CHAPTER 548: CHAPTER 548 EXPOSURE

Mrs. Wang was an old servant in the mansion.

She had been serving the Old Madam diligently for over thirty years.

The Old Prince never treated her as a mere servant.

Mrs. Wang suddenly collapsed on the ground, scaring even the Old Prince.

Needless to say, the Old Madam was even more anxious, her hands trembling.

"Someone, quickly get a doctor!"

Su Jin was eating fish when Mrs. Wang suddenly fainted, nearly choking on a fishbone in fright.

After spitting out the fish, she hurriedly stood up.

The maid already supported Mrs. Wang to sit up.

Her lips were frighteningly purple.

It was obvious she was poisoned.

From Su Jin’s judgment, with such poison, Mrs. Wang might not survive until the doctor arrived.

Who had the guts to poison Mrs. Wang in Qihao Hall?

Su Jin knew medical skills, although she had been keeping it a secret, she couldn’t just stand by and watch Mrs. Wang die from poisoning.

She learned medical skills to save lives, not for self-preservation.

But in Daqi, her medical skills had no place to be utilized.

Su Jin walked up to Mrs. Wang, grabbed her hand and checked her pulse.

Then—

Su Jin’s brows knitted tightly.

The poison in Mrs. Wang was peculiar.

Detoxifying it wasn’t difficult.

But if not detoxified, within a quarter of an hour, she would bleed from every orifice and die.

Su Jin took out a silver needle to protect the heart meridian of Mrs. Wang.

She also stuffed an Antidote Pill from her purse into Mrs. Wang’s mouth.

Xingxing brought tea, and Su Jin fed it to Mrs. Wang.

Before long, the purple hue on Mrs. Wang’s lips faded significantly.

Su Jin focused entirely on detoxifying Mrs. Wang.

Her fondness for Mrs. Wang far surpassed that for the Old Madam.

If it were the Old Madam poisoned today, Su Jin probably wouldn’t be in this much of a hurry.

Su Jin checked Mrs. Wang’s pulse, confirming that the detoxification had begun.

Her every move was observed by Princess Nanzhang and the others.

Princess Nanzhang felt a stone dropping into her heart, stirring up a storm inside.

The Old Madam had instructed her not to tamper with Lady Chi’s medicine—

Now she finally understood why.

And she forced Su Jin to drink the sterility medicine she gave.

Turns out!

She knew medical skills!

It wasn’t that she brought good luck that saved Xie Jingchen, it was her exceptional medical skills.

This realization turned Princess Nanzhang’s face pale with rage.

The most common deadly tactic in the inner courtyard was poisoning; no wonder Marquis Dongxiang dared to let her and her maid marry into Duke Zhen Mansion.

She truly acted with confidence.

"There should be no danger to her life," Su Jin said.

Third Madam, looking at Su Jin, could not hide her astonishment, "You can practice medicine?"

"Just a little," Su Jin replied.

This was just a little?

Seeing Mrs. Wang about to breathe her last, Su Jin easily detoxified her, was this really just knowing the basics?

Su Jin removed the silver needle and let the maids support Mrs. Wang out.

Third Master looked at Su Jin and said, "The poison in Chenchen’s body, did you help to detoxify it?"

"It was his fate and fortune," Su Jin ambiguously replied.

The medical skills she had painstakingly kept hidden were now completely exposed.

Yet, Su Jin didn’t regret it.

The Old Madam instructed Hongxiu to investigate how Mrs. Wang got poisoned.

The Old Prince, however, said, "Let’s continue the family banquet."

Su Jin sat back down.

Xie Jingchen looked at her, then shifted his gaze to the Old Madam.

Instinct told him things weren’t that simple.

Su Jin picked up her chopsticks and started eating, Xie Jinhuan looked at her, "Sister-in-law, was it really you who saved elder brother?"

Su Jin smiled without saying a word.

Xie Jinxiu commented, "It certainly was. The belief in bringing good luck by marriage is just a baseless tale."

"I’ve never seen marrying for fortune bring someone back to life, you’re the only one, Sister-in-law."

"I didn’t expect Sister-in-law brought elder brother back to life with her outstanding medical skills."

What puzzled them before was now clear as day.

Elder brother was proud; he was kidnapped in the street.

He was comatose for several days, and even the Imperial Physician told the Duke Mansion to prepare for his funeral.

Who’d have thought that once Sister-in-law entered the household, he would wake up.

Their relationship wasn’t as strained as they thought but was full of love and affection.

How could elder brother not feel grateful to the person who saved his life?

It was just that all of them were kept in the dark.

The more Xie Jinxiu thought, the more confused she became.

Since she had such impressive medical skills, and Marquis Dongxiang wasn’t just a bandit but the Deputy General of the Flying Tiger Army and Second Master of Jibei Marquis Mansion.

Why was she in such a rush to the streets to capture elder brother as her husband?

Was it because she was used to being admired and wanted to try being scorned and have rotten eggs hurled at her?

Xie Jinxiu and Xie Jinhuan’s questions came one after another.

Su Jin was overwhelmed by their barrage of questions.

Was there a need for so many questions?

Even though her medical skills were exposed, Su Jin still wanted to salvage the situation a little.

She looked at Xie Jinxiu and Xie Jinhuan and said, "I’m still young, surely I’m not as skilled as you think."

"I’m just used to carrying antidote pills with me, suppressing the toxin in my husband’s body, and waiting for the doctor from Dongxiang Marquis Mansion to detoxify him."

Although Su Jin was lying, Xie Jinxiu and Xie Jinhuan seemed more inclined to this explanation.

Everyone is of the same age, why should she be so much better?

Being too outstanding can leave you friendless.

The two no longer pestered Su Jin with questions, and the family banquet ended on a satisfactory note.

After the meal, everyone returned to their respective quarters.

Su Jin and Xie Jingchen headed back to Agarwood Pavilion.

On the way, Su Jin looked at Xie Jingchen and asked, "How did Mrs. Wang suddenly get poisoned?"

"You should ask why the Old Madam suddenly decided to host a family banquet," Xie Jingchen replied.

Su Jin’s eyes narrowed.

From the way Xie Jingchen looked at her, she realized the truth.

This family banquet was indeed prepared for her.

It was prepared for her to reveal her medical skills.

There were many people who wanted Su Jin dead.

But if they resorted to poison, they would, without exception, fail miserably, or even fall into her trap.

The Old Prince had told the Old Madam about Su Jin’s medical skills and warned her not to let the secret slip.

The Old Madam dared not disobey the Old Prince’s instructions, but if Su Jin revealed it herself, then she couldn’t be blamed.

Soft-hearted, Su Jin wouldn’t watch someone die without trying to save them, and the Old Madam had found her weakness.

Now that her medical skill was exposed, it’s likely no one would dare to poison her again.

But the assassinations that would follow would be even more dangerous.

Could she avoid them?

Xie Jingchen felt a surge of unease in his heart.

At that urgent moment, Su Jin really couldn’t think about so much.

Having her medical skill exposed, she certainly wouldn’t overthink it.

She hadn’t realized there were so many twists and turns involved.

She had only sent the Old Madam to the Great Buddha Temple to reflect for a while, making her suffer a bit, and yet they wanted her life?

Was a human life so worthless in their eyes?

With such disregard for life, Su Jin even felt the urge to kill the Old Madam herself.

"I hope Mrs. Wang will be worthy of me exposing my medical skill for her," Su Jin’s words were dispersed by the wind.

Inside Qihao Hall.

Although Su Jin had helped Mrs. Wang detoxify,

the maid still fetched a doctor.

The doctor administered acupuncture, and Mrs. Wang regained consciousness.

Hongxiu, with tears in her eyes, said, "Mrs. Wang..."

The doctor removed the silver needle from Mrs. Wang’s hand, and she winced in pain.

The memory before she fainted surged back like a tide, forming tears in her eyes that slid down her aged face.

Having served the Old Madam for thirty-six years, how could Mrs. Wang possibly be ignorant?

In the daylight, she had interrupted Lanzhi from poisoning the cousin girl.

The Old Madam turned that against her to force the Heir’s wife to expose her medical skills.

The Old Madam truly bore deadly intent towards the Heir’s wife.

The Heir’s wife exposed her long-hidden medical skills for her sake.

Mrs. Wang felt her nose sour, and tears continued to flow.

She had served the Old Madam for a whole thirty-six years.

Back then, when only half a bun was left, the Old Madam still shared half with her.

She just couldn’t bear to watch as the Old Madam strayed down the wrong path, further and further.

But she nearly ended up dying without closure.