An ugly girl starts off, then becomes a beauty

The rain had just stopped at noon and the gravel road was still a little slippery. Zhang waited until all the irrelevant people had left before carefully approaching.

"You finally pay attention to me, Guang."

Unexpectedly, Nie Guang didn't even look at her, "What are you going to do?"

The tone was as cold as ice and snow in the twelfth lunar month.

"Shouldn't I be the one asking you this?" She said as she gestured to the maid to look around.

"My mother has just taken over the housework, and I also have a lot of things to take care of. I don't have time to talk to you about this right now." His tone was distant, and he no longer had the affectionate tone of the past.

"You treated me like this before I took over the housework, didn't you?" Zhang walked around in front of him, "A Guang, what are you thinking? What are you thinking about that girl from the Sang family? Are you attracted to her?" The resentment in her heart became clearer and clearer, and the suppressed emotions surged up. She couldn't help but put her arms around his neck, forcing him to lower his head and look at her.

"What nonsense are you talking about!" But Nie Guang broke free in an instant.

"How many times have you met in the garden behind Jingsi Residence? She was sick, and you asked Su Jingxin to come to visit her, but she couldn't, so you had to come by yourself. Today you saw her, she was in trouble, you were worried, she talked to you, you were happy, you have her in your heart, why are you acting like this?"

"She is my brother's wife. I care about her. Should I be shy about it?"

Zhang couldn't help but sneer, "Brother's wife - Nie Guang, you can fool anyone, why do you have to use this excuse to fool me? You and I both know how you treated Nie Ce, what's wrong with his wife, what does it have to do with you? Shouldn't you wish that everyone in Wuyuan would die?" Even though she hated him, Zhang still had love in her heart. She pulled Nie Guang's sleeves again, bringing the two closer, "A Guang, I know you are just bewitched by the Sang family girl. Even if she is beautiful, she doesn't understand you as well as I do. We are the destined couple. If, if you really like this kind of appearance, I will go to collect them in the future. Whether in Chang'an or outside the Great Wall, I will definitely be able to find them. Then keep them by my side. When you marry me in the future, I will let you marry them, okay?"

"Are you crazy?" As soon as the rough voice came out, Nie Guang suddenly felt guilty and looked around warily.

He really didn't want to discuss this with Zhang here, so he was about to leave, but she still grabbed his sleeve in her hand.

"You are done with her! You are not allowed to come here tomorrow."

"Zhang Ling, don't push your luck."

Nie Guang always had a say in front of Zhang. Rather than being an aunt and nephew or a lover, they were more like a master and servant. Zhang was born in a poor family and married Nie Chengyong at an early age. She thought she had become a noble and distinguished person. However, she did not expect that Nie Chengyong did not like to fight in the mansion. He was just an adopted son, but more like a servant in the mansion. This was fine. The most intolerable thing was that he was impotent. Zhang was like a widow for three years after the marriage.

If she hadn't hooked up with Nie Guang later, she would probably never have known the ecstasy of sex in her life.

Of course, she longed for Nie Guang, and later the two of them became more and more harmonious, wishing they could have sex every two or three days. Nie Guang was in the West Palace, and he frequently went to the East Palace for no reason, which inevitably attracted people's attention. Later, he took the action of walking the cat, but it was only once every half a month. As time went by, this man became less and less active. It was not that Zhang had not made a fuss about this, but she was really not Nie Guang's opponent. Even if she used both soft and hard tactics, she could not do anything to Nie Guang. In the end, he simply stopped coming, which directly controlled her.

She couldn't live without the man in front of her. She could do anything as long as he was willing to come over and as long as they kept in touch, when Nie Guang took over the family in the future, kicked out the waste Nie Chengyong, and divorced Su, he would naturally marry her.

By then, she would have a beloved man and become a real noble—

"The Sang family girl only has good looks, what can she do for you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the servant beside the eldest son came over to deliver a message, probably an outsider was passing by. Nie Guang then glanced at Zhang again, and said nothing more. Zhang was unwilling to give up and grabbed him again. How could Nie Guang allow her to do this several times? He flicked his sleeves hard and knocked Zhang to the ground.

"Madam." The maid Zhu Ying immediately stepped forward to support her. Before she could get up, Nie Guang had already left.

Before Zhang could react, she saw her third uncle and aunt coming from the end of the corridor. Although the couple had left early, it seemed that they did not go directly back to the Muxiang Garden. One of her third uncle's concubines followed them. Zhang sniffed and found that her palms were rubbed by the gravel on the ground. Although the wounds were not big, they were covered with blood. She clenched her palms and felt a piercing pain.

He was also afraid of running into Nie Shudi and Cai, who would try to flatter him, so he had to swallow his anger and leave quickly.

*

Only after all the irrelevant people left, the atmosphere in Wuyuan seemed to be a little relaxed.

Near noon, Madam Zhaoyu did not stay for long. After talking to Sang Ling for a few more words, she went back to Yunyue Pavilion for dinner. - Although the eldest madam's illness had recovered, it was obvious that she was not as good as before. She was tired after handling a few things, and she kept holding her forehead to feel sleepy.

Gao Heng was still in the back room. He not only treated Cheng Ai's wound, but also prescribed medicine for Sang Ling - he noticed that Sang Ling had a cough as soon as he arrived.

"The medicine prescribed by the Marquis' Mansion is mild. If you want to cure your stubborn cough, you have to add a few more herbs." He was writing a prescription with his brows lowered, his hands on the table, one hand spread out a piece of bamboo, and the other holding a pen. Her cousin's palms were thick and his joints were distinct. She couldn't help but look at them, and found that there were scars on all ten of his finger joints.

"How are you injured?"

Gao Heng looked back curiously, followed her gaze to his hand, and smiled helplessly, "When I was in Huiyang for treatment, I had no fixed place to stay, so I had to do many things myself, and I got some scratches without being careful."

No matter how much you rub, it won't cause all ten fingers to be worn out like this. The sky above Sang Ling's heart lake was slightly rippled, and he sincerely felt that Gao Heng was really too kind.

"Will you go there again?"

Gao Heng was writing with great enthusiasm, not looking at Sang Ling, "As long as the epidemic is not over, I will go."

"Don't go."

Huiyang is still the area with the most serious epidemic. If Gao Heng stays there for a long time, he will not only be at risk of being infected, but he may also run into officials sent by the emperor to treat the epidemic. If the court finds out that he is still using Guizhi Fuzi Decoction to treat sick people, he may be targeted by those politicians. They are not afraid of being targeted openly, but they are afraid of being targeted secretly.

Perhaps he sensed something wrong in these words, so he finally looked up and asked, "Why?"

Sang Ling suddenly stopped.

If he knew that the decision of the superiors was to sacrifice these lower-class people, how sad would he be?

Her breath stagnated, and she could still see her cousin's expression was indifferent, his eyelashes fluttered, and his face was pale after exhaustion. After this epidemic, the young man who used to be thin and strong now seemed to be weak all over.

I could only smile and say, "It's hard to treat the epidemic. Your aunt will be worried if you keep going back and forth to the epidemic area in Huiyang."

He certainly has a great love for everyone, but as a human being, he is also a son, so he will always have his ties.

This point obviously hit Gao Heng's weak spot, and he did not answer Sang Ling again. After writing the prescription, he asked A Shan to pack up the medicine box. —— He actually skipped this question directly.

Sang Ling sighed helplessly and had to get up to see him off. When they reached the door, it started to rain again. The smell of soil in the courtyard made her more awake. She turned around and asked someone to bring an umbrella. She was thinking about how to get Gao Heng to stay in Chang'an. But she saw the man opposite her looking up at the water droplets under the corridor and muttering, "A Ling, you were wronged in the Nie family."

He was invited to treat Cheng Mu's illness and to take Sang Ling's pulse, so he could naturally guess what was going on in the Marquis' Mansion.

“Isn’t it the same everywhere?” Sang Ling looked up and gazed at the sky above the courtyard.

In fact, there is a hidden thought in my heart: “It’s different when I’m in the Gao family”, but this is not appropriate after all.

She didn't have the energy to look back.

Gao Heng seemed to have something to say, but after waiting for a long time, he didn't say it. At this time, the servant came up with an umbrella, Wei Chu stepped forward to remind him, Sang Ling looked back and nodded, only to see Gao Heng turned to face her.

She couldn't help but look up and look back.

"I don't know much about the Nie family, but judging from what happened today, cousin Xuanwen seems to..." He hesitated, clenching his fists in his sleeves before forcing himself to continue, "You two were talking in the house today, and I think he has some ulterior motives. Xuanwen is not in the Marquis' Mansion, so you should pay more attention."

The corridor was suddenly silent. Sang Ling's mind went blank for a moment, and then he suddenly felt mixed emotions.

Then she lowered her head and pursed her lips. When she looked up again, her face was filled with a smile that couldn't be more calm. "Cousin, I know. I will protect myself."