Chapter 14: That Really Is Quite Despicable

Just as she was about to leave, she noticed a sachet hanging by the side of the crib. It was particularly bright and vivid, so she picked it up casually, but the moment she did, her expression changed.

Her voice carried a hint of anger: "Where did this sachet come from?"

Liu Xu hurriedly replied, "Replying to the Third Miss, it was Caixia, who was just taken away, who hung it at the head of the Young Master's bed. She said it could repel insects."

Yun Yi continued to press, "How long has this sachet been hanging here?"

Liu Xu thought for a moment before replying, "About ten days or so. Is there something wrong with it?"

Yun Yi suppressed the anger in her heart: "It's nothing, I was just asking."

However, after asking, she did not hang the sachet back up. Yun Yi walked around the room once, and only after confirming there was nothing else amiss did she feel at ease.

She reached out and quietly took Hao-ge'er's pulse, then instructed the wet nurse to take him inside for feeding, before turning and heading toward her own courtyard.

Upon returning to her courtyard, she said to Si Qin, who had followed her in, "I am a bit tired, you may withdraw."

Once the person had retreated, she bolted the door, lowered the bed curtains, and in the blink of an eye, entered her space.

Picking up the sachet she had brought in, Yun Yi sneered, "Truly despicable. Even when you were planning to give him away, you still wouldn't let him be."

Fortunately, she had discovered it in time; otherwise, it would have ruined Hao-ge'er's life. Since they were so ruthless, they would have to reap what they sowed.

She put the sachet away, then took various medicinal herb seeds from the warehouse and began to work with a sense of resignation.

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Apart from that night when she went to the East Courtyard where the first branch of the family resided to give them a taste of their own medicine, Yun Yi had used the excuse of recuperating to not step a single foot outside her courtyard for several days.

On this day, Si Qin deliberated for a long time before walking forward: "Miss, your health is no longer a concern. Should you go to the main courtyard to pay your respects? I am afraid that if the first branch finds out, they will look for trouble again."

Yun Yi nodded slightly: "Then tomorrow morning, I will go to the main courtyard to pay my respects to Grandmother."

Having received a definite answer, Si Qin felt relieved. The first branch had sent people over to probe many times these past few days, and she was terrified that her mistress would give them another excuse to find fault.

These past few days, in addition to practicing her skills, Yun Yi had been constantly planting grains, vegetables, medicinal herbs, flowers, and fruits in the space, wanting to restore its vitality as quickly as possible.

She discovered that the stream water in the space had the effect of improving one's constitution and promoting the growth of crops. Although it lacked the heaven-defying efficacy of the previous spirit spring water and was not as rich in spiritual energy as the previous stream, drinking it regularly would still strengthen the body and improve one's complexion.

With the stream water in the space, she believed it would soon be lush and green again. As for whether it could generate spiritual energy, that would depend on heaven's will.

The produce from the space now only tasted better than what was found outside, lacking the heaven-defying effects it once had. Of course, long-term consumption would certainly be beneficial to the body.

In a corner of the villa within the space, she discovered two cans of high-quality alfalfa seeds that had been collected from the pasture previously. She figured the children from her past life must have left them there, which solved the problem of pasture seeds for her.

As long as she planted them and sprinkled them with the stream water, it wouldn't be long before the pasture returned to its original state. However, now that she had the pasture, she would have to find a way to collect the young of various livestock and poultry to populate this small grassland.

She sighed, thinking that the road ahead was long and arduous, and she would have to search high and low. In any case, it could not be rushed.

It seemed she would have to find an opportunity to leave the manor to stock up the space.

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At dusk, just as Yun Yi emerged from the space, she heard voices from outside: "This servant greets the Eldest Miss and the Second Miss."

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