Chapter 168 Your ancestral grave is emitting auspicious smoke.
Despite the immense pressure, Canghai reluctantly asked Chunyu Han, whose face was gloomy, for half a day off.
He felt that Chun Tao's attitude towards him was strange, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. He decided to discuss it with Sang Tian.
Just as they reached the corridor of the East Depot's pharmacy, they saw a familiar yet unfamiliar figure also walking towards the pharmacy.
Canghai quickly slowed his pace and slipped behind a pillar.
The figure is familiar because Canghai knows this person, yet unfamiliar because the person he knows would never do such a thing.
Canghai quietly followed behind the man, wanting to see what he was up to.
The person who came to the pharmacy cleared his throat.
Is Sangtian there?
Sang Tian was busy preparing medicine and thought someone had broken a bone again. He didn't even put down the brass scale rod in his hand before rolling up his sleeves and running out.
"What's wrong?"
As soon as the door opened, a rather comical scene came into Sang Tian's view.
Wearing a dark brown flying fish suit, Haiyan grinned foolishly at the entrance of her pharmacy, holding a pheasant in her left hand and a mallard in her right.
Sang Tian suddenly felt that Hai Yan, who usually had a fierce look, was more pleasing to the eye.
"Thank you for taking care of me when I was injured a while ago. I didn't know what you liked, so I caught two live animals for you to help you recover."
Haiyan wanted his expression to look as natural as possible; it was his first time giving a girl a gift, and he was a little nervous.
"Uh... saving lives is my duty, don't mention it."
Sang Tian looked at the chicken and duck that had nowhere to go and was speechless for a moment, wondering if it would have been better if she had pretended that she was not there.
Canghai saw everything clearly from behind the pillar, and a surge of anger suddenly welled up inside him.
You idiot Haiyan! You think you can woo my sister? No way!
A pig's nose with a scallion stuck in it, and he was still speaking with a hoarse voice just now, ptooey!
Canghai pushed off the pillar and jumped out, landing directly between Sangtian and Haiyan.
"Haiyan, you really have a kind heart for the master. This was caught to make a medicinal meal for him, wasn't it?"
As he spoke, he naturally took the live creature from Haiyan's hands.
Hai Yan was surprised by Cang Hai's sudden appearance and felt uneasy, as if his secret had been discovered. Just as he was about to defend himself, Sang Tian spoke first.
"Thank you, Haiyan. I have to go now, please excuse me."
Haiyan opened his mouth, but no sound came out.
Canghai raised the chicken and duck in his hand to Haiyan and smiled slightly.
"I will convey your feelings to the adults properly."
Haiyan snorted, frowned, and turned to leave.
Those were clearly supplements he was going to give to Sangtian, but if Canghai were to spread this word, it would probably affect Sangtian's reputation.
He can always find another opportunity to deliver it to her next time.
Canghai, mimicking Haiyan's retreating figure, snorted silently through his nose, then casually tossed the creature into the basket where Sangtian was gathering herbs and fastened it with something.
"Sangsang, that guy has ulterior motives towards you!"
Canghai followed him into the pharmacy, and before he could finish speaking, he was met with a scale beam thrown at him by Sangtian.
"You have a foul mouth? You want me to tie you up and take you to the washroom?"
Sang Tian glanced at her unserious brother; she didn't like this weak and effeminate way of addressing him.
But in Canghai's eyes, this title was equivalent to the word "sister" that he could not say aloud.
"Girls, can't you be a little gentler? Look how nice Chun Tao is."
Canghai returned the scale to Sangtian, his tone quite melancholy. He wondered if Sangtian, with her strong personality, would ever be able to get married.
"whispering sound……"
Sangtian glanced at Canghai and said, "Chuntao is nice, but she doesn't like you."
"Okay, stop fooling around. Here, take this."
Canghai took out the white magnolia hairpin, but Sangtian only glanced at it before continuing to work on her medicine.
"Have you ever seen me wear something like this?"
Canghai held the hairpin and compared it to Sangtian's unchanging high ponytail hairstyle from a distance. He had never seen Sangtian with a girl's hairstyle before.
"Chuntao said it would look good on you..."
Sang Tian finally stopped what he was doing and looked up to face the vast sea.
"Who said that? What did she say?"
Canghai then told Sangtian what had just happened. The more he talked, the brighter Sangtian's eyes became, and he even seemed a little excited.
"Wow, your ancestors' graves must be emitting auspicious smoke!"
Before Canghai could react, he pretended to be angry and whispered something.
"That's your ancestral grave too."
Sangtian finally smiled and urged the sea to be pushed outward.
"Stop wasting your time on me, go and explain things to them properly."
After calming down, Canghai also started laughing.
"You mean..."
Between siblings, some things don't need to be said explicitly to understand each other's meaning.
"That's right, if you mess things up, don't blame me for turning on you."
Canghai was a little smug, patting his chest and guaranteeing to Sangtian.
"Don't worry, if you smash it, just tie me up and take me to the washroom."
"You stinky blabbermouth, hurry up and go!"
From a distance, Haiyan, who was hiding in the shadows, watched the two chatting and laughing at the entrance of the pharmacy, and suddenly felt a tightness in her chest.
"Are they really that close? Sangtian has never even smiled at him..."
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The Prime Minister's Mansion Dark Room
The door was locked. Yu Nian took the key, but instead of opening the door, she peeked through the crack in the door.
Yu Sheng is also a stubborn guy in the Yu family who only passes on his skills to men. I heard from the housekeeper that he has been on a hunger strike for two days.
Yu Nian had to coax her father to give her the key after much pleading and persuasion; otherwise, her father would have locked Yu Sheng up before releasing him.
"Third Brother? How are you?"
Yu Sheng leaned casually against the chair, his eyes flickering slightly when he heard Yu Nian's voice.
She woke up, that's good. He was locked up and couldn't see her.
Yu Sheng coughed to make his voice sound less weak.
“I won’t die. If you’re a messenger sent by my father, you should go back. My mind is made up. I will marry no one but Meng Qing’er.”
Yu Nian didn't mention this matter, but simply asked Chun Tao to bring the food box.
"Third Brother, you've misunderstood. How could I be a persuader? I've just come to invite you to have a meal with me."
The door was unlocked, a low table was set up, and Yu Nian sat on a cushion as dishes were taken out of the food box one by one.
Yu Nian deliberately asked Chun Tao what dishes she had prepared.
As Chuntao recited the names of the dishes, she deliberately swayed the dishes through the crack in the door.
"Steamed fish with soy sauce, sweet and sour pork ribs, braised pork, stir-fried lotus root, and braised beef."
A fragrant aroma wafted in through the crack in the door. Yu Sheng, who was starving, swallowed hard just by hearing the names of the dishes.
These are all his favorite dishes, so the girl is quite thoughtful.
Since he was invited to accompany her to dinner, it wouldn't be unreasonable for him to do her the honor of giving his younger sister the invitation.
Yu Sheng thought for a moment, then stood up from his chair and stepped out of the doorway.
"Since you've come to invite me, as your older brother, I can't refuse you."
Yu Sheng came out, sat opposite Yu Nian, picked up his chopsticks, and was about to pick up some food when Yu Nian blocked his chopsticks.
Looking up, Yu Sheng met Yu Nian's bright and cheerful smile.
"Third brother, these aren't for you to eat."
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