The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 881 - 881 406 Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law Meet (second

Chapter 881: 406 Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law Meet (second watch)_3 Chapter 881: 406 Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law Meet (second watch)_3 Gu Jiao glanced at the sky and judged that there was sufficient time, so she accompanied him to Vermilion Bird Avenue to visit that family and examine their condition.

It was indeed Tuberculosis.

Tuberculosis wasn’t an incurable disease in her hands, only that it required a long period of treatment, a substantial amount of medication, and the cost of the medicine was not cheap.

The scholar expressed that he would bear all the costs himself, and implored Gu Jiao to ensure the patient’s recovery.

Gu Jiao took out four types of medicine from the first-aid kit for treating Tuberculosis, carefully filled them into small porcelain bottles she carried, and wrote down the directions and dosage, “I will return in seven days for a follow-up visit.”

Sun Grandmother, teary with gratitude, said, “Thank you, miss.”

“Don’t thank me, thank Scholar Xu,” Gu Jiao said, and she distinctly felt the presence of a curious little figure at the door.

However, when Gu Jiao stepped outside, the little figure had vanished.

Gu Jiao raised an eyebrow.

A classmate?

It was for his classmate’s sister, wasn’t it?

After leaving the Sun residence, Gu Jiao removed her mask and placed it in a special cloth pouch, walking and pondering at the same time. Since she had gone to the wrong place yesterday, then who was the lady she treated?

Elsewhere, Princess Xinyang and her entourage also returned to Vermilion Bird Avenue.

Princess Xinyang had her own Princess Residence in the Capital City, but everyone understood that she would not live in that place of heartache again.

Because Long Yi had given the thousand-year ganoderma to someone else, Princess Xinyang had no choice but to instruct Yujin to pick another gift to be sent to the Crown Prince’s wife.

Princess Xinyang called a young maid to serve.

The young maid was about to pour tea for Princess Xinyang when she unexpectedly exclaimed, “Huh? Why is there something in the cup?”

“What is it?” Princess Xinyang asked.

The young maid presented the teacup, and a rich fragrance of flowers instantly assailed the senses. Within moments, the entire room was permeated with the scent of a hundred flowers.

Princess Xinyang examined the brown pills in the teacup with a thoughtful expression.

“Yujin.”

“Your Highness.”

“Please go to the East Palace…”

An hour later, Yujin appeared in the Warm Pavilion of the East Palace.

The Crown Prince’s wife personally welcomed her, “What brings Yujin to visit?”

Yujin politely replied, “The Princess sent me to deliver some special products from Fengdu Mountain to the Crown Prince’s wife.”

The Crown Prince’s wife smiled warmly, “My aunt is considerate.”

Yujin said, “Additionally, there is another matter I hope to ask of the Crown Prince’s wife.”

The Crown Prince’s wife promptly responded, “Please speak, Yujin.”

Yujin smiled apologetically and said, “While I was tidying up earlier, I accidentally mixed up the Hundred Flowers Pill that the Crown Prince’s wife gifted and the Beautifying Pills given by the Empress Dowager. I’m not sure which is which.”

The Crown Prince’s wife smiled, “I can tell them apart. Did you bring the medicines?”

Yujin handed her a porcelain bottle.

The Crown Prince’s wife had someone bring clean bowls and plates and poured out the medicines from the bottle. There were three types of medicines inside: one type was white tablets, while the other two were identically sized brown pills.

The Crown Prince’s wife didn’t even glance at the white tablets but picked out the Hundred Flowers Pills one by one.

“All done!” The Crown Prince’s wife smiled as she placed the Hundred Flowers Pills back into the porcelain bottle and handed it to Yujin.

Yujin took the porcelain bottle and discreetly pulled out a strip of cloth, “By the way, has the Crown Prince’s wife ever seen this writing on the cloth strip?”

“I haven’t seen it, who wrote it?”

So ugly, she remarked to herself.

Yujin returned to the Mansion on Vermilion Bird Avenue to report to Princess Xinyang.

Princess Xinyang looked at the cloth strip and the white tablets on the table, then at the Hundred Flowers Pills in the porcelain bottle. If she couldn’t guess that the medicine had been tampered with, that would be unreasonable.

Moreover, judging by Long Yi’s reaction in the Imperial Garden, the person who tampered with it must be that Ning An Marquis Residence’s daughter.

Long Yi hadn’t disobeyed her order; he had simply given the thank-you gift to the person who truly deserved it.

However, there were quite a few puzzling aspects in this matter.

Long Yi couldn’t possibly have failed to notice her, yet he didn’t stop her from entering the room and allowed her to switch out his medicine.

That was one point.

Secondly, why did that person secretly swap her medicine? To harm her? But those white tablets clearly had medicinal properties.

To help her? They were neither kin nor friends, so why would she offer help?

She had clearly provided assistance and yet today in the Pavilion, she pretended not to recognize her.

What was this? A method to grab her attention?

Furthermore, not many people knew about her staying at Vermilion Bird Avenue. The Crown Prince’s wife’s visit was due to her sending Yujin to the palace to report safety to the Emperor, which led to the Crown Prince’s wife encountering them.

How could an ordinary daughter of Ning An Marquis Residence have the phenomenal ability to find this place?

Princess Xinyang was not a fragile princess like Ning An protected under the wings of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. She had weathered countless storms and undercurrents, and she had lost her only flesh and blood.

She would not naively trust anyone, nor would she underestimate the intentions of anyone in this world.

She gazed out at the bright moon from the window, and her fingertips tapped lightly on the table. With each tap, the night seemed to grow a degree more silent.

Suddenly, her fingers halted, and she spoke in an icy voice, “Bring that girl to me.”