The reborn girl always wants to escape, but the abstinent marquis hugs her and coaxes her!

Chapter 4: A Court Counselor Unworthy of Being a Father

In the front hall of the Minister of Works' residence, Minister Lu Zhi was playing chess with a man in a blue shirt.

The palace doctor replied:

"The eldest daughter of the Xu family must have been poisoned, but the poison wasn't strong. Presumably, the person who poisoned her didn't intend to kill her, but simply wanted to make her feel uncomfortable for a few days. I've examined the prescription she took, and it's Meng Chuntang's antidote. Judging from her pulse, the remaining toxins have cleared from her body, but her body is still severely depleted."

"In your opinion, how should we treat it?" Lu Zhi used the black pieces to break the murderous aura on the chessboard.

"I have already prescribed a nourishing and warming prescription for her, supplemented with rare medicinal herbs. I think it will not delay the Qixi Festival banquet in four days." "Your use of medicine is the safest method. Do not rush and harm her body."

"Don't worry, my lord."

Lu Zhi nodded, glanced at the man in green shirt across from him, and snorted coldly: "This Xu Chaoqian is really a father in vain. In order to bring his second daughter to the Chinese Valentine's Day banquet, he actually allowed Xu Xian to poison his eldest daughter!"

"Judging from the symptoms, it seems the Xu family's wife wouldn't dare kill her," the palace physician replied truthfully. "However, when I took the Xu family's young lady's pulse, I discovered she was quite malnourished. The two maids who served her were also very thin, and their complexions weren't as gentle as those of the maids in other wealthy families."

"Snap!" It was the sound of chess pieces breaking.

The man in blue sitting opposite Lu Zhi stood up without saying a word, threw the crushed white chess piece in his hand into the chess basket, and left.

The palace physician was startled. "Sir, what's the Marquis of Weiyuan doing..." Lu Zhi soothed him. "It's nothing, he's just upset. Who wouldn't be upset to hear about the Xu family's mess? He's a sixth-rank official in Beijing, and his backyard is filled with chaos. From tomorrow on, you will go to the Xu family every morning. You can use whatever herbs you want. If they're hard to buy outside, you can get them from the palace."

The palace doctor nodded repeatedly and was about to leave after Lu Zhi finished giving his instructions.

"Wait." Lu Zhi took the white chess basket and handed it to the palace doctor.

"grown ups?"

"Help me pick out the chess pieces that were just crushed."

The palace doctor: "..."

Outside the door, Weiyuan Hou Mu Rong stood with his hands behind his back. When you got closer, it was not difficult to see that the veins on his hands were bulging.

The subordinate beside him asked, "Master, what are your instructions?"

The man's tone was cold: "There are some eyesores in Xu Chaoqian's house. Go and remove them."

"Yes!"

……

Early in the morning, Xu Rongrong woke up from her dream.

It has been three days since she was reborn, but in her dreams every night, she is still trapped in the Marquis' Mansion, and every detail of the past six years is replayed in her dreams over and over again.

Wen Yao and Luo Shu were not at home, so Xu Rongrong stood up, picked up the cold water on the table and drank it.

After a breath, I felt a little better.

Under the window frame, two maids who were responsible for sweeping and cleaning were whispering.

"Have you heard? Last night, our housekeeper Liu, who's in charge of purchasing, had his leg broken in Chunfeng Tower."

"No wonder the warehouse was such a mess this morning. I waited for ages before I even got the cleaning supplies." "That's right. Manager Liu always had the key to the warehouse with him. He was already unconscious, so how could he care about us?"

"I'm afraid I won't be able to finish this morning's work, so I'll just sweep around here."

After they left, Xu Rongrong opened the window.

When Luo Shu carried the hot water into the yard, he saw such a quiet and beautiful scene: a slender girl was leaning against the window with her chin in her hand, staring blankly, the morning sun casting soft light on her face, making her face look a little rosy.

Luo Shu exclaimed through the window, "The doctor in the palace is truly a miracle doctor. After just one or two doses of medicine, the young lady's complexion has improved a lot."

Xu Rongrong came back to her senses: "Why did you take so long?"

"You have no idea, the house is in shambles today! When I went to the kitchen to get some water, even the stove was cold. I finally managed to boil a pot of hot water, and Wen Yao was still there waiting for breakfast."

"What happened in the mansion?" Xu Rongrong asked curiously.

"It's Steward Liu from our mansion. I heard he went to Chunfeng Tower last night and got into a fight with someone, got his leg broken, and was left outside the mansion. He was only discovered this morning when the gate opened. Isn't Steward Liu from the same clan as Madam? His wife ran to Madam's Rong'an Courtyard and screamed. The mansion was busy reporting to the police and calling in doctors. The whole morning was in chaos."

Luo Shu became happier as he spoke. "Serves him right. He relied on being from the same clan as Madam to deduct a lot of our courtyard's allowances. I heard one of his legs was smashed. I'm afraid he'll never be able to stand up again in his lifetime."

Xu Rongrong listened with her chin in her hand. She was very familiar with Manager Liu.

He was a distant relative of the Xu Liu clan, so naturally, he shared Xu Liu's grievances. The Wutong Courtyard's allotment was never enough, the food was always leftovers, and even the food was often cold and missing. Even if she complained to Xu Chaoqian, the steward Liu would simply say, "I admit my mistake," and Xu Liu would just retort with a few words about "being a stepmother is hard," and the matter would be over.

Later, she was betrothed to Weiyuan Marquis Mu Rong, and according to the rules for concubines, she was allowed to bring a maid into the mansion. So on the eve of the wedding, Manager Liu locked Wen Yao and Luo Shu in the woodshed and entered his own daughter Liu Ying'er into the mansion's roster as a dowry maid.

When she found out, it was too late. Her father Xu Chaoqian turned a blind eye, and Queen Weiyuan Mu Rong was indifferent. She was only sixteen years old and had no experience in the world. She had no ability to rescue the two girls.

On the day of her return, Xu Liushi told her that the Xu family had found a good way out for Wen Yao and Luo Shu...

And in the second year after Liu Ying'er entered the Marquis' Mansion, Mu Rong ordered her to be dragged back to her yard and beaten to death because she tried to climb into bed.

She saw with her own eyes a living person, who had been shouting "The concubine is incompetent" every day, turned into meat paste in front of her.

That bloodshot turned her eyes red...

Seeing that her face looked strange, Luo Shu quickly wrung out a handkerchief and helped her wipe her face.

After Xu Rongrong calmed down a bit, Luo Shu continued, "I'm afraid this Manager Liu is going to be useless. I wonder if our courtyard will be better off in the future."

Xu Rongrong raised her head and covered her face with the hot handkerchief, she took a long breath, the warmth made her feel relaxed.

"Without Manager Liu, there will be others. As long as that person is in charge, we will be a thorn in her side. We can't rely on others. If we want to live a good life, we can only rely on ourselves."

Now that she has a new life, she will naturally not return to the Marquis' Mansion and repeat the same mistakes, but the Xu family is not a place to stay for long. She still has to think of a way to get herself and the two girls out of the quagmire as soon as possible.

After washing up, Xu Rongrong asked Luo Shu to guard the door while she took out a small carved mahogany box from the bottom of the wardrobe and gently opened it. Inside was some outdated jewelry and a few banknotes.

This was left to her by her biological mother, Mrs. He.

He was born into a scholarly family. When her grandfather fell into poverty, he dismissed the servants and went to teach at a local academy to make a living. Xu Chaoqian was his grandfather's favorite student, and they were childhood sweethearts.

After He came of age, her grandfather arranged for her to marry Xu Chaoqian. Not long after the marriage, her grandfather died in a fire. From then on, she only had Xu Chaoqian to rely on.

Four years later, the couple gave birth to Xu Rongrong. When she was just born, she was also doted on by her parents.

The second year after she was born, Xu Chaoqian passed the imperial examination and was sent to serve as an official in a remote area. He had to follow Xu Chaoqian around the country and died of illness just one year later.

Xu Chaoqian rose to the position of Heyang prefect, a fifth-rank official. However, his first wife died when he was at the peak of his career. Since he was handsome, many young girls rushed to marry him.

Xu Liushi was the winner. With her delicate beauty and the birth of three children within five years of marriage, Xu Chaoqian was overjoyed and her position in the mansion was secure. However, Xu Chaoqian's career stagnated. Although he was no longer sent to the capital, he was demoted to a sixth-rank official in the Ministry of Works.

Gradually, the Xu family became a woman.

Xu Rongrong's maternal grandfather's family had no wealth. He was a smart woman. She knew that Xu Chaoqian would definitely remarry after her death, so she sold all the movable dowry and exchanged it for silver bills to leave to her daughter, which are what she sees in front of her.

Xu Rongrong counted the things in the box. Although the jewelry was outdated, it was the only memory that He left her, so naturally she could not move it.

The remaining silver notes added up to more than 1,800 taels, which was a huge sum of money for her now.

In her previous life, she had always been reluctant to spend money and wanted to take it to the Marquis' Mansion for protection, but without Mu Rong's favor, even if she had money, no one would take her seriously.

She has to plan carefully in this life.