For the next two days, Gu Qianying stayed to treat Granny Li’s illness, while Ouyang Qinglin finally found an opportunity to deal with Su Cheng.
One day, while Gu Qianying was in Granny Li’s room, he went to Su Cheng’s room.
“Brother Ouyang, why have you come?”
Su Cheng knew that this person disliked him, and although he couldn’t understand why, he had been avoiding him. Yet today, this person had actually come to his room.
“Qianying is preparing medicine for that old woman. This is yours, I’ve brought it for you to drink.”
Ouyang Qinglin’s gaze remained indifferent, but he placed the medicine bowl in his hand by Su Cheng.
Looking at the steaming medicinal soup, Su Cheng did not rush, but Ouyang Qinglin urged him on.
“Medicine is most effective when drunk hot, hurry up.”
After planning this for some time, Ouyang Qinglin naturally would not personally kill Su Cheng. The only way was to add something to his medicine, then frame the Empress, or the Su family, or anyone else.
As long as this man was eliminated.
Su Cheng frowned slightly but still got up to take the medicine bowl.
As he raised his arm, a jade pendant with ink markings fell out. It happened to roll to Ouyang Qinglin’s feet, so he saw it very clearly.
This ink was not consistent with Su Cheng’s status. Could it be?
Shocked by his thoughts, he quickly took back the medicine bowl.
“You look so delicate and weak, like a woman. If it’s too hot, I’ll take it outside to cool down and you can drink it later.”
He was still stubborn, but he would definitely not let Su Cheng drink this bowl of medicine.
The person in the room, looking confused, watched him take the medicine bowl away. He could only hold one hand in the air for a long time before retracting it.
“How strange.”
Leaving the room, Ouyang Qinglin walked to a patch of weeds and poured out the medicine in the bowl, his mind filled with thoughts.
“Could it be that this Su Cheng is Nangong Mo?”
He was somewhat familiar with that jade pendant; he had indeed seen that person wear it.
Thinking of this, he decided to test how much Gu Qianying knew about this matter.
After the people in Granny Li’s room came out, Ouyang Qinglin approached.
“I felt a sense of familiarity with that young man today. Is he an acquaintance of ours?”
Ouyang Qinglin had tried his best to suppress his suspicions, but Gu Qianying looked at him in confusion and then burst into laughter.
“Are you not disliking him anymore? You previously called him a menace, and now you feel familiar. Could it be ‘love grows with acquaintance?’ Hahaha.”
Her words made Ouyang Qinglin’s face flush and pale.
He was a pure man, how could he develop feelings for a man? Even though he knew Gu Qianying was teasing him, he still glared angrily.
“How ridiculous. I just feel that this person isn’t too bad. Perhaps there was some past connection. It’s also because I didn’t sleep well last night that I had such a muddled thought today.”
Looking at Gu Qianying’s attitude, Ouyang Qinglin knew her understanding.
It seemed she didn’t know that Su Cheng might be Nangong Mo.
With this thought, Ouyang Qinglin had other ideas.
After Gu Qianying’s treatment, Granny Li’s condition had improved. After staying one more night, they planned to enter the city.
That night, a mysterious shadow appeared in Ouyang Qinglin’s room.
“Who are you?”
The person had no intention of harming him, but Ouyang Qinglin still held his sword, looking at the figure.
The man in black had his back to him. Although his face was unclear, he seemed to be enveloped in a black aura, and his voice was indistinct.
“Are you going soft? Knowing he is Nangong Mo, shouldn’t you have acted directly?”
Although the voice was strange, Ouyang Qinglin clearly understood the meaning of the person’s words.
“That person is important to her. If I were to act, Qianying would never forgive me.”
In fact, he felt pain in his heart when he said this, but the man in black seemed to know his thoughts.
“What pain do you have? If you kill this person, that woman will never meet Nangong Mo’s reincarnation again. In time, she will naturally fall for you. Some things are done without needing to be spoken.”
His words carried a hint of seduction. Although Ouyang Qinglin told himself he couldn’t do it, he still wavered after hearing his words.
He did not answer, but stared intently at the person in front of him. In this moment of hesitation, the person suddenly disappeared from the room.
When Ouyang Qinglin chased after him, there was no trace outside.
Disturbed by the sudden appearance of this person, he could no longer sleep. Thinking of the dark night, he decided to go for a walk.
He did not expect that as soon as he stepped out of the courtyard, he would see two people appear at the entrance.
Gu Qianying was actually supporting a poisoned and weak Su Cheng, sitting at the entrance. Because of his frail body, he was leaning against Gu Qianying.
Ouyang Qinglin did not make a sound, but cautiously walked to the entrance and hid.
“Miss Gu, you really don’t need to worry about me. Born into the Su family, everything is what I deserve to bear. You are so concerned, it might put you in danger.”
Su Cheng had been trying to persuade Gu Qianying for the past few days, but she seemed unwilling to give up.
“I said I would save you. It’s not just about escaping the Su family. These蠱 worms in your body will grow larger with age and eventually erode your flesh. If they are not removed quickly, you will suffer greatly in the future.”
Gu Qianying thought of the ruthlessness of the witchcraft and wanted to see who in the Su family was so cruel.
Seeing that she could not persuade him, Su Cheng had no choice. As he turned to look at her, a flying insect landed on Gu Qianying’s shoulder.
He flicked it away, and as they both turned their heads, they looked at each other at close range.
Ouyang Qinglin, hiding in the dark, saw the scene.
For some reason, he felt an unusual pain in his heart at this moment, as if Su Cheng were his enemy, whom he wanted to kill immediately.
And because of this thought, the words of the man in black resurfaced in his mind.
“If he is eliminated, will Gu Qianying truly be mine?”
The two figures under the moonlight quickly averted their gazes, and Gu Qianying yawned.
“It’s late. Miss Gu, you should go rest quickly.”
Su Cheng looked at Gu Qianying with concern, urging her to return to her room.
“Let me escort you back. You are weak, I’m worried.”
Knowing that she was concerned for him, Su Cheng still refused her kindness.
“The moon is beautiful tonight, I want to be alone for a while. Miss Gu, don’t worry, if I feel unwell, I will return to my room to lie down immediately.”
Seeing his insistence, Gu Qianying could only agree. After a few words of caution, she returned to her room.
Watching her disappearing figure into the room, Su Cheng finally spoke.
“Come out.”