Chapter 39: Give It A Taste
Jiang Ruanxi felt extremely wronged, with an uncomfortable expression as if she had clearly done it for his own good but was not understood.
In the end, she left in “uncomfortable” distress.
After going out, even though the sun was shining on her body, hot enough to make one shed a layer of skin, Jiang Ruanxi felt not hot at all, but rather very cool and refreshing.
After returning, she even ate two extra bowls of white rice.
The Crown Prince also kept his promise, and that very evening the imperial physician arrived.
Lin Ningkun had suffered a blow and did not want to see anyone, but after all, it was a reward from the Crown Prince, so he did not dare refuse the imperial physician.
Jiang Ruanxi and Madam Zhou waited outside, and after the imperial physician came out, Madam Zhou anxiously went up to him.
“Imperial Physician Yu, how is my Marquis?”
“The Marquis of Dingning has no serious issues, just some superficial wounds, but…”
“But what?” Madam Zhou anxiously raised her voice without realizing it.
Imperial Physician Lin did not take it to heart, sighed, “But the Marquis’s scalp was damaged. Although I treated some of it, the injured area is quite large, so I’m afraid some parts won’t grow hair in the future…”
This wound in his heart was far more uncomfortable than the ones on his body.
Jiang Ruanxi lowered her gaze and could not help curving the corners of her mouth. Hadn’t he captivated many women with this face?
Then she would see, after she cut off his capital for flaunting himself, how Lin Ningkun could still make trouble.
Madam Zhou was so struck by this that she retreated a few steps, strongly enduring the sadness in her heart, tightly grasping Imperial Physician Lin’s hand, and said solemnly, “Imperial Physician Lin, please do everything you can to cure my son, no matter how much the consultation fee is.”
“Old Madam Jiang, rest assured, I will do my utmost.” Imperial Physician Lin withdrew his hand and wrote the prescription.
After he finished writing the prescription, Jiang Ruanxi said, “Mother, it’s getting late. You stay here with the Marquis, and I will see Imperial Physician Lin off.”
After they left, once Madam Zhou’s mood calmed down, she asked, “What exactly happened to you? You just went to send off Xiao Ge’er, how did you end up in this ghostly state?”
Although men valued talent more, this drastic change before and after was too much. Not only could Lin Ningkun not accept it himself, even Madam Zhou could not bear to look at it.
Lin Ningkun also felt very sad in his heart, but facing his own mother, there was nothing he could not say, so he directly recounted everything that had happened at Zhenguo Marquis Manor in full detail.
It turned out that at Zhenguo Marquis Manor, Lin Ningkun could not endure his longing for Jiang Xuerou and secretly had a tryst with Jiang Xuerou in her courtyard. Just after they finished, he discovered that it had caught fire at some point.
At that time, if he had just cared about himself, he could have escaped in time, but thinking that if he escaped alone, they might be exposed, for Jiang Xuerou’s sake, they agreed that he would go out first to draw the people away, and then Jiang Xuerou would leave quietly.
But unexpectedly, things did not go according to their plan.
His vanity, the appearance he was so proud of, was actually ruined to an unrecognizable state.
Looking at himself in the bronze mirror, with a full head of bald patches, uneven and pitted hair, everything was stimulating his self-esteem.
He now regretted it terribly; if he had known, he would not have gone.
“That woman is a disaster. What on earth is wrong with you to insist on her? What kind of woman can’t you find?” Madam Zhou said, hating iron for not becoming steel.
In Madam Zhou’s view, her son was talented and handsome; even if taking a concubine, he could find one from a family with a clean background, but why was he so obsessed with finding a widow?
“Mother, this matter has nothing to do with Xue’er; it was all my own choice.”
Seeing him still protecting Jiang Xuerou even now, Madam Zhou was so angry her face darkened.
“You’ve done so much for her. I see she has now taken Xiao Ge’er over; she may not pay attention to you in the future.”
“Mother, Xue’er is not that kind of person.” Lin Ningkun was very certain that his relationship with Jiang Xuerou was true love.
“This time I saved Xue’er; she will surely remember my kindness in her heart. The Jiang family dotes on her so much, and I am after all Xiao Ge’er’s biological father. If I have any issues in my official career, the Jiang family will not ignore the matter.”
Seeing him so confident, Madam Zhou did not want to discourage him, only hoping it would really turn out as he wished, that Jiang Xuerou would
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The wound on Lin Ningkun’s head slowly healed, but the area of the scalp that was damaged never grew hair back, so his mood had always been in an unhappy state.
Although it had entered early autumn, the weather was still very hot, and Lin Ningkun had been wearing a hat on his head all along.
The hat could cover his ugly head, but Jiang Ruanxi always recalled the toad-like ugly state from a few days ago, so even now, seeing his outwardly still jade tree in the wind appearance, she still felt extreme disgust toward him deep down.
Although his appearance looked no different, every time Jiang Ruanxi looked at the top of his head, Lin Ningkun always felt it was dazzling, so for more than half a month he had not lingered in front of Jiang Ruanxi, and his mood gradually became low.
Jiang Ruanxi was also happy to have some leisure. Now she was just waiting for Bian Du’s news, to see if her fate could be changed back.
While Jiang Ruanxi was leisurely nestling in her courtyard reading a book, Hong Ye came to report, “Madam, Third Miss is here.”
Jiang Ruanxi’s gaze shifted away from the miscellaneous book, her brows slightly furrowed. “What is she here for?”
Hong Ye also felt it was strange. “This servant doesn’t know either, but seeing that Third Miss even prepared some pastries, it doesn’t seem like she’s here to cause trouble.”
Nothing comes of itself from the Three Treasures Hall. If it’s not to cause trouble, then it’s to ask for something?
After putting down the book, he said indifferently, “Let her come in.”
She really wanted to see what exactly Lin Tingting wanted from her.
After coming in, Lin Tingting saw Jiang Ruanxi and changed from her usual indifferent face, instead enthusiastically handing a basket of pastries in front of her.
“Second Sister-in-law, I went out today and bought some rose pastries, bringing some for you. These are the most famous pastries in the Capital, made by the Pinnacle Shop—they’re so delicious.”
After saying that, she began to unwrap the pastries, took a piece for Jiang Ruanxi, and smiled, saying, “Try some.”
However, Jiang Ruanxi slightly frowned and turned her head slightly to the side.
Seeing this, Hong Ye stepped forward, took the rose, and placed it on the table.
“Third Miss, my Madam is allergic to roses. Didn’t you know?”
Hearing this, Lin Tingting was very unhappy inside.
If it weren’t for having business with Jiang Ruanxi, she wouldn’t even pay attention to Jiang Ruanxi, let alone give her a gift.
Jiang Ruanxi covered her nose with a handkerchief, suppressed the disdain in her eyes, put down the handkerchief, and smiled, “It’s fine. This is what you gave me. Even if I’m allergic to roses, I’ve received your kind intention.”
Lin Tingting didn’t see it. Seeing her say this, she thought she had accepted her gift, so she sat down on one side to state her objective.
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