Chapter 301 Focus
The concierge's writhing in pain naturally quickly attracted attention.
But the people from the Murong family discovered that he was in a bad condition. When they sent him to the clinic, the doorman's face and hands were swollen to twice their usual size. In addition, he rolled and scratched without caring about anything, making him look a bit unsightly.
Coincidentally, Helan Yue was visiting Murong's home at the time, talking with her cousin Murong Xian and her cousin Murong Jing in her cousin Murong Xian's boudoir.
Murong Qian brought his cousin Murong Jin over to say hello to Helan Yue and mentioned the chaos ahead.
Helan Yue and Murong Qian exchanged glances. Murong Qian understood and immediately changed the subject.
Although Helan Yue is an outsider, she has a good temperament and often visits the Murong family. The children of the Murong family are very accepting of her.
Otherwise, if it was someone else who had no idea of being shy and getting so close to Murong Qian, those dirty rumors would have spread a long time ago.
But even so, the two of them "exchanging glances" in front of everyone still challenged the nerves of several young ladies in the Murong family.
"Sister Xiaoyue, you have a good relationship with Brother Qian?"
Murong Jing tilted her head, looking curious.
Since the incident at the Xie family, the originally cute and lively Helan Yue has actually grown up a lot. In the past, when she heard such words, she probably couldn't understand the meaning at all.
But now, she can clearly distinguish any slight trace of hostility, as well as any words that appear to be affectionate on the surface but contain sarcastic connotations.
Helan Yue smiled faintly and said:
"It seems that I have been here too often these days. Jing'er has actually started to dislike me."
As he spoke, his eyes moved, and he glared at Murong Jing with a half-angry, half-happy look:
"Otherwise, why would Jing'er find fault with me even when I say a few more words to your brother Qian?"
She made her intentions so clear that Murong Jing didn't know how to respond.
Murong Xian tried to smooth things over, "Xiao Yue, don't argue with Jing'er. She is just like that. She does whatever she wants."
But there was a hint of inquiry in his eyes.
Helan Yue smiled openly and said:
"Brother Qian and I met at my cousin's store a few days ago. I just heard from Brother Qian that the female shopkeeper came to the store and had a conflict with the doorman.
I originally wanted him to explain in detail, but I was afraid of scaring Jing'er and Jin'er, and also afraid of spoiling your fun, so I winked at him.
Who would have thought that Jing'er, this naughty little girl, would actually plot against me!"
Helan Yue was so frank, Murong Xian and Murong Jing didn't know what to say. But Murong Jin became curious:
"My eldest cousin's shop? Is it the one with lots of candies and colored glass? The female shopkeeper of that shop is here. Is she here to give me a slingshot?
My cousin hasn't written to me for a long time, and he clearly promised to make me a good slingshot! "
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The steward of the Murong family sent another servant to take the position of the gatekeeper, and he personally led people to send the injured gatekeeper to Huichun Hall.
Doctor Zhu of Huichuntang had no idea how to treat this difficult disease, but he didn't dare to offend the Murong family, so he simply prescribed a large dose of medicine to clear away heat and reduce fire, and added three times the amount of Coptis chinensis to the medicine, hoping that the doorman would leave Huichuntang on his own initiative because he could not bear the suffering.
After drinking the bitter medicine, the doorman almost vomited, but the swelling and pain on his face did not get better at all.
The steward of the Murong family scolded Doctor Zhu harshly, and then took the doorman to Doctor Hu while cursing at him.
When Doctor Hu saw this, he didn't know what to do for a moment. He asked the patient a detailed examination and when he learned that the patient was sprayed with something, he immediately asked someone to prepare vegetable oil for the doorman to wash his face.
After washing his face, the concierge felt much better.
But the remaining pain still made him feel uncomfortable.
Then he washed it with clean water and soap, and then used vegetable oil, and repeated this several times. After all the remaining spray was washed away, the burning pain on the doorman's face and hands was basically reduced to a tolerable level.
Although there is still some redness and swelling on my face and hands, it is much better than when I was just sprayed with the spray.
During this process, the manager saw that the doorman had recovered and naturally asked him how the situation became like this.
The concierge stammered in defense:
"She's the female shopkeeper that my cousin needs...
The third wife was annoyed that she did not know her duty, so she asked the young lady to teach her a lesson and remind her of the rules.
I originally planned to let her in after she admitted her mistake.
Who would have thought that she would not listen to even a single piece of honest advice that was unpleasant to her ears? She got angry after I said a few words, and I don’t know what dirty tricks she used, but she almost hurt me to death.”
When the concierge thought of Xia Daohua, he felt a sweat on his forehead and some deep resentment:
"I don't know where that little slut got this dirty trick from!
Mengye, tell me, she is so willful and doesn't know when to advance or retreat. Why should our family spoil her?
We might as well take back the shop and sell it to the saltworks!"
The steward known as "Meng Ye" shook his head and said:
"She must have someone to rely on if she dares to do this. Don't act rashly, and don't exaggerate in front of the Third Madam, or I won't be able to protect you."
The concierge muttered, "It was the Third Madam who asked me to teach her a lesson..." Then he raised his voice again:
"For a servant like her who disrespects her master, it would be a bargain for her to be sold to the saltworks!
In my opinion, she should be sold to a brothel. I want to see if she can still hold her head high and be more proud than her mistress!"
The steward glared at the doorman and said angrily, "Don't be ridiculous. You've been dealt such a bad hand this time. Haven't you learned enough of your lesson?"
The manager didn't say anything, but he thought:
The third wife asked you to teach her a lesson, but she taught you a lesson instead. Who suffered the loss? Did she suffer the loss? Did the third wife suffer the loss?
Why do you have to be so rude and have a head-on confrontation with someone you can't afford to offend?
But he couldn't say this out loud. Otherwise, if this kid said something rude one day, he would be the one who suffered.
If it weren't for the fact that this kid is his brother-in-law, he wouldn't bother with this matter!
In fact, the average doorman is not so blind.
This kid got this position because his mother flattered the Third Madam well and was also quite considerate on weekdays. He hasn't even worked for a full year yet.
Perhaps it's because he's seen so much flattery towards the Murong family that he's forgotten his own worth.
Although he needs to rest for some time due to his injury and may even lose his job, it is not a bad thing as long as he doesn't run around and fool around with the Third Wife.
With his level of knowledge, if he works as a concierge for too long, he will offend people sooner or later.
This time the female shopkeeper left directly. If she finds the master and the mistress to hold the matter accountable, the third wife will definitely be taught a lesson. The third wife is not a magnanimous person, so this kid will probably suffer!
What's more, it doesn't matter if he suffers a little, but if he implicates his mother and sister, he will probably have to suffer the consequences too!
Thinking of this, the steward instructed the doorman:
"You have messed up what the Third Madam asked you to do this time, so just focus on recovering from your injuries and don't think about getting close to the Third Madam. Don't let yourself get into trouble if you fail to do anything to the female shopkeeper."
When the doorman heard this, he felt quite dissatisfied.
But on the one hand, she was used to being controlled by her brother-in-law, and on the other hand, after thinking carefully about the third wife's daily behavior, she nodded reluctantly.
Chapter 300, spread the flowers! Good night, sweet dreams, see you tomorrow. ^_^ The weather is getting colder, but I feel like I have a heat stroke... crying. Please give me two recommendation votes to comfort me. Love you, (づ￣ 3￣)づ
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