I was sold when I opened my eyes! My sick and disabled husband comforts me every night after he wake

"I'd rather be dead than in this state. Tell me, why did you hurt me?"

The seventh palace maid didn't care about the reason; she only knew that her current predicament was all the fault of the woman in front of her, and she wished she could strangle Lan Zhi to death.

Lan Zhi felt guilty about this matter. At the time, she only thought that she had diagnosed the palace maid with a symptom that she did not have, and that the Empress would think that she was a person who did not know medicine. She never thought that this matter would have such a serious impact on the palace maid.

Lan Zhi explained to her again in a gentle voice,

"It was indeed my fault for prescribing medicine haphazardly, but the damage is done, and killing me now won't make a difference. Tell me, how do you want me to make it up to you?"

The seventh palace maid glared at her angrily, then put her hands on her hips, spun around in front of her twice, and said:

“I am sixteen years old today. After I entered the palace, I received a monthly salary of three taels of silver. Starting today, you will supplement me with three taels of silver every month until I leave the palace at the age of twenty-five.”

This request isn't unreasonable; Xiangxiu is with her, and she gets five taels of silver every month.

Even when she was angry, this girl still knew how to bargain with her, which shows that she is a very rational and clear-headed girl.

She nodded immediately.

"Alright, the Empress Dowager will keep me in the palace to treat her illness. Once she is cured, my reward will be substantial. I agree to your request."

"Just agreeing isn't enough; you also have to provide me with food and lodging. I wish I could go back and tell my parents that I've been kicked out of the palace. They'd be worried sick, and the neighbors would laugh at me to death."

Are you going to provide her with food and lodging?

She already has Xiangxiu and Maomao in her family, does she want another person?

But since she was the one who caused this situation, she had to fulfill all of the other person's demands, both morally and logically.

Thinking of this, she nodded.

"Alright, then you can stay at my house. Anyway, the Empress Dowager promised to grant me a residence, so I can move in tonight. Now come back to the inn with me to see my family and help them pack their things."

The seventh palace maid looked at her with suspicion in her eyes.

"You agreed so easily?"

She nodded.

“I have to take responsibility for the mistakes I made, and I will agree to whatever you ask.”

As she spoke, she gestured to her:

"please!"

Her carefree attitude made the seventh palace maid feel a little embarrassed.

She shook her head awkwardly.

"Actually, it's not entirely your fault. The doctors who come lately keep diagnosing me with all sorts of strange, unfounded illnesses, but I'm not sick. I always argue with the Empress, and she thinks I'm impolite, so she beats me every time. Even if I'm not kicked out of the palace today, I'll be beaten to death sooner or later. But you know what? Your diagnosis is too far-fetched. Even if you said I had tuberculosis, it would be better than this! I'm really angry with you."

Hearing her say that, she smiled shyly again.

"I just wanted to prove to the Empress that I have no medical skills at all, which is why I deliberately made such a ridiculous mistake. I never expected that it would implicate you. I'm so sorry!"

"You're quite clever, knowing what kind of doctor the Empress wants. You know, recently, some doctors who entered the palace thought they were highly skilled and insisted on confronting the imperial physicians. The Empress beat them to death."

Upon hearing this, Lan Zhi felt a chill run down her spine.

"By the way, what's your name?"

"My surname is Zhu, and I'm the seventh child in my family. You can just call me Ah Qi."

"Ah Qi, that's an interesting name, and it's easy to remember."

As Ah Qi walked forward, he habitually clapped his hands together and turned his head to ask:

"And you? What's your name?"

"My name is Lan Zhi, and I'm one year older than you."

"Then I have to call you 'sister.' By the way, you really don't know any medicine?"

"Yes, I can. I've already been detained by the Empress Dowager. Do you think I can do it?"

Ah Qi nodded as if he understood, and then, at her prompting, followed her down the main street of the capital, heading straight for the Home Inn.

Home Inn

Lan Zhi walked all day, and Mo Ning's heart was in her throat all day as well.

Yuan Tianxiong stood before him and reported:

“Young master, I have contacted several brothers in the martial arts world. They were all very happy to hear that you are still alive, and they all said that as long as you give the order, they can take Wei Jian’an’s dog life at any time.”

Mo Ning waved his hand calmly.

“Killing him now, and then reappearing, would only confirm my crimes of colluding with the enemy and plotting rebellion. It is not a wise move. Besides, I am not even sure if he did these things.”

"What do you mean?"

"Don't rush. We need to pull out the radish and bring out the mud along with it, to find the real traitor from back then."

"I believe it must be Wei Jian'an. Otherwise, why would he become the crown prince so soon after your incident? He must have done it."

Mo Ning shook his head.

"Not entirely. Wei Jiande and Wei Jianxun are both suspects, but Wei Jian'an is the most suspicious."

"Then what should we do now?"

"Haven't you already found out that next month is the Empress Dowager's birthday, and envoys from various small neighboring countries will come to the capital to wish her a happy birthday? People from Tianwu Kingdom will also be coming. When the time comes, we'll see who they are closest to, and then we'll know who has taken the lead in colluding with the enemy."

"Tianwu Kingdom is larger than our Northern Wei Kingdom, and its military and financial resources are stronger. They disdain the surrounding small countries. Would they come?"

"Yes, if they have ambition, they will definitely take this opportunity to come to Beijing."

"So you're just going to stay hidden like this forever?"

"Of course not. When it's time to show up, I will definitely do so. However, I must bring a grand gift for my grandmother."

As he said this, a gloomy look flashed in his eyes.

Just then, Mao Mao's voice came in.

"Sister Lan, you're back?"

Lan Zhi is back?

He was getting a little excited and was about to leave when Yuan Tianxiong quickly reminded him...

'Young master, your leg?'

He then realized that he was still disabled in both legs. He quickly turned around and sat in the wheelchair, then gestured to Yuan Tianxiong to push him out the door.

Just then, Lan Zhi's familiar voice entered his ears.

"Mo Ning, I'm back."

As she finished speaking, she strode in, followed by Ah Qi, and hurriedly introduced them:

"This is Ah Qi, a friend I just met. He'll be living with us from now on."

Mo Ning was a little surprised. She had only been gone for a day and already had friends, and she was going to live with them from now on?

Lan Zhi then introduced Ah Qi:

"This is Mo Ning, my husband, and this is his good brother, Yuan Tianxiong."

At this moment, Mao Mao came closer.

"Sister Lan, how come you've only been gone for a day and you're already back with someone? Where did you meet them?"

Lan Zhi raised her hand and ruffled his hair.

"Sister Aqi and Sister Lan are destined to be together. By the way, where is Sister Xiangxiu?"

"She and Brother Nie went shopping, they should be back soon."

As soon as Mao Mao finished speaking, Xiang Xiu and Nie Yuan walked in together.

When they saw Lan Zhi, they were all very happy. Nie Yuan even went up to her and asked her questions.

"Lan Zhi, didn't you say you wouldn't be back for three or four days? Why are you back today?"