The Female Supporting Role Shows Out

Chapter 134

Translator: thornling | Editor: thornling

Xue Boyong pulled his pant legs back down and picked up the teacup aloofly, pretending that this younger brother of his did not exist. Xue Jiming looked left and right, and, finding that the surrounding guards looked up at the sky, one by one, not the least bit concerned about what had just happened, immediately felt even more bitter. He clutched his chest and ran to the main courtyard to snitch to Old Madam.

Old Madam merely closed her eyes and pretended to sleep, saying nothing.

He then went to look for his mother, ratting on Lin Dan about the matter of her groping his brother's legs, and said with conviction: "Xiao Cao'er is a famous miracle doctor, but I've never heard her saying that those with injured legs need to be massaged. Lin Dan is trying to find an excuse to take advantage of Brother and try to leech off of our Xue family. She's willing to do anything for prosperity and wealth. Mother, whatever you do, you must not let Brother marry her. Are you not afraid to lose Xue Mansion's reputation? Has anyone ever heard of a woman engaged to the younger brother later marrying the older brother?"

Madam Xue laughed sarcastically: "Don't mention 'Xiao Cao'er' every time you open your mouth. I feel disgusted hearing it! Wu Xuancao obviously had the wheelchair, but she never even thought to mention it. Why would she tell you how to take care of Boyong's legs? If she really had the heart, she would never have required our whole family to bow to her and beg and plead three or four times. She would already have been considerate of you and taken the initiative to put down her resentment and come treat your brother. You love her to death, but she might not feel the same way. There is a saying that goes, love the house and its crow, hate the house and its crow,* you should have heard of it before? She hates me, hates your grandmother, hates Lin Dan, and hates your elder brother. How deep could her feelings for you be? On the surface, she claims to be magnanimous, yet she secretly holds grudges. It's better to be cautious around this type of person. The way I see it, Lin Dan is a hundred times better than her. At least she dares to love and hate and say what she thinks. She would never have one attitude on the surface and another behind your back."

*This saying means that when you love something, you like the things that come with it as well; crow more specifically refers to birds that nest in the eaves of houses.

Xue Jiming also got a scolding from his mother, so he ran out of the house. The servants in the courtyard originally tried to chase after him, but they were stopped by Madam Xue: "No need to chase him. Let him go where he wants! This disappointment of a son made a mess and caused Boyong's legs to become disabled. So let him go outside and experience some setbacks for himself!"

His stifled heart in a mess, Xue Jiming wandered around for a while, unconsciously arriving at Xuancao Hall. He stepped over the threshold and found an apprentice splinting a patient with a broken leg, so he pretended to unintentionally ask: "Do his legs still need to be massaged every day to prevent the muscles from withering?"

The apprentice smiled and waved his hands: "Massage? No, it's fine if you just remove the splint after two months."

Xue Jiming nodded, his heart full of fury. He just knew that Lin Dan, that bitch, had been fabricating lies to take advantage of his brother!

The apprentice remembered the Xue family's Eldest Young Master and added: "Broken legs don't need massages, but those who are paralyzed and bed-bound for a prolonged period need daily massages. Otherwise, their legs will become as thin as firewood, to the point where they become completely useless."

Xue Jiming's heart skipped violently, and he raised his eyebrows, pretending to be surprised: "Oh, there's such a thing?"

"This is what Master told us. Master knows a lot. If Second Young Master has any questions, you can go find her."