The concubine is a man, and the illegitimate son of a divine physician has a spatial ability.

Ah Tian gently lifted Yin Zijing's delicate, fair arm and placed it on his own arm. He used a jade stick to scoop out white ointment and applied it little by little to Yin Zijing's wound.

Yin Zijing sobbed in pain, trying to pull her jade pendant back, but she was no match for A-Tian's strength. A-Tian held Yin Zijing's fair and delicate hand and comforted her, "Miss, bear with it. This wound won't heal without medicine. It would be bad if it left a scar later."

Yin Zijing endured the pain and had Atian apply the medicine to her. Ruhe quickly wrote down the prescription and handed it to Granny Zhou: "Granny Zhou, this is the prescription. Get the medicine according to this prescription and take it after meals."

Granny Zhou nodded, sat down in front of the bed, tucked the blanket around Yin Zijin, and seeing how uncomfortable Yin Zijin looked, she couldn't help but say, "Miss, you're just suffering for no reason. If you had stayed in your room and learned the rules, why would you have been whipped? You insist on saying such rebellious things, and in the end, you'll be the one who suffers."

Just you wait! When Madam finds out about these things, you'll be punished, young lady. Why did you have to be so quick to speak? What good will it do? You'll still be locked in your chamber learning manners.”

Ah Tian quickly said, "Miss, please turn over and lie face down! The whip marks on your back are really serious. If you don't treat them properly with medicine, they may leave scars that are difficult to remove in the future." As he spoke, he gently reached out his hands to support Yin Zijing's slightly frail body and slowly helped her turn over so that she could lie face down on the bed.

When Ah Tian saw Yin Zijin's back, which was originally as white, delicate, and flawless as mutton fat jade, he couldn't help but gasp.

At this moment, her beautiful back was covered with crisscrossing, hideous whip marks, like a painting that had been completely destroyed. Although these scars added a unique, chaotic beauty to her to some extent, they were more shocking to behold.

Ah Tian took a deep breath, trying to calm his shock and pity. Then, he carefully opened the medicine bottle and gently applied the ointment, which had a faint herbal scent, to Yin Zijing's wound.

Every time I touched those whip marks, I could almost feel the immense pain Yin Zijing was enduring. Yet, despite the excruciating pain, the strong-willed Yin Zijing kept biting her lip, not uttering a single sound. Large beads of sweat kept sliding down her forehead, soaking the sheets beneath her.

Yin Zijin listened quietly to Granny Zhou's words, pondering to himself, "Now that I'm in this state, what other methods can Zhang Shi use to punish me?" His gaze dimmed.

Unexpectedly, this seemingly insignificant matter, like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, stirred up ripples and eventually triggered a huge uproar.

What Yin Zijing hadn't anticipated was that this turmoil would implicate the pitiful woman struggling in the inner quarters of the house. This woman, in an extremely tragic and resolute way—using her own blood to ensure her son's happy marriage.

Yin Zijing thought, "If I had known that what I said would have such consequences, I would have preferred not to say it. But there's no going back in this world. What's meant to happen will happen, and this incident was just a trigger..."

Meanwhile, the front courtyard of Yimei Courtyard was already bustling with activity, as the concubines from various households brought their children to Yimei Courtyard one after another.

Xiaomei leaned close to Zhang and whispered something to her. Zhang nodded without changing her expression and sat at the head of the table, only touching her pure white, fluffy headband inlaid with gemstones without changing her expression.

Everyone had already stood in the outer corridor. When the time came, Granny Liu announced loudly, "It's Chen Shi (7-9 AM). Everyone, please pay your respects."

Several servants quickly laid out several thick cushions in front of Zhang Shi. The first one to enter was four-year-old Yin Qinghao. Yin Qinghao was Yin Jingyi's eldest son. Although he was small, he was very polite and respectfully kowtowed and said, "Greetings to Grandmother."

Madam Zhang was overjoyed and quickly called out, "Hao-ge'er, come here quickly, let Grandma hold you..."

Next to pay their respects were Yin Zixiao and Yin Ruoyun. Yin Zixiao was the eldest daughter of the Zhang family, and Yin Ruoyun was the eldest daughter of the Du family, so they were naturally ranked first.

Following them were Aunt Liu's illegitimate son, Yin Jingyu; then Aunt Sun's illegitimate daughter, Yin Ziwan; Aunt Feng's daughters, Yin Zifeng and Yin Ziyao; and finally, the concubines and maids.

Meanwhile, her daughter-in-law, Du, had already arrived to serve Zhang. Looking at the large family, Zhang quickly said, "Don't stand, everyone, sit down!"

Everyone quickly bowed and said, "Yes, Madam."

Concubines and maids were not entitled to sit, but the favored concubines Liu and Sun were exceptions. Zhang, out of respect for their families, provided them with two seats. As for the children, they all gathered together to play after paying their respects…

As soon as she sat down, Madam Zhang hurriedly said, "Sixth Miss just returned from Fu'an Temple and caught a cold. She's quite ill and is resting in her room. She won't be coming to pay her respects for a while."

Aunt Li, who was standing there, suddenly dimmed her expectant eyes and hurriedly asked, "Sixth Miss, why are you sick so soon after you came back? Are you alright?"

Before Aunt Li could speak, Aunt Feng quickly said, "Oh? So many years have passed, I had forgotten that you, Aunt Li, are the birth mother of the Sixth Miss."

"You're always serving the master, you must be too busy! How come you still remember Sixth Miss? Sixth Miss was raised by the Madam herself, she shouldn't have anything to do with Concubine Li!"

As soon as Zhang saw Li, she got angry and quickly said, "Alright, alright, Li, just serve the master well. But I'll say one more thing: too much of a good thing is bad. If you're too favored, I'm afraid you can't handle it."

For the sake of peace and tranquility in the inner quarters, we should also persuade the master to spend the night in the rooms of other concubines.

Having given birth to two sons, Aunt Liu was somewhat resentful. Despite her noble birth, she was somehow overshadowed by Aunt Li, who came from a brothel. She didn't know why, but the master favored Aunt Li greatly.

Aunt Liu snorted and quickly said, "That's right. It's pitiful for us that one person is hogging the master. I haven't shared a room with the master for over a year."

Aunt Wang hurriedly asked, "Aunt Liu, how is Hui-ge'er?"

Aunt Liu glanced at Aunt Wang, who was standing there, and said with a hint of joy, "Hui-ge'er is only five months old and it's not advisable to bring him out. His wet nurse is taking care of him in Yichun Courtyard!"

Zhang felt a headache coming on. Over the years, Concubine Liu had given birth to two sons, and because she was a favored concubine, she was powerless to do anything about it. She hoped that Concubine Feng could step in and help her get rid of those two troublemakers...