The atmosphere in the room became tense, and Wanshi vaguely remembered this incident.
But it has been many years.
The Lu family didn't pursue it back then, so why would she, Wen Qingzhu, pursue it now!
Wen Qingfang mentioned another thing: "You were born and raised in the Wen family, and you were protected by the Wen family. How can you shirk this? When your grandfather had an accident, if the Wen family hadn't been there, you would still have your mother, and your brother would still have Can you survive until now?"
"What about my grandfather?" Wen Qingzhu smiled unpredictable.
The quiet voice echoed in the room, making Wen Qingfang frown.
Wan was about to speak when a maid ran to the door outside.
"Madam, Mrs. Xia is here with Miss Xia."
"What? Why are you here at this time?" Wanshi was a little panicked and glanced at Wen Qingzhu subconsciously.
Wen Qingfang quickly reacted, walked to Wanshi's ear, and said a few words.
Wan turned around and hurried out to greet him.
But not long after Wan left, the maid who had reported the incident before came back.
"Miss Sixth, Miss Seven, madam, please come over."
Wen Qingzhu smiled and turned to look at Wen Qingfang: "Sixth sister, do you want to come with us?"
"Wait!" Wen Qingfang did not answer Wen Qingzhu, but walked to the door and asked the maid, "Who else is coming?"
"Concubine Xia, as well as Master Zhou and Miss Zhou." The maid said, turning to look at Wen Qingzhu, "Master Zhou is here to see Miss Seven."
Wen Qingfang took a deep breath, turned to Wen Qingzhu and said, "Sister Qi, please go over. It's not convenient for me, so I won't go over."
The cold wind outside the house blew in, and Wen Qingzhu felt that the temperature of the charcoal fire had never risen.
If there were more people here, it would definitely be warm here.
"Invite Mr. Zhou and Miss Zhou over here. I will leave after seeing my grandfather. I believe they won't bother the aunt and the others for too long."
After saying this, Wen Qingzhu turned back and sat down.
The maid standing at the door was stunned for a moment. This side courtyard was specially ordered by the eldest lady.
Ordinary people cannot come in at will.
The maid looked at Wen Qingfang for help, wondering if she should call someone over.
Wen Qingfang's eyes narrowed slightly, staring at Wen Qingzhu opposite him who always had a smile on his lips, his thoughts changing a thousand times.
Wen Qingzhu sat down and said nothing, just looking at Wen Qingfang.
The atmosphere became tense again, and the pressure on the maid who delivered the message increased sharply.
Less than half a quarter of an hour later, Jasmine's voice appeared at the door of the courtyard.
"Master Zhou, Miss Zhou, please come this way."
Wen Qingfang suddenly stood up, and Wen Qingzhu was one step ahead of her, arriving at the door and greeting the visitor.
"Uncle Zhou, sister Zhou."
The two people came to the house and saw Wen Qingfang still here, so they naturally exchanged greetings again.
Although both Zhou Sang and Zhou Yi noticed that Wen Qingfang lowered her head deliberately, no one asked any more questions.
After sitting down, a maid came up with tea.
Zhou Sang and Zhou Yi are both smart people. After glancing at the furnishings in the room, they roughly understood what was going on.
Zhou Sang, who was ups and downs in the officialdom, had even guessed the reason why Wen Guanbin was seriously ill and Wen Qingzhu specially invited her here.
After chatting for a while, Wen Qingzhu got to the point: "Since Uncle Zhou is here, he wants to see his grandfather."
"This is natural." Zhou Sang said, raising his hand to let the entourage outside carry the gift in.
Pointing to the medicinal materials in front of him, Zhou Sang explained: "I heard that Mr. Wen was ill, and there happened to be many people in the paddock with the same symptoms, so I ordered my servants to prepare the best medicinal materials. Mr. Wen must be of use."
"Thank you so much, Uncle Zhou." Wen Qingzhu stood up to express his thanks, then turned to Jasmine and asked, "When will the doctor come here?"
Jasmine replied respectfully: "Today is the first day of the new year. Doctor Xue said he would come over in about half an hour."
Wen Qingzhu nodded: "That's good."
At this moment, Wen Guanbin's coughing sound came again from the back room.
This time, the cough did not stop after a while, but became more and more serious.
Wen Qingzhu turned to Zhou Sang and said, "Uncle Zhou, why don't you come in with me and take a look?"
Zhou Sang was about to answer, but Wen Qingfang stopped him: "No! Grandpa is seriously ill now and cannot go in at will!"
Wen Qingzhu turned sideways, squinted at Wen Qingfang behind him who did not dare to raise his head, and said with a half-smile: "I came over just now, and Sixth Sister was urging me to go in. Now there is only one more Uncle Zhou, how can I be afraid that my grandfather will be taken away by me?" Did outsiders see it?"
Wen Qingfang, who was directly questioned, clenched her hands, but she still calmly explained: "My grandfather's condition was not that serious just now. Now my grandfather's condition is serious. He needs to take medicine first."
Wen Qingzhu turned around completely and said funnyly: "Sixth sister, don't you know medical skills too?"
Wen Qingfang choked.
Wen Qingzhu stopped caring about her and led Zhou Sang to the door of Wen Guanbin's room.
There were two stout women guarding the door. Their faces were very worried and they kept looking towards Wen Qingfang.
"Cough cough... cough cough cough..."
Wen Guanbin's coughing became louder and louder, and Zhou Sang even frowned.
"Get out of the way." Wen Qingzhu glanced at the two women.
The two women were so frightened that their calves were trembling.
But Wen Qingfang didn't speak, and they didn't dare to let anyone in at will.
Finally, Wen Qingfang from behind spoke: "Let them go in."
While speaking, Wen Qingfang raised her head.
Zhou Yi, who was standing aside, saw the face opposite and covered her mouth.
Such a face is almost disfigured.
Wen Qingzhu smiled at Wen Qingfang, stretched out his hand to open the door, and went in directly.
An indescribable and strange medicinal smell rushed towards him.
Wen Qingzhu had already smelled it once and didn't feel anything at this time.
But Zhou Sang behind him frowned.
He doesn't understand pharmacology, but he still has his old mother at home, who attends to illnesses every day, and over time he also knows the taste of some medicines.
Once inside, there was only a light on beside the bed.
The doors and windows of the entire room were closed, and the dim light shone on the bed, lightly sketching a haggard person.
Walking up to Wen Guanbin, Wen Qingzhu saw his purple face at a glance.
Because of the violent cough, there was blood at the corner of his mouth.
Wen Guanbin is hopeless.
Wen Qingzhu didn't even need to look further. In addition to the poison that caused the confusion, Wen Qingzhu could tell through the breath, his complexion, and the superficial symptoms that he was also poisoned by another kind of poison.
As if sensing someone was coming, Wen Guanbin opened his eyes with difficulty.
After his cloudy eyes saw clearly that the person in front of him was Wen Qingzhu, Wen Guanbin's face and lips began to move crazily.
It's a pity that he doesn't have much strength. Even if he opens his mouth wide, he still can't make any sound.
Instead, his eyes kept sliding towards the door, seeming to indicate something.
Zhou Sang was also standing in front of the bed, but he was a little behind.
But he still saw clearly what was going on with Wen Guanbin on the bed.
After pondering for a long time, Zhou Sang said, "Master Wen doesn't seem to be ill..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a servant woman carrying medicine came into the door.
Wen Qingzhu glanced sideways and saw that she was a middle-aged woman with a sallow complexion. Her face was dark and her steps were sloppy. She seemed to have a hidden disease in her body.
The servant woman came over with a bowl of thick black medicine in her hand.
When they were almost there, Wen Qingzhu turned sideways and prepared to get out of the way.
The servant woman didn't seem to see Wen Qingzhu step aside, and moved a step in the same direction as Wen Qingzhu.
Wen Qingzhu frowned, what's going on with this man
She just took two more steps back.
The maid finally realized that she had gone the wrong way, raised a pair of dark eyes, and twitched the corners of her mouth: "I'm sorry."
After saying this, the servant girl took the medicine and walked forward.
Just when she was in front of Wen Qingzhu, the servant woman's ankles suddenly softened and her body tilted.
Seeing that the tray was about to fly out, the servant girl held on to the tray tightly and pulled back her strength against the direction of the medicine bowl, trying her best to protect the medicine bowl.
Wen Qingzhu finally couldn't stand it anymore and reached out to hold the medicine bowl firmly.
Only then did the servant girl use her strength to stabilize herself.
"Thank you, miss." After the maid took the medicine bowl, she turned to give Wen Guanbin the medicine.
Hearing what the servant girl said, Wen Qingzhu felt something was wrong.
Even if she doesn't come to Huayuan very often, there's no reason why the maid here shouldn't recognize her.
The maid gave Wen Guanbin medicine and wiped him with a handkerchief.
Wen Qingzhu watched her behavior carefully, and she was not very skilled in serving others.
Suddenly, Wen Qingzhu thought of something, stepped forward, grabbed the servant woman's wrist, and shouted: "Who are you?!"
The servant girl flicked her wrist and the medicine bowl was knocked to the ground.
The servant girl lowered her head and stared back at Wen Qingzhu, her breathing suddenly became rapid, she threw away the spoon in her right hand, suddenly pulled out a dagger from her sleeve, and was about to stab Wen Guanbin.
"Stop!" Wen Qingzhu shouted again.
But the servant woman was very strong. Fortunately, Zhou Sang was at the side. He quickly stepped forward and grabbed the servant woman's shoulders, and forced the servant woman to take two steps back.
The servant girl stayed away from the bed, and with a cruel heart, she stabbed Wen Qingzhu.
The two women at the door were so frightened that they ran away and did not see the servant woman stabbing Wen Qingzhu.
Wen Qingzhu dodged an attack, and the servant woman rushed towards her as if she didn't care about her life.
"Xiao Qi! Get out of the way!" Zhou Sang's business was heavy and he was ready to seize the opportunity and give the servant woman a fatal blow.
Wen Qingzhu nodded.
At the same time, there was a burst of chaotic footsteps outside.
The servant woman didn't know why, but her eyes suddenly turned scarlet and ferocious, like a mad beast.
His steps were no longer frivolous, he dodged left and right, avoiding Zhou Sang's blow.
Wen Qingzhu stepped back to the door.
At this time, the leader Wan Shi had appeared.
She screamed: "Oh my god! What's going on!"
The maid seemed to realize something, and waited until everyone appeared at the door.
She immediately knelt down towards Wen Qingzhu and deliberately shouted: "Miss, I have completed my mission and killed the master for you!"
As he said this, he turned around and thrust the dagger into his heart.
But in an instant, the servant woman's chest was bleeding profusely, and she fell to the ground.
Wen Qingzhu's face turned pale and he glanced at the door.
In addition to the Wan family, the people who came also included the prince and Jiang Yuancheng.
Wan was so frightened that she trembled all over and shouted quickly: "Someone is coming! Killing! Killing!"
Jiang Yuansheng and Jiang Yuancheng both frowned and looked at Wen Qingzhu.
Wen Qingzhu's face was gloomy. She never thought that Wen Qingfang would dare to kill her biological elder!
Wen Bogui, who was outside, ran in and saw the missing servant girl. He was so frightened that his legs went weak.
If Wan Shi hadn't supported him, Wen Bogui would have sat on the ground.
While everyone was staring at Wen Qingzhu, Zhou Sang glanced at the dead servant girl, turned around and walked to the bedside, where he saw Wen Guanbin vomiting blood, his eyes wide open and unwilling to rest in peace.
He turned around and said to everyone: "Please report to the official, Mr. Wen has passed away."
…
Logically speaking, Wen Guanbin did not hold an official position when he died.
Normally, he would report to Jingzhao Mansion, but since the prince and the King of Chu are here, there is also a Lord Zhou who is receiving the emperor's favor.
The person who reported the matter went directly to the Ministry of Punishment.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, all the officials were taking a nap, and only a handful of them were still on duty.
There were few people in the punishment department, and it happened that only Su Huo was there.
After hearing about the Wen family's affairs, Su Huo brought people to the Wen Mansion.
After isolating the scene, Su Huo took people in to investigate.
Everyone stayed in the front hall. The prince and King Chu were witnesses and could not leave for the time being.
The prince felt that this incident was unlucky and said he wanted to leave.