After saying that, Master Zhishan looked at Cui Shuyan who was standing not far away and said with a smile: "If it weren't for this young lady sending someone to call me, I wouldn't have arrived so quickly. Besides..."

At this time, seeing Master Zhishan's gaze fall on Kong Xianwen's palm, Cui Shuyan immediately said: "Master, you are too kind. It's just a small favor, not worth mentioning."

Master Zhishan understood what was going on, so he just smiled and said no more.

At this time, Kong Xianwen was able to sit up. He bowed to Cui Shuyan and said, "What is this lady's name?"

Cui Shuyan lowered her eyes and said softly, "I am the young lady of the Xie Mansion, Cui."

Kong Xianwen smiled gently: "Thank you for saving my life, Madam. If you have any orders in the future, I will obey you."

"You are so polite, old sir. If you have nothing to do now, I will take my leave."

"Okay, Madam, take care." Kong Xianwen asked the young master to see her off.

After Cui Shuyan left, the crowd around also dispersed.

Master Zhishan then asked, "Xiuyuan, was the ginseng slice your grandfather mentioned also given by this young lady?"

"Yes." The man called Xiuyuan was the young man just now, Kong Xianwen's grandson, Kong Xiuyuan.

After saying that, Kong Xiuyuan was puzzled and asked, "I don't know why, but when this young lady gave me the slices of ginseng, she covered them with her sleeves, as if she didn't want to be discovered by others."

Upon hearing this, Kong Xianwen and Master Zhishan looked at each other. Both of them were old and shrewd men. They smiled slightly, and everything was said without saying a word.

Both of them understood that since Cui Shuyan deliberately concealed the fact, she didn't want anyone to find out that she had medical skills. In that case, how could they repay kindness with enmity?

Afterwards, Kong Xianwen warned his grandson: "Xiuyuan, you must never tell anyone about the fact that the young lady gave you the ginseng slices. Remember that?"

"Grandfather, I will remember what you said."

On the other side, on the way back in the carriage, Biyu was still in shock: "Madam, this incident was really a close call."

"No matter what, saving a life is always the right thing to do." Cui Shu's tone was indifferent, and no special emotion could be heard.

Biyu didn't say anything else.

After returning, Cui Shuyan took a bath and went to Tingfengyuan.

Seeing her, Xie Shaohang immediately frowned: "Why are you burning incense for no reason? No one has read to me for most of the day."

Cui Shuyan looked surprised: "Doesn't Achang know how to read? Why don't you let him read to you?"

Xie Shaohang was stunned by this.

Yes, Achang can read, but why does he feel that the sound of Achang reading is so harsh?

It's not as good as Cui Shuyan's reading at all.

It was also at this moment that Xie Shaohang suddenly discovered that he had become more dependent on Cui Shuyan.

Thinking of the marriage consummation, his expression suddenly turned cold: "You don't need to remind me, I will let Achang read to me right now. You can go down."

"Husband, there is something I want to discuss with you."

"Speak." Xie Shaohang said impatiently.

"Lüzhu has been serving you for several years, especially during this period, she has been very devoted to you. How about using this opportunity to give Lüzhu a status?"

"No." Xie Shaohang refused.

"Why?"

The person Xie Shaohang was thinking about was naturally Lin Xinrou.

Just knowing that Luzhu was his concubine made Lin Xinrou so sad. If she gave Luzhu a formal status at this time, she would probably make an even bigger fuss.

Xie Shaohang couldn't tell the reason, and felt even more annoyed: "I said no, it's no, why so many whys?"

Cui Shuyan lowered her eyes and walked out.

After going out, although she saw Luzhu standing outside the window, she pretended not to see her and walked out.

No one knew that she brought up this matter on purpose, and before she did, she knew that Xie Shaohang would definitely refuse.

As for the fact that Luzhu heard this matter with her own ears, it was beyond Cui Shuyan's expectations.

However, even if Luzhu did not hear it with her own ears, she would definitely know about it in the end.

After all, Luzhu has been in Tingfengyuan for many years and gets along very well with the people in this courtyard.

Without having to serve Xie Shaohang, Cui Shuyan had some free time, so she went for a walk in the back garden.

By the way, we also found several flowers and plants that can be used for medicinal purposes.

Before she could go back to her own courtyard to rest for a while, the servant from Tingfeng Courtyard came to her and said that there was a commotion over there again and asked her to come over.

When Cui Shuyan went there, the place was in chaos.

Lin Xinrou looked crazy and was beating Luzhu.

On the other hand, Lu Zhu had her hair disheveled and her clothes in disarray, looking extremely miserable.

When two women were fighting, the servants didn't dare to go in, and the maids stood on the periphery, not daring to intervene.

Only Xie Shaohang lay on the bed and roared helplessly: "Xinrou, what are you crazy about?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xinrou exploded: "Xie Shaohang, you still dare to say that I'm crazy? When I came over, what were you and that green bead doing? Did you tell me clearly? Do you dare to pull down the thin blanket on you now?"

Cui Shuyan glanced and saw that it would have been fine if Lin Xinrou didn't say anything. As soon as she said it, Xie Shaohang pulled the blanket tighter around him.

It was also because he pulled it so tightly that Cui Shuyan saw an empty trouser leg sticking out from under the blanket.

Cui Shuyan was slightly surprised. She was right. Luzhu was unwilling to sit and wait for death.

She had served Xie Shaohang for three years, so she naturally knew how to please him. Besides, Xie Shaohang was still young, and Lin Xinrou hadn't come over for some time, so he might have been unable to hold it back any longer.

In addition, Luzhu has fair skin and good looks. She is big where she should be big, and thin where she should be thin. If she tries to seduce him again, it will be difficult for Xie Shaohang to control himself.

Especially, since this has already happened between the two of them, it wouldn't be a big deal if it happens again.

As for why Lin Xinrou happened to see it, it was naturally Lu Zhu's fault.

Cui Shuyan gained a lot from this test.

After seeing Xie Shaohang's embarrassment, Cui Shuyan looked at Lin Xinrou, her face full of displeasure: "Mrs. Lin, everyone in the mansion is now paying attention to my husband's injury, and they are afraid of offending him. But you come to him to make trouble again and again. Are you afraid that his injury will heal quickly?"

Lin Xinrou naturally denied the charge.

"These are two different things. You don't know what this vixen was doing with Brother Shaohang when I came over here?"

Cui Shuyan's face turned cold: "Mrs. Lin, please know that Luzhu is not the foxy woman you say she is. She is my husband's concubine, and she has served my husband for three years. Whatever she does with my husband, it is as it should be. Moreover, from today on, she is no longer my husband's concubine, but my husband's concubine."

"Cui Shuyan, you dare!"

"Why shouldn't I?" Cui Shuyan's brows were grim, and her tone suddenly rose. "My husband's inner court affairs are naturally the responsibility of me, the head wife. My husband has read many books of sages, so I don't think he will interfere in the affairs of the inner court."

Xie Shaohang frowned and was about to speak.

Lu Zhu suddenly cried out in grief: "Master, I will come back to serve you in my next life..."

After saying that, he suddenly ran headfirst into the pillar next to him.

If the maidservant next to her had not pulled her away in time, Luzhu would have died on the spot.

Even so, Luzhu's forehead was still swollen and red, which looked very glaring against her snow-white skin.

Cui Shuyan looked helpless: "Lüzhu, why are you doing this?"

Lu Zhu sobbed and said, "Madam, I have no face to live any longer. I was just doing my duty by serving the young master, but I was humiliated like this. I don't want to live any longer."

Cui Shuyan said sternly: "Lüzhu, the young master is about to take the imperial examination. Do you want him to have a bad reputation for forcing his concubine to death? From today on, I will make you my concubine. This is settled."

After saying that, Cui Shuyan didn't even look at Xie Shaohang, and thought to herself: Xie Shaohang, if you dare to speak, you'll become famous.

After a moment, Xie Shaohang did not speak.

Cui Shuyan did not delay any further and ordered someone to take Luzhu downstairs to treat her wound. She also ordered people to replace all the broken vases, tables and other items in the room.

In just a quarter of an hour, the messy room became tidy again.

During this time, Lin Xinrou stared at Xie Shaohang, crying and laughing, laughing and crying. In the end, seeing that Xie Shaohang still had a cold face and no reaction, she couldn't help but asked, "Brother Shaohang, why didn't you stop it, why didn't you stop it?"

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