Chongfei Manual - Chapter 71.2

Chapter 71.2

Chapter: 071 . 2 out of 171

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When they arrived at Banyan Tree Courtyard, they saw the doctor treating Wei Chang Yin's leg .

Hearing that they had come to see Wei Chang Yin, First Madam didn't stop them . She invited them into the inner room and was barely able to force herself to smile as she said, "Ah Luo . . . Thank you for kind intentions . ”

The smell of medicine was so strong that it seemed to flood the inner room . It assaulted their senses and irritated their noses and mouths .

Wei Luo and Liang Yu Rong couldn't get used to such a strong medicinal smell at first . As soon as they entered, they started choking from the smell . After they finally adapted to the smell and walked behind the lacquered, yellow rosewood divider screen that was carved with stylized clouds and had a landscape painting in the center, they saw Wei Chang Yin stiffly sitting in a chair and soaking his legs in a wooden barrel .

Little by little, the doctor added medicine into the barrel . There was a fire beneath the wooden barrel and white mist came from the water . A glance showed that the water was very hot . Wei Chang Yin's handsome face was deathly pale and there was sweat on his forehead . He looked very difference from his usually elegant appearance .

Even thought he was in pain, his aura of calm and quietness didn't change . He only closed his eyes and pressed his lips together without saying a word .

He had probably heard their footsteps . He opened his eyes to look at them and was barely able to force out a smile as he said, "Ah Luo and younger sister Yu Rong have come . . . "

Liang Yu Rong hadn't seen such a scene before . Inside her sleeves, she clenched her hands and clutched her silk handkerchief . She felt awful and worried for Wei Chang Yin . She hesitated with answering for a long time before stepping forward and softly asking, "Is older brother Chang Yin in a lot of pain?"

Wei Chang Yin restrained the pain in his eyes and weakly said, "Doesn't hurt too much . "

How could it not hurt?

His face looked terrible and his clothes were soaked with his sweat . How could it not hurt?

Liang Yu Rong and Wei Luo stood at the side . Originally, they had wanted to see if he was okay . But, now after seeing this sight, they wished they hadn't come here . If they hadn't, they wouldn't see the sight of him in so much pain and feel so bad for him .

They stood at the side for a while . They couldn't help or do anything useful . To not hinder the doctor as he treated Wei Chang Yin, they said good-bye to First Madam and left .

Before leaving, as she was turning around, Liang Yu Rong's inadvertently saw an open bag of pastries on the square table near Wei Chang Yin's bed . It was the soy flour pastry with red bean paste that she had bought for him . There were several layers of red beans in the pastry and it was sprinkled with a thin layer of glutinous rice flower . It was sweet and fragrant without being greasy . She had purchased eight pieces of this pastry and now there was only two left .

Did he like them?

Liang Yu Rong froze for a moment and turned her head to look at Wei Chang Yin .

Coincidentally, Wei Chang Yin was also looking at her and their eyes met . He curved his lips into a faint smile . His face was gentle . Even while he was in such a sorry state, he was still calm and composed .

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After Wei Luo sent Liang Yu Rong off, a few days peacefully passed

Today was March 15th and the day that Zhao Liuli would be leaving the palace .

Wei Luo woke up early . She sat in front the mirror to apply makeup . Normally, she didn't like to use too much cosmetics . It was probably because she was young and her skin was at its best . Putting on makeup would only hide her natural skin color . Today, she didn't apply anything on her skin either . She only darkened her eyebrows with a brush and used a little bit of pink lipstick . Looking into the mirror, her lips were pink and glossy .

She changed into a pink top with a cloud pattern and a moon white crepe skirt with butterflies and flowers . She had Jin Lu arrange her hair into two loops at the top of her head and inserted a golden flower hairpin inlayed with precious stones . Now, everything was sorted out and she was ready to go out . Just as she put on her satin shoes embroidered with plum flowers, she heard a servant girl come inside and say, "Fourth Miss, Princess Tianji has arrived . "

She nodded . She was ready to go out and and leave Duke Ying's residence .   

In front of the entrance, there was a Eight Treasure carriage with a bluish green cover . Yang Zhen was stand at the side of the carriage and wearing a black robe .

Seeing that she had come out, Yang Zhen nodded at her in greeting .

Wei Luo stepped on the carriage's pedal to enter the carriage . She lifted up the curtain to look and slightly paused in moving .

Not only was Zhao Liuli in the carriage, Zhao Jie was also inside . He was wearing a light green robe with a python pattern .

Zhao Jie was sitting the furthest inside . Noticing her gaze, he lifted his eyes to look at her . His gaze was deep without any concealment .

After being gaze by him like that, Wei Luo felt fearful and almost turned around to leave the carriage .

Unfortunately, Zhao Liuli was a step faster . In high spirits, she pulled Wei Luo down to sit next to her . Her eyes were as bright as the full moon . "Ah Luo, today, you look prettier than before . "

Wei Luo absent-mindedly nodded, "I put on lipstick . "

Her seating position wasn't good . Originally, there was a distance between Zhao Liuli and Zhao Jie . Now, she was sitting between them . On her left, there was Zhao Liuli . On her right, there was Zhao Jie . It wasn't good no matter how she looked at it . Although she wasn't cramped, having Zhao Jie’s hands near her hands, it was still too intimately close .

The carriage was spacious . If Zhao Jie wanted to move to farther away, he could . But, he acted as if he didn't notice anything and didn't move .

Wei Luo tried to endure it, but she finally tilted her head and curved her almond eyes as she asked, "Older brother Prince Jing, could you sit a little closer to the inside?"

He thoughtfully looked at her with his eyebrows raised . Instead of moving, he curved his lips into a smile and said, "Why? Do you feel crowded?"

She nodded and said, "Yes . "

After a long time, he finally moved and sat down on the other side of the carriage, which was directly in front of her .

Wei Luo, " . . . "

This arrangement was even worse . His legs were long . If he didn't retract them, they would easily touch her calf . This sense of pressure was even worse then he was sitting next to her . Wei Luo puffed out her cheeks and decided that he was doing this deliberately . She moved her legs closer to Liuli's side to avoid touching him . She didn't continue look at him . She turned her head and attentively listened to Zhao Liuli .

Zhao Jie hands were placed on top of each other . His dark eyes looked at the girl in front of him . An imperceptible smile flashed through his eyes . There was a hidden meaning in that smile .

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In half a month, it would be Zhao Liuli's hairpin ceremony . The reason she came out today was to buy an item .

The carriage stopped in front of a jade store . She led Wei Luo down the carriage .

Walking into the store, their eyes were filled with glittering jewels . There were all sorts of jade jewelry that dazzled their eyes . Zhao Liuli walked to the shopkeeper . Her eyes turned and she whispered, "Do you have something that comes in a pair?"

This shopkeeper had been in business for many years . His experience was ample, so he naturally knew what she wanted . Seeing the two refined girls in front of him with noble auras, his insight told him that a large profit was waiting for him . He hurriedly said, "I do . Please wait here for a bit . I'll bring them out . " Not long after, he came out from the back of the store with a vermillion box carved with blossoming tree peonies . He put the box in front of them and opened it, "This is the store's collected treasure . Please look . "

On top of the red silk, there was a pair of white jade pendants . These first class jades had a flawlessly exquisite color and luster . However, the shopkeeper wasn't pointing out this aspect . In order to let them see what was special about these jade pendants, he brought the jade underneath the sunlight . Underneath the sunlight, they saw that there was a concentric knot in each of the jade pieces . This was extremely rare by itself . In addition, the concentric knot in each jade was very similar . Therefore, the shopkeeper named this "concentric knot jade" .

Zhao Liuli liked them at first sight . These two jade pendants could be worn around their neck and hidden in their clothes . No one would find out .