Chapter 235.1: Hurry and Fight so We Can Move on to Work (1/2)

Jun Xin turned back around and grinned. “In that case, you should give up on the thought of ever consummating your marriage with Baili Yu.”

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Meow a mii, what kind of threat was this?

Tang Doudou didn’t know whether to cry or to laugh. She turned around and rubbed Jun Xin’s head the way he always rubbed hers and said with heartfelt sincerity, “Ah Xin ah, if you had been born in the ancient era, you would have already been drowned in a pig cage!”

‘Drowning in a pig cage’ is an old punishment. The criminal is put in a pig cage, tied up at the opening, and put in the water to drown. A person that had committed a light crime would be given some breathing room and pulled back out once the set period of time had passed, but a person that had committed a severe crime would be drowned to death.

Jun Xin looked baffled. He clearly didn’t understand what she meant.

However, she didn’t explain either and just dusted her hands off with a heavy sigh before walking back into the carriage.

The days on the carriage were hard to endure, but luckily she had Jun Xin to bicker with so the days weren’t that boring. However, after about a week, she developed some health issues.

After all, she was no longer as healthy as before and the knife wound at her abdomen still hadn’t completely healed. After being jolted for several days, one day when she was bickering with Jun Xin, she suddenly vomited blood.

Jun Xin was terribly alarmed and immediately went to grab the doctor that was traveling with them and threw him onto the carriage.

The doctor took a look at her and said that it wasn’t a big problem and that she would be fine after resting a few days. Only then did Jun Xin rush off to find Baili Yu. When Baili Yu heard that her injury had reopened, he immediately gave the order to stop in a nearby mountain village.

It was now night.

“I really am fine. The doctor said that I just needed a good rest…” said Tang Doudou as she looked towards Baili Yu in a pitiful way. He was currently holding a bowl of pitch-black medicine. After blowing on the spoonful of medicine, he moved the spoon towards her mouth.

“Wife, be good. This medicine will help you recover. It really isn’t bitter.”

Tang Doudou pouted. Why does this sound exactly like what she usually said to persuade little kids to drink medicine?

Baili Yu was amazingly patient and he offered another pile of sweet words. In the end, when Tang Doudou didn’t seem that against it anymore, he blew on another spoonful of medicine and said, “Here, say ahh.”

Tang Doudou really wasn’t trying to be unreasonable. It was just that after drinking Chinese medicine for an entire month, she was revolted by just the smell of it.

Right now, she had already opened her mouth several times but still couldn’t bring herself to drink it due to the intense flavor.

Baili Yu saw that she really couldn’t drink the medicine so he called the doctor over again. “Are there any other ways?”

The doctor looked troubled as he replied, “Since the injury is within her body, it can only be treated with medicine.”

Baili Yu didn’t speak and simply swept his gaze over the doctor’s face.

Although Baili Yu’s gaze was mild, to the doctor, it felt like an enormous boulder was crushing down on him. He hastily knelt down and said, “If she can’t drink the medicine, the medicine can be made into a medicinal pill and taken that way.”

As expected, there was another way.

Baili Yu’s tone softened a little. Retrieving his gaze, he said, “You may withdraw.”

The doctor didn’t move.

This doctor had been serving him for many years and has never dared to disobey his words. The fact that he was acting this way undoubtedly meant that there was some difficulty in making the medicine into pills. On matters that involved Tang Doudou, Baili Yu had always exhibited abnormal patience. “If you need anything, find Ye Chuan and he’ll think of a way to get them for you.”

The doctor hastily kowtowed and replied ‘yes’ before withdrawing.

“Just wait patiently alright, Wife? The medicinal pill will be here very soon.” Baili Yu turned around after the doctor left and gently pinched Tang Doudou’s face with an expression of heartache. “Wife has become skinnier.”