Doctor Wang bowed his head even lower: "I am but a servant, Auntie Tang can give orders as she pleases."
"Ah!"
Auntie Tang let out a deep sigh. Doctor Wang had been conducting a secret affair with her for over a decade, but ever since Situ Yongjie returned to the General’s Mansion, Doctor Wang had deliberately kept his distance from her, claiming he feared that Situ Yongjie might discover their secret affair and he would lose his life as a consequence. That could have been tolerated, but what was unbearable was that her lover of over a decade had betrayed her last ti, leaving her heartbroken for a long while.
"There are no outsiders here, why must you belittle yourself so!"
"I am rely a servant and dare not overstep my bounds," Doctor Wang said, his eyes on his nose, his nose on his mouth, his mouth on the ground, standing there perfectly proper and not daring to move an inch.
The man in front of her had been her secret lover for over ten years; although on the surface, they maintained a master-servant relationship, in secret, they had shared the intimacy of a married couple for over a decade. To say that there were no feelings involved would be a lie.
And now, out of his fear of death and desire for life, he wanted to maintain a distance from her and had even betrayed her last ti. Auntie Tang expressed her helplessness: "So be it."
Auntie Tang returned to her seat at the table: "In consideration of our past affair, I ask you to do a favor." As she spoke, she handed Doctor Wang a piece of paper.
Doctor Wang took it and lowered his gaze: "Yes."
Auntie Tang was sowhat surprised; Doctor Wang did not have a word of objection.
"What’s the matter? Are you not afraid that the Old Master finding out about this will punish you?"
"After what happened last ti, I’m deeply guilty, and I’ve realized that my position today is all thanks to Prince Pu and the Concubine’s support. What does my own life amount to?"
Auntie Tang looked at him doubtfully for a long mont before speaking: "That’s very good, go on then."
"Yes."
Doctor Wang left with the piece of paper.
Not long after lunch, Auntie Tang’s personal maid ca to the Mo family’s courtyard with a bowl of dicinal soup.
The appearance of the courtyard remained shabby, but everything in use, including tables, stools, bedding, and daily necessities, had all been replaced with new ones.
Of course, these were not brought in by Xuexue, but rather Auntie Tang had paid for them out of her own pocket to help them out.
Initially thinking they could help her deal with Xuexue, to her shock, these country bumpkins had the audacity to covet the position of the General’s Mansion’s concubines.
Mo Xiuzhi even went so far as to climb into Situ Yongjie’s bed and beca pregnant with his child, threatening her position, which infuriated her to no end. However, she also disdained to take back things that had been used by others.
"Miss Mo, this bowl of dicinal soup is bestowed to you by Auntie Tang, drink it quickly." The maid lifted her chin, looking down at Mo Xiuzhi with contempt. A lowly country girl like her dared to climb into the Old Master’s bed.
Mo Xiuzhi looked puzzled: "I’m not sick or in pain, why send dicinal soup?"
Besides, was Auntie Tang that kind-hearted? Even if she fell ill, she wouldn’t send over dicinal soup!
"If you’re told to drink, just drink it, what’s with all the nonsense!" The maid said, plainly impatient.
"I’m not sick, I won’t drink."
"You dare to disobey Auntie Tang’s orders?"
The maid’s expression turned serious, and Mo Xiuzhi sensed sothing was amiss: "What... what is this dicine exactly?"
"I’m just a maid; I only carry out the tasks given to by my master." The maid did not reveal anything and pushed the bowl of dicinal soup towards Mo Xiuzhi, attempting to force her to drink it.
Cornered by the maid, Mo Xiuzhi, as if understanding sothing, turned her head away, avoiding the dicinal soup: "I see, Auntie Tang wants to harm the child in my womb, so this bowl of soup is..."
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