Chapter 110 The Second Master's Concern
After hearing his mother's condemnation of Mengxi, Xiao Jun punished her by grounding her house without saying a word, and asked Zhiqiu to help her back to the east wing immediately.
After hearing what her son said, the first wife thought to herself: This silly son doesn't know that the best punishment is corporal punishment. How can house arrest be better than making her kneel on the cold floor for hours while watching her feel better? This house arrest doesn't even require her to pay respects, which gives this vixen some free time.
But then she thought her son had good intentions, believing that she would be angry when she saw the vixen and was afraid that she would hurt herself, so she grounded him. She also didn't want her son to see her vicious side, so she nodded and agreed, although reluctantly.
When Zhiqiu saw the eldest wife nod, he hurried forward to support the second wife. Mengxi kowtowed again to thank her, and then stood up with Zhiqiu's help. However, she could not get up at all, and stumbled and almost fell to the ground. Zhiqiu hurriedly shouted:
"Second Grandma..."
Two maids had already stepped forward to help, and Mengxi finally stood firmly. After a while, she said:
"It's okay, I just knelt for too long and felt a little dizzy when I stood up ."
He said goodbye to the eldest wife and the second master, and walked out step by step with the support of Zhiqiu.
Looking at Mengxi's face which had lost all its color, it was no wonder that he had been trying to figure out these days why Xier asked him for a divorce letter. It turned out that her mother had abused her behind her back.
He felt heartbroken and wanted to go forward to pick her up and send her back personally, but his mother was right next to them, so he forced himself to hold back. He stared at Mengxi's staggering back as she walked away. It seemed that Zhiqiu was finding it increasingly difficult to support her, and Xier's entire body seemed to be pressing on her. Erye's face grew darker and darker, and his heart ached more and more.
The eldest wife also saw Mengxi’s pale face and thought to herself: I have never seen her so delicate and frail before. Could it be that the punishment was really too severe this time?
Cui Ping saw the nervousness flashing across Erye's face and felt a little jealous. Erye had been doting on her these past two days, and she had been talking to him more casually. Seeing that Erye was still staring at Second Mistress's back, she said:
"Second Master, don't worry. Second Madam doesn't have to worry about anything on a daily basis. She is well fed and well cared for in the mansion. How can she be weak? She is just being coquettish."
Xiao Jun looked at Cui Ping kindly and said softly:
"Cui Ping is right. Xi'er is not that delicate at all. I will punish her severely when I get back to vent my anger on behalf of my mother."
Seeing that the Second Master was so gentle, Cui Ping lowered her head shyly, not noticing a hint of disgust flashing in the Second Master's eyes.
Seeing how her cousin treated Cuiping, Xiuer wished she could skin Cuiping alive, but with her cousin and aunt around, she had to be gentle and generous, grit her teeth in secret.
The eldest wife said nothing more. She just ordered someone to serve the meal and asked the second master to stay in Yangxin Garden for dinner.
The Second Master went to the upper room, sent Cuiping to the west room, and went directly into the east room. At this time, he was sitting upright on the bed, playing with a jade pendant in his hand. Hongzhu was waiting carefully on the side. She didn't understand what was wrong with the Second Master today. He sat there as soon as he came back, without washing up. It had been almost an hour, and he had been maintaining that posture.
Finally, the Second Master spoke, and asked casually:
"Hongzhu, the last time Second Madam fainted, the doctor prescribed her medicine. Are you still taking it?"
"Replying to Second Master, Second Madam only took the medicine prescribed by the doctor once and threw away the rest."
The second master's face darkened immediately, he sat up straight and asked:
"It fell out! Why?"
Hongzhu was startled. She didn't know why the Second Master suddenly got angry. It had been so long, and he was bringing it up again? She replied cautiously:
"Second Madam is afraid of bitterness, saying that the medicine will kill people. No matter how much I and Zhiqiu persuade her, she will not drink it."
Afraid of bitterness! Doesn’t she know that bitter medicine is good for the disease?
That medicine was the best tonic he had asked the doctor to prescribe, and he spent a lot of money on it. She refused to drink it because it was bitter. Didn't she know how weak her body was? Xiao Jun was not only discouraged that Meng Xi had such a childish side, but also that pale face appeared in front of him again, and veins on his hands bulged.
"Second Master, Second Master, what's wrong with you? Let go of me!"
Hongzhu saw that the Second Master had actually crushed the jade pendant in his hand, and blood was dripping down his fingers.
Hearing Hongzhu's cry, Xiao Jun came back to his senses and loosened his hand. There was a deep cut on the palm of his hand by the broken jade. Hongzhu hurried over to get the medicine box, bandaged the wound carefully, and called the maid to come in and clean up.
After Xiao Jun finished processing the red beads, he spoke again :
"Do you still have the prescription?"
"This servant has been keeping it. Do you want to use it, Master?"
"Okay, tell Zhixia to go to the pharmacy to get a few prescriptions overnight, and you prepare them yourself and bring them to the upper room tomorrow morning."
Hongzhu hurriedly agreed, wondering what the Second Master was going to do next? She was increasingly unable to understand this Master. Seeing the Second Master motioning for her to leave, she turned around and quietly walked out. As soon as she reached the door, the Second Master called her back:
"Wait, do you still have the blood-activating and blood-dispersing medicine that the palace sent last time?"
Hongzhu heard the Second Master calling her and returned. Seeing the Second Master asking her a question, she quickly replied:
"There are still some left, Second Master, do you want to use them?"
"Find them all out and send them to the east wing."
After the Second Master finished speaking, he saw Hongzhu looking at him in confusion, and his face turned slightly red. He coughed and added:
"Tell Second Grandma that I didn't send her medicine out of pity for her. She pissed off her mother today and I'm going to punish her severely tomorrow. I was afraid she wouldn't be able to get up, so I sent her medicine. I want her to take the medicine and rest well to get enough energy."
After hearing what the Second Master said, Hongzhu stood there in astonishment. How could she be so tormented? The mother had been punished enough, and she would continue to punish her son after he was well taken care of. After all, they had lived in the same courtyard for a long time and had some feelings for each other. She couldn't help but worry about the Second Grandma's future.
Hongzhu went out. Xiao Jundu went to the window and stared at the faint candlelight reflected on the window pane of the east wing. She hadn't rested yet. How was she? Was her knee red and swollen? Would she use the medicine he sent? He silently said to himself, Xier, please don't get into any trouble.
He really wanted to visit her, hold her in his arms, warm her with his broad heart, comfort her, and gently tell her that her mother didn't like her, that he would try every means to convince her mother, and that he would always protect her as long as she no longer had any plans to divorce him. He also wanted to tell her that his heart ached when she asked for a divorce that day.
Although he longed for it in his heart, the Yuanpa on the wedding night, the calmness in Mengxi's eyes, and his dignity as the head of the family and as a man, ultimately prevented him from stepping into the door of the east wing. He could only let the worry scratch his heart like an ant snake, making him itchy, painful, and tormented.
Mengxi was lying on the bed at this moment, Zhiqiu was carefully applying a towel soaked in medicine to her. Her two knees were swollen like steamed buns. Mengxi endured the pain and gave herself an acupuncture. She knew that she had been kneeling on the cold ground for more than two hours, which was equivalent to more than four hours in modern times. The cold air had penetrated into her bones. If not treated in time, she would easily get rheumatism and other diseases, which would leave a root of the disease.
