The sickly son died young? After the marriage exchange, I will bring prosperity to his entire clan f

Niu Bao left, and before he left, he specifically instructed Granny Wang to take good care of Du Mingxian in the courtyard.

Granny Wang subtly mentioned that the food sent from the kitchen was mediocre, and that if Madam Niu didn't eat well, she wouldn't recover quickly.

Niu Bao said he understood and left without further explanation.

When Granny Wang came in, she was all smiles. "Look how good your husband is to you. You should be content. A man like this is hard to find even with a lantern."

Du Mingxian wanted to say, "Since you like it so much, you can have it."

In her current situation, she is completely at the mercy of others, like a fish on a chopping board. She can't do anything reckless or say anything carelessly.

Another day passed, and it was time to take the medicine, but Niu Bao didn't come.

Du Mingxian thought that because she had praised Wang Pozi for so long, their relationship was still okay, and Wang Pozi would go easy on her. Who would have thought... Wang Pozi put the medicine into the water right in front of her and brought it directly to her.

"Come on, have a drink."

"what is this?"

“Mr. Niu was afraid you would run away, so he specially prepared this medicine for you. Don’t worry, once you have no intention of running away, you won’t need to take this medicine anymore.”

"No, I won't eat it. I've already promised to live a good life with him, so why is he treating me like this?" Du Mingxian said pitifully, trying to get Wang Pozi to take pity on her.

Who knew that Granny Wang was such an oddball? She didn't listen to what Du Mingxian was saying and just forced the medicine down her throat.

This is...very awkward.

Du Mingxian was still talking when she was rudely forced to take the medicine. She almost instinctively swallowed a mouthful, and the rest was transferred to her spatial dimension. Even so, it was enough to make her angry.

This morning I could lift my fingers, but now that I've taken this medicine, I'm afraid I won't be able to anymore.

After feeding Du Mingxian the medicine, Granny Wang kindly wiped her mouth and said, "You must be a good girl and eat what you're supposed to eat. If we work together well, I can take good care of you too."

"If you don't cooperate with me properly, I naturally won't serve you as diligently."

Du Mingxian was furious. "Aren't you afraid I'll tell on you if you treat me this rudely?"

"This medicine was given to you by the master. Although I am serving you now, I can only obey the master's orders. If you want to complain, then go ahead and complain."

"You think you're the only one with a mouth who can talk? Don't you think I can talk too?"

"The man gave you some medicine because he cares about you, loves you, and likes you. It's just to make you unable to move, not to kill you."

"It's only because you're kind-hearted, sir. If it were me, I wouldn't even buy you medicine. I'd just break your legs and see how you escape then. I'd save money on medicine."

Du Mingxian fell silent. This old woman, Wang, knew how to manipulate people; she could actually say such a thing.

Leg broken...

This is something some men often do to women who run away.

She's now quite grateful to Niu Bao, who only gave her some medicine.

“Mr. Niu wouldn’t like someone with a physical disability, so he wouldn’t do that to me.”

Granny Wang rolled her eyes at her. "Alright, no matter how much you talk, I'll still feed you the medicine. As for the rest, if you're nice, I'll take good care of you. If you're not satisfied, I won't do my best. Let's see who can outlast whom."

"Let me tell you, none of the scoundrels in this backyard are easy to deal with. The others are just plain bad, and I'm no better than them, but I won't deliberately torment you, so you can rest assured."

In a flash, Du Mingxian analyzed the pros and cons.

If another person comes to serve, that person will also consider that Wang Pozi was being served so well, but she was replaced, or perhaps someone who has a good relationship with Wang Pozi will be replaced.

Then she will suffer even more.

In this mansion, she was just an outsider with no value whatsoever, but Granny Wang had been in the backyard for many years, so it wouldn't be difficult for her to do something bad.

If you add something that causes diarrhea to her food, that would probably make her feel terrible.

"I'm just angry. I didn't have to take the medicine. I hate bitter things, and now I have to take it." Du Mingxian could only feign pitifulness. "Mr. Niu knows that."

Granny Wang's attitude did not change. "It's no use even if the master knows, you've already drunk it."

"Yes, yes, I'm just upset. I didn't have to do this."

Granny Wang mercilessly rebuked her, "Don't even think about it. Without Mr. Niu, you're nothing. Even this old woman like me was sent here because Mr. Niu pleased the lady."

"Yes, I know, he treats me very well."

Granny Wang wasn't soft-hearted, so she ignored her.

"Thank you for taking care of me. Once I'm better, I'll definitely give you anything good first."

Granny Wang was tempted. Niu Bao could get good things from the lady, and Niu Bao cared about this woman, so he would naturally give the good things to her.

If they have a good relationship, this woman will also give her good things.

By this calculation, she didn't lose out at all.

"Okay, okay, you can't say things like that again, or my wife will get angry."

"Yes, yes, I won't say anymore, don't worry."

Wang Pozi finally smiled, and Du Mingxian secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She was a troublesome old woman.

But... when will her body recover? The effects of this muscle-relaxing powder are very strong. She could lift her fingers this morning, but now it's difficult for her to lift them again.

Seeing that Du Mingxian looked preoccupied, Granny Wang wondered what she was thinking, but still offered a suggestion.

"People should be content. When good days come, they should seize them. When good people come, they should seize them even more. They shouldn't be thinking about other things, or they will end up with nothing."

"Yes, you have a wealth of life experience." Feeling bored lying down, Du Mingxian decided to listen to some gossip. "You've been in the manor for many years, haven't you heard quite a few interesting things?"

When it comes to gossip, it's definitely a woman's world.

Granny Wang immediately perked up, "Let me tell you, I know everything about these people in the mansion, and quite a few of them are scoundrels."

"Then why does Madam still keep them?"

"Of course it's because the lady is kind-hearted," Granny Wang said with a smile. "Let me tell you, of the four coachmen in the manor, the one in the lead is older and has been in the manor the longest."

“He came with the lady from the Earl’s mansion, so he has influence there. Everyone usually gives way to him. He’s a good driver and keeps his mouth shut, so he’ll drive for the lady whenever she needs anything.”

"Just this one person, you might think he's an honest and kind person."

Du Mingxian blinked quickly, thinking he really did sound like a good person. "Is he bad?"

"Of course it's bad, rotten to the core." As if afraid others might overhear, Granny Wang leaned closer to Du Mingxian and whispered, "Let me tell you, this person is incredibly ruthless behind the scenes."

“He has been with the madam for so many years. Even though he is a servant in the mansion, he also has a house outside. All of this was approved by the madam.”

"The houses outside are the dirtiest. He likes women and men, especially young and beautiful ones. He's ruthless; he can play with someone and then kill them."

Du Mingxian was shocked. If such a thing could happen to a mere stable boy, what was impossible for Sun Xiangxiang?

"Won't the families of those who died come looking for him? Isn't he afraid?"