Chapter 48 Locking the target
The person who harmed me must have wanted to embarrass me. There must have been laxatives in the water. To prevent me from drinking it out, they put puffed tamarind in it. Not many people knew that I liked to drink water from that big jar, and that was just the few people around me.
Those rude maids were totally unnecessary, Baocheng's family couldn't do it either, and Chuan'er wouldn't do it either, so there was only Ruchun. She laughed at me for not drinking tea, and every time I came back from telling stories, I had to drink a large glass of boiled water, which she described as drinking like a cow.
Could it really be her? But what was her purpose? Was she afraid that I would compete with her for the position of the third-class maid beside Meng Qi? It was possible, but was she stupid? Anyone could compete for the third-class position. Was she going to frame them one by one? Or did she think she was more likely to be the one?
When Su Qing was thinking about these things, she was also thinking about the consequences she would bear. As for Meng Qi, who was very proud, she would definitely not let her off easily. Even if she said that she was framed, it was true that she lost face. Although she thought that the young ladies were far away and might not be able to hear or smell it, the maids and servants were surrounding her.
Especially Meng Juan's maid laughed so hard that she forgot to cover her mouth. According to Meng Juan's personality, she would tell others if others didn't say it. And the Fourth Miss's temper made her lose face like this, so she would definitely be punished. At the least, she would be fined a monthly allowance or confined to her house for Qing Rui's sake, and at the worst, she would be kicked out.
A girl's embarrassing situation in public may even affect her future in-laws. Of course, this is not what Su Qing is worried about, because she has never thought about finding a husband. Su Qing has nothing to regret about leaving Qinyuan. The only thing that bothers her is that she may lose the opportunity to be with Master Yue, which is the biggest loss.
Su Qing felt even more resentful when she thought of this. She couldn't think of anyone else except Ruchun. As for whether there was someone else behind Ruchun, such as Wanxiang, she would need to investigate slowly. In short, she couldn't just let it go. She had to endure Meng Qi's anger first and talk about it later.
After a while, Qingrui hurried into the house, followed by Zhuer, holding a food box.
"Are you feeling better?"
"Why is sister here?"
"It was Chuan'er who went to look for me."
"Sister, can you please leave? The Crown Prince's wife is..."
"It's okay. I wasn't going to serve you today." Qing Rui said as she asked Zhu'er to take a bowl of medicine from the food box and helped Su Qing drink it.
"Fortunately, the wife of the Crown Prince has not been feeling well recently, so these medicines are always on hand. Although you haven't been there many times, you still have to be prepared. This is no joke. What happened? Did you have an upset stomach?"
"I was careless. I didn't expect this to happen." Su Qing lay down again and said softly.
"What do you mean? Is there another secret?"
Su Qing expressed her guess, "Sister, I really can't think of anything else. It's definitely not a problem with the diet, nor a problem with the body. It must be a human intervention, and when I went back to look for the jar, it was gone."
"What do you think the girl who brought you the jar looks like?"
Su Qing described it again. Qing Rui frowned and said to Zhu'er, "Go back and find a way to ask around in every courtyard to see if there is such a person."
"Sister, I'm afraid that my incident will implicate you. I've already made up my mind. No matter how the Fourth Miss wants to vent her anger, you should not speak for me. Just let her vent her anger."
Qing Rui nodded and said helplessly, "I served the Fourth Miss for a while. Although she was young at that time, she had a bad temper. No matter what she said, it was not easy for her to do what she had decided. No matter whether you were framed or not, it is true that the Fourth Miss lost face. But don't worry, the Fourth Miss's temper is like the wind, it comes and goes quickly. Wait a few days, and her anger will subside and everything will be fine. As for whether you can come back to Qinyuan, we will talk about it later. If it is not possible, I will ask Madam Guo to let you go to Shanzhitang, at least for two years."
"Yes, I know. I'll follow my sister's arrangements. But I still need to find out about Ruchun's matter. I can't let her frame me like this."
"It's hard to check. There's no evidence. The jar can't be found. And I think that girl won't be able to find it either."
Su Qing looked at Qing Rui in confusion.
"Think about it, if she really wanted to harm you, how could she use the maids in our mansion? There are many people here today, and there are many maids from various mansions. If you pay some money to run errands and learn to speak, there will naturally be people who will do it. At worst, while there are so many people, you can let someone from outside come in and fish in troubled waters."
Su Qing sighed. Qing Rui was still experienced. It was true. Could it be that he really had to swallow his anger? No, absolutely not. She had made up a false accusation last time in the West House. This time she came after him. Did she really think he was easy to bully? If the open way didn't work, then he would do it secretly. Su Qing thought, he had to let out this anger.
Not long after Qing Rui left, the fourth lady Meng Qi came back with a group of people. She had a grim face and asked someone to bring Su Qing over as soon as she entered the room.
Ruchun leaned on the window and watched Su Qing enter the upper room. She turned around and smiled at Wanxiang, "Sister is really smart. She came up with such an idea. Hehe, I want to see how she can turn things around this time. Humph, let her be so rude to me all day long. She thought she could go to Canglang Courtyard and be so proud."
"What did you say?" Wanxiang retracted her gaze and frowned.
"What did I say?" Ruchun was puzzled.
"I mean, who did you say gave you some advice? What happened?"
"You said that Su Qing might compete with me for the position of the third-class maid. It would be nice if she could make a fool of herself when she tells a story. And remind me that the medicine left by Mama Liu is in..."
"Ruchun, what are you talking about? When did I ever say that Su Qing wanted to compete with you for the position of the third-class maid? When did I ever remind you of any medicine? I don't understand a word you're saying."
Ruchun looked at Wanxiang's frosty face, put away the smile on her face, and said softly, "It's me, I heard it wrong, sister Wanxiang, don't be angry. This matter has nothing to do with you, it's all my own business."
Meng Qi's stern questioning voice came from the upper room. Ruchun shrank her neck and ran out.
Wanxiang stared at Ruchun as she entered the pearwood door. Suddenly, she was a little worried. Was it a mistake for her to use Ruchun? Ruchun was too stupid. Before she could do anything, Big Mouth started to yell. If she really investigated, who knew what she would say. Should she make some arrangements in advance?
Although Wanxiang was confident that she would not be implicated, it would still be a worrying thing if she was really bitten by Ruchun.