Chapter 30: Drugging
Seeing her standing there perfectly fine, without even a sign of poisoning, Tangli cursed the snake dealer a thousand times in her heart.
Why does he bite everyone he sees?
Anyone who bites will die!
It's all bullshit!
I wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of her, so that the Marquis would definitely focus on me.
Unexpectedly, this bitch got away with it.
As she watched Wen Ning preparing lunch for the Marquis, she couldn't help but come up with another plan in her mind.
Wen Ning knew that Tangli had been bullying Chunxing.
The reason was nothing more than the firewood room incident. Chun Xing said some good things about herself, so the Tang family held a grudge against her.
Thinking of Chun Xing, the usually gentle person also became angry.
Her expression did not change, and there was a hint of shyness in her words.
"It's just a common discomfort for women, but Your Majesty is just making too much of a fuss."
Fu corrected her, "Ms. Tangli, I'm still one year younger than you. I don't know where you got the idea of calling me sister from. I feel unworthy of it."
The little maidservant in front of the stove covered her lips and tried to suppress her laughter.
Judging from her position in the Marquis's room, Tangli seemed a little presumptuous.
Hearing this, Tangli was very annoyed, but she revealed a naive look like a young girl and said innocently, "I just thought that the girl was married, so I called her sister. I didn't expect that this would make her look old when considering her age."
Wen Ning picked up the silver chopsticks with her slender fingers, picked up the washed wild mushrooms, and slowly placed them into the casserole. She said calmly, "So Miss Tangli married according to seniority. That was my oversight. I forgot that my sister is still unmarried, and it's understandable that I was anxious. In that case, I can truly bear the title of elder sister."
Tangli was choked so much that her eyes opened wide. She had underestimated this bitch. She used to be good at pretending to be nice, but today she showed all her sharp tongue!
She glanced at the few people, then fixed her gaze on Wen Ning, saying coldly, "It's almost noon, everyone should be alert. Sister, you are very skillful, and the Marquis loves the meals you cook, so you must be extra attentive today!"
She had a look of disgust on her face, and her eyes were full of annoyance.
At lunch time, the old lady rested in the meditation room.
Tangli bent down to serve food to the old lady. The moment she looked up at the old lady, her eyelashes were already filled with water.
"What's wrong with this girl?" The old lady put down her silver chopsticks and asked with a distressed look on her face.
Tangli quickly pressed the corners of her eyes with her sleeves, as if forcing a smile, "Nothing..."
She paused deliberately, then suddenly knelt down. "I know I'm unlucky and can't get the Marquis's pity. How about the old lady allowing me to keep my hair uncut and practice Buddhism? I'm willing to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures every day, praying for the old lady and the Marquis..."
The old lady was startled by her action and hurried to help her. "Silly child, what are you doing? I promised you first that I would never let you have such an idea."
The old lady looked into her eyes and sighed, "I just didn't expect you to be so obsessed with the Marquis. Could it be that you really want to marry him?"
Tang Li nodded with tears in her eyes, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
"He's quite stubborn," the old lady consoled her. "There's no need to rush this matter. The Marquis has a cold temper. You have to learn to simmer soup on the stove. You need to take your time. Over time, you'll be able to warm that icy heart. Don't you agree?"
Tangli pretended to be obedient and nodded, "Old Madam is right, I was a little impatient."
The old lady chuckled, picked up the freshly brewed teacup, and took a sip slowly.
She put down the teacup, patted Tangli on the back, and said gently, "The abbot personally roasted the Bodhi Zen tea. We agreed to give it to the Marquis today. You should go quickly. If you delay any longer, the tea will get cold."
"yes."
Tangli stood up slowly, the corners of her lips rising silently.
She had put medicine in the lunch prepared by Wen Ning in advance, and when she delivered the tea now, the aphrodisiac would take effect.
And that little bitch happened to not be with him in the temple today. Tangli was secretly delighted, thinking that her plan was meticulous and flawless.
Holding the teacup, she first walked around to a hidden locust tree in the temple and stealthily buried the hollow silver ball in the soil.
Then she stood up, patted her skirt, and pretended to be calm as she walked towards the east side living room where the marquis was resting.
As the man turned the corner, two round little bald heads appeared from behind a big tree.
"What did she bury?" Little Gaptooth's face was full of curiosity, his almond-shaped eyes wide open.
The round-faced boy stuffed half a sesame cake into his mouth and mumbled incoherently, "Let's dig it out and take a look... then we'll know."
The two of them immediately got to work, using wooden mallets as shovels and grunting to dig the soil...
Wen Ning came to the firewood yard carrying a food box. She leaned into the firewood room and said, "Master, Ning'er has made a few dishes that you like. Would you like to come and eat?"
When Cai Huichun heard that there was food, he was as happy as a child. He staggered out without even picking up his walking stick.
Wen Ning placed the food box on the stone table in the firewood yard, and hurried forward to help him sit down.
"Braised bamboo shoots with pine wind, Prajna tofu, wild delicacies mixed with three kinds of oil..." Wen Ning took out the food from her lunch box while reading out the names of the dishes.
Cai Huichun gestured, lowered his head to look through the food box, and asked dissatisfiedly: "Where's the wine... Where's the wine? Where's my son-in-law?"
Wen Ning forced a smile and coaxed, "Master, drinking is harmful to your health. You should eat well. Ning'er will definitely bring you some good wine next time she comes."
While coaxing her master to eat, she gave him many instructions. Although she knew that her master might not understand, she kept talking.
After giving the instructions, she didn't forget to act coquettishly with her master, "Ning'er was bitten by a white-browed viper yesterday. Fortunately, thanks to the medical skills taught by Master, she is safe and sound."
With his mouth full of food, Cai Huichun mumbled a series of words, "Bandage...bleeding, seven-leafed gentian, lobelia, realgar..."
Wen Ning was stunned for a moment. She heard clearly what her master said, which was a prescription for antidote to snake venom.
“Master…”
She was both surprised and delighted, and couldn't help but stretch out her wrist to test it, "Master, can you please check Ning'er and see if the snake venom is still there?"
Cai Huichun looked up blankly and laughed again, "Hehe," "Take... take the pulse."
He gestured randomly with his fingers in the air, and then actually placed his hand on Wen Ning's radial artery.
His mouth opened and closed, but his eyes became extremely focused.
But after a moment, Cai Huichun suddenly jumped up and clapped his hands, "More than four months! More than four months..."
Wen Ning naturally understood what he meant. Although her master was no longer mentally stable, his experience in saving lives and healing the wounded must have long been integrated into her body and turned into instinctive memory.
She quickly reached out to cover her master's mouth and said in a low voice, "Shh—this is a secret between us, master and disciple. Master, please don't tell anyone else, okay?"
Cai Huichun also raised a skinny finger to his lips and grinned, saying, "It's a secret... I won't tell anyone else."
Wen Ning had just finished comforting her master when she saw Nanny Zhou beside the old lady, leading two maids walking towards her with unfriendly faces.
"Miss, it's so easy for us to find you! The Marquis' place is in chaos, and you still have the mind to have a meal with this old beggar!"
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