The Feng residence.
A gasp of surprise came from Madam Feng's courtyard, followed by a chaotic commotion.
Feng Yu'er, dressed in plain white clothes and wearing a small white flower in her hair, stood in the courtyard, looking pitiful and charming.
However, her gaze was so sharp that none of the people kneeling on the ground dared to look up at her.
Feng Yu'er said sternly, "Speak! Who exactly switched Grandmother's charcoal?!"
The servants kneeling at Feng Yu'er's feet were terrified by her stern voice and shrank back, burying their heads even deeper.
Seeing that she couldn't get any answers from those around her, Feng Yu'er said, "Manager Feng, have all these people sold off by human traffickers. They're unreliable, so there's no point in keeping them around!"
Manager Feng bowed and accepted the order. With a wave of his left hand, several servants stepped forward and pulled up the servants and maids kneeling on the ground, preparing to sell them.
"Please spare me, young lady!"
"Young lady, we really don't know what happened."
"Even if we had a hundred lives, we wouldn't dare to replace the old lady's charcoal!"
"Please, young lady, have mercy on us and let us go!"
The servants and maids who were pulled up cried and begged for mercy.
In an instant, Madam Feng's courtyard was bustling with activity, like boiling water.
The sound of wailing and lamenting injustice drew the attention of the second branch of the family, who came to watch.
When the mistress of the second branch, Madam Guo, arrived at the scene, she saw a group of servants and maids pulling at each other, with the eldest daughter of the first branch standing in front of them.
Guo walked through the corridor to the old lady's courtyard. The head maid beside her shouted sternly, "Let go! What kind of behavior is this, making such a racket in the old lady's courtyard!"
Granny Yinshuang was a maidservant who came with Guo, the second wife, as part of her dowry. Even Steward Feng had to show her respect in the mansion.
The others dared not disobey, for who would dare offend the master's favorite?
The servants released their grip, and with a series of thuds, another group of people knelt on the ground.
Seeing this, Feng Yu'er said coldly, "What a high position you hold, Granny! You're even managing the servants in Grandmother's courtyard now. Are you going to hand over the keys to the accounting office to you as well?"
Granny Yinshuang lowered her head and said with a smile, "Young lady, you are joking. This old servant would not dare to. However, the old lady caught a chill last night, and it would be inappropriate to disturb her rest today."
Granny Yinshuang's words were not without reason. Feng Yu'er snorted coldly and said, "I see you have quite a few ideas. Tell me, what should be done with these incompetent servants?"
Granny Yinshuang was surprised that Feng Yu'er would entrust this matter to her, and felt ashamed, lowering her head and not daring to speak.
Guo Shi did not expect that Feng Yu'er would become so difficult to deal with after staying at the border for several years, so she said, "The servants who are incompetent will naturally be dealt with by the eldest young lady. No matter how far our second branch of the family has its hands, we will not interfere in the affairs of the old lady's courtyard. Please rest assured, eldest young lady."
Guo Shi finished speaking perfectly, leaving Feng Yu'er unable to find fault. She could only ask, "Second Aunt, you were the one who arranged the servants in Grandmother's courtyard. Now someone is harboring malicious intentions and has replaced the good charcoal that Grandmother uses with black charcoal. What do you plan to do about this?"
The servants were indeed arranged by Madam Guo; she couldn't escape that fact.
Guo took out a handkerchief and wiped her tears from her eyes, saying, "It's all my fault for not handling things properly. These servants will be dismissed as the eldest daughter said. From now on, I will stay by the old lady's bedside to serve her and fulfill my filial duty as a married woman."
Guo put herself at a disadvantage, but in reality, she gained both face and substance.
Feng Yu'er couldn't release the anger she had been holding in.
Since her father died, the second wife's family has increasingly disregarded her.
Now that they dare to set up a challenge right in front of her, she has no choice but to face their wolfish ambitions. She vows to protect the family business that her father worked his life for.
The servants were all pulled away, and Madam Guo wasn't just putting on an act; she actually had Granny Yinshuang move the things to Madam Feng's courtyard, putting on a show of serving her mother-in-law.
In Madam Feng's room.
Madam Feng lay on the bed with her eyes closed and her face pale, wearing a wide navy blue velvet headband on her forehead.
As soon as the doctor finished taking her pulse, Feng Yu'er stepped forward and asked, "Doctor, how is my grandmother?"
The doctor put his tools into a wooden box and said, "The old lady's heart is knotted with illness, and her qi and blood are deficient. In addition, she caught a cold last night, and external evils invaded her body. I will prescribe a medicine for her to take first. If there is no improvement, then we will have to use strong medicine."
Feng Yu'er said, "Please speak frankly."
"The young lady needs the gall of the snake king as a medicinal ingredient for this potent medicine to work," the doctor said.
After seeing the doctor off, Feng Yu'er was in a dilemma. In the dead of winter, all the snakes were hiding. Where was she going to find the gall of the snake king to use as a medicinal ingredient?
Just as Feng Yu'er was frowning in worry, she thought of someone who would definitely be willing to help her!
......
Lu Qiqi has been digging a pond in her space to raise fish for the past two days. To ensure that the pond always has fresh water, she has been doing everything herself, from drawing the plans and digging the pond to drawing water, which has taken a lot of her effort.
Every time I came out of the pond, my fingers were white and wrinkled from being soaked in the water.
Fortunately, perseverance pays off. Lu Qiqi finally finished digging the fishpond and raised all the fish she bought from Nanshi in it.
She'll have fish to eat wherever she goes from now on, which makes her very happy.
As soon as Lu Qiqi stepped out of the space, she heard the resounding sound of horses' hooves and footsteps.
She quickly went outside to check the situation.
A small group of people dressed in government uniforms, riding tall horses, followed by many government soldiers, walked into the mountains.
Lu Qiqi, unaware of what had happened, quickly called out to Li Shoucai, who was leading the way, "Uncle Shoucai, are you taking so many officials into the mountains?"
Just as Li Shoucai was about to speak, a soldier shouted, "Stop talking nonsense and lead the way!"
Li Shoucai opened his mouth, then immediately closed it again, and led his men into the mountains.
Lu Qiqi was afraid that someone would discover that Xiao Hua and her two cubs were here to fight the tigers, which would be bad.
Lu Qiqi quickly followed, wanting to bring Xiaohua and her child into the space to hide before the soldiers found them.
Lu Qiqi followed along the foot of the mountain, but was stopped by soldiers who wouldn't let her enter.
Just as Lu Qiqi was thinking of taking a detour through the side path into the mountains, a soldier from the garrison bowed to her.
“Miss,” the guard said, “we are going up the mountain to catch the snake king and extract its gallbladder. This is a dangerous matter, and we hope you will stop here.”
Lu Qiqi then realized that these soldiers were the same people who had come to the veterans' village with Old Madam Hao.
Lu Qiqi asked, "What do you need the snake king's gall for? And who is it for?"
The soldier shook his head. He had only received orders from his superiors to go into the mountains to find the snake king and extract its gallbladder; he knew nothing else.
The guard replied, "The old lady gave the order; I know nothing else."
Lu Qiqi thought for a moment. Since it was Old Madam Hao who was looking for her, something must have happened, otherwise she wouldn't have gone to such lengths to send people into the mountains.
Lu Qiqi didn't want anyone to discover the existence of Xiaohua and her child, so she said, "Let them go down the mountain. Here's the snake king's gall you're looking for."
"I have!"
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