Chapter 838 Brother Hao Has Smallpox (4)

Xu Wu handed over ten sets of clothes obtained from Jingyuan Hall to the three invited doctors. Yuxi has already said that if these clothes are all right, then check the things that brother Hao used every day, such as books, pens and ink.

The three doctors inspected very carefully, inch by inch, not even giving up the inlaid lace.

In the middle of the night, a doctor brought a sapphire blue dress inlaid with silver moiré patterns in front of Xu Wu, and said, "There is something wrong with this dress."

After Mammy Quan heard that there were dirty things sewn on the sleeves of the clothes, her face was very ugly.

Brother Hao's personal servant girl looked at the clothes again and immediately said: "Mama, Master Xu, this clothes were delivered from the sewing room half a month ago. The weather turned cold a few days ago, so my son changed into autumn clothes .”

After hearing this, Xu Wu immediately said: "I will arrest all the people in the sewing room now."

After Brother Hao got smallpox, all the maids, women and servants of the palace stayed behind. The people in the sewing room also stayed in the mansion.

Sister Quan nodded and said, "Leave the interrogation to Mr. Xu."

After Xu Wu took people out, Mother Quan asked Mother Qu: "What do you think about this?"

Mother Qu hesitated for a while and said, "Nurse, I've heard of this method in the palace before."

Madam Quan has been in the palace for so many years, so she has heard of it: "Not only in the palace, but also in the back houses of rich families. But those women are either for men, for power, or for the benefit of their children." The problem now is the palace Now there is only the princess and no other women. This kind of method commonly used by housewives actually appeared in the palace, Quan Momo felt that it was very wrong.

Mother Qu couldn't tell why, "Nurse, when we catch the man who is doing tricks on the clothes, we will be able to find out who is behind the scenes." Guessing is impossible.

Sister Quan nodded and said, "I hope Master Xu can arrest this person as soon as possible." In this way, she also knew who was trying to harm the Eldest Son.

Xu Wu threw the sapphire blue dress in question in front of the seven embroiderers, and asked, "Who made this dress?"

No need for the embroiderers to reply, the lady in charge looked at the dress and said, "This dress is made by Mu embroiderer." After speaking, she pointed to a handsome woman among the seven embroiderers.

The woman was so frightened that her hands and feet went limp: "My lord, I made this dress. My lord, what's wrong with this dress?"

Xu Wu snorted coldly and said, "Aren't you the clearest about what's the problem? Take it down..."

When Mrs. Li heard that there were dirty things in the clothes, and it was the dirty things that caused the Shizi to have smallpox, she was so frightened that her face turned ashen. She is in charge of the embroidery room, so what happened could not be due to her ineffective supervision.

After half an hour, Zhu Zi came over and said, "My lord, that woman kept complaining that she was wronged, saying that she didn't put any unclean things in her clothes."

Without waiting for Xu Wu to ask, Zhu Zi continued: "However, this woman confessed that she was a little uncomfortable when the clothes were half made, and because she was afraid of delaying the delivery time, she asked a embroiderer surnamed Dong to help."

Xu Wu looked at Mrs. Li and said, "Who is that Dong Xiuniang?" After checking one by one, he could always find out the black-hearted thing behind the scenes.

Madam Li's complexion changed, and she said, "Dong Xiuniang is not here, she has gone home." Seeing the coldness in Xu Wu's eyes, Madam Li hurriedly said: "Dong Xiuniang married Changgui from the family, and their family lives here. House, so Dong Xiuniang will go back every day."

Zhuzi personally took people to arrest Dong Xiuniang. After a quarter of an hour, Zhuzi brought back a man: "My lord, that Dong Xiuniang probably had a guilty conscience, she wiped her neck before we entered the room. My lord, this is his man, Chang Gui.

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Chang Gui knelt on the ground and asked in horror: "Master Xu, what did my mother-in-law do?" As soon as his mother-in-law heard the strange movement outside, she took the dagger hidden under the pillow and cut her throat. Stupid. But seeing the posture of the yard, how could he not know that there is something wrong with his wife.

Chang Gui is not an ordinary servant, he is a man who has fought with Yunqing. It's just that he was injured and couldn't go to the battlefield and retired. Because he had a good abacus, he stayed in the accountant's room in Yunfu, and later followed him to Pickaxe City.

Xu Wu knew Chang Gui's details very well, and immediately said with a cold face: "She is the one who caused the son to suffer from smallpox. Chang Gui, don't tell me that you don't know anything about it."

These words were like a bolt from the blue, and Chang Gui was stunned: "How can such an honest person like my mother-in-law harm the son?"

Xu Wu also didn't believe that Changgui would harm the son, so he said, "What's wrong with this woman recently?"

Chang Gui still doesn't believe that his wife will harm the son: "My lord, I must have made a mistake. How could my mother-in-law harm the son? My lord, you must find out."

Zhu Zi said impatiently: "If it wasn't for her, why would she have wiped her neck before we entered the house?" Clearly, she committed suicide because she knew that the matter would fail.

Chang Gui immediately collapsed to the ground.

Xu Wu repeated the question just now. Seeing that Chang Gui still didn't answer, he stepped forward and kicked him severely: "Someone must have ordered her to do this. We must catch the person behind the scenes. Let him continue to kill people."

Chang Gui shook his head and muttered to himself: "I don't know, I don't know anything." After saying this, Chang Gui's eyes froze, and he said in a low voice: "For more than half a month, every time she came back from the embroidery room, she always I like to hug Ah Shuan, and I always have nightmares at night. Other than that, there is nothing unusual." Ah Shuan is the adopted child of their husband and wife, and he is seven years old this year.

Such an abnormal behavior, but also said nothing unusual. But Xu Wu also knew that Chang Gui was a rough man: "Then has she met anyone recently?" Seeing Chang Gui shaking his head, Xu Wu asked, "Then when did she start being so abnormal?"

Chang Gui thought for a moment and said, "A month ago."

Lu Xiu was awakened from her sleep. Mother Chun said with a pale face, "Ma'am, someone from the Wangfu wants to take away Mother Yao."

Hearing this, Lu Xiu's drowsiness ceased for a moment: "Wang's mansion has someone to arrest Yao's mother?" It's nothing more than usual, but now that the eldest son has smallpox, at this juncture, Wang's mansion has to go to Han's mansion to arrest her.

Mother Chun nodded hurriedly.

Lu Xiu immediately put on her clothes and rushed to the front yard. It was also because the Han family was Yuxi's natal family, so Xu Daniu was more polite. If it was someone else's family, he would have directly broken into the inner courtyard to take people.

Xu Daniu looked at Lu Xiu and said, "Second Madam, this Mrs. Yao is a secret work of the imperial court, and this time the son's smallpox was caused by them." Mrs. Dong is Mrs. Yao's niece, and it was she who found Han Ji and recommended Mrs. Dong to the palace errand. Now that Su Dongshi murdered the eldest son, they have enough reasons to believe that this person is also an accomplice.

Lu Xiu was so shocked that her face turned pale, and without further ado, she immediately had Mrs. Yao tied up and handed over to Xu Daniu.

Mrs. Yao kept complaining that she was being wronged, but unfortunately even Lu Xiu dared not speak up for her at this time.

It wasn't until noon that Xu Wu told Mother Quan what he had found: "This Mrs. Dong is the niece of Mrs. Yao, who is in charge of the inner courtyard of the Han Mansion. Eight years ago, she came to Ho City to join her. She was recommended by Mrs. Yao to the palace because of her outstanding embroidery skills. In the second year, Mrs. Li, the steward of the embroidery house, saw that she was diligent and good-natured, so she told Changgui about her. Because Changgui couldn't bear children, the two adopted a child from a nursery. Changgui and the child are very good, and they are very popular in the palace." Mrs. Yao's husband is a brother to Han Hao. Han Hao is also Han Jianming's confidant, and their family was naturally reused when they arrived in Pickaxe City.

Sister Quan said: "Is Mrs. Yao an accomplice?"

Xu Wu shook his head and said: "No. We found out that Mrs. Dong met a woman from the capital a month ago, and Mrs. Dong's behavior was a little abnormal after that."

Sister Quan's expression turned cold immediately: "Did the woman catch it?" After such a big incident happened, the woman would definitely not stay in Pickaxe City.

Xu Wu said with a cold face: "According to the shopkeeper of the inn, the woman left the city of Pickaxe yesterday morning. I have already sent someone to chase her. Unless she dies, she will never escape from the northwest." Caught this person , She must be cut to pieces.

Sister Quan nodded slightly and said, "Have you found out everything about Mrs. Dong?"

Xu Wu said: "Mrs. Yao said that Mrs. Dong was married before she came to Pick City, and had a son and a daughter. But Mrs. Dong's husband likes to gamble, and although she is good at embroidery, life is difficult. Ms. Dong When she went to Northwest to join Mrs. Yao, she said that her daughter was sold by her husband who was a gambler, her son was sick and died, and that man also lost her, so she had no choice but to escape."

Mother Quan thought for a while and said, "Everyone used by the palace has to be carefully investigated. Did Han Ji say anything?"

Mrs. Xu frowned and said: "The butler said that he also sent someone to the capital to inquire about it. The situation is indeed as Mr. Dong said. After Mrs. Dong escaped, because the man had no money to pay off the gambling debts of the gambling house, the people in the gambling shop not only The house was taken away, and both legs were broken by the people from the gambling shop. Not long after, the man died." Han Ji is also a very cautious person, although Dong's embroidery is very good, but at first he did not Letting her into the embroidery room is just asking her to do some chores. It was only later that she found out that what she said was true, and that she married Changgui and settled down in the palace, so she was relieved and let her enter the embroidery room.

Sister Quan frowned and asked, "Who do you think is behind the scenes?"

Without even thinking about it, Xu Wu said, "The mastermind behind the scenes must be Yan Wushuang." Mrs. Dong is from the capital, and she met a woman from the capital some time ago, so Xu Wu thinks that it is Yan Wushuang who is going to kill Brother Hao. Peerless.

But Mother Quan shook her head and said: "My lord has never had smallpox, if it was really Yan Wushuang's handwriting, wouldn't it be better for him to get smallpox." No matter how smart Brother Hao is, he is just a child now and can't affect the overall situation at all. If it is Yunqing, it is not necessarily the case. Once Yunqing dies, the country that has been defeated may fall apart.

Xu Wu felt that what Aunt Quan said made sense, and asked, "Who does Aunt Quan think is the mastermind behind this?"

Sister Quan shook her head and said, "I can't guess this either. It's just about the eldest son. I think it looks like the trick of a woman in the back house."

Xu Wu didn't quite understand the meaning of these words: "The means of the woman in the back house?"

Sister Quan couldn't explain it clearly either: "This is just my personal feeling. But as long as you catch that woman, the person behind the scenes will surface."

Xu Wu nodded and said: "I'm going to see the princess in the afternoon, do you have something to take to the princess?" Yuxi now sees no one but Xu Wu.

Sister Quan said: "Let her take care of herself. Don't wait for Shizi to get well, but she collapsed."

After Xu Wu left, Sister Quan leaned back on the chair with a tired look on her face. She hasn't had a good rest since yesterday.

Mother Lan came in and saw the exhausted look on Mammy Quan's face, and said, "Mommy, you have to take care of your health." Mother Lan has already retired and lived a peaceful life.

Quan Nuo smiled wryly and said: "I thought that after the prince and concubine reconciled, they would be able to live a few days of relaxation, but I didn't expect..." I didn't expect this to happen again.

Mother Lan said: "Nurse, the son is auspicious, and he will definitely get through this difficult time."

Aunt Quan and Mother Lan have known each other for ten years, and there is nothing they can't say: "Just in case! If something happens to the son, the princess will definitely fall down." Don't look at Yu Xi's usual behavior. She looks very powerful, but once her children are involved, she can't be weaker.

Mother Lan hurriedly said: "No, Nanny, God will definitely not let Shizi have anything to do."

Sister Quan wryly smiled and said, "I hope!"

In the evening, Xu Wu went to see Yuxi. Hearing that Yuxi's voice was wrong, Xu Wu said with some worry: "Princess, you must take care of yourself!"

Yuxi hummed and said, "I'm fine. How's the investigation going?"

General Xu told Yuxi in detail what he found out: "The woman is from the capital, and she also speaks with a capital accent. I suspect that Yan Wushuang is behind the scenes, but the mother said that the son had smallpox. It's more like the method of a housewife."

Yuxi's mind is full of Brother Hao's illness at this moment, and she has no way to calm down and deal with these things: "Catch that woman first and then talk about it. By the way, how are Liu Er and Brother Rui doing? Are you okay? ?”

Xu Wu shook his head and said: "Guo Xun sent a letter back in half an hour, saying that the Second Princess and the Second Young Master are safe and sound at the Zhuangzi." Two days have passed, and the children are not feeling sick, so they should be fine.

Yuxi nodded: "Where are Du Shao and the others? Are you okay?" These are all people who have had direct contact with Brother Hao.

Xu Wu shook his head and said, "They're all fine." It's also Du Shao and the others who all practice martial arts, their health is excellent, and they haven't had physical contact with Brother Hao, otherwise it's really uncertain whether they will be infected.

Yu Xi hummed and said: "Let them stay in the mansion for another three days, and let them go home if there is no abnormality." If they are infected, five days is enough for them to get sick. If there is no abnormality within five days, it means that you are not infected.

Only then did Xu Wu ask: "Princess, how is your son? Is he better?"

Yuxi shook her head and said, "The high fever hasn't subsided, but I won't vomit anymore." The medicine and food she drank didn't vomit anymore, and Dr. Jian said it was a good sign. (to be continued)