Malicious Medical Princess of the Marquis House

Speaking Irresponsibly

Translated by atsam
Edited by atsam

SHANG FANG

Xie shi’s face was gloomy as she sat down and leaned against the couch.

From time to time, hints of ruthlessness flashed in her eyes.

Chun He entered, holding a bowl of nutritious soup. “Taitai, please drink the soup.”

“Put it down!”

“Yes!”

Chun He placed the porcelain bowl on the small table. She then crouched down to massage Xie shi’s leg.

Xie shi closed her eyes, as if falling asleep, but Chun He didn’t dare to relax. The strength of her hand was neither light nor heavy, it was just right.

After a while, Xie shi suddenly opened her eyes, asking, “Where is laoye now?”

“Replying to taitai, laoye is in the study room right now.”

Chun He cautiously observed Xie shi’s expression, but neither joy nor anger could be found on her face, not allowing her to make out what she was thinking.

Thinking for a moment, Chun He asked, “Taitai, shall I ask laoye to come over tonight?”

Xie shi shook her head slowly. “That’s out of the question.”

Laoye was still angry and she had to quickly find a way to calm him down.

Then, Xie shi asked, “Where is Li pozi?”

Chun He replied in a low voice, “She is still kneeling outside.”

Xie shi snorted coldly, not hiding her fury at all. “A group of morons!”

“Taitai, please calm down. I think that Aunt Li already knows her mistake.”

Xie shi’s face was stern. “You needn’t speak for her. Do you have any news from Gu Quan?”

Gu Quan had gone with some others to seize and search Li pozi’s house. Xie shi was very anxious, fearing that Gu Quan would find prohibited items from Li pozi’s house.

All these years, she had been indulging Li pozi and others, feeding their courage greatly.

Xie shi had no doubt that the houses of these wretched fools contained things that shouldn’t have been there.

“Go and ask Li pozi. These years, just how greedy has she been? Is there something that was taken from laoye?”

Chun He’s heart skipped a beat. “Is taitai worried about this?”

“En!”

Xie shi looked really apprehensive. “Let Gao Sanfu keep an eye on Gu Quan and immediately report when there is news.”

Gao Sanfu was an external affairs manager and also Xie shi’s aide.

Chun He obeyed. “Nubi will go and ask at once.” She got up and walked outside the door.

Li pozi and the other women from the storehouse were kneeling in the yard.

Li pozi’s skin had torn after being beaten twenty times. She couldn’t rest and had to kneel, so she was feeling unbearable pain.

She was feeling afraid and repentant. Seeing Chun He come out, she impatiently looked at her.

“Chun He, does taitai have any instructions?”

Chun He stepped forward, lowering her voice. “Taitai told me to ask you whether your house has any prohibited things, such as items from laoye’s study.”

Li pozi’s eyes went round, her expression alarmed. She looked uneasy as she asked, “What does taitai mean?”

Chun He stared at her. “Just answer. Yes or no?”

Li pozi promptly waved her hand. “No, absolutely not!”

Chun He pressed down the ridicule in her heart, saying calmly, “It’s best if you don’t. Continue kneeling. Don’t make noise, bothering taitai’s rest.”

“Yes, yes!”

OUTER COURTYARD STUDY

Gu Quan bowed and handed over a ledger.

Behind him, a group of manservants carried large wicker baskets which contained the belongings from Li pozi’s house.

“Laoye, everything is here. Please have a look.”

Gu daren flipped through the book. “Did you search cleanly?”

“Yes. Everything was cleanly searched and accounted for.”

Bang!

Gu daren threw aside the ledger. “Confiscate everything.”

Gu Quan hesitated.

He thought that seeing Li pozi greedily acquiring more than thousand taels of silver including half a ginseng, he would surely be furious.

Unexpectedly, laoye was so calm.

He couldn’t help but ask, “Laoye, what about Li pozi?”

“Let furen handle it. The matter with benguan ends here.”

“Yes!”

Chun He hurriedly went inside.

“Taitai, there is news!”

Xie shi instantly sat up on the couch. “What is it?”

Chun He said breathlessly, “Gu Quan seized all of Li pozi’s belongings, not leaving anything behind. He especially made a ledger and gave it to laoye. Laoye looked at it and said…”

“What did he say?”

Xie shi was extremely anxious.

“Laoye said that the matter ended there.”

“Laoye really said that?”

Chun He repeatedly nodded. “Manager Gao personally made some inquiries. There is no mistake.”

Xie shi was silent, her expression not loosening in the least.

Chun He was puzzled. “Laoye said that this matter had ended. It is unlikely that he will investigate the matter. Why isn’t taitai happy?”

Xie shi laughed mockingly. “You don’t understand. Even if the matter has ended with laoye, it hasn’t ended with benfuren. Laoye has instructed that I will have to take care of the remaining matters. If I handle them improperly, how can give laoye an explanation?

“Will he believe that I can manage this house well? Would he think that that I am too lenient and soft-hearted on my subordinates, in turn being controlled by them? This time, if I don’t handle Li pozi well, I wouldn’t be able to justify myself with laoye.”

“How does taitai want to handle Li pozi?”

Xie shi’s expression became ruthless. “Call Li pozi in.”

“Yes!”

Li pozi and the other pozi from the storehouse entered the room. Seeing Xie shi, they immediately knelt.

“Taitai, nubi was wrong. Please give nubi a chance to make amends.”

Bang!

Xie shi smashed the teacup on the ground. The cup shattered into pieces and the tea flew in every direction, splashing in Li pozi’s face.

The kneeling Li pozi had an ominous premonition.

Xie shi pointed at Li pozi, cursing at her. “Lowly slave! I trusted you in vain! This is how you repay me, let me lose face in front of laoye. What crime do you deserve?”

“Taitai, spare me, spare me, a! Nubi did everything according to your instructions…!”

Li pozi was flustered, rambling on.

A murderous intent rose within Xie shi. She scolded angrily, “Wretched slave, shut up! Even now you don’t repent! You still dare to splash dirty water on benfuren! Insufferable!”

“Nubi deserves to die, nubi deserves to die! Please, taitai, spare me!”

Li pozi kowtowed repeatedly, her scalp bleeding and her eyes filled with vexation. She was truly stupid. How could she say such words, provoking taitai?

Xie shi calmed down as if her anger had vanished. “Okay, stop kowtowing! Go out and heal your injuries. Wait for you to recover before talking about other things.”

Yi!

Li pozi was overjoyed. She didn’t expect to cross this barrier so easily.

“Thank you, taitai! Thank you for your mercy!”

Xie shi waved her hand, finding Li pozi and the others to be an eyesore and let them leave quickly.

Li pozi and the others supported each other and left shangfang.

When everyone left, Xie shi sneered.

“Chun He.”

“Nubi is here.”

Xie shi with the Buddha prayer beads in her hand. “Tell Gao Sanfu to send Li pozi and the other pozi to zhuangzi tonight. I don’t want any disturbances while they leave. Don’t startle laoye.”

Chun He’s heart thumped as she tensed. “Taitai, do you really want to send Aunt Li and the others to zhuangzi?”

Xie shi snorted. “Why? Do you want to plead for Li pozi?”

“Nubi doesn’t dare!”

“Since you don’t dare, then go convey my instructions.”

“Nubi obeys.” Chun He bowed, accepting the order.

“Mother! Mother, what’s the matter with you?”

A bright and colourful girl wearing a turquoise dress ran inside.

Behind her was a girl with a smaller stature.

These two girls were Xie shi’s daughters, the ”san“ guniang Gu Yue and si guniang, Gu Shan.