Farmer's wife: My husband came back and the house was in chaos

Chapter 518: Something happened? The old lady suddenly fell ill

"Okay." The hair bun in ancient times was a bit complicated. After entering the capital, Linglong helped her with it. Later, when Linglong was not around, Yao Qingnian just tied it up casually for convenience.

"I can comb my hair and embroider, but I don't know anything else. I used to secretly listen to the teacher's lectures outside the school, and I recognize a few words, but not many." Xiaodie said a little embarrassedly.

"You can embroider? That's pretty good. If you don't know how, learn it slowly. I'll teach you how to read when I have time."

"Really?" Xiaodie's eyes lit up.

"Well, go down and get familiar with it. There are many houses in the yard. You can choose one to live in. I will give you the monthly salary, just like you get in the Shen Mansion."

"Miss, I don't want monthly salary, just food and shelter. You saved me, and my life is yours."

"Your young lady, I don't need this little bit of money. You can just stay in the Duke's Mansion with peace of mind. With me here, no one can bully you."

"Wow... Miss, you are so good to me. I have no relatives since I was young. I followed my uncles, aunts and uncles. They all said that I was a burden and didn't like me. In the end, they sold me to human traffickers. Fortunately, I met such a good master like you, otherwise I really don't know what to do in the future." Xiaodie burst into tears.

"Okay, okay, I will be your relative from now on." Yao Qingnian did not blame her. Xiaodie was a simple and kind maid, and she was not timid when doing things. Yao Qingnian liked her very much and treated her as having another companion.

"Yes! Thank you, miss!" Xiaodie nodded obediently, then wiped her tears and went down.

Yao Qingnian looked at her cautious appearance and couldn't help but smile.

The next day, she was about to leave the house, but unexpectedly she met the old nanny beside Old Madam Shen. When she saw Yao Qingnian, she knelt down in front of her and said, "Miss, I beg you to go see the old lady!"

"Madam, please stand up. What happened to the old lady?"

"The old lady seemed a little uncomfortable after dinner last night, so I asked her to rest early. But when she woke up in the morning, she suddenly started vomiting and having diarrhea. The master was not at home and the lady was out again, so I asked the doctor in the mansion to come and see her. The doctor said that the old lady had eaten something bad and prescribed medicine. But the symptoms did not improve after taking the medicine, and they became worse. Now she is unconscious in bed. I am worried that something happened to the old lady, so I have no choice but to come and ask you to see her." Nanny looked anxious. For some reason, she felt that only Yao Qingnian could save the old lady.

"Well, let's go! I'll go with you." Human life is at stake, so Yao Qingnian didn't say much. Besides, it was she who prescribed the medicine for the old lady. If something happened, they would definitely put the blame on her, and she would never be able to clear herself even if she jumped into the Yellow River. So she followed the nanny to the Shen Mansion.

After arriving at the Shen Mansion, he went straight to the old lady's yard. At this time, the old lady was lying weakly on the bed, breathing in more than out. How could she suddenly become like this?

"When did the old lady start to feel unwell yesterday?" Yao Qingnian asked.

"I took medicine after dinner yesterday."

"What's for dinner?"

"It's porridge. After the old lady fell ill, she couldn't eat anything else, so she had people cook all kinds of porridge and send it to her every day."

"Okay, I understand. You go out first. The situation is critical now. I need to treat the old lady. You guard the door and don't let anyone in. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Miss, I understand. I beg you to save the old lady." The nanny nodded and went out to guard the door.

After a while, Shen Wenting and others received the news and rushed back.

"Mammy, how is the old lady? She was fine, how could this happen..." Shen Wenting asked anxiously.

"Master, I don't know either. I was fine yesterday, but I started to feel uncomfortable after dinner. I was even worse when I woke up this morning. You were not here, and the palace doctor was helpless. I had no choice but to ask the eldest lady to come over. She is treating the old lady inside."

"I personally fed the old lady dinner yesterday. She was fine at that time. How could this happen?" Aunt Ru ran over and said, "Master, could it be that there is something wrong with the medicine? The old lady has a poor appetite these days. Apart from eating porridge and taking medicine on weekdays, she has not eaten anything else..."

"Go and bring the court doctor and the person who prepares the medicine."

Soon the palace doctor and the maid who cooked medicine were brought over: "Greetings, Master."

"Doctor, let me ask you, is there anything wrong with the prescription Shen Nianran prescribed?!"

"Sir, I have never seen this prescription of the eldest lady's and I don't know the pharmacology behind it, but considering the medicinal ingredients used, there is no problem." The doctor told the truth.

"You haven't even seen the prescription, how can you be sure there is no problem?!" Aunt Ru asked.

"This..." The doctor didn't know how to answer for a moment.

"Didn't you show it to the old lady this morning? What did you say?" Shen Wenting continued to ask.

"I checked the old lady this morning, but I didn't find anything special. The symptoms were like a stomach upset. But after the old lady took the medicine, the symptoms did not improve, but became worse. I was helpless, so I asked someone to find you..."

"How many days has the old lady been taking this medicine?!" After listening to what Runiang and the doctor said, Shen Wenting began to doubt whether there was really something wrong with Yao Qingnian's prescription. Could that evil girl have done it on purpose?

"Master, it has been three or four days. It was all the medicine prescribed by the eldest lady, and I was responsible for decocting it."

"Okay, you guys go down and talk about it later." After hesitating for a moment, Shen Wenting decided to wait until Yao Qing finished reading it.

Half an hour later, Yao Qingnian came out of the house.

"Miss, how is the old lady?" The nanny stepped forward and asked with concern.

Yao Qingnian's eyes swept over everyone in the courtyard, including Shen Wenting, Yan Huan, and Runiang, and then he said, "It's fine now. It's just that he ate something bad. He will recover after two days of rest."

"How could something go bad when eaten for no reason? How do you do things?" Shen Wenting scolded.

No one present said a word.

"Husband, don't be angry. It was probably the negligence of the kitchen staff. I will discipline and investigate thoroughly tomorrow, and such things will never happen again." Yan Huan consoled.

"Well, we should investigate it thoroughly. If anything happened to the old lady, they will be in trouble."

"Yes, sir."

"Madam Shen needs to rest. You should go out and tell her. Don't disturb her rest. Master Shen, please stay."

"You all go down, I'll go see the old lady." Shen Wenting ordered.