Chapter 247: Pills

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Hongxiu was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Does it really work?" The little maid nodded vigorously, "It really works. The young master wouldn’t take a bite of porridge before, but after taking the medicine, he felt hungry after a quarter of an hour and ate a bowl of porridge. It wasn’t even enough, and he had another half bowl." "Aunt Hong couldn’t leave the young master to come, so she sent me." The little maid’s tone was full of gratitude. But Hongxiu couldn’t feel happy. The Eldest Young Madam had only given two pills in total. One was knocked over by the Old Madam. And one went into the Sixth Young Master’s stomach. Now they knew the medicine worked. It was heart-wrenching. The little maid spoke very loudly, so all the maids and servant women in the courtyard heard and couldn’t help but look at each other in dismay. The antidiarrheal medicine Hongxiu gave to the Sixth Young Master was what the Eldest Young Madam had given to the Old Madam. They had seen that medicine bottle going in and out of the inner room; there was no mistake. The Old Madam didn’t take it and gave it to the Sixth Young Master instead. Was this using the Sixth Young Master to test for poison? Even though the Sixth Young Master was well now, the Old Madam’s actions made people feel cold-hearted. Hongxiu turned around and went inside the house, walking up to Mrs. Wang. "Mrs. Wang, the Sixth Young Master took the pill the Eldest Young Madam gave, and he no longer has diarrhea." Mrs. Wang looked as if she "knew it all along." What a pity. The pills were gone. After reporting, Hongxiu walked over to the dressing table. She leaned down and saw the pill quietly lying by the wall. She reached out with her hand and retrieved the pill. The floor was very clean, and there was no dust on the pill. But even so, she didn’t dare to give it to the Old Madam to take; it would be an insult to the Old Madam, not to mention this pill was thrown away by the Old Madam herself. Hongxiu wrapped the pill in a handkerchief. Outside, a maid came in. She was sent by Princess Nanzhang to get the antidiarrheal medicine from the Old Madam. The Old Madam frowned, "What antidiarrheal medicine?" The maid was a bit confused. "It’s the antidiarrheal medicine that you gave to the Sixth Young Master, Old Madam. The Sixth Young Master took the antidiarrheal medicine and is already better," the maid replied. The Old Madam looked toward Mrs. Wang. Mrs. Wang gestured with her hand, "You step back first." The maid retreated. Mrs. Wang looked at the Old Madam and said, "The Old Madam didn’t take the pill given by the Eldest Young Madam, and I couldn’t switch it back, so I let Hongxiu give it to the Sixth Young Master." "Was it the one that was thrown on the ground?" the Old Madam asked. "..." "No," Mrs. Wang replied. Hongxiu opened the handkerchief, "This is the one that was thrown on the ground." Even if they were given a few courage pills, they wouldn’t dare give something dirty to the Sixth Young Master. The Old Madam glanced at the pill and said, "Take it to Princess Nanzhang." "What?" "Take it to her!" Hongxiu immediately agreed and turned to leave. But after just a few steps, the Old Madam’s stomach ached, and she called out, "Come back!" Hongxiu stopped in her tracks. She turned around and heard the Old Madam grit her teeth, "Give me the pill." Hongxiu brought the handkerchief forward in her palms. The Old Madam pinched the pill, stuffed it straight into her mouth, and then swallowed it down. This action left Hongxiu stunned. But after a moment of thought, she understood. If they gave the pill to Princess Nanzhang, she would definitely take it. After taking it, she wouldn’t have endless diarrhea. If that was the case, then why shouldn’t the Old Madam take it herself? The Old Madam felt her stomach ache, and Hongxiu helped her go to relieve herself. Mrs. Wang stood there, a look of shock that couldn’t be erased on her face. The Old Madam she... Back during the time when the Duke was drafted into the army, leaving only the Old Madam, who was pregnant, behind, they lived a hard life with no rice to cook at home. Some local thugs coveted the Old Madam’s beauty and wanted her to yield to him and live a life of luxury and comfort. The Old Madam put a knife to her neck, refusing to comply even if it meant death. The thug knew the Old Madam was pregnant, threw the buns and vegetables on the ground, and then left. At that time, they were so hungry their skin clung to their bones, and she picked up the buns and gave them to the Old Madam. The Old Madam tossed them away without a second thought. She would rather starve to death than eat. The Old Madam pawned the jade hairpin, which the Duke had given her as a token of his love, treasure that she valued more than her life. They took the little bit of traveling expense and headed north to find the Duke. At that time, the Old Madam still had a child in her belly. For the child’s sake, even the jade hairpin was pawned. Today, the Old Madam just had diarrhea, and she actually... actually... Does wealth and rank wear down people’s proud bones like this? Outside, the maid couldn’t wait any longer and came in again. She came up and said, "Mrs. Wang, the Commandery Princess is still waiting." Mrs. Wang wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and said, "That antidiarrheal medicine was what the Eldest Young Madam acquired from the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion. There were only two pills, and they were all given to the Old Madam." "The Old Madam took one, and the other was given to the Sixth Young Master, so there’s none left." The maid left looking disappointed. Inside the Peony Garden. Princess Nanzhang was holding her stomach, looking pained. Seeing the maid return empty-handed, she said, "Where’s the antidiarrheal medicine?" "There is none," the maid replied. "None?!" Princess Nanzhang’s face stiffened. The maid truthfully reported to Princess Nanzhang what Mrs. Wang had told her. After the maid reported everything, Princess Nanzhang waved her hand, and the maid retreated. Princess Nanzhang looked at Mrs. Zhao and said, "Send someone to the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion, and tell them the Eldest Young Madam needs to ask for more antidiarrheal medicine." Mrs. Zhao was apprehensive, "Commandery Princess, isn’t that inappropriate?" "What’s inappropriate about it?!" "If Marquis Dongxiang can falsely pass himself off as someone from Duke Chong’s Mansion to send word into the palace, why can’t I?!" Princess Nanzhang said coldly. Mrs. Zhao had no response. She could only comply. At the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion. A servant riding a horse stopped in front of the main gate. The servant from the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion came out and said, "Which mansion are you from? What’s the matter?" "The Eldest Young Madam sent me to get antidiarrheal medicine," the servant said. The servant from the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion was a bit puzzled, "What antidiarrheal medicine?" "The antidiarrheal medicine that the Eldest Young Madam took back to the Duke Mansion during the day," the servant said. "Well, come in and have a cup of tea and wait. I don’t know about this, I’ll go and ask for you," the servant from the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion said. He went to ask Mrs. Tang. Mrs. Tang didn’t know. The servant then went to the training ground to ask Su Chong. Su Chong was holding a sandbag and said, "Did my sister send someone to the mansion to get antidiarrheal medicine?" The servant nodded. "Could it be a performance?" Chu Shun speculated. "My sister has always been straightforward in her actions with no time for delicacies," Su Chong said. "But we can’t rule out being forced by circumstance, so it was necessary, but it was definitely not something she was happy to do; as her brother, I should cooperate with her a bit, not to lose my sister’s face," Su Chong said. Su Chong looked at the servant and said, "Go tell the servant who came to get the medicine that the antidiarrheal medicine was given by my father, and he’s not at the mansion." "The Dongxiang Marquis Mansion has many kinds of antidiarrheal medicine, ask the servant which type he wants." "Is it a pill or a powder?" "How many are needed?" The servant turned and left. After a short while, he came back and said, "It’s the pill form, at least ten pills are needed." "Only ten pills? Easy," Su Chong said with a smile. "Let him wait first!" Su Chong patted Chu Shun’s shoulder and said, "Let’s go, let’s head to the market." "What’s happening at the market?" Chu Shun asked curiously. "To find a Jianghu doctor to buy some pills." "..." "The medicine from Jianghu doctors is cheap; I can’t afford expensive ones." "..." Chu Shun held his forehead. "Looking to get pills from the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion, it seems they really might be in deep trouble."

Chapter 247: Pills

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