Chapter 33: Chu Xinrou Takes the Blame
Chu Yunlan raised his hand and was about to strike, but Chu Xinrou still stood by and tried to persuade him hypocritically, "Sister, I have never blamed you for taking my position, and I am willing to give up my position as the eldest daughter of the Marquisate to you. I only ask that you do not ruin the reputation of our Marquisate."
Ji Jinglan hugged Chu Xinrou and frowned, saying, "Shuwei, no matter how jealous you are of Xinrou returning home, you can't ruin the reputation of the Marquisate. Today you must explain clearly to those people outside."
Chen Shuwei looked at the two figures standing behind them, raised an eyebrow, and looked at the timid Chu Yunlan, "If I don't agree today, will Master Chu attack me?"
Chu Yunlan sneered, "You've ruined the reputation of the Marquisate, so what's wrong with me teaching you a lesson?"
Almost the moment he finished speaking, he flew out and crashed directly into the chest of drawers.
Hearing the muffled sound, Chen Shuwei felt a little bit of a sore tooth.
Looking at her son whose forehead was covered in blood, Ji Jinglan was stunned for a moment, and the next second she screamed and rushed over, "Yunlan! My son!"
Chen Zhang slowly retracted his foot. Xiao Chifeng beside him exclaimed in amazement: "Brother Chen, how did you kick like that just now? It flew so far. Teach me, I'll kick like that next time."
Chen Zhang glanced at him and said, "Your Highness, just practice for six hours every day in the small training ground like my subordinates, and you can do it."
After saying this, he ignored Xiao Chifeng's distorted expression and went to check on Chen Shuwei's condition. He turned his head to look at Ji Jinglan and Chu Yunlan who were glaring at him with resentment, and sneered.
"What does my sister, Shen Zhang, have to be jealous of? I can give her anything she wants."
"If you continue to speak rudely and destroy my sister's reputation, it will be more than just a kick."
After saying this, Shen Zhang took Shen Shuwei's hand and left the room. Qingdai followed closely behind, holding Yan'er, who was wrapped tightly to hide her face. They left under the escort of the guards.
Xiao Chifeng walked the slowest. He knew he would be criticized for the trouble he had caused today, so he stayed outside the courtyard to watch the fun and declared loudly, "You all have given so many gifts to the Marquis' Mansion. Aren't you afraid that Divine Doctor Yun will also bear a grudge against you?"
"After all, I saw the granddaughter of Divine Doctor Yun. Tsk tsk, she was miserably bullied. Not only did they force her to drink medicine day and night, but they also sent people to keep a close watch on her, fearing she would wake up and tell everyone who saved her life."
"If I were Divine Doctor Yun, I'd be ready to eat people, and yet you're still rushing to give gifts to the Marquis' Mansion to try to establish a good relationship with me."
Anyway, he and Shen Zhang had a fight today. They would be scolded and punished when they returned anyway, so they might as well make the matter bigger.
One beating is a beating, two beatings are also a beating, he has to be worth it.
The female relatives had not thought of this level just now, and they were all frightened by Xiao Chifeng's words.
The Marquis of Jingning's Mansion did not treat the granddaughter of Divine Doctor Yun well. Didn't you see that Divine Doctor Yun was so angry? And they still gave gifts to the Mansion. Isn't this asking for trouble?
They had to get those gifts back quickly and draw a clear line with the Jingning Marquis Mansion.
Putting aside other things, they were disgusted by the shameless behavior of the Marquis of Jingning's Mansion and did not want to have any contact with them.
As soon as Ji Jinglan and Chu Xinrou came out of the room, they were surrounded by the female relatives, who all shouted at them to return the gifts and gold and silver they had taken away.
"Don't drag my family into this shameless and despicable act of yours, the Marquis of Jingning Mansion. Return the gift immediately! I can take it back and throw it away to avoid angering Divine Doctor Yun."
"Give me the five thousand taels of silver my family sent you! How shameless! You kidnapped the granddaughter of a genius doctor and still have the nerve to brag about your filial piety! Ugh!"
"You are such a wicked person! You almost killed my son!"
Ji Jinglan had never encountered such a situation where she was criticized by thousands of people. In the past, when Shen Shuwei was around, Shen Shuwei would accompany her when she went out to banquets, and help her build good relationships with the other women. She only had to sit there with her airs, waiting for others to initiate conversation. Even if she said something wrong, it didn't matter, Shen Shuwei would always handle it for her.
Looking at the female relatives who were still calling her Sister Ji attentively in the morning, now they were all baring their fangs and claws and wanted to tear her apart, Ji Jinglan, who was so proud, wanted to die now.
How could she have the face to go out to banquets from now on! Even her family would be implicated and brought shame upon by her!
She caught a glimpse of Chu Xinrou from the corner of her eye and saw her closing her eyes as if to pretend to faint. She was immediately furious and pulled her in front of her, "You are the one who caused this today! Find a way to settle this for me, and don't damage your brother's reputation!"
The implication was that Chu Xinrou should take the blame for her and Chu Yunlan.
Chu Xinrou looked at Ji Jinglan in disbelief, tears welling up in her eyes as she said, "Mother, how could you do this? The one who gave Yan'er the medicine was clearly—"
"Shut up!" Ji Jinglan hurriedly stopped her when she saw she was about to bring up Chu Yunlan. "You came up with the idea. Even if the Marquis comes back at night and asks about it, it will all be your fault."
"If you hadn't come up with the idea of bringing Yan'er back, how could your brother and I be implicated? You have to solve this matter for me."
Seeing that Ji Jinglan was going to give up on her and push her out to take the blame, Chu Xinrou felt a pain in her heart and inevitably thought of her days in the Shen family again.
At that time, she always let Shen Zhiyang take the blame. Even if it was discovered, no one was willing to blame her. The eldest and second brothers would handle it privately.
Did she make a mistake by coming back to this Marquis' Mansion?
This thought flashed through her mind for only a moment before Chu Xinrou dismissed it. No! She was right! Life in the Marquis's Mansion was better than that of the Shen family.
Suddenly, Chu Xinrou saw Wang Peilan looking at her coldly in the crowd. She remembered how she liked her and even praised her for being gentle and virtuous and wanted her second son to marry her. Chu Xinrou hurriedly called her excitedly.
"Madam Wang! Madam Wang, please explain to these people for me that Divine Doctor Yun is—"
Without waiting for Chu Xinrou to finish her words, Wang Peilan coldly pulled out her sleeve, looked at the large golden hairpin in her hair with disgust, and reached out to snatch it away. "After all this, you still have the nerve to wear this hairpin so brazenly! I almost had to offend Divine Doctor Yun because of you."
When she thought about how she had been fooled around by everyone in the Marquis' Mansion and had to pay back so many benefits, she was furious.
"Xiao Cui, take this hairpin back and melt it down. Turn it into gold cakes and give them out to the porridge giveaway. I don't want to wear such a disgusting and unlucky thing anymore."
After saying this, Wang Peilan turned and left.
In the main courtyard, the old lady was leisurely sitting on a recliner drinking the blood bird's nest that had just been delivered, with two little maids fanning her.
The miracle doctor had just finished giving her acupuncture, and she felt so relaxed all over that she could even eat an extra bowl of rice.
Just when she was feeling that Xinrou was indeed a lucky person to come to the Marquis of Laiwang Mansion, a maid rushed in hurriedly, forgetting even to greet her.
"Old Madam, something's wrong! Divine Doctor Yun—"
"What's wrong with that miracle doctor?" The old lady frowned and sat up. Before she could finish her words, she slammed the bowl down on the table. "What an ungrateful person! Could it be that he doesn't want to listen to me and treat those noble families?"
He is just an old country boy, and he is just a little bit skilled in medicine, yet he dares to act like a fool again and again. She must teach him a lesson and make him work for their mansion obediently.
"No, no..." Before the maid could finish her words, the noisy voices outside came.
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