An ugly girl starts off, then becomes a beauty

Early in the morning, the housekeeper came to Wuyuan to ask questions, or it was Old Mother Cheng who ran to the door of the young couple to ask questions. Sang Ling woke up suddenly. Nie Ce was sleeping even more soundly than her. He turned over in the tent, and it seemed that he didn't hear anything outside.

Last night, the two of them were in love, and they tossed and turned several times. In the middle, they were so tired that they fell asleep for a while. I don’t know how many minutes they dozed off, and this guy woke up and grabbed her ankle. After a few times, they both collapsed at dawn.

"Why do I ask you to come and call for help? Where are Zong Xiang and Wei Chu?" Sang Ling came out dressed well, feeling a little sorry for Cheng Wu.

She is in good health, so we don't need her to take care of all these things now. She just needs to stay by her side and enjoy her old age. Being her spiritual support is more important than anything else.

"Fang Lu came to ask me first, and I came here in a hurry." Cheng Ai replied.

The master and servants were talking in the hall of Wuyuan, and Sang Ling learned about the follow-up of yesterday evening. Nie Guang was later called in for questioning by Taigong, and then Fourth Uncle and Madam Zhaoyu were also called over. The few people did not come out until midnight.

"It seems that the West Mansion doesn't know yet, but the eldest son should know it in his heart. Grandpa meant that he should reflect on his mistakes in his room and not come out." Fang Ai reported, "The eldest lady wanted to ask you, the young lady, but the Empress Dowager was ill and was summoned by the Queen to the palace to take care of her this morning."

It was indeed dangerous for the Empress Dowager to fall ill at such an advanced age. Even if she recovered, she would still have sequelae. She nodded, and felt a little sorry for Madam Zhaoyu - after all, she had just recovered from her illness.

Then Fang Ai continued, "There is only one thing left for you to do quickly."

So he asked softly, "What's the matter?"

"Please ask the eldest son of the Gao family to come and treat the fourth son."

……

After Fang left, Sang Ling pondered for a while before slowly figuring out what Zhang said at the end, "murdering uncle" - it turned out that it was not related to the deceased old marquis, but was a matter between Nie Guang and Nie Chengyong.

She couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.

This is so interesting.

However, Madam Zhaoyu probably thought that Nie Ce had left the house early, otherwise, the matter of inviting Gao Heng would be handled much faster if it was left to Nie Ce.

Sang Ling was just asking Fang Niu to send someone to Gao's house when he turned around and ran into Young Marquis Nie coming out. He was already dressed. He stepped forward and repeated what Fang Niu had just said. Nie Ce finished the cup of water in his hand and seemed to be stunned.

"Has Chengmu gone?"

"I just went to call someone, but if you send someone to Gao's house now, it will definitely be faster than us."

He nodded when he heard that and led Ying Bushi away.

Gao Heng came after noon, and Nie Ce did not come back with him. Ying Bushi said, "The Marquis went to the Prime Minister's Mansion and will be back a few hours later."

Sang Ling nodded after listening, and only invited Gao Heng to enter the Jingyuan of the fourth room. Nie Da did not show up for this matter. Madam Zhaoyu went back to the palace, and it seemed that Shen was unaware of it.

So it fell into Sang Ling's hands.

While her cousin was inside and her fourth uncle was taking her pulse, she knelt in the front room, sipping wine from a jade cup. It was a cloudy day, and the breeze from the corridor blew into the front room, driving away the restlessness in people's hearts. Fang and Cheng were both on the side, and the servants of Wuyuan were waiting on the other side.

I heard that Zhang was making a fuss in the kitchen in the backyard that morning. When Nie Chengyong found out about it, he wanted to go to the Hall of Justice to plead for mercy. However, Auntie Fang, following Madam Zhaoyu's instructions, stopped him - the old man was very angry and didn't want to see anyone.

It would only become a big show when Shen found out about it.

It was during this incident that Sang Ling learned from Fang Ai the true identity of Nie Chengyong - although he was an adopted son, Nie Da treated him much better than a member of the Nie family. Therefore, the fact that Nie Chengyong was poisoned today was no small matter.

Old Madam Fang said that this man was a son of the old marquis. His original surname was Kang. His father was an old general who had fought with Nie Ce's father. During the reign of the old emperor, the Nie family was wrongly convicted of "embezzlement of military pay" because of an incident. The cause of the incident lasted for a long time and the cause could not be found. Later, the Kang family took the blame for the old marquis. He was detained in the imperial prison for only half a month and died there. Nie Chengyong was also brought back to the mansion by the old marquis during that period, and Nie Da took the initiative to adopt him as his son.

Because the "corruption" incident has not yet been vindicated, Nie Chengyong's true identity has remained hidden to this day.

"The Nie family owes the Kang family a favor. Although the old man doesn't mention it on the surface, he values ​​Master Silang in his heart. He is honest and has worked diligently over the years. Madam Zhaoyu knows it all. It's just that people don't want to mention it. After all, it's still a taboo."

"We originally thought that Silang was in poor health because he had been working hard on the farm for many years. Madam Zhaoyu told him not to work any more, but he himself felt something was wrong and said that he would feel at ease only if he did something."

"Such a good person, I didn't expect that..." Fang said with great sadness. She was an old lady in the mansion, and she not only knew everything, but also saw it all over the years.

Sang Ling also knew that what she was hiding behind was because she was resentful of being harmed by that couple.

So Nie Guang was a terrible person, but how could Nie Chengyong threaten him? Not only did he steal someone's wife, but he also helped to poison her.

However, Nie Guang's fate still seems unclear. I don't know what Madam Zhaoyu said when they talked about Zishi in the Hall of Justice that day.

Sang Ling thought that as a mother-in-law, she should be tougher on this matter, and bring up the matter of the wedding wine as well, punishing multiple crimes at the same time. Even if it was impossible for Grandpa Nie to kill Nie Guang, there should at least be some practical punishment.

A quarter of an hour later, Gao Heng came out to prescribe medicine. The palace's personal physician was taking notes on the spot. Sang Ling was waiting at the side, but he didn't say anything either.

Fortunately, my cousin is not a nosy person.

Then she took him to Wuyuan to see Cheng's mother, asked about his aunt's recent situation, and then asked about him.

"My mother is doing well at home. I went to Huiyang again a few days ago. Although the epidemic has subsided, actually—" He paused, "actually, many people still died."

Sang Ling remained silent for a while, then sighed, "Life is unpredictable. I hope they can be born into a good family in their next life and don't have to suffer such hardships again."

Gao Heng remained silent after hearing this. He stopped only when he reached the gate of Wuyuan Courtyard. When Sang Ling saw him stop, he also stopped and looked back in confusion.

"The wound on the face." Gao Heng raised his head and asked.

She touched it with her hand and found that it had recovered for a few days. In the first few nights, Cheng Ai and Wei Chu would take turns to apply ice to her. On the third day, most of the swelling had disappeared and it was not noticeable unless you looked closely. Now there was just a little bruise under her cheekbone, and she would apply a hot towel to it for a while at night.

Dr. Gao still has a sharp eye.

She lowered her brows and pondered, not intending to hide it, "I was beaten, but I beat myself." She took a deep breath and looked up at him again, with a comforting smile in her eyes, "It's a bit complicated to explain what's going on here, anyway, I was not bullied."

Gao Heng thought about the meaning of the conversation and did not ask any more questions, but he still asked at the end, "Do you have safflower oil on hand?"

Sang Ling nodded and said, "Don't worry, cousin. Even if I don't remember, Aunt Cheng will keep an eye on it."

Mother Cheng cares more about maintaining her appearance than she does herself.

Gao Heng smiled helplessly, then went into the main room to help Cheng Lao feel her pulse. It was already noon when he wrote the prescription.

"It's not a big deal," he said. "Just be careful when you move around in the future, don't bend over too much, and avoid sitting for too long."

Old Cheng was also happy to see her old master, with a smile on her face. She added, "Since the young master is here, please check the pulse of our lady to see if she is safe."

So Dr. Gao stayed for a while longer.

The light rain of mid-spring drizzled on the eaves of the corridor, and the splashing water dyed a line of the corridor white. A banana leaf in front of the courtyard also drooped down, blocking the light in the front hall, and the sound inside seemed to be suppressed. Xiaoyuan Xing came from the corridor with a tea tray.

The tea inside was brought from Shu last month. Not only in Wuyuan, but even in the Marquis' Mansion, this was the first time that tea was served to entertain guests.

She walked to the front of the hall and knelt down, handing over the teacup to Yan Yao in the room. As soon as she brought the second cup in, she heard a voice from inside, "A Ling, you are two months pregnant."