Chapter 292 - 292 Speaking Without Thinking
292 Speaking Without Thinking
Bai Jin Shang quickly thought of a countermeasure and immediately sent people to gather everyone in his wife and daughter’s room and courtyard. He then announced a new rule.
In the future, the people on duty in the madam’s and miss’ room and courtyard would have to work in groups of three to monitor each other. Every day, they had to record the day’s schedule, prepare food, and bring medicinal soup. The dregs and food residue were left for inspection. After the shift ended, the three of them would sign at the same time.
Apart from a few servants and old women who looked at each other and didn’t know what had happened, the servant girls and old women who were close to him were all smart people. They immediately understood that there was a mole in the family and the master was investigating.
Everyone lowered their heads and did not dare to look at the people around them, for fear of getting suspected again.
The Bai family’s father and son glanced around and only saw black heads. They couldn’t see anything for the time being, but their purpose of “alerting the enemy” had been achieved.
No matter who the mole was, it would be very difficult to make a move in the future. There was still the possibility of the two colluding, but the three of them were monitoring each other, and in the end, they had to take action together. It was destined that no one could escape the eyes of a third person.
Mo Ruyue was arranged to stay in the best guest room in the Bai manor. Although there was some distance between them, she could still hear the movements coming from the main courtyard.
She had no objection to the arrangement of the father and son of the Bai family. This should only be the means on the surface. The father and son of the Bai family would definitely arrange for secret guards to monitor her in the dark. This should be what Bai Shiyuan had said, giving her a satisfactory answer.
The next morning, Bai Shiyuan came over personally to tell Mo Ruyue about this arrangement, exactly as she had thought last night.
“In that case, I can rest assured to treat your cousin and sister. I will also check and test the food residue and dregs every day. If someone still tampered with the food, we can trace it back from the records of that day.”
At the same time, Mo Ruyue also added another request. That was, she would come here every day to finish the treatment and leave immediately. She would never stay overnight in the residence.
“In this case, I will send a carriage to pick up Lady Qin every day, so that you don’t have to work too hard.”
Although there was still some distance between the Qin Village and the county, it would only take about an hour to go back and forth by carriage.
Bai Shiyuan was already prepared to instruct the servants to modify the carriage, to lay more soft blankets and pillows, and to upgrade the Baldacchino. Of course, he also had to prepare tea and pastries boxes, various candied fruits, and so on.
In short, the comfort of Mo Ruyue’s ride must be the first priority. Only then could she live up to the hard work of running back and forth in the cold wind every day.
“There’s no need for that. If I have the time to hang around on the road, I can come to see him earlier or go home earlier. I just need to ride Big Black back and forth.”
Mo Ruyue politely declined. The carriage was really a waste of her time. Big black was more convenient.
Bai Shiyuan saw that Mo Ruyue did not like such a grand display, so he did not say much. As long as she was willing to come and treat his mother and sister’s illness every day, he would be extremely grateful.
Dong Qing also stayed at the Bai manor last night. Mo Ruyue asked him to go to Huichun Hall to report that she would be late, and then they began the treatment for the mother and daughter of the Bai family today.
Both of them had to undergo acupuncture treatment. However, Madam Bai’s condition was more serious, so the acupuncture time was longer.
Madam Bai had woken up before the treatment had even started. Considering her current physical condition, the father and son of the Bai family did not tell her the truth of the matter. They only said that they had invited Mo Ruyue to treat the mother and daughter and asked her to relax and recuperate to cooperate with the treatment.
Madam Bai was also very convinced of Mo Ruyue’s medical skills. When she heard that Mo Ruyue was here to treat the mother and daughter, her eyebrows immediately relaxed. The first thing she said was, “Lady Qin, it’s been hard on you. You must cure my daughter’s illness. As long as you can cure her, I’m willing to do anything and pay any price!”
“Madam Bai, you’d better take care of your own health first. Otherwise, if something happens to you, your daughter won’t feel good either. It will also aggravate her condition.”
Although Mo Ruyue’s tone was light, she also felt the same in her heart.
This was the heart of all parents. Although there were parents who abandoned and abused their children, there were more parents who loved and protected their children. As long as it was for the good of their children, they would do anything.
Madam Bai nodded her head repeatedly and cooperated with Mo Ruyue’s treatment with ease.
After Mo Ruyue’s acupuncture, Bai Shijiao had also woken up. However, when she woke up and saw a stranger in the room, she began to shout at Mo Ruyue angrily, regardless of her grogginess and weakness when she first woke up.
“You can leave first. Let me have a few words with the young lady alone.”
Mo Ruyue wasn’t angry and only said this to the maidservants in the room.
When there were only the two of them left in the room, Mo Ruyue looked down at her with her arms crossed and said, “I don’t care if you’re a lady from a wealthy family or how much you’ve been pampered by your family. You’re my patient now, so you have to cooperate with my treatment.”
“If you have any complaints about me, you can ask your father and brother to drive me away, but don’t try to invite me to treat your illness again. There won’t be a second time.”
This was the second time Mo Ruyue had come into contact with such a rich young lady. She didn’t know if it was because of her illness or if it was because of her spoiled personality, but no matter what the reason was, it wasn’t good to act like a young lady here.
Before Bai Shijiao fell ill, she had been pampered by the people around her. After she fell ill, she gained a lot of weight, which made her temper even worse. She could not even bear to see any rebellious attitude, let alone Mo Ruyue, who scolded her so directly.
“Get lost now! I don’t want you to treat me. Who knows what kind of fraud you are? Get lost!”
When Bai Shijiao shouted, Mo Ruyue did not get angry. Instead, she smiled and nodded slightly. “Very good,” she said.
Just as she was about to leave with her medical kit, she heard Bai Shiyuan’s angry voice from outside the door, “Bai Shijiao, shut up!”
The door opened with a “bang.” It sounded like Bai Shiyuan had kicked it open in a moment of desperation. He strode over and directly blocked Mo Ruyue’s path.
“Lady Qin, my younger sister is still young.”
He hadn’t finished speaking when he was interrupted by Mo Ruyue.
“Young Master, your sister is already thirteen years old this year and will be of marriageable age next year. Don’t you feel embarrassed to tell me that she is still young? Although her illness may lead to a bad temper, I can’t afford to take care of a patient like her. You should find someone else.”
Mo Ruyue’s temper was not good. Although she had restrained herself a lot recently, that was also because of her relationship with the babies. But to outsiders, she did not have a good temper.
“Lady Qin, Lady Qin, please stop, please listen to me for a few more words.”
The moment Bai Shiyuan heard that his sister had started to chase him away after she woke up, he rushed over in a hurry. He was afraid that she would offend Mo Ruyue with her words.