Chapter 128: Qin's Poisoning
Zhao Qianqian's words were beautiful, forcing Gu Qinglai to have no way out.
"No, it's not! Grandmother, this is really embroidered by a big sister! If you don't believe it, if you ask her to take out the birthday gift she has prepared, she will definitely not be able to take it out! Gu Qinglai was still struggling desperately, she really wanted to get rid of the gift prepared by Gu Jiuge, but then she thought about it, wouldn't it be more serious if she couldn't get a birthday gift?
So she just asked Peach Blossom to steal Gu Jiuge's birthday gift, and now in that brocade box, it must be empty!
Thinking of this, she seemed to be grasping a life-saving straw, biting Gu Jiuge and refusing to let go.
"Second sister, today you made your mistake first, and now you want to bite me, I advise you to admit your mistake obediently, grandmother loves you, and she will definitely not blame you." Gu Jiuge looked at her and said softly.
Gu Qinglai saw that Gu Jiuge diverted the topic, and became more and more convinced that Gu Jiuge was weak-hearted, and came to Gu Jiuge with one step.
"Big sister, this is scared. Because this embroidery is what you did! Now that it's in my hands, you won't be able to get a birthday gift at all! Gu Qinglai stared at her eyes and said through gritted teeth, she made up her mind that she must pull Gu Jiuge into the water today.
Gu Jiuge sighed lightly and shook his head helplessly.
"Eaki, take out the birthday gift I prepared. The second sister is obsessed, and I can't protect her. Gu Jiuge said softly, and when Huiqiu heard this, he nodded yes and took out the brocade box prepared in advance.
Seeing that Gu Jiuge's master and servant were not in a hurry, Gu Qinglai couldn't help frowning, Peach Blossom clearly said that she had stolen the birthday gift prepared by Gu Jiuge. How dare Gu Jiuge take out this empty box now?
Chen shouted coldly: "Open! ”
Huiqiu opened the brocade box and saw that there was also an embroidered picture inside.
The embroidery picture is unfolded, and it is a picture of a hundred longevity.
"I didn't expect to go with my second sister, this picture of longevity, and I hope my grandmother likes it." Gu Jiu Ge walked to the center of the main hall, looked at the Chen family and said very respectfully.
Seeing this, everyone also nodded and praised her for having a heart.
Gu Qinglai's face instantly turned pale, staring at the picture of Baishou in a daze, speechless in shock.
"Miss Gu Er, do you have anything else you want to say now?" Zhao Qianqian stared at Gu Qinglai's pale little face and asked loudly, and everyone's attention returned to Gu Qinglai when they heard this.
Yes, Gu Qinglai said it herself, she wanted to drop Gu Jiuge's birthday gift.
Gu Qinglai gritted his teeth in annoyance, but he couldn't say a word to defend himself.
Seeing that the situation was unfavorable to Gu Qinglai, Jiang Shi hurriedly got up and walked to the center to kneel, blaming himself: "The old lady is angry, and the second lady is also filial, who knows that she made such a mistake." After the banquet, the concubine will definitely teach her a good lesson. The concubine begs the old lady not to be angry, it will spoil your interest. ”
Her voice was gentle and tactful, but there was something in her words.
She was secretly reminding Chen that today was her birthday banquet, and if such a big occasion broke out because of this incident, she would definitely be laughed at.
Chen was not a stupid person, so he could naturally hear the meaning of her words, forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, and coughed lightly.
"It's okay, Lai'er is an unintentional mistake, just remember not to do it again in the future." Although Chen said this, his eyebrows were full of anger.
Hearing this, Jiang Shi hurriedly pulled Gu Qinglai to kneel.
"The old lady is kind-hearted, and the concubine wishes the old lady to be as blessed as the East China Sea and live longer than Nanshan." Jiang Shi leaned on the ground and said very respectfully, seeing that everyone was also appreciative, Chen's face also looked better.
Now that this matter has happened, instead of punishing Gu Qinglai in public, it is better to suppress this matter, and it can still get a good reputation for generosity, which can be regarded as saving a little face of the Prime Minister's house.
The mother and daughter returned to their positions, and after what had just happened, the two of them were much more honest, but Gu Qinglai looked at Gu Jiuge's gaze, full of resentment, as if he couldn't eat her alive.
Jiang Shi quietly tugged at her sleeve, signaling her to calm down and stop making any more extraneous branches, so he looked at Qin Shi beside him and raised his eyebrows, and gave a look.
The two glanced at each other, and the Qin clan immediately understood what the Jiang clan meant.
The birthday banquet was carried out normally, and Gu Qingwei and the others also offered their birthday gifts, both of them were born as concubines, and they were not as generous as Gu Lisheng, so they were all clothes and shoes that they sewed by themselves. Although Chen didn't like it, it was not easy to show it in front of everyone.
Not long after, seeing that the banquet was about to end, I suddenly heard a very suppressed and painful voice from the guest seat. Everyone followed the prestige, but saw Qin Shi holding his stomach with his hands and kneeling on the ground, his face full of pain.
Such a change surprised everyone, and the banquet suddenly became commotionous.
"Sister-in-law, what's wrong with you?" Jiang Shi got closer, hurriedly helped her up, let her lean on his shoulder, looked at her and asked anxiously.
Seeing this, the Chen family and the others also gathered around, on such a big occasion today, if the Qin family had any accident in their prime minister's mansion, it would be okay!
Qin Shi covered his stomach, twisted his face and shouted in a low voice, "It hurts, this ...... This pastry is not clean! ”
As soon as the words came out, the audience was shocked.
Jiang Shi was even more panicked, with tears in his eyes, and hurriedly helped Qin Shi.
"What's going on? Miss, everything is your cooking today, but how can this be the case now? Jiang Shi looked up at Gu Jiuge and cried and said, she looked like she was asking, but in fact, she was simply questioning and framing, in order to remind everyone that the pastries and meals were not clean, it was all her Gu Jiuge's fault!
Sure enough, when everyone heard this, they all stared at Gu Jiuge, waiting for her response.
Seeing this, Mu Liang frowned, got up and walked a few steps to Gu Jiuge's side and stood still.
"Framed, I'll come." Mu Liang said in a low voice, and he was about to step forward. Gu Jiuge knew something was wrong when he saw him like this, and hurriedly pulled him back.
This kind of intrigue in the backyard, she doesn't want Mu Liang to get involved, otherwise she will only lower Mu Liang's identity for no reason.
"It's okay, I can handle it." Gu Jiuge looked at him and whispered, his hands climbed on his arms and patted him gently, signaling him not to worry.
Gu Lisheng stood not far away, looking at the natural contact between the two, and there was a faint feeling in his heart.
"Framed? Rajah! The courtiers know that you are protecting the eldest lady, but now that the facts are in front of you, you can't ignore my sister-in-law for your own selfishness! Jiang Shi was a sharp-eared person, and he had a full view of Gu Jiuge's movements.
The people present didn't pay much attention to Gu Jiuge and Mu Liang, but now when she said this, they found that the two were standing together, looking very close. Thinking of the things that happened before, I also believed what Jiang said.
After all, Mu Liang's maintenance of Gu Jiuge has always been blatant.
"Aunt Jiang said cautiously, it doesn't matter if you misunderstand me, but you can't tarnish the reputation of the prince in vain. We can't afford this crime. Gu Jiuge let go of his hand, stepped forward and stopped in front of Jiang's family, looked at her condescendingly and said in a deep voice.
The woman's voice is neither humble nor arrogant, and she can't help but be convinced.
Hearing this, Jiang scolded Gu Jiuge angrily in his heart, but his face looked like he had been greatly wronged.
"Miss, the concubine has never said anything to tarnish your reputation. It's just that my sister-in-law is like this now, everyone sees it, and the concubine is just worried about it. However, the concubine is not wrong, everything at today's birthday banquet is indeed handled by the eldest lady, and now that something has happened, you naturally have to explain. Jiang pouted and said, lined with tears on his face, quite a bit like pear blossoms with rain.
Gu Jiuge sneered when he saw this, no wonder Gu Qinglai did a good job, this mother and daughter were really carved out of a mold.
"It's good that I prepared the meals, but do you think I'd be stupid enough to do anything with them?" Gu Jiuge asked in a deep voice, a chill in his eyes.
Jiang Shi was stunned for a moment, and said: "Two days ago, my mother brought my sister-in-law to visit the old lady, and she reprimanded you twice as an elder, I can't guarantee that you won't hold a grudge......
She didn't say any more, but the meaning of her words couldn't be clearer.
When everyone heard this, it was clear that if Gu Jiuge had a grudge with the Qin family, it was not impossible to wait for an opportunity to retaliate.
"Ridiculous! If I really hold a grudge, I will never use such a clumsy method that will expose myself, and I will let those who provoke me die unknowingly, without knowing it! How could she have kept her breath to identify me? Gu Jiuge said with a sneer, and everyone was so shocked that they couldn't speak.
Her words were arrogant and reckless.
Jiang Shi bit his lip when he heard this, and the hatred in his heart was monstrous, Gu Jiuge said this, it was clear that he was threatening her!
"But my aunt did have an accident now, it's obvious to all! The eldest sister has this time to play tricks, so let's think about how to explain to the Jiang Mansion! With so many people watching, you are not afraid of ruining the reputation of our Prime Minister's House! ”
Jiang Shi can bear it, Gu Qinglai doesn't have such a heart, she stood up suddenly, stared at Gu Jiuge and said angrily.
The corners of Gu Jiuge's lips curled slightly when he heard this, and said with a smile: "It's really strange, if Aunt Jiang and the second sister are really worried about Mrs. Jiang, why haven't they mentioned the matter of finding a doctor since she had an accident, but have been questioning me and forcing me to confess, isn't it too strange?" ”
A smile appeared on Mu Liang's face, it was Gu Jiuge in the end, and she got to the crux of the matter in one sentence, how could she be so easy for people to frame her! It seems that his worries are all unnecessary.
When Jiang Shi heard this, his face suddenly turned blue and white, and he looked tight.
Just as she was in a daze, Gu Jiuge had already slowly squatted down.
She stretched out her hand and put it on Qin's stomach and chuckled: "Madam Jiang, let's feel it carefully, is it really uncomfortable, otherwise when I find the house doctor to check, there will be no room for things to turn around." ”
When she said this, she was telling the Jiang family and the Qin family that she intended to make concessions and settle the matter, it depended on what the two of them thought.
Looking at the smile between Gu Jiuge's eyebrows, Jiang Shi turned his heart sideways, gritted his teeth and said, "Since the eldest lady said so, then ask the government doctor for diagnosis and treatment!" My sister-in-law is unwell now, but she is still being forced by the eldest lady to settle things, such a compromised thing, the concubine can't do it! ”