jdhmnovel Chapter 357 How to Explain to Him
Chapter 357 How to Explain to Him
Seeing a hint of surprise in the steward's eyes, Ye Qing'an lowered her voice and explained, "I had many conflicts with my mother before, and everyone in the manor knows about my relationship with Doctor Xu."
"If Physician Xu can cure my mother, that will be fine. But if he can't, or if something goes wrong, I'm afraid the people in the manor won't think it's because Physician Xu's medical skills are bad. They might suspect me instead."
Ye Qing'an took a deep breath, pursed her lips tightly, remained silent for a moment, and then continued, "The steward is someone Father trusts, so I won't hide anything from him."
“Yesterday, Father led his troops out of the city and asked me to keep an eye on the mansion. I was afraid that I was not experienced enough, so I just talked to Mother and asked her to help me out. But then something happened to Mother last night.”
"It's not that I'm being cynical, I just think it's all too coincidental."
The butler, having served Ye Qinghao for so many years, was quite shrewd. Upon hearing Ye Qing'an's words, he immediately understood the meaning behind them.
"It is somewhat of a coincidence, but Madam..."
Ye Qing'an pursed her lips and thought for a moment: "Father is not at home now, and Doctor Xu's identity is in an awkward position. It's really not appropriate to have him show up. Perhaps... perhaps..."
After settling in, Ye Qing quickly came up with an idea: "How about I go to the palace myself and ask the imperial physician to come and take a look?"
The steward pondered for a moment: "That's fine, but before Miss goes to the palace to fetch the imperial physician, this old servant should first send someone to invite some renowned doctors and physicians from outside to take a look. If the doctors and physicians invited are all helpless, then Miss's reason for going to the palace to fetch the imperial physician will be a little more convincing."
"Alright, the housekeeper can arrange it. I'll go in and see how my mother is doing."
Ye Qing'an stepped into the bedroom, but as soon as she put one foot in, she saw something flying towards her.
Ye Qing'an paused, seemingly too shocked by the sudden turn of events to react immediately. The object landed squarely on her shoulder blade, causing her to stagger. She reached out to steady herself by grabbing the door.
After a crisp thud, the thing shattered.
Ye Qing'an lowered her head and then saw that what had hit her was a celadon vase.
"Miss, are you alright?" Zixiao quickly helped Ye Qing'an up.
Ye Qing'an's eyes were slightly red, but she still gritted her teeth and shook her head: "It's nothing."
Ye Qing'an then looked up at the room, which was in complete disarray. Blankets, pillows, and clothes were scattered everywhere, and the glass lamp and teacups were broken all over the floor...
Liu Xueying was holding a teacup in her hand and was circling the table.
Following behind were Granny Li and two other maids: "Oh dear, my lady, please put the things down quickly!"
Liu Xueying looked terrified, her mouth agape but unable to speak. She seemed very frustrated by her inability to speak, and then threw the teacup in her hand away.
The teacup grazed past Granny Li's forehead, landed on the wall, and shattered into pieces.
Ye Qing'an frowned: "Can't all of you control her? Men, subdue the madam."
Several servants rushed in from outside. As soon as Li Mama saw them, she panicked: "Miss, Miss, you can't do this! This is Madam!"
"So what?" Ye Qing'an frowned. "Instead of finding a way to calm her down, you're just going to let her go crazy like this?"
"Take her away!" Ye Qing'an shouted, and the servants rushed forward and tackled Liu Xueying to the ground.
Liu Xueying struggled violently, her eyes filled with resentment.
Ye Qing'an took a deep breath: "Tie her up with a rope first. Where's the doctor? Let the doctor in and prescribe some calming medicine. If that doesn't work, prescribe some medicine to help her fall asleep."
Liu Xueying was still struggling, and Li Mama and the other servants did not dare to go forward, so they could only worry anxiously outside.
The servants quickly tied her up with ropes, and the doctor rushed in afterward, poured some medicine into Liu Xueying's mouth, and Liu Xueying rolled her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
"Hurry up and remove everything in the house that could cause harm."
"Yes."
The servants in the room started moving, making the room feel a bit crowded. Ye Qing'an frowned slightly: "Granny Li, come out with me for a moment, I have something to ask you."
Granny Li glanced at Liu Xueying with some worry, then at Ye Qing'an. She thought that in broad daylight, with so many people watching, Ye Qing'an would never do something like that in front of so many people, especially since most of the people in the room were the Madam's people...
Thinking of this, Granny Li finally felt a little relieved and followed Ye Qing'an out of the room to the main hall.
"What exactly happened? Why did Madam suddenly become like this?"
Granny Li looked worried: "I really don't know. This morning, I went into the room to help Madam get up. When I went in, she was still asleep. Seeing that it was getting late, I woke her up. Who knew that as soon as she opened her eyes and saw me, she suddenly went mad."
Ye Qing'an frowned: "It's like this the moment you open your eyes?"
"Yes." Granny Li nodded. "I was also frightened at the time and had no idea what had happened. I could only try to comfort her while calling for a doctor. But the lady was very resistant to anyone getting close to her. As soon as anyone approached her, she would try to attack in every way possible..."
"When the doctor arrived, I had to go with the other servants to barely restrain her so that the doctor could take her pulse."
Ye Qing'an nodded: "Who was serving Mother last night?"
“It was Leng Yue, but Leng Yue said that she didn’t hear any noise last night, and everything was normal.”
Ye Qing'an sneered inwardly. It wasn't that everything was normal; Liu Xueying was deliberately preventing her from hearing any noise, probably because she had drugged her.
"Everything was normal, how could this suddenly happen?"
Ye Qing'an took a deep breath: "The steward has already sent people to invite some well-known doctors and physicians from outside. If the people invited are still no good, I will go to the palace to ask the Emperor to send an imperial physician to take a look."
"Father has led his troops to subdue the Taotie. Now that Mother has encountered such a thing, the Emperor will not sit idly by and will surely send an imperial physician to take a look."
Upon hearing this, Granny Li couldn't help but glance at Ye Qing'an, as if considering whether what Ye Qing'an said was true or false. After a long while, she finally responded in a low voice, "Yes."
Ye Qing'an raised her hand and touched her shoulder blade. When Li Mama saw this, she remembered that her mistress's vase seemed to have hit Ye Qing'an there. She lowered her head even further.
Ye Qing'an sighed, her voice tinged with helplessness: "Father just left, and then this happened to Mother. I hope everything is alright. Otherwise, how am I supposed to explain this to Father when he comes back..."