Chapter 72 What to do? Is there any way to remedy this?
Shi Qingchen was very satisfied with Liu's reaction, and with a cold smile, he ordered his men to drag her and Ling'er into the room. They were tied to a frame that Ling'er had designed and that Liu had ordered to build.
This shelf was originally used to torment Shi Qingchen, but now that it's being used by the Liu family, it's like it's been returned to its rightful owner.
Shi Qingchen ordered the ten newly purchased servants to take turns raping Liu and her servants, while he himself leaned against a soft couch and quietly enjoyed the spectacle.
Liu and Ling'er's mouths were gagged tightly. Faced with a group of disheveled slaves, they could only shake their heads and look at Shi Qingchen as if begging for mercy.
The Yun family's secret guards left behind by Yunxi were unwilling to witness this appalling scene, but their leader, Qi Jinxiu, had instructed them to keep a close eye on Shi Qingchen and not let him escape their control.
Yongwang Mansion
Gu Nanxiao sat at his desk, his hand gripping the brush tighter and tighter, before finally slamming it down on the table, the ink stains spreading across a large area of the official document.
Seeing his master so upset, Mo Yu also frowned. The reason was probably that Miss Yunxi had been going out of the manor to meet with Qi Jinxiu in the past few days, and had explicitly told his master not to go with her.
To prevent Gu Nanxiao from agonizing over the matter, Mo Yu stepped forward and earnestly advised, "Master, it seems you haven't had a drink with Young Master Su in a long time. Miss Zhao won't be back for several hours anyway, so why don't you go and relax a bit?"
Half an hour later
When Su Mingyan arrived at the entrance of Ruyi Restaurant, he couldn't help but sigh. It seemed that Gu Nanxiao hadn't invited him out for a long time. Presumably, the misunderstanding between the two had been resolved, otherwise she wouldn't have been in the mood to invite him out for drinks.
When Su Mingyan pushed open the door to the private room on the second floor, he saw Gu Nanxiao, who had already gotten himself drunk. He kicked aside the empty wine bottles blocking his way and sat down opposite Gu Nanxiao.
He looked at Mo Yu behind him and asked what was going on. Mo Yu sighed and shook his head, indicating that he should ask Mo Yu himself.
After recognizing the person opposite him, Gu Nanxiao asked drunkenly, "Why is she always so hot and cold? Haven't I been good enough to her?"
Not only do you not reciprocate my feelings, but you also keep thinking about leaving me. Am I really that unlikable? Mingyan, tell me, what should I do?
Looking at his friend, Su Mingyan could clearly see that he adored Miss Zhao. He couldn't understand why, if that was the case, he would give her that kind of medicine.
Thinking this, he asked, "Since you truly want to be with Miss Zhao, why did you use medicine and ruin her health?"
Gu Nanxiao had probably drunk too much. After hearing Su Mingyan's question, he was stunned for a long time before rubbing his throbbing temples and asking, "What are you talking about? How could I possibly use drugs to harm Yunxi?"
Upon hearing this, Su Mingyan scoffed and said, "You've been giving her that strong contraceptive soup every day, and now she's been ruined by you and can't get pregnant anymore."
You wouldn't still be forcing her to drink that kind of drug, would you? To be honest, Yunxi is really a nice girl. If you like her, don't treat her like that…”
"What did you say?" Gu Nanxiao struggled to process what he had just heard, his drunkenness almost completely gone. He hurriedly pressed on, "You mean that contraceptive soup was a potent drug, and Yunxi drank it...?"
Gu Nanxiao's remaining words were stuck in his throat, unable to be uttered. His pupils trembled violently, and the last three-tenths of his drunkenness completely vanished.
Seeing that he seemed unaware, Su Mingyan asked in confusion, "Didn't you arrange for the physician to prepare the contraceptive soup that Miss Zhao drinks every day?"
Gu Nanxiao's face was deathly pale. He murmured in a trembling voice, "I didn't understand that contraceptive soup would be so harmful to women. Otherwise, why would I have given it to Yunxi?"
Su Mingyan nodded knowingly, finding the reason acceptable. He then told Gu Nanxiao about the physician prescribing strong medicine.
He was so angry that he trembled all over. He never expected that the imperial physician would be so bold as to disregard Yunxi's health and prescribe medicine haphazardly.
Gu Nanxiao's face was gloomy as he gritted his teeth and said, "I'm going back right now to tear that physician to pieces and avenge Yunxi!"
Su Mingyuan grabbed the person who suddenly stood up and expressed his suspicions to Gu Nanxiao: "The reason the physician gave that day was that he increased the dosage of medicine based on the number of times you had sex."
But I think there's something wrong with that statement. After all, how could he dare to use such a medicine on Yunxi without your master's special instructions?
Moreover, there are many traditional prescriptions for this commonly used medicine, such as the contraceptive decoction, some of which are mild and harmless. Yet the physician inexplicably used the most harmful one. It's hard to believe there wasn't something else going on here.”
Upon hearing this, Gu Nanxiao gradually calmed down, but his expression grew even more somber. He almost gritted his teeth as he uttered his deduction:
"Someone is using the imperial physician to harm Yunxi. It doesn't matter, whoever did it, I will make them pay with their blood!"
"Sister Yang, what about Yunxi's health?" Gu Nanxiao's expression became flustered again. He anxiously tugged at Su Mingyan's sleeve and asked:
"What do we do now? Is there any way to remedy Yunxi's condition? Mingyan, you can cure her, right? You are Doctor Su, you must have a way to restore Yunxi's health, right?"
Gu Nanxiao stared intently at Su Mingyan as if grasping at the last straw, his eyes filled with anticipation.
But Su Mingyan slowly shook his head and told him firmly, "There is basically no hope of curing it unless a miracle happens."
Upon hearing this result, Gu Nanxiao was completely stunned, his eyes filled with endless regret and pain. He recalled that day when Yunxi repeatedly asked if he had ordered someone to deliver the medicine.
After receiving his affirmative answer, Yunxi's disappointed and saddened look was actually because she thought he was doing it on purpose.
No wonder Yunxi suddenly withdrew all her emotions and became extremely cold. How sad the little girl must have been at that time.
Gu Nanxiao's heart ached as if it were being torn apart. He had thought it was just a small misunderstanding, and that with a little coaxing, he and Yunxi would be back to normal.
If he hadn't made plans to drink with Su Mingyan today, he probably wouldn't have realized his mistake until Yunxi left.
The thought that Yunxi had suffered so much because of his negligence made him restless. He wished he could grow wings and fly to Yunxi's side immediately.
He bowed to Su Mingyan and took his leave, then rode straight to Huimin Money Exchange with Mo Yu. His bodyguards had already informed him that Yunxi was there, discussing with Qi Jinxiu how to deal with the Shi family.
Yunxi is indeed at Huimin Money Exchange at the moment. In the past few days, she has been spending two hours every day teaching Qi Jinxiu how to cultivate terraced fields on the hillside and how to dig canals to divert water.
Yunxi spoke with utmost seriousness, her slender white fingers tracing lines across the sketch, her melodious voice filling the entire room.
So she didn't notice that Qi Jinxiu's gaze was lingering on her, as if he wanted to etch every subtle expression of Yunxi into his mind.
The two were very close, and Qi Jinqiu could clearly smell the woman's faint fragrance. Turning his head, he could see her butterfly-like eyelashes trembling gently, and her moist, red lips opening and closing.
Everything about Yunxi seemed to be silently teasing him. In order to restrain the urge to hug her, Qi Jinxiu clenched his fists until his knuckles turned white, and his entire inner garment was soaked with sweat.
He felt that now was not the right time, and that Yunxi deserved the best in the world. Therefore, he would participate in this year's autumn imperial examination, and after he won the top prize, he would propose to Yunxi.
The moment Gu Nanxiao pushed open the door, he saw the two of them standing very close together, and Qi Jinxiu's loving gaze tracing every inch of Yunxi's cheek.
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