After half an hour, Honglian came back in a hurry, followed by a middle-aged doctor, who was standing outside the door waiting politely.
"Grandma, this is Doctor Mei from the capital. Steward Lin said he is the best at treating external injuries, so we invited him here immediately without delaying for even a second."
"Okay, please come in." Su Nuannuan quickly got up and laid Zhaocai flat on the couch.
Honglian turned around and invited Doctor Mei in. Looking at this famous doctor in the capital who often visited the mansions of dukes and marquises, she couldn't help but feel mixed emotions.
Once upon a time, the eldest grandmother was seriously injured and on the verge of death. She begged and kowtowed to the stewards in the mansion, but no one paid attention to her. In the end, a servant felt sorry for her and asked a half-baked doctor to come over for her. At that time, she was really desperate, but unexpectedly, the eldest grandmother who was determined to die suddenly changed her temperament and became positive. Their good days started from then. Until now, the famous doctor Mei in the capital was invited, but only to save a cat. People and things have changed. It has come to this.
"This cat is so tenacious."
Seeing Zhaocai's injuries, Doctor Mei couldn't help but grumble, then bandaged Zhaocai's wounds skillfully and told him not to feed him good food for the next two days, just some porridge would be enough. This made Xiangyun very worried, and she kept asking, "With such a serious injury, he still can't eat good food? Won't he starve to death?"
Doctor Mei touched Zhaocai and laughed, "This cat is still quite fat and strong, no problem, and besides, we are not forbidding it to eat, we are just letting it eat some porridge. But cats are greedy and not as sensible as humans, so grandma has to tie its mouth with a belt to prevent it from stealing food."
Su Nuannuan smiled when she heard it and nodded, "It seems that the doctor is also a cat lover. He knows the habits of cats so well."
Doctor Mei smiled and said, "My wife has three cats, they are so precious to her." He then wrote a prescription and asked the cats to mix the medicine soup with the porridge and fish soup after boiling it and let them drink it. The little girls who were watching were amazed and said, "Do cats also need prescriptions and medicine to cure their illnesses? Just like humans?"
Doctor Mei was a very good-tempered person. Hearing this, he turned around and said, "Of course, although humans and cats are different, their body structures are very similar. Cats also have internal organs. Although this cat is very lucky, its internal organs are also injured and need to be treated. However, it is much more difficult to feed a cat medicine than to feed a human. I am powerless to do this. It depends on your method."
Su Nuannuan solemnly put away the prescription, handed it to Cong'er and said, "Go to the front yard and find a reliable servant. Follow Doctor Mei back to get the medicine."
After paying the consultation fee, Dr. Mei said goodbye. Su Nuannuan gently stroked Zhaocai for a while. Until it stopped meowing and fell asleep, she stood up and said to Huaer, "You and Cong'er stay in the house to take care of Zhaocai, Honglian, and Xiangyun. Let's go."
"grandmother."
As soon as Honglian saw the gloomy face of her master, she knew that she was going to stand up for Zhaocai. It seemed that all her previous words were in vain, so she hurriedly shouted. But she saw Su Nuannuan turned around and said viciously: "I was wrong before. Since I entered this house, what's the point of just thinking about keeping myself safe? Others want to eat me alive, and if I just give in, will there be a good result? Bah! I'm afraid they don't think so, right? Maybe they will get even more demanding. Today it's Zhaocai, a cat. I gave in and endured it. Next time, maybe Cong'erhua'er will get into trouble, and then it will be you two who have been following me. In the end, I will be the only one left, and it will be easier to deal with. Or, they will directly confront me and think of some way to harm me. All these are possible. Relying on your master, do you expect him to be a talisman for me at home every day? People still have to rely on themselves after all. Since they did it on the first day of the month, don't blame me for doing it on the fifteenth. Let's go."
"Grandma, do you have any rules?" Although Honglian had advised Su Nuannuan not to take the lead before, that was only because she was taking care of her master's "self-preservation" mentality. Hearing such words now, she knew that grandma had realized the strength of the backyard and was about to rise up. The girl was only happy in her heart: after all, this was the performance of a qualified prince's wife.
"Yes." Su Nuannuan nodded: "The one who manages the backyard of this mansion is Aunt Lu, right? Let's go find her."
Honglian hurriedly said, "Grandma is wrong. Who are you? No matter how prestigious the Lu family is, you don't have to go find her in person. You won't lose your status. Just sit still and wait for me to call her over. What can she say when the time comes?"
Su Nuannuan shook her head and said, "Although I am the wife of the prince, I am not the head grandmother. If I sit here and give instructions, the subordinates will inevitably pretend to obey but secretly disobey. Do you think that Madam Yun or Second Madam will really let her help us? Since we have to take the lead in this matter, we can't leave any hidden dangers, otherwise it will become a joke in the end."
Honglian thought about it and it made sense. If grandma went in person, it would seem to be a loss of face, but the subordinates would not dare to fool them. Otherwise, if grandma showed her power, the old lady and the master would not let them go.
Yin and Xiangyun followed Su Nuannuan silently. When they looked at each other, they could see each other's hidden joy: Grandma was finally coming to the fore. She had truly integrated into this backyard. One day, she would truly accept Grandpa. Both girls were full of hope for the future.
Zhang was drinking tea in the room at that moment. Her husband's surname was Lu, so many people in this mansion called her Aunt Lu. Because her mother-in-law was the dowry of Old Madam Fang, her status in this mansion was not low, so the family lived a very comfortable life. Her husband was in charge of the outside affairs, and she was the manager of the backyard of this mansion. Although this job looked very glorious, it was actually not easy. Once she made a mistake, she would inevitably be criticized.
Fortunately, Zhang was a smart woman. She had been the housekeeper for five years and basically did not make any big mistakes. Even when the wives and concubines of the first house were fighting overtly and covertly, she was also thorough. Now the situation has been determined. Madam Yun and the second madam are in charge of the family together. Although there are undercurrents, one is a concubine and the other is a concubine. They dare not be arrogant on the surface. She has the face of her mother-in-law, so she can deal with it. The most puzzling thing is the wife of the prince. She originally had a noble family background and a cruel mind. I have suffered a lot of grievances in front of her. Thank God, she went to Meiyue Tower, although now she is back. It seems that she has won the favor of the old lady and the prince with her cooking skills, but after all, she is a woman whose family has lost power. She should be happy to be able to return to the backyard. What kind of storm can she cause? Didn’t you see that she didn’t even dare to take back the power of the housekeeper?
It’s so nice to have a calm day.
After Zhang finished her calculations, she sipped her tea comfortably and sighed in her heart.
The next moment, he heard footsteps. He opened his eyes and saw the wife of the Dong family, who usually assisted him in housekeeping, walking in with a rare nervous look on her face. When she opened her eyes, he hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law, the eldest grandmother is coming here with her two maids. What should we do?"
Zhang's heart skipped a beat, thinking to herself, isn't this a coincidence? Just when she thought that woman wouldn't dare to act arrogantly, she showed up to slap her in the face? What else does she have to rely on now? As she thought about it, she asked in surprise, "Are you sure that the grandmother is looking for us? Not just passing by?"
"No." Dong's wife thought for a moment, then took two steps forward and whispered in Zhang's ear, "Just now, the big cat in Chunfeng Garden was almost beaten to death. Grandma must have come to see my sister-in-law about this matter."
Zhang was even more surprised and asked in confusion, "Grandma's cat was almost beaten to death. Why did she come to me? It wasn't me who beat it."
"Sister-in-law, don't you think about who hit the cat?" The Dong family's wife almost rolled her eyes, thinking, "Who doesn't know that it wasn't you who hit the cat?" Is this what Grandma came for? She is usually a smart person. Why can't she figure it out now?
Zhang really didn't understand the situation and said in a confused manner, "The cat must have been killed by Second Madam. But why did First Madam come to us instead of Second Madam?"
The Dong family's wife was really helpless, so she could only spread her hands and said, "Sister-in-law, the eldest grandmother has no evidence, how can we go to the second grandmother to make trouble? She is coming here now, obviously to ask us to help her."
"Haha, hasn't she done enough things without any evidence?" After all, the reason why Zhang was "stubborn" was because her impression of Su Nuannuan was still on Su Mengnuan. This shows how important it is to collect information. Look, the daughter-in-law of the Dong family understands much more than her.
The Dong family's wife wanted to explain a few more words, but she heard Xiangyun in the yard outside shouting, "Is Aunt Lu here? Grandma is coming, and you haven't come out to greet her yet. Are you so arrogant?"
Zhang and Dong's wife were shocked and rushed out, smiling apologetically, "Who are you, Madam? Why did you come to this filthy place? If you have anything to say, just send someone to tell us. If you come here in person, won't it kill us servants? Besides, we really didn't expect you to come, and we are so negligent. We really deserve to die."
Su Nuannuan knew that the two were lying with open eyes. There were many wives and maids peeking out along the way. She didn't believe that the two didn't know that she was coming, but she was too lazy to dwell on it. She went straight to the point and said, "My cat was beaten today and almost killed. You are the manager of the backyard of this mansion. You give orders. If anyone can provide clues about the murderer, I will reward ten taels of silver. First come, first served."
Zhang was shocked: ten taels of silver, just for a cat? This is too much. Yin hurriedly smiled and said, "Grandma, it's just a cat, why bother..." Before she could finish, she saw Su Nuannuan's phoenix eyes suddenly narrowed, and said lightly, "Why? Do you think I have no right to stand up for my cat?"
"How dare I think like that? I'll be struck by lightning." Zhang felt her heart tremble, and she quickly denied it. Then she heard Su Nuannuan sneer and said, "I know, I went to Meiyue Tower for a few months. Now that I'm back, the power of the housekeeper is not in my hands. I'm afraid that few people in this mansion will take my words to heart, so didn't I come to you in person today? There's no other way, who made me powerless? Fortunately, the prince is kind and finally didn't deprive me of my identity as the prince's wife. I think...even if I have no power, my identity can still make you respect it, right?"
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