Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots
Chapter 1196 - 105 Harmful (Fourth Watch)

Chapter 1196: 105 Harmful (Fourth Watch)

Chenger looked at Xiao Linshuang with some bewilderment, not understanding why her guesses were so accurate, and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, I heard that Prime Minister Su had someone investigate which young ladies who attended last night’s banquet fell ill, and it coincidentally turned out that only Miss Cheng from Sir Cheng’s house was also sick. What’s more strange is that she didn’t fall ill in the middle of the night like Miss Su and Miss Yao did, but instead fell ill four hours earlier."

Upon hearing this, everyone understood—that Prime Minister Su was blaming the illness of his own daughter on Cheng Yuexiu. Everyone had been to the banquet, and others were fine—only Cheng Yuexiu, Su Qiuyu, and Yao Hanai fell ill, with Cheng Yuexiu becoming ill earlier. Clearly, it was Cheng Yuexiu who had infected Su Qiuyu and Yao Hanai!

It’s no wonder that the loving father Prime Minister Su would confront Sir Cheng about it!

At first glance, this seemed to make sense, but Lin Yuan furrowed her brow and glared at Xiao Linshuang, poking her on the forehead.

At this moment, Tian Xuan also realized what was happening, and after thinking for a bit, she suddenly turned back to Lin Wei and the others, "Oh my god, it was Cheng Yuexiu, she was always with Su Qiuyu, no wonder Su Qiuyu also fell ill. But, but yesterday Cheng Yuexiu got into a fight with you guys and spent so much time serving Xiao Linshuang, so what about you..."

Lin Wei and Xiao He couldn’t help but change their expressions. Chickenpox was not a trivial matter; it could be fatal if one wasn’t careful, and the disease was highly contagious. If they were to catch it by accident, there was a high chance it could be a matter of life and death.

Tears nearly sprang from Tian Xuan’s worried eyes as she pulled them towards the door, choking back sobs as they walked, "Hurry, let’s go find Sister and ask her to request the Imperial Physician to examine you!"

Consort Tian’s aunt was a concubine in the palace, so to request a visit from the Imperial Physician, they would either need Sir Tian to intervene or plead with Consort Tian. But Sir Tian must be in the palace dealing with affairs now, so they could only beg Consort Tian for help.

Seeing Tian Xuan looking so worried, Lin Yuan couldn’t bear to deceive her any longer. She glared fiercely at Xiao Linshuang and grabbed the tearful Tian Xuan, saying, "Xuanxuan, don’t worry, we’re all okay."

"How can we be okay? Did you not see how Miss Su was? Quick, no more talking, we must hurry to the palace. Oh, if you don’t want to go to the palace, then let’s go find Young Master Xia and ask Princess Anle for help."

Rebuked by her eldest sister, Xiao Linshuang also felt embarrassed and took hold of Tian Xuan, saying, "Sister Xuan, I know some medical skills myself, we’re truly okay."

"You may know medical skills, but can your skills surpass those of the Imperial Doctor from the palace?" Tian Xuan still wasn’t reassured and pulled them all toward the door, but after a while, no one moved, which made her even more anxious and upset, with tears streaming down her face.

Lin Yuan let out an exasperated sigh, then remembered that this was Tian Xuan’s first visit to their house, and she had not met Lao Fan or even known that Xiao Linshuang was Lao Fan’s apprentice. Since Tian Hui was someone who kept things tightly sealed, he certainly hadn’t told Tian Xuan that Lao Fan was residing in their house, which explained why the young girl burst into tears in panic.

Lin Yuan quickly wiped her tears and disclosed to her that Lao Fan had taken Xiao Linshuang as an apprentice. Lao Fan had once been the most formidable Imperial Physician in the palace and even Consort Tian had requested his services when she was sick, so she naturally knew of him.

Upon hearing this from Lin Yuan, Tian Xuan finally felt relieved and her tears turned into a smile.

"Alright, Xuanxuan, don’t cry, we’re all fine. You can be at ease now."

After consoling Tian Xuan, Lin Yuan still had a score to settle with Xiao Linshuang, and found an excuse by mentioning, "Right, during yesterday’s fight, Mu Qing was also involved. I wonder how she is now?"

The mention of Xu Muqing made Tian Xuan’s expression grow stern, and she quickly stood up and hurriedly made her way to the door, "Right, I must go check on Sister Xu. You reminded me—I’d almost forgotten. Sister also asked me to go see Sister Xu!"

Lin Yuan gave Lin Wei a knowing look, signaling her to accompany Tian Xuan, and both Xiao He and Lin Wei quickly followed her out in haste.

Xiao Linshuang shrank her neck and followed with worry, "I’ll go have a look at Sister Xu too. If there’s a problem, I can still help her with her illness!"

Lin Yuan grabbed Xiao Linshuang’s collar from behind and said sternly, "You wait at home. If Mu Qing is in trouble, your second sister will send someone to call you."

Xiao Linshuang pouted and obediently stayed in front of Lin Yuan.

Before leaving the house, Lin Wei caught Lin Yuan’s meaningful glance and guessed that this matter probably had something to do with Xiao Linshuang, and that Xu Muqing was most likely fine. Besides checking on Xu Muqing, she had another task to do, which was to ensure that Tian Xuan kept the secret that Lao Fan was staying in Lin Yuan’s house. After all, Lao Fan did not want people to know that he had returned to the capital, so it was better for them to respect the old man’s decision.

After Lin Wei, Xiao He, and Tian Xuan and the others left, Lin Yuan gave Shui Xian a look, signaling her to watch at the door while she herself sat back in her chair and looked at Xiao Linshuang with a grim face.

"Tell me, did you do it?"

Xiao Linshuang’s eyes darted around, and she chuckled, "Big sister, what are you talking about? I don’t understand!"

"Lin Shuang!"

Lin Yuan crossed her arms and glared at her with narrowed eyes, "Don’t you know what you’ve done? Do I really have to spell it out for you?"

Xiao Linshuang pouted, hung her head, and murmured, "I... Sister, I just saw her always acting so high and mighty, bullying you, and even trying to steal your husband. That’s why I thought... I thought of teaching her a lesson."

Teach her a lesson?

Lin Yuan was nearly infuriated by her little sister. Even if Su Qiuyu was a bully, surely this wasn’t the way to go about it, was it? This was harming others!

Seeing Lin Yuan’s concern and anger, Xiao Linshuang hurriedly explained, "Big sister, rest assured. They are fine, it’s not a rash."

Not a rash? Lin Yuan was taken aback and asked, "Then what is it? Is there any risk to their lives?"

Xiao Linshuang shook her head, "No, no, there is absolutely no risk to their lives. I read about this in my master’s notes. It looks like a rash, but in fact, it’s not a disease. It’s simply a process of expelling the toxins that have accumulated in her body over the years. The more toxins there are, the more severe the outbreak. Less toxins, the milder the outbreak."

Hearing Xiao Linshuang’s explanation, Lin Yuan somewhat understood. It was actually just a catalyst for triggering symptoms, causing all the hidden issues Su Qiuyu had accumulated over the years to surface. She remembered Tian Xuan saying that Prime Minister Su and his wife were extremely devoted to their daughter. They had taken such meticulous care of her that not even minor ailments occurred, let alone serious illness. No wonder the outbreak was so severe now; it turned out to be the culmination of years of suppressed symptoms all at once.

"What about Miss Yao and Miss Cheng?" Lin Yuan still wasn’t reassured and pressed on, "They don’t have any life-threatening conditions either, right?"

Xiao Linshuang assured, "Big sister, you can rest easy. I’m a physician, not a martial world assassin. How could I possibly let them die? I just meant to give them a little punishment. It’s just... "