Chapter 158: If you have something to say, just say it. Don’t hold it in.
After returning from the birthday party, Jiang Lan stayed in the greenhouse all day. She didn't look for Qi Wuhan, and he didn't come to see her. The two seemed to be in a cold war.
Xie Yun noticed that Jiang Lan was in a very bad state. She was absent-minded while eating and became distracted after taking a few bites. He judged that the two of them were probably having an argument.
This situation lasted for two days. One evening, Jiang Lan and Xie Yun had dinner together and came to the greenhouse as usual. As soon as she pushed open the door of the greenhouse, she saw a figure standing inside, with his back to her, his hands behind his back, looking at the pot of Phalaenopsis in front of him.
She stopped at the door for a few seconds. The moment she saw that figure's back, her heart was like a sudden storm. Excitement and surprise surged up in her head. But when she thought of the heartless nonsense he said, it was like a basin of cold water that extinguished the storm in her heart. She walked to the flower stand on the other side, as if she didn't see him.
It was quiet in the greenhouse. The afterglow of the setting sun shone through the window, casting a light golden glow on the room.
Jiang Lan stared at the flowerpot in front of her, lost in thought. She didn't know what she was doing. She clearly didn't have much time left here, yet she was still in the cold war with him. Couldn't she be more generous and forgive him first? She could spend a few days with him, so that she would have fewer regrets when she returned...
Qi Wuhan turned his eyes back, and when Jiang Lan walked behind him, he walked two steps aside to look at another pot of flowers.
Jiang Lan endured it silently for a moment, then said to the back of his head, "No matter what you suspect, I am innocent."
He reached out and touched the white Phalaenopsis orchid in front of him, still without saying anything.
Jiang Lan's anger was rising. She had already taken the initiative to give him a way out, but he still acted like a jerk. Whatever he wanted to do, she would not serve him anymore!
After taking a deep breath, she told herself to calm down. Being angry now would not solve the problem. Forget it. After all, she was his wife. She still wanted to live a good life with him for a few days. She couldn't let those little goblins get away with it.
The next moment she got in front of him, held his face in her hands and said, "If you have something to say, just say it. Don't hold it in. Aren't you bored?"
The moment she held his face, the ice in his eyes melted quietly, and the gloom between his brows disappeared. He slightly turned his eyes away and asked in an indifferent tone, "Do you know the man who held you hostage?"
After asking, his gaze shifted to her face again. Seeing her hesitate, a layer of ice formed in his eyes again. A hint of sneer appeared at the corner of his lips as he said, "If you don't want to talk about it, forget it. Gu-"
Before he could finish the rest of his words, she glared at him and said, "So what are you going to do? Go find another little goblin?"
When Qi Wuhan heard the words "little goblin", he was slightly stunned, turned his head away and did not say anything.
The next moment Jiang Lan admitted it.
"Yes, I know him."
Qi Wuhan's eyes darkened, and a layer of gloom covered his brows.
"Don't get me wrong, there's nothing shameful about him and me." Jiang Lan knew he was mistaken again when she saw him like that. If she didn't explain herself, she would definitely start imagining things. "He was the bodyguard who escorted my cousin and me here. We ran into the Greedy Wolf Gang in the desert before. They brought a pack of wolves to attack us. The three of us rode camels and ran away separately. My cousin and I didn't escape and were captured and taken back to the village. I didn't know if he had escaped at the time. It wasn't until he came to see me two days ago that I knew he was still alive."
After she finished speaking, she waited for him to ask questions, thinking that he would most likely doubt Ji Quan's identity. If he asked, should she reveal Ji Quan's true identity? Before she could think it through, he asked this question:
"Are you happy to know he's still alive?"
“…”
In fact, she was a little happy in her heart. After all, they were companions who came here together, and being alive was better than being dead. But she absolutely could not admit it now, otherwise this matter would never end.
"Actually, I'm not very familiar with him, and I'm not very happy about it."
"So you're still a little happy?"
“…”
How do you know her so well...
Jiang Lan gritted her teeth and shook her head in denial.
"You're lying." Qi Wuhan lifted her chin, his gaze seemed to be able to see through her eyes to the deepest secrets in her heart.
Jiang Lan was seen through by him, and she couldn't deny it even if she wanted to. She admitted: "I am a little happy, but," she emphasized, "It's not the kind of happiness you think. After all, we came here together."
"Is he really just a bodyguard?" Qi Wuhan asked, a faint light flashing across his peach blossom eyes, and his tone was drawn out with a hint of intrigue.
What is coming will come.
Jiang Lan nodded, but decided not to tell him Ji Quan's true identity. If she got to the bottom of it, she would probably have to explain the three-month deadline. The next moment, she took the initiative and asked about Ye Yushuang.
"What's going on with Miss Ye? Are you going to marry her?"
After hearing the name Ye Yushuang from Mu Han, she had been thinking about this matter in her heart. The other party was the sister of Ye Xuanhe, the great general of Beimo. The Emperor of Beimo must be very fond of this daughter-in-law...
Qi Wuhan smiled and asked, "Are you sure you want to mention another woman in front of me?"
Jiang Lan felt that his reaction was a bit suspicious, as if he was trying to change the subject. "If you marry another woman, then I will remarry—" Before she could finish the last word, he lowered his head and covered her lips.
…
The next morning, after Qi Wuhan came out of the bedroom, he told Ling Feng to go to the street to buy some more delicious food, and then went to court.
When he came back, he didn't see Jiang Lan. He learned that she had gone to the greenhouse. When he was about to go over, the eunuch An Zhong came over.
In the greenhouse, Jiang Lan was staring at a pot of flowers in a daze. Her cheeks were slightly hot, and her white face was rosy, as if dyed with two red clouds, as bright as peach blossoms. The corners of her mouth rose unconsciously. When she came to her senses, she found that the water in the ladle had been poured out of the flowerpot at some point.
She squatted down and looked at the water droplets dripping on the ground, and began to daydream again. Her heart was filled with joy and sorrow, which made her upset. She decided to go out for a walk. When she opened the door, she saw Ling Feng coming over, holding large and small boxes of things in his hands, and holding large and small bags of things on his fingers.
Jiang Lan went over to help him get some things and asked him why he bought so many things?
"These are all the delicious food that the Marquis ordered to be bought for Madam."
Hearing Ling Feng's answer, Jiang Lan's heart felt as sweet as honey melting.
When she went to bring some delicious food to Xie Yun, she found that he was not there. She thought that he must have gone to Brother Ye's place, so she went back and got some more delicious food to bring to the two of them.
"Brother Ye, do you think this news is true?"
Ye Rushui added more herbs to the mortar without answering. Xie Yun sighed and said, "If my brother-in-law really marries that Miss Ye, what will happen to Sister Lan?"
Just as he finished speaking, there was a bang at the door.
Xie Yun looked back and saw Jiang Lan standing by the door with the things in her hands dropped to the ground. He quickly ran over to explain to her, "Sister Lan, don't take it seriously. I just heard it from others." Seeing Jiang Lan squatting down to pick up the things on the ground, he immediately squatted down to help her pick them up.
"Cousin, who told you this news?"
Her calm tone made Xie Yun even more worried. He wanted to comfort her first, but when she looked at him with serious eyes, he told her the truth.
He also heard it by chance from the palace maids that His Majesty was going to arrange a marriage for Qi Wuhan, and the person he was going to marry was the second daughter of the Ye family, Ye Yushuang.
"I've heard about this too. He didn't agree." Jiang Lan tried to speak in a relaxed tone, not wanting to make the matter seem too serious. After all, she heard it with her own ears, so it couldn't be false.
Xie Yun heaved a sigh of relief and said happily, "That's good. I told you it was just nonsense." He then asked curiously, "Sister Lan, what's in here?"
Jiang Lan smiled and replied, "It's delicious."
After the two of them brought the things in and placed them on the table, Xie Yun called Ye Rushui over to eat. He covered the mortar with a white towel, and after coming over, he asked Jiang Lan what her plans were next. She replied that she would be ready to go back in half a month, and her eyes drooped sadly.
Xie Yun changed the subject and asked, "Brother Ye, how is your research on Ma Fei San going?"
Ye Rushui replied, "I have improved the formula. I'll need your help to test the effect later."
"……., well, I remember I have something else to do later, Sister Lan, I'm leaving first."
After Xie Yun finished speaking, he quickly slipped away. Jiang Lan looked at his fleeing back and smiled, then looked outside and closed the door.
"I haven't found out the reason why the Marquis lost his memory yet, but it shouldn't be poisoning." Ye Rushui said. She knew what Jiang Lan wanted to ask before she opened her mouth, so she told her the answer first.
"Then," she paused, "can he still remember it?"
Ye Rushui replied, "I have also treated a patient with amnesia before. Although his condition was different from the Marquis's, as he had suffered a head injury, based on my experience, if we can bring the patient to an environment he is familiar with, it will help to restore his memory."
Jiang Lan was silent for a moment, then shook her head, "He can't go back now."
Ye Rushui said: "There is another way, you can tell him more about what happened before."
Jiang Lan hesitated for a moment and asked, "Brother Ye, do you think it would be better for him to remember it or not?"
Ye Rushui replied, "As a doctor, I naturally hope to cure my patients. But if it were me, any little I could remember is better than nothing."
Jiang Lan fell into deep thought.
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