After taking a bath, Lei Bingfu felt much more refreshed. She changed her clothes and went to the upper room to find Madam Lei.
"Eldest Miss, no, Consort Hui is here." When the maid in the upper room saw her, she almost jumped up in excitement, "Madam, Madam … …"
"What's wrong with Madam?" Lei Bingfu smelled medicine the moment she entered the room. She frowned. Was she sick?
A trace of anger flashed across the maid's face, "Consort, Madam is sick from anger."
"Who dares to anger Madam?" Lei Bingfu's expression darkened, "Is it Master or Concubine Guo?"
"Consort, Master said that Madam is unfair and gave the authority to manage the household to Second Miss." The maid said in a small voice, "Madam knows that you are traveling incognito with His Majesty and told us not to tell you."
At this moment, Madam Lei's voice sounded, "Shiliu, who are you talking to?"
"Madam, Consort is here to see you." Shiliu said.
A rustling sound came from the room and Madam Lei became excited, "Fu'er is here? No, it's Consort Hui. "
Lei Bingfu walked into the room and saw Madam Lei supporting her body to sit up on the bed. She quickly walked over, "Mother, don't get up."
"How can I do that? I have to greet you." Madam Lei said.
"Mother and daughter don't need to be so polite." Lei Bingfu didn't care about these empty courtesies. She helped Madam Lei lean on the large pillow.
Walking to the side of the bed, Lei Bingfu finally saw Madam Lei's appearance. She was shocked and her eyes were filled with shock, "Mother, how did you become like this?"
Two years ago when she separated from her mother, her face was still rosy. Now, her face was waxy yellow and she was unbelievably thin. She looked ten years older and like an old woman. How old was her mother this year? How did she become like this?
"My body isn't good. It's from overworking." Madam Lei smiled bitterly. She didn't plan on telling her daughter about her suffering.
Lei Bingfu's expression was gloomy. Her mother's body had always been very good. How could it have become bad in these two years?
"Mother, tell me the truth. What happened?" Lei Bingfu asked coldly.
"Why aren't you serving in front of His Majesty? What are you doing here? I'm already much better. After the smell of the medicine fades in two days, I'll go and pay my respects to His Majesty," Madam Lei said.
"What's there to greet?" Lei Bingfu said angrily. "What happened at home in the past two years? Why didn't you send someone into the palace to tell me? "
Madam Lei said with a smile, "Actually, it's nothing much. That's how people get old."
"Mother!" Lei Bingfu's expression was ugly. Even an old man in his fifties or sixties would not age so quickly, let alone Madam Lei who was not even forty years old. She looked at the maid beside her. "Shiliu, speak. Tell ben gong everything. If you leave out a single word, ben gong will not forgive you."
Shiliu looked at Madam Lei with reddened eyes and then looked at Lei Bingfu. She knelt down with a thud. "Your Ladyship, Madam didn't allow me to tell you. When Madam came back from the capital, Master wanted Madam to find a marriage for Second Young Lady in the capital city. He even insisted that it be a noble family. Madam refused, so Master …"
Madam Lei waved her hand. "No need to say anymore. Shiliu, go out. I'll tell Your Ladyship."
"Mother!" Lei Bingfu's expression was cold.
"Why would I arrange a marriage for that little slut? Not to mention the noble families in the capital city, even the aristocratic families in Wuling wouldn't want to marry a concubine's daughter to be their mistress. Aren't they afraid of being laughed at? He dotes on mistress Guo wholeheartedly and praises her to the skies. Lei Jieting is also spoiled to the point where she has no self-awareness at all. I'm too lazy to break their sweet dreams. Your father wants me to hand over the power of housekeeping, so I did. Anyway, your elder brother and sister-in-law are not at home. Your elder brother is the eldest son of the Lei family. What belongs to him can't be taken away by anyone.
"The news of the Lei family being a concubine's housekeeper quickly spread. Your father thought that I was the one who spread it outside. I didn't quarrel with him, so he allowed that surnamed Guo to suppress me. It wasn't until the news of you being favored in the palace came that he finally restrained himself a little. He was mocked outside and the other aristocratic families didn't interact with mistress Guo. Your father wanted me to take over the family's affairs again, so I pretended to be sick and refused to take over. He then let Sister Ting take over …" Madam Lei recounted what happened in the Lei family in the past two years.
Lei Bingfu gradually understood the truth. Since Madam Lei had purposely let mistress Guo manage the Lei family's affairs from the beginning, then she must have known what kind of difficulties mistress Guo would encounter. She purposely wanted mistress Guo to lose face. There was no reason for her to harm her own health.
Everything only started to go wrong after Lei Jieting took over.
"Lei Jieting tampered with your medicine," Lei Bingfu said. Lei Bingfu said, pointing out the reason. She was too familiar with these tricks, so how could she not know what was going on?
"I've already changed physicians," Madam Lei said. "Lei Jieting is even more ruthless than her mother."
Lei Bingfu glanced at Madam Lei. "I'll let the imperial physicians treat you."
This time, when Murong Ke was unconscious, Song Jiong had specially invited the imperial physicians over. With an imperial physician treating Madam Lei, it would definitely be more useful than outside physicians.
"It's useless, Fu 'er. I've been poisoned," Madam Lei said in a low voice. "I just can't accept it. I've actually been schemed against by a little slut," Madam Lei said unwillingly.
"Poisons can also be detoxified." Lei Bingfu said as she took out a porcelain bottle from her bosom. "This is the medicine that Princess Qin gave me. Take one first."
Madam Lei said in surprise, "What medicine is this? Can I take it?"
"Princess Qin's medical skills are unparalleled," Lei Bingfu said.
How could Madam Lei not have heard of Princess Qin's skills? Since her daughter said it could be eaten, she took it and swallowed it with water. "Fu 'er, how are you doing in the palace?"
"Not bad." Lei Bingfu said, "If I hadn't coincidentally followed His Majesty to Wuling, would you have decided not to tell me about this?"
"I sent someone to send a message to the capital, but there hasn't been any news." Madam Lei said in a low voice.
Lei Bingfu sneered, "She really isn't simple. Lei Jieting's hands can even reach the capital."
"You came with His Majesty. Don't lower yourself to her level, lest it affect your impression in His Majesty's heart." Madam Lei said.
"Mother, this time I really came to take care of them." Lei Bingfu said lightly, "You rest well, I'll go see father."
Madam Lei frowned, "Don't mess with your father."
"Mother, do I still need to mess with him?" Lei Bingfu's lips curled into a cold smile. She was Consort Hui after all.
"He is still your father. Don't let others accuse you of being unfilial." Madam Lei reminded in a low voice.
A father who favored his concubine to the detriment of his wife, did she still need to be afraid?
"Mother, I know what to do. Don't worry." Lei Bingfu said. She called Shiliu in, "Take good care of Madam. In the future, no matter what she eats, she has to take it from the small kitchen. Don't let outsiders interfere."
She still had to investigate the people in the Upper Room. Someone must have been bribed by Lei Jieting!
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