Chapter 2 The aroma of tea
When Jiang's mother and daughter heard that the dirty water was thrown on them, they could not sit still.
Jiang cried out in injustice, "Master, please be wise! This matter has nothing to do with me and Yue'er! Song Zhao will enter the palace tomorrow, who dares to be careless about the affairs in front of the emperor? Even if I look down on her, I will never take the glory of the Song family lightly!"
Song Yue also said: "Daddy, don't be fooled by this bitch! In my opinion, this peach pollen must have been put in by Song Zhao himself, in order to put the blame on me and mother!"
After hearing this, Song Zhao cried even more aggrievedly, "Why did my elder sister speculate about me like this? If I wanted to use this to frame my elder sister and mother, I could have done it a long time ago! Tomorrow is the day I have to go to the palace to meet the emperor. Do I have to use my own future to frame you at this time?"
Then she looked at Song Shicheng and shook her head with tears in her eyes, "Father, I have brought shame upon you. I will not enter the palace anymore! Please let me die by hitting my head against the wall. Just report the death to the palace tomorrow!"
After saying this, she actually wanted to bang her head against the corner of the table.
Song Shicheng was quick to grab her.
"What is this for? Don't you dare be confused!"
Of course he didn't dare to let Song Zhao crash into death.
Although Song Zhao had not yet entered the palace, the imperial edict had already been issued, and she was already considered a legitimate lady.
If she died at this time, the Song family would not be able to hand over anyone tomorrow, and they would be the ones in trouble.
In order to calm Song Zhao's emotions, Song Shicheng ordered,
"Doctor Zhang, you and the stewards search the mansion to see where you can find those dirty things that harm people!"
After searching around, they found some powder under the locust tree in Song Yue's back bedroom.
Doctor Zhang presented it to Song Shicheng and said:
"Master, this powder was found in the eldest lady's back bedroom, and it is confirmed to be peach blossom powder!"
Song Yue's eyes widened when she heard this, with a look of disbelief on her face, "No, this is impossible! Daddy, I didn't, I...ah!"
'Pop'
Before Song Yue could finish her "defense", Song Shicheng slapped her hard and knocked her to the ground.
He was furious, pointing at Song Yue and cursing, "She is your sister! Are you doing this to kill her and our Song family!?"
Song Yue cried and protested, "It's not me! It's really not my father! I have never done such a thing! Mother! It's really not me!"
Jiang half-knelt on the ground, protecting Song Yue behind her, "Let's talk it over nicely, Master, how could you hit Yue'er?"
Song Shicheng pointed at the peach blossom powder and said angrily, "The pollen was found in her back bedroom. The evidence is irrefutable. Why are you still trying to defend her? This is the good daughter you taught me!"
Song Yue didn't know how the peach blossom powder got to her back bedroom. She was used to being spoiled, and when she suddenly experienced such a sudden change, she stood there in a daze for a moment and had no idea what to do.
Song Zhaoze cried and asked her, "Eldest sister... If I have offended you in any way, you can beat me or scold me! But I will enter the palace tomorrow, and you have made me like this. How can I live in the palace in the future?"
She was quite emotional, and after saying this, she started to try to commit suicide again, which scared Song Shicheng a lot.
Song Zhao must enter this palace tomorrow no matter what.
Not to mention that she was suffering from a disease that made her unwilling to submit, even if her hands and feet were broken and she was left with only one breath left, she would still be carried into the palace and die in the cage surrounded by red walls.
But now Song Zhao felt that he had lost face and wanted to commit suicide, and he would not listen to any advice.
"Zhao'er, Dad knows you've been wronged. So, Dad will give you justice!"
Song Shicheng also had a grudge against Jiang's mother and daughter. He thought they had ruined Song Zhao's appearance at this time and ruined his plan, so he waved his hand and said, "Come here, lock the lady and the eldest daughter in the woodshed and punish them with a flogging!"
Jiang's mother and daughter were filled with grievances, shouting that they were wronged.
But who will listen?
The head servant just said "I'm sorry" and dragged the two men into the woodshed.
Then, throughout the Duke of Protectorate’s Mansion, hysterical screams could be heard coming from the woodshed.
Song Zhao expressed his gratitude to his father on the surface, but he knew clearly in his heart:
Over the years, Jiang's mother and daughter have been bullying her for more than one or two days.
In the past, Song Shicheng turned a blind eye to things because they did not harm his interests.
Now that he sees that her face is bruised and she won’t get a good position when she enters the palace tomorrow, his interests have really been damaged, so he would do such a thing.
People only feel pain when the tip of a knife pierces their own flesh.
Later that day, after Song Shicheng watched Song Zhao take the medicine, he told her to rest early so as not to delay entering the palace tomorrow.
Lying on the bed, Song Zhao felt a burning pain on his face.
After a while, the maid Yunshan came in and said, "Second Miss, Doctor Zhang is here to change your medicine."
"Let him in. I didn't have dinner last night and I feel a little hungry now. Go and make me a bowl of porridge."
Yunshan took the order and left. Song Zhaoze stood up and walked to the dressing table, looking at his own face in the mirror. The redness and swelling were gradually fading, but it was still scary.
Doctor Zhang stood beside her and bowed, "Second Miss, I will change the medicine for you."
Song Zhao raised his hand to stop him and asked slowly, "How many days?"
"If you follow the dosage I prescribed for you, you will see improvement in three to five days. But you put in too much peach pollen. Although it won't leave scars, it will take at least half a month to fully recover."
"Got it." Song Zhao replied calmly, then took out a silver note from the drawer of the dressing table and handed it to him.
"You did a good job on this matter. You can take the silver. Your second brother made a mistake in the palace and was punished to work in the Xinzheku. His life is not easy. After I enter the palace, I will find an opportunity to let him serve me and not let him suffer those hardships again."
Doctor Zhang did not take the banknote, but bowed and thanked him again:
"I didn't do anything. I just took advantage of the search to sprinkle peach pollen in the eldest lady's back bedroom, and said a few words in front of the master according to the second lady's instructions.
In fact, you are the one who is really suffering because you are risking your life. I don't need this money. I just hope that you can save my second brother after entering the palace. My family fell into poverty and the head of the family had no choice but to send my second brother to the palace in exchange for money. His life is pitiful and I really can't bear to let him suffer in the palace again."
Song Zhaoqing smiled and said, "Don't worry. As long as he stays with me, no one will be able to bully him. As for the silver, it's what you deserve for doing a good job. Just keep it."
After he handed over the banknotes, Song Zhao carefully applied the ointment on his face, saying with a half-smile:
"When people are beaten, they will naturally be injured. When they are injured, they will naturally need medicine."
As she spoke, she suddenly raised her head and looked at Doctor Zhang, her eyes were charming and her smile was sweet, "Doctor Zhang, you are very smart and you should know how important my mother and elder sister are to me, so you must pay attention to them when you treat them."
Doctor Zhang naturally understood what Song Zhao meant and said with a smile:
"Don't worry, Miss. I will definitely treat them well and will never let you down."
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