Chapter 40
"It may not be that bad." Jin Yu said sadly, tears in her eyes. She raised her hand to comfort her but didn't have the courage to put it down.
Qiongzhi pulled Shen Jiao's clothes and took half a step back involuntarily. Seeing that no one noticed, she breathed a sigh of relief and stood to Shen Jiao's left without moving.
Shen Jiao echoed, "Don't scare yourself. The plague is no joke. If it really existed, they wouldn't just leave it alone, unless they were determined to kill all four of us here."
"No!" Jin Yu suddenly raised her voice, but when she saw Shen Jiao looking at her, she lowered it again. "Didn't the Sixth Young Master say that we had to wait for the Seventeenth Young Master to deal with us? Would he lie to us? He would never deliberately let us die before he wakes up. My dear sister, just bear with it for a while, someone will definitely come."
She spoke in a decisive tone, as if she believed in her own words, but at this moment, no matter how firm her tone was, it sounded weak.
Yinhua was no longer able to speak. She took a few steps back and sat on the ground, curled up in a ball with her legs hugged. Her eyes were blank and she stopped crying.
Shen Jiao took a few steps back and sat cross-legged on the ground. Qiongzhi followed suit and stood next to her.
Only Jin Yu would peek out through the crack in the door from time to time and shout a few times, but nothing came of him except scolding.
It was probably a warm sunny day today. The sun shone through the window, illuminating the woodshed very brightly. The smell of the dead mice gradually became less pleasant.
A faint fishy stench lingered at the tip of the nose, making people despair. The bulging eyeballs were staring upwards, looking horrible and miserable, overlapping with the look of the maid who died with her eyes open last night.
Qiongzhi turned her head away in disgust, smelling the medicinal fragrance on her sister's body. Her restless heart calmed down a little, but it was not enough. She hugged Shen Jiao's arm, pressed against her arm and sniffed hard, then leaned against her shoulder and murmured softly, "What a nice smell..."
Her mind was empty and her eyes stared blankly at the small piece of land in front of her.
Shen Jiao was speechless.
Being in solitary confinement can easily drive people crazy, especially since they didn't sleep much all night and their minds were foggy, so nothing they did was strange. She even wanted to dig a big hole in the wall to get into the kitchen to eat.
Unfortunately not.
Hunger makes people sleepy, Shen Jiao closed his eyes and slept until the afternoon.
When I opened my eyes again, Yinhua was lying on the ground coughing non-stop, and Jinyu was sitting on the ground leaning against the door, not knowing what he was thinking.
No one came to see them.
Her shoulders felt heavy, as heavy as her heart.
If Qiongzhi doesn't get up, she will be exhausted to death. If the door is not opened, she will starve to death. Has Xue Shun not woken up yet?
The sound of chanting in the courtyard almost sounded like the cry of a cuckoo, each cry was shrill and mournful.
But I have to say that everyone is in really good health. After such a long time, no one has died. Shen Jiao woke Qiongzhi up and looked through the crack of the door for a long time, only to see that the person who fainted was woken up by a basin of cold water, and the broken ice in the basin fell all over the floor.
Towards evening, they finally didn't have to recite anymore, as Xue Shun had woken up, but Shen Jiao and the others still couldn't go out.
Through the door, I could faintly hear someone mentioning "plague".
Doctor Sun came in with his face covered with a white cloth to take Yinhua's pulse.
"How is it?" Jin Yu asked anxiously.
Doctor Sun said nothing, letting go of their hands and looking at them again: "Do you have any symptoms such as cough, fever, headache, etc.?"
"No."
All three of them shook their heads.
Doctor Sun still extended his hand to them, looked at them one by one, and then left without saying a word.
The door was closed again.
Doctor Sun returned to the main room and reported, "It should be just a common fever caused by shock, but for the sake of safety, it would be best to isolate him from the public for a few more days."
"Oh, I never thought something like this would happen," Xue Lang sighed hypocritically, "It's better to lock them up for a few more days, so they don't forget their lesson."
Xue Shun retorted groggily, "What does it have to do with them?"
Then he said, "Tell them to go back to their rooms."
"Seventeenth brother, I'm not saying anything to you, but this kind of thing shouldn't be taken lightly."
"I'm the one in a bad mood."
"That's because they didn't serve us well enough," Xue Lang asked him with a sullen face, "and why did you do this? Who made you angry or are you unhappy about something?"
No matter what's going on, you can talk to me, talk to your brothers. Why are you hurting yourself so much? Where do you put your parents? Is there something wrong with you at home?
How could all the fine clothes and delicious food, and the guidance of famous teachers make you so careless? Seventeen, Seventeen, I always thought you were a good child, but now, alas, you have disappointed me so much.
Xue Lang turned away with a grief-stricken look on his face.
All the servants in the room could see the sorrow on his face.
Xue Shun: I want to tell him to get lost, but he has a pig's nose with a green onion stuck in it, why is he pretending to be an elephant here?
"Brother's teachings are reasonable. Seventeen knows he was wrong and won't dare to do it again."
"I hope you've really figured it out," Xue Lang said, as if he had just remembered something. He turned around and tucked the quilt in for him, saying, "I've already dealt with that night watch maid who neglected her duties yesterday. I can't be shortchanged now. Lingnu, you'll just stay by Seventeen's side and serve him from now on."
"I obey your command. From now on, I will serve you with all my heart and soul, and will not slack off even for a moment."
A little girl with an oval face and twin buns, about thirteen or fourteen years old, bowed down, very respectfully.
Xue Lang smiled and said, "Don't look at this girl's small appearance. She is quite skilled in martial arts and can read and understand some things. With her by your side, I can feel more at ease."
Xue Shun didn't listen to any of that at all. He stood up and asked, "How did you deal with that maid?"
"What else can we do? Such a useless maid should be beaten to death." Xue Lang said with concern, as if nothing had happened. "Why are you up? Lie down and rest. Doctor Sun said that your hands have been hard to use lately. I have asked someone to ask for leave from the master for you. You..."
"roll."
Xue Shun rudely waved his hand away and kept pushing him.
"Get out of here! Who gave you permission to touch my maids? What right do you have to beat or kill them?"
"Seventeen, you're blaming me, but I'm doing this for your own good."
"I don't need you to be so kind. Just give me..."
roll!
Xue Shun struggled to jump to the ground, but before he could finish his words, his eyes went dark and he fell down again.
What could Xue Lang, a caring brother, do? Naturally, he picked him up and put him back on the bed, regardless of past grudges.
The maids outside had been sent back to the house long ago and knew nothing about this.
Shen Jiao and the other three had to continue staying in the woodshed and starving.
I told you to stay away from others.
Their rooms are too close to others and difficult to separate, so the woodshed is more suitable for them.
Xue Lang was very satisfied with his arrangement and pretended to be sad, saying, "I'm afraid Seventeen doesn't want me to stay here. I should report this to the headmaster."
In this way, everyone in Tongcai Villa will know about it.
System: [It's already -50. His favorability towards you is almost at the critical point. If it decreases any further, we'll become enemies.]
Xue Lang was open-minded: [What's there to be afraid of? Everything will turn around when it reaches its extreme. The old man and my mother are much more ruthless than I am. He will accept his fate.]
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