Zi'an gestured and asked Xiaosun to go out.
Xiaosun took the water and went out, closing the door behind him.
"Mother, don't worry. I have studied medicine and acupuncture before. I am very confident." Zi'an said softly.
Madam Xia nodded slightly and stretched out her hand to straighten her hair. "Child, I'm sorry to trouble you. You live for Zi'an and suffer the pain that she should have suffered. It's really unfair to you."
"I'd love to!" Zi'an smiled slightly.
At least, she is no longer an orphan.
Yesterday, Mrs. Xia knew that she was not her daughter. She remembered that when Mrs. Xia held her hand, her expression was as cold as an ice sculpture.
Then she said, "I want to avenge my daughter."
The voice was light, but it was filled with hatred like gnashing teeth.
Now, what they need to guard against is not to be harmed by the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion within these few days.
There are two maids in Xiazhiyuan, Xiaosun serves her, and Shuyu serves her mother, but Shuyu is proud and arrogant. Zi'an has seen countless people and he knows at a glance that she cannot be trusted.
"Mother, you have to be careful of Shuyu these days!" she warned.
"I got it, go to sleep!" Mrs. Xia said softly after applying the medicine for her.
Zi'an was really tired. He felt sleepy and fell asleep as soon as he turned his head.
Mrs. Xia had been sitting by the bed, listening to Zi'an's even breathing. She gently stroked Zi'an's face, her fingers sliding lightly across the wound, tears streaming down her face.
She was sad and angry, but she just didn't want to cry in front of anyone.
She also felt sorry for the girl in front of her. The suffering she was going through now should have been suffered by her daughter. Death might not be a bad thing. If she continued to live in such a cowardly state and suffered bullying, it would be better to die.
No one came to disturb the mother and daughter in the past two days.
Zi'an now had some quiet time, where he could recuperate and study acupuncture.
When Madam Xia learned that Zi'an had been force-fed safflower in the palace, she sighed softly and said that if a woman could not bear children, her life would be ruined.
She met a heartless man, but that doesn't mean all men in this world are heartless. She still hopes that Zi'an can find a man who loves him in the future.
On the third day, Shuyu came in early in the morning and said, "Miss, the old lady wants you to come over."
Zi'an put down the book in his hand and looked at Madam Xia.
"Did the old lady send someone to pass on the message?" Zi'an asked.
Shuyu said, "Yes, I just came out of the garden and saw Aunt Cuiyu coming over. When she saw me, she said that the old lady wanted me to come over."
"Did Aunt Cuiyu say anything?" Zi'an asked in a deep voice.
This is the third day, the most critical day.
If they choose to take action today, things will become a little tricky.
“No!”
Zi'an stood up and said, "Okay, I'll go over there."
Madam Xia stood up suddenly and said, "I will go with you."
Shuyu said, "Madam, Aunt Cuiyu said that only the eldest daughter can go."
Zi'an comforted Madam Xia, "Mother, it's okay, I'll just go there."
Madam Xia said worriedly, "Zi'an, be careful."
Shuyu was listening nearby and laughed, "Look at what Madam said, isn't it just to pay respects to the old lady? Is there any need to be careful or not?"
Zi'an's face darkened. "Okay, stop running around and clean the house."
Shuyu replied respectfully, "I understand, Miss, you can go ahead."
Zi'an was a little surprised by the sudden change in her attitude towards her. In the past, when he asked her to do something, she would always respond with a long face, but now she was so well-behaved and submissive. Zi'an couldn't help but be a little wary.
Since Xiaosun is Zi'an's maid, Xiaosun will naturally follow Zi'an when he goes out.
When she arrived at the old lady's room, there were a few servants standing at the door. When they saw her, they looked quite arrogant. The old lady always disliked noise, so there were only old women and maids in the room, and there was rarely such a big scene.
On the third day, it was finally time to take action.
Aunt Cuiyu was standing at the door. When she saw her coming, she said gloomily, "Come in, Miss."
Zi'an turned the ring and strode in.
There were already several people in the room. The old lady was sitting on the armchair in the middle, and a maid of about fifteen or sixteen was half-kneeling and massaging her legs.
Prime Minister Xia and Madam Linglong were sitting on either side, looking at her with gloomy expressions, especially Madam Linglong, who looked at her as if she wanted to skin her alive and eat her alive.
Xia Wan'er stood beside Madam Linglong, looking at her with resentment. Her ears were bandaged and blood was oozing out of the gauze.
"Old lady!" Zi'an stepped forward to greet her, but his heart skipped a beat. It wouldn't take so many people to deal with her.
The old lady held a pipe in her hand and pointed to the table next to her and said, "It will be the birthday of Guanyin soon. You have committed many sins. Please copy some Buddhist scriptures to cleanse yourself of your sins."
There was a stack of rice paper and a copy of the Guanyin Sutra on the table. Zi'an walked over slowly, but alarm bells were ringing in his heart.
She sat down, her mind racing.
At the wedding that day, she showed the divorce letter to so many people. If Prime Minister Xia wanted to clear himself of the crime of framing his wife, he had to prove that she had committed adultery.
In this case, the divorce letter can be explained.
Now there are only Shuyu and her mother there. Xiaosun and I came out. There are so many people watching outside, so we just let her run away.
When Zi'an thought of this, he became extremely anxious. Xiazhiyuan must have been arranged by Shuyu now. Also, Aunt Cuiyu, who was with the old lady, was not there either. There must be something wrong.
Zi'an knew that he had to leave here immediately, but he couldn't let the old lady see that he had seen through her plan.
She hesitated for a moment, then suddenly covered her stomach, "Oh, my stomach hurts, old lady, I have to go to the toilet."
The old lady glanced at her calmly and said, "Just bear with it for a while."
Zi'an squatted down. "I can't hold it anymore. Ouch, I'm about to poop. Can I borrow the toilet in the old lady's yard?"
Seeing that she looked in pain, the old lady didn't seem to be faking it, and was afraid that she would have diarrhea here, so she told Aunt Lan Yu beside her, "Take her to the toilet and keep an eye on her."
Lan Yu said: "Yes, old lady!"
Zi'an covered his stomach and walked out, saying to Lan Yu, "Thank you, Aunt Lan Yu."
Lan Yu looked at her with disgust, and without saying anything, he led her out the door. Xiaosun, who was outside the door, saw Zi'an coming out, looked around, and when she saw that he didn't let her follow, she stood still.
The outhouse is on the back right side of the yard. It is a separate one and is used exclusively by servants. The master uses the outhouse in the house.
After Zi'an went in, he said to Aunt Lanyu through the door: "There is no toilet paper here, Aunt Lanyu, can you help me get some?"
Lan Yu asked impatiently, "Why are you so troublesome?"
Zi'an said sadly, "I didn't know there was no toilet paper here. Thanks for the trouble, auntie. Otherwise, it would be bad for the old lady to be choked by the fumes."
Lan Yu cursed softly, "The lower the status of a person, the more trouble he causes. He doesn't even consider his own status!" After saying that, he turned around and left angrily.
(End of this chapter)