strictlysupreme Chapter 2053 The Purpose of Deliberately Finding Trouble
Chapter 2053 The Purpose of Deliberately Finding Trouble
Miss Li twisted a piece of dried mint between her fingertips, and the wrinkles on the edges of the leaves were still stained with the moisture of morning dew.
In her other hand, she held a bamboo sieve and was carefully sifting out the grass debris mixed in with the mint. The sifted debris fell on the bluestone slabs and accumulated into a small pile of light green powder.
Suddenly there was a loud noise at the gate of the courtyard, and the sound of footsteps on the stone slabs seemed to be trying to leave marks on the stone.
Before anyone arrived, Su Shengsheng's voice rushed in: "Miss Li, you have nothing better to do than to sit here and fiddle with these weeds. Don't you care about my brother's life or death?"
Miss Li paused while sifting the grass and looked towards the door.
Su Shengsheng was wearing a light purple suit, with her hair tied up with a ribbon of the same color, looking very heroic.
The expression on his little face was tense, and his eyes were staring at her with an uncontrollable anger.
"It's not that I don't care," Miss Li said calmly, placing the bamboo sieve on the stone table next to her. "It's that the Su family won't let me treat Jing Zhuo anymore. They've already changed doctors."
"You can just ignore him just because we changed doctors?" Su Shengsheng walked quickly to her. When he was close enough, he could see the red veins in her eyes. "You were the one who took over the treatment of my eldest brother in the beginning. Now he's still lying there unable to move, and you're hiding here drying herbs!
Did the Su family invite you in to be a decoration? What use do they have for you?
Miss Li didn't respond. She lowered her head and picked up the bamboo sieve again, her fingertips running across the mint leaves, her movements a little slowly.
The sunlight fell on the top of her head, making the strand of hair hanging on her cheek glow light gold. She just stood there quietly, as if she didn't hear Su Shengsheng's questioning.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Su Shengsheng became even angrier.
She walked back and forth in the yard twice, her eyes sweeping over the bamboo plaques where the herbs were drying, and suddenly reached out and swept a plaque of Scutellaria baicalensis next to it to the ground.
The Scutellaria baicalensis rolled all over the floor, some of it was covered in mud, and some of it slid into the corners through the cracks in the stone slabs.
She bent down and picked up a scutellaria baicalensis plant, turning it over and over in her hand, digging her nails into the stems of the dry grass. "You bought all these herbs with our Su family's money, didn't you? You're so generous, buying them without blinking an eye. Why don't you give these to my eldest brother?"
"Treatment must be tailored to the specific symptoms." Miss Li finally spoke, her voice still flat. "These herbs are either for treating colds or regulating the spleen and stomach. They're not suitable for Jing Zhuo's condition at the moment, so it's useless for him to use them."
Su Shengsheng scoffed, squeezing the Scutellaria baicalensis in her hand until it was deformed. "Not suitable? If not suitable, why did you buy it? Isn't this a waste of money? We invited you here to treat my eldest brother, not to waste money, let alone open a herbal medicine shop here!"
Miss Li raised her head and her eyes fell on Su Shengsheng's face.
Her eyes were calm, without anger or dissatisfaction. She just looked at it quietly, as if she was looking at an ordinary object.
Su Shengsheng felt uncomfortable being looked at by her, raised an eyebrow and asked back: "Why are you looking at me? Why are you silent? Weren't you able to find an excuse just now?"
Miss Li turned around, walked to the stone table and sat down, picked up the mint that had not been sifted yet, and filtered it again with the bamboo sieve.
Grass debris rustled onto the table as she spoke slowly, "You didn't come here today to ask about Jing Zhuo's condition. You came here to pick a fight, didn't you? If you're looking for trouble, no matter how much I say, it's useless. It's better not to say anything."
Su Shengsheng actually felt a little guilty just now - she was just looking for trouble. Yan Ruyu asked her to find any reason to come and have a fight with Miss Li, but when she thought about Miss Li's inability to cure her eldest brother, and saw her here leisurely drying medicine, she couldn't help but want to question her.
As soon as Miss Li said this, the sense of guilt she felt was instantly washed away by her anger.
She walked towards the stone table and kicked the bamboo sieve in front of Miss Li.
The bamboo sieve fell over, and the mint scattered all over the floor, mixed with the scutellaria baicalensis.
"What do you mean by deliberately picking a fight?" Su Shengsheng's voice rose a little. "Don't make yourself sound innocent! Let me ask you, you've been treating my elder brother for so long, and he's still lying in bed unable to move. Don't you feel the slightest bit of shame?"
Miss Li lowered her eyes to glance at the herbs on the ground, then raised her eyes to look at Su Shengsheng, her tone still calm: "What do I have to be ashamed of? When I treated him, his condition had already improved. It was you who suddenly changed doctors.
Besides, if I were to continue treating him now, he might be able to get out of bed. How do you know there will be no improvement?"
Su Shengsheng was choked by her, and then laughed out of anger.
She covered her mouth with her hands and laughed twice, but her laughter was full of anger: "Okay, you know how to talk! Since you are so sure, let's go and see my brother now!
If you can tell me his current situation, I will believe you; if you can't, you can't stay in the Su family!"
Miss Li paused with her fingers pinching the edge of the bamboo sieve, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.
She didn't expect that Su Shengsheng would suddenly take her to see Su Jingzhuo - ever since the change of doctor, the Su family didn't allow her to go near Su Jingzhuo's yard.
"Why, you don't dare to go?" Su Shengsheng saw her stunned and started to taunt her again, "Weren't you quite confident just now? Why are you so cowardly now? Do you know you can't cure it and are afraid of being exposed in front of my big brother?"
Miss Li put down the bamboo sieve in her hand, stood up, and patted the grass debris on the hem of her clothes.
Her movements were steady, without the slightest panic: "There's nothing to be afraid of. If you want to take me there, then let's go."
Su Shengsheng was stunned when he saw her agree so readily. Then he snorted coldly and turned to walk towards the gate: "Just leave, don't cry and beg for mercy later!"
Miss Li followed behind her, and when she passed by the herbs scattered on the ground, she glanced at them lightly without stopping.
One walked quickly, the other walked steadily, and soon they disappeared at the gate of the courtyard.
Yan Ruyu slowly walked out from the shadows at the foot of the wall.
She had just heard every word of the conversation in the yard.
Miss Li has been responsible for treating Su Jingzhuo, but the Su family's attitude towards her has always been subtle - they gave her a good place to live and good medicinal materials, but Su Shengsheng was dissatisfied with her in every way.
Moreover, every time an assassin appeared, Yan Ruyu felt that it was related to her.
Miss Li is not simple.
An ordinary doctor would not be so calm after the Su family changed doctors, and would not remain calm under Su Shengsheng's questioning.
She must have other purposes for entering the Su Mansion.
Before, we needed to understand the situation in Rongzhou, so we could stay put for the time being. But now, in order to advance the next steps with Huo Changhe, we must first resolve the hidden dangers in the Su Mansion and not let irrelevant people ruin the plan.
Instigating Su Shengsheng to quarrel with Miss Li was her first step - she wanted to see Miss Li's reaction, and also wanted to take advantage of the time when the two of them left to go into Miss Li's yard and house.
Now is the chance.