What To Do if You’re the Villain and the Heroine Likes You - CH 117

—In front of He Yunxiao’s shocked gaze, Xing’er poured all the soup pills used to cure the Soul Devouring Pills, without a drop left, onto the ground.

She said, “Young Master He, even if Her Highness is angry with you, even if it’s at night, she still has to find a way to ask Imperial Doctor Wei to deliver the medicine to you, so I guess this medicine must be essential, right?”

He Yunxiao looked at the ground, the mud that was still steaming from the potion, and replied, “Hmm. She said it had to be taken daily, and that it must be consumed warm.”

Xing’er laughed, “I guess that’s true. Otherwise there would be no need to go to the trouble of putting in charcoal to keep it warm. Now with this gone, Young Master He, if you want to have another one, you will have to ask Her Highness to make a new one for you.”

He Yunxiao was enlightened and said, “Xing’er, so that’s how it is! I know what you’re thinking now. By dumping the potion, Nanzhu can only make another serving for me.”

Xing’er said, “That’s not enough. Her Highness could have made it and sent it out, and in that case, Young Master still wouldn’t be able to enter. Now that the potion is gone, it won’t be possible to make a new one for a while. Taking advantage of this time gap, Young Master can simply pretend to be sick at the door, pretending to be unwell and Xing’er will request Her Highness to come out. With Her Highness’s kind and soft hearted nature, the cold night breeze and the fact that Young Master is not feeling well, she will definitely invite You in.”

When He Yunxiao heard Xing’er’s strategy, he hurriedly said, “No!”

Xing’er was puzzled, “Why?”

He Yunxiao hurriedly explained, “I can’t pretend to be sick, I said I would never lie to her again.”

Xing’er had only considered that He Yunxiao would pretend to be sick, but she had never thought that he would not even pretend to be sick. Now that the potion had been dumped, Nanzhu had to make another one before. But He Yunxiao doesn’t want to lie, so he is unwilling to cooperate, which makes it impossible to explain why the potion has been dumped.

The situation was deadlocked for a while, and Xing’er had no other choice but to comfort He Yunxiao, “Young Master He, you really need to consume the potion to cure your illness, and now that it is gone, it is normal for you to feel unwell. It’s not a lie.”

Although He Yunxiao’s tone was soft, his eyes were firm. He understood that Xing’er’s method was indeed a good one and could quickly bring Nanzhu closer to him. If it was before, He Yunxiao would have gladly accepted it, but not now.

“Miss Xing’er, I thank you very much, But the He of today is no longer the He of yesterday. I have thought it through, and when it comes to relationships with a good girl like Nanzhu, one needs to exchange sincerity for sincerity. This, more than anything else, is important. No matter what, I will never lie to her again.”

When Xing’er heard He Yunxiao’s words, she was very happy for her own highness, but this led to a dead end.

It’s nice that you have sincerity, but how will Nanzhu know if you have sincerity? It’s nice that you don’t lie to her, but how does she know if you’re lying to her?

“You don’t want to lie to Her Highness, but you can’t get in. If you can’t get in and you can’t see Her Highness, it’s useless to say anything. Young Master He, this matter cannot be delayed. If you delay it for too long, even the deepest feelings will fade.”

He Yunxiao arched his hand to Xing’er and said, “Miss Xing’er, thank you so much. If you go back, you can tell Nanzhu the truth about the situation. Just tell her the truth and don’t say more good words for me.

I’ve also bought her some boxes of snacks, so you can bring them with her as well. There is also some jewelery …… That I wanted to use to please Miss Xing’er and the other palace maids. But now that I know how you feel about it, I don’t want to please you anymore. It’s just a thank you gift. Thanks to the ladies of Linxuan Palace for taking care of Nanzhu all these years. He Yunxiao thanks you very much.”

Xing’er accepted He Yunxiao’s jewelery, this time without dropping it again, but said, “On behalf of the other maids of Linxuan Palace, Xing’er would like to thank you, Young Master.”

Before she returned to the palace, she asked, “Young Master He, do you have nothing to say to Her Highness?”

He Yunxiao smiled helplessly, “There are many things I want to say to her, but the one I want to say most is ‘I miss you and want to see you’.”

Xing’er said, “Young Master He, it’s getting dark, this lantern is for you. I know my way back, so please take it.”

Since Xing’er had said so, He Yunxiao did not hesitate to accept the lantern, said thank you, and after seeing her off, immediately sat down cross-legged and began to cultivate with luck.

After he had completed his enlightenment, his desire to become stronger had never been so urgent.

He deeply understood that in the original novel, the main reason why Chu Fan could use his wood-like emotional quotient to woo his harem was that, apart from the main character’s halo, the main reason was that Chu Fan was strong enough. Chu Fan’s superb martial arts talent and strength made him worthy of all female protagonists, even the “empress” of the Qi Kingdom, Meng Qingqian. (TL: ‘Meng Qingqian empress’ Future spoiler hint from author? )

He Yunxiao secretly sighed. Fortunately, Meng Qingqian was not in his current scope of strategy. Otherwise, he really did not know how to impress her.

Meng QingShao didn’t even give Yang Zhe a second thought.

He Yunxiao knows that his status is extraordinary, but when compared to Yang Zhe, he only has his appearance to beat him. Other than that, his family background, talent, strength and connections were all inferior to Yang Zhe.

So even He Yunxiao himself felt that even Yang Zhe, who was second only to Chu Fan in terms of talent, could not get Meng Qingqian’s attention, and if one day he really decided to go after her, it would be even more unlikely that he would be able to win her affection.

In the final analysis, one still had to become stronger. Whether it was strength or power.

He Yunxiao quickly discarded his useless thoughts and held his breath, concentrating on his cultivation without distractions.

The night was dark and heavy on the land, and beside He Yunxiao, there was only a lantern left by Xing’er to hold up a small piece of light for him.

……

At night, Linxuan Palace is a little more lively than during the day.

During the day, the palace maids are still busy in and out of the palace, but at night, they don’t go anywhere and stay in their own rooms to entertain themselves. The entertainment among the palace maids consisted of chatting and gossiping, sewing and embroidering, as well as small home-made toys such as pitchers and wooden cards.

However, these were all games among the palace maids.

Apart from Xing’er, no one else dared to fool around with her master, Princess Nanzhu.

So when Xing’er went out and asked Dr Wei to deliver medicine, she was alone in Meng Qingrou’s bedchamber.

Meng Qingrou sat quietly in her chair, keeping her head down and making sachet bags quietly.

The jewelery and snacks that He Yunxiao had bought were still in the same place as before. The boxes of snacks, none of them had been touched since yesterday’s disagreement.

There was a soft knock on the door of the house. Xing’er’s voice reached into the room.

“Your Highness.”

When she heard Xing’er’s voice, she looked up at the door and said happily, “Xing’er, you’re back, come in, is it cold at night?”

Xing’er entered the house, said “No, it’s not cold”, and turned around and closed the door behind her.

When Meng Qingrou saw that Xing’er had returned with a food box and other things in her hand, she wondered, “Xing’er, is Doctor Wei not here?”

Xing’er first put down the food box that contained the potion and the snacks that He Yunxiao had given her, and then went and sat down opposite Meng Qingrou.

She took off the half-finished sachet bag and silver needles that Meng Qingrou was holding in her hand, which might be injured, and placed them on the table beside her.

Meng Qingrou’s large, pretty eyes flashed and flickered, and the more she looked at Xing’er’s actions, the more puzzled she became.

“Xing’er, what’s wrong with you?”

Only after everything was ready did Xing’er finally say, “Your Highness, when I went out to deliver the medicine, I met Young Master He Yunxiao. He is waiting for you at the entrance of Linxuan Palace.”