551 The Secret About the Past 169 (2/2)
”Go take some medicine later.”
”Alright, Your Highness,” An Xiaoning agreed with a nod.
”Um, Mu Ning, Zhi Yin may be callous and crude with her words sometimes but she doesn't mean to be rude. She's merely joking most of the time, don't take it to heart.”
”I didn't,” said An Xiaoning, who thought that Zhi Yin had a low EQ. Besides, she did not see a point in getting upset over Zhi Yin's snide remarks since she did not actually look like the mask.
”That's good.”
Tuoba Danxue headed straight to her room to take a nap as soon as she returned to her mansion. An Xiaoning was at a sudden loss for what to do.
Under normal circumstances, she could easily go out to buy a pregnancy test kit from the pharmacy without being recognized. However, things were different now that she was working in the Autumn Palace. She did not wish to purchase a pregnancy test kit from the drug store in the palace, in fear of getting recognized and sparking rumors unnecessarily.
After thinking it through thoroughly, An Xiaoning decided to steal one tonight.
She decided to steal it from a pharmacy near the Autumn Palace.
Having come to a decision, all she had to do now was wait for nighttime to arrive.
Little did she expect that she would throw up everything she had for lunch, even before her food had been digested. It was the same case for dinner as well.
In fact, she barely ingested anything throughout the entire day, other than some water.
”Have you not gone to buy some medicine like I told you to?” Tuoba Danxue asked.
”Not yet.”
”Your Highness, I think she's become bulimic. She's already so thin, and yet she still wants to lose some more weight. She's seriously asking for death,” Zhi Yin blurted.
”Trying to lose weight!?! Mu Ning, are you trying to lose weight?” asked the flabbergasted Tuoba Danxue.
Realizing that she would probably continue to throw up again in the future, An Xiaoning had no choice but to admit, ”Yes.”
”Mu Ning, you're only giving yourself a hard time. How silly of you. Drink some porridge to warm your stomach for the time being. You're not fat at all, why are you trying to lose weight? Don't think about starving yourself and trying to lose weight anymore. You're so much slimmer than me and Zhi Yin right now,” Tuoba Danxue said in bewilderment.
”Exactly, your ugliness has nothing to do with your figure at all. You'll look even more hideous if you become gaunt and sickly-looking,” Zhi Yin scorned.
An Xiaoning was faint and feeble from an entire day of throwing up everything she ate and, thus, did not bother wasting her energy to argue with Zhi Yin. ”Your Highness, I'm going to get some rest upstairs.”
”You haven't taken any medicine yet, have you? Go buy some first.”
”I'll do that tomorrow instead.”
”That works too. Go get some rest then.”
An Xiaoning lay down in bed, feeling famished since her stomach was practically empty. However, she did not have any cravings for food at all.
She set an alarm for twelve midnight on her mobile phone.
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Mrs. Gu lived in Wei Ni Estate for an entire month, during which she felt exceptionally safe and at ease.
Although she would more or less allow her imagination to run wild when it was dark and quiet at night, the month fortunately passed by very quickly.
Mrs. Gu returned to the Gu family mansion in the afternoon.
The first thing she did when she arrived home was to tell Mr. Gu about her plans to get Gu Dongcheng and Xu Youran to move out of the house.
Mrs. Gu only revealed the reason behind her decision to move to Wei Ni Estate for a month when Mr. Gu asked.
Shock and terror consumed Mr. Gu after hearing what she said, particularly the mishap Mrs. Jin had met with.
”I'll bring it up to Dongcheng,” said Mr. Gu. Recalling the incident about the ancestral hall, Mr. Gu realized that his wife's concerns were not groundless.
”Alright, then. Although we don't know who the culprit behind Mrs. Jin's death is, I still find those things way too sinister and horrifying. Besides, I've been traumatized by the misdeeds the two of them are notorious for.”
Mr. Gu nodded and gave her a pat on her hand. ”I understand. I'll make things clear during dinner later.”
During dinner in the evening, Mr. Gu rehearsed his lines in his head before saying, ”Dongcheng, since you and Youran are married and she's pregnant now, I think it's time you two move out into a mansion on your own. It'll be more convenient for everyone that way.”