The beauty of the Hou family and the king's plan

"Please come in, Madam Three." Shen Baozhao replied.

Tang was wearing a dark blue jacket with a pattern of dark green leaves and a plum blossom-shaped gold hairpin in her hair. She was not as well dressed as a daughter-in-law of a noble family.

His face was calm as water, but his hurried steps revealed a bit of anxiety.

When Shen Baozhao saw the third wife, Mrs. Tang, come in, he hurriedly stood up and bowed, and asked Qingkong to serve tea.

This was Tang's first visit to Baozhao's boudoir in her two lives. She did not look around curiously, but sat there anxiously, wanting to say something but stopping herself.

Shen Baozhao asked generously: "Aunt San, is there something you need to come to Zhaoming Garden today?"

The Third Madam twisted the handkerchief in her hand in a tangled manner, "Fourth girl, I want to ask, do you know who is the doctor who treated the Third Young Master Qiao?"

Shen Baozhao was puzzled. Why did the Third Wife ask this? But she did not hide it.

"know."

The third wife seemed relieved, and her face softened in a rare way.

He whispered, "Then do you know where the doctor lives?"

"Why is Third Aunt asking this? Is someone seeking medical treatment?" Shen Baozhao asked in confusion.

The Third Madam didn't want to say much, but she knew that if she didn't say anything, Shen Baozhao would be suspicious and might not tell her about the doctor.

Then he sighed and said, "It's your sixth sister."

"Over the years, your uncle has been looking for doctors and medicine for her, but they all said there is no cure."

"Yesterday I heard you say that Third Young Master Qiao had been mentally retarded for so many years but was able to recover, so I wanted to ask who the miracle doctor was."

"Perhaps asking him to come and see your sixth sister would give you some hope."

The third wife looked at Shen Baozhao eagerly.

Shen Baozhao frowned and hesitated, "Sixth sister? Wasn't she born weak and sickly? Wasn't she born with this condition?"

The Third Wife did not hide it and blurted it out: "Not really, your Sixth Sister has been in good health since she was a child."

"It was just one day ten years ago. For some reason, I woke up in a daze overnight."

Ten years ago again? Third Young Master Qiao was also poisoned ten years ago.

Could it be a coincidence? Shen Baozhao decided to find out.

"Aunt San, can you take your niece to see your sixth sister?"

The third wife looked a little embarrassed. The sixth lady, Shen Juan, had not seen anyone outside the third house for a long time.

"Your sixth sister is not in good condition right now. I'm afraid she can't meet guests."

"Fourth girl, Third Aunt asks you to help your Sixth Sister. Tell me the whereabouts of the doctor." Third Madam Tang looked sincere and excitedly held Shen Baozhao's hands with both hands.

However, Shen Baozhao did not hide it from the Third Madam: "Third Aunt, I am the doctor who treated the Third Young Master Qiao."

"If you trust me, let me see Sixth Sister first and feel her pulse first, how about that?"

Third wife, Mrs. Tang, had never heard that Shen Baozhao knew medical skills, so she thought that he did not want to introduce the doctor to her.

His face looked even more anxious, and his bloodshot eyes were about to shed tears.

"My dear niece, please have mercy on me and tell me. Regardless of whether the doctor can cure the disease or not, your uncle and I will accept your kindness."

Shen Baozhao didn't expect that Third Madam Tang wouldn't believe her when she told the truth.

So he took Tang's left hand and placed his fingers on her pulse.

He put down her hand in an instant and said, "Aunt, have you been suffering from palpitations and insomnia recently?"

The third wife, Mrs. Tang, stopped begging and looked at Baozhao in disbelief.

"I see that Third Aunt's pulse is rapid and her heart fire is strong, which indicates that she is overthinking and worrying."

"I'd like to advise Third Aunt to relax. I might be able to cure Sixth Sister's illness. Can Third Aunt trust me now?"

Shen Baozhao used practical actions to prove to Tang that she knew and was proficient in medical skills.

Tang was stunned. After a pause, she came to her senses and hurriedly pulled Baozhao out: "Good niece, come with me to check your sixth sister's pulse."

Shen Baozhao had never seen Tang lose her composure like this before, but he stopped and did not immediately go with her.

"Third Aunt, wait a moment." He told Qingkong to take the golden needle and follow the Third Aunt out of Zhaoming Garden.

The courtyard where the third house lived was in the corner of the Bo's house, which was quite remote compared to the first house, but it was not far from Zhaoming Garden.

After walking for a quarter of an hour, they arrived at Tingyuxuan in the third room.

The third house had few servants to begin with, and now that the Bo's house had reduced expenses, many servants had been dismissed. When they arrived at the door, no maid came out to greet them.

Tang was also from an official family. Although his father was only a minor official of the sixth rank, he was also a good steward. Therefore, although Tingyuxuan had few people, it was well organized.

He followed her to the main room without stopping. It turned out that since Shen Juan fell ill, Tang had been taking care of her personally, and for convenience, they lived together in the main room.

As soon as I reached the door of the room, I saw Tang's personal nanny and Shen Chan running out with fear on their faces, and immediately closed the door.

Shen Baozhao vaguely heard a muffled groan.

Tang ordered everyone not to get close, and took Bao Zhao with her, pushed the door open resolutely, and walked in.

The scene in the room shocked Shen Baozhao. He saw that there was no decoration in the quaint room, and there was a person lying on the carved bed.

She was tied to the bed, with cotton stuffed in her mouth. She tried her best to break free, swinging her body wildly.

The muffled groan came from her. Shen Baozhao knew immediately that she was the Sixth Miss Shen Juan.

Similarly, the meridians on her neck were also purple-black!

Tang covered her mouth to stop herself from crying. Shen Baozhao saw her painful expression and walked to the bed without saying anything, knocking the sixth girl unconscious with a knife.

"Don't worry, Aunt San, she just fainted. This will make it easier for me to see her."

"Excuse me, Third Aunt, how often does Sixth Sister fall ill?" Shen Baozhao asked.

Tang sobbed and said, "At first, it was once a month, but as I got older, it became more frequent."

"Now she gets sick every three days. I never dare let her leave the house."

"She has been in this yard for ten whole years!" Tang closed her eyes, feeling extremely miserable.

Shen Baozhao then diverted her attention, "Third Aunt, please remove the rope from Sixth Sister. I will help her pulse first."

Tang stepped forward, gently untied the rope on Shen Juan, and touched the top of her head lovingly.

Shen Baozhao took her hand away, put it on the pulse, and took it calmly. Tang, who was standing by, did not dare to say anything.

After a while, he took the pulse. Shen Baozhao was 80% sure when he saw the purple and black meridians on Shen Juan's neck, and he was 100% sure after taking the pulse.

Shen Juan and Third Young Master Qiao were poisoned by the same poison! It came from southern Xinjiang.

But how could the Third House have any connection with people in Southern Xinjiang? Ten years ago, Shen Juan was only four years old. Why would the poisoner target a child?

The Wu'an Marquis's Mansion has offended the Emperor. Could it be that the Third House has done the same?

This doesn't make sense. Shen Baozhao remembered that his uncle was promoted to the fifth rank two years ago. If he had offended the emperor, how could he be promoted?

She decided not to think too much about it and just help Shen Juan get rid of the poison first.