Chapter 19

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The Lord has invited you over

Yu Qingluo felt bored. Whether it was this girl or Wu Dong. Both of them were newbies and had no idea how to cover up after their bad deeds. Such an obvious setup, these two shrewd men must have noticed such easy clues.

For the next step, she guessed that Wu Dong wouldn’t be able to keep her act anymore.

Sure enough, the little girl’s small movements made Wen Tian’s face turn pale. He raised his head to look at Wu Dong, asking her in a deep voice: “This matter, is it related to you?”

“Wen Tian, what do you mean?” Wu Dong sneered over and over: “Do you mean to say that Peng Ying was poisoned by me? Why would I do so? What benefit would it bring to me? Hah, you guys are really funny. I have been here in this residence for such a long time, but you guys rather believe a complete stranger, who had just arrived here, instead of me. Good, hah. If you really think so, then don’t come asking for my help later so as to avoid the fear of me poisoning you.”

As she finished speaking, Wu Dong glared at the maid before turning around and running out of the room.

Waiting until she had run away far enough, Ye Xiudu walked out of the shadows and, as he stared at her fading figure, then said in an indifferent tone: “Let her leave the Mo residence.”

The housekeeper was taken aback, a bit doubtful he said: “Lord, Wu Dong is, after all, the only disciple of the Elder Doctor Qiongshan. She has superb medical skills. If she’s sent in such a fashion won’t the Lord’s wounds…”

Ye Xiudu withdrew his gaze from where Wu Dong disappeared into and looked in direction of the room again with a smile: “Isn’t there someone with even better skills in here?” If it wasn’t for the sake of giving the Elder Doctor Qiongshan face he would have killed her for setting up such an act and endangering Peng Ying’s life. To send her out of the residence in such a manner was a way of him giving all of the face he could ever give to that Elder Doctor.

The housekeeper opened his mouth, but following the sight of his Lord, he grew silent. After a while, he closed his mouth and nodded in compliance: “Your servant understands.”

After that, he raised his head, glancing at the room and mourned for Missy Yu who had her fate determined by the Lord without her own permission. He wasn’t sure how this rebellious lady would react after she found this out.

I hope… she won’t feel too outraged by this.

‘Bang!’

As the servant was just having this thought, he heard the sound of a chair falling on the floor from inside of the room. His heart skipped a beat, Yu Qingluo’s voice sounded from inside: “Now, about this present situation. What should be done?”

Shen Ying gave an awkward laugh, pulling abruptly Wen Tian. The latter had an embarrassed expression on his face. He had just become aware of his wrongdoings when he acted impulsively in this situation. Now, hearing that Peng Ying could be saved he finally calmed down. Seeing that Yu Qingluo’s face wasn’t too kind, he stepped up in a hurry, lowering his head and apologizing: “I’m sorry, Miss Yu, I was impulsive.”

“And…?”

‘And’? Wen Tian froze for a bit. Then, he understood, and said: “Miss Yu, don’t worry we won’t spare this maid.”

“What else?”

Shen Ying gave another awkward laugh, explaining in a low voice near her ear: “Miss Yu, Wu Dong is one of the Lord’s people, we can’t act against her. But you can relax, we’ll report this to him. And I believe that the Lord will ruthlessly deal with her, to vent your anger.”

Vent her anger? Yu Qingluo gave a fake smile. Saying this as if her position was such an important one. Wu Dong is a key person inside THEIR residence, so how does it matter to her? What she’s asking for isn’t that…

“What else?”

Was there still anything else? Shen Ying and Wen Tian glanced at each other with growing anxiousness. Dealing with that two people didn’t seem to be it, could it be that…

Wen Tian stepped out abruptly: “I have wronged Miss Yu, so if Miss Yu is still upset I’ll leave my life at your mercy.”

Yu Qingluo was astounded, mentally facepalming. Could they be any more stupid?

Outside the door, Ye Xiudu’s expression shifted in realization, and after a while, he turned to mouth something into the housekeeper’s ears. After nodding in agreement, the servant’s eyes straightened and he walked forward, to enter the room, swallowing nervously.

The few people inside sighed in relief when seeing him.

“Missy Yu, our Lord recognises that you’ve been wronged. This 100 gold taels, is given in the hopes that you will accept it and detoxify Master Peng with a relaxed mind. Of course, as long as Master Peng life is saved, the Lord will surely offer you his gratitude.” As for how much that ‘thank you’ was worth, I hope Miss Yu won’t be too scared after knowing.

Yu Qingluo’s eyes shone, she took the gold from the housekeeper’s hand in a fast movement, rubbing it with her fingers and humming softly, she then said in a cold and noble instance “En.” She was completely satisfied by this type of sweet reward.

Shen Ying and Wen Tian were dumbfounded. They watched her collect gold and then expressionlessly stand up and walk towards the shivering maid, after giving her a kick, she walked towards Wen Tian and put a pill inside his mouth.

“Like this, my anger has diminished.” Yu Qingluo laughed and finally walked towards Peng Ying’s bedside contently, sitting down.

Wen Tian clutched his neck and had a coughing fit, his face turned completely red. He pointed at Yu Qingluo with a trembling hand asking: “You, what did you make me swallow?”

Yu Qingluo glanced over at him: “Didn’t you say just now that your life was at my mercy? Why are you so unhappy all of sudden?” As for that Wu Dong, she wouldn’t be that safe and sound after trying to frame her.

Wen Tian’s words were blocked by her arguments, he turned speechless. He could only squeeze his neck with his hands, but the medicine had already been swallowed with his saliva into his stomach. So how could he still spit it out? He didn’t know what she gave him, nor if he needed to worry for his own life.

He was seriously wondering when all of sudden he felt a pointed pain in his belly, followed by some gurgling noises, his face turned pale as he immediately understood what she gave him. Turning around he fled the room in a hurry to find a bathroom.

Shen Ying watched all of this with cold sweat forming on his back. He was now even more unwilling to go against Yu Qingluo. At this time, some people came to escort that servant girl out, so he came to her in small steps, with a flattering tone: “Miss Yu, is there any place where I could help you?”

The Housekeeper expressed great disdain for him. Master Shen had never flattered someone this much before, not even his Lord.

Yu Qingluo took a look at Peng Ying’s situation; it was indeed extremely serious. In this kind of situation, maybe only her Ice Dew pill would be able to solve. However, she only possessed 5 of those and hadn’t been willing to use them up until now. So, if she gave him one, wouldn’t she be at a loss?

Just a few hundreds of taels of gold weren’t enough to buy her pill.

Shen Ying was looking anxious beside her. Seeing that Miss Yu had a vacant expression on her face he couldn’t stop himself from asking in a louder voice: “Is it really that difficult to detoxify?”

Yu Qingluo glanced at him and asked: “Do you know what Ice Dew Pills are?”

“… I know, it’s a pill that can cure more than a hundred types of poisons. Missy Yu, is it possible that to save Peng Ying you need the Ice Dew Pill? But I heard that this type of pill is extremely precious. There are only 15 in the world and it’s not easy to find one.” Shen Ying began to wipe the sweat out of his forehead, turning his anger into hatred for Wu Dong at this conjuncture.

“Do you know the market price for the Ice Dew Pills?” Of course, she knows it’s hard to find. If it was that easy to find, then why would she be so reluctant to use it right now?

Shen Ying was taken aback by her question, then he nodded: “There was a person who sold one once, and it is told that the pill was auctioned for a total of 30 million taels. That was almost the same as the annual income for a country treasury and only the richest man in the capital could afford it.”

Yu Qingluo was surprised, was it that expensive? In this case, she who has 5 of them on her body… wasn’t she walking around with a truckload of money? That’s great, luckily she wasn’t the type to show off.

“Since it is so, I don’t need 30 million, I’ll sell it to you for half the price, 15 million taels. You just need to write me an IOU[1] and I’ll give you the Ice Dew Pill.”

Shen Ying’s eyes almost popped out of his head, he looked at Yu Qingluo with a face filled with pure disbelief, he couldn’t even complete his next sentence properly: “You, you… did you just say you have an Ice Dew pill?”

Not only him, but Ye Xiudu who was standing outside of the room was also surprised. This Yu Qingluo, did she have such a great influence that she was able to get her hands on something that even the royal palace didn’t have? Not only that but to the point of even selling it so cheaply…

Yu Qingluo gave Shen Ying a look full of contempt. Was it weird that she had an Ice Dew Pill? Does he think that she stole it from somewhere?

“Are you going to write it or not, after all? If you don’t write, I’ll pay this Peng Ying no mind.” If possible, she wanted to go and ask this Wu Dong for the antidote directly, but now that there were two poisons mixed inside his body, it was possible that even her antidote might not work.

Shen Ying swallowed audibly with a ‘gulp’, it took him a while before he opened his mouth, his voice quavering: “Yu, Missy Yu, even if I do write it down I don’t have that much money to pay you back.” 15 million taels, he wouldn’t be able to make that much money in his entire life. Please, notice his looooowly position as a bodyguard, could he get a discount on a discounted discount?

Yu Qingluo gave a light ‘humph’, she was helpless then since she would never do an action without return.

“Miss Yu, please do your best to rescue Master Peng. As long as he is safe and sound, 15 million taels will surely be paid by the Lord.” The housekeeper, without anyone noticing, had left at some point in time and just returned, respectfully walking towards them. After a few steps, he conveyed the Lord’s words to Yu Qingluo.

Hearing those words, Shen Ying turned relieved. But 15 million taels wasn’t a small price after all. The Lord would also end up bleeding such a large amount of wealth in order to save Peng Ying’s life and he… was very moved by it.

Yu Qingluo was also surprised, she didn’t expect that the man would be so keen on saving his subordinate’s life. If this was the case, then she was relieved.

Yu Qingluo took a small box from a purse in her body and took out a crystal-clear white pill from inside.

Shen Ying gulped; he took a step forward wanting to see the rare Ice Dew Pill, but her movements were too fast. As soon as she took it out, she immediately fed it into Peng Ying’s mouth.

This Ice dew pill was indeed a great item. So, after a few moments, Peng Ying’s face started changing for the better.

Shen Ying was overjoyed by this change, looking at Yu Qingluo with shiny eyes.

The ghost-like servant, after seeing the improvement on Peng Ying’s complexion, had already left and returned again to the room, whispering to Yu Qingluo’s ears: “Missy Yu, our Lord would like to invite you over.”

Translated by C, The Apostle of Coffee

Edited by NoveLeo, Life is a Drama

Editor’s Note:

[1] – IOU as in ‘I Owe You’ is an informal document that acknowledges the existence of a debt. It’s a bit different from a promissory note as it far less formal, it is not a negotiable instrument and does not go into details about the repayment terms. It usually only contains the debtor and creditor’s names and the amount owed.