Chapter 21: A Way to Recover
"Second Madam, you don't know, that is ambergris," Aunt Wang said as she served food to Mengxi.
"Oh, I remember now. On the wedding night, ambergris was also burned in the bridal chamber. At that time, I heard Hongzhu say that it was a gift from Concubine Jing in the palace. Look at my memory. I just thought that the fragrance smelled good and I seemed to have smelled it somewhere before, but in a blink of an eye I couldn't remember it," said Mengxi, patting his forehead.
Everyone who came out of the compound was a smart person. How could the concubine of the king not react when she heard what Mengxi said? This new second wife really didn't know what kind of incense was used in Concubine Li's room. It seemed that she was waiting here. The things awarded to the second master by the palace were not something that a concubine could afford.
Although this concubine Li was usually spoiled and pampered, and never had any good things happen to her in the eyes of the concubine Da Wang, she felt a little reluctant to see her being severely punished today. Although concubine Li had seduced the Second Master into her room on the first day of Second Madam's wedding, embarrassing Mengxi, the old lady had already punished her. Now seeing Mengxi still trying to find fault with concubine Li at this time, with an expression of beating a drowned dog, she secretly thought that this Second Madam was a little too mean and vicious. After all, the concubine Da Wang was kind-hearted. She also remembered that Second Madam had forced the Second Master to stay in her room for half a month in front of the old lady this morning. Facing such a mistress, as a concubine, she couldn't help but feel sad for the rabbit's death, so she stepped forward to explain for concubine Li:
"Second Madam, you don't know that ambergris is a gift from the palace. According to the rules, you can't afford it, but Second Master likes all kinds of fragrances, especially ambergris. Ever since the palace gave him ambergris, there has been an unwritten rule in this courtyard that the room where Second Master stays at night must use ambergris at night."
"oh".
Mengxi finally understood why only the Second Master was poisoned and the Auntie was not, because the Second Master used it every day without interruption, and the poison had penetrated into his bones. Auntie Li occasionally used it, and although she was also poisoned, it was only a slight poisoning, which could not be seen on the surface. She was not so kind as to detoxify Auntie Li, because she would not kill anyone anyway. However, it seemed that Auntie Li's suspicion could be ruled out , so who could be the one who poisoned her?
Mengxi frowned and thought while eating. He looked up suddenly and took in Aunt Zhang's contemptuous look. He lowered his head again and continued to eat calmly. He would deal with these restless aunts slowly later.
Mengxi ate with the help of her aunt, rinsed her mouth, and waved to the maid to take the food away. To be honest, she was not used to being served by her aunt, but this was the rule. She understood that in this deep mansion, one cannot be a pushover. Xiao Jun did not favor her, and if she did not establish this rule today, the aunt would be able to climb onto her head and shit on her tomorrow. So even though she felt the hairs on her body stand up when she ate under the gaze of several aunts, she still finished the meal calmly on the surface, thinking in her heart that she would definitely abolish this rule after she had sorted out this group of aunts.
After dinner, Mengxi did not ask the concubines to pay their respects to the Second Master or visit him. She sent them back directly. She was not going to be so kind again. Yesterday, she was kind enough to ask them to visit the Second Master, but she was framed by Concubine Li for no reason. Good intentions were not rewarded. This profound lesson made her understand that in this cannibalistic mansion, the kinder you are, the faster you will die.
Back in the bedroom, Xiao Jun had already woken up, sweating all over, his clothes were soaked. Hongzhu and Hongyu were changing Xiao Jun's clothes, even replacing the sweaty mattress and quilt with dry ones. After changing, Xiao Jun lay down on the bed again. Mengxi walked over slowly and sat on the soft couch beside the bed:
"Second Master, do you feel better?"
"I sweated and felt a lot more relaxed, but my hands and feet still had no feeling."
Xiao Jun was sweating all over and now he felt a little more energetic and better. Not only was he grateful to Meng Xi for forcing him to drink the bowl of hot and sour soup, but his tone of voice also became much softer.
Mengxi reached out and grabbed Xiao Jun's hand. Xiao Jun froze for a moment, with disgust in his eyes.
"Second Master's limbs are numb. I will help you to massage them. Maybe it will get better faster."
Mengxi noticed Xiao Jun's stiffness and the sternness in his eyes, and knew that he had misunderstood, but she remained calm and began to pinch him gently as she spoke.
Mengxi first kneaded Xiao Jun's entire palm, then gently rubbed the backs of Xiao Jun's hands with her palms, then rotated Xiao Jun's fingers with her hands, and stroked Xiao Jun's knuckles hard. Finally, she pinched Xiao Jun's fingers one by one and pressed and pulled them. The whole process was light at first and then heavy, finding points on the surface and kneading with a certain rhythm. The seemingly casual kneading actually contained modern superb massage techniques. Mengxi was a doctor of medicine in her previous life. She had studied acupuncture and massage, especially modern foot massage, which she often enjoyed in her previous life. When she heard Xiao Jun say that his limbs were still a little numb, she naturally thought of massage. She was subconsciously just fulfilling the duties of a doctor, and giving the best service to patients was just her duty.
Seeing this, Xiao Jun knew that he had misunderstood her just now, so he let her be. At first, he didn't feel anything and just thought Mengxi was deliberately trying to please him. He didn't say anything. He was used to women trying to please him like this. But as he rubbed his arm, he felt a sense of relief and comfort on his arm. He opened his eyes and looked at Mengxi in surprise. Seeing that Mengxi was kneading his hand seriously, his heart softened and he gently closed his eyes.
After Mengxi finished massaging Xiao Jun's hands, she signaled Hongzhu to take the embroidery cushion, stood up and sat at the end of the bed, and began to massage Xiao Jun's feet. Mengxi bent her index finger and placed her thumb lightly on the unjointed part of her index finger. She supported her index finger upwards and made the phalanx of her index finger form a straight line with her palm, forearm and upper arm. She pressed and lifted the Yongquan point on Xiao Jun's left foot with all her strength, and then moved slowly. Xiao Jun's legs stiffened and his half-closed eyes suddenly opened. A clear cold light shot over. Mengxi felt the coldness above her head and the stiffness of Erye, and was shocked. She was too careless. The ancients all practiced martial arts. Hongzhu said that Erye had been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he could fly over eaves and walk on walls. Hongzhu had never seen how high the eaves he could fly or what kind of walls he could walk on. Anyway, he could fly high and high, and often disappeared like a dragon. It was only because he had been ill for nearly two months this time that people thought he was so weak.
Nonsense, anyone would be treated like this no matter how many months they are bedridden. Mengxi was very upset that Hongzhu was so siding with their Second Master and kept saying good things for him, so she didn't take it to heart.
Thinking about the fact that the Second Master practiced martial arts every day, he must be very familiar with the acupuncture points around the human body. She went straight to the Yongquan acupuncture point without thinking . Wasn't she looking for death?
Mengxi was shocked and broke out in a cold sweat. What should I do? Mengxi's heart was beating fast and his mind was racing.
