C15 (1/2)

Zhu Guanliang seemed to curve her lower lip, but she also didn't seem to see any of it. Maybe she was seeing things, and wanted to tell him with a few more words that she didn't have any intention to molest him, but he interrupted her before she could even speak.

”Don't drink again for the next few days.”

”I'll write it down. I won't drink it even if it costs me my life.”

For the first time in her life, she fled, her ears burning, feeling like a pawn.

She had only heard of how men were frivolous towards women and how women were frivolous towards men. She had never heard of or seen anything like that. She really did not have any presumptuous thoughts just now, but her actions inevitably caused people to misunderstand.

Zhu Guanliang had an extraordinary temperament and was a true gentleman.

Zhu Guanliang opened the window and personally saw her walk off into the distance. Only then did he open the < Commentary on the Various Diseases > on the table and take out a slip of paper from within. Then, he lit the candle and threw it into the copper basin.

The night wind blew in through the window, causing the shadows of the candles to sway. He indistinctly smelled a sweet fragrance. Lowering his head, he smelled his own body. How come he didn't know when the fragrance was coming from his own body?

Sure enough, after taking the medicine that Zhu Guanliang gave her, Zhou Leping went back and had a good sleep. Early in the morning, Qu Tan woke her up and gave her the blacksmith's mask.

She was even surprised. ”You're done so quickly?”

Qu Tan said, ”It was delivered early in the morning, probably because he was afraid that the general would use it urgently, so he must have beaten it up overnight.”

This mask was also half made of iron. Although it was worn on the face, it wasn't very heavy and didn't have much of a style. It was a simple mask to cover her face, so she was quite satisfied with it.

Before going up to the Imperial Court, Zhu Guanliang gave her another two pills. Zhou Leping took them and fed them to her, and when he looked at her, he felt a little awkward.

However, Zhu Guanliang's expression was extremely calm. ”I'm going up the mountain today, so I might come back very late tonight …”

”You're a doctor, not a prisoner in my house. You don't need to report to me about where you want to go.”

Zhu Guanliang continued on, ”Those two pills were left for the general to eat at night.”

The atmosphere became even more awkward.

”Then why don't you give me two more pills?”