Chapter 4: Bullying Her to This Extent

The original owner's maternal grandfather was once a resident of Qingping County and a renowned master of medicine in Tianqi.

In her previous life, Jun Zijin was trained in both Chinese and Western medicine, a graduate student at a medical school, and a military doctor; finding some herbs was truly not worth mentioning.

The original owner's memories surged before her eyes: at the manor, Liu Ma held absolute power, acting in a tyrannical and unscrupulous manner, and mistreating the servants.

Because she was a person of the Lady, the people at the manor were mostly fearful of her, daring to be angry but not daring to speak.

Anyone would be thoroughly annoyed by being bitten by a mad dog all day long; such an idiot was not hard to deal with, but she had just arrived here, so she would let that mad dog run wild for a few more days.

The original owner's memories continued to surge; during the six years the Second Young Lady Jun spent at the manor, Liu Ma had never given her an easy time.

For the first two years, she only tripped her up from time to time, not daring to scold or beat her openly; later, seeing that Minister Jun ignored this second daughter, she became even more blatant in her abuse, ordering her to do this and that, withholding food if she didn't finish, and even resorting to the whip.

She was, after all, the legitimate Young Lady of the Minister's mansion; a servant actually dared to bully her to this extent!

Just yesterday, the original owner saw A-Fang, who was by the Lady's side, sneaking into the manor; A-Fang had rushed over overnight, so there must have been some major event, and she had followed her quietly.

Because she was afraid in her heart, she did not dare to get too close, so their conversation could not be heard clearly, and she only vaguely caught some intermittent words.

"...Prime Minister's mansion... Eldest Young Lady... coming-of-age ceremony, accounts..."

"Rest assured... little slut..., this month's..."

She also saw Liu Ma hand A-Fang a package of something.

The original owner did not dare to stay any longer and left quietly.

Today, she lost her little life.

She had been stepping on a stone by the pond at the time, and by the time she felt the stone seem to loosen, it was already too late.

But how could a perfectly fine stone loosen? This matter was likely not that simple.

Just wait; she would deal with those who harmed her one by one. After harming her, they wanted to get away unscathed? No way! Not a chance!

Liu Ma, the Lady, those who harmed her—none of them should think about running!

Now that she had inherited the original owner's body, she must avenge her. But for now, it was not the time for a direct confrontation.

The back mountain was all too familiar to the Second Young Lady of the Jun family, who went up to gather firewood every day, and she soon found the herbs she needed.

They gathered some firewood and were about to return.

Suddenly, at the mouth of the canyon, Jun Zijin saw a peculiar plant that formed a sharp contrast with the lush scenery around it.

What was astonishing was that the entire plant did not have a single leaf, with only one stem stretching out stubbornly.

She stepped forward in pleasant surprise; that was right, it was it, yet there was no relevant information in the memory of the original owner, who knew some pharmacology. Could it be that its value had not yet been discovered in this time and space? A look of irrepressible joy instantly bloomed on Jun Zijin's face.

Jun Zijin crouched down gently, inserted her fingers into the soil, and loosened the surrounding earth bit by bit, every movement appearing exceptionally careful.

Finally, Jun Zijin successfully dug out the entire plant, complete with the soil around its roots.

She did not let anyone else help throughout the process; every step and every detail was done by her own hands.

At this moment, Xiao He, who had been silent all along, bit her lip:

"Second Young Lady, we really cannot just go back like this. We just stood up to Wu Ma; she definitely won't let us off."

Jun Zijin's footsteps paused, and she only felt a bit between laughter and tears:

"You silly girl, have we ever had a single good day before?"

Xiao He shook her head, bit her pale lip, and as if having made some kind of resolution, took a few copper coins out from her bosom:

"Second Young Lady, these are the few copper coins I saved up in the manor. Although they aren't worth much, you... you can use them to buy some food. You... you should run away."

Xiao He's voice was low, yet exceptionally firm.

A warm current surged through Jun Zijin's heart, and her gaze softened:

"Xiao He, I appreciate your kindness, but if I run away, you will definitely be implicated, and if I leave, wouldn't that just benefit those evil people?"

Xiao He's eyes turned red, and she opened her mouth as if to speak but stopped.

Jun Zijin carefully wrapped up the plant and stuffed it into Xiao He's arms:

"Take this back to the manor first; it will be of great use later."