Yue Rujing’s face was horrified, "..."
"You’d better persuade General Jin to find a doctor sooner rather than later. This kind of matter is too embarrassing to ignore, and it’s a lifelong issue!"
Yue Rujing had initially believed him somewhat, but upon hearing the word ’doctor’, his mind cleared instantly as if doused with cold water.
With one kick, he pushed away Ji Dongcheng, anger in his voice, "You’re the one who’s inadequate! If you spout nonsense again, I’ll cut off your tongue and feed it to the dogs. You’re not to let a single word of today’s events slip out."
Isn’t Gu Youyou a doctor? If Elder Brother really had a problem, wouldn’t Gu Youyou cure him? He remembered that Gu Youyou was particularly good at treating that kind of illness.
It must still be Elder Brother’s remarkable self-control. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been Tianzong’s senior brother with such abandon.
Yes, that had to be it.
The next State Preceptor’s elder brother was the hottest candidate. If one wanted to accomplish that task, the best way would be to vie for the position of State Preceptor.
Elder Brother always acted with measure. It was him who had overthought.
Gu Youyou sat at home, uneasy, staring blankly at her arm, which was so numb from the cold that she felt nothing.
Why did she find this object so familiar?
Jin Zijin came back in the late afternoon, his body covered in snow and frost.
Gu Youyou was startled and turned her head to ask, "Why are you back early today? I went to the barracks to find you, but they said you were out on a mission. Huh, didn’t you bring Abao back with you?"
Jin Zijin stiffened completely, paused for a moment, and said, "Today, I was indeed out on an errand, and Abao has been in the barracks all along. Perhaps Ajing took him back to the Marquis Residence. What brought you to the barracks to look for me today?"
Gu Youyou, feeling aggrieved, stretched out her arm for him to see.
Moving closer and seeing the red mole on her arm, Jin Zijin froze in place, his face changing colors like a kaleidoscope.
He wondered, what did her showing the Maidenhair Spike with such a hurt look mean?
"You..." Thinking of the cold weather and her bare arm, he hastily stepped forward to pull down her sleeve, saying, "It’s the dead of winter; why have you been keeping your sleeve rolled up?"
Touching her skin, it was indeed as cold as ice.
His eyes turned colder and he said, "You still haven’t rid your body of the cold poison; you need to wear warmer clothes and be sure not to let yourself get cold."
Her whole arm had lost feeling from the cold, as Jin Zijin softly blew on it while rubbing it to warm her up.
His hands were so warm, even warmer than a hand warmer.
She, feeling aggrieved, sniffled, blinking her eyes, trying her best to squeeze out some tears.
Jin Zijin didn’t dare to meet her gaze, his focus solely on rubbing her frozen hand.
At this moment, his mind was in complete turmoil. What if she made that kind of request? If it had been before, he would have sternly warned her, reminding her of her place. All they were doing was suppressing the poison, and they each had their own needs.
But what about now? If he still couldn’t see the truth in their hearts, then he truly would have lived in vain.
In public, they were a legitimately married couple, and both had feelings for each other. Wasn’t it proper for her to make that kind of request?
Gu Youyou, however, turned his face toward hers, forcing him to look into her tearful eyes. Then she said with a pitiful voice, "Husband, your junior brother has bullied me. I went to look for you today, but I ran into Yue Rujing instead."
"What?" Looking at her hand and then thinking of Yue Rujing... Jin Zijin shook his head fiercely. No, no, no, it couldn’t be possible.
Yet her aggrieved look... and her arm frozen from the cold; such a thing couldn’t have come from nowhere.
His brows knitted together, his voice deepened, "Tomorrow, I’ll ask Ajing about it."