The wonderful life of modern women in ancient times

Chapter 237: Bastard! Didn’t you say that no one can cure this poison?

"Madam, since there has been no news of Leng Linglong's death in the past two days, I sent someone to investigate. My people sneaked into the residence of the imperial physician who treated Leng Linglong and heard the conversation between the imperial physician and his grandson. It turned out that Zhao Junhuan accidentally got a bottle of antidote pills and happened to detoxify Leng Linglong. Otherwise, she would have died long ago!"

Hongmei bowed respectfully to Zhao Ting'er and said.

"Asshole! Didn't you say that no one can cure this poison?"

After hearing what Hongmei said, Zhao Ting'er became so angry that her face turned blue. She swept the teacup on the table to the ground with a flick of her sleeve. It fell in front of Hongmei's feet with a bang, and the tea soaked Hongmei's dress.

Hongmei saw that Zhao Ting'er was angry, but there was no fear on her face. Looking at the wet skirt, she frowned slightly, feeling a little unhappy in her heart.

She was just sent by the master to protect Zhao Ting'er, not her servant. How could she treat her like this? If the master had not strictly ordered not to offend her, she would have let her taste her power.

Madam Zhao stood by and observed Hongmei's expression. Seeing that Hongmei looked unhappy, she hurried over to Zhao Ting'er and said with a smile, "Madam, please don't be angry. Who would have thought that Zhao Junhuan was so lucky that the pill he accidentally got could cure Leng Linglong's poison? Let's discuss what to do next."

After saying that, he quietly pulled Zhao Ting'er's sleeve.

Zhao Ting'er heard this, suppressed her anger, turned the armor on her hand, and asked Hongmei: "Hongmei, do you have any way to get rid of Leng Linglong?"

Hongmei had no expression on her face and said calmly, "Madam, the Prime Minister's Mansion is now heavily guarded. If we go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to assassinate Leng Linglong, the price we pay will be too high. The master sent us to stay with Madam to protect her safety. If we lose manpower due to these things and affect Madam's safety, then we will be blamed."

After hearing her words, Zhao Ting'er was so angry that her heart sank and she tightly grasped the handkerchief in her hand!

What did Hongmei mean by this? Was she saying that their duty was to protect her safety and that other things were not within their responsibility?

Thinking that she would be needed in many places, Zhao Ting'er took a deep breath, forced a smile, and said to Hongmei: "You can send someone to sneak into the Prime Minister's Mansion and poison Leng Linglong!"

"Based on my experience, the Prime Minister's Mansion must have set up a net of heaven and earth, waiting for us to fall into it. Going in would be a waste of life! Besides, the poison that Leng Linglong was poisoned with a few days ago was made by the master himself. Even the Prime Minister's Mansion can cure this poison, so no other poison can kill Leng Linglong. Please forgive me for being unable to do anything about killing Leng Linglong for the time being!"

Hongmei answered without thinking.

Hearing that Hongmei actually started to call herself "I" in front of her, not even bothering to say "slave" or "subordinate", and rejected her orders so bluntly, Zhao Ting'er finally couldn't suppress her anger!

She slammed the table hard, stood up, pointed at Hongmei and yelled, "Hongmei, you have to recognize your identity. Your master told you to obey my orders. Now you are shirking my orders in every possible way. Aren't you afraid that I will write a letter to your master and ask him to punish you?"

"I dare not. My master ordered me to put Madam's safety first. I am afraid that losing manpower will affect Madam's safety. Even if Madam complains to my master, I will say the same thing!"

Hongmei put on a respectful look, but did not give in in her words.

"you!"

Zhao Ting'er took a step back in anger and fell onto the chair.

She stared at Hongmei, who was kneeling on the ground with her head down, for a long time, and suddenly burst out laughing.

"Alright! Get up. I know you are thinking about my safety. So let Leng Linglong live a little longer!"

After Zhao Ting'er finished speaking, she winked at Nanny Zhao who was standing beside her. Nanny Zhao understood and helped Hongmei up with her own hands.

Hongmei stood up and bowed to Zhao Ting'er, saying, "When the time comes, I will definitely deal with Leng Linglong. Please rest assured, Madam!"

"I believe in your ability. You will not let me down! By the way, how is the investigation of those suppliers going?"

Zhao Ting'er looked at Hongmei with a smile, as if the unpleasantness just now had never happened.

Seeing Zhao Ting'er's expression change so quickly, Hongmei secretly complained in her heart: This woman is really good at pretending!

Although she thought so in her heart, she pretended to be respectful and said to Zhao Ting'er, "Madam, all the suppliers have left the capital. My servants cannot be too far away from you and cannot chase them out of the city, so we didn't find anything."

Zhao Ting'er heard this and waved her hand, saying, "In that case, you can go back first. I'll ask Aunt Zhao to find you if there's anything else!"

Hongmei responded and quietly left the general's mansion.

After Hongmei disappeared, Zhao Ting'er stood up and threw everything on the table to the ground, panting and shouting, "She really doesn't take me seriously. I asked her to do these two things, but she didn't do either of them!"

"Madam, please calm down. Don't let your anger get you in trouble. Leng Linglong was too weak to get out of bed. Even though she didn't die, Hongmei and the others have helped you!"

Nanny Zhao gently stroked Zhao Ting'er's back and advised her in a warm voice.

Seeing that Zhao Ting'er still had a gloomy look on her face, she helped her sit aside, poured her a cup of tea, and whispered, "If Madam doesn't like this Hongmei, you can secretly send a message to her master and ask him to send an obedient person to deal with this Hongmei!"

"Send a letter? Humph! All letters have to pass through Hongmei's hands. If she sees them, I'll be in danger! Forget it, let her be free for a while. When her master comes to the capital, I will tell him in person how Hongmei disrespected me. Let's see if she can still be stubborn!"

Zhao Ting'er sneered and said this.

Thinking about the inexplicable blow to her business in recent days and the loss of a lot of money, she frowned and ordered Madam Zhao to call a few shopkeepers to the General's Mansion to discuss matters, and put all her attention on the business of the shop.

Hongmei did not really leave the general's mansion just now, but quietly lay on the roof of Zhao Ting'er's house. When she heard that Zhao Ting'er wanted her master to deal with her, her eyes were cold.

Zhao Ting'er, who do you think you are? You just saved my master's life by accident. My master ordered us to protect you for another purpose. You are not naive to think that my master will punish me who has followed him loyally for many years just for you, right?

Humph! You really overestimate your own abilities!

When she found there was nothing interesting to hear, she flew out of the general's mansion!