The Concubine Strikes Back: The Marquis Insists on Me to Be His Wife

In the next few days, Su Qing seemed to be imprisoned in the mansion, and she did not step out. The accounts sent by various manors piled up like a mountain, and she buried her head in them all day long, meeting with the managers of each manor one by one.

When the emperor first ascended the throne, he rewarded Jiang Weiyang and Su Qing with many manors and shops. However, when Su Qing started to manage them, she was surprised to find that almost all of these manors were in trouble, heavily in debt and suffering heavy losses. In addition to the meager tax revenue, they had to keep adding funds.

After several days, Su Qing finally finished reviewing all the accounts. After careful consideration and discussion with Jiang Weiyang, they decided to split into two groups: Su Qing was responsible for several nearby small villages, while Jiang Weiyang went to the more remote large villages. As for the accounts of the shops, they were handed over to Li Yue and Wu Yanran to review together.

After everything was arranged, Su Qing decided that everyone would set off at the same time three days later. But plans could not keep up with changes, and just as Su Qing was about to leave, Su Jinjun arrived at the Marquis' Mansion.

Su Qing thought Su Jinjun was here to see Jiang Weiyang, so she didn't think much about it and let Ruxue help her get on the carriage. However, just as she was about to get on the carriage, Su Jinjun suddenly appeared and hurriedly stopped her, saying, "Wait a minute, sister, where are you going? Is there something urgent that needs to be dealt with?"

Su Qing was surprised that Su Jinjun took the initiative to talk to her. She couldn't help but feel suspicious, but she still responded politely: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong, Third Brother?"

At this moment, Su Jinjun looked embarrassed, and didn't know how to start. After all, he was not good at speaking, and he rarely communicated with Su Qing. Just as he was hesitating, Su Qing looked at his shy appearance, feeling helpless, and couldn't help but urged him: "If you have something to say, just say it. If you don't have anything to say, I'm leaving!"

Hearing this, Su Jinjun quickly waved her hand to stop him, and stammered, "Don't...wait...well, can you go back to the general's mansion and stay for a few days? You also know that your third sister-in-law is pregnant now, and it is inconvenient for her to move around."

When Su Qing heard this, her face was full of confusion. She widened her eyes and asked, "Then what do you want me to go back for? Do you want me to serve my third sister-in-law?" Obviously, she was very surprised by Su Jinjun's request.

"No, I'm not here to serve your third sister-in-law, but Auntie is sick. I wanted to tell you, but your third sister-in-law accidentally fell yesterday and had some...some spotting, so I came here today to see if you're busy. If not, you can go back and see Auntie."

"What happened to my aunt? Is she seriously ill? Why didn't you send someone to tell me earlier?" Su Qing frowned tightly, and her voice revealed a hint of anxiety and worry.

Su Jinjun opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but finally fell silent.

"Ruxue, go and tell the Marquis that we will need to go there later. Now, we have to rush back to the General's Mansion to see what's going on with Aunt." Su Qing made the decision decisively, her heart filled with anxiety.

Ruxue nodded respectfully, then quickly jumped off the carriage. Then, she led a horse out of the stable, climbed on it nimbly, and galloped in the direction Jiang Weiyang had left.

Su Qing looked at Ruxue's receding figure, and her heart was slightly relieved. She turned her head and her eyes fell on Su Jinjun who was still standing there in a daze. She couldn't help but frowned and raised her voice and shouted, "What are you still doing there? Why don't you get in the carriage!"

Su Qing really couldn't stand the original owner's third brother. He always seemed to be submissive and had no manliness.

However, now is not the time to worry about these things. Su Qing thought to herself that when she returned to the General's Mansion this time, she must have a thorough appraisal with Aunt Liu to find out the truth of the matter. If it was just a problem with the instrument, it would be easy to solve; but if there were other problems, it would be a big trouble.

Su Qing waited for a long time but didn't see Su Jinjun get on the carriage, so she turned around and told Rumei: "Let's go, don't worry about my third brother."

After seeing Su Qing's carriage leave, Su Jinjun did not follow, but turned and walked in another direction.

Su Qing and her group hurried back to the general's mansion. As soon as she entered the mansion, she went straight to Aunt Liu's yard.

Entering the room, she saw Aunt Liu lying on the bed with a pale face. Su Qing hurried forward to check her pulse, and couldn't help but frowned, and asked the maid beside her: "Aunt Liu is so sick, why don't you ask a doctor to see her?"

Su Qing's tone was harsh and accusatory. The maid quickly knelt down and explained, "Don't be angry, Madam Hou. We have already invited three doctors, and the medicine is taken three times a day, but Auntie is not getting better!"

"What exactly did those three doctors say?" She frowned tightly, and there was a hint of anxiety and worry in her tone.

"They all said that the lady was not seriously ill and would recover after taking a few doses of medicine. However, the lady drank the medicine prescribed by each person, but it had no effect at all. Instead, the lady became weaker day by day." The maid's voice revealed helplessness and anxiety.

"Nothing serious? Humph! In that case, immediately go and get all the medicines that my aunt has taken. I want to check them myself." Su Qing's eyes became sharp.

After hearing what Su Qing said, the maid quickly got up and went to get the medicine.

Su Qing took her hand away, thinking, how could she not feel the poison in her aunt's body? She raised her head and met Rumei's eyes, "Rumei, feel her aunt's pulse."

Rumei saw that Su Qing was a little confused, so she walked forward, put her hand on Aunt Liu's wrist, and couldn't help frowning.

After a long while, Rumei slowly withdrew her hand. Su Qing stared at Rumei's expression for a long time, and knew that she was probably a little unsure.

"Rumei, just tell the truth."

"Madam, I am ashamed to say that my medical skills are not good enough to make a definitive conclusion. In my opinion, it would be better for you to come to the palace as soon as possible and ask the imperial physician to come and treat you."

"Tell me what you felt first!"

"Madam, according to my diagnosis, Madam Liu's pulse is a little weak, as if... as if she has been poisoned by some kind of chronic poison..."

"Well, I felt the same way when I touched it just now. But why can't any of the three doctors diagnose the cause of the disease? Don't you think there is something strange about this? How can a person be poisoned for no reason? This is obviously unreasonable, right?"

Rumei nodded slightly, indicating that she agreed with what Su Qing said.

Just at this moment, the maid came in with medicine. After Su Qing and Rumei looked at each other, they took the medicine and carefully examined it, confirming that these were all tonic medicines and there was nothing unusual.

However, the more normal things seem, the more suspicious they are. After all, behind this seemingly calm situation, there is often a bigger crisis hidden.

Su Qing waved her hand to signal the maid and Rumei to leave first, and then began to prepare for Liu's blood test. She wanted to find out what kind of toxin was causing the problem so as to find a way to detoxify it.

Another thing is to do a paternity test on Aunt Liu's and his own blood to see if there is really a blood relationship between him and Aunt Liu.