Chapter 315

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Protagonist:

Yan Qianqian

Wangfei nodded, showing her satisfaction, and said no more. However, Qianqian's curiosity was piqued; she blinked her large eyes and asked curiously, "Mother, when San Jie came to ask you for ginseng earlier, what exactly did she say?"

Seeing Qianqian so curious, Wangfei did not hide it and said truthfully, "As soon as Shuang'er came in, she directly asked me for a favor. I was wondering what it could be."

As it turned out, she told me that Xi Xi's grandmother's health had taken a turn for the worse again, and Shuang'er wanted to take the century-old ginseng to help her grandmother recuperate. That century-old ginseng is of no use to us anyway, so I gave it to her."

After hearing this, Qianqian nodded thoughtfully, then blinked her lively large eyes and asked curiously, "Apart from that, did San Jie say anything else?"

An Wangfei thought for a moment, recalling the scene at the time, and said slowly, "Oh, she also said several times that it was she herself who wanted to ask for ginseng, not that Qi Yu and Xi Xi wanted it, telling me not to think too much about it."

After hearing this, Qianqian's lips curled slightly, revealing a sly smile, and she then asked, "Then what do you think, Mother?"

An Wangfei waved her hand indifferently and replied with a smile, "It's nothing. After all, it's just a useless thing, and since you and Xi Xi are so close, I might as well give it to her."

Seeing this, Qianqian's eyes darted around, and she suddenly began making faces at An Wangfei, asking mysteriously, "Mother, don't you feel there's something wrong?"

An Wangfei was bewildered by Qianqian's action. After carefully pondering Qianqian's words, she suddenly realized and said, "Now that you put it that way, it does feel like Shuang'er is protesting too much."

Seeing this, Qianqian's face showed an expression of "As expected of my mother, truly smart," and she nodded repeatedly. Seeing this, An Wangfei's suspicions grew stronger. She looked at Qianqian and asked tentatively, "Qianqian, do you mean that Shuang'er might like that Qi Yu?"

However, Qianqian did not directly answer An Wangfei's question. Instead, she smiled mischievously and kept them in suspense, saying, "Mother, I promised someone I wouldn't tell."

Hearing this, An Wangfei thought Qianqian had promised Shuang'er not to talk nonsense, so she stopped asking, but secretly pondered in her heart.

After a short while, An Wangfei said slowly, "Alright, Mother knows about this matter. I just don't know what Qi Yu thinks." She paused slightly, as if thinking of something, then continued, "For this kind of thing, it's not good for us to take the initiative to ask; it would seem too eager. Qianqian, do you have any good ideas?"

After hearing An Wangfei's words, Qianqian looked at her thoughtfully, then replied, "Not yet, but when Xi Xi comes back, I'll discuss it with her and see if there's any good way."

After hearing this, An Wangfei nodded and said, "That's good. When Xi Xi comes back, invite her to An Wangfu for a meal, and then we can discuss it properly together." Qianqian quickly replied, "Alright, Mother, I understand."

While the two were discussing heatedly on this side, on the other side, Qi Yu hurriedly carried the box back home. He felt the box in his hand was as heavy as a thousand jin, burning him so much he could barely hold it.

Qi Yu knew very well in his heart that this matter was no small thing, so he dared not delay in the slightest and quickly told his servant to call his father and mother.

However, Qi Ling was not at home at this time; he was on duty, and only An Ning was in the fu.

After the servant conveyed Qi Yu's words to An Ning, An Ning thought, since Qi Ling was not at home, it would be better to let Qi Yu come over himself. So she told the servant to reply to Qi Yu, asking him to come directly to her courtyard.

After learning this, Qi Yu immediately carried the box and walked toward An Ning's courtyard.

Just at this moment, An Ning was quietly closing her eyes, seemingly cultivating her energy. Suddenly, a servant hurriedly ran in to report: "Madam, the Eldest Young Master has come."

However, An Ning did not even lift her eyelids, as if she had not heard the news at all.

After a while, Qi Yu strode in, and upon seeing An Ning, he shouted loudly, "Mother!" Hearing her son's voice, An Ning slowly opened her eyes, looked at him expressionlessly, and asked indifferently, "Sent him off?"

Qi Yu naturally understood that the "sent him off" his mother referred to was the matter of seeing Yan Wang off, so he quickly replied, "When I went, Yan Wang had already left."

"Oh." An Ning simply responded and said no more, seeming not very interested in this matter. Qi Yu also knew in his heart that recently, because his grandmother's health had been unstable, fluctuating between good and bad, his mother had run back and forth there many times for this reason; she must be exhausted.

Thinking of this, Qi Yu hurriedly said with concern, "Mother, didn't the doctor say last time that your grandmother's health would improve if she took ginseng?"

Upon hearing this, An Ning seemed to be suddenly awakened, let out a big yawn, and then asked somewhat lazily, "But is there ginseng at the medical clinic?"

Qi Yu shook his head helplessly, indicating there was no ginseng at the medical clinic. Seeing this, An Ning couldn't help but reveal a hint of disappointment in her eyes.

However, she knew very well in her heart that ginseng of such age was as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns, extremely scarce.

She worried her son would feel disappointed for not being able to help, so she quickly comforted him, "Yu'er, this matter cannot be rushed. Fortunately, your grandmother's health is still fairly strong, and there's no need to rush for now. You shouldn't be too anxious either."

After hearing his mother's words, Qi Yu nodded, but still said somewhat unwillingly, "Mother, although there is indeed no aged ginseng for sale at the medical clinic, today when I went to An Wangfu, I actually got a century-old ginseng!"

Hearing this, An Ning couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Oh? Century-old... What? Century-old ginseng? And it's from An Wangfu? Quick, quick, show it to Mother!" She was so excited she stood up directly, eager to see this precious century-old ginseng.

Seeing this, Qi Yu hurriedly took the box from the servant's hand and carefully opened it slowly. Inside the box was a layer of soft brocade, on which lay a thick ginseng, its skin dark brown, with dense and slender rootlets; at a glance, one could tell it was top-grade goods of considerable value.

An Ning widened her eyes, staring fixedly at the ginseng in the brocade box, her face full of disbelief. She immediately blurted out, "How did you get this? Quickly, tell Mother in detail!"

Qi Yu took a deep breath, composed himself, and then began to recount the events of his visit to An Wangfu today. Unexpectedly, he had accidentally obtained this century-old ginseng. Next, he described in detail how the Third Miss had gone to plead with An Wangfei, and how he had repeatedly refused, but in the end could not decline.