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Chapter 37 Tonic

Afterwards, Jiang Yuyue gave him some instructions on running the shop, asked Lian Mo to stay and continue organizing the medicinal herbs, and then prepared to head home.

"and many more."

Seeing that Jiang Yuyue's walking posture seemed a bit strange, Lian Mo called out to her.

"You seem a bit stiff. Is your injury still not healed? Are you feeling unwell in any other way?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuyue's expression froze slightly. Her injuries had almost fully healed, and if she had to say what discomfort she still felt... it would only be from last night.

"……No."

Jiang Yuyue vehemently denied it; how could she possibly tell Lian Mo such a thing? She could only make up a story.

"Perhaps it's because I've been bedridden for so long that I'm not used to it yet."

Lian Mo found this strange, but didn't press the matter further. Instead, he lowered his head and began arranging the medicinal herbs on the shelf.

Seeing that Lian Mo did not suspect anything, Jiang Yuyue breathed a sigh of relief. She was indeed feeling unwell, but she made it so obvious.

After returning to the house, Jiang Yuyue immediately began searching through her luggage. She remembered that when she got married, her mother had mysteriously given her a good ointment, saying it was for relieving pain after intercourse.

Although Jiang Yuyue couldn't use the ointment on Xie Yunqi, she had impure motives in taking Xie Jinglan to the capital for medical treatment, so she brought the ointment with her. Unexpectedly, it came in handy today.

I must say, this is indeed a good plaster. The effect is immediate, and the discomfort was reduced a lot after using it.

Although the pain had lessened, she was exhausted after tossing and turning all night and figured there was nothing urgent to attend to, so she went back to bed to catch up on her sleep.

Jixiang, on the other side of the courtyard wall, was not having such a good time. Today, his master was radiating coldness, and he dared not approach him. He only vaguely knew that it might be related to the one next door, but he dared not ask about it.

"She's back?" Xie Jinglan suddenly looked up and asked.

"Your Highness, we returned two hours ago."

Jixiang hurriedly reported, "Today, Jiang Yuyue went to the pharmacy to see Lian Mo. After returning to the house, she went into her room and hasn't come out since."

Xie Jinglan was not in a good mood. Normally, Jiang Yuyue would always come over to say a few words of greeting, but after the two had been frank with each other, he was left aside.

When Jiang Yuyue was woken up again, it was already night.

"Miss, it's time to get up and have dinner."

Xiao Liu, understanding that her young mistress had worked hard, waited until the food was ready before coming to wake her. Jiang Yuyue, having slept all afternoon, finally caught up on her sleep, stretched, and got up to eat.

As usual, they ate dinner with Xie Jinglan and the others. When Xiao Liu and Jiang Yuyue arrived at the dining room, they found that Xie Jinglan had already started eating on his own.

Seeing this, Xiao Liu frowned. She had prepared all the food, yet the Third Young Master started eating without waiting for his young mistress.

However, it wasn't appropriate to confront her directly, so Xiao Liu had no choice but to suppress her displeasure and serve Jiang Yuyue several bites of food.

"Miss has just recovered from a serious illness; she should eat more vegetables to nourish herself."

Seeing Xie Jinglan's unfriendly expression, Jiang Yuyue also put a piece of food on his plate.

"Third brother, you should eat more vegetables to nourish your body."

Xie Jinglan responded with a cold laugh, which made the already somewhat awkward atmosphere even more awkward. Ji Xiang stood to the side, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

If he had known this would happen, he would have been better off switching jobs with Feng Lingyueying and the others...

The meal ended in an extremely awkward atmosphere. Once back in her courtyard, Xiaoliu finally voiced her pent-up complaints.

"Miss, you shouldn't have let this third young master get away with it! Look at yourself, he's made you... made you look like this! He got the better deal and he's still acting innocent, he doesn't even wait for you to eat, he really doesn't respect you at all!"

Although Jiang Yuyue could understand Xiao Liu's feelings for her, perhaps because she had done so many times that her enthusiasm was met with indifference, she didn't think Xie Jinglan's attitude today was anything special.

However, she still comforted Xiaoliu, saying, "Don't take this to heart. He's a dying man, why are you arguing with him? Even if he gives me attitude, it won't last long."

Only after hearing these words did Xiao Liu reluctantly give up. However, upon careful consideration, Jiang Yuyue realized that Xie Jinglan had indeed been rather cold today.

Thinking that Xie Jinglan wasn't the type to lose his temper for no reason, Jiang Yuyue came to this conclusion after a moment's thought.

Could it be that I couldn't help but take it from him too many times last night, which made his already weak body even weaker, so he's taking his anger out on me in various ways?

Once this idea came to Jiang Yuyue, she became even more certain. After all, she couldn't even remember how many times it happened last night. Xie Jinglan's health had always been poor, so he was probably really in trouble.

This made Jiang Yuyue feel a pang of guilt. After all, Xie Jinglan had only done his part to help her succeed, so it seemed she should make it up to him.

This so-called compensation was that Jiang Yuyue went to the kitchen to brew a bowl of nourishing soup for virility, and delivered it to Xie Jinglan while it was still hot.

When Jixiang saw that it was Jiang Yuyue, she wisely did not stop her. When she pushed the door open, she was met with Xie Jinglan's cold face as always.

"Okay, I was wrong yesterday."

Jiang Yuyue readily admitted her mistake and took out the medicinal soup from the food box. "This is something I specially brewed for you. Drink it as compensation."

Xie Jinglan frowned as he looked at the herbal medicine, unsure of the meaning of this so-called compensation.

"I have already drunk the medicine I was given today."

"This is an extra tonic."

Jiang Yuyue immediately explained, while simultaneously raising the bowl of medicine to his lips.

"I know you were feeling unwell yesterday because you used up too much energy, but there's no need to throw a tantrum at me in front of Xiaoliu, is there? This tonic is a recipe I specially found to nourish your yang energy; it uses ingredients like deer antler and cinnamon, which are good for that aspect..."

As she spoke, Jiang Yuyue suddenly noticed that the man's expression was becoming increasingly unpleasant, and his eyes were filled with a chilling coldness that sent a shiver down her spine.

"So, you mean you think I'm not good enough?"

Xie Jinglan asked, word by word, and the immense pressure in his words made Jiang Yuyue feel slightly uncomfortable.

But then she thought again, Xie Jinglan was just a dying member of the Xie family, how could he have such an imposing aura out of thin air?

She softened her tone and said, "That's not what I meant, I was just concerned about you..."

Before she could finish speaking, Jiang Yuyue's chin was suddenly grabbed.

Xie Jinglan gripped the back of her head tightly with his other hand, and then a fierce kiss landed on her...

A sharp 'snap' sound rang out unexpectedly.

The medicine bowl in Jiang Yuyue's hand was smashed to the ground, and Jixiang outside heard the sound of it breaking and his expression was very subtle.

He should go somewhere further away first...