vrcanaries Chapter 459 Lifting up her skirt and ignoring everyone
Chapter 459 Lifting up her skirt and ignoring everyone
"Shut up, what nonsense are you spouting!"
Qin Miaoxi covered his mouth, filled with shame and indignation. Was this scoundrel flirting with her? Yes, he was flirting with ill intentions.
Lu Qingchen's rough fingertips traced her skin inch by inch, deliberately igniting a fire within her. "Why be shy, Madam? Let me massage you to soothe you."
"Do not touch me."
Qin Miaoxi pushed him away forcefully, pulled the blanket up and huddled in the corner, covering herself up completely, with only her head sticking out as she warily stared at him. "Yesterday I did this to save you. Now that you're alright, let's pretend nothing happened."
Lu Qingchen exclaimed in disbelief, "You want to renege on your debt?"
"What debt am I trying to renege on?" Can't this guy get his act together? I'm the one who saved him! He's the one who's trying to renege on the debt.
"You took advantage of me and then ignored me, taking advantage of me and then refusing to take responsibility. I am, after all, a young marquis. What face will I have left if word gets out?"
Qin Miaoxi: "..."
Don't you want to listen to how outrageous your words are? It seems like she was the one who suffered yesterday! Why are you making yourself sound like an irresponsible jerk?
Lu Qingchen pretended to wipe away tears, but secretly peeked at Qin Miaoxi's reaction through her fingers.
"Waaah, people say that a life-saving grace should be repaid with one's body. I can't go back on my word. At worst..." He paused, which immediately gave Qin Miaoxi a bad feeling. Sure enough, the next moment she heard him spout ivory from his dog mouth.
"At worst, she can just marry you."
puff~
A violent coughing fit caused Qin Miaoxi to choke on her own saliva. This person really... dares to say anything.
Lu Qingchen blinked her eyes, putting on a pitiful pose. The fabric at her chest slipped down a little further as she said in a teasing tone, "Don't you agree even now?"
[Damn it, does seduction not work on my wife? Does my physique not attract her?]
Qin Miaoxi wished she could gouge out her own eyes at this moment; how could things have turned out this way?
She cleared her throat and said righteously, "Young Marquis, you seem to have forgotten that the Xuanping Marquis's mansion was almost wiped out. It was you who insisted on the divorce. I don't have many merits, but I'm stubborn. I never go back on my word."
Is that stubbornness? You're clearly a headstrong person.
Qin Miaoxi: "..."
"Habits can be cultivated, and I didn't ask you to eat it, it's me! I'm going back to my old flame." Lu Qingchen pursed his lips, let out a soft "ah," and rushed up to hug her tightly. "Wife, I was wrong. I'll do whatever you want. I promise I won't fight back or talk back. Please, please take me in!"
"You don't mind that matter anymore?"
"I don't mind, how could I mind!" Lu Qingchen gritted his teeth inwardly. It was all Wen Zhu's fault. If he had told him earlier, he wouldn't have had this misunderstanding with his wife, which caused her to leave him.
Qin Miaoxi's mind stirred slightly, and she asked solemnly, "Did someone tell you something?"
"No." He denied it without hesitation, his deep, dark eyes fixed on her. "I just realized before I died that you are more important than the Marquis's mansion."
"You..." Qin Miaoxi got goosebumps from being stared at and pushed him away twice. "Just talk, stay away from me."
"No, I'm your wife now, I'll stick close to you from now on."
Just as the two were locked in a tug-of-war, Ziyan's voice came from outside the tent, "Miss, are you awake?"
"I'm awake, I'll be right out."
Qin Miaoxi scrambled out of bed, quickly dressed, and left the tent without looking back, but she could still feel the burning gaze fixed on her from behind.
When she looked up, she found that not only Ziyan was there, but Fu Yifan was also there, both of them wearing ambiguous smiles.
She feigned composure and called out, "Senior Brother, has something gone wrong with the plague in the city?"
"No, don't worry! Everything is fine." After saying that, Fu Yifan took out a bottle of ointment and handed it over. "Junior Sister, you might need this. If you feel uncomfortable, you can apply some... Ask the young marquis for help."
Qin Miaoxi didn't understand at first why she needed her senior brother to bring her medicine, since she was a doctor. But after hearing the rest, she immediately understood that it was an ointment to apply there, and they all knew.
Ziyan's face was seemingly expressionless, but her ears were red to the roots. She thought to herself: I should have known better than to come with the adults. I didn't want to be the one who understood everything instantly!
"Ahem, thank you, Senior Brother, but I don't need it." She stepped forward to decline, but the movement aggravated her aching and numb waist and abdomen, causing her to gasp involuntarily.
Fu Yifan smiled kindly and put the ointment into her hand, "Take it! You'll need it sometime in the future."
Qin Miaoxi: "..."
The burning heat in my palms was nothing compared to the scorching heat on my face. How could my senior brother be even more outspoken than that guy?
"I...I'll go check on those herbs." She couldn't bear to stay any longer, so she lowered her head and strode away.
Fu Yifan shook his head helplessly, "Go and watch over your young lady. If she's not feeling well, apply the medicine for her."
Ziyan nodded repeatedly, her mind already racing with fantasies: Would the young lady and the young master reconcile after this? Would they have a baby? Should she start preparing baby clothes?
Fu Yifan watched her skip away with a puzzled look. What was this girl having so much fun about?
"Big brother."
Lu Qingchen emerged from the tent with a radiant face, clasped his hands in a respectful greeting to Fu Yifan, and said, "Thank you so much, Senior Brother, for your help this time."
Fu Yifan's smile vanished, and he looked at him solemnly, "What if Junior Sister doesn't choose to help you?"
“If it weren’t for her, I would have found a way to suppress the evil energy within me and would never let any other woman get close.”
"Alright, remember what you said today. If I find out that you have done anything bad or betrayed your junior sister, I will never forgive you."
Lu Qingchen solemnly promised, "There will never be such a time."
At this moment, Lu Qingchen exuded an aura that was evenly matched with Fu Yifan, showing no trace of his spoiled nature.
After a long pause, Fu Yifan withdrew his imposing aura and patted him heavily on the shoulder. "When are you going to tell her her true identity?"
Mentioning this, Lu Qingchen couldn't help but put on a bitter face. He used to be overjoyed by his wife's affection, but now... he felt like he had shot himself in the foot.
"Wait for the right time."
"Fine, you two can sort this out yourselves. Just don't bully my junior sister."
Lu Qingchen looked into the distance, thinking that this matter should be considered more carefully.
Inside the makeshift herbal medicine shed in the camp, more than a dozen imperial physicians were already exhausted and slumped in their chairs, each only concerned with closing their eyes to rest, and they didn't even have the energy to eat breakfast.
"Sir, you are here."
Qin Miaoxi gathered everyone together and said, "Everyone, the plague in the city is now mostly under control. You don't need to be on duty all day. You can take turns in two shifts to avoid any accidents."
Everyone was overjoyed to hear this. The past few days of busy work had exhausted them, and they needed a good rest to relax.
"My lord, when we were examining patients in the city, we found that this plague came suddenly and must have been done on purpose."
The speaker was the youngest physician in the Imperial Medical Academy. Qin Miaoxi couldn't help but glance at him again. "What evidence do you have?"
Avoiding everyone's gaze, the imperial physician quietly handed her a package wrapped in oiled paper, saying, "I found this."