Gu Beiyue lay on the bed. He was actually conscious, but he was so weak that he couldn't speak. Even if he had the urge to speak, he would want to cough.
He didn't know how much Qin Min's acupuncture skills had improved in these three years. Just a few needles could actually suppress his coughing.
Otherwise, he really didn't know how much torture he would have to endure this time.
After the medical reform, he was waiting. Waiting for Jin Zi's triumphant return from Wintercrow Country, waiting for the Emperor and the Empress to officially enter the imperial capital and the palace. Then, he would leave.
Actually, there was no need for the Empress to chase him away. He already had plans to rest. To be precise, he wanted to retire. Retire to a place where no one knew him and personally teach Little Shadow Qinggong.
He couldn't cure himself, but he was very clear about his condition. He could even estimate the time he had left.
Little Shadow was so talented. He was confident that he could teach Little Shadow.
Everything was in the plan, including his life.
Qin Min was also part of the plan. However, he couldn't bear to do something that wasn't part of the plan.
He couldn't figure it out. Thinking about it now, perhaps his sudden return tonight was also because of this' unwillingness'.
Just as Xi Yubo was about to be forced by Qin Min to reveal the truth about the Shadow Clan, Gu Beiyue raised his hand with great effort and stopped Xi Yubo.
"Master is awake!" Xi Yubo was overjoyed.
Qin Min hurried over and asked, "Gu Beiyue, how are you? Are you still not feeling well? "
Gu Beiyue handed the divorce letter that he had been holding in his hand to Qin Min.
Qin Min was stunned. She thought that he didn't want the divorce letter. However, when she took it and looked at it carefully, she saw a handprint on it. It was a bloody handprint that was especially clear.
His left hand was stained with blood from his coughing, but his right hand, which had been holding the divorce letter, was clean!
This handprint, when did he imprint it?
This guy was about to die, but he didn't even bother to leave his handprint on the divorce letter?
Qin Min didn't know whether she was angry or sad. She didn't hesitate to tear the divorce letter to shreds. She said angrily, "Gu Beiyue, I regret it! Unless you recover from your illness, I will never divorce you or leave you in this lifetime! If you want me to leave, you better get better quickly! "
Gu Beiyue slowly opened his eyes and looked at the angry Qin Min, shaking his head helplessly.
Qin Min was about to explode from anger. Perhaps only anger could suppress the sadness in her heart. She angrily warned, "If you try shaking your head again, I'll write a letter right now to tell His Majesty and Her Majesty about this matter, as well as Mu Ling 'er and the others. I want to tell everyone! "
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Beiyue stopped. He didn't dare to shake his head again.
This threat was very effective against him.
He had been alone for many years. He had no clansmen or relatives. He only had that group of friends. The storms and waves had passed, and so had the hardships and difficulties. He did not want to break this hard-won period of peace and quiet.
Seeing that Gu Beiyue did not move, Qin Min's anger subsided a little. However, once her anger subsided, her heart began to ache. Her heart felt as if it was being strangled. It hurt so much that she couldn't breathe.
Most of the time, anger was not the real emotion, but sadness.
Anger was a form of concealment and a form of self-protection.
Anger was outward, but sadness was hidden in the heart. When the anger gradually subsided, what was left was an unbearable pain.
Qin Min said indifferently, "Uncle Xi, you can leave first. I want to talk to your master alone. "
Xi Yubo still did not dare to be impudent and cast an inquiring look at his master.
After Gu Beiyue's silent consent, Xi Yubo left and closed the door.
He didn't know what Qin Min and Gu Beiyue talked about. Anyway, it was not until the next morning when the first ray of sunlight shone into the courtyard that Qin Min opened the door and came out.
She walked to the courtyard and raised her hands. She stretched her body and took in deep breaths of fresh air. Although the tears at the corners of her eyes were very obvious, her eyes were not as dim as last night. The sunlight still shone into her eyes and illuminated her entire being.
After a while, she personally went to prepare breakfast. She left a portion for Little Shadow and brought the rest to Gu Beiyue's room.
Gu Beiyue could already get out of bed. He was still the same as before. One could tell that his body was not well, but one could not tell that he had contracted a serious illness and would not live for long.
When Qin Min came in, he was standing in front of the study table and picking up the air pineapple beside the inkstone.
This was given to him by Qin Min years ago. He had left it here and had not taken care of it.
Even though the air pineapple was rootless and did not need to be taken care of, it still needed to be taken care of. In the past four years, this air pineapple that was only the size of a child's palm had completely grown. It was as big as his palm and a yellow flower sprouted from the center of the flower. It was not very beautiful, but it was very pleasing to the eye and had a special kind of beauty. Moreover, two small buds sprouted from the bottom of the flower as if it had given birth to two babies.
In the past four years, it must have been Qin Min who had been protecting it. Otherwise, no matter how tenacious the flower was, it would still wither.
Qin Min walked over with breakfast and said with a smile, "Be careful, don't drop the buds at the side. The two buds will fall off on their own in a few days and can survive on their own. Come and eat. From today onwards, I'll take care of your three meals. However, you have to show some appreciation for the food expenses. "
"Okay."
Gu Beiyue carefully put down the air pineapple and walked over to take a look. The breakfast that he had prepared for Qin Min had unexpectedly arrived.
Qin Min spread a beige napkin on the table, and the bowls and plates were light pink. The tableware was so exquisite that there was even a chopstick holder. She cooked a small pot of white rice porridge and seemed to have added some millet. There were specks of yellow in the porridge. She also made four side dishes: fish, eggs, and two vegetables.
On a summer morning, such a light but not vegetarian breakfast coupled with elegant tableware was enough to whet one's appetite.
At the very least, Gu Beiyue had not calmed down and had a slow breakfast for a long time. He usually finished his meal with a cup of water and a steamed bun.
The two of them sat down. Gu Beiyue was still frowning slightly. Qin Min said seriously, "Grand Tutor Gu, if you keep this face of yours. Our agreement will be voided! "
Last night, she knew the secret of the Shadow Clan and the truth of his illness.
The Shadow Clan had been passed down from generation to generation. Only his grandfather was an exception, but he only lived to his early forties. His father only lived to the age of 25. His ancestors had a strange illness that was passed down from generation to generation. Almost no one was spared. They could only use medicinal baths to nourish their bodies and delay time as much as possible.
In the end, the coughing would not stop, and the person would be coughed to death. He had always suspected that his father was not coughed to death, but that his grandfather had personally taken his life to avoid the final pain.
Last night, Qin Min was very insistent. She said, "I'll leave when you recover."
Only then did he tell her the truth. He said, "You can't wait for me to recover. You have nothing to do with illness or life and death. You just have to leave. "
At that moment, she cried. Looking at him, she cried.
She said, "Gu Beiyue, can I cling to you? I won't cling to you for too long, just five years. If you really can't recover, I'll leave. If you recover, I'll leave too.
He refused. "No."
She threatened, "Unless you kill me to silence me, you'll definitely regret it."
He was silent for a full two hours. She didn't say a word and didn't rush him. She just waited.
In the end, he still compromised. He handed her a small golden knife and said to her very seriously, "Be prepared to kill me, and I'll agree."
She took the small golden knife without hesitation and said, "Okay. Gu Beiyue, from now on, you are my patient. Your life and death are related to me. "
That was how the five-year agreement was made. It had nothing to do with love or life and death. Qin Min convinced herself.
Seeing that Gu Beiyue still wasn't eating, she personally handed it to him. "Grand Tutor Gu, mental treatment is better than medicinal treatment. You should understand. Be happy. I'm not really pestering you, so what are you worried about? Come to me on time for three meals a day and take a medicinal bath for two hours in the morning. The rest of the time is yours. Also, you can call me Doctor Qin in the future. "
Looking at Qin Min's smiling face, Gu Beiyue's lips finally curled into a faint smile. He picked up his chopsticks.
After taking a sip of the porridge, his calm expression changed to surprise and surprise. He never expected Qin Min's culinary skills to be so good that even the porridge was so fragrant.
"Try the side dishes and see if they're to your taste," Qin Min said.
Gu Beiyue still gave her face and tasted all the dishes. "Doctor Qin's culinary skills are excellent. I'll have a good meal in the future."
Qin Min smiled. "Then eat more."
Gu Beiyue thought that she would say something else, but Qin Min didn't say much and only ate quietly.
After the meal, Qin Min went to the medicinal bath. Gu Beiyue went to look for Little Shadow. Little Shadow was five years old and was about to mature. He had to personally teach Little Shadow martial arts.
Perhaps it was because of Qin Min's daily teachings, or maybe it was because of the two letters they exchanged every month, but Little Shadow didn't feel unfamiliar with his father even though he hadn't seen him for three years. In addition, Gu Beiyue was gentle and patient. After a few days, the two of them were as close as father and son.
The days passed like this. Gu Beiyue spent all his time with Little Shadow other than eating with Qin Min and taking a medicinal bath for two hours in the morning. As for Qin Min, other than personally cooking and helping Gu Beiyue with food therapy, she spent the rest of her time on medicinal baths and acupuncture. She asked about Gu Beiyue's condition, including the development of his illness since he was young. She hoped to find a way to combine medicinal baths and acupuncture.
She used the meal time to discuss with Gu Beiyue and never delayed his other time. As for Gu Beiyue taking medicinal baths for the past three years, Gu Beiyue didn't mention it again, so Qin Min misunderstood.
At the beginning of autumn, several pieces of good news came from the north.
Jin Zi conquered the last stone city of Wintercrow Country and took over the entire country. He stationed his troops at the border fortress and planned to spend the winter in Wintercrow Country with Mu Ling'er before triumphantly returning to the south! The only regret was that Jin Zi didn't catch the biggest slave trader in Wintercrow Country, Le Zheng. Le Zheng and his gang all ran away to the Mysterious Continent.
It must be mentioned that last winter, Mu Ling'er gave birth to a daughter for Jin Zi. Jin Zi very willfully named his daughter "Jin Ling" using the "Jin" in his name and the "Ling" in Mu Ling'er's name.
In Han Yunxi's words, "He's afraid that the world doesn't know that Mu Ling'er gave birth to the baby for him."
Therefore, Mu Ling'er was promoted to "Big Ling'er", and little Jin Ling was called "Little Ling'er".
Another piece of good news was that the construction of the imperial capital was completed. The ministers in the imperial court recommended many fortune-tellers, hoping to divine an auspicious day for the emperor and empress to officially move into the imperial palace in the imperial capital.
However, Long Fei Ye picked a day himself, which was the Mid-Autumn Festival!
There was still more than half a month to the Mid-Autumn Festival. On this day, Gu Beiyue finished his breakfast and said to Qin Min, "Pack up. Tomorrow, we'll go north and return to the imperial capital."
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