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

At the Hanlin Mansion, Xu Shiyun held a red Baoxiang flower sachet and smiled at the maid standing in the hall, "Thank you for the sachet, young lady. I'm not good at this. Tell your young lady that the painting in Taoyuan is finished. Invite her to have tea another day."

Xiang Xing replied yes and bowed to take her leave.

After returning to the mansion, Xiang Xing first told her own lady what Miss Xu had said, and then went to the kitchen to bring a bowl of medicine soup for Lu Ling to drink.

Seeing that the young lady had fallen asleep after drinking the medicine, Xiang Xing tiptoed out.

After hearing Xiang Xing's words, Zhang immediately realized that someone had used the Xu family's name to give the sachet to Ling Jie'er. There were only a few young ladies that Ling Jie'er was familiar with. Excluding the Lin family's daughter who had left the capital, the remaining ones were only the daughters of the Hanlin Mansion and the Dingyuan Marquis' Mansion.

You don't have to make the sachet yourself, but you can't be completely unaware of it.

Lu Ling woke up feeling refreshed. It had been a long time since she had slept so soundly. She looked at the sachet above her head, took a deep breath, and her mind became much clearer.

Xiang Xing heard the noise and walked in from outside. "Miss, do you want to set up the dinner?"

Lu Ling nodded and sat down at the table. A bowl of porridge was placed in front of her. "Grandma, do you have any other instructions?"

Xiang Xing had already prepared an excuse. "The herbs and local products in the kitchen are collected the same day they're needed, and those herbs ran out this morning. The woman in charge of purchasing in the small warehouse is always squeezing some oil out of rocks. She said she was going to buy some the day before yesterday, but when I asked her today, she said it wouldn't arrive until tomorrow."

Lu Ling laughed after hearing this. "I really hope they won't be able to buy it back tomorrow."

In Yannian Hall, the old lady looked at Dujuan and said, "If you continue to urge them, those old ladies will take advantage of the fact that they have been in the mansion for a long time and start to make trouble with the master."

Dujuan responded with a smile, turned around and walked out of Yannian Hall towards the front yard.

Several old ladies were sitting in the house eating melon seeds. When they saw Miss Dujuan coming, they hurriedly smiled, offered her seats and served her tea.

"No need, mother," Du Juan said with a kind smile. "The old lady asked me to hurry up and buy some herbs." The old woman in navy blue looked embarrassed when she heard this. "The shop the girl recommended is indeed cheap and good, but the shopkeeper said we can't get there until tomorrow at the earliest."

Du Juan frowned when she heard this. "Why don't you go to another shop and buy some to fill the gap first? Are you going to let the master wait?"

The old woman in navy blue clothes laughed dryly, "Miss, you don't know, we have visited all the herbal medicine shops in the city in the past few days. In terms of medicinal properties and appearance, none of them can compare with the one you introduced. But when it comes to price -" the old woman laughed dryly twice, "the difference is too big." "It's unreasonable for a buyer to let go of the profit.

After that, he took out a penny from his pocket and put it into Dujuan's hand. "Please say a few good words for us in front of the old lady."

Du Juan pondered for a moment. "You ladies have indeed worked hard. The old lady has all these medicines in the yard. I'll go back and see if I can find some to get by tomorrow." She didn't take the money. Seeing the woman in navy clothes looking overjoyed, she said solemnly, "This is just one time. If you still can't buy it by tomorrow, I won't be responsible anymore."

Several mothers swore and promised to buy the herbs the next day.

Du Juan walked back to Yannian Hall and came to the back room. Seeing that no one was around, she quickly took out a yellow package from her box and walked out again.

Xiaoyu, who was hiding in the corner, came out after seeing everyone leave and hurriedly followed them.

In the west wing, on the table in front of Zhang, there was a yellow bundle with some medicinal herbs on it, next to it was black Chinese medicine residue, and on the other side was a pile of red powder emitting a faint fragrance.

"Please check it, sir." Zhang looked at Doctor Guo.

Doctor Guo reached out and picked up a yellow herb, examining it carefully before bringing it to his nose and sniffing it gently. He repeated this four times. His expression grew increasingly grim. He then focused his gaze on the medicinal residue, gently moving it with his fingers. Finally, he looked at the pile of spices, fanning them gently with his hand before moving them aside for a closer inspection.

After doing this, he hurriedly took out the oil paper, wrapped the spices himself, stuffed them into the tea can, placed it outside the house, and asked the maid to open all the windows in the house.

After a busy day, he looked at Zhang and bowed, "Fortunately, Madam discovered it early. This spice is made by adding a lot of musk, borneol, mint, nine-scented insects, and clematis, which is extremely cold. Long-term contact and inhalation can cause insomnia in mild cases, fainting, nausea, and even vomiting blood for no reason in severe cases. And this pile of medicinal materials-"

Doctor Guo's forehead was covered with deep wrinkles. "It's even more vicious. The amount of Codonopsis pilosula far exceeds the normal dosage. And those behind the scenes, feeling it wasn't enough, used a decoction of Epimedium. It's extremely hot. Long-term use will inevitably lead to hyperactivity of yang and even poisoning and premature death."

After hearing this, Zhang felt as if she had fallen into an icy cave, with chills running through her from head to toe.

The one who reacted the most was the old lady. She couldn't believe that the maid whom she had always relied on and trusted could be so vicious. She held her younger daughter-in-law's hand tightly and repeatedly asked her eldest daughter-in-law to go and invite the eldest master.

Qin Shi sent someone to call the master while she personally led people to search the back room. Du Juan was the most respected maidservant around the old lady and lived in a room by herself.

The room was perfectly tidy. A bed sat against the north wall, and a low cabinet sat next to the bed against the west wall. A black wooden box sat on top of the cabinet. Beneath the south window sat a small table, on which lay a comb, hair oil, rouge, powder, a mirror case, and other small household items belonging to the daughter.

The maids went to search the boxes. Qin approached the small table and examined it carefully. There was nothing special about it. She reached out and opened the mirror box. It had two layers, upper and lower. She pulled out the bottom drawer. A white jade peony and emerald butterfly hairpin caught her eye. This hairpin—

Qin's pupils shrank slightly. Isn't this - that bitch Jiang Yueli's thing?

Jiang Yueli was a house-born child in the mansion, always serving the old lady. She was given to Lu Lingping by the old lady at the age of fifteen. Qin had only given birth to Lu Qin less than six months earlier, but Lu Lingping had become increasingly fond of Jiang Yueli, even neglecting to visit his sick daughter to celebrate her birthday. Most despicable of all, this bitch had gotten pregnant right under her nose.

Jiang Yueli proudly held her belly, which hadn't yet become visible. The white jade peony and emerald butterfly in her hair was particularly eye-catching. She reached out and gently supported it, saying leisurely, "Greetings, Madam. This hairpin was just given to me by the master."

Qin was already fuming from her mother-in-law's scolding, so she slapped her without a second thought. "Who the hell do you think you are!"

"Ah!" Jiang Yueli screamed and fell to the ground, the clothes under her body gradually stained with blood.

Qin was relieved but also a little surprised. A servant like him couldn't even withstand a slap? That would save her the trouble.

She brushed off the non-existent dust on her hands, said, "Go get a doctor for my aunt." and turned away.

Gradually regaining her composure, Qin picked up the hairpin with two fingers and tossed it to Nanny Qin. "Take it. It might be useful later."

If she remembered correctly, Dujuan and Jiang Yueli had a very good relationship, and it was Jiang Yueli that allowed Dujuan to become the head maid beside the old lady.

After Du Juan returned from the small storehouse, she walked into the hall with a normal expression. The old lady couldn't leave her for a while. Usually at this time of year, the Yannian Hall would be filled with the voices of the maids trying to make fun of her, but today it was silent.

Looking at the dark house in the distance, she slowed down her pace and looked at it quietly for a while. Her green embroidered shoes turned slightly to one side. There was a small door in the southeast corner of Yannian Hall for pouring out night incense.

"Sister Dujuan, the master and the old lady are arguing again, and the old lady is very sad," Xiaoyu poked her head out from inside, looking worried. "The sisters are afraid to speak, and the situation is deadlocked. Sister Dujuan, please come and try to mediate."

After careful listening, there was indeed a faint sobbing sound coming from inside. Dujuan responded with an anxious look and walked into the house quickly.