Chapter 1086 The loyal maid promoted to concubine (6)
Rendong could not accept that her companion who had been with her day and night had been infected with the disease and her fate was unpredictable, so she was reluctant to report it to Gui Yunlai. She just kept buying and boiling medicine for Shi Chu, hoping that she really just caught a cold.
However, she was disappointed after all. After a day or two, acne began to appear on Shi Chu's face. Her little hope was gone in an instant. In the end, it was only when Shi Chu threatened to commit suicide that she was willing to tell Gui Yunlai.
When Gui Yunlai heard that Shi Chu was actually infected with the disease, she immediately became defensive even when Ren Dong came to report it. Of course, she didn't show it on her face, but just frowned with great worry, and said, "Why didn't you tell me earlier that Du Xiang was sick? You had to wait until now when she had acne and couldn't hide it to tell me? Alas, why are you so stupid? If you had told me earlier, I could still keep it a secret for Du Xiang and let her recover and come back to serve me. But now, she has such obvious symptoms, and the mansion definitely can't accommodate her. The Marquis and the old lady have warned us time and again that no one infected with the disease can be kept in the mansion. Now even I can't protect Du Xiang..."
Ren Dong's eyes suddenly turned red, and she said disappointedly: "Master, can't you ask the Marquis and the old lady for mercy? Du Xiang is in good health. It was just an accident that she got sick this time. I will take care of her, and she won't infect anyone else. Please don't move her to the manor..."
Gui Yunlai's eyes turned red, and he said, "Do I want to see my maid being sent away? But I have no choice. The old lady just doesn't like me and she wants to find something to hold against me. It's all because I'm useless as a master and can't protect my servants. Ren Dong, I have no choice."
Seeing that her always strong master had revealed a rare weakness, Ren Dong dared not to plead for Shi Chu anymore, and hurriedly tried to comfort him, "No, master, your situation in the manor is also difficult now, and it is I who have crossed the line and put you in a difficult position. Don't worry, even if Du Xiang has to be sent to the manor, I will ask the people there to take good care of her."
Gui Yunlai immediately acted touched and said, "Du Xiang is so lucky to have a good sister like you. When you send her off later, take out an extra three hundred taels of silver from my cabinet and leave it for her to recover and take care of herself. This is a small token of my appreciation as her master."
After hearing this, Rendong felt fortunate that she and Duxiang had such a master who was considerate of his servants, so she swore in her heart that she would do a better job for her master in the future and never let her master down.
So Rendong took three hundred taels of silver from Gui Yunlai and gave it to Shi Chu, and had to have someone send her to the farm. Before leaving, she told Shi Chu many words about how compassionate and considerate the master was to them, implying that Shi Chu should be grateful.
When I was lying down pretending to be sick, I just thought: Girl, you are too servile.
Gui Yunlai was afraid that Rendong, who lived in the same room with Shi Chu, might also be infected with the disease, so he found an excuse to give her a few days off. He waited until Rendong showed no signs of being infected before letting her come back to serve him. After all, she had suddenly left the two servants who served her best, and she always felt that everything was not going well during this period. The newly selected maid had ill intentions towards her husband, which made her even more unhappy. Therefore, as soon as she was sure that Rendong was in good health, she immediately announced her return.
Of course, it was impossible for Jindong to be infected with the disease. Although the medicine that Shichu prepared for her showed symptoms similar to those of the epidemic, it was actually not contagious.
Shi Chu was finally sent to the farm as she wished, although like other servants infected with the disease, she was thrown into a remote and dilapidated house as soon as she was sent there and left to fend for herself.
But this was exactly what she wanted. Although she looked very ill, she was actually able to jump around as soon as she got off the ground, and it did not hinder her movements at all.
The people in the village were afraid of being infected with the disease and wanted to stay away from these patients. Therefore, they would not bully them. They only let an old woman who could barely walk to deliver meals to the door three times a day. As for whether the patients had the strength to eat, they didn't care. If they died, it was the patients' fate, and if they survived, it was their own luck.
Shi Chu did not eat the food sent by the farm. Her companion space was full of delicious food. Therefore, during the time she stayed in the broken house to "recuperate", she ate her fill every day and was in better spirits than when she was in the Anding Marquis Mansion.
She did not treat the terrible and disgusting abscesses on her face. In fact, she planned to keep them until she completely redeemed herself from the Marquis of Anding's Mansion.
There were other servants in the farm who were infected with the disease. Shi Chu secretly went to see them at night. Only two of them were seriously ill and in danger of their lives. Shi Chu fed them the medicine he developed to save their lives.
The remaining few had begun to get better. The abscesses on their faces and bodies had begun to heal. Although the scars could not disappear, they were not in danger of life, so Shi Chu did not care about them.
With their faces disfigured, it would be impossible for them to return to the Marquis of Anding's Mansion to continue serving others. The most likely possibility was that they would stay on this farm and become farmers. This was not bad either. Although it was a bit hard, at least their lives would not be in danger.
Half a month later, except for the two most seriously ill who were still recuperating, the others had recovered except for the scars on their bodies. They clamored to return to Anding Marquis' Mansion, and Zhuangzi's steward did not stop them. However, when they returned to the Marquis' Mansion, they were not accepted but driven back.
Everything was as Shi Chu expected, so she began to play the role of a maid who wanted to return to the Marquis of Anding's Mansion to continue serving her master.
The Zhuangzi steward looked at the mottled and terrible scars on Shi Chu's face, frowned, and said, "Miss Du, I still suggest that you don't go back. With your current honor, the master of the Marquis' Mansion will never keep you."
"Impossible! The master and I grew up together. The master often said that we were like sisters. She couldn't give me up so easily. Although I am disfigured and can't serve the master in front of others, I can still help the master behind the scenes, such as looking after the master's dowry and money, and keeping accounts for the master..." Shi Chu retorted innocently, and then looked at the steward with suspicion, "Steward, you are trying to stop me like this, don't you want to keep me in this farm to do rough work? I tell you, there is no way I can stay!"
The steward was so angry at her words that his face turned blue. Seeing that she was determined to go back, he stopped interfering in her affairs, so as not to be unrewarded for his kindness. So he said unhappily, "Then, girl, if you want to go back, go back by yourself."
Shi Chu then packed his bags and returned to Beijing.
(End of this chapter)
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