Chapter 17 Eavesdropping inadvertently

　　One should stay loyal while being entrusted by someone.

　　After Shu Huan came out, she went to the study for brush, ink and paper. She had thought it through. Gu Xiran let her find a suitable maid to go buy the herbs, but she had just come. Her understanding of the maids was only what they showed on the surface. She didn't know who was the suitable one. Besides, families of ancient times were strict. It wouldn't be easy for a maid to go out. Usually they had to bother the manservant to run the errand. It would be unclear after this prescription pa.s.sed through a few people's hands. It was better if she did it more properly.

　　She also didn't have a good idea. She only wanted to copy the names and dosage of the prescription on another piece of paper. She pulled out a medical book from the bookshelf and added six or seven common drug names on the paper. After the ink was dry, she cut the paper. One name on one piece of paper. This will make the prescription confusing. Even if other people had any other motives, they wouldn't be able to see through it.

　　It was quite complicated to describe, but doing it was pretty quick. After all, she had practiced calligraphy before in the past. Her characters didn't have her own style, but they were still neat and clear. It was just, it had been a long time since she had written with a brush. After copying all the names of the prescription, she felt a bit of pain on her wrist.

　　After doing all of these, she called Liangchen to let her go buy the medicine with this stack of paper. She also especially reminded her, "Let the buddy of the pharmacy pack everything apart and write the name of the herb on the outside of the package."

　　Liangchen felt that it was strange, but she knew that she had to do what the master asks without asking. She promised and went out.

　　It was easy to buy the herbs, but it was troublesome to make the medicine. Shu Huan had no knowledge of that. When Liangchen returned, she called Huiyun for help. Anyway, Huiyun was illiterate. From the big stash of herbs, she picked out those she needed and mixed them together. She let Huiyun start to boil them. She stood at a side to command how big the fire needed to be.

　　She didn't feel that time was difficult to spend when she had something to do. While she made the medicine, she chatted with Huiyun. It was a leisure thing. However, when the medicine was half made, concubine Yun rushed to the small tea room. When she saw her (SH), she said, "Second young mistress, for such a thing like making the medicine, you should just call me. Why bother do it yourself?"

　　Shu Huan shook her head and said, "No need. You can go busy yourself with other things."

　　Concubine Yun saw that Shu Huan refused, so she didn't insist on it. She kept them company for a while. Then, she retreated with her expression a bit dim.

　　After Shu Huan finished boiling the medicine, she filtered the herbs and sent it to Gu Xiran. She lifted the curtain and entered the main chamber. She heard faint and intermittent cries. It seemed to be concubine Yun's. She looked around, but it was quiet. There was no one. Presumably, the servants had been sent out. She felt a bit awkward.

• I decided to change wing to chamber because it seems more appropriate that way.

　　When she wanted to leave, she heard concubine Yun say with choked voice, "Ever since I entered Gu family, I only wished to serve second young master for a long time. Aside from this, I didn't have any other thoughts…But now, second young master doesn't like me. I feel wronged in my heart and I don't know what I did wrong…If I really did something wrong, I ask second young master to please tell me. I can change then. If I didn't do anything wrong, I just hope that second young master can still treat me like how you used to…"