Shi Wei, who arrived at the Heaven Deceiving Hall after Zhou Mu, coincidentally heard Zhou Mu’s words through the swirling Palace Tassels, and her delicate face ford a aningful smile.
Just as expected!
Everything was within her predictions.
"What’s this about? We are still lingering in Shi Wujue’s mansion, why do you look upset?" Gu Changsheng asked Zhou Mu in puzzlent, frowning slightly, and pondered as he spoke, "Aren’t you sowhat acquainted with Shi Wujue, seeing him as a confidant? What’s wrong? Are you upset with him? If so, I shouldn’t keep recuperating in his mansion. We should leave; we can find another way to repay the favor we owe him."
Saying this, Gu Changsheng struggled to sit up from the soft pillows.
In her heart, Zhou Mu was like family to her. Since her cherished evildoer seed to have so discord with Shi Wujue, she naturally didn’t want to shalessly stay within the City Lord’s Mansion, sparing her evildoer from embarrassnt.
As for the favor owed to Shi Wujue, Gu Changsheng was never soone who would betray another, finding another way to compensate would suffice.
Behind the Palace Tassels, Shi Wei listened to Gu Changsheng’s words, thought of her Hall Master’s current state, and a trace of sympathy appeared on her face.
Finding another way to repay?
I’m afraid, that’s impossible!
With a cold smile, Shi Wei turned and walked towards the dicine furnace.
anwhile, Zhou Mu, seeing Gu Changsheng struggle to get up, hurried forward to stop her, gently pushing her back onto the soft pillows, suppressing the anger in his heart and soothingly said, "Don’t worry, there’s no conflict between and him. You just need to rest here peacefully, and everything else will wait until you are well."
Gu Changsheng heard this and imdiately let out a relieved smile, "I thought there’d be no reason for you to be upset with Shi Wujue. After all, he helped us in the Secluded Valley and lent such a magnificent hall to recuperate. I was just thinking if we left the City Lord’s Mansion, the entire Linyuan City belongs to him; we really wouldn’t know where to settle without feeling awkward."
This Linyuan City, is undoubtedly Shi Wujue’s domain.
According to Shi Wujue, this is his ho, with the Secluded Valley located right at his doorstep!
If her cherished evildoer truly was at odds with Shi Wujue, their situation would indeed be quite awkward.
"You’re overthinking; there’s no such thing. His favor, I dare not forget, why would I be upset with him?" Zhou Mu said to Gu Changsheng with a comforting smile, letting his long eyelashes veil the conflict in his eyes.
"Yes, but when you see him again, remind him that until I recover, it’s best to stay away from the concubines in his mansion." Gu Changsheng said worryingly, thinking of Shi Wujue’s prematurely white hair due to excessive indulgence.
After all, owing him a favor has to be repaid. Once her health is better, she must restore Shi Wujue’s white hair to its original state; a minor illness from overindulgence cannot trouble Gu Changsheng, otherwise, would her title of dicine Goddess Lady be for nothing?
Zhou Mu’s expression beca complicated upon hearing Gu Changsheng’s words, hesitantly speaking, "Have you... found out anything?"
Stay away from the concubines in his mansion?
Unbidden, Zhou Mu recalled the past, when the woman before him had animatedly declared in front of everyone in the world...
The man of Gu Changsheng’s heart, in this life, can only have one woman... her.
Only her...
Stay away from the concubines in the mansion...
Has his Changsheng possibly discovered sothing? And accepted it?
"Naturally I know, or why would I say these things?" Gu Changsheng replied, arching her brow at Zhou Mu, though not further elaborating.
The dignified Shi Wujue, a man standing seven feet tall, due to matters between the sheets, has overindulged, and how could this not be considered the privacy of a patient? As a Doctor, it’s inappropriate to speak openly; Gu Changsheng has the awareness to maintain the confidentiality of her patients.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Mu suddenly felt a chill throughout his body, as if his heart had been hollowed out, leaving him like a walking corpse, unsure of his surroundings, staring bewilderedly at the woman before him, mouth open but voiceless...
Indeed...
A man like Shi Wujue, even Zhou Mu must admit, among everyone in the world he sees, excluding Yue Xilou, only Shi Wujue can rival him...
A man like Shi Wujue, astoundingly gifted and peerless in the world, Zhou Mu had been cautious before arriving in Linyuan City, hadn’t he?
Changsheng favored beauty, and Shi Wujue indeed surpassed any man in looks...
Were his fears ultimately realized?
That promise, for Zhou Mu, was like a thorn in his throat, heart-wrenching, yet for her, was not an unacceptable thing...
She indeed swore to gather a harem of three thousand, to collect all the beauties of the world in her rear courtyard...
At this mont, Shi Wei held a dicine bowl and tily stepped forward, presenting it before Zhou Mu, bowing slightly, "Your Highness, the Southern Emperor should take his dicine."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Mu imdiately ca to his senses, sowhat hastily taking the white jade porcelain bowl, picking up the spoon, with a hint of lancholy in his eyes, he spoke softly, "It’s good to know. Then just focus on recovering for now, everything will be discussed when you’re better."
Gu Changsheng had no suspicions, nodded, and accepted the spoonful of dicine offered by Zhou Mu, consuming it all. He couldn’t help but take a sharp breath, "Damn it, it’s so bitter..."
"Candied fruit." Seeing this, Zhou Mu imdiately reached out to Shi Wei nearby.
A piece of candied fruit tily fell into Zhou Mu’s hand and was then transferred to Gu Changsheng’s lips.
Gu Changsheng’s furrowed brows finally relaxed a bit. Who said doctors aren’t afraid of drinking dicine? Being a strong and healthy baby, this illness of Gu Changsheng wasn’t serious, but it really troubled him with these bitter dicines!
So hard to drink!
She must create dicine that isn’t bitter to benefit everyone in the world!
Shi Wei, standing nearby, watched their back-and-forth interaction with a knowing smile.
One being cryptic, the other in a fog, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mu, your guarded silence has ultimately planted a tragic bitter fruit!
This is precisely what Shi Wei was hoping to see!
Shi Wei watched coldly, standing not far from the White Jade Warm Bed, coldly observing the interaction between Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu, with a calculating curve on his lips, then thought of his Hall Master, unable to conceal his worry on his delicate face...
"After taking your dicine, rest well. I will co later to see you again!" After feeding Gu Changsheng the dicine, Zhou Mu could no longer hold back the pain in his heart, he directly spoke.
"Ah? Oh!" Unexpectedly, Zhou Mu hurriedly left without staying with her, Gu Changsheng felt a bit lost, watching his tall figure stand, she still couldn’t help but remind, "Rember, make sure to pass my words to Shi Wujue, stay away from those concubines..."
"Are you really that concerned if he’s fooling around with his concubines?" Hearing Shi Wujue’s na over and over from Gu Changsheng, and full of concern, Zhou Mu’s anger exploded, the pain of impending loss, tornted, stuck in his throat an unspeakable knot, nearly causing him to collapse. Now, since she already knew, he no longer needed to hide. Thus, with furious and lancholic expression Zhou Mu imdiately looked at Gu Changsheng, and said in a deep voice, "Fine, I’ll tell you, as you wish, Shi Wujue is indeed enjoying himself with his concubines and has lost himself!"
Throwing such a remark, Zhou Mu flicked his sleeves and turned away!
He couldn’t stay here any longer; he feared that he would collapse in the next instant!
It turns out, everything he thought he shared with her was just his wishful thinking, and she wasn’t necessarily his only...
Sharing the spotlight with Shi Wujue!
Thinking about Shi Wujue, recalling the promises from that day, Zhou Mu felt his soul was nearly leaving his body, causing him such acute pain that he couldn’t breathe!
"You... evildoer... you..."
Gu Changsheng was stunned by Zhou Mu’s words, even though a trace of color returned, it couldn’t hide the paleness on her face, and she couldn’t help but feel a bit aggrieved.
Did she do sothing wrong?
They owed Shi Wujue such a big favor, what was wrong with her caring about Shi Wujue’s health? Why did her own evildoer react so strongly? She had just narrowly escaped death and was still in a vulnerable state!
Aggrieved, suppressed, lancholic... in an instant, all kinds of emotions overflowed in Gu Changsheng’s heart, making her phoenix eyes gradually brim with moisture.
When had she, Gu Changsheng, ever suffered such grievance and ridicule?
Especially during her critical illness post-survival, Zhou Mu acted like this!
This truly made Gu Changsheng find it difficult to accept, from treating her like a treasure to disregarding her presence, the sudden contrast made Gu Changsheng experience countless feelings of loss, feeling overwhelmingly bitter at heart!
"Southern Emperor, Southern Emperor, don’t be sad. His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mu, he... he might have really misunderstood our City Lord, which is why he’s acting like this!" Shi Wei imdiately stepped forward to anxiously comfort when seeing Gu Changsheng in such a state.
"Misunderstood your City Lord? Misunderstood your City Lord, but can he vent his anger on ?" Gu Changsheng responded, eyes still lingering on the swinging Palace Tassels after Zhou Mu’s departure, with a face full of bitterness, "I’m still recovering; how can he be like this..."
"Southern Emperor, don’t be sad..." Kneeling at the bedside, Shi Wei lowered his eyes in internal conflict, hesitantly speaking, "Maybe it’s because Southern Emperor has been bedridden for so long that His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mu has been scared and worried, and now the tension has relaxed and he’s lost composure, he didn’t an it..."
"Is that so?" Gu Changsheng heard this, and a bitter smile spread across her pale face, "I hope so. You may leave, let be alone..."
"Southern Emperor!" Shi Wei called softly in concern.
"Leave!" Gu Changsheng’s voice was helpless and urgent.
"Yes!" Seeing this, Shi Wei had no choice but to rise, bowing and retreating, exiting beyond the Palace Tassels, he bore a strange and determined smile on his face...
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