Ziye brought back ginseng and using the shopkeeper’s kitchen, he prepared ginseng soup and brought it to the room.
Noticing Zhou Gu’s poker face and slightly furrowed brows, he gently persuaded, "Young Master, don’t worry. Weren’t you just listening to what the old doctor said? As long as Miss Seven drank the medicine well, she will be alright. You quickly feed her this ginseng soup!"
Zhou Gu nodded, took the ginseng soup, discovered it was hot, put it aside to cool down, and asked him, "Did everyone I sent out already get back? Were the people brought by Nangong Yu all dealt with?"
"Some people still haven’t returned yet." Ziye shook his head. "Nangong Yu brought a lot of people who were fighting with Miss Seven’s men, they were all scattered. If we couldn’t even get one to flee, it would be impossible. The news of you killing Nangong Yu will inevitably reach Nanchu."
"Let it spread, he attempted to kill Su Rong, I can’t be blamed for killing him." Zhou Gu, by now, had a real sense of how powerful the Nangong family is. The Nangong clan, with four extraordinarily talented sons, one of which was Nangong Yu. Nangong Yu is now killed by him, but there are still three left. From Nangong Yu, one can glimpse the others, the remaining three would definitely live up to their reputation.
Ziye nodded, and continued, "Miss Seven’s undercover guards suffered heavy casualties, losing about a hundred people, besides, dozens were lightly injured, and the rest were all critically injured like Fu Zhou. Fortunately, you brought good medicine when you left the capital, they also had some on them, but it will take time to heal. In the short term, it will be impossible for them to fight, and it will likely take months to recover."
"Her undercover guards provided by Prince Mingrui, lost more than a hundred people..." Zhou Gu looked at Su Rong, his heart ached merely hearing this; let alone how she must be feeling. He repressed his emotions and said, "We’ll settle this score with the Nangong family sooner or later."
How could just killing Nangong Yu ever be enough?
Ziye nodded, then continued, "I heard from Miss Seven’s hidden guards that she had removed Nangong’s secret agent in Nanping. Zhang Yun, the illegitimate son of the Pingxi General’s Residence in Jibei, found himself unable to contact the agent and speculated that something had happened. He presumed that Miss Seven was involved and took advantage of Nangong Yu who had personally come to kill Miss Seven. He lured Nangong Yu to deal with Miss Seven, resulting in her nearly losing her life today."
"Where is Zhang Yun?" Killing intent surged in Zhou Gu’s heart.
Ziye shook his head, "His whereabouts are unknown. I have already sent people to investigate."
Zhou Gu nodded, "Tell them to be vigilant, not only to look for Zhang Yun but also closely follow the events in Jibei."
Ziye answered, "Rest assured, Young Master."
Once Ziye went out and made sure to completely shut the door, Zhou Gu touched the soup bowl, and found the ginseng soup has cooled down. He scooped some ginger soup with a spoon and fed it to Su Rong.
He had never done this before, Su Rong kept her mouth closed and he was clueless how to feed her. Not only did he not manage to feed her, but the ginger soup spilled out as well.
He tried twice to no avail, and had to wake Su Rong, "Su Rong, wake up."
He called out to her for a while, and Su Rong slowly opened her heavy, sleepy eyes to look at him.
Zhou Gu breathed a sigh of relief, "That’s good that she can be woken. The doctor said you need to drink some ginseng soup to get better. Also, continue taking the medicine you took earlier to help your body recuperate quickly. Otherwise, your weakness may allow the cold to enter your body, which could lead to a high fever."
After listening to his long speech, Su Rong slowly responded with a nod, "Okay."
Zhou Gu quickly helped her sit up and, somewhat clumsily, allowed her to lean against him while he fed her the ginseng soup.
Savoring the ginseng soup one sip at a time, Su Rong finished, Zhou Gu put down the bowl and hurriedly brought out a pill, popped it into her mouth, and seeing her swallow it, sighed in relief, "You can sleep now."
He put Su Rong down and tucked her in.
Su Rong closed her eyes, but after a while, she suddenly opened her eyes and asked softly, "Will you stay with me?"
"Yes."
"You don’t have to."
"No, I must." Zhou Gu shook his head.
Su Rong looked at him.
Zhou Gu touched her forehead, "I’m not tired, nor sleepy, so I’ll stay with you, you just sleep."
Su Rong rested her gaze on his face. How could he not be tired or sleepy? He had barely rested since he arrived in Nanping, and after dealing with the matters of the Eighteen Strongholds, he came to find her without a break. His eyes were ringed with dark circles, and he looked obviously fatigued.
She slowly said, "Since you’re scared, why don’t you come on the bed and sleep with me. Help me move aside. This bed is big enough for both of us to sleep."
Zhou Gu remained silent.
Su Rong looked at him.
Zhou Gu wanted to say it’s inappropriate, sleeping on the same bed was a thing for husbands and wives. He and Su Rong, were not husband and wife. But faced with Su Rong’s gaze, he couldn’t bring himself to say this.
He would never forget, he had undressed Su Rong and applied medicine all over her body. In comparison to this further overstepping of boundaries, sleeping on the same bed seemed like nothing.
He was silent for a moment, then nodded, "Alright."
Su Rong curved the corners of her mouth upward.
Zhou Gu saw it clearly, couldn’t resist, and stretched out his hand to pinch Su Rong’s cheek. He flattened her smiling lips and snapped, "You’re injured so badly, and you still have the mood to laugh? Don’t forget about the marriage contract."
Su Rong deliberately said, "If I give you a marriage contract, it means we’re engaged for life. Are you sure?"
After a pause, Zhou Gu stared into her eyes and affirmed, "I’m sure, I want that contract."
He was not a fool. He won’t be fooled by her. Others wedding contracts, she didn’t recognize and can still be rejected. Like the one her mother arranged for him, like the one from the Nanchu King for Ye Guixue, even though she acknowledged them both, they can still be canceled as she pleases. He wanted from her a real marriage contract that can never be destroyed.
Su Rong nodded, "Okay then, since you insist, don’t regret it in the future."
"I won’t regret it." Zhou Gu harrumphed, although he was dissatisfied with her, he was very gentle in moving her to make room.
Then, as if relieved of a burden, he lay down next to her still in his clothes.
Su Rong was initially very tired, sleepy, and weak, but after talking to him for a while, she didn’t feel so sleepy anymore. Seeing him lying next to her, she couldn’t refrain from talking to him, "Initially, when I called off our engagement, it was because I didn’t want to drag you into my unknown dangers and muddied waters. Of course, it was also for the sake of myself. After much contemplation, I felt that the cancellation of the marriage was good for both of us. Different people should walk different paths."
Zhou Gu was angry, "You should have made it clear to me. Your forceful cancellation of the engagement was too much. I knew nothing, yet you told me that you have your sights set on someone else."
Su Rong nodded in acknowledgment, "It was overbearing, at that time I wanted to kill myself."
Zhou Gu didn’t believe her, "You were very arrogant at that time, there was no sign of that at all. You looked as if you couldn’t get rid of me fast enough. The marriage contract was in your hands, and in no time, it turned into ashes."
What a blow that was!
Su Rong made an effort to stretch out her hand, grasping his hand, trying to calm him down, "Didn’t I get my retribution later on? You have no idea, I regret it so much, every time I saw you, I couldn’t bear to look at you for too long."
Zhou Gu didn’t believe, "You were having a blast with Ye Guixue, when you are talking with him, you are different. It seems that you liked him a lot."
Su Rong corrected him, "It was admiration, not love."
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