Chapter 249: Tossing

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Xie Jingchen put down the teacup and got up to walk towards the bamboo house. He had just stepped onto the stairs. Su Jin sneezed. Her body leaned forward, her thigh hitting the corner of the table, and the porcelain jar in her hands fell to the ground with a crash. Su Jin almost cried from the pain. She rubbed the sore spot and squatted down. As soon as she touched the broken porcelain pieces, Xie Jingchen pulled her up. "If you’re hurt, take a rest," he said with a slightly annoyed tone. Su Jin looked heartbroken, "This is the antidiarrheal medicine I spent half a day preparing, and now it’s all gone." "No need to prepare it anymore," Xie Jingchen said. Su Jin looked at him, "Why?" "Because no one will appreciate it," Xie Jingchen said. "... ." Xingxing came over and said, "Did someone just curse at the young lady?" The Hidden Guard added in his mind. Not just insults. I’m afraid they want to tear the Eldest Young Madam into pieces. The Hidden Guard said, "The Imperial Physician just entered the mansion again. The Second Master took the Great Nourishing Pill and has a nosebleed. The Second Master took a laxative, and the Second Madam has rashes on her face... ." Su Jin, "... ." Xingxing, "... ." "Isn’t this too brutal?" "Who did it?" Su Jin asked. The Hidden Guard, "... ." Xie Jingchen, "... ." "It wasn’t you?" Xie Jingchen frowned. Su Jin looked at him, "I won’t take the blame for this." Xie Jingchen, "... ." "If it’s not you, then who could it be?" Xie Jingchen wondered. "I want to know too," Su Jin said. Xingxing looked at Xie Jingchen, then at Su Jin, and said, "Could it be the Eldest Young Master?" Su Jin burst out laughing, "How could it be my brother?" "To help the young lady, the Eldest Young Master is like this," Xingxing said. "The Eldest Young Master said buying things for you gives him a lot of pressure, always worrying that the young lady won’t like what he buys." "... ." "When you ask the Eldest Young Master to buy pastries, he will buy all the pastries from the pastry shop." "When you ask him to buy a purse, he will buy over a dozen for you to choose from." "When you ask him to buy a kite, he’ll bring back seven or eight." "In short, that’s how it is." "... ." Su Jin was moved. Is there anyone in the world who loves his sister more than her brother? But this feeling didn’t last for more than a few seconds. "Every time the Eldest Young Master finishes buying things for the young lady, he urges her to get married quickly, so she can trouble the husband instead, and he would be free," Xingxing said. Su Jin, "... ." Xie Jingchen, "... ." Yulin Pavilion. This was the residence of the Second Master, Xie Jingchuan. Looking at her son’s pale face, Princess Nanzhang was grinding her teeth in hatred. Mrs. Wang walked in. The maid reminded Princess Nanzhang, "Princess, Mrs. Wang is here." Princess Nanzhang wiped away the tear at the corner of her eye with an embroidered handkerchief. Mrs. Wang stepped forward and said, " The Old Madam asked me to come and inquire about what’s going on with Third Master and the others?" Princess Nanzhang didn’t want to say a word. Mrs. Zhao sighed. The Princess meant well, but unfortunately, her good intentions went awry. Not to mention being appreciated, I’m afraid they don’t know how they’re blaming the Princess in their hearts. Pulling Mrs. Wang aside, Mrs. Zhao spilled the entire story about the pills. Mrs. Wang listened dumbfounded, speechless. The same scheme— The Dongxiang Marquis Mansion used it and succeeded beautifully. Princess Nanzhang used it and failed disastrously. These pills were requested from the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion by Princess Nanzhang under the pretense of the Eldest Young Madam’s name, and they caused problems. It couldn’t be exposed, so they had to swallow the bitter pill. Mrs. Wang returned to Qihao Hall and truthfully reported to the Old Madam. The Old Madam was so angry she felt pain in her chest, "I’m afraid if the Duke doesn’t return to the Capital soon, the Duke Zhen Country Mansion will be ruined by this bunch of bandits." Mrs. Wang didn’t know how to comfort the Old Madam. She wanted to say, this matter isn’t the Eldest Young Madam’s fault at all. There’s no reason to save the Emperor and put your own life on the line, but she couldn’t say that. Princess Nanzhang was full of confidence, but the medicine she got was useless and caused trouble for everyone. Originally, they would have healed in a couple of days, but because of her meddling, the illness extended longer. Especially the Third Madam, who hated Princess Nanzhang with clenched teeth. The Imperial Physician couldn’t detect what was in her stomach. Meanwhile, the medicine that Third Master took was an aphrodisiac, so he had diarrhea for two days and even forced two maids into his bed. However, it was not a pleasant process, ruining him afterward, and the two maids were sent away to the village by Third Master before Third Madam could deal with them. Aside from the Agarwood Pavilion, the entire Duke Zhen Country Mansion was shrouded in a gloomy haze. Unable to take revenge, unable to resolve grievances. A heavy burden pressed on the chest, unable to be swallowed or spit out. How could ’miserable’ even begin to describe it? Six days passed in the blink of an eye. During these six days, Su Jin hadn’t stepped out the front or side gates, almost driving herself and Xingxing crazy. When she woke up in the morning, she pushed open the window, saw the bright sunshine, the blue sky and white clouds, and she felt the urge to go out. No matter what, she intended to go out today. If she didn’t go shopping now, in half a month when the weather warms up, just one outing would make her tan. After breakfast, Su Jin took Xingxing to Qihao Hall to pay respects to the Old Madam. She had been coming for three days straight and was sent away after saying only a few words. If she hadn’t been married to boost morale under Princess Nanzhang’s request, she might have been kicked out of the Duke Zhen Country Mansion by now. The feeling of wanting to strangle you but being unable to reach you, Su Jin felt for them, scratching at her heart. This time was no different. After paying respects, Su Jin silently sat to the side, waiting for the Old Madam to dismiss her. Now she had reached the point where even just sitting there silently was an eyesore. As soon as she touched the chair, the Old Madam said, "I’m weary, you may leave." This weariness was directed at Su Jin, and once again, only she had to leave. But this time, she sat still, not planning to leave. If they didn’t want to see her, why not simply exempt her from paying respects? She would be more than happy with that. Making her come to pay respects but not willing to see her seemed like they just wanted to trouble her. She was not someone easy to deal with. She sat there unmoved. She could pretend she didn’t hear, but the Old Madam’s words couldn’t be ignored. To save face for the Old Madam, everyone stood up to leave. Su Jin walked out last. Upon exiting Qihao Hall, she saw the Second Master approaching from a distance. The Second Madam quickly hurried to meet him, "Why are you back so early today? Are you feeling unwell?" The Second Master shook his head, "It’s because the Emperor’s injuries have not healed well, and he was restless during the morning court, so it ended early." The Second Madam sighed in relief. "It’s good that court ended early. I was worried that if the Emperor hadn’t held court for days, meetings would drag on, and your recently recovered body wouldn’t handle it," the Second Madam said with concern. Taihe Palace. The Emperor sat on the Dragon Couch while Dean Zhou unraveled the silk bandages for him. Seeing the wound on the Emperor’s back, Dean Zhou gasped. This scar... Dean Zhou reached to touch it, realizing it was a stitch, scaring him half to death. "Scratch it for me," the Emperor urged. During the morning court, the pain and itch nearly drove him insane. Following the instruction, Dean Zhou barely avoided having his head scratched off. Either he missed the itchy spot or pulled on a stitch, making the Emperor wince in pain. The Emperor almost ordered Dean Zhou to be executed in anger. "Emperor, who bandaged this wound for you? Let them come, I can’t manage this," Dean Zhou said nervously. Actually, it wasn’t that he couldn’t, it was that he dared not. The Emperor took a deep breath and said, "Quickly summon the Eldest Young Madam of Duke Zhen’s Mansion to the palace." The little eunuch hurried to deliver the message. Dean Zhou got up and asked Eunuch Fu, "Did the Eldest Young Madam of Duke Zhen’s Mansion stitch the Emperor?" "She stitched it thread by thread," Eunuch Fu shivered.

Chapter 249: Tossing

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