Chapter 79.4 – To Not Want Face When Given (4)
Who knew that afterwards, he would voluntarily request the Emperor to bestow a marriage for him. Although he
said it very nonchalantly, but at the time, she knew, the girl he was waiting for has come.
Although she said she would respect Han Ming Yi’s decision, she would still judge Du Xiao Li from a
grandmother’s position. Fortunately, this girl wasn’t the same as the others, and also very much to her liking. Today,
hearing the things about her past, she somewhat felt sorry for the hardship she suffered as a child, and also lamented
how strong her abilities were. This kind of a girl can definitely become a good wangfei!
Being stared at by everyone, Du Xiao Li’s face somewhat turned red, as she said: “Big brother Liu Feng, the first
time I saw you, you smiled really alluringly!”
When Ji Liu Feng, who was just getting into it, heard this, he blanked for a moment, and then recalled the first time
he saw Du Xiao Li, she indeed said this to Leng Er.
‘Who is that person smiling very alluringly inside?’
“Haha, at the time, you even asked whose little friend was little junior sister.” Niu Jing recalled, on the first day Ji
Liu Feng came, he asked whose little friend was Du Xiao Li.
Ji Liu Feng sensed the cold air coming from Han Ming Yi and awkwardly laughed, before saying, “Your Highness,
Ding Wang, uh, I came to report that there’s matters at the barracks waiting for you to handle, have you finished
eating now?”
“If there’s something, why didn’t you say so earlier?” Han Ming Yi knew that for Ji Liu Feng needing to personally
come, the matter undoubtedly wouldn’t be something trivial. Putting down his chopsticks, he turned to the Grand
Empress Dowager and said, “Grandmother, since there’s matters to handle at the barracks, we’ll be leaving first.”
“Go then, official matters are more important.” The Grand Empress Dowager said.
Although the meal can’t be said to be to the delight of both guest and host, at least majority of the people felt very
content. Only Fan Nuo’er was at odds with the dishes before her the whole time.
After dinner, everyone all returned to their respective courtyards. Because the people of the Medicine King Valley
all lived in a separate courtyard, Du Xiao Li finally didn’t have to see Fan Nuo’er glaring her down.
The next day, Du Xiao Li also stayed in the medicine room the whole time, and by noon, she’d already concocted
the medicine pill. Afterwards, she just stayed in the medicine room to train. Recently, because she was too busy,
aside from before going to sleep at night, she didn’t spend any other time training her inner energy. Now that she had
time, she can train for a bit. Mainly because, here, she didn’t need to see Fan Nuo’er and Wang Ze!
Last night, Han Ming Yi didn’t return, so this morning she let someone go find Leng Er to deliver him a message,
‘The medicine will be finished today, if necessary, tell that one in the palace that tomorrow, she will removed the gu
for the Grand Empress Dowager.’
Han Ming Yi had left for the capital yesterday evening. After the court session ended this morning, he went to the
imperial study to have this matter told to Han Ming Ze. Han Ming Ze also expressed that he will visit the estate
outside the city the next day.
After staying in the medicine room until evening, Xia Yuan came to call her for dinner, also reporting to her Fan
Nuo’er’s activities for the day. Hearing that she stayed in her own courtyard for the whole day, but near night fall,
took a trip into the mountains, Du Xiao Li somewhat skeptically lifted her brow, unsure what she was planning
again.
After helping the Grand Empress Dowager to rest, Du Xiao Li returned to her own room and silently thought over
the sequence of affairs for the next day. She then personally examined the things she needed to use, before finally
climbing to bed to train. Because she needed to removed the gu for the Grand Empress Dowager tomorrow, she
needed to sleep a little earlier tonight.
At midnight, Du Xiao Li suddenly opened her eyes. Her two eyes appeared especially bright in the dark night.
The sound of the window paper* getting pierced was drowned out by the cries of the insects at night. However, it
didn’t escape her ears that were particularly sensitive towards sound. She laid in bed and held her breath for a while,
soon hearing the sound of the door opening. Following which, a person’s figure not at all hesitantly walked in.
(T/N: Before invention of glass, windows were pasted with paper to shield again the wind. Also, the window
piercing part is most likely for blowing in sleeping gas, which is why DXL held her breath. Like the below, but
imagine a window instead. It’s a common thing that happens in old martial art dramas.)
That person came to Du Xiao Li’s bedside, and upon seeing her deep asleep, coldly sneered and said, “Just a child,
what’s there to be impressed about? To actually dare join with someone else to ridicule me! Let’s see how you’re
going to this situation tomorrow!”
With that said, she began searching the room, and upon seeing the container on the table, walked over and opened it,
seeing the two medicine pills lying inside, one big, one small. Recalling at dinner time hearing Du Xiao Li say that
the big pill was for before removing the gu and the small one for after, she picked up the small one, and from her
waist, took out a bag of medicine powder and opened it. She placed the medicine pill into the powder and rolled it
around twice, afterwards returning the pill back into the container.
“If tomorrow, the Emperor see this result, wonder what kind of ending you will get? Hehe…..”
After everything was prepared, that person glanced to the figure lying on the bed, before finally leaving the room.
She made a few turns in the courtyard, and then flew out from the perimeter wall, heading to the other courtyard.
“Where did you go?”
Just as she was preparing to push open the door and return to her room, she heard a voice questioning her.
“Shi-shifu……….” Fan Nuo’er turned to the person that suddenly appeared, somewhat trembling.
Seeing Fan Nuo’er dressed properly, she must have just returned from outside, Wang Ze opened his mouth, “Where
did you go this late?”
“I ate too much at dinner and couldn’t fall asleep, so I went outside to digest the food a bit.” Fan Nuo’er replied
Wang Ze saw Fan Nuo’er’s flickering two eyes and just knew she wasn’t telling the truth. However, he didn’t
continue questioning her, “Since it’s this late, quickly go back and rest. Tomorrow, we still have to go watch your
little shishu remove the gu.”
“Nuo’er knows, going back to sleep right away.” With that said, Fan Nuo’er pushed opened the door and bolted in.
Wang Ze stood in the courtyard for a while, confirming that no one came into the courtyard, before finally returning
to his own room.
On the other side, Du Xiao Li opened her eyes after Fan Nuo’er left. After making sure that she’d already left the
courtyard, Du Xiao Li finally got up and came to the table side, picking up the medicine container.
“Miss.” Xia Yuan jumped down from the roof beam and looked to Du Xiao Li, “Just now, Miss Nuo’er, she………….”
Du Xiao Li had said that there might be a visitor coming here tonight, so she’d let her hide in the ceiling. If she were
to get up from the bed, then she can come down, else just stay up there and not move. Now that Du Xiao Li got up,
she thus jumped down.
Du Xiao Li opened the medicine container and took out the small pill, placing it below her nose for a sniff. Her
expression sunk as she said, “Bone Devouring Powder.”
(T/N: I looked up the name to see if there was any actual drug called this and instead found like 20+ novels that
reference it, I’m pretty sure that they all just took the idea from each other.)
“Bone Devouring Powder?!” Xia Yuan was startled by Du Xiao Li’s words. “The poison that after ingesting, will
cause the whole body to ache endlessly?”
Du Xiao Li nodded and threw the pill back into the container. “During dinner, she’d kept asking me about the
medicine. Turns out, this was what she was planning! I’d always thought that she was just a little haughty, and
thinking that she was also a guest, I accommodated her again and again. Never thought that she was actually this
malicious!”
“Miss, you said tonight that there’s only one of this medicine pill. Now that it has been poisoned, tomorrow’s matter
will just have to be pushed back.”
Du Xiao Li looked to the medicine container on the table and coldly snorted, “No need, tomorrow’s plans will
continue as usual.”
Since she didn’t want face when given, then just directly tear it off!
T/N: Title of next chap is ‘Tearing Her Mask’ hohohohohohhoohoo!
