coobybook Chapter 254: Murder of the Grand Tutor's Son
Chapter 254: Murder of the Grand Tutor's Son
Guo Hongyao's condition should not be underestimated. Even though Xu Yingying was not fully prepared, considering that this was the root cause of his illness since childhood, Xu Yingying still prescribed him a prescription that could exorcise evil spirits and stabilize his mind.
Xu Yingying gave the prescription to the servant to boil the medicine. When she sent it to Guo Hongyao to take, Guo Hongyao was still lying on the bed coughing.
The servant fed the medicine to Guo Hongyao, but just a few breaths after he drank the bowl of medicine, Guo Hongyao suddenly fell down on the side of the bed, vomiting blood.
Seeing Guo Hongyao like this, the servants were also frightened. Until he could not vomit anything, Guo Hongyao just lay there exhausted. His face looked even worse, and he was barely breathing. It felt like he would die in the next second.
Grand Tutor Guo and Madam Guo were both in Guo Hongyao's room. Seeing their son become like this, they became even more anxious.
The prescription was sent by Xu Yingying. Master Guo thought of Xu Yingying and Li Siqi. Although he was worried about Guo Hongyao's condition, he still chose to believe Xu Yingying. Master Guo felt that there was no need for Xu Yingying to harm her son.
But Mrs. Guo didn't think so. Guo Hongyao was the late-born son of Mrs. Guo and Grand Tutor Guo. Mrs. Guo had always loved Guo Hongyao very much and treasured him like the apple of her eye.
Seeing her son dying, Mrs. Guo's face instantly became very ugly. She had always been on good terms with the Imperial Noble Consort. During their conversation, the Imperial Noble Consort did not hide her disgust for Xu Yingying at all, and she was slandering Xu Yingying in her words.
Influenced by what she saw and heard, Mrs. Guo also had an extreme disgust towards Xu Yingying and Li Siqi. She had originally opposed Grand Tutor Guo asking Xu Yingying to treat Guo Hongyao.
Now seeing Guo Hongyao become like this, she got angry directly at Grand Tutor Guo.
"I told you not to let that Xu Yingying treat Yao'er. Look at how Yao'er looks now. It's better than before he drank that bowl of medicine. Don't you think about why Xu Yingying, who has nothing to do with Yao'er, should save him?"
Master Guo knew that Madam Guo was worrying too much, so he suppressed his temper and did not want to quarrel with her.
But Mrs. Guo was even more persistent: "I'm telling you, if anything happens to my Yao'er, I will kill Xu Yingying. Yao'er is like this, maybe it was Xu Yingying who poisoned Yao'er!"
As Mrs. Guo said this, she felt more and more that her guess was reasonable.
"What grudge did Miss Xu have against my Guo family? Why did she choose to attack Yao'er? I only helped Yao'er for the sake of the Seventh Prince. As a woman, please stop saying that..."
Before Grand Tutor Guo finished speaking, Madam Guo was like a cat whose tail was stepped on. She was furious: "What do you mean by this? Did I wrong her?"
"Madam, you..." Grand Tutor Guo was exhausted. He had always been helpless with his wife.
Mrs. Guo was even more angry. "My husband, why are you still speaking for an outsider? Yao'er is your own son. He is lying here with his life or death uncertain, and you are still speaking for that little bitch!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Madam Guo angrily threw her sleeves and left. Master Guo wanted to chase her, but when he left the house, he was told that Madam Guo had gone to the palace.
He knew why Madam Guo came to the palace, that she was going to see the Imperial Noble Consort. He kept persuading Madam Guo to stay away from the Imperial Noble Consort, but he didn't know what kind of magic potion the Imperial Noble Consort had given Madam Guo, and she just refused to listen to what Grand Tutor Guo said.
In the Imperial Concubine's palace, Mrs. Guo cried to the Imperial Concubine with tears and snot. Especially when she heard Mrs. Guo say that Guo Hongyao vomited blood after drinking the medicine sent by Xu Yingying, the Imperial Concubine came up with another crooked idea.
"Xu Yingying is really ignorant of the world because she relies on the favor of the Seventh Prince. She is just a woman from this world, but she dares to treat others casually. She doesn't even think about whether she, Xu Yingying, can bear the responsibility if something happens to Mr. Guo."
"My Lady, what should we do now? Yao'er is vomiting blood and is in critical condition."
"Don't be anxious. Since this prescription was prescribed by Xu Yingying, and now she is suspected of poisoning, so..." The imperial concubine whispered in Mrs. Guo's ear and told her her plan in detail.
"But this... is it feasible?" Mrs. Guo hesitated. The Imperial Concubine asked her to imprison Xu Yingying in the Guo Mansion. If she could not cure Guo Hongyao, she would kill Xu Yingying and bury her with Guo Hongyao.
“Why would I want to harm you? You have been friends with me for many years and you are still loyal to me. What’s more, I also saw Yao’er when he was a child. He is a good child and he must not be harmed to the state he is in now.” The Imperial Noble Concubine patiently persuaded Mrs. Guo, and she was indeed brainwashed by her and returned to the Grand Tutor’s Mansion.
The news of Guo Hongyao vomiting blood also reached Xu Yingying's ears. Xu Yingying's first reaction was that it was impossible. The medicine was only used to exorcise evil spirits and stabilize the mind. It could never cause people to vomit blood. Even for someone as weak as Guo Hongyao, it would not be so serious.
After much thought, Xu Yingying was still worried and planned to go to the Grand Tutor's Mansion in person.
As Li Siqi was not at home, Xu Yingying had to go there alone, and had just stepped into the Grand Tutor's Mansion.
Xu Yingying was surrounded by Madam Guo and her men. "You guys, arrest this woman who intends to murder the young master and lock her up in the woodshed."
Xu Yingying wanted to defend herself, but Mrs. Guo's eyes were full of disgust for Xu Yingying. She turned and left without giving Xu Yingying a chance to defend herself.
Unable to twist the thigh with the arm, Xu Yingying was locked in the woodshed and was not allowed to leave.
Madam Guo sent someone to deliver a letter to the Imperial Concubine. The Imperial Concubine showed a smile of success on her face. It was her idea to let Madam Guo imprison Xu Yingying. There was no other way. Xu Yingying had been investigating the affairs of the late queen. This matter could not be concealed forever. The Imperial Concubine had to find a way to get herself out of it, but she had to find someone to hold Xu Yingying back, otherwise she would lose her power again just after coming out of the cold palace.
Xu Yingying was trapped in the woodshed and was extremely anxious, but the door and windows of the woodshed were sealed, and she couldn't force her way out for a while. While thinking, Xu Yingying turned her attention to Camellia beside her.
"Chahua, you won't be discovered. Go and see what Guo Hongyao's situation is like."
Camellia knew the seriousness of the matter, so she quickly agreed and then went out through the wall. Not long after, Camellia came back, but her face looked a little solemn.
"How is it?"
"Mr. Guo is still vomiting blood, and his face looks extremely pale, as if he doesn't have much time left." Camellia shook her head with a sigh, feeling a little regretful.