Stunning Poisonous Doctor Princess Chapter 372 - An Evil and Ruthless Ploy

Chapter 372 An Evil and Ruthless Ploy

Strangely, Lin ngya instinctively went into deep thoughts while looking at these clothes.

All the people had comnted that her parents used to be a couple very much in love when her mother was still alive. Not to ntion her father having any thoughts of taking in a concubine, there was never any scandalous rumors.

If this were the case, why would her mother have made such preparations for her daughter?

Lin ngya went through the clothes and saw that the attached gold and jade jewelry and precious stones were delicately made.

Although her father always showered her mother with gifts, these did not appear to be her father’s idea.

“Ms. Tian, are these gifts from my father to my mother?”

At Lin ngya’s question, Ms. Tian shook her head and smiled as she answered, “How would our master have such ideas? I still rember when I first entered the mansion, the mistress was often upset because of the master’s lack of romantic gestures. These were actually the mistress’s dowry. I had queried the mistress about your maternal grandfather’s family and whereabouts, but she always answered vaguely. As ti went by, I gave up asking.”

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“Were all of these actually Mother’s dowry?”

Lin ngya gazed at the hem of a light yellow skirt which was decorated with large, round pearls and was greatly amazed.

All of these would have worth a lot now, how much more valuable would they be over a decade ago?

At first, she thought her mother ought to have prepared them for her daughter. However, now it appeared to Lin ngya that her mother had ant these to be so kind of decoration.

Anyone of them could be treated as a family heirloom. It seed that her maternal grandfather, whom she had not t, was soone who was extrely wealthy.

Strangely, if Mother had co such a family background, why had she never ntioned this?

Why was it that Lin ngya’s maternal grandparent’s family mbers never visited them?

Lin ngya could not help but be very curious about her maternal grandparent’s family given that they had raised an outstanding daughter.

“So I see, I guess Mother must feel that to get married without permission would tarnish the reputation of maternal grandfather’s family .”

In reality, Lin ngya felt sothing that it was such a pity. Although her parents truly loved each other, in those old days of feudalistic society, their union was unfitting and improper.

Even up to now, such a relationship would be frowned upon.

However, she truly admired her mother. Be it the servants in the mansion or the wives from the other families, those who had a sound mind were full of praises and envied her mother.

She spied the beautiful face in the rcury mirror.

Even Ms. Tian had comnted that she looked almost exactly like her mother. Imdiately, she conjured up a clearer and livelier image of Mother in her mind.

What kind of a person was this mysterious mother who dropped her hints foreshadowing her future?

After the three spent so ti tidying up, they finally settled everything.

Although they had only just t, they had endless things to talk about. Nevertheless, it was already midnight and it was ti they retire for the day.

Lin ngya watched to make sure Ms. Tian returned to the guest room and patted her own head.

Oh no, they were so imrsed in their chit-chat that she had completely forgotten about making a diagnosis on Tian Ning.

Given that it was late at night, Lin ngya did not want to alarm too many people. Left with no other choice, she brought Baizhi, who could not stop yawning, and quietly approached Brother Tian Ning’s room.

“Brother Tian Ning, it’s Lin ngya. Are you asleep?”

Before she heard any answer from within the room, a series of heart-rending coughing sound ensued.

When he was young, Ms. Tian had been worried sick over Tian Ning’s health. However, Lin ngya wondered how her mother and Ms. Tian, who were in a master-servant relationship, were, in fact, closer than sisters.

How had her mother not managed to cure Tian Ning of his illness?

“It’s Elder Miss Lin. It’s very late, you’d better go back to rest. I’m... alright.”

Lin ngya was aware that her action was indeed inappropriate to the people of olden days.

It was all her fault that she had forgotten about the serious matter at hand when she started chatting with Ms. Tian.

“Alright, I have so cough syrup made with loquat. It gets rid of phlegm. Take it if your cough worsens. It will moisten your throat.”

It was only after fifteen minutes that the door was opened just a little.

In the dim light, Tian Ning’s pallid face was devoid of color and it was a heartbreaking sight.

Suddenly, the Shen Nung system’s poison detection function was activated in an instant and Lin ngya imdiately received a series of ssages from it.

A frown appeared as she knitted her brows. Why did these ssages not appear when she saw Brother Tian Ning in the day ti?

“What did you eat? What dication have you taken?”

Lin ngya pushed the door open instantly and caught hold of Tian Ning’s wrist.

Tian Ning looked as if he had been electrocuted. He stood stunned and did not understand why Lin ngya had asked him those questions.

“I, I had rely ingested so pills. You are aware of the condition of my body. If I stop taking those pills, I won’t be able to fall asleep tonight.”

What pills? Hearing Tian Ning’s response, Lin ngya let go of her grip on his wrist and went about his room searching.

Finally, she found a small box by his bedside which was filled with pills and powdered dicine.

“Are all the dicine and pills you usually take kept in this box?”

Seeing the frown on Lin ngya’s face, Tian Ning nodded hesitantly.

As the system in Lin ngya’s mind continued to work, so familiar nas of dicine flashed across Lin ngya’s mind.

So of the dicine contained components similar to that which was used to control Qinghu!

Did Qinghu not ntion to her that only those trained killers would be fed such poison? Why was Brother Tian Ning in possession of such dicine?

Even though there was not much in its content, it was still a miracle that he could survive until now!

“Who prescribed this dicine for you? Have you taken other dications other than this?”

Lin ngya’s somber expression was making Tian Ning nervous.

Supporting himself by holding on to the table, he finally managed to sit himself down on a chair, but his attempt to speak was taken over by a series of hard coughs.

“These are old prescriptions of a well-known doctor. When the mistress was still around, there was a ti when I stopped taking these dications, but the mistress left soon after and my illness was left untreated.”

While he spoke, Lin ngya already took his pulse.

His condition was sohow different from Qinghu’s.

In Qinghu’s case, it could be said that he was riddled with gaping wounds. This was why Lin ngya could not use very aggressive treatnt on him to get rid of the poison in Qinghu’s body.

Qinghu might appear to be strong and healthy, but once the poison in his body had been purged, he would lose all the strength to live. That would be the end of him.

As opposed to Qinghu’s condition, Brother Tian Ning’s body might appear to be weak and strengthless, but he had well of strength inside him. The effect of the little poison in him was actually slowly diminishing.

This was the reason the dications he took were gradually taking their effect.

Had this poison, which even she was unable to handle, been overco by her mother over a decade ago? Had she studied into it and co out with an antidote?

Over a decade ago, Tian Ning would still have been a child. What dicine did her mother use on little Tian Ning which did not cause any harm to him but gently nurtured his health?

“Ya’er? Ya’er?”

Tian Ning called out to the elder Miss Lin but Lin ngya did not react to his calling.

He called out her nickna so naturally, and she eventually recovered from her daze.

“Stop taking these dications from now on. Tomorrow I will personally give you a new prescription. Brother Tian Ning, do you still rember the person who gave you this prescription? What kind of a person was he?”

This was not a common dicine prescribed by a regular person.

Moreover, no one had yet discovered it because it did not appear to be a poison.

It was not easily recognizable as a poison because it had been through many mixing and adjustnts by a skilled person.

Cold sweat started to seep out from Lin ngya’s back. Why would anyone try to harm a commoner such as Brother Tian Ning.

Finally, Tian Ning managed to suppress his coughs. He pondered for a mont and replied, “I’ve forgotten how that man looked. Nevertheless, I’ve heard my mother ntioned an outbreak of pestilence in our village once. The adults fell victim to the pestilence, but the children managed to survive through it relying on dication.”

“Later on, a miracle-working doctor ca to our village and gave the children this particular prescription. He claid that this prescription was able to sustain the lives of the children for a few more days. At first, the head of the village was ready to sacrifice the children in the village, but because my mother was a servant in his mansion, I escaped the unfortunate fate. The two of us secretly escaped in the night. When the mistress heard about this, she rushed over to our village. Unfortunately, it was too late and all the children in the village died.”

Pestilence? Children? Miracle-working physician? Prescription?

These four terms seed to weigh down on her shoulders like a heavy burden.

Qinghu once ntioned that they were abandoned children they picked up from the streets or bought with a price.

If what Brother Tian Ning said was true, then what the village had experienced might not be as simple as pestilence after all.

Only those children who had personally witnessed the deaths of their parents would lose all hope of escaping the clutches of the devils.

The so-called children who died in the pestilence, though taken away by the evil forces, were considered dead. Who would risk their lives to investigate the cause of their death?

It was no wonder Qinghu refused to na the mastermind behind the scene.

What a horrible person to have no regard for human life! This was absolutely unforgivable!

Tian Ning and Baizhi cast a worried look on Lin ngya, who had gone into deep thoughts.

As they observed how the expression on her face changed from anger to deep sorrow and dejection, even Baizhi did not dare to take a deep breath.

After a long ti, Lin ngya finally recovered. However, no one really knew what was on her mind.

“I’m going to take away all this dicine. Brother Tian, I promise I will make you well.”

She had to cure Brother Tian Ning of his illness. She would not admit defeat to that ruthless and evil mastermind!