As a warrior forged in battle, Wei Jing always had sharp eyes and a murderous aura.
But when faced with Jiang Mingwei's question, he seemed somewhat evasive, his eyes lowered, as if he dared not look her in the eye.
Seeing his expression, Jiang Mingwei vaguely understood.
"Even if my second brother doesn't say it, I can probably guess. He just feels there's no need to see me, or he doesn't want to see me, right?"
Wei Jing's thin lips tightened, and a hint of helplessness appeared in his deep-set eyes.
"The misunderstanding between my sister-in-law and Minister Jiang is nothing more than a misunderstanding. Things will be fine once the misunderstanding is cleared up."
Jiang Mingwei looked up in surprise, not expecting Wei Jing to comfort her.
However, being a staunchly straight man, his methods of comforting people are rather rudimentary.
Fortunately, she didn't care and waved her hand with a self-deprecating laugh.
She felt sad because of Jiang Mingjin's break, but Jiang Mingwei felt that it was a projection of the original owner's feelings.
After all, she and Jiang Mingjin were not related, so why would she feel sad for him?
"Second brother, don't worry, I don't care. But I did come today for your sake. As you said, he did come to the housewarming banquet, but he wasn't there when we saw the guests off at the door. Did he leave early?"
"That is indeed true."
Wei Jing nodded. "It seems something happened at the manor, so they hurriedly took their leave and left."
At this point, Wei Jing's eyes became inscrutable.
He actually wanted to tell Jiang Mingwei that day, but then he thought about the relationship between the two siblings and ultimately chose to keep it a secret.
Otherwise, if Jiang Mingwei visits out of concern, she might not only be treated poorly, but given Jiang Mingjin's dislike for her, he might even blame her for everything.
Wei Jing felt that Jiang Mingwei didn't need to suffer such injustice, so he simply kept the matter a secret.
I didn't expect Jiang Mingwei to ask about it today.
"If I'm not mistaken, was he in a panic and nervous when he left?"
Unaware of Wei Jing's change in expression, Jiang Mingwei continued to speak her own guesses and deductions.
Wei Jing nodded again.
"That's right. A servant from the Jiang family came and whispered something in his ear. Minister Jiang's face turned particularly ugly, and he left quickly without lingering."
Jiang Mingwei's heart skipped a beat. If that were really the case, then there was no mistake!
It's definitely Li Yihuan's body that's starting to show symptoms...
The symptoms are mild now, but the first flare-up of the poison will occur in a few days.
She needs to hurry and make the antidote...
"I understand, thank you, Second Brother. You go ahead with your work, I won't bother you any longer."
Feeling frightened, Jiang Mingwei stood up and hurriedly walked towards the door without looking where she was going.
She accidentally bumped her skirt, and her body leaned forward uncontrollably. Just as she was about to make intimate contact with the ground, a large hand wrapped around her slender waist.
With a little effort, he pulled her into his arms.
The scent of sandalwood filled her nostrils. When Jiang Mingwei came to her senses, she bumped into a broad, hard chest. Dizzy, she looked up and met Wei Jing's deep, dark eyes.
Like a vast, boundless ocean, it instantly sucked her in!
Her heart pounded uncontrollably, and she almost instinctively pushed Wei Jing away.
To Jiang Mingwei's surprise, she was unable to push Wei Jing away from her embrace.
His arms were like branding irons, locking her tightly inside...
Her heart was pounding. The two were very close, and Jiang Mingwei blushed as she looked at the handsome face so close to hers.
What to do... With such a handsome face right in front of her, she really couldn't resist kissing him!
But the thought of the original owner's tragic end immediately brought her back to her senses.
In short, one should not be greedy for beauty, especially not for Wei Jing!
For the sake of my life, I must stay as far away from him as possible.
So he stretched out an index finger and placed it between Wei Jing and her, forcing them to leave some space between them.
"Um... Second brother, I'm fine, you can let go of me now."
Jiang Mingwei spoke softly, and Wei Jing finally came to his senses, realizing that he was holding her tightly, and quickly let go.
“I’m sorry,” he said in a low voice.
Jiang Mingwei shook her head, turned and left quickly, not noticing the pair of rosy earlobes beside Wei Jing's cold and indifferent face.
His shifty eyes betrayed his panic and shame...
He looked down at his hand that was supporting Jiang Mingwei's slender waist.
So... was it actually him who didn't want to let go?
She ran all the way back to her yard, and even after closing the door, Jiang Mingwei was still panting.
Thinking about her close contact with Wei Jing just now still makes her heart race.
What's going on here?
It couldn't be that she seduced Wei Jing today, could it? It was clearly Wei Jing who held her tightly and wouldn't let go!
What if Wei Jing is too dense to understand and thinks that she is seducing him and wants to kill her?
The more Jiang Mingwei thought about it, the more her head ached. She reached out and pounded her head, letting out a long sigh.
"Jiang Mingwei, Jiang Mingwei, you'd better be more careful! You've saved your head now, but you're still living on the edge. Don't really mess things up one day!"
She pursed her lips and couldn't help but sigh helplessly.
He patted his cheeks, quickly sat down at the table, and began to write down the medicinal herbs.
It's still uncertain whether the medicinal herbs she depicted can be discovered in this era.
Therefore, she could only use the available medicinal materials to try and concoct an antidote to suppress the poison in her body.
If a solution can be found, that would be ideal.
But without the few medicinal herbs she needed, it was extremely difficult.
It wasn't easy...
On the third day of his seclusion to prepare the antidote, *** sent a letter.
Jiang Mingwei opened the letter, glanced at it, and immediately beamed with joy. She then burned the letter by the candlelight beside her.
Hua Cui tilted her head and looked at her, "Miss, why did you burn the letter that Madam sent you? Madam personally sent you the letter, and the letter paper was made of gold-flecked paper specially supplied to the royal family! Isn't it such a waste to just burn it like that?"
“Silly girl, with this letter, there will be a constant stream of letters. In the letter, *** says that she is feeling much better and is thanking me! So this letter must be burned no matter what.”
After all, *** is very sensitive about others knowing about her illness. If this letter is kept and someone else takes it and makes a big deal out of it, that would be extremely unlucky!
Things that shouldn't be kept must be removed immediately, without hesitation or delay.
As Jiang Mingwei pondered this, her hand trembled as she picked up the cup, leaving it suspended in mid-air without drinking for a long time.
Hua Cui quickly reached out and waved her hand in front of her eyes.
"Strange... Miss, what's wrong? You picked up the water glass but didn't drink it."
"I've got it! I've finally figured it out!"
Jiang Mingwei suddenly spoke, startling Hua Cui.
He placed the water glass on the table, grabbed Hua Cui's hand, and spoke with a joyful expression.
"That's right, things that shouldn't be added shouldn't be added. I'll remove it and try again!"
After saying that, he went straight to the side room next to the main house.
This is the place where she gets her medicine dispensed these past few days.
These days, progress on drugs to curb Li Yihuan's illness has stalled.
Until just now, she came up with a brilliant solution...
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