Seeing Steward Du questioning him, the doctor looked unhappy and said: "I have been practicing medicine since I was eight years old. The first thing I learned was to identify medicinal materials and call them medicine for others. For decades now, I will never make a mistake. The arsenic here is definitely less than a tael. You
If you don’t believe it, you can use a scale to weigh it.”
Steward Du wanted to climb up to Wei Xiuyan, but was blocked by Grandma Jin, so he had to kowtow to ask Wei Xiuyan to come and weigh her.
This matter was of great importance, so Wei Xiuyan did not make a conclusion in vain. She immediately asked someone to get a nickname and weighed the medicine carefully. Just as the doctor said, it was less than one tael. Even if it was combined with the ones found before, it would not be worth it.
It will be more than one or two yuan.
Seeing the number on the scale, Steward Du couldn't believe it. He rubbed his eyes hard, but the result was still the same. He slumped on the ground in despair, not understanding what was going on. It took him a while to come back to his senses.
, said loudly: "This scale must be broken, just change it, just change it."
"Now that things have happened, you still want to deny it?!" Wei Xiuyan's words were like a thunderbolt, frightening Steward Du out of his mind, and said in horror: "The arsenic in the anti-fetal medicine was really not given by a slave. As for why the arsenic was missing by more than half a tael,
My slave... I really don’t know.”
Aunt Jin sneered: "You own this thing and keep it in your house. You don't know who else knows about it?"
Steward Du really couldn't argue this time and could only keep kowtowing and saying that he was wronged. Fan Jin couldn't bear it and stepped forward and said: "Madam, the steward will not harm you. Maybe... the steward has used other tools in the past two days."
I couldn’t remember the place at the moment, so..."
Aunt Jin interrupted him, "What is arsenic? Apart from what you call catching mice, I can't think of any other way it can be used. Even..." She raised her finger and pointed at Fan Jin and said, "I doubt it can be used for mice.
That’s your excuse, it’s just your intention to murder my wife.”
"There's no such thing!" Fan Jin was frightened when he saw that she was referring to him, and said hurriedly: "No, it's really to poison the mice. If you don't believe it, Aunt Jin can ask them, and... Dabai arrests
I also buried all the mice that came here, right behind the house, and I... I'll dig them out and show them to you."
Aunt Jin said disgustedly: "Even if there is indeed a mouse, it doesn't prove that this person named Du didn't poison the anti-fetal medicine. If it weren't for some mistake, the wife and the young master would have been poisoned by now."
Fan Jin was not a person who was good at words. The more anxious he became, the more speechless he became. It took a while before he managed to squeeze out a sentence, "Manager Du's room is not a forbidden area. Maybe someone sneaked into his room quietly."
It's possible that the arsenic is gone, I beg you, madam, to investigate clearly and don't unjustly accuse a good person."
Wei Xiuyan's eyes swept over the two of them. After a long time, she said: "I will deal with the matter of locking this person surnamed Du in the woodshed after I find out." After saying this, she helped Jin.
Grandma's hand left the kitchen, and on the way back to the main hall, she said: "Mother Jin, please go and invite the adults to come over."
Aunt Jin nodded, and after helping Wei Xiuyan into the main hall to rest, she walked to the He Mansion on the snow that had not yet melted. After she left, Wei Xiuyan held the Pingjin hand warmer and thought about who wanted to harm her.
Since I came to Guangxiu Garden, I am not harsh on the servants. Logically speaking, such a thing should not happen. The thought of almost killing two people makes me feel frightened.
After thinking for a long time, she called the maid nearby to interrogate other people in the kitchen, but there was nothing unusual. When she ordered the maid to leave, the handsome He Shen walked in quickly with Grandma Jin, not caring to wipe her forehead.
He was so sweaty that he immediately clapped his sleeves and knelt down and said: "I frightened the lady. This slave really deserves to die. Please punish me!"
Wei Xiuyan raised her hand and said warmly: "I have serious words with you, please get up."
"Thank you, Madam." He Shen stood up, stroking his chest and said, "I rushed over as soon as I heard about this. Fortunately, Madam and the Young Master are fine, otherwise I really don't know how to explain it to the Emperor."
After that, he said bitterly: "This Du Cheng is so brave. He dares to use arsenic to harm my wife. I will definitely not spare him."
"Whether it is Du Cheng or not, it's still up for debate. If I remember correctly, Du Cheng, like Aunt Jin, was arranged for me by the adults..." Before she could finish her words, her butt had just touched the chair.
Shen stood up in a hurry, "I didn't know about Du Chengxing's evil deeds until I saw Aunt Jin. Please tell me, Madam."
"Don't be nervous, Mr. He. You are the emperor's minister, and you have taken great care of me over the past year. How can I doubt it? I just want to ask Mr. He how much he knows about Du Cheng. When he was in Hefu,
, whether there is anything suspicious."
He Shen breathed a sigh of relief, thought carefully and said: "Du Cheng has been with the slave for many years, so he knows the basics, otherwise the slave would not dare to recommend him to the lady for work; regarding his poisoning... To be honest, the slave takes it seriously.
I'm shocked." As he said that, he asked tentatively: "Can I meet Du Cheng?"
"Of course you can." Wei Xiuyan said to the attendant beside her: "Go and bring Du Cheng."
"Hey." Not long after the attendant left, Du Cheng was escorted in. He saw He Shen was there, and hurriedly threw himself at his feet, saying in a panic: "Sir, save me! Sir, save me!"
He Shen kicked him to the ground and said angrily: "You are such a slave, you have done such a harmful thing, and you dare to ask me to save you!"
"No!" Du Cheng said hurriedly: "It wasn't the slave who did it. After the slave came to Guangxiu Garden, he followed the master's instructions and served the good lady with all his heart. He didn't dare to be negligent. How dare he poison the lady?
, this matter... someone must have harmed the slave."
He Shen lowered his eyes and said, "Then tell me, who wants to harm you?"
Du Cheng thought hurriedly in his heart. However, as a kitchen manager, everyone under him had always been very fond of him. For a moment, he couldn't think of anyone who would harm him, so he could only say: "I don't know, slave."
, but it is indeed not the work of a slave!"
He Shen snorted coldly: "You're still making excuses, saying, who on earth instigated you to do this?"
Du Cheng was so anxious that he was sweating all over, "No, I really don't. What do you need me to say so that you and your lady will believe that I am innocent?"
He Shen stared at him for a moment, then said to Wei Xiuyan: "Madam, why don't you send someone to search Du Cheng's residence carefully? If he really did this, there should be clues; otherwise, you can search the other underlings working in the kitchen.
People, the murderer should be among these people."
"Just do what Mr. He said." After getting Wei Xiuyan's permission, He Shen personally led the search in order to be careful. Du Cheng was waiting in the main hall with great expectation. He believed that He Shen would definitely come back after he returned from the search.
To restore his innocence, because he did not do anything detrimental to Wei Xiuyan.