Allure of a Country Maiden-Chapter 732 - 730

Du Yijin turned to look at Shangguan Ruixi, "My Lord, getting all the medicine for a month at once is too much. If not stored well, it may get mouldy!"

Shangguan Ruixi thought about it and felt it could happen, besides, she seemed unwilling to accept his favor. So he said to the pharmacy manager, "Sir, for now, please prepare two days’ worth of medication for this lady!"

After hearing his words, Du Yijin gave Shangguan Ruixi a smile, "Thank you, My Lord."

When Du Yijin smiled, two small dimples appeared on her face, making her look rather cute.

Shangguan Ruixi suddenly felt that having surrendered his insistence for such a smile from her was worth it.

Although he was only buying two days’ worth of medicine for now, it didn’t mean he couldn’t buy more later.

The pharmacy manager calculated the cost of the medicines and then looked at Shangguan Ruixi, "Sir, two of the herbs needed for this prescription are quite valuable. If you want the best quality for all of them, one dose would cost two taels of silver. I suggest you to use the best quality for only some of the herbs, in order to save some silver."

Hearing this price, Du Yijin made a face as if she had been struck by lightning! One dose costing two taels, and she had to drink two doses every day... so she was going to spend four taels of silver a day!

Oh my god, that was not medicine, that was gold!

Shangguan Ruixi, however, did not seem to mind and nodded his head, "All should be of the best quality. Please hurry, we are short on time!"

"If you are in a rush, My Lord, you can leave first. I can wait here."

By doing this, she could avoid buying the gold-like herbs in those packages!

"Didn’t you just say that you are in a hurry?"

Alright! Du Yijin wanted to say something, but then decided against it. After all, this way they were squared, and she didn’t want to get tangled up with him any further.

After the medicine was prepared, the pharmacy manager brought out four packages of medicinal herbs.

Shangguan Ruixi paid the silver and handed the medicine to Du Yijin, "Remember to take the medicine according to Doctor Luo’s instructions, endure the forbiddances for now. Once you are better, I will take you out for a feast!"

Du Yijin was quite startled by his words! What did he mean by taking her out for a feast after she was better? Hadn’t they already cleared all misunderstandings? She decided to pretend she hadn’t heard his words and quickly accepted the medicine, "I understand, thank you, My Lord, for the medicine. I will take my leave now!"

As soon as she finished her words, Du Yijin quickly left, not daring to spend another moment with him.

This time Shangguan Ruixi didn’t follow her. Instead, he waited until she was far enough away and then ordered half a year’s supply of medicine from the pharmacy – paying for it all in advance.

He decided to have his servant pick up the prepared medicine daily and then deliver it to Du Yijin.

The cheek of her, did she think he didn’t see through her little scheme?

For now, Du Yijin had no idea about Shangguan Ruixi’s plan. By the time she found out, it would be too late. Even if she wanted to return the medicine, it would be impossible, as it was already prepared and on her hands.

When Shangguan Ruixi returned to his residence, he went straight into the bathroom and soaked in the cold mountain spring water, which cooled his body down.

On a sudden thought, Shangguan Ruixi looked at the wound on his foot from the snakebite.

He couldn’t help but think about what had happened during the day.

That morning, he just happened to see her leaving the city in a carriage. Without knowing why, he followed her carriage out of the city.

Then he realized that she had gone to a villa and met someone who seemed to be the manager. From their conversation, he came to know that she had come to check on the growth of walnuts on the hillside.

She was planning to pick a pair of good green walnuts to send to her father’s friend.

So, he tethered his horse at the foot of the hill, went into the walnut grove ahead of her, and arranged a chance meeting between them.

However, the seemingly romantic rendezvous was ruined as he was busy admiring her and didn’t notice a poisonous snake in the grass, which then bit him.

After biting him, the snake quickly slithered away.

Miss Du noticed him by then. She swiftly ran over, and when she saw he had been bitten by a snake, she said, "This type of snake is very poisonous. My Lord, you should sit down. I will help you suck out the venom, and then you should leave here quickly and find a doctor to get an antidote."

"I apologize for the inconvenience!" After saying this, she took off her shoes and socks, rolled up his pant leg and exposed the wound.

At that time, dark blood was flowing from the snakebite.

She quickly ripped a piece of cloth from her own dress, tied it tightly around his thigh to prevent the spread of the venom, and then bent her head down.

Shangguan Ruixi would never forget how stunned he was at that moment, having been taken aback by her actions. He looked down at her, feeling a sudden hollow sensation in his heart that left him stunned for a long time.

He finally came to his senses after quite a while.

He quickly pulled his foot away, but she gripped him tightly. "Don’t move. If I don’t help suck out some of the venom, you won’t live to see tomorrow’s sunrise."

"But you’ll get poisoned too, aren’t you afraid?"

"No, if I help you carry some of the venom, then both of us can survive!"

Shangguan Ruixi was startled by her words. He watched, dumbfounded, as she spat out mouthfuls of dark blood until fresh red blood oozed out from the wound on his foot.

Then, she untied the cloth band from his leg, revealed a toothy smile, and said, "Alright, My Lord, you should quickly go down the hill and find a doctor for an antidote. There is no time to lose."

Looking at her darkened lips and her haunting smile, Shangguan Ruixi felt a deadly attraction to her.

When she fainted, he instantly came to his senses and, holding her, ran down the hill.

Stopping his thoughts at that point, Shangguan Ruixi felt his foot—where the snake had bitten— and as if he had thought of something, he suddenly felt restless.

He sank his body completely into the pool and then suddenly stood up.

He walked to the screen, put on his clothes directly, and walked out.

At night, Shangguan Ruixi was lying in bed, tossing and turning. He couldn’t sleep.

He just couldn’t push away the image of the woman who shared half of his snakebite.

Her creepy smile and those shallow dimples haunted his mind.

He just couldn’t sleep!

Shangguan Ruixi got up from his bed and headed towards another courtyard.

A couple of years ago, his mother had arranged for him two maids for his bedding needs. He occasionally visited their rooms.

Shangguan Ruixi walked to one of the maids’, Haitang’s room, and entered without knocking.

Haitang was wearing a slip and was sitting at the dressing table, applying skincare products.

Hearing the door open, she turned around. When she saw it was Shangguan Ruixi, she immediately came towards him, a look of surprise on her face, "My Lord, what brings you here tonight?"

The heavy scent of rouge and powder in the air made him sneeze involuntarily.

He instinctively took a few steps back.

He glanced once at the woman who was emitting a strong perfume, didn’t say anything, and quickly turned around and walked out.

Haitang: "....."