C80 (2/2)
Qiao Liangjin pulled Qiao Xinting into the room and had her boil a pot of ginger soup to drive away the cold.
Qiao Liangjin's room was decorated simply and generously, but all the materials used were extremely exquisite. Other than its exquisite quality, it was also exquisite. Even the flowers on the yellow pear wood dressing table seemed to be real.
Qiao Liangjin knew that Qiao Xinting was sizing up her room, so she too smiled and asked Rulan, ”Where's Yu Sheng and Spirit Swirl?”
Ruo Lan put Qiao Liangjin's cloak over the screen and looked at the beauties' couch. She pursed her lips into a smile and said, ”All asleep.”
Qiao Xinting raised a hand to touch her face and whispered, ”Elder sister, the fire dragons in your room are really hot. Look at my face, it's already so hot that it's burning.”
Qiao Liangjin laughed, signaled for Ruo Lan to open the window a little and asked: ”Is it okay now? Why did you come back? Where's your mother? ”
Qiao Xinting bit her lips and whispered, ”There is no one on the mountain to take care of Mother. Mother is sick. If I didn't write a letter to Father, Mother wouldn't even be willing to come back.”
Qiao Liangjin knew the temper of her second concubine, Guo Caiting. She would rather endure it alone than ask the Prime Minister for help. Her brows furrowed as she asked, ”Did Father find a doctor to treat your mother's body today? The weather is so cold, your mother should be chilled to the bone, right? ”
Qiao Xinting's eyes instantly lit up as she nodded and replied, ”Big sister, you're really smart. The doctor said so too, and my mother said so too. She made her own medicine on the mountain, but my mother said that the herbs on the mountain weren't enough, so we haven't seen it for a long time …”
Qiao Liangjin was a little curious when she heard this. Guo Caiting was able to catch medicinal herbs to cure him? I don't think I've ever heard anyone say she knew medicine.
As they were talking, Zi Yan brought in two bowls of ginger soup and placed them in front of the two sisters. Qiao Liangjin looked at A Qing who was standing at the door and ordered, ”Take A Qing to drink a bowl of ginger soup as well.”
Ah Qing shook her hand, her black cheeks were covered with red clouds, but Zi Yan tugged on Ah Qing's hand and laughed, ”It's alright, our family's master is not the same as the others' master.” As she spoke, he pulled Ah Qing's hand into the kitchen.
Dai Di placed a small hand stove on the table and followed him out.
Qiao Liangjin pushed the stove in front of Qiao Xinting and said with a bit of heartache, ”The weather will only get colder and colder. If I'm not at home in the future, you can tell Ah Bai or Ah Kuan to go back. Where are you staying now?”
”Once we get back to the manor, we'll stay in Tranquil Heart Garden. My mother and I will always be staying there.”
Qiao Liangjin frowned slightly. Her mind was searching for the location of the Peace Heart Garden. After thinking for a long time, she pointed to the northernmost area and asked, ”Is it that Tranquil Heart Garden over there?”
Qiao Xinting nodded and smiled. ”I know where it is.”
Qiao Liangjin suddenly stood up and walked over to the screen. She held the cloak in her hand and handed her Qiao Xinting's cloak. She said, ”Let's go, I'll go with you to see your mother.”
Qiao Xinting froze for a moment before nodding her head in joy.
It was already late in the night. The lanterns in the entire residence started to light up one after another. Snow started to fall from the overcast sky.
Qiao Xinting hugged the furnace joyfully as she followed behind Qiao Liangjin. Looking at Qiao Liangjin's upright back, she suddenly felt a bit of excitement in her heart. This Prime Minister who was cold to her and her mother had finally found someone to warm his heart.
Walking up to a small wall, Qiao Liangjin sized up the unlit courtyard and sneered in her heart. 'This Chastity Heart of the Prime Minister sure knows how to bully people. She's gentle and understanding, and yet she takes care of people from the Prime Minister's residence behind their backs?'
At this moment, Qiao Xinting had already happily pushed open the door. Before she had even entered, her voice had already resounded through the courtyard. ”Mother, big sister is back with me.”
Qiao Liangjin followed him into Calming Heart Garden. She smiled, and that smile was bone-chilling cold, it really was a Calm Heart Garden. There were only three rooms, exactly three people, and there wasn't even any kitchen left.
A violent coughing sound came from the room. Qiao Liangjin frowned and followed Qiao Xinting into the room. The moment they entered, the strong smell of herbs assaulted their nostrils. A hoarse voice on the bed said apologetically, ”So the big miss is here …”
Only now did Qiao Liangjin clearly see Guo Caijing lying on the bed. Compared to the last time she saw her on the mountain, they were two completely different people. That slightly plump and plump woman was now lying on the bed as if she was out of shape, raising her frightening skinny arms and waving at Qiao Liangjin.
Qiao Liangjin quickly walked over and sat down on the edge of the bed. She pressed her fingertips to her pulse and gradually, her long eyebrows slightly furrowed. She originally thought that it was a simple chill, but after seeing this pulse, she sneered in her heart.