The magistrate here, having received instructions from Lin Yun, naturally dared not neglect Cui Yulu any longer. However, Guo You suffered, being locked up and forced to reflect on his mistakes.
"Sister, brother-in-law, what are you doing? Why are you locking me up?"
"Let this brat wake him up and make sure he doesn't do those awful things again."
Li Rushui sternly rebuked Guo You, completely disregarding Guo Mudan's feelings.
Guo Mudan was a shrewd person. Seeing that the magistrate, who used to be obedient, had changed his attitude today, she knew that the woman who had been captured was no ordinary person.
In Jingyuan Town, the only person who could frighten Li Rushui was probably Prince Fu Xiaoyu, who would later be granted land here.
"That's right, listen to your brother-in-law, stay here and reflect on your mistakes, and don't cause trouble in the future, or I'll break your legs."
Guo You didn't expect that his sister wouldn't side with him this time either. This was completely wrong, and things were developing in a different direction than he had imagined.
"Sister, why aren't you on my side? I'm your only brother, I can't be locked up here."
Guo You wailed loudly; this trick used to be the most effective.
As long as he cries and screams, his sister will definitely listen to him obediently.
But clearly this time the trick doesn't seem to work.
"Don't try that on me, you brat. You've caused enough trouble already, and your brother-in-law has cleaned up your messes countless times. You need to rein in your temper now, or you'll get beaten to death later."
Li Rushui was actually prepared for Guo Mudan to make a scene, cry, and threaten suicide, but she didn't expect that she would suddenly become enlightened today.
She's so obedient; it seems I should pay more attention to her.
"I suddenly have a craving for your Biluochun tea today. Do you still have any?"
In the past, Guo Mudan would have been overjoyed, but before that, she had already heard Cui Yulu's treatment plan, the first of which was that she could not have sex with Li Rushui.
But at that moment, he was very interested, but in order to have a son, she gritted her teeth and refused.
"Sir, this is really unfortunate. I've just run out of Biluochun tea. How about you come to my room for tea in a few days?"
Li Rushui never expected that the one who usually vied for favor the most would actually take the initiative to reject her today.
I actually felt a little curious about her.
"Do you have any other tea in your room?"
Guo Mudan thought to herself, "So he really insists on coming to my room today."
Absolutely not, not today, not for the next month either.
But what if this man marries another concubine?
If that doesn't work, I should go back and ask Cui Yulu for advice on what to do.
"Master, have you forgotten? I have other things to do today. I need to properly appease that girl we captured, lest she go back and complain about you. Otherwise, we'll suffer a greater loss."
After saying that, Guo Mudan ran away without looking back.
This made Li Rushui's eyes widen in surprise.
But on second thought, I realized she was right.
Lin Yun is a favorite of the prince. The woman he personally requested must be someone the prince has his eye on, so naturally they have to curry favor with her.
Guo Mudan jogged back to her room and saw Cui Yulu sitting at the table eating fruit.
This time, their attitude was noticeably better than before.
"Oh my, this fruit is quite delicious. If you don't like it, I can ask them to bring over some other fruits you like."
"Thank goodness, thank goodness, why are you suddenly being so nice to me?"
Cui Yulu looked at Guo Mudan, who was slightly sweating, with a surprised expression.
How can I still sweat in such cold weather? Could it be that I'm weak?
"Your body is really too weak. Just follow the prescription I gave you and slowly nourish yourself. Don't eat bird's nest or donkey-hide gelatin anymore. Not only will it cause internal heat, it won't do your body any good."
If the body is too weak to tolerate tonics, excessive tonics will only burden the body.
"Yes, yes, I'll listen to you. Sister Yulu is really amazing. I wonder if I can call you my sister in the future?"
Guo Mudan glanced at the surprised Cui Yulu and continued.
"It's strange, but I felt an instant connection with you the moment I saw you. Now that we've spent some time together, I feel even more connected. I'm a few years older than you, so how about you call me 'older sister' and I call you 'younger sister'?"
Cui Yulu was utterly astonished by her sudden change.
How could someone have taken the wrong medicine before even starting the medication?
"There's no need for that. If you really want to thank me, tell your brother to do more good deeds and less evil in the future. We can still be friends. If he continues to go his own way, someone will come and deal with him."
Cui Yulu's words were true. Guo You's rampant behavior in the village had long aroused the dissatisfaction of many people. Even with the support of his brother-in-law, the county magistrate, he would become a major disaster in the future, and might even cause Li Rushui to lose his official position.
"Look how scared you are! Every word I said comes from the bottom of my heart. If you cure my chronic illness someday, how about we become sworn brothers in front of the whole town?"
Guo Mudan was impulsive and eager to befriend Cui Yulu.
If she becomes the prince's woman in the future, with her as a friend, how could she be afraid that Li Rushui wouldn't dote on her?
"How about we focus on getting treatment first, and then decide on everything else next spring?"
Cui Yulu was indeed frightened by her; this woman's thought process was different from that of a normal person.
"Alright then, you can stay at my residence tonight. I've already arranged for servants to clean your room. Shall I take you there now?"
Speaking of which, Cui Yulu is also tired and wants to rest for a while.
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