Chapter 268 Feed Me

When Gu Yuanjia heard Cui'er's words, he was sure that the person who had been guarding his bed last night was Yuzhu.

He was seriously injured and could not move lying on the bed, but his eyes had been on Yuzhu since she came in. His eyes were as deep as ink, making it difficult for Yuzhu to ignore them.

Yuzhu paused, but at this moment, no matter whether Gu Yuanjia knew that she had been here last night or not, she would stay by his side to take care of him, so it didn't matter whether Cui'er let the secret slip or not.

She tried her best to appear calm, her eyes fixed on the steaming medicine soup. "It's still too hot. Let it sit for a while."

"It's a bit hot indeed."

Cui'er put the medicine on the table in front of the bed and wanted to learn how Yuzhu took care of Master Gu, but the next moment she heard Gu Yuanjia say, "Only one person can stay here. Miss Cui'er, please go back."

"Ah?" Cui'er was about to say that the princess asked her to come, but now that Yuzhu was here, she was really not needed.

Moreover, if Mr. Gu could have endured it, he would not have asked her to go back at this time.

Cui Er replied tactfully, "Yes," and said, "Then Mr. Gu, please have a good rest and remember to take your medicine on time. I will report to the princess now."

Gu Yuanjia said in a hoarse voice, "Please do as you please."

Cui'er bowed and retreated, walked up to Yuzhu, and gave her a look that said, "Mr. Gu is not easy to serve, thank you for your hard work, sister."

Few people in the entire Chang'an Palace knew what the relationship between Yuzhu and Gu Yuanjia was in the past. Cui'er had followed the princess back to the capital from Xizhou, so naturally she didn't know either.

Yuzhu nodded slightly at her and said softly, "The road is slippery in the rain, so be careful when walking."

Cui'er replied "I know" and walked out.

Soon, Yuzhu and Gu Yuanjia were the only ones left in the room.

It was a rainy day, the sky was gray and dim, but there were still lights on in the house, casting a warm glow over the room. Yuzhu was covered in a faint glow.

Gu Yuanjia called out "Yuzhu", wanting her to come closer.

He clearly didn't say that, but Yuzhu just met his gaze and stepped forward, "Master Gu, are you feeling unwell?"

When Yuzhu was a maid in the Gu family, she called him the eldest master, but now she calls him Master Gu. The difference of one word makes a big difference in their status.

"I can't explain it." Gu Yuanjia said weakly, "It seems like everything hurts."

Yuzhu couldn't help but frown when she heard this, "Then I'll go get a doctor for you."

Gu Yuanjia said: "The doctor is useless——"

When Yuzhu heard this, she knew that he didn't want a doctor, but something else.

Under normal circumstances, she would just ignore it.

But at this moment, Gu Yuanjia was seriously injured, his face pale, and he looked like he would faint if he wasn't careful...

Yuzhu couldn't ignore him either, so she had to ask softly, "Then what do you think is effective, Master Gu?"

"You..." As soon as Gu Yuanjia said this word, Yuzhu's face froze slightly, "Mr. Gu, be careful with your words."

She said, "I'm not a doctor, nor am I a good medicine, how can I be of any use to you?"

Just as she finished speaking, Yuzhu heard Gu Yuanjia say, "Can you play a piece of music for me?"

Yuzhu fell silent after hearing this.

Gu Yuanjia said hoarsely, "The sound of the zither can soothe the heart and temporarily make one forget the pain."

Speaking of which, Yuzhu's piano skills were taught by Gu Yuanjia himself, and she couldn't even get away with saying "I don't know how to play the piano."

She could only say, "I haven't played the zither for a long time. I'm afraid the music is too obscure and hard to hear. It won't help Master Gu forget his pain, but will only make it worse."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuanjia suddenly smiled, and his gaze on Yuzhu became more and more profound.

Yuzhu wanted to ask him, "What are you laughing at?" but was afraid he would trick her, so she suppressed the thought and walked over to the couch and said to him, "The medicine is getting cold. Drink it first."

Gu Yuanjia tried to get up, but he was too badly injured to move. He could only lie back down and said apologetically, "Thank you, Yuzhu, for feeding me."

It would have been better if he didn't say this. Yuzhu thought there was nothing wrong in feeding medicine to a seriously injured person.

At most, it would be difficult to feed him medicine when he was unconscious.

After waking up, it was a bit embarrassing to have him looking at me and feeding me medicine like this.

But Gu Yuanjia specifically mentioned this, which made Yuzhu feel that feeding people medicine was a bit weird.

But the medicine has been there for a while and is really getting cold.

Yuzhu could only say to herself, "If your mind is calm, nothing will alarm you," and then she picked up the soup bowl, scooped a spoonful and fed it to Gu Yuanjia's lips.

Mr. Gu's thin lips were pale, and the medicine was thick in color, forming a very sharp contrast.

Yesterday, when Gu Yuanjia was unconscious, it was so difficult to feed him medicine, but Yuzhu managed to feed him the whole bowl of medicine.

Now that he was awake, she wanted Gu Yuanjia to drink the whole bowl.

Gu Yuanjia opened his mouth and swallowed the medicine. As soon as it entered his mouth, his brows were furrowed into a shape of a "川" (川).

"Good medicine tastes bitter but is beneficial to the disease." Yuzhu said before he could speak, "This is the prescription that the prince asked Imperial Physician Zhou to prescribe for you. You have to drink it all for it to work."

Gu Yuanjia frowned and swallowed it, and Yuzhu fed him the rest one mouthful at a time.

Mr. Gu is always calm and composed, but he is afraid of taking medicine.

However, Gu Yuanjia has always been in good health and has only needed to take medicine a few times. When Yuzhu used to serve him medicine, she would coax him in a more gentle and polite manner than usual.

Even prepare the malt sugar in advance.

The bowl of medicine was soon empty. Yuzhu placed the empty bowl on the table beside the couch, untied the small cloth bag at her waist, took out a candy and fed it to Gu Yuanjia's mouth, "This is Nian'er's candy. I'll share one with you."

"Thank you very much."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuanjia's brows relaxed instantly. He opened his mouth and bit the candy, and his warm thin lips brushed against Yuzhu's fingertips.

Yuzhu immediately withdrew her hand and put it behind her back.

Neither of them spoke. The room was silent, with only the sound of wind and rain outside the door being heard clearly.

Yuzhu brought the empty bowl to the door and asked the servant outside to take it away. After a while, she walked back to the inner room. Seeing that Gu Yuanjia's eyes were still on her, she couldn't help but remind him: "Master Gu, please get some sleep. More sleep will help your wounds heal."

The malt sugar in Gu Yuanjia's mouth had melted away, leaving only a hint of sweetness, which was still not enough for him.

He also didn't like Yuzhu being so far away from him, so he said in an increasingly weak voice, "The wound hurts, and I can't sleep."

Yuzhu was silent for a moment, walked to the piano table beside her, and gently stroked the body of the lyre.

She sat down slowly and raised her hands to pluck the strings. At first, she couldn't play the tune because she was unfamiliar with the instrument. Soon, she found the feeling of playing the piano when Gu Yuanjia taught her, and played a song called "Meditation Song".

The wind and rain are howling outside the door, and the sound of piano is lingering in the house.

Gu Yuanjia closed his eyes and listened to the music, and his painful wounds seemed to be healed.

At this moment, he saw his own heart more clearly.

How could the little girl he raised with his own hands, the only beloved person in his life, be snatched away by someone else?

Gu Yuanjia thought to himself: Yuzhu can only be mine.