Chapter 37 Chapter 37 I hope Mr. He agrees to cancel the engagement
Ye Yunzheng was locked in a room, blindfolded, gagged, and tied with ropes. The pain from his wounds gnawed at his mind. Suddenly, there was the sound of a door opening.
Then footsteps were heard and his blindfold was taken off. The dazzling light made his eyes unable to adapt for a while. Ye Yunzheng took a long time to raise his head. His face was pale due to blood loss.
"What are you doing here again?" Ye Yunzheng looked at He Anting coldly.
"Um, explain?" He Anting threw a bottle in front of him.
Ye Yunzheng's expression changed drastically after seeing this. Surprise, anger, and dissatisfaction mixed together: "What does this have to do with you? Are you here to laugh at me?"
He Anting sat leisurely on the armchair. The two of them had contrasting demeanors. Ye Yunzheng looked embarrassed, while He Anting was calm.
He relayed Doctor Han's words to Ye Yunzheng: "Brother-in-law, you've made Ah-yu bear the brunt of all the criticism for so long. Isn't it time for you to give an explanation?"
A look of embarrassment flashed across Ye Yunzheng's face, and the fig leaf he had carefully protected was finally torn off.
Yes, he was unwilling to admit it to others, so he watched silently as his wife felt guilty, sad, and resentful about the matter, and took all the blame.
He Anting said calmly, "You knew the baby in Yaoyao's belly wasn't yours, so you wanted to kidnap her. You wanted to use it to threaten me, right?"
"He Anting, what right do you have to question me? You've done something shameful and you still have the nerve to question me."
"This was a complete accident. Believe it or not, Yaoyao and I were both persecuted by Xue Ningzhen."
He Anting didn't say much to him. He got what he wanted, so there was no need for him to waste any more time talking to him. He got up and left the house.
Shu Yue's face immediately brightened up. The subordinates passing by greeted him respectfully and many of them looked at him closely. He Anting had never felt as pleased as he did today.
He pushed the door open and entered the room. Jing Yao had already fallen asleep again. Doctor Han took her pulse and whispered, "Everything is stable. There is no danger to her life."
"Where's the baby in his belly?"
"To put your mind at ease, it won't be too late to rest for two more days before returning." Doctor Han suggested. After all, the journey was bumpy and he was afraid that the fetus would be disturbed again.
He Anting nodded lightly. He walked to the bedside and looked down at the person sleeping on the bed. Her hair was a little messy, probably because she didn't know how to tie her hair. She was sleeping soundly, her red lips were slightly open, and there were red marks on her cheeks.
He bent down slightly and placed the hairpin he had picked up back on her pillow.
Then He Anting asked Qing Wu to prepare another room. The two of them were not married yet, so they had to pretend to be married in front of their many subordinates.
The next day, Jing Yao slept until noon. When she woke up, she realized that she had gotten up late. She got up embarrassedly and rummaged through the bag that Ye Yunzheng had prepared for her.
Inside was only a set of ill-fitting men's clothes, probably prepared for travel convenience.
Jing Yao was reluctant to touch it. She accidentally glanced at the bronze mirror and was shocked by her own appearance. She couldn't help but cover her face in shock.
Her hair was disheveled, with strands of hair hanging on the hairpin, and her clothes were also a little messy. How could she go out to see people in this state?
Jing Yao tried to tie her hair, but quickly gave up. She was still not good at it.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and Jing Yao asked nervously, "Who is it?"
"I'm here to deliver breakfast." He Anting's voice was low and deep.
"Put it at the door."
The noise outside stopped for a while. Jing Yao thought there was no one there, so she walked to the door and tried to open it.
As soon as she opened the door, her head almost hit someone's arms. She looked up in panic, then covered her face and said, "Don't look, don't look."
He Anting saw her disheveled appearance and realized that there was no one to serve her, so he didn't take care of her.
Jing Yao was so ashamed and angry that she wanted to die. Oh, if she had known earlier, she would have learned how to tie her hair from Yun Qiao. Now she must look like a little crazy with her unkempt hair.
He Anting paused and said, "It's okay, it's still decent."
Jing Yao opened her fingers a little: "Really?"
"I'll ask the innkeeper's wife to come over and do your hair. Have breakfast first."
"I understand." She stepped aside and asked him to come in.
"When will we go back to Beijing?" She missed her mother. She had been away for several days and her mother must be worried sick.
"Wait a couple of days and take some time to recover. I've already sent someone to inform Madam He, so don't worry."
Jing Yao finally felt relieved and ate her breakfast peacefully.
Doctor Han told Jing Yao not to walk around and to have a good rest, but Jing Yao couldn't rest at all. She opened the window of the inn and looked at the street downstairs. The simple and lively atmosphere hit her face, mixed with the aroma of food.
This immediately aroused her appetite. When He Anting entered the room and saw this scene, she leaned forward to look outside, which looked very dangerous.
He frowned and stepped forward, grabbing the man's waist and pulling him down: "Don't you know this is dangerous? The imperial physician told you to rest well, why didn't you listen?"
Jing Yao looked at him, looking overly worried, and said, "It's okay. I know my limits."
"What were you looking at just now?" He Anting also followed her gaze. Jing Yao didn't dare to say that she wanted to go out. "Nothing, I was a little bored, so I just looked around."
"If you want something, you can point it out to me now and I'll ask someone to buy it."
Jing Yao's eyes lit up and she looked up obediently: "Really?"
"Um."
Jing Yao hesitated for a moment and ordered wontons, sugar figurines, sesame cakes, osmanthus cakes, meat pies, shadow puppets, and nine-linked rings from downstairs.
"Will it be a lot?" she asked cautiously.
He Anting immediately summoned Qingwu to buy it.
Soon, the food Jing Yao needed was placed on the table, but the portion was still quite large. Jing Yao frowned and said, "It's too much. I can't finish it."
"It's okay, I'll help you."
She smiled pleasantly: "You are so kind, my lord."
He Anting stared at her smiling face, feeling a rare sense of guilt. She should blame herself, after all, he failed to protect her.
He looked at her eating the cake and whispered, "Eat slowly." He reached out and wiped her lips.
He Anting doesn't like sweet things, but suddenly he wanted to taste the pastry. He thought so and did so.
He leaned over, covered her mouth with his lips, and rolled up the pastry in her lips with the tip of his tongue. It was indeed sweet.
Jing Yao stared at him blankly, her eyes filled with confusion and uneasiness: "Why, why are you trying to steal my things?"
He Anting agreed with her and said, "Then come and grab mine too."
Isn't this taking advantage of her? Jing Yao covered her lips and waited for him vigilantly. She was not easy to fool.
He Anting smiled sullenly, and his elegant and handsome appearance immediately dispelled the coldness, leaving Jing Yao stunned.
"Are you feeling bored?" He Anting looked at her seriously.
Jing Yao nodded, expecting him to say that they could go out for a walk the next moment.
"Then read your book." He Anting took out a copy of the Analects of Confucius from somewhere and placed it in front of her.
Jing Yao's face immediately fell, as if she had lost her parents.
Ah, how could this happen?
Jing Yao held the book upright with her head resting on the table, leaning back reluctantly, while He Anting peeled chestnuts for her.
She touched her head and said, "I feel a little dizzy."
He Anting said indifferently: "Don't pretend."
Jing Yao licked her lips and straightened up: "It's still a little hot."
He Anting almost had a reflex to this word. He stood up quickly and said, "Are you hot? Do you feel a tightness in your chest?"
Jing Yao shook her head to indicate no. He Anting put the back of his hand against her face and it was indeed a little hot. Jing Yao reached out and grabbed his big palm, covered the side of her cheek, and rubbed it comfortably.
It seems that the poison has broken out again. This shouldn't be the case. I just calmed it down yesterday, and it has never been so frequent before.
He wanted to get away and find Doctor Han, but Jing Yao hugged his waist and rubbed against him as if drawing water. He Anting had no choice but to bite his fingertips and put them to her lips.
"Hold it in your mouth."
Jing Yao took it in her mouth ignorantly and started sucking subconsciously.
He Anting only felt himself being wrapped in warmth, and felt a slight tingling sensation at his fingertips. It was her biting him.
Jing Yao still felt unsatisfied. She looked at the long, dry palm in front of her, thought blankly for a moment, then opened her mouth and bit his palm.
He Anting frowned but did not stop him. Fortunately, Jing Yao did not try to kill him. Instead, she looked at his teeth marks and licked them with her pink tongue. Suddenly, there was a splash of water.
He Anting's eyes flickered as he asked temptingly, "Is it delicious?"
Jing Yao hummed.
Imperial Physician Han was preparing medicine in the room. He had to leave in a hurry this time, so some herbs were missing and he had to ask Qingwu to go to Jiyang Prefecture to buy them.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Doctor Han opened it. He Anting stood outside and said calmly, "Yaoyao is poisoned again."
Doctor Han was anxious, it was so fast.
Then his eyes fell on his neck, where there were teeth marks scattered in an orderly manner, some deep and some shallow, with no apparent pattern.
And the teeth marks gradually sank into the collar.
He Anting felt a little embarrassed when he noticed Han Taiyi's gaze, and he straightened his clothes without any intention.
Just now, that little thing actually dared to push him down, lay on top of him and nibbled and bit him, and even pulled open his clothes to nibble at him. While biting, he said it was so hard that it hurt her teeth.
"Well, come on, let's go and take a look." He Anting said uncomfortably.
Doctor Han followed him back to the house. Jing Yao clung to He Anting's outer robe and refused to let go. Doctor Han felt her pulse and said, "It's nothing serious. The Zi Gu will return to normal after a few disturbances."
Doctor Han gave her a heart-clearing pill and left.
Jing Yao woke up soon, with a bitter taste in her mouth. She frowned, smacked her lips, then leaned on the bed and retched, then started to spit, but she couldn't get rid of the fishy and bitter taste.
"woke up?"
Jing Yao raised her head and looked at He Anting with red eyes. This look brought back her memories.
She was instantly filled with shame and anger.
She actually ate that thing and touched and bit him all over.
Jing Yao covered her red face and said, "You, you can't blame me if you don't refuse."
He Anting said coldly, "Oh? How can I refuse you when you've already pushed me down? Or do you think I should just watch you die from the poison?"
"Yaoyao, you turned your back on me. You just said it was delicious."
He accused her as if he had been taken advantage of.
How could she? Jing Yao suddenly felt wronged.
They are obviously not the same thing, how could he have put it together?
She covered her mouth, indignant.
He Anting's eyes were deep and filled with lust. He was looking forward to consummating their marriage with her, especially when she looked timid and innocent with her misty eyes, which was really adorable.
After two days of rest, everyone set out on their journey home. Jing Yao was eager to return home. She kept looking out of the carriage, moving her body from time to time, and moving around dishonestly.
He Anting slapped her on the lower back: "Don't move."
Jing Yao covered her lower back, feeling ashamed and angry. Why did he always touch her? It was so abominable. But she succumbed to his tyranny and didn't dare to talk back.
She tilted her head back, propped it up and kept looking outside.
After arriving in Bian Jing, Jing Yao looked in this direction: "Where are we going? Aren't we going home?" The home she was talking about was naturally the Jing Mansion.
"Don't go back yet. Go to He Mansion first. Your mother is there."
He Anting had been sending letters to He these past two days. He glanced at them and found that apart from the caring and exhortatory messages, all the letters were about breaking off the engagement.
His brows were gloomy, and he hid the letter without letting her see it.
"Yaoyao, I want to tell you something."
"What's the matter?" Jing Yao turned around and looked at him curiously.
"The child in your belly is mine."
Jing Yao exclaimed, "Sir, are you going to make arrangements in advance?"
He Anting was a little amused: "No, I'm telling you the truth. The child in your belly is indeed my blood." He told her the results of Doctor Han's diagnosis.
Jing Yao was shocked and dazed. She felt the little ball in her belly and asked, "Is this true?"
He Anting actually has the ability to do it in one go.
So scary.
This was the most shocking thing for her.
"Really." He Anting took her hand and said, "Yaoyao, you protected him very well."
Arriving at He's residence, the two walked in together. When He saw Jing Yao, she stood up suddenly and said, "Yao Yao, my Yao Yao."
"Mother." Jing Yao lifted her skirt and walked faster. The mother and daughter hugged each other and cried. He hugged her tightly, feeling around to make sure she was okay, and tears immediately fell from her eyes.
The county lady was concerned about He Anting: "How is your health?"
"It's okay." He said it briefly, and Qi Yue secretly gave the county lady a look of affirmation and reassurance.
He patted Jing Yao's head, turned around and bowed earnestly: "County Lady, Lord He, and Young Master, thank you all for your help in Yao Yao's misfortune. I have no way to repay you. I know that Yao Yao is of low status, clumsy and ignorant of etiquette, and is not a good match for Lord He. It would be better if we cancel the engagement today and pursue our separate careers."
Jing Yao was stunned when she heard this and looked at her in astonishment.
He is a mother, and more importantly, a strong mother. Lord He needs a capable wife by his side, not a naive girl like Yaoyao.
Yaoyao couldn't stand the palace intrigues, swords and spears.
This incident really scared her, and He's hands are still shaking.
She only hopes that her daughter is safe. As for her future, the best outcome is for her to live an ordinary life like an ordinary person.
Although the county lady was excited, she still had a look of regret on her face: "Lan Jun was also at fault in this matter. Ye Yunzheng usually pretended to be too good, and no one thought he was not. As long as he is safe, I am glad."
He knew that the county lady also looked down on her daughter. After all, who could have no grudges about having a woman who had been a concubine to her son-in-law as her daughter-in-law?
"The county lady is right."
"I don't agree." He Anting suddenly said, and the county lord's face changed immediately.
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