After being married off, she was favored by the powerful official

Gu Rou's crying stopped abruptly, "No musk? How is this possible!"

She looked at Aunt Xu in disbelief. The necklace was clearly stained with musk by her hands. How could the imperial physician not detect it?

Could it be that Doctor Zhang accepted benefits from Xie Ran?

Li was obviously thinking the same thing. "General Xie is so powerful that he even uses people from the palace as his own!"

Xie Ran looked calm, but Doctor Zhang was furious. "What do you mean?"

"Of course it means literally! My daughter is clearly suffering from a cold, but you openly shielded Gu Jin. Do you still have a bit of compassion as a doctor?"

"That's enough!" Mrs. Huo slammed the table and looked at Mrs. Li with a stern look. "Second Madam Gu, please be careful with your words. Doctor Zhang is a highly skilled doctor and a decent person. He will never be bribed by anyone."

To put it nicely, Doctor Zhang's character is upright and incorruptible; to put it bluntly, he is stubborn.

Previously, a concubine wanted to bribe Zhang Yizheng with a large sum of money, but he reported it directly to Emperor Hui'an, causing the concubine to be demoted to a commoner. The concubines in the harem now turn pale when talking about him and avoid him as much as possible.

But he not only did not give face to the empress and concubines, he even did not give face to Emperor Hui'an.

Emperor Hui'an once wanted to pretend to be sick to take some time off, but was ruthlessly exposed in public.

It can be said that the only reason he can live safely until now is because of his extraordinary medical skills. If the royal family had not kept him to save his life, I am afraid that Doctor Zhang would have reported to the underworld long ago.

Huo was very dissatisfied with Li's behavior, so how could she allow her to speak nonsense in the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion?

"Thank you for your trust, old lady. However, there is no need to explain my character to anyone." Doctor Zhang was carrying the medicine box on his back and glancing at Li without even bothering to lift his eyelids.

"Although I am not talented, I still have some temper. From now on, anyone who is related to Madam Gu Er should not seek treatment from me!"

After saying this, Doctor Zhang strode away with his medicine box on his back.

Li snorted disdainfully, he was just a chief physician, but he really took himself seriously!

Mrs. Huo had almost made up her mind, and ordered Yuci to find the court doctor who was supposed to take Gu Rou's pulse.

"Are you treating the eldest young lady today?"

The court doctor looked around and said calmly, "In reply to the old lady, the eldest young lady is indeed suffering from a cold. I have already prescribed medicine for her and she will be cured in a few days."

Aunt Xu had already explained these things, so the court doctor was not panicked.

"That's also how you found out that the ruby ​​coral necklace was soaked in musk?"

The court doctor trusted Aunt Xu too much, and did not even raise his head to see the look Aunt Xu gave him. He continued to follow the original script and said, "That's right. This thing is soaked with strong musk and is very harmful to women's bodies. The person behind this must be killed!"

Mrs. Huo raised her hand, and Yuci understood and stepped forward to present the necklace to the court physician, "Doctor Sun, would you like to take a closer look?"

Doctor Sun looked at Yu Ci in surprise, but still took the necklace.

What hits you is a strong scent of sandalwood, mixed with a hint of complex spices, which smells like musk.

But the more he sniffed, the uglier Doctor Sun's expression became.

Aunt Xu's mood instantly plummeted when she saw this.

Oh no, she fell into the trap!

Gu Jin raised the corners of his lips nonchalantly.

Aunt Xu must not have expected that she had predicted her prediction long ago.

Aunt Xu has been careful in her words and actions since she entered the Marquis' Mansion for many years. She has never been disrespectful even to Su, the Marquis's wife who has no real power. Everyone in the mansion praises her when they mention her.

After hearing this, Gu Jin guessed that this person was either truly virtuous or had deep scheming minds.

When Aunt Xu gave the musk necklace to Gu Jin, Gu Jin could conclude that she was the latter.

Since she dared to give me this necklace, she must have had a backup plan.

So before giving the necklace to Gu Rou, she had already used potion to remove the musk, and in order to avoid being noticed by Aunt Xu, she also deliberately used spices to fumigate it, which ordinary people could not tell the difference at all.

Aunt Xu is a smart person, but smart people are often proud and conceited.

Aunt Xu lost because she was too confident. She blindly thought that everyone was a chess piece on her chessboard and could be manipulated at will.

Gu Jin curled his lips and smiled at Aunt Xu.

But sorry, she is the one playing chess this time!

Li was still puzzled, and urged Doctor Sun, "The old lady is asking you a question, so please answer it!"

Doctor Sun was panicked and his body began to tremble.

Li also realized that something was wrong. Could it be that what Doctor Zhang said just now was true? Then wouldn't the incident they had caused today be...

Mrs. Huo took off the Buddhist beads that had been hanging on her wrist, and Yuci lowered her head and carefully took them.

"I am old now and don't like to be involved in other people's affairs. I always think that my children should know their limits when they grow up.

I originally wanted to enjoy my old age and live a few comfortable years, to be a kind-hearted old lady so as not to upset my descendants, but unfortunately, things don’t go as planned…”

Her voice was not harsh, but everyone in the room felt a sense of oppression.

Mrs. Huo raised her eyes coldly and glanced at Duobao. Duobao's heart trembled and he was thinking about how to refute, but Mrs. Huo didn't even ask a question. She just said, "I haven't seen such a bold servant for a long time. I'll beat her with ten sticks first and then ask questions."

"Madam!" Duobao's eyes were filled with fear and her mind was blank. She had never thought that Mrs. Huo would hit her without even asking her a question.

The two maids were about to take Duobao away, but Mrs. Huo said, "No need to take him out. My Songhe Hall is still spacious enough."

Duobao wanted to call for help, but the old woman blocked his mouth.

Duobao couldn't shout, he could only hear the sound of the board hitting his flesh, which made his scalp tingle.

Xie Miaorong's face turned pale with fright. She had never seen her grandmother like this since she could remember.

He was decisive and ruthless in killing.

Gu Rou curled up in Li's arms and trembled. She had also punished servants before, but this was the first time she had seen torture at such a close distance.

Every time the boards fell, her heart tightened, as if the boards passed through Duobao and fell on her.

The room was silent until all ten strokes of the board were completed and the old woman pulled out the cloth ball that was stuffed in Duobao's mouth. Only then did she finally moan.

Although Duobao is a maid, she has been living a life of luxury with Gu Jin for all these years. She has never done any dirty or tiring work and lives a more leisurely life than other girls from small families.

Not only did these ten blows hurt terribly, they also made her feel extremely humiliated.

"Now tell me, why did you wrongly accuse your young nurse?"

Duobao was in so much pain that his face was covered in cold sweat, and he hated Gu Jin even more in his heart.

If Gu Jin hadn't done these things without telling her, how could she have suffered such physical pain today!

But she could see that Mrs. Huo was really angry today, so she didn't dare to play tricks anymore. "I...I deserve to die. I don't like the name that the young mistress gave me, and I feel resentful because I am not valued."

Ruyi widened her eyes and looked at Duobao in disbelief.

She had been with the Young Mistress since she was a child, so how could she betray her master over such trivial matters?

"there is none left?"

Duobao gritted his teeth, knowing that he could not get away with it this way, so he could only say: "I admire the Third Young Master, but the Young Madam is jealous and cannot tolerate me..."

Gu Jin: “?”

You can say she is greedy for money, but when has she ever been jealous?

She also wants to get four people together to play mahjong!

It’s obviously Xie Ran who looks down on her!

Mrs. Huo sneered, "You still dare to throw dirty water on your master at this point. You are so bold!"

"Someone, keep beating her until she tells the truth!"

“Madam, please don’t…Ah!!”

This time the old woman did not block Duobao's mouth, allowing her to scream sharply and piercingly.

After being hit with three more blows, Duobao could no longer bear it and wailed, "I confess! I confess everything!

It was Aunt Xu and the eldest young lady who instructed this servant to frame the third young lady!"