Chapter 175: A Poisoning Plot Uncovered By A Cat
“Meow meow meow…”
The lion cat meowed at Qin Wanwan as if it were talking to her.
Qin Wanwan, acting as the translator, said, “After it ate a little congee the day before yesterday, its stomach started to hurt, and it still hasn’t recovered.”
Keke: “Silly, it’s been poisoned!”
Gu Qingqing’s eyes widened: “Poisoned? The congee?”
The other children also chimed in.
“Can you really understand what cats are saying?”
“Someone wants to harm the kitten, what a bad guy!”
“Meow meow meow…”
Qin Wanwan looked at Gu Qingqing: “It says that the congee was originally meant for your mother to eat, but it smelled a very unpleasant smell from it. It wanted to remind your mother, but humans couldn’t understand what it was saying, so it only took a bite itself before your mother stopped eating it. After eating the congee, its stomach started to hurt.”
Gu Qingqing was young and didn’t quite understand the twists and turns of the matter.
Yin Yuanli, however, understood, and his gaze immediately became deep.
The maids and old women accompanying Gu Qingqing were also shocked.
They exchanged glances, and the old woman made a decisive move.
“Go call Madam!”
The lion cat only ate one bite of the congee and felt uncomfortable and unable to eat. Even if a doctor were to see it, that doctor would not be a professional veterinarian or would not care about a cat, so they wouldn’t be able to tell it was poisoned.
Gu Qingqing, scared, hugged the lion cat Xuebao and cried.
She now understood that someone wanted to harm her mother, and Xuebao had become like this trying to save her mother.
Soon, Gu Qingqing’s mother arrived, looking very pregnant.
“Qingqing, Qingqing, what’s wrong?”
Qin Wanwan and the others looked over. Gu Qingqing’s mother looked very weak. The rouge and powder on her face couldn’t hide her haggardness. Moreover, she was heavily pregnant, making her look as if she would fall over with the slightest gust of wind.
“Mother, sob sob sob… someone wants to harm Mother.”
The woman smiled and wiped her tears with a handkerchief.
“How could that be? No one would harm Mother. Qingqing, don’t overthink it.”
Her eyes were full of tenderness.
“But someone really wants to harm you. Your cat got poisoned after eating something.”
“Yes, yes, Sister Wanwan can understand Xuebao’s words.”
Liu Xiangyi looked at the children with a gentle gaze, but she didn’t take their words seriously.
“Xuebao probably just ate something that upset its stomach. Who would want to harm me?”
She was very satisfied with her current life. Her husband only had her as his wife in his household. Who would want to harm her?
Keke: “Silly, silly, your concubine sister wants to harm you. She wants you to die in childbirth so she can take your place.”
Liu Xiangyi’s expression changed: “This… this is impossible.”
She didn’t believe what a bird was saying, but her mood was inevitably affected.
The old woman beside her supported her.
Another old woman, however, yelled at Keke.
“What beast is spewing nonsense! Our young lady and the Fourth Miss have a good relationship. Guards, quickly drive this beast out!”
“Silly, silly, the old woman by your side has been bribed by your concubine sister. Her daughter has been arranged by your concubine sister to be your Second Brother’s concubine.
They have not only added many nourishing items to your daily diet but also some medicine that would gradually weaken your body.
When you give birth, your body will be weak, but the child in your belly will be too large. At that time, you won’t be able to give birth and will die in childbirth along with the child!”
Rumble…
These words struck Liu Xiangyi like thunder.
Her vision went black, and she only managed to stand steadily with the support of her maid and old woman. Her gaze fell upon her personal old woman.
At that glance, she saw the old woman’s guilty and evasive eyes.
Liu Xiangyi’s heart sank.
After panicking, the old woman immediately knelt down and quibbled.
“Miss, do you believe a beast over me? I am your wet nurse and the person closest to you. How could I possibly harm you!”
Liu Xiangyi closed her eyes: “Someone, go and call Third Master.”
“Wang Momo, for my safety and that of my child, I will call a doctor to examine me. If you are wrongly accused, I will naturally give you an explanation, but if you have truly betrayed me.”
Her eyes turned fierce.
“Then don’t blame me for disregarding years of master-servant affection.”
“Go and call Doctor Li.”
Wang Momo was originally flustered, but upon hearing that she was calling Doctor Li, she immediately calmed down.
“Silly, silly…”
Whenever Keke spoke, Wang Momo wished she could sew its mouth shut.
Keke: “Haven’t you had your body examined by that Doctor Li? If he couldn’t find any problems, doesn’t that clearly show he’s been bribed? I’m not even as smart as a bird, you’re so stupid.”
Liu Xiangyi:………
“Wait, go outside and call a doctor with a good reputation.”
Liu Xiangyi tightly gripped the maid’s hand: “Send someone back to my maternal family to investigate if the new concubine in my Second Brother’s chambers is Wang Xiaolian.”
Wang Momo’s face turned pale, and cold sweat broke out on her forehead as she slumped to the ground.
Qin Wanwan stood beside Yin Yuanli: “She looks so scared.”
The Tenth Prince: “I know. Mother Consort says that’s a sign of guilt.”
Gu Residence’s Third Master soon arrived and quickly supported his wife, asking what had happened.
Without Keke needing to say anything, several children eager to show off started talking over each other.
The chirping voices made Third Master Gu’s head ache.
However, he also extracted the crucial information.
His gaze turned fierce as he looked at the old woman kneeling on the ground.
“Someone, go and bring Doctor Li here as well.”
Doctor Li was the family physician of their residence.
He never expected that such a thing would happen at his own father’s birthday banquet.
However, if it were true, he would be fortunate.
He quickly helped his wife to sit down.
“Wang Momo, will you confess yourself, or will you wait until all the evidence is found.”
People always hold onto hope. Wang Momo insisted she was innocent.
Third Master Gu stopped asking.
Soon, the servant boy arrived with the doctor from outside.
The doctor immediately took Liu Xiangyi’s pulse.
The family’s Doctor Li also arrived at this time. Upon entering and seeing the doctor examining Liu Xiangyi, his legs went weak, and only two words came to mind: it’s over.
He immediately knelt on the ground with both knees weak.
Third Master Gu knew at a glance that there was no need to say anything further; this matter was likely true.
“Third Master, Third Master, this has nothing to do with me! It was Third Madam’s sister who made me do it!”
Wang Momo’s vision went black. This time, it was truly over.
Before any interrogation, Doctor Li had already confessed completely.
“I didn’t do anything. I just… I just lied when I took the Madam’s pulse for a safe delivery. It wasn’t me who poisoned the Madam with nourishing items; it was her, she did it all!”
Doctor Li directly implicated Wang Momo.
Liu Xiangyi’s face turned red with anger. The person she trusted the most had indeed betrayed her.
All for her daughter to become a concubine.
“Wang Momo, didn’t I tell you I would arrange a good marriage for your daughter? You betrayed me for the position of just a concubine to my Second Brother!”
