Chapter 141
"how?"
"Come closer."
Wenxi whispered a few words in her ear, and Wenquan's expression suddenly changed. "Really?"
“I heard it with my own ears.”
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"Here you go, this is two hundred coins in total."
The woman's gentle voice rang out in the pharmacy. Then the customer paid, thanked her twice, and left the pharmacy with the medicine bag.
As dusk fell, Hanxiang replenished the medicinal herbs in the medicine cabinet. When she saw Wenshu bring in the lamp, she noticed that there were fewer customers at this hour.
Wen Shu was still memorizing the medicinal herbs for the day when Han Xiang hurriedly said, "Miss, it's so dark outside, be careful not to ruin your eyes by staying up too late."
"I know, I know." Wen Shu laughed and cried at the same time, closed the booklet and tapped Hanxiang's head from a distance, "Now you're so strict with me, I should marry you off soon."
Hanxiang sobbed, "No, I want to be with you forever!"
As the two were joking with each other, a carriage suddenly stopped outside the door. Hanxiang was overjoyed and chuckled, "Miss, it's Young Master Lu. We should close the shop and go home now."
Wen Shu nodded.
The last time he encountered the He family kidnapping people outside the city left a deep shadow on Lu Jiang. From now on, if he has time, he will definitely come to the pharmacy to pick up Wen Shu and take her home.
The darker it gets, the less safe it is.
He didn't want that to happen again.
"Ah Shu, it's time to go home."
The man's clear and melodious voice slowly rang out. Wen Shu extinguished the candles, closed the shop door, nodded, and, with Han Xiang in tow, got into the carriage.
“Cousin, the shop isn’t far from the courtyard, so you don’t need to come pick me up all the time.”
Lu Jiang smiled faintly and remained silent. He helped her into the carriage through her sleeve and said with a smile, "I dare not be negligent again, A-Shu. You don't know, I was quite frightened last time outside the city. How could I dare to let you go back alone?"
"After this incident, the He family will never dare to act recklessly again."
“I’m worried about retaliation from the He family.” Lu Jiang straightened his expression, and seeing her calm expression, he took her wrist. “I can only feel at ease when I see you.”
Hanxiang smiled and looked at Wen Shu and Lu Jiang, her gaze shifting back and forth. For some reason, she felt that her young lady didn't seem very interested.
The carriage slowly drove away from the pharmacy. A man in a dark blue cloak stood not far away. After the carriage had gone, he looked away, his expression extremely cold.
It was Pei Lingjun who had come all the way from Jijing.
As night deepened, Wen Shu finished her dinner, left the main room, and turned into her own courtyard.
"Why are you only getting back now? I've been waiting for you."
Wen Shu had just returned to her room when she was suddenly hugged from behind.
The cool fragrance and warm scent enveloped her, startling Wen Shu. When she realized who it was, she broke free from his embrace. She was already used to Pei Lingjun's easy way of entering her home.
“You…” Wen Shu thought that Pei Lingjun would probably not come back after this trip. She had already asked someone to inquire about Wen Ji’s enlistment in the army after the New Year. Unexpectedly, Pei Lingjun returned before the end of the year.
Feeling a little guilty for some reason, Wen Shu avoided his gaze and stammered, "You...you're back?"
The young man nodded, "I kept my promise."
"What?" Wen Shu took a moment to realize what he meant.
Before leaving, the man shamelessly made her agree to one condition: if he could return before the end of the year, she could not mention parting ways amicably.
Wen Shu paused for a moment, then belatedly realized that she seemed to have dug a hole for herself.
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