novelhk Chapter 15 The trouble gets bigger and bigger
Chapter 15 The trouble gets bigger and bigger
"Lu Jingning, how dare you!" Lady Suguogong's wife was furious when she heard this. Sending the body of the miracle doctor to Suguogong's mansion to apologize would be equivalent to announcing to the world that she had been humiliated.
Duke Su was a man who cared a lot about his reputation. She couldn't imagine how angry he would be if he knew about this.
Lu Jingning was puzzled: "Now that things have come to this, what should and shouldn't have happened has become a fact. Madam, there is no need to hide it. After all, Madam is the victim. I believe that the Suguo Mansion will definitely understand."
The wife of Duke Su watched helplessly as the guards carried the miracle doctor away. She was so angry that her eyes went dark. She pointed at Lu Jingning angrily and said, "You! How good will it be for you if the Duke Su's Mansion loses face? You will be the daughter-in-law of the Duke Su's Mansion in the future!"
She scoffed.
I would rather marry a pig or a dog than marry a despicable man like Zhao Sui.
"If you really want to make a big deal out of this, aren't you worried that the prince will be angry?" Lu Jinglang looked at her as if he was looking at a stranger. The girl in front of him seemed to have become a different person in the past two days. She was harder to fool than before.
The seemingly unintentional temper tantrum ruined the situation unknowingly.
And it's hard to find any reason to be angry with her.
Is it really a coincidence?
Lu Jinglang thought about it and looked at Yun Zai with suspicion. In her eyes, Lu Jingning didn't have the brains to come up with such crooked ideas.
There must be someone behind this, and that person is most likely Yun Zai.
“Sister Ning, is someone trying to sow discord behind your back?” Lu Jinglang was about to point fingers at Yun Zai, but Lu Jingning pointed at the dark green sachet on the ground and said, “Just now the genius doctor said that this thing was obtained from Qingluan Pavilion, but the stitches on it look a little familiar to me.”
Several people's eyes fell on the sachet.
Concubine Wan stared at the sachet. She had recognized that the stitches on the sachet belonged to Lu Jinglang, so she was anxious to wink at the doctor.
This sachet looks very similar to the one she gave to Huamei, but they are not the same one, and the medicine in it is far less concentrated.
Hearing Lu Jingning talking about the sachet again, Concubine Wan was certain that Lu Jingning must have known something and set up this trap on purpose.
"Aning, I didn't have the courage to mention it just now because there were so many people around. Isn't this sachet the one that Sister Lang gave you? How come it is here?" Concubine Wan spoke first.
You can definitely recognize this stitch with just a little comparison.
Since she couldn't deny it, she could only push the responsibility onto Lu Jingning. Concubine Wan sighed helplessly, "You were so young but you were so vicious that you beat someone to death without leaving any room for him. Now there is no evidence..."
"Concubine Wan!" Lu Jingning responded calmly, "I never said who this sachet belonged to. It was you who reminded me again and again that the genius doctor was brought out from Qingluan Pavilion. The genius doctor has been in the East Palace and has been careful about his duties. He only had the opportunity to go out after going to Prince Shen's Mansion. Since it is not from Qingluan Pavilion."
Lu Jingning smacked his lips, blinked and looked at Lu Jinglang: "Could it be that this sachet was given to the miracle doctor by Sister Lang?"
Lu Jinglang's eyelids jumped, and he said angrily, "Nonsense! How could I give such a thing to a miracle doctor? Don't slander me!"
"There is no evidence, so whatever Sister Lang says is the truth." Lu Jingning shrugged. After all, the sachet was embroidered by Lu Jinglang, and it was also identified by Concubine Wan herself.
This matter is complicated and it depends on what outsiders think.
"You!" Lu Jinglang gritted his teeth in anger. He wanted to rush up to argue with Lu Jingning but was grabbed by the arm by Concubine Wan.
"Everyone is dead, so let's just leave it alone."
After saying this, Lady Suguogong was unhappy. She looked at Lu Jinglang intently and said, "We can't just let this matter go. It also involves the reputation of the Suguogong Mansion."
Now that the matter has become a big deal, Lady Suguogong can only try her best to protect herself.
A dead person cannot be left to bear the responsibility for this matter, Prince Shen’s Mansion must also take responsibility!
"Madam?" Concubine Wan winked at the other party. If this matter got bigger and bigger, it would not benefit anyone. Maybe there was a trap waiting for them.
The wife of Duke Su was very angry and looked at Concubine Wan and her daughter in a weird way. She had been in charge of the Duke's Mansion for many years and was not a simple person.
She knew that what happened today must have been caused by the mother and daughter to a certain extent.
"Some things will become more vague if they are not thoroughly investigated. When they are brought up in the future, it will be even harder to explain." Lady Suguogong was determined to get to the bottom of it.
Lu Jingning was happy to see it happen.
Today she will take this opportunity to dig out and eliminate all the spies in the Eastern Palace.
Concubine Wan tightly grasped her handkerchief and cursed him in her heart: "What a fool!"
"Madam Guo is absolutely right. Since this happened in the East Palace, we should investigate it thoroughly." Lu Jingning nodded in approval: "Come here, send someone to open the sachet immediately to see what kind of medicine is inside, and then send someone to bring all the people who served the doctor here for interrogation."
Lu Jingning looked at Concubine Wan and said, "Concubine, can you tell me if the genius doctor has been to Qingluan Pavilion during the few days he has been in Prince Shen's mansion? Should we send someone to Qingluan Pavilion to inquire?"
The miracle doctor has never been to Qingluan Pavilion. If he goes to inquire, he will definitely be exposed.
Once the truth is revealed, it means that the sachet on the miracle doctor's body is inextricably linked to Lu Jinglang, and Lu Jinglang will definitely be implicated.
Concubine Wan gritted her teeth and forced herself to calm down. She absolutely could not be led by Lu Jingning and she had to break the spell.
She winked at the maid behind her, and the maid quietly retreated to report the letter, but was stopped by the guards as she reached the door.
"Concubine?"
Concubine Wan's face darkened and she looked at Lu Jingning.
"Until the matter is fully investigated, no one is allowed to leave the East Palace. Concubine Wan, take good care of your people, otherwise I will seriously suspect that you are going to make arrangements in advance."
Lu Jingning bluntly exposed Concubine Wan's little thoughts.
Concubine Wan's face turned pale.
"My princess, you have misunderstood. I just had to go to the bathroom urgently." The maid explained.
Lu Jingning sneered, and the maid retreated with a red face, but Lu Jingning was not going to let the maid go, her name was Meixiang!
She is the most capable maidservant beside Concubine Wan. She is smart and has medical skills.
"Urgent?" Lu Jingning said in a deep voice, "You have been following Concubine Wan for more than ten years. You have come to the Eastern Palace countless times. You are already familiar with the Eastern Palace. Why would you run outside?"
Concubine Wan's eyelids jumped: "Aning?"
"Shut up and arrest him!"
Meixiang was stunned.
The two guards quickly held Meixiang down and blocked her mouth. Concubine Wan was so angry that she looked at Lu Jingning coldly: "What on earth are you going to do? Meixiang has served me for many years, you are slapping me in the face!"
Lu Jingning disagreed: "She is just a servant. If someone bribes her, there is no guarantee that she will not have evil intentions. Since we are going to investigate today, we will investigate thoroughly. No matter who the maid is, as long as there is any suspicion, we will investigate them all. No one is allowed to protect her!"
Concubine Wan frowned.
"Send someone to Qingluan Pavilion immediately to inquire about the news!" Lu Jingning ordered.
"Yes."
Seeing that things were developing in an uncontrollable direction, Lu Jinglang became anxious. If she had known that the East Palace would be in such chaos today, she would not have come at all!
She walked to Lu Jingning and said, "Sister Ning, have you ever thought that if this matter gets out of hand, it will also affect the reputation of the Crown Princess? The Crown Princess has been infertile for many years, and after the miracle doctor's treatment, she was rejuvenated..."
"Snapped!"
A slap hit Lu Jinglang hard on the face.
Lu Jinglang covered his face and stared at her in disbelief. Lu Jingning was displeased: "Who gave you the courage to slander my mother in the East Palace!"
"Aning, Sister Lang is just kindly reminding you, there's no need for you to be so angry." Concubine Wan said sarcastically, "Why not send someone to search the doctor's residence? Maybe there will be other discoveries."
If he were to continue to accuse the miracle doctor of cholera and also tarnish the reputation of the Crown Princess, then today would not be a loss.