Chapter 73 - See No Evil

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

After washing up, Lu Chen changed and went to Tuan’er’s palace.

As soon as he entered, he smelled a strong and pungent medicinal smell.

The little rice ball had never drunk medicine obediently, so he didn’t know how he was doing.

Lu Chen walked to the bed, and under the faint candlelight, he could clearly see the woman lying next to Tuan’er, the woman who made him angry for half a month…

Her skin was still so fair and tender.

Lu Chen’s Adam’s apple bobbed, and he went over and gently tucked Qiao Jinniang in.

His hand inadvertently touched Qiao Jinniang’s face and felt that it was very hot.

He gently placed the back of his hand on Qiao Jinniang’s forehead and found it was very hot.

“Jinniang? Jinniang?”

Qiao Jinniang was woken up by his voice and felt a severe headache.

Blushing red, she raised her hand and slapped Lu Chen in the face.

“B*stard, A*shole, why do you even appear in my dreams?!”

Jinniang’s voice was hoarse and sleepy.

Lu Chen took a deep breath. Qiao Jinniang’s present appearance reminded him of the look when she was in bed with him. Perhaps because she was too tired, she slapped him as if she was messing with him.

Lu Chen ordered the servants who rushed over. “Go concoct some medicine for typhoid fever.”

The servants hurriedly went down to concoct the medicine.

Qiao Jinniang whispered vaguely, “B*stard… don’t feign kindness.”

Lu Chen was so angry that he laughed. “How do you still have the strength to scold me?”

It didn’t take long for the medicine to be made, and Lu Chen took over the medicine bowl.

After ordering all the servants and maids to leave, he carefully fed the medicine to Qiao Jinniang. It was much more difficult to feed medicine to Qiao Jinniang than to feed Tuan’er.

As long as Jinniang was around, Tuan’er would drink medicine obediently.

However, Qiao Jinniang was being too squeamish. She had to eat sugar every mouthful of medicine, and the sugar had to be maltose…

Qiao Jinniang woke up, and the bitter medicine was stuffed into her mouth. She suddenly felt an extremely bitter taste in her mouth. “Bitter!”

She looked back only to see Lu Chen. She frowned and asked, “Why are you here?”

“This is the East Palace. Why can’t I be here?”

Lu Chen said, “No matter how bitter the medicine is, you have to drink it. Otherwise, I’m afraid your brain will burn out.”

Qiao Jinniang retorted, “Isn’t that what you want? Then no one will scold you!”

Lu Chen didn’t argue with Qiao Jinniang. “Since you’re sick, don’t sulk with me and delay treatment. Just drink the medicine.”

Qiao Jinniang felt hot all over and wanted to drink the medicine, but the medicine was too bitter.

“Maltose.”

Lu Chen: “Where can I find maltose at this time?”

“I just made a sugar figurine in the afternoon and didn’t finish it.”

Qiao Jinniang pointed to the table.

Lu Chen looked over and saw that there were two strings of sugar figurines inserted into the sewing kit pad on the table. He took them and handed them to Qiao Jinniang.

No matter how much Qiao Jinniang hated Lu Chen, she wouldn’t torture herself.

After eating some maltose, Qiao Jinniang wanted to empty the medicine bowl in one go like Tuan’er.

But after taking only two sips, she couldn’t bear the bitter taste anymore. She coughed and accidentally knocked over the medicine bowl, and the medicine spilled and wet her neckline…

Qiao Jinniang hurriedly took off her shirt, revealing a large area of snow-white skin.

When Lu Chen saw this scene, his Adam’s apple bobbed slightly, and the candles beside the bed were reflected in his eyes…

Noticing that Lu Chen was staring at her chest, Qiao Jinniang snapped, “You beast, pervert, don’t you understand ‘see no evil’?”

Lu Chen said, “You and I are husband and wife. Does this have anything to do with ‘see no evil’? Besides, I have not only seen your chest, but also…”

Qiao Jinniang’s face turned red with anger. “Bah, I’m not your wife! You’ve divorced me.”

“I didn’t,” Lu Chen said, “The person who went to the South to investigate the divorce letter should be coming back soon.”

Qiao Jinniang sneered coldly. “Even if you didn’t divorce me, then I’ll divorce you!”

Lu Chen heard one of his subordinates calling him from outside, and said softly,

“I’ll have the maids make another bowl of medicine. Drink it obediently, okay? Don’t wait for me to come back. You can sleep first.

Don’t say those foolish things about divorcing me again.”

With that, Lu Chen kissed Qiao Jinniang gently in the corner of her lips.

When Qiao Jinniang realized what the jerk had done to her, he had already gone far away…

She was left here, sulking.

She didn’t want to wait for him!

And she didn’t allow him to kiss her!

…

Early the next morning, Qiao Jinniang played with Tuan’er for a while after he woke up and then went out of the East Palace in the clothes of the same style as hers given from the maid.

When Qiao Jinniang went back to the Duke Mansion, she saw noticed that the main street was full of soldiers armed to the teeth.

They surrounded the huge mansion of the Right Prime Minister.

It was the first time that Qiao Jinniang had seen this many soldiers, and the first time she had seen such a horrible scene…

Just when she was about to put down the curtain of the carriage, she saw Lu Chen sitting at the entrance of the Right Prime Minister’s Mansion.

Lu Chen held a teacup in his hand, and a lot of people were on their knees in front of him.

The person at the front was the Right Prime Minister’s wife who had been flattered by everyone during the Yu Lan Festival at Yuanxi Temple a few days ago.

On both sides of her were her beautiful daughters, who complacently showed their delicate hair accessories at the banquet not long ago.

But now they were on their knees with their hair disheveled and without the bearing of noble ladies.

“Your Royal Highness, spare us! We really don’t know anything about this matter.”

Seventh Miss of the Jian Family stood up and said loudly,

“Your Royal Highness, His Majesty hasn’t convicted us yet, and you are only the Crown Prince. How do you have the right to search our house and confiscate our property?”

A eunuch on the side scolded, “How dare you! Come on, teach Miss Jian how she should speak to His Royal Highness!”

Then Qiao Jinniang saw a few burly men go over and kicked Miss Jian on the knee.

After Miss Jian was forced to kneel down, she was slapped hard by the eunuch.

“Humph, do you think Your Royal Highness is someone you can offend?”

In the carriage, Nuomi who came to the East Palace to pick up Qiao Jinniang saw this scene and took a deep breath.

“Miss, Miss Jian was tortured like this just for being a little rude to the Crown Prince, but we call the Crown Prince “Jerk” every day. Will we be…”

Qiao Jinniang clenched her handkerchief and asked, “Did I scold him? Did you hear that?”

Nuomi hurriedly shook her head. “Miss is the kindest person in the world and never scolds anyone.”

Qiao Jinniang nodded. “Good, remember, I didn’t scold him, neither did you.”

Just as Qiao Jinniang’s carriage drove away, the Right Prime Minister’s wife kept kowtowing.

“Your Royal Highness, this matter has nothing to do with my daughter. I will confess, I will confess all. Please forgive my daughter, Your Royal Highness!”

Lu Chen raised his hand to stop the eunuch. “Speak.”

…

When Qiao Jinniang returned to the Duke Mansion, she lay down. She had only been in Chang’an for four months but had already been sick twice.

The Duchess was so worried about her that she invited an imperial physician to treat Jinniang and went to the Buddhist hall to pray to Buddha.

In the Duke Mansion, Qiao Jinniang was a bit ashamed to say that she wanted maltose while drinking medicine, and she felt so bored lying in bed all day long.

Qiao Ruoyi came over and told her about a lot of recent news that was bubbling in the royal court. “I only heard about confiscating a family’s property and exterminating the entire family, but I’ve never seen one with my own eyes.”

Hongling said from the side. “My dear Fifth Miss, don’t scare our miss. She’s still sick.”

Qiao Jinniang said, “It’s okay. It just so happens that I’m bored right now and I can’t read the novels.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Yuyan came over with a wooden box. “Miss, Princess Fu’an sent you a few novels, saying that they are the most popular recently in Chang’an…”

Qiao Jinniang snorted softly. Lu Chen always didn’t want her to read novels. Why did he send her these novels now?

She almost blurted out “jerk” but suddenly remembered the scene when Miss Jian was being slapped last morning. She shivered and shut up.

Qiao Jinniang ordered Hongling to put the novels aside and asked Qiao Ruoyi, “Do you know what the charges of Cousin Zheng are?”