LRAB Chapter 42 - Ye Ruoyi Comes to the Door Begging to Be a Maid?
Chapter 42 - Ye Ruoyi Comes to the Door Begging to Be a Maid?
chapter 42 ye ruoyi comes to the door begging to be a maid?
“i heard that brother jiang is skilled in alchemy, so i’ve come specifically to deliver spirit herbs to you,” ye ruoyi said graciously.
she clapped her hands, signaling the servants outside to carry in three large chests filled with spirit herbs.
“miss ye, where did you obtain so many spirit herbs?”
jiang che glanced at the contents of the chests, his curiosity piqued.
the herbs in these chests included some rare ones capable of prolonging life, all exceptionally valuable.
ye ruoyi had been recuperating in snow moon city. when had she acquired such a wealth of precious spirit herbs?
“these spirit herbs were sent by my father a while ago to thank you for saving my life,” ye ruoyi explained sweetly, smiling.
“but brother jiang was busy refining pills at the time, so you weren’t informed.”
jiang che nodded thoughtfully.
seeing these spirit herbs further solidified his resolve to travel to great qin.
the herbs in ye xiaoying’s possession must have been rewards from emperor mingde for his years of military service.
if even a general had so many precious herbs, how vast must great qin’s treasury of spirit herbs be?
perhaps a trip to great qin could provide all the herbs he needed to refine the great restoration pill!
moreover, he had plans to negotiate a deal with ying zheng, but the timing wasn’t right.
at least not until after the hundred flowers festival in snow moon city.
...
“in that case, i’ll gladly accept them.”
jiang che straightforwardly accepted the gift without pretense.
he had cured ye ruoyi’s congenital heart condition—not entirely out of kindness, as he had been entrusted with the task—but the spirit herbs were a fair reward for his efforts.
seeing jiang che accept her gift, ye ruoyi felt a wave of relief and joy. she had been worried he might disdain these items.
“brother jiang, besides delivering these spirit herbs, i have another matter to discuss...”
after some hesitation, ye ruoyi spoke, her demeanor a bit reserved.
jiang che chuckled helplessly.
ye ruoyi, as my maid?
such a thought had never even crossed his mind before.
“so... brother jiang is refusing?”
ye ruoyi’s tone grew melancholic, her disappointment palpable.
“you’re qianluo’s elder sister. how could you become our maid?”
“let’s just remain friends instead.”
“if you’d like, you’re welcome to stay here for the time being. how does that sound?”
jiang che smiled gently.
he could somewhat guess ye ruoyi’s thoughts and felt a little moved.
ah, the burden of my irresistible charm!
“in that case, i’ll take up your offer, brother jiang,” ye ruoyi said sweetly, her smile returning.
as long as she could stay by jiang che’s side, it didn’t matter to her whether it was as a maid or a friend.
“you’re too kind, miss ye...”
“brother jiang, just call me ruoyi from now on.”
“‘miss ye’ sounds too formal!”
ye ruoyi teased playfully, a rare moment of lightheartedness.
“very well.”
“since you call me brother jiang, here’s a gift for you as a token of our acquaintance.”
jiang che retrieved an innate pill and a youth-retaining pill from his system space and handed them to ye ruoyi.
these pills were practically useless to him, more of a novelty he had crafted on a whim.
he had already consumed one youth-retaining pill, which had frozen his appearance at its current youthful state.
even after hundreds of years, his looks wouldn’t change.