ebookland Chapter 380 Giving Gifts
Chapter 380 Giving Gifts
Tang Yichen listened to Qin Huiyin talking about the auction. Seeing that she was very excited, he poured her a cup of tea and listened to her quietly.
"Did I disturb you while you were working on the documents?" Qin Huiyin saw the documents in front of him. "You go ahead and do your work. I'll go see if my mother has come back."
"Yinyin, how many people know that Miss Xia's appearance has been damaged?" Tang Yichen called her.
Qin Huiyin thought carefully and said, "After entering the capital, she would wear a mask when going out. So far, only my family, the Xia family, and Master Li knew about it in the capital."
"If the Zhu family doesn't get the herb, they'll definitely find out who took it. If we don't find a way to have the best of both worlds, I'm afraid we'll become enemies with the Zhu family."
"Brother, what do you mean..."
"There are two options now. One is to give half to the Zhu family. However, this way, Miss Xia's injuries can be healed. The Zhu family's injuries are too serious and may not be able to be healed. The Zhu family will definitely be dissatisfied. This will not only not gain their gratitude, but may even create enemies. The second option is to bring this disaster to light. Just say that the person who bought the herbs has left the capital. Miss Xia can heal her injuries, but she must not make any news. She must continue to wear the mask as usual, and only take it off and return to her true appearance after the storm has passed."
"The herbs were bought by Young Master Li for Wan'er. The Zhu family can't be so unreasonable, right? They need them, and so do others! Everyone gets the things based on their abilities, but if they can't get them, they steal others'. How can this be justified?" Qin Huiyin said.
"If the Li and Xia families were officials or aristocratic families, with higher status than the Zhu family, the Zhu family would certainly not dare to do anything. However, once they find out that the person who took the photo of the herbs is a commoner, or even a merchant, do you think the Li and Xia families dare to offend them? Even if they dare to offend, I'm afraid they will have a very hard time. Yinyin, let alone them, even as your brother, I can't offend the Zhu family now. This is the cruelty of officialdom."
"I will discuss it with Wan'er." Qin Huiyin was in a good mood originally, but now she is in no mood at all.
"Big brother is at fault for ruining your mood." Tang Yichen saw that she was unhappy and tried to comfort her. "Maybe Big brother is just worrying too much. The Zhu family won't necessarily come knocking on our door."
"The problem that Big Brother is worried about is a problem. You think more about it than we do, which is correct in itself. After all, if you don't think about the future, you will have immediate worries!"
Seeing Qin Huiyin leave, Tang Yichen fiddled with the inkstone in his hand, his eyes full of annoyance: "I shouldn't say that. The little girl is unhappy."
Qin Huiyin came out of the study and asked the servant about the whereabouts of Xia Ruwan and Li Congxiao.
Zhilan said from the side: "Miss Xia is still in the tea room, Mr. Li has left."
Qin Huiyin returned to the tea room and saw Xia Ruwan still intoxicated there. She took the ice box from her hand and said, "It's so cold, you are not afraid of the cold, what are you holding it in your hand for?"
Xia Ruwan said uncomfortably: "I was thinking about something and didn't pay attention for a while."
"Look at how happy he is. Is there any progress?" Qin Huiyin joked.
"What progress? What progress?" Xia Ruwan said coquettishly, "Don't talk nonsense."
"I just came from my eldest brother's place. He said something that reminded me of something. It wasn't pleasant to hear, but it was the truth. I felt it was necessary to tell you."
Xia Ruwan said seriously: "What's the matter, tell me?"
"The Zhu family didn't bid for the herbs, but they may not be willing to give them up. If they come to your door, will you give them up or not?" Qin Huiyin looked at her.
Xia Ruwan frowned: "Can't the Zhu family find another batch of herbs?"
"You and I both know that this herb is precious. The fact that it has appeared in the world now is a blessing from God. If it were so easy to find, it wouldn't be such a headache."
"If it's a thorny issue, I'd definitely be willing to give up the herbs. We're just small fry, and we can't beat them. What else can we do?"
Xia Ruwan walked out with an ice box.
She rushed to the door of Li's house.
When the Li family's servant saw her, he immediately invited her in.
She arrived at Li Congxiao's room without any obstruction.
She stood outside the wing room and said to the attendant who came out, "I have something to say to your young master. Please ask him to come out."
"Our young master is ill, I'm afraid..." The attendant looked towards the room worriedly.
"What's wrong? Have you seen a doctor?" Xia Ruwan became nervous.
"Our Master won't let me say..."
Xia Ruwan strode into the side room and saw Li Congxiao sleeping on the bed. However, from his red face and pale lips, it could be seen that he was seriously ill.
He was fine just now. How come he fell ill in less than half an hour?
No, his condition just now was not right, he was just trying hard to hide it and pretend to be normal. Now that I think about it, his breathing was much heavier just now.
Although his face was rosy, his eyes could not hide his fatigue. At that time, she did not dare to meet his eyes and did not notice his abnormality.
"Have you asked the doctor?"
"The young master has been ill for a few days and has been taking medicine. When he heard the auction would have the herbs he needed, he dragged his sick body over. He didn't reserve a private room in advance, so he wasn't eligible to stay there. He paid a large sum of money to get that room from someone else."
"Where's his medicine?"
"Young Master just came back. The medicine is still being boiled. It will be ready soon."
"Bring some warm water. How did you take care of him? Didn't you see he was badly burned?"
"Yes, I will go right away."
Xia Ruwan stayed by Li Congxiao's bedside, looking at his exhausted and weak appearance, and muttered, "You always put on a frivolous smile on weekdays, but in the end you're nothing but a piece of paper."
At this moment, she no longer cared about the 'troubles' and 'dangers' that had not yet happened. She only knew that he had fought hard for this herb for her, and she could not let him down.
When Li Congxiao opened his eyes, he saw the girl lying on the edge of the bed, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.
He stretched out his hand to touch her intact cheek, but stopped before reaching her. He just gently stroked the strands of hair on her forehead, revealing her eyes.
Xia Ruwan opened her eyes and saw that he was awake. She sat up suddenly and said, "You're awake."
She reached out and touched his forehead: "It's not hot anymore."
Li Congxiao looked at her with a smile: "You took advantage of me when I was sick. How are you going to explain this to me, Miss Xia?"
"Who took advantage of you? I saw you spent so much money on the herbs, so I owed you a favor, and now I want to repay you."
"Then I'm at a disadvantage. No, I have to stay in bed for a few more days, and you continue to take care of me." Li Congxiao said weakly, "My arm hurts, please massage it for me."
"Are you shameless?" Xia Ruwan's cheeks flushed and she patted his arm.
"Hiss..." Li Congxiao felt pain.
Xia Ruwan's expression changed, and she gently pressed his arm: "Does it hurt here?"
"Yeah, right here. It will be fine if I press it." Li Congxiao grinned.
Xia Ruwan then realized that she had been tricked by him. She wanted to slap him, but seeing that he was still so haggard, she didn't do it.