Chapter 23: Ruined Reputation
Shen Wan’s heart suddenly tightened.
Damn, I can’t be such a pessimist. Something must have really happened to that talented person!
She didn't care about anything else and rushed out of the space with her things in her arms, heading towards the direction of the sound.
I saw Wang Qi sitting in the weeds, holding a handful of patchouli in his left hand, covering his ankle with his right hand, and sweating profusely from the pain.
"What's wrong with you?" Shen Wan saw this and hurried forward.
Wang Qi frowned and gritted his teeth as he said, "I accidentally sprained my ankle."
After hearing this, Shen Wan couldn’t help but regret bringing him up the mountain.
This talented man is good at writing, but it is a bit difficult for him to do such rough work.
Xie Mubai is such a fool. Why did he agree to let him follow?
She put down the things in her arms while she was lost in thought.
Gently rolled up his dirty pants, revealing a section of his calf as smooth as jade.
Wang Qi blushed.
He was about to refuse but was stopped.
"Do you still want this leg?" Shen Wan threatened, "I'm a doctor, you have to listen to me!"
Wang Qi hesitated for a moment and reluctantly endured it.
Shen Wan checked and found that no bones were injured.
The ice in the space was not convenient to use, so she randomly took out a bottle of safflower oil: "It's okay, just apply some medicine."
Just as he was about to unscrew the bottle, Wang Qi took it and said, "I'll do it myself."
He doesn't like women, and he doesn't like being touched by women.
Now, being able to let this ugly woman examine him is already the limit for Wang Qi.
Seeing him finish applying the medicine, Shen Wan reached out to help him.
Wang Qi was about to refuse again, but she became impatient and said, "How are you going to get down the mountain if I don't help you?"
"There are patients down the mountain. They don't have time for you to dawdle here!"
She didn't care whether Wang Qi was willing or not, and she picked up the things in one hand and pulled the talented man up with the other.
At this time, the bearded man had already led the group to the shade of the trees.
The official also set up a pot, and mung bean porridge was steaming on the stove.
"Go pick up some more firewood!" Hu Dahai added a piece of firewood and shouted to Aunt Zhou, the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law.
Aunt Zhou was lazy to begin with, and now it was so hot that she didn't want to move.
She lay on the ground and said weakly, "I think I have a heat stroke too. I really can't move..."
Anyway, she didn't have heatstroke, so it didn't matter whether she drank the mung bean porridge or not.
Qian and Li sighed helplessly and could only get up reluctantly.
They were the ones fetching water just now, and now they are the ones collecting firewood!
Seeing how slow they were, Hu Dahai was about to scold them, but he saw Shen Wan coming back with Wang Qi.
Seeing Wang Qi putting all his weight on the ugly woman, Xie Mubai, who was resting on the side of the road, changed his expression.
"What happened?" Hu Dahai hurried forward and supported Wang Qi.
Shen Wan smiled and said, "It's okay, just a sprained ankle."
"By the way, the herbs have been collected, and we can boil them now."
After hearing this, Hu Dahai saw what she was holding.
When he saw the watermelon, he couldn't help but be surprised: "Where did this come from?
“This is the only one I saw on the mountain.” Shen Wan said casually, “I’ll boil the medicine first, and then we’ll eat the melon.”
Everyone looked at the big round watermelon and their mouths were watering.
Especially Sun, her eyes were almost glued to the melon.
It would be great if I could have a melon to cool down in such hot weather.
After decocting the medicine, Shen Wan asked Hu Dahai to distribute it to the patients.
Although Da Niu didn't need to take medicine for the time being, Wang Qi still asked for a bowl for his sister-in-law.
Shen Wan ignored them, borrowed Hu Dahai's knife and started cutting the melon.
As soon as the knife was cut, there was a "bang" sound, and the round watermelon split into two halves, revealing the bright red and juicy flesh.
Shen Wan gave half to Hu Dahai, and used a small spoon to scoop out some of the melon pulp, then placed it in a small bowl, then inserted a clean bamboo skewer into it and handed it to Xie Mubai.
"You must have earned this much in your previous life to be able to marry such a good wife!" Hu Dahai looked at Xie Mubai thoughtfully, "You must treat her well in the future."
Xie Mubai didn't say anything.
He wanted to treat her well, but he didn't know how.
I did it, but I was afraid to give her hope.
If I don’t do it, I’ll feel guilty.
"My man is thin-skinned, so don't tease him." Seeing the big villain's strange look, Shen Wan smiled and said, "Go eat your melon."
Hu Dahai smiled and went to find other officials with the melon in his arms.
Seeing that the girl looked unhappy, Shen Wan cut another piece and sent it over.
Seeing that many people were eating watermelon, Dabao burst into tears.
"Mom, I want to eat too!" He grabbed Zhao's arm and started to howl.
Zhao panicked and quickly hugged him and coaxed him, "Okay, I'll ask Auntie San to buy it for you when we get to town."
"No, I want it now!" Dabao desperately slapped Zhao's shoulders and cried, "That's the Xie family's melon, why are you giving it to outsiders and not to me?"
"I am the eldest grandson of the Xie family. In the future, the entire Duke's Mansion will be mine!"
"If that ugly girl dares not give it to me, I will kick her out of the house!"
After hearing this, Xie Mubai's hand holding the bamboo stick paused slightly.
I thought Zhao was a smart person, but I didn't expect her to educate her children like this!
"Don't talk nonsense!" Zhao was so scared that her face turned pale and she quickly covered Dabao's mouth with her hands.
Dabao was not the only one who wanted to eat watermelon. Aunt Zhou, Mrs. Sun, and Xie Murong were also among them.
Aunt Zhou thought for a moment and then looked at Xie Mubai shamelessly: "You don't have to take the child's words seriously."
"It really doesn't matter." Xie Mubai didn't even raise his eyelids, and said expressionlessly, "The Duke's Mansion has been confiscated anyway, so it doesn't matter if it's all his."
Aunt Zhou's face turned pale.
She sneered a few times and said quietly, "My Lord, you are so cold-blooded that it chills the hearts of us orphans and widows."
So what if we split up?
As long as she relies on her status as an elder, she will eventually be able to suppress him.
"Disheartened?" At this time, Shen Wan sneered and said, "Disheartened, okay!"
"I wanted to share some melons with you guys to cool you down in the heat, but now it seems that's not necessary."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhou's face turned pale with anger.
"Chen Wan, how dare you act so shamelessly in front of me!" She rolled her eyes and sneered sarcastically, "Let me ask you, as a married woman, how can you cuddle with a strange man in public?"
"If you're alone, who knows what you'll do."
"My Lord, I admire you a lot."
"Your own woman did such a shameful thing, and you didn't even say a word!"
When Wang Qi heard this, his expression suddenly changed.
He was about to explode, but he saw Shen Wan sneer and said, “When it comes to ruining one’s reputation, how can I compare to you, Auntie?”
"I heard that when the Madam was arranging a marriage for you, you disliked the other party's family background, so you climbed into the Duke's bed before the Duke's wife came in."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar at the scene, and even the expressions of Sun and other daughters-in-law changed.
Aunt Zhou blushed and angrily cursed, "You're talking nonsense!"
"How could I be talking nonsense?" Shen Wan sneered, "It seems that the eldest son was already born when the Duke's wife just entered the house?"
"No... no..." Aunt Zhou looked a little flustered and stammered, "This matter was decided by the Madam..."
"If it was really arranged by the Madam Dowager, why didn't she ask you to come and see her for so many years?" Shen Wan sneered and told him everything she had read in the book. "And the Duke's wife, why hasn't she conceived after so many years of marriage? How dare you say that this has nothing to do with you?"
Just a few words, but like a huge rock falling into calm water, it immediately caused huge waves.
Everyone looked at each other and seemed to understand why the Duke's wife had only given birth to one son after many years in the mansion.
It turns out that this old woman was involved!
"Chen Wan, stop talking nonsense!" Xie Mubai's face was so dark that it could almost squeeze out water. He shouted sternly, "You've only been married for a few days, how could you possibly know what's going on in the mansion?"
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