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  Yinliu cried on the side, and Zhou Ma scolded in a low voice: "In the past, there was still some cleverness, but now it's getting more and more confused and brainless. If you're expecting something, the yellow flower dish is already cold..."

  "We're servants, not just pouring water, serving tea, wiping tables and chairs, sweeping the floor. We need to use our brains and think for our masters, share their worries and solve their problems. Look, since we arrived in Beijing, everyone has become lazy and useless. I think it's better to send them back to Feng An Province..."

  "Alright, alright, Mother Zhou, don't scold her anymore. She didn't do it on purpose. The mountain is so big and the sky is so dark, I wouldn't be able to find my way either." Lin Lan saw that Yin Liu's eyes were red and swollen like walnuts, and she couldn't bear it. Although Yin Liu wasn't a particularly capable maid, she was loyal, and she was Lin Lan's first maid, one who had been faithful to her from the start.

  "Second Mistress, don't spoil her. If you don't discipline her properly, she won't learn a lesson." Zhou Ma said, giving Xinyu a stern look again.

  The willow weeps with convulsive sobs, too ashamed to plead for itself.

  "Second Young Mistress, I've applied it over here. Take a look and see if there's anywhere else that needs to be applied?" Bai Hui put down the ointment and carefully rolled down Second Young Mistress's sleeves.

  "It's alright, I can apply the ointment on my leg myself. You've all been troubled for half the night, hurry up and go rest." Lin Lan took over the ointment and chased them off to rest.

  Bai Hui was worried: "Let me come instead! Second Young Mistress still has an injury on her hand!"

  Lin Lan glanced at the crying silver willow and said, "Let Silver Willow come! Tonight, punish her by making her stay here to serve."

  Silver willow's eyes showed a grateful expression, Second Young Mistress still condescended to use her.

  Zhou's mother sighed silently and poked her finger at Yinliu's forehead: "In the future, use your brain more when doing things."

  "I will, I will."

  Li Mingyun let Dongzi take a few silver ingots to the manager: "It's really embarrassing to run up and down the mountain in the middle of the night, this little token of appreciation, please everyone have a drink to relieve fatigue!"

  The steward refused to accept it, saying: "This is all my fault for not warning the young master in advance that there were traps set by hunters on the mountain, which put the lady in danger. Fortunately, the lady escaped safely, otherwise I would have been uneasy at heart. As for the silver, I absolutely cannot accept it. If the young master has any instructions, just give me a call and I will be there immediately."

  Li Mingyu insisted on giving it, but the other side insisted on not accepting. He hastily took his leave and left, which made Li Mingyu feel very uneasy.

  "This family's housekeeper is really good." Dongzi praised.

  Li Mingyun deeply agreed that the kind of master would have the same kind of servant, and since the housekeeper was so humble and reasonable, the master must be even more so, and he couldn't help but feel a desire to get along with the master.

  Li Mingyun returned to the house, where Yinliu was applying ointment to Linlan.

  Yin Liu saw the second young master arrive, thinking of the second young master's angry expression earlier, his fierce gaze that seemed to devour people, and couldn't help but feel timid. He hastily stood up beside him and weakly called out: "Second Young Master..."

  Li Mingyu knew that Yinliu was the one who suited Linlan's heart, seeing Linlan send away everyone else and only leave Yinliu to attend to her. He immediately said lightly: "Give me the medicine, go out!"

  Yin Liu looked at Er Shao's wife with a hint of fear.

  Lin Lan made a face at him. Only then did Yin Liu hand over the ointment to Second Young Master, and retreated with a bow.

  Li Mingyu sat elegantly on the edge of the bed, her skirt fluttering as she lifted it. Just as he was about to help her apply medicine, Lin Lan had already put down her pant leg and pulled up the quilt to cover her feet, smiling awkwardly: "It's almost all applied."

  What's "about it"? Li Ming allowed a frown: "Let me take a look at the wound."

  "It's really nothing, just a slight scratch." Lin Lan smiled stiffly, not because she was pretending to be reserved, but because she really didn't dare let him see.

  "Don't worry about it, I'll take care of it." Li Mingyan said with a calm face.

  Lin Lan said stupidly: "I am the doctor!"

  Li Ming allowed a clear cough: "I am her husband."

  "It's fake."

  Li Mingyun was choked for a moment, but she didn't get angry. She just looked at her quietly, with an attitude of "I won't let you look away, and I'll just keep staring like this".

  Lin Lan persisted for a while before admitting defeat, saying weakly: "Don't be angry if you don't see it." Just take a look ~"

  "Agreed, then take a look." Lin Lan insisted.

  The two of them stared at each other, frozen for a while. Li Mingyun looked at her pouting, which was a cute expression, but because her face was too pale, it looked pitiful, and he couldn't help but soften: "Okay! I'm not angry."

  Lin Lan carefully rolled up her pant legs.

  All that can be seen is a serious abrasion extending from the middle of the calf to the knee, with blood and flesh blurred together, shocking at first sight.

  A heart-wrenching emotion spread across his eyes, Li Mingyun's face grew even more solemn, he didn't say a word as he used a cotton swab to apply the ointment, gently spreading it from the edge of the wound, blowing softly on the wound as he applied it.

  His movements were gentle, his expression focused, and the strokes were even more delicate than Bai Hua and Yin Liu. Lin Lan bit her lower lip, her eyes involuntarily becoming slightly moist.

  "Does it hurt?" He rubbed the worst spot and asked with concern.

  "It doesn't hurt..." The voice was low and somewhat choked.

  Li Mingyu looked up at her and felt even more pity in his heart, his movements becoming gentler as he said softly, "This time you were lucky, don't go running around the mountains again. If you need any herbs, just buy them from the pharmacy." "Oh..." Lin Lan responded obediently, relieved that he wasn't angry.

  "Take good care of your injury, otherwise you won't be able to attend the full moon banquet at the Duke of Jingbo's residence."

  "Oh..."

  "Spend a few days with me reading books! If you're bored, there are several interesting books in the study that you can take a look at."

  "Oh..."

  "It's time for me to learn how to manage the household when I get back..."

  "Huh?" Lin Lan looked at him in surprise: "What home?"

  Li Ming allowed the ointment to dry, took a white gauze, carefully bandaged her up, and said leisurely: "Of course it's our family business?"

  Lin Lan didn't understand: "Haven't I been taking care of it all along?"

  Li Mingyun gave her a sideways glance: "What's with the attitude?"

  Lin Lan's words were stuck in her throat, what else could be done to count as taking care? She was perplexed...

  Li Ming allowed her to tie up the gauze and helped her put down her pants: "Don't think about it, you'll know when the time comes"

  The wound looked serious, but it was just a superficial injury. After a few days of rest, it scabbed over quickly. By the time they descended the mountain, Lin Lan was already jumping around energetically. But this time Li Mingyu insisted that she take a sedan chair down the mountain and once at the foot of the mountain, he immediately had her get into a horse-drawn carriage to return to the Li estate, where she was then carried in a soft sedan all the way back to Luoxia Pavilion.

  Lin Lan was secretly pleased, but this was also a bit too much fuss over nothing.

  Returning home, Lin Lan was really shocked.

  Yu Rong handed her a thick stack of gift cards: "Second Young Madam, these are all the congratulatory gifts that everyone sent when you and Young Master were not around."

  Lin Lan flipped through them one by one, silently calculating in her heart. If these things were converted into silver, it would be a substantial sum!

  "Has Second Master seen it?"

  "Second Master didn't look at it and just said to hand it over to Second Mistress for handling." Yurong replied.

  "What about the thing?" Lin Lan asked.

  Yu Rong hesitated and said: "The goods have all been received by the madam! Only the gift list was sent over."

  "What?" Lin Lan almost fainted and couldn't help but raise her voice. What did this mean? The bill had been sent over, but the goods hadn't been delivered?

  "I'm also puzzled about this matter! I don't know what you mean, madam." Yu Rong's face showed a hint of displeasure.

  "Does the old master know about this?"

  Yu Rong said: "It's known that the things were sent to Master, most of those who came to send gifts were entrusted by Master, but Master only took care of receiving them. After receiving them, how they were disposed of is probably not clear."

  Lin Lan gritted her teeth and walked around the house a few times: "It's nothing, I'll think of a way to probe my husband's intentions. If she sends the things over quickly, then that's it. But if she wants to intercept them, I'll definitely make her spit them out."

  Yu Rong said: "That's right, can't let others take advantage of us for nothing. This matter must be done quickly. I've heard that some mothers-in-law would secretly make fake versions of the dowry, swap them with the real ones, and then when it's time to divide the property, they'd end up with the fakes. Even if you try to reason with them, there's nowhere to go, and people will just say you're making a fuss over nothing. You brought these things with you as dowry, but it turns out they were all fake!"

  Isn't it? An old witch like her can do anything. Lin Lan's mind moved: "Silver Willow, grind the ink for me."

  Yin Liu hastily went to grind ink.

  Lin Lan said: "I'll sort out the items on the gift list first, and then go ask Madam to bring them back tonight."

  "Will Madam agree?"

  Lin Lan's expression turned cold: "This is none of her business."

  Lin Lan spent a whole hour sorting out the gift list.

  Li Mingyun went out to take care of something and at mealtime had Dongzi return to pass on a message, saying that he would be late coming back and telling Lin Lan not to wait for him.

  Lin Lan had dinner and then took Ruyi to Ninghe Hall.

  The old witch had met with courtesy, the old witch was kind and gentle, smiling and calling Chun Xiang to show Lin Lan a seat.

  "Can you stay in another courtyard?" Han Qiuyue asked warmly.

  Lin Lan smiled and said, "It's pretty good over there, especially quiet."

  "Looks like you're in good spirits, and your face is even a bit rounder than before you left, so it's clear that things are going well." Han Qiuyue said with a warm smile.

  Lin Lan said quietly, "Isn't it all because of Li Ming? Every day he forces her to eat chicken, duck, fish and meat, and doesn't let her go out. How can she not get fat?" She smiled lightly: "In the mountains, there's nothing to do, so naturally I got a bit plump. Unlike at home, where there are many miscellaneous things to attend to. Today I just came back, and spent the whole afternoon sorting through gifts. These people are too enthusiastic! Ming allowed himself to pass the exam, and they sent over so many gifts."

  Han Qiuyue smiled without a change in her expression: "Isn't that because Ming Rong is the son of the Minister of Revenue? Some people usually have no connections, but this time they've finally found an opportunity."

  Lin Lan chuckled, the old witch was indeed eloquent. Her implication was that these gifts were given in consideration of Li Ze's face, so it was only natural for her to keep them.

  "What Mother said is also true, but the names on the gift list are all Mingyun's, and these favors will still have to be returned by Mingyun in the future." Lin Lan said with a smile.

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  Book title: "Pearl Light Treasure Mirror"

  Author: Short Ear Cat

  Book number: 2075296

  Synopsis:

  Abandoned by a wealthy fiancé? What's the big deal, I have my own splendor!

  All precious treasures in the world are within my grasp!

  I sell knowledge and abilities, but not regret medicine!

  Who is that person who keeps following me around like a ghost?

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