The scumbag was secretly having an affair, while I was openly having an affair with the prince.

Chapter 80 Taking it Back

"What?" Ye Shishu's expression darkened, and he hurried down from the pavilion towards the master bedroom.

Gu Simo has consistently claimed to be ill, which is true.

That's because she knew the Grand Secretary's residence wouldn't treat her well, so she didn't want to go back to the Grand Secretary's residence to be abused.

Unexpectedly, the Grand Secretary's office came knocking on our door tonight.

It's best to do this while her father and brothers are away from the mansion!

"Second brother, something's happened!"

"Little sister, what happened?" Ye Shijun, who was laughing and talking in the room, turned around and looked at her.

"Second sister-in-law has been taken back by the Gu family!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Shijun's smile vanished instantly.

The next moment, his figure disappeared outside the door like the wind.

Ye Shiting stood up and said, "Your Highness, I'll head back to my residence now."

"Mm." Yu Chi Ling nodded.

"Your Highness, I want to go too!" Ye Shishu said, and was about to leave.

"What's the rush?" Yu Chi Ling glared at her irritably. "Go and get the night clothes!"

Is he going to go with us?

Ye Shishu smiled and quickly did as instructed.

……

The First Assistant Mansion.

Gu Simo was taken back, and Gu Yong slapped her as soon as he saw her.

"You beast, how dare you hide from us!"

'puff'!

As the slap landed on her cheek, Gu Simo suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

Gu Yong was prepared to slap her a few more times, but he didn't expect that one slap would draw blood from his daughter. He was so shocked that he raised his hand and froze. Recalling the last time he had hit her too hard and almost killed her, he couldn't help but suppress his anger.

"Master!" Madam Li removed his hand, kept winking at him, and then ordered the head maid, "Bring the doctor in!"

The head maidservant left and soon returned with an old man to examine Gu Simo's pulse.

Li's pity for her stepdaughter wasn't because of the slap; she had the doctor examine her pulse to confirm whether Gu Simo had actually been ill recently.

How could Gu Simo not understand their thoughts?

However, she obediently let them do as they pleased, extending her left hand and then her right.

After taking her pulse, the old man said to Gu Yong and Madam Li, "Your Excellency, Madam, the young lady suffers from not only heart disease but also lung disease. Judging from her pulse, it should be an old ailment that has accumulated over many years. She cannot withstand exertion on a daily basis, and once she is tired, her old ailment will flare up."

Gu Simo knelt down before the couple and weakly explained, "Father, Second Mother, I really didn't lie to you. On the day I married into the General's Mansion, I sat quietly in the bridal chamber for too long, which triggered my old illness. After the Second Young Master and I consummated our marriage, I couldn't bear the fatigue and stayed in bed to recuperate. I also wanted to come back to visit you, Father and Second Mother, but unfortunately, my body is too weak, so I could only refuse the people you sent."

The old man was invited by Gu Yong and Li Shi, and the couple naturally trusted his diagnosis.

Seeing that Gu Simo was indeed suffering from a chronic illness, the couple's resentment towards her lessened.

After the old man left, the couple exchanged glances. Li Shi stepped forward and helped Gu Simo up. Changing her stern and harsh attitude, she said with heartache, "Mo'er, we didn't know you had such a serious illness. If we had known earlier, we definitely wouldn't have been so harsh on you."

“Second Aunt, Mo’er has grown up in the manor since she was little and is good for nothing. After returning home, she must learn more about manners so as not to bring shame to the Gu family. Therefore, it is only right that Father and Second Aunt are strict with Mo’er. Mo’er accepts it gladly and has never complained.” Gu Simo said sensibly.

"Good Mo'er, we never expected you to be so sensible. Your father and I are truly gratified!" Madam Li praised with a smile, then changed the subject and asked, "How did the second young master of the Ye family treat you that day?"

"Reporting to Second Madam, my husband treats me extremely well."

"That's right! That's right!" Li said with a smile as she looked at Gu Yong.

Gu Yong smiled, walked up to his daughter, put his hand on her shoulder, and said with a guilty sigh, "Mo'er, you've been living in the manor all these years, it must have been so hard for you. Now that you've married well, I'm truly happy for you."

Madam Li said, “Today we will treat you as if you were returning home for the first time. We will send you back in a little while. Although you came back to see us empty-handed, we cannot let you go back empty-handed. Your father has already prepared gifts, and we will have them loaded onto the carriage in a little while. They are just a small token of our appreciation for your father-in-law and brother-in-law. We only ask that they take good care of you while you are at the General’s Mansion.”

Gu Simo obediently curtsied to them, "Thank you, Father, thank you, Second Mother..."

The next instant, her eyes rolled back, and she collapsed violently onto Li Shi—

Gu Yong, "..."

Li, "..."

When Shi Jun rushed to the Prime Minister's residence that night, the doctor was talking to Gu Yong and his wife. "The eldest young lady's illness has become a chronic disease, and it is uncertain how long she can live."

"Mo'er!" Ye Shijun rushed into the room and ran straight to the bedside, shouting excitedly, "Mo'er, wake up!"

Madam Li stepped forward to comfort him, "Second Young Master, don't worry, Mo'er's old illness has just flared up. The doctor has already sent someone to prepare the medicine, and Mo'er will get better soon."

Ye Shijun turned his head and glared at her fiercely, "Mo'er's body is like this because of you! If she hadn't been abandoned by you when she was a child, would she have developed so many serious health problems?"

His shout was like a sword piercing Gu Yong and Li Shi's hearts.

The couple's expressions immediately turned sour.

Just then, Gu Simo opened her eyes and saw Ye Shijun. Despite her weakness, she couldn't hide her surprise, "Husband, why are you here?"

Ye Shijun didn't say anything, but picked her up and carried her away.

"Stop!" Gu Yong shouted with a livid face. This son-in-law was not only arrogant, but also seemed to be humiliating him by pressing his face to the ground. How could he, who always thought highly of himself, accept this?

However, Ye Shijun was not one to be controlled, and besides, he was carrying an extremely weak person in his arms. Faced with Gu Yong's stern shout, he didn't even pause, let alone turn around, and ran straight out!

Gu Yong's eyes hurt from staring so hard.

Li chased after Ye Shijun to the door, watching his departing figure, and cursed angrily, "That Ye Shijun is a complete scoundrel, he really disgraces the Ye family!"

Gu Yong gritted his teeth and asked, "Has everything been loaded?"

Madam Li immediately summoned the steward to inquire, and the steward replied, "Master and Madam, rest assured, the young lady has already been loaded into the carriage."

The couple exchanged a glance, and their anger subsided somewhat.

……

Ye Shijun arrived at full speed, but due to Gu Simo's weak condition, he had to borrow the Grand Secretary's carriage.

On the way back, Gu Simo took something out of her sleeve and fed it to herself.

After taking a short break to catch her breath, she sat up straight from Ye Shijun's embrace.

Sensing the change in her aura, Ye Shijun stared at her intently.

what's the situation?

Before he could speak, Gu Simo suddenly whispered in his ear.

The woman's fragrance wafted into his nostrils, and her warm breath brushed against his ears. In an instant, Ye Shijun's body tensed up, feeling as if his ears and face were being steamed in boiling water, so hot that he could hardly breathe.

Inside the dark carriage, Gu Simo couldn't see his expression clearly. After whispering something, she nudged him with her hand, urging him to do it quickly.

Ye Shijun snapped out of his daze, his heart pounding wildly, and placed her on the couch. Then he lifted the carriage curtain and said to the driver, "Stop!"

The coachman reined in his horse and stopped, then turned back to ask him, "Son-in-law, what are your orders?"

"The Imperial Physician Lu is at Prince Cheng's residence. I'm going to take your young lady there to see him and ask him to treat her. You don't need to go. Give me the carriage, and I'll have someone return it to the Grand Secretary's residence tomorrow."

The coachman hesitated for a moment, then handed him the reins and whip before jumping off the carriage.

Ye Shijun sat down in his seat, cracked the whip on the horse's rump, and the carriage sped into the night—

Following Gu Simo's instructions, Ye Shijun parked the carriage near a grove of trees on the outskirts of the city.

After stopping, he climbed into the carriage, grabbed Gu Simo's wrist, and asked urgently, "What exactly happened? You're perfectly fine, so why did the doctor say you're seriously ill?"

Gu Simo lowered her head slightly and said in a low voice, "I took a kind of medicine that can cause my pulse to become disordered, which is usually not noticeable to doctors."

Ye Shijun then remembered that she had been claiming to be sick and not returning home. If Gu Yong and his wife knew that she was faking her illness, they would probably beat her to death on the spot.

Where did you get the medicine?

“Uh…” Gu Simo lowered her head further and further. “It’s a secret, I can’t tell you now.”

Seeing her trying to hide it, Ye Shijun suddenly released her wrist and sat down opposite her with a displeased look. "Fine, don't tell me then! Who cares!"

The thought of rushing to the Gu family to rescue her the moment he heard the news that she had been taken away by the Gu family, only to find that she had kept it from him again and again, made him furious.

That's so disloyal!

They didn't treat him like a friend at all!

Gu Simo raised her eyes, sensing the resentment emanating from him. Her eyelashes fluttered several times, and suddenly, as if remembering something, she picked up the gift box from the couch and said to him, "Don't be angry yet, quickly check these things."

"What's so interesting about it?" Ye Shijun retorted angrily.

“Those two are wicked; they would never be so generous as to give gifts to Father and my elder brother. We need to examine these things carefully!” Gu Simo said as she opened the gift box.