That night, Song Yuxiu developed a high fever, and Shen Zhiyi stayed up all night taking care of him.
When he woke up, a bowl of prepared herbal medicine was already placed in front of him.
"Husband, you're awake?" Shen Zhiyi smiled. "This is something I brewed myself. Your arm is injured, so I'm feeding it to you."
"Zhiyi, you can leave the medicine-decocting to the maids. You are the wife of the heir of the Marquis of Xuanhua's mansion. I married you so that you could enjoy a life of luxury." Song Yuxiu gently stroked her hand.
Shen Zhiyi is dignified, and every gesture she makes is elegant.
As the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo, she had many suitors, but she doted on him and was willing to cook for him and serve him tirelessly, which greatly satisfied his vanity as a man.
If he hadn't fallen from his horse and pretended to be impotent, he would have...
"You are my husband, it is my duty to take care of you. Come on, drink your medicine."
Shen Zhiyi took the spoon and fed him herself.
"The physician from the Zhai family said that this medicine must be finished for it to be effective."
Such good medicine...
She had to feed him the drink herself.
"You're so kind, you've worked so hard." Song Yuxiu reached out and hugged her. "It's a pity that I fell off my horse and injured my vital organs. We've been married for two years but we haven't been able to consummate our marriage. I'm sorry you've suffered like this."
Shen Zhiyi chuckled inwardly:
What a scoundrel!
Consummating the marriage?
You don't deserve it!
At this moment, Cui Lan came in and said, "Young Madam, Madam requests your presence."
"What does Mother want with me?"
"This servant doesn't know, but you will understand when you get there." Cui Lan, relying on being her mother-in-law's personal maid, looked at Chen Zhiyi with disdain, like a wicked servant following its master.
Shen Zhiyi nodded and followed her to her mother-in-law's room. As soon as she greeted her, she heard her say, "Go to the account and get me five thousand taels of silver."
"Five thousand taels?" Shen Zhiyi frowned.
"Yu Xiu is injured. I need to go buy him some tonics. He risked his life to save you back then. What? You can't even bear to part with this?"
"You've been married for two years and there's not a hint of pregnancy. Given your situation, it's no wonder I divorced you."
The mother-in-law scoffed, "You've been in charge of the household finances since you got married, can't you even come up with this little bit of money?"
Shen Zhiyi secretly mocked him.
The Xuanhua Marquis's residence was already in decline, and the accounts department had very little money.
She often subsidized various expenses in the household, believing that Song Yuxiu truly loved her.
Unexpectedly, the entire Marquis's mansion treated her like a sucker!
Shen Zhiyi remained calm, but she had a plan in mind. She simply smiled and said, "Since it's for my husband tonics, I'll send someone to fetch them right away."
Before long, Hongrui had collected the silver notes.
Upon seeing the silver notes, the mother-in-law suppressed a smile and said, "Then I'm going out. You'll take care of Yuxiu."
"Miss!" Hongrui stamped her foot anxiously. "You've been married to the young master for so many years, and the Marquis's mansion has spent almost all of your dowry, which is five thousand taels of silver! What kind of tonics do you need that much money for!"
"They even said you couldn't have children, but it's clearly the heir..."
Chenzhi gestured to Hongrui to stop talking, warning her that someone might be overheard.
After the marriage, her mother-in-law handed over the management of the household to her. In order to maintain the grandeur and dignity of the Marquis's mansion, she almost used her dowry to make ends meet for the past two years.
She was not only supporting the Song family, but also Lin Yaoyao and her two children.
Lin Yaoyao's house has now been burned down by her.
It will take money to settle her in.
My mother-in-law rushed out; she must be going to deal with this matter.
Shen Zhi gestured for Hong Rui to come closer, and whispered a few words to her. Hong Rui immediately burst out laughing.
**
At this moment, Lady Xuanhua was on her way to see Lin Yaoyao.
With so many people around, she found an excuse to send her maid and servant away and arranged to meet Lin Yaoyao in a secluded alley.
Only Tsui Lan was keeping watch nearby.
"Mother—" Lin Yaoyao's eyes instantly reddened when she saw her.
"Good boy, let me see, are you hurt?"
"I'm fine, how's Yuxiu? It's all my fault. If he hadn't been saving me, he wouldn't have been injured." Lin Yaoyao lowered her head and wiped away her tears. "I really can't understand it. How could a fire have started out of nowhere?"
Last night's fire happened while Song Yuxiu was trying to salvage their hard-earned savings and gold and silver, which is why he was injured.
"Here are three thousand taels of silver notes. Take them first, buy a house to live in, and buy yourself some clothes."
Lin Yaoyao's eyes lit up as she looked at the silver notes.
This is three thousand taels.
“I sent some more money to the countryside. Don’t worry about the children. That money will be enough for them to live on for at least a year and a half.”
"Mother is always so thoughtful."
Just then, there was a commotion outside the alley. Cui Lan frowned and went to investigate.
"Take this quickly! I'm going back to the Marquis's residence first." Worried about being seen, Madam Chen stuffed the silver notes into Lin Yaoyao's hand and prepared to leave.
Unexpectedly, two masked, burly men suddenly rushed out. Her scalp tingled, and she retreated hastily. "Who...who are you?"
"Madam, my brother and I have just arrived in the capital and are penniless. We would like to borrow some money from you."
"How dare you! In broad daylight, under the Emperor's very nose, have you gone mad? Aren't you afraid I'll report you to the authorities?" Madam Chen frowned, yet dared not cry out for help.
The two burly men ignored him, but their eyes lit up when they saw the silver notes in Lin Yaoyao's hand.
Lin Yaoyao turned pale with fright and hurriedly tried to hide the silver notes, but it was too late. One of the men stepped forward and forcefully snatched the silver notes from her hand.
"Give me the silver notes!" Lin Yaoyao grabbed the man's arm.
But he was kicked to the ground.
Her frail body fell to the ground, and she was instantly overcome with pain, her eyes filled with tears.
"Yaoyao!" Madam Chen rushed to check on her, then looked at the masked burly men, "Do you know who I am? Believe me or not, I'll make sure you all die a horrible death!"
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