Ziluo’s appearance was delicate and refined—she couldn’t compare to the other two, but she carried an innate air of fragile melancholy, like a sorrowful, gentle beauty straight out of a painting.
The three girls each had their own charm and were about the same age. At the moment, however, they were all worn down by illness and lacked energy.
Yet each of them had a maid by her side. It was clear that Yuan Yuan hadn’t treated them poorly—even though they were sick, she still arranged for attendants to take good care of them.
From Yuan Yuan’s attitude, Tang Wan could tell she intended to train these three as assistants, so she became more serious while treating them.
Fortunately, their illnesses weren’t severe in her eyes—far less serious than what Yuan Yuan had suffered before.
For example, Fendai only had a gynecological inflammation. It looked frightening because it had been left untreated for so long.
Ziluo was similar—just cervicitis.
The slightly more serious case was Hongluan, who had a fungal infection.
Tang Wan wrote prescriptions tailored to each of their conditions and told Yuan Yuan to have Ye Yi or Ye Er follow her back later to collect some additional medicine.
It wasn’t that Tang Wan lacked caution—she simply didn’t guard herself against Ling. In front of anyone other than him, even Yuan Yuan, Yue’er, or Madam Jiang, she would never expose her mustard-seed space.
Of course, Yuan Yuan had no intention of prying into her secrets. After Tang Wan finished treating the girls, they chatted for a while before Yuan Yuan reluctantly let Ye Er accompany her back to fetch the medicine.
By the time Tang Wan returned home, Ling Yu was already there.
Seeing Ye Er following behind her, he immediately knew she had met up with Yuan Yuan.
Ling Yu felt a bit displeased. He had been out there fighting alone for her, and what did she do?
She went off to meet another “little vixen”!
“Husband, you’re back!” Tang Wan still hadn’t noticed her husband’s mood. Smiling, she walked up to him and handed over the box in her hands like a treasure. “Yuan Yuan gave this to me. There are a few jade pendants inside that are quite nice—see if you like any.”
“No need!” The handsome man snapped, then turned and went into the room, slamming the door shut with a bang.
Tang Wan: ?
Ye Er: …
The two looked at each other, both completely baffled!
Tang Wan had originally wanted to invite Ye Er to stay for dinner, but with her husband in such a mood, she didn’t dare. She handed him the medicine and urged him to take it back quickly.
Before leaving, Ye Er hesitated for a moment, then said to Tang Wan, “Master, I’d like to bring Ye Si and the others over.”
Tang Wan frowned. “Are you short on manpower?”
“That’s part of it.” Ye Er nodded, then shook his head. “But also—you’ve been supporting us all this time, and we feel uneasy about it. Since you’ll be taking in servants sooner or later, it’s better to call them over. First, they can help Ye Yi manage Ink Pavilion; second, they can serve you and the young master.”
Tang Wan thought about it—it made sense.
Servants you buy can’t compare to your own people in terms of trust and convenience, but they couldn’t just come over like this either.
“Let them come after the results are announced. They can travel together with my mother and the others—it’ll be safer on the road.”
“Yes!”
There were only seven days left until the results were published. By then, he would be able to see Ye Wu.
Thinking of this, Ye Er felt so happy that even his steps became lighter as he left.
After he was gone, Tang Wan called Mu Qingfeng out. “What’s wrong with my husband now? Feels like he’s angry.”
“…” Be more confident and drop the ‘feels like’—he’s clearly angry. “Ahem… I don’t know. I still need to go find Yan Cheng. Goodbye!”
He left as if afraid Tang Wan might catch him.
Tang Wan: …
So what if you know lightness skills?
Break your legs and let’s see how you fly then.
Tang Wan sighed, glanced at the tightly shut door, and let out a long sigh…
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