In the next two days, Liu Ruoxi was recuperating in the Hou Mansion. Although Yin Wugou's sword avoided the heart pulse, the woman's body was weaker after all. She had lost so much blood this time, so she needed to be more careful.
For this reason, Ning Chen specially invited the shopkeeper of Du'an Pharmacy over.
The shopkeeper is a direct descendant of Changsun Lineage and can definitely be trusted. Moreover, the relationship between Ning Chen and the shopkeeper is quite good, at least that is what Ning Chen thinks.
"Ning Young Marquis, the money for the medicine this time is 350 taels. Adding the 730 taels you owed last time, the total is 1,080 taels. When are you going to pay it back?" the shopkeeper asked in a calm tone.
"Ahem" Ning Chen almost choked on his own tea, how could he owe so much.
"Shopkeeper, you have tea." Ning Chen quickly poured a cup of tea and brought it over.
The shopkeeper was not polite, took the tea, drank it in one gulp, and continued, "Pay back the money."
"Ahem, asking for money hurts feelings. I'm going to ask someone to prepare dinner. We'll eat here tonight." After saying that, Ning Chen ran away and disappeared in a flash.
On the bed, Liu Ruoxi was dumbfounded. This was the first time she saw such a side of Marquis of Knowing Fate. It was so different from the cold and ruthless appearance before.
The shopkeeper packed the medicine box and said, "Miss Liu, don't believe the rumors outside, and don't be fooled by superficial things. Your Marquis is a trustworthy person. Of course, the premise is that you have to get his approval."
After saying that, the shopkeeper picked up the medicine box, turned around and walked outside, "Tell Ning Chen that I'm leaving. I remember the account and ask him to pay it back quickly. Great Xia Martial Marquis, I can't even take out this little money, so it's not embarrassing."
After saying that, the shopkeeper left calmly, leaving Liu Ruoxi alone in the room, somewhat unable to recover.
Half an hour later, a pretty maid came over with the prepared medicine, carefully helped Liu Ruoxi up, and helped him drink the medicine.
"Thank you" Liu Ruoxi thanked softly.
"You're welcome, it was Marquis who called me here," the maid replied with a faint smile.
Liu Ruoxi was silent for a moment, and finally couldn't help but ask, "What kind of person is Marquis of Knowing Fate?"
The maid blew the medicine in the spoon, brought it to the former's mouth, and said softly, "Marquis is a good person. As time goes by, you will understand. When Empress Dowager was first sent here, I was quite scared. Let's Marquis's reputation outside is indeed a bit scary. However, after getting in touch with him, I discovered that Marquis is actually very easy to get along with. He never gets angry or makes things difficult for others. If I have to say a shortcoming, it is that he is a bit poor."
Having said this, the maid couldn't help but laugh and continued, "Our Marquis Mansion is different from other places. I heard that all the expenses in the Mansion are transferred from the Ministry of Internal Affairs personally by Empress Dowager. Marquis himself has no money at all."
After the bowl of medicine was finished, the maid stood up and said with a smile, "Okay, I'm going out first. It's getting late, and I have to boil the bath water for our young master. Compared to Marquis, our young master is more difficult to take care of."
The maid left, and Liu Ruoxi leaned against the bedside, quietly thinking about what the shopkeeper and the maid said. Maybe she really didn't understand the Marquis of Knowing Fate who rescued her.
After dinner, the mansion gradually became quiet, and the servants had gone back to rest after a hard day's work.
"Bad guy, I don't want to take medicine, it's too bitter."
In the room, Little Mingyue is having a tantrum. He has been infected with wind and cold for the past two days. It's not serious, but he keeps coughing.
"No, come here quickly." Of course Ning Chen couldn't agree. He chased him all over the house with medicine in hand. This little ancestor ran quite fast.
"I don't." Little Mingyue opened the door and ran out, escaping from the clutches.
"Xiaoyun, help me stop her," Ning Chen saw the maid approaching and shouted quickly.
"Okay." When the maid saw this, she immediately went up to stop him.
Unfortunately, Little Mingyue had already been prepared, bypassing the maid and running away without a trace.
Normally, no one could come in the backyard, except for the maid. Once Little Mingyue ran away, no one could catch up.
Ning Chen was still carrying the medicine, so it was inconvenient to chase him. After returning to the house and putting it down, he asked the maid to help block the road. The two of them cooperated and finally forced Little Mingyue into a corner of the yard.
When Mingyue saw that there was nowhere to run, he rolled his big eyes and ran into Liu Ruoxi's room next to him.
"Clang"
The door was closed, Mingyue ran to the bed, took off his shoes, and got under the quilt without saying a word.
Liu Ruoxi was shocked and didn't know what was going on.
Ning Chen and the maid pushed the door in. When they saw the bulging quilt, they knew Mingyue was hiding inside.
"Mingyue, I see you, come out quickly," Ning Chen said.
"Don't go out." Mingyue showed his little head and shook it vigorously.
"I'm going to catch you," Ning Chen threatened.
"Come on," Mingyue was not afraid at all. He wrinkled his little nose and said provocatively.
Ning Chen is out of ideas, men and women cannot be intimate, the defense between men and women in this era is too serious, he can't go up and lift Liu Ruoxi's quilt.
"Xiaoyun, come on" Ning Chen turned around and said.
The maid nodded helplessly. It seemed that she was the only one here.
Mingyue Seeing that something was wrong, he lifted the quilt and jumped out of the bed.
Spring is coming, and half of the snow-white peaks come into view. The white flowers are dazzling.
"Ah!" Liu Ruoxi exclaimed and quickly covered her with the quilt to block the leaking spring light.
Ning Chen turned around subconsciously and smiled bitterly in his heart, now the joke was getting bigger.
Mingyue touched his nose, feeling a little guilty. He looked at Liu Ruoxi on the bed and comforted him, "It's okay. If the bad guy doesn't want you, wait until I grow up to marry you."
Liu Ruoxi was shy and irritable, and didn't know what to say.
The maid hurriedly stepped forward and pulled Mingyue over, "Little ancestor, hurry back and drink the medicine. Miss Liu can't wait for you."
Ning Chen went out and waited in the courtyard. When he saw Little Mingyue coming out, he deliberately made a serious face.
Mingyue came up and tugged at the corner of the bad guy's clothes, and said cautiously, "Are you angry?"
"I'll take the medicine and stop running away," Mingyue continued.
"Don't be angry," Mingyue said, holding the former's arm and shaking it vigorously.
Ning Chen was so shaken that he felt dizzy. He stretched out his hand and knocked the little girl on the forehead. He said helplessly, "I won't do this next time. Let's go back to the house and drink medicine."
"Yeah, hee hee." Mingyue laughed happily, grabbing the bad guy's big hand with both hands and heading back to the house.
The medicine was still on the table. It was warm and suitable for drinking. Mingyue wrinkled her little nose and drank the medicine in one breath with great pain. Ning Chen immediately handed over a piece of pastry and fed it to the little girl's mouth.
"It's so painful," Mingyue said unhappy.
"Good medicine tastes bitter, but if you don't drink it due to cold, the root of the disease will be caused," Ning Chen comforted patiently.
"Marquis, the young master's hot water is ready," the maid came in and said softly.
"Well, you should go back and rest," Ning Chen said. Xiaoyun has to take care of two patients a day, which is tiring enough. Moreover, Little Mingyue is not a master that ordinary people can take care of.
"My slave, please leave." The maid bowed and walked away.
"Go take a bath, and go to bed immediately after taking a bath." Ning Chen patted the little girl's head and prepared to go back to her room.
"I want to sleep with you," Mingyue grabbed the bad guy's arm and said pitifully.
Ning Chen looked helpless, broke away twice, and said, "How old are you? You still need someone to sleep with you. Be obedient and hurry up and go to bed."
"I don't" Mingyue just refused to let go.
Ning Chen talked for a long time, but Little Mingyue remained unmoved. He had no choice but to nod in agreement. Little Mingyue has been surprisingly willful these past two days. The little girl always likes to lose her temper when she is sick.
"You go take a shower first"
"Okay"
Mingyue let go of his hand, ran behind the screen, took off his clothes and took a shower.
Ning Chen opened the door and came to Liu Ruoxi's room. The latter had fallen asleep, and her beautiful face was slightly sickly pale, making her look even more charming.
Ning Chen pointed his fingers and gently tapped Liu Ruoxi's heart, and a stream of pure Qi poured in to help him recover from his injuries.
After a quarter of an hour, Ning Chen stopped and turned around to leave.
After the door closed, Liu Ruoxi opened his eyes, and his tense body slowly relaxed. It turned out that he just wanted to heal her injuries.
Ning Chen returned to his room and had just read a book for a while when Little Mingyue came running in his pajamas.
"Sleep," Mingyue said softly.
Ning Chen could only put down the book in his hand. The most important thing now was to coax this little ancestor to sleep.
"I want to hear a story," Mingyue said coquettishly, leaning in the bad guy's arms with his little body curled up.
Ning Chen wiped the little girl's hair with a big towel and asked, "What story do you want to hear?"
"Snow White" Mingyue thought for a while and said.
"Didn't I tell you before? Why don't you change it?" Ning Chen suggested.
"I want to listen." Mingyue twisted his body and said unwillingly.
"Okay" Ning Chen agreed. I couldn't afford to offend the sick little girl, so I had to go along with it.
"In a far away country, there lived a king and queen who longed to have a child..."
"However, the good times did not last long. Snow White's mother fell ill and died, and the king married a new queen..."
The story is not short, and Ning Chen tells it very carefully. Little Mingyue fell asleep while listening to it, with a reassuring smile on her delicate and beautiful little face, looking extremely cute.
Ning Chen carefully laid the little girl down, covered her with a quilt, and then quietly left the house.
"Marquis" A figure in black appeared out of thin air and knelt down.
"How's the investigation going?" Ning Chen said calmly.
"Grand Tutor and Duke Jingwu have not found any abnormalities yet. However, Duke Xiyu did leave the imperial city a few days ago. Moreover, Yin Moxiao, a disciple of Duke Xiyu, has close contacts with Peerless City. Their intentions are unknown," the figure in black said respectfully.
Ning Chen nodded and said, "Keep watching and report any movement immediately."
"Yes." The figure in black accepted the order and quickly disappeared.
After the spies left, Ning Chen stood quietly in the courtyard, looking into the distance, his eyes slightly narrowed. Duke Xiyu really had something wrong, but he didn't know whether Grand Tutor and Duke Jingwu knew about this.
The situation at Great Xia is already chaotic enough. If Three Grand Ministers continues to have problems again, the situation will be really difficult to control.
However, what worried him the most was Fan Lingyue. What role did this woman play in this incident?
In this world, no one understands this woman better than him. Because he understands her, he is so afraid.