Before Wang Manwen could say a word, Su Mingyu stood up on her own. "The servants in the yard were being insolent. I just helped Second Aunt teach them a lesson. Please don't take it amiss, Second Aunt."
Who was she insinuating was insolent?
The veins on Wang Manwen's face throbbed. She glared at Su Mingyu fiercely.
Su Mingyu was not the least bit afraid. She stared back defiantly, eager to see whether Wang Manwen would choose to save face or save her daughter's life.
But since Wang Manwen needed Su Mingyu's help, she had to swallow her anger.
Gritting her teeth, she forced a smile and said, "It's okay. After all, she's just a wild girl without a mother. It's normal for her not to understand the rules. Am I right, Mingyu?"
Su Mingyu's eyes turned cold.
Was Wang Manwen insinuating that she was uneducated because she had no mother?
Su Mingyu replied coldly, "Who knows, sometimes if a mother doesn't teach well, she might not raise a good child either."
Wang Manwen, do you really think the daughter you've raised is such a good thing?
Now isn't she still waiting for me to save her!
Wang Manwen stared at her angrily, "You...!"
Su Mingyu interrupted her directly, "Madam, if you've called me here, please get to the point quickly."
This Su Mingyu was really ungrateful. Although Wang Manwen was seething with anger, she didn't dare to show it openly.
She had no choice but to suppress her anger and reply with a bad complexion, "Your younger sister's whip wounds on her back haven't healed yet. I've called you here to take a look at her."
Hearing this, Su Mingyu hooked the corner of her mouth triumphantly.
It seemed that her guess was right.
"Then take me in to have a look."
Wang Manwen heaved a sigh of relief and turned around to lead Su Mingyu into the side room.
As soon as she entered the room, Su Mingyu felt the stifling heat. It seemed that Wang Manwen really doted on her daughter.
On such a cold day, it must have taken a lot of charcoal to keep the room so warm.
However, the closer Su Mingyu got to the bed, the more clearly she could smell the stench of blood, which made her frown involuntarily.
It had been so many days. Even if Su Yueyue's wounds hadn't healed, they shouldn't still be bleeding, right?
Holding her breath, Su Mingyu stepped forward and lifted the bed curtain.
Su Yueyue was lying prone on the bed. Almost all the skin on her back was festered and swollen. It was simply a horrifying sight.
Judging from this, it seemed that the wounds had suppurated.
Seeing her daughter's wounds, Wang Manwen was heartbroken. With a mournful face, she said to Su Mingyu, "Please save Yue'er quickly. If this goes on, what will happen?"
Hearing Wang Manwen's words, Su Yueyue turned her head weakly, "Sister?"
She said intermittently, "Sister, I'm sorry. It's all because... I scolded you at the prince's birthday banquet... God is punishing me, which is why my wounds won't heal..."
As she spoke, Su Yueyue began to sob softly. Her weak appearance was truly pitiful.
Unfortunately, Su Mingyu wasn't fooled by her poor acting.
If she hadn't heard that curse outside the door just now, she might have thought that this vicious younger sister had changed her ways.
Now, in Su Mingyu's eyes, Su Yueyue's act was like that of a monkey in a circus, only making people want to laugh.
Su Mingyu didn't respond. She leaned closer to examine the wounds.
"How could I blame my sister? It's just that..."
Hearing Su Mingyu's tone, Wang Manwen quickly took a few steps forward and said awkwardly, "Mingyu, do you think you can find a way to save your sister?"
Seeing Su Mingyu looking a bit hesitant, she added, "There will naturally be rewards."
After hearing this, Su Mingyu nodded in satisfaction. She took out a medicine bottle from her bosom.
"This is the medicine I use. It works quite well. It should be able to help my sister."
Wang Manwen reached out to take it, but Su Mingyu deliberately changed the gesture and handed it to a maid beside her.
Wang Manwen awkwardly withdrew her hand.
Su Mingyu said, "Just apply it to the wounds three times a day."
"Thank you, sister..."
Su Yueyue managed to squeeze out a word of thanks with difficulty. Her eyes were red and swollen.
She really looked like someone who was determined to turn over a new leaf.
Su Mingyu rolled her eyes in her heart. "If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
Leaving behind a cold back, she didn't give Su Yueyue any response.
Watching Su Mingyu's retreating back, Su Yueyue gritted her teeth in hatred.
"Su Mingyu! You've harmed me. I'll surely make you pay a hundredfold!"
...
After leaving the Su Mansion, Su Mingyu sneered.
She wondered if the ancient doctors were really stupid or if they were too afraid of Wang Manwen's authority to tell the truth.
For external injuries, the last thing you want is a hot environment. Su Yueyue's room was simply a breeding ground for bacteria.
No wonder Su Yueyue's wounds had become so bad.
All day long, Su Mingyu visited the embroiderers that Zhizhu had arranged one by one. Then she spent a fortune in the capital to buy a store on the outskirts of the market center.
It was not until the sun was setting that Su Mingyu returned to the mansion contentedly.
She was carrying a bucket of fresh shrimps in her hand. She took them to the kitchen on the pretext that shrimps were rare in winter and hoped that everyone in every courtyard could have a taste.
"Miss!" Zhizhu pouted. "It's okay for you to share them with others, but you even want to send some to Su Yueyue. You..." It was as if she was never bullied enough and still rushed to offer gifts.
"Alright, I have my own plans." Looking at Zhizhu's aggrieved expression, Su Mingyu felt a warm feeling in her heart.
Come to think of it, the previous owner of this body was really pitiful. In this huge Su Mansion, only Zhizhu treated her whole - heartedly.
Zhizhu let out a long sigh and turned around to leave. Su Mingyu began to draw designs at the desk.
She didn't know much about ancient clothes, but she had watched a lot of costume dramas. Coupled with the influence from her later tasks, Su Mingyu was confident that she could design popular clothes.
A few days passed. Su Mingyu was as busy as a headless chicken every day. She not only had to visit the embroiderers but also the tailor shops. Finally, her store was beginning to take shape.
However, even though she was so busy, Su Mingyu didn't forget to buy some fresh shrimps, crabs, mushrooms and other things for the Su Mansion every day. She asked the kitchen to cook them and send them to every courtyard.