The Daily Life of a Down-on-Hard-Life Medicine Girl Supporting Her Family

Chapter 327

"Fourth Miss, how could you be so foolish? How could you do such a thing?"

As soon as Aunt Gu uttered those words, Zhong Xiulan felt as if she had been struck by lightning.

"Aunt? It wasn't you..."

She came up with the idea, she told me the name of the medicine, and she even dressed the maid herself. But when something went wrong, she tried to shirk all responsibility.

This is her biological mother.

"Fourth Miss, I am just a concubine. You are the young lady, the mistress. How dare I give you advice? If I corrupt you, I will be beaten to death."

Aunt Gu was truly terrified.

Knowing that his crimes had been exposed, his first thought was to save his own life.

She believed that since the fourth young lady was the master's daughter, at most she wouldn't marry into the Yang family, but would be taken to the Yang family as a concubine, and nothing would happen to her.

So, he pushed all the blame onto his daughter.

The cleaner you push it, the better.

When Granny Lu said before that her life might not be saved, she thought it was an exaggeration.

Seeing her aunt trying to distance herself from the matter, she knew, "Oh no, this is really bad!"

Things won't turn out the way they did.

In the outer hall, Madam Zhong was also quite angry.

But there was nothing I could do but force a smile.

"Elder sister, it's my fault for not teaching her properly. I will handle this matter."

"How should we handle this?"

Madam Yang said coldly, "Do you know that in order to ensure Duan'er can attend school properly, I haven't even put any maids or younger women around him? Master also has high hopes for him. You should know that your master won't be able to explain this to you either."

"Yes, elder sister, it was my fault. There's no need to let Lord Yang know about this."

"What are you going to do about it?"

Madam Yang looked at her coldly, thinking, "Don't expect the Yang family to marry her, no, it's impossible for them to even take her into their household."

He died of illness due to physical weakness.

Madam Zhong had already made up her mind on the way here. Since she liked taking medicine, she could find a medicine that would make her die.

"That's not necessary."

Madam Yang glanced at her own younger sister; people really do grow up.

When she was little, she was afraid of even stepping on an ant, but now she dares to use such methods.

"Sister..."

"Give her a bowl of contraceptive soup, marry her off far away, and never let her return to the capital," Madam Yang said. "If it affects Duan'er, I will hold you accountable."

"Yes, eldest sister."

After seeing Madam Yang off, Madam Zhong breathed a long sigh of relief.

Honestly, she couldn't bring herself to make a living person disappear.

She said it on purpose for her elder sister to hear, so that if she didn't act decisively, she wouldn't have the initiative and would be in a very passive position.

I still have a good grasp of my elder sister's personality.

In the end, I got what I wanted.

After Madam Zhong returned to the backyard, Granny Lu told her about the interrogation.

"This idiot!"

Madam Zhong scolded Madam Gu: "If you're going to court death, don't bring your daughter with you!"

"Madam, Master has returned home."

Madam Zhong was furious and had to report to her husband.

"Master, the Gu family..."

"Fool." Lord Zhong has been having a run of bad luck lately, and he didn't expect to have so much trouble upon returning home: "You've always been in charge of the inner courtyard and the inner quarters, so you can do whatever you want with it."

Madam Zhong... Master really knows how to handle people.

However, Madam Zhong also knew that if this matter wasn't handled properly, the inner court would descend into chaos. "Madam, it really wasn't my idea, I..."

"Shut up."

Not only is he brainless, he's also heartless; he tricked his daughter once and now he wants to trick her a second time.

"Did Fourth Sister know about that medicine herself?" Madam Zhong said, "Guards, Gu has acted recklessly and instigated the master. Give her twenty strokes of the cane and send her to the temple to cultivate. From now on, she shall not set foot in the Zhong residence."

"No, Madam, it wasn't me, it was all Miss Si's own doing..."

"Palm mouth."

Mrs. Zhong was very angry. As a mother herself, she thought, "She is so selfish and heartless."

An old woman came in and slapped him hard, knocking out two of Gu's front teeth.

"Fourth girl."

"Mother……"

Zhong Xiulan trembled with fear, unaware of what punishment awaited her.

Do you know you're wrong?

"Mother, your daughter is also deeply in love with Young Master Yang..."

"idiot!"

Madam Zhong was at a loss for words. Indeed, like mother, like daughter.

Who is your identity, and why are you so infatuated with Young Master Yang?
Does having a strong desire guarantee you a position of power?
In this capital city, how many talented young men have been favored by young ladies, and how many young ladies have been devoted to them?
"Mother……"

"If you can't forget him, you'll only have one way out: death."

"Mother……"

Zhong Xiulan thought that no matter what, even if she became a concubine, she could stay by Yang Ershao's side and serve him.

It's better than my third sister serving that old man, right?

I never expected that it would make her forget her.

"Someone is coming."

Immediately, an old woman brought in a bowl of herbal soup.

"Drink it."

"Mother, no, Mother, I know I've sinned, please, Mother, give me a way to live..."

So it turns out you really can die if you do something wrong!

The concubine was given twenty strokes of the cane and then sent to the temple by carriage.

And she...

Zhong Xiulan kowtowed until her head was bleeding, struggling to refuse to drink, and kept begging the lady to spare her life.

"Fourth sister, that's a contraceptive, you should drink it."

Zhong Xiuxiu remained aloof and observed the situation. She was grateful that her aunt wasn't so foolish, and also grateful that although her aunt's status was lowly, she loved her very much. From childhood to adulthood, if she did anything wrong, her aunt would always stand up to protect her, preferring to suffer herself rather than let her daughter be harmed in the slightest.

Zhong Xiulan was unfortunate; her aunt was not only stupid but also selfish and heartless.

"Contraceptive?"

Zhong Xiulan couldn't believe it; what if it wasn't true?
"Drink up and forget about this. Tomorrow I'll send you to Zhongzhou. Manager Ye in Zhongzhou has a kind and honest son. Marry him and live a good life. You won't need to return to the capital from now on."

"Mother?"

Zhong Xiulan never expected that such a marriage would be waiting for her.

"This is the Yang family's intention." Madam Zhong stated bluntly, "How could you possibly covet Young Master Yang? If you ruin his future, the Yang family has dozens of ways to make you suffer. Why don't you give it a try?"

"I wouldn't dare, I'll listen to my mother."

She kowtowed again, a chill running through her: she had lost the bet she had made after listening to her aunt!

She regretted it, but unfortunately there's no medicine for regret in this world.

She raised her head and drank the contraceptive soup, then looked at Zhong Xiuxiu beside her and forced a bitter smile.

"Fifth sister, you're so clever."

What if I had chosen to study at Chunshan Women's Medical College?
Wouldn't that have prevented me from listening to my aunt's nonsense and doing such a foolish thing that ruined my life?