mesbooks Chapter 124 Falling into a trap
Chapter 124 Falling into a trap
Su Cheng'an simply followed the woman and saw her heading straight towards his grandmother's Shoukang Hall.
When she reached the door, she walked in with ease and immediately heard someone greet her: "Mother Wang."
Mother Wang?
He had an impression of this person. He remembered his mother saying that his grandmother had two capable mothers around her. One was Mother Xie, the wet nurse of his uncle, and the other was Mother Wang, who had a miserable life and was picked up by his grandmother.
It turns out that my grandmother saved an ungrateful person.
Su Cheng'an leaned over the roof and gently lifted a tile. In the light, he could see clearly the face of the woman who had just spoken.
He is about fifty years old and looks very gentle and harmless.
If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, who would have thought that this old woman who had been with my grandmother for more than 20 years and was already half a hundred years old was such a black-hearted old hag?
Mrs. Wang in the room placed the medicine bowl on a small table not far away, and then walked forward hypocritically and glanced at the old lady on the bed.
Following her direction, Su Chengan finally saw his grandmother with a head full of silver hair. The old lady had obviously passed out from the poison and was not moving at all.
Judging from the situation, this is probably not the first time that Mrs. Wang has fed poison to my grandmother!
"Chun Qian, after you and Qiu Nong help me lift the old lady up, you can go down and rest. You can come back tomorrow morning, and I will take care of the old lady for the rest of the time." Mother Wang's gentle voice sounded.
"Mother Wang, shall we go with you to feed the old lady the medicine before going back?" asked a maid.
"No need. This medicine will take a quarter of an hour to cool down. Just get the old lady in the right position and I can feed her myself. You've worked so hard for so long, go back and rest."
"Thank you for your concern, Mom. Qiu Nong and I will go next door first. If the old lady in the middle has anything, please remember to call us."
"Okay, you go!"
After the two maids left, Mother Wang walked over to the old lady and sat down.
She stared at the old man on the bed for a while, then murmured softly, "Old lady, don't blame me for being cruel. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for raising such a beautiful daughter!"
Su Cheng'an was surprised.
My grandmother had two daughters. The eldest, Du Lanxin, married Xiao Qing, the second son of the Xiao family, a prominent Shandong family. She was currently serving as the prefect of Anping City with her aunt.
I heard that this uncle's performance evaluations were all above average, and he was assigned to three posts outside the capital. He will return to Beijing to report on his work at the end of the year and is expected to be promoted and stay in Beijing.
The second daughter is named Du Lanrui, who is the current Princess Dingbei and the mother of Su Cheng'an.
Although my aunt is also gentle and charming, there is still a clear gap compared to my mother's bright and beautiful appearance.
Therefore, the beautiful daughter that Mrs. Wang mentioned tonight must be my mother without a doubt!
Could it be that this unexpected disaster that befell my grandmother was really caused by my mother?
Su Cheng'an frowned in confusion.
Since my mother married and moved to the northern border, she can only visit her parents once every few years, and the number of times she returns to Beijing is even fewer.
Because returning to the capital was so difficult, and her status was so sensitive, my mother rarely left the house after returning to the capital. She wished she could stay by my grandmother's side every hour of the day to repay her kindness. What had provoked this old woman from the Outer Eighth Route Army to say such words?
While Su Cheng'an was thinking hard, Wang Po in the room was also thinking silently.
After about a cup of tea, Mrs. Wang stood up and tried the bowl of medicine. It felt that it was no longer hot, so she bent down and scooped out a bowl.
After looking around and seeing that there was no one around, Mrs. Wang quickly took out the prepared medicine powder and poured it into the bowl of medicine.
After stirring it a few times, she picked up the medicine again and went to the old lady.
"Old lady, you have lived to such an old age. It is a natural death for you to pass away now! When you go to the underworld, don't blame A-Lian for being cruel. A-Lian will come down to apologize to you in the future."
After saying this, Mrs. Wang scooped a spoonful of medicine and was about to pour it into the old lady's mouth.
Suddenly, there was a "whoosh" sound, and she felt a sharp pain in the wrist that was holding the bowl. The bowl of medicine with added ingredients fell to the ground with a "bang", and the spoonful of medicine in her right hand was all spilled on the old lady's chest.
Mrs. Wang made a short sound, then reacted and quickly covered her mouth.
She stood up and looked around again. Everything was still quiet and there was nothing unusual.
But for no reason, she felt like she was being watched, and she couldn't help but shiver.
The bowl of medicine that had been added was completely spilled, and the mission tonight was destined to be impossible to complete.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Wang didn't bother to wake up the two maids next door and walked out quietly.
As soon as her footsteps stepped out of the courtyard gate, Su Cheng'an flipped over and floated down from the roof.
He slipped into the house and came to Old Lady Du's bedside. He took out a detoxification pill from his arms that he had taken from the old doctor Liu before leaving, pried open the old lady's mouth and put the pill in.
The old lady could hardly swallow, but fortunately the pill dissolved in water, and in a short while, the pill went down the old lady's throat.
Doctor Liu, I hope this medicine is as miraculous as you boast, otherwise I will order people to destroy your medicine house when I return.
Su Cheng'an muttered to himself, then leaned over to Old Lady Du's ear and whispered, "Grandma, Cheng'an is here to see you! Madam Wang beside you has ulterior motives. If you can wake up tomorrow, don't let her get close to you again. She has accomplices in this mansion. I sneaked into the city alone today. If you are awake, I will come to visit you again at this time tomorrow!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the old lady still did not move. Su Cheng'an felt secretly sorry for her, but he was at a loss as to what to do for a moment.
While thinking, he suddenly remembered the peace locket around his neck. It was a gift given to him by the old lady when he was born.
He ripped off the peace locket and stuffed it into the old lady's hand, then instructed: "Grandmother, there are spies planted in this mansion. I dare not be careless. You must take care of yourself. Remember my words. I will come to visit you again at this time tomorrow night!"
Just as he finished saying this, he heard low voices outside the yard. It must be that Mrs. Wang and her accomplice discussing something.
He used his inner strength to listen carefully, and only heard Mrs. Wang say, "Tonight was truly bizarre! My hand shook, and the entire bowl of medicine spilled onto the ground! Do you have any more medicine? If so, I'll go and feed her again."
This time it was the young man who complained: "The master only gave me one packet of medicine today. I'll give the old woman a lucky break and let her live one more day!"
There was a hint of suspicion in his tone. "Could it be that you've served me for so long that you've developed feelings for me and can't bear to kill me? If that's the case, putting your own life aside, think about the life of your so-called nephew, who's actually your son. Shouldn't you wake up?"
"No, no, how dare an old woman like me fool my real master? I just felt a sudden pain in my wrist when I was feeding her the medicine, and that's why I spilled the medicine."
"wrist?"
The man raised his voice, then lowered it again, and finally turned it into a whisper that Su Cheng'an could not hear clearly.
After a moment, Mrs. Wang raised her voice and said, "Okay, I understand. I'll go back and look after the old lady first. We'll think of a solution tomorrow."
Su Cheng'an didn't dare to move again. Although he had never fought with the man outside, he could feel that he was not a bad fighter.
When a person sneaks into the capital, he must be careful not to reveal his whereabouts. He does not want to fight with others unless it is absolutely necessary.
Su Chengan lay quietly on the roof. When he saw Wang Pozi enter the room, he said to the old lady, "Old lady, you are sleeping soundly. I am very sleepy. Let's light some incense to wake myself up!"
After saying that, he went to get the incense burner. After a while, a faint fragrance emanated from it, and a wisp of fragrance then drifted into Su Cheng'an's nostrils.
Mrs. Wang in the house behaved as usual, but the man outside the yard still did not leave.
It's really tricky everywhere!
Su Cheng'an was quickly thinking about how to evacuate safely without alerting the spies outside the courtyard, but suddenly he felt his body become sore.
Oh no, I’ve fallen into the trap of these two!