novelaction Chapter 191 Curiosity
Chapter 191 Curiosity
Chapter 191
The bottle was smooth and blank. He carefully poured the pills from the bottle into his palm and counted them carefully, finding only seven left. He shook the bottle vigorously a few times, but instead of pills, a piece of paper came out. He opened it and saw a few small words written on it: "Take one pill three times a day."
Liu Xiangdong froze all over, secretly shocked: "Three thousand taels of silver, and it's only enough to buy this little medicine?"
He stared at the seven pills in his palm for a long time, his eyes fixed on them. After a long while, he carefully poured the pills back into the emerald green medicine bottle. After hesitating for a while, he finally poured out one pill and ordered the servant, "Bring me an empty porcelain bottle."
The servant did as he was told. Liu Xiangdong then gently placed the pill into the empty bottle and solemnly instructed him, "Give this to my father and have him pass it on to the palace's highly skilled physician. He'll examine it carefully and see if he can find any clues."
The servant hurriedly stretched out his hands and carefully took the porcelain bottle, "Don't worry, young master, I will handle this matter carefully." After that, he held the medicine bottle in both hands and hurriedly walked towards where Liu Gongquan was. Soon he was out of the yard.
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Inside the Cangjiao Pavilion, Concubine Liu lazily reclined on an exquisite rattan chair, her figure graceful and elegant, her relaxed posture hinting at a certain nonchalance. Slowly raising her jade-like hand, her slender fingers stained with vibrant red cardamom, she gently pinched a purple grape and placed it in her mouth, then quietly immersed herself in the tranquility unique to the Cangjiao Pavilion.
Hearing the maid's report coming from outside the courtyard, Aunt Liu slowly picked up the handkerchief embroidered with peonies next to her and carefully wiped the grape juice off her jade fingers.
Then, she looked coldly at the maid who was kneeling in the room and reporting carefully. After a while, she suddenly smiled coldly. The laughter echoed in the quiet room, revealing some unfathomable meaning.
"That's strange. Liu Er has been in so much pain for no apparent reason, and today he even sent his personal servant out of the house twice, acting suspiciously. And now you're hearing you've fished out a male corpse. Looking at the birthmark, it actually looks a bit like the eldest young master. Humph, this is really interesting."
The maid lowered her head, not daring to utter a word. She was filled with confusion. She had clearly reported that the male corpse they had retrieved resembled the eldest son, but Concubine Liu, the eldest son's biological mother, had such an attitude. She didn't dare to ask any more questions, and remained crouched.
Concubine Liu had no intention of listening to the maid's response. She muttered to herself and then turned back into the house. A moment later, she emerged from the inner room, a jade pendant in her hand. She casually tossed it at the maid's feet and coldly ordered, "Hang this jade pendant on the man's body. It doesn't matter if he's the eldest son or not. When the master arrives tomorrow, report that it's the eldest son. Do you understand?"
The maid hurriedly and carefully picked up the jade pendant, whispered "yes", then turned around and hurried out of the yard.
Leaving Concubine Liu alone in the courtyard, she looked towards the study with a cold gaze and suddenly sneered, "Mr. Liu, I want to see what you will choose."
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Luo Shuiyao was completely unaware of the chaotic situation at the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion. She rose early in the morning, quickly dealt with her current affairs, and then headed to the back mountain to investigate. With the assistance of the people assigned by Ye Yunzhou and the availability of all necessary materials, the construction work was progressing rapidly, and the prototype of a modern residential complex was already taking shape.
Seeing that everything was in order, she didn't stop for long and turned to head straight for the horse training camp. She had been thinking about the bay pony for the past two days. Today was a rare day for her to have some free time, so she wanted to go check on it and wonder if it was doing better now.
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Meanwhile, Ye Yunzhou finished his training in the morning, washed up briefly, and returned to his room. He sat down at his desk, where he saw piles of paperwork. Despite the change of scenery, the workload he had to handle hadn't decreased in the slightest. Ultimately, he was simply moving his work around.
By the time someone announced Luo Shuiyao's arrival, Ye Yunzhou had already finished most of his official duties. He paused for a moment, then instantly guessed why she had come. He set aside his book and instructed the person outside to take Luo Shuiyao to the horse training grounds. He then stood up, washed his hands, straightened his clothes, and headed towards the grounds.
Ye Yunzhou hadn't arrived yet when Luo Shuiyao was brought to the horse training arena. She sat on a rattan chair in a nearby rest room. The person who brought her there offered her a cup of hot tea. She nodded slightly in thanks, and the person left. She took a sip from the teacup and gazed out toward the arena, a rare moment of tranquility emerging from her expression.
When Ye Yunzhou arrived, he saw Luo Shuiyao with this expression. Ever since they first met, she'd often worn a fake smile, a forced gentleness, but deep down, she was indifferent, as if she'd never truly cared about anyone. She seemed to be looking away, but in reality, her eyes were wandering, her expression indifferent. Even his scheming had only slightly touched her heart.
Ye Yunzhou sighed imperceptibly: I don’t know when I will be able to love her.
Luo Shuiyao heard some noise and turned her head to see Ye Yunzhou watching her from the side of the door. She quickly put away the indifferent expression on her face, replaced it with a smile, and stood up to salute.
Seeing that she was disguising herself again, Ye Yunzhou didn't say much, but just walked into the resting place.
"But are you worried about that chestnut horse?" Ye Yunzhou asked.
Luo Shuiyao nodded. "I saw it in so much pain that day, and since two days have passed, I wondered if it's getting better, so I came to check on it."
Seeing her face full of worry, Ye Yunzhou quickly spoke to comfort her, "I checked this morning, and the horse has fully recovered. I was thinking I'd come find you after I finished what I was doing and tell you about the horse's recovery, but I didn't expect you to come here first. In that case, I'll take you over to see it right away."
Luo Shuiyao's eyes were filled with smiles as she replied, "Thank you very much."
But who would have thought that Ye Yunzhou did not take a step. Instead, he frowned and looked at her, and said, "If you don't want to laugh, just don't laugh. Don't force yourself. There is no need to be like this between you and me." After that, he turned around and walked out of the room without waiting for Luo Shuiyao's response.
Luo Shuiyao slowly put away her smile and looked at his back quietly. After a moment, she followed him towards the stable.
Ye Yunzhou in front seemed to be walking on his own, but in fact his steps were quite slow. Luo Shuiyao saw this, but she quickened her pace and walked a few steps, then came to his side and walked side by side with him.