Xu Shaoqing, accompanied by Guixiang, personally escorted Aunt Yang out of the hospital.

The aunt smiled and shook her hand. "I understand that young people are ambitious. Although they are competitive, they should not risk their husbands' safety."

Xu Shaoqing felt a tightness in her chest, finally understanding why Liu Xiang'er had been unable to speak.

"Auntie, you are wronging me! I had no chance to touch the spice cabinet at all."

To everyone's surprise, Aunt Yang thought she was just being stubborn and wouldn't listen to her explanation at all.

Upon hearing this, the smile on his face faded slightly, and he patted her hand before turning and leaving.

Gu Ting looked dangerous, but after taking the medicine and resting for a day, he was fine and it didn't interfere with his shifts.

She broke Liu Xiang'er's hat, but Manjing took back all her affairs. And it was Manjing's birthday.

This was a good thing, and Fangli was even happier than Manjing. She treated everyone herself and the next day she went to the kitchen to ask for a pot of rice wine and some snacks to go with it.

Calling in all the maids, young and old, for a proper celebration. The dishes included braised pig's head, sweet and sour eggplant, celery sprouts and pigeon sashimi, lily bulb noodles, and a pot of pork and crab roe steamed buns.

Even Granny Shi and Granny Zheng came over for a meal. Granny Shi loves wine and even brought her own homemade osmanthus syrup.

The young mistress's maids weren't familiar with her, so she didn't call them. Liu Dong'er was taking care of the half-conscious Xiang'er, and all the other maids, regardless of their rank, came over.

Even the embroiderers put down their work and came over for a good meal.

The people in this room were ostensibly celebrating Manjing's birthday, but everyone knew what their real motives were.

Liu Xiang'er was usually unpopular, not to mention how arrogant she became after gaining Aunt Yang's favor.

It wasn't just Xu Shaoqing's maid who suffered the consequences at her place.

In the courtyard, apart from Fangli and Manjing, even Daixiu, who rarely left the room, was scolded several times.

When Chun'er saw Liu Dong'er's injuries from being pinched and beaten, unpleasant memories were stirred up in her mind.

Therefore, when Liu Xiang'er was punished with a cane, no one came out to plead for her.

Everyone watched from the sidelines with schadenfreude and amusement.

Even now, sitting here eating, everyone feels relaxed and happy.

After all, we've gotten rid of a troublemaker, so it's easy to predict that everyone's life will be much easier from now on.

But even in such a pleasant atmosphere, Chun'er, that silly girl, couldn't say anything.

"Isn't this a bit inappropriate? The young master's injury has just healed, and we're celebrating wildly right here."

The room fell silent after those words. Manjing slammed her wine glass on the table.

"We dared to hold this banquet precisely to celebrate the young master's recovery!"

Chun'er was startled by the cold words; she had meant well, yet she was being criticized.

Her eyes reddened and she began to sob, but no one paid any attention to her.

Granny Shi watched for a while and couldn't help but frown. "Why are you making such a sad face and crying on someone's birthday?"

He was about to step forward and pull her out, but before he could even get his hands on her, Gui Xiang took a silver bracelet with an apricot blossom pattern and stepped into the house.

Seeing that someone had arrived, Fangli finally spoke, glancing at Chun'er, "Shut up!"

But when Chun'er got angry, she couldn't stop sobbing and instead looked pitifully at Gui Xiang with her eyes wide open.

Even Guixiang frowned, and Fangli was truly furious!

"Get out!" After saying that, she gave Hongye a wink, and Hongye quickly pushed Chun'er and led her away.

After she left, Manjing quickly put on a smile and stepped forward, "Miss, what brings you here...?"

Gui Xiang handed over the silver bracelet, saying, "From now on, just call me by my name. The young mistress heard that it was your birthday today and specially gave it to you as a gift."

Manjing respectfully accepted it and bowed in the direction of the young mistress's room.

Then he invited Guixiang to drink with him, explaining that he hadn't invited her because he was afraid of interfering with Guixiang and the others' work.

Gui Xiang didn't take it to heart at all, and waved her hand, "You guys eat quickly, really, there's no need, I can't get away from here."

Next time it's a day off, I'll prepare a feast too, so we can get to know each other better.

Manjing personally saw her out of the house before turning back to eat.

After Chun'er caused a scene, the atmosphere wasn't as cheerful as before.

Xingzi has lived in the same room with Chun'er for so long that she has gained experience and is now immune to it.

Moreover, she herself is a witty and humorous person, so she quickly told jokes to make everyone happy, and the atmosphere gradually improved.

Fangli left two pork and crab roe steamed buns for Hongye, but Hongye didn't have time to eat them before she went out.

After Chun'er finished crying, no one came to comfort her or pay attention to her, which made her feel even more embarrassed. She went back to her room and locked the door from the inside. Seeing no one, she went to rest by herself.

After finishing her meal, Xingzi wanted to go back to lie down for a while, but she couldn't open the door and sighed.

It was Hongye who saw it through the window and invited Xingzi to their room to rest for the whole afternoon.

After Fangli returned to her room, she put the key to the spice cabinet that she had secretly made earlier under her bundle.

In the afternoon, he went to the laundry and packed up all the personal rewards he had accumulated recently, handing them to Fangtang to take home.

In the days since Fangtang was thrown out, her temper and disposition have been tempered quite a bit.

He pulled his sister by the hand and said, "Sis, you've vented your anger enough this time. Don't let me hold you back!"

Furthermore, I was indeed too arrogant back then, which led to me being secretly resented and framed, so it's a 50/50 situation. I've really vented my anger this time!

"You should do a good job from now on. That way I can rest assured."

Fangli remained silent, patted her sister's shoulder, and then looked at the scar on her forehead.

He was still resentful, but he comforted her, "Okay, okay, I understand. You should also go to work honestly."

"You can't go back to Mo Yuanyuan anymore. If you can find a good job in the future, I'll naturally do my best to help you in the inner courtyard."

Hearing that there was still a chance to enter the inner courtyard, Fang Tang smiled and said, "I will definitely work hard this time. I will be honest and loyal."

Fangli smiled and nodded. The two sisters didn't say anything more and went back to their respective places.

Fangli had just returned to Moyuan Courtyard when Dong'er stopped her. "Sister Fangli, could you take me to the Second Madam's room to plead for her? I can't get in by myself."

My sister's injuries are too severe. Could we wait two more days until the wounds scab over before moving her out?

Her voice trembled with tears, and disregarding any concern for saving face, she poured out her family's story like beans spilling from a bamboo tube.

“My mother is greedy, so she definitely won’t buy medicine for my sister’s injuries if we go back like this.”

I want to wait until my sister takes a few doses of medicine and her injuries improve before sending her home. Otherwise, I'm not sure if she'll survive.

Fangli stared at her intently, listening to her plea. After Dong'er finished speaking, crying, she handed her a handkerchief.

“You’re a good child, you have a conscience. Please ask Fangli to speak to your sister on your behalf. You should go back and take care of your sister.”

Liu Dong'er kowtowed to Fang Li, sincerely thanked her, stood up, turned around, and ran back into the house.

Actually, there's no need to go to the second wife's place; just talk to the third young master.

So Liu Xiang'er rested for an extra half month at Mo Yuan Courtyard, and her injuries were mostly healed. Her mother found a cart and pushed her back through the back gate of the courtyard.