Liancheng was startled and quickly hid the blue pearl and stuffed it into Chen Ming's hand.
Chen Ming was shocked. He knew that Cao Xiwan accidentally lost a green bead and was scolded by Su Jintian until he couldn't lift his head. The two of them had a fight. He immediately handed over the green bead. Wenxue was dumbfounded and looked at his hand.
The blue beads in it.
But Wenxue was also a smart person, and when she sensed something was wrong, she threw the beads onto the tea tray. As soon as Yanzhi brought the Marquis' medicinal red-lacquered four-corner tea tray over, she saw half a green bead inexplicably.
Mother Chen frowned, stepped forward and stretched out her hand, taking the beads into her hand.
"Mine!" Cao Xiwan said in surprise, "My beads!"
She rushed over.
Mother Chen was startled. She didn't catch it, but it was snatched away by her. She happily stuffed it into her little pocket.
Manager Lian Er had no choice but to step forward and say: "My wife is pregnant and she needs to avoid poison."
"Are these my wife's beads?" Her eyes were bright.
"..." Manager Lian Er weighed the two sides and did not dare to blame the wife at the moment. He could only tell the truth, "It's Mr. Hou's."
The next day, Liu Ruhai heard that the Marquis of Nankang was dying and almost died.
"I heard it's not good." Songbi, the young man, was talking about the gossip in the inner house. Suyi had already gone to the second room to inquire about it.
"I heard from the Sixth Young Master that Miss Cao discovered it! Thanks to her. But now the government doesn't dare to spread the rumor. Even the second manager said that the spy was caught!"
"?" Liu Ruhai cursed secretly, Qing Luo was indeed prepared.
A few more spies were caught in the mansion. They were the remnants of the former Jinyi Metropolitan Superintendent of Discipline and Common People. They wanted to murder the Marquis.
Now he was caught by Chen Qianhu and taken to Jinyi Inner Prison.
But everyone in the old lady's room, the second room and the other rooms only knew that the doctor was invited overnight because Mrs. Hou was pregnant.
The whole family is overjoyed, at least the old lady is happy.
The old lady's daughter-in-law, housekeeper Liu Ying, came to Luoyuan specially, invited him, and went into the inner house to check Mrs. Hou's pulse. When Liu Ying went out, she suddenly stopped in the yard of Luoyuan: "Hey,
Xiao Wan has been here?"
Not only did Cao Xiwan who was behind the inner window startled, but Liu Ruhai was also startled. Liu Ying was an ordinary woman. She could not have noticed it unless she really saw Cao Xiwan.
Fortunately, Liu Ruhai was used to practicing in the capital. He had to guard against the ghost-like Cao Xiwan every day. He knew that he should not underestimate women, so he said calmly: "What do you mean, eldest sister?"
"Did that come from Xiaowan?" She pointed to the basket in the kitchen. There were sweet potatoes in it, and they were all round sweet potatoes. Suddenly she laughed again: "Well, I saw it wrong. I remember it should be
Mr. Cao likes to bake this and eat it. He also likes to eat this look and says it is sweet." She looked at Liu Ruhai with a smile, "Mr. Cao often mentioned Mr. Liu. Sure enough, he even brought his favorite food."
Liu Ruhai couldn't help but secretly admire her for her carefulness, even though Liu Ying said the opposite.
He planned to give this basket of sweet potatoes to Father Cao.
A while ago, Mr. Cao was indeed hiding in the kitchen and ate most of the basket of sweet potatoes he had here.
Seeing that Mr. Cao liked it, he recently searched various villages on the outskirts of the capital and found another basket. Because it was no longer in season after winter, and it was difficult to find it elsewhere.
The two walked away chatting and laughing. Cao Xiwan hid in the inner room and had a false alarm. He turned around and said to Feng Xiaochu: "Liu Ying is as shrewd as a ghost sometimes. Did you mean to hurt me when you said this to her?"
Said?"
Of course Feng Xiaochu couldn't speak. Cao Xiwan thought deeply, no, if Liu Ying really thought it was her, she wouldn't say it.
Liu Ying would look for her secretly and ask her if she had a secret meeting with Liu Ruhai.
"Mrs. Hou, it is true that she is pregnant." Liu Ruhai arrived in the east wing, checked Lou Shuluan's pulse through the curtain, and said the same as Chen Ming: "No need to take medicine. In a month or two, the poison will be gone."
Mother Chen thanked her quickly and gave her a generous thank you.
As for the Marquis, Song Chengming is currently lying on the bed with a screen in the main room and has not yet woken up. The second manager Lian has the final say in everything.
"Mr. Liu——"
"Yes. Second manager." He told Liancheng a few words about Su Jintian's injury. He couldn't help but take a few more glances, and realized that in the Baihua Hall, the husband and wife were resting, but the girls and servants were all beaming with joy.
It turned out that in order to prevent the news of Mr. Hou's poisoning from spreading, the second steward discussed with Chen's mother and paid rewards to all the servants.
Two-bedroom lotus courtyard.
On the lake in front of the hospital, there are green leaves and pink lotus flowers. The flowers have not yet bloomed, but they are already refreshing.
The second master is a wealthy and idle man, but he is not without calculations.
He asked his confidant in confusion: "Did Chen Qianhu bring someone into the front house?"
"Yes, Mr. Second, just before the fourth watch, the seven servants' rooms in the corridor behind the concierge and the guest rooms in the four corridors in the front yard are all occupied."
He stroked his beard and thought carefully, it seemed that this was not because his sister-in-law was pregnant.
He waved his hand and told the steward to leave.
The second wife persuaded him: "Jia Shu is in the Prince's Mansion, and he still needs the help of his third brother. If something happens to him, we have to help him."
The second master also thought about it, so he didn't bother to think about it anymore, and called his son, the sixth master: "Go and see if it is convenient for your mother and I to go there. Furthermore, I heard that Miss Cao is in better health now. You go
See if you have returned to your third aunt. You should pay more attention to your own errands."
"Yes, father."
The second wife also took her son and told her: "Speak politely and don't put on airs. Your second sister also wants her to be a female official in the palace. She also recognizes the female officials in the palace. I think about it, your second sister is a bit softer.
, you are not smart enough. Maybe Miss Cao can help you with your future marriage. I hope that you can be the guest of honor and Princess Shang, and live in peace and stability for the rest of your life."
"Mother——" The sixth young master couldn't laugh or cry. The concubine sister next to him, the seventh lady, also covered her mouth and smiled.
The second master also stroked his beard and smiled.
The news of Lou Shuluan's pregnancy naturally spread to Prince Qin's palace.
Feng Junqing nodded and said nothing.
As a result, no one in the fifth room of the Hou Mansion came forward to instigate, and it was surprisingly quiet. The fifth master, who was devoted to cultivating immortals, only sent the steward to ask.
However, the sixth room is a bit of a dilemma.
Lanyuan.
Song Chengfeng had always been on good terms with Mr. Hou, so he was not in a hurry to see his third brother. When he heard that Liu Ruhai was still in the main room, he asked his servant to deliver a message to Liu Ruhai to discuss: "I think something is wrong, but I am afraid that I will guess wrong."
No, I won't go over to greet you, we are brothers."
Liu Ruhai only said: "Why not discuss it with Mrs. Six?"
Because he married the sixth wife of Mr. Hou's confidant Liu Qianhu's family, the Chen and Liu families were married again. The couple discussed it privately, but the sixth wife made up her mind: "Don't worry. I'll go back and inquire."
"That's right. It's time for you to do your work."
"We are husband and wife, but you are saying such things outside the family." Mrs. Six pursed her lips and smiled. After all, her eldest sister was married to Chen Qianhu's eldest son. After returning, Mrs. Six said to her husband: "My father
I said, let me just go and see the third sister-in-law. The Marquis will not be surprised."
"Sure. Then I won't go."
The Sixth Young Master first came to congratulate Madam Hou, and then took his concubine, the Seventh Miss, into the Baihua Hall. He then noticed something was wrong.
Especially when they walked to the corridor of the east wing, it seemed that Song Chengming and Lou Shuluan's inner rooms were heavily guarded inside and outside. There were four or five strange women on the corridor alone. They were not dressed like servants or ladies, and they were all dressed like servants.
She is a middle-aged woman.
"Brother, are you a relative of the second aunt's family?" Miss Song Jialing asked softly.
Historically, it was not uncommon for relatives who were poor and widowed to seek refuge with them. It was not uncommon for them to dress and behave differently from ordinary servants.
The Sixth Young Master is also from a wealthy family. Recently, in order to seek recommendations, Bao Shu'er often walked to the yamen, and he noticed it.
The Sixth Young Master quietly reminded the Seventh Sister: "Those are all women who were transferred from the Yamen. Just ignore them." He thought for a moment, "Maybe they are Miss Cao's people."
When Song Jialing heard that he was Miss Cao's person, she immediately understood.
A few days ago, the second sister of the Prince's Mansion came back and asked how Xiaowan was doing with her illness. If she recovered, she would be asked to become a female official in the mansion.
Liu Ruhai just finished his tea, stood up from the small flower hall and exited: "Sixth Young Master, Seventh Young Lady."
"Mr. Shoushi." Of course, the young master in the second room also recognized him and quickly returned the greeting, "How about the third aunt?"
"A happy event." He smiled.
After all, it was a great joy for the wife to be pregnant. Although Liancheng was worried about how the Marquis would talk about Bizhu when he woke up, he couldn't help but be happy. He sent it all the way: "I also invite Mr. Liu to go to the Qianhu Institute to have a look."
Look at Su Baihu."
These words imply that the Zhao Palace should know that the death of the two worshipers was due to the internal fighting in Biying Palace and had nothing to do with the court.
"Yes, I understand."
Liu Ruhai saw that another doctor had arrived. This time it was Dr. Feng whom the wife valued most.
Liu Ruhai returned to Luoyuan, but he was really not in the mood to go to the Qianhu House of Chengtian Gate to stare at Su Jintian. He had to stay in his room and stare at Feng Xiaochu.
Because of Qingluo's poisoning, it's quite troublesome.
It rains three times a day. It rains for three days in a row.
Cao Xiwan went back to the empty study room this time, walked around in a circle and walked back: "I've just been poisoned."
Liu Ruhai nodded, indicating that he knew that she was ruthless and poisoned in the study outside, waiting to continue to take revenge on Marquis Nankang. He stopped asking what she wanted to do. Instead, he asked: "The medicine Mrs. Hou took was given by Feng Junqing."
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"Yeah." She nodded, "I know."
"What is it for?"
"Don't you know? It's just to prevent the Marquis from turning my wife into a puppet. It was Feng Junqing who saved his wife's life."
Liu Ruhai thought for a while, no wonder Song Chengming didn't ask why. It turned out that the medicine in the small box was to prevent corpse poisoning. He nodded: "If you want to prevent corpse poisoning, there is a big problem with that medicine. You can't take it when you are pregnant."
"Yes." She nodded, "Chen Ming has told me before that eating it can lead to miscarriage. My wife didn't know she was pregnant when she took the first one."
Liu Ruhai was surprised that she actually knew that his wife was pregnant in advance?