CHAPTER 515: CHAPTER 505: WHERE DID YOU LEARN THAT WHITE LOTUS TONE?

The wind swept up Shen Hua’s loose hair at her temples, tickling her face, prompting her to push it behind her ear. It was then that she caught an unusual glimpse of the radiant smile on Le Jia’s face.

She had an ominous premonition.

The girl’s back turned cold, and she suddenly looked around. In a moment, her gaze met Cui Yun’s faintly smiling eyes in the distance.

Shen Hua: "..."

She had been tricked by Le Jia!

It seemed that, within the Four People Gang, only she and Le Jia were the most scheming.

Seeing her as if she had seen a ghost, Le Jia said, "Since someone has come for you, I’ll take my leave first."

Leave? Just like that, leaving behind this mess?

Damn you!

"Wait."

Shen Hua stopped her.

The girl’s look of astonishment quickly faded. Now, she reached out to grab the half-eaten roast chicken in her hand.

Shen Hua was more than capable, even speaking airily, "Ji Ge has been coming home late because he was involved in solving a murder case at the Ministry of Justice not long ago. I’m not clear on the details, but the victim is deceased, leaving behind a girl in her prime."

"Now that the deceased can rest in peace and the criminal has been brought to justice, that girl must be yearning. Considering the situation, marrying her benefactor as a concubine would be feasible."

No need to say more.

Le Jia doesn’t want to hear a word of it.

How could Shen Hua grant her that wish: "But rest assured, he didn’t agree."

Seeing that Le Jia remained silent, Shen Hua finally got to the point after going around in circles.

"What, you didn’t know about this?"

Shen Hua slowly said, "That can’t be right. Just the other day, you merely glanced at another man and Ji Ge got jealous. How come it’s his turn to be entangled by someone with bad intentions, and Ji Ge is keeping it from you?"

There are two possibilities.

One, he has already settled the matter. He sees no need to bring it up again.

The other, he also enjoys the feeling of being admired and wants to take it further behind Le Jia’s back.

Le Jia knew it must be the former.

But, that didn’t stop her from being upset.

Shen Hua was still fanning the flames, wishing to burn down the whole Shengjing City: "Look at me, being thoughtless again, insisting on discussing these matters with you. If I don’t say it, you’d be oblivious for life, leading a muddled life is quite good too, but let’s hope it doesn’t lead to marital discord between you two."

There was clearly nothing to it, yet from her mouth, it sounded like Ji Ge was an utterly heartless betrayer.

Where did she learn to speak with such a White Lotus tone!

Le Jia forced a smile. She approached Shen Hua: "If I stab you, you better return it with a thrust of your sword."

They hurt each other, and neither gained any benefit.

Why bother between the two!

"That’s not the right way to put it."

The girl looked innocent: "Clearly, in the end, Ji Ge is the one who suffers."

Le Jia was just feeling uncomfortable, fearing she might not be able to leave the house again.

Upon thinking this, Shen Hua felt suffocated.

Indeed, it was more satisfying for the two of them to join forces to deceive the naive Wei Yingying. Wei Yingying was being tricked and still cluelessly helped them count their money.

Le Jia thought so too. Upon seeing Shen Hua’s unusual way of walking, she even felt a damnable sense of guilt.

Though, it was only for a short moment.

After she left, Shen Hua stood there. This was when Cui Yun finally approached slowly.

He walked leisurely towards her, his gaze deep and wordless, focusing on her. The girl, having lost the battle, awkwardly passed the roast chicken she was holding to him with a stiff smile.

"This was specially set aside for you."

Cui Yun: ...

His lips barely moved: "It troubles Madam to be concerned."

"To take something given by someone else, half-eaten and cold, claiming it was specially set aside for me."

Shen Hua felt culpable, but that didn’t stop her from speaking loudly: "... Could this possibly be passing off someone’s gift as your own?"

The sky darkened, losing its colors. The heavens and earth seemed enveloped in a layer of dark gauze.

"Why did you come here?"

Shen Hua spoke gravely: "I won’t be returning today."

At this moment, she couldn’t afford to be coy or pretentious anymore, only feigning calmness: "You, as a grown man, shouldn’t be so clingy."

Cui Yun said lightly, "Of course, I am on my way to receive you."

Shen Hua always felt there was a hidden meaning in his words.

Indeed.

"I am here to ask the Seventh Princess Consort for the medicinal ingredients of a tonic prescription."

Cui Yun tenderly caressed the girl’s delicate lips.

"You will have to take a few doses of the medicine to feel at ease."

There’s no need for that!

Shen Hua’s face fell, she held the paper bag and hurried forward, the girl’s steps were small, but she moved quickly, apparently she was furious.

Cui Yun followed her unhurriedly, maintaining a distance of about five steps.

Unfortunately, there was a pharmacy right ahead.

A person covered their face with a folding fan and quickly entered.

Shen Hua suddenly stopped in her tracks.

It was Wei Xiheng!

In the past, as the Princely Heir of Duke Wei, he didn’t need to show his face publicly to seek medical treatment or fetch medicines. But now that his circumstances had changed, he no longer had servants tending to him, and unless it was a serious illness or enough consultation fee was provided, a doctor would certainly not make house calls, so he had to do it himself.

Was this to buy an abortion pill for Princess You Ning?

Shen Hua, consumed by gossip, did not hesitate to turn a corner and follow him.

Upon entering, she saw Wei Xiheng stepping behind the partition curtain for a consultation.

This was common in Shengjing’s pharmacies.

They consisted of public consultations in the main hall and private consultations behind partition curtains.

The public area was crowded, devoid of any privacy, while the private area behind the curtains catered to one person at a time.

Naturally, the price for the latter was twice that of the former.

Shen Hua walked over boldly, then brought her ear close. She wore her eavesdropping openly and unabashedly.

Soon, a pharmacy servant came to shoo her away.

The girl took out a gold ingot.

The servant took it and left, not forgetting to bring her a chair so she wouldn’t get too tired from standing.

She overheard everything that was said inside.

Wei Xiheng was not there to buy an abortion pill.

The doctor picked up the pulse pillow and asked the patient to sit down to observe his complexion.

"Premature, ejaculation?"

Hearing these words, Wei Xiheng’s face turned sour.

"Not firm enough? Too soft?"

Wei Xiheng’s face turned ashen.

Enduring the humiliation, he extended his wrist.

The doctor took his pulse with a professional air, then had a moment of realization.

"Impotence, it is."

Wei Xiheng wished he could just turn around and leave, but he held back.

He had been sitting for only a moment, yet he had been insulted three times already. He had not imagined a fourth insult was forthcoming.

"If it’s an illness, it needs to be treated. You must be frank with me so I can prescribe the right medicine. I am the doctor and you are the patient, why be so shy?"

With closed eyes, the doctor felt the pulse and concluded: "You weren’t very competent before either."

If it weren’t for the doctor’s reputation for being somewhat skilled, Wei Xiheng would have left already. He held onto a sliver of hope, his voice as if squeezed through clenched teeth.

Unwilling to admit, but also unable to deny.

"Yes."

The doctor squinted his eyes: "You’ve been taking medication for years with mediocre results. I guess it’s been like this for two or three years, you’ve barely managed to perform a few times."

Wei Xiheng looked at the doctor with intense eyes.

That’s right! Just like that!

The doctor released his hand.

Wei Xiheng asked anxiously, "Can it be cured?"

The doctor picked up the banner on the table that read "Medicine exempts the need for treatment, divine doctor descends to earth," and tidied it up right in front of him.

"It should be curable indeed."

Wei Xiheng was overjoyed.