Having said that, Ling Shen's words were full of tenderness.
After helping Ling Qingwan sit down, Ling Shen personally fed her medicine one spoonful at a time.
"Is it bitter?" Ling Shenshi was very gentle. She was afraid that Ling Qingwan would find the medicine bitter, so she asked Qiao'er to prepare two pieces of brown sugar. As soon as Ling Qingwan finished drinking the medicine, Ling Shenshi handed the candy to Ling Qingwan.
"Not bitter, but sweet." Ling Qingwan smiled at Ling Shenshi, her almond-shaped eyes curved into crescents.
Ling Shen was touched by Ling Qingwan's well-behaved appearance and she started laughing too.
It was snowing heavily outside again. Several maids set up a stove, the fire was burning brightly, and the room was very warm.
Ling Shen stayed with Ling Qingwan for the entire afternoon. It was only when it gradually darkened that she returned to her own yard.
After dinner, Ling Qingwan couldn't sit still, so she leaned against a small stool at the door. Hongdou curled up on Ling Qingwan's legs and slept soundly.
There is no moon in the sky tonight. Ling Qingwan looks up and sees silky white snow falling down.
A crow-black figure came into view.
"Why are you here?" Ling Qingwan raised her eyebrows and looked Wei Xun up and down.
Ling Qingwan was no longer surprised by Wei Xun's coming and going of Iris Pavilion. If he could bring Ling Qingwan to the Prince's Mansion without anyone noticing, he must be able to come to the Marquis' Mansion in person.
"I heard that my fiancée fainted on the street. It's only right for me to come and visit her." Wei Xun chuckled, walked straight into the house and sat down on a chair.
The night light shone on Ling Qingwan's body, making her skin as white as cream, her lips as red as white, and her teeth as white as a fairy. Wei Xun almost stared at her in a trance.
Ling Qingwan has been in the countryside for more than ten years, but why does she still look so weak? Wei Xun was puzzled. Only her carefree personality was no different from that of a country girl.
Fiancée? Ling Qingwan frowned.
"How can a dignified prince speak so frivolously?"
"Didn't you admit it in front of your brother and Tan Hongbo at Zuixiaolou the day before yesterday?" Wei Xun slightly opened his thin lips, his peach blossom eyes staring straight at Ling Qingwan, his eyes were so deep that one could not see to the bottom at a glance.
Ling Qingwan couldn't tell whether Wei Xun really thought so or just took it as a joke.
"You know what kind of personality your brother Hongbo has. He loves to play jokes on people and he's very sharp-tongued. I couldn't win an argument with him, so the Seventh Prince misunderstood me." With just a few words, Ling Qingwan distanced herself from Wei Xun.
It doesn't matter if others think she likes Wei Xun, but what's scary is that even Wei Xun thinks so. In fact, Ling Qingwan only chose Wei Xun after weighing the pros and cons.
"Do you want to be the prince's fiancée?" Wei Xun's eyes were slightly dimmed, and a deep meaning flashed in them.
Ling Qingwan was speechless. Wei Xun had clearly set a trap for her to fall into.
But Ling Qingwan was wondering why Wei Xun knew that she didn't want to have anything to do with Song Zhiqing.
"The prince came to see me, I'm afraid it's not just to visit me." Ling Qingwan was puzzled and simply stopped thinking about it. Compared with these, she wanted to know why Wei Xun came to the Marquis' Mansion this time.
"Is there something wrong with your health again?" Ling Qingwan looked at Wei Xun carefully.
In Ling Qingwan's eyes, Wei Xun was just a sickly person. Thinking that he would die in two years, Ling Qingwan stopped bothering him.
"I'm here to bring you medicine." Wei Xun rolled his eyes at Ling Qingwan and threw a porcelain bottle at her.
Ling Qingwan stepped forward to take it, scaring Hongdou who was sleeping. Hongdou jumped and rushed into the stove next to her. Ling Qingwan subconsciously tried to stop her.
"ah!"
The flames spread, and Ling Qingwan felt half of her face burning hot. Before she could react, Wei Xun pulled her into his arms.
The red beans moved very quickly and disappeared quickly.
Seeing that Hongdou was fine, Ling Qingwan breathed a sigh of relief.
"Why don't you let go?" Wei Xun asked in a low voice.
Ling Qingwan was startled, and then she realized that she was still holding Wei Xun. She quickly took two or three steps back.
"Thank you." Ling Qingwan tilted her head to one side. She knew in her heart that if Wei Xun hadn't grabbed her in time, she and Hongdou would have fallen into the stove, and the consequences would have been disastrous.
Wei Xun seemed to be unable to hear Ling Qingwan's words. He walked around Ling Qingwan and bent down to pick up the porcelain bottle.
"Take one pill every morning. After you finish this bottle, you will probably be fine." Wei Xun instructed Ling Qingwan.
"The court doctor has prescribed medicine for me." Ling Qingwan didn't care and sat down on the chair.
The way Wei Xun spoke to her was just like the first time they met. Ling Qingwan was the same.
"Did the court doctor find that you were poisoned?" Wei Xun asked back.
Ling Qingwan's heart skipped a beat.
"Trust me, I won't harm you." Wei Xun said to Ling Qingwan, and then left the room.
Ling Qingwan was in a trance when Qiao'er walked into the yard in small steps, holding a furry ball in her hand.
"Please forgive me, young lady. I closed the cage when I left, but I don't know why Hongdou ran out." Qiao'er was terrified and hurriedly bowed her head to admit her mistake. She thought it was her negligence that caused Hongdou to run out of the room.
"It's okay." Ling Qingwan was speechless and didn't know how to explain.
After looking at the direction Wei Xun left, Ling Qingwan got up, went into the house, washed up, and went to bed.
The next day, Ling Qingwan went to Fuluxuan.
Mr. Ling likes quietness, and as he is not feeling well, few people come in and out of Fuluxuan. Some weeds have grown in the yard, and they have not been cleaned up yet.
Ling Qingwan had just walked to the bottom of the stairs when Ye Yun suddenly came around from behind the house and stood in front of Ling Qingwan.
"Second Miss." Ye Yun said respectfully.
"I came to visit my grandfather." Ling Qingwan glanced at Qiao'er from the corner of her eyes. Qiao'er understood and handed the supplement in her hand to Ye Yun.
Ling Qingwan turned sideways, but unexpectedly Ye Yun followed and blocked her way.
"The old man is in frail health and needs to rest. He is not able to see guests these days. I hope Second Miss will forgive me." Ye Yun told Ling Qingwan.
Ling Qingwan frowned.
"Did grandpa say that?" she asked.
It's not that Ling Qingwan didn't trust Ye Yun for no reason. In the previous life, Ling Feng colluded with Ye Yun, which harmed the entire general's mansion. Ye Yun just hasn't revealed his true face yet. In terms of scheming and calculation, even Ling Chuchu is inferior to him.
Ling Qingwan was certain that Ye Yun was not a good person.
"Yes." Ye Yun replied calmly without changing his expression.
Ling Qingwan was speechless. If she insisted on going in, it would definitely arouse Ye Yun's suspicion, which would alert the enemy and ruin the plan. After careful consideration, Ling Qingwan returned home.
As soon as she returned to Iris Pavilion, Ling Qingwan called Mingyue.
"Miss, what do you want?" Mingyue asked, waiting for Ling Qingwan's reply.
"Help me find a medicine." Ling Qingwan said to Mingyue. "It's called Manqingcao."
"Isn't Manqingcao a common medicine?" Mingyue wondered. Manqingcao is used to treat colds and weakness, and it can be found everywhere in pharmacies. Why did Ling Qingwan ask her to check it out
"Then let's find out its other uses." Ling Qingwan was very persistent.
Mingyue was stunned for a moment, then nodded in agreement.