sjar Chapter 802: Building a Wall and Refining the Alchemy
Chapter 802: Building a Wall and Refining the Alchemy
Mother Zhong looked at Li Jie and wanted to teach him a lesson.
When something happened to his wife, he even disappeared. It was really infuriating.
But before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Zhong Yixiu.
"Mom, you must have been scared today, go back and rest first."
"Yixue!" There was disapproval in Zhong's mother's tone.
"Let's go back." Zhong Yixiu spoke again.
Of course she understood that her mother was unhappy, and she also knew what she wanted to say.
However, the relationship between her and Li Jie was not an ordinary husband-wife relationship, and she had never expected him to protect her from the beginning.
What's more, Li Jie is just a weak scholar. Even if he really protects himself, what can he do?
Seeing her daughter's determined look, Zhong's mother sighed, told Zhong Yixiu to apply the medicine well, and left the front yard.
"My dear, I'm sorry." Li Jie looked at Zhong Yixiu and apologized, "I'll go get the doctor and let..."
"No need, it's just some superficial injuries, just apply some medicine."
"Can……"
Li Jie wanted to say something, but was blocked by Zhong Yixiu's words "I know my limits".
Back in the room, the maid applied medicine to Zhong Yixiu and changed her into new clothes.
When he finished all this, Li Jie was still waiting in the yard outside the room.
"Miss, if you ask me, my son-in-law is really worried about you. After he came back today, he heard about the incident at the Marquis of Mingchang Mansion and was extremely anxious. He has been waiting in the front yard, hoping that you would return safely." The maid lowered her voice and spoke to Zhong Yixue, "It was just a coincidence that he was not here before. It was definitely not intentional."
"I know he didn't mean it." Zhong Yixue said calmly, "and I don't blame him."
"But Miss, aren't you being too cold to your uncle?"
"The coldness is because there is no affection between us. We each have our own agenda for this marriage, and we are not together out of mutual affection."
"But feelings can be cultivated. Miss, you and your husband are already married. It's time to cultivate your relationship." The maid said with a smile.
Seeing that Zhong Yixue didn't say anything and just looked at her silently, the maid became nervous, "Miss, did this servant say something wrong?"
"No." Zhong Yixue retracted her gaze, "It's just that I don't have the energy to cultivate any feelings right now. There are many things waiting for me to deal with. And..."
Moreover, she felt that it was good as it was now, as they each got what they needed and did not interfere with each other. If any feelings really developed between them, things would only become more troublesome.
"Miss, and what?" The maid asked when she saw that Zhong Yixiu was hesitant to continue speaking.
"Nothing." Zhong Yixue shook her head. "Why are you suddenly speaking well of Li Jie? Did he promise you something?"
"Of course not!" The maid said quickly, "Miss, I am loyal to you and will never ask for any benefits from others."
After that, the maid continued, "It's just that when the young lady hadn't come back yet, I saw that the young master was very worried and waited anxiously in the front yard. He seemed to be sincere to the young lady, so I couldn't help but say a few more words."
"Sincerely..." Zhong Yixue smiled, "You don't think he really likes me, do you?"
"I think they look alike." The maid said honestly.
"If he really likes me and is concerned about my safety, he wouldn't just wait at home. Even if he doesn't have the courage to go to the Marquis of Mingchang's mansion to ask for me, he should at least be able to wait at the door of the mansion."
The maid was stunned for a moment, "It seems... that's the case."
"So, although he looked worried about me, he actually did nothing. He just waited anxiously in the mansion. What does this action alone mean?"
What's more, even if he was genuinely worried, he might not be really worried about her. He might be worried about his situation if something happened to him.
After all, she and Li Jie had just gotten married not long ago. If something happened to her at this time, Li Jie would definitely not be able to stay in the Zhong family.
The more the maid thought about Zhong Yixiu's words, the more she felt it made sense.
"Miss, I was confused. Why did I think that the son-in-law was good to you before?"
After hearing what the young lady said, it seems that the son-in-law really did nothing.
Zhong Yixue smiled, "It's not too late to figure it out now. You can go down. I want to rest for a while. When you leave, tell Li Jie that I'm fine and have already fallen asleep. Let him go back to his room to rest."
"Yes, slaves obey."
The maid left with the used gauze and medicine.
Outside the room, Li Jie heard that Zhong Yixiu had already fallen asleep, so he left without saying anything more.
Zhong Yixiu was lying on her bed, and the expression of Li Jie when she just returned home emerged in her mind.
But soon, she suppressed the thought and began to think about the Zhong family's shops.
As she thought about it, she gradually fell asleep.
Outside the window, the sun sets and the moon rises.
If nothing happens in the imperial city, time always passes quickly.
In the blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed.
During this period of time, everything seemed to have calmed down and returned to normal.
Women's academies and alchemy did coexist.
Prince Su went to the Girls' Academy almost every day. During the past half month, he also refined a batch of pills. After inspection, they were found to have the effect of strengthening the body. Most of them were presented to Emperor Xiao.
After the first batch of pills were refined, the place where Prince Su refined the pills became a forbidden area. On weekdays, no one was allowed to approach it except Prince Su and the people around him.
Yesterday, Prince Su even gave orders to find several bricklayers to build a wall to prevent others from spying from the outside.
When Jiang Suining and Xiao Yue arrived there, the bricklayers were already busy at work.
Listening to the clanging sound of bricklaying, Xiao Yue frowned.
"What a good girls' college has been messed up by them."
Xiao Yue wanted to go in and take a look, but was stopped by Butler Wu who came out.
"Princess Fifth, please forgive me. The prince has ordered that no one is allowed to enter without his order."
"How dare you! I'm the fifth princess!" Xiao Yue frowned.
"Princess, the prince said that no one can do that." Butler Wu half-bowed his body, his tone was respectful, but his actions did not give in at all.
"This is a women's academy, not your Prince Su's mansion. Don't go too far. Believe it or not, this princess will report to my father and ask you all to leave!"
"If the Fifth Princess is unhappy, she can report it. However, the batch of elixirs delivered to the palace a few days ago was very effective. The Emperor even liked it. I heard that he even specifically said that if the prince needs anything for alchemy, he can ask. I'm afraid that if the princess goes to the Emperor, he will end up making him unhappy."
"You..." Xiao Yue choked.
What she said just now was indeed a scare.
She knew very well in her heart that given the current situation, Emperor Xiao would never let Prince Su and the others leave.
"Princess, do you have anything else to say?" Butler Wu asked with a smile, obviously issuing an "order to evict" the guest.