An ugly girl starts off, then becomes a beauty

The fact that the Second Young Master's wife secretly took medicinal materials from the Marquis's Mansion was spread everywhere by Cai, and everyone in the two mansions knew about it that day.

However, during the epidemic, people did not go to the hall to pay their respects in the morning and evening, so even though rumors were flying, no one talked about it in front of Sang Ling.

Nie Ce found out when he returned home. When he was changing his clothes that night, he asked, "Who is short of medicine and came to ask you for it?"

He didn't use a tone of interrogation or accusation. He was more worried that Sang Ling would be criticized in the mansion. The slaves under him were not afraid and would just use tough measures to discipline him. What he was afraid of was that the people in the West Mansion would take advantage of this opportunity to have more to say in front of the old man in the future.

Facing Nie Ce, Sang Ling still did not intend to hide it, "He is my cousin."

Recalling the meeting at Jingsi Residence that day, she was still calm now. The Second Young Master's wife's eyes were soft, "He wanted to look for you, but you were not at home, so I went to greet him. My cousin is now back in Yang to treat the epidemic, and he really has nowhere else to go, so he came here in person. I sent someone to the Qiu family to buy a batch of aconite, corydalis, radix polygoni avicularis, and licorice."

"Gao Heng went back to Yang?" Nie Ce came out from behind the barrier, looking stunned.

It was strange that Nie Ce was the general in charge of treating the epidemic in Jingzhao, but he didn't know that Gao Heng, the famous doctor, had gone to Huiyang? Sang Ling nodded in agreement.

"How long have you been gone?"

"Yes." She had no choice but to answer, "He said he went there last month and has been here for over a month." After saying that, she looked at the person opposite her carefully, panic rising in her heart. Judging from the current situation, Gao Heng's actions were contrary to the court's strategy. If Nie Ce knew about this, would he go to Huiyang to capture Gao Heng?

"Why would he go there on his own, back to Yang..." Nie Ce hesitated, looking annoyed, and walked around her and sat down on the felt mat. Sang Ling followed him and dismissed Zong Xiang and Wei Chu who were waiting in the house, and turned back to continue observing him carefully.

The young general looked at me in the candlelight on the table, and said solemnly, "From now on, if he comes to your house again, you must not--" He didn't finish his words, but seemed to feel that something was wrong, so he stopped in time and changed to a slightly gentler tone, "If he comes again, wait for me to go back to the mansion to deal with him."

Sang Ling understood the positions of both sides. After all, the imperial court's strategy was to use the new prescription scam to first sacrifice the lower-class people in order to completely eliminate the epidemic. If someone twisted the situation, it would be equivalent to going against the superiors. Nie Ce was the right-hand man of the emperor, so how could he send the medicinal materials away?

She didn't want to argue about who was right or wrong on either side, but if there really was a next time, how could she be a coward and wait for Nie Ce to come back and deal with it?

However, facing Nie Ce, she did not want to start an argument, so she could only lower her eyes and remain silent for a while.

Seeing that the person opposite him didn't say anything, Nie Ce naturally thought that she was angry. "If you are in trouble, just claim to be sick and rest, and ignore all external affairs, then..." Before he finished speaking, Sang Ling's hesitation just now disappeared in an instant, and she raised her almond-shaped eyes with some surprise.

"Why should I claim to be sick and escape?"

It would be fine if she didn't say this, but if she did, she would feel a little aggrieved.

"Nie Ce, in this matter, my cousin is not wrong, the emperor is not wrong, and you are even more so. But I can't lie to you. If my cousin comes to ask for medicine again, I will still come forward."

"The only thing I can do is not to embarrass you. If this happens again in the future, I will find a way to send the medicine in the name of someone else."

To be honest, she couldn't control what would happen between Gao Heng and Nie Ce, nor did she want to control it. Just looking at what was happening between her and Gao Heng, she couldn't pretend to be blind.

Nie Ce fell silent upon hearing this. Although the two of them had exchanged words, they did not intend to hurt each other. He stood up unhappily and went to the back room, "Let's take a rest."

If there was no argument, that would be the best. Sang Ling followed him into the tent.

The master wanted to rest, so the maid who had been waiting came in one by one, put up the curtains, blew out the lights, and then quietly left.

This night was much more peaceful than she had expected. Although Nie Jialang was exhausted when he just came back, it was no shame to say that it was a short separation and a happy marriage. The bed was natural, as if day and night were two completely different things. Although they didn't have a party every night, they still had to cuddle with each other, otherwise they would just snuggle and fall asleep. - In short, the atmosphere in the tent was really sweet, and she enjoyed falling asleep in his arms.

But tonight, after he lay down, he did not turn over and hug her like he did before.

The Sang family girl glanced at his side with her bright eyes in the dark night and saw that he didn't move for a long time. After a while, she could hear heavy breathing.

She was confused again for a moment - could it be that what he just said has not been said yet? Sending the medicine in the name of an outsider is a way to have the best of both worlds. She understands Nie Ce because she sees through the cold-bloodedness of politicians, so even though she knows that innocent people will be sacrificed, she did not spit on him in front of him.

But why couldn't Nie Ce understand her? Even if there was no past between her and Gao Heng that concerned her little girl, her cousin had done her a great favor. How could she just let it go?

"You still hope that I won't care, right?" She couldn't help but ask after some time had passed.

Generally speaking, the couple did not have many conflicts along the way. The few times they did, they almost always started a cold war, and it was usually Nie Ce who broke the cold war.

In fact, she didn't want this to happen, just like she would always throw a tantrum in her relationship. Besides, this guy was busy with official duties and had a lot of things on his hands. It was hard to say where the emperor would send him at any time.

There was no need for her to always resort to the cold war with him to resolve conflicts.

"Yes." Nie Ce is also a straightforward person.

She turned over, propped up her chin and looked at the boy beside her. "You don't know some things about my past. I'm telling you now, and I hope you can understand me after listening. Before I was thirteen, I didn't have a good life in the Sang Mansion. It was only after my aunt and cousin took me away that I finally saw some sunshine in my life."

The year when she kept a low profile was fine, after all, she was an adult inside and could look at many things in a positive light and find ways to deal with them. The most painful thing in the past was Yuan Sangling's experience, when the little girl, who was in her teens, naively thought that her stepmother provided her with good food and drink because she loved her - and that was why she arranged for her to live in Qiu Garden.

Until Cao Wulang humiliated him in person, a life was lost.

"You couldn't get any sun when you were at the Sang family?" Nie Ce listened carefully.