Upon hearing it was about studying, Zhuang Mengdie instantly lost her interest. Although she loved her brother, she was more afraid of doing homework.
"I... I...I feel a bit dizzy, probably from the heat, I’ll go back to my room to rest, you go do your homework!"
Having said that, Zhuang Mengdie ran off in a hurry.
Zhuang Yuexi went to the Duke’s courtyard.
The servants were surprised to see her come over.
"You all can step back." She ordered with a cool voice.
"But master has ordered..." One of the maidservants murmured in a low voice.
Another maidservant, eyeing the situation, tugged at her sleeve and said to Zhuang Yuexi, "Yes, we’ll retreat."
The two stepped aside, and Zhuang Yuexi walked into the courtyard and into the Duke’s bedroom.
The physician had finished treating his injuries and had gone to the small kitchen to decoct a medicine for him. Only a personal servant remained by the bed.
"You can leave too." Zhuang Yuexi ordered.
The servant didn’t dare to move.
Zhuang Yuexi could order around the two gatekeeper maids, but she couldn’t order around the Duke’s personal servant.
In the bedchamber, the Duke slowly opened his eyes and said weakly, "You can leave."
"Yes!" The servant respectfully retreated. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm
With no one else around, Zhuang Yuexi hastened to fall before the bed, worryingly grabbing her brother’s hand, "Brother..."
The Duke, propping himself up with his index finger, turned on his side and lifted his other hand and slapped her!
Using all his strength in this slap, he coughed up a mouthful of blood after.
Zhuang Yuexi was dumbstruck, she looked at the Duke in disbelief, "Brother..."
The Duke didn’t have the energy to slap her a second time, he propped himself up on his elbow, his eyes filled with anger, "Why did you do this?"
Brother knows... Brother knows everything...
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