Quick Transmigration: The Mad Beauty Refuses to Be the Scapegoat!-Chapter 511 - 24: The Cannon Fodder Vase in the Scheming Novel (Part 24)

Chapter 511: Chapter 24: The Cannon Fodder Vase in the Scheming Novel (Part 24)

Early in the morning, Chun Niang came to the courtyard looking for Jiang Lai.

"This morning was quite a spectacle. Would you like to go have a look? That lady doctor is being forced to grind soybeans. The millstone is so heavy, and she’s the only one doing it."

Jiang Lai continued to stroll, a fine layer of sweat appearing on his forehead, maintaining an unchanged expression as he spoke.

"Grinding soybeans?"

"Yes, indeed. You probably don’t know, but that lady doctor drinks a cup of soybean milk made from yellow soybeans every morning, paired with cow’s milk. Do you think cow’s milk is something people should drink?

Our sisters found out that Your Highness spends a fortune each day purchasing cow’s milk for her, and she would make servants spend several hours grinding soybeans for her. In short, it’s extremely troublesome, yet that cheap woman drinks it every single day!

The sisters were curious, so they made her grind the soybeans herself and taste it for us."

Jiang Lai appeared full of intrigue.

"Well, that lady doctor sure knows how to find ways to get food."

"Exactly. She even eats beef in the morning. Such a precious animal, used for plowing and labor, yet she not only snatches the calf’s milk but also eats the cow’s meat. Tell me, how despicable is this woman!"

What seems mundane in modern times appears rebellious and strange here.

Zhao Ziyuan’s greatest concern is the way of health preservation. Now that living conditions have improved, she certainly wants to return to her previous standard of living, and even a higher one.

After some investigation by the women in the back courtyard, Zhao Ziyuan’s secrets were thoroughly exposed. What she eats and uses daily was laid out in the open, effectively stripping her of any personal rights.

Throughout the morning, Zhao Ziyuan was forced to grind a whole basket of soybeans.

Though the early spring temperatures weren’t high, continuous sweating made her inner clothes soaked, even if her outer garments showed no change.

Of course, she didn’t want to do these things, but those women even resorted to private punishment against her!!

She felt helpless now, as Chu Yunxuan had yet to return, leaving her no choice but to endure.

When Jiang Lai came, Chun Niang shouted.

"The Prince Consort is here! Quickly make way for the Prince Consort!"

What a spectacle, a few women with a dozen maids surrounded Zhao Ziyuan, watching her push the mill like she’s some kind of show. The ground was littered with sunflower seed shells and orange peels, clearly showing how amused they were by the scene.

"Tsk tsk tsk, this is so brutal. They’re absolutely unafraid of Chu Yunxuan returning in a fury for the sake of his beloved."

Little Buding remarked on the fighting spirit of these women, noting how in such a short time, they had tormented Zhao Ziyuan to this extent.

Jiang Lai continued to watch the spectacle.

Did this woman not consider that there would be a day her deceit and manipulation of the original owner would be exposed?

She used these women as her weapons, constantly setting traps for the original owner.

Now that the gun is pointed at herself, it’s only fair that she tastes this suffering.

Every minute, every second, felt like being thrown into a frying pan, excruciatingly painful. Zhao Ziyuan’s thin arms trembled violently, her palms and the base of her thumb already rubbed raw, bright red and festered.

As proud as she was, she certainly didn’t want to continue, but when these women ordered two strong old women to hold her down and torment her wantonly, Zhao Ziyuan could only bite her tongue and endure the humiliation, pushing the mill to avoid inciting them further.

Just hold on until Chu Yunxuan returns...

Once he sees this scene upon his return, these women won’t have it easy.

"Chu Yunxuan is back."

As Little Buding, ever the dutiful posted thug, immediately reported Chu Yunxuan’s latest progress to Jiang Lai.

And so Jiang Lai spoke calmly.

"Alright, it’s getting late, and the soybeans are nearly done grinding. Take some home with you and disperse. Be sure not to waste Lady Doctor Zhao’s goodwill."

When Jiang Lai spoke, although all the women still felt discontent, they left with their maids, leaving Chun Niang standing by and softly asking.

"Is Your Highness coming back?"

Jiang Lai smiled.

"You know what to do, right?"

"Your sister understands, sister will head over right away."

Seeing all the women leave, Zhao Ziyuan immediately realized that Chu Yunxuan had returned. Her previously exhausted body forced itself back to the room, with her maids trying to support her, only to retreat intimidated by her icy gaze.

Then, after she had walked a few staggering steps, she collapsed to the ground in a very fragile posture.

The two maids at the back exchanged confused glances, unsure whether they should go over to help.

One of the quick-thinking ones started jogging towards the front yard to report.

Seeing this, Zhao Ziyuan lay on the ground even weaker, closed her eyes to control her breathing, pinching her own palm hard to make her face look paler, with tears welling up in her eyes.

Jiang Lai remained unmoving like a mountain, sitting there and cracking sunflower seeds, looking at Zhao Ziyuan lying on the ground.

"In such cold weather in March, she really has the grit to lie there for so long without moving."

Jiang Lai laughed.

"If she moves, she’ll be found out."

"You’re so wicked."

"Thank you indeed."

Time ticked away, Zhao Ziyuan’s body grew colder, the bone-chilling cold beneath her like a needle piercing her body relentlessly, more painful than acupuncture. She had to remain still, even if her whole body trembled, she had to keep up the act.

Does it really take this long to walk from the front yard to the back?

Why hasn’t Chu Yunxuan arrived yet?

Zhao Ziyuan grew increasingly anxious and puzzled, she couldn’t hold out much longer, especially with Jiang Lai staring at her the whole time. Initially, she thought to use Chu Yunxuan’s arrival to teach Jiang Lai a lesson, but unexpectedly, it had turned into her embarrassment!

"Isn’t the ground cold?"

Jiang Lai asked curiously.

Zhao Ziyuan’s eyelashes trembled, her fingernails already digging into her flesh.

She’d been discovered.

Where exactly has Chu Yunxuan gone!!

If she keeps lying here, she’ll catch arthritis! Why won’t this damn woman leave! Just waiting to watch her make a fool of herself?

Jiang Lai just wouldn’t leave.

She wanted to see how much longer Zhao Ziyuan could persist.

After a few more minutes, Zhao Ziyuan gradually "woke up," and the nearby maid hurried to help her up upon seeing her state. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Jiang Lai stood up smiling.

"It’s a chilly spring, Lady Doctor Zhao should be careful. If you fall ill, who will concoct medicine to nurse me back to health in the future?"

Zhao Ziyuan trembled, gritting her teeth, lowering her head.

To nurse her back to health...

Right now, she wished she could brew a bowl of poison and send Jiang Lai to the western paradise!

It’s possible that Zhao Ziyuan couldn’t fathom that her beloved Chu Yunxuan was currently in another woman’s chamber, listening to music.

Chun Niang didn’t disappoint Jiang Lai, successfully intercepting Chu Yunxuan along the way, serving him with utmost tenderness, allowing him to experience a gentle affection he had never felt before.

These were things he had never felt with Zhao Ziyuan.

Chun Niang lowered herself enough, to the point where even Chu Yunxuan couldn’t bear to push her away.