Rebirth of a Concubine's Daughter

But Shen Rongying was still unhappy, and turned around to give Aunt Lan a sidelong glance.

"What are you afraid of? She is just a concubine's daughter. Why should she be so arrogant?"

"I'm not afraid of her. I'm pregnant now, so it's better to have less trouble than more. Once the child is born, we'll have the time to deal with her. Besides... Anyway, we need to keep a low profile for now."

"Aunt, you said she's back. Will she find out about that?"

"If she finds out, then she finds out. Anyway, this catastrophe won't befall us. I actually hope she finds out. Just think about it, wouldn't it be fun if she really found out?"

Shen Rongying's eyes rolled around, and a smile immediately appeared on her face.

"Yes, that would be exciting. I can't wait."

In just a moment, Shen Yirong's mood turned from gloomy to cheerful, and he felt full of energy. He accompanied Aunt Lan to visit the garden for an entire afternoon without complaining of being tired, but instead became happier.

Shen Nanyue went to pay her respects to Shen Zongyuan first. The father and daughter chatted for a while in the room. When talking about the old lady's illness, Shen Zongyuan also had a worried look on his face, but he was helpless. Finally, he asked someone to tell Mrs. Lu that Shen Nanyue had injured her foot and he would not go to pay her respects.

These days, Aunt Su has been serving in Luxiangzhai day and night. Shen Zongyuan also knows that he should be kind to her child, not to mention that this is his own child. Since he asked her to do so, Mrs. Lu did not dare to complain to Shen Nanyue. For Shen Nanyue, not having to pay her respects to Mrs. Lu made her feel a lot more relaxed.

Later, Shen Nanyan was going to accompany Shen Zongyuan to see the old lady, but Shen Zongyuan sent her back and told her to have a good rest and heal her injuries before going. So for several days, Shen Nanyan stayed in bed to recuperate and didn't even leave the house.

It had been drizzling for several days and the weather was getting colder. She stayed in the house and rested peacefully, and the injury on her foot healed much faster. Taking advantage of the sunny weather today, Shen Nanyan took Caifu to find Aunt Su. She was told that Aunt Su had gone to the old lady's yard. She wanted to go back, but when she thought of the old lady's appearance that day, she couldn't bear it, so she walked towards the old lady's yard.

Although there is still discomfort in my feet, I can basically walk, which is much better than before.

In addition to Aunt Su, Mrs. Lu and Shen Zongyuan were also in the old lady's room. They all stood silently by the bed. It felt very bad, as if they were waiting for the old lady to die.

"Dad, Madam, Aunt."

"Um"

Shen Zongyuan didn't even open his mouth, but snorted. It was obvious that he was in a very low mood. Mrs. Lu just glanced at Shen Nanyue and didn't take her seriously. Only Aunt Su's eyes were full of tenderness.

"Is your injury healed?"

"No problem, how is grandma?"

Aunt Su glanced at Shen Zongyuan and shook her head slightly.

Shen Nanyan walked forward gently. The old lady was already barely breathing, and only the slight rise and fall of her chest could be seen. There was no trace of blood on her face, and it was so pale that she looked as if she was dead. Shen Nanyan felt a pang in her heart, and she reached out and held the old lady's dry hand.

"Grandma...ancestor..."

Shen Nanyan, who had been trying to wake the old lady, suddenly noticed something was wrong. The old lady's pulse was strange, slow and weak, almost imperceptible, as if she had been poisoned. However, the old lady had been ill for a long time, so how could the family not have called a doctor? Any doctor would be able to diagnose a pulse like this, unless...

Shen Nanyan's first reaction was that Aunt Lan poisoned her, because the same thing happened in her previous life. Although the time was advanced, the situation did not change, so Shen Nanyan did not hide it and said it directly.

"Dad, grandma is poisoned."

This sentence shocked the master, maids and servants in the room!

"You...what did you say?"

"Poisoned."

"Poison... what what what poison?"

Shen Zongyuan could hardly speak clearly.

"Yan'er, are you sure? Don't you dare scare us?"

Aunt Su was more worried that her daughter would be held responsible for this.

"Aunt, I'm sure it's poison, but I don't know what kind of poison it is."

"It...it turned out to be poison. Ah, poison, poison! How could such a vicious person exist in my Shen family? Investigate, we must investigate. Go...have the housekeeper guard the door tightly and don't let anyone out. I want to see who has the audacity to do such a cruel thing to the old lady. It's lawless, absolutely lawless!"

Shen Zongyuan was really angry. Everyone in the mansion relied on him to live a peaceful life, but now he turned against Tiangang and murdered his own mother. He wanted to find the man and beat him to death to vent his anger.

"Not only do we need to find the murderer, but we also need to save grandma. I just don't know how the poison was administered."

"It's nothing more than food. The things the old lady imports every day are mostly made in the small kitchen. Pull these people out and interrogate them, and maybe we can find out."

There was no trace of nervousness or fear in Lu's words; after all, she looked like a bystander watching a play.

"Yes, come here, call everyone from the small kitchen to the yard for questioning."

"Yes, sir."

While interrogating the servants outside, Shen Nanyan began to look around the house, checking the water in the teapot, the flowers on the corner cabinet, the uneaten snacks, and even the small Buddhist shrine inside, but found nothing unusual.

"The things in the house are the same as before. I look at them every day. I don't know how the old lady got poisoned."

When she heard that the old lady was poisoned, Nanny Yin blamed herself deeply. Everything the old lady ate, wore, and used every day had touched her hands, so how could she be poisoned for no apparent reason?

"Yan'er, why don't you ask the doctor to take another look? Just...just in case you made a wrong diagnosis."

Aunt Su was really afraid that Shen Nanyan would get into trouble, so she asked a doctor to come. It would be better to hear what she had to say from the doctor.

"Yes, doctor. He's an old acquaintance of ours. Grandmother has been poisoned, and with his medical skills, it's impossible for him to diagnose the cause. Let him examine her. He might be able to tell us what's going on."

"That's a bit strange. Doctor Wei has been ill for several months and has already returned to his hometown to recuperate. Now the one coming to our house is another doctor named Yan. He is very friendly and was recommended by my wife. This... this can't be..."

Nanny Yin didn't dare to say anything more, nor did she dare to discuss her master's affairs, but Shen Nanyue listened to it. If the doctor could be bribed, then he must be the one who poisoned the person. She originally thought it was Aunt Lan's doing, but she didn't expect it was Mrs. Lu. It seemed that the old lady's previous punishment on her made her feel uneasy.

So Shen Nanyan said that her medical skills were not good, and suggested to Shen Zongyuan that they send someone to invite a doctor. She was very sure that her daughter was poisoned just now, but now she said that her medical skills were not good. Shen Zongyuan looked at his daughter with confusion, but he soon understood what Shen Nanyan meant and immediately sent someone to invite a doctor.

But the servant went away for a long time and came back to say that the doctor was still in the pharmacy in the morning, but had disappeared at noon. After searching for a long time, he couldn't even see his shadow. When he went to the room, he found that it was empty. Shen Zongyuan turned around and cast his gaze on Mrs. Lu.