Acai's Sky

Chapter 654: What Does the Heroine's Escape Have to Do with Me?

There was a glimmer of confusion in Ah Cai's big, clear eyes. She muttered to herself, not knowing how to face the original owner's father.

You know, this dad is a very legendary figure.

Back then, he was also extremely talented and knowledgeable. With his extraordinary talent, he defeated all the competitors in the imperial examination, won the first place and became a Juren.

However, when he first arrived in the prosperous capital, he was like a blank sheet of paper, inexperienced in the world, and with a gentle temperament and a soft ear, he was soon led astray by those classmates with ulterior motives.

Those people kept instilling in him the idea that taking concubines was a joy in life, but as a result, he somehow took two beautiful concubines in succession, both of whom were gifts from others.

When the news reached the Tong family, the old man flew into a rage.

Without saying a word, he picked up a thick bamboo stick and beat his son hard, making him wail and almost faint.

The poor guy had to lie in bed for more than three months before his injuries gradually improved.

But what awaited him was the old man's ruthless order to send him back to his hometown and let him concentrate on managing household affairs.

The old man was furious at the time and scolded, "If you are such a shaky person, you will be fooled by others if you become an official. The people are so innocent! You only know how to study hard and have no understanding of the ways of the world. You can't even understand people's hearts. You'd better go home and reflect on yourself!"

Although the Tong family precepts did not explicitly forbid taking concubines, no one in the Tong family had taken concubines since the grandfather's generation.

Unexpectedly, my father was the exception and I became a "weirdo" in the family.

However, since my father returned to his hometown, he has become law-abiding and has devoted himself to managing household affairs.

He got along quite well with his fellow tribesmen in his hometown, but there was one thing that was quite frustrating - he never gave advice to others and never asked about other people's affairs.

...

A Cai nodded slightly to her father with an expressionless face, then closed her eyes without hesitation, as if everything around her had nothing to do with her, completely ignoring her father's face full of worry and helplessness.

Third Master Tong Yan looked at his daughter who ignored him, and an indescribable bitterness and sorrow welled up in his heart.

He sighed and thought to himself: This may be the evil result of my past mistakes. Now even my own daughter doesn't want to be close to me.

He stood up slowly, his body still swaying a little. Seeing this, the servant Mo Yu hurried forward and carefully supported him.

Yan forced himself to stay alert and said softly, "When you feel better, you can take over the household chores. Rest well during this period and don't overwork yourself. If you need any help, just come to me."

After saying this, he turned around and left with a staggering gait, leaving behind only a lonely and desolate figure.

Ah Cai heard the sound of the door closing, and then slowly opened her eyes.

At this moment, her servant girl, Ginkgo, was pouting angrily and muttering with dissatisfaction, "Master, what's going on? Doctor Bai hasn't even arrived yet, why is he leaving in such a hurry?"

At this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps came from far away. Then, Madam Ying led a middle-aged man in a gray gown with a kind face into the boudoir.

"Doctor Bai, you're finally here! Hurry up and take a look at our young lady. She just woke up today, so please give her a careful diagnosis!"

As Madam Ying spoke, she reached out and tugged hard at Doctor Bai's sleeve.

Doctor Bai did not dare to delay for a moment and hurried to the bedside and sat down.

He first carefully placed a snow-white handkerchief on Acai's slender wrist, and then gently placed three fingers on her pulse.

After a while, Doctor Bai slowly said, "Well, your daughter is fine. She just needs to eat a light diet and take good care of herself for a few days. She will recover. There's no need to worry too much."

After saying this, he didn't even leave a prescription. He turned around, picked up the medicine box and was about to leave.

Upon seeing this, Nanny Ying hurriedly took out a piece of silver and handed it forward as the consultation fee. She then personally escorted Doctor Bai out of Qingxue Pavilion with a smile on her face.

When there was no one around, Ah Cai, who had been waiting nearby, seized the opportunity and quickly and carefully took out a crystal clear "top-grade rejuvenation pill" that emitted a faint fragrance from the system backpack.

She gently scraped off some of the medicine powder and swallowed it without hesitation.

In an instant, a warm current surged from her abdomen and quickly flowed throughout her body, making her feel much more relaxed.

However, Ah Cai was not satisfied. After a brief thought, she reached into her bag again and pulled out another equally precious "Top-Grade Marrow Cleansing Pill."

This time, she carefully pinched off a piece about one twentieth of the pill, put it into her mouth and swallowed it.

Not long after, Acai clearly felt a strange power surging in her body, and her body began to uncontrollably discharge some black, sticky dirt.

Knowing something was wrong, she hurriedly called out to Ginkgo, "Ginkgo! Bring me some hot water! I'm burning up and sweating. I'm feeling really bad!"

Ginkgo rushed over upon hearing the noise. Seeing this situation, he was slightly stunned at first, but he quickly reacted.

She smiled at Ah Cai with a smile on her face, but she didn't say a word. She turned around and called over Yin Huan, a second-class maid, and ordered her, "Go and get the hot water from the small kitchen. Be quick and don't delay our young lady's washing."

It turns out that this small kitchen usually keeps some hot water in case of emergency for the young lady.

...

After taking a steaming hot bath, Acai felt that every inch of her skin was extremely relaxed, as if the fatigue and stress in her body were suddenly relieved a lot.

She stretched out her arms comfortably, yawned loudly, then slowly walked to the dressing table and sat down, ready to comb her wet hair.

While gently combing her hair with a comb, Ah Cai's thoughts involuntarily drifted back to her original life experience.

Thinking of the original owner's astonishing wealth, she couldn't help but secretly smack her lips in amazement: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, this is truly a wealthy woman! Otherwise, how could that Concubine Dong be so obsessed as to steal the original owner's dowry?"

You know, the original body's mother left her an astonishing amount of wealth.

The original body's maternal grandfather's family was a well-known wealthy business family in the capital - the Gu family.

Back then, when his mother married the legitimate son of the Minister of Rites in the capital, the dowry was naturally extremely generous.