Chapter 409: Has the Princess Changed?
Sang Luo carefully examined the young man before her. The last time she saw him, he was too disheveled, barely resembling a human being. This time, he was clean, well-dressed, and revealed his originally handsome appearance.
Half of his face was disfigured, she didn't know how he was injured. The other half of his face had exquisite and beautiful features, but unfortunately, his face was too thin, his aura light and depressed, like a flower bud that had failed to bloom in its full splendor.
Sang Luo stared blankly at his intact half-face. As expected of Yan's relative, their faces were indeed similar, the young man just looked more tender, but their temperaments were completely different... …
"Thank you, Princess, for saving me," Yun Qi took the initiative to speak, perhaps because the atmosphere was too silent.
"Oh? A sincere thank you? Or just superficial flattery?" She sat down in the main seat, her voice carrying a hint of sarcasm.
The young man's ears twitched, and he turned slightly to face her directly, "I am blind and cannot discern directions. I was careless for a moment, twisted my ankle, and fell into the water."
"Shi Jun must be more careful in the future. Coming out for a walk on a snowy day and accidentally falling into the water. If outsiders hear about this, they might think that this princess is deliberately making things difficult for you, fabricating these lies."
"… … It was my fault."
Sang Luo nodded, said nothing more, and had the servants bring up the selected tonics and hand them over to the two attendants in his room.
"You few, serve Shi Jun well, follow the doctor's orders and take your medicine on time every day, and remember to eat these tonics. The monthly salary in the courtyard will be paid normally. If I find anyone daring to hoard and sell things, I will punish them severely!"
Sang Luo's cold gaze swept over the few servants who were lowering their heads uneasily. Don't think she didn't know that these people had embezzled a lot of monthly salary in the past six months. Ever since Shi Jun Yun Qi went blind, they had become even more unscrupulous, and even sold almost all of the dowry he brought, as well as the fancy clothes he usually wore. They were comparable to blood-sucking parasites!
A few days later, Sang Luo found a random reason and replaced all the servants in Shi Jun Yun Qi's courtyard with a new batch, and also bestowed the Plum Garden of the Princess's Mansion to him.
Now, not only did the servants not dare to be negligent, but the other Shi Juns in the mansion, who usually ostracized Yun Qi openly and secretly, did not dare to make any small moves, lest they offend the princess.
The entire mansion, from top to bottom, whispered in private.
Why did Her Highness the Princess suddenly value this disfigured and ugly Shi Jun?
She used to beat, scold, and humiliate him, torturing him to the point of being inhuman. Ever since Shi Jun fell into the water, she has been sending people to take care of him meticulously and often sends him precious tonics.
Kong even asked people to check the tonics, and they were all rare and good things, and there was no hidden poison.
Even Ji Tai, the patriarch of the Red Fox Clan, heard about this and specially called his precious daughter over to question her.
"Don't you dislike this black fox? You made such a fuss back then, and I asked you to break off the engagement, but you were unwilling and insisted on keeping him. I heard that you even enjoy beating and scolding him every day. What's wrong? Do you like him now?"
Ji Tai knew what kind of person his daughter was. She was extremely fond of beautiful men. Which of the Shi Juns in the mansion was not a handsome young talent? Back then, she also fell in love with the handsome young master of the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan and pestered him for many years and still hasn't let go.
He had seen Yun Qi and was a little surprised that he was disfigured. His daughter would definitely not like him.
Sang Luo covered up and took a sip of tea, and said slowly, "This daughter is just a little guilty, and is also thinking for Father's sake."
"Oh?"
"This daughter has also figured it out these days. No matter how much I torture Yun Qi, it won't change the fact that I'm marrying him. He is my man. If I really force him to death in the mansion, it will not only be bad for my reputation, but also a loss of Father's face! It will also be difficult to explain to the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan."
Ji Tai was relieved that his daughter had finally grown up, and didn't say anything more.
But there were many people with mixed eyes in the mansion. If Sang Luo wanted to avoid being exposed, she had to shut the mouths of outsiders.
She couldn't do what the real Princess Ji Wan did, which was to enjoy whipping servants all day long. It was tiring for her to pretend to be insincere every day. She had to find a reason for the "Princess's" transformation, and Yun Qi's incident was a breakthrough.
One day, Sang Luo personally brought tonics to Plum Garden. She entered the house and saw that the tonics sent a few days ago were piled on the table and hadn't been touched much.
She scolded angrily, "I told you to take good care of Shi Jun, what are you people doing!"
"Cough, Your Highness, it's not their fault, I told them not to move them." Kong supported Shi Jun Yun Qi as he walked out from behind the curtain.
The young man was still thin, his voice was gentle and soothing, but upon closer listening, it was distant and indifferent.
Kong exclaimed in surprise, "The princess has sent many more tonics, including snow deer bones, nine-star lotus pods, and jujube pills... These are all good things that are hard to buy even if you fight for them in the outside world!"
Yun Qi said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your recent concern. My body is almost recovered, and Your Highness need not spend so much money to send these tonics in the future."
"I'll send them if I want to, do I need you to say more?" Sang Luo raised her cold eyebrows and scolded with her hands on her hips, "Look at your dying and weak appearance, outsiders will think that this princess is treating you harshly? Someone, it's you, stay in Plum Garden from now on and help take care of Shi Jun, and make him eat all these tonics. If he doesn't finish them, then this princess will..."
She looked at Kong and sneered, "This princess will kill this servant!"
Yun Qi's breathing tightened, and he clenched his hands in his sleeves, his knuckles turning pale white.
Sang Luo raised her eyebrows and caught sight of it.
Yo ~ He's angry.
She thought he had been bullied and lost his temper, but he still had some vitality left.
"I will definitely take care of my body and won't bother Your Highness!" Yun Qi said word by word, his lips bitten even more pale.
"That's the best, I'll feel relieved." Sang Luo nodded, put down the tonics, and left.
Yun Qi listened to the light footsteps gradually moving away until they completely disappeared, and lowered his head thoughtfully.
"Gongzi, Her Highness the Princess is gone." Kong scratched the back of his head and grinned, "The princess seems to be in a very good mood today."
In the past, Princess Ji Wan would never come to find Shi Jun Yun Qi. She would only come to vent her anger on him when she encountered unhappy things. Not hitting him was considered a gift from heaven, let alone giving them any good looks. But today, Her Highness the Princess looked like she had a bad tone, but in fact, she was in a very good mood, even Kong could see it.
Could it be that the good days of his Shi Jun are really coming?
Yun Qi groped in front of him and slowly moved towards the table, "What things did Her Highness send?"
Kong quickly walked over and supported him, "There are so many!"
Yun Qi randomly picked up a brocade box, smelled it, and smelled a very fragrant snow lotus scent, "... Help me make a pot of soup."
"Okay, Gongzi, sit down and please wait a moment." Kong was so happy to hear this that he quickly took the things to the kitchen, for fear that he would regret it.
Shi Jun has always refused to accept anything sent by the princess, but today he finally figured it out.
That's right, why not take good things for nothing!
The princess used to hurt and humiliate Shi Jun so much, and he still felt that these things were not enough!
Since that day, Yun Qi no longer resisted treatment as before, or even starved himself. He slowly recuperated his body, day after day, and his complexion gradually improved. For more than a month, the princess still sent people to send tonics, but she never stepped into the gate of Plum Garden again.
Yun Qi occasionally heard the servants' discussions, and heard that the princess was very busy recently and sent people to look for something.
He asked Kong, "What has the princess been busy with recently?"
