Chapter 903: Escape or Save?
Seeing that Zheng Shuyue still didn't hide her disdain for her, Mrs. He's smile froze slightly, and then she said with a nonchalant smile: "I have something to do, but I have something to do with Sister Qingqing."
That look seemed to say: Just go ahead and get out of the way.
Zheng Shuyue had never been afraid of anyone since she was a child, so naturally she would not show much respect to a concubine's sister-in-law. She pretended not to understand what she meant and just stood there without moving.
He was angry, but there was nothing she could do. Zheng Shuyue was Lao Dingguo's only direct bloodline, and she was the princess of Jinyang, so she had to swallow her anger.
He turned to look at Bai Qingqing and said, "Sister Qingqing, can you take a step to speak?"
Bai Qingqing naturally disagreed and frowned: "If you have something to say, say it here."
A cold light flashed in He's eyes. She just considered herself inferior in front of Zheng Shuyue. Why did this bitch who was born outside the family show off his power in front of her?
But she asked for help and suppressed her turbulent emotions, "It's Mrs. Zhao who wants to see you for medical treatment. She is a bit shy about talking about her condition and it is not convenient for others to hear."
In this era, due to the differences between men and women, it was very common for women to hide their illnesses and avoid medical treatment. Bai Qingqing, a female doctor, became the only choice for ladies.
Bai Qingqing is a doctor with high medical ethics. As soon as he heard that it was related to the patient and the condition, he immediately put down his guard, but still did not agree to go with He. He said calmly: "Let Mrs. Zhao go to the medical clinic. It is not convenient for me now."
Zhao was a common surname, and there were many officials named Zhao in the court, so Bai Qingqing didn't think much about it.
He said sheepishly: "It is our custom in the capital that unless forced to do so, it is unlucky not to go to the medical center or pharmacy in the first month. However, Mrs. Zhao's illness cannot be delayed."
It is also for this reason that not many medical clinics and pharmacies are open during the first month. Because Bai Qingqing's child is young, Xia Helin asked her to go to the medical clinic after the first month.
So, Bai Qingqing agreed to go with He.
Asking Zheng Shuyue to help look after the children and maids, she followed Mr. He into a small courtyard. When she entered the house, she saw that the so-called Mrs. Zhao was actually the mother-in-law of her ex-husband Li Shujie and the wife of Zhao Yinfeng.
After Zhao Ying'er and Xu Jingxuan conspired with the Seventh Prince to kidnap Qiu Ju's son, they were both killed in Jing Zhaoyin's prison.
Although this matter has nothing to do with Bai Qingqing, the root of the grudge between Zhao Ying'er and Shangguan Ruoli lies with her. So it is not an exaggeration to say that the two families have enmity.
Her medical ethics are good, but she's not good enough to treat her enemies. Besides, looking at Mrs. Zhao's rosy face, it's obvious that she doesn't have a serious illness. Maybe she's here to cause trouble.
Bai Qingqing's face darkened, and she turned around to leave, but was blocked by He. "Sister Qingqing, a doctor has the heart of a parent. Don't worry about the past. You don't have any deep grudges, right?"
Mrs. Zhao stood up and said with a flattering smile: "Doctor Bai, my unlucky daughter used to be ignorant and was obsessed with jealousy, so she came to trouble you. You have a lot of money, please forgive me."
Mrs. He also beat the drum and said, "Yes, Mrs. Zhao is my aunt's cousin, sister Qingqing. Just for the sake of my sister-in-law, why don't you show it to her?"
The two of them looked at each other and said each other, their attitudes were sincere, and their postures were low enough.
But Bai Qingqing just felt that something was wrong. She seemed to smell a conspiracy.
Seeing that Bai Qingqing was still hesitating, Mrs. Zhao burst into tears and said, "Doctor Bai, if you don't forgive me, I will kneel down and kowtow to you!"
After saying that, he lifted up his skirt and knelt down.
"Hey, what are you doing!" Bai Qingqing quickly grabbed her. As a modern woman, she was not used to being kneeled down.
Mrs. Zhao's eyes lit up, "Then Doctor Bai has forgiven me?"
She still maintained her tendency to kneel down. From the looks of it, as long as Bai Qingqing said no, she would continue to kneel down.
Bai Qingqing could only say: "Mrs. Zhao, sit down and let me take your pulse."
Mrs. Zhao's face was filled with joy, "Thank you so much, Dr. Bai!"
As he spoke, he said to He with a bit of embarrassment: "Cousin, please take the others out of the way first. I..."
Mr. He understood and took his servants and Mrs. Zhao's servants out.
Only Bai Qingqing and Mrs. Zhao were left in the room. Bai Qingqing felt vaguely uneasy, feeling that something was about to happen.
She had examined the health of many noble ladies in the past and was alone with them, but she had never had such an ominous premonition.
Mrs. Zhao walked to the table and did not sit down to let her diagnose her pulse. Instead, she picked up the teapot, poured two cups of tea, and handed one cup to Bai Qingqing.
Bai Qingqing lowered her eyes and looked at the steaming tea cup, feeling a little hesitant.
Mrs. Zhao smiled and put the tea cup into Bai Qingqing's hand, "Mr. Bai, thank you for your forgiveness. I will offer you a cup of tea instead of wine! We have been good friends from now on!"
As he spoke, he picked up the tea on the table and drank it.
Bai Qingqing took advantage of her drinking tea to check the tea in her hand. Although the test results would not come out so quickly, it could still be tested whether it was poisonous or not.
There was no poison in the tea. Bai Qingqing felt that she was overthinking it, so she drank the tea, put the cup on the table, and urged: "Okay, are you feeling uncomfortable there?"
Bai Qingqing said, sat down and motioned to Mrs. Zhao to stretch out her arm to check for a pulse.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Zhao's expression changed as if she were in a Sichuan opera. She smiled disdainfully and said, "Do you really think of yourself as a person? With a humble background like yours, you often touch men's dirty hands, and you are worthy of me."
Check your pulse? It’s so dirty!”
"Damn it!" Bai Qingqing's eyes widened. Is there something wrong with this evil pen?
"Dirty bastard! Do you dare to scold me?" As she spoke, Mrs. Zhao picked up the teacup at hand and threw it at Bai Qingqing!
Bai Qingqing stood up and ran away, almost laughing angrily, "You're such a bad guy, you're crazy!"
"Am I crazy? I am crazy if I get along with you!" Mrs. Zhao's tone suddenly changed and became a little weird, "You killed my Ying'er. I can't do anything about Princess Xuan's vixen, and I can't let you.
Will you pay for my beloved’s life?”
"What do you mean?!" Bai Qingqing couldn't help but frown, and her face turned pale.
Does Mrs. Zhao mean that she took action against herself? Could it be that there is poison in the tea?
There must be poison in the tea!
"Don't understand?" The smile on Mrs. Zhao's lips became eerie and weird, "Sooner or later you will understand! You bitch! Dirty..."
Suddenly, she stopped cursing, her eyes widened, and then two streams of black blood flowed out of her nose.
"What's wrong with you?" Bai Qingqing was suddenly startled and her face turned pale. She knew that Mrs. Zhao had been poisoned.
However, now that there are only two of them in the house, doesn't that mean she is the biggest suspect?
What to do now? Escape or rescue?
Chapter completed!