Chapter 54: Delivering Medicine
According to Xiao Jinshan, Shi Zhongyu brought two maids with him when he went to the Shen Mansion yesterday.
Seeing their master making a fool of herself, the two maids were terrified.
By the time they came to their senses, Miss Shi's top had been untied, revealing a bright red bellyband. The people present at the time could even see the pattern on it clearly, and the news was now spreading outside in great detail!
Xiao Jinshan was so excited when she talked about these gossips, as if she had completely forgotten her previous troubles.
"Miss Shi is a strong girl, and she was in high spirits. The two maids couldn't do anything to her. In the end, it was Jing... the servant called by the eldest lady of the Shen family who helped to subdue her." Xiao Jinshan originally wanted to call her Sister Jing Shu, but after what happened with Liu Qingwan, she suddenly felt that she couldn't call her sister.
Xu Shuyao sighed in her heart, "The Shi family probably won't stand up for her, right?"
"She's just a concubine's daughter. Why should she stand out? The Shi family is grateful enough. If it weren't for the Shen family's help, she would have been in trouble. But after this incident, Shi Qiuyue's chances of being named the Second Prince's principal wife are in jeopardy." Xiao Jinshan added, and even someone like her looked solemn.
As Xu Shuyao listened, she thought about what happened to her yesterday and couldn't help but feel a chill down her spine.
As the two chatted, they soon arrived at the door of Jinhua Hall. Madam Wu saw them and hurriedly came forward to greet them, saying, "Madam was very concerned about the Second Young Master's affairs yesterday and has only just gotten up. However, it should be fine for the two young ladies to go in."
When Xu Shuyao and Xiao Jinshan entered the inner room, they saw that their aunt really looked like she had just woken up, but she had slept until now and did not look energetic at all.
On the contrary, her eyelids were swollen and her face was dark, and the maid behind her was applying powder on her face.
Seeing this half-white, half-black look, even Xu Shuyao, who usually had difficulty breaking the spell, lowered her head.
Chen looked at her niece in front of her with a look of disgust.
It's really useless!
The daughter of the Liu family took down her stepson with one move. No matter how many advantages she gave to her niece, she still couldn't accomplish anything.
Thinking that Liu Qingwan might be in charge of the Second House in the future, Xiao Jinshan was unhappy. "Mother! Is there no room for change?"
Chen was feeling upset at the moment and didn't want to talk to her daughter. She had always been unable to help her except causing trouble.
So they were quickly sent away.
Xu Shuyao came out with her third cousin and saw Xiao Jinrong also going up the steps of Jinhua Hall.
When Xiao Jinshan saw her second brother, she frowned for the first time.
Since she was a child, Chen taught her to curry favor with the brothers in the mansion, especially the second brother, and she did it very well in her own actions.
But Xiao Jinrong found such a good sister-in-law. Can she still rely on her husband's family in the future?
Xiao Jinshan called out "Second Brother" perfunctorily and left angrily.
Xu Shuyao thought of Xiao Jinrong blocking her in the garden that day, and she didn't look happy. She just nodded and prepared to leave.
"Cousin Xu!" The other party called her at this time.
Xiao Jinrong had a sad face, so she didn't go near him.
"Is there anything wrong, second cousin?" Seeing that he didn't speak, Xu Shuyao asked first.
Xiao Jinrong looked at the young lady opposite him. She was just standing there leisurely, just like when she first came to the mansion two years ago.
Not too far, not too close; not too anxious, not too impatient.
He didn't say anything for a long time.
Xu Shuyao frowned and looked towards the intersection. Xiao Jinshan had already left.
They stood on the steps in front of Jinhua Hall, one facing down and the other facing up.
"Cousin, did you also take Chinese medicine yesterday?" Xiao Jinrong looked at her for a long time and suddenly asked.
Since Xu Shuyao came to Jinhua Hall today, she had already thought about how to answer. "I wonder which one you are talking about, second cousin? Shuyao just has some abdominal pain and fever. As soon as she realized she was feeling unwell, she left the Shen Mansion and went to the clinic. After getting the medicine, the pain was relieved immediately."
Xiao Jinrong frowned for a moment when he heard her words.
Xu Shuyao ignored him and left with her maid.
Xiao Jinrong stood in front of the door for a while, thinking about what Cousin Liu said to him later, "Did Second Cousin see Cousin Xu? Didn't she come to see Second Cousin?"
At that time he replied: "No. Why did she look for me?"
"After my second cousin went out, she felt unwell and went out too. Qingwan thought... thought she was going to look for you." The young lady spoke haltingly and timidly.
The two of them had just had sex at that time, and Xiao Jinrong didn't think much about it.
Recalling it now, some obvious thoughts came to mind.
When Cousin Liu was almost certain that Cousin Xu had Chinese medicine, she said she came to see her. What was her purpose?
Xiao Jinrong rubbed his forehead in annoyance.
But what’s the point of thinking about these things?
Everything has been settled, and Cousin Liu will take the position of his wife.
He used to envy his fourth brother, envying him for having a biological mother to plan for him and to choose a beautiful young lady with a reliable family background to live in the mansion.
By now, the young lady had become his own, and there was almost no room for change.
He hesitated about this.
Just like a rabbit chasing a carrot, it has been chasing the carrot.
Still full of energy and spare no effort.
But suddenly, the carrot was fed to the little rabbit, and it became uncertain about the carrot.
Xiao Jinrong came to see his stepmother. He had always felt disgusted when he saw her trying every possible means to control his marriage.
But yesterday, seeing her almost collapse because of losing hope, Xiao Jinrong suddenly felt that she was also a sad woman.
Not only her, but him too.
Xu Shuyao had experienced something like that yesterday, so she was already exhausted after coming out.
He was holding on outside just now, but now that he was back in Jiyunzhai, he fell on the bed and didn't want to move.
Seeing her like this, Madam Zheng felt a pang of pity in her heart.
She did not follow them to the Shen Mansion. She asked the two maids who went with them, and they only said that the girl had suffered a great disaster.
But not long after she lay down, she heard voices coming from outside the door. Xu Shuyao half closed her eyes and motioned Qiao Wei to go out and take a look.
After a while, someone came back, "Miss! It's the doctor sent by Songhetang. He said he wanted to take your pulse."
As soon as she finished speaking, Xu Shuyao was so frightened that she sat up instantly.
The doctor sent by the old lady?
She is still weak at the moment. If an experienced doctor comes, he should be able to tell the truth, right?
She was torn between her conscience and her desires.
I couldn't think of a way to refuse for a moment, but then I heard a woman's clear voice coming from outside.
"Miss Xu! I'm Jiang, the doctor. I wonder if you're available right now?"
They were already at the door, so Xu Shuyao had no choice but to let the person in.
The female doctor took her pulse and told her to rest well.
Xu Shuyao had been observing the other person, and was relieved to see that she didn't show any abnormal expression throughout the whole process.
However, before leaving, the other party stuffed a pill into her hand and said with a smile in his eyes, "This is the only one. After taking it, not only will the remaining poison disappear, but it will also have the effect of replenishing blood and qi."
Even after the female doctor left, Xu Shuyao was still holding the pill with a strange look on her face.
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