His peach blossom eyes suddenly widened, and the shock on his face couldn’t be hidden.
It should be known that although there were many herbs in the back mountain, due to the year-round picking by herb boys, such precious herbs had become rare.
Not to mention the precious lingzhi, which had an extremely high medicinal value. Even in the Mingde Palace of Imperial Consort Qing, it was rare.
He took two steps forward, approaching closer. The roots of the black lingzhi were distinct, covered in soil, and well-preserved.
Pei Yuanshao’s body stiffened slightly. He turned his head very slowly, his gaze meeting her moist eyes.
Pointing at the basket of herbs, he took a deep breath and calmly asked, “How did you obtain these herbs?”
Liu Changning crossed her arms and followed his slender fingertips, looking inside. Her eyes flickered.
She tilted her head and answered casually, “A few days ago, I heard Aunt Daniu say that during the dog days of summer, soaking in a medicinal bath with herbs can remove cold energy. You also know that I have a cold constitution, and recently I’ve been having cold sweats. So today, I specifically went up the mountain to gather some. Is there anything inappropriate?”
“These two lingzhi mushrooms were also gathered together?” Pei Yuanshao stared at her intently, his gaze unwavering.
“Lingzhi? You mean these two strange large mushrooms?” Liu Changning’s eyes suddenly widened. With her slightly calloused hand, she pointed at the two “black mushrooms” in the corner of the wall, looking stunned.
The smile on Pei Yuanshao’s lips completely disappeared. He suspiciously looked down at her and asked in return, “Mushrooms?”
Seeing the person opposite him nod, he pursed his lips and asked as if talking to a fool, “How did you obtain these?”
Liu Changning looked bewildered. “Didn’t I just say? I got them from the mountain today. At noon, I was chased by a wild boar. Who knew I was unlucky? The mountain path was slippery, and I fell into the bushes from a steep slope. When I looked up, I saw these two strange black mushrooms under a broad-leaved tree. Thinking they could be cooked and eaten, I picked them and planned to have you cook a pot of mushroom soup for me to drink.”
Pei Yuanshao looked at her honest face. Under the candlelight, although it seemed a few shades fairer, it was still ordinary in appearance.
He must be bewitched to think she could be compared to Shennong.
Pei Yuanshao rubbed his forehead. The suspicious expression on his face gradually disappeared. Taking another glance at her, wasn’t she just a fool?
She was truly a foolish person with foolish blessings and good luck.
At this moment, an irritating smile hung on her face. Thinking of the scene not long ago when he personally burned incense at night, the stench overwhelming.
The smile on his lips faded by three degrees. In the end, she was just a village woman from the countryside. How could she be reborn in a day and swim in shallow waters, becoming a dragon? If that were the case, wouldn’t it be a joke?
Pei Yuanshao hooked his lips, a trace of self-mockery flashing in his eyes. He seemed to have been paying too much attention to her lately. Even if she was a genius, what did it have to do with him?
At this critical moment, Jing Huan was heading north to Langhuan and would definitely take action. As long as she made a move, there was a possibility that the Empress Dowager’s hidden hand in the Northern Desert would surface. Once he finished dealing with matters here, it would be time for him to leave.
In the end, she would always be a stranger to him.
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Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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