Chapter 81
Concubine Chen was deposed, and the prince was severely criticized by the emperor. The court was in a state of panic. Lin Qingyu achieved his goal, so he temporarily stopped, kept a low profile, and didn't go anywhere except the palace. On weekdays, he would read books, make poisons, and raise poisonous insects in the general's mansion.
As early as when he decided to support the new emperor, he began to raise poisonous insects so that he could use the emperor to control the princes at the right time. This poison is different from the ordinary southern Xinjiang poison. It must be able to escape the eyes of other imperial doctors. The doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau each have their own strengths, and it is not easy to avoid being noticed by them. Lin Qingyu tried several times and killed batch after batch of poisonous insects, and finally achieved some results this spring.
It was a female scorpion from southern Xinjiang, only the size of a little finger, but it had managed to overcome all obstacles and stood out among many mixed-breeding poisonous insects. She will quietly sneak into the human body and lay eggs while the person is sleeping. And these insect eggs are the planted poison.
Lin Qingyu devoted himself to the Gu worm. The first thing he did every day when he got up was to check the condition of the Gu worm. He had no time to send Gu Fuzhou to court. When Gu Fuzhou returned home, there was no beautiful lady to greet him. He went to the study to look for it, and saw Lin Qingyu holding a small and exquisite tweezers, feeding the little bug with specially made minced meat bit by bit. She was so gentle and patient, so focused that she didn't even notice her husband had returned.
Gu Fuzhou wanted to laugh. The last time he was fed by Lin Qingyu was during the Lu Wancheng period. It had been a long time since he had enjoyed this benefit, but the little insect was fed by a beautiful woman every meal.
He coughed lightly to indicate his presence. Lin Qingyu didn't even raise his head and continued what he was doing: "I'm back."
Gu Fuzhou casually untied the collar of his official uniform and sat down next to Lin Qingyu. Lin Qingyu was facing the table, and he leaned against the table, looking up at Lin Qingyu, and said, "I'm hungry."
Lin Qingyu said: "If you are hungry, go find the cook. I can't cook."
Gu Fuzhou choked, turned around, and put his chin on Lin Qingyu's shoulder: "I want to have dinner with you."
"I'm busy." Gu Fuzhou's pressure made it difficult for Lin Qingyu to control his right hand. Feeding the little poisonous insects minced meat is a delicate job. Lin Qingyu thought Gu Fuzhou was in the way and drove him away: "Go eat first and don't bother me here."
Gu Fuzhou looked at the ugly insect eating happily in the jar and couldn't help feeling sad: "If I have a chance to be reborn, I would just reincarnate into it. All it does all day is eat and sleep, and it has beauties to feed it. Look at me now, attending court meetings and lifting iron, getting up early and going to bed late every day, I am as tired as a dog, I am really living a life worse than a bug."
Lin Qingyu finally looked him in the eye and said unhappily, "Don't say such stupid things. You won't be reborn again."
If you want to be reborn, you must die once. Gu Fuzhou realized that he had said the wrong thing and accidentally touched upon what Lin Qingyu was most concerned about, so he immediately changed the subject: "By the way, Qingyu, I have ordered people to place the palace maid named Wu Ya in a separate courtyard that is not hidden at all, and I have also sent my trusted people to guard it secretly. Now we have to see when Xiao Cheng will come to visit."
Lin Qingyu nodded slightly: "The Emperor's side is almost over."
Last autumn, it was he who brought the critically ill emperor back from the brink of death. Now that Xiao Cheng's luck is running out and the emperor is about to lose his usefulness, it is time for him to report back to the gates of hell.
Lin Qingyu smiled at the little insect and said, "Child, you have to make your father proud."
Gu Fuzhou: “…”
Lin Qingyu doted on the little insect so much that she almost forgot that she had a husband with whom she had just gotten engaged. Gu Fuzhou once suspected that Lin Qingyu wanted to sleep with the porcelain jar containing the small poisonous insects in his arms, but fortunately Lin Qingyu was not that exaggerated. Gu Fuzhou could also understand this behavior. Lin Qingyu poured countless efforts into this Gu, and it took countless failures to get this little Gu worm. Just like those who do academic research in his hometown, when they finally have some research results, they have to protect them like treasures.
On this day, when Lin Qingyu was feeding the little poisonous insect chicken blood, he accidentally splashed the blood onto his hands. He didn't like the taste and immediately stood up to wash his hands. When he came back, he found that he had forgotten to cover the jar and the jar was empty.
In an instant, Lin Qingyu's heart tightened, and he barely maintained his composure. It only took him a moment to wash his hands, and the little poisonous insect could not crawl far away. It must still be in this room. He searched from near to far, not wanting to miss any corner. But the insect is too small and will be missed if you are not careful.
Lin Qingyu was just about to call the servants in to help look for it when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a black spot crawling at the door. He breathed a sigh of relief and took the porcelain jar to bring back the little guy who had run away from home. Just as they were about to succeed, a leg came into view.
"Master, what would you like to eat for dinner?"
Lin Qingyu watched helplessly as the poisonous insect he had spent so much effort to raise disappeared from the sole of Huantong's shoes. His face turned pale and he froze on the spot.
Huan Tong didn't know that she had stepped on the young master's "child" to death, and asked in confusion: "Young master?"
Lin Qingyu closed his eyes. It seemed that if he couldn't see it, it wasn't real.
Seeing that Lin Qingyu didn't speak, Huantong became more and more anxious: "Master, what happened?"
Lin Qingyu has always been able to control his emotions, and this time is no exception. He was calm when he spoke: "You stepped on my poisonous insect and killed it."
"Ah!" Huantong instinctively jumped back a big step, and sure enough, she saw a scorpion corpse where she had just stood. Huan Tong knew the importance of this Gu, and her voice trembled with fear: "Master, I, I didn't mean to do that. I didn't know it was here."
Lin Qingyu lowered his eyes and looked at the motionless little poisonous insect, and sighed softly.
Huan Tong knelt down with a plop: "Master, this is all my fault. Please punish me! Punish me with thirty strokes of the cane and deduct one month's salary from me... No, three months' salary. Don't be sad..."
Lin Qingyu said calmly: "Forget about the punishment, just collect her body. There is poison in her body, so be careful."
Huantong wrapped the body of the little poisonous insect in a handkerchief and buried it under a tree in the back garden. After finishing all this, he returned to the study and saw Lin Qingyu reading a book as if nothing had happened. He approached carefully and said, "Master."
Lin Qingyu asked: "Has it been dealt with?"
"Alright." Huan Tong whispered, "Master, I'd better go to Butler Yuan to receive thirty lashes."
“No need.”
"But that's the Gu you raised with great difficulty, do you really not care?"
"It's come to this, what's the point of caring about it." Lin Qingyu said calmly, "The poisonous Gu is already dead. No matter how much I complain or punish you, she won't come back."
Huan Tong was so ashamed that she said, "Master, I'm sorry."
"Never mind, this matter cannot be entirely blamed on you."
Lin Qingyu has always been protective of his people. He can be dismissive of insignificant people, but he will always be a little soft-hearted towards his own people. Furthermore, if he had not forgotten to put on the porcelain lid, the poisonous insect would not have been stepped on to death by Huantong. The responsibility for this matter lies with him.
After that, Huantong stayed with Lin Qingyu all the time, and felt relieved when she saw that there was nothing abnormal with him.
As dinner was approaching, a voice came from outside: "The general has returned home." Lin Qingyu suddenly put down the medical book and strode out of the study.
As soon as Gu Fuzhou stepped into the yard, he saw his beautiful wife walking towards him hurriedly, and she even ran the last few steps. This made him feel flattered, and all the fatigue of the whole day was swept away.
Lin Qingyu stood in front of him: "You're back."
Gu Fuzhou knew something was wrong when he saw Lin Qingyu's expression: "Qingyu?"
Lin Qingyu looked at Gu Fuzhou, who was full of concern, and could no longer remain calm. He said softly, "The little poisonous insect is dead."
There was a hint of grievance in his tone that could not be concealed.
Gu Fuzhou realized the seriousness of the problem. He first held the fragile beauty in his arms, then asked, "What's going on?"
"I forgot to cover the lid for a moment, and she crawled out of the porcelain jar and onto the ground. Then..." Lin Qingyu's voice trembled slightly, "Then she was stepped on to death by Huantong."
Gu Fuzhou felt distressed, and stroked Lin Qingyu's hair with his big hand: "Alright, alright, it's okay, I'll help you find a solution - I won't need you to call me 'husband' this time, so don't be sad."
Lin Qingyu buried her face in Gu Fuzhou's chest. Gu Fuzhou went to the Iron Cavalry Camp in the afternoon, wearing a cold suit of armor, just like his mood at the moment.
"What can you do?" Lin Qingyu complained, "If she's dead, she's dead. There's no way to save her. I raised her for a whole month to get her to this size, and she's gone with just one kick."
Gu Fuzhou asked: "Then should we raise another one?"
"That's easy for you to say. You know I tried so many times before I could keep this one alive."
This is indeed a difficult matter. Gu Fuzhou couldn’t take care of too many things. The most urgent thing was to please the beauty first. Lin Qingyu had no appetite at all, so Gu Fuzhou went hungry with him. He took Lin Qingyu back to the bedroom and sent all the servants away.
Lin Qingyu sat at the table woodenly. Since there were no outsiders present, he didn't need to restrain his emotions. In front of Gu Fuzhou, he can always act with impunity.
Gu Fuzhou stared at Lin Qingyu under the light. Lin Qingyu was really sad, and the corners of his eyes were a little red. This beautiful woman who is always calm and composed in front of others and ruthless when poisoning people, now seems a bit pitiful.
Lin Qingyu felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by him and said, "Why are you looking at me?"
Gu Fuzhou said leisurely: "Huo Qubing was made a marquis at the age of seventeen, Sun Ce dominated Jiangdong at the age of eighteen, and our Doctor Lin got angry and refused to eat when he was twenty because the poisonous insect he raised died."
Lin Qingyu said angrily: "Do you think you are funny again?"
Gu Fuzhou smiled and said, "Then I can't be depressed with you. If I am as depressed as you, who will comfort you?"
Lin Qingyu narrowed his eyes: "You can still laugh."
"I'm also very sad that the little poisonous insect died, but dead insects cannot be resurrected, so you and I should think more positively." Gu Fuzhou persuaded, "You must eat well. If you don't eat, how can you have the energy to commit murder and murder?"
"I understand the reason." Lin Qingyu had a blank expression, "but I just don't want to eat now."
Gu Fuzhou brought out his trump card: "Then I'll give you abdominal muscles?"
Lin Qingyu glanced at him and said, "You're doing this again."
"It's still cold now, and I'm willing to take off my clothes and show you my abdominal muscles. Is that not enough?" Gu Fuzhou paused, "Or, can I play with my little tongue for you?"
Lin Qingyu raised his eyebrows slightly: "How to play."
He was unexpectedly kissed on the lips, and he heard Gu Fuzhou say, "How do you want to play, Doctor Lin?"
The two of them had not been intimate together very often, and Lin Qingyu was not yet completely accustomed to this kind of touch. His heart skipped a beat and he stepped back unconsciously. Gu Fuzhou held the back of his head with his palm to prevent him from hiding.
Lin Qingyu suddenly met their eyes, only to see them shining like stars, glittering and reflecting his own face.
Lin Qingyu was distracted for a moment, and then he heard a light laugh. When Gu Fuzhou lowered his head towards him, Yuan Yin's voice rang out from outside the room: "General, Madam, there is movement from Wu Yana."
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