Prime Minister’s Illegitimate Daughter - Chapter 2

Outside of Yinhe Garden, a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl peeped into the yard. After peeking for a while, she only saw two bullies sweeping the yard, but no one else was there. He did not dare to stay any longer and hurriedly ran away.

“Didn’t you see the little bitch? It can’t be that he’s dead, right? ”

Third Miss Chu Mengshuang was sitting upright on a chair. She wore a fiery red brocade dress with large peonies embroidered on it. He wore the same color gauze covering his body and tightened his waist with a broad belt inlaid with agate, which made him appear even more tall and slender. He combed his hair into a snake bun, and his hair was pierced with a flower gold hairpin and a green gem.

“Aiyo, my little ancestor, keep your voice down. If others were to hear it, it would be troublesome.” Aunt Liu covered Chu Mengshuang’s mouth and pushed her onto a chair. He glanced at the door again. “Only after seeing no one outside can I relax.” Which garden in the Prime Minister’s Estate did not have a first wife’s eyes and ears? You have to be careful what you say and do. ” “Don’t worry,” Eunuch Liu reminded her again.

“If you hadn’t failed, I wouldn’t have lived so carefully.” Chu Mengshuang snappily said, lowering her voice.

“It’s not like you don’t know that when that bitch Shen Yi was alive, your father stayed at her place for most of the month. Now that bitch is dead, your father is often not at home, and even when he returns, he rarely comes to the backyard. Mother used to be the first wife’s maid, and since Madam gave me a favor and carried Aunt away, I could only follow her. You’re fifteen this year, and in another year you’ll be old, and Mother will look forward to seeing that I’ve served you for so many years so she can give you a good family. “Then mother will be satisfied. Besides, if this rich and powerful mother doesn’t curry favor with the eldest lady, how will the two of us live on?” Aunt Liu felt wronged.

Chu Mengshuang also knew that her mother was only a maid. She had no family to rely on, so she could only depend on Madam Bai. Usually, he would meet the three direct descendants of the family, just for the sake of Bai Shi to make a good marriage for him. He was just venting in his heart, so he didn’t say anything.

At this moment, Chu Mengli was leaning against the bed, drinking some medicine.

“So bitter!” Chu Mengli took a sip and frowned. She finished her medicine, but Chu Mengli quickly stuffed a candied fruit into her mouth. Only then did she feel better.

“Miss, Fifth Miss has come to see you.” Midsummer came in and saluted.

Normally, the main residence would have four maids at their side, four maids of the second tier, and several maids of the third tier and maidservants. There were two maids of the first class and four second class and third class maidservants. Zhong Xia and Chu Mengli were the maids of the second class. They were very loyal to Chu Mengli.

Chu Mengli searched for a small figure in her mind. It was the ten-year-old Chu Mengyue of the Fifth Miss. I remember him as a clever, obedient child.

“Mm, please come in.”

“Yes.” Midsummer turned around and went to the front hall to ask for someone.

A moment later, Midsummer led the way in.

“Fourth Sister!” Chu Mengyue raised her head and called out to her. Her voice was quiet as she shyly lowered her head.

Chu Mengli sized up the little girl in front of her. She had a pair of bun on her head with two pearls stuck in it, her small round face was pretty, and she wore a light green gauze skirt along with a peach-colored coat.

Feeling Chu Mengli’s scrutinizing gaze, Chu Mengyue nervously looked at her toes. From Chu Mengli’s angle, she could see that her face was slightly flushed. It was very lovable.

Chu Mengyue’s mother was Third Madame Du Yuping. She was chosen by the deceased madame from a small family in order to help the Chu Clan spread the news. However, after being married into the Prime Minister’s Estate for over ten years, she only had Chu Mengyue as a daughter. Auntie Du would never leave her own garden except to pay respects to the White Family. She would not fight for favors, nor did she flatter them. She would always abide by her duty.

“Core, show the seats to Fifth Miss.” Chu Mengli held her slightly dizzy head and sat up. She felt that at this point, she must have suffered from a concussion.

Xin’er hurriedly brought over a round stool for Chu Mengyue to sit on. Midsummer quickly poured tea for them.

Chu Mengyue took the cup of tea and took a sip, “Aunty said that Fourth Sister was injured two days ago, so she asked me to bring this over.” As she spoke, she took out a white porcelain bottle from her pocket and placed it on the table, “This medicine is good for wounds. I used it when I was injured. It’s very useful. Fourth Sister can try it on her forehead to prevent scars.”

Chu Mengli’s mouth twitched when she heard the word “damn sister” from the Fourth Sister. She felt extremely awkward.

“Heh heh… Yue Er can secretly call me Big Sis, Fourth Sis. ”

Chu Mengyue was stunned for a moment, but she couldn’t find anything out of place. Moreover, she felt that today was a bit different than usual. However, when she saw Chu Mengli smile at her, she could only obediently call out “elder sister”.

“From what I heard, after I got injured, I met Aunt Du who went to get my shoes. Luckily, Aunt Du sent someone to ask Doctor Gu to save my life in time. “Today, I sent some medicine. When I’m well, I must personally go thank your aunt.”

“No need, no need…” Chu Mengyue quickly waved her hands, afraid that Chu Mengli would misunderstand and explain, “Elder sister knows my aunt’s character, she doesn’t talk much and loves to be quiet. I just hope that Elder sister’s injury will heal soon.”

“Alright, then say your thanks to your aunt on my behalf.” Chu Mengli laughed.

“En!” Chu Mengyue obediently nodded and bashfully smiled at Chu Mengli. “Big sister, your injuries aren’t fully healed yet. You should rest early. I’ll go back first. I’ll come visit you another day.”

“Alright, Xin’er, escort the Fifth Miss.” Chu Mengli was indeed a bit tired. Her body was too weak. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have sacrificed her honor.

After sending off Chu Mengyue, Chu Mengli called for Zhong Xia. The original owner, Chu Mengli, had been in bad health since she was young. Shen Yi’s family sent over Zhong Xia, who was knowledgeable in medicine. Now that he was eighteen, he had a steady mind. Over the past few years, she had been in charge of the courtyard. When Chu Mengli was carried back to the courtyard, she had treated her wounds in the middle of the summer.

Chu Mengli was wary of people, so she let Midsummer inspect the bottle of medicine. It had to be known that the women in the ancient backyard were few and far between.

Midsummer opened the bottle and poured some powder into his hand to smell it. He checked again.

“Miss, there’s no problem with the medicine. It’s a top-grade Gold Sore Medicine.”

“Yes.” “Then put it away.”

Chu Mengli didn’t plan to use it. From her point of view, her wounds had already been treated. Besides, she was probably having a concussion. This Gold Sore Medicine could treat external injuries, so it should be internal injuries!

Chu Mengyue had just left Yinhe City when she met Chu Mengshuang and Chun’er. She quickly lowered her head and greeted them with the name ‘Third Sister’.

Chu Mengshuang had been fretting about Chu Mengli and wanted to bring Chun’er to take a look. However, when she saw that Chu Mengyue had come out from Yiming, she ran a few steps to stop her.

“Hello, third sister!”

“En!” “Yes.” Chu Mengshuang raised her chin and agreed. Usually, she looked down on this timid and shy little sister of hers, so they didn’t have a friendly relationship. “Where did fifth sister go?”

“Fourth Sister was injured a few days ago. I went to visit her.” Chu Mengyue didn’t mention the matter of the medicine. She wasn’t a very strong person, but she knew a lot. She was afraid that Chu Mengshuang might gossip in front of the Bai clan. Madame Bai hated that her father doted on her. Although she was already dead and Madame Bai did not want to make things difficult for her, she did not like it at all. It was not a good thing for anyone that he, his concubine, and Chu Mengli were close.

“Oh? His fourth sister was injured? Are you feeling better? ” Chu Mengshuang pretended to be surprised and raised her eyebrows.

“Mm, my forehead is injured, but it looks like there won’t be any major problems today.”

“How did you get injured?” Chu Mengshuang was finally able to calm down, and she started to regain her arrogance.

“I heard that he accidentally fell two days ago and hit his head on a fake mountain.” Chu Mengyue was well aware of this, but she had no choice but to say it.

“Humph!” “No matter how stupid you are, your legs are useless. You are just trash.”

“I was just sitting there for a while and didn’t say anything when I saw that Big Sister Li was injured.” Chu Mengyue timidly said. Although the words sounded intimate, they didn’t have much relationship with Chu Mengli.

“If Third Sister doesn’t have anything else, then Yue Er will go back first.”

Chu Mengshuang waved impatiently. Chu Mengyue bowed and quickly left. This third sister was not easy to get along with.