The Demon Queen of Divine Doctor is not to be trifled with

Chapter 29 Waterboarding

The water used to cook the red dates was brought from a small casserole and poured into a large bowl, which Xiangdong carried to Xichun.

Xichun looked at the bowl of soup, then at Ye Wenyan, then looked at the bowl of soup again, and then looked at Ye Wenyan again.

Zhuier couldn't help but say, "Sister Xichun, didn't you say you liked to drink red date tea? This is already in front of you, drink it, drink it!"

Xichun glared at her fiercely, then leaned over to Ye Wenyan, "Miss, what do you mean by this? I just remember that you like to drink plain tea, not sweet tea. But it would be a waste to throw it away, and we can't afford it now, so...Miss, please don't be angry, I don't want to steal your tea."

"I don't blame you." Ye Wenyan smiled, "You've been with me for so many years, who can complain about a bowl of red date tea? I really want to give it to you, drink it quickly!"

"Young lady, are you really not angry with this servant?"

"No." She smiled, "I'm not that stingy. Drink it quickly. I don't like sweet things."

"Then I'll drink it." Xichun breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the bowl of red date tea, smiled, and drank it in one breath.

"Miss, I'm done drinking."

"Yes." Ye Wenyan nodded, "Zhui'er, refill the water."

Zhuier picked up the kettle on the ground and filled the casserole again.

"Xiangdong, pour."

Another full bowl was poured out. Because it had been soaked once, the color of this bowl was much lighter.

Xichun was a little confused, "Miss, how come... it's pouring again?"

"Here you go!" Ye Wenyan smiled as brightly as ever, "If you love drinking so much, how can you only drink one bowl? Keep drinking!"

"Miss, one bowl is enough."

"Not enough." She shook her head. "If I say it's not enough, then it's not enough."

Xichun felt something was wrong and looked at Xiangdong cautiously, but Xiangdong lowered his head and didn't look at her.

Zhuier urged again: "Sister Xichun, drink!"

Xichun gritted his teeth, picked up the bowl, and drank it all in one gulp.

"Fall again!"

Three pots of water were poured out, totaling to twenty-four bowls of red date tea. After Xichun finished drinking, he lay directly on the ground with a swollen stomach.

"Miss." Xiangdong couldn't bear it any longer, "Xichun should know that she is wrong, why don't you just forget it?"

Zhuier also felt a little reluctant, "Miss, please spare Sister Xichun!"

Ye Wenyan squatted down and looked at Xichun seriously. "I have always been generous and never treated my servants harshly. Just tell me what you like to eat or drink. Although life is not as good as before, I will definitely do my best to meet your needs. How is the red date tea? Let's continue tomorrow?"

Xichun wanted to speak, but no words came out. He just spat out two mouthfuls of water and rolled his eyes because of the bloating.

Ye Wenyan stood up and told Zhuier and Xiangdong: "Drag him outside, put him upside down on your legs and hit his stomach. Let him vomit as much as he can to avoid water poisoning. Remember to drag him away so that he doesn't dirty my yard. After he vomits, let him clean up."

The two maids took the order and dragged Xichun out.

After about a cup of tea, the three of them came back together. Xichun didn't say a word, but just knelt on the ground and cried.

A servant from the mansion knocked on the door and said that breakfast had been delivered from the kitchen.

Xiangdong opened the door and took the tray. The old woman took a look inside, smiled, and turned away.

This was Ye Wenyan's first meal in the First-Rank General's Mansion. As a legitimate young lady, all she ate was a bowl of rice porridge, half a steamed bun, and a side dish.

She sincerely felt that the food was not as good as the university cafeteria in her previous life.

After breakfast, Xiangdong asked her, "Today we will go to Fuluyuan to pay respects to the old lady. Let Zhuier accompany the young lady! She has never been to such a scene before. If she goes with the young lady to see it, she can also put a name in front of others and let them know that she is now serving the young lady. In addition, I also want to stay and persuade Xichun. After all, I have been with the young lady for so many years."

Ye Wenyan nodded. Although she didn't have much hope of persuading Xichun, she didn't know what to say since Xiangdong wanted to try.

Still wearing white clothes and only wearing a silver hairpin, Zhuier accompanied her all the way to the old lady's Fuluyuan to start the morning and evening visit. This is the rule of the first-rank general's mansion. The women in the mansion must go to the old lady to pay their respects at 9:00 every day to show their filial piety and establish the rules of the harem.

Of course, there are also those who don’t go there often, such as Ye Chulian and Aunt Liu from the second house.

The old lady has always been tolerant towards the second house. She would never say or ask about who had more or less. However, if there was an oversight on the part of the first house, she would definitely ask about it for a long time, and then she would have to go and apologize specially afterwards.

Because of Xichun's incident today, she arrived late. When she arrived at Fuluyuan, except for Ye Hongzhuang who had a wound on her face, all other female relatives were already sitting in the front hall. Even Liu and Ye Chulian, who seldom came here before, came.

She saw her elder sister Ye Qingmei. Although she had treated the injury on her forehead, it was not completely healed. At least the external injury would take some time to heal. At the moment, Ye Qingmei was covering it with her hair, so it was not very visible.

The old lady sat at the head of the table, watching her walk into the hall with a gloomy face. Before she could say anything, she suddenly slammed the table and shouted, "What time is it now? You are so disrespectful to your elders! Kneel down!"

Zhuier shuddered with fear, but Ye Wenyan said nothing and knelt down obediently, "Granddaughter is late in paying her respects to grandmother. I hope grandmother will be magnanimous and not hold it against a junior. I am sorry to you here." She bowed again, then stood up, looked at the seats on both sides, saluted to Mu, and then sat down on the chair next to Ye Qingmei.

The old lady was holding back her anger and wanted to vent it, but before she could do so, Ye Wenyan simply knelt down and stood up, blocking her right there, making her feel very uncomfortable.

Ye Wenyan ignored him and only asked Ye Qingmei: "How is the wound on your forehead? Has a doctor come to see it?"

Ye Qingmei shook her head: "No, but it doesn't matter. It should be fine after ten days or half a month. I just don't know if it will leave a scar."

She smiled and said, "Don't worry, big sister. I have medicine that will ensure that you won't be left with scars. A girl's face is the most important thing. You are my sister, how could I possibly disfigure you!"

As soon as these words came out, the old lady's anger rose again. She asked Ye Wenyan: "I heard that you went to the palace to treat the seventh prince's throat, and now you say you can cure Qingmei's injury. Fourth girl, where do you get your ability? Where did you learn medical skills?"

She smiled and replied, "To answer grandma's question, grandpa loved me in the past. In addition to teaching me some martial arts, he also secretly invited a miracle doctor to teach me medical skills, fearing that one day I would be bullied and have no way to seek medical treatment. I always thought that learning medicine was useless, but I didn't expect that it would be really useful these days. I have to thank grandma for creating this opportunity for me. Thank you grandma warmly."

The old lady was upset. After what happened the night before, she was annoyed that Ye Wenyan would thank her. Whenever this girl thanked her, it was always bad luck. But Ye Wenyan didn't know what was wrong with him, but he was particularly persistent in thanking her, which really annoyed her.

But the old lady was not easy to fool. After hearing what Ye Wenyan said, she immediately asked again: "Did the miracle doctor teach you? Which miracle doctor is so powerful that he can teach you to make a mute speak?" "Oh, it's not convenient to tell you, grandma. After all, grandpa has said something, and this master is only known to heaven, earth, me and him. If anyone still wants to know, just stand in front of him and ask. If you come to force me to ask, it means you are deliberately embarrassing him."

"You..." The old lady was interrupted again. The old man was dead, where could she ask?

Ye Wenyan sighed and said with emotion: "Grandfather is really a visionary man. I didn't expect that my medical skills can be put to good use now. The Seventh Prince said that he will remember me."

"Don't be complacent!" The old lady gritted her teeth and said fiercely, "The Seventh Prince is still young. Even if he ascends the throne, he can't rule the country right away. The Regent is in charge of all matters in the palace, and the Queen Mother is there to help. Even if he remembers your "hmm", it's useless."

"Grandma, don't get excited. You might get sick from worrying." She still had a warm face. "I just said that the Seventh Prince remembered me, but I didn't expect it to be of any use. Why are you so anxious, Grandma? As for the regent and the queen mother, I have no right to interfere in the affairs of the palace. I am just a little girl. I only care about the mansion and whether our family is doing well."

After saying that, he looked at Mu with a friendly expression, "Mother, are you doing well?"

Mu sighed and said nothing.

She also sighed, "It seems that life is not going well. It doesn't matter, take it slowly, life will always get back on track."

The old lady narrowed her eyes. She really wanted to ask Ye Wenyan what she meant by "getting back on track". Xiao, who was sitting next to her, couldn't help it and rushed to speak: "Since you can cure the Seventh Prince's muteness and Qingmei's injury, you must be able to cure the Sixth Prince and Hongzhuang. Fourth Miss, the best result is that you can cure them all."

Ye Wenyan was puzzled, "They all had a grudge against me, and I cured them, so how could it be the best outcome? Of course, it is definitely the best outcome for you, but what about me? I remember when my father just passed away, my second aunt held my hand and said that she would treat me as her own daughter in the future and take care of me together with my mother. It's not even a hundred days since the funeral, how could things change so quickly?" Xiao's anger kept rising, but she still had to suppress it, because she had to ask for help today, and she couldn't just tear her face off at the beginning.

So she took a deep breath and continued, "Second Aunt hasn't changed. She will still treat you as her own child. Second Aunt knows that this is unfair to you, but there is nothing we can do. Wen Yan, your grandfather and father are gone. Just because of the Sixth Prince's temper, you will be at the mercy of others even if you marry into the Su Wang Mansion. Of course, your family can support you, but now the only one who can make the decision is your second uncle. He doesn't have much military power, and the Sixth Prince won't be afraid of him. You are so strong-willed, how can you live in a place like the Su Wang Mansion?"

She wiped her tears while speaking, "Wen Yan, if you still can't let go, then marry him again. I'll even give you the position of the principal wife. Anyway, as long as you promise to cure Hong Zhuang's face and the Sixth Prince's injury, Second Aunt will agree to any conditions you put forward! Okay?"

"Will you agree to any conditions you propose?" Ye Wenyan's eyes turned grim.

Under her gaze, the old lady and Xiao Shi both felt a chill in their bodies...