Returning to her room at night, she told Qi’er to extinguish all the lamps and lay quietly, her mind dwelling on a program she had once watched called “A Thousand Ways to Die”. Good, this was precisely the problem she was wrestling with.
There was nothing to discuss about this. What was worth mentioning was that it gave Young Miss Xu a clear train of thought. As the saying goes, living is difficult, but dying isn’t easy.
Ancient people often used grand methods: hanging, slicing, drowning, arsenic poisoning.
She truly had no other way, which is why she resorted to these “last resorts”. If she happened to transmigrate back tonight, she wouldn’t need to consider “how to kill yourself” tomorrow.
Early the next morning, soft quilts and dreamy gauze, with gentle light reflecting on the windowsill, created an antique atmosphere. Qi’er was already waiting as usual. Hearing movement, she lifted the curtain and entered, then coughed and retreated. After dressing herself, Xu Wanzhi finished breakfast and went straight to the point: “Qi’er, a month ago, how did I become, um, extremely fragile?”
Qi’er softly replied: “You didn’t eat regularly and were depressed all day, and became like that. Fortunately, your body wasn’t damaged…”
Xu Wanzhi glanced at the high beams and said, “Qi’er, these past few nights I’ve often heard rats rustling in the room, quite disturbing. Go buy some medicine and keep it on my dressing table. When night comes and I’m restless, I can sprinkle some.”
It wasn’t that she wanted to be perverted, but jumping into a river or using white silk was too painful physically and emotionally. Even if the end result was the same, choosing a good method wasn’t excessive.
He meticulously cleaned every day. Hearing this, he immediately searched the corners, finding many small animal claw marks on various wooden furniture. Qi’er exclaimed: “How hateful!” However, sprinkling medicine indoors seemed inappropriate, and she couldn’t help suggesting: “Young Master, you used to like gentle cats. Shall I bring one?”
“No.” She immediately refused: “Ever since that lazy cat, I no longer like cats. Moreover, though they’re obedient, running around the room all day is also annoying.”
