She brought medicine with her and immediately applied a thick layer on it. She also asked the maid beside her to call a veterinarian. Fortunately, the veterinarian from the Animal Control Bureau had not left yet and was living in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
The old nanny crawled to the old lady's feet, crying bitterly, "I have served the old lady for decades. Even if I have no merit, I have worked hard. Now that the young lady has treated me like this, I don't want to live anymore. It would be better to die..."
The old lady was so angry that she was shaking all over. She pointed at Ji Yunhuan and said, "You... you evil creature! Why don't you kneel down and apologize? You are a young lady from an aristocratic family, and you are openly committing a crime in the mansion. Are you trying to piss me off to death?"
Ji Yunhuan took the cotton cloth handed over by Qiao Yue and carefully wiped the water stains on the Persian cat. Hearing this, he sneered:
"Grandma, don't you have any other tricks? I've pissed you off more than once or twice, but I've never seen you die from my anger!"
"I see that grandma is in great spirits. She tried to beat my maid the other day, and nearly killed my cat today. Huan'er often doubts whether she is really your granddaughter. Otherwise, why do you always favor outsiders and never truly love Huan'er?"
The old lady didn't take it seriously and angrily scolded, "Who gave you the courage to question your elders? Filial piety has always been above everything else. I am your grandmother, and you should respect me."
"So what if I'm partial to Xue'er? Xue'er is well-behaved and pitiful, unlike you, who bullies others with your power and is arrogant and domineering. What other girl is so shameless as you? You're jealous that Xue'er is better than you in every way, so you actually drove her out of the house. How can Xue'er, an orphan, survive out there? You have such a vicious heart!"
Qiaoyue had already prepared the cradle, but Xizi didn't let her hold the baby, so she had to sleep in the cradle.
Ji Yunhuan placed the half-dry Xizi into the cradle, patted his head to comfort him, and then turned to stare at the chattering old lady.
She had a very bad reputation outside. When she thought about it carefully, it was because her grandmother spread the news everywhere. Otherwise, how could the things happening in the inner house be known to everyone?
In her previous life, she wanted to compete with Shangguan Ruoxue in everything, all for the sake of her grandmother's favor.
Now she has let it go. If she doesn't like something, she doesn't like it. It's useless to force it.
"Whether Grandmother believes it or not, it wasn't my idea to send Shangguan Ruoxue to the ancestral temple. If it were up to me, sending her back to the countryside would be the only way to have some peace and quiet."
The old lady became even more angry. "You still want to send her to the countryside? You are trying to kill Xue'er! As long as I live, you will not harm Xue'er!"
"You two, go and capture that beast. He's wasting his time on playing with things. A good young lady in the boudoir doesn't learn needlework, but instead spends the whole day fooling around. What a disgrace!"
The two servants looked at each other. They didn't dare to offend the old lady, nor did they dare to offend the eldest lady. They had bitter faces and didn't know what to do.
With a swish, Ji Yunhuan's whip slammed onto the floor in front of the servant and he said coldly, "Get lost! If anyone dares to touch Xizi, my whip won't have eyes!"
The two servants stepped back tactfully, and the other servants all lowered their heads, none daring to step forward.
The old lady stood up from her chair, shaking with anger. "Useless thing! I personally beat this beast today. I don't believe you dare to whip me!"
Ji Yunhuan swung his whip in the air, creating a beautiful whip flower, and the crisp sound echoed throughout the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Xizi is my life! He is the life of the entire Prime Minister's Mansion! Whoever dares to hurt him even a little, I will return tenfold. Whoever dares to kill him, I will kill him! Even if it is my grandmother, I will not show mercy!"
Long Lin lay in the soft cat bed, basking in the warm sunshine. A strange feeling surged in his heart, as if he was wrapped in a warm current and felt particularly safe.
He had lived for twenty-eight years, and no one had ever stood before him so selflessly, regardless of gains and losses, regardless of advantages and disadvantages, just to protect him.
Such a pure heart is rare in the world. It's a pity that people are ignorant and only know the bad reputation of the Prime Minister's daughter for being arrogant and domineering.
Long Lin thought of how Prime Minister Ji often sighed over his daughter's marriage. He also heard that Ji Yunhuan was obsessed with the prince and had such a bad reputation that no one in the capital dared to propose marriage to her.
Forget it, he is his savior after all. When he returns to the palace, he will issue an edict to grant them a marriage. The identity of the Prime Minister's daughter is worthy of the position of Crown Princess, which can be regarded as his repayment to Ji Yunhuan.
He believed that the prince he had chosen was not someone who only looked at appearances, and would definitely treat Ji Yunhuan well.
"Madam! Are you okay? Someone, please call a doctor!"
After hearing Ji Yunhuan's outrageous remarks, the old lady was so angry that she felt dizzy, her eyes went dark, and she fell straight back.
Everyone helped the old lady up, and someone pinched her philtrum several times. The old lady collapsed in the chair, breathing heavily, her lips trembling, unable to utter a word.
With the situation getting so chaotic, Prime Minister Ji could only emerge from his study and said sternly, "Huan'er, you're running around when you're not even fully recovered. Why don't you hurry back?"
The old nanny rushed over wailing, covered in blood, and knelt on the ground, saying, "Master, please investigate. The young lady committed a crime. Injuring an old servant is a minor matter, but making the old lady faint from anger is a major problem. If you let her go lightly, I'm afraid she will cause even greater trouble in the future."
Ji Yunhuan put away the whip and handed it to Qiao Yue who was standing beside her. She bowed politely to her father and said loudly:
"Father, Huan'er will not leave. I must explain today's events clearly. I will not let a cunning slave tarnish my reputation."
"I picked up Xizi, so naturally I had to protect him. But this cunning slave actually wanted to drown Xizi. I beat her to save a life. Huan'er doesn't think she did anything wrong."
Prime Minister Ji stroked his beard and said with satisfaction, "Huan'er is right. However, it would be beneath my dignity to do it myself. In the future, I will let the butler teach such a stubborn servant a lesson."
Ji Yunhuan nodded slightly and said obediently, "Father is right. It's just that the situation was urgent. Huan'er was eager to save the cat, so he was a little impatient. I won't do it again in the future." The old nanny was anxious and pointed at Ji Yunhuan and shouted, "You are talking nonsense! He is just a beast. It's all an excuse. You hit me in front of the old lady, which is disrespectful to the old lady. It was clearly the old lady who asked me to kill this beast..."
Ji Yunhuan glanced at her, and Qiao Yue stepped forward and slapped the old lady hard.
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