Mrs. Tang was waiting for Ning Jing to stop her. However, after she whipped Tang Li for the third time, Ning Jing was still standing there. Mrs. Tang glanced over and saw Ning Jing's amused expression. It was as if she was enjoying watching Tang Li get beaten up!
How could she tolerate this?
This woman's heart was simply made of stone. Tang Li's efforts over the past few days were all for naught!
"Ning Jing, how dare you come here!" Mrs. Tang pretended that she had just noticed her. She suddenly rushed over and lashed out with the vine whip.
Ning Jing almost didn't dodge. She was scared out of her wits.
"It's all your fault, you b * tch! You seduced my son first. The Tang Sect gave you face and married you officially. What else do you want? You don't want to mess with the Tang Sect, do you? "
Mrs. Tang was both acting and serious. She lashed out with the whip again, but Ning Jing dodged it again.
A crafty look flickered past her eyes. Instead of running outside, she ran into the room and hid by Tang Li's side.
This …
Mrs. Tang and Tang Li both cursed in their hearts.
Mrs. Tang turned back and had to continue acting. "Tang Li, get out of the way! I'll teach this little vixen a lesson today. Otherwise, she'll forget that the Tang Sect's surname is Tang, not Ning! "
"No!" Tang Li was very brave.
"Are you going to move or not?" Mrs. Tang asked again.
"No! Even if you beat me to death, I won't move!" Tang Li said loudly. Ning Jing hid behind him and clutched his clothes tightly.
"I'll ask you one last time! Are you going to move or not? "Mrs. Tang was waiting for her son to think of a way to get out of this situation!
Tang Li couldn't compromise. He was waiting for Mrs. Tang to find a way out herself.
In the end, after Mrs. Tang whipped Tang Li three times, she pretended to have a heart attack and threw away the vine whip. She supported herself with one hand on the table and the other on her chest. She was out of breath and couldn't speak.
"Mother, mother, what's wrong? Someone come! "Tang Li shouted.
The maidservants immediately rushed over. The maidservants in Lady Tang's courtyard were all clever people. They were used to seeing Lady Tang pretend to be ill, so they all looked flustered. They quickly carried Lady Tang to the inner room, but did not call for a doctor.
"Jing 'er, don't be afraid. You go back first. I want to see my mother," Tang Li said seriously.
Unexpectedly, Ning Jing was not concerned about his injury or Mrs. Tang's illness. She asked, "What about the hidden weapons?"
At this moment, Tang Li almost vomited blood.
However, he still endured it. He didn't believe that his strategy of "spoiling his wife" wouldn't work.
"It's fine, don't worry! I'll definitely do what I promised you! "Tang Li answered seriously.
"Mm, then I'm relieved!" Ning Jing smiled happily. She was obviously doing it on purpose.
When she left Madame Tang's courtyard, she smiled even more happily. Tang Li wanted to trick her with his little tricks? He must be dreaming!
At night, when Tang Li returned to his room, Ning Jing was already lying on her side. She was sleeping with her back to the outside.
Tang Li's wounds were not treated, and he looked like he had just returned from Madame Tang's place.
He stuck his head out to look at Ning Jing and saw that she was really asleep.
A self-deprecating smile appeared on his face. He clearly knew that it was all an act, and they were competing to see who would be conquered first. However, when he saw Ning Jing sleeping so soundly, his heart still felt cold.
He didn't wake Ning Jing up. He took off his outer clothes and went to the backyard to wash up. A large basin of cold water poured down from the top of his head. The coldness penetrated his heart, causing the wounds all over his body to hurt. It also cleared up his somewhat groggy mind.
"Tang Li, do you want to die?" Suddenly, Ning Jing's voice came from behind him.
Tang Li looked back and saw Ning Jing standing on the steps in a thin nightgown. Her hair was casually scattered, and her dainty little face was a little drowsy.
Even after she got married, she insisted on wearing men's clothes. Even he could only see her in women's clothes when they were in bed.
If he ignored what she said just now, he could really think of her as a weak woman who could not stand the wind. She was delicate and delicate, and people could not help but want to protect her.
However, this woman was not someone that ordinary men could protect.
Tang Li quickly came back to his senses. He chuckled and said, "Did I wake you up?"
"Yes!" Ning Jing said angrily. "It's the middle of the night. If you want to wash up, can't you go somewhere else?"
Tang Li's temper was unimaginably good. He still chuckled. "Hurry up and go back to sleep. Be careful not to catch a cold. I'll change to another place."
He was really about to leave, but Ning Jing said angrily, "Come back. You woke me up and I can't sleep!"
Tang Li obediently came back. "Then I'll talk to you."
Ning Jing rolled her eyes at him. She took his hand and went into the house. She was not gentle at all. She was very violent. She pressed him into a chair and then took a towel to wipe his body. When she touched his wounds, she was still careful.
She took out the best ointment she had hidden and carefully applied the ointment on Tang Li. Other than the pleasure in bed, this was the first time that Tang Li saw this woman's gentle side.
Soon, the wounds on his upper body were treated. Tang Li looked at his wet pants and snickered maliciously.
"Take it off. Hurry up!" Ning Jing frowned and looked unhappy. She did not know if it was because she was woken up or because Tang Li's wounds had not been treated.
Tang Li quickly took off his clothes and was only left with a pair of shorts. Ning Jing squatted down and applied the ointment on him. He did not know if it was just Tang Li's imagination. When Ning Jing squatted down, he seemed to have heard her sigh.
Ning Jing, is there anything in this world that can make you sigh with a heart of stone?
After treating the whip wounds on his legs, Ning Jing threw the ointment on the table and warned him Coldly, "If you wake me up again, you'll have to bear the consequences!"
She curled up on the bed again, leaving Tang Li sitting alone at the side. He was only wearing a pair of shorts.
Tang Li's cold heart seemed to have warmed up. He quickly lay down beside Ning Jing. At first, he was very careful, but later on, he became restless. He first leaned toward her and then wrapped his big hand around her waist.
"Tang Li!" Ning Jing warned in a low voice.
Tang Li turned a deaf ear to her. His big hand moved restlessly as he murmured, "Jingjing … Jingjing …"
In the silent night, the familiar embrace and the murmur of a lover were no longer important. What was real, what was fake, who was acting, who was watching the show, and who was immersed in the show.
The candlelight was extinguished and the gauze curtain fell. Their minds were in a mess. When their passion reached its peak, he heard Ning Jing's gentle voice, "A 'Li, your wounds …"
Tang Li covered her mouth, "If a virgin dies under a chrysanthemum, I'll still be a romantic ghost."
He always remembered that the little chrysanthemum was her favorite flower …
While Tang Li was immersed in his tenderness, Han Yunxi, who was far away in Pill Fiend Pharmacy, was worried about him before she left for Medical City.
"Even if he's tricking Ning Jing, news like this will still cause trouble for the Tang Clan," Han Yunxi said seriously.
Tang Li had agreed to cooperate with Ning Jing's arms trade to sell assassination weapons. This was a signal to outsiders that the Tang Clan's rules weren't so strict.
"Young Clan Head Tang, aye … more haste, less speed!" Chu Xifeng was extremely worried as well. He secretly hoped that the Tang Clan wouldn't fall into chaos before His Highness Duke of Qin made his move.
Gu Beiyue wasn't familiar with such matters, so he didn't say much. He simply handed over a few prescriptions to Mu Ling 'er and Imperial Physician Huang.
"These are my additions, you can refer to them for reference."
After making arrangements for Pill Fiend Pharmacy, Gu Beiyue wrote down a few more prescriptions for preventing epidemics. He suggested that Mu Ling 'er find someone to make the medicine and divide it into bags before having the various prefectures, towns, and villages distribute it to each household.
Han Yunxi couldn't help but admire Gu Beiyue's thoughtfulness. Given the lack of doctors in the south central regions and the increasing number of patients, it was easy for a large-scale epidemic to break out.
Little Yi 'er looked over the prescriptions as he asked Gu Beiyue a few questions. Gu Beiyue patiently explained everything while Lady Helian sat on one side and watched. She seemed to be lost in thought for a moment.
"Seventh Madame, little Yi 'er seems to have grown taller recently," Han Yunxi said with a grin. Lady Helian didn't react at all.
"Mother, my big sister's asking you a question! I've grown taller! "little Yi 'er exclaimed.
Only then did Lady Helian snap out of her daze. "Yes, yes, you've grown taller!"
"Seventh Madame, you must be tired. Go back and rest early. We'll have to trouble you and little Yi 'er to come over and help us while we're away," Han Yunxi said.
Lady Helian glanced at her. "You're treating me like an outsider."
Han Yunxi finally had the time to chat with Lady Helian and little Yi 'er after she was done with her work. However, she had no choice but to leave before long. If she stayed any longer, the sun would have risen.
Baili Mingxiang had already left in secret. Han Yunxi and Gu Beiyue didn't return to the Duke of Qin's residence, but left Pill Fiend Pharmacy directly. As for Gu, not a trace of him was seen the entire night.
Mu Ling 'er, Imperial Physician Huang, and Lady Helian sent them off. When the carriage was so far away that they couldn't see it anymore, Lady Helian asked, "Oh right, where are they going? Why did I forget to ask? "
"To save someone," Mu Ling 'er answered. Imperial Physician Huang sneered inwardly, but didn't say anything.
"Who are they saving?" little Yi 'er asked curiously.
Mu Ling 'er rubbed little Yi' er's head. "Big Sister doesn't know either. You can ask your big sister when she comes back, okay?"
"Okay!" little Yi 'er was obedient.
The next morning, Mu Ling 'er didn't show up at Pill Fiend Pharmacy. She had the Shadow Guard take her to Han Yunxi and the others. As expected, she saw Gu.
"Aiya, lass, so you're coming with us?" Gu Qishao grinned heartlessly. He knew Mu Linger couldn't leave, but he didn't care.
Mu Ling 'er took out a bottle of medicine from her sleeve and handed it to him. "Here, I know you're going back to Medical City to settle accounts with those people. You have to be careful."
Gu was shocked, then angrily turned to glare at Han Yunxi. As expected, Mu Ling 'er already knew that he was Gu Qi Sha, the abandoned disciple of Medical City!
Han Yunxi avoided Gu's gaze and urged her horse forward. "We'll wait for you up ahead!"
Gu Beiyue and the Shadow Guard immediately followed, leaving Gu and Mu Ling 'er alone.
Gu's anger towards Han Yunxi always came and went as quickly as it came, as if it had never been much.
He wasn't in Pill Fiend Pharmacy often anyway, so it didn't matter if this lass knew.
He was already chuckling again and didn't ask Mu Ling 'er about knowing his identity. He fiddled with the medicine bottle and asked, "Lass, what's this?"
"It's a new medicine I developed. It's used when you need to save your life. Don't use it unless you have no other choice, "Mu Ling 'er said very seriously.
"You mean … I should only use it when I'm about to die?" Gu asked.
"Don't jinx it!" Mu Ling 'er glared at him.
Gu accepted it graciously. "I'll remember it. You can go back now."
"Qi Brother, you … you have to be careful." Mu Ling 'er was reluctant to part with them.
She knew that even if she made the medicine sound mysterious, Qi Brother wouldn't open it. His medical skills were many times better than hers, and he had high standards. He wouldn't be interested in her medicine.
In reality, the medicine bottle wasn't actually filled with medicine, but rather a note.
Qi Brother wouldn't read it, but he would at least keep it with him, as if she was accompanying him.
"Qi Brother, you should leave first. Ling 'er will watch you leave." Mu Ling' er was a little choked up. They were always in such a hurry. When would they be able to see each other again?
Would they be able to survive Medical City's calamity smoothly and safely?
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