Chapter 67: I Think She’s Deliberately Avoiding Me, Isn’t She?
Jiang Xuerou is truly ruthless. No matter what, they had conceived a child together. Wasn’t such affection enough to make her send him the antidote under these circumstances?
Thinking of Jiang Xuerou’s decisive break that day, the flames in Lin Ningkun’s eyes grew increasingly intense.
“I also heard that the Old Madam went to the Jiang Family to get the antidote. If you ask me, it was all unnecessary. It would be better to go to Zhenguo Marquis Manor. No matter what, she wouldn’t refuse Second Miss this bit of face, right?”
“Shh, say less. Aren’t you afraid of being overheard?”
The voices gradually faded away, but Lin Ningkun’s heart could not calm down no matter what. In the end, anger overtook his reason. He put on his clothes and went out.
Jiang Ruanxi was propping her chin and lost in thought when Hong Ye ran in excitedly.
“Madam, Madam, the Marquis has gone out.”
“The time has come.”
After Hong Ye left, Jiang Ruanxi revealed a cold smile at the corner of her mouth.
This time, she wanted to see how Lin Ningkun could possibly turnaround.
Zhenguo Marquis Manor.
Lin Ningkun arrived at the manor.
Seeing Lin Ningkun in such a ghastly state, Lin Qingxu was truly startled. The gatekeepers hadn’t recognized him earlier and hadn’t let him in, which had puzzled her. Who would come impersonating her Second Brother for no reason?
“Second Brother, do you have business with me?” Lin Qingxu looked at him and asked with care, “I heard from Mother that you were infected too. Why aren’t you resting properly in your room? Coming out to blow in the wind like this will only make your condition worse.”
“Cough cough cough…”
As soon as Lin Qingxu finished speaking, Lin Ningkun started coughing violently.
After easing a bit, he said, “Second Sister, I heard that the Heir Apparent’s Wife was also infected some time ago.”
Lin Qingxu didn’t think much and frowned slightly. “Indeed, she went to Guangming Temple and came back burning with fever.”
Lin Ningkun’s face turned ugly, and the hand at his side clenched tightly.
So Jiang Xuerou really did have the antidote.
Lin Qingxu didn’t notice the look in Lin Ningkun’s eyes and just sighed. “Xiao Ge’er had only just been found, and she ended up like this for praying for blessings for him. The Marquis pitied that Xiao Ge’er is still young, so he protected her in front of the Crown Prince.”
“Then how is her condition now?”
Lin Ningkun knew that Lin Qingxu was unaware that Jiang Xuerou had gone to seduce the Crown Prince. Most likely, Zhenguo Marquis had concealed the truth to protect the marquis manor’s face.
“I don’t know about that. She was taken back by the Jiang Family on the day the illness broke out. But I heard she’s already recovered, and today she even sent Xiao Ge’er over.”
Hearing this, Lin Ningkun could no longer stay.
“Second Sister, I have matters to attend to, so I’ll take my leave.”
Before Lin Qingxu could finish speaking, Lin Ningkun had already stood up and left without looking back.
Lin Qingxu felt a bit doubtful.
Lin Ningkun had always been courteous, but this was the first time she had seen him so distraught.
What on earth had happened?
After leaving, Lin Ningkun headed straight for the Jiang Family, and at that moment at the Jiang Family’s entrance, Madam Zhou was just going in.
Sitting in the Jiang Family’s main hall and waiting for a good while, she still hadn’t seen any Jiang family members.
Madam Zhou’s heart began to panic, and she completely lost her patience.
She stood up wanting to go look for them, but was stopped by the Jiang Family’s servants. “Old Madam Jiang, my Madam said for you to wait here. She’ll come shortly.”
“I’ve waited so long and she still hasn’t come. What exactly does she mean?”
Madam Zhou wasn’t a fool. She understood that the Jiang Family wanted her to back off knowing it was hopeless.
But they had underestimated Lin Ningkun’s status in her heart. At this point, no matter the cost, she only wanted to save her son.
“I think she’s deliberately avoiding seeing me, right?”
“Old Madam Jiang, no, my Madam really has matters to attend to.”
“What matters could be more important than seeing your in-law mother?” Madam Zhou immediately lost her temper. “Isn’t your Jiang Family the Yongyi Marquis Manor? Is this how you treat guests? Or have you done something guilty and don’t dare come out to see me?”
The servant was anxious to the point of tears, but Madam Zhou ignored it and continued, “Go tell your Madam, if she doesn’t want this marriage alliance anymore, I’ll disregard everything. Don’t blame me later if something happens for not warning her.”
“Marquis of Dingning’s Old Madam, why are you so angry?”
In a moment, Madam Zhou came out supported by a maidservant.
There was a slight smile on her face, as if the earlier matters had never happened.
Madam Zhou wasn’t so easily fooled. She stood up. “To be honest, my Marquis has fallen ill now. I only came to get the antidote.”
Her words made Madam Wei furrow her brows, and her voice turned cold.
“In-law mother, mind your words. With the plague rampant now, even the imperial physicians have no way to cure it. Where would we get an antidote?”
Madam Zhou didn’t believe her words at all, thinking she was trying to deceive her. She stepped forward and pointed at her nose. “You want to trick me. If your family doesn’t have it, then how did Jiang Xuerou recover? Don’t tell me Jiang Xuerou got infected and recovered on her own.”
Madam Wei hadn’t expected her to know about Jiang Xuerou’s matter, and her heart sank slightly.
The matter of Jiang Leilin researching the antidote was unknown to outsiders. For the Jiang Family’s benefit, he had specifically instructed not to let it out, but why did Madam Zhou know?
Her spittle nearly splashed onto Madam Wei’s face. Normally, she would be full of disdain, but now she couldn’t afford to care.
Retreating a step, she said, “In-law mother, who exactly did you hear babbling nonsense from? Our Xue’er wasn’t infected; it was just an ordinary cold.”
“I don’t believe it.” Madam Zhou didn’t believe her words at all.
Thinking of the Jiang family members not helping to save her son, Madam Zhou no longer maintained her usual face and directly tore off the pretense.
“Madam of Zhenguo Marquis, I know your Jiang Family is powerful and doesn’t want to help our Lin Family, but don’t forget what happened between our Marquis and Jiang Xuerou.”
Her threat made Madam Wei have to brace herself to respond.
“What do you want to do?”
“If your Jiang Family doesn’t give the antidote, no one will live.”
The heavy threat made Madam Wei very repulsed, but she still had concerns in her heart and didn’t directly tear off the pretense.
“In-law mother, let’s talk if there’s something. As for the plague antidote, I truly don’t know. How about this: I’ll call our Leilin here to explain it clearly to you face-to-face?”
Madam Zhou’s objective was only the antidote. Seeing the other side relent, she stopped being unreasonably stubborn.
“Then I’ll wait. In any case, today if your Jiang Family doesn’t give an explanation, I won’t let it go.”
Madam Zhou’s face was grim. Several times she nearly flipped out but held back. “Ruyi, serve tea to the Marquis of Dingning’s Old Madam.”
