Pampered Consort of the Fragrant Orchard c1-234

by N/A

  An hour later, Du Xiao Li finally let out a heavy sigh and turned to Madam Meng, "Done."

  "Xiao Li, that's it?" Meng Jiang Zhuo asked.

  "The symptoms have already been controlled, she temporarily won't have any life threatening worries. If just a little later, then even I wouldn't be able to turn around this hopeless situation." Du Xiao Li replied, "I'll prescribe some medicine for grandma Meng, she'll be fine after ingesting. I'll remove the needles first."

  Du Xiao Li had the needles on Meng Old Madam's body slowly removed, and then let Meng Jiang Zhuo properly put on her clothes, while she went before the table. On the table, the brush, ink, and paper were already long prepared. She thought for a moment and lifted the brush, quickly writing on the paper.

  Meng Jiang Zhuo approached her, looking to the words Du Xiao Li wrote, and said, "I just knew Xiao Li is a person with hidden talent. Just look at how pretty this handwriting is. But, Xiao Li, when can my grandmother finally wake up."

  Du Xiao Li finished writing the prescription, and Madam Meng quickly let someone go prepare the medicine. Du Xiao Li gazed to Mend Old Madam on the bed and said, "Grandma Meng's situation is relatively serious, need to wait until tonight after drinking the medicine, before she can wake up. Once she wakes up, prepare for her some light porridge. Those fish and meat, and also other tonics all can't be ingested. In the future, the flavor of her meals also need to be as light as possible."

  "En, we know." Meng Jiang Zhuo nodded, and then looked to Du Xiao Li and said, "Xiao Li, tonight, can you not go back?"

  "En?"

  "If you're here, then tonight, if something happens, it'll be easily to ask you to check grandmother." Meng Jiang Zhuo said.

  "That's right Xiao Li, how about tonight, you just stay here. I'll let someone go inform Prime Minister Du, then send a servant girl to deliver a change of clothes over for you." Madam Meng added.

  Du Xiao Li thought for a moment. Although Meng Old Madam already didn't have any major problems, she still was elderly in years after all. Moreover, this illness was also rather urgent, and it's not much for her to stay behind either. Thus, she agreed.

  Madam Meng thus send someone to inform Du Yun Han, saying Du Xiao Li and Meng Jiang Zhuo got along at first sight, inviting her to Meng Manor to play, and won't be returning tonight. She also mentioned to let Xia Yuan have Du Xiao Li's necessities all brought over.

  Du Yun Han didn't doubt her and nodded in agreement, letting Xia Yuan have Du Xiao Li's things all taken over.

  Before dinner, Meng family's current head of the family, Meng Wei Ren returned. After learning that his mother was seriously ill, without even changing his clothes, he directly headed to Meng Old Madam's courtyard.

  "How's mother?" Meng Wei Ren entered Meng Old Madam's room and asked.

  "Master." Madam Meng saw her own husband return and got up to greet him.

  "How's mother's situation?" Meng Wei Ren asked a second time.

  "Previously, the imperial physicians all say there's no cure. Afterwards, we let Xiao Li treat her, and now there's already no major problems." Madam Meng replied.

  "Why wasn't I informed that mother was seriously ill?!" Meng Wei Ren reprimanded with a grave expression.

  "By the time, we sent someone to look for master, you were already summoned into the palace by his Majesty." Madam Meng explained. "Fortunately, Xiao Li saved mother, and right now there's already no more major issues. Just her body is rather weak, and need to properly recuperate."

  At this time, Du Xiao Li and Meng Jiang Zhuo came out from the inner room. Seeing Meng Wei Ren, Meng Zhuo Jiang called out 'father'.

  "Greetings Imperial Tutor Meng." Du Xiao Li bowed towards Meng Wei Ren.

  "I'm older than your father, so you can just call me uncle Meng." Meng Wei Ren said, and then heavily bowed at the waist towards Du Xiao Li, "Thank you for saving my father and mother. Previously, I even wanted to visit to express my gratitude, but my father said you didn't want the matter to be known, thus it was dropped."

  (T/N: English is not advance enough for all the chinese family terms lmaoo; he asks her to call him 'bobo' which is specifically for uncles that are older than one's father.)

  "Uncle Meng is too serious." Du Xiao Li quickly went forward to stop Meng Wei Ren.

  "Father, with you being like this, Xiao Li will feel embarrassed." Meng Jiang Zhuo went up and said.

  "Master, I've let Xiao Li stay overnight in the manor tonight, in case something happens to mother, it'll be easier to let her come have a look." Madam Meng said.

  "En, this way is good too. As such, we'll have to continue troubling you, Xiao Li." Meng Wei Ren looked to Du Xiao Li and said.

  "I'll do my best." Du Xiao Li replied.

  This night, Du Xiao Li didn't sleep in the place Madam Meng arranged for her, but rather directly slept in the room next door to Meng Old Madam's room. Deep into the night, Meng Old Madam woke up. Du Xiao Li went over for a look, examining her in the process. After confirming that she was fine, she finally returned to her room to sleep.

  Ch. 066.4 – What Did This Prince's Wangfei Do Wrong? (4)

  What Did This Prince's Wangfei Do Wrong? (4)

  T/N: Chapter (5/12) sponsored by Madam Daim! Thank you for sponsoring!

  The next day, when Du Xiao Li got up, Meng Old Madam also had gotten up. Du Xiao Li went over to examine her body again and said, "Grandma Meng's illness this time was rather serious. This illness right now, although is passed the dangerous period, one still needs to properly rest for a period of time. I'll prescribe for you two days worth of medicine, boil three bowls of water down to one, and ingest every time before a meal. However, as the saying goes, all medicines are three part poison, so if two days later, the recovery is well, then just stop taking the medicine and change to using a diet to adjust."

  Du Xiao Li had the newly prescribed medicine prescription given to Madam Meng, who was already in the room attending to Meng Old Madam.

  "Really thank you, little girl, if not for you, this old life of mine will have gone to see King Enma. Looks like the extra time can be considered having earned." Meng Old Madam reclined against the headboard of the bed, affectionately looking to Du Xiao Li.

  "Grandma Meng will live for a hundred years!" Du Xiao Li said with a smile.

  "This girl still knows how to talk." Meng Old Madam said, following which she let out a sigh, "Previously, I still wanted to let you be my granddaughter-in-law, but unexpectedly the emperor bestowed a marriage for you."

  Du Xiao Li only speechlessly laughed.

  "Since you can't be my granddaughter-in-law, how about becoming my granddaughter?" Meng Old Madam suggested.

  "Granddaughter?"

  Meng Old Madam nodded.

  Madam Meng smilingly said, "Mother's meaning is to let us recognize you as our adopted daughter, how about it, are you willing?"

  "But I'm already calling you grandma Meng." Du Xiao Li said.

  "Once we recognize you as our daughter, you can just call grandma." Madam Meng said, "Are you willing?"

  "Does this matter need my father to agree?" Du Xiao Li said.

  "Haha, it's fine as long as you agree. Prime Minister Du's side, we'll go explain to him." Madam Meng said.

  "Then in the future, Xiao Li can just call me big sister?" Meng Jiang Zhuo came in from outside and said with a giggle, "No wonder, yesterday when meeting her at the academy, I already felt very close, turns out it's because we have a predestined affinity to become sisters!"

  "Just your mouth's smooth." Madam Meng said with a laugh.

  "Alright, I'm going to take Xiao Li to eat breakfast, and then head to school! Grandmother, you stay at home and properly recuperate. Remember to take the medicine on time! After school lets out in the afternoon, we'll come back again to check on you." Meng Jiang Zhuo said as she bowed to Meng Old Madam.

  "Alright, you all go then." Meng Old Madam somewhat wearily said.

  Du Xiao Li and Meng Jiang Zhuo slowly retreated to the door, before final
ly turning around to leave the room.

  "Mother, why don't you rest some more." Madam Meng came up, and seeing that Meng Old Madam didn't object, reached out to help her lie down.

  "This matter, you let Wei Ren go discuss with Du Yun Han." Meng Old Madam said.

  "I know, mother." Madam Meng nodded. Once Meng Old Madam fell asleep, she instructed the servant girl to properly look after, and then went to go find Meng Wei Ren.

  Her day at school was just as boring as yesterday. However, today's classes were calligraphy and dancing. Ji Liu Xia and Du Xiao Li, just as before, only watched from the sides.

  "Xiao Li, you didn't go home yesterday?" Ji Liu Xia asked.

  Du Xiao Li shook her head.

  "No wonder today I heard Du Ke Xin at the entrance say to them that you stayed out all night and whatnot! Afterwards, the others just began saying your conduct wasn't good, and all kinds of unpleasant words." Ji Liu Xia said in annoyance, "How about I go sort her out?"

  "Eh, no need." Du Xiao Li said. No wonder she felt everyone's gaze towards her this morning was strange. Turns out it was Du Ke Xin trying to trip her again. "Those that believe me will still believe me, and those that are good to me will still be good to me. Didn't you also not distance yourself away from me?"

  "But she's really just too much, if I don't sort her out, I'll feel stuffy inside!" Ji Liu Xia said, and then not waiting for Du Xiao Li to stop her, flung her brush in hand. The ink directly onto Du Ke Xin's dress in front, and her neck also got splashed some.

  (T/N: This novel tease me with JLX wanting to beat up DKX so much yet never happens ;;;v;;;)

  "Ah---"

  Du Ke Xin suddenly began screaming, and afterwards, accidentally had her own brush flung out, also staining the dress of the person to the upper left of her. That person also screamed too, and her body knocked over the table. The ink stone and whatnot scattered all over the ground, dirtying the clothes of everyone in the surrounding. The classroom immediately was flooded with screams.

  "Quiet! During handwriting practice time, how can you make such a clamor!? The calligraphy teacher had just happened to have stepped out for a moment, and upon returning, he saw this chaos and furiously roared.

  The classroom slowly quieted down. The teacher walked to the front and angrily said, "Just what are you all doing?!"

  "Teacher, someone's ink was flung to the front....." Someone softly replied.

  The teacher saw that everyone's clothes more or less were all stained with ink. He furrowed his brows and said, "Panicking when encountering matters, how is that proper?"

  Upon getting reprimanded, everyone all lowered their heads.

  "Teacher, she did it!" Chen Yue suddenly pointed to Du Xiao Li and shouted, "I saw her have the ink flung onto sister Ke Xin. Sister Ke Xin got startled, and thus accidentally had her brush thrown."

  Everyone's gaze all gathered on Du Xiao Li, their gaze all unfriendly.

  The teacher looked to Du Xiao Li and asked, "Is it you?"

  Ji Liu Xia originally only wanted to mess with Du Ke Xin, but didn't expect that in the end, things would develop like this, and was momentarily a little flabbergasted. Upon hearing the teacher question Du Xiao Li, and just as she wanted to speak, she just heard Du Xiao Li say, "My hand just trembled, it wasn't on purpose."

  "Nonsense, you and Ke Xin are that far apart, if you didn't do it on purpose, how can it have ended up on her?" Chen Yue retorted.

  "Third sister, is it really you? Why did you do this?" Du Ke Xin looked to Du Xiao Li with a face full of grievance. That look was just like she'd gotten her father, mother and man stolen!

  The teacher walked over and said with a serious look, "Why did you do this?"

  "It's not Xiao Li. In the beginning, the ink was flung by me." Ji Liu Xia stood out and said.

  "Miss Ji, even though your relationship with my third sister is very good, but this matter is done by her, so she should come bear the consequences." Du Ke Xin sorrowfully said. That tone was already affirming that this matter was precisely done by Du Xiao Li.

  "Du Xiao Li, if you dare to do it, you should dare to admit to it." Fan Min coldly snorted.

  Actually, anyone with a discerning eye could tell from a glance that this matter wasn't done by Du Xiao Li. She and Ji Liu Xia were at the back of the classroom, while Du Ke Xin was in the middle. There was a long distance in between. If one didn't know martial arts, then it was impossible to have the ink flung onto Du Ke Xin.

  But seeing Du Ke Xin and Fan Min both insisting that it was Du Xiao Li, everyone also had this logical flaw ignored.

  "I already said, I did it! I just can't stand seeing Du Ke Xin being a hypocrite and wanted to mess with her. Who let her be startled that easily, causing the entire classroom to turn out like this." Ji Liu Xia glanced to Du Ke Xin in disgust.

  "Du Xiao Li, you come with me!" The teacher glanced at Fan Min and then said to Du Xiao Li. That voice hardly concealed his anger.

  "Teacher, I already said, it was me......" Ji Liu Xia pulled back Du Xiao Li.

  Du Xiao Li patted Ji Liu Xia's hand. This many people's clothes were all stained in ink, and the entire classroom also was made into a mess. Today's matter, presumably, won't be easily brushed aside. Moreover, seeing the teacher's face dark like ink, he was definitely going to viciously punish the cause of the trouble.

  Ji Liu Xia had just wanted to vent her anger for her, and the others didn't believe her words eiters.

  "Ji Liu Xia, you were at her side yet didn't know to stop her, similarly needs to be punished, so get up too!" The teacher said and then walked to the front of the classroom, taking out a discipline ruler. That appearance seemingly looked as if he was going to hit the two of them.

  (Disciplinary Ruler)

  The pain on the hand was small, but getting hit in front of a crowd, losing face was the most important.

  Du Xiao Li and Ji Liu Xia walked to the front. Along the way, various gazes accompanied them.

  T/N: Sorry today's chapter are late, I'll stay up to finish tomorrow's share and try to post them early tomorrow.

  Ch. 066.5 – What Did This Prince's Wangfei Do Wrong? (5)

  What Did This Prince's Wangfei Do Wrong? (5)

  T/N: Chapter (6/12) sponsored by Madam Daim! Thank you for sponsoring!

  "Teacher, Xiao Li is still small, and this is also her first time attending calligraphy class, so it's hard to avoid making some mistakes, can you not hit her hand?" Meng Jiang Zhuo said.

  "Hmph, if one makes a mistake, then need to be punished. How can you not punish just because of these reasons?" Chen Yue said.

  "But....."

  Meng Jiang Zhuo wanted to continue, but got berated by the teacher. "Enough! You all quiet down! You two, quickly come over! Du Xiao Li, you first, stretch your hand out."

  Du Xiao Li inched before the teacher and stretched her hand out. The teacher raised the disciplinary ruler high. If that strength landed on the hand, then that would have to hurt for a whole two days.

  "What's going on here?" At this time, an ice cold voice came through, halting the teacher's disciplinary ruler.

  Everyone looked towards the door. Han Ming Yi along with Mo Yang, Shui Ye Fan, and a few others were currently at the door, looking to the unbearably messy classroom with a frown.

  "Greetings your Highness Ding Wang." Everyone quickly bowed towards Han Ming Yi, with only Du Xiao Li left standing, and her left hand still left outstretched.

  "All rise." Han Ming Yi came to Du Xiao Li's side and grabbed Du Xiao Li's left hand, lowering his eyes for a glance. Seeing that it wasn't swollen, he knew that she hadn't gotten hit yet. He then had his gaze turned towards the teacher and faintly asked, "What did this prince's wangfei do wrong that teacher wants to hit her?"

  Although it was just a simple question, the teacher still felt a wave of pressure washing towards him. Even his breathing became somewhat difficult, "Replying to Ding Wang, Du Xiao Li doesn't focus in class, and even had the ink splashed onto student Du Ke Xin, caus
ing a chain of panic, letting the entire classroom become like this currently."

  Han Ming Yi looked to Ji Liu Xia who was next to Du Xiao Li and understood instantly. Afterwards, he gazed to Du Xiao Li and asked, "You really did this?"

  "It was only an accident." Du Xiao Li also didn't try to explain, and only just replied.

  "Merely just got stained by ink, yet you all lose your head in fear, causing such a big disturbance, leading to the surrounding people also getting affected. Saying it like this then don't you all need to be punished too?" Han Ming Yi said.

  Everyone looked to the ink stains on themselves, and all lowered their heads, not saying a word.

  "Alright, each and every one all looking like this, no sense of propriety. Today's class will just end here, you all can go back first." Han Ming Yi finished saying, before finally turning to the teacher, "This should be okay, right?"

  "Keke, Ding Wang is right, today's class will end here. You all go back and properly clean yourselves up." The teacher instructed.

  "Yes, teacher."

  Although they all were noble daughters of official families or of the imperial household, inside the academy, the similarly have to listen to the teacher. This was the established rule since the founding of this academy. And now the teacher said to go back, so they could only leave first. Moreover, outside right now were several males, and getting seen like this would indeed affect their image.

  "You all can also go back. Today's discussion will end here." Han Ming Yi said to Yang Mo and the others outside the classroom.

  "Yes."

  Very soon, in the classroom, only Du Xiao Li, Han Ming Yi, Ji Liu Xia, Meng Jiang Zhuo, and Fu Ya Lan remained.

  "The incident just now, you caused it, didn't you?" Meng Jiang Zhuo looked to Ji Liu Xia and said, her tone very much sure.

  "I just find that Du Ke Xin unpleasant, who let her say bad things about Xiao Li!" Ji Liu Xia said with a pout.

  "We also have ink on us too, so we'll be taking our leave too." Fu Ya Lan said.

  Meng Jiang Zhuo and Fu Ya Lan also left. Jiu Liu Xia cough twice and said, "You two wait for me!" And with that said, she ran out after them.