Zhu Men Ji Shi

Chapter 345 Sandalwood is poisonous (4)

Recently, because they often bumped into each other to exchange parenting experience, Chai obviously liked Shen Yuechen a little more than before.I thought to myself, it would be nice to get along well without involving each other's interests.

Unexpectedly, Shen Yuechen really didn't know what to do, so he made an inch of it.

The matter of the second room is up to her to decide, so where is it the eldest room's turn to dictate?

Chai really couldn't swallow this breath, thinking that since they carried the old lady out, she would simply go over and ask for clarification.

If it was really the old lady's idea, Mrs. Chai would definitely not let it go so easily.

Shen Yuechen saw that Chai's expression was displeased, so she had to temporarily stop her hands, but when her eyes turned to He Yalin's face, she noticed the uneasiness on her face, and her mind sank immediately... It seems that Xiaotao's matter, probably related to her.

Chai's expression was displeased, and he just wanted to see the old lady.But at the same time, she was also somewhat puzzled by Shen Yuechen, thinking: Xiao Tao is just a concubine of the second room, let alone sick, even if she died, what does it have to do with her, the eldest daughter-in-law?She has so many things and is thankless, what is her intention?

Nanny Yang is the best at reading people's eyes, seeing that the eldest grandma Shen Yuechen has no intention of leaving, she immediately stepped forward, came to Chai's, and said politely: "Second madam, don't worry, the eldest grandma is also kind, if you I don't think it's right, so I'm going to report to the old lady..."

After hearing this, Mrs. Chai glanced at Nanny Yang, but in fact she gave her a stare.

"Since we're going, let's go together. It just so happens that I also have something to tell the old lady."

Chai knew that Nanny Yang had always been partial to Shen Yuechen, that's why she followed her so eagerly today.

Yang Nanny nodded hurriedly when she heard the words: "Okay, I just go with the second wife. It's just that the eldest grandma is inconvenient, and it's not convenient to go back and forth. Why don't you let the second grandma accompany the eldest grandma to sit here first?" moment."

Mrs. Chai glanced at Shen Yuechen's slightly swollen abdomen, and replied: "That's fine, if you don't dislike it, and you're not afraid of getting sick, then sit here."

Shen Yuechen was blessed and did not speak, but followed what Yang Nanny said.

At this time, He Yalin's face was slightly pale, and she glanced intentionally or unintentionally at the white jade Avalokitesvara statue on the altar, and she was relieved when she saw that the incense burner in front was empty.

Xiaotao's illness is so serious that she must burn incense and worship Buddha every day.Those sandalwoods have probably been used up, so it is estimated that there will be no clues left.

He Yalin didn't expect that this Shen Yuechen would be so busy and well-behaved. He suddenly came to search and searched, which made people startled in vain.

He Yalin stayed behind to greet Shen Yuechen, and deliberately eased the atmosphere, saying: "It's rare for my sister-in-law to come and sit, why should I be confined in such a sick room? I think, why don't we go to my room first? That's fine." Let me instruct you to treat my sister-in-law well..."

Shen Yuechen smiled slightly when he heard the words, held Cuixin's hand, sat down steadily, and said: "Your brother and sister don't bother, we are all one family, why are you so polite? Let's just sit here and wait. "

He Yalin glared at her impatiently, feeling that she was such a clingy trouble.

However, since she said so, He Yalin had no choice but to pretend nothing happened and sit down with her.

Shen Yuechen kept paying attention to He Yalin's eyes while drinking tea.

Thinking about what He Yalin did before, Shen Yuechen could see that she was not someone who was too deep in the city.

She may be scheming, but she may not be able to hide her thoughts.

When a person has ghosts in her heart, her eyes are mostly erratic, and she doesn't stay in one place for too long, but her eyes always turn to a certain place deliberately or unintentionally, and that place is probably the hidden danger in her heart .

Shen Yuechen could bear his temper, Chai went back and forth, at least it took a meal.

Shen Yuechen drank a bowl of clear tea.

She came too fast on the road just now, and she was really thirsty.

He Yalin thought she could hold her breath, but she was still vaguely worried.

"Aunt Tao's illness has come on fiercely. The siblings are not frightened, are they?" Afterwards, Shen Yuechen spoke first.

He Yalin was startled when she heard the words, she quickly shook her head and said, "It's not that I'm scared... I'm just a little worried. After all, the child is still young, so I don't know if I can make it through?" After finishing speaking, she still sighed intentionally. Take a breath.

Shen Yuechen said indifferently: "People eat whole grains, how can they not get sick? Aunt Tao is very sick, and that child Qingyue is even more innocent..."

While talking, she suddenly took Cui Xin's hand, stood up slowly, turned around and looked at the altar where the Bodhisattva was enshrined, and said softly: "Bodhisattva bless, their mother and daughter can survive this calamity safely. "

Seeing this, He Yalin's heart skipped a beat.

Before Shen Yuechen got married, she also enshrined a white jade Guanyin statue in her boudoir.It was a relic left to her by the master after his death.

But later, she placed her mother's tablet in front of the Jade Guanyin statue to enshrine, and kept it properly, and she didn't usually worship Buddha in the room.

When Shen Yuechen saw He Yalin's gaze turned directly behind her, she suddenly thought that when she was looking at the house just now, she only felt that this Jade Guanyin was very rare, and she knew it was a precious thing at a glance.

Xiaotao didn't have a prominent natal family, and when she entered the mansion, she didn't have anything of her own.

Such a valuable thing must have been rewarded or given to her by someone else.

Shen Yuechen looked at the Avalokitesvara statue, but found nothing unusual. His eyes moved down slowly, and fell on the incense burner filled with incense ash. He found a short piece of unburned sandalwood standing inside, and couldn't help but twitch his eyebrows.

She seemed to understand something, reached out and took out the small stick of sandalwood, holding it in the palm of her hand.

Sandalwood is pleasant, and it is necessary to worship the Buddha. If you want to use your hands and feet in it, it is not impossible.

Seeing that her back was turned to her, He Yalin took something from the altar, so she hurriedly stood up, wanting to see it clearly.

Shen Yuechen held the sandalwood in her palm, turned around and said, "This white jade Guanyin is really exquisite, with expressive eyebrows and eyes, exuding a peaceful aura."

He Yalin only said after hearing the words: "I heard that my sister-in-law grew up in a monastery since she was a child. I think she must be a person with a deep connection with Buddhism."

Shen Yuechen smiled slightly and said: "It's not profound, but I grew up in a temple, and I am a little proficient in worshiping Buddha."

Yun Xi saw her actions clearly, and secretly felt bad in her heart, but she didn't dare to talk nonsense in front of her, so she could only hold back silently.

As expected, Mrs. Chai has been gone for a long time.

It is estimated that she has a lot to say, and she wants to talk to the old lady.

Shen Yuechen waited for about two cups of tea, then got up with an excuse.She thought she had found what she was looking for, and it was time to take it back for Dr. Lu to have a look at.

He Yalin wished she could leave early, so she sent her out with a nice voice.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she left, Yun Xi followed her and whispered, "Grandma just took a small piece of sandalwood from the incense burner."

When He Yalin heard this, her face instantly turned gray.

Yun Xi said: "I am worried, does Grandma know?"

"How is it possible? How could she find out?"

Such a concealed method, let alone ordinary people, even the old lady and mother-in-law can't detect anything wrong, but she can see it?Guess it?
Yun Xi whispered: "Grandma has always been a ghost, she looks easy-going, but in fact she has her own ideas in private, she is a ghost."

He Yalin took a deep breath, not believing that Shen Yuechen could have such a great ability, and when she discovered her trick, she said a little bravely: "No matter how shrewd she is, she will definitely not find out. There are plenty of sandalwood in the yard...how could she You can see the flaws with the naked eye, do you really regard her as a fairy arhat?"

He Yalin thought to herself, even if Shen Yuechen noticed something and took away the sandalwood, it would be in vain.Because she didn't even know what kind of poison it was.

On the way back, Shen Yuechen wrapped the small piece of sandalwood with a handkerchief, for fear that it would be contaminated with the stuff on it.

Doctor Lu was waiting for orders in the west courtyard at this time, and when he saw her come back, he tensed up slightly.

"Doctor Lu, I found something back, please show me."

Shen Yuechen didn't waste time at all, just handed the handkerchief wrapped with sandalwood to Lu Changfeng.

Lu Changfeng took it over, opened it, frowned slightly, then took a little sniff with his nose, thought for a moment, and then asked the maid for a bowl of water.

Lu Changfeng gently pinched off a little sandalwood with his fingertips, put it in a bowl, and slowly dissolved it with water.

Things like spices will not melt when they come into contact with water, it will take some time.

Shen Yuechen said lightly: "I looked around, and I only think this sandalwood is the most suspicious."

Lu Changfeng nodded his head: "Although the smell of sandalwood is not strong, it can also cover up the smell of poison. After it has completely melted, the old man will see if it has been poisoned. However, for the sake of completeness, I still Grandma please avoid it first, lest you smell something that you shouldn't smell and hurt your body."

Ordinary poisons have a certain amount of poisonous gas, and if they smell too much, they will also be life-threatening.

Shen Yuechen avoided going out as he said.

Lu Changfeng himself covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, leaving only a pair of slender eyes.

He waited quietly for a while until the water in the bowl changed color slightly.

Lu Changfeng tried it with a silver needle first, and found no sign of blackening, then he brought up his medicine box, took out a small cage from inside, filled the cage with squeaky little squirrels, and then dipped them in peanuts. The water that has changed color, feed it to eat.

The mouse seemed to be quite human, and it ate the peanuts with its mouth open, one by one without fear.

The mouse was greedy, so Lu Changfeng fed it more than a dozen peanuts, and put it back into the cage when it was full, and waited quietly for the result.

Shen Yuechen has been paying attention to the movement outside, and when he heard the sound of a mouse, he couldn't help but secretly nodded.

Dr. Lu was really smart, he knew the limitations of the silver needle test, so he brought live animals to test.

Although it is an old method to test poison with silver needles, some toxins cannot be tested with silver needles alone.

After a while, the rat's squeak disappeared.

Lu Changfeng then covered the bowl of soup with a handkerchief, hurried out and said, "Back to grandma, this fragrance is indeed poisonous."

(End of this chapter)