Chapter 59 [VIP]

By the time Xiao Chuan left the main room looking completely satisfied, Mi Yao was so exhausted that she didn't even have the energy to curse anymore.

Who would have thought?

She thought he was going to open his heart to her, but he only opened his pants.

Ignoring the stares of the other people in the mansion, he carried her off the carriage and headed straight for the main house.

Upon arriving at the main house, she immediately shut the door tightly, making a great commotion, as if afraid that others would doubt her charm, which had made him return from leaving Yizhou City specifically to kiss her before he could travel with peace of mind.

"Madam, the garrison commander said he went to the military governor's office."

Disliking the strong smell in the main room, Mi Yao didn't even have the maid clean it up immediately. Instead, she opened the doors and windows to let in some fresh air, and leaned against Shi Ya's chest, letting her help her to her room.

If she could, she wouldn't want anyone to help her. Her legs had been lifted too high and for too long, making her look like a limp crab soaked in vinegar. It would be really unsightly for her to walk on her own.

"I didn't ask."

Mi Yao neither wanted to know Xiao Chua's whereabouts nor wanted to hear any mention of him.

"It was the garrison commander who ordered me to inform the madam before he left."

Shiya said cautiously.

After saying that, he helped Mi Yao to the couch and moved a sandalwood armchair with a begonia and ruyi pattern to support her back before continuing, "How about I go and ask Doctor Jiang to take a look at Madam? The magistrate is too reckless. Madam is so delicate, how could he do this?"

The servants who served their masters knew the most about their sexual affairs.

Xiao Chuan is usually very energetic, and it's not uncommon for him to stay up all night until dawn, but he never makes much noise.

Even though they had almost moved their feet outside the courtyard gate, they were still blushing and their hearts were pounding, worried that the canopy bed would collapse from all the commotion.

Mi Yao wanted to say no, but then she remembered Xiao Chuan mentioning taking medicine to her in the carriage. She knew that a good life could lead to a long and healthy life, so she naturally didn't want to age prematurely.

He nodded and said, "Then please ask Doctor Jiang to come over."

After saying that, she looked down and checked her clothes to make sure there was nothing strange about them.

She really didn't understand where Xiao Chuan's stamina came from. Everyone ate the same grains, the only difference was the quantity.

She had already felt that Xiao Chuan's arm strength was amazing when he was able to hold her on the painted boat. This time, he first pressed her against the door, and then she half-lay on the chaise lounge while he remained standing.

Looking back now, he barely lay down for several hours. The only time he let her sit on his lap, he did the same. I wonder if his back will wear out from exerting so much force, or if he will develop a herniated disc when he gets old.

While thinking about Xiao Chuan's back problem, when Doctor Jiang entered the room, Mi Yao looked at him and said, "The town magistrate told me that he talked to the doctor about his back."

Before Mi Yao could even process what was happening, Doctor Jiang stroked his beard and said calmly:

"Madam, rest assured, Zhen Shi has dark hair and bright eyes. His pulse is deep and strong, and his kidney pulse is particularly strong and smooth. He can be said to be exceptionally gifted. Madam does not need to worry about this. However, Madam has taken too many musk pills. Musk itself does not have much effect on the body, but the ingredients used to make the musk release its fragrance from the inside out are too strong, which has damaged the spleen and kidneys."

Mi Yao: ...

She was completely bewitched by Xiao Chuandian, her brain was all muddled, which is why she referred to changing her dressing as changing her kidney.

After a moment of silence, fearing that Doctor Jiang would point at her face and say that she looked like she had kidney deficiency, Mi Yao immediately said, "The town magistrate told me that the musk pills are harmful to the body, and I don't plan to take them anymore. He said that Doctor Jiang has other alternative medicines that he can take himself."

Xiao Chuan spoke sincerely when he told her about it, but who knew if he was telling the truth or if he was just making up a lie to coax her into listening?

If she didn't ask clearly, she was afraid that one day when her belly got bigger, she would think she had just gained weight from eating too much.

"The town magistrate asked me about this matter and instructed me to find medicinal herbs to make medicine. The town magistrate is in good health, so the harm of taking medicine is indeed much lower than that of the lady. However, all medicines have some toxicity. The medicine will be taken for a few years and that will be enough. If the lady and the town magistrate still do not want children by then, it is best not to have sex with each other."

Mi Yao remained silent.

She had no problem sleeping in separate rooms; it was clearly Xiao Chuan's fault.

Anyway, she'll just muddle through for as long as she can. Who knows, Xiao Chu might get tired of it by then. After all, all the movements are repetitive. Now, she's not as scared of his giant python as she used to be.

They even have the leisure to take a second look to discern its appearance and then judge it as extremely ugly.

Having confirmed that Xiao Xuzhen had indeed found a contraceptive decoction, Mi Yao didn't say anything more to Doctor Jiang. Doctor Jiang didn't mention taking her pulse either, but before leaving, he gave Shi Ya several external anti-swelling ointments and explained the order of use.

Looking at the bottles and jars on the table, including a large jar that Dr. Jiang hinted was for lubrication, Mi Yao silently bit the soft quilt, pretending she was biting Xiao Chua.

These things not only made her feel embarrassed and ashamed, but also unlucky. She acquiesced to Xiao Chuankai, but when Doctor Jiang gave her this thing, it was like a gun, and she wouldn't leave until the four-poster bed fell apart.

Fortunately, Mi Yao wasn't that unlucky. After the medicine was applied, she fell asleep, half-asleep, saying something about waiting for him to come back.

Mi Yao initially thought it was a nightmare, but when Zhen Jing mentioned it during dinner, she realized that Xiao Chuan had actually returned after going to the Jiedushi's residence.

"Jiangning can't be delayed, so they handed the matter over to me. They also specifically told me that if you want to help yourself, then let me do it; if you are frightened and don't want to expend your energy, then let me do it."

As the older brother, Yu Shaoyang admired Xiao Chuan's thoughtfulness because of his instructions.

He was afraid that Mi Yao would feel that he had abandoned her and left everything to her, so he told her that she could ignore it. But he was also afraid that she would think he was being domineering, that her life and death were being investigated by others, so he also said that she could take charge.

"How do you get along with your brother-in-law in private? I feel like he's terrified of you, afraid that whatever he does won't satisfy you."

"Is he afraid of me? He only had to say a few words to you, brother, and he made you feel like he was pitiful and I was the bully who oppressed him. He's not afraid of me at all; he's just too clever for his own good, knowing how to make people think he's the good guy and I'm the bad guy."

Mi Yao's anger did not attract Yu Shaoyang's attention; instead, it made him burst into laughter.

Having been brainwashed by Zhen Jing so many times, Yu Shaoyang now also thinks that his sister and brother-in-law have an excellent relationship and that Mi Yao is just joking.

“How could Hu Hu be a bad person? Besides, no matter what, Xiao Chuan’s burly figure has nothing to do with being pitiful.”

"How is it not even remotely related?"

She realized that one shouldn't always show weakness. She used to play the victim, and even when she was genuinely wronged, others thought she was just joking. But Xiao Chuan, who never said a kind word, now said a few more words, and everyone thought he was deeply in love and a good man.

He's no good man at all.

He was just talking to himself, not taking her opinions seriously. He expressed his emotions in a half-hearted way, like a wild dog in heat, his penis erect, panting excitedly with his tongue lolling out, licking her from head to toe.

Oh, and a few times he couldn't control his emotions and bit her a few times. One of the reasons she walks like a crab is because he left a bite mark on the inside of her thigh.

So what was the point of her biting his hand earlier?

"I don't understand, are you guys good or bad?"

Yu Shaoyang scratched his head, feeling that his sister's anger was genuine, but Xiao Chuan's reluctance before leaving also seemed like a true expression of emotion.

"Why are you meddling in your sister and brother-in-law's affairs, acting like a judge!"

Zhen Jing slapped Yu Shaoyang's hand away. "If I hit you and then complain that you're stupid, is it a good thing or a bad thing for us to be together?"

Yu Shaoyang: ...

How is this any of his business?

Seeing Yu Shaoyang's innocent expression, Mi Yao laughed out loud. It's true that when you hate a man, seeing other men suffer can also make you feel better.

"What did they find out from the groom? If I remember correctly, he was a servant I bought into the household after I married Xiao Chuan."

The Xiao family had too few servants, so after she took over the management, she bought a lot of servants to bring into the mansion.

She had specially sent this group of people to Pu Qing's place for inspection first, in case any spies were left behind, but unexpectedly, one of them still slipped through the net.

When it came to serious matters, Yu Shaoyang's expression also became serious: "Sun Da is a gambler. He used to just play a few rounds with other servants in the mansion. But as he accumulated more money, the servants in the mansion were no longer willing to gamble with him, so he went to the gambling tables outside, giving others the opportunity to set traps for him."

Setting a trap for a gambler is simple: first let him win, then let him lose, and when he's desperate, give him another chance. At that point, he knows that if he tells his master everything, his master won't forgive his gambling addiction. So he might as well take a gamble, betray his master, and get a reward. Maybe he can defy fate and change his destiny.

"He gave up a contact person, someone he met while gambling, who was probably also someone else's subordinate. Apart from Sun Da, the other thugs who escaped had all been silenced by the time Pu Qing came looking for them. Qi Niang, however, had an arm cut off, and the one who was thought to be dead was still alive."

Yu Shaoyang continued, "They are the same contact person as Sun Da. Pu Qing has already searched the entire Yizhou City for the person based on the portrait they pieced together."

As long as a person can be found, even if it's just a corpse, the final killer can be found by the information left around that person.

Upon hearing this, Mi Yao confirmed her guess that the two groups had made their move.

"Those who can find archers certainly wouldn't hire those thugs to fill in. They only hired one crossbowman, probably because they were afraid of sending too many people and leaving traces that would be discovered."

The only thing the master behind these two groups didn't expect was that she had gained a martial arts expert named Qi Niang by her side.

In this respect, Xiao Chuan can be credited with half a favor. If he hadn't sent Qi Niang to her side, she would definitely have died this time, relying solely on the maids and servants around her.

But thinking about it carefully, if it weren't for Qi Niang, she knew that her mouth was smeared with poison to prevent being sacked outside, so she would always take a group of people with her when she went out.

Even with a large group of people and an old woman watching over the coachman, the coachman was not capable of driving the carriage off course.

Furthermore, both groups of people, when investigated thoroughly, targeted her because of Xiao Chuan.

Therefore, Xiao Chuan's merit should be deducted, so Xiao Chuan still owes her half a merit.

She had nothing to thank him for; on the contrary, he owed her a great deal.

"The people were divided into two groups, some to silence witnesses and others to commit suicide, making it all very mysterious, but if you think about it carefully, there are only a few who could actually do something to me."

It doesn't matter whether the people who sent the letter to Tang Tanyi were in the first or second batch; the point was simply to divert attention and shift the blame.

The person who bribed the stable boy and hired the thugs wanted her dead; they were people who hated her intensely. The crossbowman, on the other hand, was dissatisfied with Xiao Chua and wanted to escalate the situation so he could be the one to deliver the final blow.

"I've offended quite a few people, but the only ones who hate me this much are either Zhao Wulang's parents or the Pan family. As for the people behind that crossbowman, I think they're probably from the Zhao family or Xiao Chu's adopted brothers."

She wondered if Consort Chang was seeking revenge for her younger brother and had sent someone to take her life.

But thinking about it later, it's impossible. If the imperial concubine were to send assassins, she wouldn't be so afraid of being discovered. To be on the safe side, she would only send a group instead of just one.

"After thinking it over, Pan is the most suspicious. She seems to have something wrong with her brain."

She didn't have many conflicts with Madam Pan; most of the time, it was Madam Pan who made a fool of herself, while she would chime in a few words as she watched the drama unfold.

But every time Pan looked at her, she felt confused.

It wasn't pure disgust, but rather a sense of knowing everything, looking down at her with an air of absolute certainty.

Recalling how Madam Pan chased after Xiao Chuan, forcing him to admit his feelings for her, and how she could still appear before him as if nothing had happened after the scene turned ugly.

Mi Yao said to Yu Shaoyang, "Let's focus our investigation on the Pan family and the fourth branch of the Zhao family. It's said that Zhao Wu's mother is half-mad because her son was exiled. Let's try to get some information out of her. That should save us a lot of trouble."

Upon hearing this, Yu Shaoyang exclaimed in amazement, "Huhu is becoming more and more like a lady in charge. Don't worry, brother, I'll take care of it right away. If the military governor protects the Pan family, I'll tear off all pretenses to seek justice for you."

There's no need to tear off the mask.

Mi Yao comforted him, saying that if she wasn't mistaken, Xiao Chuan's trip to the Jiedushi's residence before leaving was to prepare Zhao Tianhe mentally.

Although Xiao Chuan is a womanizer, he is also a reliable one.