Qin Ke woke up from his sleep, feeling a severe headache and nausea in his stomach.

The memory of last night came back to him instantly, his face turned extremely ugly, he jumped up from the bed, looked around, and only felt relieved when he saw the familiar layout of the room.

"Are you awake?" Lu Youqing was sitting not far from him writing something. Hearing the noise, he slowly walked up to him.

She raised her hand and stroked Qin Ke's forehead, a faint smile on her lips, and worry was evident in her clear eyes.

After being comforted by Lu Youqing, Qin Ke slowly recovered from his fright.

"I'm sorry, it was my fault. I was tricked."

In fact, he had a vague memory of what happened after returning home, but he knew that he had gone through a lot of trouble, and Lu Youqing must have suffered a lot.

Lu Youqing did not blame him, but leaned over and kissed his forehead, and comforted him softly: "It is easy to dodge an open spear, but it is difficult to guard against an arrow from the dark. It is hard to guard against others' deliberate plots. And you reacted very quickly, and did a good job."

She didn't dare to imagine how she would react if Qin Ke had not escaped immediately and had not been able to control the effects of the drugs and had sex with someone else.

Fortunately, he's back.

"The hot water is ready. Go take a shower first. I have already asked for leave from the Ministry of Works for you. You can rest at home today."

Qin Ke finally realized that it was already noon and it was already past the time to go to the government office.

Now Lu Youqing is still in the mansion, he must have also taken leave.

His body was sticky and still smelled of yesterday's alcohol, so Qin Ke obediently went to take a shower. While showering, he looked at himself carefully and found only some scratches on his back and neck.

As a result, he had just returned to the room after taking a shower when he happened to run into Lihua who was delivering medicine. He smelled the strong scent of Chinese medicine from afar, covered his nose, frowned, and took a few steps back.

"This is……"

Lihua smiled slightly, and Qin Ke felt that the smile was malicious no matter how he looked at it.

"This is your medicine, my lord!"

Sure enough, looking at the dark bowl of medicine soup she handed over, Qin Ke frowned even more fiercely.

He thought that there was nothing wrong with his body and there was really no need for him to drink this bitter medicine. Just when he was about to discuss it with his wife, he saw Lu Youqing's cool eyes looking at him with a gentle look on her brows.

In particular, because Qin Ke was standing high above her, he caught a glimpse of the purple marks on her collar that could not be covered, and a feeling of guilt and unresolved conscience instantly filled his heart.

He forgot to say anything and obediently took the bowl of medicine handed to him by Lihua. He held his breath and drank it in one gulp.

Lihua was surprised for a moment by his cooperation, and then placed the candied fruits and dried fruits that Lu Youqing had ordered in front of him.

When she left with the empty bowl, she noticed that Lu Youqing's high-necked shirt had been replaced with a round-necked, double-breasted one, and then she looked at Qin Ke, who looked so docile and well-behaved.

I couldn't help but give Lu Youqing a thumbs up in my heart.

"Madam, are you okay?" Qin Ke approached cautiously, his eyes full of worry.

The exposed marks alone are so deep, wouldn't the other invisible places be more numerous and more serious?

Lu Youqing pulled him to sit down and said with a faint smile: "It's okay, my aunt sent me medicine, don't worry."

This is the advantage of having elders at home. They can handle all the chores neatly and even guessed that Lu Youqing was embarrassed to seek medical treatment, so they took the initiative to bring medicine for private parts.

"Tell me what happened in the palace yesterday. Don't leave out any details."

When this matter was mentioned, Qin Ke's expression became serious.

After all, the culprits who caused his wife to suffer were the people who drugged him and plotted against him.

He recalled what happened at the banquet yesterday, even repeating roughly what so-and-so said. However, when he mentioned that he gave the silver he had with him to the dancer, and that it was the dancer who later showed him the way, Lu Youqing's eyes moved and he glanced at Qin Ke indifferently.

"...That's it. So Wang Qiping drugged me just to get his daughter into my bed?"

"The people he invited to the banquet yesterday were all court officials of similar rank. If you were fooled and entered the backyard of the mansion, he would have made a high-profile move to look for you if he saw that you hadn't returned yet."

Lu Youqing paused, and seeing Qin Ke's increasingly ugly expression, he continued, "You have tarnished the innocence of the young lady waiting to be married in the palace. All the officials and colleagues in the hall have witnessed it. Regardless of your reputation, even if His Majesty doesn't care, you must welcome the young lady from the palace into the palace."

"He thinks beautiful!"

Qin Ke slammed the table and stood up, his chest heaving violently with anger.

"...If the second young lady is lucky enough to have a child, you will no longer be able to break away from the Wang family."

Even, she could not get rid of her relationship with the Wang family unless she had the heart to break up with Qin Ke.

"How despicable! How could they come up with such a despicable move!"

"Okay," Lu Youqing smiled, with a soft and clear light in her eyes, "Luckily you reacted quickly and prevented them from succeeding. Han Qi was suspected of dereliction of duty, I have fined him his monthly salary, and I will find you another guard, so you must be alone when you go out in the future."

Qin Ke nodded silently.

He actually knew that if it weren't for the system, he would definitely not have the strength to run away.

"What about Wang Qiping?"

"I have sent Lei Zhong to check his background. If you run into him again at work, just pretend nothing happened. He will definitely not show up in front of you because he is guilty. I will take care of the rest."

Uh, Qin Ke scratched his head and was about to say something, but Lu Youqing guessed his thoughts and changed the subject.

"Actually, I have something I want you to help me with..."

Well, after hearing this, what else could Qin Ke say.

But when it was night time, he looked at Lihua blocking the door and wanted to see the person inside through the door with tears in his eyes.

"Did my lady really say that?" Qin Ke still refused to give up.

Lihua had no expression on her face and said in a serious tone, "My Lord said that the doctor wants you to cultivate your character. You can sleep in the side hall recently. The bedding has been packed long ago. Don't worry, my Lord."

What is he reassured about? Qin Ke carefully recalled his wife's reaction today, but he didn't detect any signs of her being angry.

Lu Youqing was indeed not angry, but he should have been taught a lesson, which led to this incident.

Qin Ke thought about it, his eyes lit up, and he turned and walked towards the courtyard next door. Fortunately, Yueya was still awake. When she saw Qin Ke coming, she raised her hands for a hug.

"Yueya, be good and help daddy later, okay?"

Crescent Moon nestled in his arms and tilted her head: "What?"

"When you get to the door, you can call mother out, okay?"

"Why?" Yueya's voice was soft and sticky.

Qin Ke kissed her delicate cheek and explained, "Because Daddy has made Mom unhappy, but Mom will definitely not be angry with Yueya, so as soon as Yueya speaks, Mom will come out to see the baby."

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