Exile after Divorce? Empty the Scumbag Husband First!-Chapter 427 - 350: Yet Before Long, Yun Xiu Unexpectedly Returned on His Own

After checking her breath, he found she still had a faint pulse, probably just fainted.

Thinking of this, Ruan Mian quickly took out her water pouch and gave her a sip.

Then she took her away from the study courtyard to a relatively secluded area beneath a corridor column.

Not long after drinking the spiritual spring water, the maid slowly opened her eyes.

In the moonlight, seeing Ruan Mian, she was initially startled, but upon realizing Ruan Mian had saved her, the maid quickly knelt down in gratitude.

"Thank you, miss, for saving my life!"

Ruan Mian smiled gently and helped her up.

Just now, she had already diagnosed the maid and found no major issues, just temporary collapse due to overwork.

The spiritual spring water had healing effects, so upon awakening, she felt much lighter.

Seeing it was late, Ruan Mian took out a few pills and placed them in her hand.

"These medicines will help nourish your qi and blood. Take more and rest well in the coming days, and you’ll recover soon."

The maid was stunned, clearly not expecting Ruan Mian to be so kind to her.

Momentarily at a loss, she quickly kowtowed in thanks: "Thank you, miss!"

She did not know how to express herself with fancy words, but there was sincere emotion and tears welling up.

This expression was something Ruan Mian often saw in the eyes of those she helped.

It was nothing surprising now.

She just reminded the maid, "Go rest quickly, it’s getting late."

The maid felt conflicted, as she still had duties, but she didn’t want to trouble Ruan Mian, so she nodded and left first.

In fact, she didn’t go to rest but returned to the master’s study courtyard, inspecting each small room, lighting candles, and thoroughly cleaning the study, fearing the master would return late at night and blame her if the place was dirty.

So when Ruan Mian returned to the rooftop of Qin Fu’s study, she saw the maid again.

At this moment, she was alone in the study, scrubbing the floor with a cloth until it shone so brightly that it reflected the candlelight from the table.

She went to the window outside, thinking to send the maid away first, when voices came from outside.

The maid was startled, and for some reason, she hurriedly hid behind a screen with the cloth.

As she turned, she caught sight of Ruan Mian outside the window in her peripheral vision.

Meeting gazes, the maid covered her mouth in shock but quickly signaled to Ruan Mian with her index finger not to make a sound as people entered.

Ruan Mian nodded, and at this moment, it seemed the two had reached some understanding.

Soon, an old maid’s voice came forth.

"Madam, it seems the floor was just cleaned, be careful as you walk."

Immediately, a slow voice grumbled, "Who cleans in the middle of the night? See which reckless maid it is, I’ll give them a lesson!"

"Haven’t I told you not to let those brazen hussies near Qin Fu? Do you still not know what kind of person he is? Any young woman, and he takes a liking. Now his status is secure, with power, he totally disregards me!!"

"Mrs. Gui, do you remember how he promised me before we got married?"

The old woman was a bit embarrassed, unsure of how to respond, while the richly-dressed lady beside her slammed the table in anger!

This made the candles on the table flicker a few times: "He said, as long as I agreed to marry him, he would treat only me well all his life, never take another wife, and remain with me forever."

She chuckled to herself as she spoke: "So this is his notion of staying together forever, huh!! Yes, he never took another wife, but his concubines, he has more than one each day."

"And now he deems me old and less beautiful than before, but has he looked at what he’s become over the years? Endlessly demanding from me, but holding no standards for himself..."

"Madam, it’s not wise to speak like this. This study is the master’s private space, what if a maid..."

"Why shouldn’t I speak?! Without me, would Qin Fu be what he is today?"

"Now I’m ill, and he doesn’t come home for days, but goes to those flower boats to indulge in lewd affaires, surrounded by women!! Everyone sees me, the Lady Qin, as a joke, a laughingstock!!"

Her resentment was unending, violently tearing down a painting hanging nearby, shredding it in a frenzy.

Yet this wasn’t enough to vent her rage, so she then smashed the brushes, ink, and paper from the table onto the floor, her chest heaving violently, eyes filling with blood.