But on closer thought, she had no impression of this incident.
The maidservant did not stop, but cleared her throat softly.
"This is the new doctor," she said.
The few women there then laughed.
"Third sister's illness hasn't healed yet."
"She needs to get well soon, the master loves listening to her talk."
"Yes, her voice has gone hoarse, and the master isn't pleased to see her anymore, it's so disappointing."
"She's really quite delicate, isn't she? Her condition hasn't improved for so long, and there already have been three different doctors."
"Wasn't she a tea seller before? It seems so easy to fall ill from the wind and sun exposure."
The maidservant pretended not to hear and continued forward; Miss Jun also followed.
It seemed that the people in this household were not very harmonious, and the atmosphere was a bit strange.
When she finally saw the woman referred to as Third Madam by the maidservant, the odd feeling intensified.
Third Madam's room was luxurious, and she was dressed extravagantly, but her behavior and appearance seemed somehow inconsistent.
It was as if the room and clothes did not belong to her.
However, her illness was not strange; it was merely a case of hoarseness caused by acute internal heat.
"Do you want to regain your voice quickly?" Miss Jun said. "Actually, if you rested for another two or three days, you'd be fine. There's no need to spend so much money."
"Oh, Divine Doctor, who cares about the money?" the maidservant said. "Our Third Madam just wants to recover quickly."
Third Madam also nodded at Miss Jun.
Miss Jun then stopped talking, opened her medicine box, took out a packet of medicine powder, and mixed it with water.
"Drink this, and you'll be fine in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea," she said.
Third Madam joyfully gulped it down, but just after finishing, she vomited it out with a loud retch, startling the maidservant.
"What's the matter? What's the matter?" she shouted repeatedly.
Third Madam couldn't speak, clutching her throat with a panicked and distressed expression.
Other women also came over, just in time to witness the scene, and immediately started laughing.
"I told you, Third Sister, don't be too impatient. Hiring some quack from the countryside might ruin your throat even more."
"Yes, the doctor the master hired for you is pretty good, don't you trust him?"
They joked.
Third Sister could only clutch her throat, unable to speak, while the maidservant stomped her feet in anxiety.
This incident was also related to her own future and fortune.
"What's going on here?" she asked Miss Jun anxiously. "What did you give her?"
Miss Jun remained calm.
"Don't worry; just wait a moment longer, and she'll be fine," she said.
Sure enough, soon after her remark, Third Sister coughed a few times.
"Nanny Huang," she called out.
Her voice was clear.
Everyone inside and outside the room was stunned, and both the maidservant and Third Sister were overjoyed.
"I can speak," Third Sister shouted. "My voice is fine."
Nanny Huang nodded happily, while the other women looked at Miss Jun in amazement.
"Did making her vomit cure her?" one woman asked, eyeing Miss Jun. "That's pretty miraculous."
Just as Miss Jun was about to speak, a voice came from outside.
"What's so miraculous?"
It was a rich male voice, soothing to anyone who heard it.
But to Miss Jun, it was like a thunderclap. She stiffened instantly, her eyes moving to see the person standing at the doorway.
The man was still clad in his crimson official robe, his complexion porcelain white under the sunlight, standing behind the group of flamboyantly dressed women, like a statue.
Lu Yunqi.
She had unexpectedly encountered Lu Yunqi.
Initially, she indeed thought of Lu Yunqi.
When the Jinyiwei showed up at Jiuling Hall.
Of course, she didn't want to see Lu Yunqi but to go to his home, to see her sister.
But such coincidences are rare in life, so she didn't expect the mansion in front of her to be the Lu Mansion.
Yet, as fate would have it, she had unexpectedly encountered Lu Yunqi here.
Here...
Miss Jun's gaze slowly moved, sweeping over these women, and she felt a sudden realization.
This place was naturally the Lu Mansion.
It was the place outsiders spoke about where Lu Yunqi kept many women.
The women had already joyfully leapt towards Lu Yunqi.
"Yunqi."
"Lu Yunqi."
They exclaimed one after another.
They were calling out his name.
Miss Jun watched Lu Yunqi who was surrounded by women, her expression slightly bewildered.
"Lu Yunqi."
A clear female voice rang out again, overshadowing the tender voices of the other women.
Miss Jun froze again.
She hadn't thought much of it before, but when she called out the name "Lu Yunqi," it sounded strangely familiar.
She looked towards the woman she had just healed.
That woman shyly looked at Lu Yunqi.
Lu Yunqi also looked at her, a smile forming on his face.
"Come," he extended his hand.
This was the first time he looked at her directly since she had lost her voice, finally smiling at her as he did before.
The third lady joyfully pounced towards him.
The other women, pushed aside, showed jealous and aggrieved expressions.
"Yunqi, Yunqi," they also called out as they squeezed forward again.
Watching the scene of being surrounded and embraced by yingying and yanyan, Miss Jun, sitting alone on a chair, felt somewhat amused, but also a strange sense of disgust.
This scene was also very familiar.
At that time, she could only stay at home. Although Lu Yunqi made their home spacious, with artificial mountains, streams, and deep pools, it was still a world enclosed by walls.
Moreover, the things she had always wanted to do since childhood were gone, and without a goal, she didn't know what to do. She idled away her days, having little to speak about with the maids, and the moments when Lu Yunqi talked to her about the outside world were the happiest of her days.
Lu Yunqi seldom left the house, but whenever he returned, she would call out his name just like this.
And he would joyfully stretch out his hand towards her, appearing so full of delight.
It turned out this delight was the same for everyone.
Or perhaps the previous delight was all fake, and only now was it truly happiness.
Miss Jun lowered her gaze, and at the same time, a gaze fell upon her.
Lu Yunqi, surrounded by women, looked at this girl seated on the chair.
It was as if he had only just noticed this stranger.
"Who is she?" he asked.
You will never know who I am.
Miss Jun lowered her gaze and stood up, bending her knee in a curtsy.
"Yunqi, this is the doctor I hired; she's the one who cured my throat," the third lady said, holding Lu Yunqi's arm.
"Yes, truly very impressive."
"Just hired, and she cured me."
"The third lady really found a savior, no need for the master to worry now."
The other women also joined in with their playful remarks.
Lu Yunqi did not pay attention to their words, but just looked at Miss Jun.
His gaze was like that of a serpent stalking its prey, cold and sinister. This gaze falling over her felt like a snake slithering across her body.
"It's you," he said.
Miss Jun shuddered.
Impossible.
With this mask on, he couldn't possibly recognize her.
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