The War God Uncle's Delicate Wife

Changfeng carefully helped Mu Jiuchen into the house, while Jiang Ying, as the coachman, could only stay in the carriage and wait. After he tied the carriage, he sat in the yard and waited quietly. Mu Jiuchen put on a little makeup before coming, making himself look like a long-term illness and weak body, but despite his pale face, it was still difficult to conceal his original handsome appearance, which made people admire him.

After Changfeng helped Mu Jiuchen sit down, Mu Jiuchen kept coughing under his black cloak.

"Miss, can I borrow your kitchen? I want to make medicine for my son." Changfeng took out a bag of herbs from the carriage and asked after returning to the house.

"No!" the man who was chopping wood refused without hesitation.

Changfeng held the bag of medicinal herbs, looked at Liu Cuihua awkwardly, and scratched his head.

"Ah?" He turned his head and looked at Mu Jiuchen.

"Forget it, don't embarrass others. Let's wait until the next town." Mu Jiuchen said, and covered the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief, and coughed violently again, as if he was going to cough out his lungs. His face, which was already pale, became even paler.

"But the young master's health can't be delayed any longer." Changfeng looked at the medicine in his hand anxiously, frowning, and walked out with heavy steps, his face full of helplessness. As he walked, he looked back from time to time, his eyes revealing a pleading feeling to Liu Cuihua.

"Give it here, I'll help you boil the medicine. Dad didn't agree to you using the kitchen just now because we don't have much firewood at home." Liu Cuihua walked forward, stretched out her hand and gently took the medicine from Changfeng's hand, her tone calm and gentle.

"Well, thank you, young lady. But I have always boiled the medicine for the young master myself, so I'd better do it myself. How can I trouble you to do it? Just help me take care of my young master." Changfeng was slightly stunned, and quickly snatched the medicine back. There was a flash of surprise and gratitude in his eyes, but he still insisted on boiling the medicine himself. He seemed to think it was not appropriate to ask the host to help do these things, and he seemed a little uneasy.

Changfeng walked out of the room with the medicine, his eyes fell on the direction of the kitchen, thinking secretly in his heart. Then, he turned his head to look at Jiang Ying beside him and said, "Second brother, you help the master chop some firewood, and I will help the young master boil the medicine. If you use someone else's firewood, you have to do some work for them." There was a hint of negotiation in his voice. After listening, Jiang Ying glanced at the firewood on the ground and nodded in agreement.

Mu Jiuchen was sitting there weakly in the room, his face was as pale as paper, his eyes were dull, as if all the strength in his body had been drained away, making people feel pity for him. He sat quietly, not saying a word, as if he didn't even have the strength to speak.

Seeing this, Liu Cuihua felt distressed and quickly poured another bowl of water. She carefully brought it to Mu Jiuchen and said softly, "Sir, you are coughing so badly, you should drink more water." When she handed over the water, her fingers accidentally touched Mu Jiuchen's hand. The cold touch made her heart tighten.

Mu Jiuchen nodded slightly and said in a hoarse voice, "Thank you, young lady." After that, he reached out to take the bowl, but his hands were shaking violently, as if he would lose the bowl at any time. He picked up the bowl with difficulty and wanted to drink water, but as soon as he took a sip, he couldn't help coughing violently, choking and choking his face red.

Liu Cuihua reached out to pat his back and asked anxiously, "Sir, are you okay? Do you want to take a rest first?" Mu Jiuchen shook his head, indicating that he was fine, and continued to drink water with difficulty. However, due to his frequent coughing, he could only drink a little water each time, and most of the water spilled on his clothes.

Seeing Mu Jiuchen in pain, Liu Cuihua felt sad and tears welled up in her eyes. She quickly took the bowl from Mu Jiuchen and gently placed it on the table. Then she picked up a clean cloth and gently wiped the water stains on Mu Jiuchen's face and body. When she approached Mu Jiuchen, a faint medicinal fragrance came to her nose. Although the smell was light, it was full of vitality and hope.

Mu Jiuchen looked at Liu Cuihua gratefully, smiled wryly and said, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, young lady. I have been weak since I was a child, and I have only survived until now thanks to the financial support from my family." His tone revealed a hint of helplessness and bitterness, which moved people.

"That's nothing. Everyone has things that are not going as planned. Although you are sick, you have a lot of servants and a wealthy family. We poor people are very envious of you." Liu Cuihua couldn't help feeling happy when she saw the handsome man in front of her.

"Cuihua, come in." With just a shout, the middle-aged man who was chopping wood had entered the inner room without anyone noticing.

"Please wait a moment, sir. My father is calling me and I'll be right there." Liu Cuihua said to Mu Jiuchen with a smile. Mu Jiuchen nodded gently. If Jiang Ying outside saw this scene, he would definitely think he saw a ghost.

"Why did you call me in?" Liu Cuihua asked seriously after closing the door.

"You were reckless today. There was obviously something wrong with those three people. Why did you let them in?" the man said in a low voice.

"Don't interfere in what I do." Liu Cuihua didn't want to say more.

"You forgot your master's instructions." The man reminded her again.

"What does the master's business have to do with the people outside? Stay out of my business." Liu Cuihua said and walked out. The man looked at the woman who walked out with a sinister look.

"Hmph! Since you are so disobedient, don't blame me for being rude." The man thought to himself, with a cold light in his eyes. He decided to observe secretly. If Liu Cuihua really did something that was not good for the master, he would take action without hesitation.

On the other side, after Liu Cuihua walked out of the room, a smile appeared on her face again, as if the seriousness and indifference just now were just an illusion.

Just when Liu Cuihua entered the room, Mu Jiuchen also looked around the room. He found that the furnishings in the room were extremely simple. It could be said that the room was bare and everything was visible. There was only a table and a few chairs in the room. There was nothing else. Even the floor was bare. Mu Jiuchen couldn't help but sighed, "Isn't this too simple?" Then, his eyes fell on the room opposite. The door was slightly open. Through the gap, he saw a simple wooden bed with a green quilt on it. Mu Jiuchen thought that this was probably the daughter's boudoir, but what puzzled him was that there was no decoration in the room, which looked very deserted.

Changfeng took the herbs to the kitchen, put them on the stove, and started to cook the herbs. He carefully observed everything in the kitchen: an old stove, a few simple sets of bowls and chopsticks, a bag of grain, and a water tank full of water. In an old cabinet were some coarse grains that had already gone moldy.

However, he could not find the stove and medicine pot for boiling the medicine. Fortunately, they had come with sufficient preparations and brought the necessary items. So Changfeng quickly took these things from the carriage so that he could start boiling the medicine as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, Jiang Ying was concentrating on chopping wood, but he was also paying attention to his surroundings. He noticed that the piles of firewood in the yard looked like they had been there for a long time because they were very dry. However, when he looked closely at the split firewood, he found that they were not split at the same time. In addition, the split marks on the firewood also showed that they were not made by the same person. This discovery confused Jiang Ying.