When she was alive, Li was charming. But after her death, her hair was disheveled and covered in blood, and her eyes stared out angrily.
As for Lin, her eyes were also wide - open, and half of her tongue fell out of her loosely - closed mouth as the guards walked by.
"Ah!"
The three delicate girls on the scene were immediately frightened.
Even Rong Wan, who had mentally prepared herself in advance, was still terrified. Her fingernails dug deeply into Lian Xin's wrist, and the latter's arm immediately bled profusely.
But she seemed not to notice and didn't even shift her gaze for a moment.
A San was very satisfied with their reactions, especially Rong Wan, who had been so haughty relying on the power of the heir apparent.
"The heir apparent rarely comes to the side courtyard. I hope all of you behave yourselves! If anyone dares to overstep again, the outcome will only be worse!"
His gaze deliberately lingered on Rong Wan for a while and then flashed away as if nothing had happened.
But Rong Wan caught that look. On the surface, she showed nothing, but in her heart, she cursed hatefully: He's just a dog of Brother Zhao. How dare he insinuate and scold!
Sooner or later, she would make Brother Zhao kill this arrogant dog!
After A San left, Rong Wan's dark eyes turned, and she stared coldly at Jiang and Wu for a while before leaving.
Jiang stared at her back in disbelief. She had thought Rong Wan would take the opportunity to fly into a rage, but unexpectedly, she left lightly. "She didn't even take the opportunity to punish us!"
"A San just meant that from now on, besides Rong Wan's courtyard, the heir apparent won't come to the side courtyard anymore. I guess she thought of this and deliberately wants us to beg her again!"
Wu hung her head. She knew there was someone backing Jiang, and that person seemed to be in opposition to her own master.
But since only the two of them were left in the side courtyard, they both wanted to band together.
"Back then, we were the ones who eagerly begged her. But she always restricted us and wouldn't let us see the heir apparent, wasting three years for nothing!"
Jiang rubbed her eyebrows and sneered. "If we beg her again, we might just waste our lives in the heir apparent's mansion!"
If she had seen the situation clearly back then and gone to "accidentally meet" the heir apparent earlier, perhaps even if she couldn't become the heir apparent's wife, she could at least be a concubine.
It was a bit late now.
But if she begged her master to find a good opportunity for her to seduce the heir apparent and then leave this side courtyard, wouldn't it be better than following Rong Wan?
Wu agreed with her.
But soon, she frowned in distress. Since the bright path of following the heir apparent's wife was blocked, how could she avoid Rong Wan and meet the heir apparent?
Although she was in the side courtyard, she was generous with her money and had placed a few informants in several places in the heir apparent's mansion.
She had known early on that the heir apparent and the heir apparent's wife were in harmony. It was as difficult as climbing to the sky for her to find an opportunity to gain the heir apparent's favor.
At Huiyu Pavilion.
The reason Rong Wan didn't even bother to deal with Jiang and Wu and rushed straight to her courtyard was that her old illness had flared up again. Maybe it was due to pent - up emotions or excessive fright.
Originally, she only needed to take medicine once every half - month, but today she had taken it twice, and her heart rate still hadn't slowed down, nor did her condition improve.
"Idiot! Hurry up and call Doctor Yan!"
She covered her chest, and drops of cold sweat appeared on her pale face. "Then go to the main courtyard and call Brother Zhao to see me!"
Lian Xin quickly agreed, but in her heart, she knew that she couldn't fulfill either of Rong Wan's requests.
When Doctor Yan first came to the heir apparent's mansion, it was agreed that he would only treat Yan Zhao.
Later, when Rong Wan's old illness recurred, she threatened Yan Zhao with death to invite Doctor Yan.
Yan Zhao was forced to exchange a future request for Doctor Yan to see Rong Wan once and write a prescription.
At that time, Doctor Yan seemed to have seen through Rong Wan's true nature and told her to avoid impatience, irritability, and anger, to calm her mind every day, and to nourish her body slowly.
He also said that if she didn't follow the doctor's advice, her illness might never get better.
He was indeed a top - level divine doctor. With just one prescription, he had allowed Rong Wan to live stably for a year!
Although she hadn't completely avoided being impatient and irritable, she hadn't had a serious attack in that year.
Except.
After Ning Yuwan got married into the mansion, her fake illness had turned into a real heart - disease flare - up!
Now, Rong Wan insisted on inviting Doctor Yan again, but how could Doctor Yan be someone she could see whenever she wanted?
Lian Xin couldn't help shivering. If she couldn't invite Doctor Yan, she was afraid she would be the one to suffer!
In the South Courtyard!
Doctor Yan's attitude changed greatly because of the century - old snow lotus and ginseng that Ning Yuwan had taken out. He pulled Ning Yuwan to discuss the rarity of these two medicinal materials.
However, even so, Ning Yuwan was still firm. "Since I said the medicinal materials belong to Doctor Yan, you don't have to be polite!"
Doctor Yan immediately seemed to have seen a relative and completely abandoned his usual arrogance and reticence. "The heir apparent's wife is so generous. In the future, if you need anything, just come to me at any time!"
This was an even greater promise than when Yan Zhao had exchanged a five - hundred - year - old Ganoderma lucidum for Doctor Yan to stay in the mansion for three years!
After all, if Yan Zhao asked Doctor Yan to treat him and his condition worsened due to a moment of carelessness, Doctor Yan wouldn't care about his status and would scold him severely on the spot!
But Yan Zhao could only endure it.
But Ning Yuwan could now seek help at any time without a time limit!
Although she was his own wife, Yan Zhao couldn't help feeling envious. Since Wanwan had come to the mansion, everyone's focus had shifted to her.
Whether it was Lian Ye, Lian Zi, Mama Wang, Steward Zhou, or Doctor Yan, A Si, etc.
Lian Xin came at just the right time, precisely when Doctor Yan was chatting and laughing merrily with Ning Yuwan.
As for the heir apparent, he was left aside by the two, looking isolated!
"Your Highness, my mistress's heart disease has flared up!"
As soon as she said these words, Lian Xin blushed in shame. Since she had been following her mistress, she had used the same excuse three or four times a month to look for the heir apparent.
Unfortunately, Yan Zhao's mind was now completely on Ning Yuwan. First, he carefully glanced at Ning Yuwan's expression. Seeing that she remained calm, he frowned and said, "If her heart disease has flared up, go and find the mansion doctor!"
He remembered clearly that on their wedding day, it was also this little maid who had made a fuss and wanted him to stop the ceremony to see Rong Wan!
"Earlier, Third Master brought two corpses to the side courtyard. Maybe my mistress was frightened at that time!" Lian Xin knelt on the ground and murmured in a low voice. "My mistress has had two attacks today, and the medicine can't suppress it! Please, Your Highness and Doctor Yan, go and have a look!"
She got to the point, inviting the two people in front of her at once.
Doctor Yan was just in the middle of a lively conversation when he suddenly heard his name. He blew his beard and glared. "Who is your mistress? What face does she have to ask me to treat her?"
Ning Yuwan couldn't help smiling faintly. Doctor Yan was a straightforward person!
Lian Xin replied, "My mistress once got a prescription from Doctor Yan and recuperated stably for a year. Today, her heart disease suddenly worsened. She thought that only Doctor Yan in the world could treat it, so she sent me to invite you."
Doctor Yan closed his eyes and thought about the corresponding person, then waved his hand. "So it's that scheming little girl! At that time, I told her to avoid impatience and irritability. She didn't listen, and now it has flared up again. She still wants to ruin my reputation. I won't treat her! I won't treat her!"
He had seen early on that Rong Wan had a devious mind and would surely suffer the consequences in the future.
If it hadn't been for Yan Zhao's plea back then, he wouldn't have been willing to treat such a person at all!