Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder's Wish Check-in Machine

Having ascertained Zhou Ying's attitude, Xia Wei was completely relieved. Now, he could proceed with his plan without worry!

He figured that since Xia Mingwei and Zhou Ying had already fallen out, he had to personally take matters into his own hands and drug her. After all, she was his sister; if he went to see her off himself, it wouldn't be a waste of their shared bond as siblings!

Luckily, Xia Mingwei was unaware of his inner thoughts; otherwise, upon hearing such shameless remarks, she probably would have been too disgusted to eat!

Having made all the decisions, Xia Wei was ready to take action.

The Taoist priest had only given him one dose of this potent medicine. He dared not entrust such a sordid task as poisoning his own sister to anyone else; he had to brew the medicine himself!

He brewed the medicine while mentally preparing himself.

"Little sister! Don't blame your brother for being heartless. Who told you to get in my way? After the identities are switched, you can just obediently be the eldest daughter of the Xia family! This way, it's better for both of us!"

It seems Xia Mingwei underestimated their shamelessness. It turns out these people are ruthless enough to even manipulate her!

As night fell, on the eve of Xia Mingwei's arrival at the palace to receive her reward, Xia Wei came to the study.

He carried the tonic in his hands and came to Xia Mingwei's side.

A hint of jealousy flashed in Xia Wei's eyes as he looked at Xia Mingwei, who was busy reviewing military reports.

"After tonight, all of this will be mine!" he told himself, trying to console himself.

He, who was initially very jealous, quickly composed himself and handed the bowl of tonic to Xia Mingwei.

Through Xiao Ba's monitoring, Xia Mingwei knew that the tonic had been spiked. Therefore, she naturally dared not eat anything indiscriminately. Even the food she ate, she would repeatedly confirm it was non-toxic before putting it in her mouth.

But Xia Wei couldn't care less about that at the moment. In order to achieve his goal, he decided to watch Xia Mingwei drink the bowl of potent medicine with his own eyes.

Of course, he didn't dare to urge Xia Mingwei too much before she drank it. If he pressed her too hard and someone saw through his intentions, that wouldn't be good!

"Little sister, it's so late, and you're still handling official business!" Xia Wei said from the side.

Xia Mingwei glanced at him but didn't expose him. Now she wanted to see how Xia Wei would put on his act!

"Yes! These military matters must be taken care of before I meet His Majesty tomorrow!"

Upon hearing this, Xia Wei thought he had gotten another useful piece of information and kept it to himself.

He smiled, trying his best to show Xia Mingwei his kindness.

"When you went to the army in my place, I always wanted to say thank you, but I never had the chance. Now, I finally have the opportunity!"

"Brother, you're wrong to say that, and you don't need to thank me! Going to the army in your place wasn't what I wanted to do! If Mother hadn't threatened to kill herself, it's uncertain who would have gone to the army!"

Xia Mingwei stared intently at Xia Wei, not wanting to miss a single expression on his face.

Hearing Xia Mingwei's words, Xia Wei was at a loss for words! How was he supposed to respond to that?

He smiled at Xia Mingwei again, but if you looked closely, you could easily see that there was a hint of embarrassment in his smile.

Seeing that he was in pain, Xia Mingwei felt better!

Although it was obvious the conversation was going to be difficult, Xia Wei was determined to continue. After all, how else could he bring up the topic of the tonic?

Sure enough, Xia Wei calmed himself down and said, "Sister, I know that Mother and I wronged you in the past, but let's let bygones be bygones! Let's live a good life from now on, okay?"

Xia Ming looked up at Xia Wei, her sharp gaze almost making him confess without being asked. He couldn't help but wonder, had he given himself away somewhere?

He calmed himself down and thought for a while, concluding that it was unlikely Xia Mingwei knew he was going to drug her. Firstly, Zhou Ying was on his side, and secondly, he hadn't told anyone about his plan to drug Xia Mingwei that night. Zhou Ying only knew he was going to do it, but she didn't know the specific date.

Thinking of this, he steadied himself and continued, "Sister, can't you forgive me and Mother just this once?"

Hearing this, Xia Mingwei laughed, "Of course! I won't hold it against you for taking my brother's place in the army! But if you and Mother do anything to harm me again, don't blame me for being heartless as your sister and disregarding our blood ties!"

"Of course!" Xia Wei agreed readily.

Seeing Xia Wei like this, Xia Mingwei was completely relieved. Since they insisted on doing it this way, she didn't need to hold back when she made her move!

"Now that we've put aside our past grievances, little sister, I see you work so hard every day, so I specially brewed you a bowl of tonic to help you recover!"

As Xia Wei spoke, he handed the bowl of tonic to Xia Mingwei.

Xia Mingwei subtly curled the corners of her lips. This man had gone through all that trouble, and finally couldn't hold back any longer. Since that was the case, she couldn't let his "good intentions" go to waste; she had to play along!

Xia Mingwei picked up the bowl of medicine, about to bring it to her lips. But at the very last moment, she put the bowl down.

Seeing this, Xia Wei's eyes were filled with disappointment. He asked anxiously, "Sister, why aren't you drinking? Is something wrong?"

Xia Ming glanced at the medicine on the table and said, "The tonic is a bit too hot. I'd like it to cool down a bit!"

Seeing Xia Mingwei's answer, Xia Wei finally felt relieved.

In an effort to buy time, Xia Wei kept chatting with Xia Mingwei for the rest of the time.

Although she knew his true purpose, Xia Mingwei still deeply admired his chatting skills. It seemed Xia Wei was going all out to achieve his goal!

After waiting for the tonic to cool down, Xia Wei hurriedly urged, "Little sister, the tonic is getting cold, you should drink it quickly! Otherwise, it won't be as effective once it cools down!"

His words sounded so sincere. Anyone who heard them would praise him as a "good brother"!

He tried to hand the bowl of tonic to Xia Mingwei, but she quickly grabbed his hand.

"Sister, what, what's wrong?" Perhaps due to excessive nervousness, Xia Wei's words were tinged with a slight stutter.

Xia Mingwei gave Xia Wei an innocent smile and asked, "I have a question for you, brother!"

"what is the problem?"

"My brother has been urging me to drink this tonic from the very beginning. Could there be something he shouldn't have put in it?"