Rebirth Of The General's Granddaughter Chapter 23

Chapter 23: The cold-hearted, cold-blooded angel

The imperial doctor was summoned to the Duke's manor in the middle of the night . He wrote down his prescription and had the servants boil the medicinal herbs . He then personally fed the medicinal soup to Hong Xiang . Not even ten minutes after drinking the soup, Hong Xiang vomited it out again .

Hong Xiang's servant reported the incident to the Duke . "Master, Young Master is currently unable to keep anything down . What he drinks, he would puke out . What should we do?"

The Duke was fuming . Since the doctor's prescription didn't work, he'll use another one . He ignored his wife's discouragement and fed the poppy-water mixture to Hong Xiang .

The results were instantaneous . The servants noted that Hong Xiang did not puke after drinking the mixture . Forty-five minutes later, the servants informed his parents that Hong Xiang had recovered; he no longer had a stomach ache and stopped vomiting .

Hong Xiang however kept one thing hidden . He not only felt better, he felt like he was on cloud nine . It was as if he was floating in the skies . Whatever he wanted, he got . Even the Zi You which he was fantasizing about seemed to have appeared in front of him . He had never experienced such a feeling . It was amazing!

Meanwhile, at the General's household, once Old General Mu sent the Duke's family off he called Zi You to his study . He asked Zi You directly, "Was your impression of Hong Xiang that good?"

Zi You widened her eyes in feigned ignorance . "Grandfather why would you say that? Did I do something wrong?"

Old General Mu was pleased that his granddaughter was only being polite to Hong Xiang and not favoring him . "You'er didn't do anything wrong . It is that the Duke's first impression of you was good . He suggested that you become his daughter-in-law .

"I also think that Hong Xiang likes you . He's been staring at you for the whole afternoon . However, I'm not very pleased with how lewd he's acting as a Young Noble . "

Acting bashful, Zi You glanced at Old General Mu and grumbled, "Grandfather, You'er is still young . Why are you telling me this? I didn't notice Young Noble . I only saved him because he looked frightened . In the future, You'er will take care not to pay too much attention to strange Young Nobles . You'er doesn't want to marry . I want to take care of Grandfather my entire life . "

Hearing these words from his granddaughter, Old General Mu's eyes reddened . He was touched . "Nonsense . How can a girl not marry? However, it is true that you are still young . There is no rush to marry . Grandfather will select the best husband for you . "

Good husband? As if they exist . Other than Grandfather and Second Uncle, all those other men have countless concubines . Her own father was a cold-hearted and selfish man .  Though blood related, her father would never measure up to Grandfather or Second Uncle .

All Zi You wished for was an inseparable true love that she could live with until their hair turns white . However, that wish was unlikely to happen . Thus, she decided that in this lifetime she would no longer be troubled by matters of the heart .

Having thought to here, Zi You pounce into her grandfather's embrace and whined, "Grandfather, if in the future you ever find a boy as good as yourself or Second Uncle, I might consider . Otherwise, please let me take care of you my entire life . Please don't chase me away . "

Old General Mu's heart melted . He patted her back dotingly and laughed . "Good, good, good . I won't ever chase you away . "

Although Old General Mu said that with a smile on his face, in his heart, he felt sorry for Zi You . He knew that his eldest son was a terrible person and Ying Rui's action had negatively affected Zi You's perspective on marriage . Otherwise, why is Zi You so against marriage?

What Old General Mu did not know was that Zi You had already experienced two lives . The betrayal and hurt she experienced had transformed her into a totally different person; a cold hearted and ruthless woman who hated men .

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