Marry another wife, the mistress of the marquisate will not serve you anymore

The lights in the Lilac Garden flickered, and figures coming in and out were reflected on the window lattices. A basin of clear water was brought in, and it turned into a basin of blood when it was brought out, which was horrifying to watch.

Jiang Lanyue's face was pale, his lips were dark purple, his forehead was covered with cold sweat, his legs were covered in red, and he was unconscious.

Gu Qingchen had a gloomy look on his face and sat in front of the bed, wiping her face with a wet towel.

Right now, what he is most worried about is the fetus in Jiang Lanyue's belly. This is the bloodline of the Gu family, and no mistakes can be allowed to happen.

"Lanyue, you must hold on.

I'm here, nothing will happen to you and the child."

The doctor tested the bird's nest porridge with a silver needle and found no signs of poison, so he used a spoon to carefully stir the bird's nest porridge to identify the ingredients inside.

Suddenly, he looked stunned, checked again and again uncertainly, and asserted:

“My Lord, in my opinion.

Miss Jiang must have taken coix seed, which led to the signs of miscarriage.

However, there is also a kind of diamond powder in it, which is colorless and odorless and is a chronic poison.

Long-term use can lead to gastric bleeding and death. "

Gu Qingchen's pupils suddenly shrank, he stood up and picked up the bowl, glared at the maid serving in the room, and said angrily:

"How did you serve her? Why did you feed Lan Yue bird's nest porridge with coix seed?

You have ulterior motives and you even dared to poison the bowl. Do you believe that I will kill you with one knife?"

The two maids were so frightened that their faces turned pale. They fell to their knees on the ground with a thud, and kowtowed and begged for mercy.

"My Lord, please calm down. I was wrongly accused. This bowl of bird's nest porridge was not made by me."

"My Lord, you are wise. I have been serving Miss Jiang all the time.

Even if you have the courage of a bear or a leopard, you dare not have any evil intentions towards Miss Jiang."

Gu Qingchen stepped forward and grabbed one of the maids by the collar, asking:

"Tell me, who asked you to deliver this bowl of bird's nest porridge?"

The maid was so frightened that she trembled all over and said tremblingly:

"I didn't know. I was making a medicine to nourish my pregnancy at that time. When I turned around, I saw a bowl of bird's nest porridge next to it.

I thought some maid had specially prepared it for Miss Jiang to nourish her body."

Gu Qingchen was so angry that he slapped her several times and scolded her:

"You don't even know where this bowl of bird's nest porridge came from, and you dare to give it to Lan Yue.

If anything happens to Lan Yue and the baby in her belly, you won't have enough heads to chop off even if you have ten!"

Half of the maid's face was swollen, her mouth and nose were bleeding, and she kept kowtowing and begging for mercy:

"My Lord, in this huge Marquis's Mansion, who dares to harm Miss Jiang?

I didn't think much about it at the time and just delivered it.

I know I was wrong, I deserve death, I beg you to spare my life!"

Gu Qingchen looked down from above, his eyes gleaming with ferocity as he said:

"Come here, drag her away and give her twenty strokes of the cane.

Don't let her scream, lest she disturb Lan Yue's rest."

Soon, two servants came in from outside, picked up the maid on both sides, and dragged her away.

After a while, the dull sound of wooden sticks hitting each other was heard from the garden, accompanied by faint sobbing sounds.

After about fifteen blows, the servant came hurriedly to report:

"My Lord, that maid has died."

Gu Qingchen said coldly:

"Find a straw mat to wrap her body, and throw it to the back hill to feed the wolves."

Another maidservant could not escape punishment either. She was also dragged away and whipped.

After ten lashes, the maid was already beaten to pieces and was almost dead from the pain.

The servants wrapped the two bodies in straw mats and carried them out from the backyard.

Gu Qingchen believes that this matter is not simple, so he plans to thoroughly investigate the truth and not leave any hidden dangers.

In his mind, the first person he suspected was Song Wanyin.

Except for her, no one dared to harm Jiang Lanyue.

After the doctor's diagnosis and treatment, Jiang Lanyue's condition finally stabilized.

"My Lord, I have used acupuncture and medicine to temporarily stabilize the fetus in Miss Jiang's belly.

Close observation is needed in the follow-up, and it is best to use ginseng and donkey-hide gelatin as the medicine.

However, Miss Jiang suffered a miscarriage this time, which seriously damaged her health.

If you don’t take care of it in the future, I’m afraid you’ll develop a chronic illness.”

Gu Qingchen felt a chill in his heart:

"Doctor, please save the fetus and cure Lan Yue.

No matter how expensive the medicine is, I will not hesitate to use it.

Also, this matter concerns the reputation of the Marquis's Mansion, please trouble the doctor..."

Having said that, they stopped talking and looked at each other knowingly.

The doctor nodded repeatedly:

"I understand. Miss Jiang is a distinguished guest of the Marquis's Mansion. She just had an upset stomach. It's nothing serious."

He was no longer surprised by such things happening in the inner courtyard of a mansion. He kept his mouth shut and had good medical ethics.

This is also the reason why dignitaries are willing to invite him to their homes for treatment.

Gu Qingchen personally escorted the doctor out, and took out a silver ingot and stuffed it into the doctor's pocket:

"Thank you, doctor. You must spare no effort to preserve the bloodline of the Gu family."

The doctor took the money and left.

Gu Qingchen touched his purse. The little money he had in it might not last long.

He knew that Song Wanyin must be waiting to see the Gu family make a fool of themselves, so he would not let her succeed.

Even if he had to sell off the property of the Marquis's Mansion, he would never bow down to her.

In the main hall, there was a faint scent of sandalwood floating in the air. The lady sat upright in the seat of honor, wiping her tears with a handkerchief.

Gu Zeqian walked around the hall in a rage, filled with anger:

"What is this? Song Wanyin is clearly coveting the two shops under my name.

If I really agreed to her, wouldn't that be cutting off my own path to retreat? Then all the dozens of people in my house would be left with nothing."

Gu Zecheng also sighed:

"Since the death of my eldest brother, among our three branches, except for Chen Ge'er who entered the court as an official, almost no one can interact with the court.

This matter is urgent. Any delay may lead to danger.

Since Song Wanyin is determined not to help, even if our second and third branches go bankrupt, she may not be willing to show up.

Sister-in-law, my two brothers have come here today to support you and fight for justice.

You can't just sit there and do nothing, can you?"

The lady's heart sank suddenly. It seemed that they wanted the eldest wife to step forward and go to the government to ask for the person.

Discussing the issue of succession in private is a capital crime.

For the sake of Gu Qingchen's career, he absolutely cannot step forward to save others.

This is to prevent someone with ulterior motives from making a big fuss about it. In case you are accused of treason, that would be a serious crime that would implicate all nine generations of your family.

The lady was so anxious to protect her son that she said with tears in her eyes:

"Second brother, third brother, there are still a lot of messes in the Marquis's Mansion that have not been resolved.

My eye disease is getting worse and worse. If it continues like this, I’m afraid I’ll be in danger of going blind.

In order to find a doctor to treat me, Chen Ge'er had to take care of the affairs inside and outside the mansion. He was so busy that he was overwhelmed and had no time to spare.

He naturally couldn't get away and go to the government to ask for the person."

Gu Zeqian suddenly became anxious:

"Sister-in-law, you can't say that.

When we two brothers heard that you were in trouble, we rushed over to support you without saying a word.

We are in trouble now, you can't just stand by and watch us die."