When Su Ruanruan returned to her room, Mu Bai had not yet returned.
A maid came in to change her dressing.
"Why does it taste different?"
The maid paused, then smiled and said, "This is a new ointment prepared by the female physician; she says it's even more effective."
Su Ruanruan didn't think much of it and sniffed it a few more times. It was indeed full of good stuff, so there shouldn't be any problems.
The maidservant treated her wounds and then left.
Su Ruanruan took a sip of tea, recalling what had just happened, and cursed Huo Yan a hundred and eighty-eight times in her heart.
How does that bastard Huo Yan know everything?
Looking back on what happened that night, although there were some flaws, the whole thing should be fine.
She sat in the side room, waiting to be summoned.
Since Huo Yan has raised so many doubts, if the court is to hold a hearing today, Bai Bai will surely summon her to court again.
But after waiting for a long time, no one came to call her.
Mu Bai hasn't returned yet; what has he been doing?
Su Ruanruan felt drowsy after taking the medicine and was about to fall asleep while waiting.
"Miss Su, the owner of the tofu shop has come to see you. Will you see him or not?"
A maid knocked on the door a few times, asking for Su Ruanruan's opinion.
Is the purple mist coming?
Su Ruanruan instantly snapped out of her daze, slowly walked to the door, and opened it.
"Sister, could you please help me bring the shopkeeper in? I need to make a living under her wing, so I can't neglect her."
The maid smiled and said, "Please wait in the room for a while, young lady. I'll go and tell the gatekeeper."
Before long, Ziwu was led in by a maid, who also handed her a cup of tea.
After Ziwu left, she stood up and took a good look at Su Ruanruan.
"Are you feeling better, Master? You really scared me to death."
Su Ruanruan chuckled, "I won't die, I'll just have a cut on my body."
"Then please take good care of yourself, Master. There are servants in the tofu shop, so please don't worry."
When the tofu shop was mentioned, Su Ruanruan remembered something.
"If any government officials come to ask me why there were no iced drinks on the market on the day of the incident, just make up an excuse to get rid of them."
"Yes, this servant knows what to do."
Su Ruanruan's gaze remained fixed on the doorway, and Ziwu couldn't help but laugh.
"Is Master waiting for Young Master Mu?"
"Sigh, that's right. I've been gone for so long, I have no idea where they went."
Ziwu pulled out the house deed from her bosom, "Master, please take a look..."
"What's this?" Su Ruanruan looked closely. "This is the property deed for Mu Bai's house. How did it end up with you?"
Su Ruanruan looked at Ziwu in confusion. What exactly happened during the time she was unconscious?
Mu Bai told her about the court hearing, but not about anything else.
How did this property deed end up in Ziwu's hands?
“Your condition was very bad at the time. The female doctor said that you needed to use her family’s secret medicine and a century-old ginseng to keep you alive so that you could get through it safely.”
"But these two items cost a hundred taels of silver. I originally intended to use the silver in the account to cover the cost. However, I suddenly had the idea to tease Young Master Mu and see what he would do..."
A warm feeling washed over Su Ruanruan, and she remained silent for a long while before asking, "So... he sold the house?"
"Yes, I used the money in my account to buy the house deed back from the brokerage, but Young Master Mu doesn't know who bought it."
"No wonder he hesitated when I said I wanted to go back to live there; it turns out we don't even have a home anymore."
"When I bought this courtyard, I left a message with the broker, telling Young Master Mu to continue living here and not to rush to move out. Just before I came here, I sent a clerk to the broker, only to find out that Young Master Mu didn't accept the favor at all, but instead left the rent money behind."
"Right now, he's probably tidying up the yard."
Su Ruanruan tucked the house deed into her bosom and asked, "Do you know why Magistrate Bai's daughter, Bai Yun, has been imprisoned? What has happened to her these past few days?"
Zi Wu's eyes darted away. "You didn't know? Didn't Young Master Mu tell you?"
What should I know?
Su Ruanruan suddenly remembered what Baiyun had said in prison: "Do you know what happened to Mubai at the academy..."
Su Ruanruan suddenly looked up, "Is her being locked up in jail related to Mu Bai?"
Zi Wu met her questioning gaze, and her eyelashes trembled.
"Uh...yes!"
"What happened? Tell me quickly!"
Ziwu could only tell her everything she had heard.
Su Ruanruan lowered her eyes, her fingers gradually tightening.
A cold glint flashed in his eyes.
"Fine, you're bullying my man..."
"I'll settle this score with him slowly..."
However, we should wait until she's fully recovered before discussing this further.
A question kept swirling in Su Ruanruan's mind.
Who threw the note to Butcher Zhou that night?
Su Ruanruan explained a few more things to Ziwu before letting her leave.
Just as he stepped out of the back gate of the government office, he bumped into Mu Bai, who had finished tidying up the courtyard and was rushing back.
Upon seeing the purple mist, Mu Bai was surprised for a moment before remembering something.
"Shopkeeper, are you here to ask Ruanruan for her medicine money? Ruanruan is still not fully recovered, please don't make things difficult for her. Put the medicine money you paid in my account, and I'll write you an IOU later, okay?"
That day, the ginseng medicine cost a hundred taels of silver, and Mu Bai's house was only worth a hundred taels.
Although setting up a stall these days brings in some income, it's pitifully little.
Zi Wu put her hands on her hips and said, "You little scholar are quite sentimental. You've ruined yourself into a homeless and pitiful person for her sake."
Do you regret it?
Mu Bai asked in surprise, "How did you know? Did you tell Ruan Ruan?"
Not many people should know that he sold the house, so how did she find out?
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