Chapter 57: Sixth Sister's Illness

  Dong Er's words came out, and everyone looked at Liu Rong with a strange gaze. Liu Rong only then reacted, realizing that Dong Er's words were ambiguous, and this group of people wouldn't think she had something going on with Zuo Ting Xuan, would they? That would be utterly absurd.

  However, when dealing with such an awkward situation, the best approach is absolutely not to explain, because the more you explain, the more others will think that explanation is just an excuse.

  Only then did Liu Rong follow Dong Er's words and look at Zuo Ting Xuan: "Dong Er is right, you made me lose a pair of crimson gold bangles, this was a gift from Madam Zhen, hurry up and compensate me!"

  "You're even more stingy than what Er Biao Shu said, the third young lady of the Wen Ding Marquis Manor, and yet you still want to ask someone for a single red gold bangle." The stinky brat was staring at Liu Rong with his eyes wide open in shock.

  Liu Rong couldn't help but rub the little boy's head, although it wasn't a pleasant thing to say, it came at just the right time and directly dispelled the ambiguous atmosphere that had existed before.

  "Don't rub my head, you've already rubbed it stupid! Don't you know that a man's head can't be touched? You're still the young lady of the Wencheng Marquis Manor, and yet you have no manners at all!" The stinky brat dodged Liu Rong's hand and scolded her with an air of seriousness.

  "Hey, how did you know? I'm a pretty good person, it's just that I easily forget my manners, especially when I meet a little brat like you." The more the little brat said this, the more Liu Rong wouldn't let him off the hook, until the little brat was shouting loudly and everyone couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  "No wonder Mother said women are all devils. Second Uncle, from now on when this person is around, you must never bring me along." After a while, waiting for Liu Rong to make enough noise, the stinky brat hiding behind Zuo Tingxuan's back opened his mouth with lingering fear.

  He thought he was speaking softly, but didn't realize his voice could be heard by everyone.

  But it made everyone laugh again, and Liu Rong almost laughed out tears. How can there be such a funny little kid in this world?

  Happy times are always short-lived, just as Liu Rong guessed. After finishing dinner, the madam left and no longer felt out of place, so she took Liu Rong and Liu Bo together to return to the Wen Ding Hou Fu.

  Although many things happened at the Weibei Hou Mansion, I also met many people who could speak without thinking too much. After all, it's better than facing a group of people with ulterior motives in the Wending Hou Mansion. And there are those interesting little brats. As soon as she sat on her horse, Liu Rong couldn't help but feel a little reluctant to leave and pulled open the curtain to look back.

  All I saw was the stone lion under the big red lantern at the gate getting farther and farther away.

  Back at the Wen Dinghou Fu, Liu Rong first went to the Zhong Shi's place to pay her respects and accompanied Zhong Shi in a lighthearted conversation about the interesting things that happened at the Wei Bei Hou Fu, making Zhong Shi laugh until her face was full of smiles before returning to her own room.

  After a whole day of running around, Dong Er was also exhausted. Before he could even serve Liu Rong, he fell asleep on the table.

  Liu Rong carefully didn't disturb Dong Er, until she had washed up and then called out to wake her, letting her lie down and sleep, so as not to catch a chill.

  The next day, I went to my aunt's place for class and only then did I hear from Cui'er that Liu Fu was no longer facing the wall in the Buddhist hall, but had been locked up. Except for sending meals twice a day, she was not allowed to have any contact with anyone, nor was her personal maid allowed to attend to her. This time, it seemed that the master of the house had really lost his temper.

  I just don't know how long this ruthless heart can persist.

  And in class, I don't know what Liu Xuan said to the young ladies of the mansion, but they all unanimously kept silent, unlike their usual cold ridicule and hot mockery. They all sat far away from Liu Rong, as if there was a germ on her body.

  Even Liu Yun, who usually smiled kindly at Liu Rong, was silent this time, and her smile was gone.

  Liu Rong was delighted to be carefree, but in fact, she didn't care at all. The people in this mansion had never been good to her, and now that they treated her like a snake or scorpion, it might even reduce some of her troubles.

  Chang Gu Gu frowned as she watched, occasionally glancing at Liu Rong with a worried expression during the lesson. Liu Rong simply smiled and nodded in response to Chang Gu Gu.

  It's impossible for everyone to like you in this life, especially in an era with clear social hierarchy and when encountering people who always think their interests are intertwined with yours.

  Many people like to maintain a superficial relationship with others, but Liu Rong doesn't like it and thinks the more direct the better.

  Living is already a tiring thing, and then you encounter a group of people who maintain a facade with you but secretly hate you to the point of gnashing their teeth, thinking about when they can stab you in the back. It's exhausting to have to constantly guess what they're up to.

  What made Liu Rong a little worried was that Liu Meng, the sixth sister, had not come to class for several days. Even if she had a more serious cold, she should have recovered by now, but there was still no news of her recovery.

  Liu Rong went to visit several times, but Liu Si's wet nurse did not allow Liu Rong to enter the house. The house was tightly closed, which made Liu Rong even more worried.

  Just as Liu Rong was thinking of going to take another look at Liu Jie after class, Dong'er hurried in and first saluted Chang Gongzhu, then walked to Liu Rong's side and whispered something in her ear.

  Liu Rong's expression changed suddenly, and she quickly stood up: "Aunt Chang, Liu Si's condition has worsened, I...I must go take a look."

  Chang Guigu had heard about Liu Rong's medical skills in the mansion, and as soon as she heard Liu Rong's words, she hurriedly asked her to go quickly.

  But Liu Rong was still shocked that Dong Er would come here, and it was because of a message from the second madam.

  The second grandmother's body recovered well, and she had some experience in managing the affairs of the mansion. When she knew that Liu Jie was ill, she sent Li Mama to take a look. Who would have thought that she would run into Liu Jie's wet nurse and Liu Jie's birth mother whispering to each other with unusual expressions? And when she wanted to go in to see Liu Jie, the wet nurse treated her just like she did to Liu Rong, using all sorts of excuses to not let Li Mama enter the room.

  Mrs. Li felt suspicious and threatened to replace the wet nurse, even wanting to call a doctor immediately.

  Who would have thought that the wet nurse suddenly burst into tears and finally told the truth, saying that Liu Si had contracted smallpox.

  This commotion, however, frightened Li's mother into hurrying back to report it. The news had already reached Old Lady Zheng, who ordered that Sixth Sister be immediately sent out of the mansion to await her death, lest she infect others!

  Liu Rong walked quickly, she didn't think that Liu Jie's mysterious behavior was because of this, and she also had no way to cure smallpox. After all, even in modern times, the only way is prevention, there is simply no cure for it.

  The most important thing is that smallpox can infect all those who have not had it before, with an incubation period of ten days. Those who accompanied Liu Si'er may also be infected and sending them out will only spread the source of infection.

  It may even cause a large number of deaths!

  Liu Rong thought more and more anxious, her footsteps also walked faster and faster.