Chapter 216: When a mouse sees a cat, what are you afraid of?
"Mr. Mi and his staff have gone to the warehouse outside the city to pick up the goods. I will stay here to look after the store."
"The clinic has been almost decorated in the past few days. We are just waiting for you to come and inspect it to see if there is anything that needs to be changed."
When Mo Lingling saw the man following Ji Qingwu, the happy smile on her face completely froze.
She stammered, "Ms. Ji, the new herbs haven't been sorted out yet. I, I'll go sort them out first."
Ji Qingwu watched Mo Lingling running away like a mouse seeing a cat. She turned around and saw Duan Mingfeng with an increasingly sinister expression.
She concluded with certainty: "Miss Mo is very afraid of Lord Duan."
Duan Mingfeng hummed in a low voice.
Mo Lingling has been afraid of him since she was a child, and until now, it seems to have become her nature.
Ji Qingwu said gently: "You should ask Miss Mo why she is so afraid of you, so that you can untie this knot."
Duan Mingfeng crossed his arms and said nonchalantly, "Many people in this world are afraid of me, and I can't ask about them all."
Ji Qingwu nodded: "That's true."
Duan Mingfeng's actions were ruthless, and he had become a feared figure in Lin'an.
It’s just that they are from the same hometown and they will inevitably meet again in the future, but this is all she could say.
Now the decoration of the clinic is quite decent.
Ji Qingwu led Duan Mingfeng to the inner room on the first floor, which was a special room where the doctor sat.
She extended her hand and invited, "Master Duan, please sit down."
Duan Mingfeng, who was sitting opposite Ji Qingwu, suddenly felt like he was sick.
Moreover, she suffers from infertility.
The reason is simple. The murals in this room are not of Shennong, nor of medicinal herbs, but of one adorable fat baby after another.
Ji Qingwu saw him staring at the painting on the wall.
With his eyes slightly curved, he introduced with a smile: "Does Lord Duan like these paintings too? They were all found by Miss Mo."
Duan Mingfeng retracted his gaze and said with a straight face: "I don't like it. Miss Ji summoned me here. Is there something?"
Ji Qingwu had something serious to discuss with him. She said, "Master Duan, I want to ask you if you have noticed anything strange recently?"
Duan Mingfeng didn't think twice before answering, "Why do you ask? Nothing special happened in Lin'an City."
Ji Qingwu continued, "Master Duan, have you seen anyone special?"
Duan Mingfeng's eyes flashed with strangeness: "Miss Ji, did you encounter anything? Did something happen?"
Ji Qingwu smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, sir. I have met this man twice. Judging from his appearance, he is not from our Beili clan. He should be from the west."
Because of his experience of escaping from the northern border to southern Chu, Ji Qingwu was even more wary of people who suddenly appeared in a foreign land.
Moreover, the war between Xijin and Beili on the border is now tense, so she has to pay more attention.
Duan Mingfeng said: "Miss Ji is very observant. I have secretly investigated these people. They are royal merchants from Xijin. They came to Beili specifically to experience the local customs and buy some goods to take back."
Come all the way here to buy? Ji Qingwu looked puzzled.
"But be careful of any changes. I have sent people to keep an eye on them." Duan Mingfeng also felt that this reason was untenable.
He continued, "But these days, according to the reports from the secret line, they were just wandering around the streets, eating at all the food shops in Lin'an, and they didn't do anything special."
The last time Ji Qingwu met the man with gray-blue eyes was in a restaurant.
I hope she's overthinking it...
Ji Qingwu said worriedly: "Before they leave Lin'an, please send more people to keep an eye on them, Lord Duan."
Duan Mingfeng said: "The Imperial City Department will do a good job of guarding, Miss Ji does not need to worry."
At this time, Ji Qingwu, who was sitting facing the door, saw a swaying figure at the door curtain.
A clear female voice sounded: "Come in."
The door curtain was lifted by a slender hand, and Mo Lingling walked in with tea and snacks. She placed the cups and plates on the wenge tray in front of Ji Qingwu.
"Miss Ji, the weather has been dry lately. Drink more water to moisten your throat."
Ji Qingwu looked at the special color of the water, sniffed it gently, and asked, "Are there monk fruit and mint in it?"
Mo Lingling said, "That's right. Miss Ji has a very clever nose. Dandelions are added to it. This is a secret recipe that my sister who used to sing in the pavilion told me. It's the best for maintaining the voice."
Ji Qingwu nodded and said, "Yes, Miss Mo is thoughtful."
This was in her clinic, Duan Mingfeng was a guest, so Ji Qingwu pushed the cup of tea in front of her to him first.
"Master Duan, please."
Mo Lingling stared at the cup and said quickly, "Duan Shisi usually doesn't talk much, so he doesn't strain his throat. He doesn't need to drink this."
Duan Mingfeng had no intention of drinking it, but when he heard her words, his eyes flickered and he took the white porcelain cup and drank it all in one gulp. Ji Qingwu didn't even have time to say "be careful, it's hot."
But Duan Mingfeng looked calm, without even blinking, but his other hand under the table was clenched into a fist.
Mo Lingling's eyes widened and she said, "I remember that Envoy Duan doesn't like things with mint in them."
He had hated mint since he was a child, but she, on the contrary, had always liked it.
Duan Mingfeng glanced at her with his jaw clenched, then looked away.
Mo Lingling also brought a lot of snacks, and the table in front of Ji Qingwu was filled with them.
"Miss Ji, I made these myself, and I added some nourishing and beauty herbs. Please help me taste them."
The snacks in front of her looked delicious and smelled fragrant. Ji Qingwu took a small sip and was slightly surprised. She didn't expect Mo Lingling had this talent. She really invited the right person.
After Ji Qingwu praised them for a few words, he said, "Put some in front of Lord Duan as well."
Mo Lingling's smile froze again, and she replied, "I remember that Lord Duan doesn't like these snacks either."
Before she finished her words, Duan Mingfeng reached out, took the nearest carrot cake, and put it into his mouth.
There was confusion in Mo Lingling's eyes. He was completely different from the one she remembered.
Duan Mingfeng was eating radish cake, but the way he chewed it looked as if he wanted to chew the person in front of him into pieces and swallow him into his stomach.
The atmosphere was both weird and somewhat familiar to Ji Qingwu.
Ji Qingwu cleared his throat, stood up and said, "It's still early, I have to go home and sleep."
This didn't make sense, and Mo Lingling asked curiously, "Miss Ji, you want to go to bed so early?"
Ji Qingwu said, "What I mean is, go home and take a nap, and you and Lord Duan can share this tea."
"Ms. Ji, please don't..."
Mo Lingling looked like she was about to cry, and was eager to follow Ji Qingwu.
Duan Mingfeng slammed the small plate in his hand on the table, and the porcelain plate immediately shattered into powder.
"What are you afraid of?"
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