Chapter 39

◎“They've applied lip rouge; it tastes sweet.”◎

When Jiang He returned after finishing her business, Physician Yang pretended to have finished administering acupuncture to Xue Lingyu and was packing up his medicine box.

Xue Lingyu had already hidden the fake death drug and watched Jiang He walk towards her with a normal expression.

Seeing that Xue Lingyu's complexion had indeed improved, Jiang He felt even more grateful to Physician Yang and thanked him, saying, "Thank you for making this trip, Physician Yang. I have prepared some small gifts, just some inexpensive trinkets, and I hope you won't mind."

After Jiang He finished speaking, Yuan Ge stepped forward with a money bag embroidered with golden silk thread and handed it to Physician Yang.

The bag was slightly ajar, and it was easy to see that it was full of gold leaves.

Jiang He's gesture was quite generous; even royal rewards rarely amounted to such a grand gesture, which also demonstrated her high regard for Xue Lingyu.

Having spent so many years in the palace, Physician Yang was well-versed in human relationships and social customs. If she didn't accept the money, she wouldn't be able to put Jiang He's mind at ease.

So she accepted it without hesitation.

Having achieved his goal, Physician Yang packed his things and left the Jiang residence.

As soon as Physician Yang left, Jiang He came up to Xue Lingyu and looked her over from head to toe. Still worried, she asked, "You look better. Is there anything else that's bothering you?"

Xue Lingyu shook her head and replied softly, "I am almost fully recovered, thanks to Physician Yang's miraculous healing skills."

Jiang He stared at him for a long time, and seeing that there was really nothing wrong, she smiled and said, "That's good then."

Xue Lingyu pinched the fake death medicine hidden in her sleeve and said with a hidden agenda, "It's just... I'm always cooped up in the mansion. I'd like to go out for a stroll and buy some jewelry and clothes."

This was the first time he had made such a request, so there was no reason for Jiang He to refuse.

However, she has been very busy with business lately and may not be able to find the time to accompany him.

“I’ll have Ji Xue accompany you. If you see anything you like, just ask the shopkeeper to send it back to your residence.” Jiang He took out a green tag and placed it in Xue Lingyu’s palm. “This is my waist tag. The shopkeepers all recognize it. It will make things easier for you if you have it.”

The green waist tag was made of Hetian jade, with a fine texture, and was of superior quality. Xue Lingyu casually asked, "This waist tag must be very important, right?"

At that moment, Yuan Ge almost blurted out, "This is a waist token that can influence half of the Jiang family's business; its value is immeasurable!"

Jiang He clearly didn't value the waist tag that much, and said rather casually, "It's nothing important. It's just that whatever you say, the shopkeepers will listen to you and do you a favor."

Xue Lingyu clutched the waist token in her palm and breathed a sigh of relief. "Then I can rest assured."

This jade was clearly an extraordinary piece, but since it was just an ordinary waist tag, he didn't feel any guilt.

He's definitely not going back to the Jiang family this time he's gone.

Xue Lingyu lowered his eyes, lost in thought. Seeing that he was preoccupied, Jiang He slowed her breathing, not wanting to disturb him.

As long as a beauty is in one's eyes, that's enough. As soon as Jiang He saw Xue Lingyu, she couldn't help but smile.

Father Jiang has had trouble sleeping these past few days. Since Ruiming returned, he has been trying to clean up the atmosphere in the courtyard and find out who was responsible for the poisoning of the woman. However, he has made no progress. Even Yang Tao, who was the most suspicious, has vanished without a trace.

He even sent people to Yangtao's hometown, but there was still no news of him.

However, upon closer reflection, Yang Tao has already been expelled from the manor. Even if she has extraordinary abilities, it would be difficult for her to interfere in the main courtyard of the Jiang family.

The person who poisoned Xue Lingyu either wanted to harm her or to kill off the Jiang family's offspring, leaving the Jiang family without descendants.

In any case, Xue Lingyu's health has been damaged, she can no longer bear children, and who knows what disasters she might bring to the Jiang family, so she absolutely cannot stay in the Jiang family.

After making his decision, Jiang's father instructed Ruiming: "Go and call Xue Lingyu over. Tell him I have something to say to him about his father."

Whenever the topic of her father came up, Xue Lingyu was determined to come.

He was already prepared to leave, and was not intimidated by Jiang's father. However, Jiang's father, who was usually kind and generous, made him stand for half an hour, clearly giving him a hard time.

Xue Lingyu's legs were aching from standing, and knowing that he had a weakness that others could exploit, he was helpless.

Jiang's father sat in the main seat, leisurely picked up his tea, took a sip, and then paid attention to Xue Lingyu.

“I heard about your poisoning. It was originally an oversight on my part, but we haven’t yet determined whether He’er was involved in the assassination attempt. So these two things can be considered to cancel each other out.”

Since he was going to play the bad cop, Father Jiang put on a serious face and, maintaining the demeanor of the head of the Jiang family, gave Xue Lingyu, the concubine, a casual outcome.

The truth about Jiang He's injury has not yet been found out, and the assassins are still accusing the Xue family. Xue Lingyu is unable to prove her innocence and can only swallow her grievances.

Father Jiang placed the teacup on the table and began to scrutinize Xue Lingyu.

Such a beautiful appearance would make anyone admire her, but unfortunately Ruiming said that the beauty supplement in the medicine had damaged his body, and he would probably never be able to conceive again in this lifetime.

This matter is ultimately related to him; Jiang's father's heart is not made of stone.

"Your father is now properly settled, and the Jiang family is taking good care of him. I'm sure you still remember my original intention in buying you and your son."

Xue Lingyu's eyes darkened. "My lord bought me because he wants me to have descendants for the Jiang family."

Father Jiang nodded and went straight to the point: "Your body is currently unable to conceive, so this deal naturally cannot continue."

Xue Lingyu's eyes widened.

Father Jiang gestured for him to calm down, and then said, "However, considering that you have served He'er for quite some time, I will cancel your status as a slave and let you leave the manor, so as to fulfill our friendship."

After he finished speaking, Xue Lingyu was not as happy as expected. So, Father Jiang added, "I will prepare a sum of money for you and your son to ensure that you will be well-fed and clothed for the rest of your lives. However, I have one condition: you must not appear in front of He'er again."

Mr. Jiang believed that this was the most comprehensive solution he had ever come up with.

Such conditions were very tempting for Xue Lingyu. With the support of Jiang's father, he could more easily escape from the Jiang family and reunite with his father.

But even though he had already prepared to leave Jiang He, hearing Jiang's father say it now made his heart ache.

After a long silence, Xue Lingyu hesitated and whispered, "If I'm just sent away like this, she... will probably look for me, right?"

Mr. Jiang hadn't considered this beforehand, but it was also what troubled him the most.

If Xue Lingyu were sent away directly, Jiang He would definitely go looking for her. Given the possibility that Xue Lingyu might assassinate her, and the fact that she still dotes on her as before, it's hard to guarantee that Jiang He wouldn't do anything crazy.

This gave Jiang's father a terrible headache. He sighed and said, "Fine, you should stay in the manor for now. But there's been a lot of trouble lately, so you should move out of Liushui Xiaozhu."

With Jiang He around, it's always difficult to mess with Xue Lingyu.

After struggling for a while, Xue Lingyu finally made a decision in his heart. He looked at Jiang's father and said in a firm tone, "My lord, I will leave the Jiang family and will not stay to cause trouble. Thank you for saving me back then."

He seemed to have gained confidence, and a smile appeared on his face, but Jiang's father was completely confused.

Xue Lingyu did not move out as Jiang's father had suggested. He stayed in Liushui Xiaozhu and waited for Jiang He to return home as usual.

Jiang He usually doesn't socialize, but she has to when necessary. Today, she drank some wine at the banquet and came back smelling strongly of alcohol from a distance.

Jiang He has an excellent alcohol tolerance and rarely gets so drunk that he can't walk.

Yuan Ge finally managed to help her into the room, and after handing her over to Xue Lingyu, she quickly made her escape.

Xue Lingyu looked at Jiang He, who was dead drunk on the bed. She was still pulling at the blankets and muttering something under her breath.

He nudged Jiang He and said dryly, "I'm leaving tomorrow."

Jiang He wasn't woken up by his push. She turned over and continued muttering to herself. Xue Lingyu vaguely heard words like "six-five" and "rock-paper-scissors".

This was the first time he had ever seen Jiang He so drunk, still talking about what happened at the dinner table.

He nudged the drunkard again, but finding he couldn't wake her, he simply sat on the edge of the bed and ignored her.

Jiang He was ignored and gradually became more awake, recognizing Xue Lingyu sitting by the bed.

She suddenly grabbed Xue Lingyu's hand, her face flushed, and instructed in a drunken tone, "Remember to choose the best jewelry, the most beautiful clothes, and those lip rouges."

Jiang He strained to open her eyes and noticed that Xue Lingyu had no lipstick on. She immediately panicked and shouted, "Why aren't you wearing lipstick? Can't you afford some?"

Jiang He was so anxious she was about to cry. Why did other young men have lip rouge, but hers didn't?

Is it because she hasn't earned enough money, or is her young master too frugal?

Jiang He was extremely unruly, shouting and yelling, completely different from her serious demeanor during the day. Xue Lingyu had no choice but to coax her, saying, "It's not that I can't afford it. I bought the best. If you don't believe me, take a look. Look closely."

Jiang He's eyes were unfocused as she tried to concentrate on Xue Lingyu's lips. She clearly wanted to see the lipstick clearly, but she suddenly leaned down and kissed her.

Before Xue Lingyu could react, she saw a rogue drunkard lying on the bed, grinning foolishly and spouting nonsense: "I put on lip rouge, it tastes sweet."

Xue Lingyu was both amused and exasperated, but tonight should be the last time the two of them spent together. No matter how outrageous Jiang He was, he would silently tolerate it.

Xue Lingyu suddenly said to Jiang He again, "I'm leaving tomorrow."

This time, Jiang He finally listened. She shook her head vigorously several times and said with a smile, "Then I'll wait for you to come back."

Seeing that her face was flushed from drinking, Xue Lingyu felt sorry for her and wiped her face with a wet towel.

At this moment, Yuange knocked on the door, "Young Master Xue, Miss's hangover soup is ready."

Xue Lingyu looked at Jiang He, who was still murmuring and waiting for him to return, and made up his mind to say to the outside, "She's already asleep, so there's no need for that."

Yuan Ge was a little puzzled, as her mistress never went to sleep this late when drunk, but she still took the hangover soup away.

Xue Lingyu admitted that he had selfish motives. If Jiang He hadn't sobered up when he carried out the plan, would his chances of success have been greater?

Therefore, he did not want Jiang He to drink the hangover soup.

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