Rebirth: My Healer Wife Owns Superpowers-Chapter 362 - "Qi Yue, return my father’s life...
Chapter 362: Chapter 362 “Qi Yue, return my father’s life…
At Qi Mansion, Qi Yue seemed to hear many people calling her in her deep sleep.
They were shouting loudly, angrily… as if they wanted to tear her apart…
Over the years, she felt like she had been doing good deeds and hadn’t provoked anyone, had she?
Why was there such public outrage?
It must be a dream.
She thought groggily as a pair of warm hands reached over, enveloping her ears entirely.
The chaotic voices immediately receded.
“It really is a dream.”
She muttered and continued to sleep.
After falling asleep again, although there were no shouting voices, there was an extra pair of hands.
Qi Yue felt uncomfortable, shook her head, and then shook it again.
Suddenly, the voices filled with anger intermittently burst into her ears.
“Qi Yue… come out… give us the antidote…”
“Qi Yue, hand over the antidote…”
“Qi Yue, return my father’s life…”
“…”
Her ears were still covered, but she was already awake.
“What’s happening outside?” She tried to sit up, but Zhao Xiyan pulled her back.
“Yueyue…”
The man called her, leaning down on top of her, and kept kissing her ear.
This passion ignited a bit of excitement in Qi Yue.
If it were not for the increasing shouts outside, she would have ripped Zhao Xiyan’s clothes off.
“Hmm. Xiyan, do you hear that? Is someone cursing me outside?”
She pushed Zhao Xiyan, but the man still nestled in her neck, refusing to get up.
“Who dares to curse you?”
“Didn’t you hear it? Are they really cursing?”
“Never mind that, Zhao Chong and the others will handle it.”
“…..”
Suddenly, there was a loud “bang” as though something was thrown into the courtyard.
Along with it came even louder curse words!
“Come out, Qi Yue, come out quick!”
“Come out, Qi Yue, don’t pretend to be dead inside!”
“…”
Qi Yue pushed Zhao Xiyan away and sat up.
“My lord, what’s going on?”
Zhao Xiyan knew he could no longer hide it, and his expression turned cold.
“It’s Feng Liang.”
“Feng Liang? What happened?”
“It’s a long story,” Zhao Xiyan got up and called for someone to prepare a meal outside.
“Don’t you care about your health? Eat first, and I’ll explain slowly.”
By then, the shouting from outside had diminished to the point of disappearing, probably because Zhao Chong and the others had taken measures.
Qi Yue thought so too.
She couldn’t just rashly dash out without knowing anything and allow herself to be scolded.
She had to understand the reasons first.
Moreover, she was indeed hungry.
She hadn’t eaten or drunk anything since yesterday afternoon!
No sooner had she climbed out of bed than her stomach growled.
Soon, a young maid reported from outside the door that the meal was ready in the small hall.
During the meal, Zhao Xiyan quickly clarified what had happened.
It turned out that Feng Liang had gained the support of the traitorous chancellor Lin Yuan and bought off all the officials big and small of Longnan County Government.
Not only had he rendered Chu Yuntian powerless, but he had also taken control of nearly two hundred thousand new soldiers within The Great Wall.
Learning that it was Feng Liang who incited the common people, Qi Yue could hardly eat any more.
“What? Our schemes have caused the people to suffer? All to win over their hearts and ultimately take over Longnan County Government?”
With the capabilities she and Zhao Xiyan had now, did they need to win over people’s hearts?
Everyone’s hearts favor her, don’t they?
Does she really need to shoot herself in the foot like this?
Upon hearing this, Qi Yue was so angry that smoke seemed to come out of her ears, and she immediately stood up, ready to deal with Feng Liang.
“Where do you think you’re going?” Zhao Xiyan hastily pulled her back and pressed her into her seat.
“Just eat your meal. Does dealing with him really require you to lift a finger?”
“How do you plan to deal with him? Kill him?” Qi Yue frowned.
This was probably not a good idea.
After all, he was an official appointed by the Beiyuan Court; could he be killed just like that?
As the saying goes, there is no resistance without oppression.
In terms of geography, Longnan County Government lay in a remote area of the Southeast and didn’t suffer as harsh exploitation from the Beiyuan Court, so the lives of the people were still decent.
Thus, the people of Longnan weren’t as eager to overthrow the ruling dynasty as those in certain other regions might be.
Add to that, Chu Yuntian had spent ten years in Longnan, thoroughly implementing his loyalty toward the Beiyuan Court.
And Feng Liang was Chu Yuntian’s most prized talent, deeply trusted by him.
It gave the impression that he was grooming a successor.
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Now this Feng Liang was picking on her, and if he wound up dead,
No one would need to say it; everyone would know she was responsible.
How then would the people view her?
Even though she didn’t need to buy people’s favor, she couldn’t let them harbor ill will toward her either!
Her previous hesitation to act against Chu Yuntian was due to this consideration.
She just hadn’t expected that this same concern would fall on Feng Liang!
She was about to discuss the matter thoroughly with Zhao Xiyan, when he suddenly changed the subject.
“Alright, let’s not talk about that for now. How’s your situation progressing?”
Qi Yue snorted coldly twice and glanced up at the sky outside.
“There’s no progress. They say it’s all my plotting and scheming. If I’m going to harm someone, why would I look for an antidote? Just let them die!”
Hearing this, Zhao Xiyan couldn’t help but laugh silently.
“If Yueyue truly thinks that way, great. I just worry that you’ll become too compassionate and neglect your own husband,” he said.
Qi Yue knew he was referring to last night when she had worked all night without paying attention to him, so she quickly gave him a sweet smile.
“Alright, I know I was wrong last night. It won’t happen again.”
Zhao Xiyan pinched her nose, sounding a bit annoyed, “I don’t believe a word about ‘from now on’ that you say.”
Seeing that he was still a bit angry, Qi Yue gripped his arm and shook it.
“Then what do you want me to do?”
“Unless we consummate our marriage tonight.” Zhao Xiyan’s beautiful eyes fixed on her unwaveringly, looking stubborn.
Qi Yue was exasperated.
Even at a time like this, could this man still be thinking about such matters?
Although she verbally gave up caring about the lives of those people, in her heart, she was still anxious to find a solution quickly!
In such a situation, how could she be in the mood for intimacy with a man?
As she was about to find some excuse to brush him off, she heard Zhao Chong asking outside.
“Master, Madam, Madam Chu is here.”
“What’s she doing here?”
Although puzzled, Qi Yue considered that Madam Chu might not know about the incident ten years ago and asked further,
“Did she mention what it was about?”
“Madam Chu didn’t say,” Zhao Chong paused before adding, “She seemed very anxious.”
Feeling even more perplexed, Qi Yue had no choice but to go out to meet her.
Upon reaching the front hall, she saw Madam Chu quietly dabbing her tears with a handkerchief; Qi Yue thought for a moment and had a rough guess.
With the situation as it was, Chu Yuntian’s days were probably not going well.
He had plotted against others back in the day, and now he was the one being plotted against. She wondered if he regretted his past actions.
A mere Governor’s position, was it really worth it?
Indeed, after Madam Chu finished scolding Feng Liang, she brought up the health of Chu Yuntian.
“Yueyue, can you go see your foster father? He just can’t stop coughing…”
Qi Yue pursed her lips.
The coughing was normal.
Although the chest surgery years ago had saved Chu Yuntian’s life, the arrow shot by a Donggao man had severely damaged his cardiopulmonary system.
Hadn’t he been comfortable all these years thanks to her pills?
But how should she face him during what might be their final encounter?
