Chapter 34 Was he just being delusional?
What is karma in this life? This is karma in this life.
Sheng Yunche thought helplessly.
He shifted his gaze to the clump of green bamboo outside the window and asked casually, "What are you doing here?"
Ye Mingzhu did not speak.
The room was too quiet. Sheng Yunche held back for a long time, but the image of Ye Mingzhu suppressing her grief and crying silently flashed through his mind, and he finally broke down.
But when he looked at Ye Mingzhu again, he found her smiling at him quietly and gently, not at all angry, let alone secretly shedding tears.
"Aren't you angry?" he asked, frowning.
"No, not at all." Ye Mingzhu shook her head with a smile after appreciating his embarrassment. "We are just business partners. It's normal that you don't have any feelings for me."
Men and women are different; they have always kept love and desire separate. She won't assume that he has feelings for her just because he wants her body.
"..." Sheng Yunche choked up, then reminded him, "I also said you were just ordinary."
Ye Mingzhu said, "You're not wrong. I'm just an ordinary woman. If it weren't for making a deal with you, I would never have been able to marry you."
Sheng Yunche: "..."
Ye Mingzhu got back to the main point: "I came here today to see if there are any clues about 'Huang Quan Ji' in your study in the front courtyard. Duke, would it be convenient for me to search for it?"
Sheng Yunche gave her a deep look and nodded slightly.
"Is there anything I can't see? Would you like me to have Bu Xi tidy it up beforehand?" Ye Mingzhu asked cautiously.
"……No!"
Ye Mingzhu curtsied gracefully, turned and walked towards the outer room, raising her voice slightly as she called out to the door, "Baozan, come in."
Sheng Yunche watched her walk away without glancing at him again. He clenched his hands behind his back, feeling a strange tightness in his chest and annoyance.
It must be because of the summer heat, he thought.
Since she's not angry, I should be able to hug and kiss her tonight, right? She still needs his help, so she shouldn't dare to resist him and should obey him.
In any case, that's all he wanted from her anyway.
...Yes, just this.
...
Ye Mingzhu, with Baozan in tow, thoroughly searched the study and actually found something.
The pillows on the soft couch in the inner room of the study were said to be filled with several expensive spice sachets, which could calm the mind and soothe the nerves, and the fragrance was extremely subtle and pleasant.
Ye Mingzhu opened one of them and discovered the secret inside.
The spices in the spice sachet do have good effects when used alone; they can promote sleep, make people clear-headed, and energize them.
However, if combined with the fragrant pills in Sheng Huai'an's sachet, it will be harmful to the human body and become a slow-acting poison.
Little by little, day by day, it may accumulate into "the silence of the underworld".
Ye Mingzhu voiced her suspicions, and Sheng Yunche's expression turned grim; he seemed lost in thought.
Displeased, shocked, and angry, she exclaimed indignantly, "This pillow was sent by the Second Master, who said it was specially prepared for the Duke, and that he himself also has one. The Duke has been so good to him, yet he harbored such malicious intentions!"
Ye Mingzhu was surprised. Sheng Yunche treated Sheng Huai'an very well?
Thinking of how he had casually said "kill" Sheng Huai'an, as if it were killing a chicken or a fish, she couldn't help but look up at him, her gaze probing.
"..." Sheng Yunche's cold eyes were like knives as he warned No-Xi, "Shut up."
If you don't like it, just shut up.
Ye Mingzhu curtsied and said softly, "Now that there's a result, I won't bother you any longer, Duke. I'll take these spice packets and deliver them to my father and brothers later. If there's any good news, I'll let you know immediately."
Sheng Yunche: "...Okay."
Watching Ye Mingzhu's slender and graceful figure walk away and disappear behind an osmanthus tree, he frowned, feeling inexplicably unhappy.
This... must be because the West Mansion relies on the East Mansion for its livelihood, but Sheng Huai'an poisoned him, wanting him dead, which is why he was unhappy.
He asked cautiously, "Lord Duke, should we inform the Princess about this?"
“No need,” Sheng Yunche said. “We’ll tell her when we have the results, so she won’t worry.”
"If the Second Master of the West Mansion comes looking for you again, should you stop him?"
"Let's not use it for now, lest we alert the enemy."
"..."
As he spoke, Sheng Yunche kept his gaze fixed on the direction in which Ye Mingzhu's figure disappeared.
Disliking his unpleasant expression, she cautiously asked, "The mint cake from the Four Seasons Spring Pastry Shop is the most light and refreshing, perfect for summer. Perhaps Madam will like it..."
"What she likes is none of my business," Sheng Yunche said indifferently, glancing at Bu Xi with a gaze even colder than before.
If you dislike it, your scalp will tingle and your back will feel cold.
Suddenly, a thunderclap exploded, and a sultry wind swept across the ground. Unhappy subconsciously looked up at the sky and saw dark, heavy clouds being pushed by the wind, indicating that it was about to rain.
Just then, he heard Sheng Yunche's voice sound calmly: "Buy."
Dislike: "...?"
Anyway, the family isn't short of money.
"yes."
Sheng Yunche added, "Go and send some rain gear to Madam, so that if she gets sick, she won't give it to me."
Bu Xi's spirits lifted, and he smiled, saying, "Yes!"
As a result, he received another eye roll from Sheng Yunche: "She's sick, what are you happy about?"
Dislike: "...?"
A master who says one thing and means another is unreasonable, so he should shut up!
...
The sky suddenly darkened, and there was lightning and thunder.
Fortunately, thanks to the rain gear that Bu Xi had given them, Ye Mingzhu and her servant did not get wet in the rain.
Back at Linfeng Hall, Ye Mingzhu immediately instructed Baozan: "Leave the opened spice packet for me, just put it on the low table. The others should personally deliver it to the Ye residence immediately. Tell my father and elder brother to make sure they find a result as soon as possible and make an antidote."
"Yes." Baozan knelt and accepted the order.
After Baozan left, Ye Mingzhu sat down on the low couch, picked up the spice packet, and poured its contents into a wooden tray.
This discovery led to yet another new finding.
A small pile of spices was found to contain several black stones the size of a fingernail!
Although it looked quite ordinary, like a common pebble that had accidentally gotten mixed in, Ye Mingzhu felt a sense of unease, and four words suddenly flashed through her mind:
A flying rock from outer space!
She quickly called Ruyi over: "Go after Baozan and tell her..."
After Ruyi left, she wrapped the black stones tightly in cloth, put them in a wooden box, and told Yufu and Ruixiang to find a corner in the yard where no one usually went, and bury them deep in a hole.
When Sheng Yunche returned to his room, he immediately sensed that something was amiss.
Ye Mingzhu sat absentmindedly on the low couch, her mood low. The maids serving her in the room all looked worried about her but dared not say anything.
The frustration that had been building up in his chest suddenly dissipated, and he even felt a little smug and wanted to laugh.
He cleared his throat and asked with a reserved air, "What's wrong? Are you still angry about what happened in the study?"
At the same time, Ye Mingzhu snapped out of her reverie, looked up and asked him, "Lord Duke, do you know about the extraterrestrial stone? I've been thinking about it and wanted to tell you about it in detail."
Their eyes met.
Sheng Yunche's expression froze.
Seeing his expression was off, Ye Mingzhu thought he might have said something earlier and wanted to talk about the topic he was interested in first. She stood up and asked gently, "Lord Duke, what did you say? I'm sorry, I was thinking about something and didn't hear you clearly."
Sheng Yunche: "...?"
She... wasn't as angry as he thought; she didn't take the previous incident to heart.
Was he just imagining things?
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