"Wait a minute," Xu Yixing was sharp-eyed and recognized at a glance that this was the Nine Revolutions Soul Resurrection Pill used by the emperor. How could his father be willing to give the only one in the mansion to Xu Yiyan? It seemed that he still cared about her.
"Where did this medicine come from?"
Siqin felt a little guilty when she heard this question, and her eyes kept wandering: "This... I asked for it from the Seventh Prince."
"Hmm?" This answer was not what Xu Yixing expected.
"Miss, you don't know that the medicines prescribed by the doctor these days are completely useless. Your high fever won't go away. I had no other choice but to sneak out of the house and beg for these two medicines."
Xu Yixing was horrified. It seemed that Xu Yiyan had indeed been in contact with the Seventh Prince for a long time, otherwise even Siqin would not be able to go to the Prince's Mansion to ask for medicine.
"He gave you two?"
This medicine is extremely valuable, and the Xu family only has one. It is said that it can bring back the soul of a patient, even if only one breath is left. The Xu family's medicine was given to my father when he was on the battlefield. The emperor was worried that the old general would be injured. It has never been used.
"Yes, I fed you one this afternoon, and you woke up now. It seems it worked. His Highness said he only had two left, so he told me to come back and give them to you. If they're not enough, he'll find another way."
Tsk! Such a valuable thing, and you gave me two at once? Isn't it enough? I want more?
Could it be that Lu Anyuan likes Xu Yiyan? It's just a pity that Xu Yixing has no memory now. He doesn't even know how they met, so he dare not make any mistakes.
"Why don't you ask Dad for it? We have some at home."
Siqin lowered her head. Not to mention that she couldn't see the master at all, even if she did, how could she beg him with the lady blocking her way?
Xu Yixing felt uncomfortable when he saw Siqin was silent. He wondered if his father would give this thing to Yiyan. Alas, poor child! It was only after he became Yiyan that Xu Yixing realized that many things were not what he had once seen.
Whether it's Mrs. Gu, Mrs. Gu, or even Dad, it turns out they all have two faces...
"Put this away. I'm ready. I'll return such a valuable item someday. By the way, you said Madam hasn't come back yet? Si Hua, go ahead and ask around. If there's any movement, report back to me."
Siqin put the medicine away, and Sihua went to the front yard to watch as instructed. Xu Yixing leaned back against the bed, downing the medicine prescribed by the court physician before remembering to ask about the aftermath of the incident at the Duke's Mansion that day.
"By the way, what happened when I asked you to watch the beams that day?"
"You're amazing!" Siqin furtively rummaged through her inner garments for a long time before pulling out the jade pendant and handing it to Xu Yixing. "Why do the people on the young lady's side always like to put things on the beams?"
Seeing the jade pendant, Xu Yixing recalled the argument that day and couldn't help but tear up again. No wonder no one protected Nanny. She hadn't used the jade pendant to manipulate anyone, but had kept it for her!
"Miss, are you crying?"
"No. Siqin, I will keep this jade pendant. If anyone asks, just say it's my mother's legacy. Don't say anything else. Got it?"
"good."
This is a good cover. After all, Xu Yiyan's mother doesn't have much money and can't afford expensive accessories. No one will be suspicious if she says this.
"When I recover from my illness in the next two days, let's go to Jingxi Temple together."
"But you can't go to the mansion again until the end of next month, so you should just rest and take care of yourself for now."
"No, I must go early. The reason is that when the time comes, I can say that I recovered from my illness thanks to the Buddha's blessing. Madam will not disapprove."
"Well, the food sent from the kitchen is cold. I'll go heat it up for you."
Xu Yixing nodded and didn't refuse. He had been ill for a few days, and although he was recovered now, he was still very weak and needed to recover quickly.
That night, while Xu Yixing was eating, he heard Si Hua running in: "Miss! That's so funny!"
Xu Yixing pretended not to know what was going on and asked with a smile, "What are you so happy about?"
"Madam Gu scolded her and fined her half a year's salary!"
Siqin's reaction was even bigger than Sihua's: "Really? What's the reason? Tell me quickly, hahahahaha!"
Si Hua cleared his throat and began to describe the situation vividly: "Today, my wife went out to burn incense. Everything was fine when she was out. When she came back in the evening, it suddenly started to rain lightly, and the mountain road was a little muddy.
We were just going a bit slower, but for some reason the two horses pulling the cart both had diarrhea!"
Si Qin suddenly remembered the second lady's previous instructions and looked fiercely at Xu Yixing. The latter was unmoved and just listened to Si Hua quietly.
"There was no village or shop in the distance, it was dark, raining, and there were few people around. The lady couldn't find a place to rest. She could only ask the servant to come back quickly, get a new carriage, and wait in it.
But when the servant came back, he saw that all the horses used for going out in the mansion were sick and weak. He did not dare to use ordinary horses to fool the lady, so he waited until the young master came back and used the young master's horse before taking it back.
Having said that, Si Hua picked up a handkerchief and covered his nose, as if to cover up some smell.
"Oh my, I was just waiting at the front yard gate. When Madam came back, she smelled... Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk!"
Siqin and Xu Yixing covered their noses at the same time, already imagining the smell.
Hehehe, Gu had been waiting in the carriage for at least an hour. Sitting in the carriage, she could probably hear the two horses farting right in front of her. The farts might splash directly onto the curtains, and she didn't know if they would rub against her... Just thinking about it makes me happy!
"Then, why was Nanny Gu punished?"
Si Hua was still recalling Gu's face, which looked like horse manure, and she quickly said, "Oh, please continue."
"After returning, the lady locked herself in her room, repeatedly asking for water to bathe, and even ordered the man who was in charge of feeding the horses to be beaten to death. Do you know who that man was?"
Siqin and Xu Yixing once again synchronized and shook their heads in tacit understanding.
"It's Sister Cai! Nanny Gu's daughter-in-law. Nanny Gu was now anxious, begging and making excuses. Madam was already angry, so she scolded Nanny Gu and sent Sister Cai to work outside the second gate. Although she was not allowed to come in to serve, she still gave Nanny Gu face."
"Why do you call her Sister Cai? Are you two very familiar with each other?"
"Everyone in the mansion calls her Sister Cai. She's easygoing and pretty, and everyone likes to joke with her."
Humph, isn't she beautiful? If she wasn't beautiful, she wouldn't have been so obsessed with Mrs. Gu's youngest son, and he wouldn't have tried so hard to marry her into the family.
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