Ning Xueyan smiled at her but didn't say anything. She looked at Madam Dowager's face through her and ignored Ning Yuling, which made Ning Yuling angry. But she didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of so many people.
The imperial physician of the Fourth Prince came in a while. After listening to the order of the Honored Consort Ya, he came forward to check the dregs of the medicine and soon said, "There is Diligent Grass in the medicine!"
Ning Yuling's face froze and she couldn't believe her ears. She subconsciously looked at the nanny behind her. Did she misunderstand? The Honored Consort Ya didn't mean that there was no Diligent Grass, but that there was Diligent Grass. Ning Yuling was telling her that she didn't guess wrong. She immediately became nervous and more flustered.
Seeing Ning Yuling's look, Madam Dowager was furious. It seemed that it was true. Madam Ling really added a kind of Diligent Grass to her medicine. At this time, she remembered what happened in the mourning hall last time. At that time, she found that someone was going to report to Madam Ling's people. Combining the two things, Madam Ling not only sent people to her place, but also dared to drug her.
The blue veins on her forehead bulged and she almost couldn't control it.
"Grandmother … how could it be … this … this medicine, did the servants make a mistake? Mother has always been capable. It's impossible to send the wrong medicine!" Ning Xueyan suddenly stood up and seemed to be frightened. She walked a few steps and seemed to come over to have a look. But after a few steps, she was on the verge of falling and looked shocked and frightened.
It seemed that she was too frightened and spoke incoherently, but she unconsciously associated Madam Ling with Madam Dowager's medicine. Ning Yuling had already said it before, so it was not abrupt for her to say it again. Instead, it made people feel that it must be true since Madam Ling's biological daughter said so.
But this was also a family affair of the Lord Protector's Manor. Although everyone guessed that it was Madam Ling who did it, they couldn't say anything. Only Madam Dowager was livid and couldn't stay any longer. She hurriedly said goodbye to the Honored Consort Ya and went back with Ning Yuling and Ning Xueyan.
As soon as they entered the room and sat on the couch, Madam Dowager slammed the table and pointed to the old maid standing behind Ning Yuling, "Kneel!"
She just saw clearly that it was this old maid who had been winking at Ning Yuling. At first glance, she knew that she knew it. Thinking that Madam Ling even did something to her under her nose, she was so angry that her face turned blue. Just now in front of Honored Consort Ya, for the sake of the Lord Protector's Manor's reputation, she didn't lose her temper.
"I, I, I …" The old maid didn't expect Madam Madam Dowager to point her. The old maid knelt kneer and trembled. "Madam, Madam Madam, I, Madam,'t, Madam, I, I, Madam, Xu, Madam.
"Huan Lan, tell me!" Madam Dowager said angrily.
Huan Lan, who had been informed earlier, was also scared with tears in her eyes. Hearing Madam Dowager's question, she hurried to explain, "Madam Dowager, the medicinal materials in the inner courtyard are taken from Steward Zhang. After I get them, I carefully seal them up and take them out when I need them. I don't take them alone. Madam Dowager, if you don't believe me, you can ask someone to ask. The old maids and maids who guard the medicine warehouse can testify."
At this time, Huan Lan was afraid that she would be involved, so she kept explaining!
Nanny Zhang, the steward of the inner courtyard, was Madam Ling's servant.
Ning Xueyan moved back quietly, which happened to expose Ning Yuling's old maid in front of Huan Lan. Huan Lan was worried that she couldn't explain. Suddenly, her eyes lit up. She pointed at the old maid and said hurriedly, "Madam Dowager, this morning, when I was sorting out the medicinal materials to be decocted for Madam Dowager, this old maid came over and said that Second Young Lady was not in good health. She wanted some medicinal materials from me. So I hurried to get the medicinal materials that Second Young Lady needed with a little maid. At that time, at that time, she was the only one who looked after Madam Dowager's medicine!"
Originally, Huan Lan didn't expect this. Seeing the old maid, she was quick-witted and pointed at the old maid.
The old maid didn't expect such a thing. She was so scared that she couldn't even speak for a while, "Madam Dowager, Second Young Lady … is not in good health … I, I want to nurse her, so …"
"Second Young Lady is not in good health? What's wrong?" Madam Dowager said sternly.
Ning Yuling was not in bad health at all. She thought that what happened yesterday would make Honored Consort Ya and the Third Prince dissatisfied. So she listened to her maid and wanted to get some medicinal materials to take. She deliberately pretended that she was not in good health yesterday and did those things in a daze.
But she couldn't say it clearly at the moment.
Therefore, after hearing Madam Dowager's words, the old maid turned pale and almost collapsed to the ground. She was Madam Ling's confidant who was arranged by Ning Yuling. Ning Yuling usually relied on her. But now such a thing happened. Ning Yuling would not intercede for her. Looking at Madam Dowager's pale face, Ning Yuling suddenly sobered up.
Grandmother's medicine was poisoned, and it seemed to be related to her mother. If she still spoke for the old maid now, her grandmother would definitely be more suspicious of her mother!
So, she must not save this old maid!
Not only could she not save her, but she also had to be severely punished to eliminate her grandmother's suspicion.
"You, how can you do such a thing? I have always respected my grandmother. How dare you drug her? Have you forgotten why my mother sent you to me?" Ning Yuling stepped forward and slapped the old maid hard. The old maid leaned back and her lips were bleeding immediately. Ning Yuling was so angry that the old maid fell back and her lips were bleeding.
She purposely emphasized the word 'mother'.
Hearing this, the old maid trembled all over. How could she not know Madam Ling's means? Even if she betrayed Madam Ling now, her family would die in Madam Ling's hands. What's more, the legitimate son of Lord Protector's Manor was Madam Ling's daughter. What she said now was useless. She could only admit it now.
Gritting her teeth, she kowtowed to Madam Dowager and cried, "Madam Dowager, please spare my life. It's me. I don't get along well with Huanlan, so I deliberately added a poison to the medicine. I didn't mean to harm Madam Dowager. I just wanted Huanlan to suffer. Please spare my life, Madam Dowager. It was just a grudge between me and Huanlan. I didn't expect that it would involve Madam Dowager."
"Such an evil servant who dares to murder her master should be beaten to death. Grandmother, do you think so?" Ning Yuling said indignantly.
"Grandmother, this is a peaceful place of Buddhism. I'm afraid …" Ning Xueyan suddenly said.
Only then did Madam Dowager remember that this was the Cold Mountain Temple. It was not good to kill people directly. But she was not willing to let this old maid go. After thinking for a while, she had an answer.
"Someone, send her back to the mansion. Let Madam Ling find out who is trying to hurt me! Let her kill one to warn others! " The corners of Old Madam's eyes sharpened, and she said word by word with a little fierceness in her tone. Although the old maid's words were reasonable, Old Madam still suspected that it was Madam Ling who did it. She had long disbelieved Madam Ling, so of course, she thought everything was possible.
She wanted to send this old maid to Madam Ling. She wanted to see how Madam Ling would punish her. She wanted to kill one to warn others and see who would dare to follow Madam Ling in the future.
The old maid was gagged and suppressed. Madam Dowager was still angry. She was not in the mood to pay attention to Ning Yuling and Ning Xueyan. She waved her hand and let them go out.
Ning Xueyan returned to the yard with Qingyu. Lanning came to greet them. The three closed the door and went into the house together.
Their house was very remote, so there were not many people coming here.
"Young Lady, how do you know that Second Young Lady's servant girls will certainly persuade Second Young Lady to go to Madam Dowager for the medicine after listening to our words?" Thinking about what happened just now, Qingyu couldn't help but ask when she saw there were no outsiders around.
Last night, she and Lanning deliberately went to Ning Yuling's place. When they saw Ning Yuling's two servant girls coming over, they deliberately mentioned Ning Yuling's scandal and exaggerated it. Then they joked that if the Second Young Lady of the Lord Protector's Manor was smart enough, she would definitely think of using the excuse that she was obsessed with Ning Yuling.
As long as she got some medicine and spread the word that she did such a thing because she was possessed for a moment, her reputation might come back.
Qingyu originally thought that Young Lady was just an idle chess piece, but she didn't expect it to have such a great effect. Everything was predicted by Young Lady. How could Qingyu not be surprised?
Ning Xueyan took the tea served by Lanning and took a sip. She smiled and said, "Ning Yuling was impulsive before because of what happened yesterday. After being impulsive for a while, she would definitely repair her reputation. How could she not take the medicine after hearing the servant girl's suggestion? It was late last night. It would be better if she didn't get up this morning. When Honored Consort Ya talked about it, she could use this to cover her face."
Ning Yuling was impulsive, but she was extremely vicious when she calmed down. In Qingyu's memory, Ning Xueyan had been defeated by her more than once. In the end, Ning Xueyan didn't even dare to go out of Bright Frost Garden because of Ning Yuling. Now she had removed one of Ning Yuling's hands. Next, she could make Ning Yuling suffer step by step.
Didn't she want to marry the Third Prince? It was a pity that the Third Prince didn't like her. The old Princess of Commandery Prince Li seemed to be very satisfied with her. If Ning Yuling had married the Young Prince of Commandery Prince Li, it would be a good thing. Commandery Prince Li was a famous playboy. It would be a good match for Ning Yuling, a shrew.
"Lanning, are you feeling better?" Ning Xueyan looked back at Lanning, who had been standing beside her with a faint smile. She knew that Lanning could see more clearly than Qingyu.
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