Ji Lingxue twitched her lips. Bai Mo was becoming more and more eloquent. The anger in her heart subsided a little. Maybe it was a good thing that Bai Mo came.
Back at the Xiao family courtyard, Bai Mo took Xiao Xiang's pulse with a serious expression, which made Ji Lingxue, who was standing beside him, feel uneasy.
Ji Lingxue asked: "What happened?"
Bai Mo withdrew his hand, made a gesture of invitation, and the two walked towards the yard.
Xiao Xiang looked at her chubby palms, then raised her head to look at Ji Lingxue and Bai Mo's backs as they walked away, not quite understanding what they were whispering about.
On the other side, Xiao Mo hugged Xiao Yichen's thigh and began to recount what happened in the afternoon, emphasizing how arrogant and domineering the Qian family was and how he and Xiao Xiang were bullied.
Xiao Yichen patted Xiao Mo's shoulder and comforted him: "Everything is over now, don't be sad."
Xiao Mo curled his lips and said, "He is just the grandson of a wealthy family. What's so great about him? It's too much to bully others by taking advantage of your power. Isn't it bullying us because we are outsiders and have no status?"
Xiao Yichen's face darkened. Everyone laughed at how noble his status was. His children were even princes and princesses, but he just didn't want those prominent statuses.
Xiao Yichen touched Xiao Mo's head and said, "Mo Mo, Daddy won't let any cats and dogs bully you."
That night, Xiao Yichen finally sent the two children to sleep in Bai Mo's room next door, because they wanted to hear the thrilling stories of Bai Mo, the genius doctor, as he traveled around saving people.
The couple had a rare moment of free time. Ji Lingxue nestled in Xiao Yichen's arms and said, "Bai Mo took Xiao Xiang's pulse today. It was relatively stable, but he was also worried that fighting poison with poison is not a long-term solution. We must gather three medicinal ingredients as soon as possible to detoxify her. I am willing to do it even if it takes all my efforts."
Xiao Yichen patted Ji Lingxue's shoulder and comforted her: "Don't worry, with your husband here, we don't have to spend our whole lives in poverty." The gold mines in Dongqi are enough for them to live on for three generations.
Ji Lingxue closed her eyes and hugged Xiao Yichen tightly, "With you here, all those difficulties will disappear.
Xiao Yichen patted Ji Lingxue's shoulder and said softly, "Go to sleep, let me take care of all your worries."
Ji Lingxue didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "You're like coaxing a child..."
Xiao Yichen chuckled and touched Ji Lingxue's sleepiness point with his finger. Ji Lingxue lay softly in his arms, breathing heavily.
Xiao Yichen bent down and kissed Ji Lingxue's forehead, then laid her down, covered her with a quilt, turned around, took out a nightgown from under the closet and put it on, then opened the window and disappeared into the darkness.
"Master!" An Ge appeared and stood in front of Xiao Yichen, "Where are you going?"
Xiao Yichen waved his hand and said, "Stay here." He didn't want others to know what he was going to do.
An Ge bowed respectfully, turned around and disappeared into the darkness.
In the middle of the night, Ji Lingxue turned over, but there was no temperature on her hands. She opened her eyes and saw that Xiao Yichen was nowhere to be seen.
Ji Lingxue was no longer sleepy, so she lit the oil lamp and picked up a sketchbook to start flipping through it.
Half an hour later, there was a slight noise from the window. Ji Lingxue looked up and saw Xiao Yichen, dressed in night clothes, climbing in through the window.
"Madam, why did you wake up?" He remembered pressing Ji Lingxue's sleep acupoint, why did she wake up so early? "
Ji Lingxue smiled and said, "Husband, where have you been?"
Xiao Yichen suddenly felt a chill on his back, "I couldn't sleep so I went out for a walk and came back."
Ji Lingxue asked, "Do you need to wear night clothes to go shopping? People who don't know you might think you are a thief?"
Xiao Yichen took off his nightgown and got into bed, yawned and said, "I'm so sleepy, madam, give me a hug!" He was planning to get through it in silence and didn't want to say anything.
Ji Lingxue approached Xiao Yichen and asked tentatively: "Are you going to cause trouble for the Qian family?" It was a reasonable explanation that Xiao Yichen, who was eager to protect his son, went to cause trouble because of what happened during the day.
Xiao Yichen held Ji Lingxue in his arms and patted her on the back. "How can you think so of your husband? Your husband is not a narrow-minded person. The children can solve their own conflicts. We adults don't have to stand up for them in everything. We have to let the children grow up and worry less."
Ji Lingxue: That makes sense, but I always feel like something is wrong.
The next day, the Qian family sent a thank-you gift to thank Ji Lingxue for saving the young master of the Qian family regardless of past grudges.
Ji Lingxue opened the gift box and saw that inside was actually a piece of top-quality Northern Atractylodes lancea. Ji Lingxue turned her head and said to Xiao Yichen beside her, "What does Mr. Qian mean by sending such a good Atractylodes lancea?"
Xiao Yichen said, "Mr. Qian probably knows our identities. This Atractylodes is used to make peace. It's just a conflict between the children, and the nurse is unreasonable. I hope you can forgive me."
Ji Lingxue smiled and said, "We are neither the Emperor and Empress of Dongqi, nor the Prince and Princess of Chen. It's rare that he is so understanding."
Xiao Yichen smiled, holding up the Atractylodes lancea and said, "Someone sent me the herbs I wanted, so I accepted them without hesitation, but... I don't know when the two herbs below can be collected."
Xiao Yichen put his arm around Ji Lingxue's shoulders and said, "Don't worry, hard work pays off. We will collect all the herbs to remove the remaining poison from Xiao Xiang's body."
Ji Lingxue nodded, leaned in Xiao Yichen's arms and closed her eyes, "When we go to the Herb Festival in Beiling Imperial City, maybe we will run into her. When Xiao Xiang is detoxified, we will settle down, open a small shop and live a leisurely life."
Xiao Yichen asked: "Are we going back to Dongqi? Chi Feng is waiting for us to go back and invite him to his wedding banquet."
Ji Lingxue opened her eyes, took Xiao Yichen's arm and said, "Chi Feng is married, how did you know? Tell me..."
Outside the door, Xiao Xiang and Xiao Mo stretched their ears to listen carefully. Xiao Xiang raised her little head to look at the floating clouds in the sky. If there was no poison in her body, her mother and father would not worry about her.
Xiao Mo patted Xiao Xiang's shoulder and said, "Sister, don't worry. Daddy and Mommy will definitely be able to clear the remaining poison from your body. In the future, you will be a healthy baby like me."
Xiao Xiang looked at Xiao Mo with contempt. She didn't need his comfort.
Xiao Mo said: "Sister, I won't fight with you for food anymore. I'll give you whatever you want to eat."
Xiao Xiang curled her lips and said, "Who asked you to let me have it? If you like it, just take it and eat it. You're making me look like a greedy person."
Xiao Mo: "Sister, what are you thinking about?"
Xiao Xiang: "I'm just curious why I have residual poison but you don't. We both came from the same mother, so why is there such a big difference?"
Xiao Mo shook his head. It was difficult to answer Xiao Xiang's tricky question.
Xiao Xiang: "Alas!"
Xiao Mo said: "I heard from the nanny that I was very small when I was born, and they laughed that you took away all the nutrition."
"Hmph!" Xiao Mo and Xiao Xiang turned their heads away and ignored each other.
end
Two months later, Ji Lingxue and Xiao Yichen brought the three collected medicinal guides to Bai Mo. Bai Mo tasted them with the tip of his tongue and nodded, "Xiao Yichen, you are amazing. You found the Bear Inner Pill so quickly. Where did you find it? Didn't you spend all your money to buy the Dragon Beard Grass at the last Herb Festival? But the Bear Inner Pill never appeared from beginning to end?"
Xiao Yichen said: "Well, there is a black market in Beiling. Today I asked someone to lead the way there and took a look around. I didn't expect that I would actually run into it!"
Bai Mo asked: "Then where did this bear inner elixir come from?"
Xiao Yichen said, "Feed the bear some rare ingredients, and after three to five years, an inner elixir will form in the bear's body. You should know that black bears are hard to find and tame. They are very wild, and sometimes even if you raise a few bears, you may not be able to produce an inner elixir. Therefore, this elixir is very rare, and some people have never heard of it."
Bai Mo nodded suddenly and cast an envious look at Xiao Yichen. Rich people are really awesome.
Xiao Yichen patted Bai Mo's shoulder and said, "I'll leave all the herbs to you. It's up to you to make the medicine. I'll wait for your good news."
Bai Mo nodded, "At this time tomorrow, bring Xiao Xiang here."
The next day, Xiao Yichen carried Xiao Xiang into Bai Mo's room. As soon as they entered the room, the aroma of medicine filled their noses. Bai Mo smiled and said, "You came at the right time. The elixir has just been made."
Xiao Xiang turned her head to look at Xiao Yichen, and Xiao Yichen nodded. Xiao Xiang took the pill from Bai Mo's hand and swallowed it in one gulp.
The atmosphere became a little tense. Xiao Yichen and Bai Mo looked at Xiao Xiang at the same time, waiting for the drug to take effect...
Xiao Xiang blinked, her cheeks flushed, feeling quite uncomfortable being stared at by two pairs of passionate eyes.
On the other side, Ji Lingxue held up a dark blue cotton jacket and called Xiao Mo to put it on, "Mo Mo, this is the new clothes your mother made for you. Come, try it on."
Xiao Mo looked around and asked, "Mother, why don't you see father and sister?"
Ji Lingxue said, "Oh, they went for a walk. Come, let me give you a kiss."
Xiao Mo lowered his head and looked at the long and short sleeves and said, "Mother, the sleeves of this dress seem to be a little different?"
Ji Lingxue took a step back, looked around and said, "Not bad, this sleeve is quite distinctive."
Xiao Mo: “…”
Xiao Xiang's sweet laughter came from the door, "Mom, mom, we are back!"
Ji Lingxue turned her head and saw Xiao Yichen walking in with big strides, holding Xiao Xiang in one hand and a food box in the other.
Xiao Xiang saw Xiao Mo's new clothes from a distance, and laughed, "Daddy, look, my brother is wearing really funny clothes."
Xiao Mo said: "This was done by mother." You actually made fun of mother, you will suffer the consequences!
Xiao Xiang choked on her laughter, and saw Ji Lingxue walking towards her with a dark blue jacket in her hand, "Xiangxiang, mother also made one for you, come and try it on."
Xiao Yichen put Xiao Xiang down, put the food box on the table and said, "They all have new clothes, what about mine?"
Ji Lingxue helped Xiao Xiang get dressed while saying, "I just learned how to make clothes. I'll make them for you later."
Xiao Xiang looked at the hem of her clothes which was much shorter and thought to herself: Daddy, it's a good thing you didn't.
Xiao Mo: It turns out that my sister and I made clothes for mom to practice with...
Xiao Yichen opened the food box, pinched out a square cake and stuffed it into his mouth, saying, "Okay, I'll wait."
Ji Lingxue turned back to Xiao Yichen and asked, "Has the poison in Xiao Xiang been cured?"
Xiao Yichen nodded. Bai Mo had never failed in refining detoxification pills.
Ji Lingxue let out a long breath. The top priority that had been weighing on her mind was settled, and she felt much more relaxed.
Xiao Yichen hugged Ji Lingxue's waist and let her sit on his thighs. He picked up a piece of cake and stuffed it into her mouth and said, "Try it. Is it sweet?"
Xiao Xiang and Xiao Mo looked at each other. Have they been forgotten by their mother? Should they remind their mother that the clothes they were wearing didn't fit them at all and needed to be altered.
(End of this chapter)