Zheng Cuiye was the only daughter of Lu Guogong Zheng Erya, and her death was no small matter.
Although the Zheng family did not have a noble background, they were an upstart that could not be ignored in the new dynasty. Her death will definitely be investigated thoroughly.
Even if the Zheng family can't invite Ji Qubing or Duanmu Xinmiao to judge the cause of her death, it's not like only psychiatrist apprentices in the world know how to treat medicine. Anyone who can be an imperial physician must have some skills.
Therefore, Mrs. Zhao said that Zheng Cuiye died of intestinal disease, which means that the imperial doctor did not find any traces of poisoning or injury on Zheng Cuiye.
It is said that this girl is usually in very good health - if she was not poisoned or killed, how could she just die
Intestinal disease... Although Mrs. Duanmu, Wei Changying's second aunt, was also said to have passed away due to intestinal carbuncle, Mrs. Duanmu did not find a doctor to carefully examine the cause of death that time! Is it true that Zheng Cuiye's life is so short that she will die if she wants to
"Ordinarily, even if Miss Duanmuba hadn't happened to be bitten by a poisonous snake, she wouldn't have helped Liu Ruoyu in this matter. After all, if it were leaked, Miss Duanmuba herself would definitely be implicated, even if Miss Duanmuba didn't say anything." Huang Shi thought for a moment and said, "How did Zheng Cuiye die? My servant has no clue."
"Is there any medicine that can cause intestinal diseases?" Wei Zhangying asked, "Perhaps Liu Ruoyu accidentally collected it over the years? I heard from Xinmiao that many things in the market have endless uses. Doctor Ji learned this when he was living in the market in his early years. Quite a few.”
Huang explained: "At first glance, it seems that there are medicines similar to those for intestinal diseases. But just now, Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Gao both said that when the imperial doctor arrived, Miss Zheng was still alive. It was because of the lack of medicinal materials that she did not last long enough to take the medicine. I went. After I went there, the imperial doctor also made repeated inquiries. No matter how inferior the imperial doctor was to Dr. Ji and Miss Duanmuba, it was still possible to deceive people who didn’t understand medicine. It is impossible for an imperial physician."
"Liu Ruoyu's move is really powerful." Wei Changying murmured, "Even if we know that she did it, we still can't tell how she did it..."
"It is probably a method I accidentally learned during my years of living abroad." Huang speculated.
Because they had a clear conscience, although they discussed the matter, it was just talk.
At about the same time, the Liu Mansion was overcast with clouds, so gloomy that it was almost going to rain heavily despite the cloudless sky!
Liu Ruowo's wife, Mrs. Zhou, was dressed in gorgeous clothes and sitting in the hall. Her apricot eyes were full of domineering, and she said lukewarmly: "Sister clan? Or did my husband send it here in person? That's nonsense! Don't tell me what you said. I have never heard of this Liu Ye. Even if she is really the daughter of a distant branch of the Liu family and needs to be resettled... then I should send her there, right? How could it be my husband? "
She glanced at the ugly faces of Gao and Zhao, "You two may not understand that in a family like ours, there are rules for doing things. The so-called male is the master of the outside and the female is the master of the house, and my husband is absolutely determined to arrange the female family members in the clan. There is no possibility of intervention, I must be the one to preside over it! I have no impression of this Liu Ye! I have never even seen the Zhuangzi you are talking about!”
Mrs. Gao heard the contempt for the common people in her tone and felt very unhappy in her heart. She said, "Mrs. Zhou is saying that this Liu Ye is not from the Liu family? But why does she live in your Zhuangzi? And why does she live in your Zhuangzi?" All of my servants call her Miss Liu."
Mrs. Zhou didn't even raise her eyelids and said: "How do I know this? I told you, I have never been to that place - although that Zhuangzi belongs to the private property of our house, we have so many properties, how can we do it everywhere?" Are they all flawless? Generally speaking, in this kind of remote village, as long as the money and food we turn in every year are not enough, we will leave it to the servants and have no time to interfere. Taking a fancy to this, he even used our Liu family’s name to commit fraud!”
Having said this, she said sternly, "Thanks to the two ladies who came here today to remind me, otherwise I wouldn't have known about those rip-offs! Not only did they occupy our Zhuangzi private residence, but they even pretended to be our Liu family!"
If Mrs. Gao and Mrs. Zhao had gone to the Liu Mansion first to confirm the identity of "Liu Ye" reported by Liu Ruoye, Mrs. Zhou's words might have been able to dismiss them. The problem is that after experiencing the atmosphere of Shen's family, and then joining the Liu family whose family background is similar to that of Shen's family, the two of them are no longer as restrained as they were when they first entered Shen's family.
What's more, Mrs. Zhou's status in the Liu family and her natal family's family status are very different from Wei Changying.
So as soon as she finished speaking, Mrs. Zhao said: "Mrs. Zhou, you said so, but when my poor niece first stayed in that village, Liu Ye avoided her! Later, because of my niece's maid I found signs that famous incense had been burned in the room she let out, and I became suspicious, so I found her! Although we are from a small family, we know that famous incense is not something that ordinary people can use, right?"
Mrs. Zhou raised her eyelids and said: "Oh, a famous fragrance? It depends on what kind of fragrance it is. Agarwood incense and Ruilin incense are commonly used by nobles, and the two ladies should be familiar with them. This thing It's famous, so it's not impossible for ordinary people outside to get it, and it can still be sold in the city, but like the rare Rubingpoxiang, it's not difficult for famous families to find it. "
Mrs. Gao was very unhappy with her way of reminding both sides of the difference between scholars and common people in her words. She frowned slightly and said, "Why should Mrs. Zhou care about other things? In short, we feel that since Liu Ye keeps saying It’s the Liu family, and the Liu family lives in Zhuangzi. I’m afraid it has a lot to do with the Liu family—it’s childish for you to say it has nothing to do with the Liu family without even seeing anyone!”
"Then what do you want?" Mrs. Zhou asked casually.
"At least we should invite a few more members of the Liu family to take a look at Liu Ye, so that everyone can identify whether he is a Liu family member, so we can be sure, right?" Mrs. Gao said patiently - Mrs. Wei, who was born in the Wei family in Fengzhou, did not stop trying to push people away like this. of!
But she didn't know that Mrs. Zhou was so high-spirited on the surface, but she was already in a mess in her heart: "Isn't this Liu Ruoye a disaster star? He killed his mother in the early years, and now he comes to harm her husband? Zheng Cuiye's uncle? Zheng Sanya is so rude, yet he is your Majesty's cousin, and his status is aloof! Now that your husband has risked his life to become a prince, he will be able to suppress Liu Shili's faction, and this disaster will come out!"
Almost the moment she knew that Zheng Cuiye died in the Zhuangzi where Liu Ruoye was placed, she made up her mind not to recognize this sister-in-law!
"Even if we don't mention Zheng Cuiye's death, once her identity is exposed and her experiences in the past few years are spread, how will the girls in the family meet people in the future?" Mrs. Zhou secretly gritted her teeth, "I now have two sons under my knees. Can she not have any other children? If she really treats her husband, she shouldn’t come back to see us again after such an experience! Isn’t it better to die outside silently? After meeting her husband, why didn’t she want to die? But she’s still here to harm people!”
"...I can't admit it anyway! Fortunately, when the imperial capital fell, almost all the old servants who watched her husband and her grow up died." Mrs. Zhou calculated, "And after so many years, there are not many people who have seen her before. I can definitely recognize her. Even if I recognize her, I will die to deny it... How can an outsider's guess be more accurate than our own admission? "
In short, Mrs. Zhou sent Mrs. Gao and Mrs. Zhao out in a noble and cool manner. The more they thought about Mrs. Zhou's impatient and perfunctory attitude, the angrier they became. Thinking that they would not be able to explain to Mrs. Wang when they went back, they simply did not go to Duke Lu's Mansion. , turned around and entered the palace!
Queen Qiu was not surprised by their arrival - as early as when the Queen received the news of Zheng Cuiye's death, Qiu Baoniang had asserted that Queen Qiu would not be able to escape from this matter.
To be honest, Empress Qiu liked her cousin Zheng Cuiye very much in the past. However, after Wang came to the palace to confide Zheng Cuiye's love for Shen Zangfeng, Qiu Baoniang said lightly: "Why is this Miss Zheng like this? She is using her youth and beauty to seize the opportunity. She might not be able to snatch away her husband, let alone the love between Lord Shen and Mrs. Wei. Even if she could, Mrs. Wei did not offend her, but she would be left miserable because of her youth. It was really pitiful. !”
These words suddenly aroused the sadness of Queen Qiu - wasn't she, the first wife, so dejected by a group of young and beautiful concubines that even her own children suffered greatly
After that, Queen Qiu didn't like Zheng Cuiye very much. Now that she heard that she was dead, she actually felt a faint sense of joy in her heart, as if it symbolized that such a woman who wanted to steal someone else's husband would not die well.
But after all, she was the one who watched Zheng Cuiye grow up, and no matter how bad her impression was, she still had some affection for her. Now I hear Mrs. Gao and Mrs. Zhao crying about how Zheng Erya lost her only flesh and blood at such a young age, but they can’t even find the murderer. I feel uncomfortable even if I don’t come out.
The queen asked about Wang's health, and said to Gao and Zhao with some regret: "Originally, Aunt Qiu in front of me is the most shrewd and capable. If she came forward, she might be able to tell something. Unfortunately, She was fine in the morning, but when she went down the steps, she fell down and hit her head. She is still unconscious and can't help. "
The Gao family and the Zhao family also knew that Queen Qiu's recent status in the palace was not what it used to be, and it was mostly due to her aunt who had the same surname as the queen. The Queen needs to sit in the Sixth Palace, so she will definitely not go out of the palace to investigate Zheng Cuiye's death. They originally expected this Aunt Qiu to take charge of the overall situation on behalf of the Queen when she leaves the palace - no matter the Gao family, Zhao family, or Wang family, their backgrounds and talents are not very good. In this way, I could usually handle it by following other people's example of hosting the intermediary feed, but the matter of Zheng Cuiye's death was dealt with in a mess.
Seeing that the queen could not hope to leave the palace, Mrs. Gao and Mrs. Zhao had no choice but to say: "Then please ask the empress to review this matter in Weiyang Palace?"
"You bring people to the palace, and I will ask." Queen Qiu muttered in her heart, "I hope Aunt Qiu wakes up soon." She didn't know how to deal with this kind of thing? Now what Wang means is that he suspects someone has harmed Zheng Cuiye and wants to find out the real culprit.
But the queen has never done Qiu Qingtian...
In any case, since the Queen wants to personally intervene, the two people involved, Wei Changying and Mrs. Zhou, must go into the palace and defend themselves in Changle Hall.
"Liu Ruoye and Mrs. Gao reported the name 'Liu Ye' and said she was a distant branch of the Liu family. However, my aunt knew her details. When the time comes, she was exposed on the spot. What will she do?" This was the following year. Now, Shen Shuyan and Ji Yiren returned to the Shen Mansion years ago, and these days they have been serving the Chief of Guard Ying. At this moment, one person was choosing the hairpin to be worn when entering the palace for the Chief of Guards, and the other was picking up the cape to match the dress for the Chief of Guards. Shen Shuyan said with a smile, "I wonder what Mrs. Zhou will say then? It seems that Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Gao have denied that she is from the Liu family from the beginning."
Wei Changying looked at the makeup in the mirror. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "I tell you this just to give you some perspective, but Yan'er still hasn't passed the test."
Shen Shuyan was stunned: "Ah?"
"When I sent Mrs. Gao and the others last time, I reminded them that our family had just made an engagement with the Liu family. Normally, the Liu family would not try to undermine our family at this juncture, especially when someone named Liu personally came out to do so." Wei Chang Ying smiled and said, "Otherwise, the Liu family would be too unkind. If now I, the Shen family, expose Liu Ruoye's identity, do you think it's unkind for others not to comment on the Shen family?"
Seeing Shen Shuyan and Ji Yiren deep in thought, Wei Changying said: "Don't underestimate Liu Ruoye! She was involved in such a big thing and she dared to fabricate a false identity. Do you think she hasn't thought about it? ? She was determined that Zheng Cuiye's evil thoughts during his lifetime were not to be disclosed, so the female family members who were not involved would not be summoned to the scene even if the queen personally interrogated them; secondly, except for Mrs. Zhou, there was a possibility of recognizing her. It’s me, and I’m preventing Shen Liu from getting married, so I can’t openly tell her identity. Even if others tell her her true identity, I might have to help Mrs. Zhou deny it... "
"Then just let her go?" Ji Yiren asked doubtfully.
"How is that possible?" Wei Zhang Ying smiled, "She has struggled until now and is almost done." (To be continued)