The corpse came back to life

Before long, the doctor came hurrying over.

He examined Jiang Yourning carefully, then prescribed several doses of herbal medicine.

"The young lady's condition was caused by excessive fatigue. Staying up late damages the liver and can also cause an irregular heartbeat. In severe cases, it can even lead to sudden death.

I've prescribed medicine, but that only treats the symptoms, not the root cause. You must make sure she gets more rest from now on."

"Yes, yes, of course. Thank you, doctor. We understand."

Lin Xiangyin nodded, her eyes brimming with tears.

She silently resolved to make Chun Tao ensure her daughter went to bed early from now on!!!

Only after seeing the doctor off and confirming that Jiang Yourning was all right did Lin Xiangyin turn her attention to Jiang Wanrong.

"What happened to your eyebrows? They look rather ugly."

"..."

Jiang Wanrong froze for a moment, then smiled sweetly.

"Mother, I just accidentally drew them crooked. But you're covered in dirt... why do you look as though you've just crawled out of a pile of earth?"

Lin Xiangyin, a veteran lover of all things beautiful, stiffened.

"Haha, I was just too worried about your younger sister. Since the maid has already gone to fetch her medicine, I'll head back and freshen up."

Lin Xiangyin made an impressively swift escape.

Jiang Wanrong thought peace had finally returned to the world.

Yet a dozen or so minutes later, two figures, one bigger and one smaller, entered the courtyard, each draped in a piece of white cloth they had scrounged up somewhere.

Neither entered the room. Their eyes were red, but neither shed any tears.

Jiang Heng was the first to speak solemnly in the courtyard.

"My poor sixth sister, I heard you're not going to make it. Go in peace.

I'll send all my little treasures to keep you company. You definitely won't be lonely down there."

Little Wukong followed up.

"My poor sixth sister, you were a good person. Rest easy and go in peace. I'll eat all your favorite foods for you, and I'll take good care of your family for you too.

Later, I'll copy out the Ksitigarbha Sutra for you and pray that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva sends you to a good reincarnation.

Now, let me see you off on your final journey."

Then Little Wukong pulled something out from behind his back.

The piercing, mournful sound startled Jiang Yourning into leaping up on the spot.

Jiang Wanrong had only just jumped in fright and had yet to recover when she felt a black gust sweep past her.

The next second, Jiang Yourning was pointing at the doorway and unleashing a torrent of curses.

"Who the hell is that??? What inconsiderate bastard is making all this noise first thing in the morning?

If you want to party, go find a grave outside the city! Are you trying to send me to the afterlife with one blast of a suona so you can inherit my stinky socks?"

"..."

"Fourth Brother, I think I just saw Sixth Sister."

"Seventh Brother, I think I just saw my sixth sister too."

Little Wukong and Jiang Heng exchanged a glance, and both their little faces went white in an instant.

"Help! The corpse came back to life!!!"

The two fled so swiftly that Jiang Yourning had no time to react.

"A corpse came back to life? What are those two little bastards up to first thing in the morning? What corpse?"

Jiang Yourning's head felt groggy, and her chest was a little tight. Feeling unwell, she walked back into the room, only then noticing Jiang Wanrong was there too.

"Fifth Sister, why are you here?"

"You have the nerve to ask? You stayed up so late you made yourself sick. The doctor prescribed medicine for you, and I'll personally watch you drink it later."

Jiang Wanrong felt rather helpless.

"Huh? I'm sick? All right, then. I still feel a bit off, so I'll lie down for a while longer."

Jiang Yourning flopped back onto the bed.

Seeing this, Jiang Wanrong stood and went outside.

She frowned at Xia He beside her.

"Didn't I tell you to let everyone know Ningning was all right?"

"Please forgive me, Miss. When I went to pass on the news, both young masters were still asleep. I thought they probably hadn't heard about it, so I didn't disturb them. Who could have known they would pull something like this?"

"One month's wages deducted."

Jiang Wanrong strode out.

Looking at Chun Tao and the row of maids kneeling outside the courtyard, Jiang Wanrong felt tempted to have them beaten with paddles.

They didn't even know to rein her younger sister in a little.

When Jiang Yourning was woken up, a dose of medicine appeared before her.

"Miss, time to take your medicine."

"All right. Thank you, Nanny."

When you were sick, you had to take medicine. Jiang Yourning was quite obedient on that front.

She picked up the bowl and swiftly gulped down the medicine.

Afterward, she looked around but saw no sign of Chun Tao. "Nanny, where's Chun Tao?"

"They failed to take proper care of you, Miss. They're kneeling outside the courtyard now."

Nanny Li took away the medicine bowl and handed Jiang Yourning a piece of candied fruit.

"Huh? They've been taking perfectly good care of me."

Jiang Yourning was a little stunned.

With a gentle expression, Nanny Li said slowly, "They are your maids, Miss. They didn't urge you to rest earlier and even let you fall ill. Naturally, they must be punished."

"..."

Jiang Yourning fell silent for two seconds.

She suddenly remembered Fourth Brother and Little Wukong shouting about a corpse coming back to life. Surely they weren't talking about me?

Seeing that Jiang Yourning said nothing,

Nanny Li spoke again beside her.

"Miss, how do you intend to punish those thoughtless girls in your courtyard? Madam said to leave it to you."

Jiang Yourning felt rather helpless.

"Let me think about it, Nanny."

She stayed up late, and her maids got punished.

Wasn't this forcing her to get proper rest from now on?

"In that case, if you have no further instructions, Miss, I'll return to Madam and report."

"Go ahead, go ahead."

Nanny Li left.

Jiang Yourning lay down for a while longer.

Only later, when she felt much better, did she step out of her room.

Among all the kneeling maids, she saw no sign of Chun Tao.

She couldn't help frowning slightly.

"Where's Chun Tao?"

"Miss, Madam sent for Chun Tao."

One of the young maids kneeling there answered slowly.

"All right, you've knelt long enough. Get up and go back to whatever you should be doing."

The maids exchanged glances, then instantly burst into tears of joy and kowtowed in thanks.

"Thank you, Miss!!!"

Though this was a world inside a book, Jiang Yourning didn't stop the maids from kowtowing.

She did, however, take a few steps forward to move out of their way.

After all, she was still very much alive.

With so many people kowtowing to her, she feared it might shave years off her life.

On her way to Lin Xiangyin's courtyard, Jiang Yourning ran into Lin Xiangyin, who happened to be coming to see her.

"Ningning, why are you up? Are you feeling any better now?"