Chapter 316: You can’t die, keep living (2/2)

Baili Mingxiang didn’t say much, but smiled as gently as always. She personally escorted Han Yunxi to the gates and said, “Respectfully sending off esteemed wangfei.”

Han Yunxi was about to leave when she couldn’t help but murmur, “Go back. If the painkillers don’t work, find me anytime.”

When faced with such a situation, her doctor’s heart felt like it was being crushed beneath countless boulders. She had a way to eliminate all of Baili Mingxiang’s poisons within a day, but that would mean invalidating all the suffering the woman had endured over the last decade and more.

Long Feiye, just how cold is your heart?!

Han Yunxi hadn’t left for very long before Aunt Ru appeared in front of Baili Mingxiang. She allowed Baili Mingxiang to bow as she looked sternly at the medicine that Han Yunxi had left behind. After a long time, she said icily, “Rise.”

“Yes,” Baili Mingxiang was very reserved.

“Why didn’t she give you any poisons?” Aunt Ru asked.

“Esteemed wangfei says she wants to figure out what’s going on first,” Baili Mingxiang replied honestly.

A flast of unhappiness flitted past Aunt Ru’s eyes. “Don’t tell His Highness I came by.”

Baili Mingxiang nodded without a second thought. But as soon as Aunt Ru left, she had someone write off a missive to Chu Xifeng. She was intelligent enough to see that Aunt Ru held antagonism against Han Yunxi. She didn’t know why, but she had a responsibility to tell His Highness everything.

Han Yunxi returned to the Imperial Physician Courtyard and gave her medical report to Gu Beiyue for safekeeping before rushing back to the Duke of Qin’s estate. She was in a hurry to see Long Feiye and figure out what was going on with Baili Mingxiang. Yet someone blocked her right at the corner of the street.

“Esteemed wangfei, does this one have the fortune to invite you for a tea tasting? It’s the newest keemun from Qimen!”

At the familiar voice, Han Yunxi lifted her carriage curtains and saw Gu Qishao dressed in resplendent red robes, standing bewitchingly in front of her carriage. He was holding a huge porcelain canister of tea leaves in his hand, his face smiling like all the flowers in bloom. Han Yunxi was pleasantly surprised. She quickly got off the carriage and rushed towards him.

“Are you alright?!”

“Don’t worry, I can’t die!” Gu Qishao was extremely happy, his smile growing even brighter. “Tsk tsk, you must’ve been really worried about me, right? If that’s the case, I should’ve had Long Feiye kick me a few more times.”

If he could be so talkative, he was probably alright. Han Yunxi’s smile turned forced as she said, “Mu Linger’s looking for you everywhere!”

Actually, Gu Qishao had been following Long Feiye and Han Yunxi all the way back to the capital. He’d just kept his distance for fear of Long Feiye finding out. The entire time, he’d been nursing his injuries in the city. He knew all about how Long Feiye had imprisoned Mu Linger, then let her go, and the ruckus at last night’s birthday banquet.

“Let her keep searching,” Gu Qishao said heartlessly.

But Han Yunxi was even more heartless than he was. “Who was the one who said he’d capture her back and said it’d be up to me whether she was whipped or torn to pieces?”

“Just wait here!” Gu Qishao handed Han Yunxi the tea leaves and was about to leave when Han Yunxi hastily dragged him back.

“All right already, we’ve already cleared our scores. There’s no need for you to help out.”

If Han Yunxi’s guesses were right, Mu Linger was probably having a miserable time right now. News of what happened at the birthday banquet would quickly spread to Medicine City. The girl had chosen of her own will to deny the empress dowager a gift. If the three clans of Medicine City found out, even her own father Mu Yingdong would probably give her a whipping.

“Then will esteemed wangfei do me the honor of accompanying me for some tea?” Gu Qishao feigned politeness.

“Let’s go, then!” Han Yunxi got straight to the point. She could tell that Gu Qishao had business to talk about.

Gu Qishao took Han Yunxi to the Tender Fragrance Teahouse’s successor in the capital city, the Heavenly Fragrance Teahouse. Only then did Han Yunxi realize that he owned this place too, considered the capital city’s top-tier teahouse.

This fellow really has hidden stores of wealth. How many other business does he have that Long Feiye doesn’t know about?

The two of them settled into a private first-class room before Han Yunxi got straight to the point. “Speak, what did you find me for?”

Gu Qishao fixated his stare on her and said sincerely, “I missed you.”

TLer’s Note: By the way, if anyone of you frequent 66rpg.com, they have a spoof PGC/Legend of Yun Xi visual novel out right now. Unfortunately, it’s all Chinese, but it basically follows the novel plot. Check it out here if you like, the pics and music are pretty nice! PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT MY GAME, but someone on 66rpg’s! >u<

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The story only got as far as the first 10 chapters, but hey, it’s fun to follow along with the visuals I think. Enjoy! uwu (Again, it’s not my game!)