Chapter 49 Double Chinese Medicine

"Huh? Where are the people? I seemed to hear a woman's voice just now?" Seeing that he ignored him, Wang Shaowei asked again.

Xiao Mo glanced at him indifferently: "The younger sister in the mansion."

After hearing this, Wang Shaowei lost interest.

There are not many young ladies in the Duke Cheng's Mansion. Two of them have already married out, and now there are only Xiao Jinshan and a concubine's young lady left.

Xiao Jinshan married his half-brother, and as for the illegitimate daughter, he couldn't even remember what she looked like.

Wang Shaowei looked at his cousin across from him, and his thoughts turned, "Jingshu is going to marry into the prince's mansion. What are the Shen family thinking? They want to tie me to that person so early."

After hearing this, Xiao Mo frowned and looked at him, "You'd better take care of yourself!"

After saying that, he walked away.

Wang Shaowei looked at his back thoughtfully.

Back to the courtyard, even the banquet with Qushui Liushang became boring by the end. Some people went to the toilet, while others came out for a walk to enjoy the scenery.

As the host, Shen Jingshu suggested taking the guests to the Star Picking Terrace in the Shen Mansion.

It is called the Star-Picking Platform, but in fact it is a high platform built by the Shen family using the terrain of the mansion.

Later, pines, cypresses and bamboos were planted all around, a winding canal was built at the lower edge, and stone steps led directly from the foot of the mountain to the top.

Since there is nothing to worry about, everyone can do whatever they want.

Among them, Miss Shi Zhongyu and Wang Zhuqing had spoken ill of the host family during the banquet, so it was not appropriate for them to follow.

Shen Jingshu turned her gaze towards the people in the Duke Cheng's Mansion, "Miss Xu, don't you want to go out for a walk? Although the Shen family's garden is not as grand as the Duke Cheng's Mansion, it also has some unique scenery worth admiring."

Xu Shuyao was slightly surprised. This was the first time the other party took the initiative to talk to her since she came to the mansion. In the past, such questions were always thrown directly to Xiao Jinshan.

In fact, she was a little speechless in her heart. She was the one who invited him, but she came and acted like this.

But Xu Shuyao had no say in whether to come or not. Perhaps Mrs. Xiao was considering that they were not young anymore, so she seemed to be trying her best to create opportunities for them to go out.

Xu Shuyao didn't want to see the Star-Picking Platform in the first place, and with the prince's instructions just now, she was even less likely to go there now.

"Thank you Miss Chen for the invitation, but we're not going." Xu Shuyao pulled Xiao Jinshan, who was eager to try.

Shen Jingshu did not persuade her any further, but instead instructed the maids here to serve carefully and not to neglect the guests.

But then she looked back again, her expression full of coldness.

After Shen Jingshu left, only a few people were left in the small courtyard where the Qushui Liushang ceremony was held.

Xu Shuyao looked up and saw that besides them, there were only Miss Shi and Miss Wang sitting there. She felt something was wrong for a moment.

As she expected, Wang Zhuqing and Xiao Jinshan hit it off and said they would take them to a fun place.

What's so interesting about the Star Picking Terrace? It's a bright day, but when you climb up there, you can only see the sun but no stars.

It's so tiring.

It’s not like they haven’t climbed before.

Xu Shuyao cast her gaze on Liu Qingwan again, "Cousin, do you want to go?"

Liu Qingwan said in embarrassment: "Can I not go alone?"

It just so happened that Xu Shuyao didn’t want to go either.

Then she asked Xiao Jinshan where she was going and asked her to come back early.

After they left, the original table in the yard had been removed and replaced with steaming tea.

The maids in the Shen Mansion were also very attentive. Xu Shuyao took a sip of tea. She had tried the cakes here before, and she didn't know if it was because they had been floating on the water for a while, but she always felt that they were a little damp and the taste was not good.

So he called Qiao Wei and said, "Where are the cakes and pastries I brought? Take them out and have them with your tea!"

There were not many snacks, small and round, wrapped in paper. Xu Shuyao ate two.

The pastries were a bit sweet, so she didn't call herself Liu Qingwan, as she didn't like sweet food to begin with.

But today, the other party took the initiative to say to Qiao Wei: "I want to try one too!"

Although Xu Shuyao was a little surprised, she didn't take it too seriously.

Maybe the other party wants to try it today!

After eating just two cakes, she clearly felt something was wrong. Not only did her body feel hot, but her heart also felt like it was on fire.

Many thoughts flashed through Xu Shuyao's mind at once. Could it be that what the prince said was true?

Who is harming her?

Then I thought about the pastries I had used. Could it be Qiaowei?

But she immediately rejected the idea.

If Qiao Wei wanted to harm her, she would have done so a long time ago. Why would she wait until now?

Xu Shuyao endured the discomfort and said to the two maids, "Please accompany me for a while! My stomach hurts a little."

After saying that, he nodded to Liu Qingwan and left the yard.

There were some maids coming and going around, and Qiaowei had already noticed something was wrong.

Because Xu Shuyao looked very bad, her face, which had been dry just now, was now covered with sweat.

Her cheeks were flushed, and her eyes were full of spring, like... like...

When Qiao Wei thought of that possibility, she also became anxious, "Girl..."

Xu Shuyao lowered her head slightly and moved closer to her: "Don't ask anything, let's go back first. Quickly help me to the carriage! If you meet others, tell them that I have a stomachache and am going back home first."

So Huixiang and Qiaowei each supported Xu Shuyao and walked towards the second door.

However, after they left, Liu Qingwan also encountered the same situation. The maid thought of her cousin from the Xu family who had just left in a hurry, and asked tentatively: "Miss, you also want to go to the toilet? Then I will help you there!"

Liu Qingwan nodded, and when she reached the outside of the yard, she turned left.

"Hey! Miss, you've taken the wrong path..." The maid behind her had only said half of her words when she saw her master bump into a man.

She looked again and saw that the man was none other than the second son of their Duke's Mansion, Xiao.

The second young master Xiao had been staying in the yard just now. With his grandmother's words in mind, he did not dare to leave without permission.

I just came out to get some fresh air when I heard the servant next to me say that the orphan girl from the Xu family seemed to have come out as well.

Just as I was walking back, I saw my cousin Liu bumping into me.

Liu Qingwan's face flushed red as she spoke to Xiao Jinrong with an unsteady breath, "Second...Second cousin! Save...Save me!"

After he finished speaking, tears began to flow from his eyes.

Xiao Jinrong's heart was beating fast. Although he liked cousin Liu before, he had never thought of getting so close to her.

"What's wrong?" he asked in a hoarse voice.

"I... I seem to have been poisoned... by the Chinese medicine. Take... take me... to see a doctor." Liu Qingwan spoke incoherently, but her body moved closer to the other person.

Xiao Jinrong is not an inexperienced man. Chun Xing in his room behaves the same way when she asks for sex at night.

Thinking of this, his cheeks turned red.

After a while, he looked up at the maid and said, "Come here!"

The maid just saw her daughter rushing into the second young master's arms, and it was too late to pull her out.

Looking at her now, I instantly understood what had happened.

"Go call another maid over..." But before he could finish his words, Liu Qingwan was about to fall down because of his avoidance.

Xiao Jinrong quickly pulled the man up again.