At this moment, in the Cold King’s manor.
Chu Mingxuan was busy preparing an antidote for the old man Lu, but old man Lu had drunk far too much. Even with the many antidotes Chu Mingxuan prepared for him, they were ineffective, and he continued to whine about a headache.
“Divine Healer Chu, stop wasting your efforts on old man Lu’s hangover. Don’t we usually have to lie down for a day or two before our minds clear up when we get drunk? This old man Lu loves wine. If he doesn’t sleep for three days after drinking too much, his mind will certainly not clear up,” Yin Chen said as he stood by, constantly persuading.
“Alright, I think what you’re saying makes sense. Then let’s let him sleep. We’ll all retreat,” Chu Mingxuan said helplessly.
Although their relationship with old man Lu wasn’t deep, and they hadn’t exchanged many words, he was Lu Li Luo’s grandfather. And Lu Li Luo was the Consort’s good sister, so they still had to look after old man Lu.
However, speaking of which, if he were to cure old man Lu’s hangover, old man Lu might just continue drinking.
Last time, at Qingyun Inn, they had heard from Yan Yu and Lu Li Luo that when they were heading to Nanzhao, old man Lu had hidden in Yan Yu’s wine cellar and drank all over a hundred jars of wine that Yan Yu’s parents had collected for many years. He slept for seven days and seven nights, driving Yan Yu and Lu Li Luo mad with worry.
But what puzzled Chu Mingxuan and Yin Chen was how old man Lu had traveled from Qingyun County to the capital. Did Yan Yu and Lu Li Luo know he had arrived in the capital?
As Chu Mingxuan was lost in thought, Leng Ruo Li returned from shopping, and Jun Mohhan had returned to the study.
“Mingxuan, did you prepare the antidote for old man Lu’s hangover?” Leng Ruo Li asked indifferently.
“I prepared it and gave it to him, but it didn’t work on him,” Chu Mingxuan said speechlessly.
“Then let’s not bother with him for now. The reason I asked you to help him with his hangover was to ask him some things,” Leng Ruo Li said gently.
Hearing this, Chu Mingxuan nodded.
“Miaoling, how is she doing?” Leng Ruo Li asked with concern.
“Her mood has improved a lot these past few days. I take her out shopping every day to help her relax,” Chu Mingxuan said with a smile.
“That’s good!”
Then, Leng Ruo Li asked again, “How is your suturing technique practice going?”
“Sigh, my suturing technique is still no match for yours. I sew so ugly,” Chu Mingxuan said dejectedly upon hearing about suturing.
“It’s alright. Bring me the rabbits and chickens you’ve sutured, and I’ll help you critique them,” Leng Ruo Li said, raising an eyebrow.
“Okay, I was just about to ask you to come over and take a look,” Chu Mingxuan replied frankly.
Afterward, Leng Ruo Li and Chu Mingxuan went to the manor’s garden.
As they walked towards the small pavilion where they had practiced suturing before, their large eyes widened in shock.
The killed rabbits and chickens that Chu Mingxuan had originally placed on the stone table in the pavilion had been eaten by Leng Ruo Li’s group of “monsters.” Seeing their owner approach, the few “monsters” immediately scattered, fearing their owner would take out her anger on them.
“Damn it, you little fellows are quite something. Little Snow Fox, Snow Flood Dragon, I released you because I was afraid you would get bored staying in the space for too long, so I let you all out to play. It’s only been two days since I let you out, and you’ve gone and stolen the test samples we placed on the stone table. And you, Little Golden Eagle, I allowed you to fly out to find food, but you still followed these two to steal food. Didn’t I often tell you not to steal other people’s things without permission? Have you all been turning a deaf ear to my words?”
Leng Ruo Li was furious, her small face stern as she pointed at the three "monsters" and berated them.
Leng Ruo Li was quite angry. It wasn’t that she begrudged her three "monsters" eating the rabbit and chicken meat, but rather that stealing was not a good behavior. To help them break this habit of stealing, she had to be strict with her three "monsters." Otherwise, they would do this frequently in the future, which would turn the Cold King’s manor kitchen into chaos.
“Consort, it’s fine if they ate it. I’ll go to the kitchen and get two more to practice with. It’s not like the kitchen is out of them. Don’t blame them anymore. They must have been extremely hungry to act this way.”
Chu Mingxuan looked at the three pitiful "monsters" hiding in the bushes and couldn't bear it, so he spoke up for them.
“I’ll forgive you this time, but there can’t be a next time. Otherwise, you can go back to where you came from,” Leng Ruo Li said sternly, looking at the three hiding in the bushes.
Then, Leng Ruo Li’s three "monsters" slowly crawled out from the bushes to apologize.
Little Snow Fox: “Master, I’m sorry. It’s all my fault for leading them to steal, just punish me.”
Snow Flood Dragon: “Master, you can’t blame Little Snow Fox entirely. If you’re going to blame someone, blame my greedy mouth, which couldn’t resist following Little Snow Fox to steal.”
Little Golden Eagle: “Master, it’s not their fault. It was I, the Golden Eagle, who went to tell them to come and steal.”
“Hey! You guys are quite loyal to each other. This is like sharing blessings and hardships together. Seeing your sincere apologies, I’ll let you off this time, but don’t let it happen again. Do you all understand?” Leng Ruo Li lectured.
The three "monsters" immediately nodded obediently.
At this moment, Ye Ying flew over from a distance.
“Consort, Divine Healer Chu, Leng Shiqie from the Qing King’s manor is at the manor’s main gate, making a commotion and demanding to see Miss Miaoling,” Ye Ying interrupted Leng Ruo Li.
“Consort, Leng Ruo Shuang coming to find my sister Miaoling must be about Liu Ru Yi,” Chu Mingxuan said with a cold laugh.
“It’s highly likely about Liu Ru Yi. Let’s go out and see her. Speaking of this Leng Ruo Shuang, I haven’t seen her since I returned from my outing. If Ye Ying hadn’t mentioned her today, I would have forgotten about her existence. Come, let’s go out and see,” Leng Ruo Li said with a chuckle.
Then, Leng Ruo Li and Chu Mingxuan quickly arrived at the main gate of the Cold King’s manor. Before the guards could open the gate, they heard Leng Ruo Shuang’s angry roar.
“Hey, can’t you two hear me? I told you to go in and call A’Man out. Are you all deaf?” Leng Ruo Shuang said in an unpleasant tone.
As she spoke, the four guards at the gate glanced sharply at Leng Ruo Shuang but did not respond to her.
“I say, you few people, I am, after all, your Consort’s sister. How dare you…”
Before Leng Ruo Shuang could finish her sentence this time, Leng Ruo Li interrupted.
“My parents only gave birth to me, a single daughter. I don’t know which branch you’ve sprung from to call yourself my sister,” Leng Ruo Li said with disdainful mockery.
Seeing Leng Ruo Li come out, Leng Ruo Shuang became somewhat flustered.
“Hmph! Leng Ruo Li, it’s good that you’ve come out. I have something to ask you.” Leng Ruo Shuang put her hands on her hips and asked with a foul expression.
“Speak, what is it?” Leng Ruo Li asked intentionally.
“Why did you lock up A’Man, my mother’s maid, in your manor?” Leng Ruo Shuang asked Leng Ruo Li in an accusatory tone.