Chapter 698: Chapter 698 Maid Zi Xia Chapter 698: Chapter 698 Maid Zi Xia Two hours later, Zi Xia returned with a bowl of dark, murky tonic medicine in her hand.
“Second Miss, the tonic medicine is ready,” Zi Xia placed the tonic on the table.
“Hmm!” Xuexue nodded and then asked, “Did everything go smoothly?”
“It went well! I got the medicine and immediately went to prepare it in the kitchen,” the maid replied.
“Was there any trouble in between?”
“No, everything went very smoothly.”
Zi Xia was a trusted confidante sent by Situ Yongjie, and Xuexue still had considerable trust in her.
Xuexue looked up at Xiao Taohong in the air.
Xiao Taohong nodded, indicating that there was no problem with the tonic.
Only then did Xuexue hand it to Madam Xie to drink.
At that moment, Xiao Cao, who had been pretending to clean outside the door, peeked inside surreptitiously, looking very sneaky.
Not until she saw Madam Xie drink the medicine did she leave the doorway and quickly walk away.
As Xuexue fed Madam Xie the medicine, she glanced out of the corner of her eye and faintly saw that figure disappearing before setting the bowl on the table.
“Xuexue, what kind of medicine is this? Why is it so bitter?” Madam Xie, after drinking the medicine, found her mouth extremely bitter.
Hearing this, Xuexue turned to Zi Xia and said, “Zi Xia, fetch a piece of candied fruit for madam to eat.”
“Yes, Second Miss.” Zi Xia walked to a table in the room where there was a jar of candied fruit bought especially by Xuexue for Chuner’s snacks.
She picked it up, unscrewed the lid, picked out a piece with chopsticks, came to the bedside, and handed it to Madam Xie.
After eating a piece of candied fruit, Madam Xie felt the bitterness in her mouth slowly fade away.
Lady Tang and Situtu Qinger, mother and daughter, were sitting in the room, whispering to each other.
“Mother, can your daughter really go to the Imperial Palace to attend the Empress Dowager’s banquet?”
“Truly, when has your mother ever fought a battle without certainty?” Lady Tang smiled confidently, thinking to herself that Xuexue, a maiden from the countryside, was no match for her.
Just then, a maid walked in from outside, carrying a tray with a bowl of blackish tonic medicine on it.
“Madam, the tonic for nourishing your body is ready.”
Because Lady Tang insisted, the maids in the Couple’s Courtyard still addressed her as madam.
Lady Tang glanced at her, annoyed, and scolded, “You have no sense of timing, can’t you see I’m talking to the Second Miss? Just put it on the table, I will drink it when it cools.”
“Mother, why bother getting upset over a servant?” Situtu Qinger quickly tried to soothe her.
“Get out, I’m irritated just looking at you,” Lady Tang scolded the maid again.
The maid put down the medicine tray and hurriedly left.
“It’s infuriating, ever since Xiao Ting was disabled, not one maid has been considerate, completely lacking awareness.” Lady Tang felt a pang of heartache remembering Xiao Ting, her capable assistant of many years who had been crippled by one of Situ Yongjie’s subordinates. Although she was alive, she was like a useless person, bedridden.
“Mother, don’t be angry, otherwise, no amount of tonic medicine will help.” Situtu Qinger glanced at the medicine on the table, knowing that to maintain their health, her mother often had Doctor Wang prescribe tonic medicines.
She stood up, walked to the table, picked up the tonic medicine in her hands, and handed it to Lady Tang.
Lady Tang took it in her hands, just about to drink.
The maid waiting outside brought Xiao Cao in.
“Madam,” Xiao Cao came in and respectfully knelt to greet Lady Tang.
“What about it, did that country woman drink the medicine?” Lady Tang, seeing Xiao Cao, asked eagerly.