Chapter 179 Bitterness
Ye Yunchu ignored the noise outside at first.
Still grieving over Li Runrun, he closed his eyes and scenes flashed before his eyes, one after another, of the time when he and Li Runrun were in a good relationship.
At that time, I thought it was normal.
But when I recall it now, it’s so heartbreaking.
Until it's said outside.
"Catch that snake. It must be the one that bit the lady."
"Quick, catch it and kill it."
"You're so clumsy. Just block it against the corner."
"If we block it in a corner, it won't be able to escape."
The gardener said, "The sun has been shining brightly these past few days, and the temperature in the greenhouse is high. It must have woken up from hibernation and escaped. I just discovered it and came to report it."
"Your benefits are inevitable."
"See it crawling out of the greenhouse, its movements are slow. This time I will definitely catch it and chop it into pieces to vent my anger on Madam."
“.......”
It was the snake that bit Xu Wan.
Ye Yunchu remembered, yes, that was the snake raised by Li Runrun.
Li Runrun left just like that, leaving nothing behind. This snake was the only thing she left for him.
Ye Yunchu covered his chest, which was aching. He coughed and forced himself to stand up.
Haitang was shocked: "My Lord."
Then he hurriedly brought him clothes and covered him with a thick fox fur coat.
The sun has been out and the temperature is good these days, but it's still cold. If Ye Yunchu is in good health, Haitang won't have to worry.
But even though Ye Yunchu was injured, he still had a high fever. The charcoal fires in other rooms had gone out, but the floor heating in Ye Yunchu's room was still burning.
How to get out to cool down.
Haitang pleaded bitterly, "Master, just tell me what you want to do. It's cold outside, and you're not well yet, so you can't go out."
Ye Yunchu felt a dull pain in his chest and a sweet, fishy smell of blood in his throat. He swallowed and ordered Haitang, "Get out of the way."
The maid outside shouted happily: "It's blocked, it's finally blocked, hurry up, kill it!"
Ye Yunchu kicked Haitang away. He opened the door and looked at a group of maids and servants gathered in the corner.
He directly shouted coldly: "Stop!"
The maids and servants were terrified, fearing that they would disturb the sick prince, so they knelt on the ground.
Ye Yunchu didn't even look at them. He lowered his eyes and only saw the scarred corner of the wall and the dying green snake.
Ye Yunchu reached out and grabbed the dying snake.
The snake coiled in Ye Yunchu's hand, looking very familiar, and it was obvious that it was well-fed.
Ye Yunchu was even more certain that this was Li Runrun's child. He coughed twice, turned around and left, ignoring the group of people kneeling on the ground and not asking them to stand up.
Anyone who can serve here and is brought to the Marquis' Mansion as a dowry must be smart and clever.
At first, I knelt on the ground and didn't dare to move.
After a while, the maidservant who came with Xu Wan stood up and said happily, "The prince is going to catch the snake himself to vent his anger on Madam. Why don't you notify Madam quickly?"
When everyone heard this, they became happy and hurried to inform Xu Wan, who was having tea with the Marquis's wife.
Xu Wan was drinking tea with the Marquis' wife. When they heard that the Prince had woken up, they were both happy.
The Marquis's wife even came over to take a look.
As soon as the two entered the room, they saw Ye Yunchu lying on the bed with a snake on the quilt. Next to him was the veterinarian invited by Haitang, who was examining the snake.
Mrs. Hou and Xu Wan were frightened when they entered the room. Mrs. Hou was afraid of this thing, and Xu Wan had a psychological trauma.
Xu Wan frailly hid behind Madam Hou, who covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief before saying to Ye Yunchu, "Yun'er, where did this beast come from? Hurry up and get someone to deal with him."
Then the Marquis's wife scolded Haitang: "You seem to be getting less and less attentive to your duties lately. Are you getting old and missing home?"
Haitang hurriedly knelt on the ground.
When had the Marquis's wife ever said such harsh words to her? It seemed that Xu Wan went there for tea every day, so she must have said something in her words.
This made the Marquis' wife want to get rid of her.
Haitang finally understood how powerful Xu Wan was, and tears started falling. "Madam Hou, please be kind. I've done my job diligently. I've been with the Young Master since I was a child, and you've seen my temper. This time, I failed to persuade the Young Master, and I've accepted beatings and scoldings. But why are you kicking me out? Haitang has no parents or brothers, and I'm all alone. How can I return home? I beg Madam Hou to have mercy."
Haitang cried and said, "If you really kick me out, I will die."
Mrs. Hou frowned, and felt sorry for Haitang when she thought of her past dedication.
Xu Wan said, "Mother was just trying to warn you, why are you so desperate? The prince is still sick, how can you cry like that? Why don't you get out now?"
When Madam Hou heard what Xu Wan said, she looked at Haitang and felt that Haitang was too ignorant of the limits, so she frowned fiercely.
She wondered if she had been too kind to the servants in the East Courtyard in the past, which was why she had spoiled them like this.
Even Haitang is so clueless, let alone the ones below.
It was because he was too soft-hearted that he allowed a lowly maid to climb into Ye Yunchu's bed and cause such a scene today. Not only did he disrupt the wedding, but he also caused Ye Yunchu to be bedridden and his life was in danger.
The Marquis's wife decided that this time she would not be lenient and would kill one person to warn the rest so that she could better discipline her subordinates and make them pay more attention to what they did.
"As the eldest maidservant beside the prince, you are truly outrageous. Have you forgotten the rules of the Marquis' Mansion? Since you don't want to go home, I'll send you to work somewhere else. You've been spoiled like this and have no manners. Of course, the East Courtyard can't keep you."
The Marquis’ wife showed her power.
Haitang's tears fell even harder, knowing that the Marquis' wife would show no mercy after hearing what Xu Wan said.
She threw herself on the bed crying, but remained calm and didn't make a scene in front of the prince. That was really out of control.
Instead, she knelt down with tears in her eyes and cried, "I am not here to serve you, so please take care of yourself."
Ye Yunchu raised his eyes and looked at Madam Hou and Xu Wan: "Haitang is not going anywhere. She will stay by my side to take care of me. Without her, I can't drink the medicine."
The Marquis's wife frowned and said, "Yun'er, please don't act silly. I have a better maid for you."
"I said, I can't drink the medicine without Haitang."
"You kid..."
What else does the Marquis' wife have to say?
Ye Yunchu had already thrown the medicine bowl on the table to the ground.
The Marquis's wife was frightened and couldn't believe that Ye Yunchu would be like this, but seeing that he looked sick, she couldn't bear to blame him.
Finally, she turned around, covered her face with a handkerchief, and left sadly.
Xu Wan glanced at Ye Yunchu and hurriedly chased after her to comfort the Marquis's wife. She has always been a considerate and thoughtful daughter-in-law and has never done anything wrong.
Haitang didn't even bother to wipe the tears from her face. She knelt on the ground to wipe the medicine juice and clean up the medicine bowl.
She has always been the most shameless maid in the East Courtyard. When has she ever been in such a miserable state?
Even when Li Runrun was in charge of the East Courtyard, he respected her and asked for her opinion on everything.
But ever since Xu Wan came into the family, Haitang has suffered a lot and feels extremely bitter in her heart.
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