Chapter 342 I Want You to Live

As night fell, after seeing off the last guest and seeing that no one else was coming, Yu Qinghuan immediately asked someone to close the door and prepared to return home with Sang Ru.

Sang Ru: "Miss, are we going back to the mansion directly?"

Yu Qinghuan asked in return: "If you don't go back to the mansion, where do you want to go?"

Without thinking, Sang Ru said, "You went to so much trouble to get the recipe from His Majesty last night. I thought you would want to go to the Cheng Mansion to take a look tonight."

She had looked at it and knew that the medicine on the prescription was not difficult to find. If Doctor Li was anxious, he should have cured Elder Cheng of the poison today.

Yu Qinghuan hadn't originally intended to visit Cheng Gongjin, but after hearing what Sang Ru said, she had this idea.

"Then go to Cheng Mansion and take a look first, then go back."

The master and servant walked outside while talking.

Who knew that before he reached the door, he saw a slender figure slowly walking out of the darkness. The man was wearing a purple brocade robe. Although his face was a little pale, his eyes were clear.

Yu Qinghuan immediately quickened her pace, "Didn't I say that day that you don't have to pick me up anymore?"

There were secret guards guarding all around the restaurant, so even if someone really wanted to attack her, they couldn't hurt her at all.

Just as Yu Qinghuan walked up to him, Cheng Gongjin reached out and held her hand, a faint smile on his lips, "I'm used to it."

Seeing this, Sang Ru quietly took a step back.

Just three simple words, but Yu Qinghuan felt warm inside.

The feeling of having someone pick you up and drop you off every day is like having a home and being cared for.

Perhaps because he was older than others, Cheng Gongjin never said sweet words, let alone expressed his love.

But his words and actions are more affectionate than any love words.

The two walked side by side to the street and got on the carriage. Xiaoying asked from outside, "Master, are you going back to our house, or are you sending Madam Yu back to the Yu Mansion?"

Just as Cheng Gongjin was about to speak, Yu Qinghuan said, "Cheng Mansion."

Meeting Cheng Gongjin's gaze, Yu Qinghuan tugged at half of his sleeve and said, "I see you don't look well. I'll send you back first. Later, you can ask Xiaoying to send me back."

After Cheng Gongjin hesitated, he nodded slightly and said, "Yeah."

As the carriage was driving on the road, Yu Qinghuan yawned. Xiao Jinghe had been busy for a long time last night, and it was almost dawn when he went to bed.

Seeing her sleepy look, Cheng Gongjin relaxed slightly and put his shoulder against her side.

Yu Qinghuan immediately leaned her head forward and hugged his arm, "Lower."

Cheng Gongjin really sat down a little more and lowered his shoulders. Yu Qinghuan finally found a comfortable position. He closed his eyes, smelled the familiar scent of ink, and felt at ease.

Cheng Gongjin suddenly asked, "What did you promise him?"

Yu Qinghuan was stunned for a moment, then realized he was asking about her and Xiao Jinghe, so she pretended to be confused, "What?"

Cheng Gongjin was silent for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "He left the palace yesterday, and today Doctor Li said he had a way to detoxify him. It's not such a coincidence."

Yu Qinghuan raised an eyebrow, "So you think I got the recipe from Xiao Jinghe?"

Cheng Gongjin lowered his eyes to look at her: "Isn't it?"

Yu Qinghuan avoided his gaze and lowered her head, "I didn't promise anything..."

Outside the carriage, Sang Ru was sitting next to Xiaoying. Hearing these words, she felt anxious for the girl. Why did she hide it from Lord Cheng? Such a big thing, she had to let him know how much sacrifice the girl had made!

If Lord Cheng knew about this, wouldn’t his heart be tied to the girl from now on?

Xiaoying also wanted to know what that palace lady Yu had said to her that she was able to coax the antidote recipe and the blood out of that person... Who else dared to take blood from the emperor? Only this person.

There must be some kind of exchange, don't let it mean entering the palace to become a queen.

That master would rather die than detoxify.

Just as Xiaoying thought, Cheng Gongjin saw that Yu Qinghuan avoided talking about it, and his eyes darkened slightly. "Yu Qinghuan, if you don't tell the truth, I won't use that recipe."

His voice was low and his tone was serious. Even when they first met, he had never spoken to Yu Qinghuan in this tone, let alone called her by her full name.

Yu Qinghuan immediately raised her head from his shoulder and said, "Then I told you the truth, so you have to use it."

Cheng Gongjin said nothing, just looked at her.

Yu Qinghuan curled her lips and said, "I just promised him that I would stay in the palace for four days every month. That's it, nothing else."

Before Cheng Gongjin could speak, she grabbed his wrist and said, "Even if you don't use this recipe, you still have to do what I promised."

You have to know that the blood was taken from Xiao Jinghe's arm.

Even if Cheng Gongjin refused to detoxify her, because of Xiao Jinghe's knife, she would go to the palace to accompany Xiao Jinghe for four days every month as she promised last night.

Seeing Yu Qinghuan's worry for him from her face, Cheng Gongjin took her hand in his. "Is there really nothing else?"

Yu Qinghuan nodded, "Nothing else, don't worry..."

Before she could finish her words, she was hugged by Cheng Gongjin. Cheng Gongjin's deep voice came from above her head, "Why?"

Yu Qinghuan said without hesitation: "I want you to live."

Hearing this, Cheng Gongjin's body stiffened slightly, and he used his arms to hold the person in his arms tighter. This was the first time in all his years that someone cared about him so much, and even did something they didn't like for him.

It turns out someone cares...that's the feeling.

He hugged her tightly. Yu Qinghuan buried her nose in the crook of his neck and smelled the faint scent of ink mixed with the smell of medicine. Her heart beat faster and her ears felt a little hot.

In fact, she was not that good, and she needed Cheng Gongjin to be alive, so she did this.

She hadn't thought of hiding it from Cheng Gongjin, but the feeling of hearing this from someone else and hearing it from herself was different.

There's no need to say these things from my heart.

...

When the carriage arrived at Cheng's house, the two men just walked to the backyard and saw Doctor Li sitting in the yard with his eyes wide open. He was very angry at Cheng Gongjin for refusing to detoxify him and dragging his body out of the house, which looked like it could die from the poison at any time. When he saw the two men walking towards him holding hands, he was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.

"Can you detoxify now?"

Cheng Gongjin: "Ming..."

Yu Qinghuan immediately tugged at his hand, interrupting him, and said to Doctor Li with a smile, "Now that the medicine is ready, let's go now."

You must know that the longer this poison is delayed, the more dangerous it will be. If we can get rid of it now, we should do it now.

Cheng Gongjin naturally listened to Yu Qinghuan, and nodded slightly when Doctor Li looked at him.

Doctor Li snorted coldly and jumped up from the stone bench, "Come in!"

After all, I have been taking care of him for many years, but his words are not as effective as those of a maid.

...

Inside the room, Xiaoying and Daying placed all the things Doctor Li needed on the table and waited to help.

When Doctor Li entered the room, he slammed the needle bag onto the table and asked coldly to Cheng Gongjin, who was standing there, unwilling to let go of Madam Yu's hand, "Why don't you lie down?"