Xu Yu said in a hoarse voice: "Sir, this slave is unjustly accused."
Mr. Tang couldn't help but frown. He didn't expect Xu Yu to be so stubborn and refused to change his words until now.
He turned to look at Man Bao. Man Bao didn't look at him. Instead, he glanced at Xu Yu and then poured a glass of water from the small table next to her and put it to her mouth, "Drink some water."
Xu Yu glanced at Zhou Man, raised her head slightly and took a sip of water.
Seeing that they were struggling to talk like this, Man Bao simply put the pillow up and helped Xu Yu sit up. However, she was not good at serving others and her hands were still a bit heavy.
Mr. Tang had been observing Xu Yu carefully and saw that although she frowned, she said nothing.
So she is still afraid of pain, but a person who is afraid of pain still doesn't say anything even after being tortured and dying.
Master Tang stared at Xiaoyu's face thoughtfully.
Man Bao helped her sit up halfway and it became easier to fill her with water. She drank two glasses of water in her mouth and then continued the work at hand.
Master Tang asked, "Xu Yu, are you worried about your relatives at home?"
Xu Yu lowered his eyes and said nothing, and Mr. Tang promised: "As long as you are willing to confess, I can protect your family. I remember that you still have parents, brothers and sisters at home?"
Xu Yu said expressionlessly: "My lord, this servant is really unjust. The needle that Imperial Doctor Zhou gave me was not replaced by my servant. Imperial Doctor Zhou is here. If you don't believe me, ask her. We have always been good friends. How could I harm Imperial Doctor Zhou?"
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Man Bao was already bandaging her finger. After hearing this, he raised his head and looked at her quietly. Xu Yu also raised his eyelids and looked at her quietly.
Neither of them spoke for a while.
Master Tang stared at Xu Yu without saying anything. He always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.
Master Tang stared at Xu Yu for a long time. Xu Yu looked at Master Tang calmly for a while, then seemed to remember his identity, shrank again, pretending to be timid and lowered his eyes to avoid Master Tang's gaze.
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Mr. Tang stood up and said, "Please apply the medicine first. We will talk after you finish applying the medicine."
He had to think about what was wrong with Xu Yu just now.
He turned around and was about to go out when a little waiter looked in from the outside. He frowned and asked, "Where are you from?"
Man Bao and Xu Yu turned their heads and looked up together. The timid young chamberlain who was hiding behind the door came in and said restrainedly: "This servant is from Chongwen Hall. Mr. Bai asked me to deliver breakfast to Dr. Zhou."
Master Tang, who had his back turned to Xu Yu, and Man Bao, who turned his head to look at the little chamberlain, didn't realize that Xu Yu's face changed drastically when he saw the little chamberlain, and his already pale face became even more pale.
The little chamberlain didn't recognize Xu Yu. He just glanced at Xu Yu curiously and said to Zhou Man who was sitting by the bed: "Mr. Zhou, where should I put this food box?"
Mr. Tang stepped forward and looked at him carefully, and asked him to put the food box on the table and open it. He looked at the food inside and found that it was indeed the breakfast prepared by the palace kitchen today.
Man Bao was a little curious, "Why are you here to send Ren Xiang, Ma Fuming and Gao Gu?"
Ren Xiang is the newly transferred maid to take care of her, and Gao Gu is the chambermaid responsible for taking care of Bai Shan and Bai Erlang. Under normal circumstances, either Gao Gu or Ma Fuming runs errands for Bai Shan.
The young chamberlain bowed and replied: "Eunuch Wu has transferred them all for questioning. We were temporarily selected from Yeting Palace and are only running errands for a few days."
Mr. Tang then remembered that last night he deduced that the needles were soaked outside and brought in. Eunuch Wu had already decided to screen the people in the East Palace again.
Not only the Chongwen Hall, but also the place where the prince and others lived had to be screened, and even Lord Yin came here in person.
He nodded, closed the food box, and asked casually, "What's your name?"
"My name is Xu An."
Mr. Tang nodded, waved his hand and said, "Okay, leave the food box, you can go."
"Yes." Xu An bowed and stepped back.
Mr. Tang followed him out and watched him go away. Then he stood in the yard in a daze, thinking carefully about what was wrong with Xu Yu just now.
When Man Bao turned around, Xu Yu was already leaning on the pillow, and nothing could be seen wrong except that his face was pale.
Man Bao continued to bandage her finger. After bandaging it, he stood up and said, "I'll call Mr. Tang in, and I'll leave now."
"Master Zhou," Xu Yu suddenly said, "I'm a little hungry, can I have something to eat?"
When Man Bao heard this, he subconsciously suspected whether her food was poisoned. Keke scanned it for her and said, "Except for finding too much salt, I didn't find anything wrong."
Manbao:……
She stepped forward and picked up the suitcase, took it to the bedside, dragged a stool and placed it on it, "Let's eat together."
There are many types of breakfast food in the food box, but the quantity is not large, including small steamed buns, clear porridge, two plates of side dishes and a few meatloaf.
Man Bao wanted to give her the bowl of clear porridge, but she picked up the chopsticks first and said, "My favorite thing to eat is clear porridge."
Man Bao looked at her strangely, nodded and took the porridge, and couldn't help but ask Keke: "Is it really not poisonous?"
Keke: "...No."
Manbao lowered his head and ate the porridge.
Xu Yu wanted to pick up a bun to eat, but her fingers were injured, so of course she couldn't pick it up. She looked up and saw Man Bao looking at her curiously, so she smiled at her, then put down her chopsticks and reached out to pick up a bun and take a bite.
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Man Bao breathed a sigh of relief and found nothing unusual.
Xu Yu slowly ate a bun. Man Bao had already finished a bowl of porridge and meat cakes, so he specifically gave the bun to her.
Seeing that she had finished her last bite, she was about to pack her things and leave, but Xu Yu suddenly stretched out her hand to hold down the food box and looked up at Man Bao, "Mr. Zhou, can I ask you a favor?"
Man Bao was stunned and asked: "What do you want from me?"
"Please help me take care of someone," she looked over the bedside window at Mr. Tang outside, and said quickly: "Promise me, and I will let you make a great contribution."
Man Bao shook his head and said, "I only save people, not investigate cases. I'll help you call Mr. Tang in."
"No," Xu Yu reached out and grabbed her hand, and said firmly: "I can't trust him, I only trust you."
Man Bao didn't understand why she suddenly changed, "That's why, Brother Tang is a very nice person."
Xu Yu shook her head, "No, few people inside and outside the palace are good people. Those high-ranking officials who say they serve the country and the people are all sanctimonious people. I can't trust them. I only trust you."
She said: "You must obey me, and I will tell you how the poisonous needle came into the palace. I also have a list of names in my hand. I will give them all to you."
Man Bao asked: "Do you want me to save your life? Xu Yu, I won't lie to you, I'm not sure, but I think Senior Brother Tang can."
Xu Yu shook his head, "I want to protect another person."
"who?"
Xu Yu was silent for a while and then said: "As for the person who came in just now, Doctor Zhou, please save him, take him out of the palace, or find a way to send him to the imperial palace. I don't ask for anything else, just
Can save his life."
She looked at Man Bao with tearful eyes and said, "I heard everything you said yesterday. I don't ask for much. I just want him to be a human being. It doesn't matter if he is a slave. As long as he is a human being."