Female Supporting Character with a Good Life Chapter 16: 15, a manhua/chinese comics/漫画 fanfic

小姐 (xiao jie) – young lady.

夫人 (fu ren) – the official wife of an official, the matriarch of a family.

妈妈 (ma ma) – an older woman servant.

氏 (shi) – a suffix placed after a married woman's name.

公子 (gong zi) – an honorific for a noble's son.

三姐 (san jie) – third older sister.

When Zhangshisaw her daughter standing there blankly in her shock, not moving in the slightest, her heart tightened and squeezed. Her tears kept flowing ceaselessly as the regrets in her heart deepened.

"San niang, don't worry, the resident physician will be arriving soon."

Ruansan niangreturned to her senses. Upon seeing her mother's grief and bitter remorse, she said without the slightest care: "Mother, I'm fine."

She was a person with a disease-curing system function, and she even treated awangfeiwho was afflicted with infertility medicine in her previous life. She only had to put her ability into effect to remove her hidden troubles.

It goes without saying that she could not expose this secret. Ruansan niangremembered the avaricious gazes of those influential officials when her reputation of being a miracle-working doctor was ripped up and exposed to the public due to her inability to read pulses, and she shuddered involuntarily, lowering her eyes to conceal the terror that was swimming in its depths.

Zhangshiwas stunned and dull-witted from Ruansan niang's attitude.

"San niang, you…"

Before she could finish her words, Mama Gao brought the resident physician into the room in a hurry.

"Furen, Third Young Lady, the physician has arrived."

Mama Sun, who had been outside guarding the door, followed them in as well.

Ruansan niangfrowned as a speck of bad premonition emerged within her suddenly.

Zhangshiroused her spirit and wiped her tears swiftly. She instructed: "Physician,san nianghas eaten something she shouldn't have eaten, open a vomit-inducing medicine prescription with due haste."

The physician belonged to Zhangshi, and upon hearing what theFurenwas implying when she said that the Third Young Lady had eaten something she should not have, he recalled the news he had heard on his way here and he immediately understood what the Third Young Lady ate.

"Furen, wait for a moment."

The physician knew the direness of the situation and he immediately wrote down a prescription that was suited for inducing vomit.

"Mama Gao, decoct the medicine quickly!" Zhangshiswiftly handed Mama Gao the prescription even though the ink had yet to dry.

The neglected Ruansan niangfound the situation odder and odder as she watched on. She widened her eyes abruptly. Was her mother trying to feed her the vomit-inducing medicine?

Vomit-inducing medicine was honestly too terrifying.

Ruansan niang's pretty face became green in an instant. Flustered and exasperated, she yelled loudly: "Mother, I'm alright, I don't want to eat the vomit-inducing medicine!"

Zhangshipromptly comforted her daughter in a kindly manner, "San nianglisten to me, Mother is doing this for your own good."

"I'm not drinking it!"

Ruansan niangrefused to go along with it; she clearly had an ability that could remove the hidden damage from the infertility medicine, why did she have to drink the vomit-inducing medicine to torture herself?

"I'm going back to my courtyard first."

Having said that, Ruansan niangattempted to slink away but she was stopped by the already prepared Mama Sun.

When Zhangshisaw how big-hearted her daughter was being, she was shocked and angered. This wasinfertility medicine, if her daughter did not take the chance to regurgitate the infertility medicine while she could, the latter half of her life would be ruined. Hence, Zhangshihad no other alternative but to harden her attitude in that instant.

Her daughter might not care but she cared.

"San niang, even if you don't want to drink the vomit-inducing medicine, you have to drink it!"

Ruansan niangstruggled for a while but she could not get out of Mama Sun's grip and her eyes were short of spitting fire.

"Mama Sun, let go of me!"

"Young Lady,Furenwould never hurt you." Mama Sun clutched onto Ruansan niangtightly.

Meanwhile, the physician watched from the side, unable to comprehend the Third Young Lady's actions in his heart.

Could it be that water had gone into her brain?

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Waiting was the most torturous thing.

The moment Mama Sun returned with the decocted vomit-inducing medication in hand, she saw Mama Sun holding onto the Young Lady.

"Furen, the vomit-inducing medication has been made."

When Ruansan niangsmelled the thick and dense medicinal scent, her face went vegetable green. Without needing to induce her vomit, she already felt like throwing up.

Perceiving that her mother had sworn not to rest until the deed was done, the escapeless Ruansan niangwas full of despair.

But she did not dare to expose her own ability.

She had clearly used the ability on herself secretly but she was still being forced to drink the vomit-inducing medicine now. Ruansan niangwas so dejected she wanted to vomit blood.

The physician stepped forward to check it once. There were no issues, this certainly was the vomit-inducing medicine with the strongest effects, so he gave Zhangshia nod.

Zhangshitook the vomit-inducing medicine before she looked towards her daughter whose demeanour was brimming with defiance and indignance. Guilt and distress flashed past her eyes as she said in a gentle voice.

"San niang, come, drink this bowl of medicine."

"No, I don't want to drink it!" Ruansan niangwas still putting up a last-ditch effort at this moment.

Under theFuren's signal, Mama Gao apologised for the offence before she held down Ruansan niang's four limbs with Mama Sun.

Unable to move, grief and indignation flooded Ruansan niang's gaze.

"San niang, don't blame Mother for being vicious, Mother is doing this for your own good." Zhangshisaid with trembling lips.

Then, she brought the medicine forward, gripping onto her lower jaw with one hand while using her other hand to pour the contents into Ruansan niang's mouth in a proficient and accurate manner, not hesitant in the slightest.

Once the bitter and pungent medicine entered her throat, Ruansan niangstarted coughing violently.

"Cough cough…"

Mama Sun and Mama Gao released her as Zhangshicalled for the maidservants to bring over a clean spittoon in quickly.

A moment later, the vomit-inducing medicine took effect. Ruansan niangcould not even care about her indignation and regret as she started to retch up in shattered gurgles…

An hour later, Ruansan niangwas supported back to her courtyard by her arms in tottering steps with a greenish-white complexion.

With that round of tossing, Zhangshifinally settled her heart, but Ruansan niangnearly lost half her life in the process.

After she returned to her courtyard, she drove off her servants feebly, then she hugged her blanket and started to sob loudly, aggrieved.

……

After the news of Ruansan niangeating something wrong and being forced to vomit travelled outwards, the concubines in the Earl Residence dispatched their trusted servants to probe for information in succession.

As a result of Su Yu's seemingly inadvertent disclosure, the matter could not be concealed.

Very quickly, all of them learnt that Ruansan nianghad eaten together with Ruansi niang.

Without a shadow of a doubt, all of them suspected that there was something wrong with Ruansi niang's food.

Among them, who did not know that the main kitchen was under theFuren's control? It was clear that after enduring for a few days, theFurencould no longer resist acting against Ruansi niang, it was just that they did not know what was put inside the food which made theFurentorment Ruansan niangin such a fashion.

Linyiniangwas the first to guess the truth. The marriage between the Wen Family and the Earl Residence could not be spoiled but Ruansi niangcould be ruined. And if theFurenwanted to destroy Ruansi niang, she would afflict her with infertility medicine to damage her body…

Linyiniangtold her trusted Mama: "Si niangought to be pitied."

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…….

Limpid Heart Garden.

Ruan Xi kept her brush, ink, paper and ink slab properly. She was about to take a short midday rest when Su Yu rushed in gleefully to bring her a piece of good news.

"Young Lady, there has been news from the Main Courtyard stating that the Third Young Lady has eaten something she shouldn't have, hence why she was made to puke with a vomit-inducing medicine!"

"There has been hearsay that the Third Young Lady almost lost half her life after being forced to puke, and she was supported back to her courtyard by her arms."

Su Yu spoke with a face brimming with elation, and she felt like her anger had been worked off by a large extent.

Ruan Xi's lips curled up slightly upon hearing that. It did not require much thought to know that Ruansan nianghad been forced by her legitimate mother to drink that vomit-inducing medicine.

"Young Lady, do yõu think that the Third Young Lady will continue coming to Limpid Heart Garden to have a meal with yõu after knowing that yõur dishes have been drugged with infertility medicine?" Su Yu asked with her broad smile as her pupils shifted.

Ruan Xi laughed softly, "She won't.San jiehas suffered great hardships this time around, it is estimated she won't have the guts to come to my courtyard to eat ever again."

Mn, she was curious what Ruansan niangwould do after learning about the fact that she had been afflicted with infertility medicine.

Would she look on with cold eyes and pretend to be unaware or would she help her treat it secretly and on the sly?

All of a sudden, Ruan Xi genuinely wanted to know which choice Ruansan niangwould make.

When Su Yu heard her Young Lady's answer, she agreed. Certainly, the Third Young Lady had been met with great suffering this time around and it would take her more than a few days to recover.

After her joy abated, Su Yu could not help but become worried: "Young Lady, with theFurenpitting the Third Young Lady on accident this time around, will she put this debt on yõur head? What if theFurendoesn't teach you how to manage a household?"

"Unlikely. Father should have mentioned the matter of household management to Mother, and withLao Taitaiwatching as well, Mother will only record this 'accident' in her heart and wait for another opportunity to settle the debt.

"And through this accident, Mother should stop adding ingredients to my dishes," said Ruan Xi faintly.

In her legitimate mother's heart, the infertility medicine should have taken effect early on, given how many meals she had eaten.

The only thing she could not understand was why her legitimate mother told her underlings to only add the infertility medicine to one or two dishes instead of all.

Now that the matter of Ruansan niangeating the vomit-inducing medicine had caused a stir,Lao Taitaiwould definitely become suspicious.

The most important thing her legitimate mother had to do right now was clean up the tail ends.

Su Yu became happy immediately after hearing that.

"If that is true, that would be great. Having to pour away those inedible meat dishes every time is too wasteful."

"We'll know if my conjecture is correct once our dinner arrives tonight." Ruan Xi smiled.

Truth to be told, she had already thought of this possibility when Ruansan niangsaid that she wanted to eat with her.

Let alone Su Yu who felt physical pain over having to pour away those dishes, even she felt distressed in her heart.

"Right, Su Yu, go to my private stores and retrieve the thirty-year ginseng that Mother gave me, and then send it over tosan jie.

"While you're at it, mention the fact that the ginseng was given by Mother."

Ruan Xi's thoughts moved as she instructed smilingly. Wasn't her legitimate mother incredibly fond of tampering the medicinal herbs? She would send those medicinal herbs tosan jiethen.

Even if her legitimate mother's anger burgeoned, she could only stew in it.

Su Yu smiled in a wicked and cunning fashion as she raised her thumbs to praise her: "Young Lady has skilled tactics."

"I can only take it to this step under these circumstances," said Ruan Xi as she wrung her own hands figuratively. She knew herself immensely well; this small movement would merely give her legitimate some vexations, it could not harm her in the least.

But even if it was just bringing her vexations, Ruan Xi would do it all the same.

Su Yu consoled her in a hurry: "Young Lady, yõu are already very efficacious as you are."

Ruan Xi smiled, waving her hand to allow Su Yu to take her leave and send the gift. Then, she returned to her inner room to have a short rest.

Before she closed her eyes, Ruan Xi longed for her fiancé Wengongzionce again, hoping that he could send the training Mama as soon as possible.

……

Sure enough, the situation conformed with Ruan Xi's expectations since Zhangshibegan cleaning up the tail ends the moment her daughter left.

A certain main chef in the kitchen breathed out a sigh of relief. When theFurenhad dispatched someone to send over a bag of medicinal powder to the kitchen steward, the steward had instructed him to put it inside the Fourth Young Lady's dishes.

That main chef objected to the command in his heart. It was obvious that this medicinal powder was anything but good at a glance, so he stealthily brought some of the medicinal powder to a pharmacy to seek verification.

It was actually infertility medicine!

This main chef felt cold air emerging from the bottom of his heart. TheFurenwas trying to ruin the Fourth Young Lady.

The main chef had his wife and children so he did not dare to reject it. Hence, he could only dash the medicinal powder on one or two of dishes in front of the steward every time while sparing the other two dishes, and then pray that the Fourth Young Lady had the fortune of evading this scheme.

Ruan Xi did not know about the inside story. Although she had her suspicions, she did not investigate deeply. If all four dishes had issues, and even if Ruan Xi had a golden finger that could allow her to avoid it completely by eating none of it, she would be easily discovered as well.

Therefore, the main chef's way of doing things still helped Ruan Xi in the end.

It was precisely for the same reason that the Earl Chengyi'sFurendid not suspect that Ruan Xi could evade this scheme.

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Presently, Zhangshiwas listening to Mama Gao report about howsi nianghad sent the thirty-year ginseng – which she had personally given – to her daughter with an ugly complexion, and she choked down the mouthful of air into her stomach.

"Furen, since the Fourth Young Lady has already fallen for the scheme, perhaps it should stop here.

"If another accident like this happens again while yõu are inattentive, the latter half of the Young Lady's life will be ruined.

"Moreover, theLao Taitaishould have grown suspicious, since the Tranquil Longevity Hall has sent word that theLao Taitaihas found a physician and directed him towards Limpid Heart Garden. Fortunately, the infertility medicine is a secret formula, and it can't be diagnosed through pulse-taking. "

Mama Sun could not hold back from trying to persuade her.

Zhangshibreathed out the sulks that was churning in the pit of her stomach. With a sullen expression, she nodded: "Even if you didn't say it, I would have stopped the small movements I was making under the table."

Mama Sun released an inaudible breath.

"Mama Sun, send word to Limpid Heart Garden later and say that I will begin guidingsi niangin the study of household management." Zhangshiknew thatsan niangbeing forced to puke would draw the suspicion of others, which would cause some harmful rumours about her to spread.

She had to display a legitimate mother's poise and manner and teachsi niangabout housekeeping matters properly. Even though she was just putting on a show, she had to make it look good.

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T/N:Curious question, are the translations easy to read, even with the various pinyin like Furen, shi, xiaojie, etc.? And is the formatting okay…? Let me know in the comments?