Chapter 183 Making a fool of oneself

Upon hearing this, the miracle doctor coughed somewhat awkwardly.

His gaze was somewhat complicated as he looked at Xiao Jue.

The medicine has already been taken, so the chances of vomiting it up again are not very high. Shouldn't this matter not be kept secret?

"Young Master, the Second Miss Xie has arrived. She says she wants to see her elder sister."

The servant walked to the door and reported this.

Xie Hanyue is here?

What is she doing here?

Xiao Jue waved his hand impatiently: "Tell her that the Crown Princess is not here, and tell her to go back."

Xiao Jue had no desire to meet this kind of woman.

Xie Hanyue never expected that she would be turned away.

While on the ship, Xie Hanyue felt something was off, so she deliberately came over to find out what was going on with Xie Qingran.

But to everyone's surprise, Xie Qingran was not at the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion at all.

She immediately took out a silver ingot and handed it to the servant: "May I ask, sir, where is my sister?"

"The Crown Princess has gone out to the estate to check the accounts."

"Take care, Miss."

After taking the silver, the servant did tell Xie Hanyue a truth.

Xie Hanyue realized what was happening and turned to leave. Before she even stepped out of the gate of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, she ran into Zhou Shi, who had come to visit.

"Hello, Sister-in-law Zhou."

Xie Hanyue bowed respectfully.

When Zhou saw Xie Hanyue, her eyes lit up. She immediately went up to her affectionately and took Xie Hanyue's wrist: "Good sister, it's rare for you to come. Come, let's go to my courtyard and have a good talk."

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Even though the two didn't know each other well before, they both disliked Xie Qingran, so they quickly became allies.

The next day, late at night, in Xiaozaozhuang.

When Xie Qingran opened her eyes, it was pitch black all around her. She slowly sat up, feeling her mouth dry.

"Miss, you're finally awake!"

Baozhu was sitting next to Xie Qingran. Upon feeling her movement, she immediately got up, lit a lamp, and poured her a cup of water: "Miss, you've been asleep for a whole day and night! You scared me to death!"

"Whose doctor did you invite?" Xie Qingran took a sip of water, her voice a little hoarse as she spoke.

Hearing this, Baozhu felt somewhat guilty. She lowered her head and whispered, "Miss, it's a doctor from the Shen family, brought by the second young master. He's guarding the outer courtyard right now, but don't worry, it's tightly sealed off. Nobody outside knows what's going on here."

As she spoke, Baozhu knelt on the ground, her face full of remorse.

"Miss, I am incompetent and can't think of a better way."

Seeing Baozhu's pitiful appearance, Xie Qingran smiled gently and said, "Alright, alright, get up quickly. This matter was not your fault. You did a good job. Shen Wenyuan is better than Xiao Jue."

"Miss, why must this injury be kept from the young master?" Baozhu asked Xie Qingran with curiosity and confusion.

Xie Qingran shook her head lightly: "It's nothing. You've worked hard these past few days taking care of me. Go, get some rest, and get a good night's sleep."

"This servant will not leave; this servant will stay and keep Miss company!"

"Miss, I'm scared."

Baozhu lay on Xie Qingran's lap, shaking her head with a sob in her voice.

She really thought Xie Qingran was going to die!

"It's alright, it's nothing, just a fever, you're fine now, aren't you?"

Xie Qingran smiled faintly, patted Baozhu's head, and seeing that she was determined not to leave, she simply lifted the blanket and patted the spot next to her.

Baozhu immediately climbed up and lay down next to Xie Qingran. She fell into a deep sleep in no time, clearly exhausted from the past few days.

The next morning.

Shen Wenyuan stood at the door and asked as usual, "Is he awake?"

"woke up."

Xie Qingran got out of bed and opened the door herself. Looking at Shen Wenyuan standing outside, she gave him a genuine smile.

Seeing Xie Qingran standing in front of him with a pale face and dressed in plain clothes, Shen Wenyuan's breath caught in his throat for a moment!

"Let's go outside and talk."

Xie Qingran smiled faintly at Shen Wenyuan and walked straight outside, carefully closing the door so as not to wake Baozhu inside.

The two walked into the main hall. Xie Qingran was covered in sweat. She took a breath and sat down on a chair. "Thank you for saving me this time."

"You only say thank you for saving my life?" Shen Wenyuan raised an eyebrow and looked at Xie Qingran.

Xie Qingran knew that this guy wouldn't let her off easily. She had no complaints and simply nodded: "I should repay your life-saving grace. But I wonder what the Second Young Master wants?"

"A promise, I need a promise from you. When I take it out in the future, you must help me once!" Shen Wenyuan looked at Xie Qingran very seriously.

The promise made by the heir apparent of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion carries considerable weight.

Xie Qingran replied without hesitation, "Yes, I agree."

Originally, Shen Wenyuan was prepared for her to bargain, but he never expected that she would agree so readily.

"You really said yes?"

"It's amazing, you seem like a completely different person since you got sick."

Shen Wenyuan stared at Xie Qingran with some surprise.

This woman used to never give him a kind look, so how come she's talking to him so gently now?

Xie Qingran gave a faint smile and then said, "You are my savior, and you only asked me for such a small thing. How could I refuse? But since you saved me, I must remind you to stay away from those spendthrifts. Lu Jinzhi, Zhao Yuanqi, and Zhou Huai'an are not good people. As the son of a merchant family, you will only be used as a pawn and manipulated by them."

"I know," Shen Wenyuan replied calmly.

He looked at Xie Qingran: "I not only know that you look down on them, I also know that you hate them, especially Lu Jinzhi, right?"

"You talk too much." Xie Qingran looked at Shen Wenyuan with some dissatisfaction: "I'm just reminding you, I don't want to discuss this matter with you, so please go back."

How could they turn on each other so easily?

Shen Wenyuan frowned and looked at Xie Qingran: "Even if I help you, you still won't agree?"

"I don't need your help," Xie Qingran said coldly.

She naturally wanted revenge, but she only went with the flow and didn't force it.

God gave her a second chance at life, and she must cherish it. She will not do anything that would lead to mutual destruction.

She wouldn't easily do anything risky!

Seeing Xie Qingran's reaction, Shen Wenyuan felt awkward and touched his nose in embarrassment. He could only reluctantly turn around and walk away.