The Emperor's uncle loves me! My paranoid wife, don't run away

Chapter 289 Beginning

Zhe Qing was not as strong as Zhou Kui to begin with, and on top of that Zhou Kui was drunk, so he was no match at all.

Poor Zhe Qing only had a few pieces of cloth covering his key parts.

Zhou Kui pressed Zhe Qing on the bed, his sticky big hands wandering everywhere, and the door opened at the critical moment.

The young eunuch hit Zhou Kui on the back of the head with a hammer, and Zhou Kui fainted immediately.

"Miss Zhe Qing, let me handle this. Your father-in-law is waiting for you."

Zhe Qing stood up and quickly put the torn strips of cloth on himself.

"I know...I know..."

The young eunuch glanced at Zhe Qing, then turned around silently to deal with Zhou Kui.

The night was deeper.

The noise in Wenyuefang gradually subsided.

The men and women, young and old, in the alley have all found satisfactory partners and disappeared in the soft light behind the vermilion lacquered door.

Ambiguous laughter, low breathing, and charming whispers interweave into a soul-stirring nocturne in this romantic place.

Zhe Qing let out a light breath, raised his hand to tidy up his messy clothes, and stared at the closed door in front of him without blinking.

"Squeak-"

She gently pushed the door open, and the smell of the room hit her in the face, a mixture of incense and a hint of sickening sweetness, like some kind of decadent smell that was being concealed.

The flickering candlelight in the room illuminated a lazy figure lying on the bed.

Eunuch Qian was half leaning on the brocade quilt, his hair was disheveled, and the grease on his face had been melted by sweat, making it look even greasier.

He narrowed his eyes, watching Zhe Qing approaching slowly, with an ambiguous smile on his lips.

"Ahem..." He cleared his throat, his voice hoarse with a hint of fatigue, yet also revealing some hidden excitement.

"What are you standing there for? Why don't you come over here?"

Zhe Qing lowered his eyes, concealing the emotions in them, and slowly walked towards him.

Approaching the bed, Eunuch Qian raised his head slightly.

His eyes were fixed on Zhe Qing's face, filled with greed and some undisguised possessiveness.

"You and I are both here, why are you still wearing veils?"

The moment the gauze fell to the ground, a familiar face appeared under the candlelight——

Luo Yumin.

Once a princess, a member of the royal family.

The impoverished man who was sent to Country A is now standing here, sleeping on Eunuch Qian's bed.

Luo Yumin is dead, she is now Zhe Qing.

Eunuch Qian narrowed his eyes, and a gleam of pride and scrutiny flashed in his eyes.

The box that had just been taken out from under the bed had been opened and was lying quietly on the soft quilt on the bed.

Zhe Qing's eyes swept over the wooden box, and his fingertips trembled slightly.

This box is Eunuch Qian's treasure that shows off his masculinity. It is filled with all kinds of tools.

Eunuch Qian grabbed Zhe Qing and Zhe Qing fell into his arms.

"Where's that flirtatious spirit you had just now? Why are you like a piece of wood in front of me?"

"Twist! Jump!"

"Do you look down on me?"

"Speak to you!"

Eunuch Qian kept saying this while pinching Zhe Qing's back hard. Purple pimples instantly appeared where his fingers pinched.

Zhe Qing was in so much pain that tears were streaming down his face.

"I do not have……"

Eunuch Qian threw Zhe Qing onto the bed and casually pulled out a huge cylinder from a wooden box.

The veins on the forehead and wrists are exposed.

"See how I deal with you!"

Zhe Qing began her painful and long night, during which many things happened that could not be overlooked.

In her dreams at midnight, Zhe Qing regretted countless times. If she had not listened to Luo Yu's question and had not gone to Country A to look for Hong Qigong, perhaps she would not have fallen into such a situation?

She didn't understand, and Luo Yu asked why he treated her like this.

……

On the day of the festival, two major events occurred in Kyoto.

The first thing is that Zhou Kui, the owner of Zhou Sheng Money House, and his family disappeared overnight and their whereabouts are unknown.

The second thing is that Minister Shen and his entire family were poisoned and bedridden.

The people in Kyoto were in an uproar.

The sound of the wind is roaring.

The teahouse was crowded with people.

"Didn't Zhou Kui just win the beauty at Wen Yue Fang yesterday? Why did his whole family run away today?"

"Who knows? Some people say he offended some important person and fled overnight."

"But some people also said that his family didn't even take away the pots and pans, and there was still half a table of uneaten food at home, like-"

"Like what?"

"It's like being kidnapped by a ghost..."

Everyone shuddered and shrank their necks.

On the other hand, the tragic news from Minister Shen’s residence caused an uproar.

"Don't mention Zhou Kui. Minister Shen's entire family has been poisoned, and even Lady Fangyi, who is known for her outstanding medical skills, is bedridden!" someone said indignantly.

"Lord Fangyi?" A merchant from outside the province was puzzled.

"You may not know that Lady Fangyi Shen Runing is the legitimate daughter of Minister Shen. She is an excellent doctor. The emperor even praised her for saving countless lives."

"Even she fell down?" The merchant gasped.

"It must have been done by the people of the Golden Scale Kingdom!" Someone in the crowd shouted, "Prince Ruyang was fighting on the frontier, and the Golden Scale Kingdom must have been no match for him, so they poisoned Princess Ruyang!"

As soon as this was said, everyone nodded.

"This poison is so evil, I heard that even the imperial doctors in the palace are helpless!"

"..."

The atmosphere in the Shen Mansion was heavy.

The inner courtyard was filled with a strong aroma of medicine. Imperial doctors were coming in and out, all with frowns and worried looks on their faces.

On the bed, Shen Runing's face was pale, his lips were blue, he was covered with a thick quilt, and his fingers were slightly curled up.

"Lord Fangyi..."

Doctor Ma, who is nearly fifty years old, stood in front of the bed with a sad expression, muttering to himself, "Blame my incompetence... Even you can only delay the poison, I... I have no other choice..."

"This poison is very strange, I have never seen it before..."

Shen Runing slowly opened her eyes, her eyes were calm, and she raised the corners of her mouth with a slight bitter smile: "Doctor Ma... don't blame yourself..." She took a hard breath, feeling a tearing pain in her throat, and murmured in a low voice: "Ahem... life and death are up to fate..."

Doctor Ma's eyes were red and his fists were clenched.

"Lord Fangyi, please don't give up..."

"I, I'll go back and continue my research!"

……

There was also turmoil in the palace.

The emperor sat behind the imperial desk with a gloomy expression, and cast sharp eyes at Eunuch Qian who was kneeling in the hall.

"Why do you have such big dark circles under your eyes?"

"Your Majesty, I just didn't sleep well. I'm fine."

The emperor frowned and waved his hand.

"That's all."

"Is there any progress on the Shen family's poisoning?"

"Your Majesty, all the imperial doctors have gone to the Shen Mansion, but——"