Luo Chaoxi ran into the room with the painted screen and asked her to find her an empty bowl.
Murong Ling's courtyard was more than twice the size of the others, with many empty rooms. Last night, Huaping stayed in a side room in the courtyard to take care of her master.
Upon hearing Luo Chaoxi's request, Huaping understood. However, the bowl from yesterday was in the courtyard over there, and it took Huaping quite a while to find a new one.
Seeing Luo Chaoxi's distressed appearance, Huaping felt heartbroken. Although she wanted to help her mistress, she was afraid that if she intervened in this situation, her mistress would be embarrassed. She herself blushed just looking at her.
All Huaping can do is sit beside you and talk to you.
“Madam, you have sacrificed too much for the General this time. When the General is finally exonerated, neither he nor the Old Madam will know how much you have sacrificed. Is it worth it?” Huaping said sadly.
She also wanted to ask, if the general knew that his wife had rescued him in this way, would he be grateful to her or would he despise her? But she dared not say it, for fear of upsetting his wife.
Luo Chaoxi smiled and was about to speak when the system's voice sounded in her mind, "Host, Murong Ling came looking for you because you haven't returned for a long time."
Luo Chaoxi glanced out of the corner of her eye and indeed saw a corner of a plain blue monk's robe approaching from afar outside the window.
She turned around subtly, changing from facing sideways to facing directly towards the window.
“This marriage was arranged by my father before he passed away. My husband was his once-proud student. My father’s last wish was for me to live a good life with my husband. So no matter what happens in the future, I must do my best as his wife to rescue him.”
Hua Ping felt even more heartbroken when she thought of Luo's father. If the lady's father were still alive, would the lady have sacrificed herself to ensure the general's safety?
And that man, taking advantage of someone in distress, he's no good!
As Murong Ling approached, he heard Luo Chaoxi's words and understood immediately.
There aren't many officials in the court with the surname Luo. She should be the only daughter of Luo Zhengqian, the former Minister of War. He knew about Luo Zhengqian's death, but he didn't expect him to marry his eldest daughter to Han Lianjing.
Murong Ling was pondering something in the dark when he looked up and the spring scenery inside the window suddenly came into view. Murong Ling was startled, and a certain thought that he had just suppressed quietly rose up again at this moment.
The man's Adam's apple bobbed up and down, and it took him several breaths before he finally looked away and gazed at the camellias planted in the yard.
The pale pink camellias swayed gently in the breeze among the branches and leaves. Murong Ling couldn't help but recall the scene he had just witnessed, and suddenly felt his mouth dry. He practically fled from the window.
Luo Chaoxi subtly smiled and continued talking to Huaping.
When it was almost time, Luo Chaoxi leisurely returned to Murong Ling's room, her shyness gone.
"I'm back."
Murong Ling sat at the table, propping his head up with one hand, engrossed in reading scriptures as if he were about to become a monk at any moment.
Luo Chaoxi leaned closer, "What are you looking at?"
As she leaned closer, Murong Ling caught a whiff of her alluring scent again. He uttered two words in a hoarse voice, "The Heart Sutra."
Luo Chaoxi responded with an "oh" and stood behind him, acting as his maid.
She stood not far behind him, and Murong Ling couldn't calm down at all; his mind was in turmoil.
After a while, Luo Chaoxi suddenly spoke up, "Is this page so hard to understand? I've noticed you haven't turned the page in a long time."
Murong Ling snapped out of his reverie, hummed in agreement, and quickly turned to the next page.
Luo Chaoxi almost couldn't help but laugh.
Around noon, Murong Ling's bodyguards came down the mountain and brought back a female doctor.
Murong Ling said, "I had someone find a doctor to examine your symptoms."
Luo Chaoxi asked instinctively, "What symptoms?"
Noticing the man's gaze on her, Luo Chaoxi blushed slightly again. Seeing that Murong Ling showed no intention of getting up to make room, she quickly looked at the doctor and said, "Let's go behind the screen."
After the female doctor finished her examination and took her pulse, she had a clear understanding of the situation.
Seeing that the two were living in the same room, she assumed they were a young couple, so she came out and said in front of Murong Ling, "Madam, these symptoms will not cause any harm to your body, but in my opinion, these symptoms are not caused by your body on their own, but rather by medication."
Luo Chaoxi pretended to be unaware and was very surprised, "Drugs? That's impossible. I've been staying in the manor the whole time, and I don't have any enemies there. Who would drug me?"
The female doctor nodded. "They are some uncommon medicines on the market. I've seen them before; some wealthy families' women use them as a means to win favor."
Murong Ling's brows furrowed slightly, and he lightly tapped the table with his fingertips. "Is there any way to cure it?"
"This is caused by medication. The medications commonly used for postpartum women have little effect on this symptom. Of course, there is no need for special treatment. It will recover naturally in three months to a year after the medication wears off."
Luo Chaoxi nodded. "Okay, thank you."
After seeing the female doctor off, Luo Chaoxi finally showed a troubled expression, "I haven't made any enemies, so who would want to harm me like this!"
Murong Ling said calmly, "Naturally, it's someone from your household."
“Impossible,” Luo Chaoxi insisted. “My husband has always been away, there are no concubines in the courtyard, my mother treats me fairly well, and the servants all respect me.”
"Could it be that I punished one of the servants, and she's holding a grudge and is using this method to get back at me?"
Murong Ling watched her guessing, his gaze fixed on something not far away.
She was still too naive. Although Murong Ling was the emperor for only a few years, he grew up in a large family and was no less shrewd than others.
What Luo Chaoxi hadn't expected, he knew perfectly well.
Han Lianjing was, after all, a second-rank official. He had no concubines in his harem. Faced with his only mistress, the servants in his household naturally dared not disobey him, so they dared to drug her.
There is only one possibility: someone of equal status in the mansion instructed a servant to drug Luo Chaoxi. This person can only be the Old Madam Han.
But why would Madam Han harm her own daughter-in-law like this?
Murong Ling hadn't figured it out yet. He didn't tell Luo Chaoxi, because without evidence, she certainly wouldn't believe him.
...
In the capital, the Prince of Jin learned that his elder brother, the Emperor, had personally inquired about Han Lianjing's case, and immediately postponed the verdict against Han Lianjing.
Although he felt it was unnecessary, the evidence of the treasonous letters was conclusive. Regardless of the truth, Han Lianjing's career as a general was over, and this was a good opportunity to let him support his own people.
But he knew in his heart that Murong Ling's situation was not good, and he would probably abdicate in his favor soon. At this critical moment, he needed to appear even more dedicated to the affairs of state. If he were to casually convict a second-rank official, it would make Murong Ling question his abilities.
Therefore, the Prince of Jin postponed the matter and continued to gather evidence.
As for the fact that the Han family said they would send Luo Chaoxi over but then didn't, Prince Jin was furious and didn't want to give the Han family any more face.
When Madam Wei learned that Han Lianjing's conviction for treason had been postponed, she breathed a sigh of relief and immediately fell ill.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
