Chapter 21: It Was Poison
On the third day after the feast, the evening sound disappeared for a while, and did not come back until the lights outside the Spring Heart Garden were extinguished.
In the room, He Xiaoxiao changed into her bedclothes, and Tanyin took a jade comb to pass her hair.
"What are you doing standing outside the door sneaky?" Tan Yin had already caught a glimpse of Su Yin who was probing his brain outside the door, and couldn't help but laugh and scold. "Don't close the door and come in yet, the night breeze is cold, beware of the second miss."
Su Yin touched her head, closed the door with small steps, and came to He Xiaoxiao's side, took out a small bag of oiled paper from her arms, put it on the table, and pushed it in front of He Xiaoxiao.
"You must have heard something like this." He Xiaoxiao wanted to reach out to take it, but as soon as she raised her hand, she was stopped by Tan Yin, so she had to turn her head to look at Su Yin and ask. "Tell me about it."
"When Qianbi got this thing for me, I said that Aunt Li has a big temper these two days, and she went out of the house yesterday before dawn."
"You take this thing out to find a doctor to ask about the situation, you must do it as soon as possible." He Xiaoxiao said.
He Xiaoxiao, who was lying on the bed at night, tossed and turned, as long as the evidence was conclusive, Aunt Li in the house would be easy to deal with even if she didn't do it.
But Liao Qing's side, her identity is still there after all.
Even if Crazy Horse had an accident, even if she knew the inside story, she could only make her suffer some secret losses to get angry.
After all, Fang Guogong's mansion now has the support of Concubine Duan and Zhong Lijue, and Fang Guogong is also a powerful figure in the ministry.
Liao Qing is the only concubine in the house, and his three sons are also concubines, and Fang Guogong has raised a room of concubines, but he doesn't have any children.
It seems that Duchess Fang Guo really has good means to control the backyard of Fang Guogong's Mansion so handy.
He Xiaoxiao suddenly had a flash of inspiration, Fang Guogong was not without a child.
She suddenly remembered a secret she knew in her previous life, Fang Guogong had a favorite concubine who had given birth to a son for him, but the baby died before the moon was due to a lack of fetus.
Thinking of this, He Xiaoxiao suddenly came to her senses, and she sat up suddenly, trying to recall the details of the incident.
Counting the time, the baby's death was what happened during the draft in the previous life.
The child was gone, and Fang Guogong's favorite concubine also died of blood bedsore after giving birth a few days later.
At that time, she remembered that there was a rumor that the baby was not Fang Guogong's child, but that the favored concubine gave Fang Guogong a smooth green hat.
Therefore, once the incident happened, the Fang Guo Mansion could only cover up this scandal by using the postpartum blood mattress and fetal insufficiency.
On the second day, Tanyin waited for He Xiaoxiao to freshen up, looking at the blue and black under her eyes and her eyes that couldn't be opened.
"Second Miss didn't rest last night, okay?"
"I suddenly remembered something, so I didn't sleep well." He Xiaoxiao yawned. "I don't need you to wait here, take something out and have a look. Now I don't know who that thing is prepared for, but I always have a suspense in my heart, and I will never leave that thing for Aunt Li's own use. ”
"Yes, the slave knows."
Tan Yin went out of the house with his things, and even though He Xiaoxiao was extremely sleepy, he still held on to his spirit and called Su Yin over again.
"Are the big brothers in the house these days?"
"The eldest young master has already received a serious errand in the Praetorian Guard, and it seems that he doesn't go back to the mansion every day to live, does the second young master want to find the eldest young master?"
"Well, you can help me ask some questions these two days." He Xiaoxiao nodded. "Aunt Li is there too, let your sister pay more attention."
When it was almost time for lunch at noon, Tanyin finally returned home.
"Second Miss." Tan Yin pushed the maids in the room out, put the bag on the table, and said with a grim face. "This thing is poisonous, and nine times out of ten it is going to be used on the ladies of the house."
"What?!" He Xiaoxiao's eyes widened in shock.
"I'm afraid that a doctor can't say it accurately, so I specially selected this thing to see in three medical centers that are far away. It is called Shi Qingsan, men can take it, but women will take it will damage the root cause infertility, generally those Qinglou Theater will use the medicine on those women, because this medicine will only make people infertile but will not hurt people's lives. ”
He Xiaoxiao's brain went blank for a moment, and he quickly guessed who this medicine would probably be used for.
He Zhi refused the invitation of his colleagues after leaving the duty, and as soon as he dismounted at the gate of the mansion, his little servant Green Bee immediately greeted him.
"Young Master, you're back." The green bee whispered with an embarrassed face. "The second miss doesn't know what it is for, she came to our garden alone an hour ago, saying that she had something important to discuss with the eldest young master, but the slave looked at the second miss's face was really ugly."
"Xiaoxiao?" He Zhi handed over the horse to the porter's subordinates, and after listening to the words of the green bee, he wondered.
"Yes, Second Miss, she has been sitting for an hour now and hasn't even said a word, which makes people a little scared."
He Zhi's brows furrowed imperceptibly, and an unknown sense of crisis rose in his heart.
Hearing the footsteps of more than one person behind him, He Xiaoxiao's eyes moved slightly, and he got up to look at the comer.
"Big brother."
He Xiaoxiao stood under the tree in the garden in a deep coat, his eyes were deep and deep, and he didn't look like he was cheerful on weekdays.
"It's rare for you to come to me." He Zhizao is not the arrogant Hou Mansion concubine five years ago, he looked at He Xiaoxiao and asked softly. "Did you encounter something difficult?"
For this eldest son, He Cheng made great efforts to correct his temperament back then, and even ignored the opposition of the Li family, and threw him away as a civilian to the Praetorian Guard trial.
After a few years, He Cheng was much calmer, and finally got the care of the eldest princess of Chengguo and got the position of lieutenant colonel of the Praetorian Guard.
"I'm really in trouble, and only my big brother can help me right now." He Xiaoxiao took out something wrapped in a handkerchief from his arms and handed it to He Zhi.
He Zhi took the thing, and when he opened it, he saw that it was a packet of powder, which smelled faintly spicy.
"What is this?"
He Xiaoxiao looked into his eyes and slowly informed him of Shi Qingsan's effect.
"Big brother, I asked someone to steal this thing from Aunt Li's bedroom, and this amount is only a part of it at the moment." He Xiaoxiao unconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva. "The thing was handed over to Aunt Li by the young lady of Fang Guogong's family on the day when the mansion held a big feast for my sister. My grandmother has been widowed for many years, and my mother already has me and my second brother under her knees, so I don't need to say who this medicine is used for, right? ”
He froze in his chest and froze in place.
"Big brother, you are your father's eldest son, and your sister is not only your younger sister, but also the future eldest princess, can you make a choice?" He Xiaoxiao looked at his face and was roughly sure that He Zhi really didn't know about this matter. "I'm looking for my eldest brother for the first time, and I'm giving you a chance to save Aunt Li's life!"