Chapter 734 Abandoned Pawn
"Third Sister? Third Sister?" Qiu Xiang raised her voice a bit when she called out, which brought Li San Niang back to her senses, who had been lost in thought about what Princess Qingyang had said that day.
"Huh? Huh?"
Seeing Li San Niang's unaware expression, Qiu Xiang first looked at Li San Niang with concern, and then asked with a hint of reproach, "What are you thinking about, San Niangzi?"
I called you several times just now, but you didn't respond.
Li San Niang quickly smiled ingratiatingly at Qiu Xiang: "It's nothing, I was just daydreaming."
Why are you calling me? Are you tired?
"If you're tired, just go and rest. There's no rush. The food that Cui Liu and the others rushed to make recently is enough for us for a while."
After saying this to Qiu Xiang, Li San Niang turned to Ling Lan opposite her and Cui Liu on the other side and said, "You are all the same. If you feel tired, just go and rest."
These tasks don't all need to be finished today; they can be done when you have free time.
Linglan smiled but didn't say anything, her hands still moving, using the pestle to roll the herbs under her hands back and forth.
Cui Liu agreed with this. Over the past few months, Cui Liu had already figured out Li San Niang's temperament and knew that she was easy to get along with. She also felt sorry for the young lady's difficult life. "Doctor Li, Miss Qiu Xiang is asking what you would like to eat for dinner."
Recently, quite a few villagers have been coming to sell snacks by the roadside.
Li San Niang then turned to look at Qiu Xiang. Seeing that Qiu Xiang's eyes were bright, she put down the medicinal herbs in her hand, took out her money pouch from her waist and handed it to her, saying, "Go and buy whatever you want to eat."
Also, ask everyone if there's anything they'd like to eat, and buy more; there are many of us, so we won't have to worry about not being able to finish it.
Qiu Xiang nodded happily, took the money bag from Li San Niang, and walked towards the courtyard gate.
After Qiu Xiang left, Ling Lan smiled and said to Li San Niang, "Qiu Xiang is still young and loves to eat snacks."
"Haha, when she brings back some snacks later, I'll have to tell her that you made fun of her for being young, and she won't give you any of those snacks."
The women laughed and joked among themselves. When Qiu Xiang returned with bags and bags of snacks, each of them received some treats: roasted beans, wild fruits, meat buns, candies, and fried dough balls.
The women then gathered together to eat the dinner they had brought back from the canteen, and the gathering finally came to an end.
As dusk fell, in the room where Li San Niang, Qiu Xiang, and Ling Lan were staying, Qiu Xiang was solemnly instructing Li San Niang: "While I was out buying snacks, I spoke with the people in the alliance and received word that someone will come to pick us up tonight."
Before Li San Niang could reply, Ling Lan, who was standing to the side, spoke first: "Master, are you going out again tonight?"
During this time, every time Li San Niang and Qiu Xiang went out at night, Ling Lan was very worried. Every time Li San Niang came back, she would see Ling Lan hiding under the covers, waiting for them.
Li San Niang had tried to persuade her twice, but according to Ling Lan, "With Master around, I feel at ease and can sleep soundly."
I feel uneasy as soon as my master leaves; I can't rest until I see him return safely.
"Master, I'm fine. I can't compare to you all working so hard all night. I'm just lying in bed, not asleep, but closing my eyes is a good rest."
Therefore, Li San Niang could not offer any further advice; this was Ling Lan's wish, and it was best to accept it.
After speaking, Linglan began to pack Li Sanniang's necessities for the night. Previously, Li Sanniang was wearing Qiuxiang's night clothes. Later, Linglan went home and bought some cloth. She stayed up for two nights to make a complete set of clothes for Li Sanniang, all black, even the hairband was black.
Because Li San Niang had worked so hard before, she was already shorter than Qiu Xiang, and after losing a lot of weight from overwork, Li San Niang felt uncomfortable wearing Qiu Xiang's night clothes.
Li San Niang changed into the outfit made by Ling Lan, took off the wooden hairpin in her hair and replaced it with a pure black hairband, and tied her hair into a bun on top of her head, imitating a man's hairstyle.
Two loud knocks rang out; it was the Bad Guys coming to pick up Li San Niang and Qiu Xiang.
Having long been accustomed to it, Li San Niang nodded to Ling Lan and then went out the door one after the other with Qiu Xiang.
Li Sanniang, clinging to Qiu Xiang's back, climbed and jumped all the way out of the drug rehabilitation center, reaching the pre-arranged location.
After getting into the carriage, it took another quarter of an hour before Li San Niang and the others finally met Mr. Bu Ke.
"gentlemen."
"Third Sister, please sit down."
After exchanging greetings with Mr. Ke, Li San Niang hurriedly asked, "Have those two woken up?"
Mr. Bu Ke gently shook his head, "However, according to what Third Sister said before, she should wake up tonight."
I called Third Sister over because I was afraid something might go wrong and I'd trouble her.
Li San Niang calculated the days and realized that tonight should be the night these two sleeping beauties wake up. If they don't wake up tonight, it means they will never wake up again.
"Sir, after this person wakes up, I can use acupuncture and herbal medicine to suppress the toxicity of the Beauty's Intoxication, which can save their lives for half a month."
It's hard to say how many more days he'll live after half a month.
"...If you wish to inquire about information, sir, you should seize this opportune time."
Just as Mr. Ke was about to reply, there was a knock at the door. Mr. Ke allowed the person to enter, and a masked man in black entered and said, "Sir, they've woken up!"
Li San Niang looked up in surprise at the man in black who was reporting at the door, and then she turned to look at Mr. Bu Ke.
"Let's go check on these two."
Li San Niang then stood up from her seat and followed Mr. Bu Ke toward the two sleeping beauties.
Upon arriving at the destination and standing in front of the door, Mr. Bu Ke turned around and looked at Li San Niang. He silently pointed at Li San Niang's face.
It took Li San Niang a while to realize, with Qiu Xiang's help, that this meant she should cover her face.
Li San Niang took the black face mask handed to her by Qiu Xiang, put it on, and covered her mouth and nose, leaving only her eyes showing.
Once inside the house, seeing that the two foreigners were still as thin as sticks, Li San Niang only dared to carry her medical kit forward to examine them after another man in black confirmed that they posed no threat.
As she got closer, Li San Niang realized that Sleeping Beauty had brown eyes, while Sleeping Beauty had bright blue eyes.
After checking, Li San Niang nodded to Mr. Bu Ke and quickly ran to stand aside.
"Confess the truth and you may live."
As pawns to be discarded, only the Tang Dynasty is the right choice for you.
"Ahem," Sleeping Beauty coughed lightly twice, then tried several times with a soft "uh-huh" sound before finally uttering a word with an accent: "Really?"
The Sleeping Beauty seemed unable to speak, remaining completely silent and unafraid, simply staring curiously at everyone in the room with her two bright blue eyes.
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