Her voice was so sweet and charming that it sent a tingle down one's spine the moment it reached the ears.
Despite this, Rong Xun still refused to compromise.
"Be good. Drinking this is good for you and the baby," he said. Then, out of nowhere, he took out a box of candied fruits. "You can have these after you finish the medicine."
Tang Youyou saw the colorful candied fruits inside. They looked so beautiful. She reached out her hand to grab them, but Rong Xun quickly held the box away from her.
"Drink the medicine first, then you can have them."
She pouted unhappily and reluctantly picked up the revolting bowl of medicine. After hesitating for a moment, she put it to Rong Xun's lips.
"You drink it first."
She didn't want to endure the bitterness alone.
Rong Xun was helpless with her. He took a sip of the medicine himself. To be honest, it was really bitter.
Seeing him swallow it expressionlessly, Tang Youyou couldn't help but wonder if this guy had no sense of taste.
"Isn't it bitter?"
Rong Xun shook his head nonchalantly. "Not at all."
She was a bit skeptical. But seeing that he showed no reaction at all, she leaned over the bowl half - believingly. Just the smell made her feel the bitterness.
Forget it. She pinched her nose and gulped down the medicine. Her eyebrows knitted tighter and tighter.
Seeing that she was almost done, Rong Xun quickly popped a candied fruit into her mouth.
"You liar! It's so bitter!"
Tang Youyou's eyebrows never relaxed. While pounding on this liar in front of her, she opened her mouth and was fed one candied fruit after another.
It was not until she had eaten all the candied fruits that she finally felt a bit better, and her eyebrows finally relaxed.
...
The innkeeper arranged a guest room for Lin Sheng. She pushed the door open, took off her headscarf, and looked at herself in the mirror. The hideous scars on her side face were the indelible hatred in her life.
Although she had used many ointments and invited many doctors at her aunt's place, since the best treatment time had passed, it was not easy to heal these scars.
It meant that she had to live with these hideous scars for the rest of her life and could no longer walk on the street openly.
She clenched her fists and slammed them hard on the pillow, gnashing her teeth and wishing she could kill that man right now.
Taking advantage of the thick night, Lin Sheng changed her outfit, put on a veil, and closed the door.
She tiptoed past each guest room, trying to find out where that woman lived.
Just as she was about to go up to the third floor, she suddenly saw the guard up there. It was the same guard who had told Tang Youyou to go back to her room earlier.
She quickly leaned against the wall and hid, not daring to breathe loudly. She let out a sigh of relief until he walked away.
It seemed that the third floor was being guarded, which meant that woman was inside.
At this time, Tang Youyou was already sound asleep. Rong Xun, who had been guarding her, got up, put on his coat, and went out.
"Master, currently Rong Jiangyu has sent people to look for Madam's whereabouts, and he is going to lead his troops to the capital of the Great Ming Kingdom tomorrow," Tie Shou appeared late at night and reported the situation of Rong Jiangyu to Rong Xun as soon as he came back. "There's another thing."
He leaned forward and whispered, "We've already transported General Lan'er's body to the capital of the Xia Kingdom."
Rong Xun smiled faintly. "Good. We'll keep the details of this matter under wraps for now. Let him figure it out on his own."
"Okay. However, we still have no clues about Lin Sheng's whereabouts. All we know is that she was rescued by Lin Yuan and went to the Western Regions. Later, we found out that she left the Western Regions not long ago, and then there was no news of her."
Rong Xun's eyes drooped slightly. "This woman will always be a disaster if we keep her. Whether she knows the whereabouts of the antidote or not, we can't let her live. If you see her, deal with her directly."
"Yes."
Tie Shou calculated the days and couldn't help but feel worried. "Master, the fifteenth of next month is the day when your poison will flare up. You'd better go back to the Wuya Pavilion in advance."
Rong Xun was silent for a moment and then looked back in the direction where Tang Youyou was.
"If only she was willing to go back with me."
Tie Shou saw the expectation and disappointment in the master's eyes. When had their master become so emotional?
They didn't know if this was a good or a bad thing. As for him, he was willing to see the master stay with his beloved one for a lifetime. But this would also make the master vulnerable to attacks.
However, he always stood by Rong Xun's side.
"Master, you haven't even asked. How do you know Madam won't be willing to go back with you?"
Rong Xun let out a laugh, but it was hard to tell if he agreed.
"With her personality, do you think she'll stay in the Wuya Pavilion forever?"
Tie Shou didn't know. Although he was fully capable of investigating this mistress of the pavilion, he still didn't dare to.
Although he had seen her, he still didn't know much about this mistress.
"She won't," Rong Xun said with a happy smile. The Wuya Pavilion could be her backer, but it was not a cage to trap her.
Then, he changed the subject. "Tell your men to keep a close eye on the Xia Kingdom. Within three days, the Xia Kingdom will surely borrow troops from everywhere to attack Rong Jiangyu. Tell Wen Xue to keep an eye on this matter. He can negotiate the price."
"Yes."
This was a deal worth at least five cities, but the Wuya Pavilion never wanted these. They only needed enough gold and silver.
Early the next morning, Tang Youyou woke up and found that Rong Xun was gone.
She felt a bit panicked for a moment. She never thought that he would leave without saying goodbye this time.
She quickly went downstairs to find Ye Yue. When she saw her, she grabbed her. "Where's Rong Xun?"
"Huh?" Ye Yue didn't know how to answer. Wasn't the master right here?
Rong Xun came out of the kitchen, carrying a bowl of white fungus and lotus seed soup. Seeing her panicked look, he was overjoyed.
"What's wrong?" He walked up to her with a smile, put down the bowl in his hand, and tucked the stray hair in front of her forehead behind her ear.
Seeing him, Tang Youyou finally felt relieved.
She didn't know when it started, but she began to worry that one day Rong Xun would leave without saying goodbye, just like that day in the palace when the news of his death was suddenly announced.
"Did you... make this?"
She looked at the porridge in the bowl. It looked quite presentable.
"Yes. I made it especially for you. You've eaten a bit too greasy these days. This is to help you get rid of the greasiness."
This man always surprised and scared her unexpectedly. She never thought that he could even cook for her in person. It was really rare.
"What's gotten into you? Why did you suddenly decide to cook?"
Rong Xun thought to himself that it was all for pleasing her so that she would go back to the Wuya Pavilion with him.
He had thought about it all night last night, wondering how to get her to agree to his request. After much thought, he decided that he had to make her happy first.
Maybe she would agree when she was in a good mood.
"Try it quickly."
Rong Xun blew on the spoonful of soup and then put it to her lips, signaling her to open her mouth.
Without hesitation, she opened her mouth and ate the lotus seed soup he had made himself. To be honest, it tasted really good.
"Sure enough, smart people can do anything effortlessly," she praised without hesitation.
Hearing this, Rong Xun was as happy as if he had seen a flower bloom. There was a smile in his eyes and eyebrows.
With this charming face and this gentle smile, Tang Youyou was momentarily stunned. She stared blankly at his lips and then tiptoed to kiss him.