In her previous life, Xie Qingran was rejected five times, becoming a notorious older "leftover woman" in the capital. She was forced to marry a widower who had 'jinxed' three wives...
Chapter 110 Cooperation
Physician Wang and Physician Zhao exchanged a glance, and then began to cooperate in administering acupuncture.
Xie Qingran's eyebrows were tightly furrowed, her hands were clenched into fists, and beads of sweat kept falling from her forehead, but she still didn't move an inch, just letting them pierce the sharp silver needles into her ears.
Seeing Xie Qingran's restrained demeanor, the two were somewhat surprised. They had originally thought that Xie Qingran was a delicate young lady who would not be able to withstand such pain, but they never expected that she would be so strong-willed!
This Miss Xie is truly extraordinary!
Xie Qingran experienced a period of near-death experience, and for a moment, she even felt that dying would be better than living in this torment.
If it weren't for the humiliation and hatred from my past life weighing heavily on my mind, I'm afraid I really wouldn't have been able to bear it at this moment.
"Young lady, sob sob, my young lady."
Baozhu knelt beside Xie Qingran. Xie Qingran didn't cry, but she was already sobbing uncontrollably, feeling a heart-wrenching pain.
These people are so cruel.
Fortunately, the process wasn't particularly long and ended quickly. Xie Qingran's clothes were completely soaked.
She was still pale as she thanked the two imperial physicians, saying, "Thank you, Baozhu, please see the physicians out properly."
"yes."
Baozhu wiped away her tears forcefully and saw the two of them off.
Watching them leave, Xie Qingran finally felt relieved and silently closed her eyes. The lingering pain still made her feel uneasy.
When Baozhu returned, she quickly untied the sheets from Xie Qingran's body and then began to wash and change Xie Qingran's clothes, crying throughout the entire process.
Why are you crying?
Xie Qingran looked at her crying and felt somewhat helpless.
"I'm not in pain anymore, why are you still crying?"
Baozhu didn't know what was wrong with her, but she felt sorry for Xie Qingran when she saw her like this.
"It's probably because you, young lady, have so few tears, so I'm helping you shed tears."
"Young Miss, you've suffered."
Baozhu looked at Xie Qingran with a pitiful expression, genuinely feeling sorry for her.
In both her past and present lives, Xie Qingran had never been genuinely cared for by anyone. Everyone disliked her, hated her, and framed her. This was the first time someone had truly felt sorry for her.
Looking into Baozhu's teary eyes, Xie Qingran felt her heart gradually warming up.
She chuckled softly and then said directly, "Alright, stop crying, or your eyes will turn into walnut eyes!"
Upon hearing this, Baozhu finally stopped crying. She clenched her fists angrily and said, "It's all the young master's fault. If it weren't for him, you wouldn't have had to suffer like this, Miss. I just hope he's in as much pain as you, or even more pain than you!"
Are you cursing your brother?
Xie Hanyue walked in, her face cold, looking at Baozhu with displeasure.
Baozhu then realized she had misspoke and hurriedly knelt on the ground: "Second Miss, please calm down, I was just talking nonsense!"
"You're talking nonsense! Who do you think you are to dare spout such nonsense?"
"How dare you curse the young master of this family! You're asking for death!"
"Guards, slap him!"
Xie Hanyue knew that Baozhu was Xie Qingran's servant, so hitting Baozhu was the same as hitting Xie Qingran. Besides, she was just a servant, so it wasn't a big deal.
"Let's see who dares to make a move!"
Xie Qingran rebuked her sternly.
Immediately afterwards, she strode forward and helped Baozhu up from the ground, her eyebrows furrowed tightly as she stared at Xie Hanyue.
"Who do you think you are, telling my people what to do?"
Xie Hanyue was startled at first, then felt a surge of humiliation. She would never have looked at Xie Qingran directly before, but now she was actually frightened by her.
"Sister, she cursed Brother, and he's still your brother. How can you let her do this?"
"Or is it that it wasn't a servant cursing your brother at all, but you who were cursing him?"
Snap!
Xie Qingran raised her hand and slapped Xie Hanyue hard across the face.
"You! You dare hit me? You're insane!"
"Xie Qingran, I'll fight you to the death!"
Xie Hanyue had never been beaten before, so she started fighting with Xie Qingran. Soon, the elders in the family were alerted. When Xie Yankang and Wang Shi arrived, the two girls' faces were covered in grime, looking very disheveled and even somewhat comical.
Upon witnessing this scene, Xie Yankang felt his head buzzing. He took a deep breath and then said irritably, "Can someone explain to me what's going on? You two, what's going on here?!"
"Father, Mother, my sister hit me!"
"Waaah, the maidservant next to my sister cursed my brother. I couldn't stand it and said a few words, and my sister hit me!"
Xie Hanyue quickly stepped forward, knelt on the ground, and cried with tears streaming down her face.
Xie Qingran, on the other hand, stood there silently with a swollen face, her eyes filled with grievance and anger.
Upon seeing this, Xie Yankang said unhappily, "Didn't I tell you not to come to your sister's place unless it's important? What are you doing here?"
"I just came to see my sister and wanted to ask if it would be possible to have the imperial physician examine my brother. I wanted to beg my sister for help."
"I never expected that as soon as I walked in, I would hear this wretched maid talking about my brother, cursing him so that he would never be able to get up again. Mother, you must stand up for me and for my brother!"
As she spoke, Xie Hanyue kowtowed heavily, leaving her head red and swollen.
Upon hearing this, Madam Wang's face changed instantly. She immediately helped Xie Hanyue up from the ground and frowned at Xie Qingran, saying, "What's wrong with you? Do you really think that just because you married into the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, you can be arrogant and domineering at home? You unfilial and disobedient brat! Kneel down and apologize to your sister!"
Xie Qingran remained alone, stubbornly standing there, looking at Wang Shi with a blank expression: "I will not apologize to her, I did nothing wrong."
"you!"
"How dare you disobey!"
"Believe it or not, I'll break your legs!"
Wang clenched her fists, gritting her teeth as she stared at Xie Qingran, as if she were really about to rush up and tear her to pieces at any moment!
Seeing this, Xie Qingran nodded directly: "I believe you!"
Upon hearing this, Xie Yankang was immediately dumbfounded and almost burst out laughing.
Seeing Xie Yankang like this, Madam Wang became anxious: "Say something!"
"What are you talking about? It's just little girls playing around."
"Alright, alright, stop arguing, everyone go back to your rooms and apply your medicine!"