◎ "Let's get married, okay?"◎
An Jiu stayed by the bed all night.
Pei Ji was not very sober every time the poison took effect, but maybe it was because of her presence, occasionally he would suddenly wake up for a moment, lying on the bed and tilting his head to look at her.
At that time, An Jiu would gently hold his hand hanging by the bed. That hand was white and slender, as cold as jade, without a trace of warmth.
Because he was holding on to the edge of the bed too tightly, veins bulged on the back of his hands, and the place where his wrists were tied with ropes was bleeding from the violent struggle.
He was tortured by the pain and had no strength left. He just lay there quietly, his dark eyes fixed on her face without blinking, his eyes as deep as the sea.
"Let's untie it, shall we?"
An Jiu asked him softly.
He was in so much pain that his whole body was convulsing and shaking unconsciously, but he uttered one word in a low, hoarse voice: "No."
When the lucidity gradually faded, he would slowly break free from her hand and not let her hold him.
After losing his mind, he would turn into a reckless madman, just like the last time when the poison attacked him, he was the one who was poisoned, but she stayed in bed for several days.
He couldn't tolerate anyone hurting her, not even himself.
The night was not long, but An Jiu felt as if it was a year.
It was not until dawn that the man on the bed gradually calmed down and no longer struggled like he did last night. She finally breathed a sigh of relief.
When she stood up, she realized that her legs were numb from sitting.
Pei Ji was lying on the bed, his dark brows and eyes were tightly closed, his pale face was covered with cold sweat, and he didn't move, as if he was asleep.
An Jiu hurried over to untie the ropes that bound his hands and feet. The ropes were tied too tightly. After a while, she found that it would pull the wounds caused by the strangulation, so she found a small dagger and simply cut the ropes.
After cutting, I looked up and suddenly met a pair of deep black eyes.
The owner of those eyes had been awake for an unknown amount of time, and was looking at her with a smile. His face was as pale as a ghost, but he had his usual gentle smile on his face.
He reached out his hand to An Jiu who was standing on the bed, and said in a hoarse voice: "Come and sleep with me?"
Although he was asking her, there was no questioning in his tone, as if he was certain that she would agree.
An Jiu looked back at him, pursed her lips after a moment, silently took off her shoes and climbed onto the bed.
The two of them lay together, covered with a thin blanket, and kept their distance at first. After a while, An Jiu felt a pair of hands reaching out to her and pulling her into an embrace filled with the scent of medicine.
Pei Ji hugged her, buried his face in her shoulder, and took a deep breath, as if to gain strength.
The morning light is breaking outside the window, and birds are chirping, making a lively sound.
The room was silent for a long time. When An Jiu was about to fall asleep, a deep male voice suddenly came into his ears.
"Jiu'er, let's get married."
The sleepiness disappeared in an instant, An Jiu opened his eyes wide and looked up at the man above.
Pei Ji's complexion still didn't look good. He had lost a lot of weight recently, and his facial lines were no longer as smooth as before. His brow bones were deeper, and his face looked more rugged and sharp.
Like a chronically ill person.
He was looking down at her, his eyes were calm, as if he had made some decision. Facing the girl's surprised gaze, he repeated in a gentle voice: "Let's get married, okay?"
Of course An Jiu wouldn't say it was bad.
It would be better if he took some action. His previous stalemate and doing nothing made her feel helpless.
"OK."
So in Pei Ji's opinion, the girl was just stunned for a moment, and then immediately agreed, without even any time to think.
It was as if she had been looking forward to marrying him for a long time without even having to think about it.
"Are you going to agree to me now?" He couldn't help but curl his lips and asked with a smile.
The girl blushed in embarrassment, but she was not the shy type after all. She glared at him and said coquettishly, "Didn't I promise you a long time ago? You said you wanted to marry me, but you haven't made any move for so long. I almost suspected you were going back on your word!"
Pei Ji suddenly remembered that she had indeed asked this question in Qiansha Pavilion.
He was silent for a moment, then replied slowly, "It's not regret."
It's just that I couldn't make up my mind before that I haven't made a decision yet.
The attacks of poison were becoming more and more frequent. He didn't want to see her worried look, and there was no way he would give up on detoxification.
Pei Ji's only concern was being discovered by her and abandoned by her.
Now we have to detoxify.
Ah Qi was right. As long as he didn't tell her, she would never know about it.
Although he knew in his heart that the chances of her knowing were slim, Pei Ji still hesitated for a long time before making the decision to marry her first. If he married her first and spent the wedding night with her, even if she accidentally knew the truth later, she would forgive him, right?
He does not love Wen Yueling and has no feelings for her. After the poison is detoxified, Wen Yueling, who serves as the antidote, will also die.
Even if she found out and was angry, he was sure he could coax her.
After all, she loved him so much, didn't she?
Would she risk the life of a stranger's life?
“It’s just that I wasn’t sure before.”
"What are you not sure about?" the girl asked doubtfully.
The man shook his head and said nothing.
He couldn't say it out loud, he wasn't sure if she really loved him. Even though he had the love poison as evidence, he was still afraid.
She need never know this cowardice and fear.
"unimportant."
The girl glanced at him, not knowing if she saw something, and asked again: "Are you sure now?"
"Confirmed." The young man in white smiled slightly. That smile was very faint, but gentler than any other time before.
He had suffered from the poison attack so many times and had seen him in such a miserable state, but she still stayed with him and never left him. She even used herself to relieve his pain and never disliked him for a moment.
If this wasn't enough to confirm that she loved him, then how could it be confirmed?
So, since she loves him so much, she won't blame him for using others to detoxify him in order to survive, right?
Pei Ji was quite decisive in his work. Before, he had done nothing, but now that he mentioned holding a wedding, the entire Medicine King Valley was in action in an instant.
Decorating the house, purchasing items, making wedding dresses, entertaining guests, all the processes began to operate in an orderly manner.
The quiet Medicine King Valley became lively overnight, and everyone An Jiu met when she went out would smile and bless her.
An Jiu herself was quite free and didn't have to do anything. She continued to be the carefree Miss An and wandered around Yaowang Valley all day.
Yaowang Valley is where Pei Ji has lived since he was a child. There are many traces of his existence. Pei Ji never restricts her and allows her to come and go freely. An Jiu watches him little by little, imagining how he grew up in the valley and became what he is now.
There is an attic in the valley, which is filled with books. This is the place where Pei Ji left the most traces.
An Jiu would read books when she had nothing to do, but she only read travelogues and storybooks. Occasionally, she would accidentally pick up another book and flip through it to see the short notes written by Pei Ji.
His handwriting was very ugly at first, but gradually it became more and more neat and handsome.
Just like a little child who grows up little by little into the embodiment of a gentleman.
An Jiu had also heard some fragments of talk from the elders in the valley. They seemed to be very secretive stories, probably about Pei Ji's childhood. He didn't hear much about it. He only knew that he lived in a remote courtyard when he was young and was not personally taught by Pei Zhou until he was four years old.
Out of curiosity, she went to take a look, and found that the small courtyard had not been inhabited for many years and had long been dilapidated, deserted and overgrown with weeds.
Standing outside the courtyard, you can see a peach grove opposite. The peach blossoms have faded and the peaches have been picked. The empty peach branches are swaying in the autumn wind, and the sight is desolate.
An Jiu walked here alone and went back alone, so no one knew she had been here.
When I returned to my residence, I saw Pei Ji sitting in the study writing invitations.
He insisted on writing the wedding invitations by hand and then sending them to each person. He wrote almost a hundred invitations as there were quite a lot of people.
An Jiu walked over and asked, "Will all these people come?"
"Of course, this is already little." Pei Ji smiled faintly, glancing at her with his narrow black eyes, as if to say that she doubted his popularity.
In the world, miracle doctors are the most popular people.
An Jiu reached out and took an invitation, lowered his eyes to take a look, the ink handwriting on the bright red paper was neat and elegant, without any sign of perfunctoriness. This handwriting alone showed the seriousness of the author's visit.
"Your handwriting is really good." An Jiu couldn't help but sigh, and asked casually: "Can I see the calligraphy you used to practice calligraphy?"
Pei Ji lowered his head to write the wedding invitation. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Of course you can. The calligraphy is all on the bookshelf."
He was completely defenseless against her, but An Jiu seldom entered his study. The eldest lady was uneducated and probably had no interest in a place like a study. If she came in rashly, it would arouse his vigilance.
Sure enough, when An Jiu mentioned it this time, he agreed without thinking.
An Jiu didn't flip through the books randomly. He just picked up a few calligraphy books and practiced a few words. Then he put down his pen as if he was bored.
After that, every day when Pei Ji came in, she would also casually browse some books.
It seems like I don’t want to be separated from him, so I come to accompany him every day.
One day, An Jiu found a wooden box on a hidden shelf.
She opened the wooden box and saw many letters inside. She couldn't see clearly what was written on the letters because the moment she opened the box, the wooden box was suddenly snatched away.
The man had long knuckles, and he held the wooden box tightly, his finger bones turning white from holding so tightly.
A pair of dark eyes stared at her steadily, and his tone became uncontrollably low: "What did you see?"
An Jiu was stunned for a moment, his brows gradually furrowed.
In the man's apprehensive eyes, the girl said unhappily: "Pei Ji, are you secretly communicating with someone behind my back?"
After these words were spoken, Pei Ji's expression relaxed a little, and there was a hint of smile on his face again.
"No." He said, putting the wooden box on the table, put his arms around the girl's waist and kissed her pouting red lips.
"Don't be angry, that's the condition of some patients. Doctors can't publicize the patient's condition at will. This is a respect for others. I'm not deliberately not showing it to you."
His words sounded very righteous, so An Jiu didn't want to continue to argue with him. Anyway, this was enough.
She snorted and did not insist on looking at the box. She just said, "You'd better not hide anything from me."
The man's Adam's apple rolled, and after a while he said in a deep voice: "No, I will tell you everything from now on."
After getting married, he would no longer hide anything from her.
Because of the frequent attacks of the drug, the two set their wedding date very close, just one month later.
At the end of October, it snowed in Yaowang Valley.
It was also on that snowy night that Pei Ji suffered from the poison again.
This time, An Jiu didn't just sit in the room and stare at him stupidly like she did last time. The man still tied himself to the bed, and this time he was not even awake the whole time.
Hearing the painful roar coming from behind him, An Jiu quietly came to the head of the bed, pressed a mechanism, and found the small porcelain bottle containing the twin Gu in the secret compartment that popped out.
With the system projection, all the secrets of Pei Ji could not be hidden from her.
She knew that the wooden box contained the letter they had sent by pigeon through the book, and she also knew where he had hidden the twin Gu.
The reason I did it for him to see was to fill in the logical loopholes.
This is how An Jiu always does things, never fighting an unprepared battle.
She gently took out the bottle, opened the cork, and saw two transparent bugs inside.
When Pei Ji met Wu Sheng that day, she also heard about the use of the insect through projection.
As long as both parties get a poisonous insect and then have sex, the poison in his body can be cured.
After taking a look, An Jiu put the bottle back quietly, even in the same position.
She slowly closed the secret door, sat down on the bed again, and slowly reached out to hold his cold hand.
The next second, the unconscious man grabbed her hand tightly, as if he was going to break it, and a pain came from her hand.
An Jiu pursed her lips slightly but never pulled her hand back.
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