kvmb Chapter 299: No Mercy
Chapter 299: No Mercy
No matter which corner or direction in the room, as long as the Marquis's wife could reach it, Jiang Yimo searched carefully without leaving out any, but she still couldn't find anything unusual.
Just when she was feeling extremely lost, she accidentally caught a glimpse of a snow-white porcelain water cup on the table out of the corner of her eye.
What is even more eye-catching is that there is a thin red line attached to the side wall of the cup.
Driven by curiosity, Jiang Yimo stepped forward, stretched out her jade fingers to gently pinch the red thread, and tried to peel it off the wall of the cup.
Then, she rubbed the mysterious red thread back and forth between her index finger and thumb, and an unexpected scene happened - the originally bright red thread faded and turned pale yellow and dull.
As a doctor who is well-versed in both Chinese and Western medicine, Jiang Yimo immediately knew what the red line was just by observing it with the naked eye.
It turns out that this thing is saffron, which has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis and is strictly forbidden for pregnant women!
Seeing the saffron, Jiang Yimo's face instantly became solemn, and she hurriedly reached out to open the lid of the kettle.
When the lid of the kettle was opened, a faint fragrance wafted out, and Jiang Yimo's eyes were fixed on the remaining tea in the kettle.
Although saffron has certain medicinal value, it is a taboo for pregnant women!
Who would be so ignorant as to use saffron to make tea for pregnant women?
Was this an unintentional mistake, or was it done intentionally?
Thinking of this, Jiang Yimo couldn't help but feel a little angry and worried.
If it was unintentional, it would be fine, but if it was intentional, then this person is simply completely heartless!
"Madam, did you drink the tea on this table last night?"
Jiang Yimo asked solemnly.
As soon as she finished speaking, Marquis Jingming rushed to answer her question on behalf of his wife.
At midnight last night, my wife was feeling very thirsty, so I got up and poured her two cups of tea on the table.
"Then, Lord Marquis, have you noticed whether there is anything soaked in this water bottle?" Jiang Yimo asked.
"I didn't pay much attention to it. I just felt that the poured tea was golden in color. I thought to myself that maybe a servant had prepared tea for us." Marquis Jingming answered with a look of suspicion on his face.
At this time, Jiang Yimo said something shocking: "My Lord, you don't know that it is not ordinary tea, but saffron that can cause pregnant women to have abortions after drinking it!"
When Marquis Jingming heard this, he was so shocked that his face turned as pale as paper in an instant.
"What? It turns out to be like this... It turns out that the person who caused my wife to almost have a miscarriage was..." Marquis Jingming was suddenly speechless in the middle of his words, as if he could not continue.
I guess at this moment, he must be feeling extremely regretful and blaming himself for this matter.
"It's all my fault! If it weren't for my momentary negligence, how could my wife have suffered such a disaster..." Marquis Jingming murmured to himself with regret.
Seeing Marquis Jingming blaming himself in such pain, Jiang Yimo quickly spoke to comfort him: "My Lord, now is not the time to blame yourself. Madam is out of danger now. The most urgent task now is to find the servant who caused Madam's miscarriage as soon as possible. We must not let such a thing happen again!"
Marquis Jingming woke up from his dream when he heard this. He nodded vigorously and said yes. Then he called someone over and ordered, "Go and find out who was responsible for preparing tea for me and my wife last night! Send this person to see me immediately!"
Before he finished speaking, Jingming Hou's originally gentle face was instantly covered by a layer of haze, and his eyes were as cold as ice, which made people shudder.
Soon, the three maids serving the marquis's wife were called in, but the older maid was missing, the woman whose husband had died.
Marquis Jingming's eyes were as cold and ruthless as ice as he swept towards the three maids, as if he wanted to pierce them.
The three maids had never seen Marquis Jingming look so ferocious and terrifying. Fear instantly overwhelmed them and their bodies began to tremble involuntarily.
"Why are there only three of you out of four maids here?" Marquis Jingming's voice was icy cold, with a hint of unquestionable majesty.
One of the maids replied tremblingly, "My Lord, Sister Baoyin said that you only summoned the maid who prepared tea for Madam last night, and she was not the one who prepared the tea last night, so she will not come."
"Haha! What a clever and eloquent girl." Jingming Hou sneered, with a cunning look in his eyes, "Come here, call Baoyin here immediately!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he yelled at the guards at the door.
However, as time passed, Baoyin still did not show up.
Marquis Jingming became increasingly dissatisfied, and his face became extremely gloomy.
Finally, after a long time, three guards were seen escorting Bao Yin slowly towards them.
Seeing this, Marquis Jingming frowned and asked angrily, "Why does it take you so long to escort a woman?"
The guard felt aggrieved and whispered, "My Lord, this girl is quite cunning and escaped when we were not paying attention. I searched everywhere for her and after many twists and turns, I finally captured her in an alley near the back door of the mansion."
"Want to run?" After hearing what the guard said, Marquis Jingming resisted the urge to slap Baoyin to death and asked, "Baoyin, why do you want to escape from the Marquis' Mansion?"
Baoyin looked at the extremely gloomy face of Marquis Jingming in horror, and her body trembled involuntarily, but she still suppressed her inner fear and said with trembling lips: "Marquis...I...I just..."
Her words were intermittent and she seemed to be stuttering. Marquis Jingming became very impatient and interrupted her without any courtesy.
"I just want to know whether the saffron tea on this table was made by you?" His voice was icy cold and carried an irresistible majesty.
"Marquis... Marquis, this... this really has nothing to do with me! The tea prepared in the room of the Marquis and his wife last night was not my responsibility." Baoyin explained hurriedly.
However, how could Marquis Jingming and Jiang Yimo easily believe her words?
"Don't tell the truth? Well, come here, someone! Drag this maid out and give her a beating!" Marquis Jingming ordered angrily.
Before he finished speaking, several guards came in and quickly dragged Baoyin out of the room.
The marquis's wife on the bed watched helplessly as her most trusted maid was treated like this, her heart filled with disappointment and pain.
However, she could not feel any mercy when she thought that this woman actually attempted to murder her and the Marquis's own flesh and blood.