sbdcsierra Chapter 121 Promise
Chapter 121 Promise
"It was here that you, Doctor Rong, were nearly attacked by an assassin. The master was worried about you."
"So, Doctor Rong, could you please stop being angry with the Master? Although I may have been a bit talkative, the strained relationship between you two is also a problem. The Master has a strong sense of pride, and you are stubborn. Neither of you is willing to give in, and it's really uncomfortable for me, a bystander, to watch."
Rong Su walked towards Xu Cao's house with the medicine soup, recalling the conversation she had just had with Shi Tou along the way.
Shi Tou told her about Shen Peiqing's concerns and tried to comfort her with a worried look on his face. Then he said that he had something to do and asked her to go and deliver the medicine to Shen Peiqing.
He slipped away without giving her a chance to answer.
Rong Su was so unhappy, as if she had no relationship with Shen Peiqing.
If she wasn't afraid that the cold medicine would affect its efficacy, she really didn't want to face Shen Peiqing at all.
It was true that she was angry with him in her heart, but on the other hand, she was a person with great self-esteem, and it was really difficult for her to bow to others.
I really wanted to pour out the bowl of medicine in my hand, but even though I thought so, I held it steadily in my hand and didn't let a drop spill onto the ground.
When they arrived at Xu Cao's house and knocked on the door, they saw Xu Cao was there. Shen Peiqing glanced at her, then leaned aside coldly, then turned away, not knowing what he was looking at.
Seeing him like this, Rong Su gritted her teeth, feeling extremely resentful.
Xu Cao knew that the two of them were fighting each other because they didn't return to Xuancheng, so he laughed loudly: "Haha, I remembered I need to talk to Lianxin about something."
Judging from his expression, he was just making up an excuse, but Rong Su also needed some space to talk to Shen Peiqing, so she nodded.
After Xu Cao left the room, Rong Su placed the medicine on the table and called out to Shen Peiqing in a cold voice, "Hey, come here and drink your medicine."
Shen Peiqing moved for a moment, then turned around and looked at her for a few seconds. Then he walked over without saying a word, reached out to pick up the medicine soup, and drank it all in one gulp.
With a clang, the medicine bowl was put back on the table. Seeing that he was about to lean back again, Rong Su could no longer hold back and spoke.
"Shen Peiqing. How come you're even more stubborn than me? You have the temper of a bull. If you wanted to go back to Xuancheng so badly, you could have gone back with Shitou first."
Shen Peiqing paused, a hint of sadness flashed in his dark eyes, and he spoke after a while, his voice a little low.
"I'm not stubborn. If you don't go back to Xuancheng for the time being, I've changed my mind and I won't go back for the time being either."
Ha, he was still being stubborn and didn't want to admit it. Rong Su was so angry that she strode up to Shen Peiqing and stared at him.
"Since you're not stubborn, what's your attitude now? I don't owe you anything. Stop giving me a sour face all the time."
Shen Peiqing looked at Rong Su's angry little face, which was glaring at him angrily, like an angry little rabbit.
He thought it was cute, but he didn't show it on his face. He said calmly, "I always have this expression. Do you care how I treat you now?"
These words obviously stumped Rong Su. She looked stunned, then she thought, what a strange thing this guy said!
"Or, what do you want me to do to you?" Shen Peiqing suddenly approached her slowly. He lowered his head, and some long hair on his forehead covered his black eyes. The shadows cast on his black eyes seemed to reveal some cold and dark haziness, making it difficult to see the emotions in his black eyes.
Seeing him suddenly approaching, Rong Su subconsciously stepped back. Every time she took a few steps back, Shen Peiqing took a few steps closer, until he forced her to the edge of the wall, with no way to retreat.
Finding that there was no road behind her, Rong Su looked up again and saw Shen Peiqing so close to her. She felt a little panicked for some reason, her face tense, and she glared angrily.
"What are you talking about? What do I think you do to me? What does it have to do with me?"
Shen Peiqing lowered his head and stared at her anxious expression, lowered his eyelids slightly, and raised them again after a moment, his voice light and cold.
"So what do you care about my attitude towards you? You can choose to ignore me, just like you did at the beginning."
What? Rong Su was confused at first.
That's right, now she recalled it, her attitude towards Shen Peiqing at the beginning was to keep away from him, ignore him, and not care about him. Apart from the transaction, their relationship has always been one of mutual dislike.
But since when did she start to care?
Shen Peiqing saw the doubt in her eyes, his cold eyes moved slightly, then he stood up, took a few steps back, and kept a distance from her.
He turned around again, his voice low and light.
"Alright. Just make your decision. You're the only one who can make the medicinal soup I need from Snow Seven Grass. If you don't go back, and I do, who will heal my meridians? So don't overthink it. I have no intention of fighting with you."
Only after the cold aura left her side did Rong Su calm down the strange panic in her heart. She stared at Shen Peiqing's back. After hearing what he said, did he mean that she had been fighting with him all along?
Hehe, Rong Su immediately felt dissatisfied, but then she thought again, she couldn't be angry, she should treat this guy as a stranger, that's right! She couldn't let him affect her emotions!
"Ask Shitou to get the medicine tomorrow. I'm busy recently." Rong Su's tone turned cold after she made up her mind.
After saying that, she turned around and left the house.
After Rong Su left, Shen Peiqing stood there with his eyes lowered. His dark eyes were covered by the loose hair on his forehead, and no one could see his emotions at the moment.
Only he himself knew it, and he felt ridiculous. The emotions he tried so hard to hide were about to be exposed.
Two days later.
While Rong Su was boiling the medicine soup, he stared at the soup in the stove and fell into deep thought.
After two days of understanding, whether it was hinting at Xu Cao or asking Lian Xin.
Almost, she already knew something about Lianxin and the calligraphy in her room.
About two months ago, one evening, Lianxin rescued a man near a small stream in the forest.
If Rong Su guessed correctly, that man should be Prince Jin'an.
Because Lianxin told her that the man left her a calligraphy and a jade pendant in order to repay her for saving his life.
However, the jade pendant was lost later, and only Lianxin treasured and hid the calligraphy so that it was not lost.
As for why Prince Jin'an recognized the wrong person, it might be because Lianxin didn't like to show up when she went out.
During these days of getting along, Rong Su discovered that Lianxin would cover her face with a veil whenever she went out, and she never missed it.
I guess it was because of this reason that King Jin'an recognized the wrong person?
But could it be that Princess Ying'er of the Jin'an Palace resembled Lianxin? Women's body shapes were also quite different. What exactly was going on? This was truly a question worth exploring.
There was some extra sunshine today, so Xu Cao planned to tidy up the grassland and take it out to dry in the sun.
Rong Su happened to be free, and she also knew how to identify herbs, so it was not easy for her to get them mixed up. So, at Xu Cao's request, she came over and helped him sort them out.
She lowered her head and fiddled with the winnowing basket, arranging the herbs in an orderly manner.
At this moment, Xu Cao suddenly asked, "How are you doing with the gestures? Do you need me to teach you more?"
In fact, it is not difficult to learn gestures. As long as you pay attention, you can learn them quickly.
"Not bad." Rong Su saw Xu Cao handing over a few slightly damp herbs, reached out to take them, and helped him place them on the dustpan.
Thinking of something, she asked, "Didn't you say before that Lianxin once saved a girl and let her live in her house? What did that girl look like?"
Xu Cao lowered his head to pick at the roots of herbs when he suddenly heard Rong Su mention this. Without any doubt, he said directly, "Well, let me think about it."
But after a long time, Rong Su still didn't get an answer from Xu Cao. She couldn't help but feel a little surprised. She looked up at Xu Cao and saw that he was thinking hard, as if he was thinking about something very complicated and long ago.
Seeing him like this, Rong Su couldn't help but feel confused. Is it so difficult to remember what a person looked like a month ago?
"Can't you remember?"
Xu Cao frowned, feeling distressed. He paused, rubbing his chin with one hand, and thought hard, "That's strange. Why can't I remember what that girl looked like at all?"
Noticing something strange, Rong Su couldn't help but ask, "Do you remember her name?"
"What's her name?" Xu Cao fell into thought again, his brows furrowed wider and wider. Finally, he shook his head in distress and even began to question himself, "What's going on? I can't remember her name either. Am I losing my mind?"
As he spoke, he actually shook his head from side to side, looking a bit funny.
Rong Su looked at him speechlessly, then lowered her head in thought.
A month ago, not too long ago, Xu Cao was not the kind of person with a bad memory. He could remember so many kinds of herbs clearly, so how could he not remember a person's name and appearance.
There is something odd about this.
After helping Xu Cao collect the herbs, he returned to Lianxin's house.
She planned to ask Lianxin again, maybe Lianxin knew.
Just when she returned to Lianxin's residence, she saw from afar Aunt Lin pulling Lianxin, seemingly talking and laughing about something, but Lianxin's smile seemed very forced.
Rong Su narrowed her eyes and walked closer, just in time to hear what Aunt Lin was talking about marriage.
"Lianxin, Auntie won't harm you. Your uncle is doing this for your own good. The man he found for you is truly outstanding. He's an official in Anping Town. His family is powerful and wealthy. You really should think carefully about this. Being a concubine in a wealthy and powerful family is much more noble than being the wife of an ordinary family!"
But when Lianxin heard this, the smile on her face became extremely stiff. She kept waving her hands and making gestures to express her meaning.
But Aunt Lin seemed not to understand and just kept persuading Lianxin. Rong Su saw all the shrewd calculations in her eyes.
Aunt Lin couldn't understand it, but Rong Su now understood a lot of what Lian Xin meant.
Lianxin looked a little anxious and waved her hands, obviously not wanting this marriage.
"Oh, Lianxin, when have I ever lied to you? That young man is really the best he can be. When you become my concubine, you will definitely be grateful to me in the future." Aunt Lin looked kind and well-intentioned, as if she was doing a favor to Lianxin.
Rong Su felt disgusted just by looking at it. It reminded her of her past experience where she was also proposed to by a person who pretended to be kind, but in the end, he turned out to be nothing but a disgusting male chauvinist who loved drinking and beating his wife.
This is also the reason why she will never get involved in love in her life. Perhaps she doesn't believe in the existence of love at all. Those are nothing but human hypocrisy and disguise.
Seeing that Lianxin's face showed some embarrassment, Rong Su walked over, stretched out her hand, and rescued Lianxin from Aunt Lin's hand.
Aunt Lin suddenly saw someone inserting into her, and she immediately gasped, staring at Rong Su fiercely, "Who is it?"
After seeing clearly that it was Rong Su, she suddenly recalled Rong Su. Aunt Lin felt uneasy for a moment, but in the next instant she regained her fake kind look, which looked particularly disgusting.
"Oh, this girl is so beautiful. She must be Lianxin's friend. Miss, please come and persuade Lianxin. Marrying a powerful and wealthy husband is a blessing you can't even get with a lantern. It would be a great pity to miss it. Besides, this man is not bad looking, is he?"
Aunt Lin fiddled with the portrait in her hand again. Rong Su took a look at it. The man in the portrait had ordinary features and even had some pockmarks on his face. He looked even less like a stone. She felt disdainful.
A stone somewhere far away suddenly sneezed loudly, rubbed the tip of his nose with his fingers, and muttered in confusion, "Who is scolding me?"
She pulled the portrait away. Aunt Lin wanted to scold Rong Su for being rude, but when she looked at Lian Xin again, she didn't get angry. Instead, she smiled and continued to praise the man in the portrait.
"Look at him, girl. Isn't he handsome? He has an extraordinary temperament. He's a rare talent. There aren't many good men like him. His only flaw, well, it can't be considered a flaw, right? It's normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Besides, it's a good thing to have more close sisters to serve your husband together."
The more Rong Su listened, the more disgusted she felt. She glanced sideways at Lian Xin, whose brows were lowered and her expression was worried and embarrassed. Suddenly, she raised her head and stared at Aunt Lin, giving her a smile: "Since you speak so highly of this man, why doesn't Aunt Lin marry him?"
"You! What are you talking about!" Aunt Lin's face immediately turned red, obviously she was angry.
"What are you talking about? Human words. Is this man really that good? You've already married your niece, so why are you still here to propose marriage to Lianxin? You know exactly what you're thinking. I've seen many black-hearted old women like you. I can curse people in a harsh way, but don't let me say anything to you. Get out!"
As he spoke, Rong Su's face turned cold. He suddenly threw the portrait in his hand towards Aunt Lin's face and pulled Lianxin into the house.
The door was slammed shut, and Aunt Lin was so angry that she cursed outside.
Only when Aunt Lin was cursing until her mouth was dry and a lot of people were watching did she leave reluctantly.
After everyone left, Rong Su looked at Lian Xin and saw that she was lowering her head, and there seemed to be a lot of sadness on her face.
Lianxin noticed her gaze and quickly concealed her expression, revealing a smile that was uglier than crying, and gestured to her.
Lianxin: Sorry to make you laugh. I caught a lot of sea fish today. I'll cook a pot of it and we'll take it to Uncle Xu's place and eat it together.
Seeing that Lianxin didn't want to talk about what happened just now, Rong Su didn't ask any further questions. She would probably know the answer tomorrow.