The backyard of Jinzhou Governor's Mansion.
The maid Taohong held a bowl of freshly cooked soup and medicine, opened the door and walked into the bedroom.
"Is the girl awake?"
"Not awake yet. Sister Taohong, do you want to wake up the girl?"
"Wake up. The doctor said that the medicine should be taken while it is hot."
Xiao Cui first hung up the gauze curtain, lowered her head, and glanced at the second girl who was lying on the bed unconsciously, her cheeks were thin, her complexion was sallow, but her facial features were extremely delicate.
The second girl has been weak and sick since she was a child, and this time she was sick for more than half a year, and she was so thin that she lost her shape.
The second girl must be very uncomfortable, even in her sleep, the brows did not relax.
Xiaocui called out softly, "Miss, take your medicine."
I thought it would be the same as in the past, it would take several calls to wake the girl up. But this time, the girl opened her eyes as soon as she finished speaking.
"Ok… "
Gu Jiu responded, turned her head, frowned, and looked at Xiao Cui, her eyes were cold and weak again in a blink of an eye.
Xiao Cui froze for a moment, the girl's eyes just now were so strange. Could it be that she was delusional.
Before she could think about it, she heard the girl's weak voice ringing in her ears.
"Help me up."
Xiao Cui came back to her senses and hurriedly helped Gu Jiu up.
Tao Hong held the medicine bowl and stood by the bed, "Girl, it's time to drink the medicine."
Gu Jiu was not in a hurry to drink the medicine, she held a handkerchief, covered her mouth, and coughed lightly. A small face was pale and weak.
The strong smell of medicine came to her nostrils, and she subconsciously frowned.
This medicine has a strong taste and strong effect, how can it be given to a fourteen or fifteen year old girl who has been sick for a long time and has been sickly since she was a child.
Gu Jiu raised her head and looked at the servant girl Tao Hong, a seventeen or eighteen year old girl, she is more delicate than Hua.
Then, she coughed twice again, and her face became paler.
Tao Hong was originally a servant girl by her wife's side, and she came to serve her only a few years ago.
"Girl, it's time to drink the medicine." Tao Hong said again, her tone was two points heavier than last time. There was a clear look of impatience and disgust in his eyes.
disgust
Impatient, Gu Jiu can understand. Even as a maid, taking care of a patient for a long time will give birth to impatience, which is human nature.
As for disgust, where should I start.
Gu Jiu lowered her head, a trace of doubt and ridicule flashed in her eyes.
She looked at Tao Hong and said softly, "Come closer, I don't have much strength."
Holding the medicine bowl, Tao Hong took another step closer.
Gu Jiu took a few breaths before reaching out to take the medicine bowl.
The moment her hand touched the medicine bowl and Tao Hong let go, her fingers suddenly trembled twice. Immediately afterwards, her hand shrank back and fell to her side.
Snapped!
The medicine bowl fell to the ground and shattered.
The hot soup splashed Taohong Xiaocui all over.
"what… "
The two cried out in unison.
On the contrary, it was Gu Jiu who escaped the disaster because he sat on the bed.
Gu Jiu picked up the handkerchief, covered her mouth and coughed lightly, with a face full of self-blame, sad, weak, and helpless.
"Are you all right?" Her voice was crying, almost crying.
Xiao Cui hurriedly said: "Miss, don't worry about the servant, the servant is fine." While speaking, she wiped the stains on her clothes.
Tao Hong frowned, looking at the new clothes she just put on today, the hem of the skirt was heavily stained by the soup, it was so ugly.
She looked at Gu Jiu with an annoyed look on her face, forgetting that she is not in good health, it will always cause trouble.
Gu Jiu suddenly coughed violently, her face flushed red.
"Girl, are you okay?" Xiaocui was very nervous.
Gu Jiu waved her hands, signaling Xiao Cui not to worry about her.
Finally stopped coughing, she panted, and said weakly: "Taohong, thank you for your hard work, you can cook another bowl of medicine, and change your clothes by the way. The clothes are dirty, and the clothes are not beautiful."
Tao Hong was full of resentment, and said in a strong tone: "Girl, this servant has finally cooked the medicine, why are you so careless?"
"I didn't do it on purpose." Gu Jiu's eyes were filled with tears in an instant, "I know that my body is not up to snuff and has dragged you down. I also want to get better soon... cough cough... Tao Hong, ever since you came to me , I have wronged you all these years. If you don't want to, why don't I report to my wife, and you should go back to my wife to serve her."
"Young lady, what nonsense are you talking about? The wife gave the slave to the girl, and the servant will serve the girl for the rest of her life. Xiaocui, take care of the girl, and I will make the medicine."
After finishing speaking, Tao Hong turned and left the bedroom.
As soon as Tao Hong left, Gu Jiu put away the tears in her eyes, with a calm expression on her face.
"Girl, don't be sad. Sister Taohong just has a bit of a bad mouth." Xiaocui comforted Gu Jiu.
Gu Jiu smiled lightly, what a silly girl. Tao Hong is not just a bit fierce mouth.
"Xiao Cui, give me that fragment."
Gu Jiu pointed to the largest fragment of the medicine bowl on the ground.
Xiaocui was puzzled, "What do you want this thing for, girl? Be careful not to hurt your hands."
"It's okay, just give it to me."
Xiaocui picked up the fragment, it was the base of the medicine bowl, and there was still soup medicine left on it. She handed the fragments to Gu Jiu.
Gu Jiu lowered her head and carefully sniffed the smell of the medicine. Then dipped some concoction with his hand, put it in his mouth, and carefully distinguished it.
Qianghuo, Bupleurum, Forsythia, Cangzhu, Chenpi...
This is an exterior medicine, which is used to disperse exterior evils and relieve exterior syndromes.
There is no problem with the prescription, but the medicine is not right for the symptoms, and there are problems with the medicinal materials.
Sure enough, as she judged before, there was something wrong with the medicine she was taking.
"girl?"
Xiaocui was a little apprehensive, she didn't know what the girl was doing.
Gu Jiu gave her a gentle smile, and put the fragments on her hand, "The medicine smells strong, clean up the house."
"The servant obeys!"
Xiaocui was busy cleaning the floor and footstools.
Gu Jiu looked at the quaint surroundings and sighed softly. I really didn't expect that the gods treated her kindly, and let her pass through after death and pass on the body of a boudoir girl with the same name as Gu Jiu.
Gu Jiu came from modern society and passed away due to complications caused by heart disease.
Unfortunately, she was born with congenital heart disease.
She was lucky again. Before the birth, the family business was about to go bankrupt. After the birth, the family business miraculously came back to life.
In just over ten years, Gu's business has developed from a small company with less than a hundred employees to a large group company with tens of thousands of employees around the world.
Her parents gave everything they had, traveled all over the world, to treat her illness. The two older brothers spoiled her as the happiest younger sister in the world.
Dad said that she is the God of Wealth in the family, a lucky star, who brings good luck to the family. It's a pity that she didn't bring good luck to herself.
Start taking medicine as soon as you can eat, and read medical books as soon as you can read.
From childhood to adulthood, he has undergone dozens of heart operations, large and small, and a heart transplant operation, but he still failed to escape complications and died on his twentieth birthday.
But before she died, she had no regrets.
Since she was a child, she had a prosperous life, with parents who cared about her and doted on her, and two handsome brothers.
There is also Professor Hu who treats her as a child in the house and teaches her everything. Professor Hu is a doctoral supervisor at the Medical University, an academic leader, and her attending doctor.
At the last moment, she bid farewell to everyone in the family so that they would not be sad about her passing. It's like she went to another world.
This was a joke that came out of the mouth, but she didn't expect that when she woke up from the dream, she really went to another world.
The original owner of this body was also named Gu Jiu.
The original owner was born prematurely and was born weak. Her biological mother, Su Shi, named her Gu Jiu in the hope that she would live a long and long life.
Six months after the original owner was born, Su died of illness. Not long after Su's death, the original owner's father set up the concubine Xie's family.
Since then, the original owner and her own brother have been living under the shadow of their stepmother Xie.
In the early winter of last year, the original owner and his sisters were invited to be guests at Yin's Mansion in Hezhong Prefecture.
Unexpectedly, the original owner was pushed into the water.
After being rescued, he soon developed a high fever.
Mrs. Fu Yin invited a doctor to relieve her fever.
The fever subsided, but the original owner had a coughing problem.
From the early winter of last year to the late spring of this year, more than half a year has passed, the original owner's illness has been repeated, and he has never recovered, and his body is getting weaker and weaker.
Finally, in the early hours of this morning, the original owner passed away, and the modern Gu Jiu became the ancient Gu Jiu.
Gu Jiu rubbed the center of her brows, the original owner left her with very little memory of what happened in the Governor's Mansion last year.
She didn't know who pushed her into the water, and the real culprit was not investigated afterwards.
Mrs. Fu Yin only used two women to make up the number, so she gave an explanation. Said that the mother-in-law was negligent and did not serve well, causing her to fall into the water.
Gu Jiu frowned and thought deeply, did the girl in Fu Yin's family push her into the water, or did her own sisters harbor evil intentions
She remembered clearly that one hand pushed her hard. This is by no means an accident. Someone deliberately tried to harm her.
In the early winter season, the Hezhong Mansion had already frozen over.
In such weather, pushing her into the water was clearly intended to kill her.
"Girl, do you want to lie down and rest for a while? Sister Taohong needs a lot of time to re-decoct the medicine."
Xiao Cui's voice pulled Gu Jiu back from her contemplation.
She looked at Xiaocui and said nothing.
"Girl, what's the matter with you?"
Gu Jiu coughed lightly, "Go and call Qingmei."
Qingmei was originally Gu Jiu's big maid, ever since Tao Hong came, Qingmei has been marginalized. Now she has become a needlework girl, with endless needlework every day. As the name goes, if Ome is good at needlework, you should do more.
Xiao Cui said: "Sister Qingmei is busy at the meeting, the girl wants to see Sister Qingmei, why not wait until evening."
Gu Jiu stared at Xiao Cui with a serious face, "Xiao Cui, who am I?"
Xiao Cui laughed, with a naive look on her face, "A girl is a girl!"
Gu Jiu kept a straight face, and shook her head slightly, "I am a girl, and I am also the master. Don't you listen to what the master says?"
Xiaocui's face turned pale in an instant, "Your maidservant, my maidservant does not disobey the girl."
"Then call Qingmei."
"But the servant has to serve the girl."
Gu Jiu sighed softly, and complained: "I'm sick, you don't take me seriously, do you?"
"No, the girl misunderstood. Sister Qingmei told me that there must be someone around the girl at all times."
Gu Jiu laughed at himself, "I didn't even know, it turns out that everything in this yard is decided by Qingmei. I am the master, and I bear the name of master, but I can't even control a maid.
Forget it, I will see my wife even if I risk my life tomorrow. Qingmei is so capable, why don't you ask your wife to recognize her as a goddaughter, so that in the future you can justifiably serve Miss Qingmei. "
This is a heart-breaking statement.
No matter how dull Xiao Cui was, she could understand the implication of these words.
Plop!
She knelt down suddenly, her knee hurt.
Hearing that voice, Gu Jiu felt pain in his knees.
"Girl, please spare my life! This servant is stupid. I don't mean that this servant is against you on purpose, nor does it mean that you don't listen to her. Please give this servant one more chance. This servant will go and invite Sister Qingmei here."
Gu Jiu stared at Xiao Cui, she knew why Xiao Cui didn't listen to her, and did everything according to Tao Hong's orders.
This was the mess left to her by the original owner.
The original owner is cautious by nature, he doesn't want to be troublesome, and he doesn't want to upset his stepmother, Mrs. Xie.
Since Taohong came to Zhilanyuan, as long as it is not too much, the original owner will generally follow Taohong's wishes.
Follow along, as time goes by, it becomes a matter of course for Taohong to decide everything.
The maids in the courtyard didn't come to Gu Jiu when they encountered something, they only went to Tao Hong.
Tao Hong is in Zhilan Courtyard, she is a servant girl in name, but she does the work of her master.
But that was before. Now that she is here, the rules of Zhilan Academy should be changed.
Gu Jiu stared at Xiao Cui, "Did you really know your mistake?"
Xiao Cui nodded again and again, "This servant realizes his mistake."
"Then I'll give you a chance to make corrections. Go and call Qingmei here, and don't disturb Taohong."
"Yes, servant girl, go and invite Sister Qingmei here, and don't tell Sister Taohong."