After He Fangyan handed the medicine to Yuwen Ran, Yuwen Ran finally remembered what he had been trying to figure out for the past few days: why did He Fangyan and Qin Ruoruo suddenly appear near Qianzhou, and so coincidentally, right after Gu Yanyue's accident? Shouldn't they be in the capital taking care of Little Yuntun right now? Could something have happened to Little Yuntun?
Yu Wenran, the "incompetent" father, finally remembered that he had a daughter a few days after Gu Yanyue's accident, and entrusted her to the care of He Fangyan and Qin Ruoruo. "Mr. He, why are you and Miss Qin suddenly near Qianzhou? Could something have happened to Little Yuntun in the capital?"
After hearing what Yuwen Ran said, He Fangyan was stunned as he handed the medicine to Yuwen Ran. He thought to himself: He and Qin Ruoruo have been in Qianzhou for so many days. If something really happened to Xiao Yuntun, it would be too late to save him by now...
"Your Majesty, that's not the case. I received a letter from my father saying that traces of 'No Bishop' had been spotted in the Qianzhou area. Ruoruo and I discussed this and left Little Wonton in Senior Bai's care. Then, Ruoruo and I hurried out of the capital overnight to share this news with you." He Fangyan continued, "However, we were a step too late and the Empress was injured."
At the end, He Fangyan felt a little guilty. If he and Qin Ruoruo had ridden their horses faster and met Yu Wenran and his group earlier, Gu Yanyue would not have been injured.
"This matter has nothing to do with you." Yuwen Ran took the medicine bowl from He Fangyan's hand, tasted it carefully, and then snorted coldly, "Since 'No Bishop' appeared in the Qianzhou area, then this matter must be related to Prince Xiang. He must be afraid that if I go to Qianzhou, I will expose his lie about going there to carry out disaster relief."
He Fangyan heard that Yuwen Ran had already figured out the direction, so he hurriedly asked, "Then what should Your Majesty do now? If there is any need, my He family will certainly serve Your Majesty."
Yu Wenran raised his left hand and gestured, "Wait."
He Fangyan frowned, seemingly not understanding Yuwen Ran's actions, and repeated Yuwen Ran's words: "Wait?"
Yuwen Ran said calmly, "We'll discuss this after we capture Bishop Wu. By then, as long as we can force him to confess that it was Prince Xiang who ordered this, we'll have evidence to bring him to justice."
If Yuwen Ran could not produce any evidence, then the Queen Mother would have another excuse to say that Yuwen Ran was deliberately making things difficult for Prince Xiang, and there was no evidence at all to prove that it was Prince Xiang who asked "Bishop Wu" to assassinate him.
After Yuwen Ran finished speaking to He Fangyan, he wanted to go back to Gu Yanyue with the medicine bowl, but before he had taken a few steps, he suddenly turned back and asked, "Mr. He, do you have any candy?"
He Fangyan looked at Yuwen Ran in disbelief. After all, no matter how you looked at it, Yuwen Ran didn't look like someone who loved sweets.
Yu Wenran felt a sharp pain from He Fangyan's gaze. He coughed twice and said calmly, "Ayue can't stand hardship, so I wanted to ask Master He if he has any candy on him. I want to ask Master He for one or two to coax her into taking the medicine."
Gu Yanyue doesn't like drinking Chinese medicine simply because she is used to taking pills in modern times, but when she goes back to ancient times, she has to drink those bitter Chinese medicine soups, which she naturally can't drink.
Every time she takes medicine, Yu Wenran has to coax her, and after she finishes eating, she wants some candied fruit or sugar, just like a little child.
Ever since Gu Yanyue heard Yu Wenran was going to the kitchen to get her medicine, she'd been trying to think of some way to avoid having to take the medicine. After all, even though she'd been in ancient times for so long, she was still a modern person, born and raised in the modern world, and she couldn't handle Chinese medicine.
When Yuwen Ran came back with the medicine, Gu Yanyue lay back on the bed neatly and closed her eyes obediently, trying to make Yuwen Ran believe that she had fallen asleep again and not to wake her up to take the medicine.
But who is Yuwen Ran?
As early as the moment he entered the room, he knew what tricks Gu Yanyue was going to play. He put the medicine aside calmly, then sat down in front of Gu Yanyue's bed, raised his head and pinched the nostrils that Gu Yanyue used to breathe.
Gu Yanyue's nostrils were pinched by Yuwen Ran. She was afraid that if she opened her mouth, it would reveal that she was pretending to be asleep, so she could only hold her mouth tightly. She didn't believe that Yuwen Ran would keep pinching her nose like this.
But obviously, Gu Yanyue still underestimated Yuwen Ran. Yuwen Ran not only pinched her nose, but even more excessively, he blocked her mouth in the end, as if he would not let go until Gu Yanyue woke up.
But this made Gu Yanyue suffer. She kept cursing Yuwen Ran in her heart and almost couldn't hold it back anymore. She got up and beat Yuwen Ran up.
In the end, in this tug-of-war between Yuwen Ran and Gu Yanyue, Gu Yanyue lost. She suddenly broke free from Yuwen Ran's grip and breathed in deep gulps of fresh air. Because of the large amplitude of her movements, a lot of blood seeped through the gauze.
Yu Wenran was so scared that he quickly lowered his head to check Gu Yanyue's wound. Seeing that the wound was not big, he felt relieved, but the self-blame was still on his face.
Gu Yanyue saw through Yuwen Ran's self-blame and planned to press the issue. She kept shaking Yuwen Ran's hand and said coquettishly, "Ah Ran... I still want to sleep. Just let me sleep and don't wake me up again."
After saying that, Gu Yanyue lay down, intending to continue to perform a one-second "falling asleep" act for Yu Wenran. As long as her acting skills were good enough, she could avoid drinking the medicine this time. As for the next time, she would think of a way when the time comes.
But Yu Wenran had guessed what Gu Yanyue was going to do next when she was acting coquettishly. Sure enough, Gu Yanyue was about to lie down and show her "Oscar-like acting skills".
Yu Wenran quickly picked up Gu Yanyue before she lay down, picked up the medicine placed beside her, tasted it, and handed it to Gu Yanyue, saying, "This medicine has cooled down. Now is the best temperature to drink it. If you choose to drink it later, and it becomes more bitter after heating, don't blame me for not warning you."
When Gu Yanyue heard that the medicine would become more bitter after being reheated, the expression on her face softened a little.
Yu Wenran knew how to slap Gu Yanyue and then give her a sweet date. He then continued, "I've got a lot of candy from Master He. Once you finish the medicine in one gulp, you won't be able to taste the bitterness after eating a few more candies."
Okay, Gu Yanyue was already very tempted. She asked Yu Wenran to peel a candy for her and hold it in her hand, ready to stuff it into her mouth as soon as she finished drinking the medicine.
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