Evil Doctor Princess - Chapter 23
Chapter 023 A Bitter Plot
“Someone, tie up Third Miss!”
Bai Junzhuo was slightly surprised. Tying her up? Could it be that something happened again?
Although she was puzzled, she did not resist. She was tied up and taken to Bai Juntao’s room, only to see Madam Zou looking worriedly at Bai Juntao lying on the bed.
What happened to Bai Juntao?
“Old Madam, Third Miss has brought it.”
Madam Zou turned around and looked at Bai Junzhuo. Seeing that she was tied up, he angrily said, “I said to bring the third young miss over. Who told you to tie her up!”
“This” The leading nanny looked at the eldest young miss on the bed. No one asked her to bring the third young miss over. But now that the eldest young miss was like this, Old Lady had always doted on the eldest young miss. That was why they decided to bring the third young miss over on their own.
Seeing that Old Lady seemed to be angry, she immediately loosened the binding on Bai Junzhuo.
“Zhuo’er, come and see your sister.”
The matriarch said. Bai Junzhuo hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and stood two steps away from the bed. He lowered his head to look at Bai Juntao. With a single glance, Bai Junzhuo was shocked and took another two steps back.
“Zhuo’er, do you know what happened to your sister?” Madam Zou asked coldly.
“Big sister’s breathing is rapid, her face is flushed red, the corner of her mouth is congested with blood, her eyes are bloodshot but her expression is clear. There is a pus on her left arm. I think big sister has been poisoned by the Heart Refining Flower.” Bai Junzhuo replied calmly.
Mrs. Zou raised her eyes to look at her. She did not say a word for a long time, and Bai Junzhuo did not take the initiative to speak. Bai Juntao, who was on the bed, was anxious and secretly winked at Bi He, the maidservant beside her.
Bi He immediately knelt down and cried out, “Old Lady, you must make the decision for the eldest young miss! Everyone in the Bai Manor knows that the Heart Refining Flower is extremely poisonous. The only ones who refined the Heart Refining Flower Poison before and are fine are Third Young Miss and Master. It must be Third Young Miss who poisoned the eldest young miss!”
Madam Zou only looked at Bai Junzhuo and asked, “Zhuo’er, what do you have to say?”
Bai Junzhuo had roughly guessed what was going on. She took a deep breath and said to Madam Zou, “Grandma, I didn’t do it.”
“Third young miss! Why do you treat young miss like this? Young miss treats you so well. Last night, she secretly went over to see you and gave you food. Why do you want to repay your kindness with vengeance?” Bihe’s face was covered in tears as she cried to Bai Jun.
Bai Junzhuo ignored her.
“Bihe” Bai Juntao weakly opened her mouth and pulled Bihe back. “Don’t talk nonsense, how could it be Third Sister? Third Sister stayed in the ancestral hall last night, so it’s impossible for her to poison me. Furthermore, Third Sister and I have always been close, so it’s absolutely impossible …”
“No, Miss. Third Miss left the ancestral hall last night. Mother Zhang said that the grass beneath the window of the ancestral hall was stepped on. Third Miss, why did you want to harm my young miss?”
Bai Junzhuo ignored the double reeds of the master and servant and only looked at Madam Zou.
Madam Zou said with a cold face, “Zhuo’er, did you go out last night?”
Bai Junzhuo nodded without hesitation, “That’s right, I sneaked out of the ancestral hall last night.”
The master and servant originally thought that Bai Junzhuo was going to deny it, but they didn’t expect her to admit it so easily that they didn’t know what to say.
Bai Jun said calmly, “The Heart Refining Flower Poison must be picked and refined at that time. Once refined, it must be used immediately. Otherwise, it will lose its medicinal properties. It will take four hours to refine it. Eldest Sister came to see me at dawn, and chickens crow at dawn. A guard patrolled the ancestral hall and saw that I was still there. So I didn’t do it.”
Everyone was speechless, but Bihe reacted quickly and immediately asked, “Didn’t the timing just match? Third young miss ran out of the ancestral hall after the eldest young miss left. It was exactly four hours from dawn until dawn, and third young miss still had two more moments to go back to prepare!”
Mrs. Zou thought for a moment and asked, “Zhuo’er, what else do you have to say?”
Bai Junzhuo actually smiled and said, “Grandma, I didn’t poison it. I ran out of the ancestral hall last night because Grandma was very angry about me selling the medicine hall. She wanted to find that person to get the medicine hall back.” When I thought of Grandma’s angry appearance, I was very worried in my heart. I ran out overnight and didn’t come back until I was ugly. I didn’t have time to refine the Heart Flower Poison at all. If Grandma doesn’t believe me, she can call that person over to confront me. This matter happened so suddenly that Grandma doesn’t have to worry about me colluding with that person. ”
The smile on Bai Junzhuo’s face became more and more bitter, as if he was feeling sad for Madam Zou not believing in her. Madam Zou frowned slightly and thought to herself for a moment before saying, “Come over and show your eldest sister first and get rid of the poison!”
Bai Junzhuo obediently walked over and took Bai Juntao’s veins. “Big Sister is not infected with the poison after refining, but with the original poison of the flower. You just need to take off the flower stalk and grind it into powder and swallow it.”
Madam Zou’s expression changed slightly. He looked at Bai Juntao and said to his subordinate, “Hurry up and get the flower stalk!”
He turned around and said to Bai Jun Zhuo, “Zhuo’er, even if you didn’t inflict the poison, you shouldn’t have secretly run out of the ancestral hall against my orders! But Nianzai, you did it for the Bai Clan’s Medicine Hall, so I won’t punish you this time. How’s the Medicine Hall? Is that person willing to return the Medicine Hall?”
Bai Junzhuo shook his head and said, “I’m sorry, Grandma. No matter what I say, that person is unwilling to return the Medicine Hall …”
Madam Zou’s eyebrows narrowed for a long time before he finally sighed and said, “It’s better for me to see him personally!”
Bai Jun Zhuo said, “Grandma, Zhuo’er also thought that it would be better for Grandma to see him personally, so I asked that person to come over to see Grandma and discuss it with Grandma personally. He agreed.”
Madam Zou glanced at her with admiration and nodded. “Yes, Zhuo’er has indeed improved. You can leave first.”
“Yes, Grandma.” Bai Junzhuo glanced at Bai Juntao, who was lying on the bed. The corner of his mouth curled into a smile and he retreated.
After she left, Bai Juntao weakly shouted, “Grandma …”
Mrs. Zou lowered her eyes to look at her and said faintly, “Lie down and don’t speak. Let me ask you, what exactly is going on with the poison on your body?”
“I … I don’t know, but it definitely wasn’t done by Third Sister …” Bai Juntao’s eyes flickered with a pitiful glint of water.
‘”Of course I know she didn’t do it.” Madam Zou stood up and cast a gloomy shadow on Bai Juntao. “I won’t pursue this matter anymore, but don’t try to cause trouble in front of me. Don’t think that there’s anything in the Bai Manor that can be hidden from me!”
With that, Mrs. Zou leaned on her walking stick and walked out with the help of her nanny beside her.
Bai Juntao looked at the door and gritted her teeth as she shouted, “Bai Junzhuo!”
*
At this time, Mo Ying arrived at the White Manor alone. Madam Zou thought that he was the person who bought the medicine hall, so he asked someone to bring him to the front hall and meet him personally.
After some politeness, Madam Zou asked, “Young Master, the Bai Clan’s Medicine Hall has been the foundation of the Bai Clan for a hundred years. My granddaughter is ignorant and sold the Medicine Hall. Young Master, just ask, how much does it cost to return the Medicine Hall to the Bai Clan?”
“Sorry, Bai Old Lady,” Mo Ying smiled politely. “No matter how much it costs, it won’t do.”
“Young man, you only want the Alchemy Hall for a profit. The Alchemy Hall is losing a lot of money now. It’s not a wise move for you to take over the Alchemy Hall.” Madam Zou’s expression immediately turned cold.
“Old Lady, don’t worry. I don’t want money, but I want your Bai Clan, something else.”
Madam Zou thought for a moment and his face darkened. “Could it be that you want to …”
“I wonder if Old Lady is willing …”
“Don’t even think about it!” Madam Zou said, “Young man, I admire your courage, but don’t forget that you are currently in the Bai Clan!”
As soon as Madam Zou finished speaking, a large group of servants rushed in from outside and surrounded Mo Ying.
Mo Ying sighed to himself. It was indeed worthy of being the daughter of the old general of the previous dynasty.
He stood motionless. After calculating the time, his master should have arrived.
Sure enough, a servant came in and said, “Old Madame, there is someone outside who said that he is here to discuss the matters of the Medicine Hall with Old Madame.” Mrs. Zou looked at Mo Ying, thought for a moment, and then sneered, “So you were sent here to lead the way.”
“That’s right, Old Lady. My master’s status is not ordinary. How can I let him personally take risks?”
“I’d like to see which sect has a high status!” Madam Zou coldly snorted and ordered someone to bring Yin Xun over.
Yin Xun followed the servant in. Mrs. Zou was a little surprised to see Yin Xun’s face, but she did not make a sound.
Yin Xun said first, “I’ve seen Old Madame Yin. How is Old Madame recently?”
“Young Master, please remember. I didn’t expect that Young Master Yin would be the one who bought the Bai Clan’s Medicine Hall. Since Young Master is here, why don’t you stay for dinner? Let’s talk about the Medicine Hall in detail!” Madam Zou said coldly, his momentum undiminished.
“I have this intention.” Yin Xun smiled.
Madam Zou sent people to bring them down. After a while, a table of dishes was prepared. Yin Xun sat opposite Madam Zou and picked up the wine. “Old Madam, I am a junior. Here is a toast to Old Madam.”
“I dare not,” said Madam Zou. “I don’t understand. Why is the Ninth Prince so interested in our Bai Clan’s Medicine Hall?”
“Isn’t Old Madame the same? She really cares about this small medicine hall?” Yin Xun smiled and put down the wine glass.
After all, this was passed down from generation to generation by the Bai Clan. As long as I marry into the Bai Clan, I have the responsibility to guard it for the Bai Clan! To His Highness, the Medicine Hall may be a plaything in boredom, but to the entire Bai Clan, it is fate! Madam Zou’s voice trembled.
“So this junior hasn’t killed them all yet. Didn’t you still let your Bai Clan’s first young miss take charge of the Medicine Hall?”
Madam Zou was blocked by this sentence. After a moment of silence, he said, “Young Master, how can I return the Medicine Hall to the Bai Clan?”
“Didn’t Mo Ying say anything?” Yin Xun asked, “Didn’t he tell you that my real goal is something like the Bai Clan?”
“No!” Madam Zou slapped the table and stood up. “That thing is as important to the Bai Clan as the Medicine Hall!”
Yin Xun waved the glass in his hand and smiled, “Then I’ll have to continue occupying the Medicine Hall.”
Mrs. Zou felt angry in her heart. She tightly gripped the walking stick in her hand. After a while, she let go of it. Her expression returned to normal as she said to Yin Xun, “That old man thanks Young Master for letting the descendants of the Bai Clan continue to manage the medicine hall.”
“Alright,” Yin Xun said. “The old general is an elder of the Three Dynasties. I naturally have to give Old Lady some face.”
Madam Zou thought to himself. Yin Xun’s real goal wasn’t the Medicine Hall, but to threaten her with the Medicine Hall. As long as the people in charge of the Medicine Hall were still from the Bai Clan, the Medicine Hall would not really fall into the hands of others.
However, Bai Junzhuo was young and did not have much experience. Unlike Bai Juntao, she had been following behind her mother to take care of the medicine hall since childhood. It would be even better if the medicine hall was handed over to Bai Juntao. Moreover, the poison on Bai Juntao’s body had already been removed, so why not let her come over?
So Mrs. Zou said, “Your Highness, Zhuo’er is young, so how can you let others rest assured that she is in charge of the medicine hall for you? I have a granddaughter who is cautious, intelligent and capable. I think …”
“I think Miss Bai Junzhuo did a good job.” Yin Xun interrupted her.
Madam Zou paused and said, “That’s because Your Highness has never seen my granddaughter. Why don’t I call her over and show her to Your Highness?”
Yin Xun nodded indifferently, “Old Madame, do as you please.”
In Madam Zou’s eyes, even though Bai Junzhuo had made some progress, he still lacked fire. It was better to call her over together and compare her with Bai Juntao, so that she could see her own shortcomings and perfect herself.
So Madam Zou ordered, “Go and call the eldest young miss and third young miss over.”
