Chapter 3 Spirit Spring Space
Madam Yang scolded her daughter, "Ning'er, apologize to your third sister-in-law!"
Under her mother's repeated orders, Xiao Xiuning gave in, "Mother, please don't be angry, I'll apologize, okay?"
Her father and two elder brothers were gone; she couldn't afford to lose her mother as well.
"Yes, I'm sorry."
Yun Zhaoxue's eyebrows curved slightly, a sly glint in her fox-like eyes. "Fourth sister, it's a great virtue to admit one's mistakes and correct them. Mother, please don't blame her. Your health is the most important thing."
Xiao Xiuning barely suppressed the urge to roll her eyes. "Sycophant."
At this moment, Yang's fifth son, Xiao Xuanwu, dragged in an old doctor.
He said breathlessly, "Mother, Mother, the doctor, the doctor is here."
The servants of the manor went to fetch a doctor, but the doctor dared not come upon hearing that it was the Prince of Zhenbei's manor.
He searched the entire city before finally catching an old doctor.
The doctor first took Yang's pulse. "The princess's pulse is deep and hesitant, indicating liver qi stagnation. This is caused by excessive worry and emotional distress. She needs to relax and recuperate, otherwise, prolonged depression could lead to illness and endanger her life. I will prescribe a medicine for the princess."
The doctor walked to the table and wrote a prescription.
Ginseng, Ganoderma lucidum, musk, and rhinoceros horn are all expensive medicinal materials, and it would cost several hundred taels of silver to gather all the ingredients on this prescription.
The original owner had emptied the Prince's mansion; he couldn't even come up with a few dozen taels, let alone a few hundred.
Yang asked the doctor to prescribe a regular prescription as a replacement.
The doctor prescribed another prescription and then saw the doctor off.
Xiao Xiuning glared at Yun Zhaoxue, "Yun Zhaoxue, it's all your fault, you poisonous woman! If it weren't for you, my mother wouldn't have fallen ill from anger, wouldn't have been unable to afford a doctor, and wouldn't have been unable to afford even decent medicine. You wicked woman!"
Yun Zhaoxue pushed away the finger that was pointing at her, "I will find a way to get the things from the Prince's Mansion back."
Xiao Xiuning pointed to the door, "Then go ask for it now, hurry up and go!"
Madam Yang sat up abruptly from the bed, coughing violently, "Cough cough cough... Ning'er, your third sister-in-law was willing to leave her child when she was in trouble at the Prince's mansion. We should be grateful to her. Be polite to her. Money is just an external thing; we don't need it."
"Xue'er, go back and rest first. Don't take Ning'er's words to heart. Just focus on your pregnancy and don't worry about anything else."
"I'll go back to my room to rest, as Mother wishes."
Yun Zhaoxue returned to her room and closed the door. She tried to open the space with her mind, and suddenly a white light flashed. She entered the space that carried her mind from her previous life.
The spring water cascades down the mountain, forming a pool of clear water at its foot. The water is so clear that the blue stones and aquatic plants at the bottom are clearly visible.
The surrounding area is filled with rare medicinal herbs—the hemostatic Purple Ginseng, the detoxifying Jade Marrow Ganoderma, the soul-nourishing Dream Flower…
There is also a large villa not far away.
The first floor is a garage and warehouse.
The second floor houses the medical laboratory.
The third floor is a private space.
The fourth floor contains daily necessities.
The fifth floor contains various weapons, guns, and ammunition.
The supplies inside can be accessed at any time simply by using one's mind.
He scooped up some of the spiritual spring water and took two sips; it tasted the same as in his previous life.
The spiritual spring water quickly took effect, and I immediately felt light and refreshed all over. The wounds on my body, large and small, healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
They opened the villa and inventoried the supplies; everything was still there.
Very good! ! !
With space at your disposal, you can at least protect yourself, if not roam freely.
Once outside the space, my stomach rumbled; I was so hungry.
I took out two bottles of milk and bread from my storage space, smelled them to make sure they weren't expired, and then drank them.
While I was eating, I suddenly realized something was wrong.
The female lead is, after all, a princess; she should have maids serving her personally.
Quickly search the original owner's memories.
The original owner entrusted her dowry, the property of the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion, and two personal maids to her maternal family, the Yunyang Marquis's Mansion.
The original owner planned to elope with Shen Yan to Jiangnan to settle down, and then send a message to them to bring their dowry and follow them to serve her.
In the original book, after being violated, the original owner went insane for a period of time, and was subsequently exiled. Her dowry was never recovered.
The Yunyang Marquis's family were ruthless and greedy, and they had long ago decided to embezzle the property and dowry.
Today she will sell her two personal maids to a brothel.
Two maids were sold to a brothel. At first, they refused to serve customers and were tortured beyond recognition. In order to survive, they had no choice but to submit.
Later, when the enemy army entered the capital, the two maids were captured and taken north as slaves.
After several twists and turns, they returned to serve the original owner. The original owner brainwashed them, making them sell their bodies to gather information and pass it on to the male lead.
Later, when their spying was exposed, the original owner pushed them out to take the blame.
The two maids were willing to die.
Such a loyal maidservant, if we can save the person, we'll have two more capable assistants.
The original owner's scumbag father, Marquis Yunyang, and stepmother, Lady Wang, were no better.
Back then, the Marquis of Yunyang's mansion was almost stripped of its title and was so poor that it only had one mansion left to maintain its dignity.
The eldest princess's marriage, complete with a ten-mile-long red bridal procession, was the only way to retain her marquis title.
The original owner of the book never got her dowry back, which ended up benefiting the people of the Marquis's mansion.
We absolutely cannot let them get away with this. Have someone prepare a carriage to take us to the Marquis's residence.
I lifted the curtain to curiously observe the bustling streets outside; the real ancient streets are not like those depicted in TV dramas.
The Great Zhou Dynasty was economically prosperous, and its capital, Shengjing, was the most bustling city, with lively streets.
People came and went on the bluestone path. A peddler carrying a load shook his rattle drum, and the man selling steamed buns shouted that his voice could be heard halfway down the street, "Selling steamed buns! Selling steamed buns..."
After the storyteller finished reciting the main points in the teahouse, he slammed his gavel down, "Clap!"
"Great! Great! Great!" The audience applauded and cheered.
"Clang, clang, clang!!!" The street performer banged his gong so loudly that it immediately attracted passersby.
If she didn't have important business to attend to, she would get off the carriage and go for a stroll.
The carriage drove down another street, and the pedestrians were talking about something.
"This morning, the county government received a report that someone had spotted the flower thief. The prefect immediately sent men to arrest him, which also alerted the Imperial City Guard. And guess what happened?"
"The Imperial City Guards are so capable, they must have caught them, right?"
"There are no flower thieves, only spoiled young masters who gather for debauchery. There is the eldest son of the Prime Minister's mansion and the young master of the Yong'an Marquis's mansion, a total of six or seven. When they broke in, their bodies were still attached, their faces were swollen like pig heads, and their hair was disheveled. The yamen runners and others did not recognize them."
He led the man to the door before shouting, "I am the eldest son of the Qin family! Who dares to arrest me?"
"Nobody knew who he was before, but after he shouted it out, everyone knew."
"My God, even animals mate with one male and one female. I've never seen two males before."
"No, it should be a group of males."
"It's not unusual for men to be homosexual. Besides brothels, there are also Nanfeng Pavilions. Most of the people who frequent those places are high-ranking officials and nobles."
"Isn't Prime Minister Qin's eldest son a womanizer? Three years ago, he harassed a woman in the street and was punished by Prince Xiao. The matter was reported to the Emperor, and he was beaten and left with a limp."
"Perhaps his lameness has drastically changed his personality, making him fond of men. No wonder the eldest son of the Qin family is always surrounded by a group of men..."
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Yun Zhaoxue smiled with satisfaction; the effect was quite good.
Death is too lenient for them. When the enemy forces breach the capital, they will become prisoners, be taken north and forced to eat pig swill, and suffer a fate worse than death.
However, some families were exiled to Lingnan along with the Prince of Zhenbei's mansion before the enemy could even breach the capital.
The main hall of the Marquis of Yunyang's residence.
The two maids were grabbed by the hands and twisted behind their backs by several burly old women, who then forced them to kneel on the ground.
"Madam, Madam, we are the princess's maids, and the indenture is in the princess's hands. You can't sell us!"
"The princess knew that they would come to save us."
"Bang!" The noblely dressed Lady Wang slammed down her teacup, a fierce glint in her eyes. "How dare you! You are dowry maids of the Marquis's mansion. I can sell you whenever I want."
"Guards, slap him!"
The old woman's broad, calloused hands slapped the two men across the face. "Slap! Slap!"
“Useless lowly maids, you can’t even keep an eye on your mistress. You encouraged her to elope with another man, bringing shame to the Marquis’s mansion. What use are you? If I don’t sell you off today, how will my Yue’er marry a good husband?”
"Bang!" Madam Wang smashed the teacup, her eyes blazing with terrifying fury.
"Drag them out and sell them both to the Hundred Flowers Brothel."
"Yes, Madam!" Granny Chen bowed and led the others away.
Yun Zhaoxue raised her hand to stop them, "Stop!"
When Hongzao saw her, her tear-streaked face was filled with excitement. "Princess, Madam wants to sell us to the Hundred Flowers Pavilion. We don't want to go. We only want to stay and serve you."
Another personal maid, Green Branch, sniffed, "Princess, Princess, please save us..."
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