The Favorite of the Sick and Weak Lady - Chapter 20

Song Luoning’s gaze retracted, her heart a complex tangle.

What does the future hold?

After a long while, she returned to her room and picked up the storybook she had been reading, but couldn’t focus on a single word.

Her mind was in a mess.

She recalled her father’s instructions before she left the capital: under no circumstances was she to leave Xiao Yu.

It would be fine if she was a good person, but what if she wasn’t?

Will she really have to live like this for the rest of her life?

Then she felt a bit ridiculous. Perhaps there was no “rest of her life” at all. How many more years could her body last?

Now that that person knows, how will she treat her next?

Perhaps the smartest choice would be to exchange herself for some money before she died.

After all, even she understood this logic. If it really came to that, she probably couldn’t blame the other person.

She was a dying person. In the past, she was a burden to her father and brothers; now, she was a burden to that person.

If the other person had that thought, she wouldn’t blame her.

But in her heart, she still had a faint expectation of her, but Song Luoning couldn’t quite put her finger on what she was expecting.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yu arrived at the Mingshan Hall. The female doctor was treating a wound for a young woman. The young woman looked unruly, and when she saw who came in, she raised her eyebrows and let out a disdainful snort.

Xiao Yu: “…”

An acquaintance?

Xiao Yu subconsciously stared at the young woman.

The young woman grew impatient from being stared at: “What are you looking at? You don’t recognize me so soon?”

Xiao Yu: “…”

She really is an acquaintance?

Seeing Xiao Yu act like she didn’t know her, the young woman said unhappily, “Xiao Yu, what are you pretending for?”

“!”

She even knows my name; there’s no doubt about it, she’s an acquaintance.

Xiao Yu pursed her lips and looked away, quickly searching her original owner’s memories for this person. Jiang Xiaolin, the little tyrant of Chenjia Village, whose reputation was just as bad as the original owner’s.

The original owner was a good-for-nothing, and Jiang Xiaolin was the little tyrant of the area, a person no one dared to provoke. The original owner used to hide from her whenever they met; there were no old grudges between them.

What’s the meaning of this little tyrant suddenly calling me?

Does she want to fight? She originally wasn’t afraid of her, but now…

Although she had been exercising for some time, the original owner’s physical foundation was too poor. A fight would likely not go well.

Jiang Xiaolin curled her lips in disdain and said to the female doctor, “Jiang Ziqin, be careful. She doesn’t have any money to give you.”

Xiao Yu: “…”

Does she have no manners?

The person in question is right here.

Is this really okay?

Jiang Ziqin gave her a faint glance and ignored her. Her gaze fell on Xiao Yu, and her voice was clear and cool: “Is there something wrong with the patient from last time?”

Being ignored by Jiang Ziqin, the little tyrant immediately exploded: “Jiang Ziqin, what do you mean? I’m reminding you out of kindness. What’s with your attitude?”

This is too much.

Jiang Xiaolin was fuming, and her eyes immediately turned red. Since she walked in, Jiang Ziqin hadn’t said a single word to her. Why did she immediately start talking to Xiao Yu as soon as she arrived?

She felt very wronged.

Wait…

Jiang Xiaolin suddenly seemed to have thought of something, and her eyes showed disbelief.

Could it be that Jiang Ziqin likes someone like Xiao Yu?

Jiang Xiaolin couldn’t help but size up Xiao Yu. Her features were delicate, and she looked decent, but she wasn’t bad either, was she?

Why did Jiang Ziqin ignore her?

“Xiao Yu, are you sick?” Her eyes showed hostility. She hoped she was really sick; otherwise, she would find an opportunity to teach her a lesson.

“It’s her wife who’s sick.” Jiang Ziqin sighed slightly. In the face of Jiang Xiaolin’s unreasonableness, her cold face softened a bit.

“What?” Jiang Xiaolin’s eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at Xiao Yu. It took her a while to find her voice: “You have a wife? When did this happen?”

What’s the big deal?

What’s so strange about her having a wife?

Now Xiao Yu finally understood. This Jiang Xiaolin clearly likes the other person. If you like her, just like her. Why does she pretend to be so disdainful?

No wonder she’s still single while I already have a wife.

Wait a minute…

What do you mean “I already have a wife”? Why did she subconsciously think of the Young Miss as her wife?

Xiao Yu suddenly lost her composure, her lips pressed tightly together, and her heart was in turmoil.

My feelings for Song Luoning…

“Hey, Xiao Yu, did you hear what I said?” Jiang Xiaolin was ignored one too many times and finally couldn’t take it anymore.

Just as she was about to stand up, Jiang Ziqin pressed her hand on her shoulder.

“…”

Jiang Xiaolin instantly turned into a docile kitten and sat down obediently.

This time, it was Xiao Yu who was stunned.

Jiang Ziqin: “I’m sorry, don’t listen to her nonsense. You came this time to…”

With her reminder, Xiao Yu finally remembered the purpose of her trip. She took out a Qi-replenishing pill from her怀 and handed it to her.

The pill emitted a faint fragrance and had a bright luster.

Jiang Ziqin frowned, placing the pill under her nose to sniff it. Based on her experience, she quickly identified several medicinal ingredients in the pill, but a few of them…

She couldn’t smell what they were.

“Young Master Xiao, this pill is…” Jiang Ziqin asked.

“This was sold to me by a traveling quack doctor. Can you help me see if Song… no, if my wife can take it for her illness?” It wasn’t that she wanted to hide her identity, but she couldn’t let anyone know her true origin. Otherwise, she would be treated as a monster, and at best, driven away; at worst, burned.

It wasn’t worth the risk.

Besides, the purpose of her trip was to find out if the pill would be harmful to the Young Miss. Although it was a system product, she still wouldn’t dare to give it to her easily without confirmation.

Jiang Xiaolin on the side twitched her lips: “Xiao Yu, you really have a wife?”

As soon as she spoke, she was glared at by Jiang Ziqin and obediently shut her mouth.

“To be honest, Young Master, I can only smell some of the ingredients in this pill, and I really don’t dare to make a conclusion. May I ask if you can leave the pill with me so I can study it further?” Jiang Ziqin asked.

As a doctor, when encountering such a problem, she just wanted to figure it out. If not, she could even buy it.

Xiao Yu thought for a moment. Mingshan Hall was able to become the best medical hall in the county because of the doctor’s medical skills. She wouldn’t be able to figure anything out by going back home anyway, so it was better to leave the pill behind. If it really didn’t work out, she would make other plans.

“How long will it take?” Xiao Yu asked.

Knowing that she was anxious to save her wife, Jiang Ziqin pondered for a moment: “Three days. I will definitely give you an answer in three days.”

Three days later was the day to get a new prescription for Song Luoning. Xiao Yu thought for a moment, bit her lip, and it seemed like she had no other choice. If they couldn’t confirm it by then, she would just continue to get medicine for the Young Miss. It was just three hundred taels of silver, wasn’t it?

If she didn’t have it, couldn’t the Young Miss?

She gritted her teeth and agreed.

Meanwhile, not long after Xiao Yu left, a woman in a gray and white tight-fitting outfit appeared at the house. The woman’s hair was neatly tied back, and she carried a black long sword with her.

“The master said that everything is well at home, so Miss, you can stay here with peace of mind and not worry. If anything happens, Miss can find this subordinate in the county. This subordinate lives in the county…” The woman in the tight-fitting outfit said respectfully.

Song Luoning pursed her lips. Is this person really sent by her father?

She had never seen this person before. She had no letter or token from her father, just a verbal message.

It was hard not to be suspicious.

But at this moment…

Unable to confirm the other party’s identity, she could only go along with what she said.

“Thank you. Please tell my father that Luoning is doing well here.”

The woman in the tight-fitting outfit cupped her fists: “This subordinate will definitely convey it to the master. If there’s nothing else, this subordinate will leave now to avoid being seen.”

Song Luoning nodded.

The woman then leaped into the air and disappeared from Song Luoning’s sight.

Xiao Yu left the medical hall and went to a pastry shop, where she chose a few delicate pastries.

Considering that the Young Miss needed to nourish her body, she also ran to the market and bought some eggs and meat. In total, it cost two taels of silver. She still had to save money for the Young Miss’s medicine, so Xiao Yu didn’t dare to buy more. She got on her horse and rushed home.

The chill of early spring was bone-chilling. In a moment, her hands holding the reins turned red from the cold, and her cheeks were in pain from the wind. When she returned, Song Luoning was half-leaning on the bed, her eyes closed, looking very listless.

It was very heartwarming.

Xiao Yu sniffed, put down the pastries, and rubbed her hands that were red from the cold: “Song Luoning, I brought you some pastries. Do you want to get up and try them?”

Song Luoning’s breathing hitched, and she tightened her hands clasped over her abdomen.

She…

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