"Yes, Concubine, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time." Qingmei quickly came back to her senses after hearing that, and picked up the teacup and handed it to Jiang Ranli.
At this moment, the door curtain was opened again, and then several women from the backyard came in one after another.
Seeing them, Jiang Ranli seemed very happy and raised his hand to greet them. However, this raised hand happened to hit the teacup brought by Qingmei, and the scalding tea immediately spilled out.
"ah...".
Two cries of pain were heard, coming from Jiang Ranli and Qingmei.
"I deserve to die, I deserve to die," Qingmei knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, enduring the severe pain in her hands.
"What did you do? You couldn't even hold a teacup steadily, and you knocked it over and scalded the concubine. What should you be punished for?" Si Dai saw Jiang Ranli frowning and covering one hand. She felt very nervous and stepped forward to point at Qingmei and scolded her.
Three years ago, Si Dai was timid and fearful, but now, after more than three years of tempering, she is no longer the Si Dai who allowed her childhood sweetheart to mock her and was unable to protect her own lady.
Dong E's gaze moved from Jiang Ranli to Qingmei, her eyes sweeping over the red and swollen back of Qingmei's hand caused by blisters, and then her eyes fell on several concubines and princesses in the backyard who were shocked by the scene before them.
"Concubine, are you okay?" Qiu Die brought a cool handkerchief and carefully applied ice to Jiang Ranli's hand.
When Jiang Ranli's burned hand came into everyone's sight, everyone's expression changed slightly, not because Jiang Ranli was seriously injured, but because she was not injured, but only had a few red spots on her fingers.
Dong E's eyes narrowed. Compared with Qingmei's injuries at this moment, Jiang Ranli was almost not injured at all.
"Oh, Concubine, why are there so many red spots on your hands? It must be painful," Feng Gege walked to Jiang Ranli and said in an exaggerated voice, then looked at Dong E and spoke again, "Concubine, it's a good thing that the Ninth Master is not here today, otherwise he would be furious if he saw Concubine being burned."
Listening to Feng Gege's words, Dong E's hand holding the handkerchief moved. She really wanted to give Feng Gege a hard slap. Those red spots on Jiang Ranli were also called burns?
However, although she really wanted to do so, Dong E had to endure it, because there were not only Jiang Ranli and Feng Gege in front of her, but also several other women. She had to continue to be a dignified and generous legitimate wife in front of those people.
"Sister, are you okay?" Dong E's eyelids moved and she asked Jiang Ranli.
Hearing this, Jiang Ranli shook his head and said, "It hurts a lot. This is the first time I've been burned since I was born."
In fact, Jiang Ranli didn't feel any pain at all, but she just didn't want Dong E to get her wish. She knew very well the look in Dong E's eyes when she looked at her. It was a look that hoped she would say that everything was fine.
Due to her identity and status, and the strict hierarchy of this era, Jiang Ranli cannot do anything to Dong E for now, but this does not mean that she will allow herself to be bullied. Since Dong E dared to poison the little meatball, she will not tolerate it anymore. This is just the beginning.
When Dong E heard what Jiang Ranli said, her expression did not look good. She thought Jiang Ranli would understand her hint and make a big deal out of a small matter, but Jiang Ranli did not give her that face.
If Jiang Ranli knew what Dong E was thinking at this moment, she would definitely roll her eyes at her. Who the hell is she? Why should she give her face? After hurting others, she still wants face. Is there something wrong with her brain?
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