Wan Xueying glanced at the dejected Wan Jiangyuan. Why would she use her life force to cure this man? Just because he was her elder brother? But what had he done for her over the years that a brother should do?
No! In her memory, there was nothing but indifference!
She squeezed the two hundred taels of silver in her hand and sighed.
Well, she wasn't a heartless person after all. Considering their blood relationship, she would help this man one last time. She couldn't just watch him die in prison before even participating in his exile. She would just treat it as a business deal with him.
Ha, it's true that money makes the world go round. She hadn't even thought of this beforehand, but after this man gave her the banknote, this text suddenly appeared in her mind. Come to think of it, with this man's physique, it would be a miracle for him to survive prison.
"Do you still want the prescription?" she asked.
Wan Jiangyuan nodded.
"I can give it to you. But I have to tell you responsibly that if that prescription had been suitable for you three or four years ago, it can only alleviate your physical condition now."
"Give it to me too." After hearing Wan Xueying's words, Wan Jiangyuan would be lying if he said he wasn't sad or regretful. But what could he do? If it was missed, it was missed. And he hadn't thought much about asking for the prescription at first; it was just to give her some extra money for travel expenses.
"Then please wait a moment." This time, Wan Xueying finally entered the yard without being disturbed.
Ignoring the servants who pretended to work when they saw her come back, she went into the room, first wrote down the prescription Wan Jiangyuan wanted, and then asked someone to deliver it from Xu. She took out a bottle of medicine from the medicine box in the package she took away when she got married, hesitated for a long time, and then gave the bottle and prescription together to Wan Jiangyuan.
"This is..." After taking the prescription and glancing at the medicine bottle, Wan Jiangyuan looked up at her in confusion.
"This is the pill I made these past two years based on your condition." She just never had the chance to give it to him. Then she added the instructions, "Take one pill each morning and evening after meals." Since the other person had paid for her medicine, she had to explain the instructions clearly; it was her professional ethics.
In the past, she had always tried hard to integrate into the Bo family. After all, these people were her blood relatives, and they had no intention of abandoning her. But in the end, she lacked the crucial ten years of getting along. Her efforts alone were far from enough, and the conflicts between her and them became more and more numerous and more serious.
After all, she wasn't one to just sit back and take things for granted. Once she got mad at someone, she'd rather throw things away than give them away for nothing. If her adoptive mother hadn't been able to use the pills, she wouldn't have kept them until now. Of course, they contained some precious medicinal herbs, so she couldn't bear to throw them away.
Here, she had to say something fair: after learning that she liked to tinker with medicinal herbs, Xu was not stingy in this regard. As long as it did not delay Wan Jiangyuan's treatment, she would give her almost all the medicinal herbs she wanted.
I have to praise the efficiency of the Duke of Pingguo's and the Earl of Dingyang's mansions. It hadn't been long since the two families had divided the betrothal gifts and dowry, and the things that originally belonged to her had been returned. They were mostly daily necessities and personal belongings, with the only valuable items being some clothes and a few pieces of jewelry that Xu had bought her for festivals.
If it weren't for the two hundred taels of silver and that hint, she might not have been willing to give the pill to Wan Jiangyuan. As for whether Wan Jiangyuan could survive the prison, it all depended on whether he trusted her to take it as soon as possible.
Wan Jiangyuan, holding the medicine bottle, was feeling quite restless. He thought that this medicine might actually be good for him, and regretted not trusting Wan Xueying in the first place.
Then he thought, the fact that she hadn't taken out the pills until this moment clearly showed that she didn't consider him her brother at all. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been willing to watch him suffer from the pain and pain without doing anything. So he shifted his previous regret to blame Wan Xueying.
Wan Xueying didn't care what he thought and said coldly: "Don't have too much hope for this medicine. It's just a little better than the medicine I brewed for you before. It's still only a temporary solution. If you want to take it, take it. If you don't want to take it, it's up to you." After that, she nodded lightly at Wan Qingling who had not left yet and turned back.
They said they were packing up, but in fact, before the wedding, everything that needed to be packed had already been packed up in the house, and everything that needed to be packed had also been packed up long ago.
What she had to do this time was to put some heavy and valuable objects into the space, leaving only a few clothes and one or two quilts outside for show.
She had experienced too much that day, and it had consumed a lot of her mental energy. She wanted to go to bed early, but unexpectedly, she received a gift before going to bed.
"Why give this to me?" Although she liked the dagger given to her by Wan Hesu very much, she still pretended to be indifferent and asked.
"Well..." Wan Hesu scratched his head embarrassedly, "I saw that my brother and the others gave you some money for your journey, but I don't have much money, so I thought of giving this to you to use for self-defense on the road." He asked worriedly, "You wouldn't dislike it, would you? But I only have this dagger suitable for girls."
"Thank you, I like it very much." Of all her relatives, the one she hated the least was probably her second brother. Although he wasn't close to her, at least he had never said anything cold or hurt her. But if he really took this sword...
Wan Hesu was simple-minded and was very happy to hear her say that she liked it: "Then I'll give it to you, just don't think I'm stingy." After saying that, without waiting for Wan Xueying to reply, he turned around happily, stepped on the ground and flew away using his lightness skills.
Wan Xueying had originally been thinking of buying a sword for self-defense. Was this like someone offering her a pillow just because she was sleepy? She tried the sword and found it felt comfortable in her hand, liking it even more. She decided to accept the gift. As for the favor she owed? Oh well! That was out of the question for now. She'd repay it later.
You never know which will come first, the unexpected or the pleasant surprise. The next morning, Wan Xueying and Concubine Chen still hadn't received their household registrations or travel permits, and the silver he promised to give as a betrothal gift hadn't arrived either. But the soldiers had already surrounded the Dingyang Marquis's residence, completely blocking all access.
The leader was wearing a dark purple brocade robe with a double-breasted collar and arrow-sleeved pattern. He had a clear face and a handsome face. His hand was on the hilt of his sword. He walked in through the main door that had been opened with a menacing aura.
"By order of the Emperor, we are confiscating the Dingyang Marquis's residence!"
At that man's command, the Imperial Guards scattered in all directions. Everyone in the Bo Mansion was then either rushed, pushed, or even handcuffed and held in the courtyard. Even Wan Xueying and Concubine Chen, who were about to leave, were not left behind.
"Pei Xuanqing! What do you mean?" After seeing who was coming, Wan Hesu asked angrily.
Pei Xuanqing ignored him and explained to the equally angry Dingyang Earl Wan Chengji: "Dingyang Earl, I am here on the orders of the Emperor to confiscate Dingyang Earl's mansion!"
Wan Chengji frowned, "From what the deputy commander said, the charges against my Dingyang Marquis's family have already been determined?" Otherwise, they wouldn't have confiscated our property right away.
"That's right!" Pei Xuanqing nodded, "We have all the witnesses and evidence."
"Impossible!" Wan Chengji growled. "No one in my uncle's mansion has ever done anything to offend the emperor, the imperial court, or the people! How could they possibly commit the heinous crime of confiscating property?"
Pei Xuanqing sneered, "I wonder if you think harboring spies from an enemy country should result in a house being confiscated?"
"Hidden spies from the enemy country?" Wan Chengji was confused and turned to look at his sons.
Wan Jiangyuan shook his head. With his physique and the fact that he rarely even went out, who could he possibly be hiding?
Wan Hesu also shook his head. He liked to make friends with chivalrous men and people with high martial arts skills. At most, he had helped them.
Then everyone turned their eyes to Wan Huqing. He looked flustered and stammered, "You, you guys, why are you all looking at me? I, I haven't harbored anyone." If the prostitutes he kept outside were not counted, he really hadn't harbored anyone.
That's right, it must be because Wan Xueying offended Princess Mingxia that the Bo Mansion suffered. That must be it! He thought so in his mind and said it out loud. Everyone looked at Wan Xueying again, including Pei Xuanqing.
He admitted that he had let Wan Xueying win yesterday, but the fact that she was able to easily dodge the arrow and remain unharmed made him look at her with admiration.
Before Wan Xueying could refute, Concubine Chen, who was standing with her, stepped in front of her and protected her. "How can you blame Xueying for this? Don't forget, that marriage didn't belong to her. Marrying the Second Master Shen was not her wish. It was you who forced her to accept the marriage for the sake of the eldest lady.
Besides, yesterday, she divorced Second Master Shen for the sake of the Bo Mansion, disregarding her daughter's reputation, and even proposed leaving the capital to save the Bo Mansion. How dare you put the blame on her when something goes wrong? "God knows how much courage she mustered to say this.
"If not because of her, what else could it be?" Wan Huqing still refused to give in.
Aunt Chen glared at him fiercely, "That's not Xueying's fault!"
"Why don't you blame her?" Wan Huqing's eyes were wider than Aunt Chen's.
"Alright, Master Wan San," Pei Xuanqing interrupted Wan Huqing's random accusations, "You should be familiar with Ling Niang, right?"
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