A rebellious minister forced me to be a foolish king

Chapter 819: Testing Poison with the Silver Hairpin
Every self-deprecating remark of Wan Yuwuyu was like a knife stabbing Yuan Wuyou's heart, accusing her of incompetence. She could not even protect her closest confidants, and even caused him, the Dangxiang Khan who was marching north, to risk his life for a tiger talisman of her family and fall into the hands of the enemy.

He was the one who died before achieving his goal.

What made her even more heartbroken was that Wan Yuwu, such a noble and self-respecting person, actually encountered such a thing! She couldn't imagine how helpless, how devastated, and how unable to accept it he must have been at that time...

At the moment, although he seemed to accept it calmly, his self-deprecating remarks and dead look in his eyes clearly showed that he was dead at heart.

Thinking of this, Yuan Wuyou hurried to comfort him.

"It's okay. Cang Baishu said you didn't have sex with anyone. You just have some skin injuries and inflammation."

The boy didn't look at her and his tone was bitter.

"After being done that by so many women... it doesn't matter whether I made it to the last step or not..."

Yuan Wuyou said,
"What's not important? You didn't consent. Even if that was the case, it's still rape! It's a crime, and you're the victim. As long as it's not what you wanted to do, it doesn't count."

The young man's eyes were cold and filled with a dead despair.

"He's right. He did it so ruthlessly. I won't have another chance..."

"Who is he?" Yuan Wuyou asked vigilantly, then reacted, "No matter who he is, what he said is wrong! He is even more vicious!"

The boy sobbed and turned his face away, "Go away. When I see you, I lose the courage to live."

Yuan Wuyou stood up angrily, pinched his thin cheeks, and forced him to face him, "Look at me!"

He pushed her away with both hands.

She was so angry that she could only hold his shoulders.

"Wan Yu Wu Yu! Do you hate me?"

The boy's deep blue phoenix eyes were solemn, emitting a shiny black light.

"I don't hate you. I just feel inferior when I see you. Why am I so unbearable... so shameful..."

"Don't think like that! There has never been any love between you and me. Think about the relationship we have had since we were young, and the things we have experienced. When has it ever been affected by sexual desire?"

"I can't figure it out..."

Yuan Wuyou tried to comfort him, "Don't be so stubborn! Think about it, you are only one year older than me, and we have lived together for more than ten years, so we grew up together, right?"

Having said this, she glanced at the young man in front of her, and seeing that his expression had relaxed, as if he had heard her, she quickly struck while the iron was hot.

"As long as you are of the same mind as me and are my comrade, I don't care if you are a chaste and loyal man or a playboy. Even if you sleep with every woman you meet and are not decent, I will not despise you."

"Because you don't have sexual desire for me?"

The young man's phoenix eyes were dark and bright as he looked at her eagerly. His gaze was cold and deep, as if he was determined, questioning, and also a bit pitiful.

Yuan Wuyou felt upset. How could she not have any for him?

She has it now, but her morals restrain her. In the past, she didn't want to take action against her subordinates or relatives and friends who grew up with her, but now she is concerned about his injuries.

The most important thing is that he didn't express his feelings to her. She was afraid that if she was wishful thinking, she would make a fool of herself and make him more defensive against her.

Therefore, Yuan Wuyou thought for a moment and replied:
"It's our past, we don't need this."

"But I don't want to be just a comrade-in-arms. I have no family left. I... I have no chance..."

"Hmm?" Yuan Wuyou didn't understand what he said at first, but then he seemed to understand.

The young man in front of her looked at her with moist eyes, then finally smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Thank you for giving me the last bit of dignity."

Yuan Wuyou felt that he seemed to have given up, and hurriedly took a step closer to him. However, he was afraid of bringing up bad memories for him, so he froze where he was.

"When you calm down a little, I'll take you out. This is not the place to talk."

He looked at her, "If I can't get the moon's mercy, then I don't need pity. Don't worry, I'm not a weak man waiting for someone to save me. I can get out of this by myself." "I'm worried about you...will you come with me?"

"As long as you need me, I won't die."

"Don't you believe I can take you away? Or don't you believe I can protect you?"

"I don't believe I can stay by your side calmly. Please give me some time. I feel... embarrassed to even see you."

"Well, I'll send someone I trust to guard outside your door now. Wait for me. I don't dare to leave while you're here."

The young man's eyes were deep and he seemed to be hesitant to speak.

——Just then, someone knocked on the door:
"Your Highness, his dinner has been served. May I come in?"

Yuan Wuyou said, "Send it in."

Then two male soldiers in black came in, carrying food boxes. They opened the boxes and put the dishes on the table before leaving.

Yuan Wuyou looked at the three side dishes and two sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table, and he knew that they brought their own portions.

They are all local dishes, two meat dishes and one vegetable dish: Wancheng beef, Nanyang roast chicken and steamed vegetables. There are also two staple dishes: Xinye flat noodles and Bowang pot cakes.

She then considerately placed the bowl on the table for him and put the chopsticks in his hand.

The boy was stunned and quickly reached out to stop her, "I can do it myself... do you want to eat too?"

But she moved too quickly, and his fingers only touched the back of her warm hand, which seemed to be an offense to her... Wan Yuwu Yu retracted his hand again.

Yuan Wuyou shook his head without noticing, "I ate when I came here."

Then she suddenly took out a silver hairpin from the golden crown on her head, poked it into the dishes, and rummaged through them one by one.

Wan Yuwu Yu, who was standing by, was holding the bowl and chopsticks, looking at her in astonishment.

"How could you...think of this?"

"Testing poison with a silver needle, isn't this a common method used by the Han people?"

"No, did you bring the silver hairpin here on purpose?"

"Yes, I sneaked into the silver shop and bought it myself when I sent the guards away just now."

Yuan Wuyou saw that the silver hairpin stick did not change color, so he put his hairpin back on his head with confidence. He picked up another pair of chopsticks and picked up a piece of cabbage.

"Let me test the poison for you first."

Wan Yuwuyu quickly raised his hand to stop her wrist and took a picture of the food she was picking up with her chopsticks.

"No! How can I let you test poison for me? We were the ones who tested poison for you before..."

She was stunned for a moment, blinking her big amber eyes.

"We are no match for each other. Even if I am poisoned, as long as I am not killed on the spot, it will be a deterrent to the Zhou Kingdom, because as long as I am alive, I dare to flip the table and fight anyone."

Even so, the boy shook his head and pressed his hand on her wrist even harder.

"Then you can't test poison on me. I believe Zhou Guo will not poison me to death. This is a bad idea, and it will not let me die in front of you."

After a pause, Wan Yuwu looked at her solemnly and sighed.

"Your life is the most important. Your survival is my hope. Don't make me worry about you, okay?"

Yuan Wuyou couldn't stand him saying the word "hope". She immediately thought of the upside-down dream where he was also full of hope, but she...

"...Okay, then just eat your food obediently."

The girl next to him quieted down, and the boy lowered his head and started eating in silence.