Just then, a young servant came to report that Zhao Luoning had come to see him.
He quickly ordered the servant to show her in.
"Uncle, please release my husband," Zhao Luoning said straightforwardly, pleading for Ji Shisu.
After all, Ji Shisu was his own son. Master Ji still felt sorry for him. Seeing that Zhao Luoning had pleaded, Master Ji quickly took the opportunity to let it go.
"Ning'er, in a few days, I'll ask Shisu to take gifts to your parents' home to apologize. I'm sorry to have made you suffer."
Zhao Luoning forced herself to hold back her weakness and replied, "I don't blame my husband. I've also explained things to my parents for him. Uncle, you can rest assured."
"Good, good. Ning'er, you're still sick. Go back to your room and rest first."
Zhao Luoning obeyed the order and withdrew. Master Ji quickly ordered someone to release Ji Shisu.
Ji Shisu walked out of the ancestral hall, feeling as if he had been in another world. His legs were numb, and he had to rely on the servant to support him.
"Brother, I've asked Luqu to prepare hot water and meals for you. Have a good rest."
Luqu was Ji Shisu's concubine. She was well - educated and deeply favored by Ji Shisu.
Ji Shisu nodded weakly, but was stopped by the venerable old lady who came to greet him.
"You go and rest in Ning'er's room. For this month, you should accompany Ning'er well."
That poisonous woman had made him kneel for a full three days, and now she still wanted him to go to Furong Courtyard?
He didn't know what she would do to him!
Even though Ji Shisu was full of unwillingness, he didn't dare to refute the old lady's words. He could only accept it weakly.
Furong Courtyard
Zhao Luoning leaned against the table and weakly painted her eyebrows. She was now awake, and people might come to Furong Courtyard at any time. She didn't want others to blame her for her disheveled makeup.
At this moment, Caixue ran in panic to report.
"Miss, the young master is here."
Ji Shisu's coming to Furong Courtyard was unexpected to Zhao Luoning. She put down what was in her hand and quickly asked Caixue to go out to greet Ji Shisu.
Ji Shisu was carried in. After the servant put Ji Shisu on the bed, he withdrew.
Zhao Luoning quickly ordered someone to prepare hot water and meals. Ji Shisu didn't even lift his eyelids. It was Ji Shijian who felt indignant for Ji Shisu.
"Are you satisfied now that you've seen my brother like this?"
When Zhao Luoning saw Ji Shisu, she remembered his excessive behavior of leaving the matter of visiting her parents' home behind in order to spend the night with a woman from a brothel.
She was already angry in her heart. With Ji Shijian's accusation, Zhao Luoning didn't want to be polite either.
"He asked for this himself. What does it have to do with me?"
Ji Shijian was so angry that he couldn't speak.
Seeing that Zhao Luoning had said such harsh words, Caixue, who had been holding back her dissatisfaction, finally exploded.
"Third Master, you've always been rude to our miss. Have you ever regarded our miss as your sister - in - law?"
Ji Shijian was so angry that he retorted without any grace.
"It's none of your business, you lowly maid."
The word "lowly" completely enraged Zhao Luoning. She raised her hand and slapped Ji Shijian.
"Caixue is my maid. No one has the right to call her lowly."
Zhao Luoning was always coldly kind to others. Such a reaction really opened the eyes of everyone present.
Among those present, only Caixue knew how sensitive Zhao Luoning was to the word "lowly".
Zhao Luoning's mother had a lower birth than her step - mother. So since Zhao Luoning was born, she had not been liked by the Zhao family. When she was a child, her step - mother even pointed at her nose and called her lowly.
It was this word "lowly" that made eight - year - old Zhao Luoning mature like a little adult.
It was also because of this word that eleven - year - old Zhao Luoning dressed up as a man and went into the business world just to prove herself.
Therefore, these two words were Zhao Luoning's big taboo.
Zhao Luoning only giving Ji Shijian one slap was already her greatest tolerance.
Ji Shijian was naturally not convinced after being slapped. At this moment, Ji Shisu, who had been watching coldly, said in a cold voice, "Third brother, that's enough. Go back first."
If it weren't for Ji Shisu, Ji Shijian would surely have argued with Zhao Luoning to the end.
As soon as Ji Shijian left, Zhao Luoning fell weakly to the ground. Caixue quickly hugged her and comforted her softly.
"Miss, the third master didn't mean it. It's not worth getting angry about this."
"Caixue, you're not lowly, and neither am I."
Tears slid down Zhao Luoning's cheeks, leaving two red marks on her powdered face.
"Yes, yes. Miss is the most powerful in the world. No one has the right to say that miss is lowly, and no one has the right to say that Caixue is lowly."
Caixue took out a handkerchief and wiped away Zhao Luoning's tears.
Ji Shisu, who had witnessed the whole thing, was confused.
Before coming to Furong Courtyard, he had intended to vent his anger on Zhao Luoning. After this commotion, he didn't know how to get angry anymore.
Was the word "lowly" really worth such a reaction from Zhao Luoning?
It was Ji Shisu's first night staying in Furong Courtyard. Zhao Luoning left the main bedroom for Ji Shisu, and she went to Caixue's room and squeezed into the same bed with Caixue.
Zhao Luoning still got up early. After going to greet the old lady, she came back. Ji Shisu just got up.
After a night of rest, Ji Shisu's spirit had improved a lot. Having nothing to do, he picked up a few books that Zhao Luoning had left on the dressing table and flipped through them casually.
Suddenly, a few lines of small words written in rouge ink came into Ji Shisu's sight.
The handwriting was very delicate and made people feel comfortable at first sight.
Could this be the handwriting of the scheming Zhao Luoning?
After this incident, the perception of Zhao Luoning as a scheming woman had taken deep root in his heart.
In order to take revenge on him, she pretended to be sick and hid in the room.
When she had tortured him half to death, she came out and pretended to be a good person, making people think that she was reasonable.
A woman with such a deep - seated scheming could write such delicate characters. It was really hard to figure her out.
At this moment, Zhao Luoning came in with a cup of ginseng tea.
Ji Shisu didn't know what he was flustered about. He quickly put away the "Book of Songs" in his hand, casually picked up a copy of "Zizhi Tongjian", and pretended to read the book seriously.
"Ji Shisu, drink the ginseng tea first. Breakfast will be ready soon."
Ji Shisu was quite dissatisfied with Zhao Luoning's way of addressing him.
"Zhao Luoning, isn't it a bit impolite for you to address me like this?"
Without outsiders around, Zhao Luoning didn't want to give Ji Shisu a good look. She retorted coldly, "Ji Shisu, I'm your wife through proper marriage. Is it polite for you to address me like this?"
Ji Shisu was rendered speechless by Zhao Luoning's retort.
"Even if I owe you something about the matter of visiting your parents' home, I've already stayed in the ancestral hall for three whole days and nights. But you're still angry."
These words didn't sound good to Zhao Luoning. She put the ginseng tea on the table and said angrily, "I don't care about your debauchery outside. I've been a good second young mistress. But now you're actually blaming me?"
After being said like this by Zhao Luoning, Ji Shisu really seemed to be a sinner.
He knew he couldn't argue with Zhao Luoning. He was sullen and didn't say a word until breakfast was over.