Exchange Fate! She Saved the whole family and the Short-Lived Marquis!-Chapter 183: Scheming

Xiao Chengyu took a careful look and noticed that the bamboo leaf Fu Shinian was embroidering was actually shaped like a willow leaf, with a slender line added.

It’ll do.

It was evident that Fu Shinian had put in a lot of effort.

"When can it be finished?" Xiao Chengyu asked urgently.

He couldn’t wait to wear it.

Fu Shinian: "..."

"It might take some more time," Fu Shinian explained, "I’m slow at embroidering."

"No problem, as long as it gets done. I can wait," Xiao Chengyu said.

His expectant gaze made Fu Shinian feel embarrassed to dawdle, so she had to say, "I’ll hurry."

At this moment, Chunmian rushed in anxiously, "Miss, something has happened!"

"What is it?" Fu Shinian hurriedly asked, knowing that today was Fu Changqin’s joyous day, and nothing should go wrong.

"The eldest young lady somehow got drugged and has been sent back to her room by Little General Gu," Chunmian reported.

"What happened!" Fu Shinian quickly asked, "Was there any... any..."

"No, fortunately, Little General Gu was there at the time," Chunmian said. She took a deep breath and reorganized her explanation, "The eldest young lady received a message to meet Little General Gu in the garden."

"But somehow, Little General Gu got delayed, and when the eldest young lady reached the garden, there was no one there," Chunmian stated. "She waited in the pavilion, where a servant brought her tea."

"The eldest young lady noticed the servant was unfamiliar and casually asked about it. The maid said she was newly hired by the fu," Chunmian explained. "Because of the recent busyness in the fu, several new servants were hired, and neither the eldest young lady nor Qiu Li suspected anything."

"But after drinking the tea, the eldest young lady began to feel unwell," Chunmian said. "Seeing her discomfort, Qiu Li tried to help her back to her room, only to encounter Xiao Fengxing."

"Xiao Fengxing insisted on helping her, but the eldest young lady refused to be touched, and Qiu Li, though trying to block him, couldn’t stop Xiao Fengxing alone."

"Luckily, Little General Gu arrived just in time and took the eldest young lady away, even giving Xiao Fengxing a kick," Chunmian said. "Little General Gu asked Qiu Li to lead the way, bypass the guests, and take the eldest young lady to her room, keeping her cared for while discreetly sending someone to find Madam and ask her to call a doctor without letting anyone else know."

"Little General Gu stood guard outside the eldest young lady’s room, not allowing anyone to enter. However, the eldest young lady’s condition was severe, and she was struggling, so Little General Gu had no choice but to knock her out for the time being."

"Just now, the doctor already sneaked in through the back door," Chunmian said.

"I’ll go over there now," Fu Shinian said quickly, "Marquis..."

"Go ahead," Xiao Chengyu said, "as for Xiao Fengxing, I’ll have someone tie him up first."

"Xiao Fengxing’s timing was a bit too coincidental," Xiao Chengyu said in a deep voice.

Fu Shinian nodded, also suspecting Xiao Fengxing, along with Lin Qingqing.

Fu Mingzhu’s engagement to Gu Yunze was a match highly praised by everyone.

Xiao Fengxing and Lin Qingqing, with their petty ways, couldn’t stand to see Fu Mingzhu so fortunate.

Xiao Fengxing couldn’t bear to see Fu Mingzhu marry better than him.

Lin Qingqing couldn’t stand to see Fu Mingzhu’s grand marriage, while she had to enter the Marquis’s residence veiled in a sedan chair.

Fu Shinian contemplated this as she went to Fu Mingzhu’s room.

Fortunately, when the doctor took Fu Mingzhu’s pulse, she was still asleep and remained composed.

The doctor, feeling her pulse, naturally understood the situation.

Madam Fu gave the doctor a piece of silver, asking him to keep this matter confidential.

"Rest assured, Madam," the doctor said, "the fu regularly calls me for medical attention; I won’t utter a word about this matter."

"Thank you," Madam Fu said.

"This potion is somewhat dangerous," the doctor said as he deliberated on the prescription for a long time, "use this medicine first; we don’t want to harm the young lady’s body, so we’ll gradually remove the toxin."

"This dose should eliminate most of it," the doctor stated, "the remaining toxins in her body will require the young lady to endure a bit, but it is bearable."

"First have the young lady drink this dose. I’ll stay in the fu for the time being and check her pulse again two hours later to adjust the prescription."

"Before sleeping, have the young lady take it. I’ll return tomorrow morning," the doctor said.

"Thank you for taking the trouble," Madam Fu said hastily.

"Now, since my daughter has been poisoned, will it affect her health?" Madam Fu asked, "She is to be wed in four months. Concerning offspring..."

"Don’t worry, Madam," the doctor replied, "as long as her body is thoroughly detoxified, there should be no problems."

"The young lady is generally healthy, even stronger than most women," the doctor said, "she might lose some vitality this time, but with good nourishment, she will fully recover in less than three months."

"Once the toxins are completely expelled, I’ll then write a dietary supplement list based on her condition for you to choose from, Madam."

"Now I feel relieved," Madam Fu sighed.

Meanwhile, Xiao Chengyu instructed Jing Lai to bring Xiao Fengxing out, under the pretense of having something to discuss.

Xiao Fengxing had a vague sense of foreboding but couldn’t refuse to come.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he showed up, he was bound.

Those who tied him up were Gu Yunze’s deputy.

Xiao Fengxing wasn’t prepared, and even if he was, he was no match.

Xiao Chengyu directly told Gu Yunze, "I’ll hand my useless brother over to Little General Gu for interrogation. Little General Gu need not spare any thought for the Marquis’s residence."

"If he is truly involved, the Marquis’s residence will not let him off lightly either."

"Thank you, Marquis," Gu Yunze said.

Xiao Fengxing listened to everything, then feigned surprise and asked, "Big brother, what do you mean by this? What did I do to warrant an interrogation by Gu Yunze?"

"You know what it is," Gu Yunze said, not wasting words with him, "Take him away!"

Xiao Chengyu said calmly, "It’s not just you; I also need to investigate Lin Qingqing thoroughly."

Xiao Fengxing was momentarily stunned, quickly masking the panic in his eyes, "I don’t know what you’re talking about or what you’re trying to do!"

"Brother, I know you’ve always wanted to get rid of me, perhaps now finding a pretext!"

"Gag him," Gu Yunze ordered.

"Yes."

A thick cloth was immediately stuffed into his mouth.

The fabric absorbed Xiao Fengxing’s saliva, leaving his mouth painfully dry, and he couldn’t utter another word.

Madam Fu instructed the guards to secure the front and back gates of the residence, preventing anyone from leaving.

As the guests were all dining in the mansion, including the servants they brought, there was no need for them to leave the premises.

Additionally, Housekeeper Zhou was told to gather all the third-class maids and below.

If the staff wasn’t enough, the first and second-class maids would temporarily have to fill in.

"Mother, make sure to scrutinize the servants brought by the guests," Fu Shinian reminded, "They might be outsiders pretending to be our servants."