Chapter 553 - 213定计_3
Nanny Hao came out from the main gate and went straight to Zhuang Ruolan. She knelt before her, weeping bitterly, "Young lady, our girl is now comatose and her life is hanging by a thread. I beg you to save her!"
Zhuang Ruolan marched quickly into Lanxi Courtyard and into the bedroom. When she saw Yueyao, who was unconscious on the bed, she demanded, "What on earth is going on here? Why didn’t you call for a doctor when your lady fell ill?" Not only did they not seek a doctor, but they also concealed it from the Lian family and sought her help instead. Zhuang Ruolan instinctively felt that there was more to this incident.
Lady Mo also sensed something unusual.
Nanny Hao glared at Lady Mo, who seemed unfazed, and spat out, "Eldest Young Madam, our girl is not sick, she’s been poisoned. The Kitchen Maid did it."
Zhuang Ruolan had been sitting at the bedside and jolted to her feet upon hearing this, "What did you say? Poisoned?" At that instant, Zhuang Ruolan understood why Yueyao had sought help from the Ma family.
Lady Mo also turned pale and asked, "How could she have been poisoned?" She too smelled a plot, and this plot was aimed at her.
Xi Yu stepped forward and said coldly, "You should ask the Eldest Madam that question." After speaking, Xi Yu handed over the Kitchen Maid’s confession to Zhuang Ruolan.
Xiang Wei felt that since Xi Yu was Yueyao’s personal maid, it’d be best for her to deliver it.
Zhuang Ruolan skimmed the confession rapidly. After reading it, she turned red with anger. She didn’t bother confronting Lady Mo anymore and instructed Cai Yun, "Go and call for Elder Zhang quickly." Elder Zhang was a retired Imperial Physician from the palace. Since Zhuang Ruolan’s marriage, he had been the one to examine and treat the various heads of the Ma family for any ailments.
Zhuang Ruolan then ordered her maid, Cai Yi, "You go and call for the Old Master and the Eldest Young Master right now." Regardless of the reason, the fact was that Yueyao had been poisoned, and this matter required her father-in-law and husband to seek justice for Yueyao.