Chapter 227 Consideration

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Out of the inner room, Xie Jingchen couldn’t control the black lines on his face from dropping. Although he had known that Su Jin had kneaded the Old Madam’s foot until it was swollen. He didn’t expect it to swell to that extent. How much strength did she use? How did she make the Old Madam endure it? Inside the room, Princess Nanzhang, with her nails painted bright red, was pinching her palm, not feeling any pain. Outside, a maid entered and said, "Commandery Princess, the Imperial Physician has arrived." "Let the Imperial Physician in!" When the Imperial Physician entered, the anger on Princess Nanzhang’s face had subsided considerably. The Imperial Physician approached, seeing the Old Madam’s feet red and swollen, he was shocked. "What happened to the Old Madam’s feet?" The Imperial Physician’s voice trembled slightly. His first thought was that she was poisoned. But it didn’t look like it. The maids and old women didn’t dare make a sound. Would they have to tell the Imperial Physician that the Old Madam’s feet were kneaded swollen by the Eldest Young Madam and her maid? It was embarrassing. And Eldest Young Master was right, letting the Eldest Young Madam knead feet was indeed humiliating. Especially since the Eldest Young Madam was not one to be trifled with. So many who provoked the Eldest Young Madam were dealt with. The Old Madam had even stretched out her feet. With such an outcome— It didn’t seem all that surprising. No one responded, so the Imperial Physician asked again, "Doesn’t anyone know?" Mrs. Wang shook her head, "Please help the Old Madam reduce the swelling first, Imperial Physician." The maid brought a stool over. After sitting down, the Imperial Physician took the Old Madam’s pulse. Mrs. Wang asked, "Is the Old Madam’s health alright?" The Imperial Physician took the pulse again. He looked at the Old Madam’s feet. Then took the pulse once more. "Strange," the Imperial Physician said. "Is it serious?" Princess Nanzhang asked. The Imperial Physician stood up and said, "The Old Madam’s pulse is steady and strong, it’s much better compared to the last time we sought a peaceful pulse." Mrs. Wang, "...." Princess Nanzhang, "...." "But with her feet swollen like this, there shouldn’t be such a pulse," the Imperial Physician was bewildered. This was a bit beyond his knowledge scope. Princess Nanzhang glanced at the Imperial Physician, ruling out the possibility that he was bribed by Xie Jingchen and Su Jin. As for Su Jin, in the entire Duke Zhen Country Mansion, it was just the two of them, master and servant, they wouldn’t have the chance to bribe anyone. "First help the Old Madam reduce the swelling," Princess Nanzhang suggested. The Imperial Physician felt perplexed, "The Old Madam’s pulse shows no problem, yet both feet are swollen like this, it’s illogical." "Not knowing what caused it, I can’t rashly prescribe medication," said the cautious Imperial Physician. If it were an ordinary person, he would have directly prescribed swelling medicine. But the Old Madam is from Duke Zhen’s Mansion, the Imperial Physician couldn’t be careless. He had the reason not to prescribe, but if a problem arose with the medicine, it would be a big issue. The Imperial Physician wanted to inspect the Old Madam’s food. Mrs. Wang knew the problem wasn’t with the food. She looked at Princess Nanzhang, leaving it to her to decide whether to tell the truth to the Imperial Physician. Princess Nanzhang said, "Tell the Imperial Physician the truth." The Imperial Physician looked at Mrs. Wang. Mrs. Wang held her forehead and said, "The Old Madam’s foot was kneaded swollen by the Eldest Young Madam." The Imperial Physician, "...." Kneaded swollen? And swollen to this extent? Was this a joke? Mrs. Wang said, "The Eldest Young Madam stuck silver needles in Old Madam’s calf." Mrs. Wang casually pointed to a few spots. The Imperial Physician was shocked. Those spots were acupoints that reduced pain. Unexpectedly, the Eldest Young Madam of the Duke Zhen’s Mansion was an expert in traditional medicine. He couldn’t afford to provoke her. But it didn’t seem appropriate to say nothing. So the Imperial Physician said something against his conscience— "The Eldest Young Madam is truly filial to the Old Madam, making one envious," said the Imperial Physician. "...." Mrs. Wang’s mouth twitched frantically. Although she didn’t approve of the Old Madam letting the Eldest Young Madam knead her feet. But that suggestion came from Princess Nanzhang, and the Old Madam agreed, leaving no room for Mrs. Wang to speak. Moreover, the Eldest Young Madam had also helped her with shoulder and back massages before. If she advised the Old Madam, wouldn’t it seem that what she could do, the Old Madam couldn’t? She was just a servant, how could she be compared with the Old Madam? But the Eldest Young Madam kneaded the Old Madam’s foot to this extent, yet the Imperial Physician praised her as filial... "Could it be that the Eldest Young Madam was using the unique foot-kneading method from Qingyun Mountain to treat the Old Madam’s headache?" Mrs. Wang asked. The Imperial Physician, "...." The Imperial Physician’s mouth twitched. To treat a slight headache at the cost of swollen feet— Even as a folk remedy, it’s too far-fetched. He silently took out swelling medicine from his medicine box and handed it to the maid. The maid applied ointment to the Old Madam. A gentle touch woke the Old Madam up with pain. Agarwood Pavilion, in the backyard. Xingxing hugged a pillar in a daze. Su Jin sat on the corridor outside the bamboo house watching the clouds. Her pure white skin was as white as snow, holy and pristine, ethereal and captivating. Xie Jingchen was mesmerized. Su Jin’s cheeks turned a bit rosy and said, "Why are you looking at me like that?" Xie Jingchen walked over and said, "I’m just curious if you think through your actions before doing them." Su Jin raised an eyebrow. "Are you referring to kneading the Old Madam’s foot swollen?" she blinked. "Yes." "Did you consider the consequences?" Xie Jingchen asked curiously. Su Jin chuckled lightly. "What’s there to consider?" "...." "I think they should have considered the consequences before letting me knead their feet, all I had to do was follow my heart," Su Jin said. "...." "If they hadn’t considered the consequences, then I certainly don’t need to." "...." After Su Jin said this, no one responded for a while. She looked at Xie Jingchen and said, "Why aren’t you saying anything?" What else was there to say? She made a lot of sense. They were unlucky to run into her. She was already reckless enough, Xie Jingchen didn’t dare encourage her, he just held his forehead and said, "I somewhat understand why your father wants you to win the Emperor’s favor and confer you as a princess." Su Jin, "...." This topic switch was too fast, wasn’t it? Was he implying she got into trouble too easily? Why didn’t he say the Old Madam and others were looking for trouble? "The Emperor’s affection for me is well known, yet he still makes things difficult for me?" Su Jin said. "I think even if I were conferred as a princess, the difficulties wouldn’t be any less, perhaps even more." "What should we do then?" Xingxing fretted. These people have such poor memory. Time and again they get unlucky, yet none of them learn from it. With such poor memory, it’s surprising they’re still alive. Seeing the Hidden Guard approaching, Xingxing ran over and asked, "Why are you back?" "It’s all sorted now," said the Hidden Guard. "Oh? The Duke Mansion didn’t dismiss my lady?" Xingxing said happily. "With Eldest Young Master’s involvement, nothing can’t be settled," said the Hidden Guard. Only most of the time... No! Almost all the time, the Eldest Young Master doesn’t even need to step in, he seems like he’s holding them back instead. Moreover, what he wanted to say was that the possibility of the Eldest Young Madam dismissing the Eldest Young Master and Duke Mansion was much higher than them dismissing her. Although the Eldest Young Madam seemed reckless, she was actually very strategic. She didn’t take it seriously, but the little maid was quite anxious.

Chapter 227 Consideration

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