Chapter 128 I Just Want an Explanation
"I just want an explanation, ma'am."
Shen Yuan didn't say anything.
Gu Huailing's years of composure and strategic planning vanished in an instant.
He looked at Shen Yuan and repeated what he had just said, "I just want an explanation!"
Chen Yuan's mind was also a mess at the moment.
The words came out without thinking, "Yan Xi can't die."
Gu Huailing sneered, "Yan Xi can't die, but I can? Do you know that if even a whisper of what happened today gets out, I'll be dead without a burial place."
Gu Huailing stared into Chen Yuan's eyes, raised his hand and pinched Chen Yuan's jaw, and was so angry that he blurted out, "So this way you can live with Yan Xi forever, right?"
Chen Yuan coldly knocked Gu Huailing's hand away, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
This slap made Gu Huailing calm down a little.
He went to pick up the medicine box with a sullen face and said nothing.
He placed the medicine box on the table, opened it, and took Shen Yuan's hand.
The next second, he was thrown away by Shen Yuan.
Gu Huailing took her hand again and sighed, "I spoke without thinking. Apply the medicine first."
He picked up a clean handkerchief, wet it with warm water and wiped the dried blood off Shen Yuan's hand bit by bit.
The wound on her hand was not very deep.
Gu Huailing's brows never relaxed for a moment.
He applied the ointment on Shen Yuan's palm and wrapped it with gauze.
Wait until everything is done before closing the medicine box.
He sat down next to Shen Yuan, and neither of them spoke for a while.
Shen Yuan lowered her eyes.
There seemed to be a thick fog in Gu Huailing's eyes that could not be melted.
He stood up and walked out.
"grown ups."
At the moment when Gu Huailing was about to step out of the room, Chen Yuan called him.
The man turned around, half of his body hidden in the darkness.
"If you have nothing else, Madam, please go to bed early."
After saying that, he walked out without looking back.
Chen Yuan looked at his bandaged palm, and a sour feeling came over him.
She stood up and walked outside, looking at the lit light in the study, and stood there for a long time.
Turned and walked towards the small kitchen.
When it was almost dawn, she walked towards the study with the cooked lotus seed porridge.
Sijiu knelt in front of Gu Huailing and said something.
Gu Huailing's face was dull and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or angry.
The voice stopped abruptly the moment Shen Yuan walked in.
Shen Yuan smelled a very faint smell of blood from him.
My heart suddenly started to lift.
Gu Huailing glanced at Sijiu, and Sijiu went down immediately.
His complexion had already returned to normal. He raised his eyes and looked at Shen Yuan. The woman had fair skin and a dark spot under her eyes was particularly obvious.
Chen Yuan smiled and handed the porridge to Gu Huailing, "My Lord, you have been busy all night. Have some porridge first."
Gu Huailing took the porridge and raised his hand to touch the dark circles under Chen Yuan's eyes.
"Didn't you sleep well last night?"
Chen Yuan did not deny it. The smell of blood on Sijiu made her feel uneasy.
She looked at Gu Huailing, "Master Yan Xi..."
With a dull thud, the bowl was placed on the desk.
Gu Huailing looked at Chen Yuan, his eyes full of scrutiny, "Did Madam make this bowl of porridge for Yan Xi as well?"
A trace of grievance flashed in Shen Yuan's eyes.
Gu Huailing stared into Chen Yuan's eyes, "Then Madam, you cooked this bowl of porridge in vain. Yan Xi is already dead."
"What did you say? Yan Xi is dead?"
Chen Yuan was shocked. She stared at Gu Huailing and her face turned pale in an instant.
A hint of sarcasm flashed in Gu Huailing's eyes.
"impossible."
"How is it impossible? This is the Great Jin Dynasty, I am the Prime Minister of the current dynasty, and Yan Xi is a former official. Killing him is as easy as pie."
He approached Shen Yuan step by step, "Madam, are you going to break up with me? Just because of a thief from the previous dynasty?"
Shen Yuan felt dizzy. She looked at Gu Huailing and said word by word, "Gu Huailing, if you really kill Yan Xi, I will hate you forever."
Gu Huailing's expression darkened instantly.
"Then you hate me."
Shen Yuan turned around and walked out.
Gu Huailing ordered in a deep voice, "Ayuan, from now on, you will stay in the mansion and recuperate well."
Shen Yuan turned around suddenly and said, "I want to leave the house."
Gu Huailing looked at Chen Yuan, "Madam, please give it a try."
For three consecutive days, Chen Yuan didn't see Gu Huailing.
He seemed to be avoiding himself intentionally.
The entire Prime Minister's Mansion seemed to be shrouded in a layer of haze.
Only at this moment did Chen Yuan realize that if Gu Huailing didn't want to see her, she wouldn't even be able to see his shadow.
My heart grew colder and colder.
Chen Yuan looked at the food on the table and told Taozi, "Take all this away. I don't want to eat."
Taozi's eyes were full of worry, "Madam, please eat a little."
"Retreat and tell the adults that I won't eat."
Shen Yuan's expression was very pale.
She had no bargaining chips to use with Gu Huailing.
The only bargaining chip she has is herself.
Gu Huailing finally arrived during dinner.
He looked at Shen Yuan, his dark eyes filled with emotions he couldn't understand, "Why don't you eat?"
Shen Yuan looked at him with a pale expression, "I want to know about Yan Xi's news."
The food was served, and Gu Huailing looked calm, "Madam, come and eat."
His lukewarm attitude instantly made Shen Yuan angry.
She walked forward and lifted the table.
Gu Huailing looked at the leftovers on the ground with a calm expression, "Tell the kitchen to bring another serving."
"Madam, if you don't eat, no one in the house can eat."
Taozi looked at Shen Yuan in fear.
Shen Yuan was shaking with anger.
Soon the table was filled with food again, and Gu Huailing, as usual, served her the dishes patiently.
Just like Shen Yuan, he only took one bite.
After dealing with it, he threw the chopsticks away.
Late at night, Gu Huailing stood alone in the study.
His dull expression made the room look colder.
Sijiu asked in confusion, "Master, why didn't you tell Madam that you released Yan Xi? You didn't let Madam have any contact with him in order to protect her."
There was a rare hint of self-mockery in Gu Huailing's eyes.
"Madam, for Yan Xi's sake, actually used her life to force me to release him. This proves that Yan Xi's status in Madam's heart is comparable to Shen Zhao's."
"At least taller than me."
Sijiu immediately retorted, "How can you think so, sir? Madam, your goodness to you is evident to everyone."
"It's good, but only good."
Gu Huailing raised his hand and pressed his brow, "Have any of the spies following Yan Xi returned?"
Sijiu shook his head.
"Let Sanjiu come back and follow him personally."
"yes."
As the night deepened, Gu Huailing stood by the bed, looking at Chen Yuan's sleeping face.
There was helplessness in his eyes. Of course, he would not believe that there was anything going on between Chen Yuan and Yan Xi, but her A Yuan did not trust him.
He didn't believe that he would protect her no matter what happened.
He stood there for a long time and finally turned and left.
The footsteps gradually faded away until they could no longer be heard. Only then did Shen Yuan turn around and look outside.
She felt that the situation before her was a dead end.
Both she and Gu Huailing were trapped in it.
She was sure that Gu Huailing did not kill Yan Xi, otherwise he would not have tested her so many times.
Old Chen also disappeared.
If my elder brother is really a descendant of Nanchu, I must find him as soon as possible and hide him.
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