Chapter 217: Schadenfreude
The tense thread in Liang Moyuan's mind finally relaxed.
As soon as she arrived at the door of the room where Huo Jin was meeting, Liang Moyuan saw people from the second room guarding the door, as well as the nanny beside the old lady.
Her long eyebrows frowned slightly, and she felt dissatisfied.
Before she walked in, she heard Huo Siyuan's voice.
"How is my eldest brother?"
Upon hearing this hypocritical voice, Liang Moyuan became immediately furious.
She stepped into the room, and the hair ornaments in her hair jingled against each other. Before anyone turned their heads at the sound, they heard her voice with a sneer.
"Thanks to you, your elder brother will definitely not die."
There was undisguised sarcasm in her tone.
Walking behind the screen, Liang Moyuan glanced at everyone present with an indifferent expression.
The old lady only glanced at Liang Moyuan once, then looked away with some guilt.
Liang Moyuan knew that the old lady would definitely come.
After all, her protection and love for Huo Jinjian were not fake.
But last time, when Huo Siyuan and others framed Huo Jin and there was irrefutable evidence, the old lady still protected the people from the second house. Liang Moyuan was also quite disappointed with the old lady.
After all, the old lady still cares more about the reputation of the Marquis' Mansion.
If it weren't for Ye Zhonglin, Huo Jin would probably be dead now.
No one in this room is sincere, and Liang Moyuan doesn't care about etiquette or give face to anyone.
"Why, are you here to confirm whether your elder brother can survive?" Liang Moyuan stood in front of Huo Jinjian's bed, blocking Huo Siyuan's sight.
When Huo Siyuan saw Liang Moyuan looking at him coldly, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
"Don't get me wrong, sister-in-law! Of course I was thinking about my elder brother. I, I specially called the doctor!"
Huo Siyuan hurriedly pulled the man carrying a medicine box over.
"This is the court doctor. I specifically asked him to confirm my eldest brother's condition so that I can comfort my grandmother."
Liang Moyuan glanced at the court doctor coldly.
The court doctor immediately said respectfully: "Greetings, Madam."
Liang Moyuan nodded slightly and asked in a cold voice, "How is the young master?"
The court doctor looked a little embarrassed, as if he was worried that Liang Moyuan would be very angry after telling the truth.
"But it's okay."
Hearing this, the court doctor breathed a sigh of relief.
The others also looked at the court doctor expectantly.
"The eldest young master fell into the water and was poisoned before. His body was weak and he hasn't recovered yet. Now he has suffered such a heavy blow. If he doesn't rest and take a lot of nourishing herbs to nourish his body, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to recover."
After the court doctor finished speaking, he lowered his head, somewhat afraid to look at Liang Moyuan's expression.
He was the palace physician, and he knew the current situation of the Huo Mansion's medicine storehouse, which was not enough to support Huo Jinjian's treatment.
Liang Moyuan certainly knew this too.
Her originally round almond-shaped eyes drooped slightly, and she glanced at everyone out of the corner of her eye.
Huo Siyuan, Yu Shi, Liang Shanyu...
There was a smug smile in everyone's eyes.
Huo Siyuan and the others didn't know that it was the prince who ordered this to happen, but when Huo Jin saw what happened, they wanted to light fireworks to celebrate.
Yu Shi even wiped away two tears in a hypocritical manner, crying and saying, "Wow, but the Marquis' Mansion is now at a loss. Let alone those high-quality medicinal materials, even buying a few prescriptions is difficult."
Huo Siyuan tried his best to suppress his smile: "Yeah, now that things are like this, I can only ask Big Brother to take good care of me and not get out of bed casually."
Looking at the mother and son's unconcealable pride, Liang Moyuan curled the corners of his mouth coldly.
"Since that's the case, from now on, we'll dismiss a bunch of unproductive servants from the mansion, and reduce the monthly wages of the courtyard by 30%."
After she finished speaking, she ignored the sudden change in Huo Siyuan and Yu's expressions and looked fixedly at the old lady who had been silent all this time.
"What do you think, Grandmother?"
The old lady already felt guilty towards Huo Jin, so she would never say no.
She even wiped away her tears and said, "Okay, I still have some decorative ancient paintings that can be sold for money. Sell them all and buy medicine for Jin Jian."
"Mother, Jinjian's body is a bottomless pit. If this continues, our mansion will be sold out." Yu was horrified and did not bother to pretend to be worried about her stepmother. She hurried forward.
The old lady glared at Yu. "Jin Jian has made an indelible contribution to the Marquis's current situation. If you, the second branch, hadn't caused any trouble, I, an old man, could have lived for two more years! Your courtyard must also produce something. Didn't Siyuan receive a lot of rewards from the crown prince before? Give fifty taels to Mo Yuan tomorrow!"
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