Fall in love with your enemy

Continuing from the last time, Sui Jiyun suddenly came out from the outer courtyard in the middle of the night. I thought my second uncle wouldn't be so anxious, at least Yun Yan and Lin Song shouldn't leave me no way out. But I just went there in the morning, and they changed the medicine to kill people in the afternoon.

Zhizhi supported me and asked me what to do. Fortunately, I was somewhat prepared. I took a deep breath and calmed down: "Don't worry, don't worry. Jiang Chulan and You Yijie will follow me in a while. The others should rest in the yard as usual. Don't let others know the situation. Zhizhi, you just make a little noise so that people will think I'm still in the yard. Just tell them that I'm not feeling well and ask them to make some ginger soup tonight. Lixi, you go to Daohua Tower and don't disturb Chengcheng's rest. Call Shen Qilin to follow me. Sui Jiyun, you go back to the outer courtyard and pretend nothing happened."

Everyone responded with "Okay" and was about to get ready to go. I remembered something and quickly called out to someone, "Xuan Ze, you just came back from the second room. Hasn't my brother rested yet?"

Ji Xuan thought about it and nodded: "Probably not. I was going to see my second uncle, but they were busy. They said it was about the Huangyang Construction Company. Brother Qingyun came out to greet me. In this case, brother must be there too."

I breathed a sigh of relief. I couldn't put all the risks on myself. Only by telling him could I show my frankness. I straightened my clothes and put on a normal look. I reached out and pulled Zhizhi over. "Well, Zhizhi and I will go to the second house first. Xuanze, you know a little about pharmacology, right? Bring some basic tools and medicines. Just take the ones from our own courtyard. Don't go to the pharmacy. Zhang Mo should still be on the mountain. Tell her to go to Yifeng Courtyard and wait. I'll be there soon."

"it is good."

Xuan Ze went out in a hurry, and Zhizhi also went to prepare the horses for their trip. I put on my coat and was about to go out, but I heard a child murmuring behind me. I turned around and saw that God was helping me. Zhou Zhi was still awake. He rubbed his eyes and came out to hug my legs.

"Aunt, I can't sleep. Can you play with me for a while? Where are you going?"

I thought about it and bent down to pick up Zhou Zhi. "Aunt wants to go see Dad. Uncle Xuan Ze said he hasn't slept yet. He's really worked hard to take care of baby Zhou Zhi. Since he can't sleep, Zhou Zhi and Aunt go together to bring a bowl of porridge to Dad, okay?"

"Okay--" The little guy rubbed against my arms and lay down with his arms around my neck.

Chen Yining's willingness to send Zhou Zhi back and recognize him as my brother really helped me a lot. Whether the children will share the family property is a matter for the adults a hundred years later. But now, although my brother is not very close to Zhou Zhi because of my sister-in-law and Zhou Yi, the second branch is determined to recognize Zhou Zhi as their first young master. In addition, Chen Yining is the boss of the Chen family and his word is final. He is eager to let Zhou Zhi inherit the second branch. Of course, Zhou Zhi's words count.

I made up my mind and brought the child into this trouble. He was tired from riding the horse all the way, so I coaxed him to sit and wait. Zhizhi blocked the way so that the people from the second room could not see him. I went forward to deal with it alone and handed the prepared food box to Bian Yuanhu. Although the latter took it, he had no intention of inviting me in. Fortunately, he didn't have the intention to do so, otherwise it would take some time and I really don't know what to do.

"Are my brother and brother Qingyun so busy? It seems that I came at the wrong time. I won't be able to see either of them..." I reminded him intentionally, then smiled again: "I didn't see Manager Bian very often before. I heard that he went to study abroad. Where is it?"

"Germany, as you know, studying in Germany is the most difficult. You may not be able to return for several years. Fortunately, Second Master is kind enough to support me. Although our family is generous to students, few of them go to Germany to study." Bian Yuanhu answered with a smile at first, and then he figured out what I said before. He laughed for a moment and added a "hmm" before speaking: "Young masters are at the age of starting their own careers. They have been busy for a long time and can't even take care of their own children. Miss, please forgive me..."

"It's nothing. My brothers naturally have to focus on their careers. I won't bother you anymore. Just bring in the midnight snacks and say I've been here. Ask my brother if he's free to come with me to visit the Second Wife. She's not in good condition, and seeing her grandson might make her happier." I left after saying this.

When I returned to Zhizhi, Zhou Zhi had already fallen asleep. He might not have heard what I said just now. It was a pity. If these things were really exposed in the future, the child would not lie if he had not seen it with his own eyes. It would be even more difficult for the second wife to bite back and say that I taught him. But on second thought, it was better not to hear it. I shouldn't let the child be discouraged too early because of adult matters...

I still obediently carried Zhou Zhi back to the small courtyard to sleep, and then quickly took Jiang Chulan and the others to Yifeng Courtyard. Fortunately, Yifeng Courtyard was not among the ten courtyards of the old house, so there were very few people guarding it. Ji Xuanze and Zhang Mo hid behind the stage outside, and took advantage of my absence to get some knockout drugs or something like that. I signaled them to go down, and Jiang Chulan and You Yijie, who were both good at fighting, immediately climbed over the wall and went into the courtyard to spread the drugs. After a while, the sound of people falling to the ground was heard. Cui Yu was the only one on duty in Second Grandma's room at night. She understood that something had happened, so she came out to open the door to see who it was, and ran into a few of us head-on. She was so scared that she bowed her head in reaction.

"Miss, why are you here so late... Our wife is asleep..." Cui Yu trembled as he said this.

"Whether he is fast asleep or unconscious, you know better than us." Zhang Mo spoke before me, raised his head and took a deep breath, snorting coldly: "Just look at the smell, let alone drinking it, smelling it for a few days can choke people to death."

Zhang Mo has a keen nose, so I couldn't smell anything, but when I saw Cui Yu's forehead covered in cold sweat, I was sure, and I took two quick steps forward: "Aunt Cui, I understand that you are younger than Second Grandma. If she passes away, you still have to live for your future, but have you ever thought about it? Second Grandma saved your life, and you are selling out your master for fame, or you are your own lifesaver. Will Second Uncle really spare you?"

"I……"

"If you don't let us in, she will really die."

Cui Yu no longer had any objections, tears welled up in her eyes, she knelt on the ground with a plop and cried, "I don't know, I really don't know... I thought the Second Master just wanted my wife to be weaker and not get involved in his affairs, and not go out to make him upset, I didn't expect that the Second Master wanted to kill his own mother... Zhou Linsong brought the medicine in the afternoon, and my wife couldn't drink water at night, and now she can't wake up... I wanted to go out to report the news, but the group of mutes that the Second Master found locked the door, and I didn't dare to go out..."

At this point I knew she was still on Second Grandma's side, so I hurried forward to help her and lead people into the house. Zhang Mo and Xuan were the first to check Second Grandma's body. There were several heating pads under the quilt, but she was still as cold as death. Her breathing and pulse were almost gone, and her face was black and blue. I was really scared. If I had come a little later, the consequences would have been disastrous.

Zhang Mo took out a silver needle from the cloth bag, passed it over the fire and stabbed it into the person's body. Only then did the Second Grandma move slightly and gasp, but only that one needle worked. Later, Zhang Mo and Xuan Ze almost stabbed the person into a hedgehog, and the Second Grandma had no reaction anymore. Cui Yu and I stood at the back, holding our breath and looking out. Shen Qilin pricked up his ears to listen to the noise outside. Jiang Chulan and You Yijie were guarding the door. Everyone was waiting for the result.

Zhang Mo worked for a while before wiping off his sweat and relaxing on the bedside: "Luckily I came early. My brother also left a few words for me to judge. Now that I have caught up with her, there is still a chance for her to survive."

"How long will it take to survive?" Cui Yu asked hurriedly.

Zhang Mo shrugged and fiddled with it for a while. "Only a day or two."

"One or two days!" I almost couldn't hold back a cry of surprise. Cui Yu covered my mouth, and we turned back to look at Shen Qilin's expression. We only breathed a sigh of relief when he shook his head and determined that there was no movement outside.

Cui Yu was about to collapse, and grabbed my hand: "Miss, please save my wife. I know she had a grudge against you in the past, but, but human life is at stake... Besides, this matter is not unrelated to you. The second master is determined to frame you for this! I guess he is waiting for you to come to Yifeng Courtyard one day, and once you leave, he will poison the wife. By then, even if he says he believes you, everyone in the second house will plant a seed in their hearts, saying that you said or did something to kill the wife, and let us servants testify. This is a divisive plot! Waiting to turn against you in the future! Master Shuchen can't ignore his own grandmother even if he is on your side!"

I came here to save people. Hearing this, he quickly looked at Zhang Mo, who shook his head and said, "This is not something I can decide. There is a way to save people, but my family's medicine cannot be delivered. There are people from the second house guarding the Fu family pharmacy, right? It depends on where you can get the medicine."

"Can it be cured with medicine?" I asked quickly.

Zhang Mo nodded: "If I can really get all the medicine I wrote down, let alone solve the urgent problem, I can get her out of bed within two hours."

As soon as she finished speaking, the second grandma coughed violently a few times, and it sounded like a lot of phlegm blocked her throat, and her breathing was coughing. Xuan Ze took out a few silver needles from her head, and she immediately leaned on the bed and vomited, with a little almost black blood in it. This showed that it was effective.

"The key is where to get the medicine..." I was at a loss and took the paper handed to me by Zhang Mo.

Although I have been living in the old house for the past two years, my second uncle has attached great importance to the pharmacy because of my long-term illness. He has arranged for the pharmacy to be staffed by elderly people who have been with him for many years. It is difficult for me to place my own confidants in the pharmacy. Xuan Ze knows a little about pharmacology, but he can only keep my medicine from Xiangyang and prevent anyone from touching it. I really can't get any of other people's medicine. The medicines used to treat Second Grandma are also uncommon, and I have no spare ones.

Fortunately, Cui Yu finally remembered something after crying so hard for a long time. He rushed over and grabbed my hand and shook it: "Third Madam! Third Madam often comes to visit our Madam. She has set up a medicinal garden behind the South Courtyard. She might have it!"

I breathed a sigh of relief and immediately made arrangements: "Xuan Ze, go with Lan Lan to find the Third Madam to get the medicine. Be careful along the way and don't let anyone find you."

"Yes." The two of them responded and rushed out.

While waiting, I also relaxed and examined Cui Yu. Sometimes I really don't understand why someone would hurt the person they truly care about just for the sake of profit. Maybe sometimes it's not because of profit, but fear.

I sat on the mahogany chair at the back. Zhang Mo was still changing the needles from time to time. Shen Qilin continued to guard the door. You Yijie went to pour a pot of tea. Gradually, everyone's eyes were on Cui Yu. Although the target herself was anxious, she soon felt the burning gaze directed at her. She shuddered and looked back at me, then bowed stiffly: "Miss..."

"Aunt Cui, I suddenly thought of something. We can save Second Grandma, but what about you?" I sighed and said, "You said that the people who deliver medicine every day are Lin Song and Yun Yan, but the only ones guarding the door are you and a few mutes outside. They are all knocked out. If they want to know, they will definitely be able to detect drug residues in their bodies. But what about you?"

Cui Yu was stunned for a moment, then he collapsed instantly. Finally, he let out a sigh with a bitter smile: "My life was saved by the Second Madam. Even if I am discovered by the Second Master today, I will accept it..."

"Who doesn't fear death? You were just loyal to your old master and opened a door for us. Is it really worth it to leave like this? Do you know what the Fu family's capital punishment is? Or, will Second Uncle definitely let you die?"

"What do you mean?"

"I remember there is an idiom, it's better to die than to live." I lowered my head and took a sip of tea. "You don't have any family, right? You stay in the back mountain all year round and don't have many friends. You haven't left the mountain for many years to take care of my second grandmother. If you disappear one day, will anyone look for you? Six years ago, there was a man named Xu Ting, who was my second grandmother's nephew. He disappeared for a month. The Xu family almost dug up the ground in Jinhai to find him. Later, the murderer threw him on the street. The Xu family took him back for treatment. When he woke up, he was already a fool. The doctor reluctantly determined from his crazy talk that he was locked in a dark cement cave for a month. Someone poured some pig food into him every week. The only sound he could hear was his own breathing. Do you know where that cement cave is actually?"

"In the old house." Cui Yu smiled and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes: "Miss, since she said so, you can definitely save me. Just tell me what you want me to do, but don't let me betray the second wife again. She really can't bear this kind of suffering anymore..."

I shifted my gaze to Zhang Mo, and she nodded, indicating that I would naturally have a way to divert Second Uncle's attention.

I sat up straighter. "I don't have much for you to do for now. I also know that even if I tell you to, you may not help me. So I'm just asking. Lin Song told me that he has a few trusted people who can help him. These people are most likely the ones who deliver medicine. Tell me who has come up the mountain in recent years. Tell me every one of them."

"Yes, in recent years there have been... Dong Jiayin, Qi Shuhe, Sui Jiyun, Mi Zimang, Xin Yan... probably these are the people."

Cui Yu spoke slowly and I closed my eyes. There were more than a dozen names in total. Except for Sui Jiyun, who was the manager assigned to Yun Yan by the second house, the rest were all students raised by Yun Jin in the outer courtyard. They were sponsored by me to finish their studies, and now they turned around and stabbed me with a knife to avenge Yun Jin.

It has been six years since Yun Jin passed away. I still remember how he died in my arms and what he said to me. He said that he hated the second and third wives, and that he had fought with his own son, and that the rest of his anger was directed at these innocent students. It was only right for him to take revenge, but he was sorry for me. He liked me, but he still used me.

It seems that I should go see him in the next few days. I wonder what his expression would be like in heaven if he knew that his brothers and sisters were so crazy about him.