AWB Chapter 369 My Vicious Cousin 3
Chapter 369 My Vicious Cousin 3
"Miss, you haven't been going out for free clinics lately. I've heard that quite a few people have been loitering around the entrance of Huichuntang every day."
Xiao Tao looked worried about the sick people, but also somewhat reproachful of Qing Mo.
That's right. If she doesn't go, those who can't afford medical care will just have to wait to die.
When she opened a free clinic at Huichuntang, patients who came for consultations and prescriptions would naturally choose to get their medicine from Huichuntang.
In this way, Huichuntang not only did good deeds but also gained a good reputation, so it was naturally happy to do so.
"Oh, I'll go if I want to, and I won't go if I don't want to."
"That won't do," Xiao Tao said, her face full of disapproval.
“Miss, it’s winter now, and there are already many sick people. If you don’t go, aren’t you just watching them die?”
Oh my god, I really can't stand it anymore.
What does it matter to her whether he lives or dies? Saving someone is a favor, not an obligation; she's not the original owner of this body.
"Xiao Hua, slap her in the face and teach Xiao Tao what manners are."
"Miss…"
Before Xiao Tao could say anything more, Xiao Hua strode up to her, raised her hand, and slapped her several times.
Xiao Tao is quite unruly, and the maids have long disliked her, so they didn't hold back at all when they slapped her.
Xiao Tao bit her lip, lowered her head, and tears welled up in her eyes.
Qingmo didn't even glance at her, and led her people to her cousin's courtyard. One reason was to see what Ding Zhao was up to, and the other was to find her beautiful cousin and get closer to her.
She likes girls who are cool and a little wicked; they're exciting.
As soon as they entered the courtyard, they heard Meng Yunlu cursing Ding Zhao. After all, her cousin in her previous life also liked to make fun of him.
"Hmph, Ding Zhao, if you keep staring at me with those disgusting eyes of yours, do you believe I'll gouge your eyes out?"
Meng Yunluo approached him through the snow, looking at him with disgust. She took the whip from the maid and lashed it hard at Ding Zhao.
Ding Zhao simply knelt upright, silently enduring everything, occasionally letting out a muffled groan, appearing both stubborn and forbearing.
"You're nothing but a dog kept by my Meng family. I heard you even sold yourself into the manor as a slave? How despicable."
The whip lashed the boy's back again and again, but he remained silent.
The maids and servants who were watching also burst into laughter.
"Good job, Miss! That kind of bastard is despicable."
"Yes, yes, he doesn't even think he can look at the young lady. He's overestimating himself."
"Pah! A toad trying to eat swan meat? Doesn't it even know if it's worthy?"
Meng Yunluo didn't stop the servants from gossiping; she wanted to humiliate them.
For some reason, she just didn't like him; the first time she saw him, she felt disgusted.
When Meng Yunluo got tired of hitting him, she handed the whip to the servant so he could continue.
Shaking her numb wrist, she turned around and saw Qingmo standing at the courtyard gate.
Meeting Qingmo's ambiguous smile, she suddenly felt a little guilty for some reason.
I hope Qingmei wasn't scared by her?
"Ahem, my cousin's here. The servants were disobedient, so I gave them a little scolding. Come inside."
After saying that, she went into the house first.
Qingmo shook her head and followed, but as she passed Ding Zhao, he collapsed to the ground, grabbing the hem of her skirt.
He raised his eyes and looked at her pleadingly, as if hoping she would say a word for him.
"Please…"
Qingmo looked at him, then kicked him hard in the chest, her thin lips parting slightly: "This dog of a servant has angered my cousin. I'll have him soak in ice water for an hour to clear his head."
Ding Zhao groaned as Qingmo kicked him and released his grip.
Upon hearing Qingmo's words, the maids and servants around her immediately echoed her words and rushed forward to pull Ding Zhao away.
Ding Zhao stared at Qing Mo with disbelief in his eyes, as if trying to etch her image into his very bones.
Qingmo seemed not to notice his gaze and followed Meng Yunluo into the house.
The room was warm and cozy, and tea and snacks were already laid out on the table. Meng Yunluo smiled and invited Qingmo to sit down, "Cousin, try these freshly made pastries."
Qingmo smiled, picked up a piece, put it in her mouth, and praised, "Cousin's pastries are so delicious." The two chatted while eating the pastries.
Outside, Ding Zhao was dragged to a bucket filled with ice water, and the servants threw him into it.
The icy water washed over his entire body, and the pain from his wounds intensified under the stimulation of the icy water. He instinctively tried to struggle, but the servants held him firmly in the tub, preventing him from moving.
"Hmph, why don't you take a good look at yourself in the mirror before you dare to covet the young lady?"
The lead servant grinned maliciously and shoved his head into the ice water. "You ungrateful bastard who can't freeze to death, this is nothing!"
Whenever he was about to faint, the servant would roughly pull his head out of the water, and this would be repeated.
After all that fuss, Ding Zhao felt like he'd lost half his life. After soaking in ice water for an hour, he was thrown back into the servants' quarters.
Ding Zhao's head was spinning, but he kept thinking about everything that happened in his previous life, and he felt that something was different.
How could this be? Why didn't Qingqing save him?
In her previous life, she was kind-hearted and saved him from danger many times. How could she now be bullying him with Yunluo?
He and she were once husband and wife. Although he didn't love her, he understood Meng Qingqing better than anyone else and knew that she was the most soft-hearted.
How could this be?
In fact, he was reborn on that snowy day when he was frozen solid.
He didn't know why Meng Qingqing hadn't saved him, but he knew he had to go to the Meng residence because Yunluo was there.
The person he longed for in his past life, no one knows, but under her daily torment, he fell madly in love with her.
He didn't know if he was sick, but he just liked her.
When he heard the news that she had died in childbirth, he felt as if the sky had fallen, so he chose to follow her in death.
He could accept that she married someone else; at least that way, he would still have a chance to see her. But she died, and his heart died too.
Unexpectedly, after he drew his sword and committed suicide, he was reborn back to the very beginning, before anything had even started.
He vowed that in this life, he would never let Yunluo marry anyone else, and he would never let her die again.
He knew Meng Yunluo's personality, and he knew what he would have to endure if he entered the Minister's mansion again, but he was willing, as long as he could stay by her side.
Most importantly, he knew that no matter what, he wouldn't die, because Meng Qingqing would save him.
All he needs to do is express his feelings to Yunluo before she gets married, and be of the same mind with her. Once he is recognized and returned to the Chu Prince's Mansion, Yunluo will be his only Crown Princess.
However, he is probably destined to be disappointed.
Because standing in front of him was Niohuru Qingmo.
Hehehe…