Gu poison is difficult to cure
Wen Youqing lowered her eyes, watching Li Yin's actions, and said, "It's just the grass swaying in the wind, there's no need to panic."
Although Wen Youqing said this, Li Yin had a feeling that there was someone there, and it was someone she knew. It was as if she had a mysterious, unbreakable connection with that person.
This made her look forward to it, but when she looked over, she was disappointed, like a pebble thrown into a lake, creating long ripples.
Seeing that she was staring in a daze, Wen Youqing quickened her pace. The shadows of the trees shifted, and all things seemed to extend backward, just like all that had happened in the past, only extending backward, while people kept walking forward.
The past is past, why linger on it? Li Yin lowered his eyes, no longer looking at the scene he had just witnessed. The bitterness in his heart was still like the gloom left after a rain, lingering and impossible to dispel.
As they approached the carriage, Wen Youqing slowed his pace, sighed slightly, and said to Li Yin, "We should look forward."
"Hmm?" Li Yin raised his head upon hearing this and saw Wen Youqing's chin. The young man had the typical characteristics of his age: gentle, reserved, and with a touch of the noble air and sharpness of a son of an official.
Look ahead...
Li Yin looked over and realized they had arrived at the carriage stop. For a moment, she genuinely believed that Wen Youqing could see into her heart and know what she was thinking. The instant he blurted out those words, Li Yin's heart rate quickened.
Fortunately, no, there will always be people in the world who really have that ability. If they do, they would be monsters, not human.
Wen Youqing smiled faintly, her expression ambiguous, and carried Li Yin into the carriage.
Li Yin kept his eyes on Wen Youqing the whole time. Did this person mean to tell her to look forward, not to tell her to get down?
Li Yin was gently placed on the cushion inside the carriage, while Wen Youqing sat opposite her, some distance away.
After the two went up, the servant drove the carriage. The embroidered curtains reflected the mountains and rivers, and the wind blew the curtains, revealing the imperial city. Li Yin looked out the window.
The towering buildings and expansive courtyards, intertwined with verdant hills and dotted with flowers, evoke the same sense of grandeur and awe as the landscape painting depicted on the screen.
A sliver of light shone through the crack, falling on Wen Youqing and illuminating his slender fingers. He looked at Li Yin quietly, a smile playing on his lips, his fingers tapping lightly and rhythmically, one tap after another, the movements so subtle they made no sound.
Li Yin noticed the burning gaze and turned her head away, meeting Wen Youqing's intense eyes. Wen Youqing really liked her.
When Li Yin saw those affectionate eyes, he was taken aback. Had they met before?
She always felt that she had seen those affectionate eyes at some point, but she couldn't remember, or perhaps she just remembered them wrong.
Wen Youqing slightly curled the corners of his lips, stopped tapping, and said, "Your scheme has succeeded. The Shen family girl was extremely jealous and tried to frame you, but it failed. People at the banquet only dared to spread rumors like this."
"Did you do this?" Li Yin asked.
Wen Youqing nodded with a hint of pride and said, "How about it? Aren't I very considerate, Miss Li?" My wife.
Upon hearing this, Li Yin raised an eyebrow and said, "You want a reward?"
"I wouldn't dare, I just want a compliment," Wen Youqing replied.
Li Yin laughed upon hearing this and said, "Alright, thank you for meddling. You did a very good job." Her tone was teasing.
As soon as she finished speaking, she remembered someone else and hurriedly asked, "Yu Shu, is Yu Shu still in Dao Ping's hands?"
Wen Youqing's smile froze slightly. He said calmly, "She is a member of the Wen family, and no one dares to touch her. That's what's bothering her."
Li Yin was speechless for a moment.
As Wen Youqing spoke, he reached into a hidden compartment, tapped it three times, and a small drawer appeared. He then took one out from among the many unmarked white porcelain jars.
Li Yin looked at it, slightly curious about what it was, when he heard Wen Youqing say, "Hand, stretch it out."
When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. Li Yin obediently handed it over, but Wen Youqing saw Li Yin's intact hand and smiled. He said, "This hand, is it injured? Why can't I see it?"
Li Yin's ears instantly turned red, and her eyes darted away. This was one of the few times she had shown such a reaction. She quickly switched hands.
Wen Youqing tapped the white porcelain bottle onto Li Yin's palm and said softly, "It will hurt a little in a moment. If you can bear it, I will reward you with candy."
A treat like a child? Are they really treating her like a child?
She didn't need to, but just as she was about to speak, she felt a sharp pain in her palm. What had initially felt like a gentle worm bite turned into a piercing pain, as if a rusty knife had been slicing into her bones.
It hurts, it hurts so much.
The sensation slowly spread from his palms throughout his body, the pain penetrating to the bone. In an instant, fine beads of sweat appeared on Li Yin's forehead, his vision became blurred, and even the sounds he heard became barely perceptible.
Looking at Li Yin's appearance, Wen Youqing's eyes darkened. He murmured "Li Yin," then smiled and said, "You look so good like this."
I love it so much...
But seeing you upset makes me feel a little upset too. It's strange.
The wheels hit a stone, causing a jolt, and Li Yin fell towards a pillar. Before the pillar, Wen Youqing's palm came to rest.
Li Yin's fair hand struck the pillar, leaving a red mark. Then, Wen Youqing sat down and rested Li Yin's head against his chest.
Li Yin suddenly felt cold all over, but the person next to her was warm. She couldn't help but snuggle into Wen Youqing's arms. Her hair gently brushed against Wen Youqing's fingertips, feeling cool to the touch. Wen Youqing was taken aback at first, then looked at the hand and smiled gently.
Li Yin, if you continue to be this obedient, I'd give you my life.
He stroked Li Yin's hair with his fingertips, looked at Li Yin, and then lowered his eyes.
Seeing Li Yin's distressed frown, his heart felt as if it were shrouded in mist, unable to see clearly, a slight bitterness lingering in his eyes. This feeling was suffocating him. Was this... heartache?
Li Yin...
I feel sorry for you, can you feel sorry for me too?
The carriage swayed and moved along, eventually arriving at the Wen residence. Li Yin was already drenched in sweat; if he continued like this, he would inevitably be the subject of gossip.
But if it's just talk, isn't it true that Li Yin and him... they're together, Li Yin is his person?
Wen Youqing gently stroked Li Yinmian's hair like a lover, but this would make you angry.
What should I do?
Li Yin, I really want to do this.
In the end, he smiled helplessly, took Li Yin's pulse with one hand, and slightly lifted the curtain with the other, saying to the servant, "Please tell Mother that Miss Li is ill."
The servant nodded and hurried off to deliver the message.
Inside the carriage, Li Yin bit his lip, his eyes bloodshot, and eventually his eyes reddened.
Wen Youqing felt a pang of regret upon seeing this. He shouldn't have let Li Yin insist on using the hairpin laced with Gu poison to try and cure the Gu in this way.
Li Yin, this time, consider it a punishment.
Be more obedient from now on, and I'll help you do what you want to do.
Fortunately, after enduring the last wave of excruciating pain, the pain gradually subsided like ripples, along with the loss of strength.
Li Yin, exhausted, nestled in Wen Youqing's arms, his lips red and his breathing labored.
Upon seeing this, Wen Youqing felt her face flush and her ears turn red, and she froze on the spot.
Footsteps came from not far away. Wen Youqing gently lifted the curtain and saw a woman with a jade hairpin in her hair, a Buddhist rosary in her hand, dressed simply, with beautiful eyes and a dignified appearance.
He said, "Mother."
Ding Zishan glanced at Wen Youqing before looking at the woman in Wen Youqing's arms.
"Poison Gu?" the woman asked, her voice not soft, but slightly low, with a hint of certainty.
Wen Youqing didn't speak, but gently placed Li Yin from her arms onto the cushion, rested her head against the pillar, and then got off the carriage.
Ding Zishan ignored Wen Youqing and simply said, "Kneel in the ancestral hall and copy the scriptures."
Wen Youqing replied, "Yes, Mother." Then, Wen Youqing was taken away by the people arranged by Ding Zishan.
Ding Zishan gently lifted the curtain, glanced at the maid beside him, and the maid immediately understood, got into the carriage, and carried Li Yin down.
Ding Zishan reached out and touched Li Yin's forehead, her face showing concern. She said, "This child does look like her mother."
After Li Yin was exhausted, he felt his eyelids getting heavy and he was overcome with drowsiness. The sounds he heard became very faint again, and he could only hear the word "child".
In my dream, the road was winding, my steps were circuitous, and I stumbled along.
The further I walked, the darker it got... I couldn't see the first light of dawn.
It was pitch black, but she continued walking forward. She tripped over a pebble and fell to the ground, cutting her palm and drawing blood.
Li Yin endured the pain and slowly stood up. She took two light steps before stepping onto the ground with her whole foot. She walked slowly until she hit a stone wall. There was no way forward, so Li Yin stopped. But the blood was still flowing, escaping through the cracks.
The obstacle was a mountain wall; if it blocked his way, he would stop. But suddenly the stone wall in front of him collapsed, yet Li Yin remained standing in place, without any panic, his expression unchanged, calm and composed.
The stone fell, brushing past her arm, the wind howled, ruffling her hair, and a glimmer of light appeared, falling on her body. The light grew stronger and stronger, becoming dazzling.
Li Yin closed her eyes, and a shadow fell over her. Suddenly, a pair of hands climbed up her neck, and the person's fingertips gently caressed her, as if teasing her. Li Yin opened her eyes.
What he encountered was a completely different Wen Youqing. The person in front of him had lost her usual gentle and reserved demeanor, and her eyes revealed a stubbornness. Her gaze towards Li Yin also carried a hint of mockery.
When Wen Youqing saw Li Yin open her eyes, she smiled. She gently pinched Li Yin's neck, but not very hard, just like flirting. Li Yin looked up at Wen Youqing and was about to speak when the man covered her lips with his hand.
Wen Youqing said, "Li Yin, we are the same kind of people."
Li Yin raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. They were different; at least, she wasn't crazy.
Wen Youqing's smile deepened. He leaned closer to Li Yin and whispered in her ear, "Li Yin, we're a match made in heaven." He chuckled and pointed to the side, continuing, "If you don't believe me, take a look at this."
The environment suddenly changed; white tiles and blue bricks, high walls rose from the ground and rapidly expanded toward Li Yin. In just a moment, the place transformed into the style of the Li family, with every brick and tile slowly overlapping with the image in his memory.
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