Chapter 42 Shut up, I'm here to invite the princess
After returning to Prince Ning's Mansion, Yuzhu was stunned when she saw the indenture that Lin Miaoyin handed over. "Princess, are you... going to chase me away?"
Could it be that the princess really found a husband for her and wanted to send her away?
Lin Miaoyin didn't expect her to think like this, and couldn't help but laugh: "Silly girl, what are you thinking about?"
She thrust the indenture into his hands and said, "From now on, you are no longer a slave and are free again. You can go wherever you want."
Yuzhu was so scared that she quickly handed it back, "No, I don't want it. I want to follow the princess forever."
She has been with the princess since she was a child and has long regarded her as her closest person.
She doesn't want a bond, nor does she want to get married.
Lin Miaoyin had no choice but to fetch a fire starter and burn the contract.
Yuzhu was so frightened that her face turned pale. She hurriedly tried to grab the burning indenture, but the raging fire soon burned the indenture to ashes. She knelt down with a pale face, "Princess, please don't chase me away, okay?"
"Who said I was going to kick you out?"
Lin Miaoyin helped the person up. "I just want you to be free again, so that you can have more choices when you marry in the future, and your children and grandchildren can have a better future. As for other things, I haven't thought too much about it. If you don't want to leave, you can continue to stay with me. We are sisters."
Hearing Lin Miaoyin's long-term consideration for her, Yuzhu was moved to tears. "I was sold by a trafficker when I was very young. My master thought I was stupid and often beat and scolded me. Later, I was sold to the princess. Everyone said that the princess was irritable, but the princess never scolded me or beat me. Over the years, I only wanted to serve the princess well and never thought about the future. I didn't expect the princess..."
Yuzhu became more and more choked up and could no longer speak.
Lin Miaoyin hugged her and patted her back gently to comfort her.
She knew it was unrealistic to instill the idea of equality for all into an ancient person like Yuzhu who had been trained to be a slave since childhood, but she wanted to do her best to make her live a more equal life.
"I have never thought of getting married. I want to stay with the princess forever."
"Okay, then you stay with me all the time."
Yuzhu wiped her tears and nodded, "Princess, you didn't eat much in the Lin Mansion. You must be hungry now. I will prepare some food."
"You are now free from slavery and don't need to call yourself a slave anymore." Lin Miaoyin reminded her.
"Ah, what should I say then..."
Lin Miaoyin shook her head helplessly, knowing that she couldn't change for the time being, so she let her be.
Soon, Yuzhu brought a plate of peach blossom cakes from the kitchen, "Princess, it's just made in the kitchen, please try it."
Since Lin Miaoyin received the imperial edict, the servants of the palace did not dare to embarrass her in public, for fear that she would say something nonsense to the emperor. Song Qingyun had Beigong You to protect her, but they did not, and no one dared to provoke an emotionally unstable person.
Coupled with Manager Liu's gratitude towards her, she could at least have normal meals in Prince Ning's Mansion now.
Lin Miaoyin took a piece and put it in her mouth to taste it.
Mm, it tastes really good.
"Don't just stand there, let's eat together." She passed the food to Yuzhu while eating, "You are free now, don't have any other ideas about the master and servant."
Yuzhu responded quickly.
As the two were eating, there was a noise outside.
Lin Miaoyin looked outside suspiciously, "What happened?"
"I heard that Guard Mai was bitten by a snake, and the prince is asking someone to detoxify him," Yuzhu said casually.
Lin Miaoyin was startled. "Venomous?"
Yuzhu nodded, "They said they were going to amputate. I heard it when I went to the kitchen just now. I don't know what the situation is now."
Because Maidong delivered medicine to Lin Miaoyin a few days ago, Yuzhu had a good impression of him. Now, hearing such news, she couldn't help but sigh and just hoped that he could save his life.
Lin Miaoyin's men paused.
Yuzhu noticed her expression change slightly and couldn't help asking, "Are you going to save Guard Mai, Princess?"
Lin Miaoyin wiped her mouth, stood up and nodded.
Last time Maidong gave her medicine, she accepted his favor. Now it is neither reasonable nor moral to stand by and watch him die.
"Princess, I advise you not to get involved in this mess. I know that Guard Mai helped you last time, but he was poisoned by the most vicious flat-necked snake venom. Even if his legs were cut off, he might not survive." Yuzhu said anxiously.
As he was speaking, an uninvited guest broke into the yard.
Feng Ming rushed in, but his tone was hard, "My Lord, I have something to discuss with you. Please come with me."
"It seems like we have no choice but to wade into this muddy water."
Seeing that Lin Miaoyin had made up her mind, Yuzhu said anxiously: "Princess, the prince treats you like that every day, why do you care about what he says?"
"You are so brave, girl..."
When Feng Ming heard this, he immediately started to reprimand her. But before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Yuzhu in a cold voice, "It's not like I'm brave today. Do you only know this now? Don't forget, you're here to invite the princess. Watch your attitude!"
Asking someone to do something for him and still acting so superior, what kind of person is he?
"you……"
"What do you mean by you? You've angered the princess. I wonder how you're going to explain this to the prince!"
Feng Ming was speechless after being criticized by Yuzhu.
Thinking of the dying Maidong, he endured it and kindly invited Lin Miaoyin to come over.
In fact, he didn't believe in Lin Miaoyin's medical skills at all.
Just now when the prince asked him to come over to ask for help, he thought for a moment that the prince had gone crazy, actually handing his master's life over to this woman.
The prince must be too desperate and wants to try every possible means to save the situation.
"When was Guard Mai bitten by the snake?" Lin Miaoyin asked as they walked.
"An hour ago."
After learning the time, she didn't ask any more questions and quickened her pace.
The guards of Prince Ning's Mansion all lived in the Duwu Courtyard in the outer courtyard. Maidong had a long career, so he had a separate courtyard.
When Lin Miaoyin arrived, Maidong's eyes were closed, his lips were black, his limbs were weak, he had lost consciousness, and was having difficulty breathing.
Judging from his condition, it had been at least two hours since he was bitten by the poisonous snake.
Fortunately, after being bitten, he took timely treatment and performed simple detoxification.
Otherwise, he would be dead by now.
The doctors who came to see the patient, after seeing Maidong's condition, shook their heads and left the palace, and no one could stop them.
Although Lin Miaoyin was very curious about why Beigong You didn't invite the imperial physician from the palace, she didn't have time to delve into this. Without waiting for Beigong You to speak, she went directly to Maidong's bed and examined him.
In ancient times, whether one could survive a snake venom infection was basically a matter of survivor bias.
But Maidong was unlucky and was bitten by a flat-necked snake, also known as a cobra. If he had not been injected with anti-snake venom serum, he would have had almost no chance of survival.
"You've been watching for so long, can you cure the snake venom of Ophiopogon japonicus?" Beigong You asked anxiously.
"Shut up and get out." Lin Miaoyin didn't look happy with him.
Beigong You: “…”
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