Tonic

When Lu Sujia heard that voice, her whole body burnt in anger but still she maintained her merry Sue image, "What happened to my elder sister?"

"You are so weak, you should take care of yourself." Lu Wanrong was showing her concern. 

Such a snake!! 

Lu Sujia sneered in her mind. 

"I'll be my elder sister." she smiled to disguise her true feelings, " You should also take care of yourself, look how pale you are.. "

"Don't worry about mine. " Lu Wanrong smiled, "You should take care of yourself first. Look I've gotten some nutritious tonic for you, here take it. "

She got her maid to deliver it to Xiao Tao. 

"I'm truly happy, Sister , for your gift. " Lu Sujia wanted to play along.. 

"Not at all. " Lu Wanrong waved her hand, "I'm going then! take care of yourself."

"Don't worry I will." 

After that Lu Sujia saw her off and let out a sigh in relief. 

"Miss.. " Xiao Tao was looking so worried, "Will you really have this tonic? "

"What do you think? " she asked. 

"You shouldn't have this tonic!" Xiao Tao said hurriedly. 

"Why? " she thought it was fun to tease her, "My elder sister gave me this tonic, shouldn't I have it? or else I might insult her!!"

Xiao Tao was looking so worried like she wanted to cry, "Miss.. Miss but every time you had it you fell ill and couldn't leave your bed for some days."

"Is it? " she frowned when she heard that! 

"Yes.. " Xiao Tao nodded her head vigorously. 

"There must be something wrong with this tonic then.. " She pinched her brows and thought about something. 

Her face suddenly brightened up.. 

"Umm Xiao Tao.. " She looked at her with  sparkling eyes like she found some treasure, "Is there someone in the city who knows about chemicals so well."

"In this city.. " Xiao Tao thought for a moment, "I don't think there's someone like that... "

After hearing that Lu Sujia's face dropped and expression became gloomy. 

"But there is someone who knows about poison and drugs." Xiao Tao was going to say some more. 

"Who is it? " Lu Sujia grabbed her and shook her fervently... 

"Ouuu Ouuu Ouuu!! " Xiao Tao's head was spinning, "Miss, let me go first.. I'm telling you. "

"Who is the person? " Lu Sujia was curious. 

"Umm, his name is Situ Jing, he is the disciple of Master Yang." She continued, "Master Yang is also known as Poison Master and he had only one disciple in his lifetime and that was Situ Jing. "

"Ohh, then who is his disciple? " Lu Sujia wanted to know more.. 

"He actually has no disciple because he hasn't found anyone to whom he could pass his own knowledge. " Her face became serious, "I heard there are so many person, who wanted to become his apprentice but unfortunately he had never accepted anyone. "

"I see.. " Lu Sujia thought it  was useless for her to know these things, after all she wasn't going to be his apprentice nor she had anything to do with him. 

As long as she could solve her own problem, she didn't want anything. 

"Let's go back to the palace. " she said. 

"Okay." Xiao Tao was going to follow her. 

"But Miss what about this tonic? "

"Just keep it with you for now! " She suggested, "I have something to do with it. "

She was going to leave but when she saw the uneasiness in Xiao Tao's face, she turned around and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I won't drink this. "

When she heard that from Xiao Tao sighed in relief. 

It was good that Lu Sujia didn't want to have it anymore. 

"Let's go now, then? " Lu Sujia asked her. 

"Yeah.. " she nodded, "Let's go."

When they came back, Lu Sujia was feeling really tired as she was weak and her body was so fragile. 

So, she lied down on the bed and soon fell into a deep slumber. 

When she woke up it was 10pm.

When she woke up, she saw that Xiao Tao was waiting for her while preparing her dinner. 

"Miss, You are awake?" She asked. 

"Mhm" Lu Sujia was still sleepy. 

"Come and get fresh, look I have them prepare some delicious food for you."

"Tao Tao, oh Tao Tao, you are so good to me! " She was feeling so grateful. 

"Miss, it's my duty to do it! " Xiao Tao smiled. 

She really liked her Miss, even if she would be eighteen this year she still looked so delicate and like those new born babies. 

She could think that her husband would like her so much. 

Even though General Cheng took a liking to her, she always denied the feeling and acted like she didn't understand anything. 

It would be good if it were General Cheng, but it would be also good as long as Miss would be happy and the man would love her. 

While she was lost in her thoughts, Lu Sujia called her twice. 

"Xiao Tao.. " she shouted. 

"Eh! " She snapped out in reality, "Why are you shouting Miss? Is there anything wrong?"

"Yes, with your little brain. " she patted her head, "What were you thinking just now? "

"I was thinking about your marriage Miss.. " She said as she blushed. 

"Haha.. " Lu Sujia laughed out loud.. 

In her two lives, she never thought about marriage. 

She always wanted a life where she could be on her own. 

But when she heard the word 'marriage' from Xiao Tao's mouth, she really wanted to think something but didn't know what to think, so she just let nature settle its course. 

"Why are you blushing while talking about my marriage? " Lu Sujia chuckled. 

"Miss, when I imagine you in a red wedding dress, I really can't help but feel good. " Xiao Tao said. 

It would be great if Miss would put on a golden designer wedding dress with a long veil. 

"Okay okay. ``She flicked her head, "Stop your daydreaming now and let's go for dinner."

"But Miss.. how can I eat with you?" Xiao Tao turned pale. 

"Why not? " Lu Sujia asked. 

"But I'm just a maid. " Xiao Tao kept her head down. 

Even if she was her Miss's play mate and loved her so much but from the deep down she also knew that she was just her maid. 

When she was in conflicting situation, Lu Sujia hold her hand and said with a smile, "Xiao Tao, do you know what since when she got up, you are the only the one who stayed beside me and took care of me, so I think you as my friend not my maid.. "

"Miss.. " Xiao Tao cried after hearing this kind of heart melting confession. 

"Shh.. " she hugged her, "Come here and eat with me, okay? "

Xiao Tao couldn't say anything and just nodded.