Just as Hua Ling left, Xu Yuanjiao also came over with the young master in his arms.
Xu Yuanjiao smiled and said, "It's been a long time since I had dinner with my aunt."
Mrs. Zheng hummed and said nothing, but looked at Yan Shi and Qu Liushang and said, "You two young masters, when will my master get better?"
Qu Liushang glanced at Yan Shi, and Yan Shi nodded slightly to him. He was afraid of scaring the snake before, so he didn't tell Xu Yuanjiao that Zheng Lin was poisoned. But with Yan Shi inquiring about the maid and Mrs. Zheng's dinner with them, Yan Shi decided to change his strategy and settle Zheng Lin's matter quickly. For those who solved the Yuancha poisoning case, whether it is long or short before the Chinese New Year, we should make a decision in each place early and try to go to a few more places. And one of the quick fixes is to lead the snake out of the hole. As for the future, let's see the development later and adapt accordingly.
Qu Liushang said, "To tell the truth, Mr. Zheng has been poisoned." Then he told Zheng Lin's situation one by one.
Mrs. Zheng showed a flash of horror, and subconsciously looked at Xu Yuanjiao. Xu Yuanjiao hugged the young master on her lap and was feeding him spoonful by spoonful. Hearing Qu Liushang's words, her hand trembled and almost dropped the spoon on the ground.
"Poisoned? How could this happen? Who poisoned the master?" Mrs. Zheng asked in disbelief.
Qu Liushang said, "Master Zheng is indeed poisoned, but I don't know who poisoned me. Mrs. Zheng, why don't you report to the authorities."
"Report to the official?" Mrs. Zheng repeated in a murmur, her face seemed to lose her spirit, and then her words became fierce again, "No, you can't report to the official, you can't report to the official."
Xu Yuanjiao was anxious at the time, "Auntie, how can we do it without reporting to the official? Let's report to the official!"
"What do you know!" Madam Zheng raised her voice slightly, she glanced at Xu Yuanjiao as if she saw something disgusting, she quickly averted her gaze, and ordered a nurse standing by to wait, " Mama Wang, I will leave this matter to you."
"Auntie!" Xu Yuanjiao also yelled, and the young master in her arms started to cry out of fright, Xu Yuanjiao hastily hugged him gently and coaxed him, and when he stopped crying, he handed him over to his servants to carry him down. Xu Yuanjiao then continued, "Auntie, uncle's poisoning is not a trivial matter, why don't you report it to the authorities and let us deal with it privately?"
"Enough." Mrs. Zheng put her chopsticks heavily on the table, "I have the final say on this family."
Because of the quarrel between the two of them, no one could enjoy the meal well, so Yan Shi and Qu Liushang only took a few mouthfuls and left.
Hua Ling was there when Yan Shi returned to the room, and seemed to be in a good mood.
"Brother, you are back, why are you eating so fast?" After not seeing him for a while, Hua Ling flung herself into Yan Shi's arms as if she hadn't seen Yan Shi for a long time.
Yan Shi rubbed his head with a smile, "What did you eat?"
Hua Ling reported what he ate one by one with his fingers, and Yan Shi smiled and said, "The food is not bad, are you full?"
Hua Ling patted her stomach, "I'm full, I've eaten a lot, my stomach is a little bulging."
After that, Yan Shi and Hua Ling talked for a long time about which dish in Zheng's mansion was more delicious, until Qu Liushang knocked on the door.
The door opened, and the curved cup slipped into the room like a loach, and said to the two people inside, "Guess what I overheard just now?"
Hua Ling shook her head, "I don't know, but I know you eavesdropped on the corner of the wall and it was quite cold outside for a long time."
Qu Liushang took a deep breath, and desperately told himself that this person is a princess and must be treated with courtesy. He didn't sell the lawsuit anymore, and directly said what he saw on the roof just now, "I saw Mrs. Zheng and Miss Xu arguing."
"Why are they arguing?" Hua Ling asked.
Yan Shi recounted what happened at the dinner table today, then looked at Qu Liushang and said, "Are they doing this again?"
"That's right." Qu Liushang nodded, "It's just that the quarrel was much more intense than in front of us. Mrs. Zheng dropped the vase, and that scene—"
Qu Liushang clicked his tongue a few times and answered again.
"Ms. Zheng also said that Ms. Xu was ungrateful, that this is the Zheng family's business and has nothing to do with her. She may be very angry and said words incoherently. I listened to each other for a long time. I can only get this little bit of useful information.”
"Do you feel that things in Zheng's mansion are full of weirdness?" Yan Shi said, "Take tonight's meal as an example, the young master was brought in by Ms. Xu, which can be explained as Mrs. Zheng has no time to worship Buddha all day long." Caring for the youngest son, but since the young master came in, she didn't even look at it, isn't it strange? Mrs. Zheng is also nearly forty years old, and she has a child when she is old. As usual, she should hold this child in her palm , how could you be so indifferent to him?"
Hua Ling nodded in agreement, "What brother said makes sense."
Since Yan Shi said, "I don't know if you still remember, when we first entered the mansion, when I asked Ms. Xu where Mr. Zheng's son was, what did she call her? When Ming Ting asked about the young master in her arms, she What is it called?"
Qu Liushang blurted out, "I remember this, she called the eldest young master Cousin, and the young young master Yun'er."
Hua Ling glared at him, Qu Liushang pretended not to see it.
Yan Shi nodded, "Master Qu is right, it is true. Although it is a title, it can reveal one thing. Ms. Xu grew up in Zheng's house since she was a child, which means that she and the young master are childhood sweethearts. The relationship between the two should be closer than the young master, but they are not as close as the young master in terms of address."
Hua Ling tilted her head, "Brother, what does this mean?"
Hua Ling's dress is really cute, especially when he made this expression, Yan Shi couldn't help pinching his white and tender face again, "Think about it again, the young master left the house more than a year ago , The servants of Zheng's mansion were changed again a year ago, and the young master was born a year ago. Is it really a coincidence that all these things add up? Also, Ms. Xu is not young anymore , according to the financial resources and power of the Zheng family, she should have been married to a good family early on, but why is she still in the house? According to tonight, the relationship between Miss Xu and Mrs. Zheng does not seem to be very good .”
Hua Ling's eyes widened suddenly, and his mouth opened as big as an egg stuffed. "Brother, you mean, the young master might not have been born by Mrs. Zheng? He was, he was born by Ms. Xu?"
Yan Shi smiled slightly, "Ming Ting is really smart, he guessed it right away."
Hua Ling laughed twice, a little embarrassed, "Brother—"
Qu Liushang really wants to put his hands on his face and talk about serious business, can you husband and wife stop showing affection.
Hua Ling said again, "Brother, tell me, who did Miss Xu's child have?"
Qu Liushang interjected, "It doesn't matter who the child is born with. We are not here to check other people's private affairs. For now, we need to heal Zheng Lin as soon as possible so that we can leave here as soon as possible."
Yan Shi nodded, "How long will it be before Zheng Lin is cured?"
Qu Liuzhang replied, "It will take three more days."
"That's good." It wasn't too long.
Hua Ling asked from the side, "Brother, who do you think Zheng Lin poisoned? Could it be Mrs. Zheng or Miss Xu?"
Yan Shi said, "Judging from Mrs. Zheng's refusal to report to officials, she is indeed very suspicious, but the Zheng family is full of secrets, and it is not easy to say now."
"Then we don't care about this matter?" Hua Ling asked.
Yan Shi said, "We'll wait until Zheng Lin's poison is cured."
Although Zhao Chunhai and Cao Dejin stayed in the inn, they did not do nothing. Yan Shi ordered them to investigate the affairs of Zheng's family and local officials at the same time, in an attempt to deal with a few more corrupt officials here.
There was nothing to say all night, and after breakfast the next day, Miss Xu came to look for Yan Shi again, with a hint of surprise on her face, "The medical skills of the young masters are really good, my uncle woke up again this morning, and fed some After porridge, I fell asleep again."
Yan Shi asked, "Master Zheng, what did you say?" He was referring to the speculation about the murderer who was poisoned.
Xu Yuanjiao shook her head, "Although my uncle woke up for a while, he may have been in a coma for a long time and didn't speak much.
He just shook his head and nodded. But this is good enough, and I believe that it will not be long before my uncle will return to his original state. "
Just as he was talking, someone came to report, "Miss Biao, the concubine is here."
Xu Yuanjiao didn't have any special expression on her face, she just ordered, "Please come in." Then she said excuse me to Yan Shi, and left in a hurry.
Qu Liushang urged, "My lord, let's follow secretly to see?"
Concubine, is it Mrs. Zheng's sister
Yan Shi also had this intention, holding Hua Ling's hand and secretly followed. It was daytime now, and there were many people in Zheng's residence, they didn't dare to get too close, after a while, they saw a woman who looked somewhat similar to Madam Zheng coming in with Xu Yuanjiao talking and laughing.
Although they were a little far away, Yan Shi was a martial arts practitioner, so he could hear their conversations more clearly than ordinary people.
He heard Xu Yuanjiao holding the woman's hand, calling her "mother" affectionately, and talking about Zheng Lin's recovery. Yan Shi and Qu Liushang looked at each other, does Xu Yuanjiao have a mother? They thought she was an orphan without father and mother, that's why she was raised in Zheng's mansion since she was a child. This is now—
It seems that there are many things going on in this small Zheng's mansion.
The two entered the lobby in a blink of an eye, and Yan Shi didn't want to follow any more. He exchanged a glance with Qu Liushang, and returned to the room where he lived.
Hua Ling pretended not to hear anything and asked Yan Shi what the two said just now, and Yan Shi said it again patiently.
Hua Ling frowned, "Brother, what's going on in Zheng's residence? Why can't I figure it out?"
Yan Shi comforted, "Don't worry about Ming Ting, let's just read on."
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