When Chu Lianxin woke up, she remembered the doctor saying that her left hand was useless, and she was so angry that she almost went crazy.
She got up and swept everything on the table to the floor with her good right hand, cursing angrily:
"That little bitch Jiang Luoxue dared to cripple my hand, I'm going to kill her."
Yu Zan quickly stopped her, saying, "Madam, you are still injured. Even if you want to punish the young lady, you should wait until your injury is better!"
Another maid, Zhiyi, joined in the persuasion: "Yes, Madam, the doctor said that if you don't take good care of your hand, it may not be able to be reattached in time."
Chu Lianxin was so frightened that she immediately calmed down, but she still didn't intend to let Jiang Luoxue go.
"Where is the master? Jiang Luoxue is unfilial for beating her stepmother like this. As her father, isn't he going to do anything about it?"
Yu Zan replied, "Master has not returned since he left the manor."
Chu Lianxin had originally hoped that Jiang Yucheng would avenge her, but when she heard from the maid that he had not yet returned, she had no choice but to give up.
Yu Zan then added, "Madam, the Second Miss came twice, but left when she saw you weren't awake."
"She seems to have something urgent to attend to. Madam, would you like to invite her over now?"
Chu Lianxin was also worried about her daughter's injury, so upon hearing this, she immediately sent someone to invite her over.
Jiang Ruzhu arrived at Changchun Garden; her voice preceded her arrival.
"Mother, the doctor said my face is ruined. Brother Yunxiu will definitely not want me anymore. What should I do!"
She turned around the screen and threw herself into her mother's arms, crying incessantly. Jiang Ruzhu's biggest fear now was that An Yuanxiu would not marry her after she was disfigured.
After saying that, she grabbed her mother's sleeve, raised her face and said, "Mother, go and talk to Father, and ask him to find a way to get me a bottle of White Jade beauty Cream!"
"The doctor said applying jade cream will restore your daughter daughter's face."
Looking at her daughter's face, which was bruised and broken, the wounds were shocking.
Chu Lianxin's hatred for Jiang Luoxue intensified.
She lovingly stroked her daughter's head, a hint of determination flashing in her eyes.
"Don't worry, I'll talk to your father when he gets back, and he'll definitely get this white jade beauty cream back."
At this moment, Chu Lianxin had already come up with a plan. She was going to tell Jiang Yucheng that Ruzhu was pregnant with An Yuanxiu's child.
This old man has always valued fame and fortune. If he knew that Ruzhu had a descendant of the Duke of Anguo's family, he would definitely try to get the White Jade Beauty Cream and would also discuss Ruzhu's marriage with An Yuanxiu with the Duke of Anguo.
Regardless of An Yuanxiu's current attitude, since he had ruined Ruzhu's innocence and made her pregnant, she was determined to marry him.
With her mother's assurance, Jiang Ruzhu finally felt relieved.
Remembering Jiang Luoxue's threats, she quickly asked her mother to dismiss everyone else.
Then she whispered, "Mother, that bitch Jiang Luoxue already knows I'm pregnant. What should we do?"
"What?! How did she know?!"
Chu Lianxin was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "Was it the servants in your courtyard?"
She only wanted Jiang Yucheng to know about this, and then she would communicate with the Duke of Anguo so that the two families could quickly complete the marriage. At that time, the fact that Ruzhu had a child could be covered up.
If word gets out beforehand, her daughter's reputation will be ruined.
Jiang Ruzhu shook her head, her tone anxious: "Only my personal maid knows in my courtyard, but she will never tell anyone."
"Your daughter doesn't know where that bitch Jiang Luoxue found out from,"
"Mother, what should we do now!"
"That bitch Jiang hates us so much, she'll definitely expose everything."
Jiang Ruzhu was terrified.
A ruthless glint flashed in Chu Lianxin's eyes: "Don't worry, Mother won't give her that chance."
She absolutely could not let Jiang Luoxue spread this news and ruin her daughter's life.
Seeing that her mother seemed to have no better idea, Jiang Ruzhu immediately asked, "Mother, what do you want to do?"
"This is not something you should worry about. Go back to your courtyard and rest. Leave this to your mother."
Chu Lianxin shooed her daughter back to the courtyard and sat her on a stool. The sunlight from the window shone on her face, half of her face bathed in light and half hidden in shadow, her expression twisted like a ghost.
After a while, she called in her trusted maid, Yuzan.
"Go and tell him that I have an urgent matter and ask him to come over immediately."
Yu Zan immediately understood and turned to leave the room.
In less than the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, she came back with a person.
The two stood one after the other at the door, cautiously looking around. Seeing that no one was in the courtyard, Yu Zan lowered her voice.
"Madam, the person has arrived."
Chu Lianxin quickly and subconsciously tugged at the hem of her clothes before whispering, "Let him in quickly!"
As the door opened, a man's figure quickly darted in.
As usual, Yu Zan stayed outside to keep watch for the two of them.
The man entered the room and, before Chu Lianxin could even speak, said, "Xin'er, I heard from Yuzan that you are looking for me. Is it to ask about healing your face?"
"Don't worry, I'm having people search everywhere for the best antidote doctors. I'm sure someone can cure these sores on your face."
Zhou Shiyu gently closed the door and came over to comfort her in a tender tone.
Upon seeing the woman's left hand in a sling, Zhou Shiyu immediately tensed up, quickly standing in front of Chu Lianxin with heartache in his eyes.
"Xin'er, what happened to your hand! Who hurt you?"
Hearing the man's concern, Chu Lianxin's eyes reddened, and hatred flashed in them.
"Who else could it be but that little bitch Jiang Luoxue!"
"Has the young lady gone mad? You are her stepmother. How dare she treat you like this? Isn't she afraid of ruining her reputation if word gets out?" Zhou Shiyu's face showed disbelief.
Chu Lianxin gritted her teeth and said hatefully, "That bitch went completely mad after becoming a discarded woman. What wouldn't she dare to do?!"
"Do you know...!"
Chu Lianxin then recounted how Jiang Luoxue had hit Jiang Ruzhu and her own story.
After listening to her tearful account, Zhou Shiyu's eyes were filled with both heartache and anger.
How dare Jiang Luoxue treat his people like this?
If that woman was in front of him right now, he would definitely make her taste the pain of having her hand severed and her face disfigured.
Zhou Shiyu gritted his teeth and said in an icy voice, "Miss, you've been too arrogant these days. It seems we need to teach you a lesson."
When Chu Lianxin spoke of Jiang Luoxue, her eyes were filled with hatred.
"This bitch is now relying on the General's Mansion to back her up, and she doesn't even respect her father, let alone me, her stepmother."
"Shi Yu, you absolutely have to find a way to teach her a lesson and vent my anger!"
Unable to bear seeing his beloved suffer so much, Zhou Shiyu nodded and assured him:
"Don't worry, Xin'er, leave this to me."