Chapter 239: Senior Brother, Son-in-law’s Little Secret
“Cough— —”
In the pitch-black, small space, the curled-up little girl’s breathing was a little rapid.
After being poisoned last night, Huang Quan had been hiding in the wardrobe of Ye Anping’s bedroom. She had slept intermittently for several naps, relying on the pills Ye Anping gave her to suppress the poison in her body.
Although Ye Anping had told her to take one pill every hour, she didn’t know how long an hour was. So, she swallowed a pill whenever she felt unwell.
At this moment, it was likely that the medicinal effect of the pills had worn off again. Huang Quan immediately pulled out the stopper of the small pill bottle in her hand, preparing to take another one.
However, after opening the stopper and shaking it, she discovered that there were no pills left inside.
The stinging pain in her chest intensified, and Huang Quan suddenly panicked. She didn’t know what time it was outside. If she went out, she would surely die if she encountered danger.
But if she didn’t go out now, the poison would likely kill her right here.
Huang Quan pondered for a moment, and finally, with no other choice, she pushed open the wardrobe with all her might. Perhaps because of the poison, or because she had been curled up inside for too long, her body had no strength at all.
With a thud, Huang Quan fell directly from the wardrobe, her face hitting the ground.
“Hiss…”
She bit her lip, looked up at the window, and seeing that it was already bright daylight outside, she immediately opened her mouth and shouted.
“Help… Help…”
Unfortunately, her voice was weak and breathless, and it couldn’t even penetrate the paper window.
“Help… Mansion guards… Help…”
A deep sense of despair surged into her heart. Gritting her teeth, she crawled on the ground towards the door, trying to grasp a sliver of hope for survival.
“Help…”
Creak— —
The sound of the wooden window hinges came, and Ye Anping, wearing a bloodstained outfit, quietly climbed into the room through the window facing the back.
To create an alibi, when the elders of the Sword Sect were still discussing around Pei Lianxue, he had hurriedly flown back to Yi Shui Peak alone using his flying sword.
As for why he needed to create an alibi?
His original intention was to reconcile Yun Jiujiu and Yun Yiyi after they went through hardships together.
If Yun Yiyi knew that he had secretly participated in this matter, she would naturally feel that it was because of him that she had survived Zhuang Yan.
Yun Yiyi’s favorability towards him had already maxed out, and gaining more favorability had no effect. If Yun Yiyi knew that he had secretly saved her, he would inevitably take away some of Yun Yiyi’s favorability towards Yun Jiujiu.
However, he never expected that Huang Quan, this girl, was actually still in his bedroom.
It was already afternoon, and the mansion guards of the Yun Manor had not discovered Huang Quan hiding in his bedroom wardrobe?
Ye Anping twisted his eyebrows, walked over slowly, and quickly picked up Huang Quan, who was lying on the ground, placed her back on the bedding, and took her pulse.
“Son-in-law, you…”
“Shh—” Ye Anping raised his index finger, signaling her to be quiet, and took out a set of acupuncture needles from his storage bag, saying, “Rest quietly, and then listen to what I say next.”
Ye Anping controlled the needles with spiritual energy, then gently pulled open Huang Quan’s bloodstained clothes, revealing her fair and delicate shoulders. He then inserted the acupuncture needles into several acupoints on her body, forcing out the residual poison.
At the same time, he said gently:
“Miss Huang Quan, last night I asked you to come and comb my hair, but then four villains poured poison into the room, intending to assassinate me. I resisted with all my might and killed three of them. The one remaining fled when he saw that the situation was bad.”
“… …”
“After that, I was struck by a potent poison and fell to the ground, unable to move. You found the pills from my storage bag and took them with me, which allowed us to survive. However, I still fell asleep, and when I woke up, it was already past noon the next day.”
Hearing this, Huang Quan’s eyes were filled with confusion:
“What? Hiss—”
Ye Anping pulled out a blackened acupuncture needle, replaced it with a new one, and said:
“From now on, if anyone asks you, you will answer like this. Remember this.”
“But… Son-in-law, this…”
“Just consider it helping me out, okay?” Ye Anping gently stroked her messy hair, and with his right hand, he gripped the acupuncture needle at the Heart Door acupoint on her chest, saying, “This way, you will have meritorious service for protecting the master. Eldest Miss Yun will surely reward you handsomely. It won’t do you any harm.”
Huang Quan was completely bewildered at this moment. She clearly remembered that there were only three attackers yesterday, and Ye Anping had impersonated one of the attackers in the end. How could this be…
Ye Anping asked softly: “How is it? Will you tell a little lie for your son-in-law?”
Upon Ye Anping’s second question, Huang Quan suddenly came back to her senses. Looking at his hand gently smoothing her hair, she blushed and replied:
“…Mm, whatever Son-in-law tells me to say, I will say.”
Seeing the girl blush, Ye Anping felt a trace of guilt for his handsomeness. He sighed softly, but then heard Huang Quan hesitate for a moment and add in a small voice:
“Um… if I lie for Son-in-law, can Son-in-law grant me one thing?”
“Oh?” Ye Anping raised his eyebrows and said, “You tell me.”
Huang Quan pursed her lips nervously, staring intently into Ye Anping’s eyes, afraid he would be angry. She pleaded:
“Son-in-law, can you let me take care of you personally? Such as helping you get dressed in the morning, bathing and warming the bed at night… And if Son-in-law needs to relieve himself, I can also… I have been with Eldest Miss since I was young, and I am very clean… Son-in-law can rest assured…”
“… …”
Seeing Ye Anping stunned, Huang Quan quickly changed her tune:
“Ah… if Son-in-law is unwilling, then forget it. I will still help Son-in-law lie for you…”
Ye Anping curled his lips, neither nodding nor shaking his head. He continued to help Huang Quan detoxify her body. He had felt last night that this girl was probably trying to climb into his bed and seduce him, but he hadn’t expected her to say it directly.
“Neither I nor your Eldest Miss are married, yet you dare to propose becoming a concubine?”
“Ah…”
“You girl have quite a lot of courage.”
Ye Anping narrowed his eyes, causing Huang Quan’s face to turn pale instantly. She guiltily lowered her head with a pout, with no room for explanation.
She suddenly realized that she had been infatuated by the hand Ye Anping had placed on her forehead.
“So… I’m sorry, Son-in-law, I…”
“Enough, I won’t mention it to Eldest Miss. I agree to you taking care of me personally.”
Speaking of which, Ye Anping suddenly recalled a few days ago when he slept with Yun Yiyi and she rubbed her cheek against his instep.
Analyzing this incident, he felt that Yun Yiyi might have a chance of sneaking into his room at night.
“Mm…” Ye Anping lowered his eyes and pondered for a while, saying, “But whether you can become a concubine is not something I can decide, Miss Huang Quan. Mainly, I have some weakness in that area. I can’t get it up, do you understand?”
?!
Hearing this, Huang Quan’s eyes widened slightly, and she couldn’t help but glance at Ye Anping’s pants. But realizing that staring was impolite, she quickly averted her gaze.
She pondered for a moment and asked:
“Ah… Is Son-in-law born this way?”
“No, I privately went to see Doctor Zhang. Doctor Zhang said it would be fine when I get older.” Ye Anping fabricated a reason, saying, “Please don’t let Eldest Miss know about this, and if Eldest Miss comes to climb into my bed in the future, remember to help me stop her, okay?”
Son-in-law is actually telling her something like this, which clearly means he trusts her… Huang Quan smiled sweetly with pursed lips and nodded:
“Mm…”
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