CHAPTER 147: CHAPTER 147 CHERISH

Agarwood Pavilion, backyard.

The Hidden Guard was pouring the brewed medicine into a wooden barrel.

Xingxing was adding firewood below.

In the front yard, a maid led Su Chong into Agarwood Pavilion.

Nearby, another maid was sweeping fallen leaves.

"Mr. Su, where is the Eldest Young Madam?" the leading maid asked.

"Both the Eldest Young Madam and Mr. Su are in the backyard," the little maid replied.

"Go quickly and tell them that the Eldest Young Madam’s brother is here," said the message maid.

"No need for the trouble, I’ll go myself," said Su Chong.

Su Chong wanted to go to the backyard himself, and the maid certainly didn’t dare to stop him. All the Eldest Young Madam’s maids were so fierce, let alone her brother.

However, the little maid guarding the cross-courtyard felt a bit troubled.

"Mr. Su, the Eldest Young Madam has said that without her permission, no one is allowed in the backyard," the little maid said with her neck shrinking.

"Am I just anyone?" Su Chong asked.

"....."

The little maid didn’t reply.

Su Chong stepped in.

The backyard was empty.

The environment was serene and elegant. If it wasn’t Su Jin’s territory, Su Chong would have had thoughts of taking it over.

From a distance, he saw Su Jin sticking the silver needle into Xie Jingchen.

Su Chong, "...."

Su Chong was stunned.

Since when did his sister become so fierce?

He walked over.

His steps were light, and Su Jin heard them but just assumed it was the Hidden Guard, paying it no mind.

Su Chong walked to her side, yet she didn’t notice.

After finishing with one needle,

She picked up another needle.

Su Chong, "...."

Su Chong also picked up a needle and said, "Your husband’s temper is really good, letting you poke him for fun."

After speaking, the silver needle in his hand pricked down.

Xie Jingchen, "....!!!"

The pain that exploded at that moment almost made him scream.

Su Chong not only poked once, but his sudden words startled Su Jin, causing her to prick down with her needle too.

Both shoulders received a jab, and Xie Jingchen almost died from the pain.

Cold sweat poured out of his forehead.

Su Jin hurriedly pulled out the two silver needles.

Su Chong saw this and said, "Let me poke him twice for fun too."

Su Jin, "...."

Xie Jingchen, "...."

"Brother, I’m treating him," said Su Jin helplessly.

"Treating him?" Su Chong was stunned.

"Then treat him properly," Su Chong said.

"...."

This reaction from Su Chong left Su Jin speechless.

Her brother wasn’t surprised at all.

Not surprised, but that faint pride seemed so familiar?

She remembered.

When Marquis Dongxiang said, "Truly my daughter," wasn’t it with the same expression?

Father and son are just alike.

Su Chong watched intently from the side.

Truly his sister.

She could fool people so earnestly.

To fool her husband into staying in the barrel, being both cooked and pricked, takes real skill too.

But her husband’s mind—

Looking at Xie Jingchen with two silver needles in his head.

Su Chong was worried.

His sister is so young, how could she learn medical skills unless she started learning from the womb?

No sense of judgment at all.

Her husband’s brain definitely has a big problem.

Su Chong just watched silently from the side.

Su Jin nervously inserted the remaining silver needles into Xie Jingchen.

Su Chong breathed a sigh of relief.

His forehead was covered in cold sweat.

Su Jin noticed and said, "Brother, what are you worried about?"

Su Chong wiped his sweat and said, "I was afraid I’d interrupt you and you’d stick me for fun."

Su Jin, "...."

Xie Jingchen, "...."

Xingxing said, "Mr. Su, don’t be afraid. Our lady is very good at acupuncture, the more you poke, the more spirited you feel, do you want to try?"

Su Chong’s face was lined.

"With so many needles, the pain alone can make you spirited," Su Chong said.

"...."

Xingxing couldn’t refute that.

Xingxing looked at Su Jin with a bit of doubt in her gaze.

Could it be that the master really gets spirited from the pain?

Su Chong looked at Xie Jingchen and said, "To cherish my sister with your life, even if you are a bit foolish as her brother-in-law, I accept it."

Su Jin, "...."

Xie Jingchen, "...."

"Brother, I’m really treating him, not poking for fun," Su Jin didn’t know how to explain.

"I know you’re not poking for fun, but such a foolish man is rare. Still, you should cherish him a bit. Listen to your brother, don’t use needles in the future, especially on the head, it’s too dangerous, just use the whip instead," Su Chong coaxed.

"...."

Xie Jingchen almost spat out old blood.

He still had to thank Su Chong for his good intentions.

After all, a whip wouldn’t take his life.

It just added to his confusion amidst the depression.

How could her brother not know his sister had superb medical skills?

Su Jin decisively changed the subject and said, "Brother, why are you here, is it something you need me for?"

"Last time you sent the bath herbs to the Marquis Mansion, they worked well, so I came to get the recipe," Su Chong said.

"Mr. Su, our lady prepared that recipe," Xingxing said cheerfully.

"...."

"The recipe was prepared by you?" Su Chong looked at Su Jin, his face full of shock.

Su Jin felt a bit guilty.

Su Chong wasn’t as easy to fool as Xingxing.

Without any defenses, he just came.

Without a word, he went straight into the backyard, leaving no room for preparation.

"When did you learn medical skills?" Su Chong asked curiously.

"...."

Su Jin didn’t know how to answer.

She said nothing.

Xingxing said, "Mr. Su, don’t you know? The lady never learned medical skills."

"I know she hasn’t learned it, but how did she know?" Su Chong’s expression was serious.

"I don’t know, suddenly she just knew, the lady herself can’t explain it," Xingxing said.

"Could it really be due to the incense being burned frequently?" Su Chong looked suspicious.

"It must be that way!"

Su Jin silently said, "I’ll go get the recipe for you."

Su Chong nodded.

Xingxing didn’t leave.

Su Chong asked her, "How do you poison the hornets in the palace?"

Xingxing said, "Our lady just waved her hand a couple of times and the hornets were poisoned unconscious."

Su Chong, "...."

"So simple?" Su Chong asked.

"It’s not simple, only our lady can poison them casually. If it were me, I’d be stung to death by the hornets before I could get the poison out," Xingxing said.

"...."

She is just a maid.

Unable to protect the lady, needing the lady’s protection instead.

She felt a bit pressured.

"Is there any poison left?" Su Chong asked.

"The lady has a lot," Xingxing said honestly.

"But the lady won’t give me any, afraid I’d knock out everyone in the Duke Zhen Country Mansion," Xingxing pouted, complaining.

"...."

Xie Jingchen’s mouth twitched.

Thankfully, Su Jin has her limits.

This maid was not like the maids in the mansion, surprisingly bold.

If the people of Duke Zhen Country Mansion really angered her, with poison in her hands, she would indeed poison them.

"Where did the poison come from?" Su Chong asked.

"The lady concocted it herself," Xingxing said.

"All made by herself?" Su Chong asked.

"Yes, it’s all concocted by the lady herself. I also helped. Poisoning isn’t hard, I learned it quickly, so I won’t have to ask the lady for it anymore," Xingxing said.

"...."

Su Jin came out with the recipe, almost collapsing hearing Xingxing’s words.

If she doesn’t give her the poison,

She’ll learn it herself, concoct it herself.

This drive, this line of thought—

She was impressed.