Zhu Jingzhong's heart tightened. Before Mei Yin pushed the door open, he kicked the gate open and ran towards the small kitchen with his short legs following the sound.

Suddenly, Zhu Qingyao was seen hugging Zhou Jiaoling's thighs and crying.

Seeing a glaring blister on the back of Zhou Jiaoling's left hand, she burst into tears again due to the pain.

Zhu Jingzhong let go of the thing in his hand and grabbed Zhou Jiaoling's wrist. The wine jar broke into pieces and the chicken fell to the ground, freed from its restraints. It clucked twice and landed in the yard with its wings flapping.

Mei Yin ran over, but before she could ask Zhou Jiaoling how she got burned and whether she wanted to call a doctor.

Zhu Jingzhong raised his palm and slapped Mei Yin in the face.

Then Zhu Jingzhong angrily said, "I bought you back to serve the master. You hang out outside and let the master cook. Jiao Ling has spoiled you."

Zhou Jiaoling pretended to be stunned for a long time after being punched and kicked without any warning. When she saw that Mei Yin was almost beaten, she came to her senses, hugged Zhu Jingzhong's arm, and choked up:

"Master, please don't hit me anymore. I wanted to cook for you today, but I haven't cooked for a long time. I'm not good at cooking, so I got burned. I'll go to Shuxi Pavilion and let Chen Yin take a look. Master, please don't be angry and don't hit Mei Yin. She has been with me since she was a child. I treat her as my own sister. Please don't hit her..."

These words sounded like she was frightened, and her words were incoherent. When Zhu Jingzhong saw Zhou Jiaoling was about to kneel, he stopped, held Zhou Jiaoling's wrist, blew on her several times, and said with concern:

"Does it hurt? Of course it hurts."

Hearing Zhu Qingyao crying loudly again, Zhu Jingzhong quickly picked up Zhu Qingyao and coaxed her. He did not dare to touch Zhou Jiaoling's hand, so he had to hold her wrist and walked out:

“Come on, I’ll go with you to Shuxi Pavilion and let Chen Yin take a look at it for you.”

After leaving the hospital, Zhou Jiaoling said, "Mei Yin was beaten badly. I have to help her back to the house. If she lies on the ground, she will still be cold. If she catches a cold again, it will be bad."

Zhu Jingzhong warned: "Watch your hands carefully."

Zhou Jiaoling walked back to the small kitchen quickly, pretended to be struggling to help Mei Yin up, and comforted her: "I'll let Chen Yin come to check on you later. You lie on the couch for a while first. Is there any pain? Don't hide it from me."

The tear marks on her face had not yet dried, and she looked like she was crying out of pity for Maine being beaten.

Mei Yin felt pain all over her body. She also saw that Zhou Jiaoling had a blister that broke due to helping her, and pus was oozing out.

Mei Yin pursed her lips and said, "I'm fine. Thank you for pleading for me today. Otherwise, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to save my life. Aunt, go and check the blisters on your hands first. I'll be waiting for Miss Chen Yin in the room. She shouldn't die for a while."

"Pah, pah, pah, don't talk nonsense about life or death. I'll bring Chen Yin to you as soon as possible to check your injuries."

Zhou Jiaoling helped Mei Yin to the front of the couch, pretended to be anxious to find Chen Yin, then turned around and walked out quickly.

Maine, who was in extreme pain all over, lay down alone. She had already used up all her strength. She stared at the beams and thought to herself: Did I do something harmful to others and God is punishing me?

Tears slid down the corners of her eyes and disappeared into her messy hair.

On the way to Shuxi Pavilion, Zhou Jiaoling reminded Zhu Jingzhong, "Master, Ling'er is your daughter-in-law after all. It's not right for you to go to her yard. If you are seen by the gossipy old woman, she will inevitably say something bad about her in the future..."

Zhu Jingzhong thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll wait for you at the door of Shuxi Pavilion. You go in and let Chen Yin take a look. After you're done, ask Chen Yin to come out. I have something to ask her."

Zhou Jiaoling nodded.

When they were still ten feet away from Shuxi Pavilion, Zhu Jingzhong stopped and said, "I'll watch you go in and wait for you here."

Zhu Qingyao just stretched out her hand to let Zhou Jiaoling hold her, and she heard Zhu Jingzhong patiently coaxing her, "Your mother wants to see the burn on her hand. Children can't see when she is seeing a doctor. Daddy will hold you here to see the peach blossoms, okay?"

Seeing Zhu Jingzhong giving her a reassuring look, Zhou Jiaoling turned around and entered Shuxi Pavilion.

Nearly half an hour later, Zhou Jiaoling and Chen Yin walked out of Shuxi Pavilion, followed by three maids carrying food boxes.

Zhu Jingzhong was sitting on the ground carefree, holding Zhu Qingyao in his arms, with many peach blossoms and willow branches placed beside him. He was skillfully weaving a wreath for Zhu Qingyao's head.

Hearing the footsteps, Zhu Jingzhong hurriedly stood up holding Zhu Qingyao, took two quick steps forward and asked Chen Yin, "Is she seriously injured?"

Chen Yin said with his hands behind his back, "After applying the ointment, don't get it wet. It will itch and form scabs in four or five days. Don't scratch it. Wait for the scabs to fade away, then apply some ointment and it will be healed."

Chen Yin never expected that Zhu Jingzhong could be so loving in making a wreath for Zhu Qingyao, and couldn't help but smile: "The wreath made by the second master is very beautiful. It will definitely look good on sister Qingyao's head."

After a pause, he continued, "Sister Ling'er heard that Aunt Zhou was burned, and she was anxious and felt a little stuffy in her chest, so I didn't let her come out to pay her respects to the Second Master.

However, Sister Ling'er said that Aunt Zhou's hands were burned and she can't cook for a few days. She will ask the cook to prepare the food and send it to Lanxiang Courtyard."

Zhu Jingzhong nodded, and then said, "Let Lin be well taken care of in Shuxi Pavilion."

Without saying anything else, they returned to Lanxiang Courtyard. Chen Yin checked Mei Yin's injury, which was not too serious, but he deliberately exaggerated the injury and told Mei Yin not to get out of bed and walk within half a month. Some of the tendons in her legs were damaged. If she didn't take good care of herself, she might walk unsteadily in the future.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jiaoling quickly agreed, "I'll watch her and won't let her get out of bed."

Chen Yin nodded and said, "Later, I'll ask the maid at Shuxi Pavilion to prepare the medicine and give it to Miss Mei Yin. She'll be fully healed after taking it for half a month."

As soon as Chen Yin stepped out of Mei Yin's room, Zhu Jingzhong came over from nowhere, holding the chicken in his hand, and said awkwardly with his head lowered:

"I don't know what to eat for a patient with palpitations. Let her make soup with this chicken."

Chen Yin nodded and thanked Lin Luoling on behalf of her. The old woman took the chicken from Zhu Jingzhong and followed Chen Yin out of Lanxiang Courtyard.

The next morning, Chen Yin knocked on the gate of Chunlan Courtyard for a long time, but no one opened it for her. When she was about to turn around and leave, she suddenly heard the maid ask, "Who is it?"

Chen Yin said as usual: "I will give the second young master acupuncture."

The old woman got Lan Wanshuang's instruction and said, "Last night, Madam and Nanny Meng had some bloating after dinner. When they were walking to digest the food at night, they accidentally fell into a dry well and were seriously injured. The palace doctor came to see her and said that Madam was frightened and needed to sleep well.

Miss Chen Yin does not need to give the second young master acupuncture today."

Knowing the whole story, Chen Yin said nothing more and turned back to Shuxi Pavilion.

Not long after, Lin Luoling, supported by Chen Yin, and a group of maids knocked on the gate of Chunlan Courtyard again.

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