After the eldest sister-in-law of a fishing family became a widow, her disabled younger brother-in-l

Chapter 28 Forgetting Worries and Enjoying Life

Although being followed today was unlucky, Jiang Yuyue still gained a lot.

"The eldest young mistress is back?"

Jixiang was hanging clothes to dry in the yard when she saw Jiang Yuyue return and immediately greeted her. Jiang Yuyue then stepped forward and handed her the Blood Heart Mushroom she had just bought.

"I've bought the Blood Heart Mushroom today. Go and prepare the medicine pot and other necessary medicinal materials. I'll go back and change my clothes, and I'll come back to decoct the medicine in a little while."

Jixiang reached out and took it. When she saw the medicinal herbs clearly, a look of surprise flashed across her face. She hadn't expected that Jiang Yuyue could actually buy Blood Heart Ganoderma!

After all, Baili Zixuan's prescription was ostensibly for treating Xie Jinglan's illness, but in reality, it was to detoxify him while also conditioning his body.

For Xie Jinglan's health, Manager Zhao had already bought up all the Blood Heart Mushrooms on the market at high prices and secretly supplied them to Xie Jinglan. Even if Jiang Yuyue couldn't buy them, Xie Jinglan's medicine would never run out.

Therefore, the reason why Jiang Yuyue couldn't buy it in the capital was not because of Song Jinwan at all.

No wonder Jixiang was so surprised, after all, Steward Zhao always cared the most about his prince's health and would never miss a single one.

Therefore, the fact that Jiang Yuyue was still able to buy Blood Heart Mushroom under these circumstances suggests that she must have paid a high price and put in a lot of effort.

Jiang Yuyue is actually this concerned about her prince?

Jixiang sighed inwardly, thinking about how hard Jiang Yuyue had worked, and went inside to report.

"Your Highness, the eldest young mistress went out today and bought some Blood Heart Fungus."

Xie Jinglan was resting with his eyes closed. Although he heard Jixiang's words, he did not respond.

Jixiang was really curious about why Jiang Yuyue was like this, so she tentatively asked, "Your Highness, the Blood Heart Mushroom has basically been bought up by Steward Zhao. She must have gone to a lot of trouble to get this one. For Your Highness's health, the eldest young mistress actually... I don't know what she's after."

Xie Jinglan then opened his eyes, his gaze dark and brooding, a cold smile playing on his thin lips.

What was she after? Sexual attraction, of course.

It is said that lust is a double-edged sword, and Jiang Yuyue is truly willing to risk everything to have a child with him.

When Jiang Yuyue came to prepare the medicine, she was met with Xie Jinglan's cold and indifferent attitude.

"Are you not in a good mood today?" she asked thoughtfully.

Xie Jinglan leaned against his wheelchair, his face expressionless.

Jiang Yuyue repeated, "If you're feeling down, talk about it instead of keeping it inside."

However, she was met with silence in response.

Jiang Yuyue turned around angrily, staring intently at his face, as if trying to figure out what was going on.

He remained unmoved, only revealing his profile hidden in the light and shadow, his fingers lightly tracing the gold thread pattern on his cuffs, exuding an air of tranquility.

Jiang Yuyue suddenly felt rebellious and stepped forward to block his way.

Xie Jinglan then lazily lifted his eyelids and glanced at her.

"If you don't explain clearly, I'll have to use another method to help you excrete." Jiang Yuyue beckoned with her hand, her gaze lingering on his face until it reached his slightly loosened clothes.

"Storybooks say that matters between men and women are the most carefree and joyful; now we can test whether it's true or not..."

She dared to spout such outrageous remarks in broad daylight.

And she wasn't just all talk; her hand touched her chest, and you could almost feel the warmth of her fingertips through the fabric.

Xie Jinglan's eyes flickered, and he suddenly grabbed her slender wrist with his other hand.

Jiang Yuyue assumed he was just embarrassed and was about to give up teasing him when she heard a low, husky voice in her ear.

"What, all talk and no action? You have the desire but not the courage?"

He gripped her wrist, his fingertips icy cold, but his dark eyes held a deep, unyielding darkness.

Deeper emotions seemed to be hidden in his eyes, emotions that were chilling to behold.

Jiang Yuyue felt as if she were being sucked into an abyss when he looked at her, and subconsciously pulled her hand back.

“You…” She felt a surge of inexplicable embarrassment and annoyance.

She had been so focused on teasing Xie Jinglan that she never expected him to take the initiative. For a moment, her mind went blank, and she didn't know what to do.

Without thinking twice, she shoved the medicine bowl into Xie Jinglan's hands and fled the courtyard as if she were escaping.

Meanwhile, the hidden guards and Jixiang, who had taken refuge to the side, all opened their eyes wide.

Jiang Yuyue hurriedly returned to her courtyard. Having solved the problem of finding medicinal herbs for the future, she felt completely relieved.

Unexpectedly, Xie Jinglan's attitude suddenly changed from his usual behavior.

She felt a nameless anger inside, unable to express it or suppress it, so she could only nitpick at Xie Jinglan's initial cold attitude.

"That Xie Jinglan is truly heartless!"

Back in her own courtyard, Jiang Yuyue poured out her grievances to Xiao Liu in a fit of resentment.

"I went through all the trouble of buying him medicinal herbs, and he inexplicably gave me the cold shoulder? It's not like I owed him anything in my past life!"

Xiaoliu smiled and comforted her.

"Miss, please don't be angry with the Third Young Master. Isn't he always like this? It's not worth getting sick over him. You've had a long day, so let me help you get some rest."

Jiang Yuyue thought that Xie Jinglan was not fully recovered, so why was she afraid of him?

Besides, it would be even better if he recovered and could do that kind of thing; I don't know why I feel strange about it.

Forget it.

There's no point in thinking about it anymore. Once things are settled, she won't have to face Xie Jinglan anymore anyway.

……

As night fell, a group of men in black silently surrounded the entire house.

The hidden guard Yueying frowned as she watched the group of villains come to her door, and asked the guard Fengling beside her in a low voice.

"They must have been sent by Xie Yunqi. What should we do? Should we take action?"

Although Feng Ling's expression was serious, she still shook her head.

"We cannot show ourselves without His Highness's order. Let's wait and see. With Jixiang by his side, His Highness should be fine."

Perhaps awakened by the intense killing intent, Jiang Yuyue saw several dark figures flash past the window as soon as she opened her eyes. Feeling something was wrong, she immediately tiptoed to the side room to find Xiao Liu.

Shh, there are assassins outside.

Jiang Yuyue lowered her voice and spoke.

Xiao Liu was startled upon hearing this and immediately stood up as if to protect Jiang Yuyue, but Jiang Yuyue shook her head.

"I see there are quite a few of them, and we are probably no match for them. You should escape from the backyard first, and I will go and bring Xie Jinglan out. We will come back to meet up later!"

Jiang Yuyue knew that the assassins' targets were most likely her and Xie Jinglan; they wouldn't care about Xiao Liu, who was just a lowly maid.

Upon hearing this, Xiaoliu's expression changed, and she quickly refused.

"No, Miss! The young master entrusted you to me, how could I..."

"Don't waste time!"

Jiang Yuyue was anxious. Although there was no movement outside yet, it was only a matter of time before these people made their move.

"Don't worry! I know what I'm doing! If we all stay together, we'll be too conspicuous and easily captured. You can escape first, which will also distract some of us!"

Seeing Jiang Yuyue say this, Xiao Liu bit her lip and could only agree, then hurriedly jumped out of the backyard.

"They've spotted us! Go after them!"

The commotion indeed attracted the assassin's attention.

However, they clearly had a target. Only a few assassins chased after Xiao Liu in the direction she fled, while most of the men in black remained behind, breaking down the door with their knives and storming into Xie Jinglan and Jiang Yuyue's courtyard.

Xie Jinglan had already noticed the presence of the assassins, and Jixiang estimated the number of them through the crack in the door.

“Your Highness, there are more assassins this time than last time. If we don’t call on Feng Lingyueying and the others, we probably won’t be able to handle it alone… Your identity will probably be exposed.”

Xie Jinglan frowned slightly. He had underestimated Xie Yunqi. He hadn't intended to act so quickly, but the person in the shadows couldn't resist.

The secret guards intervened once when they encountered the assassins last time. If it was only once, they could have gotten away with it. But if someone intervenes again this time, Jiang Yuyue is not stupid and will definitely find out what's going on.

But now is not the time for him to reveal his hand.

"kill--!"

Just then, another group of people suddenly appeared and started a melee with the black-clad assassins. The two sides were evenly matched in martial arts, and for a time it was impossible to determine a winner.

Jiang Yuyue breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the scene before her. Today, she had hired a group of guards from the man on the black market to prepare for this situation, but she hadn't expected these assassins to arrive so quickly.

Although the assassin was held back, Xie Jinglan was unable to move easily, and it would not be easy for Jixiang alone to take him away. Jiang Yuyue quickly took advantage of the chaos to sneak into Xie Jinglan's courtyard.

"What are you all standing there for? Run!"

Jiang Yuyue became anxious when she saw that they were still inside. As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly felt a sharp gaze from the roof. As soon as she looked up, she saw an arrow flying swiftly toward her heart.

Oh no! There wasn't enough time to dodge!