si-mexico Chapter 21 The Pain Continues
Chapter 21 The Pain Continues
"Mother!" Jiang Zhi cried out in pain, curling up in agony, her body trembling and her face deathly pale. "Brother, brother, save me!"
Jiang Shuyue quickly walked to the bedside. "Luan'er, Luan'er, tell me, did you add anything to the soup?"
"I didn't, I didn't..." Jiang Luan insisted that she hadn't poisoned him. "Brother, Jiang Zhi poisoned me, she poisoned me."
Jiang Shuyue's pupils contracted slightly. "Xiao Luan, are you telling the truth?"
"It's true, it's true." Jiang Luan gripped his hand tightly, her sharp nails digging painfully into Jiang Shuyue. "Brother, I'm just worried about Sister. She hasn't had a proper meal since yesterday. I just want to help her eat better."
Jiang Shuyue's face darkened, his eyes turned cold, and he felt a chill and disappointment when he thought of Jiang Zhi's ruthlessness.
If it weren't for what happened this morning, he would never have known that Jiang Zhi was so cold and ruthless.
They are so cruel to their own family.
What exactly did Xiao Luan do to offend her that she would resort to such cruelty?
"Doctor, is there really no other way?" Madam Liu asked anxiously, "Luan'er is in so much pain..."
The doctor said helplessly, "Madam, Miss Jiang's illness is really strange. Alas, I can't diagnose it. It doesn't look like poisoning. I'm really powerless to help."
Having said that, he had no choice but to take his leave.
"Mother! Mother! Ah! Ah!" Jiang Luan screamed incessantly, clutching her stomach and rolling around on the bed. "Mother, Mother, save me, brother..."
Liu was flustered by her shout, "I'll go find Jiang Zhi and ask him right away. Don't panic, don't rush."
She rushed to Tao Hui Yuan, only to be told by the lady-in-waiting outside that the princess was resting and no one was allowed to disturb her.
"Please, gentlemen, make an exception," Lady Liu pleaded, her face pale, disregarding her status. "Luan'er is in so much pain, so much pain! Please, Zhi'er... please, Your Highness..."
The two female officials showed no sign of compromise. "Please understand, Madam. The King of Liang has given orders, and we only obey the Queen's orders."
"Then go in and inform them..."
"The princess ordered us to guard this place, and that no one is allowed to disturb her during her rest period."
"Perhaps the elderly person can come at breakfast tomorrow."
"But I really have an urgent matter!" Madam Liu pleaded in a low voice, "Please, could you please go in and make an exception?"
Shuyao and Huajin stopped paying attention to Liu.
Seeing this, Lady Liu looked at the two of them with icy eyes: "Even if Jiang Zhi married the Prince of Liang, she is still a member of the Jiang family. Does that mean I, the wife of the Marquis of Zhenyuan, cannot even see members of the Jiang family at home?!"
However, no matter what she said, whether it was gentle words or a barbed tongue, Shuyao and Huajin remained unmoved.
Liu was so angry that her face turned ashen, and she turned and stormed off.
Left with no other choice, she went to see the Marquis of Zhenyuan and hurriedly told her husband the truth about the situation. She couldn't help but complain, "Jiang Zhi is too arrogant. I have to be humble when I see her. And those two female officials are clearly just using her position to bully others!"
"What's the use of saying so much now that things have come to this?" Marquis Zhenyuan's face was very ugly.
Their only mistake was not anticipating that the Emperor would grant them marriage.
It is said that the emperor's heart is unfathomable.
In the present capital of Yanjing, the heart of the King of Liang is the most difficult to fathom.
Just like this sudden imperial edict.
Marquis Zhenyuan sighed: "I have no choice but to go to the palace and swallow my pride to beg the Emperor to see if he can send a royal physician to examine Luan'er."
Madam Liu was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan: "This will take another hour, but what about Luan'er...?"
"Then what do you suggest we do?" Marquis Zhenyuan asked angrily.
"I clearly told her to stay in her room, why did she insist on going to deliver lunch to Zhi'er? Are all the servants dead?!"
Liu hesitated to speak.
Marquis Zhenyuan walked out with a gloomy face.
There is really no peace of mind.
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Inside the palace, the emperor sat upright behind his dragon desk, holding a scroll in his hand. He withdrew his gaze and solemnly asked, "Is your stomach pain unbearable?"
"Yes." Marquis Zhenyuan knelt on the ground. "The Jiang family is going through a difficult time. I hope Your Majesty will forgive us."
The Emperor raised his eyes, his tone indifferent, "Are these symptoms of poisoning?"
"I do not know," Marquis Zhenyuan said with a wry smile.
"We consulted a doctor, but after the examination, the doctor said it wasn't poisoning, and unfortunately, they couldn't find the cause of the illness."
"Oh? That's strange." The emperor's eyes darkened, his voice tinged with a hint of curiosity.
"Let Physician Xu go with you; he is skilled in treating difficult and complicated diseases."
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!"
Marquis Zhenyuan repeatedly expressed his gratitude before heading to the Imperial Hospital, led by a young eunuch.
"It seems that the Marquis of Zhenyuan is not entirely at ease either," the Emperor said, standing with his hands behind his back on the palace steps, his expression devoid of any emotion.
"Yesterday the eldest daughter was humiliated, today the second daughter has a stomachache..." Is this a bad omen?
The personal eunuch stood bowing behind him, not daring to say a word.
There are many informants and spies in the capital, many of whom are well-informed.
The news that Marquis Zhenyuan had invited Physician Xu to his home to examine his second daughter quickly spread among the noble ladies. At that time, the eldest princess was inviting several noble ladies to enjoy the flowers in the garden and they were having a lively discussion about the Jiang family.
"Yesterday, the eldest daughter was insulted for her lack of manners, and today the second daughter is suffering from unexplained abdominal pain? What exactly is the Zhenyuan Marquis's mansion up to?"
"Shh! You mustn't say that again. The King of Liang has ordered that anyone who mentions it will be in trouble."
A woman dressed in elegant attire leaned against the railing and smiled calmly, "Does preventing people from speaking out mean that the truth is no longer the truth? How interesting."
"Princess, be careful!"
"Do you think it's possible... that Jiang Luan's stomach pain was also caused by her?"
"Sisters turned against each other?"
"Who knows? Maybe it wasn't the Marquis of Zhenyuan who orchestrated it all himself."
Moonlight dappled through the window.
An hour of nap dispelled Jiang Zhi's drowsiness, the shadows under her eyes faded considerably, and her complexion became even more radiant.
The gossip outside had already spread like wildfire, drawing Wu Shi and Chen Xi inside.
"I'm hungry."
"I'll get you some food." Wu Shi turned and left.
Chenxi stayed in the room and made tea for Jiang Zhi: "Second Miss is suffering from severe abdominal pain. Physician Xu from the Imperial Hospital just arrived and carefully examined Second Miss Jiang's pulse, but the cause of her illness has not yet been determined."
Jiang Zhi didn't say anything, but simply sat quietly at the table and took a sip of tea.
The imperial physicians, of course, could not find the cause of the illness, because Jiang Luan was neither sick nor poisoned.
The food Jiang Luan brought her contained three kinds of poison, which could cause a person to die after three days as the poison gradually invaded their internal organs.
As for why she did this, wasn't it simply to make her die in the Liang Prince's mansion?
However, what she didn't know was that her medicine had already been switched.
As for Jiang Luan's abdominal pain...
Jiang Zhi turned her gaze to the window, a hint of something flashing in her eyes, and the corners of her mouth slightly turned up.
"Jiang Zhi, what is your heart made of? Xiao Luan is screaming in agony, and you're here asking for food and drink. Are you even human?"
Jiang Shuyue was very angry and started yelling at Jiang Zhi.
He was extremely anxious for a long time, "What did Xiao Luan do to you? Why are you so cruel to her?"
Jiang Zhi turned around and looked at him coldly: "Do you need me to take her to the Dali Temple so that the Vice Minister of the Dali Temple can judge this case?"