Chapter 52: Forcing Medicine

Jiang Cheng hurriedly ran over to open the door.

A carriage was parked at the entrance, plus two men and two women. The women were not young, dressed like servants from a wealthy family, looking at people sideways with their faces held high. The men were wearing gray cloth short jackets and holding whips, appearing to be coachmen.

Several of them were burly and fierce-looking, except for the man in the lead.

The man was about forty years old, with high cheekbones, long, narrow eyes, and a smile on his lips. He looked like a slick and sophisticated person.

Jiang Cheng looked them over and asked suspiciously, "You are..."

"They are from the Du family."

Du Ruo walked over and looked at the man coldly, "Steward Liu, isn't it a bit early?"

In the past, the medicine was always delivered on the eighth of every month. This time, it wasn't even the first, and they were already impatiently coming to the door.

Liu Jinu put on a smiling face, "This is for the sake of the Eldest Young Lady. The Eldest Young Lady is now a newlywed, and she must be overworked for her husband's family, so the tonic can't be late."

Heh, that sounded really nice.

Did they really think she was still the soft persimmon she used to be, for them to knead as they pleased?

Du Ruo was too impatient to deal with him and said coldly, "That's enough. Go back and tell your master that my health is much better, and I don't need any more tonics in the future. If there's nowhere for that medicine to go, let her drink it herself."

Saying this, she walked over and slammed the door shut with a bang.

Liu Jinu raised his eyebrows.

It seemed she really had become arrogant, thinking that because Jiang Li had become a constable, she had risen in status too, and now dared to refuse to drink it.

But today, this medicine had to be drunk, whether she wanted to or not!

He cleared the way, and the three burly servants and the coachman stepped forward and began to bang on the door.

The door bolt was made of wood, so it was naturally broken after a few hits.

Seeing this, Jiang Wan in the courtyard hurriedly hugged Tie Dan, while the dog wagged its tail calmly without even lifting its eyelids.

Du Ruo pulled Jiang Cheng behind her, her eyes cold, "Are you planning to use force?"

Liu Jinu bowed to her, "I'm sorry, Eldest Young Lady, forgive me!"

He signaled to the two servants. The servants understood and immediately rushed over aggressively, grabbing Du Ruo's arms and twisting her hands behind her back.

"Refusing a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit, do you really think you're still the Eldest Young Lady?"

"I advise you to drink it obediently, otherwise, don't blame us for not knowing our own strength!"

Jiang Cheng was anxious and rushed over to beat them desperately, "You dogs, let go of my sister-in-law!"

Du Ruo, however, was terrifyingly calm, "Little San, go close the door."

Jiang Cheng was stunned. Although he didn't know why, his sister-in-law always had clever ideas and had never failed, so listening to her was definitely right. He ran to the courtyard gate without thinking and pushed the two door panels together.

The door bolt was broken, so he simply blocked it with his body and waited with wide eyes for his sister-in-law's next instruction.

Seeing this, Liu Jinu frowned.

What was this for? Were they planning to die with them?

How naive.

Just then, he heard that naive Eldest Young Lady say to the corner of the wall, "Wan'er, release the dog!"

The dog? Several people looked at the skinny dog at the same time and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Even Liu Jinu couldn't hold back, his mouth twitching.

He thought Du Ruo had some big move, but her reliance was actually a thin, scrawny guard dog! This couldn't even be called naive; it was simply stupid.

The coachman looked disdainful, "Fine, then let's start with the dog."

He had some scruples about hitting people, but a dog? Heh, he had never heard of anyone going to jail for killing a dog.

He raised his whip and lashed out viciously at the dog.

The dog first dodged to the side, then leaped up, and with lightning speed, opened its mouth and bit the coachman's wrist.

The coachman let out a miserable scream, his whole body twisting.

"Dead dog, let go, let go quickly!" He dropped the whip and swung his arm desperately, trying to save his arm from the dog's mouth.

Unfortunately, the dog didn't know what it had eaten, but its strength was terrifyingly great. No matter how he spun and jumped, he couldn't shake it off.

Everyone was stunned.

Liu Jinu could no longer maintain his composure and hurriedly called the two servants to help. One of the servants took off her shoe, and the other picked up the whip from the ground, then gathered their courage and rushed up, unleashing a violent attack on Tie Dan.

The scene immediately turned into a mess, with wails and curses ringing out endlessly.

When everything settled down, Liu Jinu's long, narrow eyes were wide open.

Everyone was lying on the ground, but the dog was still standing and was glaring at him!

Liu Jinu swallowed hard and turned to flee.

Jiang Cheng, who was blocking the door, kicked him back, his voice full of excitement, "Good job, Tie Dan, there's still a fish that escaped the net, go get him!"

Tie Dan stepped forward, swatted the fish to the ground with one paw, and pinned it down firmly.

Du Ruo then walked over, took a small medicine bottle from Liu Jinu's arms, pulled out the stopper, and poured it into his throat without hesitation.

"Such a good tonic, it shouldn't be wasted. I'll borrow flowers to offer to Buddha and let Steward Liu drink it."

Liu Jinu: "...!!!"

No, he didn't want to! Drinking it would kill him!

He gritted his teeth and struggled desperately, but was still forced to drink more than half of it.

Crazy, this woman was crazy!

"Cough... cough, the Eldest Young Lady dares to treat the people sent by the Du family like this, aren't you afraid that Miss Mingzhu will settle the score with you later!"

He shouted, his voice harsh but weak.

Du Ruo laughed, "Steward Liu, do you really think I'm stupid? Do you really think I don't know? Whether I treat you well or not, Du Mingzhu won't let me go anyway."

The original owner hadn't tried; she had knelt before Du Mingzhu and begged her, but she hadn't seen a shred of pity from Du Mingzhu. Since that was the case, why not just vent her anger?

They were destined to be on opposite sides from birth, never-ending.

Jiang Cheng opened the courtyard gate, and the few people dragged their injured bodies, scrambled onto the carriage, and fled in a panic like stray dogs.

Before leaving, Du Ruo asked Liu Jinu to bring a message to Du Mingzhu.

"Go back and tell your master, if she dares to lay a hand on the people around me again, I, Du Ruo, swear that I will make sure she dies without a burial place!"

Hiss, Du Mingzhu's hand was cut by the scissors, and bright red blood beads emerged from the wound.

She frowned, "Who washed the scissors yesterday?"

Ruixiang was so scared that she knelt down with a thud, "It, it was this servant..."

Du Mingzhu nodded and signaled to the nanny standing behind her, "Take her down. Since it's her first offense, just chop off one hand. It just so happens that the pot of ink orchids Sister Yi gave me yesterday lacks fertilizer. Remember, be careful when burying it, don't break the roots."

The nanny lowered her eyes, "Understood, Miss. This old servant will handle it properly."

After saying this, she dragged Ruixiang out.

"No, don't chop off my hand... Miss, please spare me! This servant will definitely change! Miss..."

Ruixiang's crying gradually faded, and the surrounding servants lowered their heads, silent as cicadas.

Du Mingzhu took out a handkerchief and carefully wrapped the wound.

Liu Jinu walked over from the front yard and called out, "Miss."

"Why are you back so late? Is everything done?"

Liu Jinu's back pressed down a few more inches, and he replied cautiously, "Things... went a bit wrong. Du Ruo refused to drink the medicine and even incited the dog to commit violence, biting all the people I brought, and even I suffered internal injuries."

There was such a thing? Du Mingzhu became interested, "What about the medicine?"

"The medicine, I drank it..."

Du Mingzhu: "...??"

Liu Jinu hurriedly recounted the situation at that time with added embellishments, and finally said, "I don't know how that dog was raised, but its strength is particularly great. Ordinary men simply can't control it, which is why we suffered."

Interesting. I didn't expect the Jiang family to be quite full of hidden talents. Jiang Li saved the Thirteenth Prince, so his martial arts must be good.

Now even a guard dog is so powerful, tsk tsk tsk, no wonder Du Ruo's courage is getting bigger and bigger.

But just relying on a dog to fight her is still far from enough.

Du Mingzhu asked someone to take silver and put it on the stone table, and ordered, "You've suffered today. Take this money to see a doctor. As for the rest, as usual, give that bastard a lesson."

Liu Jinu's eyes flickered, "Understood, Miss." ===== CHAPTER 53 =====