Chapter 85 The first clues appear
Meng Qi sat on the bed, motionless, letting Liu Ma and Chuan'er wipe the blood from the corners of her mouth where she was beaten by Meng Changfeng and Meng Yuan, as well as the mud and dust that accidentally got on her face when she changed clothes.
Mother Liu wiped her tears at the same time. When had the Fourth Miss ever suffered such a punishment? She had been treated like a princess since she was a child. Not to mention being beaten, even if the maid scratched her when she was dressing her, she would be angry for a long time.
Looking at the obvious five finger marks on her face and the slightly opened cut at the corner of her mouth, Mother Liu's hands were shaking as she applied medicine on her.
Meng Weishi didn't know what to say to this foolish sister. She gave up her good job as the young lady of the Prince's Mansion and instead fell in love with a man whose wife had died, and the man didn't even know about it.
Meng Wei didn't believe what Mr. Hong San said. No matter how stupid Meng Qi was, it was impossible for her to do this just because she had met him once.
He remembered that Zhou Yu saw Mr. Hong driving the carriage, and did not shy away from Zhou Yu's presence, saying directly that the fourth daughter of the Meng family got on the wrong carriage. When saying goodbye to Meng Changfeng, he turned his head to look at Zhou Yu, with a smug look on his face.
No matter what the truth is, even if Meng Qi did something wrong, she must have been affected by the information released by Hong Zhe. She must get to the bottom of this matter.
Meng Wei gave Mama Liu a few more instructions and left with his wife. Mama Liu changed Meng Qi's clothes, looked at the still dazed Meng Qi, sat on the bed and hugged her, "My dear lady, what's wrong with you? Why are you so silly?"
Meng Qi's mind seemed to be filled with something at the moment. She wanted to put the maid's clothes over the clothes she wore this morning. She also picked out a few pieces of jewelry that she didn't wear often but were very heavy. Her purse was filled with silver bills. She used money to inquire about the Hong family's carriage at the Pingxi Marquis' Mansion, and then this happened.
But now everything was messed up by herself, and there was no talented man and beautiful woman as she imagined. When she saw Hongzhe coming in the carriage, she was so happy. But Hongzhe seemed to be frightened by her. He only took a look at her and got out of the carriage, and asked the driver to take him back.
The next scene was the study room. She was slapped by her grandfather in front of the whole family. Her mother fainted to save her, and her grandmother ignored her. She only wanted to ask Hongzhe why this happened. Didn't she do what he wanted? If she was not allowed to leave the yard, then when would it be?
And would the news of my transformation spread out? If Meng Juan knew, she would definitely laugh at me. How could I act so arrogantly in front of her the next time we met? Meng Qi sat on the kang by the window with her legs up, looking at the snowflakes flying outside and lost in thought...
Mother Liu left Cai'er to look after Meng Qi, and Chuan'er followed her out of the main room.
"Qing'er might have been left there by the Crown Prince's wife. Let's not sleep tonight and stay alert."
Chuan Er nodded, "What about Yuan Dong and Yuan Yue?"
Mother Liu looked at the room where the first-class maids lived and sighed. These two girls could not be kept. The best outcome would be to go to the West Mansion or some other farm. If the situation was serious, they might be sold after taking mute medicine overnight, and their families would also be implicated.
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When the doctor came, Wang had already gotten much better, with a rosy complexion. After hearing what Jiang said, the doctor nodded repeatedly, looked at Su Qing and asked, "How do you know this?"
Su Qing didn't even think about it. "My grandfather had this disease. When he was tired or angry, his heart would feel uncomfortable and sometimes he would faint. I saw my grandmother do the same thing."
The doctor nodded and said, "Your method is faster than taking medicine. If you allow me, can you teach me later?"
Su Qing quickly said that she didn't dare. Song looked at Su Qing in surprise. She thought that she had just hit the target by accident, but she didn't expect that it was a first aid method that even doctors didn't know how to use.
Meng Yuan looked at Wang at this time and felt a little scared. Fortunately, he didn't kick Wang. Otherwise, if Wang really had something wrong, it would have been even more complicated.
Mother Guo had severe back pain but refused to leave. She stood by the window and watched Su Qing talking to the doctor. The scene just now came to her mind again.
No, I must have seen it wrong. The kick I got was pretty hard, it must have been because of my eyesight.
Then there was another voice. How could I have been wrong? It was so loud and so bright. It was almost exactly the same, just one bigger and one smaller.
The doctor prescribed some medicine, which were fortunately all readily available in the mansion, so there was no need to go to the pharmacy to get more at this late hour.
Song stood up and told everyone to go back and talk about it tomorrow. Her mother-in-law was lying there, and Jiang had to take care of her.
Looking at Madam Guo standing there with her hands on her waist, Song said to Su Qing, "You were tired just now, and now the Crown Prince's wife is asleep, you can help Madam Guo go back. Hua Rui can stay and serve."
Mother Guo was really tired. She had been standing for too long and her waist was aching badly. Upon hearing this, she did not insist any longer and let Su Qing help her out of Songhe Garden.
Seeing Meng Wei coming in with his wife, Su Qing bowed.
"Mom Guo, what's wrong? Do you have any ointment for bruises?" Meng Wei asked with concern.
Mother Guo said quickly, "Yes, yes, Third Young Master, don't worry about this old servant. The eldest young lady has arranged for someone to boil medicine for the Crown Prince's wife. Hua Rui will serve at night, and there are also maids in the lady's room. Third Young Master, don't worry."
Meng Wei nodded and looked at Su Qing again, "Thank you both for today. If it weren't for you, I really can't imagine what my mother would be like now. I'll reward you later."
Mother Guo kept saying she didn't dare, until she returned to Shanzhi Hall, where a little maid fetched water and medicine for her. Su Qing saw that everything was in order, "Then I will go back. I don't know what the fourth young lady is like now."
Mother Guo held her back and said, "Don't worry. I just saw you get a bruise on your lower back when you were pressing on the Crown Prince's wife. Could it be that the Crown Prince or the Marquis kicked you in the panic?" As she spoke, she pulled her clothes, trying to lift up her hem to take a look.
"Oh, no, I'm fine. It's a birthmark that I brought with me from my mother's womb. It's quite big. They all say it looks like a crescent moon, but I've never seen one."
Mother Guo felt her head hum. She ignored the pain in her waist and Su Qing's surprised look and hurriedly pulled open Su Qing's clothes, "Let me take a look. I have never seen a birthmark before."
Although Su Qing was unhappy, since Mother Guo was so determined and they were all women, she didn't care and let her lift up her clothes.
Mother Guo looked at the long birthmark on Su Qing's lower back in the candlelight. The two crescent-shaped tips pointed towards the shoulder. It appeared purple-red in the light of the candlelight. It was very long and covered the entire lower back.
Su Qing didn't see Mother Guo move for a long time. She turned around in confusion, only to see Mother Guo looking at her blankly. It seemed as if she didn't even notice that she had put down her clothes.
"I'm really not injured. It's a birthmark I had since I was a child. Don't worry, I'm fine. If it's nothing, I'll go back first."
Mother Guo looked up at Su Qing as if she was awakened, and nodded woodenly, "Okay, go back and have a good sleep. Come early tomorrow morning and go with me to pick up the Crown Prince's wife."
Although Su Qing didn't understand why she was asked to go with them to pick up Wang, she still nodded.
Mother Guo watched Su Qing leave the courtyard of Shanzhitang through the propped up window, slowly closed her eyes and opened them again. It must be that, it couldn't be such a coincidence, the shape and color were exactly the same.
She said that ever since Su Qing grew up and shed her shriveled bean sprout look, she felt that every move, every frown and smile were so similar to Su Qing.