Grandma Wen had just arrived at the younger Mrs. Wen's place. When she saw the basins of bloody water being carried out of the room, her body swayed.
Grandma Wen clutched tightly at Nanny Yu's arm and snapped angrily, "What's going on? Didn't the imperial physician say earlier that she was out of danger?"
Nanny Yu endured the pain of Grandma Wen's grip. Uneasily, she replied, "Madam, the eldest mistress gave the bowl of ginseng soup you sent her to the second mistress. This old servant tried to stop her, but was held back by the Song family's matriarch..."
Grandma Wen's eyes narrowed sharply. She angrily demanded, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Nanny Yu lowered her head nervously, not daring to meet Grandma Wen's angry gaze. "This old servant didn't get a chance to tell you, madam."
"Slap!"
Before she finished speaking, Grandma Wen slapped Nanny Yu across the face.
Nanny Yu was stunned. It had been a long time since she had been hit. But seeing Grandma Wen's livid face, she was so scared that she knelt on the ground.
Grandma Wen walked into the room. Seeing her niece's face as pale as gold paper, her heart was in turmoil.
That bowl of ginseng soup was originally meant for Mrs. Song. She never expected it to end up in her niece's mouth. At this moment, she was so angry that she could have killed someone.
"How is the second mistress?"
Grandma Wen suppressed her panic and asked the family doctor.
The doctor looked solemn. "This old doctor's skills are limited. The second mistress is bleeding heavily. It's best to invite an imperial physician as soon as possible to take a look at her."
Grandma Wen nodded and immediately ordered a servant to go and invite an imperial physician with her token.
Before the imperial physician arrived, Magpie rushed over.
She curtsied. "Madam, our mistress is suffering from severe abdominal pain. She urgently needs the doctor."
As she spoke, she glanced through the screen at the inner room with her peripheral vision.
Although she couldn't see clearly, she could smell the strong smell of blood in the room.
Grandma Wen stared at Magpie with a piercing gaze. Her voice was cold. "Why is your mistress unwell?"
Magpie felt the pressure. Her body stiffened. She pretended to be respectful. "This servant doesn't know either. That's why I urgently invited the doctor to take a look at the eldest mistress. I didn't expect the doctor to be here with the second mistress. Madam, what's wrong with the second mistress?"
Grandma Wen's eyes darkened. Her gaze swept across the bed in the inner room. She managed to suppress the anger in her chest.
"Since the eldest daughter-in-law is unwell, Nanny Yu, take the doctor over there and see what's going on!"
Nanny Yu, who was kneeling on the ground, responded and took the doctor with her to see Song Zhaoyang following Magpie.
Song Zhaoyang had long anticipated that Grandma Wen would send someone to probe her. So before Magpie returned, she had someone disguise her face.
When Nanny Yu arrived, Song Zhaoyang was lying weakly on the couch.
Nanny Yu frowned slightly. Her voice was full of dissatisfaction. She demanded, "Eldest mistress, you were fine before. How come you suddenly fell ill?"
Hearing Nanny Yu's tone, Song Zhaoyang picked up the pillow beside her and threw it at Nanny Yu.
"Do I have to report my illness to a servant like you?"
The cold tone and the pain of the pillow hitting her body suddenly brought Nanny Yu back to her senses. She lowered her head to hide the dissatisfaction in her eyes.
"This old servant doesn't dare. This old servant was just worried about the eldest mistress's health, so I spoke without thinking."
"Doctor Wang, please take a look at the eldest mistress quickly."
Doctor Wang, the family doctor, carefully felt Song Zhaoyang's pulse through a silk handkerchief. After a while, he said, "Eldest mistress, you've just given birth. Your body is very weak. You should rest well."
Song Zhaoyang said weakly, "I drank the ginseng soup sent by Nanny Yu just now. I've been suffering from severe abdominal pain and have vomited a lot."
"Ginseng soup?" Doctor Wang's eyelids twitched.
The second mistress also suffered from a severe hemorrhage after drinking the ginseng soup. Could there be something wrong with this ginseng soup?
Nanny Yu's eyes widened. She asked, "Did the eldest mistress vomit just now?"
Seeing this, Magpie stepped forward. "Madam, it seems that the second mistress has also called the doctor. Could it be that something is wrong with her after drinking the ginseng soup too?"
"Really? Doctor Wang, what happened to my sister-in-law?" Song Zhaoyang looked at Doctor Wang sharply.
Doctor Wang felt a lot of pressure. He had seen many dirty tricks in the deep mansions. And just now, he heard that this ginseng soup was sent by Nanny Yu. For a moment, he couldn't help but think more.
He said carefully, "The second mistress had a severe hemorrhage just now."
Song Zhaoyang's face darkened. She ordered Magpie, "Bring the remaining ginseng soup I drank just now for Doctor Wang to take a look."
Magpie was stunned for a moment. Wasn't the ginseng soup just now poured out?
But she quickly reacted. After respectfully answering "Yes", she immediately turned around to prepare it.
Nanny Yu's face changed.
Soon, Magpie came back with half a bowl of soup.
"Doctor Wang, please take a look!"
Just as Magpie walked in front of Doctor Wang, suddenly her body was hit. She fell to the ground. The bowl in her hand fell to the ground and the soup spilled on the ground.
Magpie was extremely angry. She glared at Nanny Yu and demanded, "Nanny Yu, why did you push me?"
Nanny Yu looked innocent. "I slipped just now and accidentally bumped into you."
"Slipped?" Song Zhaoyang propped herself up on her arms and sat up. Her face was cold and her voice was angry. "Nanny Yu, do you think I'm a fool? Guards! Capture her!"
As soon as she finished speaking, two nannies rushed in from outside and pinned Nanny Yu to the ground.
"How dare you!" Nanny Yu struggled fiercely. She looked at Song Zhaoyang warningly. "Eldest mistress, this old servant is the madam's servant! You can't treat this old servant like this!"
Song Zhaoyang said coldly, "Then I have to ask mother what her intention is in sending this bowl of poisoned ginseng soup to me and my sister-in-law!"
Then, she said to Magpie, "Send someone to invite the madam!"
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Imperial Physician Zhang rushed to the Xue Mansion. After examining the younger Mrs. Wen, his face was solemn.
"Madam Xue, this official will first prescribe a medicine for the second mistress to stop the bleeding."
Grandma Wen nodded. "Thank you, Imperial Physician Zhang."
Imperial Physician Zhang wrote out a prescription. Grandma Wen quickly ordered someone to fetch the medicine and boil it.
Grandma Wen then asked, "Imperial Physician Zhang, how is her health?"
Imperial Physician Zhang replied, "The second mistress has just given birth. Her body is extremely weak and not suitable for excessive tonics. But she took a strong tonic, which caused the qi and blood to be in chaos and the uterine contraction to be abnormal. This severe hemorrhage may affect her future fertility."
Grandma Wen's face turned extremely ugly.
This tonic soup was prepared by her for Mrs. Song. Of course, she knew the consequences. But hearing it with her own ears, she still felt uncomfortable.
She asked heavily, "Will it be difficult for her to have children in the future?"
Imperial Physician Zhang said, "If she takes good care of herself and is properly treated in the future, she should still be able to conceive."
As soon as he finished speaking, there came the sound of the younger Mrs. Wen's crying from the bed.
She woke up. Hearing that it would be difficult for her to have children in the future, grief welled up in her heart and she began to cry.
Grandma Wen was just about to comfort her niece when a maid rushed in.
"Madam, the eldest mistress has had Nanny Yu captured!"
Grandma Wen was furious.
"Mrs. Song, how dare you!"
She turned to look at the younger Mrs. Wen and comforted her, "You take good care of your body. Don't think too much. I'll go and see what Mrs. Song is up to!"