The reborn sweet girl always wants to escape, but the abstinent prince hugs her and coaxes her!

Xu Rongrong's body stiffened slightly, and there seemed to be waves surging and ripples in her heart.

The thoughts that she had hidden deep in her heart were now made clear by Mu Rong. She opened her mouth but didn't know how to respond.

Silence spread between the two. Mu Rong did not ask any more questions, but just looked at her quietly.

……

As night falls, the candlelight in the Xinghui Hall flickers, and the light and shadows are mottled.

This was the first time Xu Rongrong and Mu Rong had dined together since the New Year's Eve banquet.

The atmosphere, which should have been warm and affectionate, was filled with depression and awkwardness. Even Wen Yao and Luo Shu, who were serving on the side, could keenly sense it. They did not dare to make a sound and served cautiously on the side.

The two of them ate in silence, tacitly understanding each other. Occasionally, their eyes would meet, but they would quickly look away.

Time passed slowly in this silent awkwardness.

Mu Rong didn't dare to push Xu Rongrong too hard, so after dinner, he took the initiative to go back to the study to sleep.

But Xu Rongrong looked at the dark circles under his eyes and his exhausted look, and couldn't help but said, "You haven't been feeling well these past two days, and you've been so tired... Just rest in Xinghui Hall tonight."

Mu Rong nodded when he heard this: "Okay, I'll sleep on the couch."

"No need." Xu Rongrong said softly, "I'll just stay in the wing room."

Mu Rong was slightly startled, with a loneliness that was hard to conceal in his eyes, but he finally did not insist and just nodded lightly.

……

As the night deepened, Xu Rongrong was just about to go to bed when she heard Luo Shu and Wen Yao whispering outside the room.

"What is it?" she asked.

Luo Shu came in and replied, "Mr. Shu is here. He said he wants to see Miss for something."

It was already the evening of the tenth night, and Shu Qing came to look for her at this time. Could something have happened in the clinic?

She quickly changed her clothes and put on her cloak.

When passing by Xinghui Hall, he saw that the lights in the inner room were off, and it seemed that Mu Rong had gone to bed.

"There's no need to disturb the Marquis." After Xu Rongrong gave the order, she tiptoed to the front hall.

Shu Qing was pacing back and forth in the hall. When he saw Xu Rongrong coming, he bowed quickly.

Shu Qing was always casual in front of her, and it was rare for him to be so respectful.

Xu Rongrong was shocked.

"But is there something going on at the clinic?" she asked hurriedly.

"Everything is fine in the clinic. I came here today for personal matters." Shu Qing said, "Today I heard Luo Chen talking about the Chamber of Commerce. After the 15th day of the first lunar month, when the government office opens its seal, the caravan will go to Luoxi after obtaining the customs clearance documents. I... want to go with the caravan."

"Sir, do you want to go back to Luoxi for revenge?" Xu Rongrong understood.

Shu Qing nodded slightly.

He was a famous doctor in Losi, but because he offended the rich and powerful, he was slandered for killing people. While he was in prison, his father, wife and children were all killed by the rich and powerful. Even if it was finally found out that the deceased died of drunkenness and had nothing to do with him, his deceased family members could never be resurrected. How could he not hate him!

Xu Rongrong knew very well how deep Shu Qing's hatred was, but the capital was busy with many things at the moment. Although the royal family had worked together to ask the emperor to abdicate, he was still struggling. It was difficult for her to leave before things were settled. So she persuaded him, "I know you are full of hatred, but this matter is of great importance. Can you let me arrange the affairs in the capital first, and then..."

"County Lady, I am enough to handle it by myself." Shu Qing shook his head. "If it weren't for the County Lady, I would have died of drunkenness in a foreign land. In the past, I might not have had the courage to fight that powerful noble, but in the past two years, especially what I have seen and heard around the County Lady and the Marquis, I have been reborn. And... Luo Xi wrote a letter a few years ago, saying that the powerful noble had already attacked the old clan leader. If I don't reply, I'm afraid the old clan leader will not be able to hold on."

Seeing that Shu Qing was determined to leave, Xu Rongrong knew that it was useless to persuade him any further, so she stopped trying to stop him.

She was just thinking in her heart that since there was a caravan traveling with her, she planned to ask Luo Chen to send someone to protect him secretly. If Shu Qing encountered difficulties after returning to Luoxi, her identity as a county lord might be able to lend him a helping hand.

It only takes five days to get from Beijing to Luoxi. If something really happens, there are still ways to deal with it.

"That's fine... If you get into trouble in Luoxi, remember to send someone to send a message back."

Shu Qing quickly agreed: "I will be able to return to Beijing in one month at the earliest, or three months at the latest. Everything in the clinic has been properly arranged, so the county lady doesn't need to worry."

Xu Rongrong nodded. She always trusted the people she employed, and Shu Qing was always cautious.

Arriving late at night, Shu Qing had achieved his goal. Just as he was about to leave, he saw Xu Rongrong looking listless and worried, so he asked, "Did the county lady encounter any troubles?"

Xu Rongrong hesitated for a long time, but finally revealed her thoughts: "Since entering the capital, you have been doing your best to help me, but why did you hide the detoxification from me together with the Marquis?"

When Shu Qing heard this, he knew what was bothering her and sighed, "The county lady saved my life, and I shouldn't have concealed it... But after listening to the words of the Marquis, I finally changed my mind, because everything he did was for the county lady's sake."

"That day, he hid it from everyone because he was worried that after he died of poison, the county lady would be blamed by everyone. The Marquis once said that the world is harsh on women. No matter what the reason is, as long as he died saving the county lady, everyone will blame the county lady. Words can hurt people, but he couldn't bear to see the county lady suffer any harm, because he didn't even tell his confidants."

Shu Qing continued, "And the poison of the Ice Sealing Point becomes stronger when it encounters a stronger opponent. The Marquis has deep internal strength, and every time the poison attacks, the pain he endures is more than ten times more severe than that of the county lady... Even as a man, it is unbearable, so he can only take medicine to resist it. But the medicine can only relieve the symptoms temporarily, and will make the next attack more frequent and more painful. Even if the poison is cured, it will still recur within a certain period of time."

Xu Rongrong was shocked: So, his outburst today was due to this reason...

Her eyes gradually turned red and she felt mixed emotions.

Shu Qing looked at Xu Rongrong and saw that she seemed to be struggling, so after hesitating for a while, he finally spoke: "Actually... the Marquis has long known that the county lady wanted to leave. He has been hiding the fact that she was poisoned, and he also hoped that if the county lady insisted on leaving, she would have no worries."

This sentence was like a bolt from the blue to Xu Rongrong.

She felt her head buzzing and could no longer hear what Shu Qing said. She turned around and ran towards Xinghui Hall.

This was the first time she felt the grandeur of the Marquis' Mansion.

It was also the first time that she was so eager to see that person.

Her figure ran quickly in the cold wind, startling the snow off the branches.

The door was suddenly pushed open, and the sound woke Mu Rong up.

He sensed the panicked breath of the person who came and hurriedly opened the curtain and got out of bed.

But just as he took one foot out and before it touched the ground, a soft and delicate body threw itself into his arms and pushed him down on the bed.

"Rong..." He had just uttered one syllable when his lips were sealed by Xu Rongrong's panicked and passionate kiss.

The next moment, his collar was torn open.