Chapter 2321
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Lei Jieting had always thought that she was clever and quick-witted. She was only one year older than Lei Bingfu. If it were not for the fact that the Guo Family was in decline, she would be the Young Lady of the Lei Family, not the daughter of a concubine.
Even if she was the daughter of a concubine, her mother was proficient in the four arts. She was gentle and polite, much better than Madam Xie's stupidity and arrogance. Originally, she and Lei Bingfu were treated the same. No matter how dissatisfied Madam Xie was, she could not compete with her father's love.
Everything changed after Lei Bingfu's accident.
She could not remember much about her childhood. She only knew that one day, she could not be compared to Lei Bingfu in everything. No matter where she went, people would look at Lei Bingfu first and no one would pay attention to her. As long as Lei Bingfu did not like it, others would not like it either, such as her.
Lei Bingfu seemed to have become smarter than anyone else overnight. In the past, Madam Xie did not like Madam Lei. But because of Lei Bingfu, Madam Lei became indifferent to her niece, Mistress Guo.
This was Lei Bingfu's ability.
"Your Highness, many of the doctors who have treated Madam are from other places. At this time … it is not easy to find them." Lei Jieting said with a smile. She had been fighting with Lei Bingfu for so many years. She had thought that Lei Bingfu would be killed in the Imperial Palace sooner or later when she went to the Capital. She never expected that Lei Bingfu would become Concubine Hui and be so loved by the Emperor.
She … had underestimated Lei Bingfu.
It was a pity that if Lei Bingfu came back two years later, the Lei Family would be in a different situation.
"If you can get them to treat Madam, I can get them to ask questions," Lei Bingfu said lightly.
"Your Highness, Madam's illness has improved. The doctors are in the Wu Ling County now. Should I go and get them?" Lei Jieting asked.
Lei Bingfu looked at Lei Jieting coldly, "Did you not understand what I said?"
"No, I understand. I will ask someone to get those doctors." Lei Jieting lowered her head and said with her teeth clenched.
"Fu, what are you doing?" Old Master Lei frowned. "Sister Ting serves your mother with all her heart. There are times when she doesn't sleep for three days and three nights. She didn't even let me tell you about this …"
Lei Bingfu looked at Old Master Lei with a spurious smile. "Sister Ting is naturally doing her best. Seeing that my mother is seriously ill and can't take care of the family's matters, she ignored the gossip outside and took care of the Lei family's matters. Ben gong will definitely remember this kindness."
Hearing Lei Bingfu's words, Master Lei's expression turned ugly.
They were well aware of how Madam Lei had fallen ill. Lei Bingfu had obviously come to vent her mother's anger.
"That's all. I should return to His Majesty's side to serve him." Lei Bingfu stood up. She didn't plan to deal with Lei Jieting today. Just wait and see. She was still in the Wu Ling County. She would make them pay for how they tried to kill her and how they tried to harm her mother.
Lei Jieting and Master Lei looked at each other. Both of them wanted to say something, but they couldn't say a single word.
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Lei Bingfu went to the upper room to visit Madam Lei. The imperial physician that she had sent someone to invite had already arrived and was currently examining Madam Lei. Just as she had guessed, Madam Lei was poisoned. This kind of poison would not immediately kill a person, but it would slowly corrupt the body.
Luckily, Madam Lei was alert when it came to food. Otherwise, she would have died a long time ago.
Lei Bingfu asked the imperial physician to prescribe some medicine for Madam Lei to recuperate. She also made the decision to clear out all the servants in the upper room. Only two servants who had been serving Madam Lei since she was young were left in the room. The others were not allowed to enter the inner room.
Lei Bingfu was busy in the upper room but Lei Jieting didn't make any moves. Lei Bingfu didn't mind either. She only returned to Murong Ke's side before the sky turned dark.
"Have you been chatting with your mother all day?" Murong Ke had just woken up and was drinking soup. Seeing Lei Bingfu coming back, he looked up only to find that there was something wrong with her expression.
"His Majesty, how are you feeling?" Lei Bingfu asked in a low voice. She took the ladle from the maid and fed Murong Ke the soup.
Murong Ke said indifferently, "Nothing much."
Lei Bingfu said in a low voice, "This concubine's mother has fallen ill. This concubine was so busy that I forgot the time. Your Majesty, please forgive me."
"What happened to your mother?" Murong Ke asked.
"She's been poisoned." Lei Bingfu didn't hide it. Since she had already invited the imperial physician, Murong Ke would find out about this sooner or later.
Murong Ke looked up at her, "Poisoned?"
"It's not a lethal poison. It will only cause the body to slowly deteriorate." Lei Bingfu smiled lightly, "Your Majesty, if this concubine were to start a massacre in the Lei Family, how would you punish this concubine?"
"How do you want to start a massacre?" Murong Ke raised his eyebrows and asked. He had previously investigated the situation in the Lei Family and knew that Master Lei favored his concubine over his wife. However, Lei Bingfu did everything with ease. Furthermore, she looked as if it was none of her business. It was rare to see this side of her today.
Lei Bingfu's eyes flashed with anger, "Kill them however you want."
"Up to you." Murong Ke said. No one would be calm if their mother was poisoned for no reason.
"Okay." Lei Bingfu smiled. She didn't say what she was going to do. Anyway, she had already informed Murong Ke.
Murong Ke looked at her, "You are not scared?"
Lei Bingfu was stunned for a moment. Then she realized that he was talking about the monster that appeared in the Wu Ling County. "I am. Who wouldn't be scared when they see such a monster?"
"Then why did you come out to help me?" Murong Ke asked indifferently. When he was pinned down by the monster, she ran out to distract the monster at all costs. Everyone else was so scared that they stayed far away. She was the only one who was stupid.
"It is a meritorious deed to save you." Lei Bingfu said with a smile. She didn't know what she was thinking at that time. She just felt that … no one had ever protected her like that. She wanted to return the favor and help him.
However, she was fine in the end. He killed the monster.
Murong Ke snorted. He knew that she was not telling the truth. She didn't tell the truth on purpose. This was Lei Bingfu. She didn't know when she was the real her in front of him.
"Your Majesty, let me get some water for you to clean yourself." Lei Bingfu said in a low voice, "You are still injured so you can't take a bath. You will feel better if you clean yourself."
"Do you dislike the smell on me?" He had been lying in bed for several days. He couldn't walk or touch water. In such hot weather, it was inevitable that he would smell of sweat. She was a clean freak. She must think that the smell on him was too strong.
Lei Bingfu looked serious, "I do not dislike the smell of Your Majesty. Your sweat is fragrant."
Murong Ke gulped and glared at her fiercely.
"Your Majesty, I will go get some water." Lei Bingfu blinked and smiled mischievously.
She was so mischievous! Murong Ke burst into laughter. After that, he felt a bit absent-minded. He didn't expect that he could get along with Lei Bingfu in this way.
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