The third son Liu Yan covered his lips and coughed several times.
Originally, he didn't care about what Liu Zhao said.
He is not in good health, the imperial doctor told him to rest well and not to think too much.
He has been sick for a long time, and his temper has become lazy, and he is not willing to use his brain to think about things, and he has a headache.
It's a real headache, not a metaphor.
Every time he thinks deeply about something, his head will hurt all night, making his life worse than death.
This time King Ning was established as the heir apparent, and the identities of the sons of King Ning's mansion all rose accordingly.
When King Ning ascends the throne in the future, they will no longer be sons of the palace, but princes.
The third son couldn't avoid the vulgarity, and couldn't help but think about some things.
Thinking about it brought up the sadness in my heart, it was really annoying to have a rotten body.
It doesn't matter if he is irritable, the words Liu Zhao said to him last time came back to his mind.
Yes, if their disease is contagious, why did the imperial physician never say it was contagious, and the maids and servants who served them were all fine.
He looked at the third wife, Mrs. Cai, "Most of the people serving in this yard are your dowry. Before you got married, you were in good health. Not to mention, I never even had a headache on weekdays.
Why everything changed after getting married. If it has changed, all the maids around you are fine again, only you and I are getting worse.
So I was a little curious, could it be that there is something that only you and I keep in touch with, and the maids don't even touch it. "
The third wife, Cai, lowered her head and couldn't see her appearance clearly, "Master, is there a problem with my dowry, is it intentional to harm others? They are all my dowry, and they are attached to me. If there is something wrong with me, they will also It's not going to end well."
The third son smiled, "That's not necessarily the case."
Without waiting for the third lady Cai to refute, he continued: "I thought about it carefully, and there are some things that we often touch, but the maids don't handle them. One is the bed where you and I sleep, and the other is the bed we often rest on. The soft bed and couch. These three places, the maids just wipe them at most, unlike us who lie on them every day."
The third wife, Mrs. Cai, sat up abruptly, "These pieces of furniture are all my dowry. Do you mean, my son, that our Cai family deliberately made large pieces of furniture with problems? My son, don't forget, my condition is worse than You are more serious."
"It's useless to talk too much, let's call someone to check."
The third son clapped his hands, and soon, a steward came in with a dozen young servants.
The third wife, Mrs. Cai, turned pale with shock, "What is this going to do? Cough cough... Are you trying to force me to death... Cough cough..."
The third young master covered his face and coughed twice, "Go, dismantle the soft bed and couch, and inspect them carefully."
"Young master, are you sure you want to demolish them all?"
"Yes, it's all demolished. It doesn't matter if you smash it."
"It can't be removed, these are my dowry, they can't be removed." The third wife, Mrs. Cai, objected.
The third son is determined this time, and wants to give himself an explanation, "I smashed your dowry furniture, and I will pay you back ten times. You are still doing nothing, so don't hurry up."
"The third lady offended." The old woman stepped forward and dragged the third lady away.
The boys entered the bedroom and began to tear down the bed.
All the maids and women in the courtyard were in shock.
What is this for? Do you want to demolish the house
"Hurry up, report to the concubine. The third son is going to tear down the dowry furniture of the third wife, and also the house. I'm afraid this day will be impossible."
The two maidservants turned around and ran to Chunhe Hall to complain.
Mrs. Pei is in a good mood these few days, and has nothing to worry about, so everyone is pleasing to the eye.
Who would have thought that Sanfang would cause trouble.
"Is the third child confused? Why did he want to tear down his wife's furniture?"
"Young master suspects that there is a problem with the wife's dowry furniture, which made him sick."
"He really said that?"
The servant girl nodded frequently.
Mrs. Pei pondered over this matter, "Come here, take this palace's post and invite the imperial physician to the residence. The rest of the people follow me to the third room to have a look. You will know that you are messing around all day long."
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Xiaocui always asks.
How could she not know that there was such a big commotion on Sanfang's side.
After finding out, he hurried back to the east courtyard, "Ma'am, the third son is going to demolish the house and furniture, and it's making a lot of noise."
Gu Jiu was affected, and a good page of copybook was written. With a shake of hand, a drop of ink fell down. The original copybook is useless.
She crumpled the copybook into a ball and threw it into the wastebasket.
"It's a good day, but why did the third son demolish the house?"
"I heard that the third son doesn't like the third wife, so he has to tear down the third wife's dowry furniture."
It does not make sense!
At a glance, she knew that Xiao Cui hadn't found out the news clearly, so she came to report it.
"Qing Mei, go and see for me what's going on."
"Sister Qingmei doesn't need to go, I know the reason." Xu Yousi came in from the outside, "The little one just came over from the third room, and I heard that the third son suspected that the third wife's dowry furniture was faulty, which made him sick, so It made people dismantle the furniture for inspection."
"Ah? Why did the third lady want to kill herself? Isn't she sick too?"
"It's hard to say."
Gu Jiu was surprised.
This is clearly her judgment.
Since the disease of the three-bedroom couple is not contagious, it must be caused by exposure to problematic things in daily life. She only told Liu Zhao about this speculation, how could the third son know.
Could it be that Liu Zhao told the third son her guess
It's just why it took so long for the third son to think of checking the daily utensils
Gu Jiu said: "If you really want the third son to find out something, the matter will become a big mess. You follow me to the third room to check the situation, and if necessary, you still have to stop it."
When Gu Jiu brought people to the third room, Mrs. Pei had already arrived for a while.
The third son insisted on dismantling the furniture, but no one could persuade him.
He coughed for a while, "Mother and concubine, my son is so sick, he is not far from death. Let the son die and die, okay?"
Pei frowned, "Are you sure it's your wife's dowry furniture that has a problem?"
"If you check it, you will know."
Mrs. Pei sighed, "Forget it, since it has already been dismantled, let's dismantle it completely. If there is really a problem with the dowry furniture given by the Cai family, I should have a good talk with the Cai family about it. Is their home safe? What kind of heart is it, is it to marry a daughter, or to kill someone?"
As soon as the words fell, no one dared to vent their anger.
The third wife, Cai's face was pale, and she was on the verge of falling, "Mother and concubine know the lesson, my daughter-in-law has absolutely no intention of harming others."
"Whether you have any intention of harming others, let's wait until the furniture in this room has been thoroughly checked. Come and marry the third wife to the maidservant, and all the accompanying rooms outside will be detained and await their release."
Mrs. Pei is also very straightforward, since she has already suspected her, she can't get away from a single person. Regardless of whether you are guilty or not, you should be locked up first.
The third wife, Cai's face turned pale, "It's better to imprison the daughter-in-law as well."
Mrs. Pei doesn't like her, "If you find out the problem, you will bear the brunt of it, and naturally you won't be able to escape. You and the Cai family will have to wait and see for the crime of murdering the emperor's grandson, and you will definitely have to pay the price."
Although the third son was not born to Pei's family. But at this time, it was a matter of the face and honor of the palace, so Pei's naturally wanted to stand up for the third son and not be bullied.
The third wife, Mrs. Cai, wept, "Why did our Cai family harm the young master, and I am also sick. Am I even harming myself?"
"Who knows what kind of peace your Cai family has."
The third wife Cai looked at the third son Liu Yan, "Is your husband also jealous of me? Do you think I'm the kind of femme fatale who would kill people?"
The third young master lowered his eyes, "Don't worry, there will be a result in a while. Maybe you were also deceived."
Gu Jiu stood beside Pei Shi, and asked Xu Yousi to go to the room and keep an eye on it.
Xu Yousi quietly entered the bedroom and watched the servants dismantle the furniture.
"The doctor is here!"
Mrs. Pei invited the imperial physician just in case, worrying that the third son and his wife would fall ill.
In addition to the imperial physician, the steward also cleverly invited the medical officer from the Embroidery Guard.
The medical officers of the Embroidery Guards are average in treating diseases, but they are first-class experts in investigating cases, especially poisoning cases.
The steward quietly reported the identity of the medical officer to Mrs. Pei.
Pei nodded secretly, "You are very thoughtful. Bring the medical officer in and check carefully to see if there is any problem."
Pei thought, after all, the imperial physician is only in charge of treating diseases, and it is inevitable that some neglects.
The medical officer has been cooperating with the Embroidered Clothes Guard for a long time to investigate the case. If there is a problem with the furniture, the medical officer will be able to see it.
Gu Jiu listened from the side, looking at the steward invited by the medical officer with admiration, he was very thoughtful.
The steward seems to be working in the outer courtyard, Gai Minger will ask him if he would like to work under her name.
That's right, ever since King Ning was established as the heir apparent, Gu Jiu has started planning for servants of the palace.
The stewards, servants, and Chang Sui who have been trained by the palace, are all top-notch when they are taken outside, and they can be commanded by seven or eight people.
When King Ning ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, with so many people, except for the eunuchs, the rest of the servants would definitely be sent to the Shaofu, or to the Huangzhuang as errands, or released to be low-rank civil servants and generals.
Gu Jiu was greedy for these talents, and planned to collect all capable people under her own name after King Ning ascended the throne, so as to solve her talent shortage.
The steward didn't know that he was being targeted by Mrs. Zhao. He was accompanying the medical officer, inspecting the dismantled furniture.
The medical officer took a veil and checked everything.
When the bed frame was checked, the medical officer stayed for a long time.
"How is it, is there a problem?"
The medical officer said: "Call all the servants who can enter and leave this bedroom, and I will confirm it again."
"Okay, I'll arrange it now."
The steward was inexplicably excited. Unexpectedly, the medical officer found out the problem.
Could it be that the third wife, Mrs. Cai, poisoned and murdered the third son