Chapter 106: Stop Loss in Time
In the medicine room, Ye Rushui was pounding medicine in the room. There was a cage next to the long table, and a little white rabbit was squatting in it with gauze wrapped around its hind legs.
Qi Wuhan came over and saw the little white rabbit in the cage as soon as he entered the room. He walked closer and bent over to take a look. His eyes swept over the gauze wrapped around its hind legs and asked, "Where did this come from?"
"I picked it up from the mountain." Ye Rushui replied without raising his head, and put another herb in and continued to pound the medicine.
"Give it to me when it's healed." Qi Wuhan planned to bring it back as a surprise for Jiang Lan. She would definitely like it.
"This is what I prepared to test the medicine. If you want to eat it, go to the mountain and pick some yourself." Ye Rushui said as she grabbed another herb and put it in, lightly rejecting the suggestion.
Qi Wuhan held his chin and looked at the little white rabbit in the cage, curled the corners of his mouth, and looked like "If you don't give it to me, I'll take it for free."
"Even rabbits bite when they're angry, and the bite of a rabbit that's been drugged can be fatal."
“…”
Qi Wuhan stopped looking at the rabbit and walked over to put the food box on the table. "The kitchen made some extra dumplings. Eat them while they're hot."
Ye Rushui glanced at the food box and said in a voice as light as water, "You're being so kind for no reason." Then she asked, "Are you being so kind because you're about to die?"
"Bah! A dog can't spit out ivory." Qi Wuhan came over with an exquisitely carved brocade box and placed it on the long table in front of him. "Take a look at the spices inside to see if there's anything wrong with them?"
Ye Rushui glanced at the brocade box without stopping the work of pounding the medicine.
"I'll come back tomorrow." Qi Wuhan left with these words and turned away. When he reached the door, he reminded her again, "Remember to eat the dumplings while they're hot."
The brocade box was the gift Changle gave to Jiang Lan yesterday. It contained precious spices that were tributed from the Western Regions.
After the Rouge incident, Qi Wuhan became extremely cautious with these gifts and would not take them lightly no matter who gave them to him.
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Jiang Lan was whispering to Yuanbao in the room and didn't notice the door was pushed open. Qing'er and Gui'er were about to salute when Qi Wuhan raised his hand to make a gesture of silence. The two of them remained silent and quietly retreated.
"I wonder how Cousin Yun spent the New Year alone?" Jiang Lan sighed to Yuan Bao. The next moment, an arm grabbed her waist from behind and lifted her up. Qi Wuhan held her and sat down on the couch, gently placing her on his lap. His peach blossom eyes curved into a half-smile as he asked gently, "Which Cousin Yun?"
"You've met cousin Yun. He lived in the mansion with my eldest brother for two days before." Jiang Lan thought he had forgotten and kindly reminded him.
Qi Wuhan showed a strange smile on his face, as if he was a little helpless, then shook his head and sighed lightly.
Jiang Lan was a little confused, not knowing why he looked like he had been hit. She didn't say anything inappropriate, but she knew it must be related to the three words "Cousin Yun". She raised her hand and touched his face, asking him if it was cold outside. Qi Wuhan gently held her hand, a sly smile on his face, and said, "Then warm me up~"
"Okay~" Jiang Lan smiled slyly and rubbed his face with both hands. "Is it warmer?"
Qi Wuhan smiled dotingly and helplessly, there was really nothing he could do to her.
"By the way, has Brother Ye eaten the dumplings?"
“…”
"You might as well make me die of anger." He raised his hand, pinched his eyebrows, and sighed softly.
"If I piss you off to death, who's going to support me?" When Qi Wuhan looked down, Jiang Lan winked at him obediently, looking innocent and pure. The next moment, he pushed her onto the couch and bit her lip domineeringly yet gently...
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The next day, Qi Wuhan went to the pharmacy again, and then went to the Imperial City Office.
It happened that Prince Rui was also here. He bowed and sat down on the chair next to him. Ji Quan poured another cup of tea and placed it in front of him.
"The tea here is definitely not as good as the one in the Marquis's mansion, so please don't despise it, Your Majesty."
Qi Wuhan took a look at the tea in the cup and said, "It's as white as snow. It's really good tea."
"I heard that some people from the Northern Desert took the opportunity to sneak into the capital a few days ago. Does Your Majesty know about this?" Prince Rui asked while scratching his teacup.
Qi Wuhan replied calmly, "I was at the military camp a few days ago, and I only heard about it yesterday. Your Highness has been in the city the whole time, so I believe he knows more than I do."
Ji Quan replied to Prince Rui, "I reported this matter to the Marquis. I am short-staffed here, so I would like to borrow some from the Marquis."
"Oh~?" Prince Rui curled his lips. "I don't know when the Marquis became so generous."
"We are all working for His Majesty. I also want to catch these Northern Desert spies as soon as possible." Qi Wuhan asked again, "Have you found any trace of them?"
Ji Quan replied, "We haven't found any trace of that group yet. I'll have my men increase patrols. If any suspicious individuals are found, they will be immediately apprehended and interrogated."
"This person from Northern Desert suddenly appeared in the capital. Is there going to be another war on the border?" King Rui glanced at Qi Wuhan, a sinister look in his eyes.
"Your Highness, are you so eager for war?" Qi Wuhan asked casually.
Prince Rui smiled and said, "This prince naturally hopes for peace in the world. My Lord is newly married, so I'm afraid he won't be willing to go to the border."
"Of course I'm reluctant." Qi Wuhan replied as a matter of course, then changed the subject, "But if Beimo dares to attack again, I will lead the troops and beat them back."
"Then I will use tea instead of wine to wish the Marquis a triumphant return." Prince Rui raised the teacup to Qi Wuhan, a sinister sneer flashing across his lips.
"Then I'll take advantage of Your Highness's good wishes." Qi Wuhan suddenly remembered something when he picked up the teacup, "I almost forgot, I have to go back quickly." As he spoke, he put down the teacup, said goodbye in a hurry and left.
After coming out of the Imperial City, he looked relaxed and not in a hurry at all.
"This Third Prince is really a crow's mouth."
Ling Feng listened silently without expressing any opinion.
"Is there any news from the border?" Qi Wuhan asked.
Ling Feng replied: "No news has been received in the past two days."
Qi Wuhan thought about it, tapped his fingers twice with the bone fan in his hand, and said, "Send two more people to take a look." After that, he used the bone fan to lift the curtain and got on the carriage. Ling Feng bowed and replied yes behind him.
After returning to the mansion, he was about to take the candied fruit he bought to give Jiang Lan as a surprise, when Butler Shi came to report to him that Jiang Lan had gone out and someone from the Changxing Marquis' Mansion had come to invite her over.
"Mrs. Gu is ill. Madam said she would go visit her and come back soon, so the Marquis doesn't need to worry."
Qi Wuhan didn't know when she became friends with Madam Gu, but Madam Gu was an upright person, unlike Gu Jincheng who was confused, so it was a good thing to make more friends.
It's just that he feels lonely at home alone...
On this side, when Jiang Lan saw Mrs. Gu, her face looked very bad, she had no strength to get out of bed, and she looked very haggard.
When they met in the palace two days ago, Jiang Lan thought he looked quite healthy. How could he suddenly become ill, and so seriously ill? It must be a mental illness...
"Although you are a few years younger than me, you are more decisive than me. If I had been as courageous as you and rejected this marriage proposal, I wouldn't be trapped in this situation now..." Madam Gu turned her face away, two lines of tears streaming down her cheeks.
Jiang Lan softly consoled him, "Instead of compromising for others, it's better to live comfortably. A day of happiness is a day of unhappiness. Life must go on. If there's a dead end ahead, cut your losses in time and find another way forward. There's no need to make yourself suffer."
Madam Gu turned around, having wiped away the tears from her face, and revealed a haggard yet relieved smile, "Since you know it's a dead end, there's no need to go on."
Jiang Lan nodded and said, "Stop the loss in time and don't suffer."
There was an unusually determined light in Madam Gu's eyes, as if she had made up her mind and would not change her mind this time.
When the maid was seeing Jiang Lan off, she ran into Gu Jincheng as soon as she left the yard.
I don’t know if it was a coincidence or if he was waiting here on purpose.
After letting the maid go first, Gu Jincheng hesitated for a while, as if he had done something wrong but was too embarrassed to admit it. He hesitated for a while before asking, "How is she?"
Seeing that he still seemed to care about Madam Gu, Jiang Lan kindly reminded him, "If there are any misunderstandings between husband and wife, it's better to clarify them as soon as possible. Don't wait until it's irreparable before you regret it."
"What do you mean by that?" Gu Jincheng's expression tightened, and his tone became aggressive. "What did you say to her?"
Jiang Lan bowed slightly and left with Qing'er and Gui'er.
Gu Jincheng looked at her back, his face becoming colder and colder. When he turned around to look at the yard behind him, his expression suddenly became dejected. He stood there silently for a long time, but still couldn't muster up the courage to go in. He walked away with his head hung.
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