Poison Physician Consort (2)

Chapter 266-270

Chapter 266: Refusal

Bai Luochu had been speeding up the progress of the concoction and heavens would never let down the determined man. The elixirs that Bai Luochu had been concocting were of higher quality every time. By the time Bai Luochu went back to concoct the easier formulas, she was able to do two at once.

While Bai Luochu was busy concocting elixirs, Pei Qingfeng had been staring blankly and waiting at the main hall for the entire day.

When Pei Qingfeng's housekeeper saw his master acting all dejected, he turned to the personal guard. "Hey, what is wrong with our Master? He has been waiting for the entire day and he looks rather anxious. Did something serious happen?"

Pei Qingfeng's personal guard remained silent and looked into the sky. He sighed, "What is love? It makes death a beauty, as long as you are with me." After speaking, the personal guard looked at Pei Qingfeng who was sitting in the main hall motionlessly.

Pei Qingfeng endured the cold wind and was unwilling to return to his room. It all boiled down to two reasons...

The first reason was due to Pei Qingfeng's imagination of Bai Luochu's temperament. After Elder Li had revealed the truth of the matter, he knew that Bai Luochu would come over and confront him. If he were to take his time, she might even ignore him altogether. If that were to happen, he would regret ever asking Elder Li for help. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that tempering his body in the cold wind was much better than enjoying the warmth of his room.

As for the second reason? There were plenty of things that Pei Qingfeng wasn't able to think through and he was racking his brains in the main hall. He wasn't able to understand Bai Luochu's attitude towards him. He assumed that Bai Luochu had been treating him differently from the other princes, but from the looks of it, there wasn't much of a difference. She treated everyone with the same cold and indifferent attitude. It felt like her face wouldn't change even if the continent were to sink to the bottom of the ocean. If Pei Qingfeng said he didn't feel defeated, he was lying. With his looks and character, he was the prince charming in many ladies' eyes. Putting others aside, Luo Chu's cousin was acting like a dog who had seen a bone when she saw him.

But what about her? She was cold and aloof and would always ask him to mind his conduct as an imperial prince.

Does she know that I treat her very differently compared to everyone else? I never allowed another woman to get close to me... Pei Qingfeng thought about it the entire day.

It was already dark and the massive Second Prince's residence was lit with lanterns. The personal guard felt that it wasn't good for Pei Qingfeng to sit in the main hall aimlessly and he quickly went forward to console him. "Master, it's getting dark. You shouldn't wait for her anymore. Young Lady Luo Chu probably isn't coming to settle the score. You should relax. Please have your dinner before anything else."

Pei Qingfeng stared blankly for a moment before speaking, "Sigh, it seems like she doesn't care about me. I shall wait another day. If she doesn't come over, I shall personally visit the general's residence to explain myself."

The personal guard shook his head in response and thought that his master was truly obsessed with Bai Luochu. He did nothing the whole day but think of her.

Early the next morning, Bai Luochu had just finished her morning cultivation and she went back to her secluded courtyard to concoct medicines.

At the entrance of the general's residence, Ming Lu was quarreling with Cai Ling.

"How can your Mistress go back on her word? She personally promised His First Highness that she would accept all his invitations!" Ming Lu seemed to be raging as he blamed Bai Luochu for breaking her promise.