, Mrs. Qi and Qi Wangming said, "I haven't been back to Lei's house for a long time, and I'm going back to visit your uncle tomorrow." ”

Mrs. Qi is the second in the family, with an older brother above and a younger brother below.

More than 20 years ago, her younger brother became a door-to-door son-in-law despite the opposition of his family, and his parents were sick in bed, and the two elders died one after another. It is also for this reason that Mrs. Qi's relationship with his younger brother is very cold. Fortunately, the relationship between the brother and sister is very harmonious, and the two have done a lot of business together over the years. Mrs. Qi is making money every day, and the eldest master of the Lei family is also making a lot of money.

And this also caused Mrs. Qi and Erfang and others to be strongly dissatisfied with Mrs. Qi. The Lei family followed her to eat meat, and they couldn't even drink the soup.

Qi Wangming said: "Mother, I'll accompany you." ”

Mrs. Qi shook her head and said, "No need, tomorrow you have to go to the homes of your elders to pay New Year's greetings!" ”

"Mother, how can I let you go alone?"

Mrs. Qi said with a smile: "I'm not seventy or eighty, and I still need you to accompany me when I go out." I haven't seen your uncle for a long time, and I want to visit him. ”

After dark, Min came over with his two sons.

As soon as the two children saw Mrs. Qi, they knelt on the ground: "Grandmother, my grandson has given you a New Year's greeting." I wish my grandmother good health and all the best in the new year. ”

After speaking, the two kowtowed three times.

Mrs. Qi gave the two Qi Yihui brothers a red envelope with a smile on her face.

Qingshu then followed the two brothers, kneeling on the ground to kowtow to Mrs. Qi and Qi Wangming and his wife.

This is the custom of Pingzhou, and it is necessary to kneel and kowtow to the elders of the immediate family.

Mother Li walked in from outside and said, "Madam, the third master and the fourth master brought a few young masters to come over to greet you for the New Year." ”

Mrs. Qi said with a faint expression: "Tell them, I'm tired and want to rest, let them all go back!" ”

Min Shi felt that this was not good: "Mother......"

Without waiting for her to speak, Mrs. Qi said, "Wangming, you still have to keep vigil at night, go back and rest first." Xiuying, you can also take the children back to rest!"

Qi Wangming nodded and said, "Mother, then you have a good rest." ”