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No! Everyone's heart leaped to their throats, Mama Shang's gaze inadvertently glanced at the Sea Bowl with Medicinal Juice on it. In a moment of desperation, she did not care much and quickly brought it over, "Miss, it's time to drink the medicine!"

A voice filled with urgency and flashing eyes made Jin Lan take a look at the medicine bowl that was handed to him. He steeled his heart, raised his hand to cover his mouth, and started to cough violently.

With her touch, the bowl of water that was unable to be held back suddenly fell from Mama Shang's hands. With a "Clang Dang", it fell onto the edge of the bed and crashed into a few pieces on the floor. The piercing sound of porcelain mixed with Madame Fu's scream rang throughout the room.

Although the majority of the bowl of Medicinal Juice spilled onto the bed, Madame Fu was too close, and she couldn't avoid it in time, so the remaining half of the bowl splashed onto her body.

For a moment, everyone in the room was stunned.

Jin Lan stopped coughing and panted, as if he had just realized the situation in front of him. He immediately became stupefied, and stood up to wipe the Medicinal Juice on Madame Fu's body in a hurry, and stuttered: "Aunt Tang, y-I'm sorry, I-I didn't do it on purpose."

The stunned crowd finally reacted, the Mama Wu quickly helped the Madame Fu up, and asked anxiously: "Eldest Wife, did you heat it up?" As she spoke, she turned to the maidservants outside and shouted, "Go get a doctor!"

"I'm fine, don't disturb the Old Ancestor." Madame Fu's face was extremely ugly. Fortunately the sky was cold and the clothes were thick, although they had spattered many Medicinal Juice s, they were not scalding hot. It was just that the Ten Thousand Blessed Clouds Satin Skirt that was only worn on her body today was ruined.

"It was this servant's fault!" Mama Shang made a prompt decision, without caring about the filth on the floor, she kneeled down, "This servant accidentally knocked over the medicine bowl, Eldest Wife, please punish me!" Originally, she had wanted to use the matter of drinking the medicine to stop the Madame Fu's movements, but she never thought that Jin Lan would be so daring!

However, as she was in a daze, she saw Jin Lan give her a wink, and immediately understood that she had to delay her plan.

Seeing that the Mama Shang understood her own hardships, Jin Lan's tensed heart slightly relaxed. Raising his reddened eyes, he panted and pleaded, "It's none of my business, it's, it's Lan Er's fault. If Aunt wants to punish me, you can punish me!" As he spoke, he began to cough violently again.

"Look at what you've said, it's not like you meant it. Why would I blame you?" Seeing that she was coughing so much that she could not even breathe, Madame Fu opened her mouth and spoke a few sentences before turning to Mama Shang, "Mama should get up as well. Girl Lan's medicine has spilled all over the place, quickly cook another bowl, don't miss the time to drink the medicine."

"Yes." Mama Shang did not even raise her eyes, she stood up and left to prepare the medicinal herbs.

Madame Fu didn't know that the Old Ancestor had already sent the Mama Shang's indenture contract to the Yangzhou, and thought to herself that in the end, she was still someone close to the Old Ancestor, which was why she had gently lifted her up.

"Thank you, Aunt Tang." Madame Fu did not punish Mama Shang, and Jin Lan could not help but heave a sigh of relief. From what he knew in his previous life, Madame Fu's conduct and actions required a lot of face, otherwise, she would not take such risky moves.

The smile on Madame Fu's face could no longer stay, she had originally thought that Jin Lan was just a nine year old child, even if he pretended to be sick, he would probably be moved by the people around him. She didn't expect that before she could get to the bottom of it, her skirt would have already been touched by the seedling.

When she thought of the pleated skirt on her body, her heart throbbed in pain. This was the cloud silk brocade that the old master had specially ordered someone to bring back from the sea. Usually, when buying brocade, the price would be two, but this cloud silk brocade was different.

It was commonly known as one tael of cloud silk and one tael of gold, but in reality, things at sea were extremely difficult to get hold of. Thus, this warm winter and summer cool cloud silk brocade was often bought without money. Even a noble's house like Ye Mansion could only get two, one in the old ancestor's cage, and the other one just so happened to be on her body today.

Lowering her head to look at the large patch of brown filth on her skirt, Madame Fu was so conflicted that she almost couldn't speak. Adding the warm Medicinal Juice which had dripped into her embroidered shoes, she felt extremely sticky and unwell. Since the others had also seen her pulse, the Old Ancestor could pass the information on to her as well. After exchanging a few words, she turned around and was about to leave.

"Aunt Tang, please wait a moment." Seeing that the Madame Fu was about to leave, Jin Lan hurriedly asked him to stay.

Wan Ju and Bi He could not help but be shocked, it was so difficult for the Eldest Wife to leave, but this lady was actually allowed to stay?

"Why?" Madame Fu stopped and turned around to look at Jin Lan with a fake smile, "Is there anything else?"

Jin Lan weakly laughed, his clear eyes flashing with fear. He hesitated for a moment, and then said: "The old ancestor's birthday is coming up, yet Lan Er is caught in a cold, and relying on the Plum Garden has many sisters living in it, it's inevitable that there will be an accident when people come in and out of the Plum Garden. If any of the sisters were to accidentally go too far, it would be Lan Er's grave mistake. "

As they talked, she looked at Madame Fu's expression, but there were no major changes. Only then did she continue: "So I kept thinking, please ask Aunt to see which manor is quieter, and let Lan Er move over. Firstly, to be able to calm his heart and recuperate her illness, and secondly, to prevent it from affecting our ancestors and our sisters."

Madame Fu raised her eyebrows and said: "Girl Lan is overthinking it. You travelled thousands of miles to the capital to congratulate the Old Ancestor on his death, how can you catch a bit of cold and send you to the manor? When people who don't know saw this, they thought that we were suppressing the other branches, and that not even our nephews and daughters could survive! "

"Lan Er doesn't dare!" Jin Lan's face revealed his fear, "Lan Er is just..."

"Aunt Tang knows that you're just worried about the other sisters." The Madame Fu waved her hand to interrupt Jin Lan, and her eyes flashed, "How about this, it just so happens that your third sister's Lotus Root is still empty. I'll have someone to clean it up, you can stay there for now, and as for going to the manor, don't mention it anymore.

The Lotus Root of the three young misses? Mama Shang's face changed slightly.

Jin Lan didn't think too much about it. She had wanted to move out of the Plum Garden to prevent people from talking too much. To go to the manor was just an illusion, the Madame Fu would definitely not allow it, but since she could not go to the manor, she could only arrange for another location. If not, if there really was a lady who accidentally caught a cold again, then this matter would definitely become a matter for the Madame Fu. Everyone in the second and third branch all coveted the rights of the butler, and wished that the Madame Fu would make a mistake.

Although Madame Fu's tone was not good, Jin Lan still thanked him gratefully.

Madame Fu gave her a deep look before hurriedly leaving the Plum Garden with Mama Wu.

It was only after hearing their footsteps gradually disappear from his ears that Jin Lan finally heaved a sigh of relief. Only then did he realize that his forehead was already covered in sweat, and when he touched it with his hand, it was so wet that it seemed as if there was still faint red powder on it. "Bi He, bring the water over, I want to wash my face."

She had never liked smearing makeup on her face before, so she was forced to do so. Now that the danger was temporarily gone, with the confirmation from Imperial Physician Wang and Imperial Physician Wang, no one would ever suspect that she was sick. Even if the Old Ancestor was suspicious, he wouldn't send anyone over to investigate.

Bi He immediately brought over the copper basin that was still warm, twisted the handkerchief and gave Jin Lan a clean face. Only when all the powder on her face had been wiped away, revealing a blushing little face, did she stop, and helped her tidy up the messy hair. She could not help but say: "Miss, in the future, don't play with me like this, I cannot bear it."

"That's right!" Wan Ju who was busy cleaning up the mess also nodded, her face still filled with fear: "It's so scary."

She looked at the two of them who seemed to have survived a disaster. She could not help but burst out laughing, and then took out the furnace and handed it over to Bi He. "Don't worry, when we move to the Lotus Root, we will not need to be so afraid all day."

Mama Shang placed the medicine jar back on the fire stove, then turned around and entered the screen. Coincidentally, when Jin Lan mentioned Lotus Root, his face couldn't help but turn gloomy, thought for a bit, and then made up his mind and spoke: "Miss, that Lotus Root … "It's not a good place."

The three of them were stunned, and Jin Lan asked, "What? Isn't Lotus Root the third big sister's courtyard? Is there something wrong with that? "

She didn't know much about the three young women who came from the main house. She only knew that her sister was the main house's daughter, and that she was extremely beautiful. The one who married her was the top beauty, so she didn't know much about it.

With regards to the matter of the family's secret, Mama Shang had no choice but to be cautious. She first checked that the lower windows were not completely closed, then carefully opened the door and peeped out to confirm that no one was listening to the corner before closing the door and closing it.

Seeing her actions, Jin Lan's heart shivered, and let Wan Ju and Bi He guard outside the door and window, then signaled Mama Shang to sit and speak.

The Mama Shang sat on the round plum blossom chair that Madame Fu had sat on. She first sighed, then softly explained to her about the matter, "The third lady was given by Aunt Ying, and was half a year older than the fourth lady that his wife had given him. She was the eldest daughter of the eldest wife. The three ladies were the same as the young lady, their small bodies didn't look good. They bumped into each other until they were thirteen years old, but they looked like ethereal women emerging from the water, slim and graceful. Furthermore, the third young miss is an intelligent and talented woman. Her fame is widespread in the capital and the people who came to ask for her hand in marriage are endless. Even the fourth young miss, as her direct daughter, was suppressed by her. "

As a concubine, how could the Eldest Wife allow her to suppress her own daughter? Jin Lan was slightly moved. He guessed that this third sister, whom he had never met, must be having a difficult time.

"Later on, for some unknown reason, the successor of Huai Nan's Marquis Mansion also took a fancy to the three young misses. When this matter was found out by the Eldest Wife, he immediately became furious. That crown prince was someone the Eldest Wife had his eyes on for the four young misses. This matter caused quite a commotion for a long time, and then, with the Old Ancestor in charge, the three young maidens were betrothed to the newly promoted Rankers, and the four young maidens were appointed as the heirs of Duke Huai Nan. The two of them left the pavilion on the same day. "

The matter of love, was also only this much. A sliver of disappointment slipped across Jin Lan's heart, "Since that's the case, what does it have to do with Lotus Root?"

"Miss, these are all public matters." Mama Shang curled her fingers and tightly gripped the handkerchief. Her face was slightly pale, "Back then, the newbie in the sedan wasn't Third Miss, he was just a maid who somewhat resembled Third Miss.

As she spoke to here, she paused, looked at Jin Lan's young and tender face, hesitated for a moment, then said with gritted teeth: "The real Third Miss, on the night before her wedding, had already suspended herself within Lotus Root!"