Resisting the Wind and Splendor

Qin Muxue's expression changed slightly, and she wanted to explain, but Chu Yueli preemptively said, "Let's talk in my room."

Qin Muxue was somewhat resistant and did not want to tell anyone about her illness.

But this time, Chu Yueli didn't give her any chance to refuse. He pulled her all the way back to his own courtyard, and after they entered the house and closed the door, Zisu made tea for the two of them. Chu Yueli stared at her, not missing a single expression in her eyes.

“I told you last time that if you want to live longer, you need to rest in bed, but you not only didn’t listen, you also secretly took Shijin powder, didn’t you?”

"Shi Jin San?" Zi Su's eyes widened in surprise. She said urgently, "Miss, Shi Jin San depletes your vital energy and will worsen your condition!"

"I...I didn't, sister-in-law, you...don't think such things, how could I? I value my life, ha..."

Qin Muxue chuckled dryly, still wanting to lie, but seeing Chu Yueli's serious expression, which showed no intention of joking with her, Qin Muxue panicked a little.

Because of the palpitations, I couldn't help but cough again.

"Zisu, help her lie down, I'll give her acupuncture." Chu Yueli said helplessly, taking out her acupuncture kit.

"Need not……"

"Miss, you should listen to Miss and lie down obediently." Zisu pulled Qin Muxue.

Qin Muxue's face was extremely pale at this moment, not only deathly white, but also ashen and sallow.

She coughed incessantly and finally lay down with Zisu's help.

After Chu Yueli's silver needle pierced her heart, she felt a warm sensation wash over her. Soon, her breathing calmed down, and she stopped coughing.

"Sister-in-law, how...how did you know..." She knew she had made a mistake, and didn't dare to speak too loudly, afraid of angering Chu Yueli.

Chu Yueli looked at her face and said helplessly, "I didn't notice it before you left, but just now in the carriage, your complexion got worse and worse, and you didn't even have the strength to speak."

Now she looks like this again.

But he was in such good spirits back then.

He felt exceptionally energetic for a time, but after two hours his energy suddenly dropped and his physical condition deteriorated significantly. That was the effect of Shi Jin San (a traditional Chinese medicine).

Now, taking her pulse again, it was exactly as expected.

"Your body is already so weak, taking Shijin Powder will only hasten your death..." Chu Yueli didn't say the word "death".

Even if she didn't say it, Zisu could understand.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became heavy.

Deathly silence.

Chu Yueli was still administering acupuncture to Qin Muxue. After an unknown amount of time, when she withdrew the last silver needle, Qin Muxue whispered, "Sister-in-law, I know I won't live much longer."

"As long as you know."

"But that's an unchangeable fact. Even you, my dear sister-in-law, can't change it, can you?"

Qin Muxue held her hand, not daring to squeeze too hard for fear of hurting her, yet she didn't want to let go.

“If you were me, cousin-in-law, you would do the same thing as me. Rather than waiting to die in bed, you should go out, do what you want to do, and see the people you want to see. Anyway, we're all going to die sooner or later.”

Chu Yueli was unable to refute these words.

Zisu felt a pang of sadness, and tears almost welled up in her eyes.

She's so young! She's still a little girl, even younger than her and the young lady.

Why can't God have a little more pity for such a young girl?

Why must her young life be taken away?