Chapter 418 Gu Chengan, you have such a cruel heart!
"Nothing." Gu Cheng'an shook his head and drank it all in one gulp.
Du Ruoling secretly breathed a sigh of relief, a hint of a triumphant smile flashing in her eyes.
After dinner, Du Ruoling considerately sent Gu Chengan back to his room.
When Gu Cheng'an was halfway there, he suddenly felt an unbearable heat all over his body, and his face flushed unnaturally.
"What's wrong with you?" Du Ruoling asked with pretended concern, while holding his arm.
"I... feel a little uncomfortable." Gu Cheng'an shook his head, trying to dispel the inexplicable heat, but the medicine had begun to take effect, and he felt as if his whole body was on fire.
"I'll help you go back to your room to rest." Du Ruoling took the opportunity to help him into the room and closed the door.
Gu Cheng'an sat unsteadily on the edge of the bed, feeling dizzy and his body heating up uncontrollably. Seeing this, Du Ruoling slowly approached and reached out to unbutton her coat.
"Cheng'an, let me help you cool down." She said softly, her hand already touching Gu Cheng'an's belt.
Gu Chengan was in a trance, and the face of the woman in front of him gradually became blurred, "Who are you..."
Du Ruoling bewitched: "I am your wife..."
Gu Cheng'an was awakened by the word "wife" and instantly became more sober.
"You...drug me?" Gu Cheng'an's voice was hoarse, his eyes full of shock and anger.
Du Ruoling bit her lip, tears welling up in her eyes: "I am your legally married wife! We can only sleep in separate rooms every day."
Gu Cheng'an stood up shakily, his eyes were red and veins bulged on his forehead. He pushed Du Ruoling away and stumbled out of the room.
"Cheng'an! Where are you going?!" Du Ruoling hurriedly chased after him.
Gu Cheng'an felt extremely hot and uncomfortable and just wanted to find a place to cool down. He stumbled into the yard and the moment he saw the lotus pond, he jumped in without hesitation.
With a "splash", water splashed everywhere.
"Ah--!" Du Ruoling screamed and stood there in shock.
In late autumn, the pool water is freezing cold at night.
Gu Cheng'an became a little more sober as soon as he entered the water, but the effect of the drug had not yet worn off. He could only struggle in the cold water, trying to calm the heat in his body.
Du Ruoling stood by the pool, watching Gu Cheng'an who would rather soak in the cold water than touch her, her heart ached.
"Cheng'an... please come out..." Du Ruoling's voice was choked with sobs, and tears rolled down like beads from a broken string.
Gu Cheng'an pretended to be deaf, closed his eyes, and let the cold pool water surround him.
Du Ruoling could no longer control her emotions. She knelt down by the pool and burst into tears. "You would rather soak in cold water than touch me! Gu Cheng'an, you have such a cruel heart!"
Her crying alarmed the servants in the mansion, and soon, servants and maids came rushing over with lanterns to check.
"What...what happened?"
The maid Cui'er hurried forward to support Du Ruoling: "Princess, don't cry, be careful not to hurt yourself."
Du Ruoling pushed her hand away and continued to cry, "Gu Cheng'an, you are so cruel! I am your legally married wife! Why do you treat me like this?"
The servants looked at each other, not knowing what to do. A few of the braver ones started to discuss in low voices.
"Is the County Master...jumping into the pool?"
"It's so cold, is he going to die?"
"Shh, keep your voice down, there must be something going on."
Gu Cheng'an had been soaking in the water for a long time, and the effects of the medicine were slowly wearing off, but his lips had turned purple from the cold.
He struggled to climb out of the water, soaked and shivering with cold.
The housekeeper hurried forward, took off his coat and put it on Gu Chengan: "Master, go back to the house and change into dry clothes, don't freeze too much."
Gu Cheng'an didn't even look at Du Ruoling and walked straight out.
"Where are you going?" Du Ruoling struggled to her feet, rushed forward, and grabbed his wet sleeve. "You can't leave! I'm pregnant! You have to be responsible for us!"
Gu Chengan sneered and shook her hand away: "Pregnant? Are you sure it's my child?"
These words hit Du Ruoling's heart like a heavy hammer.
Her eyes widened, her face instantly pale. He...he knew? When did he know?
"You...what do you mean...?" Du Ruoling's voice trembled as she tried to remain calm.
"Stop pretending." Gu Cheng'an's voice was cold. "If you were pregnant, why did you drug me?"
As soon as these words were spoken, all the servants present gasped, their eyes filled with shock.
Du Ruoling felt a rush of hot blood to her head, her vision went dark, her body suddenly softened, and she fainted on the ground.
Gu Cheng'an didn't even look at him and turned to walk towards the gate of the mansion.
The night was as dark as ink, and the wind was biting. He was soaked to the skin, but he didn't feel the slightest bit of coldness. Only the maddening heat was raging in his body.
He didn't know how he got to the General's Mansion, he only knew that the effect of the medicine was about to burn away his sanity.
He could only think of one place, and that was his eldest brother's mansion. At least there, he could be properly taken care of and not fall into a trap carefully designed by someone.
"Knock, knock, knock--" Gu Cheng'an knocked on the door of the General's Mansion with an unstable breath.
"Who is it? So late at night?"
The gatehouse servant reluctantly opened the door, only to see a figure, soaking wet and with a flushed face, standing staggering outside.
The servant took a closer look and exclaimed, "Deputy General Gu, what's going on?"
Gu Chengan opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but his eyes went dark and he fell straight down.
The servants rushed forward to support him, only to find that his body was as hot as charcoal, while his outer clothes were cold and wet.
The servants hurriedly carried Gu Cheng'an into the mansion, alarming many people along the way.
But Chu Ruohan was still in confinement and Gu Junze had just fallen asleep, so Yuling took the initiative and asked someone to call Doctor Qian first.
Doctor Qian was quickly awakened and rushed over with his medicine box. He lifted Gu Cheng'an's eyelids, took his pulse, and immediately frowned.
"Commander Gu... has been drugged by an aphrodisiac! And the drug is so potent it's already penetrated deep into his bloodstream."
"He's soaked, so he must have been suppressed by cold water. But how can cold water dissolve this kind of medicine?" Doctor Qian looked solemn.
Yuling blushed slightly. Who would give him this kind of medicine?
"Doctor Qian, do you have an antidote?"
Doctor Qian knew that girls were shy and this kind of thing was indeed embarrassing.
"I'll go and wait for him now. You should go back too. He won't wake up for a while."
"Okay, I'll leave it to Doctor Qian." Yuling left quickly.
Doctor Qian hurried to prepare the herbs and soon made a bowl of black medicine.
He gently pushed the door open and saw Gu Cheng'an still sleeping, with a furrowed brow, flushed face, rapid breathing, and fine beads of sweat on his forehead.
"Deputy General Gu, Deputy General Gu." Doctor Qian called softly, and seeing no response, he gently shook his shoulders.
Gu Chengan opened his eyes slightly, his eyes were blurry, and he seemed not to be fully awake yet.
"Drink the medicine quickly." Doctor Qian put the medicine bowl to his lips, "This is the antidote, drink it and you'll be fine."
Gu Cheng'an barely raised his head, and with the help of Doctor Qian, he drank the bowl of black medicine in one gulp.
The medicine tastes extremely bitter at first, but it also has a hint of coolness. It slides down the throat and slowly flows into every part of the body.
Gu Chengan took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and leaned back on the bed.
About half an hour later, Doctor Qian took Gu Cheng'an's pulse again, and felt the pulse gradually returning to normal, then he breathed a sigh of relief.
"The effect of the medicine has worn off, but I'm just a little weak. I'll be fine after a few days of rest..."
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