When Jiujiu opened her eyes, she saw a sea of red.
She moved her neck, and it felt as though needles were pricking her neck. It was extremely painful.
Jiujiu stopped moving her neck and waited for the pain on both sides of her neck to subside before she slowly got up from the bed.
The bed was covered in red. As the quilt fell, the exposed skin was covered in red and purple marks. This was the second day of Xiao Jiuniang and Nie Lve's wedding.
Jiujiu rubbed her temples.
On the second day of Xiao Jiuniang and Nie Lve's return, Nie Ce made the decision to separate the family.
From the time Jiujiu got up from the bed to the time she put on her clothes, there was no servant to serve her.
Jiujiu knew very well that someone was deliberately tormenting her.
Jiujiu did not make a fuss. After putting on her clothes, she walked out of the door and saw a servant girl and a nanny sitting at the door eating melon seeds and talking. She walked up to them and kicked them.
The old maid and her maid, who were sitting on the doorsill and eating melon seeds, were caught off guard and rolled far away along the bluestone floor like a ball.
The servant girl was young and strong, but the nanny was old and could not withstand it. She instantly fell to the ground and cried out in pain.
The servant girl got up from the ground in fear and quickly kowtowed, "Good morning, Young Mistress."
But the nanny kept lying on the ground and cried out in pain as though her arms and legs were broken.
Jiujiu looked at the maidservant who was kneeling on the ground with her head lowered and her eyes filled with respect. Jiujiu pressed her shoe against the maidservant's chin and forced her to raise her head. She looked at the maidservant's ordinary face and asked, "What's your name?"
The servant girl kowtowed on the ground and said respectfully, "Servant Lianxin greets Madam."
"Lianxin, right?" Jiujiu let go of Lianxin's chin and raised her chin. She pointed at the nanny who was still rolling on the ground and asked, "Who is this mother?"
"This is Second Young Master's wet nurse, Nanny Li."
Jiujiu was wondering why this nanny dared to be so arrogant. It turned out that she was Nie Lve's wet nurse.
She must have relied on the fact that she had fed Nie Lve a few mouthfuls of milk and used her status to abuse her power.
At this moment, she was rolling around on the ground, probably waiting for him to apologize to her.
In Xiao Jiuniang's memory, it seemed that this wet nurse had spoken a lot of good things about Nie Lue, that white moonlight.
Jiujiu sneered, "So it's my husband's wet nurse. Come, help Mama Li to the inner room."
Hearing Jiujiu's words, Mrs. Li revealed a satisfied smile.
She was just an unfavored girl. She wanted to compete with him?
Looking at the servants helping Nanny Li up, Jiujiu said to Lianxin, "I didn't know how to control my strength. Hurry up and get the fu doctor to check on Nanny Li."
Lianxin was in pain from Jiujiu's kick just now. When she heard that Jiujiu wanted her to get a doctor, she ran away immediately.
Jiujiu asked the servants to bring Nanny Li to the inner room to sit down. After instructing the servants to serve breakfast, she sat at the main seat and drank tea.
Jiujiu's face was expressionless, without a trace of emotion. Nanny Li sat on the stool and cried out 'aiyo aiyo' from time to time. Those who didn't know would think that something had happened to Nanny Li.
After a quarter of an hour, breakfast was sent over.
Jiujiu sat at the table to eat. As for Nanny Li …
Jiujiu sneered. It was good enough that she didn't kill her. Who cared if she had eaten or not?
Nanny Li thought that Jiujiu would at least greet her when breakfast was served.
However, Jiujiu only cared about eating and didn't pay any attention to her. Nanny Li was so angry that her face turned black.
She secretly swore that when Nie Lve came back, she would definitely whisper in his ear and destroy this bitch's spirit.
Jiujiu finished her breakfast.
Lianxin brought the family physician over.
Seeing the family physician, Jiujiu's face immediately revealed a faint smile. She went forward and said, "Nanny Li accidentally fell just now and is gasping in pain. I reckon that Nanny Li must have broken her leg."
After Jiujiu finished speaking, she took out a golden bean from her sleeve and stuffed it into the family physician's hand. She said with a smile, "Don't you think so?"
The family physician immediately understood. "Madam's discerning eyes are like torches. I admire you."
"In that case, I'll have to trouble you, doctor." After Jiujiu finished speaking, she moved aside to let the family physician see Nanny Li.
Nanny Li still didn't understand what Jiujiu was talking about with the family physician. She only saw the family physician squatting in front of her and holding her calf. She heard a crack and an intense pain came from her leg. This time, it wasn't a cry of 'aiyo aiyo', but a wail like a pig being slaughtered.
Large beads of sweat flowed down Nanny Li's forehead and soaked her clothes in no time. Nanny Li's face was as pale as a sheet of gold paper and she fainted on the spot.
The family physician quickly broke Nanny Li's calf and reattached it for her. He then smiled at Jiujiu and said, "This servant is fortunate to have not failed you. Nanny Li's leg will recover in half a year."
Jiujiu handed over another golden bean. "Doctor, please prescribe some medicine."
After receiving two golden beans, the family physician was overjoyed. He asked, "Madam, do you want the effect to be better or slower?"
Jiujiu's expression didn't change. "What's the difference?"
"If the effect is better, the bone will grow faster and she will recover in four months. The only downside is that the bone will grow too fast and it will inevitably lead to excessive nutrition …"
In other words, bone spurs may grow.
"Then what about slower?"
"Naturally, there won't be any other problems if it's slower. It's just that after lying in bed for so many years, her body will be a little weak and her legs won't be as nimble as before."
Jiujiu lowered her eyes and thought for a moment. "Nanny Li is my husband's wet nurse and can be considered half a mother. Naturally, it's better. I'll have to trouble the doctor."
The family physician immediately understood Jiujiu's meaning and waved his hand. "It's my duty. It's no trouble at all. This servant will go and prescribe the medicine now."
"Lianxin, help me see the doctor out."
After Jiujiu finished speaking, she glanced at Nanny Li, who had fainted from the pain. She smiled contemptuously and ordered the servants to move Nanny Li back.
Jiujiu dealt with Nanny Li swiftly and decisively, and the other servants in the courtyard became much more obedient in an instant.
What Jiujiu didn't expect was that Nie Lve, who was supposed to appear on the day of his return, actually appeared in the room that night.
However, Nie Lve's gaze was full of curiosity and doubt.
Before Nie Lve married Xiao Jiuniang, he had already inquired about Xiao Jiuniang's life.
A girl who fell out of favor at birth, a girl who was simple to the point of being stupid.
Yesterday's contact made Nie Lve even more clear that Xiao Jiuniang was a well-behaved and somewhat timid person.
He didn't expect that she would swiftly deal with Nanny Li as soon as she woke up today. Thinking of the way Xiao Jiuniang dealt with Nanny Li, even Nie Lve couldn't help but want to clap his hands and cheer.
He had long wanted to deal with this old servant. If it weren't for his bad reputation, he would have dealt with this old servant long ago.
Nie Lve stood at the door and looked at Jiujiu, who was sitting in front of the dressing mirror and combing her hair. He said, "Madam seems to be a little different."
Jiujiu looked sideways at Nie Lve.
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