bayedsolid Chapter 259 Was she drugged?
Chapter 259 Was she drugged?
Even if Jin was stupid, she could tell that something was wrong. She quickly went to the bedside, grabbed the quilt, and then pulled it off forcefully!
Unexpectedly, Mu Xinyao gripped the ground firmly, and with the force of Jin's strength, she was thrown forward along with the blanket!
Seeing that she was wearing an undergarment, there was nothing wrong with it. However, when Jin and the others moved their gaze upwards to her face, they couldn't help but exclaim in surprise!
"What happened? You! Your face?"
Startled, Mu Xinyao quickly covered her face with both hands and awkwardly shrank back into the corner.
"Little sister, what happened to your face? I am a doctor, come, let me take a look."
"Don't pretend to be kind! Mu Xin Nuan, it's you, isn't it? You must be the one who tried to harm me! Otherwise, how could I have suddenly become like this when I was perfectly fine?"
Everyone present was stunned, and Jin looked at Mu Xin Nuan with some suspicion.
Mu Xin Nuan froze, her face filled with disbelief, as if she hadn't reacted at all!
"You! Sister, I was just concerned about you, how could you do this? Yesterday I said I needed to rest, but you insisted on dragging me to the back hill to admire the crabapple blossoms. Looking at you now, you clearly have symptoms of a pollen allergy. I sent Sister Sun home early, and it wasn't until my second aunt called me to come and get you that I finally saw you. When have I ever treated you badly?"
Upon hearing this, and looking at the small red spots all over Mu Xinyao's face, Madam Jin indeed seemed to be allergic to something. She frowned and said, "Someone, since the Second Miss doesn't trust the Eldest Miss, then go and fetch another doctor."
"Yes, Second Madam."
Mu Xin Nuan pursed her lips tightly, her eyes filled with tears, as if she had suffered a great injustice but was unwilling to speak out.
Jin was a smart woman. She quickly sent someone to inform the old lady first, and then stayed behind to wait for the doctor to come and examine her.
Although Ms. Jin sat on the stool with apparent concern, she was actually already plotting something in her mind.
If what Mu Xinyao said is true, that this incident was caused by someone, then the first and most suspicious person is Mu Xinnuan!
However, as the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's mansion, Mu Xin Nuan was superior to Mu Xin Yao in terms of appearance and favor. Why would Mu Xin Yao go to such lengths to harm her?
Thinking this, Jin took out a handkerchief and covered her lips, and began to carefully examine Mu Xinyao. Upon looking at her, a look of understanding flashed in her eyes, because she discovered that Mu Xinyao not only had red spots on her face, but also on her hands!
The marks on the back of her hands weren't very noticeable. Besides, compared to her beautiful hands, Mu Xinyao valued her face even more! As a concubine's daughter, she was already of poor birth. If she didn't have a pretty face, her future, while not exactly tragic, would certainly not be good.
Jin understood immediately and was convinced that Mu Xinyao was allergic to the pollen of the crabapple blossoms, but she was determined to pin the blame on Mu Xinnuan!
Kim's eyes showed a hint of disappointment; such obvious symptoms were unlikely to be easily fooled!
If Mu Xinyao were smarter and had someone inform her beforehand, perhaps the two could have joined forces. In that case, Mu Xinyao would have been plotting against Mu Xinnuan, while Jin Shi would have wanted the eldest daughter of the main branch to lose face and be branded with the crime of poisoning her half-sister!
But now?
Ms. Jin shook her head. With such obvious allergy symptoms, it would be difficult to fool anyone!
Soon, the doctor came.
After taking her pulse, the old doctor carefully examined the small red spots on her face and hands before saying, "Second Madam, this is a pollen allergy. It's the season when all kinds of flowers are in full bloom, so it's not surprising that many young ladies have this kind of pollen allergy."
"How is that possible? I'm not allergic to crabapple blossoms at all! Someone must have deliberately drugged me to harm me!" Mu Xinyao roared in disbelief.
"How dare you! As the second young lady of the Mu family, how can you be so rude?" The old lady also came in leaning on her cane. After giving a light reprimand, she listened to Madam Jin explain the whole story before nodding slightly.
"Doctor, how many days will it take for my granddaughter to get better?"
"Replying to Madam, I will prescribe some medicine in a moment. Also, I would like to ask that this young lady not go out for the time being. It is currently the windy season outside, and there is a large crabapple forest on the back mountain of Qiyun Temple. If the wind blows, the pollen will be blown everywhere. Therefore, she only needs to rest quietly indoors for a few days."
Actually, what the old doctor wanted to say was that in this situation, even medicine was unnecessary. However, he also knew that the ladies of wealthy families were delicate, and since he had come, they would feel uneasy if he didn't prescribe some medicine, thinking that he, as their doctor, hadn't done his best!
If that's the case, then there's no need for him to save money for them, is there?
The old doctor prescribed a medicine, and Mrs. Jin sent someone to pay the consultation fee before seeing him out.
"Mother, what do you think?" Madam Jin didn't expect the old lady to come in person, and she was at a loss for what to do. The Buddhist assembly in front of her was about to begin.
"Let's leave a few more people here to take care of Er Yatou. Since she's allergic to pollen, she should be fine after a couple of days of rest and staying indoors. Let's go ahead."
The old lady glossed over the matter of Mu Xinyao falsely accusing Mu Xinnuan.
Jin Shi naturally understood that the old lady was unwilling to severely punish Mu Xinyao. In other words, in the old lady's heart, Mu Xinyao, this illegitimate granddaughter, had a higher status than Mu Xinnuan!
However, Madam Jin just pursed her lips. Wasn't the old lady just concerned about the fact that Mu Xinyao had half of the Song family's blood?
Mu Xin Nuan helped the old lady out. Although she looked aggrieved, she didn't say anything. This made the old lady think that she was quite sensible. She casually took off a bracelet and put it on Mu Xin Nuan's wrist.
Jin gave a few more words of advice before leaving.
As she stepped out of the room, Jin glanced back, a slightly contemptuous smile playing on her lips.
So what if she has the old lady's favor? She's just an illegitimate child. Does she really think that just because she has the old lady's backing, she's qualified to compete with Mu Xin Nuan?
"Hmph! Let's go. Once the Buddhist ceremony here is over, we can just wait to go back to the Mu residence and watch the show."
The old woman beside her was taken aback. "Madam, what do you mean?"
"Who is that Mu Xinyao? How dare she yell at Mu Xinnuan? Even I, as an elder, am very polite to Mu Xinnuan! When we get back to the manor, I will tell that person in Jinyuan everything that happened today. I don't believe she can swallow this insult."