11 Chapter 11 Numbness
◎Yuliu suffered cardiac arrest.◎
After hearing this, Yuliu picked up the hot tea in a smooth and flowing manner, and with the tip of her nose slightly raised, the tea fragrance entered her nose. Her narrow eyes half-closed in satisfaction, and she casually replied:
"OK."
Yunhe was slightly stunned. He didn't expect that Yuliu would agree so readily this time.
He originally thought that someone with a heart disease like Yuliu who was extremely cautious would be extremely wary of doctors, so Yunhe had always said that he wanted to cure Yuliu's poison, but he did not admit that what he really wanted to cure was his heart disease.
Yuliu glanced at Yunhe and saw that he didn't move for a while. Suddenly, she chuckled, "You're quite an interesting person. A few days ago, I didn't want to keep you, but you were stubborn and used all kinds of tricks to persuade me. You used both soft and hard tactics on me, and now that I've agreed to you, why do you think I agreed too readily?"
"Could it be..." Yuliu tilted her head amidst the rising heat, her eyes full of crescent moons as she smiled, "Do you still want me to keep fishing for you for a few more days?"
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"Miss? Are you really going to keep him like this?" Fang Yue rarely showed shock at Yuliu's decision. "But he's a man with unknown origins..."
Yuliu had a good night's sleep and had just finished washing up. She sat in front of the dressing mirror, looking at the rows of treasure boxes that stored accessories, and the golden hairpins and rings that shone with light. Her mood suddenly brightened.
It is worthy of being produced in Chunfeng Fulan. I picked out a few pieces and they all have top-quality colors and styles.
"Isn't his status as a Poison Doctor Valley enough? Even the Fourth Prince wants to recruit such a talented person with unique skills as him to serve him."
Yu Liu initially thought Fang Yue's words were funny and casually explained them, but then she suddenly realized...
It seems like she inexplicably took away the male protagonist's opportunity?
But rather than saying that she took away the Fourth Prince's opportunity, it would be more accurate to say that it was the opportunity itself that asked to stay with her.
But how did things gradually develop to this point?
Yuliu fell into a brief memory.
From the beginning when she avoided Yunhe who fell into the bloody quagmire, to the freshness after he changed his appearance, and then the various things that happened later, she gradually became curious about this person, and she felt that it would be interesting to keep Yunhe by her side.
Yuliu silently recounted in her mind what she had seen and heard in recent days, but she somewhat inappropriately recalled the line from the storybook: "A virtuous woman is afraid of being pestered by a man."
Yuliu's fingertips curled slightly, and then she looked down at the table full of gold and silver jewelry, feeling a sudden dazzle of fireworks. She casually picked up the nearest gold-silver jade hairpin and handed it to Fangyue, frowning and retorting, "It's not that I want to keep him, it's him who insists on staying. He's so clingy."
"But why are you worried about this?" Yuliu's eyes sparkled, her slender wrist supporting her chin as she smiled sideways. "Don't you think that the Fourth Prince doesn't know about Li Shengshou's visit yesterday?"
"Young lady, what you mean is... Your Highness has already verified that Young Master Yun is indeed a disciple of the Poison Doctor Valley, and only then did he feel comfortable allowing Li Shengshou to come and ask for advice?"
Fangyue does things really cleanly and efficiently.
As she spoke, her hands kept moving, and she deftly tied her hair into a beautiful bun, inserting the hairpin into the top of her head. A silver tassel hung down from her black hair, and the flowing light made her skin look as pure as jade despite the fact that she had not applied any makeup.
"Miss, do you want to use makeup?" Fang Yue asked hesitantly. She always felt that such a naturally beautiful face did not need rouge and powder to cover up or add color.
"Use it. I have to go out and do something today." Yuliu said this, but she only took out a box of lip balm, smeared it on her face, and glanced at the mirror. Suddenly, she felt that the mirror was empty, and then she realized something was wrong. "Why are you alone? Where's Yumei?"
"Yumei left the house at 11:00 AM, saying the Fourth Prince had a plan." Fang Yueban helped Yuliu to her feet and led her to the red beech round table. "However, before she left, she still made some nourishing soup and specifically instructed you to take it."
It is said to be a health-preserving soup, but it looks like a bottomless bowl of ink and smells like bitter bile.
"But I've already carefully applied lip balm." Yu Liu half-smiled, "How about we go out and do some work first? It won't be too late to drink this health-promoting soup after lunch."
If it were anything else, Fang Yue would have readily agreed, but since this concerned Yu Liu's health, Fang Yue naturally advised, "You can always replenish your lip balm if it's used up. This decoction is freshly brewed, so take it while it's hot for its best effect."
Yu Liu sighed inwardly, but the smile on her face remained unchanged. She nodded and agreed, "Indeed, then you can go prepare the car first. I will come find you after I drink this medicine."
Fangyue was a simple-minded person. When she saw Yuliu agreed, she was overjoyed and went to prepare the car, not realizing that this was just a feint.
Yuliu sat at the table with her eyes closed, patiently waiting until she could no longer hear Fangyue's footsteps. Only then did she open her eyes again, her eyelashes slightly raised, and reached out to pick up the medicine bowl...
He stood up and walked towards the window.
Although Yuliu's body is indeed a little bit like Liu Ruofufeng, her physique is soft, so she feels that she does not need to drink this "murderous" health-promoting soup every day.
Since you won't die anyway, why suffer more for nothing?
Yuliu sent Fangyue aside, preparing to offer this bowl of soup, which was concentrated with countless natural treasures, to the sprouting willow tree outside the window as fertilizer for its growth, as usual.
It was only February, and the ordinary willow trees should have just sprouted, but the one planted in the elm-willow yard had already almost "tens of thousands of green ribbons hanging down."
I think that if this willow tree becomes a spirit a hundred years later, it will come to repay the elm and willow trees.
Feeling the temperature of the nourishing soup gradually cooling down with his fingertips, Yuliu took out a thin bamboo pole and prepared to prop up the window when he suddenly saw a vague figure through the carved wooden window.
strangeness.
Fangyue is preparing the car, will it come so soon?
Yuliu was startled, but then she quickly calmed down.
The carriage would naturally be waiting outside the gate of the mansion. Fangyue would not come so soon, and would not go back for no reason. Yumei had to go to the palace for something early in the morning, and it was just noon now. One hour was far from enough for the round trip in and out of the palace.
What's more, this figure is as straight as a pine tree...
So the person coming can only be Yunhe!
Yuliu thought to himself that this was bad and suddenly felt a headache.
She didn't want to take the medicine, and even Fangyue had to persuade her when she knew it. Yunhe was a doctor from the Poison Doctor Valley, so wouldn't he criticize her for "hiding her illness and avoiding medical treatment"?
Looking at the tall figure getting closer and closer, Yuliu, feeling guilty for once, inadvertently took a few steps back into the room, slightly away from the hollow carved wooden window, and hid behind the wall.
Just when I was praying that Yunhe didn't notice the movement by the window, I felt the other person's footsteps stop behind me on the other side of the wall.
Yuliu's heart suddenly tightened.
After the spring rain, the sun was shining brightly, projecting Yunhe's every move clearly through the carved wooden window onto the floor inside the room. A pair of hands with distinct knuckles groped the edge of the wooden window for a few times. After a few slight noises, Yuliu watched the figure on the ground being suddenly covered by a ray of golden light - the wooden window was actually opened by Yunhe from the outside!
I don’t know if I was dazzled by the spring morning light all over the ground or what, but I felt a tingling sensation spreading from my tailbone.
What is Yunhe doing?
He won’t notice that I’m about to throw the medicine away, will he?
She looked at the faint figure on the ground and knew that Yunhe was standing outside the window against the light. He even took advantage of his height and long arms to carefully place the bamboo pole that Yuliu had dropped on the windowsill on the desk next to Yuliu.
Even though Yuliu knew, Yunhe only put the bamboo pole back on the table based on his memory, and he could not see the scene inside the house from the window.
But when Yunhe held one end of the bamboo pole and placed the other end almost next to Yuliu's hand, she seemed to be possessed by a psychological evil, and felt the coolness of the morning dew on the bamboo pole suddenly rushing into her warm palm.
Yuliu curled up her fingertips slightly and put them into her sleeves.
Across the wall, almost at the same time, Yun He also withdrew his hands and gently tucked them into his sleeves, taking a few small steps back.
"Miss, did you want some fresh air just now? Sorry, I saw you standing by the window for a long time without any movement, so I took the initiative to open it for you."
Yuliu slowly let out a breath, only to find that the bright light had dimmed a bit. She placed the medicine in her other hand on the table, took a deep breath, and then walked to the window. Her smile was as normal as the warm spring breeze: "Yes, the spring breeze is refreshing."
Yun He nodded, but disagreed: "The girl is weak, and the spring morning dew is very cold. If you really want this spring breeze, you might as well wait until noon to open the window, when the warm breeze will be pleasant."
"Yeah, yes, that's what you said, sir." Yuliu bathed in the warm spring sun, feeling warm all over. She hummed comfortably, her eyes narrowed slightly, sparkling. "But... since the warm midday breeze is so good, why did sir Yun open the window from the outside just now?"
Yun He tilted his head slightly to glance at the lush willow tree beside him, then glanced at the willow tree with a look that seemed to want to say something but hesitated, and said thoughtfully: "Just now, I thought..."
In fact, Yunhe's movements were very subtle, just a few glances, but Yuliu noticed it clearly. However, before she had time to think about it, she had only heard half of the sentence, and the numbing sensation that had exploded from her tailbone, began to surge up from her small bones inch by inch.
"Miss Yu, are you planning to use red ginseng, licorice flower, coix seed, huangzhuoyou, cassia sunflower, etc. to nourish the willow tree?"
Yun He said with a teasing smile in his eyes.
【Author’s words】
Yu·Don't want to take medicine·Caught by Yunhe·Liu
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P.S.: The author has looked up relevant information on Chinese herbal medicine during the writing process, but was worried that the gifted person would create a bowl of poison for the goose girl, so "red ginseng, licorice flower, coix seed, yellow radix scutellariae, cassia sunflower" are all made up by me while rolling my face on the keyboard. Please do not verify it. Any similarity is purely coincidental.
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