Chapter 1309 - 177, Poisoned (Third Watch)
Just upon entering the room, Lin Yuan almost stumbled from the strong, musty odor rushing to greet her. Shui Xian quickly took out a handkerchief to cover her nose and mouth. In fact, Lin Yuan had often smelled this odor before back in Lin family valley, but since everyone at home was diligent, it was only noticeable during rainy weather. To encounter such a stench on a clear day like this indicated how long the room had been left uncleaned.
Xiao Linshuang also furrowed her brows and told Yin Xing to open the windows to air out the room.
"No, no, Miss!" Xue Ge hurriedly stopped Yin Xing’s action with an air of utmost urgency, "Sister said, Miss has caught a cold which has led to a rash, and she must not be exposed to the draft, otherwise, otherwise her life might be at risk!"
"Who said that?" Xiao Linshuang raised her eyebrow, her little nose wrinkling in irritation. Although she had just entered the room, she didn’t smell anything that would suggest a rash was present.
Should the patient truly have developed a rash, especially without anyone to help clean it, there would surely be some foul stench emanating from the body. However, there was only a musty smell in this room, no offensive odor.
Xue Ge was taken aback by her questioning, "It was, it was Sister Rong who serves beside Madam who said so."
Xiao Linshuang shook her head, somewhat guessing that this Sister Rong might be the old pious woman who had come to hassle her.
Lin Yuan was also shocked by this Sister Rong, but this wasn’t the same Sister Rong; otherwise, she would have suspected that the person lying on the bed was not Han Huijuan, but Zi Wei.
In the midst of her contemplation, Xiao Linshuang had already approached the bedside to check on the person lying there with eyes closed. Sure enough, the person had a pale complexion dotted with red spots, the lips were turning purple, and there was remnant of something suspicious that was not properly cleaned nearby the mouth, clearly indicating recent vomiting.
After prying open the eyes to look and checking the pulse, Xiao Linshuang humphed coldly, "What cold? It’s clear she’s been poisoned!"