After the favored concubine remarried, the aloof and powerful minister forcibly took her away.

Chapter 219 Just You

"This poison is quite potent and not easy to cure, but it's not impossible..."

When Pei Yanzhi woke up again, he heard an old man's voice in his ear.

Then came Xiang Ning's voice, followed by footsteps. Pei Yanzhi opened his eyes to find himself in a somewhat unfamiliar room.

"Sir, you're awake?"

Cheng Hua was pleasantly surprised to see Pei Yanzhi wake up, and quickly went forward to help him get up.

"This is?"

"It's the Lu family. The second young lady brought you back."

As Cheng Hua explained, he poured water for Pei Yanzhi: "The doctor said that the poison in Master's body has not been completely cleared, which is why he fainted."

Upon hearing Cheng Hua's words, Pei Yanzhi instinctively placed his hand on his arm.

It was the poison I was exposed to in Mohe last time. At the time, I only knew that it was poison, but I didn't know that it would have such strong consequences.

"Can you solve it?"

He spoke, only to find that his voice was practically hoarse.

Upon hearing this, Cheng Hua hesitated, but noticing his expression, Pei Yanzhi said, "Speak freely."

"The doctor said it's a bit troublesome. Not only are the medicinal materials scarce, but to eradicate it completely, we also have to endure inhuman pain."

"If it's not completely untied, I will suffer in the future."

Upon hearing this, Pei Yanzhi nodded: "As long as it can be solved."

As soon as she finished speaking, the door was pushed open, and Xiang Ning stood outside, her eyes meeting Pei Yanzhi's.

"you're awake."

For some reason, she felt relieved to see Pei Yanzhi regain consciousness.

"I, I'll go and prepare the medicine for Grandpa."

Chenghua tactfully withdrew, taking Chunxi with him, leaving only the two of them in the room.

"you……"

"Thank you."

The two spoke at the same time. He said thank you, and Xiang Ning was taken aback.

"Don't be shy, I'll take care of whoever lies in my shop."

His tone was somewhat distant, and Xiang Ning's heart turned cold in that instant.

After saying that, she left without giving him a chance to speak again.

Cheng Hua was still a little taken aback when he saw Xiang Ning walking out in a huff.

Long time no see, you're out so soon?

"Miss, Miss, please wait for me."

Chunxi followed along, completely bewildered.

Chenghua returned to the room and asked Pei Yanzhi, "Why did you make the Second Miss run away?"

Pei Yanzhi frowned and remained silent, then suddenly smiled as if he had thought of something.

"She cares about me."

"what?"

Cheng Hua was stunned; everyone had stormed off in anger. This…

Wait a minute, if you didn't care, you wouldn't be angry at all.

“She used to always tell me to keep my distance from her, but now she gets angry just because I said thank you. If she didn’t care, why would she do this?”

Thinking of this, Pei Yanzhi's smile deepened. Cheng Hua suddenly realized, scratched his head, and said with a sheepish smile, "Master, you are so wise. I didn't think of that."

Pei Yanzhi ignored Cheng Hua's naive demeanor, his mind filled with the image of Xiang Ning's angry departure.

In the days that followed, Pei Yanzhi greeted Lu Jiang and Lu Weimin and then stayed at the Lu residence.

At first, Lu Jiang disagreed, but he didn't know what Pei Yanzhi said to him, and he eventually agreed.

The detoxification process was difficult; every day, he had to endure the excruciating pain caused by the medicine entering his body.

But whenever the pain became unbearable, the thought of Xiang Ning gave him the courage to persevere. Xiang Ning rarely came over, only occasionally bringing him the prepared medicine, but she would leave in a hurry after putting down the medicine, rarely speaking to Pei Yanzhi, and her attitude was as cold as that of a stranger.

One day, Pei Yanzhi forced himself to practice swordsmanship in the courtyard, trying to speed up his recovery through martial arts.

As soon as he began his sword move, he felt dizzy and his sword fell to the ground with a clang.

Just then, Xiang Ning came to deliver medicine. Seeing this scene, she instinctively stepped forward to help.

But the moment she touched Pei Yanzhi, she abruptly withdrew her hand, looking somewhat unnatural.

Pei Yanzhi looked at her and said softly, "I was able to recover thanks to your care."

Xiang Ning turned her head away, her tone stiff: "It's just a small thing, don't worry about it."

As she was about to leave, Pei Yanzhi suddenly reached out and grabbed her sleeve, looking at her intently.

"I don't believe it. If you have no feelings for me, why bother with all this trouble?"

Xiang Ning stiffened and tried to pull her hand away.

“A-Ning, I can wait for you to forgive me. No matter how long it takes, I will wait for you.”

"What if I never had this thought in my life?"

Upon hearing this, Pei Yanzhi chuckled softly: "How can spending a lifetime together not count as growing old together?"

A gentle breeze blows, causing the petals on the trees to fall in a flurry.

"Pei Yanzhi, you are truly shameless."

"I accept it. If I could stay here for the rest of my life, I would do it willingly."

His words were sincere and earnest, without the slightest perfunctoriness.

Pei Yanzhi's knuckles turned white as he gripped the sword hilt, and cold sweat trickled down his chin, leaving dark stains on his clothes.

Her fingertips were curled up inside her sleeve, and the gold-inlaid jade bracelet on her wrist was digging painfully into her wrist.

The copper bell under the eaves was suddenly rang by the night wind, startling the crows perched on the paulownia tree.

Xiang Ning stared at the dark red bloodstains seeping from his sleeve; those were the wounds left by the silver needles used to seal the acupoints during the detoxification.

He endured the torture of having his pulse cut off for seven days and suffering two hours of excruciating heart-wrenching pain every day for six days.

But Pei Yanzhi always had one thing on his lips: he couldn't bear to die.

"If I want someone, he will know that I am by his side."

She suddenly chuckled and reached out to brush the crabapple blossoms off her shoulder.

A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he smiled as he pulled the person into his arms: "Just you."

Love can make a person grow fresh flesh and blood. Since that day, Pei Yanzhi has felt that the poison in his body is being cured faster.

Although Xiang Ning didn't say anything afterward.

About three days later, General Lin sent back a letter from Mohe.

Unable to bear the torment, Lu Yongkang committed suicide by swallowing stones.

He didn't say anything before he died, he just glanced in the direction of the North.

When he was handed over, Lu Jiamin was naturally not treated leniently either; it is said that she was banished to the military camp by the King of the Northern Border.

What they were going to do is self-evident.

I wonder if he ever regretted his decision at the time.

At the end of the month, an invitation arrived from the capital; it was an invitation to Duan Zhuo and Wen Caifu's wedding.

The two progressed surprisingly quickly. Originally, Wen's parents would beat Duan Zhuo up whenever they saw him, but now they call him a good son-in-law.

Later, after Wen Caifu learned about Duan Zhuo's experiences, she understood why he was hostile towards Pei Yanzhi.

But all that is in the past, and from now on, they will begin a new life.

Pei Yanzhi's poison hasn't been cured yet, so he's not fit for a long journey, but Xiang Ning definitely has to go.

So after much deliberation, Pei Yanzhi decided to go with Xiang Ning.

He wasn't going, but upon hearing that the boy was going to go with Xiang Ning, he said he would.

He never expected that after helping him, he would repay kindness with enmity, which made Pei Yanzhi so angry that he really wanted to knock him unconscious.