Chapter 115 Chapter 115 Undercurrent

Late at night, candles were still lit in Qin's bedroom.

Zhao Mingcheng stayed in the backyard today. The couple sat and lay down, listening to someone report something.

After the servants and Yuan Yaoniang had finished talking, Qin asked Qin Hui, who was playing with her hair, "Look, is your third cousin really not interested in Nan Xu?"

Hearing this, Qin Hui looked up at Qin Shi and said sweetly, "My cousin didn't even see her. When I ran into her, she was so angry her face turned pale. I guess she really doesn't like me."

Qin turned around and looked at Zhao Mingcheng, and they both saw satisfaction on each other's faces.

Qin Hui likes the third brother very much. Since she said so, it must be true.

Qin stood up and sat next to Qin Hui, taking her hand and looking at her carefully. "Ah Hui, how does your third cousin treat you?"

Qin lovingly brushed the loose hair around her ears and tucked it behind them, with admiration and undisguised calculation in her eyes.

Qin Hui leaned obediently on her shoulder, feigning shyness as she said, "Aunt! How can I say this? Anyway," she twisted the corner of her clothes and buried her face in Qin's arms, "Anyway, he drank up every last drop of the bird's nest porridge I made for my third cousin."

Qin stroked her head and laughed.

"This child is about to get married but she is still shy. This is not good. How can she serve her husband?" As she said this, she glanced at the maid beside her. The maid understood and took out a book and handed it to her. Qin pulled Qin Hui up from her arms and stuffed the book into her hands.

It was a brand new fire avoidance map.

The Qin family pointed out without hesitation, "This is a good book. Your aunt bought it for you with great difficulty. Take it home and read it."

Looking at the slightly hot book in her hand, Qin Hui's eyes twitched. When she looked up again, she looked innocent and well-behaved again.

After seeing Qin Hui off, Qin stood up and went to the couch with great joy. As she walked, she couldn't help but praise, "Hui'er is so well-behaved and obedient. If it weren't for my eldest brother's only unmarried daughter, I wouldn't have been willing to give her to the third brother."

"Master, let's rest early—" She had just walked to the bed and was about to undress when she suddenly felt an evil fire rising in her body, and her face began to turn red and hot visibly.

His breathing became heavy and his hands began to tear at his clothes uncontrollably.

She didn't care that Zhao Mingcheng was here, and staggered out to ask someone to bring medicine.

The servants couldn't help but go to look at Zhao Mingcheng. Qin, enduring the pain of muscle spasms, screamed at them, "Why are you looking at him! I want medicine, bring it to me!"

The servants did not dare to delay any longer and hurriedly helped her to the chaise longue. They also took out a tray, poured out a glass of wine, and scooped out a spoonful of white powder for her to drink.

With her throat rolling, Qin ignored the servants, picked up the bottle of wine and took a few gulps, then leaned back on the couch and let out a comfortable sigh.

The so-called medicine is nothing but the business that the Qin family has been doing, ①Hanshi Powder.

Taking too much of this cold food powder can cause addiction, mental confusion, and even life-threatening.

The Qin family made their fortune from this and strictly prohibited anyone in the family from using it. However, the young Qin relied on the love and care of his parents and brothers, was so bold and unconvinced that he insisted on trying it.

This experiment was out of control, and everything became clear only when she married Zhao Mingcheng.

But Qin has always been the Zhao family's money bag. No matter how much Zhao Mingcheng despises and hates her, he has to swallow the bitter fruit.

If Qin hadn't taken too much Hanshi Powder, how could she not have given birth to a healthy heir who met his expectations? If not, he wouldn't have insisted on bringing Zhao Huaizhou back to Sichuan after regaining his memory. If he hadn't brought that rebellious son back, Yuxiu wouldn't have died...

It's too dirty here, I can't stay here even for a moment. Zhao Mingcheng rubbed his swollen and painful forehead, stood up, took off his shoes and put on his clothes.

Seeing him about to leave, Qin leaned on the couch and sneered, "If the master can't stand this, how can he stand the money of my Qin family?"

"For your hegemony, I tried hard to convince my eldest brother to give his daughters to the Zhao family one by one. Zhao Mingcheng, it's you. You owe it to me and the Qin family." She became more and more emotional as she spoke. "And my Jue'er, it's all because of you. You're such a devil that you even killed your own son! You're not human!"

"Pa pa"

Qin was slapped hard twice. She was already too weak to get up, and this slap made her look even more miserable.

The servants lowered their heads skillfully, wishing there was a crack in the ground they could crawl into.

Zhao Mingcheng looked down at Qin, whose eyes were distracted, with contempt in his eyes.

"What do you mean by 'lips cold teeth'? If it weren't for the marriage alliance with my Zhao family, your Qin family's business would have been wiped out by that old governor long ago! Remember, I don't owe you anything, you owe me, your Qin family owes my Zhao family anything. You still have the nerve to talk about the Fourth Brother? Why does the Fourth Brother have such a bad temper? It's all because of you. If it weren't for your obsession with this thing, he wouldn't have such a temper."

"If it weren't for your inner demon, the fourth brother wouldn't have listened to you and come to the capital to assassinate that rebellious son, causing him to fail to obtain the last batch of Sky-shaking Bombs."

He took out a white handkerchief from his arms and slowly wiped his palms, then casually threw the handkerchief at her face.

"It was you who proposed this idea. It would be best to facilitate the marriage between Qin Hui and that rebellious son. Only then can General Chang Yi become a helper to my Zhao family."

"If you mess this up..." He snorted coldly, "I'll cut off your medication and make you wish you were dead."

*

Under the effect of the medicine, Nan Xu slept soundly.

The bright sunlight poured through the bed curtains, and Nan Xu slowly woke up with her eyelashes trembling.

She subconsciously raised her hand and stretched, and was about to call for help when she caught a glimpse of a familiar green color out of the corner of her eye.

Nan Xu was a little dazed as she stared at the bracelet on her wrist that she had taken off last night.

She touched it and found a carving of a cat and two people. She was slightly startled and instantly jumped up and sat up.

Didn't she take it off last night? Impossible! Even if she was furious, she wouldn't be so angry that she would forget what she had done.

Then why did you put it on your hand again?

Nan Xu shook her head, feeling a little unbelievable, and hurriedly got out of bed to look at the box where she kept the bracelet.

Unexpectedly, the box where she had placed the bracelet yesterday was not inside the box. Reluctantly, she turned around and looked for it on the dressing table, and sure enough, she found it.

Could it be that...taking the bracelet was just a dream she had?

Nan Xu pondered hard, and asked Ruyi, who came in to help her with her washing and dressing, if anyone had come last night.

Ruyi shook her head and said she didn’t see anyone.

Touching the jade bracelet that carried body temperature, Nan Xu felt a little bit puzzled.

This doubt did not last long. Yin Ruizhu came to call her for dinner. After dinner, the two changed their clothes and went to the drugstore.

The pharmacy was busy for a while. Nan Xuwu sat in front of the medicine cabinet in a daze. Yin Ruizhu packed up the herbs and sat down next to her.

"What's wrong with you today? You seem so absent-minded. I heard the shop assistant say that you asked someone to get some tranquilizers last night. Are you worried and can't sleep?"

Nan Xu held his chin and looked at the patients coming and going, looking a little listless.

"Tell me, how much hatred does one have to have for another person to not even want to see them."

Yin Ruizhu thought about it and took herself as an example.

"Probably like me and Zhao Huaijue."

Nan Xu was even more confused. "Yeah. So you're saying this divorce is even worse than what Zhao Huaijue did?"

Yin Ruizhu looked at her in surprise, "You think so, could it be..."

Nan Xu buried her head in her arms and said in a muffled voice, "It's just as you thought. My brother and I went to his house yesterday, but he said he didn't want to see me."

Yin Ruizhu watched her pinch her arm, tightening her grip. "I can't figure it out. Even after sleeping, I still can't figure it out. I just want to help him, but he avoids me like the plague."

How could it be! Yin Ruizhu cried in her heart.

She would definitely not be mistaken about the affection that Duan Wenpei had for Nan Xu in his eyes.

Then why didn't you want to see her last night?

She stroked Nan Xu's shoulder, thinking that perhaps there were some things she should tell Ah Xu and let her make her own judgment.

"There's something I didn't tell you. That night when you got drunk..."

"Nanxu, Nanxu, man, where is Nanxu?"

Yin Ruizhu resisted the urge to curse, stood up from the medicine cabinet and looked at the woman who ran in.

"Commander Xiao, could you please stop yelling so early in the morning?"

Xiao Jing was delighted to see her, and without caring whether she looked unhappy or not, she hurried around the counter and walked over.

"It's good that you two are here. I have a difficult matter right now and I need your help."

Ever since the last chat in Nanxu's room, Xiao Jing seemed like a different person.

She still walks in the darkness, but sometimes she does ordinary things like an ordinary woman.

For example, she felt particularly sympathetic towards the disaster victims in Shu, and would step forward wherever help was needed.

"We need to repair houses for the disaster victims in the spring, but the government can't come up with that much money, and the court is also a drop in the bucket. So, Lord Sima summoned the local nobles and gentry to raise money."

This is a good idea. Nan Xu looked up at her and motioned her to continue.

Xiao Jing rubbed her hands, feeling a little embarrassed. "Those noble ladies are good at speaking, and Lord Sima's wife died early. If I were to go, I wouldn't be able to convince them, and I couldn't raise much money, and I almost offended everyone. That's why I thought of looking for you."

Yin Ruizhu nodded in agreement. That was true. If we were to ask who was the most successful among the powerful families in Kyoto, it would definitely be Nan Xu.

When the late emperor was alive, she was a figure even more powerful than a princess. Nan Xu had a good temper and was good-looking. When she saw people, she would smile a little, which could reduce even the greatest anger by half.

However, the one who came to invite people was Xiao Jing... Yin Ruizhu looked at the side and wondered if Ah Xu would agree.

"Raising money to help the victims is a good thing. I'll help you."

Unexpectedly, Nan Xu agreed without hesitation.

Even Xiao Jing was stunned when she heard this.

"You don't hate me?"

Nan Xu smiled and shook her head. "Aside from the fact that Commander Xiao once had a crush on my ex-husband, I really admire you."

"Admiration?" Xiao Jing chewed on these two words, a little dazed.

Nan Xu brushed the medicine residue off her sleeves, stood up, and went inside to change. "I admire your ability. I also admire that you, as a woman, can hold a position that many men can't even dream of. I admire even more your courage to love and hate, and your openness."

She untied her belt, turned around and smiled back, "Tell me, why should I hate Commander Xiao?"

For some reason, Nan Xu's words sounded light in his ears, but they hit his heart heavily.

Xiao Jing had come into contact with noble women before, but after they knew her identity, they all looked at her with contempt and fear. Nan Xu was the first one to praise her and express her admiration for her.

She struggled to survive among the dead, and climbed up to her current position through the sea of ​​blood and corpses on her own.

She is proud and proud; but also inferior and helpless.

The beauty of being recognized by a woman even surpasses the respect her subordinates have for her.

Clenching her fists, Xiao Jing couldn't hide her excitement and punched Yin Ruizhu's arm twice. "Great! Now that you have Miss Nan's help, if you need me, Xiao Jing, in the future, Miss Nan only needs to give me a command, and Xiao Jing will definitely do it."

Nan Xu smiled.

Yin Ruizhu covered her arm and punched her twice in return.

*

In order to raise money, Sima Xun held a flower-viewing banquet in the largest restaurant in the city.

This incident alarmed many people. Some of them had to come, while others came purely to watch the fun.

When Nan Xu arrived, there were already many carriages parked outside the restaurant.

The Zhao family's carriage was prominently among them.

As she entered the building, someone called her. She turned around and saw Jingyi, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, and following behind her was Li Zhan, whose face was still a little pale.

Nan Xu didn't want to pay any attention to them and turned around quickly. As luck would have it, her eyes met someone who was leaning on the railing and looking out from a high place.

Their eyes met, and Nan Xu suddenly clenched the corner of her clothes.

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The author has something to say: ①: It is similar to the ancient Wu Shi San, but the name has been changed here.

Special statement: Stay away from drugs! Stay away from drugs! Stay away from drugs!

This is just for the sake of the plot, don't do anything illegal! Be a good citizen who abides by the rules and regulations.

Big Cat: There are about thirty chapters left. I think it's slowly wrapping up.