Chapter 155: Implicating the Secret Guards

"Hmm," Qin Xiangnuan tried to push Jiang Lin away, but she heard him groan in pain, and she immediately withdrew her grip. Jiang Lin's hand wrapped around her waist, and in a trance, Qin Xiangnuan felt her world spinning. When she opened her eyes, she found herself lying on the couch. Jiang Lin, propped up on the couch, leaned over her, his eyes unfocused. He hooked his arm around her neck and kissed her again. This time, the kiss was longer and more intense than before. As their tongues touched, Qin Xiangnuan realized she had actually tacitly approved of Jiang Lin's behavior.

"Nuan Nuan. If one day I can get what I want, I will definitely do everything I can to apologize to you and tell you everything without hiding anything."

Jiang Lin finished speaking, his body tilted, and he fell heavily to the ground, snoring into sleep. Qin Xiangnuan's chest kept rising and falling. She turned her head to look at the sleeping Jiang Lin, who was still mumbling, "Wait for me, that day will come soon." Qin Xiangnuan sighed helplessly, staring at the fluttering curtains on the couch, and touched her lips with her fingers.

This guy, still not recovered from the plague, was flirting with her! He was going to fetch water from the spiritual spring in the space to drink.

Qin Xiangnuan frowned, sneaked into the space, scooped up two bottles of water, and after thinking about it, she pinched Jiang Lin's chin and poured most of it into him.

The next morning, Jiang Lin woke up feeling less achy than the day before, his mind clear and refreshed, feeling exceptionally at ease. He looked at the unfamiliar surroundings, vaguely remembering that Anliu and Anfeng had disobeyed his orders and moved him here without his permission. Jiang Lin frowned, straightened his clothes, stood up, pushed open the door and walked out. He saw Anliu and Anfeng standing guard at the door, one on each side. Their faces were filled with guilt and evasion, and they lowered their heads and said, "Prince, you look well. You're much better now."

"You two... actually disobeyed my orders? If this happened in the army, how would you be punished?" Jiang Lin stood with his hands behind his back, his face stern and cold.

Qin Xiangnuan came out of the kitchen and saw the scene in front of her. She complained sarcastically, "Oh, the prince is so arrogant. He came to me to scold his subordinates. What? Do I have to stand by and listen to the lecture too? After all, I allowed them in yesterday." She changed into a bamboo green robe, raised her foot and kicked Jiang Lin's knee, tilted her head to signal him to move aside, "Make way, don't block my way! Don't always delay my work."

"Ahem." Jiang Lin touched his nose awkwardly, blinked his eyes, and leaned against the wall behind him, letting Qin Xiangnuan pass by.

An Feng and An Liu, having narrowly escaped punishment thanks to Qin Xiangnuan's "help," both breathed a sigh of relief. Jiang Lin heard their distinct sighs, frowned, and turned his head, staring blankly at Qin Xiangnuan's back. "What happened yesterday? Did I provoke her?" He could clearly sense something was amiss in Qin Xiangnuan's resentful and angry eyes.

"I don't know." An Feng An Liu shook his head like a rattle, and no one dared to speak carelessly. "Last night, the Third Miss took care of the prince personally. We were all in the next room."

Just the two of them? Jiang Lin raised his brows slightly, a few fragmented and blurry images flashing through his mind, but he couldn't recall them at all.

The patients in the mansion had their plague under control, and they were now able to move freely. Qin Xiangnuan brought them today's medicine, and they all thanked him, saying, "Thank you, sir! If it weren't for you, we would have all died in Lianhua Town. We will never forget your kindness!" Someone knelt first, and the others followed suit. In a flash, hundreds of people knelt, kowtowed to Qin Xiangnuan, and clasped their hands together.

Qin Xiangnuan hurriedly supported the older-looking man, "You don't have to do this, it's just a small favor."

As a doctor, Qin Xiangnuan couldn't just sit back and watch. She could handle illness, but if a person's heart was broken, it had nothing to do with her. Qin Xiangnuan tilted her head to look at the two people tied to the tree stump. They hadn't eaten a single grain of rice or taken any medicine in days, and now they looked half dead. Their eyes were dull, but when they noticed Qin Xiangnuan's gaze, they suddenly regained some vitality like fish that had reached the shore, twisting their bodies with a gleam in their eyes, trying to find relief.

Qin Xiangnuan just glanced at it lightly, then shifted her gaze and ignored it.

Everyone has to pay the price for their actions. "Young Master." When Qin Xiangnuan wanted to go back and discuss the next plan with Jiang Lin, a gentle and soft voice suddenly came from beside her. "Ying Niang?" Qin Xiangnuan remembered her and looked her over and asked, "But where are you feeling uncomfortable?"

When Ying Niang heard his concerned question, she lowered her eyes and her cheeks flushed with shyness.

"I... I saw someone coming through the back door yesterday." After Ying Niang finished speaking, Qin Xiangnuan frowned. Did she see it? As if sensing Qin Xiangnuan's change of mood, Ying Niang waved her hand hastily. "I didn't mention it to anyone. I just thought they must be your friends. If you have something important to discuss, I can help boil the medicine or make some food. Dad used to be a chef in the restaurant, and I always helped out by the side. You saved me, and I can't think of how to repay you, so this is the only way..."

Ying Niang is an introverted person, and it took a lot of courage for her to say these words on her own initiative.

Qin Xiangnuan thought about it and did not refuse or reject her kindness, "Then thank you very much." Ying Niang couldn't believe her ears. When she heard her agreement, she immediately ran to the backyard.

In the kitchen, Ying Niang looked around, selecting a few fresh vegetables and ingredients, only to discover that the bamboo basket was filled with many things she had never seen before. These were all things Qin Xiangnuan had taken out from her space to prepare for her own late-night snacks. Ying Niang tentatively picked up two plastic bags, poked them with her hand, and sniffed them. There was no smell at all. Unable to open them, she could only put the things back into the bamboo basket and clean the two lively carp.

"How could there be a live fish?" Ying Niang skillfully scraped the fish's scales, muttering in confusion, "The rivers and ponds in Lianhua Town have been dry for a long time. I haven't seen a live fish in a long time."

Qin Xiangnuan didn't know what was happening in the kitchen with Ying Niang. She returned to the house and looked at Jiang Lin, who was sitting at the desk. She stepped over the threshold, her skirt in hand. "What's the situation outside?" Jiang Lin heard this and pushed the warm teacup he had poured out but was still hanging there, towards Qin Xiangnuan, letting her take a sip to moisten her throat. "Everything is going well. Qin Feng hasn't had anyone transferred in for four or five days. Most people out there are probably getting better."

"Then it should be almost ready tomorrow or the day after tomorrow." Qin Xiangnuan took a sip and said lightly.