Chapter 53: Peaceful Night

  Yu Rui's carriage stopped at a crossroads not far from the entrance of the house, and Shun Feng Er transmitted every word of the conversation inside the carriage to Lan Sheng without missing a single word.

  At first, Lan Sheng listened patiently, but found that the conversation went back and forth about how to arrange for the second master, so he leaned forward and offered the best solution, "Put him with me."

  The car fell silent.

  After a while, Yu Rui's small white face appeared behind the curtain gap, as if guarding against thieves, "You won't have another condition, will you?"

  Lan's expression was kind and gentle, "No conditions, see you widely accumulating good karma, I'll learn from it too. Don't forget, I have the antidote."

  Yu Rui retreated behind the curtain, muttering to herself as if discussing with the maids, then pulled out a gap to look at her, her eyes very cautious. "I'll believe you for now, and I can put people in your hands, but you have to swear not to harm this person's life. I'll send someone every day to check on him, if he dies, I... I..."

  The girl behind gave a cheer and repeated four words - tell the old master.

  Yu Rui's face turned red and she couldn't say anything either.

  I don't know what to tell Father, but today Ruyi can clear herself of the crime. But Lansheng "kindly" helped her, "You don't need to tell Father, I swear to give this person an antidote, wait for the poison to be lifted, and have your people send him away, how about that?" It's easy to make a vow, just move your lips, "If I really wanted to kill him, could he have held on until now? You can see the illness, you should know he won't die yet."

  Jade nodded solemnly, but frowned again due to the rough and rude gesture of dragging people. She generally wouldn't think ill of others first, believing that even the worst person has a bit of goodness, but this half-sister made her guard against. Not bad, but... dangerous. Only, with many mouths in her courtyard, today's incident at Ping Medical would definitely reach Father and sister's ears again. Don't know how to make a big fuss yet, so it's not safe to put it on her. Lan Sheng's proposal was timely, also the only one.

  And so the Northern Courtyard only had Xiang'er. Lan Sheng sent her to ask Hua if he wanted to take the antidote, but when that didn't work, he carried the person hiding in the grass into the storage room. The room was okay, with only a small window for ventilation, and once the door was locked, there was no way to escape.

  Xiang'er returned, completely unaware that the yard was hiding a great criminal, and only took out a small porcelain bottle. "Hua sister asked Miss if she wanted to take the antidote for what, I said Wu Guo brother accidentally got stung by the yellow-headed needle, if it wasn't for Xia sister stopping her. She probably wants to get out of bed and come back. She also asked if it was Miss who lost her hand and stabbed him, I replied no."

  "She must not believe." Lan Sheng played with the porcelain bottle, the flower needle was divided into light and heavy toxicity according to color depth, the yellow-headed needle was called three-step fall, and it would take effect immediately after being stabbed at the acupoint.

  Xiang'er pursed her lips and smiled shyly, "Flower sister has a hard mouth but a soft heart. Miss, it's getting late, I'll go take a look in the kitchen."

  Lan let her go with a wave of his hand. He lay on the table, narrowing his eyes to gaze at the slanting sunlight that stopped at the tip of the grass, turning into countless small suns. A busy day passed, and he brought back a fugitive. Alas...

  "Miss, won't you give him an antidote?" Wu Guo thought that this matter couldn't be delayed.

  "Hurry up and eat dinner, it's time to wake him up, humming and making noise will attract attention. Let's talk about it later tonight." The toxicity of the yellow needle is not strong, but the aftereffects are great. If left unattended, it may become stupid. However, this is the result of testing with a dog that has flowers, and Lan Sheng is more straightforward. He stabbed someone for the first time.

  Knowing but no longer speaking out of turn.

  At dinner time, it was indeed lively. Not only did Ning Bo come, but Wu San also came. Ning Bo stared at Lan Sheng eating while saying that Wu San had returned to his wife's side and would likely visit her courtyard frequently from now on because Master had entrusted the renovation of the house to Wu San, who could directly withdraw silver from the account room without needing Xiao Gu to ask questions.

  Lan Sheng looked at Wu San with a happy face and said congratulations.

  Wu San was grateful to Lan Sheng, and as soon as he followed the new master, he got a fat difference, but he didn't have any crooked thoughts. He only said, "If Miss has any instructions, just say so, I'll do my best to make it perfect. Madam entrusted you, since you were young and weak, eating and living must be particular, so this time the renovation must be done to your satisfaction, no matter how much silver is spent."

  When it comes to money, her mother has always been very generous, and it seems like she's taking it out of her own pocket. After all, this family hasn't asked about or bothered the mother-daughter duo for over a decade.

  Lan Sheng didn't have to be polite to the wealthy mother, "It's about being particular, but not luxurious, just comfortable. Wu, don't rush to find someone to start work yet, wait for me to think it over for a few days and figure out how to renovate, then you can find some capable workers."

  Wu Sanyi was stunned, not knowing what instructions still needed to be thought about for several days. Moreover, this young lady's intention was to take charge of the house repairs herself. However, with doubts in her mind that she couldn't bring up, she nodded and agreed to come back a few days later to hear from her again.

  Mrs. Ning didn't care about these things, but mentioned the shortage of servants, "Madam temporarily doesn't manage the household expenses, let Mrs. Yu and Mrs. Die manage it. I asked the two madams to come down because in recent years, the old lady led the princesses to save on expenses for the benefit of the people, and each family's madams were also actively responding, secretly competing with each other in thriftiness, so the household was extremely short-handed, and it was really impossible to allocate more servants. The ones brought by Yaozhen were those Mrs. was used to, now they are all arranged to serve in the main courtyard."

  The main battlefield has been taken down decisively, now it's time to fight for the colonies. Long live the Queen!

  "I have enough here."

  Ning Berlian didn't even lift an eyebrow, continuing to speak, "I've already discussed this with the mistress and she's agreed. We'll buy some maidservants and waiting women to come in. It won't interfere with Miss's studies. On Miss's next rest day, I'll bring people for you to take a look at. This place is located in the most secluded part of the estate, so the master has considered that Miss can't eat cold food and agreed to set up a separate kitchen, including a cook and an assistant cook. The north courtyard is large, we need to find three or four rough maidservants to manage the pond, garden, and watch over the yard. As for the waiting women by your side, compared to Miss Ping and Miss Sha, there are two senior waiting women and four junior waiting women, at least four more people need to be added. The master also specifically mentioned that we need to increase the number of attendants to four or more."

  The more I listen, the more it sounds like a magnificent prison. Lan Sheng hesitated and said in a light tone, "Ning Bo knows that my temper is quite stubborn, finding so many people to put in front of me, it's hard to even breathe. The kitchen maid helping with cooking doesn't matter to me, those who can't enter the courtyard can also be let go, but there really is no need for more maids by my side, and no need for a nurse either. Those who don't know the roots or the bottom of things will still drag me down if something happens. Tell this to your mother, she knows what to do."

  Ning Bo sighed, wasn't he aware of this young lady's temper?

  "There's something you might not have heard. Today I went to pick up Yutui and she was almost kidnapped by a group of thugs, the four or five swordsmen around her were useless, if it wasn't for Wu Guo stepping in, our home would be filled with mourning right now." What's the use of having many people, his family's Wu Guo can take down a whole group with just one swift move.

  Ning Bo and Wu San were both startled at the same time, apparently the news had not been passed on yet.

  However, Wu San reacted quickly and smiled wryly, "In Miss Yu Rui's eyes, people in the world are only divided into two kinds: those who are sick and those who are not. Whenever a patient comes to her for help, she will do her best to assist them, regardless of whether they are good or evil, so she often encounters this kind of thing. But she doesn't like to put on airs, and despite the repeated warnings from Old Madam and Master, as soon as she has some free time, she runs off to dangerous places."

  Lan Sheng wanted to say something nice, but found that Ning Bo seemed to have other concerns, so he first sent Wu San back to the main courtyard and left him saying, "Ning Bo has something to say directly."

  "Today, the old master went down to the morning court and asked Madame about Wu Guo. He was very appreciative of him and also said that Miss Yu Rui often gets into dangerous situations, so he wanted to find someone with such high martial arts skills for her. I heard the implication in his words, which is to assign Wu Guo to serve Miss Yu Rui." Ning Bo furrowed his brow.

  "What did my mother say? Very pleased to offer people up?" Those who eat white rice are not worthy of treasure, so they were robbed directly?

  "Madam said that Nangong Zhen has been following you since childhood, and there is no reason to suddenly transfer him away from your side. He might not be willing to leave even if he wanted to. Let's wait for a few days until he gets familiar with the household before discussing it again."

  "It's okay, otherwise I'd have to quarrel with my mother again." In front of this steward who had seen her grow up, Lan Sheng could be at ease and act spoiled, she knew who truly cared about her.

  Ning Bo didn't smile, his face full of worry. "I'm afraid the lady can block it once, but not twice. From now on, when Miss goes out, let Wu Guo climb over the wall and wait outside first, don't fall into someone else's eyes, and be heartbroken again."

  This idea is really selfish! But she likes it very much. However, Lan Sheng doesn't worry about whether she will be remembered by thieves or not, her treasure will naturally be guarded by herself. Want to rob? Then let's fight! In this world, she thinks that being a person must be arrogant, otherwise you'll suffer in silence and die, and no one will sympathize with you.

  After Ning Bo left, Lan Sheng let Wu Guo go to the main courtyard to listen to the wall corner. Yu Rui encountered a scoundrel disguised as an official soldier who threatened her, and not long after dinner, An Ju brought in an urgent report. As expected, it caused a huge commotion. Listening to Wu Guo's words, all the masters, big and small, except for her, rushed to Yu Rui's residence.

  Lan Sheng was thinking of using some excuse to get out of it, but unexpectedly no one came to invite her. This suddenly brought up a line from a song in her mind - No fragrance of flowers, no towering trees, I am a small grass that nobody knows.

  After all, she is also one of the parties involved. Invite her and she will definitely not go; don't invite her and she will be depressed to death. Such a strong personality, of course, belongs only to women. And she, dare not say that she is a woman among women, but absolutely, from inside to outside, a pure and genuine woman.

  They say you're an orphan, and yet you still pretend to be refined?

  She said she was an orphan, and she's even more arrogant!

  So, no one came to invite her, she would not go on her own initiative, blow out the lights, sit on the bed, and meditate. Until her mind was empty and broad, she fell asleep.

  However, in the middle of the night, a cold wind suddenly blew on her temples, and she woke up with a start, feeling as if she had forgotten something.

  What's wrong?

  She swept her gaze around the room, finally settling on the dress she had worn out today, and her eyes rolled in a circle.

  Take it and go wash it, she thought, then lay down again.

  Before long, however, he opened his eyes again and couldn't sleep no matter what. He felt a chill wind blowing through the room, so he got up to check the doors and windows.

  "Miss?" Wu Guo heard Lan Sheng's movement.

  Lan Sheng pushed open the door, and Feng's eyes were somewhat annoyed. "I don't know why I couldn't sleep, it's so frustrating..." Under the eaves of the corridor, only two or three wind lanterns were hung, with a few strands of purple silk flowing from the bottom plate, which was now spinning around.

  Is it also whirlwind?

  She walked under one of the lamps, and the wind stopped, the tassels and threads were still, she didn't notice because she remembered something she had forgotten. The three lamps shone in one direction, leading her to see the storage room.

  Ahh... bandits still unconscious.

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