Qingying couldn't help but feel sorry for Princess Yongning.
It is truly a great sorrow in the world that lovers cannot be together in the end.
"Alright, you can't even take care of your own affairs, how can you have the leisure to meddle in other people's business?" Wei Huaixu pulled the brocade quilt up to cover her neck, leaving only her head exposed.
"That Liu Chenglin pushed you into the water last night and left the capital early this morning. He's truly heartless."
Qingying looked up at him and asked, "Just how many spies have you planted in the General's Mansion?"
She didn't say, and even Wang Shi didn't understand what exactly happened, but Wei Huaixu knew it all.
He laughed frankly, "There are more than just one or two."
Aside from Ashu, who was on the surface, Qingying didn't know who else was his people. She figured he probably wouldn't harm her, so she didn't investigate further.
The two chatted for a few more minutes before Wei Huaixu coaxed her to sleep and then left.
For several days afterward, Qingying remained bedridden until she finally regained some energy, though her face was still pale and bloodless.
The continuous rain finally stopped that day, and the warm sunlight shone through the window. After taking her medicine, Qingying casually picked up a candied fruit and put it in her mouth.
Granny Zhang said from the side, "Miss has been bedridden for a long time. Why not take advantage of the good weather today and go outside to bask in the sun? Doctor Qin said that staying indoors all the time is not good for recuperation."
Qingying nodded.
In the past few days, apart from Wei Huaixu, no one has mentioned Liu Chenglin to her. Liu Hui, on the other hand, has come to visit a few times, apologized on behalf of his son, and brought a lot of tonics.
Qingying didn't seem particularly angry.
She has now figured it out. In the past, she always thought about things from her childhood and tried to mend the thin bond between herself and Liu Chenglin. But in the end, she found that she was the only one who had ever cherished that relationship.
In fact, whether it is family affection, friendship or love, it all requires the joint efforts of both parties to maintain. If either party loses its balance, then the relationship will gradually come to an end.
So she decided to give up.
From now on, all that will remain between her and Liu Chenglin is the shell of a sibling relationship. Whether it's good or bad, she won't care anymore.
...
Qingying had a deck chair set up under the crabapple tree in the courtyard to sunbathe, with a white deer lying lazily snoring beside it.
A little while later, Tongxia returned from outside, her face beaming with joy, and said, "Miss, I have good news!"
She lazily raised her eyelids. "What's wrong? Is it possible that my big brother is finally getting married?"
"Young lady, you guessed right away!"
She immediately perked up, "Tell me quickly, which family's daughter is she?"
Tong Xia scratched her head and said, "I heard it from Qing Song, who is by the young master's side. The young master has been going out every day these past few days to see that girl, but she doesn't seem to be from the capital."
"Not from the capital? Then did she come with her parents?"
"No, Qingsong said that the girl had no parents and was a woman from the martial arts world."
She frowned slightly.
Given Pan's personality, although she wouldn't require Liu Chengfeng to marry a noblewoman, she would absolutely not allow him to marry a woman of unknown origin.
After much deliberation, she could only sigh helplessly, "I'll go see him in person once I've recovered."
She thought that it wouldn't make a difference if a few more days passed. Liu Chengfeng was a man of his word, and since the Pan family hadn't made any moves yet, she didn't need to worry about it.
Just as she was about to continue basking in the sun, another maidservant suddenly came to report that Wei Dongchen had sent someone to deliver tonics to her.
Tong Xia couldn't help but wonder: "Why is the Prince Yu sending tonics every day for several days in a row? What exactly is he planning to do?"
Yu Yue said, "What else could it be? Offering help for no reason is either a swindle or a crime!"
Wei Dongchen had a reputation for being a playboy, so the maids naturally didn't have a good impression of him.
Qingying rubbed her forehead and said, "Send those tonics back to him exactly where they came from, and tell him that I have so many things here that the warehouse can't hold them all."
"Yes." The maid curtsied and withdrew.
Qingying was quite troubled at this moment, pondering what exactly had gotten into Wei Dongchen. But in the end, she couldn't come to a reasonable conclusion.
But no sooner had she returned her things than Wei Dongchen personally came to her door the very next day.
He used the pretext of visiting and comforting Princess Yu to add another 10% to the tonics that were returned yesterday. There were several large boxes of things. If a red ribbon were tied on them, outsiders would think that he had come to the General's Mansion to propose marriage.
Qingying couldn't sit still any longer, so she went to see him in person.
Upon entering the main room, she sat behind the screen, while Wei Dongchen sat outside the screen.
She asked, "What is the purpose of the Crown Prince sending gifts for several days in a row?"
"What purpose could I possibly have? I have been a close friend of Chengfeng for many years. His sister is ill, so isn't it normal for me to send her some gifts to express my condolences?"
Qingying pursed her lips and said, "I cannot accept gifts without having done anything. Please take all the things back with you, Your Highness. I don't need so many tonics right now."
"If you don't need it now, keep it for later. How can I, the young master, take back a gift I've given?"
"But……"
"No buts, just take it. If you don't take it today, I'll send it again tomorrow. If you keep refusing, I'll keep sending it. In the end, you'll be the one who suffers."
Qingying was speechless for a moment. Even a shrew would have a hard time talking back to a scoundrel, let alone her.
In the end, she had no choice but to accept the tonics.
Having finally seen off Wei Dongchen, that formidable figure, she had just stepped out of the main room when Wang's maidservant came to invite her over.
She rubbed her temples helplessly, knowing she was about to be questioned, and had no choice but to bite the bullet and go deal with it.
When Wang saw her arrive, she asked with a loving expression, "Are you feeling any better now? You still look pale. Have you been taking the medicine that Doctor Qin prescribed on time?"
"I ate them all on time."
"Sigh~ It's all my fault. I should have sent more people with you that day. Lin'er has developed such a cold and heartless personality since he was away from the manor since he was a child. I shouldn't have agreed to let Madam Zeng send him to such a far place in the first place."
Upon hearing this, Qingying suddenly recalled the past.
Before Liu Chenglin went to Medicine King Valley, he grabbed her clothes and said to her, "Sister, when I finish my studies, I will definitely cure your illness."
But now, the person who promised to cure her illness is the one who has worsened her condition.
It's truly a cruel twist of fate.
She gave a faint smile, took Wang's arm, and said softly, "Grandmother, let's not talk about the past. What did you call me here to ask you today?"
"Oh, it's nothing serious." Madam Wang looked at her, straightened the crooked hairpin in her hair, and said affectionately, "My Shushu has finally grown up. In a few months, you will be of marriageable age."
"It's only almost August now, and there are still more than half a year until April next year."
"It hasn't been long. I still remember you as a little radish head, and now you've grown into a young lady." She gently stroked Qingying's delicate nose and asked, "Does Shushu have a man she likes now?"
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