Chapter 50: [50] Detoxification

It is mid-August and the weather is gradually turning into autumn.

There has been no major events in the court recently, and the canal is still under repair. The inspector sent to supervise happens to be Liu Buxiu from the Jinyiwei. Qiu Che knows that the other party is clear-headed and can let go, so he is not worried about any trouble.

However, some people impeached the prince for openly bullying a woman of decent family - this was the Queen Mother's faction taking advantage of the situation.

The emperor was embarrassed and symbolically fined him one month's salary. The prince was smart for once and immediately knelt down and said loudly that he had done his best to repair the canal in Puyang and only hoped that the money would be put to good use.

The emperor was delighted by these words and let him go easily.

Of course, there were also people impeaching Qiu Che.

Even though the scenes of Qiu Che angrily scolding the ministers in the court twice were unforgettable, there were still many people who disliked her.

But this time, the target of their impeachment changed. Instead of mentioning Qiu Che, they said that the princess was doing business and was damaging the reputation of the royal family.

He also hinted that the eldest princess's mother was from the Southern Barbarians. It would have been fine if the ministers didn't know about this before, but now that they know, it would be difficult to convince the people if Li Qingwu continued to be the eldest princess.

But this time, the emperor flew into a rage before Qiu Che could even speak: "I have always known who her mother was. Are you saying that I made a mistake in naming her the eldest princess?"

The minister broke out in a cold sweat and knelt on the ground, not daring to speak any more.

Everyone was wondering in their hearts whether they should say it or not. They were indeed the emperor's close ministers, and it was good to have the emperor's favoritism.

Qiu Che looked at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, and allowed people to look at him calmly.

She knew best that the emperor's favoritism was not entirely without reason, so she was the least surprised by his favor or criticism.

Before leaving court, the emperor announced that he would organize an autumn hunt, and all ministers and princes would accompany him.

Qiu Che, as he is now a popular figure in front of the palace, is naturally among them.

Women are allowed to go on the autumn hunt in Daxia. On the way back, Qiu Che kept thinking whether he should take Li Qingwu with him.

But Li Qingwu had just been condemned for going out in public to do business, and now the new law has just been implemented, and women doing business are no longer in the majority.

It was the time when rumors were spreading among the people.

Qiu Che was afraid that if he took her there, people would point fingers at her.

But after thinking for a long time, until he was about to step into the gate of Qiu Mansion, Qiu Che suddenly stopped, as if waking up from a dream.

What is she thinking about?

Li Qingwu is no longer her appendage, nor is she the standard lady from the past.

She is willing to step out and start her own business, so she must have her own considerations. Why does she need Qiu Che to worry about this and that for her?

Li Qingwu is not a child. Judging from the fact that she has not shown any emotion since the news that her mother is from the Southern Yi people broke out, this kind of gossip has no effect on her.

Qiu Che shook her head and laughed at herself in her heart. She had been becoming more and more nagging recently. She was not like herself when faced with Li Qingwu's problems.

As he was lost in thought, he subconsciously walked towards the study, when suddenly a familiar figure ran in front of him and shouted, "Prince Consort!"

Qiu Che stopped: "What's wrong..."

Before he finished speaking, Fuling interrupted him anxiously: "Your Highness... Your Highness has been poisoned!"

Not only Qiu Che, but even Yu Ming who was following her was stunned for a moment.

After realizing what the "poison attack" was, Qiu Che's face immediately darkened: "Why is it happening now?"

Li Qingwu was poisoned in early June?()_[()]? "Come[]? Read the latest chapter? Complete chapter" (), it should have occurred in September, but it is August now, and there is still half a month left.

How come it's suddenly brought forward?

While she was talking, she had already changed direction and asked again: "Where is the person?"

"In the bedroom of the main courtyard," Fuling shook her head. She was out of breath from running, but she didn't dare to speak too loudly for fear of being heard. "...I don't know what happened... His Highness only went to Miss Yaotai's place today, saying that he wanted to..."

At this point, she stopped talking, as if she was hesitating whether to continue.

Qiu Che was walking quickly towards the bedroom, whispering to Yu Ming behind him, "Go call Mr. Chen."

Seeing her look embarrassed, Qiu Che said coldly: "Speak."

In an instant, her mind was full of thoughts, and even the possibility that "Yaotai betrayed them and attacked Li Qingwu" popped up in her mind.

But unexpectedly, the next moment, Fuling said: "...Her Highness said she wanted to give you a birthday present...She asked us to keep it a secret from you."

If nothing had happened now, she wouldn't have blurted it out in such a hurry.

Qiu Che was startled.

All conspiracy theories were somewhat ridiculous, and slowly disappeared in Fuling's simple and intermittent narration.

"……Then what?"

"I thought His Highness would stay at Miss Yaotai's place for the whole afternoon, but he suddenly came back with a very bad look on his face. He said he had an accident and the poison suddenly took effect. As soon as he returned to the mansion, he locked himself in his room and refused to see anyone."

Fuling said in annoyance, "It's been half an hour. If you don't come back, I really don't know what to do."

Qiu Che stopped talking.

She hurried to the main courtyard and saw Fu Feng guarding the door, walking back and forth anxiously with a frown on his brow, but he didn't dare to push the door open.

In order to prevent the news from leaking out, all the maids in the yard were dismissed, and now there are only a few of them in the yard.

Catching a glimpse of Qiu Che coming, Fu Feng was silent, took a few steps back, and consciously made room for her to enter.

But Qiu Che suddenly stopped.

Through the door, she could faintly hear some unbearable moans and gasps of pain coming from inside. She could imagine that Li Qingwu had probably endured it to the limit.

But what would happen if she went in now?

This scene reminded her of the first time Li Qingwu was poisoned.

There is nothing I can do.

It’s better not to go in and cause trouble for others.

Qiu Che lowered his eyes silently and took a few steps back in the shocked and puzzled eyes of the other two.

Then he sat in the small pavilion in the yard.

Fu Feng frowned and spoke first: "...Why doesn't the Prince Consort go in?"

Although they were not around when Li Qingwu was poisoned last time, as Li Qingwu's personal guards and maids, they later learned some information about his love affair.

There was no detoxification before, it can be said that it was out of consideration for reputation before marriage, and not touching her was a respect for her.

But now they are married.

They are husband and wife, so detoxification is the most legitimate thing to do.

Why doesn’t Qiu Che go in?

Fu Feng really doesn't care

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Lian Fuling looked at Qiu Che blankly, not understanding what was going on.

His voice was not small, and the people in the room probably heard it. After a while, a hoarse voice came out: "Don't come in."

“…Don’t come in.”

Qiu Che's hand on the table paused slightly.

It seems that Li Qingwu doesn't want her to go in either.

Upon hearing this, Fu Feng and the other man fell silent.

Looking at the silent Qiu Che, and then at the tightly closed door of the master bedroom, no matter how anxious he was, he could only suppress his anger and stay where he was, anxious.

The atmosphere in the yard froze for a moment.

Qiu Che was standing outside, drinking tea from time to time, quietly waiting for Chen Huichun to come over, as if he didn't care at all about what was going on inside.

In fact, she knew that even if Chen Huichun came, it would be useless.

At most, I can prescribe some analgesics to suppress the pain caused by the poison.

But it's better than being unable to do anything now.

She saw that the two men were extremely anxious, and although they did not show it on their faces, they were actually already extremely upset.

She thought, why not bring the young shopkeeper to Li Qingwu.

Doesn’t Li Qingwu like him?

Previously, she just had some feelings for Qiu Che, and Li Qingwu could also accept Qiu Che helping her detoxify. If she were not a girl, the two of them would have been real husband and wife at this time.

Now Li Qingwu likes someone else, a real man. Letting him detoxify her might be the best outcome.

But this thought only lingered for less than a moment and was quickly rejected by Qiu Che himself.

She thought of those wet eyes that were filled with resentment and anger, and thought, no.

If you send someone to detoxify her without Li Qingwu's consent, she will be angry.

But.

But what else can we do if Zhu Zhu is not allowed to come?

Are we just going to let Li Qingwu just endure it like last time?

Chen Huichun said that as long as the poison is not cured, each attack will be more severe, last longer and be more painful than the last.

Qiu Che took another sip of tea.

She tried to suppress her uneasiness and anxiety with the cooled tea in the cup.

what to do.

……what to do.

Just as she was distracted, she heard a loud noise suddenly coming from the house, which could be considered peaceful.

Qiu Che heard the noise and stood up immediately.

Fuling said nervously: "Your Highness! What's wrong?!"

There was no sound from inside for a long while.

Just as Fuling frowned and was about to push the door open, a voice came from behind her.

“…Let me.”

Fu Feng, who was standing aside with his fists clenched tightly, turned his head and saw the calm expression on Qiu Che's face.

But as soon as she finished her words, she walked forward quickly like a gust of wind, stretched out her hand and pushed open the door.

The door opened for a moment and then was quickly closed.

Outside the house, the two people looked at each other in confusion and silence.

...What is this couple doing?

The moment he pushed open the door, Qiu Che really didn’t think that much.

She was just afraid that Li Qingwu might get into trouble and pass out while alone in there, and no one would know about it.

Perhaps worry finally prevailed, or perhaps there was a little hidden thought at work.

Qiu Che still couldn't help it.

Even though she could have let Fuling come in to check, she walked in first.

But the next moment, she froze in place.

Behind the screen, Li Qingwu was seen with disheveled clothes and loose long hair. He was sitting on the bed in unbearable pain, banging his head against the wall again and again.

There was blood on his forehead.

Qiu Che subconsciously walked forward quickly and put his hand in the gap between her forehead and the wall.

She couldn't hide her anxiety in her tone. She reached out her hand, but found that Li Qingwu was in such a state that it was almost impossible to touch him anywhere: "What are you doing?"

Li Qingwu probably realized that the collision didn't hurt anymore, and his forehead felt warm and cool.

She raised her eyes blankly, caught a glimpse of Qiu Che's face, and subconsciously licked her pale lips.

The voice was soft and a little aggrieved: "... It's uncomfortable." ?[()]?『Come to []♀ to read the latest chapter♀ full chapter』()"

The look in her eyes, the tone of her voice.

It's the same look again.

Qiu Che's breathing quickened as he watched.

She turned her head away in an almost embarrassed manner, her chest heaving a few times, and whispered, "Why didn't you say anything if you felt uncomfortable?"

Li Qingwu also whispered back to her, "Because I don't want you to hear it and make you feel uncomfortable."

Qiu Che's heart was tightened by her words, as if he was hanging in mid-air, neither up nor down, feeling both sour and sweet.

She was silent for a long time, then carefully helped Li Qingwu to lean against the head of the bed.

Then he stood up, looked away, trembling his fingertips slightly, turned his back to Li Qingwu, and said in a very calm tone: "...I'm going to find Zhu Zhu."

Li Qingwu blinked, as if at a loss: "Zhu Zhu...what do you want to do with him?"

Qiu Che paused and said, "Detoxification."

"Don't you like him?" Qiu Che lowered his eyes and tried to speak calmly, "Don't worry, don't worry that he doesn't like you. Even if he doesn't want to, I have a way to make him want to..."

Qiu Che's heart was bleeding when he said this.

There has never been a moment when she hated herself more for not being a man than now.

She never felt ashamed of her gender, and even felt disgusted by those men who were arrogant and looked down on women.

But at this moment, she could only stand by and do nothing as she watched Li Qingwu suffer so much...

This almost absurd idea came to my mind for the first time.

If she were a man... would she be able to have no burden even if she and Li Qingwu turned their fake relationship into reality?

But she is a woman.

She couldn't help Li Qingwu.

Qiu Che closed his eyes and said to himself, admit it.

She said she was afraid of Li Qingwu getting angry, but in fact she just didn't want to and didn't want to hand herself over to someone else.

This is not normal.

Her feelings for Li Qingwu are abnormal.

Qiu Che didn't even have time to recall when this started. The next moment, his attention was taken away by Li Qingwu's words.

She heard Li Qingwu ask in a somewhat unbelievable hoarse voice: "When did I say I liked him..."

Qiu Che immediately asked: "Who do you like?"

() As soon as the words fell, the atmosphere in the room subtly stagnated.

Li Qingwu moved his lips and stared at her for a while, his eyelashes trembling constantly.

After a long while, she lowered her eyes, sat back dejectedly, held her breath, and whispered, "...Forget it."

She admitted that she still didn't dare to say it.

Qiu Che's expression and reaction were too calm. Both times the poison took effect, the other party was indifferent.

She couldn't understand what was going on in her mind.

She herself did not expect that the poison would break out today.

This is not the best time to express your feelings.

She has nothing yet and is not yet at the level where she can stand shoulder to shoulder with Qiu Che.

Wait a moment.

Li Qingwu thought.

She used the last bit of her remaining rationality to think as calmly as possible.

Then he closed his eyes tiredly and said:

"You can get out now."

Would you rather bear the toxicity yourself than reveal who that person is?

Is he afraid that she will actually force others to detoxify her?

Qiu Che was in mixed emotions and couldn't describe the feeling in his heart.

She felt that with Li Qingwu's personality, he could really do such a thing.

Logically speaking, since the other party had already ordered her to leave, she should have turned around and left.

But in the end Qiu Che couldn't help himself, and took another step forward and asked:

"Are you going to fight again?"

Li Qingwu took a deep breath, raised his eyelids, and asked, "You can't bear it?"

Qiu Che stared at her closely.

After a while, she uttered a low "hmm" and loosened her clenched fists behind her.

Li Qingwu leaned on the bed and met her gloomy eyes. In an instant, the string of rationality in his mind snapped.

The word "hmm" kept echoing in her mind.

Thinking slowly, "Hmm".

What does hmm mean?

Does that mean she really can't bear it?

a long time.

Li Qingwu took a deep breath and said, "... then come here."

Qiu Che walked over hesitantly.

Following her gaze, I lowered my head and she held my hand.

Through a thin layer of fabric, Li Qingwu held her and placed his hand on her soft chest.

Qiu Che's mind suddenly buzzed, and he stopped thinking for a moment.

Her heart skipped a beat and her hands froze in place.

It is not right to take it back at the moment, and it is not right not to take it back either.

His tone was a little angry: "You...what are you doing?!"

"Aren't you reluctant?" Li Qingwu looked up at her, his eyes sparkling with tears, and the teardrop mole made her look even more charming at this moment.

She panted slightly and used a little strength to hold Qiu Che's hand to prevent him from pulling away.

Li Qingwu whispered, "Since you feel sorry for me... then help me."

…

Qiu Che did not leave in the end.

As the sun set in the west, Chen Huichun, who had arrived late in the courtyard, looked at the tightly closed door, raised his eyebrows, and said cheerfully to the two silent subordinates at the door: "It seems that I am no longer needed?"

No one replied to him.

Inside the house

, Qiu Che asked hesitantly: "Is that so?"

She never knew that women could help other women, but since it was her first time doing such a thing, she didn't know if what she was doing was right.

I don't even have much memory of the time when I was with Li Qingwu in my previous life.

She thought it was just... a kiss.

But Li Qingwu was no longer able to speak.

Two slender, white legs were shaking violently under the drawn bed curtains. In the dim light, they looked like a charming and beautiful painting.

A few beads of sweat fell on Qiu Che's forehead, but his eyes unconsciously moved to the side.

From the beginning, she noticed that no matter how chaotic the situation was, Li Qingwu's other hand was always hidden under the quilt.

Sure enough, taking advantage of Li Qingwu's distraction, she took out a wooden figurine from his hand. Even when the poison took effect, she held it tightly in her hand and refused to let go.

I don’t know who carved it yet. The facial features are still rough, but it’s obvious that the maker’s craftsmanship is not very good.

Qiu Che fiddled with the wood carving for a while and asked in a low voice: What is this?

Li Qingwu refused to say at first.

After being tortured by her for a long time, he replied intermittently: "It's... a gift."

Birthday present.

She had only carved half of it when she felt something was wrong with her body, as if the poison was about to take effect.

For safety reasons, he returned home immediately.

Her intuition proved to be accurate.

Qiu Che remained silent and stopped talking.

She could probably guess what Li Qingwu was thinking.

Because Qiu Che loved carpentry, she wanted to cater to his taste and carved a wood sculpture for Qiu Che herself.

She put the wood carving aside, not daring to think about its meaning any further.

If Li Qingwu wanted to give Qiu Che the illusion that he still liked her as a woman, then Qiu Che would admit it.

She succeeded.

But if she could maintain this illusion a little longer, she would accept all the lies of the other party.

In the chaos, when Li Qingwu hugged his neck and chased him for a kiss, Qiu Che was possessed by some strange force and did not dodge.

How did things develop to this point?

The long hair behind them fell down at some point, covering their lips pressed together.

It also conceals the true feelings disguised as false ones in the confusion of love.

Qiu Che thought.

She must be crazy.

So is Li Qingwu.

……!