mtl008 Chapter 198 The Traitor is Around (2)
Chapter 198 The Traitor is Around (2)
Yu Qingli and Yinhuan were talking when they suddenly saw Meihong running in with a look of joy on her face. "Miss, Miss, great news!"
Yu Qingli smiled lightly and said, "Looking at you, maybe you found some money."
"It's much more joyful than finding money," Mei Hong said with a smile. "Young lady, you may not know this, but when I went out this morning, I happened to run into Bicao from the West Garden. She was leaving in a panic. Later, I heard from others in the mansion that the second young lady suddenly felt extremely itchy in the middle of the night. She scratched and scratched, screaming and making a fuss."
Yu Qingli's reaction was very calm, which surprised Meihong. "Miss, don't you think this news is very gratifying?"
"Miss……"
Yu Qingli whispered, "Meihong, you can just say this in Liuliju, but don't say it again in the future."
Mei Hong frowned, and her previous excitement disappeared. "Yes, I understand."
Yin Huan, who was standing by, said, "Miss, would you like to go and visit the Second Miss?"
Before Yu Qingli could speak, Mei Hong said angrily, "Yinhuan, whose maid are you? Why do you seem to be helping the Second Young Lady and the others? Whether the Second Young Lady is sick or not is her business. Why should the Young Lady go to visit her?"
"Young lady is the eldest lady in the mansion after all. If the second young lady is sick and the eldest lady doesn't go to visit her, won't that give people something to talk about?"
Meihong glared at Yinhuan and said, "Don't make decisions for the young lady at will. It's not your turn to make decisions on her behalf!"
"It seems that it is not your turn to make the decision, Sister Meihong."
"You! Just after spending a few days with the young lady, do you think you can climb over her head?"
"You are the one who climbed on the lady's head, right?!
Yu Qingli looked at the two maids who were at odds with each other leisurely, as if she was watching a good show that had nothing to do with her.
It's really interesting. Is this a dog-eat-dog situation? One is the maid who is about to betray her, and the other...
"Puchi!" Yu Qingli laughed.
Hearing Yu Qingli's chuckle, Meihong and Yinhuan stopped arguing and turned to look at Yu Qingli.
Yu Qingli suppressed her smile, a dangerous glint flashed in her eyes, "Are you done arguing?"
Meihong and Yinhuan both shrank back involuntarily, then both knelt on the ground, "Miss, please calm down."
Yu Qingli didn't continue speaking. She just walked back to the table and picked up the medical book. "Let's get out now that you're done arguing."
Mei Hong and the others looked at each other, then turned away because they disliked each other, kowtowed to Yu Qingli again, and then turned and left.
It wasn't until they turned around and left that murderous intent flashed in Yu Qingli's eyes. In five days, she would catch the real mastermind.
In the West Garden, Yu Zhenzhen's crying made people terrified.
"Mother...help me...I'm itchy...wuwuwu...mother..."
On the bed with pink curtains, Yu Zhenzhen's hands and feet were tied up, but she kept twisting her body. Her face and body were covered with dense red spots, which looked very scary. Her arms had been scratched, and although they had been treated, they were still shocking.
Because her body was extremely itchy, Yu Zhenzhen twisted around and rubbed her skin.
Wang Shi comforted her while shedding tears: "Zhenzhen, please be patient for a while, the doctor will be here soon."
Yu Zhenzhen was in great pain and cried, "Mother, please, I'm in so much pain. You might as well just kill me!"
"Zhenzhen, what nonsense are you talking about? It's just an itch. Wait for the doctor to come and he will definitely be able to cure you."
The door was opened at this moment, and Cui came in anxiously, "How is Zhenzhen?"
Wang shook her head. "None of the previous ointments worked at all. It seemed like the more I applied it, the worse it got. Washing with hot water didn't help either. It might have provided relief at the time, but it would become even more painful later."
Cui frowned. "How could this happen?! I've never had this kind of illness before. How could it suddenly become like this?"
"I'm not sure, there's no sign at all..."
"Does the master know?"
"I don't know yet. The master didn't come back yesterday. He said he had something important to do."
"Where's the doctor? Hasn't he come yet?"
"I've just asked Bicao to call a doctor! But he can't get here for a while."
"That's really bad."
Cui's face was full of worry, but she didn't look like she was acting.
Wang stood by the bed, looking at the painful Yu Zhenzhen with a face full of worry, and her worry was mixed with resentment.
"It must be Yu Qingli!" Wang suddenly said.
Cui was startled and turned to look at Wang's face. "Why do you say that, sister?"
"After thinking about it, only Yu Qingli is the most suspicious!"
"But how is this possible? Does Sister suspect that Zhenzhen was poisoned?"
Wang's face looked very ugly, but judging from her expression, she obviously agreed with Cui's statement. She did suspect that Zhenzhen was poisoned, and so far, the only stranger who had approached Zhenzhen was Yu Qingli.
"Mom...kill me, kill me!" Yu Zhenzhen screamed in pain. She never knew that itching could bring such great pain to people.
"The doctor is here."
Bicao ran in from outside panting, and behind her was an old man carrying a medicine box. Although he was old, he walked with Bicao without taking a breath.
Wang stepped forward politely, "Doctor Liu, could you please help me take a look at what's wrong with Zhenzhen?"
Doctor Liu responded, walked forward and checked on Yu Zhenzhen's condition.
"What's going on?" Wang asked nervously, "Is he poisoned?!"
Doctor Liu glanced at Wang and asked, "Who told you this was poisoning?"
Wang was stunned, "Isn't it?!"
"Of course not!" Doctor Liu said with certainty, "It's just an allergy."
"allergy?"
Both Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Cui were very surprised. Mrs. Wang asked in astonishment, "So what exactly is Zhenzhen allergic to?"
"hay fever."
"No, that's impossible!" Wang was very sure. "Zhenzhen has loved flowers since she was a child, and she has never had any allergic symptoms."
"The fact that it hasn't appeared doesn't mean it didn't exist before, it just hasn't been manifested."
Doctor Liu's tone was extremely arrogant. He hated these kind of rich ladies who pretended to know everything. If he knew the cause so well, why not just treat it himself? Why bother seeing a doctor?!
Wang could hear the unpleasant tone in Doctor Liu's voice and didn't dare to say anything more. Doctor Liu was a former imperial physician. He was ostracized by the people in the Imperial Hospital because of his strange temper. He was then about to resign and return home, but was taken to Yu Zhengsha's mansion.
Wang gave Cui a look, and Cui stepped forward and asked, "Doctor, can this allergy be cured with medicine?"
"Did I say it's incurable? It's just an allergy, not a terminal illness!"
Doctor Liu was writing a prescription for Yu Zhenzhen as he spoke. Not long after, he had prepared the medicine and handed it to Wang. "Follow the prescription, apply one patch each morning and night. Also, use the ointment I've prepared. You'll be cured within a week."
"Doctor Liu, what kind of flower is Zhenzhen allergic to? Is there anything I should pay attention to after I recover?"
"That depends on what kind of pollen Ms. Yu was exposed to before she became ill. Just be careful from now on."
Doctor Liu left Xiyuan quickly, and the news of Yu Zhenzhen's pollen allergy soon reached Yu Qingli's ears.
Yu Qingli smiled slightly. Although she had not been in the mansion for long, she had already heard about the preferences of this young lady of the Yu Mansion. She heard that she loved flowers very much. So if from now on, she could never touch flowers again, it would surely be a lesson for her, right?
Yu Qingli suppressed her smile and looked at the various expensive furnishings in the room, her expression tinged with loneliness. They were both daughters, but the difference between them was huge.
However, since Yu Zhengsha disliked her daughter so much, there was no reason for her to let his other daughter have an easy time, right? Besides, it was the other party who provoked her first.
In fact, Yu Zhenzhen was indeed allergic to pollen, but the reason was a kind of powder that Yu Qingli had prepared in advance on her clothes.
Because the entire Yu Mansion was full of osmanthus flowers, and Yu Qingli happened to see a wonderful flower called Zhegui in a previous medical book. This flower and osmanthus are mutually beneficial and antagonistic. People who have come into contact with osmanthus will develop systemic allergies after touching this flower. Although it will not be fatal, it can make the other person suffer for a period of time.
What was a very coincidental thing was that Yu Qingli had accidentally obtained the Osmanthus Fragrance Flower in the palace before.
As for Doctor Liu, his enthusiasm had long since disappeared after he was driven out of the palace. Although he was kept by Yu Zhengsha, he no longer had the original intention of a doctor. So even though he noticed that Yu Zhenzhen's allergies were strange, he did not intend to interfere.
In his opinion, as long as people don't die, it's fine.
As time passed, Yu Zhenzhen's condition was getting better, but everyone in the mansion discovered something strange. The eldest daughter Yu Qingli seemed to have contracted some strange disease. She was listless all day long and sometimes very forgetful.
Liuli was in the middle, while Yu Qingli lay on the couch, looking listless. Meihong beside her worriedly took a towel to wipe Yu Qingli's face, "Miss, why don't you go get a doctor to take a look?"
"It's nothing, probably because I'm not used to the local climate." Yu Qingli said lightly.
Yinhuan stood aside silently, but there was a smile in her eyes and eyebrows that Yu Qingli could not miss.
It seems that the mastermind behind the scenes will be exposed soon, and she will give him a big gift as soon as possible.
And now it seems that this wish will be fulfilled soon.
Night fell again. Because of a headache, Yu Qingli went to bed early and asked no one to disturb her. Although Mei Hong was a little worried, she did not dare to disobey her because Yu Qingli's attitude had been changeable in recent days.
So Liuli stayed in the middle, leaving only Yinhuan to be on duty at night.