Chapter 542 - Chapter 542: Chapter 542 We are Siblings_1 (2/2)
Sometimes, he didn’t know how long he could keep the beast in his heart trapped. Perhaps one day, it would break free…
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Three days later, Chu Lan visited the King Rui Residence as agreed, and Wei Ruo gave Chu Lan the antidote according to the plan.
Wei Ruo did not show up in person; Lin Fang transferred the medicine to Chu Lan on her behalf.
Chu Lan seemed to have anticipated such an arrangement; he asked Lin Fang to convey to Wei Ruo that he drank too much that day and behaved improperly, hoping she wouldn’t take it to heart.
When Lin Fang relayed Chu Lan’s exact words to Wei Ruo, she was using a mortar and pestle to grind medicine.
“Did he really say that?”
“Yes, King Jing said he hopes you can forgive his rudeness and not to take his previous words to heart.”
“Ha, as if I want to keep him in my heart!” Wei Ruo grumbled angrily.
“Miss, you seem to be quite angry?”
“Am I not supposed to be angry? I don’t know if he really drank too much or if his brain was filled with nonsense. In any case, his actions were outrageous. He should remember that I was his benefactor, not his nemesis! I think he strictly wanted to harm me!”
“Miss, it’s the first time I’ve seen you so angry with someone,” Lin Fang said.
“That just shows how detestable King Jing is!”
“Miss, don’t get too upset; it’s not worth it to ruin your health because of him.”
Moreover, the master would feel heartbroken. Although the master had never said it, they, who had followed the master for many years, could tell.
“I won’t brood over it. I’ll channel all my anger toward Chu Lan into my work!”
Wei Ruo continued to grind the stuff in her hand while talking. The pounding of the pestle was filled with force, as if what she was grinding was Chu Lan’s heart, liver, spleen, lung, and kidney.
Seeing the mortar in Wei Ruo’s hands, Lin Fang asked, “Miss, what are you grinding?”
“Poison.”
Having had that experience, Wei Ruo felt that she needed to carry more poison on her.
Wei Ruo explained, “I don’t have much talent when it comes to martial arts, and it’s too late to start now. All I can do is put more effort into the field I’m good at, make it useful when necessary.”
Recalling that Wei Ruo was probably making poison due to the incident from two days ago, Lin Fang comforted her:
“Miss, don’t worry. With the master there, he won’t let anyone bully you, not even if it’s Prince Jing.”
“I can’t always rely on the second brother. It naturally makes me happy to have someone willing to protect and help me, but I can’t completely depend on that to live. I must firstly be myself, then I’m your master’s sister,” Wei Ruo replied.
“Miss, your mindset is really different from many other ladies from noble families,” Lin Fang said.
“Stop flattering me. There’s a pot of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall stewing on the stove. Help me take it to the second brother later. Let him eat more to nourish himself. He’s been busy lately—because of Chu Lan’s actions, he surely won’t stop accompanying me outdoors in the daytime. He’s left all his own affairs to deal with at night. I’ve heard that he’s been up late several nights in a row.”
“You found out, Miss?”
The master had not allowed them to mention it.
“How dare you hide it from me.”
“Miss, please forgive me, the master didn’t permit it, how could I dare to say it?” Lin Fang explained.
“Fine. I know that because of Chu Lan’s actions, it’s even more impossible for him to stop accompanying me now. So I’ll make more delicious food for him. There’s Buddha Jumps Over the Wall today, ginseng chicken soup tomorrow, and turtle soup with dang gui the day after tomorrow. Starting from tomorrow, I’ll travel in a carriage, so he can rest during the daytime,” Wei Ruo said.
“Then I’ll deliver the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall to the master right now!”
The master would definitely be happy to know that it’s specially stewed by the Miss!