Mu Xue moved swiftly and without saying much.
"Who was outside just now?" she asked.
Mu Xue said, "Madam sent someone to say that you have had a long journey and should rest for a couple of days."
After she finished speaking, Mu Xue said softly, "Are you also asking if Miss is settling in well? If you need anything, just tell me."
Lin Qingwan lowered her head and sipped her tea. "We don't need anything."
Mu Xue breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Lin Qingwan had already guessed that the second half of the sentence was said by the little girl herself, and she was very grateful.
After washing up, Mu Xue applied the ointment to Lin Qingwan again. Before the smell in the room had dissipated, the old woman from Jiang Zhenlin's courtyard brought over a bowl of bird's nest and two plates of taro cakes.
"Young Master instructed that Miss Qingwan should send someone to tell him if there's anything she wants to eat in the future." The old woman's voice was not quiet, and her eyes were fixed on the back of Lin Qingwan's hand. "He also said that Miss should try to eat well during the day, as eating too much at night is not good for her health."
Mu Xue was displeased, "Miss didn't eat anything yesterday..."
The old woman glared at Mu Xue. "You have an objection to what the young master said?"
Mu Xue dared not say anything more.
Lin Qingwan smiled bitterly. If they were truly good to her, why did they only come to bring her food today?
She hid her hands under her sleeves. "The Prime Minister's residence shouldn't be so poor that if we add an extra set of chopsticks and bowls, the young master has to save a bite of food to share with me, right?"
The old woman's face darkened. "What are you saying, Miss Qingwan! There aren't many people in the entire capital that the young master can even think about."
Lin Qingwan chuckled, "Then I am truly honored."
Just as the old woman's expression was about to soften, she heard her say, "Thank you for your kindness, Young Master Jiang, but I don't like these two things. Please take them back."
Upon hearing the old woman's reply, Jiang Zhenlin immediately overturned the bird's nest in front of him, saying, "You don't know what's good for you!"
The old woman seized the opportunity to say, "Yesterday you sent the medicine apprentice over, but she refused to see him, saying she needed to rest."
"They're probably afraid the drug dealers will see through it. Besides, if something really happens, how can they possibly eat two bowls of noodles!"
"She's just pretending, trying to make you and your wife feel sorry for her."
Jiang Zhenlin suddenly realized that her fingers were cracking as she clenched them, realizing that she had been used when she had confronted those gossiping women in the kitchen yesterday!
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