My Aloof Lord Ex-Husband Begs for Remarriage
Chapter 332 - 333: No Helping

Chapter 332: Chapter 333: No Helping

"Then I should thank the Prince for having such confidence in me."

Chu Nanli couldn’t help but laugh, this time she truly lacked confidence in herself.

After all, this plague outbreak was sudden and rapid, affecting several villages in the capital suburbs in succession.

If it spreads to the capital itself, I fear the entire capital would be overwhelmed.

"But with these prescriptions, I should have a better chance."

"You shouldn’t overwork yourself either, you’re not the only one trying."

Ye Jiuxiao turned and left, receiving a large package from the Hidden Guard.

Chu Nanli’s curious eyes followed his movements, "What is this?"

"Some medicines for recuperating your body, I will arrange for someone to brew it daily according to the dosage for you."

Ye Jiuxiao didn’t specify what the medicine was.

But Chu Nanli had guessed: "Is it fetus-preserving medicine?"

She could hardly imagine what expression Ye Jiuxiao had when he instructed someone to prepare the fetus-preserving medicine for her.

It must have been funny.

Ye Jiuxiao turned his head away, "The Prince is only worried that your hard work will affect your health."

He didn’t care who the father of the child in Chu Nanli’s womb was, but he was more concerned about Chu Nanli herself.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have made such extensive arrangements.

"Then, thank you, Prince."

For a moment, the atmosphere inside the small room became somewhat ambiguous.

Chu Nanli indeed had many things she wanted to say to Ye Jiuxiao, especially since she hadn’t seen how he was doing since he came back from the Southern Border a few days ago.

She also didn’t know whether his condition had worsened during his time at the Southern Border.

However, with the plague still unresolved, it obviously wasn’t the time to discuss these matters.

...

The day he left the capital suburbs in a fury, Ye Yunting had been in a foul mood for several days.

He found everything displeasing, but since the emperor and the Empress Dowager were aware of the situation, he couldn’t openly do much about it.

As for underhanded methods in secret, he disdained them even more.

"I say, you called me here to play chess, so why are you so restless all morning?"

After winning several games against Ye Yunting, Bai Wuheng also noticed his unusual mood.

He couldn’t help but ask, "You wouldn’t be worried about that woman, would you?"

But Chu Nanli, really, what was she thinking?

Out of the blue, she suggested to the emperor that she would quell the plague, which is practically a death wish.

He knew very little about the plague.

However, he saw that Chu Nanli appeared to have a good grasp of such contagious diseases when she treated smallpox last time.

Perhaps, she really could come up with something.

"The Prince is certainly not thinking about that woman."

Ye Yunting certainly wouldn’t admit that he was worried about Chu Nanli.

He snorted, "The Prince is just wondering when she will come to me for help!"

"That woman overestimates herself, actually taking the initiative to propose to the emperor to quell the plague. Is such a task really so simple to resolve?"

In fact, his words still revealed some concern for Chu Nanli.

It was just too subtle.

Bai Wuheng also couldn’t help furrowing his brow, "If you ask me, she really was too rash this time."

"Hmph! I’m telling you, you must not get involved this time, I want to see what kind of waves she can stir up by herself!"

"If you don’t want me to intervene, then I simply won’t."

Bai Wuheng actually wasn’t very interested in diseases such as the plague.

He was more interested in studying those peculiar and rare diseases.

Even if Yunting hadn’t mentioned it, he wouldn’t have taken the initiative to help.

"I will just wait for her to come begging to me!"

Thinking back to that day in the capital suburbs, Yunting found Nanli’s expression increasingly infuriating.

Why should that woman be so indifferent towards him?

"Brother Yunting, Brother Bai, seeing that you’ve been playing chess here for so long, I specially had someone prepare some nourishing desserts for you."

"Come and try them, they’re all flavors we used to love as children!"

The arrival of Lin Fuying indeed broke the stagnant atmosphere in the study.

She took the small bowl from the maid’s hands and personally served Yunting a bowl of sweet soup, then handed one to Bai Wuheng.

The two of them took the bowls, tacitly avoiding the topic they had just been discussing.

Little did they know, Lin Fuying had overheard their entire conversation from outside the door.

She still couldn’t help but try to probe, "Brother Yunting, sister has been in the capital suburbs for several days now, I heard that the plague there is quite severe."

"Could it be that sister might run into trouble?"

Before Yunting could speak, Bai Wuheng interjected.

"Why worry about that woman, hasn’t she always prided herself on her medical skills? It seems there’s even less reason to worry then."

"Brother Bai, don’t say that," Lin Fuying spoke as if troubled, "Sister is pregnant, and she ventured into such a dangerous place without anyone to look after her, I just don’t know how she is doing now."

She actually wanted to send someone to check on the current plight of Nanli.

Unfortunately, these days, the common people in the capital were terrified of those villages in the capital suburbs, and she simply couldn’t find anyone to go and gather information.

"That is her own fault!"

Concerning Nanli, Yunting’s attitude was still quite poor, even in front of Fuying.

But his attitude made Fuying somewhat gleeful.

She knew it, Nanli must have truly exhausted Yunting’s patience!

It seems that in the future, whether she plays hard to get or tries some other tactic, it probably won’t be of any use.

"I am only worried about sister, although she has done wrong, the child in her womb is always innocent."

Lin Fuying added fuel to the fire with another comment, and sure enough, Yunting’s face immediately grew even more unsightly.

Of course, she knew when to stop while she was ahead, and after just a few words, she found an excuse to leave the study.

Once back in her own courtyard, Lin Fuying’s face revealed a sinister expression.

"I actually didn’t expect, she would pay such a high price to protect that child!"

Originally, she thought that after disclosing this matter to Concubine Yang Shu, Yang Shu would certainly be able to deal with the child.

But to her surprise, Yang Shu turned out to be useless!

She even made the situation worse.

Fortunately, Yunting currently had no suspicions about her.

"That Nanli, she really has made her own bed this time!"

Xiaoyun quickly chimed in, "Who’s to say otherwise? She thinks she knows some medical skills and thus volunteered to go to such a place, not knowing if she’s merely showing off!"

"Concubine, if the Princess Consort dies there, won’t you be free of worries then?"