Xiao Hong's face suddenly darkened, and a hint of displeasure gathered between her brows: "What nonsense are you talking about? I have been with the old lady for many years, and my every word and action is under her nose. How could I possibly harm her? What good would it do for me?"

Jiang Nianwei smiled faintly: "Miss Xiaohong, I didn't say anything, why do you take it so seriously?"

On the bed, Mother Hu's weak voice sounded at the right time, accompanied by a few intermittent coughs, and she tried her best to say: "Xiaohong, you must not be rude to Sanniang. In our house, harmony is the most important thing. Don't let misunderstandings hurt the harmony."

But at this time she already had some doubts in her heart.

Xiaohong stood silently by the side, with an indescribable heaviness on her face, her lips tightly pursed, and she said nothing.

The doctor said solemnly: "Looking at the old lady's current condition, her condition is already very serious and it is difficult to recover. Although we want to do our best to treat her, we are not completely sure."

Jiang Nianwei summoned this group of doctors with superb medical skills. Her intention was not to cure Hu's mother's illness, but to make her believe that she was poisoned.

As for how to treat it, she naturally has other ways.

Jiang Nianwei nodded slightly: "Dear doctors, please use what you have learned and do your best."

At this moment, Hu Hao rushed over and saw his mother, who was dying. He knelt beside the bed and held her weak hands tightly: "Mom, you have been feeling unwell for a long time. Why didn't you call a doctor earlier?"

"I'm fine, don't worry, these doctors will treat me well."

Hu Hao suddenly felt suspicious, "In the past, Doctor Zhang always treated me personally, why did you invite these doctors today?"

Mother Hu turned her eyes to the side and sighed softly, "Let Sanniang explain the reason for this matter to you in detail."

After Jiang Nianwei paid her respects to Hu Hao, she told him the reason for the incident, "Sir Hu, after careful examination by the doctor, the old lady's illness was not caused by pathogenic factors, but was actually caused by poison. The initial treatment method was not right, so the old lady's illness could not be cured for a long time."

Hu Hao frowned, "My mother has always been kind and compassionate. How could she be killed like this for no reason?"

"We will ask Master Hu in detail. When did the old lady start to fall ill?"

"It was probably a few months after I took office as the governor of Linzhou that my mother suddenly became ill. At first, she just vomited slightly. I thought it was due to acclimatization, but unexpectedly, the symptoms worsened quietly..."

Jiang Nianwei probably understood in her mind that these must be Lu Yong's masterpieces.

Knowing that Hu Hao attached great importance to filial piety, he colluded with Xiaohong to secretly poison him.

After delivering the Ganoderma lucidum, stop giving the medicine, and the symptoms will get better, creating the illusion that Ganoderma lucidum can cure the disease.

In recent years, the dosage of drugs has been controlled, but Hu's mother is old, and the chronic poisoning over the years has seriously damaged her vitality, even if she has not run out of energy, and is now on the verge of collapse.

But she knew that she couldn't say all this openly, so she could only remind Hu Hao: "Sir, now you need to investigate the people around the old lady carefully to prevent the old lady from being persecuted again."

Hu Hao nodded solemnly, "You are absolutely right. I was negligent. My mother worked so hard and spent so much energy to support me in my studies. How could I let her suffer any harm in her old age? I will investigate this matter myself."

He turned around and called the guards in the mansion: "First, carefully search the residences of the maids who served the old lady closely. Make sure not to miss any clues!"

Xiaohong was glad that the arsenic had been used up and she should be able to escape the search.

The doctor wrote a prescription. After Jiang Nianwei read it, she added a few more herbs and boiled them herself with spiritual spring water.

Adding in the special antidote she exchanged from the space, she secretly estimated in her heart that there was at least an 80% chance that Hu's mother would get better.

Hu's mother had no relationship with her, but she was moved to see her always serving her.

"Sanniang, I never thought you could do this. Thank you for your hard work. I know you must have something in your heart. Just tell me what you want today. No matter what it is, as long as I can do it, I will do my best to help you."

Jiang Nianwei carefully fed her the medicine and shook her head: "Madam, I have nothing to ask for, but every time I look at your kind face, I can't help but think of my deceased grandmother. She was poisoned just like you, and this incident made me depressed. Now that I can save you, I can make up for my regrets."

Mother Hu couldn't help but sigh. Sanniang's character and personality were both excellent. If such a woman could be her granddaughter-in-law, it would be a good choice.

She stroked her chest gently, and after a few soft coughs, she felt her body breathing became much smoother. She couldn't help but ask, "I wonder... whether Sanniang has found a good match and promised herself to someone."

Jiang Nianwei didn't expect that the old lady would ask such a question. "To be honest, Madam, Sanniang is already married, but her husband is away fighting."

Mother Hu couldn't help showing a bit of regret on her face: "I think the one who is worthy of Sanniang must be a brave young general who will return triumphantly in the future."

Jiang Nianwei couldn't help but think of Ah Zhao's appearance in her mind, and she couldn't help but chuckled and said, "Thank you for the good words, old lady."

Hu Hao checked all the suspicious people in the mansion, but found no clues, and began to feel suspicious.

However, thinking that since the man had the courage to poison, he would not be discovered so easily, he began to check the whereabouts of these personal maids in recent days, as well as the people who came and went, and indeed found clues.

Every two months, Xiaohong would take a day off, but every time she took a day off, she would go to the clinic where Doctor Zhang worked.

But her family had not been sick during these days, and Xiaohong's frequent visits to the clinic seemed very suspicious.

After Hu Hao found the clue, he asked his men to investigate.

Since nothing was found in the mansion, the maids were released first to avoid alerting the enemy.

Xiaohong returned to serve Hu's mother, and became cautious in her words and actions. However, when she saw that no one in the mansion treated her abnormally, she gradually felt relieved and secretly thanked God that Lord Hu did not punish her, probably because he did not discover that she had poisoned him.

Jiang Nianwei had already discovered that Xiaohong was often absent-minded, but she did not expose her. She just revealed the news to her openly and secretly, and said:

"I heard that the master got some clues. I'm afraid the real culprit behind this will be found out soon."

Xiaohong was suspicious and wondered why she, as a close maid, knew nothing about such an important matter. She became even more anxious.

Finally unable to suppress her curiosity and worry, Xiao Hong mustered up her courage and asked in a low voice: "Do you know what clues the master has found?"

Jiang Nianwei replied calmly: "The master has always been cautious in his actions, and such secrets will not be easily leaked to the outside world."

Xiao Hong said nonchalantly, "I'm just curious about this matter. Thank you for telling me, young lady."

He secretly thought that he must pass on this news so that Dr. Zhang could know about it and take precautions in advance. Otherwise, if something unusual was discovered, both of them would be in trouble.

Jiang Nianwei was waiting for such an opportunity. When she fed the medicine to Hu's mother again, she whispered to her, "Xiaohong is planning to go out these days. No matter what excuse she gives, you must let her go. You must tell the people in the mansion to follow her secretly. We will definitely find useful evidence."

Xiao Hong is an elder in the mansion. Mother Hu is kind-hearted and doesn't want to believe such a thing, but since it concerns her own life, she can only nod heavily: "I know!"

Then Xiaohong really found an excuse to go out, and when she saw that Hu's mother agreed, she hurried out of the house.

After many twists and turns, she finally arrived at the back door of the clinic, but she didn't know that her every move was visible to everyone.

When she entered the clinic, she looked for Doctor Zhang impatiently, "Where is Doctor Zhang?"

"I am taking the patient's pulse." The doctor boy beside him answered softly.

Upon hearing this, Xiaohong felt an even greater sense of urgency. She grabbed Doctor Zhang, who was concentrating on taking a patient's pulse, and pulled him out without saying a word.

"Doctor Zhang, something is wrong! That matter seems to be leaked. If someone comes to you, you must not reveal it!"

Doctor Zhang's face froze when he heard this: "How did you know about this? This matter has been going smoothly over the past few years, and no one has ever noticed anything unusual."

Xiaohong was extremely anxious. Before she could continue asking questions, she heard the wind outside the yard suddenly getting stronger, followed by a burst of hurried and heavy footsteps. Several dark shadows jumped down from the wall, surrounded the two men, and caught them red-handed.

Xiaohong then realized that she had fallen into a trap, but it was too late to regret.

"We have heard what you just said. Let's see if you have any more excuses!"

Then the two were tied up and taken to the government office to be questioned.

Under severe torture, the two finally told the truth and gave out the mastermind behind the incident.

Doctor Zhang's reputation was ruined in an instant. He said with tears in his eyes, "It was Master Lu Yong who asked us to do this! He gave me five thousand taels of silver, and he ordered me to misdiagnose Madam Hu's condition. He also secretly instructed me... I was bewitched and provided the arsenic. In fact, the Ganoderma lucidum did not have any magical medicinal effects."

Xiao Hong's body trembled, and she knelt on the ground in embarrassment. "My lord, they... they assured me that the dose was too small to be fatal. The old lady has been so kind to me, how could I want to kill her?"

She just coveted the several thousand taels of silver notes. With this money, her younger brothers could get married and she could also buy a decent dowry.

Hu Hao just found it unbelievable that all this good relationship was actually a false illusion. It was Lu Yong's strategy to win people's hearts from the very beginning.

Lu Yong actually used such a despicable method on his own mother. Hu Hao felt a chill all over his body. He said in a deep voice: "Come here, bring Lu Yong to justice!"

Lu Yong was still feeling complacent at this time. Apart from some slight physical discomfort, his business had gradually returned to normal in recent days with the help of Jing Xiangxue.

Moreover, Jing Xiangxue also thought of a very clever way to allow him to escape paying compensation.

That bitch Feng was tortured to the point where she looked almost like a monster. After she died, she was thrown into a mass grave.

The only regret now is that I didn't find Jing Zhuo and let him change his surname back to Lu, but there is still a long time to come and there will always be opportunities in the future.

Just as he was looking into the future, he heard a loud noise.

Lu Yong picked up a crystal clear grape, frowned slightly, and shouted impatiently: "Someone! Quickly find out why there is so much noise outside, disturbing the peace!"

A servant stumbled in, looking terrified. He almost rolled over and knelt on the ground, and reported in a trembling voice: "Master, something bad has happened! There is a group of soldiers gathered outside the door... outside the door. They claim... they claim that they have come here specifically to arrest you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the group of officers and soldiers rushed up and shouted loudly: "Where is Lu Yong? We have solid evidence. You are suspected of poisoning the relatives of an official appointed by the court. Your crime is unforgivable! Surrender quickly and follow us back to the government office for trial!"

As he spoke, he was surrounded by swords flashing with cold light. Lu Yong had never seen such a scene before, and he was shaking with fear.

"I am an honest businessman, how could I get involved in such illegal activities?"

After saying this, he reached into his arms with trembling hands and took out a few heavy ingots of gold, trying to calm the current turmoil. "My Lords, I hope you will be more gracious. This small gift is just a token of my appreciation."

The officers and soldiers shouted expressionlessly: "You have offended Lord Hu. We are powerless to do anything about it. Take him away!"

Without saying anything, he stepped forward and roughly lifted Lu Yong up.

Lu Yong was crawling in the government office. When he saw Xiaohong and Doctor Zhang beside him, he realized that his crime had been exposed.

Xiao Hong screamed, "Sir, all of this was instructed by Lu Yong. We are just following his orders!"

When Lu Yong heard this, a fierce look flashed in his eyes. He secretly cursed these two people for being greedy and ungrateful, and for turning against them at the critical moment.

But in his heart, he was still thinking about Jing Xiangxue. She was so smart, she would definitely have a way to solve this problem.

Seeing Jing Xiangxue walking out of the crowd, he was delighted and quickly shouted, "Madam, Madam, please help me! You must have a way to save me."

Jing Xiangxue's eyes swept over Lu Yong's slightly embarrassed figure, her face calm:

"Lu Yong, Lu Yong, at this moment, you still don't know you are wrong?"

Lu Yong's face darkened and he suddenly felt something was wrong.

Jing Xiangxue held up the evidence in both hands, turned her eyes to Hu Hao, knelt on the ground, and said firmly: "Master Hu, Lu Yong's evil intentions are really abominable. Not only did he poison Madam Lu, he also used the same method to poison my parents to death, imprisoned me in the mansion for several years, and occupied my Jing family's property. This is really a rare evil in the world. I hope that you can uphold justice and make his crimes known to the world."

Hu Hao only regretted that he had fallen into Lu Yong's trap and been blinded by him, and even inadvertently became the driving force behind his evil deeds. He felt very ashamed and could not help sighing.

"Not only that, here is evidence that he evaded taxes through various means! I hope you can see clearly!"

Hu Hao took the evidence and responded loudly: "Don't worry, I will definitely make the decision for you. Such sinister people must be brought to justice!"

Just as Lu Yong was about to explain, he suddenly felt suffocated and fell to the ground. His limbs were too weak to lift up, but his mind was still clear.

The people around were filled with indignation, and they kept throwing rotten eggs and decayed vegetable leaves at Lu Yong.

Jing Xiangxue showed a relieved smile, squatted down and whispered in his ear: "Finally, I have avenged my parents."

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