The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Chapter 1732 Grandma, my mother has fainted.

"Sister-in-law, all I asked you to do was go to Prince Pang's mansion to get some medicine to reduce the swelling. You didn't even get it done, and you're still complaining. Can't you tell the difference between inside and outside the family?!"

“He Bao, I won’t argue with you. You can do whatever you want from now on, as long as you don’t implicate me.”

He Bao turned to Liu Dalan and complained, "Mother, look at this person. You just hired a servant for her, and she's not herself anymore. Look, she's already lecturing me. She didn't get the medicine, and she didn't go to the pharmacy to buy me any good medicine. I'm going to marry into a wealthy family because of my looks."

Su Aixiu immediately pulled out her money pouch, opened it, and shook it forcefully on the ground. "Mother, Hebao, look carefully." The money pouch was completely empty; not a single copper coin came out. "Hebao, do you see clearly now? Your sister-in-law is penniless. I have no money to buy you medicine to treat your face. Your sister-in-law is even poorer than the handyman we hired. At least the handyman can find a handful of copper coins on him. You can see my situation clearly. So Hebao, don't complain. Your sister-in-law really has no money. I can't do anything about your face."

After saying this, Su Aixiu left. He Bao, with a swollen face, stomped her feet in anger and threatened to teach everyone a lesson.

He Bao was a woman of her word; she was someone who always held a grudge and would never let anyone who offended her get away with it. In the short time Su Aixiu turned around, He Bao had already thrown a huge pile of dirty clothes at the door of the east wing. One pile belonged to Liu Dalan, and the other to her. She told Su Aixiu to hurry up and wash them while the weather was nice.

Looking at those clothes, Su Aixiu was already used to it. Without saying a word, she fetched water and started washing.

Just then, Cu Mei, who did odd jobs at their house, came over and said, "Young Madam, you are pregnant, so don't do heavy work. I'll wash these clothes."

Su Aixiu was considerate of her servants, saying, "Cumei, you have a lot of work to do, let me do the laundry!"

"Young Madam, the young master specifically instructed me before he left that I should do the heavy chores around the house. He even gave me a raise in my monthly allowance, so please let me do it!"

Cu Mei was around forty years old, strong and capable. Since she came to help at home, Su Aixiu felt much lighter. Su Aixiu shook the water off her hands and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Cu Mei. I really don't have much strength today. I'll go and brew medicine for my mother-in-law and sister-in-law."

“Young Madam, you are such a good person. You are filial to your parents-in-law and also good to your sister-in-law. It is your sister-in-law…” Cu Mei hesitated before speaking.

Su Aixiu pressed, "Cu Mei, what happened to my sister-in-law?"

"Young Madam, as a servant, I shouldn't be gossiping, but I really can't stand it. Your unmarried sister-in-law often badmouths you behind your back. She either beats or scolds Miss Xinhe. Just now, when you left, she made Xinhe cry!"

Su Aixiu felt wronged, "Did she hit my daughter again?"

"Didn't Miss Xinhe tell you?"

Su Aixiu shook her head: "He didn't say anything! Xinhe didn't say anything."

Cu Mei said, "It seems I was being nosy. I saw how pitiful Xin He was, so I wanted to tell you to keep Xin He away from He Bao in the future. He Bao is really ruthless. Xin He's butt has been beaten so badly that he can't even sit up straight anymore."

Su Aixiu waved to Xinhe, who was playing in the yard, "Xinhe, come to your mother!"

Su Aixiu obediently ran over, the little girl tilting her head and asking in a soft, sweet voice, "What does Mother want with Xinhe?"

Did your aunt hit you?

Xinhe touched her bottom with her little hand and said bravely, "It doesn't hurt!"

Su Aixiu pulled down her pants and saw that her buttocks were already swollen. Tears welled up in Su Aixiu's eyes. "My daughter is well-behaved and sensible. How dare she hit her? I'm going to find her."

Xinhe grabbed Su Aixiu's leg and said, "Mother, Father isn't home. Let her hit me if she wants. It'll be fine when Father comes back."

"Your father might not be back for a while. If you rely on him, your aunt will beat your bottom until it's raw." Su Aixiu finally couldn't hold back her tears and they fell.

“Mom, Auntie is strong, and Grandma favors her. You’ll get bullied if you go.”

Cu Mei also advised, "Young Madam, the young master isn't home, so please bear with it a little longer. You're pregnant, so it's not good for you to get angry!"

Su Aixiu wiped away her tears, "Tell me not to get angry! How is that possible? She's driving me crazy."

Cu Mei said, "Ever since He Bao was injured on the face, she's been in a bad mood and has a terrible temper!"

Su Aixiu looked at Cu Mei, "Cu Mei, she didn't take her anger out on you, did she?"

"I am just a servant, I am not afraid of being mistreated."

What did she do to you?

"nothing!"

"What happened?"

At this moment, Xiuhe acted like a little adult, saying, "My aunt made Cumei empty Grandma's chamber pot and clean the latrine. Oh, and she also scolded Cumei. She called me a slut and Cumei a lowly slave."

Upon hearing this, Su Aixiu turned pale with anger, her head swaying so much that she almost fell to the ground, but fortunately, Cu Mei caught her.

When Cu Mei saw that the man's face was pale and bloodless, she became worried. "Young Madam, you look very unwell. I'll go and fetch a doctor for you!"

Su Aixiu said, "Help me to bed and lie down for a while, I'll feel better soon."

The more Cu Mei looked at the person on the bed, the more something seemed wrong. The person's eyes were barely open. She hurriedly ran to the main room, "Madam, something terrible has happened! The young mistress is ill. We must call a doctor for her."

Liu Dalan asked, "You were fine just now, how come you're sick now?"

He Bao jumped out and said, "Pretentious! Sister-in-law is definitely faking it. She was so arrogant just now, and now she's putting on an act! She's such a good actress!"

Cu Mei said, "Madam, the young mistress wasn't faking it. That person's face was so pale that even the servants couldn't get out of bed!"

"How could this be?"

He Bao jumped out again, "Mom, don't believe what Cu Mei said. My sister-in-law is definitely faking it. I just took some clothes to her to wash, but I guess she's just being lazy and trying to avoid work. Ever since she got pregnant, she's become so delicate. She can't do any work, and she can't stand being upset. Now she's lying in bed pretending to be sick. She's such a good actress."

Suddenly, Xinhe ran in shouting, "Grandma, my mother has fainted and can't be woken up!"

Liu Dalan panicked. Su Aixiu was carrying the child of the Cheng family. She said to Cu Mei, "Quickly go and fetch a doctor."

He Bao tried to stop her, pinching Xin He's cheeks and cursing, "You little slut, it was your mother who sent you here! I'll make you cry, I'll make you cry!" In a few quick movements, she tore Xin He's lip until it bled. Xin He cried out in pain, begging her grandmother for help.

Liu Dalan was in a bad mood. He angrily scolded He Bao, "Stop it! What time is it? Go and check on your sister-in-law."