Chapter 78: Poison
Translator: Storm in a Teacup
However, with their supporters demoted, the Meng family, not as flourishing and powerful as before, had moved to Li City to live an ordinary and peaceful life.
Looking at the girl in red up and down, An Rushuang felt doubted.
In her memory, her sister-in-law with the same surname came from a common family, whose father was merely a Juren (a successful candidate in the imperial examinations at the provincial level). How come he turned to be a downfallen royal businessman?
Upon hearing Chuan Qiong’s words, the girl in red, though having a complex feeling, only glared at Chuan Qiong. Everyone thought she was about to lose her temple, but she just kept silent.
“Chuan Qiong, mind your manner.”
Grandma Gu sighed before looking up at the girl.
The woman, clad in gray robe, with dark eyes and thin lips, was actually no more than sixteen years old. With an elegant face, snow white and tender skin, as well as her long hair with gray traces worn in a bun at the top of her head , she emitted a serene and indifferent aura, like a pool of dead water.
Was she... Grandma Gu?
An Rushuang turned to her elder brother and Chuan Qiong, who were not at all surprised at her young age.
Grandma Gu looked up at the girl in red, her dead-water-like eyes as peaceful as always, before saying in an old and hoarse voice, “I no longer practice medicine. Please get back as soon as possible.”
No longer practice medicine. That opening remarks really sounded familiar to An Rushuang.
As the disciples of the legendary venerable doctor, why did they learn medicine if they refused to receive the patients?
“Grandma!”
Meng Yun stared at her with her bloodshot eyes. Since her father married again after her mother’s death, she merely had her elder sister as her company. If her sister...
“Please save my elder sister, Grandma. I am willing to serve you as a maid in reward!”
Chuan Qiong sneered at back. “We don’t need another maid. There is no use making such a promise,” he said casually while fiddling with his fingers.
Meng Yun, infuriated by his words, couldn’t help shedding tears.
An Rushuang caught a glimpse of Chuan Qiong, who, in her opinion, seemed to be hostile to Meng Yun once knowing she came from Meng family.
An Rushuang was a little sympathetic toward Meng Yun, perhaps, because she looked so similar to her sister-in-law in her previous life. After all, it was she who made her elder brother and his families implicated in the event.
“Since you no longer practice medicine, you still sell drugs, right?” An Rushuang suddenly asked.
While all the people were stunned, An Qingrong frowned when he heard this familiar voice, but not being able to figure out who it was. Grandma Gu raised her eyebrows before asking calmly, “Of course. Do you want to buy any?”
With her face behind the veil, An Rushuang slightly curled up her lips before pointing to Meng Yun and drawling, “I want the medicines once taken by her late mother.”
Since they caught the same disease, the prescription should be same, merely with the difference in the amount of each ingredient. It was feasible to get the prescription first and send for another doctor later.
Grandma Gu sneered before scolding her, “How presumptuous! Do you think that deathly prescription is suitable for every one? Her elder sister will meet her final doom if there is a minor mistake!”
Just as the old saying went, taking the wrong medicine means courting death.
Seeing her getting angry, An Rushuang was not afraid at all, and she insisted, “I merely ask for the prescription. What makes you think I want to save her elder sister? Maybe I have other intentions.”
Leaning on the door casually, Chuan Qiong straightened himself up upon hearing her words. “How can you be so rascally?” He frowned heavily at her.
Totally ignoring him, An Rushuang bowed to Grandma Gu to show her respect. “Please help her, Grandma Gu. Though her elder sister may be dead after taking the medicine, she would certainly not survive without the medicine. We should try it out.”
Although not knowing who her elder sister was, An Rushuang decided to help Meng Yun merely because of her similarity to her sister-in-law.
Meng Yun, now resolute enough, kowtowed slowly to Grandma Gu. “Please give me the medicine, Grandma!”
After taking the medicine given by Grandma Gu, her mother, spitting mouthfuls of blood the first night, gradually recovered from the spasm in a month, and never relapsed since then.
However, they had no idea where to get the medicine.
“Do you know why your mother completely recovered from the chronic disease in such a short time?”
Grandma Gu snorted. She spoke to Meng Yun, but keeping staring coldly at An Rushuang—seeing the familiar black casket in her hands, Grandma Gu couldn’t help clenching her fist.
Meng Yun shook her head blankly before saying, “Given your legendary medical skills...”
Grandma Gu interrupted her suddenly, “Even with legendary medical skills, I have to follow the steps when practicing medicine. It is impossible to save a man’s life merely with a prescription.”
“Then...” Meng Yun murmured in bewilderment, “Why...”
Though saying so, her mother did completely recover from the disease.
“Your mother didn’t suffer any disease at all,” Grandma Gu patted Kong Qing’s little head before taking a long sigh.
“Not disease...” Meng Yun had no idea what Grandma Gu meant.
“Not disease, was her... poisoned?” An Rushuang said.
With everybody turning to An Rushuang, Grandma Gu also set eyes on her before nodding slightly.
“Poisoned...”
Meng Yun slumped to the ground. With her eyes staring below in silence, no one knew what she was thinking. After a while, Meng Yun suddenly looked up at Grandma Gu with her bloodshot eyes before asking hoarsely,
“Grandma, you know who did it, right? Please tell me!”
Grandma Gu shook her head before answering in a low-pitched voice, “Your late mother should have known it clearly. I had told her the truth during the treatment that day. Since she wanted to let pass the culprit, it had nothing to do with me.”
What a weird family!
Let pass the culprit even though their hostess was poisoned, and now, her daughter fell a victim to the same plot again.
How cruel the culprit was!
Meng Yun clenched her fists, couldn’t help shuddering when thinking of the hypocritical faces in her family.
An Rushuang sighed, knowing all too well about the sufferings in big families. She came up to Meng Yun before helping her rise to her feet and whispering, “Have a thorough inspection with your elder sister. The truth will surely be unraveled some day.”
There must be some clues left by the culprit. Merely a matter of amount.
Meng Yun nodded slightly before thanking An Rushuang and turning to look at Grandma Gu in resoluteness.
“Please give me the medicine, Grandma Gu. It is up to the God whether my elder sister can survive.”
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