Chapter 24 of 40
C24
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Gu Mo allowed the bitterness that filled his mouth to be swallowed into his stomach. Some medicinal juice was still not ready to be swallowed yet, as it dripped onto the bedding and formed a large lump of jet-black color.
After he finished feeding the medicine, Gu Mo raised his hand and grabbed onto the corner of his clothes, and asked weakly: "What's your name?"
Instinctively, the child answered when he heard the question, "I am called Zi Ye."
After he finished speaking, he noticed that something was amiss, and anxiously grabbed onto Gu Mo's hand, and asked anxiously: "What's wrong with the Empress? I can't even remember you? "
Zi Ye only thought that the Empress was trying to test him and he was immediately frightened to the point that his expression changed. With a trembling voice, he said, "This humble one has always been very loyal to the Empress, I never thought of betraying the Empress."
Zi Ye knelt on the ground, his head lowered and his entire body trembling. Ever since a few years ago, when Gu Moyan's temper had become even more temperamental, sometimes small matters, even Zi Ye himself, would not even be able to figure it out before they were chased out by the Empress, or thrown at him by the things in his hands.
All that had happened in the past caused Zi Ye's heart to tremble. Ever since the Empress had been sent to Clear Stream Restaurant, her temper had become even more violent, and he had been the one to suffer.
Zi Ye lowered his head even more. He reached out to tug on his sleeve and said: "Stand up, there's no need to be like this."
Zi Ye pulled his hand and stood up, tucking at the corner of Gu Mo's blanket, then thought for a while and comforted him: "Empress, there is no need to worry too much, when I saw the Monarch going out earlier, I did not seem to be very angry, so maybe there might be a chance for you? The Emperor used to pamper you. "
Gu Mo closed his eyes and laughed bitterly: "You go out first."
Maybe it was due to the effects of the medicine, but Gu Mo didn't wake up for long before he fell asleep again.
On the other side, Mo Guhan leaned on the window and looked at the distant building shrouded in clouds. The shape of the building was reflected in the lake, causing ripples on the surface. From time to time, a dragonfly would alight on a lotus leaf that had just sprouted, and then gently point on the lake surface, creating ripples.
It was as if he could only see things from afar that he couldn't get close to. It was very hard to see how the group of people that surrounded them yesterday, laughing at Gu Moyan who was struggling in the lake, did not one of them reach out to save him.
Mo Guhan also stood in this position yesterday, and like usual, he just wanted to casually take a look, but didn't expect him to see such a play. When Gu Moyan went into the water, he wanted to grab hold of him for a moment, and let him enjoy the pain of his skin and flesh. Let him know the consequences of disobeying his orders.
Mo Guhan had thought of many things that would happen later when he was with Gu Moyan, but none of them expected that they would end up like this.
Mo Guhan pulled his body out of the memories, took the jade flute on the table, and blew on it lightly. A long, faint note of loneliness and sadness escaped from his mouth.
When he went to see Gu Moyan this morning, the pale-white face that was lying on the bed and the sunken face made his heart slightly throb in pain. But in the end, it was Gu Moyan who made the first mistake.
Mo Guhan put down the jade flute in his hand, and retracted all of those emotions in an instant. He waved his hand, and instructed: "Go and get two thousand year old ginseng and bring it to Clear Stream Restaurant."
He was still looking out the window, as if he were looking at someone who had passed away.