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 Favoring Concubines and Destroying Wives? I Refuse to be the Mistress of this Marquis' Mansion

 Chapter 103: 

Calculation 

"Big Madam."

Xiliu came over and greeted her.

Lin Yunwan straightforwardly asked her, "After Mistress Ge returned to the mansion, did she come to you?"

Xiliu hesitated a bit before kneeling down and saying, "Big Madam! I am loyal to both Mistress and you. Mistress Ge did come to me, but I simply ignored her..."

"You should pay attention to her."

Lin Yunwan said.

Xiliu was taken aback, and Lin Yunwan continued, "Don't be afraid of her looking for you; be afraid if she doesn't."

Xiliu was also clever, and she quickly asked, "Big Madam, what do you want me to do for you?"

© translations belonging to  flamingobeestranslations.blogspot.com. If you read this somewhere else instead of flamingobeestranslations.blogspot.com then the translations has been posted WITHOUT permission of translator.Lin Yunwan replied, "Convey a message to her for me. You know how to convey it."

Xiliu perked up her ears, and after hearing the message, she knew exactly what to do. When she left, she solemnly promised, "Big Madam, I will make sure Mistress Ge doesn't suspect anything."

Lian Yunwan nodded. She figured that Xiyu had probably experienced this trick from Ge Baor, and she must have learned it well.

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Before long, Ge Bao'er found Xiliu again and learned something from her.

Xiliu said, "Mistress, Mistress Zhuqing said that since you returned from the countryside and stopped taking the medicine, you've actually gotten better. It scared her so much that she dares not even take the tonifying medicine now."

Ge Bao'er hadn't thought about it in that way before, but upon hearing Xiliu mention the medicine, she felt a sudden shock.

Xiliu continued, "Mistress, as for other matters, I really don't know. I don't want this silver either. In the future, please don't ask me anything. I'm currently serving Mistress Zhuqing, and it's not suitable for me to share everything with you. Please understand the difficulties I face."

Ge Bao'er looked at Xiliu, her heart sinking. It seemed that the situation was becoming more complicated. Xiliu's words hinted at a change in her allegiance, and Ge Bao'er realized that she might need to be more cautious in her actions.

Xiyu nodded respectfully but didn't say much. She accepted the silver from Ge Bao'er and left with a slight bow. Watching Xiliu leave, Ge Bao'er couldn't help but feel a sense of loss. The shifting alliances and uncertain loyalties in the household were making her uneasy. She knew she had to tread carefully in the days to come.

Xiliu had reluctantly accepted the silver, and she handed it over to Zhuqing. Zhuqing, indifferent to the matter, told her, "Keep the money for yourself since she gave it to you." She treated the maids who served her diligently generously. Xiliu and Tongliu divided the silver between themselves.

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After returning to Yu Shou Tang, Ge Bao'er asked herself with a cold smile as she examined the remnants of the medicine she had left behind. "Is it really poisoned?" Does Old Madam Lu really want to poison her? Or is it possible that even Lu Zhengliu wants to kill her?

Unable to go out herself, and with the likelihood that Yan Mama wouldn't help her find someone to examine the medicine residue, she still believed there must be a way. 

"Mother."

"Qing Ge'er, you're here." Ge Bao'er still held the medicine residue in her hand. Qing Ge'er smelled the medicinal scent and asked, "Mother, are you taking medicine again?"

"No," Ge Bao'er said. She grasped the medicine residue and sat Qing Ge'er down beside her, asking, "Do you know who took the initiative to prepare medicine for me when I was sick?"

Qing Ge'er exclaimed, "Yan Mama! Yan Mama listens to Old Madam the most. If Old Madam wants Mother to get better, Yan Mama will certainly take care of it."

"Yes, that's why we should repay kindness with kindness," Ge Bao'er said with a smile. "Would you help me take a bowl of soup to Yan Mama?"

Qing Ge'er looked puzzled, "Mother, should I deliver it?"

Ge Baor touched his face and said, "If I deliver it, she won't drink it. But if you deliver it, she will."

Qing Ge'er pursed his lips and said, "Okay, Mother. You brew it, and I'll deliver it." 

Ge Bao'er smiled and reminded him, "Some soups are suitable for adults, but not for children. Don't sneak a taste." Qing Ge'er reassured, "I know! Why would I sneak a taste of Yan Mama's soup!" 

Ge Bao'er then went to the kitchen to prepare the soup for Qing Ge'er to deliver to Yan Mama.

How can Qing Ge'er be the second young master of the mansion? Yan Mama accepted the soup, asking with a smile, "The soup brewed in the kitchen is prepared for you. Why bother giving it to this old servant? Second Young Master, wouldn't it be better to keep it to nourish your body?"

Qing'er's obedient demeanor was very likable: "Madam Yan, you've worked hard in serving my great-grandmother. In my heart, you are just like my great-grandmother, an elder. I also want to show my filial respect to you."

Yan Mama laughed heartily and modestly said, "Second Young Master, you're too polite. I am just a servant, how can I compare to the Old Madam!"

In her heart, she felt pleased. If the second young master respects her so much, it would be a good thing for her children to interact more with him in the future.

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"Please, have a drink! Once you finish, you can leave."

"Alright, alright." 

Yan Mama took a sip in front of Qing'er, who promptly left. She followed him to the corridor, smiling all the way. "This child... he's becoming more sensible."

She returned to the side hall to continue drinking the soup. After a few sips, she felt that the taste had an unusual medicinal flavor.

"Why does it smell like medicine?"

She carefully examined the contents of the soup and realized that the soup should not have had such a medicinal taste. It seemed very familiar...

When she saw the medicinal residue at the bottom of the bowl, Yan Mama was horrified!

"Ah!"

She accidentally dropped the bowl and stood there in shock, completely at a loss.

"What's going on... What's going on..."

How could it be the poisonous scent she brought back from the temple?

Yan Mama hurriedly walked to the corridor and glanced into Gao Bao'er's room. The doors and windows were tightly closed, and it seemed like she was doing needlework by the window.

Could it be that she smelled it wrong?

Unfortunately, the soup had spilled, and the scent had become very faint, making it impossible for her to detect it now.

"Mama, the old lady sent me to ask, what's wrong with you?"

The maidservant who attended to the old lady came over and spoke.

Yan Mama hadn't snapped out of her daze yet and said, "Nothing, I'm fine!"

She instructed the maidservant, "Quickly clean up!"

"Yes."

Madam Yan left, drenched in cold sweat.

Ge Bao'er opened the window, looking at her departing figure with an expressionless face.

"They really want to poison me. They don't want to leave me any way out!"

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Ge Bao'er closed the window, sitting on the bed for half an hour, experiencing fear, sadness, and then a sense of confusion.

"What is life really worth? What am I worth?"

She also knew that she could be very selfish at times, but she had never considered harming anyone!

This Marquis of Wu Ding's mansion, however, treated human life as if it were nothing.

"Should I also be like this..."

After all, people say that if you don't stand up for yourself, who will?

In Ge Bao'er's mind, the faces of Lin Yunwan and Old Madam Lu appeared, especially the image of Old Madam Lu.

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"Big Madam, Yan Mama dropped a soup bowl in Yu Shou Tang. They say it was a soup sent over by Young Master Qing Ge'er." 

Lin Yunwan quickly heard about the incident on that side.

Without needing to inquire in detail, with Young Master Qing Ge'er and Ge Bao'er, and the soup bowl involved, Ge Bao'er probably already knew the truth.

Ping Ye still hadn't understood, so she asked, "Big Madam, why did Yan Mama drop the bowl?"

Lin Yunwan shared her speculation, "It seems that Ge Bao'er is trying to prove something."

Ping Ye was still confused.

Lin Yunwan smiled faintly, "Indeed, we shouldn't underestimate her. She truly understands how to survive in desperate situations. Even if she can't step out of the inner courtyard, she always manages to do what she wants."

"With her abilities and courage, I can feel reassured."

"Reassured about what?"

Ping Ye still didn't understand anything.

Lin Yunwan remained silent, already contemplating certain matters in her heart.

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