Who Cares

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Chapter 46 Mu Mu

Ruan shi and Mu Mu did not end well in the previous lives. After the two of them died, rumors spread that Guan Suyi’s life was hard and tortured her six relatives, which not only bring bad luck to the Guan family, but also killed her sister-in-law, nephew, and adopted son. The old madam believed in Buddhism, and really invited a monk to come to the house to done somethings, which made her situation even more difficult.

Since then, her prestige in the Marquis Mansion had been shattered. No matter what she said or did, there were always people talking behind her back, as if she was a big joke and shouldn’t be alive at all. If she hadn’t followed her grandfather to the south and the north since she was a child, and had cultivated a strong bones and an iron heart, she would have been killed by the rumors.

As the saying goes, “The public’s mouth can melt gold, accumulating and destroying bones“, dying from rumors were ten thousand times more tragic than dying on the battlefield. Even if the people went to the Yellow Spring, the damage to their soul would never be eliminated. Of course, she wanted to save Ruan shi and Mu Mu, not because she was afraid of people’s words, but because she wanted to give them a new life, and to see if humans could fight for their lives with heaven.

Thinking like this, she waved to Minglan, “Take my name card and go to the imperial hospital to ask for an imperial doctor. The second madam and the young master, one is heavily pregnant, the other is young and frail. The two are tired from the journey, and need to be conditioned.

In the entire Marquis Mansion, only Zhao Luli and Guan Suyi had ranks, so they could hire an imperial doctor. When others were sick, they had to find a doctor on their own, or tough it out. Ruan shi had frightened the eldest young master and the eldest miss, and was often mocked by the servants as evil spirit. If there was nothing she would never dare to go out, much less cause trouble to the marquis mansion, and she would silently endure major and minor illnesses. Seeing that her sister-in-law was so attentive, she couldn’t help being a little flattered, and said hurriedly, “No, no, there is no need to call the imperial doctor. Mu Mu and I are just tired, we just need to go back to sleep.”

“You’re pregnant with the eldest son of the second house, so it’s better to be more cautious. Let the imperial doctor see if you are sick or not, and prescribe a few pills to eat.” Guan Suyi waved at Minglan who was hesitant to move. Minglan nodded and ran away.

The old madam also echoed, “Why should the family be so polite, your sister-in-law cares about you.”

“Yes, daughter-in-law knows, thank you sister-in-law.” Ruan shi‘s eyes were slightly red, and seeing Guan Suyi’s expression was normal, she took a seat beside her cautiously. Mu Mu seemed to sense the new Madam’s kindness, and moved over in small steps, and continued to look at her with his head tilted.

Guan Suyi also imitated his movements, tilting her head to look back, the little guy blinked, she blinked, the little guy tilted his head to the other side, and she followed suit. After going back and forth a few times, Mu Mu suddenly covered his mouth and smiled. Eyes curved into crescents, looked very cute.

Guan Suyi felt so soft in her heart, she desperately wanted to hug the child and kiss him, but she was afraid of scaring him, so she could only tentatively reach out and touch his forehead. Mu Mu hid for a while, then stopped moving, looking at her with curiosity in his eyes.

“Does he know how to talk or just doesn’t like to talk?” Guan Suyi asked softly.

“He doesn’t like to talk.” Ruan shi whispered to her sister-in-law’s ear, “He was there when his parents died. Perhaps he was frightened by the sight of blood flowing like a river, so he rarely spoke since then. The more you tease him, the more he is reluctant to open his mouth, still hides in the nooks and crannies where no one can see, often after rummaging through the whole Marquis Mansion we find him tired, hungry and timid, looking so pitiful, so we couldn’t do anything to him.”