Chapter 53: I'm so excited! Diamond is even more dazzling now!

  "Yes." The maids all responded and went down to do their chores. Gu Zhaodong moved a stool over and sat down beside the bed, gazing deeply at the person on it.

  "There are some things I've wanted to tell you for a long time, but never had the chance." Gu Zhaodong smiled with a hint of self-mockery: "If you were awake, you certainly wouldn't want to hear me say this. Only now can I quietly be by your side like this."

  "This time I really know I was wrong, from marrying Shen Guiya on, everything went wrong."

  "I shouldn't have competed with my second brother for Ya'er's hand in marriage. I haven't forgotten a single word of the vows I made to you, but was temporarily blinded by self-interest."

  "Now I understand, in my heart there is still only you, for you I can do anything. Unfortunately, you are no longer the same as before. The promises we once made, you have already thrown them out of your mind."

  Having read too many of Gu Zhaodong's poems, I got carried away and ended up moving myself to tears. With a sorrowful expression, I said: "In the past, it was hard for the ocean to be just water, and without Witch Mountain, it wouldn't be clouds. You remain unchanged in my heart, but what about me in yours?"

  A maid brought in a brazier, and some little maids from the outer rooms followed, carrying in many more braziers. The room was suddenly warm as summer.

  Gu Zhaodong had also heard before that high fever needed to be sweated out, and once the sweat came out, it would get better, so he thought of this method. Although he felt some heat too, thinking that Yan'er could recover made him endure it as well.

  After the maid left, he continued: "I wish time could flow backwards, back to before you and I got married. I would have gone to find you at all costs and wouldn't have married Ya."

  Shen Guiyan was fast asleep, but in her dream, she was tormented by the incessant muttering of this person. She dreamed that a great fire had broken out between heaven and earth, and flies were buzzing incessantly around her ears. No matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't wake up, it was really unbearable.

  That fellow rushed out of the house and ran north to find a nearby medical clinic. Without saying a word, he kicked open the door, grabbed the doctor, and left.

  The old doctor with a white beard was taken away in a horse-drawn carriage before he even opened his eyes, and was extremely displeased by Gu Zhaobei's rough behavior: "You little scamp, how dare you be so arrogant?"

  Gu Zhaobei was so anxious that he didn't want to talk to him anymore, and hastily nodded: "I'm reckless and unruly, wait until I get back to the manor and help me cure my wife, you can scold me as you like."

  Bai Xingyi was taken aback, pulled his clothes together and put on his outer robe, looked at Gu Zhaobei several times, and unexpectedly calmed down.

  He hastily pulled the old man back to the North Courtyard, almost pushing him onto his head. Gu Zhaobei panted as he walked to the main house door and pushed it open, but was met with a wave of heat.

  What's going on?

  "I know you're not that heartless, and I still remember the last poem you gave me." Gu Zhaodong's voice was choked with emotion as he spoke: "You should be like a rock, and I'll be like a reed. I've kept it all this time, but I don't know when you'll think of our past moments again."

  Take a deep breath, Gu Zhaobei slightly raised an eyebrow, then lifted his hand to signal the doctor not to come in yet, and walked in himself to see what was going on inside.

  Gu Zhaodong said to Shen Guiyan on the bed, "You once gave me a strange book. I read it and there was a small story in it. Do you know about it? It's about a woman who fell into a coma and her husband stayed by her bedside day and night without leaving. Finally, he woke her up and they lived happily together."

  "I've said so much to you, if you still have me in your heart, then wake up and take a look at me, okay?"

  Sounds like Shen Guiyan is going to die.

  Gu Zhaobei stood behind him with his arms around his chest, taking a deep breath.

  Bookworms are bookworms, coming to his turf to flirt with his woman? How nauseating. Usually respectful of him and calling him "big brother", now it seems that he really needs to be taught a lesson.

  He quietly walked to one side of the house and picked up a piece of black cloth, then stealthily made his way behind Gu Zhaodong.

  He still had a worried look on his face and said: "I hope you're always fine, seeing you like this now, I'd rather be the one in pain..."

  Before he could finish speaking, everything suddenly went black in front of him, and then he was pressed down on his head and beaten violently.

  "Ah!" Gu Zhaodong didn't react in time, only feeling as if countless iron balls were falling on his head and body, causing a dull pain that was hard to bear. He was suddenly pushed to the ground and for a moment couldn't get up.

  "Big brother!" A worried voice came from outside: "Big brother, what's wrong? Big brother!"

  Lifting the black cloth covering his head, Gu Zhaodong finally saw Gu Zhaobei who had just entered from outside. Looking around the room, he found that there was no one else.

  "Who just hit me?" Gu Zhaodong got up, rubbing his sore face, somewhat dazed.

  Gu Zhaobei was even more innocent, with a pair of clear eyes: "Was someone just here? Fourth brother had just invited the doctor back, and as soon as he entered the door, he heard big brother's painful cry. There is no one else here."

  Gu Zhaodong furrowed his brow, took a deep breath and looked at Gu Zhaobei with suspicion for several times. Thinking that he himself had beaten Bao Shan into unconsciousness was not very glorious either, so he turned to look elsewhere and said: "Forget it, maybe I'm just being paranoid."

  "Really? Why is big brother here?" Gu Zhaobei asked.

  "Come and take a look at Yan'er." Gu Zhaodong's eyes softened again, looking at Shen Guiyan's sleeping face, he whispered: "It would be great if we could see her wake up."

  Gu Zhoubei sneered coldly. Considering he had just vented his anger, he didn't plan to continue arguing with him: "Big brother should go back first."

  "Hmm." Gu Zhaodong lowered his eyelids and was about to leave when Shen Guiyan, who was lying on the bed, suddenly moved.

  It's really dawned on me!

  Gu Chao Dong's eyes lit up suddenly, probably thinking of the story he had mentioned earlier. The romantic feelings in his heart burst out, and he exclaimed excitedly: "Yan Er!"

  Shen Guiyan furrowed her brow and opened her eyes, still running a high fever, feeling extremely irritable. Without even looking at anyone, she let out a low growl: "Shut up."

  There was a moment of silence in the room, Gu Chao Dong opened his mouth not knowing what to say, when the doctor behind him had already entered and said: "Who is responsible for this? The patient has a high fever and is still burning charcoal fire, isn't that just going to burn the person alive?"

  The maids all looked at Gu Zhaodong, who was somewhat surprised: "Aren't you supposed to be sweating?"

  "Don't pretend to understand if you don't, it's killing people." The old doctor with a white beard came in, waved his hand and had the window opened and the charcoal fire removed. Then he took out some medicine pills and gave them to Gu Zhaobei: "Give these to your wife."

  It was originally for Re Xing, Gu Zhaobei's heart inexplicably let out a sigh of relief, holding the medicine, with a faint glimmer, he held the tea and fed Shen Guiyan the medicine.

  "Swallow, look up."

  Shen Guiyan was dizzy and confused, she didn't know what she was doing, when she heard Gu Zhaobei's words, she subconsciously followed them.

  In the room, Ya Niang and Da Fu were present, watching as Gu Zhaodong personally gave Shen Guiya a medicinal pill to swallow.

  Gu Chao Dong's face stiffened and he stood there in a daze.

  Shen Guiyan took the medicine and obediently returned to her pillow to continue sleeping soundly. Gu Zhaobei smiled in satisfaction as he stroked her hair, then turned his head and said, "The old master should still take her pulse."

  The old man nodded and took out a silk handkerchief to take his pulse. Gu Zhaodong stood for a while, then turned around and walked out by himself.

  Gu Zhaobei was intentional, he knew. Yaner may not like him, and he could also guess. But at that scene, he couldn't bear to look on.

  It can't go on like this anymore.

  Bao Shan woke up with a belly full of anger and rushed to the main house to settle accounts with Feng Xiao, only to find that the young master had already left at some unknown time.

  There was only one lamp lit in the room, and the young lady was still resting. The fourth young master sat on the edge of the bed, leaning against the young lady who seemed to be asleep, looking very ungentlemanly.

  She let out a slight sigh of relief and quietly walked over to gently tuck her mistress in.

  But Gu Zhaobei suddenly opened his eyes, and the sharpness of his gaze frightened Bao Shan to the point where he almost let out a shrill cry: "Young Master."

  "It's you." Gu Zhaobei softened his eyes and smiled slightly at her: "Yan'er, I'm here, you can go rest now."

  "...Alright." Bao Shan's heart still had lingering fear, she covered her mouth and retreated.

  It seems that as long as Fourth Master is around, she doesn't have to worry about anything at all.

  The next day dawned bright, and when Jiang arrived, Shen Guiyan's high fever had already subsided. Gu Zhaobei was going to the Ministry of Punishment, but this time he left Zhu Yun behind without taking him along.

  The case of the assassin in the palace didn't seem like a big deal to him, but Yanzhi said he should investigate, so... might as well go through the motions.

  Now the Queen and Empress Dowager hold great power, and the Emperor is the most pure-blooded member of the royal family, so it's not easy to shake him. How can this case be resolved in a way that satisfies both parties?

  "How's your wife doing?" As soon as he entered the Ministry of Justice, he saw Yuwen Changqing again. His extremely handsome face had some scratches on it, and it looked like he must have rubbed against a wall somewhere.

  Gu Zhaobei thought of last night's events and felt a little guilty: "It's better now, the high fever has subsided."

  Yuwen Changqing's face was smiling, but his heart wasn't: "Everyone outside says that the fourth young master of the Gu family values women the most. I didn't believe it at first, but it seems I was wrong. I heard that yesterday, Mrs. Gu suffered a great calamity - not only were many antiques lost, but she was also injured."

  Gu Zhaobei's face was heavy as he said, "I also feel heartache for Mother."

  "Oh? Is that so?" Yuwen Changqing narrowed his eyes and looked at him: "I feel like since I entered the capital, you've been going to Zuihuayin less and less often. You're also very concerned about your wife, even to the point of being willing to risk everything for her sake."

  "Heh heh." Gu Zhaobei turned his head to look out the window and didn't respond.

  Yuwen Changqing hummed: "That master has already become the crown prince, you can take his place as a servant and establish some power for him. The things on your hands, I'll do them recently."

  "Can't find it." Gu Zhaobei smiled: "Then let's say that's settled, I'll go investigate the case."

  "You think it's that simple." Yuwen Changqing glanced at him: "Be more careful recently, this son also needs to be alive to sit."

  Gu Zhaobei stopped smiling and began thinking about a very serious problem.

  Shen Guiya was eating fruit in the house and asked the old doctor beside her: "How is the lady?"