Chapter 19: Eliminating Demons and Evil

She relied on being the confidante of the Lady of the House and, under her command, seized control of the main courtyard. She often bullied her and seized her monthly allowance and food. Given the chance, she would definitely deal with this old hag properly.

It's because of these wicked women that she, a legitimate daughter of the family, was living a life worse than a dog's and had become the abandoned daughter of the Shangguan family.

Well, she would definitely reclaim all the debts from them, it was only a matter of time.

Back in the broken house in the outer courtyard, Liuyue hurried towards the cracked bronze mirror, eager to see what the original owner looked like.

Looking into the mirror, Liuyue was shocked. The face she saw was incredibly beautiful and captivating. Who said she was ugly? This was clearly a peerlessly beautiful woman with delicate features.

With willow-leaf eyebrows, watery eyes, and cherry-like lips set on an oval face, it was as if a precious gem was shining, emitting a radiance that surpassed everything in the world. Her skin was fair and delicate, like a piece of jade. Her bright eyes sparkled, portraying an unparalleled beauty, as if she had stolen all the colors of the world, eclipsing everything else like spring flowers and autumn moon.

Feeling despised by everyone, Liuyue had thought she was ugly, only to realize that she looked much better in this world than in her modern life. Her plain face and glasses gave the impression of a female Ph.D. solely devoted to her studies.

She couldn't believe she had become more beautiful after crossing over. It made her feel slightly better.

In the Feishuang Courtyard, the Lady of the House sat coldly holding a teacup on a boxwood chair, her face extremely unpleasant.

Shangguan Qiuyue sat below her, cramming a piece of green bean cake into her mouth as she complained fervently to the Lady of the House: "It's all that little vixen's fault, she made my brother kick me and almost killed me. That wretched girl, she's so shameless. Mother, you must punish her severely."

Hearing her beloved daughter being kicked, the Lady of the House's face turned deadly pale with anger, "You said someone secretly attacked your brother at the gate today. This little minx must have someone backing her to dare to be so bold. Do you think she's possessed to have turned into this kind of person?"

Shangguan Yuqing's beautiful eyes shifted as she gently spoke to Shangguan Qiuyue. "Sister, you should also change your hot temper. I think she might be possessed, she seems like a different person. Mother, should we invite a Taoist priest to expel the demon attached to her, then burn it alive to get rid of the evil spirit?"

The Lady of the House suddenly lifted her eyes, a cold smile appearing at the corner of her mouth, "Smart indeed, Yuqing. Before she was as weak as a dog, but now, even the old lady is siding with her. I will indeed invite a priest to come and deal with her properly."

"And that Gao Shi, she's really shameless, always badmouthing our mother whenever she gets a chance, constantly holding onto Father. Mother, we must discipline her as well." Shangguan Qiuyue coldly snorted.

Shangguan Qiuyue's words cut into the Lady of the House like a sharp blade. A woman despises it the most when another woman steals her man openly.

Since Gao Shi entered the mansion, she had always been clinging onto her husband as if she were the mistress of the house.

Su Yingshu was a noble young lady and couldn't learn those disgusting tricks of a fox like Gao Shi. She scorned her in her heart and prayed for Gao Shi's early death.

That night, Liuyue carefully placed the medical books in her room, then checked the medicine chest and examined the bottles and vials. She took out the herbs purchased by Yuching and began to meticulously prepare various powders under the candlelight.

Medicine and poison had always been closely related. A person who knows medicine usually also understands poison. She ground black aconite, pinellia, schizandrin, and other ingredients into a powder to create an itching powder that made the whole body itchy.

Then, she used honeysuckle to create a sweat-inducing drug. This drug also possessed the effects of an anesthetic. She also used aconite, silkworm feces, deer antler, and silkworm moths to create an aphrodisiac powder.

With so many enemies to deal with, she couldn't afford not to have a contingency plan.

At the same time, she quickly looked through medical books to understand medical knowledge and medicinal herbs that were not present in the modern world. Luckily, she had read all these medical books before and understood the medical treatment methods presented in them. She was eager to try treating two patients.

The next day, Ziyan brought over a few outfits on behalf of the Lady of the House. They were indeed beautiful, but all of them were old, clearly worn by Shangguan Yuqing and the others.

The Lady of the House had a good heart but a poisonous nature. She promised to make new clothes for Liuyue, but instead brought her daughters' old clothes. Liuyue wasn't a beggar. She couldn't be bothered to wear someone else's clothes.

"Yuqing, didn't you say there was no firewood in the courtyard? Burn these clothes so we don't have to look at them," Liuyue instructed.

Yuqing pointed at the beautiful clothes, looking reluctant, "But if we burn them, what will you wear, Miss? Your clothes are dirty and old, they're so worn out they can't be worn anymore. With these clothes, you can barely make it through autumn."

Liuyue raised her eyebrows coldly, "Didn't my mother leave a lot of clothes? I thought they were pretty. You go to the inner courtyard and ask Wang Po to fetch them for me. These clothes, burn them right away."

Even if she didn't wear her mother's clothes, she still had some silver left to buy new clothes.

"Wang Po... Ah, this servant dare not, this servant is afraid of her." Just mentioning Wang Po, Yuqing was so frightened that her hair stood on end. In the past, Miss never dared to mention Wang Po, but now she dared to ask for things from Wang Po. Miss's courage is getting bigger and bigger.

Liu Yue walked into the room with a cold expression, took out the chicken leg wrapped in paper from last night, sprinkled the laxative bought by Yuqing yesterday on the chicken leg, then stuffed a few pieces of silver into the paper wrap before taking Yuqing to the inner courtyard.

Thinking about giving such a plump chicken leg and some silver to Wang Po made Liu Yue's heart ache, but in order to live a few peaceful days, it was worth the loss of this chicken leg.

Before reaching the main courtyard, Liu Yue heard a brisk sound of cracking melon seeds from a distance.

At the same time, she saw a strong woman in a green dress sitting on a stone in front of the rockery, with one foot resting on another stone, revealing her coarse cloth pants and a disdainful expression as she spat out melon seed shells.

"I didn't see that stinky girl yesterday. I heard she was bullied. It's really embarrassing. Why didn't she die outside? She's really a jinx."

"Wang Mama, I heard that Miss was not bullied, just almost bullied. The old lady has issued a ban on this matter, not allowing the servants to discuss it again." Auntie Qi, standing on the side, looked at Wang Po with some fear.