sbdcsierra Chapter 156 Your mission has failed.
Chapter 156 Your mission has failed.
Lu Yangyang carefully took out a Qinglian Temple heart-nourishing pill through a handkerchief, and wrapped another Renxintang heart-nourishing pill in waxed paper, and put them both into her purse.
Although we don't know what's so strange about this heart-nourishing pill, the relationship between that virtuous fairy and Sheng Yunzhu might be a breakthrough.
“Yangyang…” Madam Lan looked at Lu Yangyang, hesitant to speak, wanting to talk to her more, but always afraid of upsetting her.
Lu Yangyang felt somewhat uncomfortable around Lan Shi; there was always a barrier between them, making it difficult for them to open up to each other.
So she didn't plan to stay any longer and got up to say goodbye to Madam Lan.
Lan was somewhat reluctant, but she still nodded.
As Lu Yangyang left Lan Shi's room and stepped outside, she happened to run into Granny Hui, who was bringing Sheng Yunzhu back.
Remembering what Granny Shen had said, Lu Yangyang asked Granny Hui, "Granny, is Yuanxing's indenture with you?"
“Yuanxing? That maid in your courtyard?” Granny Hui was taken aback. When Lu Yangyang first entered the mansion, Lan Shi fell ill due to the shock and entrusted the matter of arranging Lu Yangyang to Sheng Yunzhu. That maid was also chosen by Sheng Yunzhu.
Later, feeling uneasy, Madam Lan arranged for Granny Shen to go over and also prepared some maids and servants, but Lu Yangyang refused them all, leaving only Granny Shen and Yuanxing.
Since Lu Yangyang hadn't mentioned it, she didn't pay much attention to the maid.
Upon hearing Lu Yangyang's words, she suddenly remembered that she didn't seem to have a contract of indenture with that maid.
Granny Hui frowned, recalling as she spoke, "I vaguely remember that the maid entered the manor a couple of years ago. She was a relative of one of the old women in the kitchen and had always worked there. The indentures of the servants in this manor, apart from those managed by the masters of each courtyard, are all with me. Logically, when Yuanxing was assigned there, her indenture..."
Granny Hui suddenly stopped. Logically speaking, it was Sheng Yunzhu who took the opportunity to take away the indentures of several people, including Yuanxing. However, only Yuanxing was later transferred to serve in Lu Yangyang's courtyard. Sheng Yunzhu did not send any indentures to Lu Yangyang.
It was obvious that they were taking advantage of Lu Yangyang's lack of knowledge of the rules of the manor.
For a moment, Granny Hui didn't know what to say. She kept thinking that no matter what, Sheng Yunzhu was raised by the Madam. Even though she was closer to the Old Madam, she wouldn't have resorted to such petty tricks. Now... now it seems that they had misjudged her.
Granny Hui immediately felt guilty: "Miss, I will go to the Third Miss's place first thing tomorrow morning to retrieve Yuanxing's indenture for you."
"No need, it was just a casual question from Granny Shen. I'll head back now." Lu Yangyang turned and left Madam Lan's courtyard.
When she returned to her courtyard, it was already completely dark. Lu Yangyang stood at the gate, looking at the still bare courtyard, and remembered what her older brother had said about planting herbs with her.
Let's keep it then, and plant it together when my older brother comes back.
"Miss, you're back. I'll go heat up your dinner for you." Upon seeing her, Granny Shen hurriedly got up and went to the small kitchen.
"Granny, I, I'll go help too." Yuanxing hurriedly followed.
Lu Yangyang called out to her, "Yuanxing, come here."
Yuan Xing was stunned for a moment, glanced at Lu Yangyang in a panic, and hurriedly lowered her head before following Lu Yangyang into the house.
Lu Yangyang stared at Yuanxing for a while, making Yuanxing so nervous that she broke out in a cold sweat and her body trembled uncontrollably.
Just as she was about to lose her temper, Lu Yangyang suddenly said, "Yuanxing, come here and let me take your pulse. I suddenly remembered that I have seen a few cases of pulse diagnosis. Some people's obesity is caused by physical reasons. If we can find the cause, maybe they can get better."
Yuan Xing never expected that Lu Yangyang was going to say this to her. Still shaken, she picked at her fingers and took small steps to Lu Yangyang's side, extending her hand.
Lu Yangyang tapped on the table: "Sit down."
Yuanxing sat down cautiously on a chair to the side.
Lu Yangyang truly grasped Yuan Xing's pulse: weak spleen and stomach, and weak kidney qi were common problems associated with obesity, but other than that, there were no other issues.
Lu Yangyang withdrew her hand, her eyes fixed on Yuanxing.
Yuanxing's heart, which had just calmed down, jumped again. She couldn't bear it any longer, and she knelt down in front of Lu Yangyang with a thud, tears streaming down her face: "Miss, Miss, I'm sorry, please, don't send me away, don't send me away..."
"If I don't kick you out, do you want me to stay and continue to monitor me? Tell me, what dirt does Sheng Yunzhu have on you?" Lu Yangyang looked down at her.
"I, I..." Yuanxing was obviously panicked. She didn't dare to look at Lu Yangyang's face and hurriedly lowered her head. All she could think about was how good Lu Yangyang had been to her these past few days. Apart from her mother, no one had ever been so good to her. The days she spent by Lu Yangyang's side were probably the most relaxed and happy times she had experienced in recent years.
She doesn't need to worry about not having food, or about having to put up with other people's attitudes, or even about being harassed, because Lu Yangyang will stand up for her.
Her mother suffered a lot to raise her when she was young. She followed her mother and lived a difficult life without ever having a day of rest.
But she couldn't tell Lu Yangyang anything; if she did, Lu Yangyang would definitely hate her to death.
Her identity was what Lu Yangyang found most repulsive.
Moreover, even if Lu Yangyang let her go once she spoke out, the Duke of Sheng would never let her off the hook if others found out. She couldn't harm her mother, nor could she harm her younger siblings who were still young.
"Yes, I'm sorry, young lady, please, please punish me. I really, I never intended to hurt you, young lady..." Yuanxing's tears fell one by one. She had never felt so desperate. From the day Sheng Yunzhu called her over, it was as if she had fallen into hell. On one hand, she was unable to drug Lu Yangyang as Sheng Yunzhu instructed, and on the other hand, she dared not disobey Sheng Yunzhu's orders because Sheng Yunzhu held the lives of her family in her hands.
“What good will punishing you do?” Lu Yangyang chuckled. “I’m not stupid enough to keep you around just because you say you won’t hurt me, to continue helping Sheng Yunzhu pass on messages. Your body is fine, which means Sheng Yunzhu didn’t give you any deadly drugs. If it’s not a matter of life and death, then you have family members in her hands. If you wanted my help, you would have spoken up just now. The fact that you didn’t speak up means you know I can’t help you and won’t help you. In this situation, what use is there for me to keep you around?”
"You may be thinking about not hurting me, but that doesn't stop you from passing on what you consider harmless messages to Sheng Yunzhu, does it?"
"Go now, and tell your master that your mission has failed."