Liang Fu felt he had discovered a gentle white lotus flower, realizing that people can indeed change.
Huo Rou was as clear-minded as Ruan Ning, having used this trick before.
Did she really think she could fool her? This woman was far too casual, mixing Buddha, Bodhisattva, and pleading to the heavens in one sentence. She was truly an ignorant fool who didn’t even put effort into lying.
“I’m fine,” Huo Rou said, placing her hand on her forehead and swaying slightly as if about to fall.
Liang Fu was scared and immediately supported her. Huo Rou gave him a weak smile, softly saying, “I’m really fine. Go take care of Sister Ning; she needs you more.”
Liang Fu detected a tone of blame and glared at Ruan Ning, thinking: If it weren’t for you, my cousin wouldn’t have fallen ill. She’s sick and still worries about you. How annoying!
Just then, a maidservant was about to fetch medicine, and Ruan Ning quickly said, “Sister Rou, let me get the medicine for you.”
“No need to trouble you, let the maid go,” Huo Rou said weakly. “It’s just a minor illness. Sister need not worry.”
Ruan Ning wouldn’t agree. She snatched the basket from the maidservant’s hand, looking apologetic, “If Sister doesn’t agree, it means she’s still angry with me. I can’t be at peace.”
“Go quickly, stop talking!” Liang Fu shouted.
Ruan Ning ran off swiftly. The Huo family’s layout had been described many times, and since the house was small, even Ruan Ning, directionally challenged, could roughly remember the path. The medicine was quickly retrieved.
As soon as Ruan Ning arrived at Huo Rou’s small courtyard, she covered her stomach and told the maidservant, “Sister, my stomach hurts. I need to use the east toilet.”
The maidservant pointed outside, “It’s behind those side rooms.”
Waiting for the maidservant to walk away, Ruan Ning hid behind the door and tiptoed to the courtyard wall, which was just about her height. Remembering that Huo Rou had hidden a ladder in the grass, she found it, erased her footprints in the snow, jumped over the wall, hid the ladder, and quickly slipped out the back door.
