Chapter 118: Poisoning
Looking in the direction of Xia He's finger, the two little guys behind her immediately reacted and were about to step forward and hold the person.
The little girl who was closer to Mother Lin and the others could also hear this, and it could be seen that Xia He was referring to the powerful mother beside the old lady, but she was a little hesitant, and after thinking about it, if she wanted to climb up in this mansion, she had to take a risk, and she was ruthless and rushed forward to take the person.
Mother Lin was held up from both sides, and she didn't react for a while, and immediately shouted, "What are you doing?" Let me go? I'm the old lady's side! ”
Song is a paper tiger? I only knew that I was bullying the weak, and I didn't have much guts, and when I saw this battle, I wanted to sneak away, but I was stopped by Xia He shouting in a loud voice.
"Qi Niangzi, where are you going? Since you came, you must have heard that my wife was poisoned, and you must have been worried that my wife would come to see her, so you happened to go there together. ”
Song's heart was weak, and he subconsciously took two steps back and smiled ugly.
"No...... No need for it...... No, I'm saying that I'm busy with you, so I won't make trouble for you, I'll be back today. Another day, take Qi Ruo's father to take a look on another day. ”
She didn't have time to be happy about Qi Ruo's poisoning, she was afraid of getting into trouble, and she wanted to get rid of this big one as soon as possible. Troublesome.
But where will Xia He let her go?
In case the Song family knew something and went around in a blink of an eye, who would Xia He talk to afterwards? If she causes any trouble, then her sin will be great.
Xia He saw that the Song family wanted to say something, so he hurriedly gave the little guy on the side a look, the little guy understood, and stepped forward to get Song's side, and when the Song family saw this, he didn't dare to say anything more.
But Mother Lin on the side couldn't stop.
"Xia He, you are just a first-class maid, what are you doing in front of me? Why don't you let me go? ”
"Mother Lin, don't forget, you used to be a first-class maid, but now that you are older, you naturally look taller than us, and you can't be called a maid."
Qiu Ju just called the little maid to find Qi Mo, and when she turned around the corridor, she heard Mother Lin's words, her temper had always been rushing, and she couldn't help but go back when she heard this.
Mother Lin is in cahoots with the Wen family, and she has asked for a lot of benefits with the Wen family over the years, and the people in the house will also give her three points of thin noodles, but it has fueled her prestige, she naturally can't listen to Qiu Ju's words, and she is angry at the moment.
"You stinky girl, you don't even look at what you are! looks so cold, and I don't know what I'm doing. ”
Qiu Ju also wanted to quarrel with Mother Lin, but Xia He stretched out her hand to stop her, and Qiu Ju had to give up indignantly.
Xia He frowned and instructed the two little servants who were holding Mother Lin: "Take it to the drunken courtyard and wait for Grandpa Guo to come back." ”
Mother Lin stopped doing it, and struggled non-stop: "You let go of me, I am serving the old lady closely, why are you arresting me?" Beware of the old lady making trouble for you! ”
Xia He was unmoved, and Mother Lin refused to give in, and was still making trouble.
"Why do you say I poisoned my wife? I also said that you Xia He and Qiu Ju conspired to poison Mrs. This empty mouth and white teeth, let you say that the white is black? ”
Xia He and Qiu Ju ignored her yelling and took the person to the drunken courtyard in silence.
Xia He asked Lin's mother to be locked in an idle house on the side, and after he locked the person himself, he went to Qi Ruo's house with the key.
"Ma'am." She called Qi Ruo first, and before she could say anything, she knelt down first.
Qi Ruo's heart froze, and he stood up slightly: "What's wrong?" Didn't you catch anyone? But I clearly heard Mother Lin's scolding, or was it discovered by someone? ”
Xia He was afraid that Qi Ruo was too anxious, so he hurriedly explained: "The slave maid was about to go out but ran into Mother Lin and Qi Niangzi, and the slave maid thought that she must have some plan to bring Qi Niangzi back to the house, so she lied and said that you ...... You've been poisoned by her......"
Qi Ruoda breathed a sigh of relief: "These are just trivial things, you scared me to death, I thought ...... Get up quickly, but don't kneel on me at every turn. ”
After Xia He got up, Qiu Ju on the side couldn't help but say: "Madam, I'm afraid that the old lady will come when she gets the news later, and I'm afraid that I can't wait for Grandpa Guo to come back for interrogation." ”
Xia He also said: "Madame is inconvenient now, why don't we go and ask first?" ”
Qi Ruo shook his head: "You don't know, Mother Lin has been following the old lady, she is loyal to her, don't think about being able to pry words from her mouth." ”
"Punishment may not be able to ask something from her mouth, but Lin's mother didn't sell herself to our house, it's nothing for us to beat the board and punish and kneel, but the side is abusing lynching, she can sue us, and then it will be a handle in their hands again."
"As long as we control the yard, then we won't be afraid." When she mentioned this, she felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly asked, "What about the little girl that Mother Lin brought out?" Didn't you come back with Mother Lin? ”
Xia He and Qiu Ju looked at each other, knowing that things were not simple, and said in a daze: "It's not ......."
"Oh no, I'm afraid that the old lady will have a trick."
As soon as Qi Ruo's voice fell, someone came to report, saying that the people from the second and third rooms were here.
It just so happened that Wen came to their courtyard in person.
As soon as I came, I heard her ask, "What are you doing here?" Mother Lin has been with me for many years, and although I don't have a housekeeper now, you shouldn't be able to hold on to people for no reason. ”
Qi Ruo gave Xia He a look, Xia He nodded and went out, and told Wen again with the reason why he had just grabbed Mother Lin.
Wen was afraid that he was going to make a show for the Song family, so he cried and cried: "Mother Lin has been with me for many years, where can I be poisoned?" I know that if Qi Ruo doesn't like me, and my stewardship has been handed over, why can't you tolerate me? I can't even keep a mother. ”
At this time, the maid from Wen's courtyard also came, saying that the people from the second and third rooms were here, and they were stopped at the door, and they couldn't get in, and they were making trouble.
Qi Ruo only felt that her brain hurt, this Wen was really thoughtful, and she had to sigh that ginger was still old and spicy.
lest there be an ugly uproar outside the house and gossip, so she had to ask people to invite the people in the second and third rooms in.
These people are not fuel-efficient lamps, they all gathered in the drunken courtyard, as if they felt that she didn't dare to come out to meet people, Qi Mo was not at home, there were many of them, and they were a little bolder.
Wen saw that everyone was coming, but he was crying more and more outside.
"I'm old, I can't manage it, but I have to be forgiving and forgiving, can't I have a place for my wife in the Zhenguo Mansion?"
As she spoke, she wiped her tears with a handkerchief.
"I thought that if Qi Ruo didn't like to see me, I specially invited my mother-in-law today, thinking that she would be happier after seeing her mother's family, and the disease would get better, but I didn't expect it to ......."
The Song family Xu saw that many elders of the Qi family were coming, and they also followed the Wen family and accused: "Mother-in-law, don't say that, this woman has been like this since she was a child, if she doesn't listen to the teaching, I can't control it, and I'm angry with you......"
The sound of these two singing and harmonizing was not small, Qi Ruo was so angry in the house that she laughed, but she had to endure her anger and order someone to invite them all to the side hall of the drunken courtyard, so as not to get cold outside, and maybe she would have to have a reputation for being stingy and harsh.
The second and third rooms were very loose in Wen's hands, as long as they sold them poorly, the silver was naturally easy to get, but it was different when the housekeeper fell into Qi Ruo's hands, they could carry it clearly.
The second aunt, who had no brains, spoke first: "What about this Qi Ruo? She is a junior, and she can't come out to meet people when she sees her elders? ”
Xia He hurriedly replied: "Madame was poisoned, and she was also sick, which made it worse, and she couldn't get up, and she couldn't see the wind." ”
Wen had the posture of a good wife and mother: "Then can you ask the doctor to take a look?" It's better to ask the imperial doctor in the palace, the medical skills are good. ”
After a pause, she said aggrievedly: "Since it was poisoned, it is better to ask someone from the government to investigate, I believe that Mother Lin, she can't do such a thing." I knew she loved to hold grievances for me, but she didn't have the guts to do such a thing. ”
Wen's words are good, this is saying that Mother Lin offended Qi Ruo, and Qi Ruo planted the blame for Mother Lin in order to take revenge.
"There's no need to ask for a doctor, that person didn't succeed in poisoning, and his wife saw through it."
Xia He was grateful for the kindness of Qi Mo and Qi Ruo, and was very loyal to the two of them, but it was rare to hear their words, and the tone of his speech was inevitably a little tougher, but there was a little bit of Qiu Ju's shadow.
Aunt Santang was not happy when she heard this: "You maid still want to ride on the master's head?" That's how Qi Ruo taught the maid? Or was it at her behest? ”
Seeing that these words shocked Xia He, she sneered again: "Also, didn't you just say that Qi Ruo's body was worse because of the poisoning?" Now that she said that she didn't eat the poison, don't you have a preface that doesn't match the afterword? ”
Xia He knew that he had just lost his temper, and he was afraid that he would cause trouble to his wife, so he was busy sorting out his emotions, and he was in the calm and humble posture he usually used, but the words he said inevitably brought thorns.
"It's the slave's fault, the slave didn't make it clear. Indeed, the lady's illness worsened, but not because she drank poison, but because she was angry. ”
Aunt Santang was choked by this, who was angry? Isn't it because of the popularity of this room?
Seeing this, the Song family knew that this was a good time for him to come out, and angrily reprimanded: "The elders are here, how can they call themselves sick? I don't dare to come out when I see her, I'm afraid that she is not sick and pretends to be sick, but she doesn't give us face, she is really lawless! ”
"What? Today's big party? Can't get together in the main hall? What are you doing in my yard? Is it unwilling to feel that my wife has not been forced to die? ”
Hearing this cold voice, the people in the room couldn't help but feel a thrill, and turned their heads to look at the door in a daze.