Chapter 223 Chance Encounter
Chapter 223 Chance Encounter
Seeing him suddenly silent, Yu Qingli couldn't help but sarcastically said, "What's wrong? Are you afraid that I will poison this ointment? Don't worry, brother. Since I gave it to you personally, I won't do such a stupid thing."
Yu Lihan smiled brightly, "Sister Qingli, you misunderstood. I'm just surprised that this ointment smells so fresh and unique. I'm afraid even the Jiuhua Jade Dew in the palace can't match its effect. Could it be that this ointment was concocted by Sister Qingli herself?"
Yu Qingli nodded, "Indeed." If she didn't want to repay the favor as soon as possible, she wouldn't have gone to so much trouble.
Yu Lihan was pleasantly surprised and said, "It seems that my sister is also well versed in medicine. Then I must discuss this with you someday."
"Also?" Yu Qingli looked up in surprise. Could it be that her elder brother also studied medicine?
Seeing the inquiring look in Yu Qingli's eyes, Yu Lihan said frankly, "Yes, I actually studied medicine under a master and served as a semi-military doctor in the army. It's just that I have never really discussed it with others. Now that I see that the ointment made by sister Qingli is so refined, I can't help but feel a little curious."
Yu Qingli was skeptical, but she just said perfunctorily: "We'll talk about it when we have a chance."
Yu Lihan glanced at the sky and said, "Alright! In that case, Sister Qingli, you can rest first. We can discuss medical skills later."
After Yu Lihan finished speaking, he left Liuliju without staying for long.
Even Yu Qingli was confused. What on earth was Yu Lihan doing here? It was really strange!
The master and his servants returned to the house together. After Yu Qingli sent Mei Hong to rest, Xiluo came forward and whispered, "Miss, this man's kung fu is not weak."
"How does it compare to you?"
Xiluo was silent for a moment, "Better than me!"
Yu Qingli looked cold. It seemed that Yu Lihan was a difficult person. She didn't know what was going on with his ambiguous attitude.
There was not a trace of falsehood in that sincere smile. If this person didn't really want to be friendly with her, then it was because his acting skills were so superb that even he couldn't see through it.
This made her think of another person for no reason, the dandy prince who always appeared when she was in trouble. It seemed that he also made her unable to see through him.
Yu Qingli shook her head. What was going on? Why did she suddenly think of that person? It was completely inexplicable.
Forget it, let’s go to bed first.
On this day, after returning home, Yu Zhengsha did not go to Dangui Garden, but went to Cui's residence. It was probably because he was in a bad mood these days and did not want to listen to Wang's crying anymore.
This was exactly what Cui wanted!
After some lovemaking, Cui lay down beside Yu Zhengsha and said softly, "Master, the eldest lady came to see me today."
Yu Zhengsha frowned, "Why did she come to see you?!"
"The eldest lady discovered the secret in the dowry and ordered me to take those things back!"
"What?! She actually found out!" Yu Zhengsha was surprised. He didn't expect Yu Qingli to be so smart. But, forget it. If he didn't succeed this time, there will be next time.
Yu Zhengsha asked, "How did you answer her?"
"Of course I don't admit it. Fortunately, the eldest lady seems to believe it. To prove my innocence, I even promised her that I would buy her a new dowry."
"Repurchase?"
Cui nodded. "Because I'm worried that if the dowry is really too shabby, it will only bring disgrace to the Prime Minister's Mansion. If someone with ulterior motives takes advantage of it and says that our Prime Minister's Mansion has disregarded the royal family's reputation and the dowry is so shabby, then wouldn't that be..."
"You've done very well. Take the money from the mansion to buy a new dowry. I'll have Jiang Bai come over tomorrow and tell him how much money you spent. Also, make the dowry more lavish this time."
"Yes!"
Cui answered respectfully, and after a long pause, she spoke tentatively, "Master, I've grown older these years, yet I still have no children. Every time I see my sister reunited with you, the young master and the young lady, I always feel like an outsider. I wonder if there was something wrong with the previous treatment, so I want to find another doctor..."
Yu Zhengsha suddenly sat up and interrupted Cui seriously, "What are you thinking about?! I was the one who found the doctor. Do you mean you don't trust me? Would I kill off my own offspring?"
"Master, don't be angry, I didn't mean that!"
"So what do you mean? Did you hear someone in the mansion gossiping about you?"
"not at all……"
"Then don't mention this matter again from now on!" Yu Zhengsha looked very angry.
Cui lowered her brows, looking a little lonely. It seemed that Yu Zhengsha really knew about it. She just couldn't understand why he treated her like this.
Seeing Cui's unhappy expression, Yu Zhengsha comforted her, "Well, you've been married for so many years, why are you still talking about this? You just need to be your second wife quietly."
Cui nodded slightly, but her heart was filled with mixed emotions. How could he know how painful it was for a woman to be deprived of the right to be a mother.
Wang! She will definitely not let her go!
Yu Qingli got up early the next morning. The autumn weather was crisp and her mood improved. After arriving in the capital, she had been entangled in various things and had not even had the chance to stroll around this prosperous capital.
In her previous life, she married into the capital in a hurry, then ran around for Murong Feng, and then was imprisoned in the cold palace. She had never had a good time in the capital.
When I think about it carefully, I never enjoyed life well in my previous life, and I never knew why I was so miserable.
"Miss, what are you doing up so early?"
Mei Hong felt a little strange when she saw Yu Qingli breathing fresh air in the yard early in the morning. The young lady had never gotten up so early!
"Nothing, I'm in a good mood today. I'll take you for a stroll in the street later. I think we've been here for such a long time, and if we haven't had any fun yet, we'd be treating ourselves too badly."
Mei Hong was stunned for a moment, then said: "Miss, this..."
"What? You don't want to go?"
"No, of course I want to go, but today I happened to have an appointment with Xiao Cui from the mansion to go buy shoe samples together, so..."
Mei Hong clutched the corner of her clothes nervously as she spoke. Of course, she couldn't say that today was the day she had an appointment with Murong Feng. Although she also wanted to go shopping with the young lady, compared to this, she wanted to see Murong Feng more.
Looking at Mei Hong's hesitant look, Yu Qingli sneered inwardly. What a good maid she was. She started wanting to replace her position so quickly.
But it's better this way, at least she doesn't have to show mercy to his men.
"That's such a pity. This time, Xiluo, you should go with me."
"Yes!"
Mei Hong said somewhat embarrassedly: "Miss, I'm sorry..."
Although Yu Qingli knew what she was talking about, she pretended to be confused and said, "There's no need to apologize for such a small matter. Although it's a pity, how can I not fulfill my promise to others?"
"Thank you, Miss." Mei Hong had a complicated expression. She had lied to the Miss, but the Miss...
But soon, Mei Hong calmed down. She even felt that by doing this, she was actually helping the young lady. If she could have a say in the eldest prince in the future, the young lady would not be bullied in the palace alone. After all, the eldest prince might have other concubines in the future. Who can guarantee that the young lady will be favored?
Yes, that's right, she did this all for the young lady.
After comforting herself in this way, Mei Hong left Yu Mansion very frankly to meet her lover.
Yu Qingli didn't care and went to the street with Xiluo.
The capital city was as prosperous as ever. Walking among the hustle and bustle of traffic, Yu Qingli suddenly felt as if she was in a dream.
"Miss, what's wrong?"
Seeing Yu Qingli suddenly stop, Xiluo asked worriedly.
"Nothing, we've been walking for half a day, why don't we go have a cup of tea."
"Yes!"
Yu Qingli came to her senses and took Xiluo into an inconspicuous teahouse nearby.
At this time, in a private room on the second floor of the teahouse, two men were sitting opposite each other, drinking tea and chatting.
"Why do we come to this teahouse instead of a tavern? The tea I drink and the food I eat these days all taste like tea."
The person who spoke was Murong Yanhui, who had not appeared in front of Yu Qingli for a long time.
A hearty laugh rang out. "That's really hard for you. I never thought you'd find yourself in such a predicament. But speaking of which, that Murong Yuan is truly your nemesis, Brother."
Murong Yanhui sighed helplessly, "Alas, who says it's not true? I don't know what evil nature this girl has committed since she was a child. She sticks to me all the time, leaving me with no freedom at all. When I'm outside the palace, her father keeps an eye on me. When I return to the palace, she keeps an eye on me. I'm afraid I owe this sin in my past life."
"Hahaha, speaking of which, Senior Brother, you are really unlucky. It's okay that you have a difficult road in love, but you also encounter this kind of thing inexplicably."
Murong Yanhui's expression darkened upon hearing this, thinking that Yu Qingli would be marrying Murong Feng soon, but he seemed to be unable to do anything. These days, perhaps at Murong Shiling's instruction, Murong Yuan had been pestering him all day long, leaving him no chance to even leave the palace.
Today, as soon as he went out, he was pulled by this guy to have tea. If he hadn't thought about getting some news about Yu Qingli from him, he would have ignored this junior brother.
That’s right, the person in front of him was none other than Yu Lihan, the eldest young master of the Yu family. I believe no one would know that these two people were actually brothers.
As the two were talking, Murong Yanhui looked out the second-floor window and unexpectedly caught a glimpse of the haunting figure. His face lit up immediately, "Lili..."
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