At night, Wang Caiwei lay in bed and thought about her mother's words. She tossed and turned like a pancake and couldn't fall asleep. Han Ze was awakened by her movement and asked in a hoarse voice, "What's wrong?"
Wang Caiwei was startled: "Husband, did I wake you up?"
Han Ze yawned: "Nothing, what's wrong with you?"
Wang Caiwei thought of her mother's words again and whispered, "Husband, you stopped taking the medicine and your health improved. You didn't get any treatment afterwards. I don't understand why you got better after you stopped taking the medicine..."
Han Ze sat up as if startled and asked her, "Do you know why I insisted on stopping taking the medicine?"
Wang Caiwei was startled by him. After she came to her senses, she thought, could it be that her husband didn't want to take the medicine and that's why he wanted to stop taking it
Han Ze lay down again, still in shock, and said, "I dreamed that Uncle Wang killed someone with his medical treatment..."
Wang Caiwei was startled again, not because of her husband's dream. She thought that her husband's health had been getting worse, and he had such a dream at night, which must have frightened him, causing him to be nervous and weak, so that he began to doubt the medicine prescribed by Uncle Wang. Under the suspicion of a snake in the cup, he was unwilling to drink the medicine prescribed by Uncle Wang, so he begged his mother-in-law to stop taking the medicine. But her husband stopped taking the medicine, and he recovered. What all these problems show is self-evident.
Could it be that Uncle Wang’s medicine was wrong and even God couldn’t stand it, so he sent a dream to my husband
She bit her lip tightly, trembling as she asked, "If there really is something wrong with the medicine that Uncle Wang prescribed, wouldn't it be in vain that my husband has suffered for so long?"
Even though that was her eldest sister-in-law's father-in-law, and she had helped their family a lot, she still felt resigned. If her father-in-law had not been a poor doctor, why would her husband have suffered so much, and why would he owe their family so much money.
Han Ze said nothing.
Wang Caiwei's eyes turned red, and she choked up and said, "You can't bully people like this."
It was obvious that it had been determined that the medicine prescribed by eunuch Han Daya was problematic.
Han Ze hesitated: "I wonder if Uncle Wang knows that the medicine he prescribed is not right, or that his medical skills are not good enough? If he knew..."
He didn't say the rest of the words.
Wang Caiwei's eyes widened, and she was obviously shocked again. She said hastily, "If he knew and still continued to prescribe medicine for you, he would be deliberately harming you."
After she finished speaking, she frowned, confusion on her face: "We are relatives, we have no grudges, why would he want to harm you?"
Han Ze pondered and said, "We'll know if it's to harm me if we try."
Wang Caiwei asked carefully: "How to try?"
Han Ze thought for a moment and said, "If we ask Uncle Wang for the prescription directly, he will be honest and will not give us the prescription. If he is reluctant to give it to us, it means he knows there is something wrong with the prescription."
Wang Caiwei asked again: "What if he gave us the prescription directly?"
Han Ze smiled and said, "That means he didn't mean to harm us, which indirectly shows that his medical skills are not good."
Wang Caiwei was very angry. If he didn't have good medical skills, why did he still treat people? Isn't this harming people
The next morning, the two hurried to find Doctor Wang. When they arrived at Doctor Wang's house, Han Ze said, "It's best to avoid Big Sister about this matter."
Wang Caiwei looked at him in surprise. Han Ze explained, "What would the eldest sister think if she knew that we suspected her father-in-law's medical skills were not good enough? It's best to keep this secret from her."
Wang Caiwei nodded and said, "I haven't been feeling well these past two days, so I'll go see Uncle Wang."
Han Ze smiled and said, "Yes, we are here to see a doctor."
Since Han Daya instigated her family to split up and had a conflict with them, she rarely went back to her family. But she lived close to her family, in the same village, and she saw that her family was getting better and better. Han Ze might take the imperial examination again next year, and she felt like she had buried gunpowder in her heart, and her body was always tense.
This time, seeing Han Ze and his wife coming to his house, he did not show any displeasure to them. Instead, he smiled and asked, "Why are you two here?"
Now it seems that she still needs to ease the relationship with her mother's family, otherwise how can she care about her brothers from her mother's family? She doesn't want Han Ze to get better and take part in the imperial examination.
Wang Caiwei was afraid that she would become suspicious, so she said shyly, "I'm not feeling well, and my husband asked me to ask Uncle Wang to check my pulse."
Han Daya smiled and said, "My father-in-law is in the room. I will take you there."
Han Ze looked at the basin of clothes in her arms and said, "You go and do your work. We'll go in by ourselves."
Han Daya really thought that Wang Caiwei was unwell, so she didn't think much about it and just said, "You guys go and see her. I'll wash the clothes and come to see you."
The New Year is coming, but she hasn't sent any New Year gifts to her parents' home yet.
After watching Han Daya leave, the two looked at each other and went straight to find Doctor Wang. Han Ze said with a smile: "Uncle Wang, I have a classmate who is also suffering from a weak body. Knowing that I am well, he wants to see my prescription."
Doctor Wang frowned and said, "How can we know his physical condition without taking his pulse? Let him come over and I'll prescribe medicine after I examine him."
Han Ze explained: "His home is far from Xiaohan Village, so it's not convenient for him to come here."
Doctor Wang said in a deep voice: "You can't take random medicines if you are weak."
Han Ze asked hesitantly: "Uncle Wang, is it inconvenient?"
Doctor Wang shook his head. "It's not inconvenient. You can show him the prescription, but you have to explain to him clearly that this prescription is based on your original condition and may not be suitable for him. He may not get better after taking it. It may even make his condition worse."
Han Ze frowned and thought, "Uncle Wang, do you think this will work? Write down my initial condition and pulse on a piece of paper and give it to him. Let him decide for himself what medicine to take."
Doctor Wang did not doubt it. He sat down and recalled Han Ze's original condition and pulse, wrote them down one by one on paper, and then gave them to Han Ze along with the prescription.
Wang Caiwei said she was not feeling well and asked Uncle Wang to check her pulse. After checking her pulse, Doctor Wang said, "You are a little short of energy and blood. Do you need any medicine?"
Since she had doubts about Doctor Wang's medical skills, she would not take his medicine anymore. She shook her head and said, "I'll go back and take care of myself."
Doctor Wang knew the situation of the Han family, and he did not persuade her. When the two came out of the Wang family, Wang Caiwei said, "It seems that Uncle Wang did not intend to harm you."
Han Ze had the memories of his original self, so he knew that Doctor Wang would not harm him. He also knew that Doctor Wang's medical skills might not be as good as those of the doctors in the town, but he could still cure minor illnesses. The one with poor medical skills was Han Daya's husband.
Han Ze said, "Uncle Wang, how good is your medical skill? We need to show the prescription to other doctors."
Wang Caiwei agreed, and the two of them went to the town without stopping. After the doctor in the town looked at his prescription and pulse history, he murmured: "If it is this condition and pulse, this prescription may have some shortcomings, but it is not wrong."
Wang Caiwei asked hurriedly: "Will my body get better if I take this medicine for this condition?"
The town doctor stroked his beard and said, "The effect will be slow, drinking it for half a month is enough."
Wang Caiwei glanced at Han Ze, her heart sinking: "But the patient has been drinking it for a month and a half, and his condition still hasn't improved."
The doctor glanced at her and said, "It's impossible that it won't work."
Wang Caiwei smiled bitterly and said, "It really has no effect at all."
Being questioned, the doctor was a little unhappy and shouted: "Although the prescription is not perfect, it can still cure the disease. Since you don't believe me, why bother asking me."
Han Ze suddenly asked, "The prescription is fine, is it possible that the ingredients are wrong?"
The doctor said without thinking: "It depends on whether the person who dispensed the medicine made the wrong choice."
Coming out of the clinic, the two men felt a little heavy-hearted. They confirmed a fact: the problem lay with the medicinal materials.
Seeing her frown, Han Ze said, "Since we want to find out the truth, let's ask Uncle Wang to prescribe some medicine according to the prescription and take it to the doctor in town to see if the Wang family's herbs are wrong."
The two were worried and didn't think about saving money. They took a bullock cart back to the village and went straight to Doctor Wang's house. At this time, Han Daya went to the Han family to give New Year gifts and was not at home. Han Ze directly asked Doctor Wang to prescribe a prescription. Although Doctor Wang was reluctant, he didn't say anything because Han Ze was his son's brother-in-law, and he prescribed it for him.
Carrying the medicine, the two took a bullock cart to the town. After the doctor looked at the package of herbs, he said, "There is no problem."
Wang Caiwei asked anxiously: "The prescription is fine, the herbs are fine, why is the patient still not feeling well?"
The doctor said: "The prescription and the ingredients are all fine. A bowl of medicine requires several steps, from writing a prescription to picking the ingredients and boiling them."
The doctor stopped there.
Wang Caiwei was shocked.
After leaving the clinic, Wang Caiwei didn't know whether to comfort Han Ze or herself, and said hurriedly: "Big sister can't hurt you."
Since her husband fell ill, her eldest sister-in-law has been helping to boil medicine and dispose of the dregs. No matter how busy she is, she never asks others to do it. She can't believe that her eldest sister would harm her husband. Her husband is her own brother, and she has no reason to harm him. But everything shows that the problem is likely to be with her eldest sister.
Han Ze looked at her: "Why do you want to harm me, big sister?"
Wang Caiwei lowered her head and said nothing.
Han Ze added: "If she didn't harm me, why did I get better after I stopped taking the medicine? It doesn't make sense anyway."
Wang Caiwei suddenly raised her head and looked at him: "Husband, do you also think that my elder sister..."
Han Ze had a bitter smile on his face. "See, even you are doubting my elder sister. If I tell this to my parents, what do you think they will think? You and I both know how my elder sister treats me. I don't want to doubt my elder sister, so I have to find out the truth and clear her name."
Wang Caiwei asked him, "But how do we find out the truth?"
Han Ze's eyes were sharp. "If there is a problem in any of the three links, namely the prescription, the medicinal materials, and the decoction, it will be the Wang family's fault. I want to see who wants to harm me."
Wang Caiwei was stunned. What her husband said was very true. From writing the prescription to picking the medicine, and finally boiling the medicine, everything was done by the Wang family. If there was any problem, the suspect could be anyone in their family.
They had tried to test him, and found that Uncle Wang was honest and had little suspicion. If they ruled out Uncle Wang, then other people in the Wang family would be suspects. It was impossible for the eldest sister to harm her own brother, so it could be her brother-in-law. After all, her brother-in-law also knew medicine. Thinking of this, she shuddered, as if being stared at by a poisonous snake.
Han Ze said in a deep voice: "Without the drug residue, I am well now. Without the evidence, it is difficult to find out the truth. But we don't have to rush to find out the truth. Since that person wants to harm me, if he fails once, I think he will do it again. I will wait for him to harm me again."
Wang Caiwei refused outright: "How can my husband take risks?"
Han Ze patted her shoulder and comforted her: "The Wang family knows about medicinal herbs. The people who harmed me are from the Wang family. If they wanted to harm me, I think they would have tampered with the medicinal herbs..."
Wang Caiwei interrupted him, "Husband, I don't agree with you pretending to be sick."
The Wang family father and son are doctors. Although their medical skills are not very sophisticated, they should be able to diagnose the pulse. They can tell whether the husband is faking illness. If the husband really gets sick, it will be more trouble than gain.
Han Ze said solemnly, "I won't pretend to be sick in order to find out the real culprit. If it weren't for what happened today, I wouldn't have speculated too much. After what happened today, I vaguely feel that every time I fainted during the scientific expedition, it might be related to the tonic soup that my elder sister stewed for me."
"What?"
Wang Caiwei looked at him in disbelief, "That soup was made by my eldest sister, so it should be fine..."
But the herbs for the soup came from the Wang family, and she didn't dare to think about it any further. If she continued to think about it, she was afraid that she would not be able to help but rush to the Wang family to settle the score with them.
Han Ze looked at her and asked, "Do you believe what I say?"
Wang Caiwei looked back at her: "I know you wouldn't say anything nonsense, and you don't want to wrongly accuse my elder sister. After all, she's been so good to us, why don't you believe what you say?"
She would rather believe that it was her elder brother-in-law who harmed her husband.
Han Ze nodded. "Whether there is a problem with the tonic soup or not, it has been so long that we can't find any evidence. It is just our guess. If that man still wants to harm me, next April, before I take the scientific examination, I will see if my elder sister will stew tonic soup for me. I will see if he will drug me again through my elder sister's tonic soup."
Wang Caiwei frowned: "We have to wait until April next year, which is still a few months away."
She was filled with resentment when she thought about how that person had caused her husband to faint in the examination room many times and fall seriously ill.
Han Ze said, "No matter how much that man wants to harm me, as long as we live a good life, he will not be happy. If I pass the exam next year, I think he will be even more uneasy. We don't need to worry, he should be the one who is worried."
Wang Caiwei thought so too. Since that man wanted to harm her husband, he probably couldn't bear to see her husband being safe. The safer her husband was, the more anxious he would be. Maybe in his anxiety, he would drug her husband through her elder sister, and then they would have evidence.
Han Ze warned: "When you get home and see your elder sister and brother-in-law, don't show any strangeness, so as not to alert them."
Wang Caiwei nodded cautiously.
Han Ze thought for a moment and said, "Don't tell my parents before this is confirmed. Wait until there is evidence before you tell them. They are old, so don't worry about them."
Wang Caiwei said worriedly, "If it is found out that the Wang family wanted to kill my husband, my parents will be worried. How will my eldest sister live after marrying into the Wang family?"
Han Ze smiled bitterly and said, "There's nothing we can do about their worries. We can't let the murderer who hurt me go."
Wang Caiwei knew how much her father-in-law and mother-in-law valued her husband. If they knew someone was trying to harm her husband, they would be more anxious than she was. Even if that person was from her eldest sister-in-law's family, they would not let him go. He was not good at medicine, and because of the relationship between relatives, he could pretend not to know. He was deliberately harming people, such a bad behavior, I guess they didn't regard her husband as a relative, so why should they worry so much.
When they returned home, they saw Han Daya helping with cooking in the kitchen, with a calm expression on her face. Han Daya asked with concern, "How is Caiwei?"
Wang Caiwei smiled and said, "It's nothing serious. I'm sorry to have worried you, big sister."
Han Daya said angrily, "You are Han Ze's wife, my sister-in-law, and I should worry about you."
Wang Caiwei smiled, but she was suspicious in her heart, and said, "Sister is generous, it's me who is narrow-minded. I shouldn't have brought Jinxiu to become a disciple, which caused Chunxue to not become a disciple."
Han Jinxiu took Granny Lu as her teacher. Han Daya still feels upset when she thinks about it now, but she still smiles and says, "It's okay. You're just imagining things. Chunxue has been spoiled since she was a child. Granny Lu doesn't like her, so she can't blame anyone. Besides, Jinxiu is my niece. It's better for her to take Granny Lu as her teacher than to let someone else get the chance."
Old Lady Han heard her words from outside and smiled knowingly: "You are right to think so. Mother is worried that you will get angry with us."
Han Daya smiled and said, "How could that be possible? Jinxiu is my niece, and there is no difference between her and my daughter. I love Chunxue and Jinxiu, so how can I be angry?"
Wang Caiwei looked at her and saw that she was smiling sincerely. She glanced at her brother-in-law and found him sitting on the stool in a naive manner, looking at them with a smile. The more suspicious she became, the more her brother-in-law looked honest. Although his medical skills were not good, he made her believe that he was the real murderer who harmed her husband. She was very suspicious again.
She was a little suspicious at this time. She knew that someone in the Wang family wanted to kill her husband. When she saw the Wang family, she thought they were the murderer. She even suspected her eldest sister. When she found that they looked normal, she felt that they could not be the murderer.
Han Ze was going to take part in the imperial examination next year. He prepared gifts and went to the town's private school to meet the teacher. The teacher's surname was Zheng. He was a scholar in his early years. He took the examination for the juren degree several times but failed, so he gave up and taught in the private school. When Han Ze recovered from his illness, he came to the school to meet him. Scholar Zheng also knew that Han Ze was going to take the examination again next year. He sighed that Han Ze had talent but lacked luck.
People say that those who survive a great disaster will have good fortune in the future. I don't know if he can make it this time. Regardless of whether he can make it, as a teacher, he will support him to continue the imperial examination. Han Ze has participated in several academy examinations and knows about them. He doesn't need Mr. Zheng to say much, but he still reminds him: "Pay attention to your diet before the exam, and don't faint in the examination room again.
It was February, with grass growing and birds singing. The weather was getting warmer, and the day of the imperial examination was getting closer. Everyone in the Han family was ready for it. Han Ze put all his attention on studying. In order to pass the examination in one go, he bought all the examination papers of the world's academy from the system after the New Year, tried to do them repeatedly, and when he was done, he took them to the town to ask Mr. Zheng to mark them.
Mr. Zheng looked at the test papers he had done and was very satisfied. He felt that based on Han Ze's current knowledge, it should not be a big problem for him to pass the examination to become a scholar.
Later, he was told to read more books on law. As for mathematics, Han Ze had no problem. He was a little weak in poetry, which was understandable. Han Ze was born in a peasant family. His family saved money to support his studies. However, he was not in good health. He was able to learn other aspects well, which was a great talent.
Mr. Zheng stared at his test paper and praised him, "After being sick, your handwriting has improved."
Han Ze said in a gentle tone, jokingly: "You have suddenly realized it."
Mr. Zheng nodded slightly and said nothing more.
Han Ze borrowed books on law from the library, then went home and began to read day and night. He was extremely serious in everything he did, and when he put his mind into something, he read very quickly. Of course, he did not only read laws, but also some other essays.
The college entrance examination was scheduled for April 12. As soon as April came, Han Daya became restless. In previous years, she would stew tonic soup for Han Ze at her mother's house a few days before the exam and let him eat it for a few days. Should she continue to stew tonic soup for him this time
After thinking it over, she still decided to give him some medicinal herbs for bad health in the name of making him a tonic soup. Otherwise, how could she feel at ease knowing that Han Ze would definitely pass the exam to become a scholar based on his current health
After her husband died in her previous life, she followed her children to identify many medicinal herbs. She knew that some of them were poisonous and should not be taken randomly unless they were sick. Taking too much would harm the body.
Han Daya bought some spare ribs, got some medicinal herbs from home, and then went to Han's house.
After hearing her purpose, Mrs. Han was very satisfied. The whole family was worried about Han Ze's imperial examination. Although he was in good health now, he had a shadow from the previous imperial examinations, and they were afraid that he would faint in the examination room again. It was good that her daughter was willing to make a nourishing soup for her son, just in case. In her heart, she was still sighing that her daughter was not born in vain, and she was always thinking about her parents' home.
Han Ze and Wang Caiwei looked at each other, and Wang Caiwei smiled and said, "Sister, why don't you give me the herbs so that I can make a nourishing soup for my husband? You help us with things all day long, and my brother-in-law must be angry."
Han Daya didn't know what Han Ze and his wife were thinking, so she smiled and said, "If your brother-in-law knew that I was making a nourishing soup for Han Ze, he wouldn't be angry, but would praise me. Don't worry, your brother-in-law is also concerned about Han Ze's imperial examination."
Wang Caiwei's heart sank. This meant that it was not the eldest sister's husband's intention to come here to make nourishing soup for her husband. She asked again, "Does the eldest brother-in-law know that you are coming home?"
Han Daya added: "Your brother-in-law is out on a medical visit, he's not at home."
Hearing this, Wang Caiwei's face looked a little bad. She swayed and looked at Han Ze hurriedly.
Han Daya frowned and asked worriedly, "What's wrong with you?"
Han Ze held Wang Caiwei and looked at Han Daya: "Sister, you go ahead and do your work. Caiwei has been worried about my exams these past two days and hasn't had a good rest. She's feeling a little uncomfortable. I'll help her go to the house and have a rest."
Han Daya really had no doubts and said with a smile: "Go, go."
The two returned to the room. Wang Caiwei sat on the edge of the bed and said impatiently: "Husband, my elder sister..."
Han Ze said solemnly, "When lunch is ready, go and invite Uncle Wang and my eldest brother-in-law to come over for lunch."
Wang Caiwei looked at him hesitantly: "What do you mean?"
Han Ze looked at her and said, "We can't wrongly accuse Big Sister, but we can't wrongly accuse anyone either. Only when they are all here can we find out the truth."
Wang Caiwei nodded slightly and sat on the bed with a heavy heart. She couldn't believe that it was her elder sister who harmed her husband, but all signs showed that it was indeed her elder sister who harmed her husband. But she didn't understand why her elder sister wanted to harm her husband? She had no reason or logic to harm her husband.
After Han Ze came out, he walked to the kitchen, looked at Han Daya who was making a fire, and said with a smile: "Sister, please have lunch at home. You don't have to cook when you get home."
Han Daya had no doubts. In the past, she would eat at home after working late at her parents' home. So she smiled and said, "Go to my house and tell your brother-in-law for me. I'll cook."
Han Ze smiled and said, "I'll go there soon."
Zheng and Wu looked at their eldest uncle with envy. The eldest sister had come to cook a nourishing soup for their eldest uncle so that he could pass the imperial examination. They swallowed their saliva when they smelled the meat. Their eldest uncle couldn't finish the nourishing soup, and they didn't know if they could have a drink. Even if they couldn't, the children could drink some, and it would be good for their uncle to nourish his body.
They also knew that this idea was wishful thinking. The most important thing in the family was their eldest uncle's imperial examination, and their mother-in-law would not allow the children to share their eldest uncle's tonic soup.
When the food was served, Doctor Wang and his son came over and were led into the house by Han Ze.
Seeing them, Han Daya panicked. Why did her father-in-law and husband come? She looked at Han Ze, and Han Ze said, "Uncle Wang and brother-in-law have helped us so much. They will go to the city to take the exam in a few days. I wanted to invite them to have a meal to show my gratitude."
Doctor Wang smiled and said, "We are all relatives. Why are you thanking me? It's too formal."
Han Ze smiled and said, "We are relatives, so we should visit each other often. If you only give, and we do nothing, wouldn't that make you feel disappointed?"
Doctor Wang laughed: "As expected of a scholar, you know how to talk."
Han Ze smiled shyly, "No, no."
Han Youtian invited everyone to the table. Han Ze sat at the table and said with a smile, "Is this the tonic soup for me?"
"Drink it while it's hot."
Han Daya clenched her hands, not daring to do anything, for fear that they would notice something. Her father-in-law and husband came too suddenly, and she had no time to prepare the herbs in the tonic soup.
But when Han Zefang smelled the soup, he started retching again. Everyone at the table looked at each other. Doctor Wang and Han's brother-in-law looked at him. Wang Caiwei hurried over and asked, "Husband, what's wrong?"
Han Ze turned his head away and frowned as he said, "I thought I could smell the medicine after all these days, but I still can't smell it. I gag as soon as I smell it."
Wang Caiwei asked hurriedly: "What should we do then?"
Han Ze lamented, "I don't have the luxury of eating that. Bring the tonic soup over here and share it among you."
Zheng and Wu were extremely happy. They also felt that their eldest uncle was not lucky enough to eat so they specially cooked a tonic soup for him. Unfortunately, he could not smell the medicinal smell, so they had to give it to them.
The children were also very happy, they had smelled the meat a long time ago, but the meat was for their uncle. Now that their uncle couldn't eat it, they should be able to have two pieces of meat.
Han Daya said in panic: "No."
Everyone in the room looked at her. She smiled stiffly and explained haltingly, "This soup is for Han Ze. If we drink it, will it be bad?"
Han Ze waved his hand and said, "It's nothing. I don't want to vomit everything in my stomach because of the tonic soup. It would be too uncomfortable and would affect your meal. I'm in good health now, so it's okay if I don't drink the tonic soup. Caiwei, go and bring the tonic soup and scoop it out for everyone to drink."
Wang Caiwei replied, "Okay."
Turned around and went to the kitchen.
Han Daya was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. She was about to get up and go to the kitchen to destroy the evidence. Old Lady Han grabbed her and said, "You've been busy all morning. Let the eldest wife do the work. Sit down and eat."
Han Daya had no choice but to sit down, but she felt very uncomfortable. She picked up the dishes absent-mindedly and prayed silently that Wang Caiwei would not scoop out the herbs.
Although Wang Caiwei didn't know whether there was anything harmful in the tonic soup, she saw her elder sister-in-law's appearance and thought that she must have tampered with the soup, so she took out all the herbs in the soup, scooped them into the soup bowl, brought it out, and placed it on the table in front of Doctor Wang.
Doctor Wang frowned when he saw the herbs and couldn't help asking, "Is this the tonic soup for Han Ze?"
Han Daya's heart tightened, and she sat there quietly.
Wang Caiwei nodded blankly, "Uncle Wang, what's wrong?"
Doctor Wang took a deep breath and said, "Don't drink tonic soup randomly. Drinking soup made from these herbs will harm your body. Han Ze is fine. Drinking this soup once or twice may not be a problem. But if he drinks it for several days in a row, he will get sick again, not to mention the imperial examination."
Everyone in the room except Han Ze, Wang Caiwei and Han Daya was stunned.
Old Lady Han came to her senses and stood up suddenly. "How could this happen? This soup was made by Daya for Han Ze. How could it harm his health?"
Doctor Wang and his brother-in-law looked at Han Daya. Han Daya's heart was pounding. She tried to calm herself down, forced a smile, and asked in confusion, "Dad, is there something wrong with this soup? How, how could it be?"
Doctor Wang shook his head and said angrily, "You don't know medicine, how can you make a tonic soup for Han Ze? It's really a mess."
Han Daya's eyes turned slightly, "I, I don't know medicine, I'm just doing this for Han Ze's own good..."
With a slap, she was slapped in the face before she could finish her words.
Everyone in the room was shocked by this scene, especially Zheng and Wu. In their eyes, the eldest sister-in-law had always been gentle and had no temper. No matter how angry she was, she could hold it in. They didn't expect that she actually slapped the eldest sister, which showed how angry she was.
The old couple Han Youtian didn't say anything. When they thought about the fact that the tonic soup their daughter made for their son would harm his health, they were so angry that they wanted to slap her in the face themselves, let alone blame their eldest daughter-in-law.
Han Daya covered her face, looked at Wang Caiwei angrily, and said with a red face: "Wang Caiwei, who gave you the courage to hit me?"
Wang Caiwei's eyes were moist, and she said loudly: "You deserve to be beaten."
Han Daya trembled and pointed at her: "You..."
"What about me? You don't know medicine, so why do you cook soup for my husband in the name of doing good for him? I don't believe you don't know that it will harm him? In the past, every time my husband took an exam, you would cook a few days of nourishing soup for him. Who knows if the nourishing soup was the culprit that caused my husband to faint? If my husband hadn't invited Uncle Wang to dinner today, wouldn't we still not know that there was something wrong with the soup you cooked? What on earth are you thinking? Do you want to harm my husband?"
As soon as Wang Caiwei finished speaking, the shock felt by the others was gone. The old couple Han Youtian only felt their ears buzzing and their heads dizzy. Old Mrs. Han was even more shaky and on the verge of falling. Obviously, they also thought of the crux of the matter. It was true that Han Ze was weak, but not so weak that he fainted during the exam. Could it be that it was because he drank the tonic soup given by his daughter
Han Ze supported Mrs. Han's body and asked worriedly, "Mom, are you okay?"
After Old Lady Han stood firm, she stared at Han Daya with her old eyes and said, "She won't die."
She broke free from Han Ze's hand and asked Han Daya sternly, "Tell me, do you know that the herb is harmful to your body?"
Han Daya's face turned pale, "Mom, how could I know."
Han Ze suddenly asked, "Since Big Sister didn't know that taking the herbs carelessly would harm the body, and probably didn't know the medicinal properties of the herbs, then why did Big Sister put the herbs in the pot and boil them for me to eat?"
Han Daya clenched her fists. She panicked, "I, I..."
Han Ze smiled bitterly, looked at Doctor Wang and said, "Uncle Wang, since I stopped taking the medicine, my health has been getting better day by day. Now I am even better without taking medicine. I once doubted your medical skills, but after I took the prescription and the medicine you prescribed to the town and showed it to the town doctor, he said that although the prescription was inadequate, the condition would improve after taking the medicine for half a month. But after I took your medicine, I didn't see any effect, and sometimes my condition worsened... There is no problem with the prescription and the medicine, so there is a problem in the process of boiling the medicine. My medicine has always been boiled by my eldest sister, and she also dumped the dregs..."
Han Daya said loudly: "Han Ze, don't lie, I didn't tamper with your medicine."
Her voice was sharp and urgent.
Han Ze looked at her and said disappointedly, "Sister, I didn't say you tampered with my medicine. You are so eager to explain. Are you guilty?"
Han Daya looked at him hatefully: "You wronged me, why would I hurt you?"
Doctor Wang looked at his daughter-in-law with a dark and gloomy look. During that period, he often found that some medicinal herbs were missing from the house, and he thought that she was old and had seen it wrong. He secretly mocked himself, but now he felt that it might not be his mistake, but it was very likely that his good daughter-in-law took it away. Not only did she take it away, but she also hurt her own brother.
What a vicious woman! He actually married a vicious woman to his son.
Han Ze looked at her and said, "You know whether I have wronged you or not. I just don't understand why you want to hurt me. I am your brother. If I am not well, do you think you can be well?"
"I didn't hurt you."
Han Daya refused to admit it.
Old Lady Han pointed at the bowl of tonic soup and asked sternly, "Since you didn't harm Han Ze, what's the matter with this bowl of tonic soup?"
"I didn't know that the herb shouldn't be taken carelessly."
Han Daya's defense was weak and feeble. Not only Old Lady Han, but even Han Jinxiu found her words unreliable.
Han Jinxiu thought that her father had been in poor health because of the medicine brewed by her aunt. She was angry when she thought that her father was lying in bed unable to move and had difficulty getting out of bed. The whole family was worried about his health, but the aunt was the culprit.
She asked crisply, "My aunt is so kind to my father. She stewed herbs whose properties I don't know for him to eat, and she said it was for my father's good. Then why don't you stew it for yourself?"
Han Daya was interrupted by a child. She was angry and resentful. She glared at Han Jinxiu and said, "Shut up. You have no manners. Why do you interrupt when adults are talking?"
Han Jinxiu looked at her angrily, pursed her lips and said nothing. It was better to be uneducated than to be a vicious person, and she didn't think she was uneducated.
Han Ze stepped forward and said, "I think what Jinxiu said is quite right. Since you don't know the medicinal properties of the herbs, why did you put them in the soup and stew them for me to drink under the pretext of making a tonic soup for me? Obviously, you don't know the medicinal properties of the herbs as you said."
Han Daya stiffened her neck and pursed her lips without saying anything. She didn't know what to say. The evidence was irrefutable, and anything she said now would seem like a sophistry.
Old Lady Han stepped forward, pounded her chest, and cried, "Tell me why you want to harm Han Ze? He is your brother. How did he offend you that you want to harm him? You beast, you beast."
Han Daya staggered after being hit by her, and tears flowed down her face. She sniffed but still said nothing.
Zheng and Wu were stunned. Big sister, is she sick? Why did she want to harm big brother? It turned out that the soup was not meant to nourish big brother, but to harm him.
Thinking of this, they both shuddered. The eldest sister usually spoke with a smile, but she was so vicious that she even wanted to harm her own brother. How much hatred did she have to drug him every time? Even if they were dissatisfied with their uncle, they didn't want to harm him.
Erlang and Sanlang couldn't believe that their eldest brother's illness was caused by their eldest sister. Thinking about how much they worried about their eldest brother's illness and how much money they spent, they hated their eldest sister. Why did she want to harm their eldest brother? Although their eldest brother was arrogant, he was a gentle person and treated them well. How could their eldest sister hate him so much
Erlang asked in a deep voice: "Sister, what are you doing? Tell us if you have any grievances. If you don't say anything, how can we know that you have been wronged?"
Han Daya laughed sarcastically, saying that if you have grievances, just speak up, but what's the use of speaking up? Will they care or ask? It's better not to speak up.
Erlang was about to say something, but Old Lady Han said, "Don't ask any more questions. Let her continue to be obsessed with her thoughts. I don't think I have done anything wrong to her, but she still resents me. It shows that she is a born ungrateful person."
Jiro sighed and shut up.
Han Daya laughed sarcastically again. No one is born ungrateful. They just know how to resist after being treated unfairly.
The old couple Han Youtian looked at her expression and became even more disappointed with her. Even Erlang and Sanlang were extremely disappointed. How could the eldest sister become like this
The matter was clear, it was Han Daya who harmed Han Ze. But why? She didn't even say it out loud, even if she beat Han Daya to death.
The eldest brother-in-law has been in a state of confusion. Didn't they come to Yue's house for dinner? Why did they suddenly say that the daughter-in-law harmed the eldest brother-in-law? But why did the daughter-in-law harm the eldest brother-in-law? The two are siblings and have no grudges. Why did she do that
"Daya, why did you do this?" he said bitterly. "Do you know the consequences of doing this? Have you ever thought about the child and me?"
Han Daya looked at the man's extremely disappointed face and finally panicked. She could ignore her family, but she couldn't give up the man.
Her purpose after rebirth was to change the fate of her family. If he knew what she had done, would he still treat her the same way as before
"His father, I didn't." Apart from this, she didn't know what to say.
Brother-in-law Wang looked at her disappointedly: "You are still unwilling to admit it now?"
"Believe me. I didn't do those things." Han Daya stepped forward and hurriedly grabbed his arm.
Brother-in-law Wang hung his head and said in a low voice: "The evidence is there, I can't believe you."
Han Daya was stunned and fell to the ground in despair.
Han Youtian looked at her, his whole body lacking energy, and said, "No matter why you want to harm Han Ze, just treat me as if I don't have a daughter like you. You guys can go now."
Han Daya suddenly raised her head to look at him and laughed wildly. "For the sake of our son, you abandoned me again. What do you mean by your daughter? I think I was just picked up."
Old Lady Han said in hatred, "I really wish you weren't my child, but was picked up. How could I give birth to someone as heartless as you? Which of your three brothers is as vicious as you? You even want to harm your own brother?"
Since they believed that she was the one who harmed Han Ze, Han Daya had nothing to say. She said, "That's because you never treated me as your daughter. You always sided with Han Ze. Whenever I did something that was not good for him, I was the one who was scolded."
Old Lady Han thought she was very kind to her only daughter, but she still hated her, even to the point of harming her brother. She couldn't believe that this was her own daughter.
Han Daya wanted to say something, but Han Youtian didn't want to listen to her. He waved his hand and said, "Go away, go away. Just pretend that I never gave birth to you."
Brother-in-law Wang called him father, and Han Youtian waved his hand again, saying sadly, "You guys can go. I won't pursue what Daya did, but she is no longer my daughter."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Han Ze and asked, "Do you have any objection to Dad doing this?"
Han Ze smiled, with a helpless look on his face. Even if he had an opinion, so what? He had already spoken, what else could he say? He could only say: "No matter why my elder sister hurt me, for the sake of my parents, I can let her go, but I will not recognize this elder sister anymore. Let's just consider this a brother-sister relationship."
Doctor Wang said nothing and dragged his son away. In his opinion, his mother-in-law treated his daughter-in-law very well. He didn't understand why his daughter-in-law had such a strong hatred towards her family. She hated them so much that she even harmed her own brother. Such a daughter-in-law would bring disaster to the family.
Living with a daughter-in-law like this, he was afraid that one day he would be harmed by her and die without knowing how.
Han Daya looked at the backs of her father-in-law and the man as they left, collapsed to the ground, and cried silently.
Wang Caiwei looked at her without any sympathy. She had hurt her husband, so what right did she have to cry? They were the ones who should be crying.
Zheng and Wu sighed, why bother to hurt others and themselves? They just saw that Doctor Wang looked at the eldest sister with a wrong look in his eyes. Maybe he would let the eldest sister's husband divorce her. Who would want such a vicious daughter-in-law
It's all your own fault.
If they are not wanted by their parents and divorced by their husband's family, they shake their heads and dare not imagine what that life would be like for a woman.
Han Youtian glanced at Han Daya expressionlessly and said, "Erlang, send her out. Our temple is small and cannot accommodate a big Buddha like her."
Han Daya stood up suddenly and said indifferently: "No need, I have legs and can walk by myself."
After saying this, he turned around and walked away without even looking at them.
The whole family looked at her back without saying a word.
Suddenly, Mrs. Han collapsed on the recliner and said, "What sin did I commit to give birth to such a thing?"
Han Youtian said in a muffled voice: "The child is bad at heart, how can he blame you?"
Han Ze and Wang Caiwei looked at each other. At this moment, they didn't know how to persuade their parents.
The author has something to say: I am not in good health, there is nothing I can do! I have to have acupuncture and drink Chinese medicine every day, and to make matters worse, I caught a cold. I can only say sorry for the interruption of updates, but I still have to continue the acupuncture, which is very distressing to me. This cervical spondylosis is really difficult to treat.