Chapter 34 Drugged "Has he ever kissed you like this?"...
She opened it and glanced at it casually, saying, "Your Majesty, this is an ancient medical book that Physician Mu copied for me. I didn't intentionally hide it from Your Majesty, it's just..."
Xiao Heng interrupted her: "Take another look."
His voice was cold and hard, sounding as if he was deliberately suppressing some kind of emotion.
Gu Xi turned the pages of the book with a puzzled look. The more she read, the more her brows furrowed. Each page was filled with annotations expressing longing and yearning: "Endless longing, to whom can I send it? A single sheet of red paper..."
"Enough!" Xiao Heng said in a low voice.
Gu Xi didn't know when these poems were written, but she was certain that Mu Yunqi hadn't given them to her at the time.
She steadied herself and explained, "Your Majesty, Physician Mu only gave me ancient medical texts; I had never seen those poems before."
Xiao Heng scrutinized her with eyes like a hawk, seemingly trying to discern the truth or falsehood in her words.
Seeing that he still had doubts, Gu Xi asked, "Your Majesty, everything I have said is true. Do you believe me?"
Her voice was calm and unhurried, without the slightest panic, and her eyes did not flinch; her gaze was as clear as the bright moonlight outside the window.
Xiao Heng stared into her eyes for a moment, then replied, "I believe you."
Gu Xi felt relieved. She didn't know who had framed her, but as long as Xiao Heng was willing to believe her, she could investigate the rest.
Gu Xi took the initiative to come up to him and hug him, burying her head in his chest. Xiao Heng also hugged her back.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for believing in me."
Not long after, Xiao Heng left Weiyang Palace.
After all that commotion today, I had dinner late, and by the time I finished washing up it was already late afternoon.
Gu Xi glanced out the window. The lights in Zhu Yin's room were all off. They went to bed early today. Usually, she would wait until she, the young lady, was asleep before she went to sleep.
Thinking of this, a gentle smile unconsciously appeared on her lips.
Just as she was about to turn off the lights and go to sleep, there was a knock on the door in the yard.
Could it be Xiao Heng?
Gu Xi thought to herself, "He's the only one here so late."
Why are you coming so frequently today? Have all the problems that have been bothering him been resolved?
She recalled how he had helped her in the Cining Palace that day, and how he had believed her even when she was wronged, and a sweet feeling welled up in her heart.
Perhaps they were sleeping too soundly, because no matter how many times they knocked on the door, Zhu Yin and the others didn't get up to open it.
Gu Xi put on her shoes and socks, and just as she stepped out of the room, she remembered that she was only wearing her undergarments, so she turned back and put on a cloak.
She hurried to the gate and asked, "Is this the Emperor?" as she opened the door.
As soon as the latch was loosened, a man stumbled in, reeking of alcohol and exuding an unfamiliar aura. Gu Xi was so startled that she took a few steps back.
This figure and aura are definitely not Xiao Heng!
"Who are you?" Gu Xi asked, her heart pounding with fear.
The man did not answer. He sat down against the wall, clutching something in his hand.
Gu Xi mustered her courage and took a few steps forward. When she saw the man's face clearly, her heart clenched. The person who came was actually—Mu Yunqi!
"Imperial Physician Mu?!" Her voice trembled with surprise.
Gu Xi wanted to help but didn't dare, and called out several times towards Zhu Yin and the others' house but no one answered.
Mu Yunqi's eyes were half-closed, his face was flushed, and he looked like he was out of his mind. His collar was ripped open, and he let out a suppressed groan. He looked like he had been drugged!
What's even more terrifying is that he was holding his own underwear in his hand!
Gu Xi was both ashamed and scared. Trembling, she snatched the clothes from his hands and hid them in her cloak. Unexpectedly, Mu Yunqi suddenly grabbed her hand when he saw that her things had been taken away.
Gu Xi couldn't break free in time and was pulled even closer by him, falling to the ground and leaning against him.
Gu Xi was so anxious she was about to cry when Zhao Fuquan's shrill voice suddenly came from outside the door.
"His Majesty has arrived!"
Gu Xi froze, and when she looked up, she saw Xiao Heng's icy eyes. The coldness in those eyes sent chills down her spine.
Behind him followed Zhao Fuquan and a group of guards, who were staring at him in shock!
"Your Majesty..." she wanted to call out to him, but she was too scared to utter a sound.
Seeing that things were going badly, Zhao Fuquan summoned all his entourage and locked the gates of Weiyang Palace.
Xiao Heng walked towards her step by step, each step feeling like a slow, agonizing torture to her. Just an hour ago, she had told him that there was nothing between her and Mu Yunqi, but now she appeared before him in this state.
His gaze remained fixed on her the entire time. She watched as the feigned calm in his eyes gradually cracked, eventually turning into a glaring red.
"Tell me, what are you doing?" Xiao Heng asked, enunciating each word clearly.
Before Gu Xi could answer, Xiao Heng could no longer contain his anger and pulled her up from the ground with such force that her arm ached.
Xiao Heng pulled Gu Xi towards the house, but her other hand was being tightly gripped by Mu Yunqi. As they pulled, Gu Xi couldn't help but cry out, "It hurts..."
Xiao Heng glanced back once, then picked up the guard's sword and was about to slash at Mu Yunqi's hand.
"Your Majesty, no..."
Mu Yunqi was only drugged; he did not do it intentionally.
Seeing her pleading eyes, Xiao Heng finally threw down the sword in his hand and kicked Mu Yunqi's hand away. Mu Yunqi instantly became more awake and clutched his arm, making a painful sound.
Gu Xi couldn't bear it and glanced back.
Xiao Heng tightened his grip on her wrist suddenly: "If you look again, I will kill him!"
Gu Xi was so frightened that she quickly turned around.
She stumbled after Xiao Heng, and just as she was about to step into the room, he suddenly stopped, his cold voice echoing in the silent courtyard: "Anyone who dares to utter a single word about what happened today will be executed without a trace!"
The door was slammed shut, separating them from the people outside.
"Your Majesty, I..." Gu Xi wanted to explain, but when she saw Xiao Heng's cold eyes, she couldn't help but feel a pang in her heart and couldn't speak for a long time.
"Don't you have anything to say to me?" Xiao Heng's gaze was fixed on her, and he tried his best to suppress his urge to kill.
Gu Xi said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, things are not as you think... Physician Mu was drugged!"
"Why would he come looking for you after being drugged?"
Gu Xi was speechless when asked, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty doesn't know..."
Such an explanation was useless; his gaze fell on her, but there was no warmth in his eyes.
Gu Xi couldn't stand the way he looked at her, so she reached out to take his hand. As she did so, the undergarments she had hidden in her cloak fluttered to the ground.
Her blood froze instantly.
Xiao Heng bent down and picked up the item. When he saw what it was in his hand clearly, his fingertips tightened little by little, and his palm cracked as if he wanted to crush the thin fabric.
"Gu Xi, tell me, what is this?" he asked, his eyes blazing with fury, each word seemingly forced out from between his teeth.
"This, this is my..." Gu Xi's eyes reddened with anxiety, but she didn't know how to explain. "I really don't know..." She didn't know why her undergarments had ended up in Mu Yunqi's hands.
"Gu Xi, do you think I'm easy to fool?"
He wondered why she was so concerned about the female doctor; it turned out it was because of her lover's sister. During the day, because he had helped her make this happen, she treated him even more affectionately than usual.
He was still busy at night when he heard that thieves had broken in and were heading towards Weiyang Palace. Worried about her safety, he rushed over with his men without stopping, only to witness it all firsthand.
"Even I have never done it, yet you have done it with him..."
"Your Majesty, I didn't!" Gu Xi interrupted him urgently. "Please believe me, Your Majesty," she pleaded.
Xiao Heng couldn't hear anything at that moment; his overwhelming jealousy made him want to destroy everything.
He tore the undergarment to shreds and threw it on the ground. The next moment, he picked her up by the waist. The anger in his eyes terrified Gu Xi. She struggled to get down, but her hands were held firmly by him.
She was thrown heavily onto the bed covered with brocade, her back aching from the impact.
Xiao Heng then pressed her down beneath him. The scent of ambergris mixed with his own fragrance wafted towards her, but now it no longer lingered in her heart; instead, it filled her with fear.
She guessed what he was about to do and said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, you said you wouldn't force me..."
"But I don't want to wait any longer!"
He had thought of giving her time, waiting for her to fall in love with him and willingly give herself to him, but now it seemed like nothing more than wishful thinking.
Her words, spoken through tears that night, lingered in his ears like venomous snakes, tormenting him. Whenever he thought of her thinking of another man every day, he wished he could drag that man out and tear him to pieces.
He gave her too much time, which gave her the opportunity to fall in love with someone else.
Xiao Heng completely lost his mind. He grabbed her waving hands and lifted them above her head, then leaned in and kissed her, penetrating her lips and tongue without giving her a chance to speak. He forcefully sucked on her taste, showing no gentleness whatsoever.
Gu Xi's tongue went numb from the kiss, but he suddenly stopped, his fingertips tracing her reddened lips, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Has he ever kissed you like this?"
"No, no, really no..." Gu Xi shook her head desperately.
"Is that so? But I don't believe it."
After he finished speaking, his lips covered hers again, kissing her even more roughly. His breathing gradually became heavy, carrying a burning heat, and surging anger mixed with lust made him lose control like a trapped beast.
Gu Xi struggled fiercely, but she was too weak, and her resistance was insignificant. He kissed her wantonly, and the unsightly cloak had been torn off by him at some point, leaving her only wearing an undergarment.
Gu Xi burst into tears of humiliation, tears streaming down his face like a burst dam, landing on the corners of his mouth.
His movements suddenly froze, and he released her.
He had bitten her lips until they bled, making her look disheveled and broken. The tears that kept flowing out felt like needles piercing his heart.
"Am I so repulsive to you?"
"Waaaaah..." Gu Xi cried so hard she could hardly breathe, and could only shake her head desperately.
She looked at him helplessly, her vulnerable eyes causing his heart to ache, but he simply clenched his fists and stepped out of the room.
This was the first time he had seen her cry in front of him without trying to hug her.
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Author's note: Help! Deleted! [laughing and crying emoji] Which trigger word was it?
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