Pampered Poisonous Royal Wife-Chapter 970 No Corpse Intact (3)

Before Huang Yiyi could finish, Gu Siyi sneered coldly and cut her off.

"He wouldn’t dare! I have something that could ruin his reputation, and Shi Yimeng is a smart man; he knows what to do."

...

While Gu Siyi and Huang Yiyi were secretly conspiring, An Yiqing was sitting unhappily in the dining room with her siblings, An Zhihang and An Zhiyan, holding a bowl of chicken soup as if she were about to face her own death.

"Black chicken soup is nourishing for the body. Yesterday, I especially asked Aunt Li to call her brother back home and send us some. Each of you siblings gets one, drink up quickly, it’s good for your health."

An Yiqing looked at the fragrant black chicken soup in her bowl, then glanced up at Old Lady An, who was watching her with a smile. Steeling her heart, she closed her eyes, lifted her head, and with a ’gulugulu’, drank it all.

An Zhihang, sitting in a wheelchair, and An Zhiyan, lying on a small sofa in the dining room, watched An Yiqing gulp down the soup with their mouths agape, wanting to cry but without tears.

Old Lady An had been trying to nourish them for the past few days with bird’s nest, ginseng, chicken soup, and big bones – all greasy and sickly sweet – had they not nearly suffered nosebleeds from it all?

As the one with the most authoritative medical knowledge in the family, An Yiqing swallowed all the grand theories under Old Lady An’s well-intentioned persistence, accepting all the nourishments without refusal.

This consequently made her brothers, An Zhiyan and An Zhihang, who were suffering along with her, feel like their bodies were burning up...

Looking at the big bowl of chicken soup in hand, An Zhiyan’s eyes filled with tears. He had barely crawled back from the Ghost Gate, and now he worried if these nourishments might make him explode from being overnourished...

All three were filial children and naturally accepted Old Lady An’s heartfelt intentions. Once they were done with the three large bowls of black chicken soup, Old Lady An walked away with a smile, leaving the three siblings sitting uncomfortably full in the dining room.

"I’m so stuffed. I had big bone soup last night, a large bowl of cloyingly sweet bird’s nest porridge this morning, and now this big bowl of black chicken soup. If this keeps up, by the time my injuries heal, I’ll have developed a general’s belly," An Zhihang said with a wry smile.

"Big brother, be content. At least you can still walk around. Look at me – I have to lie here, motionless, after eating so much, worried I might end up being falsely fat," An Zhiyan said, tied up and even more distressed than a mummy.

An Yiqing pursed her lips and giggled. She didn’t feel quite the same about An Zhihang and An Zhiyan’s distress. Her appetite had been huge lately, and these things were just right for her, except for the greasy chicken soup, which was somewhat hard to swallow.

"Big brother, second brother, I know it’s been hard for both of you, just hang in there a few more days. Grandma has been putting so much effort into nourishing us, we can’t let her down."

An Zhihang and An Zhiyan, of course, understood this and their complaints were merely playful banter.

"Little sister, how’s your health? You lost so much blood a few days ago, it’s really necessary to nourish yourself properly. Constantly taking those Lifeblood Pills isn’t good for your health," An Zhiyan reminded her worriedly.

"Second brother, don’t worry, my recovery ability is very strong; I’ve been fine for a while now," An Yiqing nodded and made a strong gesture, then slightly furrowed her brow, "These past few days, I’ve had Ah Feng and the others investigating second brother’s case. We should have some leads soon."

Mentioning this matter, An Zhihang and An Zhiyan became serious.

"Little sister, don’t be too anxious about second brother’s issue. Grandfather, father, and I have more connections in the military, making investigations easier than for you. You just focus on recuperating right now, leave the matter of the assassination attempt to me and big brother."