Chapter 5 Rash
Don't talk about people during the day and don't talk about ghosts at night.
Just after lunch, Su Ci was looking forward to good news from the main courtyard, but she never received the bad news that Zhao Xin came to visit again.
A nameless anger arises.
"Ahem...Xue Liu, go to the main courtyard and tell the mistress that Young Master Zhao is here again. I'm ill and can't see guests. Please ask the mistress to give me some ginseng. I'm really dizzy and weak all over. Ahem..."
"ah?"
Xue Liu blinked in confusion: "Ginseng? This lady would definitely not..."
Su Ci covered her mouth with her hands and coughed sadly: "You go and try it, it's better than me enduring like this, cough."
"…yes."
Xueliu had no choice but to leave the yard again, not noticing Yanyu sneaking into the house from behind.
"Girl, there should be some movement in the main courtyard."
"It's time for some action."
Su Ci pursed her floured lips, her eyes curved: "Good girl, you are quite efficient in doing things."
"hey-hey."
Yanyu kowtowed: "You are the best teacher, young lady."
Last night, the girl asked her to steal the small paper bag and pour out half of the powder while Xueliu was asleep. This morning, before dawn, she left a basin of hot water to tell the girl that she had succeeded. Then she accompanied Aunt Lan to the main courtyard to pay her respects and sprinkled the powder on the petals of the two pots of chrysanthemums in the courtyard.
Su Yin has a very pretentious habit. She must drink a cup of seasonal floral tea pure dew in the morning. After autumn, when chrysanthemums are in full bloom, Zhao Yu specially placed two pots of white chrysanthemums in the yard. Yanyu also watched the maid collect the dewdrops and watched Su Yin drink it with her own eyes.
"Miss, Yanyu feels so happy. They wanted to harm others, but were harmed by their own things. What is this called? Hiss, what is the phrase that the Second Young Master often says? Come here, the way of others..."
"To treat others in their own way is also called reaping the fruits of one's own labor."
Su Ci chuckled and covered her mouth with her hands, her eyes moving: "Is there still some medicine powder left?"
"Yes, there's only about a fingernail's worth left. I added some flour when I stole the powder, so Xueliu won't notice it's missing."
"Well, then let Xueliu eat dinner later. Tomorrow, just go and report to the housekeeper and tell him that Xueliu has contracted the chickenpox from the third lady while in the main courtyard. I can't get it while I'm sick, so send her to the manor to recuperate."
"Hey, Yanyu remembers it all."
…
There was indeed chaos in the main courtyard.
Zhao Yuguang was so angry at Xue Liu's words that his head hurt. After cursing her, he stood up and prepared to meet his useless nephew. Unexpectedly, he saw Su Yin's maid Zi Ling running out in a hurry.
"Madam, Miss Three, Miss Three has a lot of rashes on her face!"
"What?"
"The third young lady keeps complaining about being itchy and needs to be scratched. Mrs. Liu has already gone to get a doctor. Madam, please go and take a look!"
"What's going on?"
Zhao Yu walked back angrily and asked, "Where's the eldest girl?"
Zi Ling quickly lowered her head: "Uh, a quarter of an hour ago, the servant next to the eldest brother-in-law came to pass on a message, and the eldest lady hurried out. I don't know what happened..."
It was no longer big news in Zhuojing that a young lady went to a brothel on North Street to grab her brother-in-law's chicken feet...
“…”
Zhao Yu naturally understood the situation, so he put on a sullen face and stopped asking questions. He hurried into a side room and saw Su Yin smashing cups in anger.
"What happened to my face?! What did you put on me?!"
"Yin'er!"
Zhao Yu looked at the dense red rash on his daughter's face in astonishment, and his heart suddenly tightened.
"What's going on?"
"Ouch, mother, my face is so itchy and hurts!"
"Don't catch!"
Zhao Yu suddenly grabbed his daughter's hand, turned around and yelled at Granny Liu, "Go and bring that little bitch Xueliu here! Quick!"
**
Xue Liu was caught when she was halfway back. When she heard Zhao Yu's question, she took out the small paper bag in panic.
"Madam, please understand. How could I possibly harm the Third Miss? I've always carried this medicine with me and never touched it!"
Mrs. Liu carefully opened the paper package and took a look: "Madam, there is indeed nothing missing."
"Why is Yin'er like this?"
"Madam, don't worry. Maybe the third lady was catching butterflies in the small garden in the backyard and encountered some dirty insects. The doctor will be here soon. The third lady should be patient and not catch them. Otherwise, it will leave scars and cause trouble..."
"Shut up!"
Su Yin felt itchy all over, and she slapped the rash on the back of her hands and stamped her feet: "I feel so uncomfortable! Think of a solution quickly!"
Zhao Yu patted her back with concern, "Go get some water from the well and apply it to the girl, then go get the doctor, hurry up!"
"yes!"
**
Xue Liu was squeezed out of the wing room by the messy crowd. She hurried back to Shuiyun Pavilion in panic. Unexpectedly, she was poured with a basin of cold water on her head as soon as she entered the yard.
"ah!"
"Ouch!"
Yanyu hurried over, holding the copper basin, and reached out to pull at Xueliu's soaked collar to shake out the water: "I was pouring water for washing feet, how did you bump into me? Ouch, it's all wet!"
"Wash, wash your feet?!"
Xueliu quickly spat, angrily pushing Yanyu aside and heading towards the side room, not forgetting to turn around and curse: "See, you did it on purpose! So disgusting!"
"Oh, I really didn't mean it, I'm sorry..."
Yanyu was yelling when she saw Xueliu enter the room. She then turned cold and spat, "You traitorous little girl, you dared to harm my master? You deserve to drink foot washing water!"
In the room, Xueliu changed her wet clothes and found that the small paper bag in her arms was soaked with water and dripping with grayish-white medicine. She hurriedly and carefully took a piece of straw paper to wrap it, feeling worried.
How could she tell the lady and the eldest daughter...
…
In the evening, after Su Ci had finished her meal, she left Yanyu to accompany Aunt Lan. As a token of her gratitude, she picked up some weeds from the corner of the courtyard wall and wrapped them in a handkerchief. Then she took Xueliu to the main courtyard.
"Ahem... Mother is well."
After a whole afternoon of commotion, Zhao Yu felt a little better as he looked at the staggering concubine with a gloomy face.
"What are you doing here?"
Su Ci unfolded the handkerchief and said, "I heard that my third sister was bitten by an insect. This grass is very effective for the rash. If you chew it up and apply it on the rash, it will heal immediately. Cough..."
“…”
Zhao Yu curled his lips coldly: "Don't worry about it, my Yin'er is fine. As for you, if you are sick, stay in your room and don't wander around to avoid infecting others!"
"Ahem, stepmother, calm down."
Su Ci hunched her shoulders weakly, her voice trembling slightly. "I heard that Third Sister has a rash on her face. What if she doesn't get treated in time and scratches her face? Third Sister treasures her face the most..."
"Shut up!"
Su Yin, wearing a white gauze hat, rushed out and angrily reached out to push Su Ci.
Hey, it's easy to get...
"oops!"
Su Ci stepped back in fright, dodging sideways and stretching out her foot, then fell backwards with a cry.
"Third Miss, be careful!"
One of them fell down, and the other fell backwards. The maids and servants around them hurried to help them.
“Ahem!”
Su Ci grabbed Xue Liu's hand and stood up, coughing softly as she stumbled forward.
"Ouch!"
Xue Liu was caught off guard and fell on Su Yin who had just sat up.
"It hurts! Get out of here!"
"You little bitch, you're tired of living! How dare you hit a girl!"
"No no no, I didn't mean to, ouch!"
Xue Liu hurriedly got up but was kicked down by Liu Pozi again. She covered her stomach and cried in embarrassment.
However, Su Ci had already retreated to the stone pillar and leaned against it, covering her mouth and coughing softly, pretending not to see anything.
"What a disaster! He causes trouble wherever he goes!"
Zhao Yu was furious and pointed at the door: "Get back to Shuiyun Pavilion!"
"…yes."
Su Ci didn't care about Xue Liu. She was frightened and quickly walked out of the main courtyard. She looked up at the full moon and walked back slowly, feeling refreshed.
She really loves acting.
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