Chapter 28 The Lady is Sweet
Chen Zhang looked at Zhao Yun with a forced smile, but Zhao Yun seemed completely unaware and just lowered his head to stir the bowl of honey water.
Chen Shuwei didn't know what was going on between Shen Zhang and Jing Yin. Every time they met, it was like they were mortal enemies from their previous life, with tensions running high.
But Jingyin was a soft knife, unable to pierce the flesh, and he still smiled. Second brother was also a straightforward person, who would get straight to the point and never beat around the bush, so Second brother had a hard time with Jingyin.
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Shen Shuwei coughed at the right time, "I'm a little sleepy and want to rest."
Since Chen Shuwei said she wanted to rest, it was not appropriate for everyone to stay for long. Chen Heng tucked in the quilt for Chen Shuwei and lowered the bed curtain for her.
Shen Zhiyang looked at Shen Shuwei reluctantly, and was dragged out by Shen Zhang, holding her waist. She stretched out her hand and shouted, "Third sister, I will come to see you when you wake up."
"Alright, alright, go out quickly and don't disturb your third sister's rest." Chen Zhang said with a headache, not forgetting to glance at Zhao Yun who was standing next to him, and glared at him warningly.
They are all out, this kid can't stay here alone.
Zhao Yun put down the bowl of honey water, glanced at Chen Shuwei who was hidden by the bed curtain, curled his lips meaningfully, and stood up and left.
After everyone left and the door closed, Chen Shuwei leaned against the pillow and rubbed his brows.
She had to find an opportunity to go to the Jingning Marquis's Mansion and investigate what was going on with the so-called miracle doctor's granddaughter. And Yan'er was a living being, after all, and she also had to find out if she had escaped from Yunxiu Tower.
After taking the medicine, she felt sleepy. She loosened her hair slightly and was about to fall asleep when the door was quietly pushed open.
Chen Shuwei paused, thinking that Shen Zhiyang was reluctant to let him go back. He lifted the curtain and was about to chase him away, but met Jing Yin's eyes that were as silent as a cold pond.
Shen Shuwei was startled, as if he didn't expect that the person coming was him.
Zhao Yun curved his eyes. Although he gave people a gentle feeling like a spring breeze when he smiled, if you looked closely at his eyes, there was no smile at all, and it was the same now.
The memories of the fire that day came flooding back, and Chen Shuwei suddenly remembered the pair of eyes he saw before his consciousness faded, which were exactly the same as Jing Yin's expression now.
Shen Shuwei was a little dazed. Was it really her hallucination that day? Was it really not Jing Yin who saved her?
"Why are you here?" Chen Shuwei lowered his eyes and suppressed his thoughts.
Zhao Yun readily sat down on the embroidered cushion in front of the couch, picked up the bowl of honey water that had never been touched, stirred it with a porcelain spoon, scooped up a spoonful and brought it to Shen Shuwei's lips.
"Didn't the girl promise that I could come and go freely in her room?"
The sweet honey stained his lips. Shen Shu licked his lips slightly and turned his face away from the spoon. "I'm not asking you this. I'm asking why you came in to see me?"
Zhao Yun patiently held the porcelain spoon and moved it along Shen Shuwei's face. He put the spoon against her lips again and said with a smile, "Of course I am here to help you drink the honey water."
Chen Shuwei moved back uncomfortably, putting some distance between them.
"Just leave it there, I'll drink it later."
Zhao Yun raised his eyebrows and smiled softly, "I want to watch you drink."
The implication was that he wouldn't leave unless she drank.
Shen Shuwei didn't understand why he couldn't get over this bowl of honey water. He just heard him sigh softly.
"I started collecting rose water two days ago. Today, I even got up an hour earlier to boil sugarcane juice, and then stayed by the stove to make this bowl of honey water."
Zhao Yun lowered his eyes dejectedly, revealing his red, scalded fingertips. He murmured to himself, "So the girl doesn't like it? She doesn't even want to taste it."
Shen Shuwei's scalp tingled when he heard this, and he quickly picked up the bowl of honey water and drank it all.
It was so sweet that she shivered.
How much honey and syrup did Jing Yin mix in it?
Chen Shuwei was busy drinking the bowl of honey water with his head down, so he didn't notice Zhao Yun's dark and obscure gaze beside him.
Putting down the empty bowl, Shen Shuwei was about to ask Zhao Yun to leave when he suddenly smelled a sweet fragrance.
After a moment, Zhao Yun looked at Chen Shuwei, who was sitting on the couch with an expressionless face, and chuckled softly. In the center of his palm lay a small copper ball emitting white smoke.
He covered his hand to put away the copper ball, reached out and pinched Shen Shuwei's chin, asking her to raise her face and look at him.
"I have something I don't understand, could you explain it to me?"
Chen Shuwei's eyes were dull, and he replied mechanically, "What's the matter?"
His fingertips caressed the smooth and delicate skin, Zhao Yun was reluctant to let go. He asked softly, "Why did the girl pick me up that day in the suburbs of Beijing? Did she recognize my identity?"
The hand that was pinching Chen Shuwei's chin tightened, and after a moment, his fingertips lingered over her chin and lightly held the white and slender neck.
Whenever he wanted, this beautiful head would droop lifelessly like the assassin in Yunxiu Tower.
I'm really curious. If the lady recognizes his identity, will he choose to kill her or not?
After all, this was the first time he had seen such an interesting toy, and he hadn't had enough fun with it yet.
The light cherry lips moved, "I don't know your identity, I saved you just because I don't want you to die."
Zhao Yun paused, and his palm tightened instead of loosening. He narrowed his eyes and stared at Shen Shuwei's face.
No one ever said that they saved him simply to keep him alive. They all wanted him to die.
Neither his mother, nor his father, nor even his own brother, no one wanted him to live. They cursed him and tried to kill him day and night, hoping that he would fall into hell soon.
After a moment, looking at Shen Shuwei's face, Zhao Yun suddenly chuckled and loosened his hands around her neck.
As if to comfort her, to apologize, or perhaps to discover a new way to play, Zhao Yun pinched her chin and lifted it up, then leaned over and pressed his lips against her soft lips.
It's too sweet. He put too much sugar.
He licked it again as if he was licking a candy, still wanting more.
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The Jingning Marquis Mansion has been in the limelight in the past two days. Many people have come here just to see the legendary miracle doctor.
Luojing is full of powerful and wealthy people. These people enjoy wealth and power and are naturally afraid of death and the three diseases and nine disasters. Naturally, they flock to miracle doctors.
Chu Xinrou, who had personally invited the miracle doctor back, was the focus. Anyone who came to see the miracle doctor would find Chu Xinrou, and she was showered with gold, silver, and treasures.
The old lady, who had her headache cured by acupuncture from a miracle doctor, was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. She held Chu Xinrou's hand and said that it was a good thing to have found this granddaughter. It was obvious that she was lucky to come to Wanghou Mansion. Now a miracle doctor has been invited for her, and she is much more useful than Shen Shuwei.
Chu Xinrou lowered her head, pursed her lips, and smiled gently, as if she was embarrassed by the old lady's praise in front of so many women from noble families. "Grandma, you're joking. I'm just doing my duty."
As soon as she said this, the other women sitting nearby began to praise her.
"The eldest girl is so filial at such a young age. You are so blessed, old lady." The speaker was the wife of the Minister of War. Her youngest son had developed a strange disease half a year ago. Every night, he seemed to be possessed by a wandering spirit and wandered around the mansion. He even injured a servant once.
She and her husband were so worried about this that they couldn't eat or sleep well every day. She razed famous temples and Taoist temples all over the place, but there was no improvement.
Now she heard that the miraculous doctor who had been missing for years had come here and was invited to the mansion by the eldest daughter of the Chu family, so she hurriedly prepared a generous gift.
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