Chapter 273 - Qing Xue Requests to Leave (1/2)

The shopkeeper’s hesitancy instantly showed that the so-called order might be false, since he looked very guilty.

The onlookers could not help roaring with laughter.

Initially, a few people truly believed that Di Fenglan had ordered the product. For Qin Wanru, buying it mistakenly was reasonable, but it did not comply with the moral standards.

As the shopkeeper became less confident, everyone knew the truth now.

Di Fenglan fumed in anger, and her face changed colors repeatedly. She felt very embarrassed.

“Miss Di, if you have nothing to tell me, I’m leaving now!” Qin Wanru turned sideways to bow to her, and walked away slowly with Yujie.

Di Fenglan wanted to go over and catch her, but she also knew this was inappropriate behavior. Recently, Ningyuan Army General’s Mansion had a bad name, and the reputation of their Duke Yong’s Mansion had also decreased dramatically. This time, before she came out, Countess Yong had admonished her not to behave wilfully like before!

“Miss Di, perhaps you can order again and wait for the next…”

The shopkeeper’s voice was like a buzzing fly in her ear. Di Fenglan felt angry and irritated, and shouted angrily, “Shut up!”

The buzzing in her ear stopped at once. Using the moment’s quietness, Di Fenglan looked around to find several Misses she knew, staring at her ironically, in the crowd. She could not stay any longer. Shaking her sleeves forcefully, she turned and left immediately.

Her two servant girls followed her closely.

Seeing the two trouble makers leaving, the crowd dispersed as well.

Standing in embarrassment at the door, the shopkeeper took a look at Qin Wanru, who was already in her carriage, and also at Di Fenglan, who was ready to get into her carriage. He felt angry and irritated, and blamed himself for talking too much at that time. Otherwise, the Miss of Duke Yong’s Mansion would not have rushed out. The current bad situation also made him feel ashamed.

But he dared not defend Di Fenglan anymore. Others might not know his master, but he knew him well. If his master discovered that he had given false testimony to help the Miss of Duke Yong’s Mansion, and tried to make such big trouble, his job as the shopkeeper would be gone.

“Shopkeeper, our master is here!” a shop-boy rushed over and whispered to the shopkeeper, whose expression instantly changed dramatically. He dared not say anything, and ran hurriedly to the back of the shop.

Each time his master came, he entered the backyard through the backdoor, never through the front door.

Qin Wanru went to the street market. After buying a few daily necessities, she then paid a special visit to a medicinal herb shop and bought a few herbs for Madam Dowager and Shui Ruolan, and then went home.

She bought many herbs, which were divided into three portions. Two of them were for Shui Ruolan and Madam Dowager, and the rest was for herself. After asking the two servant girls to send the two portions to Madam Dowager and Shui Ruolan, she returned to her Zhifang Pavilion.

Back at her room, she put the herbs and the set of ornaments she bought today, on the table.

Yujie rummaged curiously through the herbs Qin Wanru purchased this time, and asked, “Miss, these are all tonic herbs. You want to improve your health?”

“No. Yujie, mash up these herbs in a while,” Qin Wanru picked out several kinds of herbs and said.

Yujie took them and nodded. Glancing at the herbs in her hands, she understood instantly. “Miss, are you making some tonic pills?”

“Not pills, but meals!” Qin Wanru shook her head. Although she knew how to make the pills, it was inconvenient for her to do so in her courtyard. Besides, she had never made them before. Although she knew how to, she might not make good pills. So, it was better for her to make some herbal meals first.

“Didn’t we already send some to Madam Dowager and Madam Shui?” Qingyue came in with tea, looking at her in a confused way.

“The herbs we sent just now will be used as medicines, but these will be used to nurse the health of the people from our mansion. In winter, health-nursing is necessary. We have just arrived in the capital. Although we have not been affected by the new climate, the climate is different. Making meals with herbs to nurse our health is also good!”

Qin Wanru smiled and, referring to something, spoke.

“People of our mansion? Apart from Madam Dowager and Madam Shui, it is only you and our general!” For an instant, Yujie was confused and, looking at her expectantly, said, “Our general is a military officer, and is always in good health. He also needs this nursing?”

“Eating some herbal meals is always good!” Qin Wanru said smilingly. Picking up the herbal meal prescriptions in her hand, she sat down beside the low bed, to read them one by one.

These were not the prescriptions Mingqiu Nun gave her, but what Nanny Zheng wrote for her.

“In a while, tell my mother I will prepare some herbal meals for nursing the health of our people in the mansion. Ask the kitchen staff to prepare a few more stoves, which will be specially used for boiling the meals. Do not use them to cook other things, to avoid flavor spreading.”

“Yes, Miss, I will let Madam Shui know soon!” Qingyue nodded. After saying that, it seemed that she wanted to say something else, but stopped.

Yujie took the herbs and left, but she still stood beside Qin Wanru. She wanted to say something, but dared not say it casually.

“Is there something you want to tell me?” Qin Wanru noticed that Qingyue looked as if she had something to say. Now she asked, as she read.