Chapter 49 Things Happen One after Another and Madam Dowager Gets Angry (1/2)

Ning Yuling was ignored and felt embarrassed for a while. When she saw Honored Consort Ya's unhappy face, she realized that she was disgusted. So she quietly stepped back and stared at Ning Xueyan fiercely when she came back. When passing through Ning Xueyan, she whispered angrily, ”Did you do that, little bitch?”

Ning Xueyan gave her a faint smile, but didn't answer her question. She looked at Madam Dowager's face and ignored Ning Yuling directly, which made Ning Yuling angry. However, she dared not indulge in front of so many people.

The Forth Prince's imperial physician came quickly. Listening to the order of the Honored Consort Ya, he went to examine the dregs and said, ”Yes, there's one harmful medicine material!”

Ning Yuling stiffened and could hardly believe what she heard. She unconsciously looked at the servant behind her again. ”Did I misunderstand just now? Did she mean that there really is something wrong with the medicine? Did she want to tell me that my guess is right?” Ning Yuling was tense and restless, thinking in mind.

Seeing Ning Yuling's tense and restless look, Madam Dowager was furious. It seemed that Madam Ling really had added one harmful medicine material into her tonics. She recalled what had happened in the mourning hall. At that time, she found that someone was going to report to Madam Ling's person. Combining the two matters, Madam Dowager realized that Madam Ling not only planted people in her place but also poisoned her.

Madam Dowager could hardly contain her anger.

”Grandma... How could it be? Did... did the servants mistake it? My mother has always been responsible. It's impossible that she delivered the wrong medicine.” Ning Xueyan suddenly stood up, as if she was frightened. She stepped forward. It seemed that she wanted to check in person. But after a few steps, she teetered with amaze and scare on her face.

It seemed that she was incoherent because of over-fright. But her words unconsciously linked Madam Ling and Madam Dowager's medicine. Ning Yuling had said that before. So it wasn't abrupt that she said that again. On the contrary, it made people feel that it must be true since Madam Ling's own daughter said that.

This was a family affair of the Lord Protector's Manor. So no one said something now even though they had guessed it was Lord Protector's wife, Madam Ling, who did that. Madam Dowager was extremely angry and didn't want to stay any longer. She rushed to say goodbye to the Honored Consort Ya and returned with Ning Yuling and Ning Xueyan.

As soon as she entered the room and sat down on the couch, Madam Dowager slapped the table heavily, pointed to the older female servant standing behind Ning Yuling, and scolded, ”Kneel down!”

Madam Dowager saw clearly that this older female servant had been making eye contact with Ning Yuling just now. She must know the truth. Thinking that she had been poisoned by Madam Ling, Madam Dowager was furious. In order to maintain the face of Lord Protector's Manor, Madam Dowager had controlled her anger in front of Honored Consort Ya.

”I, I...” The older female servant didn't expect the Madam Dowager to blame her as soon as they came back. She immediately knelt down and trembled, not knowing how she made Madam Dowager angry. ”Madam Dowager, I don't know. It really has nothing to do with me!”

”Huanlan, you say!” Madam Dowager said with anger.

Huanlan, who had been informed earlier, was also frightened to tears. At this time, she hurried to explain when Madam Dowager asked her. ”Madam Dowager, the medicines are taken from Manager Zhang. When I get them, I'll carefully seal them up. When we use them, I'll take them out with other maids. Madam Dowager, if you don't believe it, you can ask the servants who guard the pharmacy.”

Huanlan was afraid to be involved in this matter, so she explained it hurriedly.

Mother Zhang, the manager of the backyard, was Madam Ling's person.

Ning Xueyan moved back silently and let Ning Yuling's older female servant expose to Huanlan. Huanlan was worried that she couldn't explain clearly. Her eyes suddenly brightened when she saw Ning Yuling's older female servant. So she said urgently while pointing at the older female servant, ”Madam Dowager, when I was preparing the medicine to be decocted for you in the morning, she came over and said that the Second Young Lady was uncomfortable and wanted some medicines. So I, together with a little maid, hurried to get the medicine that the Second Young Lady needed. At that time, she... she was left there alone!”

Huanlan originally didn't think of this matter. But she suddenly remembered when she saw the older female servant.

The older female servant didn't expect that. She was frightened and could not even speak fluently for a moment. ”Madam Dowager, Second Young Lady was... uncomfortable... I, I wanted to nurse her health, so...”

”She was uncomfortable? Why?” Madam Dowager snapped.

Ning Yuling wasn't uncomfortable at all. She thought that what had happened yesterday would let the Honored Consort Ya and the Third Prince feel dissatisfied, so she listened to a maid's suggestion. She wanted to get some medicine to take and deliberately pretended that she was uncomfortable yesterday so that she did those foolish things.

But the older female servant couldn't say that now.

Therefore, after listening to Madam Dowager's words, this older female servant looked paler and almost collapsed to the ground. She was Madam Ling's henchman and was arranged to help Ning Yuling. Usually, Ning Yuling relied on her very much. But such a serious thing had happened, Ning Yuling wouldn't talk for her. Looking at Madam Dowager's angry face, Ning Yuling suddenly became sober.

Her grandmother's medicine was poisoned, which seemed to be related to her mother. If she still talked for this older female servant, her grandmother would be more suspicious of her mother!