I'm the one who sleeps with them.
Su Yuewei slowly said, "Because I was the one who slept with Uncle Zhao and Uncle Lin before."
"After my father returned from the capital, he became addicted to drinking."
“He didn’t work, and my mother had no money for medical treatment, let alone money to buy him alcohol, so he started to target me.”
Su Yuewei looked at her and said, "Sister, I envied you back then for escaping that home so early."
Su Yuexing felt cold from head to toe, as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.
Su Yuewei approached her step by step and said, "If you had gone through what I went through, would you still go back to that home?"
Su Yuexing shook her head painfully and said, "Yuewei, why didn't you tell me about this sooner?"
Su Yuewei sneered, "Have you ever seen anyone who would expose their scars to others?"
Su Yuexing stepped back in shock, squatted helplessly on the ground, and covered her head with her hands. Why did her father become like this?
Su Yuewei bent down and said, "Sister! You must be surprised, why has Father become like this?"
"Actually, it's not that he's changed; this is just how he always has been!"
"If our father was truly a father with a conscience, why would he sell you to the Li family!"
Su Yuexing stood up and said, "But you can't demean yourself like this!"
"You still have a long life ahead of you, you can find a good family to marry into!"
Su Yuewei said angrily, "How is marrying Master Li considered degrading myself!"
"I simply chose a path to wealth and prosperity for myself!"
Su Yuexing tried to persuade her, saying, "No! Wei'er."
Su Yuewei waved her hand and said, "What's wrong?"
"You can marry a sickly man! Why can't I marry an old man!"
At this point, she suddenly sneered, "According to seniority, you should call me stepmother."
"Slap!" Su Yuexing slapped her, and her cheek instantly swelled up.
Su Yuewei covered her cheek and said, "This is the last time you, as the older sister, will hit me!" Then she turned and left.
Su Yuexing looked at her reddened palms and said, "Wei'er, I didn't mean to."
Li Jinghe came in from outside; he had heard everything that had just happened inside the room.
Su Yuexing squatted helplessly on the ground, burying her face in her hands and crying. When she saw the shoes on the ground, she looked up at them.
Li Jinghe bent down to help her up and asked, "Does your hand still hurt?"
Su Yuexing shook her head and said, "It's nothing."
Li Jinghe rubbed her hand and said, "Actually, you don't need to do it."
"These are all her choices; everyone has their own path to walk."
Su Yuexing said, "But..."
Before she could finish speaking, she remembered the tragic experiences Su Yuewei had gone through at home.
She gritted her teeth and said, "Could you come with me to the yamen?"
Li Jinghe nodded and said, "Okay."
Su Yuexing arrived at the prison, ordered the guards to open the cell door, and without saying a word, started punching and kicking Su Shi.
Su Shi curled up in a ball, crying out, "Help! Daughter wants to kill her father!"
The bailiffs nearby pretended not to hear and sold their own daughters. Serves them right!
Su Shi angrily shouted, "Su Yuexing! Do you have any conscience? How dare you lay a hand on your father!"
"You heartless bastard!"
"You've treated me like this! Your mother will definitely come to you in your dreams if she finds out!"
Hearing him mention the Su family, Su Yuexing tightened her fist, "You are not worthy to mention her!"
"Ouch! Ouch!" Su Shi's cries echoed in the prison.
Su Shi lay on the ground, half-dead, and Su Yuexing gave him a disgusted look before leaving.
"From this day forward, I sever all ties with you, Su Shi!"
Finally, she turned and left without any mercy. After leaving the prison, Su Yuexing looked at the sun outside and felt a sense of rebirth.
Sitting in the carriage, Li Jinghe picked up a bottle of ointment and applied it to her hands, saying, "You don't need to do this kind of heavy work anymore."
"You can instruct Dongyang to do it."
Su Yuexing felt a little awkward watching him carefully apply the medicine to her, and said, "I'll do it myself."
She tried to break free, but Li Jinghe held her tightly. He looked up at her and said, "Don't move!"
Su Yuexing was so frightened that she dared not move and could only let him apply the ointment. The ointment felt cool and refreshing on her hands.
When Li Jinghe returned to his residence, Sai Taxue was already waiting at the door. She said, "Young Master Li, take one last medicinal bath, and the poison in your body will be completely expelled."
"After that, if you pay attention to your diet, you will be completely cured."
“It was supposed to take more than a year, but your health is even better than I expected.”
Upon hearing this good news, Su Yuexing smiled and said, "That's wonderful!"
"Li Jinghe! What are you waiting for! Go now!" Su Yuexing urged.
Li Jinghe looked at Sai Taxue and said, "Okay, I understand."
Li Jinghe followed Sai Taxue into the room for a medicinal bath.
"When does the divine physician plan to return to the capital?" Li Jinghe asked.
Li Jinghe threw the medicinal herbs from the plate into the bathtub. "Ten days later, when the young master's condition has completely stabilized."
"Thank you for your help these past few months, Dr. Physician."
Sai Taxue paused, glanced at Li Jinghe with his eyes closed, and continued what she was doing. "It's no trouble at all. It's what I should do."
After putting the medicinal herbs in, Sai Taxue clapped his hands and said with a strange smile, "After you recover, you can come to the capital to find me."
Li Jinghe said calmly, "Let's take a look."
After the medicinal bath, Sai Taxue gave him a final acupuncture treatment.
Su Yuexing returned to her room, lay on the bed, and tried to sleep but couldn't, tossing and turning.
She got dressed and went to the courtyard where Su Yuewei lived. Looking at the bright lights in the house, she hesitated whether she should go in.
Hearing the cheerful voices of Li Zhi and Su Yuewei coming from inside, Su Yuewei said shyly, "Master! Be gentle!"
Su Yuexing paused in her steps, then quickly turned and left, not wanting to hear any more of their voices.
Sai Taxue came out of Changshou Garden and ran into Su Yuexing who was returning. "Madam Li, you two sisters are really interesting. One married her son, and the other married her father-in-law."
Su Yuexing's face darkened, and she said, "It seems that Doctor Sai is like a gossipy woman."
Sai Taxue lowered her head and smiled, "I just like ordinary people who enjoy watching the excitement."
As Su Yuexing walked past him, Sai Taxue called out, "Wait."
Su Yuexing stopped and asked, "Does Dr. Sai have anything else?"
Sai Taxue stepped closer to her and said, "Do you want to know why your sister is willing to serve Master Li?"
Su Yuexing's pupils contracted as she looked at him and said, "Do you know something?"
Sai Taxue nodded truthfully, "I know a little more than you!" He gestured with his fingers.
"Tell me quickly!" Su Yuexing asked.
Sai Taxue said unhurriedly, "The mystery is more interesting when it is revealed slowly."
"If Madam Li really wants to know, come to my courtyard at midnight tomorrow."
He emphasized, "Remember! It's just you!" and then left.
Su Yuexing frowned and left. Zhou Yong, who was hiding in the shadows, stroked his chin and thought. He went to Su Yuexing's room at midnight!
Sending a woman to his room in the middle of the night is definitely not a good idea!
Su Yuexing didn't sleep well that night, and in the morning there were two obvious bruises under her eyes.
Hua Hong asked with concern, "Madam, did you not sleep well last night?"
Su Yuexing yawned, "I didn't sleep well."
After finishing her meal, Su Yuexing came to find Li Jinghe, who was taking his medicine.
Su Yuexing asked, "Are you feeling better?"
Upon seeing her, Li Jinghe's mood improved, and he smiled faintly, saying, "Much better."
Li Jinghe asked, "Have you eaten?"
Su Yuexing nodded and said, "You eat, I've already eaten."
"Since you're alright, I'll be going now."
Hearing her rejection, Li Jinghe's heart sank.
Noticing Li Jinghe's expression, Dongyang quickly said, "Young Madam, why don't you eat some more, just to keep the young master company?"
Su Yuexing looked at Dongyang, then at Li Jinghe, "Alright then, I don't eat much, so prepare less for me."
Li Jinghe's face lit up with a smile again, and Dongyang quickly replied, "Okay! Young Master! Young Madam! Please wait a moment, I'll go and urge the kitchen right now."
Hua Hong, standing nearby, took everything in, a faint smile on her lips. The young master and his wife's relationship was getting better and better.
Soon, Dongyang brought out the food, and Su Yuexing noticed that it was all her favorite dishes.
Li Jinghe cast an admiring glance at Dongyang.
Dongyang felt a surge of joy; it had been a long time since the young master had praised him.
Because the dishes on the table were all Su Yuexing's favorites, she couldn't help but eat two bowls.
After putting down her chopsticks, Su Yuexing stood up and said, "You can eat slowly, I'm going back."
The perceptive Dongyang wouldn't let her leave so easily, so he stopped her and said, "Would you like to keep the young master company a little longer, Madam?"
Su Yuexing looked at him with a puzzled expression, then at Li Jinghe, "What's there to keep him company about? He's not a three-year-old who needs someone to accompany him."
Li Jinghe saw a fleeting shadow outside and said, "Since you want to go back, then go."
"Dongyang, see the young mistress off."
Dongyang was slightly surprised, but calmly replied, "Yes, young master!"
He muttered to himself: Could it be that I misjudged the young master's heart? Why doesn't the young master keep the lady a little longer?
After they left, Feng emerged from the shadows and knelt on the ground. "Master, I have investigated the matter you entrusted to me."
"explain!"
Feng reported, "The young mistress's younger brother was indeed killed by a doctor surnamed Sai."
"However, it was not the same divine physician who treated the young master, but another doctor."
"And it was the second princess's husband who introduced them."
"The prince consort went to great lengths to find him, but he ended up finding a fake Doctor Sai."
"It is said that after the young mistress's younger brother died from his illness, the prince consort and the princess had a big argument."
"The princess then brought the prince consort's mother back from the countryside, and their relationship improved."
Li Jinghe asked, "What about that fake Doctor Sai?"
Feng frowned and said, "He has disappeared. I have not been able to find any information about him."
"It's as if this person doesn't exist!"
Li Jinghe rubbed his thumb and forefinger together. How could a person just disappear into thin air? He must still be hiding somewhere.
I just don't understand why they would target a little child who has no connections whatsoever!
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