"Speak!"
"Did you put pollen in the old lady's tea?"
The old housekeeper's expression was ferocious as she lashed out again and again. The entire woodshed was filled with the sound of the whip.
"It wasn't me... I didn't... I..."
The woman's voice grew weaker and weaker. Finally, her head tilted to the side and she fainted.
"Don't tell me she's dead? We haven't even gotten any information yet."
"How could she die after only a few hits? She must be pretending. Pouring a basin of cold water on her to see if she will wake up!"
After the two old women finished their discussion, they poured a basin of cold water over her.
Qu Fulan was woken up by a basin of cold water.
She slowly opened her eyes, and the scene in front of her made her confused. Didn't she lie down at home when she was tired from reading novels? Why did the scene change when she woke up?
Before she could figure it out, many unfamiliar images and information flooded her mind. It took her a long time to come back to her senses.
She had actually transmigrated!
At the same time, the doctor who had been invited over diagnosed the old lady. Quote, "It's wind-carrier pollen. When the old lady smells this pollen, she will have rashes. Just the smell of it will cause a fever. Now, it has been mixed into tea for the old lady to drink... I can't do anything about this symptom. We need to get a doctor to treat her as soon as possible. Otherwise, her life may be in danger!" end quote.
Then, the old lady began to twitch and foam at the mouth, and the doctor was helpless.
The famous doctors outside the residence were far away, and a round trip would take two hours. The people who had gone to invite the famous doctors had not returned, and it looked like old lady could not wait any longer.
The entire Pei Residence was in chaos.
Qu Fulan, who had already understood the situation, slowly opened her mouth and said, "Let me out."
The original owner had been beaten up too badly. Now that she had transmigrated, she was also on the verge of death and her speech was very weak.
When the two elderly women heard that the old lady was dying, they panicked and did not hear Qu Fulan's words at first.
Qu Fulan tried her best to raise her voice. "Quickly let me out."
Although the voice was still very weak, an old woman heard it and immediately became angry. "Let you out? You've hurt the old lady like this and you still want to go out? See if I don't beat you to death, you lowly hussy!"
After that, the whip struck down again.
Qu Fulan let out a muffled groan and then said with all her might, "I can save the old lady. Let me out now. Otherwise, if the old lady dies, you will all suffer!"
The elderly woman sneered, "You can save the old lady? You..."
Qu Fulan endured the burning pain on her back, gritted her teeth, and interrupted the old woman, "We still can't get a doctor to help us. I said I could save her, but you didn't let me. If we delay the treatment, you won't be able to escape even if the old lady dies!"
The old woman hesitated.
"You guys go and tell them that I can save her. Even if I can't, my death has nothing to do with you."
The old woman felt that it was reasonable, and after a discussion, one of them went to pass the message.
Not long after, the old lady's personal maid, Yue Yuan, came over.
"You said you can save the old lady?"
"Yes, my family used to have a physician, and I've treated her before. I was too nervous before and didn't think of it. Now I know how to save her."
Yue Yuan saw her dragging her injured body to stand up and raised her hand to wipe the blood from the corner of her mouth. Even though her body was extremely weak, her expression was very firm, giving people an inexplicable feeling of wanting to believe her, but...
"Why should I believe you? Who knows if you're trying to harm the old lady again?"
"The old lady's condition cannot be delayed. If I'm not wrong, the old lady's body is already covered in rashes. She's at her last moment. If we delay any longer, the old lady will not be able to live!"
Yue Yuan's eyes widened when she heard this. The rashes on the old lady's body had just happened when she left the house. The news had not spread yet, so how did she know?
It seemed that what she said about having medical skills made some sense.
Qu Fulan saw that she was still hesitating and seemed to know what she was worried about. She immediately said, "I didn't put the drug in. If you delay, the person behind it will succeed."
"I'll believe you this time. If you can't save the old lady, you..." Yue Yuan gritted her teeth.
"I don't care even if I die a thousand times. It's more important to save the old lady!"
When they arrived at the old lady's room, Qu Fulan immediately picked up the doctor's ready-made medicine box. After a series of acupuncture and pressure, she finally let the old lady take the medicine.
The old lady woke up in less than 15 minutes.
Everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
However, because of her severe injuries, Qu Fulan managed to hold on until now. Only now did she collapse to the ground and completely pass out.
Yue Yuan looked at the unconscious woman and frowned. "Even though she saved the old lady, we can't rule out her suspicion. Take her away and lock her up. We'll ask her everything when she wakes up."
The other maidservant, Hua Hao, said, "She seems to be quite seriously injured. This matter has not been investigated clearly. If she dies, it will be difficult to handle. We need to let the doctor see her and prescribe medicine for her."
Qu Fulan was dragged to the woodshed, but this time, no one hit her. Someone even applied medicine on her wound.
This scene was seen by a young maidservant. Her eyes revealed a very unwilling look. She clenched her hands and stood in the same place for a long time. In the end, it was not known what she thought of, but the corners of her mouth raised into a vicious arc.
That night, in an eight-person shared room, after turning off the light and falling asleep, someone quietly got up and walked to the other bed. She flipped the blanket and put down her things, then quietly went back to her original position to sleep.
Everyone was in a deep sleep and no one noticed her movements.
Qu Fulan had been unconscious for a whole night before she woke up. She had nothing to eat when she woke up, and she was questioned while she was hungry and injured.
Yue Yuan asked her why she wanted to drug the old lady, what was her purpose, and who was the person behind the scenes.
In order to get rid of suspicion as soon as possible, Qu Fulan ate her food and said without any nonsense, "It's easy to find out who the murderer is. We're all maidservants, and our things can only be hidden in our rooms. If you bring your men to search, you'll definitely find some clues."
Yue Yuan doubtfully led her men to the servant girl's rooms to search for evidence.
The maidservants stood in an orderly manner on the side and watched the old women rummage through their beds and cabinets, as if they were looking for something. No one knew what had happened.
Only one servant girl saw an old woman flip over to the bed on the left side of the wall, and her eyes revealed a triumphant look.
The old woman fumbled around for a while, then paused as if she had touched something. She then decisively opened the quilt and saw a bag of things lying there.
She picked it up and sniffed it, then said with certainty, "It's wind-carrier pollen."
When Yue Yuan heard this, her face immediately sank and she snapped, "Whose bed is this?"
The maidservants first trembled, then said, "It's Hai Tang's."
Yue Yuan sneered. "Bring that maidservant named Hai Tang over. This time, I'd like to see how she's going to explain herself!"