161 Chapter 161
"You want to use me to stimulate your husband who hasn't been home for a long time?"
Xu Qinghe got up at 2:15 am, and Xie Qi had already left 2:15 pm.
"The Marquis left in a hurry, but he didn't tell us what he was going to do. He just asked us to take good care of the lady."
Xu Qinghe looked at herself in the mirror. Because she hadn't eaten or slept well recently, the person in the mirror looked much more haggard than a month ago.
However, she didn't care what Xie Qi did. She just put on her veil again and continued to spread the news that she was looking for her husband.
Because of her foot injury, she just sat in the car this time and did not get out.
She didn't know if it was an illusion, but as the car curtain rose and fell by the window, she seemed to really see Yang Ye's figure across the crowd of people.
But it was only for a moment, and in the blink of an eye, the figure disappeared.
On the way back at dusk, Xu Qinghe suddenly thought of the news he had spread in Caoqu Township for several days. As long as Xie Qi walked around this street, he would naturally hear it.
By then, perhaps he would soon begin to question who her so-called husband was.
How should she respond then?
She still hadn't figured it out until after dinner.
Perhaps it was because he had spent too much energy in the past few days, Xu Qinghe was already very sleepy at the hour of Hai.
She decided to go to bed first, maybe she could come up with a solution before falling asleep.
"Madam, can you please leave the door open for the Marquis?"
Indigo asked as he lowered the bed curtains for his lady.
Xu Qinghe lowered his eyes and thought for a moment. With that man's kung fu, he could have climbed over the wall even if the door was locked.
"No need, just bolt the door."
But remembering the night of the farewell banquet in Lanzhou City, when he had bumped into the wall in the dark and tripped over it, Xu Qinghe called out to Indigo, who was about to retreat to the side room.
"Have a few more lamps lit in front of the door to brighten up the courtyard, and have the lights in his wing room lit up in advance as well."
Indigo replied "yes" and immediately sent someone to do it.
After a moment, the bright light from the yard came in through the window paper.
Xu Qinghe felt relieved and finally lay down peacefully.
But she had just laid down and was about to fall asleep when she suddenly heard some noisy noises in the yard.
A moment later, someone knocked on her door.
"Qinghe, it's me."
It was Xie Qi's voice.
"Madam, would you like me to open the door?"
Indigo asked, rubbing his eyes.
Xu Qinghe was now only wearing a snow-white inner garment, so she asked Indigo to help her put on her outer garment first.
But the person outside the door seemed anxious and knocked on the door again: "Qinghe? Are you okay? If you are, please answer me first."
Xu Qinghe glanced at Indigo, who understood and said loudly to the outside of the door, "My Lord, please wait a moment. Our wife is changing her clothes."
The noise outside the door finally quieted down.
After opening the door, Indigo realized that there was an old man with gray hair outside the door.
The person who came was Doctor Fan, whose old bones seemed to be falling apart and who was still breathing heavily.
Xu Qinghe immediately asked Indigo to show him a seat.
"Why is Uncle Fan here?"
Doctor Fan took a sip of tea, took a deep breath, and then spoke after his breathing stabilized, "The general said that the lady was not feeling well, so he asked me to take her pulse."
I'm just a little tired these days. Why should he make such a fuss about it?
Xu Qinghe glanced at Xie Qi coldly without leaving any trace.
But when Doctor Fan's expression became increasingly gloomy, and Xie Qi, who had been standing beside him like a door god, slowly frowned, Xu Qinghe realized that something was wrong.
"Uncle Fan, I'm not just mentally exhausted, am I?"
Doctor Fan sighed and spoke subconsciously, "Madam's pulse clearly indicates a stroke..."
"Uncle Fan!"
Xie Qi suddenly took a long step, grabbed Doctor Fan and was about to drag him away: "It's late at night, let Qinghe rest first, and tell me if you have anything to say."
Before he even reached the door, he heard Xu Qinghe say in a cold voice, "Xie Qi, if you dare to walk out of this door today, I will never see you again."
“…”
Doctor Fan also said, "No matter what, Madam has the right to know."
Finally, Doctor Fan went to the back room to reply to Xu Qinghe, while Xie Qi sat far away on a round stool in the main hall, as if he didn't want to face it at all.
Xu Qinghe sent Indigo to guard the door.
Doctor Fan said, "A month ago, the general fell into a coma. The prescription I prescribed contained several highly toxic herbs. Perhaps Madam accidentally ingested some of them, leading to her current symptoms. Madam didn't consume much, so it took a month for the symptoms to become apparent."
Seeing the lady's slightly worried expression, Doctor Fan comforted her, "Don't worry, madam. This medicine isn't very toxic. As long as we develop an antidote and take it on time, you'll be fine in a month."
But Xu Qinghe glanced at Xie Qi in the main hall, then retracted his gaze, lowered his eyes and said calmly, "Although I don't understand medical theory, I do understand the principle of fighting poison with poison. The medicine I prescribed for him that day was poisonous because he was poisoned himself, right?"
The ending tone of "Is that so" was very light and slightly rising, like a fluttering feather slowly sweeping across Xie Qi's heart, causing a slight itch.
How strange. He didn't want her to know before, but now that she is about to know, he is a little curious about her reaction.
It’s a pity that the girl lowered her eyes, and her thick eyelashes completely obscured the expression in her eyes.
Her face was usually cold and clear, and apart from a hint of emotion that could be seen in her eyes, nothing else could be seen.
He lowered his eyes in disappointment.
The next moment, Xu Qinghe's gaze fell on him again, but unfortunately, Xie Qi, who was looking down in disappointment, had no way of detecting the emotions in those clear eyes.
Seeing that the general had no intention of stopping him, Doctor Fan nodded and explained, "The poison is a deadly one from the Nanyi Kingdom. We spent nearly six months trying to find an antidote, and it's the one Madam took that day. The general's condition wasn't simply a relapse of an old injury, but rather a recurrence of the poison. Few in the army knew about this, so Madam wasn't informed that day."
"Yeah, I understand."
Xu Qinghe responded indifferently: "Then please trouble Uncle Fan to get my medicine as soon as possible. You can stay here for the next few days."
"Indigo, have the Marquis's former chambers cleaned out and help Doctor Fan go to bed. There's no need to send anyone to keep watch here tonight."
Indigo replied "yes".
After everyone left, she and Xie Qi were the only ones left in the room.
The two sat in their original seats, each in silence.
After a while, Xie Qi stood up first and was about to open the door to go out.
"Have you forgotten what I just said to you?"
The girl sitting on the couch suddenly said.
——Xie Qi, if you dare to walk out of this door today, I will never see you again.
Xie Qi looked back at her in a daze, his dark eyes full of disbelief.
"You mean... let me stay tonight?"
Xu Qinghe didn't meet his eyes. She just pushed her skirt up slightly and said with lowered eyes, "I went out today and my feet hurt a little. Give me some more medicine."
When the big palm covered with thin calluses touched the red and swollen ankle again, Xu Qinghe couldn't help but tremble.
Not only the body, but also the mind.
She remembered that this man's hands used to be warm even in winter. He was like a walking stove that could warm her at any time.
But it was already the end of April, and his hands were still cold.
"I thought you were going to ask me something."
After serving the medicinal wine once and pouring new medicine into his palm, Xie Qi spoke.
When Xu Qinghe lowered her eyes and looked over, she could see the bitter smile at the corner of his lips.
She turned her head and looked away, trying not to think about the bitter arc.
"Why ask about something you don't care about?"
"hiss……"
Xie Qi felt a pain in his heart and his hands lost strength again.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to do that," he said ruefully.
Xu Qinghe didn't respond to him, and Xie Qi didn't want to make small talk anymore.
After applying the medicine, Xie Qi followed the girl's wishes and carried her to the bed in the inner room.
The bed curtains hung down, hiding the graceful figure of the woman on the bed.
Xie Qi's throat rolled slightly, and after a while he tentatively asked, "Then I'll leave?"
The sound of running water hitting rocks came from inside the bed curtains.
"There are no extra rooms, so you can stay in the second room."
Xie Qi lowered his head and smiled bitterly.
It turns out that he was treated as a maid to keep watch at night.
I was wondering how she would react after hearing about the poisoning, but I never expected that it would be just that.
If only in the past...
If it were in the past, I might have already started crying in his arms out of pity for him.
"...Times really are different now."
Lying alone on the short couch where he had to curl up to lie down, he sighed deliberately.
But the girl on the bed in the inner room didn't react at all, which made his heart sink and he felt a dull pain.
This night was the first time the two of them lived in the same room after their reunion. Although they were separated by an inner room door, screens and curtains, it was a distance that Xie Qi had never been able to reach before.
He lay on his side on the short couch, quietly listening to the breathing of the girl on the bed, and before he knew it, he fell asleep.
After a moment, Xu Qinghe opened his eyes inside the curtain.
She turned over, resting her head on her arms, facing the direction of the second room.
Although the night was so dark, she could not see anything, not even a vague outline.
Just like every night during the most difficult days.
The next day, Doctor Fan got up early to get medicine. However, if he wanted to detoxify, he naturally still had to fight poison with poison. The poisons in Nanyi Country were very rare and difficult to find even in Nanyi, let alone in a small village in Lanzhou.
He reluctantly invited Xie Qi over and briefly explained the difficulties here.
Xie Qi pursed his lips and looked at the dagger on the side.
Finally, he rolled up his sleeves.
**
Xu Qinghe's antidote had a strong fishy smell and was bitter, so she was unwilling to drink it.
But the man with the affectionate smiling eyes just sat at the table in the main room, supporting his chin and looking at her.
His slender, jade-white fingers were wrapped around his chin. He looked at her with a smile on his face, which always made Xu Qinghe feel that as long as she didn't drink the medicine, this man would feed her the medicine in the same bastard way as he did in Kyoto before.
Therefore, she finally raised her head and drank the bitter and fishy medicine in one gulp.
Looking at her fair and slender neck, Xie Qi's eyes became a little confused and he quickly looked away.
After drinking the decoction for three days and applying the medicinal wine on his feet for three days, Xu Qinghe's spirits had improved a lot, and the swelling on his left foot had mostly subsided.
It was already midnight, and after Xie Qi applied some swelling-reducing medicine on her feet, Xu Qinghe was ready to go out.
Xie Qi had just washed his hands and was wiping them with a towel when he saw this. He frowned and said, "Your foot is still injured. Why are you always running around?"
However, the girl who was about to put on her veiled hat simply raised her eyelids to look at him and asked calmly, "Would you like to go with me?"
“…”
Xie Qi naturally agreed, this was the first time she invited him to go with her.
He replied, "Okay." He was still thinking about how she had let him stay in the second room these past few days, but had always been so cold and indifferent to him, as if he didn't exist. So he said harshly, "Boss Xu is already married, yet she's bringing a man from outside her family with her. What will happen if your loving husband finds out about this?"
Xu Qinghe glanced at him calmly: "He eats my food and lives my house, so naturally there's nothing I can do about it."
Xu Qinghe didn't have any other meaning when he heard the word "eat", but when Xie Qi heard it, it inevitably had some other meanings.
Xie Qi was so angry at the thought of this girl being intimate with another man in bed that he gritted his teeth. Finally, despite being stopped by several maids, he managed to get into the carriage.
She was injured, so he didn't dare move. He just stood in front of her, staring into her eyes and asking with gritted teeth, "Eat your food and live your life. What on earth do you like about such an incompetent person? How can he be better than me?"
Xu Qinghe remained unmoved, but lifted the veil on both sides of her veil with her bare hands, revealing a beautiful face.
Xie Qi saw her red lips part slightly, but said: "To be able to catch my eye, she must be better than you in every way."
Xie Qi: ...
How can such a beautiful mouth say such hurtful words!
He pinched the cushions on both sides of the girl's back, circled her, and leaned over.
He wanted to see how hard this girl's mouth was now!
However, before she touched it, a light veil with a faint fragrance brushed past her eyes.
The girl loosened her hands and dropped the gauze on both sides of her veil, blocking the two men.
"Get out." She said coldly.
Xie Qi leaned in front of her and took a long time to calm himself down. He then pushed the door open and got out, riding his horse to protect her.
Xu Qinghe continued to ask people to donate alms while spreading the news that she was looking for her husband, and did not avoid Xie Qi.
When the curtain of the carriage was lifted by the wind, she saw that the man on the white horse had his jaw tensed so tightly that even the reins were deformed in his hands.
After walking for most of the way, when returning at dusk, they passed by a wonton stall that was still open, and Xu Qinghe ordered people to stop the carriage.
She had an injury on her foot, so she didn't move.
A moment later, the carriage door was opened and in came the female warrior who was responsible for carrying Xie Qi out of the carriage when she was not there.
“…”
Xu Qinghe lowered his eyes and said, "Let him come."
The female attendant withdrew and said to the young man on horseback beside her, "Madam, please help her get off the carriage."
Xie Qi still held the reins in his hand. He sneered when he heard this, but did not move.
Just as Xu Qinghe's face in the car became increasingly gloomy, the door was finally pushed open, and a tall and strong man in a black robe came in.
The man had a cold face, but his movements were gentle. He carried her down from the carriage steadily, and asked the maid to put a towel on the wooden bench in the shop before he gently put her down.
Indigo followed Madam's instructions and ordered a bowl of wontons for everyone, with Madam's portion featuring more chili.
Xie Qi sat at the same table with Xu Qinghe. He propped up his chin to look at the girl's red lips, which were completely hidden under the veil, and said loudly, "I want more spicy food in my bowl, too."
Indigo glanced at the lady, and seeing that she had no objection, he nodded to the boss.
A moment later, several bowls of hot wontons were served on the table.
However, the wontons didn’t look very good. There were a few ugly wontons with their fillings exposed floating in the light soup, which made people lose their appetite.
Only Xu Xie and his were better, at least they had a layer of red chili oil floating on them, which added some color.
Since you are going to eat, you naturally have to take off your veil.
But Boss Xu, who lived a life of luxury, didn't even need to do these little things himself. When Indigo was thinking about taking off the veil for his wife, Lord Xie had already taken off the veil with a wave of his hand.
The veil fluttered, revealing a face with a hint of anger.
Xu Qinghe glared at Xie Qi for his rude behavior, then lowered his head to eat.
These wontons were not only spicy but also salty, almost the saltiest thing she had ever eaten. Xu Qinghe only took a few bites and refused to eat any more.
She raised her eyes to look at Xie Qi on the other side. The man was concentrating on eating and didn't seem to feel the food was salty at all.
Because they were too salty, there were only a few wontons left in the bowls of Indigo and others. In the end, only Xie Qi finished the whole bowl of wontons and even drank two sips of the soup as if he was still not satisfied.
Xu Qinghe looked at him strangely, secretly surprised that he could resist eating such salty food.
Xie Qi didn't understand what was going on and looked back in surprise.
Then the girl looked at the corner of his lips for a moment, and then said, "Come here."
Xie Qi could feel a coriander leaf at the corner of his mouth, but he wasn't sure what the girl was going to do, so he leaned over with his heart pounding.
The girl who had always treated him coldly suddenly took out a handkerchief from her bosom and gently wiped the coriander leaf off for him.
A familiar fragrance lingered in his nose. As long as Xie Qi lowered his eyes, he could see the girl's snow-white neck and exposed smooth skin.
A few years ago, he had caressed that place with his calloused hands and kissed it with his hot lips.
His eyes darkened, and he suddenly grabbed the girl's wrist, lifted her up and strode into the car.
The movement was so fast that even the usually sturdy carriage shook.
"lady!"
Indigo and the others hurried over, fearing that the marquis would be disrespectful to their wives.
After a moment, the lady's unsteady voice came from inside the car: "Don't come over."
Inside the carriage, the atmosphere was tangled and hot, as if there were clusters of tiny flames buried in the air, which could spread like wildfire if ignited by someone.
Xu Qinghe was pressed against the wall of the car. As her chest heaved, she could see her injured left foot being protected in his arms.
After the kiss, Xie Qi himself was breathing heavily.
He finally tasted the girl's lips, which were clearly very soft, but why did she always like to say such tough words?
No matter what that person said, he was better than him in everything, he just didn't believe that when it came to being compatible with her body, could anyone be better than him?
Seeing her rosy lips, Xie Qi couldn't help but leaned over and sucked them again.
"Xu Qinghe, what exactly do you want to do, huh?"
He asked hoarsely, his forehead dripping with hers.
Xu Qinghe thought he was going to do it again, so she subconsciously held her breath. But now, seeing that it was just a light touch, she breathed a sigh of relief and was breathing heavily.
The two of them were so close that their breaths were tightly entangled together. Between breaths, the front of her clothes rubbed against his hard chest.
Xie Qi's eyes darkened and he leaned over again, aiming at her fair and tender neck.
The discussions outside the carriage broke in at an inopportune time.
"Hey, was that Boss Xu just now?"
"Where in our village is there such a nice carriage? It must belong to that kind-hearted boss from Lanzhou City!"
"I heard earlier that Boss Xu was looking for her husband. Could the man who just entered the carriage with her be her husband who ran away in anger?"
"That can't be. I've seen a portrait of Boss Xu's husband. This guy is too handsome to be his."
"Then what is Boss Xu doing...?"
Such a kind-hearted person, who would go to such great lengths to come here to look for her husband, couldn't possibly be a fickle woman, right?
“…”
"I saw that young man just now who was quite handsome. He seemed somewhat similar to Boss Xu. Perhaps he was his brother, a relative of his?"
"Yes, perhaps Boss Xu saw that her husband hadn't returned for a long time, so she deliberately found her brother to play a trick on her, hoping to provoke her naive husband and make him jealous, so that he would return home quickly."
"Yes, that must be the case."
…
Xie Qi paused and waited until he finished listening to the conversation outside. He suddenly smiled, then lowered his head to look into the girl's eyes and said with a smile, "Tell me, is that so? You want to use me to stimulate your husband who hasn't been home for a long time?"
There was a smile on the corners of his lips and cheeks, but in those eyes that always smiled, there was a cold pain.
Xu Qinghe looked away, tilted his head to the side, lowered his eyes and said "yes".
Seeing that she admitted it without hesitation and didn't even bother to make up a lie to coax him, Xie Qi pulled a self-deprecating smile at the corner of his lips.
"You kept me here for the past few nights, and today you invited me to go with you. I thought you were worried about me."
The man in front of him lowered his eyes and whispered, revealing a rare bit of vulnerability.
But he was only vulnerable for a moment, and the next moment he came up again, holding her lips and sucking.
"Want to use me to provoke him?"
"Okay, I'll help you and make the show complete."
When someone's sharp teeth gently bit her slender white neck, Xu Qinghe couldn't help but shed two unbearable tears.
But they were licked clean one by one by that person.
"Why are you crying? Isn't this what you wanted, huh?"
Such excessive words made her heart ache, and she was about to call him a "bastard".
In the end, he swallowed it into his mouth with a sigh.
Outside the carriage, in the dark corner, someone was staring at the cramped space in the carriage, his fists clenched so hard that they made a creaking sound.
【Author’s words】
Xie Qi: That's called a couple look. Thank you [Lemon]
Spiciness is a pain
Now that things have come to this, I'll spend the money to order a Cao to meet the occasion [Let me see]
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