jdhmnovel Chapter 87 Drugging
Chapter 87 Drugging
At first, Madam Qiao didn't believe it, but when the monk tasted the medicine and clearly stated the extra poisonous ingredients, Madam Qiao was quite surprised.
The monk then went to the small kitchen and carefully examined the uncooked herbs, picking out the small pieces of roots and stems, pointing out that these herbs would kill her.
Madam Qiao immediately summoned a doctor to examine the body, and indeed, several rare poisons were found.
Thinking that all these medicines were prepared by Mr. Ouyang and sent by Qiao Qingshu to be brought back to her Fushoutang.
The first person that Old Madam Qiao suspected was Qiao Qingshu.
Seeing that the room was full of soldiers and that Xu Biyun and Zhou Mama were being held and forced to kneel on the ground, Old Madam Qiao didn't care about any of that and only cared about her own business.
He shouted at Qiao Qingshu,
"Shu girl, put everything else aside for now! Explain this medicine matter to me clearly first."
Old Madam Qiao stared at Qiao Qingshu with a cold and serious expression, her eyes revealing suppressed anger.
Qiao Qingshu widened her eyes and feigned innocence, saying...
"Grandmother, what's wrong with this medicine? Do I need to explain anything?"
Madam Qiao naturally recounted the monk's words verbatim.
She had always been in good health, but her condition began to decline day by day after Bai's death.
She genuinely thought her health was not as good as before.
Looking back now, it's clear they were tricked and drugged!
Qiao Qingshu shook her head and replied with a faint smile.
"Just now, Zhou Mama said that Aunt Xu poisoned my mother, and now Grandmother has discovered that her medicine has also been poisoned. How come there are such things everywhere in our Marquis's mansion? It's really hard to tell whether it's true or false."
Mrs. Zhou immediately straightened her back and said,
“Young lady! Everything I said is true! Aunt Xu did indeed give Second Madam the medicine for a long time. If Second Madam hadn’t suddenly passed away, she would definitely have continued to give the medicine. There are still the remaining medicines piled up on the top shelf of the small kitchen cabinet in Lanxiang Pavilion!”
Aunt Xu's eyes widened in fright, and she yelled at Zhou Mama.
"Bullshit! Don't try to make up stories and frame me!"
Old Madam Qiao, however, had no interest in this matter whatsoever, and simply tapped her cane repeatedly.
"Put their matter aside for now, Shu girl, you need to give me an explanation today."
Madam Qiao now only wants to find out about the drugging incident. As for the drugging of Madam Bai by Xu Biyun, the person is already dead, so what's the point of investigating these matters? She also doesn't want to give justice to a dead person like Madam Bai.
Qiao Qingshu smiled and stepped forward to support Old Madam Qiao's arm, saying with a smile,
"Grandmother, look how anxious you are. Your matter is of course the most important, but Aunt Xu's matter can be taken care of at the same time."
Since everyone's talking about poisoning, let's thoroughly investigate the entire Marquis's residence, turn it upside down, and find out who really did the poisoning.
Qiao Qingshu, arm in arm with Old Madam Qiao,
“Grandmother, you personally oversee the search, and we will search each room thoroughly. If you have any doubts about your granddaughter, then you should be the first to check her courtyard.”
Upon hearing this, Madam Qiao narrowed her eyes slightly, thinking to herself that this was indeed a good idea.
Whoever is found out is the murderer. Since it was a last-minute search, no one had time to cover up, making it an extremely quick and convenient method.
Seeing Qiao Qingshu's calm expression, she felt a strange hesitation. Could it be that she wasn't the murderer?
Who would that be?
Old Madam Qiao personally led everyone to search inside and outside Qiao Qingshu's Zhuqingxuan, even turning the maids' rooms upside down, but they still couldn't find a single poison.
Madam Qiao was a little puzzled. Had she really misunderstood Qiao Qingshu?
Could it be that someone else in the Marquis's mansion wants to harm her?
While she was pondering, Qiao Qingshu said,
"The second one is to search Aunt Xu's room. Zhou Mama will take you there to identify the place."
Upon hearing that Xu Biyun was going to search the house, she was so frightened that she shouted loudly.
"No! You can't touch my things without permission!"
Qiao Qingshu walked up to Xu Biyun with a smile.
"Your things? Xu Biyun, what in your house doesn't belong to the Qiao family?"
When Zhou Mama led everyone to carry down the box of herbs from the top of the small kitchen in Lanxiang Pavilion, everyone was stunned.
With a cold face, Madam Qiao asked the doctor and monk who had just tested the poison to also identify whether these herbs were truly poisonous.
The monk jumped up and shouted,
"These are the very herbs! These are the things that killed you, Madam!"
The large box of herbs was spread out on the ground and examined by everyone.
The doctor nodded and said,
"Indeed, it is the same herb as the powder in the old lady's medicine bag."
Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Qiao was so frightened that her hair stood on end.
Xu Biyun not only wanted to harm Bai Shi, but also wanted to harm her!
She could have guessed anyone, but she never expected it to be Xu Biyun.
She couldn't help but stare at Xu Biyun as if she were looking at a stranger, her eyes filled with shock and disbelief.
She treated this niece almost like her own daughter, and even considered elevating her to the position of matriarch.
She treated her so well, yet Xu Biyun now plots against her and tries to kill her!
She's really let a wolf into the house all these years!
Remembering Ye Qingqiu's previous prediction about the white tiger spirit, Old Madam Qiao was still reluctant to kill her niece, only thinking of kicking her out.
Unexpectedly, instead of killing her niece, the niece turned around and tried to kill her!
Old Madam Qiao's eyes instantly ignited with murderous intent, and she angrily rebuked,
"Xu Biyun! You ungrateful wretch! I treated you so well, and you repay kindness with enmity!"
Xu Biyun trembled in fright, her eyes filled with panic.
She hurriedly knelt down in front of Old Madam Qiao.
"Madam, Biyun didn't! Even if you gave Biyun ten times the courage, she wouldn't dare to harm you!"
Old Madam Qiao kicked her away and then slapped her hard across the face.
"You little bitch! Still dare to argue!"
Xu Biyun was so frightened she was practically out of her wits. She rushed forward, pulling at the monk and the doctor, shouting...
"What nonsense are you talking about! I only gave those drugs to that bitch Bai Chanzi, I never gave the old lady any drugs!"
"Bai Chanzi is dead, and these medicines haven't been touched since. You must have made a mistake!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, he realized he had let something slip and quickly covered his mouth, looking at Qiao Qingshu in a panic.
Qiao Qingshu stared at her coldly, a chilling light flashing in her eyes.
"Aunt Zhou really wasn't framing you; you actually drugged my mother!"
"You not only murdered my mother, but now you want to kill my grandmother too! You deserve to die!"
Liu Wan'er, standing to the side, stared at Qiao Qingshu in disbelief at the scene.
She never expected things to develop like this. Today, she only asked her uncle to buy land, but now even her mother has been dragged into it.