Bai Ruyan’s eyes suddenly lit up.
Yin Youyue was utterly foolish. Her reputation outside was already so tarnished, yet she still insisted on keeping that beggar—this was nothing short of seeking her own ruin. Once the master returned, he would surely lock her up in the ancestral hall. When that time came, wouldn’t Yin Youyue be completely at her mercy?
Bai Ruyan dismissed the two old maids and said to Nanny Bai beside her:
“Go keep an eye on Yin Youyue’s courtyard. Make sure that beggar doesn’t leave.”
Once the master returns, Yin Youyue will have it coming. She fears the master the most and definitely won’t dare to defy him!
Nanny Bai had a long, horse-like face with fierce-looking eyebrows, giving her an intimidating appearance. Moreover, she was tall and sturdy, with considerable strength.
In truth, Nanny Bai didn’t take the words of the two old maids seriously at all. Given how Yin Youyue cowered like a mouse seeing a cat every time she laid eyes on her, it was completely impossible for her to dare to eat the Blood Bird’s Nest.
She didn’t understand why the mistress would believe the words of those two old maids.
Ever since Yin Youyue arrived at the Liu family, she had been timid and submissive, allowing herself to be bullied at every turn.
Nanny Bai accepted the order and headed toward the Youyue Courtyard. Along the way, she had already planned how to deal with Yin Youyue.
Daring to waste her dice-playing time—this time, she would teach Yin Youyue a harsh lesson, making sure she wouldn’t dare cause trouble for a whole month!
…
Meanwhile, Yin Youyue had just finished eating and was about to rest.
Bang!
The door was suddenly kicked open with a loud crash, followed by a stream of curses:
“You little wretch! Tell me, what trouble have you caused behind my back today?”
Accompanied by the rough voice, a horse-faced old woman dressed in elaborate, flowery brocade clothes stormed in with a fierce expression.
As soon as Yin Youyue saw Nanny Bai, her body trembled uncontrollably with fear.
This wasn’t her own emotion! It was the ingrained fear of the original host’s body.
Yin Youyue’s eyes turned icy as she looked at the old woman who had spoken—it was Nanny Bai. In the dead of winter, she not only threw her dirty clothes for the original host to wash but also made her clean the house and heat bathwater for her. Moreover, she would either beat or curse the original host every time, leaving her with hidden injuries all over her body.
Nanny Bai took great pleasure in abusing the original host, deriving a sense of superiority from the cruelty.
Seeing Nanny Bai, Yin Youyue felt a murderous, violent rage within her—this, too, was influenced by the original host.
She abruptly stood up, her frosty gaze piercing toward Nanny Bai:
“You dog of a servant! How dare you barge into your master’s room like this?!”
Nanny Bai, full of fury, bristled at Yin Youyue’s words, her eyebrows shooting upward.
Pointing at Yin Youyue, she cursed loudly:
“You wretched slave! Who are you calling a dog of a servant? Are you itching for a beating? Just wait, I’ll teach you a proper lesson.”
Nanny Bai was seething with anger. Since when did this useless waste dare to talk back to her like this?!
She took a few steps forward and reached out to grab Yin Youyue’s hair. Nanny Bai was strong, and if she succeeded, she would tear out a handful of Yin Youyue’s hair.
But the next moment, Yin Youyue jabbed at Nanny Bai’s waist as she charged forward, then casually grabbed the stool she had been sitting on and smashed it hard onto Nanny Bai’s head.
Crack!
The stool shattered into pieces upon impact!
Nanny Bai was knocked to the ground, letting out a pig-slaughter-like scream.
Yin Youyue looked down at Nanny Bai, who was clutching her bleeding wound, and spoke in a voice as eerie as a demon from the abyss:
“Who did you say was itching for a beating?”
Nanny Bai looked up at Yin Youyue with a twisted expression. The other woman was looking down, shadows falling across her face, making her appear particularly sinister at that moment.
Nanny Bai’s heart suddenly turned cold. Yin Youyue’s eyes were so bloodthirsty, as if she would tear her apart the next moment.
This gaze choked the stream of curses in her throat.
Yin Youyue wasted no time, stepping on Nanny Bai’s back, intending to cripple her, when her head suddenly spun with dizziness.
Faintly, she seemed to hear a voice:
[Detecting… host’s body… weak… Medical System activating…]
Yin Youyue was stunned. Was she hallucinating?
She immediately checked her own pulse to assess her physical condition and was greatly alarmed.
This body urgently needed medicinal treatment, otherwise even a minor illness could lead to its collapse!
But she didn’t have a single copper coin—the original host’s monthly allowance had all been embezzled by Nanny Bai.
Yin Youyue looked at Nanny Bai on the ground, her eyes filled with venomous resentment. A glint flashed in Yin Youyue’s eyes as she changed her mind and spoke:
“You have one breath to decide. If you don’t want to die, hand over your money pouch immediately.”
Nanny Bai’s eyes widened in shock, furious and bewildered. The money pouch was her life; no one could take a single copper coin from her!
However, the next moment, Yin Youyue applied more pressure with her foot. Nanny Bai let out a sharp cry of pain, feeling as if her spine was about to be crushed.
In agony, she hurriedly begged for mercy:
“I’ll give it, I’ll give it! This old servant will give it now…”
As she spoke, she immediately handed her money pouch to Yin Youyue, fearing that if she delayed even a moment longer, her bones would be shattered.
If Yin Youyue knew what Nanny Bai was thinking, she would have told her it was no illusion—she truly intended to crush her bones.
Yin Youyue took the money pouch and glanced inside. The silver inside should barely be enough. With a swift kick to Nanny Bai’s neck, she knocked her unconscious.
After taking the money pouch, Yin Youyue returned to the inner room, kicking the glaringly obvious beggar’s clothes into a corner. This time, she carefully checked her pulse to assess her physical condition.
As the legitimate eldest daughter of the State Uncle’s mansion, the original host had lived in a daze while there.
After being sent to the Military Governor’s mansion, her life became even more miserable, worse than that of a servant.
Perhaps because the original host sensed her father and mother’s disappointment in her, she feared causing more trouble and being driven out of the Military Governor’s mansion. If that happened, as a helpless woman with nowhere to go, her life would be in constant peril.
Thus, after arriving here, she carried the restraint of living under someone else’s roof everywhere she went, no longer displaying the willful arrogance she had in the capital.
As a Mystic Physician, Yin Youyue had discovered through her pulse diagnosis that the original host’s body had been severely depleted over the years.
Moreover, due to an accident in her childhood in the capital where she nearly drowned, along with various illnesses, her body had almost reached its limit!
The original host’s death after being drugged was likely the fundamental reason—this body could no longer endure it.
Although she had transmigrated here, if she didn’t urgently treat her body, even a common cold could take her life.
Yin Youyue was puzzled. As the legitimate eldest daughter of the State Uncle’s mansion, with both parents being her biological ones, the original host had been excessively indulged in her memories, leading to her willful arrogance and notorious reputation.
At the Military Governor’s mansion, these people deceived the original host at every turn, wishing for her reputation to be tarnished and for her to die—the sooner, the better!
This was truly strange!
As for why the Liu family dared not directly kill the original host, the reason was simple: if the legitimate eldest daughter of the State Uncle’s mansion died under suspicious circumstances, the Military Governor’s mansion would be held accountable.
Thus, what Bai Ruyan wanted was for the original host to die in a way that seemed natural, leaving no trace for even a coroner to detect!
How malicious her intentions were!