Chapter 1022 - 1019: Following the Rules

Lu Sangqi frowned, preferring the wives of the inner residence least of all, especially those of government officials.

“No,” Ye Muyu shook her head, “This matter is related to Chu Heng, but it’s not entirely his fault. If it wasn’t to force County Magistrate Sun to reveal his faults, there wouldn’t have been such a plan.

“You only interact with the ladies from the countryside. How would you know that the women of the government inner residence are the truly ruthless ones? If you want to stay alive, you must be cautious and not let them use you without your knowledge,” Lu Sangqi advised, his expression filled with disgust, he didn’t ask further.

Ye Muyu looked at him, “I understand, thank you for your concern.”n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Speaking of which, I plan to research some more pills. If it wasn’t for the hemostatic medicine you created, I fear my condition would be worse,” Ye Muyu sincerely said.

“That was because of the instructions you found,” Lu Sangqi wouldn’t take undue credit, averse as he was to climbing ranks by using women, “Should we sell this hemostatic medicine to the military camp?”

“We could contact General Shen first; their funds might not be sufficient.”

“Hmm.” Lu Sangqi stood up, “I’ve left the recipe here, just have the maidservants nearby get the medicine.”

“Thank you.”

Lu Sangqi turned and left.

After all the disturbances on her journey, Ye Muyu finally lay down to rest once Madam Liu came in and assured her that the children were emotionally stable.

She woke only after dark, drank some medicine, ate some porridge, and then went back to sleep.

The backyard.

Lin Mianmian twisted her handkerchief, asking the maidservant by her side, “Did that woman really come back? And she was injured?”

“She was injured, but exactly how, I couldn’t find out,” the maidservant said, instinctively shrinking her neck.

Sure enough, the next instant, a slap came down.

“Useless.”

The maidservant didn’t dare even cry, continuing to stand respectfully by.

Unwilling to give up, Lin Mianmian asked, “Although the Chu family is strict, there are still some whose mouths can be pried open. Find those with weaker minds and see, silver is no object, as long as the information can be procured.”

“Young miss, I tried asking around. The one treating the sickness was Doctor Lu. Even though he lives within the residence, he is not acquainted with others here. He doesn’t have maidservants attending him and only has a mute medical apprentice bought from a broker outside,” the maidservant explained.

“What a freak!” Lin Mianmian exclaimed indignantly.

“I will go and make inquiries now.”

“Wait.” Lin Mianmian casually pointed towards the ointment on the table, “Wipe your face first.”

“Thank you, Young Miss Xie.”

The maidservant had just stepped out when she ran into a sister who served with her regularly, “Cuizhu, did the young miss hit you again?”

“It’s nothing.” Cuizhu didn’t wish to elaborate, turned around to fetch water, and went back inside.

Cuiyu followed her, “Your face is all swollen, and you say it’s nothing?”

Cuizhu silently placed the cloth on her face, waited until it was cooled, then started applying ointment.

Cuiyu sat beside her and asked, “Why did the young miss hit you?”

“Don’t say it’s nothing. We maidservants can’t possibly climb into the master’s bed. Our only fate is to take good care of the young miss so we can have a better life, or else, we might as well await death,” Cuizhu hadn’t expected her to say this and only murmured in response, “The young miss wants to gain the upper hand there.”

Cuiyu’s expression darkened, “Have you noticed that even though she hadn’t returned before, we can only move freely in this Spring Breeze Courtyard in the backyard? If we go elsewhere, we have to abide by the rules.”