"Please wait a moment, sister. I'll be done combing my hair right away."
After quietly combing her hair, she brought Nanzhi a brightly colored dress to wear.
After Nanzhi left, he silently watched her retreating figure, grinding his teeth.
"What's there to be so smug about? From now on, these clothes will be mine, the room will be mine, and the title of the wife of the General Who Protects the Nation will also be mine."
Nan Zhi arrived at Madam Mu's courtyard and respectfully bowed to her.
Madam Mu smiled and said, "Good child, come here and let Doctor Zhao take your pulse."
Nanzhi walked over and sat down.
"Young mistress, please give me your hand."
Nanzhi reached out her hand somewhat uneasily.
Dr. Zhao draped a cloth over her wrist and took her pulse through the cloth. After a while, his brow furrowed slightly.
Then, he made Nanzhi open her mouth and looked at her tongue.
After examining the patient's internal organs, Dr. Zhao said, "The young mistress is very weak, probably due to years of overwork. Dietary supplements won't be very effective; she needs some medicinal supplements to replenish her qi and blood so that she can conceive more easily."
Madam Mu nodded repeatedly, "Then I'll trouble you, Dr. Zhao, to put in the extra effort and prescribe some good medicine for the young mistress. Money is no problem."
"Madam, rest assured, I will do my utmost." Doctor Zhao then looked at Nanzhi and said, "However, the young mistress is still a virgin. If she wants to get pregnant, she will have to be more proactive in her sexual activity."
Madam Mu, who had been smiling, changed her expression instantly upon hearing these words.
Nanzhi's expression was also like that.
"This guy can even diagnose something like this?"
[Zhizhi, according to big data, Traditional Chinese Medicine is still very powerful.]
"Okay, this is it."
After Doctor Zhao wrote the prescription and left, the smile on Madam Mu's face vanished without a trace.
She slammed her hand on the table in anger.
"Do you have anything else to say?"
Nanzhi quickly knelt down to admit her mistake.
Madam Mu sneered, "I trusted you so much, and you dare to lie to me?"
Nanzhi's eyes were red, and she dared not speak.
Madam Mu was furious when she thought about how Nanzhi had said they had slept together twice that day.
And what about the blood on the white bridal veil?
Madam Mu knew that Mu Yao definitely hadn't shared a room with Nan Zhi.
He might have done it.
But how could Nanzhi also keep it a secret?
Madam Mu had originally liked Nanzhi quite a bit, but now she only felt that she was cunning and untrustworthy.
She pinched her brow in frustration.
"Go kneel in the ancestral hall for an hour before going back."
Nanzhi was led to the ancestral hall by Qiushuang.
She knelt before the ancestors of the Mu family.
[Zhizhi, kneeling for an hour is tiring. Are you sure you don't want to exchange for a potion to relieve the fatigue and pain?]
Nan Zhi smiled and said, "No need, you've come at just the right time."
Nanzhi knelt for a full hour before Qiushuang called her to get up.
When she got up, she almost fell to the ground because of her sore knees.
Qiu Shuang supported her and gently comforted her, "Young Madam, please don't blame Madam for punishing you. Madam is eager for a grandson, and it's normal for her to be angry that you kept it from her."
Nanzhi shook her head, indicating that she did not blame Madam Mu.
Qiu Shuang added, "After you go back, you should think of a way to sleep with the general. As long as you get pregnant, the madam will be very happy, and you will be a great contributor to our Mu family."
Nanzhi doesn't like everything revolving around having children.
It's as if women are just machines for giving birth.
However, feudal ideas were already deeply ingrained in this era.
Given the circumstances of the Mu family, she could understand why Madam Mu thought this way.
She feigned agreement and, with Qiu Shuang's help, returned to her room.
Mu Yao had just returned to his residence after finishing his official duties when he met Xiang Chun.
"General, the lady would like to invite you over."
Mu Yao went there, and as soon as he arrived, he noticed that Madam Mu's expression was not good.
There was a tray on the table, and inside it was the white wedding veil.
Mu Yao then knew that she knew the truth.
here we go again.
She's going to nag for a long time.
"Yao'er, you are twenty-three now, while Mu Yang is only twenty and his child is already four years old. What about you?"
"My mother just wants a grandson, is that really so difficult?"
...
As expected, Madam Mu detained him and lectured him for a long time.
Mu Yao was tired of hearing it.
Mu Yao initially thought that Nan Zhi had leaked the information. After returning to his room, he wanted to question her immediately, but as soon as he entered, he saw Nan Zhi sitting on the bed, her clothes disheveled, revealing her white legs.
Before he could see clearly, he quickly turned his face away.
He blushed and scolded, "It's not bedtime yet, what are you doing? Hurry up and put your clothes on."
Nanzhi blushed as well. She hurriedly pulled up her clothes, but as soon as she stood up, the pain in her knees made her hiss involuntarily.
Later, when Mu Yaozai saw Nanzhi, she walked very awkwardly.
Realizing something, Mu Yao asked her, "Did Mother punish you by making you kneel in the ancestral hall?"
Nanzhi shook her head.
"to be honest!"
Nan Zhi then pursed her lips and nodded.
"Because of the fact that I didn't sleep in the same room with you?"
Nanzhi lowered her head, tacitly agreeing.
Mu Yao then sent someone to investigate.
Knowing that it was Madam Mu who had called the doctor and diagnosed the problem, Mu Yao thought it over and over, and then went back to ask Nan Zhi: "Do you have a man you like?"
Nanzhi was completely bewildered by his question.
"If you have a man you like, you can tell me, and I will grant your wish. But before that, you must keep it a secret for me. After I leave, I can find a way to get you married and give you the most lavish dowry."
He wanted her to share a room with the man she liked without Madam Mu knowing.
After understanding his meaning, Nanzhi's eyes dimmed.
She nodded, and Mu Yao thought she really had a man she liked, but then he saw her shake her head.
Mu Yao didn't understand what it meant. "Write it on your hand and tell me."
Nanzhi walked over and wrote on his hand: "I have someone I love, but he doesn't love me."
That makes things difficult.
"Alright, I'll help you figure something out later. You should rest now."
Mu Yao was about to leave when he thought of something and stopped.
"Here's some medicine, rub it on your knees."
He tossed a bottle of medicine to Nanzhi.
"Zhizhi, this is a top-quality ointment that Mu Yao usually uses to treat bruises when he gets injured. It's not very expensive, but it's extremely effective. He actually gave it to you. He really loves it..."
"Love you my foot!"
Nanzhi rolled her eyes at it.
[I was just trying to lighten the mood.] 003 felt wronged.
Although Mu Yao didn't really love Nan Zhi, he knew that Nan Zhi hadn't told Madam Mu that he had misunderstood her, and he couldn't help but feel guilty because of the fact that he had been punished by kneeling.
In addition, he accidentally caught a glimpse of her legs.
This was the first time he had seen a girl's legs. Although he didn't see them clearly, the more blurry they were, the deeper they seemed to creep into his memory.
After he went to the study, he couldn't concentrate on reading. His mind kept replaying those slender, fair legs with rosy knees.
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The first step in love is lust at first sight.
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