AWB Chapter 382 What happened to him in his past life?
Chapter 382 What happened to him in his past life?
The imperial physician bowed and replied, "Your Highness, Lord Xie did not eat much soup. Perhaps because he does not like sweets, he only took a sip, so the poisoning was not severe. We treated him in time, and he is now out of danger."
"But Lady Hou drank the entire bowl of soup, which is why she couldn't be saved."
"This humble official has done his best, and hopes that Your Highness will forgive him."
Xie Yanli naturally wouldn't blame them, and instructed the maids to take the imperial physicians to rest.
Is his life no longer in danger?
Upon hearing this, Xie Siyuan's eyes flashed with a barely perceptible hint of annoyance.
Not dead?
That old scoundrel is the one who deserves to die!
He'll kill him sooner or later!
Madam Xie sat to the side, finally relieved of her anxiety.
She leaned back in her chair, her fingers twirling prayer beads, and kept saying, "Thank God, at least one of them was saved."
"Madam." Qin Jiuwei approached, her tone calm and serious.
“My mother-in-law was poisoned. This is a very serious matter. I searched the entire main courtyard last night, but I didn’t find anything.”
"If we don't report it to the authorities, the truth will be hard to find out. Only by asking the government to investigate can we thoroughly find out the truth behind this."
Upon hearing this, Madam Xie's expression changed, and her brows furrowed.
"Jiuwei, how could you have such a thought? This is a family scandal, how can it be spread! If it's reported to the authorities, the entire Marquis's mansion will lose face!"
"The mistress of the noble household was poisoned to death. If word gets out, what will people think of us? The Xie family will definitely be remembered for its poor management."
Madam Xie held Qin Jiuwei's hand, her eyes filled with earnestness.
“Jiuwei, in this manor, the only people I can trust are you and Yanli. You are meticulous in your work and have a clear mind. I can rest assured that this matter is entrusted to you.”
"You are in charge of investigating this matter. I believe you can find the real culprit and bring justice to the Lady Hou!"
Qin Jiuwei: ……
Is she some kind of detective?
Qin Jiuwei looked at the weariness on Madam Xie's face and sighed inwardly.
She didn't want to argue with the old lady at this time; she was worried about her health.
We can only agree to it for now.
"Don't worry, Madam, I will do my best to find out the truth about this matter."
Upon hearing this, Madam Xie's expression softened slightly.
Qin Jiuwei responded softly and helped her back to her chair.
Qin Jiuwei didn't stop for the rest of the day.
She personally led a group to inspect all the maids' rooms in the main courtyard one by one.
They didn't even miss the items hidden at the bottom of the box, leaving no stone unturned.
The maids knelt trembling with fear, none daring to utter a word.
After checking the house, Qin Jiuwei began to organize the background information of these maids, sorting out their origins, the time they entered the manor, and their relationships with people inside and outside the manor.
Pay special attention to those who have had dealings with other provinces and verify their identities one by one.
However, no clues were found.
In fact, Qin Jiuwei suspected Xie Siyuan the most.
While Xie Siyuan was out of the room, she ordered a bodyguard to sneak into Xie Siyuan's room.
They spent two hours searching his house thoroughly, but found nothing.
They found nothing hidden, nothing that looked like poison.
Afterwards, Qin Jiuwei told Madam Xie about the search in detail.
After hearing this, Madam Xie sighed heavily.
"This is really strange. Did this poison appear out of thin air?"
“I’m really uneasy about this hidden danger in the Marquis’s mansion. Jiuwei, you must find out the truth.”
Despite this, Madam Xie still refused to budge and allowed the authorities to investigate.
Qin Jiuwei then asked the imperial physician in detail what kind of poison it was.
The imperial physician simply shook his head, saying that in all his time in the palace, he had never seen such a potent poison.
The trail went cold again.
In the evening, Qinglan Courtyard was quiet and still.
The only sound was the rustling of leaves in the wind outside the window.
Qin Jiuwei and Xie Yanli sat side by side on the soft couch, the flickering candlelight casting a slightly somber expression on their faces.
Xie Yanli turned his gaze away from the window and looked down at Qin Jiuwei in his arms.
"Did the Lady Hou also pass away around this time in her previous life?"
Qin Jiuwei shook her head slightly and said in a low voice, "I don't know. In my previous life, I was always in the palace, so I didn't know much about what happened outside the palace."
Xie Yanli lowered his head slightly, looking at Qin Jiuwei with a probing gaze.
"Then... what was I like in my past life?"
I had heard Qin Jiuwei talk about her past life before.
He couldn't help but wonder what his past life was like.
Qin Jiuwei raised an eyebrow slightly. "Do you really want to hear it?"
Xie Yanli nodded.
“In your past life, you became a cripple just one month after your marriage.”
Xie Yanli: ...
My right leg suddenly hurts a lot.
"The person you married is my elder sister, Qin Le'an."
Xie Yanli: ...
It's worse than becoming a cripple.
Qin Jiuwei chuckled as she watched Xie Yanli's face turn ugly in an instant.
She reached out and poked his face.
“You kicked Qin Le’an out of the Marquis’s mansion less than a year after you got married.”
Upon hearing this, Xie Yanli breathed a sigh of relief.
However, before he could recover, he heard Qin Jiuwei say, "But three years later, you died due to a relapse of your old injuries."
Xie Yanli: ...
In his past life, he had a rather tragic life.
Xie Yanli's gaze softened, and a faint smile appeared on his face.
He leaned closer to Qin Jiuwei, "So, the reason you wouldn't let me go to Mei County or to the banquet at Prince Qi's mansion was because of those things from our past life, right?"
"In this life, the lady has come to save me."