Chapter 289 I am just tired of living.
Mu Huaian followed Cheng Gongjin to the imperial study, but was stopped outside. He could only wait, trying to listen to the movements inside, but he could only hear vague voices at best, and couldn't make out what was being said clearly.
Xiao Jinghe thought that a man like Cheng Gongjin would never make a fool of himself when it came to his life.
But he ignored the fact that Cheng Gongjin was not an ordinary person and did not value his life as much as ordinary people.
At least for now, he wants women more.
So when Xiao Jinghe offered him a choice, he refused without hesitation. "I am already a dying man. I have no regrets for having lived to this day. Now I just want to see my child born. Apart from that, I have no other requests. Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."
The sword edge drew a line of blood on the side of Cheng Gongjin's neck, and scarlet blood beads rolled down the blade, but Cheng Gongjin's eyelashes did not even tremble, which showed that he really did not care about his life.
Xiao Jinghe's expression suddenly froze on his face.
If such a person gets what he wants and doesn't even care about his own life, how can he not be feared?
But soon, he thought of another possibility. Maybe Cheng Gongjin did not care about his life, but the frequency of the poison attacks had decreased recently, so he thought it had eased.
He put away his sword, walked slowly back to the imperial desk and sat down, looking at Cheng Gongjin. He had never thought there was anything wrong with good-looking men before, but now that Yu Qinghuan was mentioned, he felt that the face in front of him was really dazzling.
Xiao Jinghe even thought about destroying Cheng Gongjin's face with a sword like he did last night, maybe Yu Qinghuan would look down on him.
Thinking of this, he felt it was a pity that it was Mu Huaian who had his appearance ruined, instead of the person in front of him.
He chuckled and said, "Cheng Qing, you haven't had many attacks of the poison lately. Do you think you're fine now?"
Cheng Gongjin's eyes suddenly darkened, and he did not respond to Xiao Jinghe's words.
He thought that the only change during this period of time was Yu Qinghuan. Perhaps due to the influence of the relationship between men and women, the frequency of the poison attack had indeed decreased.
Although the doctor in the palace was an excellent doctor, he was unable to explain the reason. He just said that this phenomenon was too strange and advised him not to have sex frequently to avoid harming his body.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Xiao Jinghe knew that he had guessed right.
He flipped through the booklet at hand and spoke slowly, "Actually, you've been poisoned by a Gu. The Gu is now inside your body, eating away at your Qi and blood. When it's full, it will spit out venom, causing you excruciating pain."
Cheng Gongjin pursed his lips slightly, not thinking it might be a witchcraft. After all, witchcraft was despised by the people of the world. The emperor of the previous dynasty even wanted to kill all the Miao people after the war between the two countries because he was afraid of witchcraft.
But now, the royal family uses it to control people's hearts, which is ridiculous.
Xiao Jinghe threw the booklet in his hand at Cheng Gongjin's feet. "It's true that sexual intercourse can alleviate the poison of the Gu, but if you do it too frequently, once the Gu worm grows bigger, your Qi and blood will be depleted. When the poison takes effect again, it will be a dead end."
Cheng Gongjin bent down and picked up the book on the ground. The pages were yellowed, showing that it was very old.
Xiao Jinghe did not lie to him. The last page of the booklet was torn, which must be the method to lure the poisonous insect out of the body.
"Whether it's a poison or a venomous insect, I'm content to have lived for over thirty years."
Xiao Jinghe had never seen such a stubborn person before. There was a chill in his voice. "You are willing to give up your life for a woman?!"
Cheng Gongjin raised his hand to wipe the blood from his neck, the scarlet fingertips making his skin look even paler.
His voice was cold as he looked up at the person in front of him. Compared to the late emperor, the young emperor's methods were not good enough.
"I am just tired of living."
A surge of anger surged up in Xiao Jinghe, who was almost pissed off. He threw a cup of tea at Cheng Gongjin's feet. His face turned pale and his voice shook the entire imperial study. "Okay, okay! I want to see when you will die!"
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The door of the imperial study was wide open, Cheng Gongjin walked out and saw Mu Huaian head-on.
Mu Huaian heard the sound clearly, as well as the sound of a teacup breaking. He hurriedly asked, "Teacher, has His Majesty troubled you?"
Cheng Gongjin said coldly, "No."
Mu Huaian saw the bloodstain on his neck, and his pupils suddenly shrank, "Teacher, you are injured..."
"It's okay." Cheng Gongjin walked away without taking the wound on his neck seriously. Compared with the poison in his body, it was nothing worth mentioning.
However, after coming out of the imperial study, he suddenly felt a little tired and wanted to see the woman in the mansion.
So, Cheng Gongjin abandoned Mu Huaian and walked straight out of the palace, his expression remaining calm the entire time. He returned to the Cheng residence, got off the carriage, and asked Butler Yang, "Where is she?"
Butler Yang was surprised. This was the first time that the master had returned home and asked about Miss Yu's whereabouts.
"Miss Yu is about to leave the house and should be packing up in the backyard right now."
Cheng Gongjin nodded and walked towards the backyard.
At this time, Yu Qinghuan had just finished dressing up, and Sang Ru was helping her change clothes.
She doesn't look very pregnant, but the clothes that fit her well last month are now a bit tight and not very comfortable.
Sang Ru frowned and said, "Miss, I will ask someone to take your measurements tomorrow and make you two more sets of clothes."
Yu Qinghuan nodded, "Well, I'll ask someone to make some for the children, so they can be used when the time comes."
Sang Ru then smiled and said, "No need, I have made a lot of them in the past few months. The little girl's clothes should be made by me to be at ease."
At first, she didn't know whether it was a boy or a girl, so she made some in both red and blue. Now that the baby is older and she knows it's a girl, she only makes designs for little girls.
She heard that children grow fast, so she asked the maids in the mansion for advice and made some clothes of different sizes, which could be worn until the child was at least two years old. She also made a lot of tiger-head hats and tiger-head shoes. Yesterday, she gave a big tiger-head hat to Yunniang's daughter, which looked very beautiful when she wore it.
Yu Qinghuan always thought that Sang Ru was thoughtful, but she didn't expect that she had prepared all these things. She was indeed the most reliable person around her. As her mother, she didn't have to worry about anything.
She took Sang Ru's hand and said, "I always feel at ease when you are around."
Sang Ru grinned, "This servant is looking forward to the little girl."
Just as the master and servant were talking, there was a knock on the door.
Sang Ru immediately asked, "Who is it?"
Cheng Gongjin's voice came from outside, "Me."
The master and servant were stunned, especially Yu Qinghuan, who was wondering why he came back so early today, not even noon.
Sang Ru was still thinking about helping her put on her clothes, but Yu Qinghuan gestured for her to open the door for Cheng Gongjin.
The door opened and Sang Ru said, "Master Cheng, the young lady is changing her clothes."
Then she walked out of the house and closed the door after Cheng Gongjin went in.
When Cheng Gongjin entered the room, his eyes fell directly on Yu Qinghuan. She was half-dressed in her outer shirt, revealing a part of her fair neck.
Yu Qinghuan heard footsteps and turned around to ask, "What brought you back today..."
Before she could finish her words, Cheng Gongjin suddenly strode forward and took her into his arms...
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