My Aloof Lord Ex-Husband Begs for Remarriage
Chapter 189 - 190 Okay, I’ll Drink

Chapter 189: Chapter 190 Okay, I’ll Drink

Chu Nanli, this seductress, can’t even bear children anymore and yet she still tries to seduce the Prince.

She looked at the table filled with Ye Yunting’s favorite dishes she had prepared and clenched her fists tightly.

Chu Nanli must not have an easy time!

The packet of medicine had already been sent to Yang Shu, things should move quickly on her side.

"Knock knock—" The sound of knocking on the door echoed.

"Big Brother Ye?"

Lin Fuying hurriedly got up, joyfully going to open the door.

However, the moment the door opened, her expression involuntarily fell.

"Big Brother Bai... you’ve come..."

Bai Wuheng naturally noticed the fleeting disappointment in Lin Fuying’s eyes.

But he didn’t think too much of it, assuming Lin Fuying felt unwell again, he asked with concern, "What’s wrong, Yingying? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"

Lin Fuying shook her head, softly replying, "Yingying is fine."

"That’s good, a few days ago Yunting had me prepare some tonic medicine for Chu Nanli. I brought some for you as well."

"You also have issues with cold dampness in your body; these medicines will be good for you," said Bai Wuheng.

Lin Fuying gratefully responded, "Thank you, Big Brother Bai, you are the only one who cares for me."

At this moment, her thoughts were rather complex.

Bai Wuheng knew about her frailty and the need for her to take tonics, whereas Ye Yunting was only concerned about Chu Nanli.

Seeing Lin Fuying’s docile and gentle demeanor, Bai Wuheng felt a softness in his heart and couldn’t help but ruffle her hair.

"If I don’t care for Yingying, who will I care for?"

Lin Fuying relished the feeling of being cherished and pampered.

If only the person doing so were Ye Yunting.

Unfortunately, it was a man who did not understand romantic feelings.

"Big Brother Bai, you are so kind, it would be great if Big Brother Ye were as considerate as you," Lin Fuying lamented softly.

Bai Wuheng felt a pang of bitterness in his heart upon her mention of Ye Yunting, but still comforted her,

"Mmm... Yunting has always been poor at expressing himself."

Lin Fuying nodded.

Suddenly, she remembered Ye Yunting had been intimate with someone else before.

It was with Chu Nanli when she first came to the Prince Residence.

He had touched Chu Nanli’s hair like this and had even taken the initiative to hold her hand.

A flash of malice crossed her eyes.

Bai Wuheng was slightly startled.

Had he just seen a resentful expression in Lin Fuying’s eyes?

Yet, it was just for a moment.

Soon, Lin Fuying looked at him with innocent and benevolent eyes.

"Big Brother Bai, Yingying has something to ask you, if it’s not too much trouble."

Her voice was soft and her gaze clear.

Bai Wuheng thought he must have been mistaken, how could Yingying have such an expression.

He cleared his throat and said, "Ask away."

"The tonic medicine you prepared for my sister, can it be taken with other tonics?"

Lin Fuying spoke in a troubled whisper, "It’s like this, Consort Yang Shu knows sister can’t bear children and is really worried."

"She fears sister won’t be able to give birth to a legitimate son for the Prince, so she had an Imperial Physician prepare some tonic medicine for sister."

Upon hearing this, Bai Wuheng immediately understood the implication.

"Since the tonic medicine is prepared by the Imperial Physician from the palace, there shouldn’t be any major issues with it."

After thinking for a moment, Bai Wuheng said, "The two kinds of tonics can be taken together, just space them apart timewise."

Upon hearing this, Lin Fuying immediately lit up with joy.

"That’s wonderful! Maybe my sister will be able to recover faster now."

...

The next morning, Consort Yang Shu ordered Lulu to send over the freshly brewed medicinal soup to the War King Residence.

Lin Fuying was waiting for just this moment.

"Since the Prince is resting today, let’s have the Prince personally deliver it to sister."

Lin Fuying instructed Lulu.

As long as Ye Yunting personally delivered it, Chu Nanli would definitely not be suspicious.

"Alright," Lulu respectfully responded.

She followed Lin Fuying to Ye Yunting’s study.

Lin Fuying knocked on the door.

"Come in," Ye Yunting said with a heavy voice.

Lin Fuying carried over the medicinal soup from Lulu’s hands and said to Ye Yunting, "Yunting brother, this is the tonic awarded to sister by the Empress Dowager. Why don’t you deliver it to her?"

Ye Yunting slightly frowned, somewhat displeased.

Lin Fuying quickly spoke in a soft voice, "Don’t worry, Bai Brother has said there’s nothing wrong with taking this medicine."

By saying this, she was borrowing Bai Wuheng’s reputation to make Ye Yunting believe the medicine was safe.

"There have been some misunderstandings between you and sister recently, personally delivering the medicine could also help ease the relationship. Yingying is doing this for your own good too," Lin Fuying said, sticking out her tongue playfully.

Ye Yunting’s expression finally softened a bit, and he hummed faintly in agreement, took the medicine, and turned to leave.

Lulu, who witnessed it all, was dumbfounded.

This Concubine Lin was really something, smilingly cutting people down.

As an insider, Lulu of course knew the medicine was no good thing.

...

"Your Highness, the Prince has come," Yanyan woke Chu Nanli who hadn’t yet risen from sleep.

She’d been getting increasingly sleepy lately.

"Don’t see him..."

"Nevermind, let him wait."

Chu Nanli reluctantly got up with sleepiness still clinging to her, dressed quickly, and came out.

"How can you rise so late, what example does this set?" Ye Yunting said with a slightly darkened face.

Chu Nanli felt like cursing.

Suppressing the irritation in her heart, she simply replied, "I went to bed late last night."

"Does the Prince have business?"

Seeing her tired face, Ye Yunting’s anger subsided a bit.

He supposed she had weakened from recent strains and needed more rest.

"This is the tonic the Empress Dowager has given you," Ye Yunting indicated the medicine bowl on the table.

It was filled with a dark decoction, still steaming hot.

Chu Nanli slightly furrowed her brow.

Would the Empress Yang Shu be so kindhearted?

She took the tonic and sniffed it lightly, her expression growing more serious.

The medicine certainly had an issue.

It contained a small amount of abortifacient, so little it was negligible and could hardly be distinguished if not examined closely.

Yet, with prolonged consumption, a pregnant woman would miscarry, and one who wasn’t would become infertile.

She had already guessed what Empress Yang Shu intended to do, and knew she would likely continue to send this medicine every day.

"Ye Yunting, I don’t want to drink it," Chu Nanli said lightly, setting down the medicine.

Ye Yunting’s face sank instantly.

"Chu Nanli, don’t be ungrateful," he said.

He had brought the medicine a long way, and yet this was how Chu Nanli treated him.

"I won’t drink it because there’s something wrong with this medicine," she insisted.

"What could be wrong with it? Could the Empress Dowager possibly harm you?" Ye Yunting said impatiently.

"The medicine contains red leaves," Chu Nanli said with a serious frown, "you might not know, but it’s an abortifacient."

"Chu Nanli, only someone as sordid as you would think everyone else is as sordid!" Ye Yunting retorted with a cold face.

"Bai Wuheng has said there is no issue with the medicine, do you think your ability to discern medicines is equal to his?" he questioned, wholly disbelieving Chu Nanli.

He simply felt Chu Nanli was poorly skilled and had misidentified the medicine.

He didn’t think Chu Nanli’s medical knowledge could surpass Bai Wuheng’s.

Or more exactly, he trusted Bai Wuheng more.

Chu Nanli felt that talking to Ye Yunting was like casting pearls before swine.

"Fine, I’ll drink it," she said, frowning as she forced down the bitter medicine, then wiped her lips.

"Is that satisfactory?" she asked, setting down the bowl with a thud on the table.

For some reason, even though Chu Nanli had taken the medicine, Ye Yunting felt an unusual sense of suffocation in his heart, as if he couldn’t catch his breath.