Chapter 422: You Will Take Your Own Risk
Nanny Wu came to the yard again, still holding the food box in her hand, but this time she did not step into the yard, but just stood quietly outside the yard.
About half an hour later, the tightly closed door slowly moved.
The court doctor walked out. When he saw Madam Wu, a trace of guilt flashed in his eyes. Why didn't he go in and deliver the medicine?
Nanny Wu sneered, her voice full of sarcasm: "If I had gone in just now, wouldn't that have ruined your good fortune?"
As soon as these words came out, the court doctor's face changed instantly, but he quickly calmed himself down.
"What do you mean?" The court doctor still wanted to play dumb.
Nanny Wu looked at him with disdain in her eyes: "Stop pretending. You know what you did in this room."
The court doctor realized that he couldn't hide it any longer, so he stopped pretending and asked directly, "What are you waiting for here?"
Nanny Wu straightened her back and said sternly, "The princess told me to tell you that if you break Miss Yu's body, you will lose your life!"
The court doctor was stunned at first, then sneered: "Am I such a tactless person? I just touched her leg!"
As he spoke, he shook his head, as if he found what Nanny Wu said very ridiculous.
"You touched her legs?" Nanny Wu's eyes widened in anger, and she pointed at the court doctor's nose and scolded him, "You touched her legs this time, but what about next time?"
The palace doctor's face turned ugly. He knew the princess's tactics. But he still said stubbornly, "I haven't done anything wrong. What can she do to me? She just wanted to scare me."
"Don't be optimistic. The princess' words are always hers." Nanny Wu stared at the court doctor and said word by word, "You'd better restrain yourself. If you dare to do it behind the princess' back again, you will bear the consequences!"
The court doctor was silent for a moment, and finally nodded: "Okay, I get it, don't scare me here."
After saying that, he turned and left, but his steps were a little hurried.
Nanny Wu looked at his departing back and spat.
After she could no longer see anyone, Nanny Wu walked into the room carrying a food box.
Yu Lingxiu was originally sitting on the edge of the bed in a daze. When she heard the noise, she turned her head sharply and saw that it was Nanny Wu. Her eyes instantly became flustered.
She hurriedly reached out and pulled the quilt, wrapping herself tightly, her movements were hasty and a little embarrassed.
Nanny Wu seemed to have noticed nothing, her expression was as calm as water, as if everything before her was normal.
Then, she took out a bowl of medicine from the food box. The medicine soup was still steaming, and the rising mist blurred her face.
Yu Lingxiu took the medicine bowl and drank it all in one gulp without any hesitation.
In the past, when she took medicine, she always frowned and looked disgusted, complaining that the medicine tasted bitter and difficult to swallow, but today she was unusually quiet.
After drinking the medicine, she spoke in a low voice, as if she was afraid of disturbing something, and said softly: "Mammy, I'm a little tired and want to rest."
Nanny Wu nodded slightly, her face still with that gentle expression, and she didn't ask any more questions.
She quickly packed up the food box. After doing all this, she looked at Yu Lingxiu again and prepared to turn around and leave.
Just as Madam Wu turned around and took a few steps, Yu Lingxiu's slightly anxious and deliberately low voice suddenly rang out from behind her: "Madam, please stay."
Nanny Wu paused and slowly turned around.
"Mammy, I want to ask, is this palace doctor highly valued by the eldest princess?"
Nanny Wu's heart trembled. She was so smart that she immediately understood what Yu Lingxiu wanted to ask. She must be whether the princess knew about the shameful and dirty methods of the palace doctor.
Nanny Wu lowered her head slightly, her expression unchanged, but she was quickly thinking about how to answer.
After a moment, Nanny Wu raised her head, her eyes gentle but somewhat cautious, and said softly: "Young lady, you don't know, this palace doctor originally came from the palace to serve. A few years ago, when the eldest princess was seriously ill and the doctors were helpless, he tried his best to bring her back to health and saved her life. Since then, the eldest princess has looked at him differently and has taken good care of him. Naturally, he values her very much."
Upon hearing this, Yu Lingxiu bit her lower lip with her pearly teeth, a trace of reluctance and anger flashed across her face. She couldn't help but ask, "Has this palace doctor ever had...any rumors before?"
When Nanny Wu heard what Yu Lingxiu said, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and she spoke half-concealedly: "Alas, speaking of this matter, the eldest princess spent a lot of thought on it back then. The eldest princess has always been kind, and seeing that the palace doctor's superb medical skills had no one to inherit, she really couldn't bear that the medical skills would be lost in him, so she thought of taking him as an apprentice. At that time, the palace specially carefully selected a few smart maids from the crowd and arranged for them to follow the palace doctor to practice medicine."
Nanny Wu paused, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then continued, "Who would have thought that in just a year or two, when those maids went out to see patients, they all fell in love with other servants, and one after another, they all got married! The palace doctor had no choice but to report the truth to the princess, saying that he might not be destined to have a disciple. Since then, no one has mentioned this matter again."
Yu Lingxiu listened to what Nanny Wu said and immediately understood the meaning of her words.
The palace doctor must have done something to other maids in this house.
Her thoughts involuntarily drifted back to what had just happened.
At that time, the doctor spoke earnestly, saying that he would explain the acupoints to her carefully, but his hands roamed freely on her legs, and every touch made her stomach churn and she felt sick. However, it was undeniable that after the doctor finished massaging, her originally sore and numb legs were relieved a lot, and her condition improved a lot.
But when she thought about how the court doctor had taken advantage of her for no reason, Yu Lingxiu felt like there was a thorn in her heart that she couldn't pull out, and her resentment was about to overflow.
In her opinion, the source of all these troubles was Lin Miaoyin.
Whenever she thought of Lin Miaoyin, the little maid named Yuzhu beside her would appear in her mind. Then, she recalled the maid who died tragically for her. All these things, one by one, constantly stirred the resentment in her heart.
Yu Lingxiu's eyes rolled, and she came up with a plan. She pretended to be pitiful and said softly to Aunt Wu, "Aunt, look at me. I don't even have anyone to serve me attentively. I am alone all day long, and nothing I do goes well. A few days ago, I saw Yuzhu, the maidservant beside the princess. At first glance, I felt that we were particularly compatible. She looked smart and sensible. Aunt, you have always been highly respected in the mansion, and your words carry weight. Could you please ask her to come and serve me? I really like that girl too much."
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