Chapter 122
The weather in Shanzhou is getting colder.
Zhu Zijin and his two companions came from Anyang. The small courtyard of the Lu family could not accommodate so many people, so they had to stay at an inn for the time being.
Wen Shu sat lost in thought by the medicine stove. The leaping flames licked at the porcelain stove, and the scalding porcelain lid gurgled and steamed. The person in front of her was fanning herself with a palm leaf fan, and because she was so engrossed in her thoughts, she almost set the fan on fire several times.
She didn't want Pei Lingjun to stay here, but he had saved her just a few days ago. If she asked him to leave now, it would seem like she was repaying kindness with enmity.
Moreover, after this incident, his mother was determined to keep him. When she heard him coughing at night, she even ordered her to brew medicine for Pei Lingjun.
That was bad enough, but they even went so far as to subtly ask her what she thought of Pei Lingjun.
After all, they are mother and daughter, how could Wen Shu not know her mother's thoughts?
He immediately denied it, saying that his family had arranged a marriage for him long ago, and that he already had a fiancée.
The gurgling steam blurred the scene before her eyes. Wen Shu came back to her senses, pinched a handkerchief, and poured out the medicine.
The dark brown herbal soup had a scalding, bitter smell. Wen Shu frowned and couldn't help but wonder, Pei Lingjun has always been in good health, how could a small cold have made him cough for so long?
Wen Shu paid close attention and checked his pulse again when she delivered the medicine at night, finding nothing unusual.
She was worried that Pei Lingjun had broken the arm of the He family's only son outside the city that day, and feared that the He family would seek revenge. She had been worried about this matter a lot these past few days, thinking that if Pei Lingjun left one day, she would have to guard against the He family's revenge.
"That He family..."
The thought of He Chang's attempt to take advantage of her that day made Pei Lingjun feel annoyed, and she frowned, "Why are you bringing that scoundrel up?"
Wen Shu pursed her lips, lowered her eyes and fiddled with the glowing red charcoal in the bronze stove. With her eyelashes lowered, she asked, "What you did outside the city that day, wasn't it too much? The He family is a wealthy merchant family in Shanzhou, and He Chang is the only son of the He family in this generation. You broke one of his arms. Do you think the He family will let us off the hook?"
Regardless, having spent several years together in her previous life, she knew that Pei Lingjun was a decisive and resolute person. It wasn't unreasonable for outsiders to say that he was hard-hearted and ruthless.
The young man chuckled and gritted his teeth, saying, "The He family has been abusing their power in Shanzhou because they have a relative who is a judicial officer. They have harmed countless people in private, but all of their crimes have been suppressed."
"Tell me, shouldn't this kind of person die?"
After Pei Lingjun finished speaking, he leaned against the pillow and looked at her through the scorching air. Seeing that she did not speak, he softened his tone and said, "Don't worry, I have connections. The He family will not dare to cause trouble."
Wen Shu nodded, put the fire tongs aside, and then took her leave after saying her last words.
Cui Peili was looking around from under the porch when he saw Wen Shu come out of the house. He bent down and asked, "Fourth Miss, is my husband alright? He's been coughing a lot at night these past few days."
Wen Shu lived next door. Sometimes when she was lightly asleep, she could hear Pei Lingjun's suppressed cough. She took his pulse and it didn't seem to be caused by a cold. It was probably because she wasn't skilled enough. She would have to take him to see a doctor elsewhere another day.
"Don't worry too much. We can't tell anything yet. Just drink the cough-suppressing and lung-moistening herbal soup first."
Cui Pei cupped his hands and said hello.
Seeing that she had pushed open the door to the next room, he braved the cold wind to enter the house.
inside the house.
Pei Lingjun leaned against the pillow in the inner room, got up and poured the warm medicine into the potted asparagus fern in front of the window. Only after the medicine had completely soaked in did he turn his gaze away.
"Boss, you..."
"Don't tell her that this is an incurable disease I contracted on the battlefield."
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