The Concubine's Daughter Travels Through Time and Space and Takes the Road of Confrontation

The treatment process is not easy

For the first seven days, Lu Yun was put into a wooden barrel with a lid that only allowed her head to show. The barrel contained bath water that was said to be a mixture of a soup made from 742 kinds of medicinal herbs ground into powder and boiled down to water. She had to soak in the water for a full hour every day, and hot water had to be added continuously during the process.

During these seven days, she had to drink the bitter medicine three times a day. It was no exaggeration to say that she vomited after each drink. Lu Yun even felt that it would be better to die than to endure this great suffering.

Because some of the herbs were not beneficial to ordinary people, she was moved to the small courtyard by the old lady during her treatment. The air in the small courtyard was filled with a strong smell of medicine every day.

After infusing and drinking the medicine, Lu Yun felt groggy and sleepy. She wanted to sleep but couldn't, and when she woke up, she felt tired, constantly in a state of half-sleep and half-wakefulness. If there was any other change in her, it was that her poop was incredibly smelly. She had never imagined she would develop a subculture of poop shame. Ugh.

This medicine—Lu Yun really wanted to ask the old man if there was anything wrong with it. Unfortunately, the old man appeared and disappeared like a ghost, and Lu Yun never found an opportunity.

One day, Lu Yun was sleeping soundly when she suddenly felt someone picking her up. She wanted to open her eyes to see who was so bold as to steal someone else's child, but suddenly she felt a numbness on the back of her neck and then she lost consciousness.

When she woke up, she found herself still lying in bed, the sky was just getting light, and the room was empty. Caihe must have gone to the kitchen to get her the bitter medicine.

Lu Yun touched her chubby face. It was no longer as smooth as before because she had lost weight.

Shaking her aching neck, a strange feeling came over her. Lu Yun looked at Cai He who was carrying a tray and asked tentatively, "Sister Cai He, last night—did I have a dream?"

Cai He had also lost a lot of weight. She put down the tray in her hand, looked at her mistress and asked with concern, "What's wrong, Miss?"

Lu Yun shook her head. "I dreamed someone was trying to steal me away."

Cai He smiled and pinched the lady's chubby face when she heard this. "Yes, our lady is the most popular." After that, she smiled and picked up the medicine bowl. "Miss, come here and drink the medicine."

The old man standing outside the door stroked his beard and turned away quietly.

After seven days of suffering, the old man finally said, "Your grandson is now fine. But—" He smiled and looked at the little girl lying on the bed, her two small, fleshy hands nervously grasping the bed. "But she still needs to practice a set of physical skills to strengthen her body and replenish her energy, so that she can live a long and happy life."

The old man's words made the little fat girl tired to death.

The old lady started to teach her to do horse stance, which she would do for a full hour every morning. After doing horse stance, she would continue to practice physical exercises for another half an hour, shaking her legs. The movements were very similar to the modern Five Animals Exercises.

Lu Yun had been thinking of just practicing casually until she saw the cane in her grandmother's hand. The old lady pointed at the shiny purple-black cane and solemnly introduced it to them, "This cane is an heirloom from our Zhang family. When your mother was young, I used it to beat her when she was disobedient."

Frightened, Rong Jieer reached out and hugged her sister, changing her usual innocent and naive tone and admonishing her seriously, "Sister, don't be naughty, listen to grandma."

Hui Ge'er nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

Lu Yun was extremely alert, but since she was small, she inevitably got slapped a few times. She gritted her teeth, "Damn it! I don't believe it!" Once, twice, three times—seven times, I don't know how many times she repeated it. Lu Yun's movements became more and more fluent, and her posture more and more standard. Old Lady Zhang nodded secretly. This little girl is really good, but it's a pity that she's not very skilled and can only be used by her senior brother.

Three days later, the three children were packed up by Old Lady Zhang and thrown into a carriage.

"Grandma, we'll miss you." Well-behaved Rong Jie'er pulled aside the curtains and waved to the old lady. Zhang Yun leaned forward, imitating her gestures with her chubby hands. Hui Ge'er, tearful, buried his head in Jin He's embrace, clearly also deeply reluctant to leave his grandmother.

Old Madam Zeng stood in the porch until the carriage drove out and disappeared at the end of the street. Only then did she let out a long sigh and wiped her moist eyes with a handkerchief. Thinking of her rebellious son who had been wandering around all year, she was so angry that her teeth itched. This useless boy was so grown up and didn't even have a wife. What good was all the money he earned?

At this moment, Zhang Yulin, who was digging mushrooms in the mountains thousands of miles away, sneezed loudly. "Master, what's wrong?" The servant Ada came over and asked with concern.

"Nothing." The young man who looked like Zhang shook his head, perhaps he accidentally inhaled the forest dust.

Inside the main house in the west wing, a brazier sat in the hall, the room warm and cozy. Zhang had already been waiting in the hall. The three children had returned from their mother's family a month earlier. Zhang caressed each one, smiling and saying to Nanny Chang, "They've grown quite a bit." Nanny Chang, also watching closely, asked with some surprise, "Has our Third Miss lost weight?"

Zhang pinched Yunjie'er's chubby face and said, "How can you lose weight? You still look like a little meatball."

Lu Yun felt a little discouraged when she spoke of this. After spending so many days at her grandmother's house, she felt lighter and her breathing smoother, but her strength and appetite remained the same. However, if modern medicine were to explain her symptoms, it would likely be a neurological or genetic problem—something unlikely to be cured with medication.

On the night the old man announced the end of her treatment, Lu Yun secretly went to verify the effectiveness of the treatment. She had noticed that there was a dwarf pine tree as thick as an adult's arm planted on each side of the moon gate connecting the small courtyard to the main courtyard.

Lu Yun held the pine tree with both hands and pulled it out with force - then she worked for most of the night before she could barely restore the pine tree to its original state.

The next day, in order to cover up the dirt on her hands and the scratches caused by digging, she hardened her heart and fell into the small flower bed like a dog eating shit.

Zhang suddenly remembered something. She called Jinhe over and said a few words to her. After a while, Jinhe came in from outside with a few maids holding a few trays.

Zhang smiled and said, "These are the new clothes distributed by the mansion this winter. Each person will receive a cloak, two padded robes and a woolen coat. Try them on and see if they fit." After that, Jinhe, Yinhe and Caihe helped the young masters try them on.

Rong Jie'er and Hui Ge's clothes fit perfectly, only the third young lady's clothes seemed a little small.

Lu Yun lowered her head and looked at her shortened sleeves, staring at Zhang.

Zhang coughed lightly and said, "Sister Yun has grown so fast. She has grown so much in just one month. If it's too small, I can just alter it and make a new one."

That night, Lu Yun got up as usual to finish her meal. After eating and drinking, she paused, then turned and quietly walked towards the south room where her clothes were kept. With a creak, she lifted the lid. As expected, her clothes and furs were made of inferior fabrics.

Although she was mentally prepared, she still felt strange about being looked down upon. She sighed and felt a little depressed, knowing that she was being treated differently. Look at how worthless she is.

Lu Yun lay in bed and began to worry about her future meals.

Can you let your elder sister move the dowry of the eldest maid to her and give her a job? The job requires both ability and a good appetite. Or - Lu Yun's eyes sparkled in the dark night, giving her a small farm to farm would also be fine.