Chapter 17: Poison Gas Relapse
"My granddaughter-in-law is unfilial and told a lie just now. Please punish me, old lady."
Mengxi walked forward and fell to her knees, wondering why the Second Master had fainted again. But she knew it was best to admit that she had lied.
"Xier, what happened? Didn't you say Juner was fine? Why did he faint again? " The old lady's tone became stern.
"Replying to the old lady, Second Master, Second Master was at Aunt Li's place yesterday. When my granddaughter-in-law came this morning, Second Master had not been seen yet. She said Second Master was fine, but that was just my guess. Please punish me, old lady."
Everyone in the hall was stunned.
The Second Master was really mischievous. Why did he run to the concubine's room on the second day after his wedding? Everyone thought that the Second Master's behavior was against the rules. It was like slapping the Second Mistress in the face. How would the servants in the mansion view the Second Mistress in the future? The eldest master looked at Mengxi with regret and wanted to say something, but he felt that justice should not be up to him.
"Nonsense!" The master was so angry that he slammed the table and stood up.
"Xi'er, get up first and go check on Jun'er, we'll talk later."
The old lady finally spoke. Then everyone remembered that the second master was still unconscious, and a group of people surrounded the old lady and hurried to Aunt Li's residence.
At this time, Aunt Li's room was in a mess. The Second Master was lying on the bed in a daze. Aunt Li sat beside the bed in panic, twisting her handkerchief tightly in her hand. Her heart was in a mess. How could the Second Master be sick again? She knew that she could not escape this punishment. She just hoped that the Second Master would be okay and that the old lady would not drive her out of the house.
She didn't understand either. The Second Master was fine before he went to bed last night, but became like this this morning. The joy of defeating the Second Madam yesterday was gone early in the morning. She sent a maid to call a doctor, and sent someone to report to the Old Madam. She also sent her personal maid Bai Ju to find the Second Madam, asking her to take the Second Master to the upper room first, so that the Old Madam would not see the Second Master in her room and would not punish him too severely. As a result, Bai Ju came back and said that the Second Madam had gone to pay her respects to the Old Madam early in the morning. Thinking about how the Second Madam would play tricks in front of the Old Madam, she felt even more uneasy. Her face turned pale and she was at a loss. She was no longer as smart as usual.
Mengxi supported the eldest wife and followed the old lady into the house. As soon as they entered, they smelled a faint sweet fragrance, "Ambergris!" Mengxi was startled and quickly glanced at Aunt Li's room. Sure enough, she saw a pot of red bananas under the window.
"The poison gas is coming back again." Mengxi's heart suddenly felt turbulent, and she was shocked. Was Aunt Li the black hand behind the scenes? In theory, Aunt Li was a concubine, an appendage of the Second Master. Everything she had was given by the Second Master. If the Second Master was good, she would be good, and if the Second Master died, she would die. She should be the person who could not harm Xiao Jun, but she was not. How could it be explained that when the same ambergris and red heart banana were used, only Xiao Jun was poisoned, but Aunt Li was not? Could it be that Aunt Li was planted by someone outside the mansion who wanted to harm Xiao Jun? It seems that we need to find out the origin of the red heart banana and Aunt Li's background as soon as possible.
No matter who wants to harm Xiao Jun, she can't let him die now. It seems that Xiao Jun's concubines are not simple either. At present, Xiao Jun is safest only by her side, but how can she make Xiao Jun stay by her side before she finds out the origin of the red heart banana and the background of Xiao Jun's concubines? Mengxi tightly grasped the silk handkerchief in her hand, her mind racing.
As soon as the old lady entered the room, she went straight to Xiao Jun's bed. Seeing Xiao Jun lying on the bed with a pale face, he no longer had the energy and spirit of yesterday, and looked lifeless like he did in the past few days. Her heart suddenly sank. Is this grandson really hopeless?
"Why haven't you called a doctor yet?" the old lady said, holding Xiao Jun's hand.
"I have sent someone to invite her. She will be here soon," Aunt Li replied tremblingly while kneeling on the ground.
The old lady then noticed Aunt Li kneeling on the ground and pointed at her nose and scolded:
"You little bastard, you have a foxy face. If you don't serve your master well, you will seduce him to do something out of line every day. If Jun'er gets into trouble today, I will peel off your skin first. Come on, drag you out, slap your face twenty times, and lock you up first."
At this time, two old women came over early. One grabbed Aunt Li, and the other started slapping her mouth. These old women were all shrewd. Seeing that the old lady was really angry today, they beat her hard to please her. After a few hits, Aunt Li's mouth was swollen and blood was flowing from her nose and mouth. Xiao Jun was awakened by the crackling sound of beating and Aunt Li's screams. Seeing Aunt Li being beaten like that, he immediately felt distressed.
"Grandma, Jun'er's illness has nothing to do with Aunt Li. Please forgive her."
When the old lady heard that Xiao Jun was protecting Aunt Li, she became even more angry and said to the old woman:
"Hit me again, hit me hard"
