The two returned to the courtyard, Rain荷 spoke in a low voice: "Young Madam, I think that Nian slave is not bad. In the past, she liked to help you out of trouble, and now that something has happened, the first one to comfort you was her. If it were up to me, I would reward her instead of Lan Zhi."

  "Peony smiled and said, Among the people of the Liu family, perhaps only she still has a conscience. Dont be disappointed, madam not giving her to me as a reward is also a good thing. Think about it, if something happens, she can still help me out of trouble. If she followed me, she would be in trouble instead."

  Yu He listened to her say such heart-wrenching words so calmly, and his heart couldnt help but feel a pang of sorrow. He stole a glance at her, and under the slanting sunlight, Peonys smile was serene, with the gentle breeze blowing over the wisteria trellis behind her, scattering petals all over the ground, setting off her clothes, making her look like a jade, ethereal and lovely, a true beauty. Yet someone as lovely as this had been trampled upon by others, just like grass, without any mercy or pity.

  Yu He only felt a hot rush from his throat, through the nasal cavity, all the way to the eye sockets, both sour and hot, almost unable to hold back tears, barely holding on, forcing a smile: "Young Madam, dont be sad, this is all temporary. One day you will definitely live a good life."

  "Thanks to you, Im sure we can do it." Peony smiled and saw that Rain Lotuss eyes had turned red uncontrollably. She couldnt help but laugh and took her hand, saying: "What are you crying about? Im not even sad, whats there for you to be sad about? Lets go back, have dinner and get some rest early. We still need to get up early tomorrow."

  Yu He sighed and said: "Are you really going to let the imperial physician examine you?" How can we explain this if weve already had a son?

  "Ha ha, you little girl, why are you suddenly more anxious than me?" This was a pressing question. Madam Qis personality was such that she would jump to conclusions at the slightest rumor, and her actions were swift and decisive. It wouldnt be long before she would summon Liu Chuan to her chambers. Liu Chuan had already revealed his intentions on that day, and todays attitude was also somewhat suspicious, so it was necessary to think carefully about what to do next.

  Yu He sighed: "Anyway, the slave will follow you wherever you go." What she didnt say in her heart was that if she encountered such a man, she would definitely kill the adulterer.

  The master and servant returned to the courtyard, Lins mother had been waiting with bated breath. Seeing the two return with smiles on their faces, she felt a great sense of relief and went up to them saying: "Young mistress, what did your mother-in-law want with you? Was it about Master Ping being beaten by his father? Did she scold you?"

  "Must be a bit angry. But didnt say anything, just said to invite the doctor home tomorrow and let me rest early, go see the illness early tomorrow. Then dont let me go out in the future, stay at home and take good care of my body."

  Lins mother listened and thought to herself, "This is a shameful matter, the Liu family is also being lenient." She looked around left and right, not seeing Lis mother and Lan Zhis figures, then resentfully said in a low voice, "Since youve invited the imperial physician, you should have treated all your other illnesses together! This time, Ill definitely get Master and Madame to come over and make him apologize to you!"

  Peony understood that her mother meant for her to pretend to be ill, so that Old Master He and his wife would come to visit and help her get justice and deal with Liu Chuan. In reality, Liu Chuan was not the kind of person who would easily apologize. She was a stubborn and unreasonable woman, and besides, she didnt care about Peonys feelings anyway. Although Peony didnt think it was right, she also thought that taking this opportunity to pretend to be ill wasnt a bad idea, as it would allow her to avoid seeing Liu Chuan for a while. Who knows, maybe by the time she "recovered" from her "illness", everything would have been resolved. So she said: "Mother is right, Ill do as you say."

  "Good, when the time comes, listen to Moms arrangement for you. You just lie down comfortably and dont worry about anything."

  Peony responded with a sound, seeing that Shuai had eaten his fill. He flapped his wings happily and called out: "Peony, Dan Niang!" Then, smiling, he picked up a fresh branch and handed it over: "For you."

  Shai Shai was itchy in the mouth, and happily stretched out its neck to take a bite. Peony stood under the corridor to accompany it for a while, and more than half of the depression and worry in her heart dissipated.

  Just then the courtyard gate creaked, and it was Xiao Er who had gone to fetch dinner, returning in a huff. Peony saw that she was fuming and smiled, "Whos been bothering you again?"

  Huaer hastily changed her expression and said, "Nothing, its just that the kitchen is too busy today and cant get the dishes out. I was afraid Young Mistress would be waiting anxiously, so I had Kuaner wait there while I came back to say something."

  "Today there are many guests is also a fact, and dont let them do it alone, just have them prepare an extra portion of the dishes from the banquet for me to eat."

  She knew she didnt care about this aspect, and didnt discuss it with her in detail. She smiled and responded, then quietly discussed with Yuhe behind Peonys back: "Its really too much! This rumor spread too quickly! You just came out of the mistress courtyard, and the news that the young mistress had offended the master and the young master immediately reached the kitchen. We went there for half a day, everyone smiled at us but didnt give us food! I dont dare to tell the young mistress, afraid shell get angry again."

  In the past, after Madam and Master had a falling out, there would be times when they wouldnt eat for a day or two, but then things would get better again. This time, its likely that nothing will change until Madam sees the imperial physician. After a moment of hesitation, Yuhe said: "You ask Lan Zhi to accompany you, she was given by Madam, and since she arrived here, we dont need to do anything else, cant even handle such a small matter?"

  "Good idea, Ill go right away." Just as he turned around, he saw Peony standing not far away and saying: "No need to, even if Orchid went it would be the same result. Where does she dare to oppose Master? You should be careful being used by others as a shield. Its just right, I ate too much greasy food at noon and dont feel like eating now. Later whatever they give is fine, no need to make trouble or noise, just bring it back. If I dont eat it, you can have it, after all its better than your usual meals."

  The more things are complicated, the better. She met her husband having an affair during the day, was scolded by her mother-in-law in the evening, and was bullied by the servants at night, without even getting dinner to eat, shouldnt she be ill?

  Xiao Er was furious, Ah! Young Madams temper is too good, thats why she gets bullied and humiliated like this, its really infuriating!

  Yu He pushed her and said: "Dont you hurry up?"

  The child pouted and reluctantly went out the door.

  "Peony smiled and said: This girls temper is like a violent coal fire. Kuanger is also too dull, if they could balance each other out, wouldnt that be good?"

  Yu He sighed: "My mother often said that I should be more like her, but I dont know where I came from, not a bit like her."

  The sky was dark, and Kuang Er and Shu Er finally returned. There were only a few dishes of cold leftovers from noon, not to mention the mutton fat on the pancakes had congealed into white flowers. Only one dish of cherry pastry was still hot. Peony casually ate some pastry, then put it down and stopped eating, letting everyone else divide up the other dishes.

  This night, not only was the food slow to arrive, but even the hot water was slow. Peony had to wait until evening before the hot water arrived, and she had just loosened her hair and changed her clothes, with one foot already in the bathtub, when suddenly someone knocked loudly on the door: "Open up! Young Master has arrived!"

  At this time, its definitely not good! Yuhe was startled and turned pale, looking at Peony, but saw that Peony had also turned pale, hastily pulling her feet back and quickly putting on a red silk jacket.

  Mrs. Lins heart was also pounding, thinking that Liu Chuan might be seeking revenge against Peony for being beaten by Li Yi, and then thinking of Madame Qis attitude during the day, her courage grew again, and she immediately ordered Peony: "You lie down, Ill go and deal with it!" She had made up her mind that if Liu Chuans attitude was good, she would let it go, but if he wanted to be arrogant, even if it cost her own life, she would make sure the whole household couldnt rest easy!

  Before she had finished speaking, they heard Lis mother outside saying: "Has the young mistress gone to sleep? The young master has arrived." It turned out that no one was paying attention to them, and Lan Zhi had already gone to open the door and let him in.

  Mrs. Lin looked pale, and Peony was about to hide in the inner room when she had to force herself to calm down and go to the door to greet the guests. There, she saw Liu Chuan reeking of alcohol, leaning half his body on Lan Chi, standing at the door with a pair of black and blue swollen eyes, like a black-eyed chicken, but his expression was overbearing and domineering: "Where is your young mistress? Youve turned against her! How dare you let that beast come and hit me!"

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