Chapter 19 The Moonlight in His Heart That He Could Never Forget Was Something He Had Kept in His Heart for Five Years…

Chi Yanzhou nodded in agreement: "This painting is from five years ago. My mother had just fallen ill, so I went to the temple to burn incense and pray to the immortals to bless her. However, I accidentally entered a plum grove and happened to see a young girl. I was so amazed by her beauty that I didn't dare to approach her. After returning home, I still remembered her vividly, so I simply painted her. I kept it and would occasionally take it out to look at it."

Chi Yanzhou could tell from the girl's clothes that she came from a wealthy family, and that his family was not worthy of her!

I can never forget her stunning beauty from her youth, and I have no idea which family she came from.

Thinking about the traces in the small painting, Cui Fuyu concluded that Chi Yanzhou was lying again.

He must have taken it out to look at it often; otherwise, how could it have such a heavy yellowing?

Cui Fuyu stopped applying medicine to Chi Yanzhou and asked curiously, "Then how did you recognize that the little girl in the painting was me?"

Five years ago, that's quite a long time. She must have changed a lot. How did Chi Yanzhou recognize her?

Chi Yanzhou, however, gave an irrelevant answer: "Do you remember when you helped me at the poetry gathering?"

Cui Fuyu suddenly realized why Cui Fuyu had recognized him at the poetry gathering.

For Cui Fuyu, the poetry gathering marked her first formal meeting with Chi Yanzhou.

But for Chi Yanzhou, this was his second meeting with her.

He recognized the arrogant and domineering Cui Fuyu at a glance as the beautiful girl Hongmei who had amazed him when he was young!

She was the white moonlight he had kept in his heart for five years!

She was also the person he had always wanted to find.

Cui Fuyu excitedly hugged Chi Yanzhou, "Then why didn't you tell me?"

Ironically, sometimes she even felt that Chi Yanzhou and she were destined to be together.

Now, they have discovered the secret hidden in Chi Yanzhou's heart.

Chi Yanzhou paused slightly after hearing her words, "At the time, I just felt it was unnecessary."

Chi Yanzhou, however, was unaware that it was unnecessary to tell the young lady and make her happy, or that deep down he felt a relationship between him and the young lady was impossible!

At this moment, everything turned into a tangled mess, stirring up his heart.

"Yes, thank goodness I found it!"

Cui Fuyu felt that Chi Yanzhou was a very conflicted and emotionally fragile person.

A person who is too conflicted needs a steadfast lover.

Cui Fuyu saw through Chi Yanzhou's affection and felt a moment of guilt.

Fortunately, Chi Yanzhou didn't notice.

Before they knew it, it was June 10th, the day they had agreed to go to the temple fair together with Su Zhiyao.

Today, due to the temple fair, the area outside the city is very lively, with people coming and going. Many people are rushing to the temple to pray for blessings.

Several horse-drawn carriages were also stuck on the road leading to the temple fair.

The four men rode their horses slowly along a country lane; with so many people around, the horses couldn't run fast.

Everyone chatted and laughed along the way, not in a hurry to get to the temple. Cui Fuyu and Su Zhiyao walked in front, while Chi Yanzhou and Liang Xiaoyun lagged behind. Everyone was beaming with joy.

Cui Fuyu teased Su Zhiyao: "My parents told me that you and Liang Xiaoyun got engaged not long ago. Why didn't you invite everyone to witness it?"

Su Zhiyao blushed and said shyly in a low voice, "It was just a marriage arrangement made after the two families had a meal together. I didn't want to make too much of a fuss, so I didn't tell anyone."

Speaking of this, Su Zhiyao suddenly remembered the rumor that Cui Fuyu and Zhao Jinghuan were getting engaged. At the time, it was all over the news in the capital and quite a spectacle, but after a day, no one talked about it anymore.

"I heard that Prince Gong has been back in the capital for a long time but hasn't shown his face yet. He's the only one who's seen you. Before, everyone in the capital was saying that you were going to marry into Prince Gong's family," Su Zhiyao asked. "Why has there been no news since then?"

Cui Fuyu chuckled: "These are all rumors, they can't be believed."

"Chi Yanzhou and I are really looking forward to your wedding."

Chi Yanzhou rode forward on his horse and echoed, "Wishing you and Brother Liang a long and happy marriage in advance."

Not to be outdone, Liang Xiaoyun asked, "When will Brother Yanzhou also win the heart of his beauty?"

"After I pass the high school entrance exam and become the top scholar, I will marry Ayu."

Everyone knows that Liang Xiaoyun was just joking.

However, Chi Yanzhou took it very seriously and promised to marry Cui Fuyu.

Cui Fuyu's heart skipped a beat, and she turned to look at Chi Yanzhou in surprise. Su Zhiyao and Liang Xiaoyun glanced at Cui Fuyu without leaving a trace.

Chi Yanzhou's promise was still interrupted by Cui Fuyu.

The four had been completely left behind by the crowd; only a handful of people were heading to the temple fair.

Suddenly Cui Fuyu stopped and asked with wrinkles, "Did you hear someone shouting for help? The voice was very weak."

When she first heard it, Cui Fuyu thought she had misheard. But then she heard a few weak cries for help, and a feeling kept running through her mind that she should stop and go to save people.

Her words drew the attention of others, and everyone stopped to carefully discern the source of the sound Cui Fuyu was referring to.

Suddenly, someone let out a small cry: "Help! Is anyone there? Help!"

It was a woman; her voice was anxious and trembling with tears.

There were many passersby today, but no one heard her cries for help.

If Cui Fuyu hadn't heard and stopped, she probably would have died here today.

After dismounting, Cui Fuyu followed the sound and replied, "There are people there, young lady, where are you?"

Chi Yanzhou, worried that it might be a trap, quickly grabbed the anxious Cui Fuyu, saying, "I'll go with you, don't act alone."

Su Zhiyao and Liang Xiaoyun searched for the woman who had cried for help.

Hearing someone respond to her, her despair was instantly replaced by a will to survive, and she shouted despite her injuries, "I'm here, I'm here."

Soon, Su Zhiyao spotted her and quickly beckoned to Cui Fuyu.

"Fuyu, I found her, she's over here."

Cui Fuyu lifted her skirt and ran over to find an injured girl. The girl told Su Zhiyao that her name was Ru Niang.

Ru Niang was covered in knife wounds, the most fatal of which was the wound on her abdomen that was bleeding profusely.

Cui Fuyu, who usually enjoyed reading and knew some methods of stopping bleeding, instructed Chi Yanzhou to take off his outer garment and quickly press on Ru Niang's wound, then use her shawl to bind it.

"Ru Niang, how could you be attacked so brutally?"

Ru Niang smiled bitterly: "I am not from the capital. I escaped to file a complaint with the emperor. I wanted to give that scumbag another chance, but who knew he would send someone to kill me."

Only then did everyone realize that the scumbag in Ru Niang's words had harmed her child, her entire family, and her ex-husband's family. The local officials had colluded with the scumbag's family, and she had been imprisoned by the scumbag. It was only after the scumbag left that she had the opportunity to escape and appeal to the emperor.

Ru Niang finally arrived in the capital and found the scumbag who had harmed her, but unexpectedly, he tried to kill her in just one night.

Seeing that Ru Niang's wound was still bleeding, Cui Fuyu told her to stop talking and instructed Chi Yanzhou to quickly hold Ru Niang and help her sit properly on the horse.

Cui Fuyu mounted his horse, took Ru Niang in his arms, and said to them, "I'm good at riding horses and it's more convenient for me as a woman. I'll take Ru Niang to the clinic first, and we won't go to the temple fair. You can go ahead."

She then comforted Ru Niang, saying, "The horse will be a bit bumpy when it starts running, which will be painful for you. I hope you can hold on, Ru Niang."

Ru Niang nodded solemnly upon hearing this, determined to survive and make the scumbag suffer a terrible death no matter what.

When Chi Yanzhou saw that she was about to leave, he immediately offered to follow her to prevent the thieves from returning.

Cui Fuyu, anxious and frantic, carried the pale-faced Ru Niang and galloped away, holding the reins tightly with one hand and occasionally kicking the horse's belly lightly. Chi Yanzhou was quickly left behind.

Only Liang Xiaoyun and Su Zhiyao went to the temple fair together.

The two had no time to linger. They rode quickly to the foot of the temple, left their horses there, and Su Zhiyao bought a bouquet of flowers as an offering before heading up the mountain to the temple.

The temple is built against the mountainside, halfway up the mountain. From a distance, the ancient temple has simple green tiles and red walls, surrounded by smoke, and occasionally the heavy sound of the bell can be heard.

They arrived in less than half an hour.

The temple was busy today, and there was no one to guide them, so Su Zhiyao pulled Liang Xiaoyun along as they wandered around, sincerely worshipping the immortals.

After they had visited all the temples in the crowd and had no desire to explore any further, they decided to go back.

Su Zhiyao, with her sharp eyes, unexpectedly spotted someone: Zhang Chaijie, whom the Enforcement Division was arresting.

To avoid misjudging the situation, Su Zhiyao quietly said to Liang Xiaoyun, "Look, isn't that Zhang Chaijie who is being arrested? Judging from his back and profile, it should be him."

Liang Xiaoyun glanced at it and nodded: "It's him."

Zhang Chaijie was seen walking towards the temple's meditation room, seemingly lost in thought, like a walking corpse.

She quickly pulled Liang Xiaoyun away from him, and seeing that he hadn't noticed, she secretly pulled Liang Xiaoyun to follow him.

They kept their distance, afraid that Zhang Chaijie would notice, but the more they looked at him, the more they felt that something was wrong with Zhang Chaijie's condition.

He was in a daze, his pupils were unfocused, and he was in a daze until he entered a meditation room.

Su Zhiyao and Liang Xiaoyun then did not go forward again.

A moment later, a servant also followed them inside.

Unexpectedly, the moment the servant entered, a large number of law enforcement officers surrounded the meditation room and immediately went in to arrest the man.

The servant was dragged out, repeatedly crying out, "My lord, spare my life! I know nothing!" But no one paid him any attention. Then Zhang Chaijie was also dragged out.

The officers from the Enforcement Division took the two men away.

Su Zhiyao then realized that Zhang Chaijie was indeed not in a good state, but it was none of her business anymore.

After the Enforcement Division left, Su Zhiyao and Liang Xiaoyun also left the temple, preparing to go back to the capital to find Cui Fuyu and see how Ru Niang was doing.

Meanwhile, Cui Fuyu, after speeding all the way, finally arrived at the clinic without any major incidents.

Ru Niang also fell into a coma due to excessive blood loss, and Chi Yanzhou hurriedly caught up with Cui Fuyu's pace.

"Doctor! Doctor, come quickly and save this person!"

Upon hearing that someone needed saving, the doctor at the clinic quickly came out to clean Ru Niang's wounds and stop the bleeding.

Meanwhile, the murderer responsible for killing Ru Niang was smugly reporting to his superior, "Brother, the person has been taken care of. I guarantee she won't survive, and no one will find out."

The man addressed as "Big Brother" was very satisfied. After giving his kneeling subordinate a silver ingot, he added a compliment: "You did a great job. The young master will reward you."

He thanked her happily, took the silver and turned to leave, but stared in astonishment at the knife that had pierced his body. Before he could ask why, he collapsed, his wide eyes filled with disbelief.

The person who killed him was none other than his good older brother. The man calmly drew his knife, took the silver, turned around and went into the room. Separated by a screen, he respectfully bowed and said, "Young master, everything is done."