The originally heavy breathing gradually calmed down. Qin Chong looked at Gu Qingtong with his dark eyes without blinking, looking at the sparkle in her eyes. After a while, he nodded gently.
"Okay, then we have a deal," Gu Qingtong nodded hurriedly, pointing upwards and said to Qin Chong with a stern face, "Our agreement today has been heard clearly by God, Qin Chong, you can't go back on your word."
Qin Chong did not answer Gu Qingtong's question, but suddenly asked: "Gu Qingtong, do you want to hear my story?"
When he said this, he was a little nervous and a little expectant, looking at Gu Qingtong timidly like a child.
"I want to hear it, but not now," Gu Qingtong said, while helping Qin Chong sit back on the bed, and then got up and went out. Just as Qin Chong was waiting anxiously, he saw Gu Qingtong coming in with a casserole in both hands, and put it on the table beside the bed. Then he opened the lid of the casserole and smiled at Qin Chong, "Now, the most important thing for you is to drink a few more bowls of chicken soup. I have been stewing it for the whole morning."
The aroma of chicken soup wafted into the air. Qin Chong looked at the full casserole of chicken soup with angelica and red dates, and his eyes suddenly turned red.
"You must be starving. I'll get you a bowl right away. Just wait." Gu Qingtong also saw Qin Chong's red eyes and couldn't help but sigh in her heart. She got up and went out in a hurry, leaving Qin Chong alone facing a pot of chicken soup.
Qin Chong blinked hard. He was really hungry. After making so much noise for most of the night, one can imagine how much energy he had consumed. At this moment, he couldn't stop drooling over the pot of chicken soup. He couldn't wait for Gu Qingtong to come back, so he roughly tore off a chicken leg and stuffed it into his mouth without caring whether it was hot or not.
As soon as the tender and fragrant chicken entered his mouth, Qin Chong's eyes became even redder and he could no longer hold back his tears. He ate the chicken leg while crying.
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June 16, 1934
Imperial study.
Zhao Ruhai came in with a freshly prepared calming soup. Zhong Zhiheng was already lying on the dragon table and seemed to have fallen asleep. Zhao Ruhai carefully placed the calming soup on the dragon table and took a thin blanket from the couch to cover Zhong Zhiheng. Zhong Zhiheng had trouble sleeping at night recently, and it was not easy for him to take a short nap like this, so Zhao Ruhai did not dare to disturb him. As soon as the blanket was covered, Zhong Zhiheng woke up and sat up yawning.
"I deserve to die. It's all my fault that I didn't know the seriousness of the matter and woke up His Majesty." Zhao Ruhai was busy picking up the blanket that had fallen on the ground, while apologizing to Zhong Zhiheng.
"That's fine. I didn't really fall asleep anyway." Zhong Zhiheng yawned again, and while looking at the gloomy window, he asked casually, "What time is it?"
"Your Majesty, it's almost midnight," Zhao Ruhai folded the blanket and put it back on the couch. He brought the calming soup to Zhong Zhiheng and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, it's getting late. After you drink the calming soup, go back to the bedroom and rest."
Zhong Zhiheng didn't say anything. He took the calming soup and took a sip. He couldn't drink any more. He put the bowl down and frowned, saying, "Who made this calming soup? Why is it so bitter?"
"Your Majesty, it's Imperial Physician Deng," Zhao Ruhai was busy bringing tea for him to rinse his mouth, while explaining, "Your Majesty's tranquilizing soup has always been made by Dean Qin. Imperial Physician Deng rarely serves in front of the emperor, so it's inevitable that he doesn't know Your Majesty's preferences. It's also my fault that I didn't tell him about this earlier. I'll go to the Imperial Hospital later."
Zhong Zhiheng took the handkerchief from Zhao Ruhai and wiped his mouth. When Zhao Ruhai was about to leave with the remaining tranquilizing soup, Zhong Zhiheng suddenly spoke: "Ruhai, tell me, am I a cold-hearted person?"
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