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Before he could hear the details, Jin Lan felt as if he had been struck by a sledgehammer. His face instantly turned pale and he couldn't help but recall the painful scene before his death. His legs went soft and he heavily crashed against the door frame.

"Miss!" Wan Ju, who was behind her, exclaimed and immediately supported Jin Lan who almost fell to the ground.

"Lan Er?" Madame SHen, who was holding a porcelain bowl and was about to drink the medicine, was startled. She immediately placed the bowl down and moved forward.

Unexpectedly, Jin Lan had already pushed Wan Ju away, endured the pain and quickly rushed to Madame SHen's side, without saying a word, he reached out and knocked over the medicinal bowl on the table.

A crisp, yet ear-piercing shattering sound came from inside the house. The brown Medicinal Juice s splattered all over the floor, and even a large patch of dirt appeared on Jin Lan's yellow coloured jacket dress, but she was completely unaware of it. She held onto Madame SHen's hand, and anxiously cried out: "Mother, you cannot drink that medicine!"

"My son, are you hot? "Let me see!" Compared to the medicine bowl, Madame SHen was more concerned about whether his daughter was scalded by the Medicinal Juice s that were spilt open. She held Jin Lan's small body and prepared to hug her onto the soft bed.

Helpless, although Jin Lan was small, he was not light for the Madame SHen who was bedridden all year round. The other servant girl, Man Ping, who was serving Madame SHen, immediately stepped forward to support Jin Lan.

"Mother, Lan Er is fine." Only now did Jin Lan realize that the Madame SHen had an anxious face, and immediately said.

Madame SHen did not want to hear it, and insisted on inspecting it, so Jin Lan had no choice but to compromise and sit obediently on the soft couch. Madame SHen lifted her jacket that had tainted the Medicinal Juice, and gently lifted her similarly brown underpants. On her leg that was as smooth and clean as jade, a tinge of shocking red instantly appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

"This, this …" Madame SHen took a deep breath: Man Ping, go get a doctor!

Man Ping lowered her body, "Yes, Madam."

"Wait! Big Sister Man Ping, don't go. " Just as Jin Lan shouted out, Man Ping had already left the main house. She secretly sighed, but seeing Madame SHen's pained and remorseful look, she intentionally comforted him: "Mother, it's alright, Lan Er doesn't hurt at all, just cold water on her face will do."

It really wasn't painful. Compared to the painful death in his previous life, what was a small burn like this worth?

Yes, look at my memory. Hui Xiu, quickly get a basin of cold water.

"Yes." Hui Xiu agreed and was about to leave, while Wan Ju stood up, "Let this servant go!" Without waiting for Hui Xiu's reply, she ran towards the well in the courtyard.

Seeing that, Hui Xiu retreated to clean up the mess on the ground.

Jin Lan glanced at the Medicinal Juice on the ground, feeling strange in his heart, why does the smell smell smell different from before? It was as if the familiar smell was just an illusion, and it had disappeared without a trace. Even the sudden pain had disappeared without a trace.

"It's already so red, and you still say it doesn't hurt? It's all my fault. I can't even hold a bowl. " Madame SHen did not notice his daughter's strangeness. With reddened eyes, she carefully used a silk handkerchief to wipe the remaining Medicinal Juice on Jin Lan's leg. She did not dare even touch its burning red body, afraid that she would hurt his daughter.

Jin Lan leaned into the Madame SHen's embrace, pouted her lips, and said softly: "Lan Er overturned the medicine bowl herself, how can you blame mother?"

Madame SHen was surprised and happy that her daughter, who would never get close to him, would act like a spoiled child. Her heart trembled violently, and like a sweet spring pouring into her dried up heart, she started crying uncontrollably.

Warm tears dripped onto the back of Jin Lan's hand, causing a heart-piercing wave of remorse to spread from the bottom of her heart. In her previous life, Shaojie had given her some kind of knockout drugs, but her heart was set on outsiders, and she was instead heartless and sarcastic towards her own mother.

When he thought of how he had treated the Madame SHen coldly in his previous life, Jin Lan wanted to strangle himself on the spot.

"Madam, young lady, the cold water is here." Wan Ju's voice came from outside and broke the sad atmosphere inside the room.

The Madame SHen wiped off the tears at the corners of her eyes, "Come in."

Hui Xiu gathered the broken pieces on the floor and placed them on a wooden square plate. Then, she stood up and lifted the curtain by the door, and Wan Ju entered the house with a bucket of cold water.

"Hui Xiu, help me change into that apricot-colored peony dress." Madame SHen gently covered Jin Lan with a cold handkerchief and instructed him without raising his head.

"Yes." Hui Xiu called Qiu Wen, who was busy in the courtyard, to clean up the remaining Medicinal Juice s on the floor and then had Mo Chu, who was at the side, look at the situation from the kitchen. From the looks of it, the Second Miss would probably have to stay in the Shuixie Pavilion for breakfast. After settling the matter properly, she hurriedly went to the inner room and opened the cage, taking out the peony dress that Madame SHen had mentioned.

Although his mouth said it didn't hurt, the pain still made Jin Lan shiver when the cold handkerchief was pressed against his wound.

"Did it hurt?" Sensing the trembling in her bosom, Madame SHen hurriedly retracted her hand.

"How could that be? It's cool and comfortable. " She did not want Madame SHen to worry about her anymore.

After applying it for a while, Hui Xiu and Wan Ju finally helped Jin Lan change into a new dress.

A peony skirt and a peach-colored peony jacket accentuated her rosy white skin. Although her facial features had yet to grow, the small oval face had already begun to reveal the outline of a beautiful woman's body.

"Second Miss has grown taller." Hui Xiu laughed until her eyes curved, "This peony dress is just right for you."

Jin Lan's heart skipped a beat. The satin of this peony dress was bright in color, and the creases on its body were light. It didn't look like it had been there for a long time. It should be new. But in the past, he rarely came to the Shuixie Pavilion, and with Hui Xiu's words of "grew taller" … In that case, even if he wasn't close, his mother would always be concerned about him. Presumably, there were still a lot of clothes in that cage, right?

When he thought here, Jin Lan's heart throbbed in pain. He couldn't help but throw himself into Madame SHen's embrace, burying his head deep within. He softly called out, "Mother …"

Madame SHen thought that Jin Lan was just flustered, his eyes overflowing with love as he coaxed gently.

Just then, Man Ping led a female doctor in.

After some careful examination, Lady Shen was relieved when the doctor left behind a few patches of ointment, wrote a prescription, and made sure that Jin Lan's calf would not leave a scar. He quickly ordered Hui Xiufeng to send him the medical fee and red seal, and then sent Manchu Ping back to the medicine store to capture the medicine.

After being busy for a while, she had missed the hour to eat breakfast. Fortunately, Hui Xiu had made arrangements beforehand, so she placed the piping hot food on the table.

The fragrant stewed meat porridge, the crisp and refreshing dishes, the exquisite steamed buns, and a few soft pastries caused a huge commotion. For the first time, he drank a whole bowl of the thin porridge.

Seeing that her daughter was eating happily, Madame SHen's face revealed a comfortable smile. Even she had eaten half a bowl more, causing Hui Xiu and Wan Ju who were serving beside her to heave a sigh of relief.

After the breakfast, the mother and daughter duo were happily talking and laughing. Just as Jin Lan was thinking about how to explain about the medicine, Qiu Wen's voice suddenly came from outside the door, "Madam, First Miss and Concubine Shao are here."

The laughter in the room died down immediately, and the Madame SHen said indifferently: "Let them in."

Qiu Wen lifted the curtain as the and the Concubine Shao entered the house one after another.

"Mother."

"Madam."

Ye Jinwei and Concubine Shao bowed towards the Madame SHen.

Madame SHen did not mind, she still wore a faint smile on her face and waved at them, "Stand up."

Ye Jinwei stood up, her gaze sweeping past Madame SHen's body. She could not help but be startled, and then revealed a gentle smile.

Her eyes were like limpid autumn water filled with worry, anyone who saw her would praise her sisterhood. However, the scene in front of Jin Lan was full of mockery. She quietly looked at Ye Jinwei, her gaze deep.

Ye Jinwei, who did not receive the reply she expected, was just about to speak again, when suddenly, she looked into a pair of eyes, her heart feeling weak, she hastily turned her head and looked at Concubine Shao beside him.

Originally, he thought that it would be easier for Second Miss to settle this matter since he had already entered the room. However, he did not expect that the usually talkative Second Miss would be hit by Ye Jinwei, who then laughed and said: "Seeing that Second Miss's complexion is much better than last time, I'm sure that she's in good health."

"Aunt is still as good at talking as ever." Jin Lan shifted his gaze to Concubine Shao.

The person in front of him was not much different from what he remembered, but his face looked much younger. He combed his peach heart into a bun, with a gold-plated phoenix butterfly hairpin embedded with rubies stuck between his thick and black hair, and also decorated with a few bright pearl emeralds. The brocade satin and smoky red broccoli butterfly flew around the hundred fold skirt, with light footsteps, the lotus moved slightly, and the exquisite colored butterfly on the dress seemed to have come alive as it flapped its wings around the Concubine Shao.

She smiled faintly. As expected, she did have some skills, even if she was only thirty percent pretty. The way she dressed up also allowed Concubine Shao to grow to seventy percent of her strength.

The long room of the Ye Family had a wife and two concubines. If the Madame SHen was a noble and graceful peony, then the Concubine Ning was a refined and beautiful lily while the Concubine Shao was an enchanting peony. It was a different story and it was no wonder that Ye Lin was captivated by it.

Concubine Shao hesitated when she saw Jin Lan's smiling yet not smiling expression. Second Miss looked very different from usual. Could it be that she was still angry at First Miss for causing her to fall into the water? The more Concubine Shao thought about it, the more she felt that this was the situation, and her heart slowly calmed down.

"Isn't it time to send someone in charge? How can you be free to come to my place? " Madame SHen had not interjected this whole time, but she had clearly seen everyone's reaction. She raised the teacup and took a sip, as she asked indifferently.

Although Madame SHen was a Eldest Wife of the Ye Family, she had always been resting in the courtyard. Other than the major matters of the residence, she had managed a few trivial matters, and although Concubine Shao was a concubine, she was still able to firmly control half of the Ye Family.

"This …" Concubine Shao quickly swept a glance at Jin Lan, and pulled Ye Jinwei to the side. She kneeled in front of Madame SHen and sobbed out, "I brought First Miss here to beg for forgiveness, my wife. Please punish me!"