CHAPTER 83: CHAPTER 78_2

"Uncle A Zhuang, are you willing to help me with this favor?"

A Zhuang thought for a moment, then nodded.

"Thank you, Uncle A Zhuang," said Chun Nuan. "First question, I want to know the relationship between Miss Liu and Master Zhou Qi."

"What’s this got to do with the illness?"

"It has something to do with it."

Chun Nuan stated, "I noticed that Master Zhou Qi cares a lot about Miss Liu, but she seems indifferent to him."

A Zhuang... see, see, I knew Miss Liu wasn’t as good as Seventh Young Master imagined her to be. The person Seventh Young Master is so eager to warm up doesn’t really care about him.

He’s been holding this in for a long time; knowing is one thing, daring to speak out is another.

In fact, all the servants at Liu Xiang Garden knew that Seventh Young Master was the only one putting in the effort.

"Uncle A Zhuang, just tell me, it’s really necessary for the treatment."

"Alright, I’ll tell you, but you mustn’t spread it around."

Unable to resist Chun Nuan’s plea, A Zhuang revealed the matter concerning Master Zhou Qi and Miss Liu.

"Miss Liu is the daughter of Master Liu from the trade caravan. Ten years ago, when Master Liu took the caravan out, they encountered bandits and perished on the spot, leaving a message for Seventh Young Master to take care of his only daughter until she grows up."

"To take care of Miss Liu, Seventh Young Master specially bought Liu Xiang Garden here. Knowing her frail health, he ensured that doctors were always present in the garden, and everything needed was available."

So that’s how it is.

"Seventh Young Master, having developed feelings, naturally continued to look after her, but everyone knows the nature of Seventh Young Master..."

Unable to resist the allure of beauty, over time, he ended up looking after her in bed.

"Miss Liu falls ill and takes medicine every few days, which isn’t good, but as soon as he has time, Seventh Young Master rushes to Liu Xiang Garden."

"Then why doesn’t she live at the Zhou family home?"

The Zhou family home in Changzhou is more spacious than here.

"Seventh Young Master says her health is weak, so it’s not suitable for her to live with those concubines, as she’d easily be bullied."

Quite protective, indeed.

He cares very much about her health.

Unfortunately, this woman is far more complex than she seems.

Yes, after carefully checking her pulse, Chun Nuan determined that Miss Liu wasn’t actually ill; she was just faking symptoms.

Of course, if she continues this way, constantly receiving tonic, eating ginseng like it’s radish, she’d make herself sick even if she wasn’t already.

Contemplating her situation, if Chun Nuan were to honestly tell Master Zhou Qi, would he believe it?

If she doesn’t speak up, she’d lose the opportunity provided by Master Zhou Qi.

Chun Nuan is quite conflicted about whether to take this chance or not.

Returning to the courtyard, she saw that Chun An and her grandmother had all gathered.

"Sister, you’re finally back. Did Third Young Master Zhao rescue you?"

Chun Nuan... Oh no, she forgot to look for Zhao Minghua. She had no issues on her end; hopefully, he didn’t cause any trouble over there.

"Chun An, I’m fine now; you don’t need to worry. Master Zhou Qi invited me to see one of his concubines for a consultation."

As Chun Nuan looked again at her family, she resolved to seize the opportunity with Master Zhou Qi.

As for whether Miss Liu would hate her, that was a matter for later.

Anyway, given the Xiao family’s current situation, having one more person like Miss Liu hating them wouldn’t make a difference.

Chun Nuan quickly followed A Zhuang back to Liu Xiang Garden.

At the entrance of Liu Xiang Garden, Zhao Minghua was nowhere to be seen; instead, Qingsheng was still waiting at the door.

"Miss Xiao, you’ve come out?"

Qingsheng was surprised and delighted: "Oh no, you’ve come out, but my young master has gone in; he’s probably about to be disciplined by Master Zhou Qi."

What?

Inside the courtyard, Master Zhou Qi looked at Zhao Minghua, who was being restrained by two servants, and couldn’t help but laugh in anger.

"Still a snot-nosed kid, daring to kick down my door. Brat, if it weren’t for the fact that your mother is a lady of the Zhou family, I’d cripple you today."

"Master Zhou Qi, you still recognize you’re my uncle, huh? You better let her go; she’s my fiancée, and I won’t tolerate the slightest harm."

What?

Chun Nuan, just stepping in, was stunned by the latter part: When did I get a fiancé that I didn’t know about?

"Really, she’s your fiancée?" Master Zhou Qi, being shrewd, instantly saw the confusion on Chun Nuan’s face: "Then take a look, who is this person?"

Zhao Minghua turned to look at the visibly swollen-faced Chun Nuan and was dumbfounded.

"What’s the matter, don’t you recognize your fiancée?"

Master Zhou Qi teased him.

"Brat, trying to save someone but dragging her reputation down with it, you call this hurting the enemy one thousand while injuring eight hundred of your own. Do you think Miss Xiao will thank you?"

Zhao Minghua looked at Chun Nuan.

"What happened to your face? Are you sick? You need to see a doctor immediately." Zhao Minghua struggled and said: "Let me go, otherwise it’ll spark a feud between our two families."