"Your subject accidentally fell last night. I will be careful henceforth and not injure myself again!"
Hearing Qin Yun's promise, Xie Qianmo did not press further and continued to apply medicine to Qin Yun.
Time passed quickly.
After the medicine was applied,
Xie Qianmo also lowered Qin Yun's trouser leg.
"Your Majesty, it is time for your subject to take your pulse!"
Xie Qianmo slowly stood up and gave Qin Yun a gentle pat on the head.
"It is rare for you to think of me. Then you shall take my pulse!"
Xie Qianmo naturally sat down beside Qin Yun, extending his left hand.
A few days ago, he had told Qin Yun that he was feeling fatigued. This was true.
Recently, he had been feeling increasingly heavy.
Qin Yun naturally began to take Xie Qianmo's pulse.
In her understanding, the 'dog man' was incredibly strong, how could there be any issues?
She gently placed her fingers on his pulse.
Qin Yun's initial mindset was quite casual.
However, as she continued, she felt something was not right.
Her brows furrowed slightly.
How could this be?
She had taken the 'dog man's' pulse some days ago. At that time, he had been very robust.
Why was his pulse so erratic today?
Seeing Qin Yun's expression grow increasingly worried,
Xie Qianmo felt a hint of doubt.
Had he contracted some strange illness?
He had only been feeling fatigued lately.
Could there truly be a problem?
"Qin Yun, speak plainly, do not be so mysterious!"
Qin Yun withdrew her hand and looked at Xie Qianmo seriously. "Your Majesty, when did you start feeling fatigued?"
Seeing Qin Yun's serious demeanor, Xie Qianmo also became solemn. "It has been five or six days."
"Your Majesty, has there been any change in your diet recently?"
"None."
Xie Qianmo felt quite uneasy with Qin Yun's questioning.
"Tell me directly what illness I have. I can accept it."
"Your Majesty, you are not ill!"
Not ill?
Then why are you acting so solemn?
"Then what is it?"
"Your Majesty, your pulse is erratic, and there seems to be a toxin at work within your body!"
A toxin?
"Elaborate."
Qin Yun stood up, walked over to Xie Qianmo, and said respectfully, "If my assessment is correct, Your Majesty has been poisoned!"
Poisoned?
He naturally believed Qin Yun's words.
Someone dared to poison him!
"Can this poison be cured?"
Qin Yun nodded. "Fortunately, Your Majesty discovered it early. The poison has only just begun to manifest, and I can cure it."
"All of this is thanks to you!"
Xie Qianmo said gently. "Once my poison is cured, what reward do you desire?"
Reward?
She had not thought about such things.
What she most wished for was to make Li Fengsheng and Li Tingting wish they were dead!
"Serving Your Majesty is my duty. I require no reward!"
Xie Qianmo was very pleased with Qin Yun's attitude.
"How should this poison be treated? How must I cooperate with you?"
"Your Majesty, curing poison is not an overnight process. You must first identify the cause of the poisoning!"
Qin Yun glanced at Xie Qianmo and asked softly, "Your Majesty's diet has not changed, nor has your attire. Has Your Majesty been anywhere else recently?"
"No."
Alright, this matter was truly troublesome.
"You need not concern yourself with my private affairs. You only need to cure me."
Qin Yun considered, and he was right. Identifying the cause of poisoning was something the 'dog man' himself was more capable of.
She would just focus on curing him.
"Your Majesty's poison requires daily acupuncture and medication to control the spread of the toxin."
"Once the toxin is controlled, we will use bloodletting to purge it."
"How long will the entire process take?" Xie Qianmo thought, the longer the better.
This way, Qin Yun would come to see him every day.
This would give him a reason to be alone with Qin Yun.
Qin Yun had not thought that far ahead.
She made a rough estimate. It would take at least two months.
"Your Majesty, this poison must be treated gradually; we cannot be hasty."
"I have just estimated that it will take at least two months."
Two months?
Such a short time?
Qin Yun was unaware of Xie Qianmo's thoughts.
Seeing his slightly troubled expression, she assumed he felt two months was too long.
"If Your Majesty finds two months too long, I can shorten the time slightly."
Shorten the time further?
How could that be acceptable!
"Won't two months be too short? How about... a year!"
"Or two years would also be acceptable!" Xie Qianmo thought that if this poison wouldn't kill him, he could continue like this indefinitely.
Then Qin Yun could be with him every day.
Qin Yun was now somewhat bewildered.
"Your Majesty, two months is sufficient!"
"Alright, two months it is!" Whether it was two months or not, he would decide later.
"Your Majesty, I shall return to prepare and will come again tomorrow to take your pulse and administer treatment."
Although Xie Qianmo was reluctant,
The hour was also late today.
He would let her return to her residence for now. "Take these medicines with you."
Qin Yun glanced at the medicine bottles on the counter, said nothing further, silently picked them up, and put them into her sleeve.
During her time with Xie Qianmo, she had come to understand his disposition to some extent.
This man was not bad; at least, he treated her well.
She would reluctantly accept his kindness.
After leaving the palace,
Qin Yun sat alone in the carriage.
Thinking about what had happened in the ear hall today.
Her heart felt a slight crack.
She was a woman.
Suddenly, a powerful man was privately very kind to her, and her heart did waver somewhat.
But she knew that this wavering would eventually be extinguished, because there would be no outcome.
Just like when she liked Ouyang Siqing, in the end, due to their statuses, they ultimately missed each other.
Now that Ouyang Siqing had Shan Xiaoyu, there was even less possibility for them.
Qin Yun clutched her chest.
It felt uncomfortable there.
Why was Xie Qianmo so good to her?
He was cold-blooded and heartless.
He had no feelings for anyone.
Only towards her, there was something different.
Could it be that he was truly a "cut sleeve" and treated her well only because he saw her as a pretty boy?
She was a woman. If such an outstanding man became a "cut sleeve" because of her, her sin would be great.
Moreover!
The 'dog man' was handsome, of noble status, and treated her so gently.
She feared she might fall for him.
This downfall would ultimately lead to death.
Fate was unfair. In this life, she had no right to discuss matters of love.
Not long after,
The carriage stopped at the entrance of the Zhuangyuan Mansion.
Qin Yun slowly alighted from the carriage.
Lost in thought, her entire demeanor appeared listless.
Within the mansion,
"Master, why did you return so late today?" Seeing Qin Yun's unusual expression, Qingshan hurried forward to inquire.
"How are Xiaoju and Hong Fu?"
"Xiaoju is still asleep. Hong Fu has already woken up."
"Go see Hong Fu first!" Qin Yun strode directly to Hong Fu's room.
Inside the room,
Seeing Qin Yun enter, Hong Fu tried to get out of bed to bow, but Qin Yun stopped her.
"Master, your servant has caused you trouble!" Hong Fu felt very guilty.
"You are still injured, lie down first!" Qin Yun sat by the bedside, reached out to feel Hong Fu's pulse, and then felt her forehead temperature.
"Master, your servant is almost healed. It's just some superficial wounds."
After taking her pulse, Qin Yun placed Hong Fu's hand back under the covers.
"Your fever is almost gone, but the injuries on your body are still quite serious."
"Tell me, who injured you like this!"
Hong Fu bit her lower lip, her eyes radiating fierce light. "If your servant's guess is correct, it was that Su Dingyuan who inflicted the poisoning upon me!"
Su Dingyuan?