"Tsk tsk, in this day and age, even thieves can be so self - justified?" Yi Qing sneered repeatedly.
Sun Xiaohua was a girl from the village. She had a relatively good relationship with Yi Qing. Mainly because she was a few years younger and liked to get close to Yi Qing.
Although Yi Qing was not a person who liked to get close to others, one should not hit a smiling face. Coupled with the fact that Sun Xiaohua always brought her some green vegetables, she felt embarrassed to drive the girl away. As time passed, they got to know each other.
Everyone in the village knew that Yi Qing made a living by treating people's illnesses.
But Sun Xiaohua knew a bit more than others - she knew that Yi Qing's medical skills were much better than she showed.
There was an official named Lord Li who had retired and lived in the town. It was said that he used to hold a third - or fourth - rank official position. Yi Qing didn't understand these things and always thought there was an exaggerated element in it. But anyway, he was definitely a prominent figure in the town.
Lord Li had a carbuncle on his back. He had searched far and wide for good doctors, and the reward he offered was getting higher every day.
Sun Xiaohua excitedly came to find Yi Qing. "Yi Qing, why don't you give it a try? Didn't you cure my grandmother of the same illness with ease last time? It's a hundred taels of silver! A hundred taels!"
Yi Qing showed no interest.
Sun Xiaohua was very puzzled. "But it seemed so easy for you. Although it was a bit scary..."
Yi Qing would cut open the carbuncle on the back, use scissors to gently pull out the root of the dirty stuff in the middle, and use a dagger to constantly cut the connection between it and the surrounding skin...
After the dirty stuff was pulled out, she would apply medicine and change the dressing. The patient would recover in less than half a month.
Yi Qing said, "There will be too many troubles later."
Later, Sun Xiaohua stole the medicine from Yi Qing and went to treat Lord Li on her own.
Maybe her technique was not as good as Yi Qing's, but the key to removing the carbuncle was the wound area.
After applying the medicine stolen from Yi Qing, although Lord Li's back was badly cut by Sun Xiaohua, he recovered after a month of rest.
During this month, Sun Xiaohua took good care of Lord Li. Somehow, they "sparked love".
After Lord Li announced his recovery, the first thing he did was to marry Sun Xiaohua into his mansion.
The betrothal gift of two hundred taels of silver made Sun Xiaohua's parents the most envied couple in the village this year.
After being rebuked by Yi Qing, Sun Xiaohua bit her lips, then suddenly stamped her foot angrily. "I just borrowed your medicinal materials. It was still me who saved my lord."
Yi Qing lowered her head and blew the floating ash left by the medicinal materials on her fair hand. With a half - smile, she said, "It's you. All the credit is yours. It has nothing to do with me. If I say so, you don't have to feel guilty, right?"
"You..."
"Actually," Yi Qing squinted her eyes, the mockery was self - evident. "If you want to be a ruthless person, be a completely ruthless one. Trying to be a whore and build a chastity archway at the same time. Be careful of being crushed by the archway when you're building it."
Xiao Tian thought: This woman is actually quite polite to me.
But this Sun Xiaohua in front of them was really disgusting.
She stole Yi Qing's medicine, but took all the benefits.
"Yi Qing, I'm at least a concubine in the Li family now. You can't talk to me like this!" There was hatred in Sun Xiaohua's eyes.
Yi Qing scoffed and tilted her head to look at her. "It seems you still don't understand what a concubine is. No, a concubine is not a thing. She's just a plaything. Do you understand? Just like the clay dolls I bought for Baozi. It doesn't matter if they're damaged. Just throw them away when you're tired of playing..."
"You -" She stretched out her slender finger and pointed at Sun Xiaohua's forehead. "You're that plaything now! Trying to act like an elephant with a scallion in your pig's nose in front of me!"
Sun Xiaohua seemed to be hit on her sore spot. Her eyes were red, and she glared at Yi Qing hatefully. Her lips trembled, and she was so angry that her whole body was shaking.
But Yi Qing was in a great mood. "You plaything, you should go back and use your pig brain to think about why the Li family let you in. Aren't you good at treating illnesses? This time it was a carbuncle. What will it be next time? I wish you can still meet someone as blind and capable as me for you to take advantage of."
Xiao Tian thought: This woman can even scold herself when she's being ruthless.
Sun Xiaohua turned around and left crying.
Yi Qing won a complete victory. She clapped her hands and her eyes curved into a smile.
She turned to look at Xiao Tian who seemed to be deep in thought. She leaned forward, and her big eyes stared directly into his. Her eyes were full of charm. "Do you think I'm extremely vicious?"
"Why do you talk about yourself like this?"
"With Sun Xiaohua's looks and style, she's just like a pure and innocent flower. Men usually like this kind of girl." Yi Qing smiled without showing her teeth, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, a typical fake smile. "Otherwise, how could Lord Li, an old man in his twilight years with a large family, fall for her?"
In contrast, she, with her sharp tongue and ruthless heart, was naturally the vicious female supporting character.
"I don't know about other places, but under General Xiao's command, stealing someone else's military merits is as sinful as murder." Xiao Tian said slowly. There was no emotion in his dark eyes. "People with improper thoughts will surely cause trouble sooner or later. You did a good job."
Yi Qing was stunned. Something seemed to flash in her eyes, but it was so fast that Xiao Tian didn't even see clearly.
Then she gave a charming smile. "Do you want to trick me into giving you meat buns?"