Her posture was standard, her figure was stout, and she chopped firewood neatly, making her look like a peasant woman.
From the beginning to the end, Rong Niang's expression was calm. It wasn't until she finished chopping a large pile of firewood that she straightened up and looked in the direction of Ziwei Palace, and a soft color appeared in her eyes.
Her child has escaped from the sea of suffering, worshiped a good master, and lived a pretty good life, which made Shang Gong furious.
The angrier Shang Gong gets, the happier Rong Niang becomes, but she also knows very well that she cannot further anger this cunning and vicious old woman.
Now Shang Gong still has a lot of worries, and with her as a hostage in his hands, he can still maintain a certain degree of restraint.
If he escapes by himself and makes a big fuss, he will have to guard against Shang Gong's most vicious revenge every day and every night.
The old woman is already very old, and her daughter is constantly growing. One day, the strength of both parties will reverse. What we need to do now is to stabilize the other party as much as possible and buy time.
After wiping the sweat from her head, Rong Niang set up the firewood again and continued chopping.
But this time, the noise in the distance interrupted the work.
Rong Niang originally didn't want to pay attention to it, as everything in the Zheng Mansion had nothing to do with her, but the shrill scream sounded quite familiar.
She was stunned for a moment.
Xiangxiu?
The confidant of Shang Gong who is very jealous of his daughter and wants to pretend to be his daughter?
Rong Niang stood where she was, not sure whether she should go over, but soon another servant girl ran over and said anxiously: "Oh, why are you still chopping firewood here? Your daughter has been poisoned by someone, come with us quickly.
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Other servants in the Zheng Mansion have a very good impression of Rong Niang. After all, she is hardworking and diligent. With Xiang Xiu's current status, her mother is still doing the hardest work. What can others say?
In addition, Xiangxiu is very good at being a good person and manages the whole house very well. Although it is impossible for everyone to like everyone and there are many jealous people behind her back, she is still very friendly with most of the servants. Therefore, as soon as something happens to her, she immediately
Someone came to inform her relatives.
Rong Niang was pulled by the maid's dirty sleeves and walked to the inner house. On the way, she saw "relatives" gathering there.
On the surface, they are all Xiangxiu's family members, but in fact they are the Meihua guards under Shang Gong. They look around with slightly vigilant eyes.
The Meihua Internal Guards in the Zheng Mansion are all Shang Gong's confidants and the backbone of the Meihua Internal Guards.
Although there are not many people, they are all elites and can stand alone when going out.
The reason why they gathered in this governor's mansion is that on the one hand, the Shandong gentry headed by Zheng Rentong, the governor of Luozhou, recently wanted to take advantage of the imprisonment of a high-ranking official of the Hongnong Yang family to have an arm-wrestle with the declining gentry in Guan Nei, every night.
They were all entertaining guests, and servants were coming and going, just in time to collect information.
On the other hand, the search by the inner guards outside became more and more strict, and batches of prisoners were arrested inside the inner prison. Shang Gong became more and more afraid of Li Jiyi, and deliberately reduced his strength to prevent exposure.
However, Shang Gong was extremely cautious. She used the Governor's Mansion as a stronghold for her subordinates, and she rarely appeared, never giving the enemy a chance to catch them all.
This is what Rong Niang is most afraid of. Once the old woman is revealed, the shadowless needle, as thin as a hair, will come from nowhere, no matter what year, month or corner.
With thoughts that were completely opposite to those of other Meihua guards, she walked into the inner house and saw Xiangxiu rolling on the ground.
This personal maid, who always had a sweet smile and was always lovable, now had distorted facial features and let out an extremely sad cry: "It hurts me to death! Ahhh! It hurts me to death!!"
Seeing her in such pain, Rong Niang thought that if her daughter was still in Shang Gong's hands, she might end up like this one day. She immediately stepped forward and held Xiang Xiu's hand with her rough palms covered with calluses.
, to comfort.
However, Xiangxiu subconsciously broke away, glared at her with a look of hatred that said you don't want to see my fun, and then continued to roll.
Rong Niang's eyes darkened, she turned around and bowed to the Zheng brothers and sisters, babbling in her mouth and gesticulating with her hands, everyone could see that she was begging.
When Xiangxiu's other "relatives" saw them, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief and all fell to the ground: "Please save the child!"
Mrs. Zheng's face was livid, and her roaring voice was even hoarse: "Who is it! Who poisoned Xiangxiu! I, the Zheng family, have always been the most important person in the family tradition. If you ask me to find the person who corrupted the family tradition, I will definitely give him a good look!"
The corner of Zheng Hui's mouth twitched slightly. At this time, the girl had not forgotten to accuse Sang and Huai, but she could only agree: "I didn't expect such evil things to happen in the house. Once the murderer is caught, he will be severely punished!"
The two brothers and sisters had superb acting skills. In addition, the master took possession of his servants life and death. Once he was dissatisfied, it was common to drag them out and beat them to death. No one suspected that they would go around and poison them, and then shout to catch the thief.
The servants' eyes were all turning towards each other, wondering who usually hated Xiang Xiu's favor the most. Many of them even looked at the dull gourd-like white beads, imagining the overt and covert fights between personal maids for favor.
As for Shang Gong's confidants, they didn't even bother to investigate the intrigue behind the gate of the mansion.
They must save Xiangxiu's life, otherwise if Mrs. Zheng likes this personal maid now, once the person dies, it is impossible for such a noble girl to love Wujiwu enough to support her family, and these people will soon
He was kicked out by the steward of the house.
When the doctor didn't arrive, they didn't bother to cover up and rushed to Xiangxiu's side: "There is earth recipe in our hometown. If you spit it out, it will be fine. Come and help!"
Three or four people held Xiangxiu down and used chopsticks and buttermilk to induce vomiting in her.
They have been trained for a long time, they do not panic when encountering problems, and their techniques are superb. Xiangxiu spit it out quickly.
“Ahhhhh——”
But the pain didn't ease much, and he still let out pitiful howls like a slaughtered pig. He just felt like a fire was burning in his chest.
The other plum blossom guards could only continue to induce vomiting, making Xiangxiu look like a fish fished out of the water. At first, she was still standing upright, but later she could only pat her tail to show that she was still alive...
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Fortunately, the person is still alive. It seems that the poison he took was an ordinary poison on the market, not a professional poison. The anxiety is that this poison is not indestructible. Looking at Xiangxiu's painful appearance, I'm afraid she won't be able to survive.
how long……
The few of them looked at each other, exchanged ideas in a tacit understanding, and then decided to inform Shang Gong.
With a concealed gesture, the plum blossom guards on the outside immediately withdrew, quickly left the Zheng Mansion, went to a designated place a street away, and began to release paper kites.
Paper kites are not a fantastic idea to convey messages. During the Hou Jing Rebellion in the Southern Dynasties, Emperor Wu of Liang was besieged by Hou Jing. When the city wall was surrounded, paper kites were released to ask for help.
Of course, that was the most critical moment. Now that we are in Luoyang City, there is no need to do this at all. We can just send someone to deliver the message.
However, Shang Gong has an order. Even in the most critical situation, she can only send a notice with a paper kite, and the enemy must not be brought into her location. After receiving it, she will take the initiative to show up when she is willing.
The plum blossom guard looked at the rapidly rising paper kite, pursed his lips, and prayed silently: "Gong didn't succeed. If Xiu Niang died of poisoning, the Zheng Mansion would not be able to stay any longer, and our situation in Luoyang would be too great."
It’s difficult, Lord Shang Gong, you must receive it!”
After sending the signal, she returned to Zheng Mansion with a worried expression, only to see that the doctor had already arrived.
After all, something happened at the governor's mansion, so he must be here as soon as possible, and his attitude must be in place.
When it was discovered that it was not the Zheng brothers and sisters who were poisoned, but just a servant rolling on the ground, the doctor immediately breathed a sigh of relief. After diagnosing Xiangxiu, he frowned and sighed: "The poison has penetrated the internal organs, and I'm afraid it's difficult to cure with medicine or stone. I'm sorry, everyone."
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Mrs. Zheng's face was full of sadness, and the servants around her also sobbed silently. The scene was full of sadness, but Xiangxiu's eyes suddenly widened with a look of unwillingness: "I...I...can still be saved..."
She had also practiced strength since she was a child and had a certain understanding of her body. Although the pain was unprecedented, her life was not extinguished. How could she express her condolences directly to the doctor?
Those who can be doctors are all famous doctors in Luoyang. This one was also judged based on the degree of her pain. Generally, if the pain is to this extent, the toxicity must have penetrated into the internal organs, and no matter how good the decoction is, it cannot save her. There is nothing wrong with common sense.
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Seeing that the doctor refused to treat her, under the strong will to survive, Xiangxiu could no longer care about anything else and said intermittently: "Look for grandma... grandma is proficient in medical skills... let her save me...!"
The doctor was a little unhappy, but didn't say anything. He stood up, and Mrs. Zheng stepped forward to hold Xiangxiu's hand, with tears in her eyes: "Xiangxiu... Xiangxiu... you want to see your grandma one last time,
Just go quickly!"
When the other Meihua guards heard this, they immediately lifted her up and headed out of the house together.
At first, they walked like normal servants. When there was no one around, they took off as fast as flying, walked out of the backyard, came to the back door of Zheng Mansion, and waited silently.
This waiting process was painful, not only because of Xiangxiu's uncontrollable screams, but also because they realized that given Shang Gong's temperament, they would inevitably be punished cruelly.
Rong Niang was the calmest among them, and she even felt that Shang Gong's extremely cautious character might not show up.
Of course, she was happy that the other party did not show up, and without the cover of the governor, the old woman's power would further shrink, and her daughter would be safer.
But at the next moment, the other plum blossom guards at the back door suddenly changed their colors.
Because suddenly there were shouts and shouts of fighting outside.
"No! Xiangxiu's poisoning is a trap!"
"Lord Shang Gong fell into the trap?"
All the plum blossom guards held their breath as they heard the fierce collision between the two sides. One man's violent shout seemed to contain endless resentment.
But soon, the sound of footsteps disappeared quickly, and it seemed that both parties were chasing each other and running away quickly.
Everyone in the courtyard immediately breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Shang Gong had escaped safely. Although the other party had carefully planned to set up a trap, their methods to catch the deputy leader of the Plum Blossom Internal Guard were still a bit clumsy.
Until a familiar yet unfamiliar old scream suddenly came from outside.
What was familiar was the old voice, which obviously belonged to Shang Gong.
What was strange was that everyone had never heard the scream of fear and despair from the majestic Shang Gong before.
Someone finally couldn't help but poked his head out, and was horrified to see a man who looked like a god across the street, stretching out his white jade-like palms and lifting a woman in the air: