Chapter 26 Testing Aunt Zhao

"Who does the young mistress want to know? Just ask, and I'll tell you what I know."

"I'd like to ask about Chi Yanzhou. You've watched him grow up since he was a child, so you must know him very well, right?"

Xia Yuhuan smiled sheepishly as she spoke, saying, "Yan Zhou is currently unconscious, and I have no way to communicate with him. I want to learn more about him so that when he wakes up, we won't be at a loss for words."

She portrayed herself very well as a young daughter eager to learn about her husband's past.

Aunt Zhao didn't think much of it and immediately agreed.

Xia Yuhuan's desire to learn about Chi Yanzhou's past shows that she genuinely wants to live a good life. As someone who has watched Chi Yanzhou grow up and almost considers him her own son, Aunt Zhao is naturally happy to see this happen.

The two then started chatting back and forth.

"Thank you, Aunt Zhao. I'm full, and I enjoyed listening to your story. I'll chat with you again next time I have the chance," Xia Yuhuan said to Aunt Zhao with a smile.

"Alright, I'm not good at talking either. When it comes to the young master's affairs, I'm just jumping around in circles. I don't know if you understand. If there's anything you don't understand or want to know, just ask me, and I'll definitely tell you."

Aunt Zhao said as she cleared the dishes.

Xia Yuhuan agreed and then turned to go upstairs.

I was just chatting with Aunt Zhao, and she didn't try to hide anything. She told me almost everything about Chi Yanzhou from childhood to adulthood.

Although they were all trivial everyday things, when she brought them up, her expression was gentle and her voice soft, as if she were reminiscing about the past.

Given her appearance, Xia Yuhuan found it hard to imagine that she would harm Chi Yanzhou and poison him.

Therefore, Xia Yuhuan couldn't be sure whether Aunt Zhao had poisoned Chi Yanzhou.

Now, she has met with two of the three most likely suspects.

They are all suspects, but their identities cannot be confirmed.

Now, only the doctor remains to be seen.

Tomorrow is the day he comes for his follow-up appointment, and she will be able to meet with him then and test the waters a bit more.

Xia Yuhuan returned to the room and first checked on Chi Yanzhou. There was no change, and he seemed to be in normal condition.

Perhaps because she married Chi Yanzhou, the poison in his body did not increase. Maybe the other party didn't want to alert him and hadn't made a move yet?

However, in the original book, although Chi Yanzhou died of organ failure, the actual cause of death was an excessive accumulation of toxins.

This means that even though the original owner married Chi Yanzhou, he still continued to poison her intermittently over the next two years.

Therefore, the other party will not give up and will definitely strike again. As long as she is a patient hunter, she just needs to wait patiently for the other party to make a mistake.

After checking on Chi Yanzhou's condition, Xia Yuhuan ignored him and entered the space.

Chi Yanzhou, who was lying in bed, was awake when he heard someone enter the room and come to his bedside to check on his condition.

He recognized her as Xia Yuhuan, his newlywed wife.

Although they didn't have much contact, he still remembered Xia Yuhuan's scent.

She had a faint medicinal scent about her.

It's very faint and subtle; you shouldn't be able to smell it under normal circumstances.

But perhaps because he was lying in bed unable to move, his other senses became more acute, and even the scent of medicine became extremely clear.

Sensing Xia Yuhuan's return, Chi Yanzhou felt a strange sense of anticipation.

Judging from the previous situation, she was not the kind of person who was taciturn. She would talk to him a lot, which made Chi Yanzhou, who had been in a state of deathly silence for a long time since falling into a coma, feel a little longing.

He wasn't a talkative person who liked noise, but now he especially longed for more sounds around him.

But Chi Yanzhou waited for a long time without hearing her voice, and the room soon fell silent again.

Had she left again? Chi Yanzhou couldn't help but wonder.

But he didn't hear the door close, so she shouldn't have left the room.

If she didn't leave the room, why didn't she make a sound?

Was she reading? Or perhaps she was resting? But she didn't go to bed...

Xia Yuhuan had no idea that Chi Yanzhou was nearly driven to madness by her.

After entering the space, she went to find a hoe and a sickle and began to clear land and plant crops.

While working, Xia Yuhuan was once again grateful that the grandfather in the book hadn't raised the original owner to be a useless person who couldn't lift a finger. The original owner had been farming since childhood, which made it much easier for her to deal with the wasteland now.

After Xia Yuhuan cleared two plots of land in the space, she sowed the vegetable seeds she had bought earlier, covered the ridges with the cut weeds, and watered the land with spiritual spring water.

She is currently unsure about the specifics of the space's planting capabilities. The space is also kept at a constant, comfortable temperature. She is unsure if there are any seasonal limitations, so she has to experiment with planting as well.

Fortunately, she doesn't have a high need for space now, and she still has time to explore and understand the functions of the space.

After planting the vegetables, Xia Yuhuan drank some spiritual spring water, and then left the space with a pot of spiritual spring water.

Lying in bed, Chi Yanzhou, who had been racking his brains trying to figure out what Xia Yuhuan was doing, was now drowsy from overworking his brain.

However, at that moment he heard the sound of water being poured in.

Chi Yanzhou's spirits lifted: she was pouring water!

What will she do next?

Chi Yanzhou couldn't help but be curious.

"I'm exhausted. I'll take a nap and talk to you when I'm awake."

He heard her muttering.

Then, he felt the mattress next to him sink.

Her unique, faint medicinal scent wafted into his nostrils.

This was the first time Chi Yanzhou had ever had such a magical experience.

He had been single for nearly thirty years, and this was the first time a woman had lain beside him.

In particular, he could not refuse, could not move, and could only let the other party encroach on the territory that belonged to him alone.

This feeling is both strange and unfamiliar.

The girl next to me fell asleep quickly, and soon I could hear her even breathing.

Realizing she had fallen asleep, Chi Yanzhou's tense thoughts gradually relaxed.

Just as Chi Yanzhou was about to fall asleep, he suddenly felt a weight on his body.

Chi Yanzhou immediately perked up.

Did she accidentally roll onto him while she was asleep?

That's some really bad sleeping posture.

Chi Yanzhou was silently complaining in his heart when he suddenly felt her gently rubbing against his chest, as if she was looking for a more comfortable spot to sleep.

The gentle brush against his chest gave him a strange, soft sensation. If he were conscious, he would surely stiffen and lose control.

This sensation didn't last long, and it subsided as she found a place she liked.

Yet, that unfamiliar intimacy stirred something within him, making him feel a slight swelling throughout his body.

But he couldn't open his eyes, nor could he move, so he could only let that sense of unfamiliarity invade him, unable to resist it.

In the end, Chi Yanzhou himself didn't know when he fell asleep.

All he knew was that when he woke up again, she was no longer by his side.

She should have already left the room.

During his time in a coma, Chi Yanzhou had long since grown accustomed to the darkness and solitude of being alone, but at this moment, he felt a deep sense of loss.

He suddenly longed to 'see' her again and feel her again.