Pampered Poisonous Royal Wife Chapter 130

Chapter 130: Taking Action to Save Lives

Mu Yunyao quietly looked at him. Seeing tears in his eyes and how anxious he was, almost to the point of crying, she could not help speaking.

“Although you are small, how could two pastries possibly sustain you for an entire day? Starting tomorrow, come to the garden and help sweep the paths. I will have someone prepare clothes for you. Every day, you will be given two meals and five wen besides.”

Nan’er froze completely. Then he hurriedly stood up and knelt before Mu Yunyao with a thud.

“Thank you, Young Miss. Thank you for your great kindness and mercy.”

Clothes to wear, food to eat, and money to earn. Such a life was something he had never even dared to imagine.

Seeing that Jin Lan had already wrapped up the pastries and brought them over, Mu Yunyao nodded slightly.

“Go back for today. Tomorrow morning, when Jinxiu Garden opens its gates, come again.”

“Yes.”

Jin Lan stepped forward and placed the pastries in his arms, then led him outside.

“Come. I will send you out.”

“Thank you, Elder Sister.”

Nan’er obediently lifted his head and thanked her, making Jin Lan unable to resist rubbing his head. It embarrassed Nan’er until his face flushed bright red.

Mu Yunyao had Jin Qiao inform Steward Qin that she would be recruiting a few people to help tidy the garden. When Steward Qin heard about Nan’er, he repeatedly praised Mu Yunyao for her kind heart and immediately agreed to have someone secretly look after him.

Yet the next day, Nan’er did not come.

“Miss, this servant went to the gate twice to wait, but I did not see him.”

Jin Lan reported this while secretly guessing in her heart. Could it be that Cai Qing was too guarded and had deliberately stopped Nan’er from coming to work in the garden?

Mu Yunyao’s hand paused over the account books she was organizing.

“Have Liu Liang go take a look. See whether something delayed him, or whether he is unwilling to come.”

Seeing that Mu Yunyao had not become angry because of this, Jin Lan could not help feeling relieved. She quickly went to find Liu Liang.

“Yes, Miss.”

Nan’er was truly a lovable child. She had feared Miss might be annoyed and directly refuse to let him come to the garden again.

Before Jin Lan had even walked out of the room, she saw Jin Qiao hurrying over.

“What happened?”

Mu Yunyao also lifted her head.

Jin Qiao reported breathlessly, “Reporting to Miss, that Nan’er has come. He is kneeling at the gate and crying!”

Mu Yunyao frowned.

“Let us go see.”

Su Qing had already led Nan’er inside and was personally wiping away his tears.

“Yao’er, you are here. This child was kneeling at the gate just now, crying without stop. He looked truly pitiful, so I had Si Qin bring him in. No matter what I asked, he would not say anything. He only said he wanted to find you.”

Seeing Mu Yunyao, Nan’er quickly crawled forward and knelt at her feet.

“Young Miss, I beg you, save Little Brother A'Mao. Save Sister Cai Qing!”

“What happened?”

Mu Yunyao saw the slap mark on his face at a glance, and her brows moved slightly.

“A few days ago, when A'Mao was begging on the street, he accidentally blocked a young master’s path. That man ordered his attendants to beat A'Mao. Sister Cai Qing stepped forward to argue, but that young master harassed her. He even said he wanted to take her as a concubine. Sister Cai Qing refused, so every day, that man sent people to the Ciyou Bureau to make things difficult for us.

“Today, that young master came in person and said Sister Cai Qing had stolen his silver. He said he would drag her to the officials, but in truth, he only wanted to use this method to force Sister Cai Qing to agree to become his concubine.”

Jin Lan and Jin Qiao fell silent, not daring to speak as they stood behind.

Su Qing’s expression also became troubled. She hesitated and looked toward Mu Yunyao.

Someone who dared use such methods to force others must have some status and backing. Although Niyun Pavilion and Buxian Tower now had firm foundations, making a great disturbance for a girl they had only met once still required careful weighing.

Seeing that Mu Yunyao did not speak, Nan’er trembled even more fiercely as he knelt on the ground.

“Young Miss, I beg you. I will kowtow to you. As long as you can save Sister Cai Qing, I will repay Young Miss as an ox or a horse for the rest of my life. I beg you. I beg you!”

He used all his strength. After only two kowtows, his forehead had already turned bruised and blue.

Su Qing could not bear it. She bent down and held him back.

“Child, do not be anxious first. Let us think carefully…”

“Madam, I am afraid that if we delay any longer, Sister will be taken away by that man. I… I…”

As Nan’er spoke, his face grew paler and paler. Then he fainted outright.

Mu Yunyao quickly stepped forward. The moment she checked his pulse, her expression sank. She directly opened the clothes at his chest and saw a dark blue-black footprint stamped there. His chest bones were also somewhat deformed.

“Liu Liang, go take a look. Bring them to Jinxiu Garden.”

Liu Liang nodded, turned, and walked out.

Su Qing was both troubled and worried.

“Yao’er, is it somewhat improper to do this?”

Jin Lan had already stepped forward and carried Nan’er to the soft couch nearby.

Mu Yunyao wrote a prescription and handed it to Jin Qiao. Seeing Su Qing’s brows knit tightly, she stepped forward, held her hand, and comforted her.

“Mother, do not worry. Nothing will happen.”

She needed to be cautious, but that did not mean she was timid and afraid of trouble. Moreover, now that her foundations were firm, within Jingling City, she truly was not afraid of causing trouble.

“What if we provoke someone we cannot afford to offend? Mother was muddleheaded too. Just now, I saw the child was pitiful, but I forgot our own situation.”

“Mother truly need not worry. We stand on the side of reason, so we will not suffer a loss.”

She could not explain more to Su Qing. She could only let her slowly come to understand it herself.

When Jin Qiao brought over the brewed medicine, Liu Liang also returned with the people.

The young girl named Cai Qing was covered in injuries. In her arms, she held a child even smaller than Nan’er. The child’s face was flushed red, his lips were bluish, and the rise and fall of his chest was almost imperceptible.

Seeing Mu Yunyao, Cai Qing knelt on the ground with a thud.

“Thank you, Young Miss, for saving our lives. I beg Young Miss to show great mercy and save Little Brother A'Mao.”

Mu Yunyao did not say much. She directly stepped forward and felt the child’s pulse. The moment she touched his pulse, her brows furrowed even more tightly.

“Jin Lan, go to my room and bring over the medicine chest under the bed. Jin Qiao, slice some ginseng and boil ginseng soup to keep this child alive.”

Cai Qing bit her lips tightly. Holding back her tears, she kowtowed heavily to Mu Yunyao and knelt to the side, not daring to make a sound and disturb her.

Seeing her like this, Su Qing’s heart softened.

“Miss, get up. Yao’er will certainly do her best to save your younger brother.”

“Many thanks, Madam.”

Jin Lan brought over the medicine chest. Mu Yunyao took out a set of silver needles, loosened the child’s clothes, and stabbed the needles toward his chest.

After inserting sixteen needles in succession and pouring down two bowls of ginseng soup, the dark bluish color on the child’s face slowly faded.

Mu Yunyao withdrew the silver needles, carefully checked his pulse again, then looked toward Cai Qing.

“These two days, you must look after him with great care. I will have someone brew medicine and send it over. He must drink it once every two hours. If he develops a fever, you must also use a cloth towel to wipe his whole body.”

“Many thanks, Young Miss. Your great kindness and mercy cannot be repaid. Cai Qing kowtows to you here.”

“First take good care of him. Nan’er was kicked in the chest, and two of his ribs are broken. If not for his pleading, I would not have taken action to save you.”

Seeing Nan’er had made her think of herself in her previous life, so a few traces of compassion had inevitably arisen in her heart. Added to that, when she had first met Cai Qing, her impression of the girl had been fairly good. That was why she was willing to take action.

But that was all.

The people had already been saved, but whether she would continue to interfere in the future still required further consideration.

Some blood had stained Mu Yunyao’s hands, making her feel especially uncomfortable. After giving instructions to Cai Qing, she returned to her own room and carefully washed her hands.

Liu Liang walked over and spoke from the doorway.

“Master, I saw the person you previously beat with an oil-paper umbrella in Huai’an City.”

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