Chapter 35: Moved to True Anger (2)

  The flowers and peonies returned to the Jingting Garden, but saw that it was in a state of disarray everywhere, with flower racks overturned and quilts scattered all over, as if they had been hit by a typhoon, a pitiful sight.

  Qin'er lay unconscious on the ground like a broken rag doll, Chun Tao's half face was blurred with blood and flesh, several rough servants disappeared without a trace, the broken wind chime under the window occasionally made a crisp sound, like a midnight song, making people feel empty in their hearts.

  "Even if it's a mistake, people have become like this, which master ordered not to find a doctor?" Hua Zhe Yu grabbed the surprised Yulan who wanted to come forward and help the injured person, staring at Ah Wang with a dangerous glint in her eyes.

  Awang shed tears, "Earlier it was the eighth young lady who said to let them rot here. Later, the younger one went to beg the second madam of the Zhang family, and the second madam said that a message had come from the imperial palace, saying that tomorrow the empress would personally come to propose on behalf of the fourth prince to the eighth young lady. She was busy preparing everything and couldn't take care of these things, so I really couldn't think of any good solution, and could only wait at the door, hoping that the seventh young lady would return with a good idea."

  She was covered in rain, her eyebrows furrowed in silence. First, she looked at the wound on Chun Tao's face, clearly branded with the character "nu". There were also some external injuries. Qin Er's injuries were obviously more severe, one small leg bone was broken, and there were many bruises on his back, a large area of purple and green. Upon closer inspection, he even had internal injuries, revealing the cruelty of those who had inflicted them.

  "Miss, what to do now? If we don't call the doctor, their lives will really be in danger." Peony's fingertips were trembling and tears were welling up in her eyes.

  Hua Zhe Yu calmly said: "Go to the jewelry box and pick out any piece of jewelry you like."

  Peony didn't dare to hesitate, immediately went to get a Dongzhu inlaid golden silk phoenix hairpin, handed it over to Yu Jie and gave it to Ah Wang, "Take this to the pawnshop and pawn it, remember it's a living pawn, within five days you must redeem it back. Then I'll write you a few prescriptions, you follow what's on them and help me get the medicine back as soon as possible."

  Abang saw her expression and seemed to have found the main clue, nodding constantly. Hua Yu took out a charcoal pen and wrote three prescriptions in succession, handing them over to him and instructing him not to let anyone discover his tracks, telling him to hurry back.

  After Ah Wang left, Peony had already helped Chun Tao and Qin Er onto the bed. "Miss, Eighth Miss is so deceitful, how can we go on living like this?"

  He fetched a wooden board prepared for Qiner's bone-setting, and said coldly: "Originally, I thought that by confining the old ones, they would calm down a bit. Unexpectedly, they became more ruthless. This time, I will make her know what it means to be worse off than dead!"

  "Miss, what do you plan to do?" Peony asked, looking at her.

  In the Yiqing Garden, Hong Shi was holding an embroidery piece under the lamp to do some needlework at night. Beside her, only 8-year-old Shier Miss Hua Bichen held a flower pattern in her hand, but she obviously had no heart to embroider flowers, slightly nodding her head, and her eyelids were heavily drooping as if about to fall asleep.

  "Auntie, Seventh Miss has arrived." Big Fatty reported softly as she entered with a slight swaying of her hips.

  Hong's expression was indifferent, "I'm just a concubine, why would Seventh Miss come to such a dilapidated place like mine?"

  "This place is really good, how can it be dilapidated? If it's a dilapidated place, why would Father stay here every month with peace of mind?" As she spoke, Hua Zheyu, wearing a plain white dress that accentuated her tall and slender figure, slowly walked in.

  Hong patted Huabing Cong, and Huabing Cong was startled and jumped up. When she saw Hua Zhe Yu, she showed two small tiger teeth and smiled foolishly, "Seventh sister, are you here to play with Cong'er?"

  Hua Zhe Yu smiled and stroked her hair, "Seventh Sister has to talk to Auntie for a while today. When Seventh Sister becomes successful in the future, she will definitely accompany Ning Er to have fun."

  Hong's expression changed upon hearing this, and Hua Zheyu said to Xiao Yao: "Take the twelfth young lady away to sleep. At such a young age, she is embroidering under the lamp for too long, which might harm her eyes."

  Xiao Yao looked at Hong Shi for a moment, and after Hong Shi nodded, she took Hua Bi Cong out.

  "Does Miss Qi have anything to say to her aunt?" Hong Shi calmly offered Hua Zhe Yu a seat and personally poured tea, only then did she speak with a distant expression.

  Hua Zhe Yu Duan Bei, "Twelve younger sister is still young, Auntie let her learn embroidery with such hardship, will there really be a good way out in the future?"

  Hong said calmly: "It's harmless for girls to learn these things."

  She gazed at the floating green leaves in her cup, "I remember that Zhang's wife was also very gentle and low-key, only focusing on teaching Third Brother to read and write, but... Third Brother still drowned..."

  Hong's calm expression finally cracked a bit, "What exactly does Seventh Miss want to say?"

  The rain was blooming, and suddenly she raised her eyes. Her gaze was like a torch. "If you want to let the twelfth sister grow up safely, do you think that letting her pretend to be stupid will make everything okay? Just look at me, it's absolutely impossible!"

  Hong stared straight at her, speechless.

  "Nowadays, although Second Aunt is in charge of the house, but what kind of person Second Aunt is, Mother must also know. As long as Mother gives her some benefits, she can do anything. If Mother wants you and your daughter to have a comfortable life in the future, without suppressing certain people, I'm afraid your final outcome won't be much better than ours! Hua Zhe Yu directly spoke her mind, saying what she wanted to say all at once. "I believe you also witnessed the scene of Mother being confined last time, that was just the tip of the iceberg. For people like us who are struggling to survive in the cracks, we must keep prying open that gap until we are safe."

  Hong's fingers turned white as she grasped the teacup, her head bowed slowly sipping tea, the hot air misting her beautiful face.

  She didn't urge him despite the rain, she believed Mr. Hong was a sensible person.

  After a long while, Hong Shi finally lifted her head, and her gaze fell flat again. "Auntie is just a weak and timid woman, she can't do anything."

  Hua Zhe Yu smiled, "No need for Auntie to know everything." She took out a small medicine packet, "As long as you let Ba Mei drink this tonight, the iceberg will be broken off in one big chunk."

  Hong did not answer.

  Hua Zhe Yu knew what she was worried about, and smiled slightly. "When a person dies, the matter becomes big, this won't eat dead people, after swallowing, there will be no trace to find."

  Hong still did not accept it, and put the medicine package on the table with a flourish of her sleeve. She stood up and said: "I've troubled you too much, auntie, rest well."

  It wasn't until she had been gone for a long time that Hong Shi, who had been silent for a while, called out softly towards the door: "Xiao Yao."

  Xiao Yao entered at the sound, and Hong Shi handed her the medicine package, saying coldly: "This is the beauty tea that Hu Mama found for Eighth Miss with great difficulty. Make sure to serve it to Eighth Miss tonight."

  Xiao Yao respectfully accepted it, but didn't expect that Auntie would still use Hu Mama, the wet nurse of Eighth Miss.

  Returning to the Quiet Courtyard under the cover of night and rain, Peony handed her a letter that had been delivered by the gatehouse earlier. "This was just brought over from the Long Princess's estate. Miss, please take a look at what it says inside."

  The rain lit the lamp wick a little brighter, and after opening the letter, it was indeed the handwriting of Princess Chang. In the letter, she wrote that Li Sutong had awakened and his mind was very clear, and explained that the person who saved him with acupuncture was Hua Zheyu, and Princess Chang was extremely grateful. At the same time, she hoped that Hua Zheyu could take out some time to examine Li Sutong again, and would be extremely grateful and thankful.