Chapter 111 The Second Master's Punishment
Mengxi was afraid that her leg would become diseased, so she endured the pain and gave herself acupuncture. Zhichun looked at the needles on Second Grandma's knee and asked in confusion:
"Does this needle work? When did Second Madam learn this? I don't even know it."
"It works. I learned it from a book a few days ago."
The second grandma has been reading books every day these days, and she no longer needs Zhiqiu to help her learn to read. After hearing this, the two of them believed it.
After a while, Zhichun said again:
"In fact, although the Second Master punished Second Madam, house arrest is much better than kneeling. Second Madam can suffer less and she doesn't have to pay respects to the emperor. She can take good care of herself. I think the Second Master may have good intentions. After all, the Second Master dare not disobey the First Madam. Didn't the Second Master also send medicine over?"
After hearing this, Zhiqiu glared at Zhichun fiercely:
"What kind of magic potion did the Second Master give you, and you started to speak for him. He gave you the medicine out of kindness! It might be poison. If Second Madam really uses it, she might not be able to get out of bed."
It turned out that the Second Master's behavior today completely chilled Zhiqiu's heart. After returning, he helped Second Madam apply her legs while cursing, saying that all men in the world are unreliable, and his wife was still kneeling on the ground, but he didn't even look at her, and was only thinking about giving his cousin some pig and dog flowers. Sure enough, after hearing what the first wife said, he punished Second Madam without any reason, and didn't even give her a chance to explain. How could there be any love between husband and wife? Zhiqiu also felt that the Xiao Mansion was really not a good place for people to stay, and from then on, he was only thinking about helping Second Madam to leave the mansion.
Zhichun saw that Zhiqiu's words had really come true. The Second Master punished the Second Wife first. She was so scared that she dared not tell them that she had gone to the Second Master to ask for help in the afternoon. She decided to keep the matter to herself.
But she still secretly guessed that the Second Master went to the Yangxin Garden because he listened to her, and definitely not to see his cousin. As for the pig and dog spots, maybe it was just an excuse. Although he was punished with house arrest, he "rescued" the Second Grandma after all. Otherwise, if the First Lady tormented him, who knows how long the Second Grandma would kneel. She also secretly regretted why she didn't go to find the Second Master earlier, maybe the Second Grandma would suffer less.
Besides, house arrest is not a bad thing. It is just right for Second Mistress to take care of him. What's wrong with that? She remembered that Second Master listened to her words in the afternoon and ran faster than a rabbit. It seemed that Second Master was not as bad as Zhiqiu said, and he still had some feelings for Second Mistress. And seeing that Hongzhu had just brought the medicine, she did not give up and expressed her thoughts. Zhiqiu retorted, so she dared not say anything else. She kept her mouth tightly shut and stared at Zhiqiu with a pair of murderous eyes. Of course, Zhiqiu did not see it.
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Mengxi was sleeping soundly when Zhiqiu woke her up:
"Second Madam, Second Madam, wake up quickly, Second Master has sent a message for you to go to the upper room."
Mengxi opened her eyes dazedly, and after a long while, she came to her senses. She looked at Zhiqiu and asked in confusion:
"Didn't the Second Master put me under house arrest? Why did you send a message to the upper room again?"
"How can I know what evil things the Second Master will do next? It's definitely not a good thing. Second Madam, you'd better hurry up. If you're late, you'll probably suffer again."
By this time Zhichun had already poured in the water for washing faces. Zhiqiu forcibly pulled the Second Lady out of bed. Once they sat up, Mengxi felt severe pain in her knees. She could hardly bend, let alone walk. The three of them looked at each other, and no one dared to say that they had gone out to ask the Second Master for help and would not go to the upper room.
Zhichun brought the water to the bedside and helped the second grandma to wash up. Mengxi did not get out of bed, so Zhiqiu combed her hair by the bedside and helped her to dress. Then the two of them helped the second grandma get out of bed and walked towards the main room.
Xiao Jun sat in the hall with a gloomy face, Cuiping and Hongzhu stood aside. They didn't know why the Second Master had forbidden the Second Mistress to walk and summoned her here so early in the morning.
But seeing that the Second Master looked unhappy, they all shut up. Xiao Jun waited for a long time, but Mengxi didn't come in yet. He looked at Hongzhu again, and Hongzhu hurriedly said:
"I have already passed on the message. I will send someone to urge them again."
Hongzhu was about to turn around and find someone to pass on the message, but the Second Master raised his hand to stop her. Xiao Jun looked at the bowl of medicine and said:
"No need, just wait here and see when she can come!"
Cuiping, who was standing aside, smiled when she heard the unfriendly tone of the Second Master.
Gradually, Xiao Jun's brows were twisted into a knot. When had he ever waited for a woman, and waited so hard? But this Mengxi created a miracle. These days, as long as he found a little excuse and sent Xier to the upper room for him to see, Mengxi would make him wait for half a day. Until he lost his patience, Mengxi would come over slowly, supporting Zhiqiu, as if it was natural for him to sit there waiting for her. The result was predictable, of course, a volcanic eruption.
But what about Mengxi? No matter how furious he was, she was always polite, calm and unruly. Facing such a Mengxi made him powerless, frustrated and extremely eager. He often told himself that she just aroused his curiosity and he wanted to conquer her. Once she obeyed him, he would treat her like other concubines and would not care. But why did that desire become stronger and stronger, and why did his heart hurt so much when he saw her pale face yesterday?
Why hasn't Xi'er come yet? Can't she get up? If she doesn't come, the medicine will get cold and become more bitter. She will be even more reluctant to drink it, and it will not be good for her health. Thinking of the punishment she had just received, Xiao Jun was not furious for the first time because of waiting, and his heart was filled with anxiety.
Just as he was thinking about it, the figure that was slower than a turtle finally appeared outside the screen. Xiao Jun secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but when he saw how hard she was walking, his face couldn't be any darker.
Seeing the Second Master like this, Hongzhu couldn't help but worry about the Second Mistress, but Cuiping looked very happy.
Mengxi finally came to the Second Master with the help of Zhiqiu and Zhichun, bowed softly and greeted him. Cuiping and Hongzhu also hurried forward to greet the Second Mistress.
Xiao Jun gestured to Mengxi to sit down. Seeing Zhiqiu helping the Second Madam to sit next to the Second Master, Cuiping felt puzzled. From the Second Master's tone, it seemed that he was going to punish the Second Madam, so why did he let her sit?
After Meng Xi sat down, Xiao Jun looked at her face carefully. She was still calm, just a little paler. He felt angry. It was like this, couldn't she be more gentle? His face sank as he asked:
"I heard that Second Madam is most afraid of bitterness, and she even said that bitter medicine can kill people?"
Mengxi looked at Master Xiang in confusion. What was this iceberg going to do? How did he know about this?
I looked at Hongzhu again, and saw that Hongzhu was staring at the ground with her head down, as if there was a flower on the ground.
Seeing Mengxi didn't say anything, Xiao Jun pointed at the bowl of black medicine and said:
"This bowl of soup has been spiked with ingredients, so it's very bitter. Second Madam, you dared to ignore mother's kindness and smashed the reward from mother. I will punish you by making you drink 100 bowls of bitter soup, one bowl in the morning and one bowl in the afternoon. If you dare not drink it, I will punish you twice as much!"
