Chapter 10 Paying respect

　　Gu Xiran was reading a book while lying on bed and Concubine Yun was in the West Wing. She (SH) didn't know what she (Y) was doing there. Only when it was time to eat did she (Y) show her face. Her eyes were red. It could be seen that she had cried.

　　Shu Huan didn't know how she spend such a dull day. First, she teased the birds and then she fed the fish. When she didn't have anything else to do, she asked Huiyun to bring her the game ‘Go’ and taught Liangchen and Meijing how to play five-in-a-row game.

　　It was a very popular entertainment game. It was simple and easy to understand.

　　At first, she won every battle. She didn't expect that when Gu Xiran saw that they were having a good time, he’d also came over for some fun. Then, Shu Huan lost every battle. When there was no more money, the bet changed to melon seeds and candied fruits. At the end of the game, the master and her two servants lost everything. They could only watch Gu Xiran who was half lying on the rocking chair while he leisurely drank tea, eat melon seeds and candied fruits.

　　This was really too much. He spat the sh.e.l.l of the melon seeds all over the floor and declared that those who had lost should clean up…

　　The time went by like this and it was finally time to light the lights.

　　Ancient people slept early. After dinner, they ate two slices of melon and looked at the moon for a while, then it was time to go bed.

　　Shu Huan used an excuse to go see the East Wing. The door was locked again. Presumable, she had to sleep in Gu Xiran's room again tonight.

　　She knew that this was the best and that it was equivalent as having a talisman, but her heart still felt some resistance. As for what she was resisting, she also didn't know. So, she could only enter the room with a gloomy face and hugged that incense burner while she went to bed.

　　Gu Xiran found it very funny, but he didn't say anything and let her be. It was concubine Yun who cast two glances at it when she came to deliver medicine. Then, she lowered her face. It couldn't be seen whether she was happy or angry.

　　Gu Xiran frowned when he saw the bowl of medicine, "I said that I don't want to drink this medicine anymore. From tomorrow on, don’t bring it."

　　Concubine Yun said with difficulty, "This medicine was prescribed by a famous doctor in the city. He said that you need to drink it for a whole month. If second young master doesn't drink it, your illness will act up again."

　　Gu Xiran said displeased, "Every medicine has thirty percent of poison. After drinking medicine for so many years, even if it was a healthy person, he would die from drinking so much."

　　Concubine Yun still wanted to speak but he already lay down and gestured with his hand, "There's nothing to do here anymore. Go rest."

　　Concubine Yun looked at the bowl of medicine and helplessly went out with it.

　　After she left, Shu Huan snorted, "It would be a wonder if you can be cured without drinking medicine!"

　　Gu Xiran turned and stared at her for a long while. Then he suddenly smiled, "If I can't be cured, isn't it to your wish?"