This niece-in-law is truly audacious, daring to speak such words so freely?
Has it only been twenty years, and the young girls of the Great Xia Kingdom have become so bold and unrestrained?
Bai Sheng chuckled softly, "Third Uncle, don't deny it. Every time Consort Mei is mentioned, your eyes change. Liking someone is like a cough; it can't be hidden. Even if you deny it with your mouth, it will escape from your eyes."
Uncle Cripple's face turned bright red, and he stammered, "So what if... if it is? She's already the Emperor's woman." He dared not covet her any longer in this lifetime.
"I'll help you pursue her! So what if she's the Emperor's woman? Didn't he execute the nine generations of the Bai Li family? Then let's take his woman. He's just hogging the spot without using it!" Bai Sheng's eyes held a hint of ferocity.
"You, you, you—how can you say that? Consort Mei isn't... isn't a latrine," Uncle Cripple thought he would either be scared to death or angered to death by this girl today.
"See? You care, don't you? That was just a metaphor," Bai Sheng giggled. "The Emperor occupies Consort Mei but doesn't love her properly, and Consort Mei no longer loves him either. Since neither loves, forcing them together is a restriction and a waste of life. It's better to liberate Consort Mei."
Uncle Cripple sighed deeply, helpless, "Since ancient times, once a woman becomes the Emperor's consort, there is no possibility of escape. Even if the Emperor never sees her, never favors her, even if she dies, she can only forever be the Emperor's woman."
Bai Sheng applied ointment to the scars on Uncle Cripple's face and said with a smile, "Third Uncle, there are many difficulties in this world. Some difficulties seem completely insurmountable, but as long as you put your heart into it, you can always find the most perfect solution.
If you truly like Consort Mei, and Consort Mei has also fallen for you, then I will find a way to help her escape her suffering and bring you two together."
Although Uncle Cripple was greatly startled by this girl, he couldn't deny that he was somewhat moved.
However, when he thought of his disfigured face and missing legs, that he was a cripple, he felt he was far from worthy of Mei Qing.
Mei Qing wouldn't fall for a useless man like him, would she?
"Xiao Sheng, no need. She and I have missed our chance in this life. I... I don't want to disturb her peace."
Bai Sheng looked at Uncle Cripple's dejected expression and sighed, "Alright, then I'll listen to Third Uncle."
Actually, Bai Sheng felt sorry for Third Uncle. Once a heroic youth, full of spirit, but his leg was broken at thirteen, his nine generations were executed at sixteen. He, along with his foolish younger brother, lived like rats hidden from the light, scraping by in the dirtiest and darkest corners of the capital, worse off than street beggars.
And the woman he loved was the wife of his enemy.
Bai Sheng felt that Third Uncle's life should not be so ruined and withered.
As the sun set, its warm afterglow cast upon the front courtyard. Lu Yun, the few children, and Fourth Uncle's playful banter, the children's laughter, filled the small courtyard with a sense of peaceful, timeless tranquility.
Bai Sheng called Lu Tong over, placed the scar removal cream in his hand, and earnestly instructed, "Tong, apply this ointment to Uncle Cripple three times a day. Make sure to apply it on the scars, then massage them for the duration of one incense stick."
"Yes, Madam," Lu Tong replied respectfully.
At dinner, Uncle Ding announced that the Eldest Master had found his long-lost Third Uncle and Fourth Uncle. Therefore, from now on, the household servants would address Uncle Cripple as Third Master and Uncle Fool as Fourth Master.
Everyone in the family was very happy and called out in unison, "Third Master" and "Fourth Master."
For the past twenty years, Uncle Cripple had been trampled underfoot like mud, despised, scorned, and violated. Now, facing the respectful salutes of the household servants, he felt quite at a loss.
Aunt Ding brought over the brewed medicine. This medicine was best taken before meals. Bai Sheng, fearing that Fourth Uncle would find the medicine too bitter, added quite a bit of honey to it.
Fourth Uncle took a sip and liked it very much, gulping it down like sugar water.
After drinking it, he stamped his feet and cried for more. Bai Sheng coaxed him, saying he could have more tomorrow if he behaved.
Only then did Fourth Uncle obediently go to eat, led by Lu Yun.
Bai Sheng instructed Lu Tie that Fourth Uncle should take the medicine twice a day, morning and evening. Lu Tie was also to observe Fourth Uncle more closely. If Fourth Uncle showed any abnormal reactions, Lu Tie was to record them and report to Bai Sheng as soon as possible.
Lu Tie respectfully agreed, vowing to himself that he would serve Fourth Master like a precious gem.
It was such a pity that Fourth Master was so handsome yet foolish. He hoped Madam could cure him.
After Fourth Uncle finished eating, Bai Sheng was about to perform acupuncture on him. The needles needed to be inserted all over his head and body, and he must not move. Lu Ye intended to use acupoint pressure on Fourth Uncle, but Bai Sheng stopped him.
This was because acupoint pressure would counteract the acupuncture, hindering the flow of blood and the acceleration of circulation, which were needed to help metabolize the blood stasis in Fourth Uncle's brain. Therefore, Bai Sheng used anesthetic to make Fourth Uncle unconscious.
Uncle Cripple watched with his own eyes as Bai Sheng shamelessly undressed his foolish younger brother completely, further realizing that his niece-in-law was unlike ordinary women.
He had heard that his niece-in-law was also a slave girl, brought home by his elder sister and brother-in-law to be his nephew's wife. He hadn't expected to have found such a treasure.
However, he hoped that when his foolish younger brother woke up, no one would tell him how he was treated, or he would surely die of shame.
While Bai Sheng was waiting to perform the acupuncture, Su Jinfeng, Adong, and Ding Xiang handed over the undergarments they had sewn to Bai Sheng.
The women's undergarments were small and quick to sew. From their appearance, all three had excellent craftsmanship, with Adong being particularly outstanding. However, as for comfort, that remained to be tested.
After entering the spatial dimension, Bai Sheng took out the three sets of undergarments.
Lu Ye, upon seeing the actual items, still expressed confusion and doubt about how they were worn. How could such small things be worn? Moreover, they were just strips of cloth, offering no coverage, and certainly no warmth.
Bai Sheng asked him to take the Fourth Child to their room, as she was ready to try on the undergarments.
These undergarments were made to her measurements. After trying them on, she would need to create different sizes based on the cup size.
Bai Sheng was approximately a D cup, a size not common in the Great Xia Kingdom. Therefore, she planned to commission a carpenter to make several wooden mannequins of different sizes.
However, she wondered if the carpenter would call her a harlot. Alas, she decided it was better to handle it herself within the spatial dimension.
The three sets of undergarments were sewn from red silk cloth, white silk cloth, and patterned silk cloth, respectively. Bai Sheng tried on the patterned one first and found it quite comfortable.
When she changed into the red one, Lu Ye happened to return. He was stunned upon seeing Bai Sheng wearing those thin-strapped pieces of cloth.
So that's how those things were worn! Why did his乖宝 look even more beautiful wearing these strange items? More beautiful than a肚兜!
Lu Ye felt his heart abruptly stop, and his forehead throbbed.
"Husband, how do I look?" Bai Sheng turned around and saw two streaks of bright red blood hanging under her husband's nose.
"Very... very beautiful." At this moment, Lu Ye's eyes were like those of a fierce, hungry beast staring at food, greedy, infatuated, and eager to devour it.