Chapter 20: Using Poison? I'm the Ancestor!
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The person who came was an old woman, over fifty years old, plump in figure and with a fleshy face. Yingchun asked, "Why has Nanny Wang come?" The old woman called Nanny Wang was holding a bamboo basket in her hand. The flesh on her face trembled slightly, and when she smiled, she looked like a toad, with her mouth stretching all the way to her ears. "This old servant heard that Second Miss has returned to the mansion. So, I hurried here to pay my respects to Second Miss." She walked forward and respectfully saluted Bai Heran, warmly saying, "How have Second Miss been in Luocheng these years? Oh, I've really missed you, Second Miss."
Bai Heran looked at her, and an unstoppable sneer emerged on her face, "So it's Nanny Wang. We haven't seen each other for many years, and you're still alive?" She was all too familiar with this old woman. In the original owner's memory, the hatred for this person was almost as much as for Mrs. Ye. This person used to serve the original owner's birth mother, Chunyu Lan. Later, after Chunyu Lan died by crashing into something, she also served the original owner for more than a year. But what kind of life did the original owner lead during that year? At first, the kitchen would send meals according to the portion of a legitimate daughter, but they all ended up in this old woman's mouth. The original owner could only eat what was left by the other party. If unfortunately there was nothing left, she had to go hungry. Later, when the second wife entered the mansion, this old woman quickly curried favor with her, and from then on, the original owner began to fall ill year after year.
Now thinking about it, it was this old woman who always kept the original owner lying on the bed, constantly instilling in her the idea that she was seriously ill, and then serving her bowl after bowl of medicinal soup. Gradually, the original owner really became ill.
Nanny Wang was suddenly rebuffed by Bai Heran like this and didn't react for a moment. She subconsciously asked, "What did Miss say?"
Bai Heran snorted coldly, "You're alive, but you're not as smart as before. It's nothing. I just miss the medicinal soups you used to serve me, Nanny Wang. If there's a chance to have another bowl, I'd like you to taste it too. It's sweet and sour, all made of good medicinal herbs!"
Nanny Wang trembled and looked at Bai Heran in disbelief. She just felt that this weak young lady who had been in her hands seemed different from before. Her back was straight, her small chin was slightly raised, and her eyes were as deep and unfathomable as an ancient well. At this moment, when she looked at her, it seemed that she could see through her body and read all her thoughts. This was too strange.
Nanny Wang took a deep breath and tried her best not to look into Bai Heran's eyes. She also stopped the false pleasantries and went straight to the topic of her visit - "Second Miss is joking. This old servant came here today to bring petals to Second Miss." She held the bamboo basket in her hand in front of her, "The young ladies in the mansion all use petals when taking a bath. So, the second wife ordered this old servant to quickly bring these petals over. Special rare varieties were specially selected. Second Miss will definitely not be wronged."
Bai Heran looked at these petals and slightly raised her eyebrows. Seven-color pansy, Albizia julibrissin, Shouyan flower, Lantana camara, and Lygodium japonicum. The plants themselves were fine and all rare things, but when put together and heated, they could have a miraculous effect. After a person soaked in it, there would be no redness, swelling, injury, or pain, but an unbearable itch that would penetrate the heart and erode the bones.
Hanxiang chimed in beside, "Madam treats Second Miss really well."
Bai Heran smiled. Yes, really well. One scheme after another. This posture was that they would never stop until they killed her! Her gaze fell on Nanny Wang again. A servant who betrayed the master could still live until now. Her life was long enough.
"Thank Mother for her trouble." She signaled Hanxiang, "Put the petals into the water. Don't let down Mother's kindness."
Nanny Wang watched as Hanxiang put all the petals into the water and then felt relieved. Then she immediately said, "Then let this old servant personally serve Second Miss in bathing! The second wife said that since Miss has just come back, she's afraid that the maids around her are too young and clumsy and can't serve well."
Yingchun couldn't help but refute upon hearing this, "I can even serve the old lady in bathing. How could I be clumsy?"
Nanny Wang's face, full of flesh, sank, "Is Yingchun girl questioning the second wife's decision?"
"You..."
"Enough." Bai Heran spoke in a deep voice, "Do as Nanny Wang said. Let her serve. You two stand guard outside the door."
"Miss." Yingchun was worried, "Let this servant serve with Nanny Wang!"
"No need. Go out." Bai Heran stepped forward, walked around the screen to the side of the bathtub, neatly took off her wide robe, and without hesitation, immersed herself in the water. Using poison? I'm the ancestor!
Nanny Wang was quite satisfied with Bai Heran's understanding of the situation. She thought that the strength Second Miss had shown just now must be a pretense. How could a person who had been cowardly since childhood change so much? She stood by the wooden barrel with her arms crossed. Now that the person had been successfully tricked into the water, there was no need for her to keep smiling. The fierce look on her face gradually emerged, and looking at Bai Heran was like looking at a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
Bai Heran, on the other hand, was taking a bath very seriously. Her whole body was immersed in the water, rubbing her arms for a while and her legs for a while. From time to time, she would ask Nanny Wang, "Do you want to come and help this Miss scrub my back?"
How could Nanny Wang dare! The water mixed with petals couldn't be touched. The second wife had said that the itch would drive people crazy, and they wouldn't even stop when they scratched their own flesh until the bones were exposed. She definitely couldn't get infected. Seeing that the old woman didn't move, Bai Heran snorted lightly and didn't ask again. She just started talking in a casual tone, "Nanny Wang, having lived for so many more years, you've really had an extra share. Now that I've returned to the mansion, it's time to collect the lives that should be collected."
"What did Second Miss say?" Hearing this suddenly, Nanny Wang was startled, and the previous fear came back to her heart. Looking at Bai Heran soaking in the wooden barrel again, splashing the water one after another, she looked comfortable and at ease. There was no sign of being poisoned at all!
Bai Heran curled the corners of her mouth, "It's nothing. Don't worry. Except for your second wife in this mansion, no one can touch you." After saying that, she stood up and calmly walked out of the wooden barrel, "Go back! I've also soaked in this water, and it's very comfortable. Go back and tell the second wife the truth. She will surely reward you well."
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