Chapter 44: Those Who are Good to Her Has Good Fortune
Only when Lord Zhong asked her the reason did Xing remembered and she stopped foolishly looking at every elegant and graceful movements of Lady Zhong. She got the box from Shengli’s hands who was standing there as one of the furnitures in the room. Xing noticed him not being in his usual haughty and aloof demeanor but a more respectful one.
Is he scared of the Oldman too?, Xing thought. Why is everyone seems scared of this Oldman? Even father kneeled immediately after this Oldman told him to. But he just looks like a cute, mushy, cuddle bear and I just want to pull his beard.
Xing placed the box in front of Lord Zhong,
" Shengli said you helped resolving yesterday’s issue. So it’s a thank you gift from me", she spoke politely.
Lord Zhong laughed seeing her being polite and his smile froze when he opened the box. Lady Zhong gasped and closed her mouth with both hands in surprise.
"Brat! What is this?", Lord Zhong asked, his voice a bit cold.
"This is medicine and you know what for. You lied to me when you said you had a simple ailment, didn’t you Oldman?", Xing asked with her eyes sharp as if it would cut him and Lord Zhong looked down feeling guilty.
Seeing him not answering, she continued, "An old prostitute who used to be kind to me in the Heavenly Flowers Palace had the same disease. Sadly I couldn’t get this much herbs for her and she passed away soon. Luckily, you got medicines for at least seven months. I will try to get more and send it to you"
"Take it back! I don’t want it!", Lord Zhong said softly. Lady Zhong by his side had tears rolling down her cheeks making Xing’s heart bleed. Such elegant lady can only smile and cannot spill tears and she was pissed off at Lord Zhong for making his wife cry.
"Why?", she shouted placing both hands on the table, surprising everyone in the room and Shengli grabbed her hands to stop her but she shrugged him off.
Lord Zhong didn’t answer but a feeble voice was heard, "He does not like medicines". It was Lady Zhong and she was glared at by Lord Zhong.
Did I hear wrong? Xing thought, The Great General who could lead troops and fight in the frontlines is scared of drinking medicines? Also who likes medicines? That’s why they are called medicines and not snacks or sweets, right?