Chapter 208

Seeing her mother acting so realistically, Jiang Xiaoxiao also got into character and deliberately asked loudly: "Ah, Mother, what is this secret technique?"

"This is a medical skill I learned from my grandfather's generation. Inserting a silver needle into the White Lime acupoint on a person's head can save someone whose life is in danger." Jiang Wei said, deliberately using the silver needle to lightly brush across Shen Que's brow, trying to use the cold touch of the silver needle to add authenticity to her words.

"However, my grandfather said that this move has extremely strong side effects. If one is not careful, it will leave the patient paralyzed, so it must not be used unless absolutely necessary."

"Ah!" Jiang Xiaoxiao feigned surprise and covered her little mouth. "That's too dangerous. Why don't we wait a bit longer, Mother? Perhaps Lord Shen will wake up tomorrow."

Jiang Wei shook her head: "I see he is beyond saving. He hasn't shown improvement after being in a coma for so many days; I'm afraid he is already at death's door. Using this move might save his life."

Jiang Xiaoxiao sighed long and hard like a little adult: "Sigh, since that's the case, we can only use this method... But Mother, you must be careful. If Lord Shen ends up paralyzed for life, we'll have to take care of him for the rest of his life."

"It's fine." Jiang Wei said calmly, "If he doesn't wake up after the needle goes in, I'll just throw him on the mountain to feed the wolves. No one will find out it was us, and we won't have to take any responsibility."

Jiang Xiaoxiao: "..."

Her mother's words were ruthless enough.

However... she looked at the person on the bed; he still didn't wake up.

This Shen Que is quite capable of holding his composure.

Jiang Wei simply said fiercely: "Xiaoxiao, look away. I'm going to insert the needle. Be careful of blood splashing on you."

After speaking, she raised the silver needle in her hand high, about to stab it into the top of Shen Que's head!

Just at this moment, Shen Que finally opened his eyes.

The silver needle stopped a few millimeters from Shen Que's face.

But there was not a hint of panic in those calm eyes, as if he had long seen through the mother and daughter's trick.

Meeting Shen Que's gaze, Jiang Wei couldn't help but be stunned.

Shen Que spoke calmly: "The White Lime acupoint is located at the intersection of the line connecting the tips of the two ears and the center line of the top of the head... It's not stabbed here."

After finishing, he turned his head to look at Jiang Xiaoxiao on the side and said in a flat tone: "Excuse me, please find me some clothes."

Jiang Xiaoxiao: "..."

Seeing his calm and composed appearance, Jiang Xiaoxiao also felt a bit embarrassed.

Having read many medical books, she naturally knew that the White Lime acupoint is located at the intersection of the line connecting the tips of the two ears and the center line of the top of the head, and it can treat symptoms such as headaches, insomnia, and hangovers.

It simply didn't have the effect of causing paralysis that Jiang Wei had mentioned.

This was a case of lying halfway through, only to be seen through and caught red-handed by the other party...

Jiang Wei also coughed lightly in embarrassment, then got up and left, saying as she went: "Xiaoxiao, find him some clothes, we're going out."

Jiang Xiaoxiao understood her mother's meaning and quickly brought over a set of undergarments.

There were no men's clothes in the house, nor were there any clothes suitable for Shen Que; there were only these white undergarments that could be worn by either gender.

After putting the clothes at the head of Shen Que's bed, Jiang Xiaoxiao quickly left the room.

She knew that under the thin quilt, Shen Que was completely naked, without a stitch of clothing...

His body was covered in wounds of all sizes. Because she had to apply medicine to the wounds frequently, her mother found it troublesome and didn't put any clothes on Shen Que. Usually, he was covered by a quilt, and when it was time to apply medicine, she would just lift the quilt—how convenient.

As for the set of clothes Shen Que had been wearing earlier, they had been torn to shreds by swords during the fight and were stained with quite a bit of blood. The mother and daughter didn't have the kindness to help him wash them, so they simply threw them away.

The mother and daughter waited outside the room for a long time until a "Come in" came from inside the room. Only then did the mother and daughter seem to come back to their senses and look at each other.

That's not right; this is clearly their home. Why does it feel like Shen Que is the master of this house, letting them in only when he says so?

The mother and daughter entered the room.

Inside the room, Shen Que was sitting properly on the bed, having changed into the clean white undergarments, which made him appear much more approachable.

"Since you were already awake, why did you feign sleep to deceive us?" Jiang Wei asked as soon as she entered.

"Apologies... I had compelling reasons." Saying this, Shen Que glanced at Jiang Xiaoxiao.

This glance made Jiang Xiaoxiao's heart rise to her throat.

No way? No way?

He couldn't have already discovered her ability and deliberately feigned sleep to trick her into feeding him ability water, could he?

"Even if you have compelling reasons, you can't just eat and drink for free in my house for no reason, right?" Jiang Wei said coldly, "Saving your life, plus the medicine costs and food for these past few days, you should pay a total of one thousand taels of silver."

Shen Que: "..."

The man opposite was rarely silent.

After a long time, he spoke: "I have been an official in Yong'an County for over half a year, and my total salary is less than one hundred taels of silver. Jiang Little Lady, you asking for one thousand taels of silver right off the bat—isn't that a bit difficult for me?"

"Why, is Lord Shen's life not worth one thousand taels of silver?" Jiang Wei showed no mercy.

"My life is cheap; how could it be worth so much silver." Facing Jiang Wei's mockery, Shen Que didn't get angry either. He spread his hands and simply said: "If Jiang Little Lady wants it, just take it."

There was actually a hint of giving up.

Jiang Wei was rarely choked up and didn't say a word.

Jiang Xiaoxiao blinked her big eyes, looking at Shen Que and then at her mother.

Tsk tsk, this plot development... why does it feel more and more like that?

"Since that's the case, then Lord Shen, don't think about leaving here. You will be a slave in my house for the rest of your life until you pay back that one thousand taels of silver!"

After speaking, Jiang Wei took Jiang Xiaoxiao's hand and left the room.

Once Jiang Xiaoxiao was out of the room, her gossiping heart could no longer be contained and burned fiercely.

Everything happening before her eyes—isn't this the typical trope of a novel!

The male lead is injured and raised in the female lead's home, then feelings develop over time, and finally, the two of them... hehe.

Her mother must have feelings for Shen Que to let him stay. Ah, it seems Shen Que is about to become the male lead of the original story...

Just as Jiang Xiaoxiao was imagining all this, Jiang Wei's icy voice rang in her ears: "Xiaoxiao, we must find a way. We absolutely cannot let Shen Que leave here alive."

Saying this, Jiang Wei began to look in her space for the anesthetic she had used on Zhao Wulai last time. "He has been feigning a coma for so long; he must know many of our secrets. We absolutely cannot let him leave alive. We will act tonight, first drug him, and finally transport him to the mountain to feed the wolves..."

Jiang Xiaoxiao: "..."

Alright, she had overthought it.

Rather than expecting her mother to have a romantic brain, it would be better to expect the end of the world to arrive.