Chapter 64: Shocked He Goes to Bed Really Early

Chen Lianxiu looked at An An who was still playing with the children from Luo Wu Niang's family, and the emotions that she had just forced herself to suppress began to surge again.

"Yes," she lowered her head and took a deep breath. "I'm leaving tomorrow."

"So anxious! I originally thought you would leave eventually, but I didn't expect it would be so soon." Luo Wuniang sighed.

Chen Lianxiu stuffed the bag of herbs in Luo Wuniang's hand and said, "I'm not cursing your family to get sick, but it's hard for me to take these herbs with me, so I'm giving you the rest. Some of them I bought, some I grew and dried myself, and I can't take care of the ones in the herb garden anymore. If you don't want them to go to waste, you can let them go to waste. If you do, you can sell this batch for some money."

Luo Wuniang took it, nodded, and said, "Thank you."

The longer time passes, the sadder it becomes to say goodbye. Chen Lianxiu was originally forced to leave Baixi Village, which made her even sadder.

She waved to An An: "An An, come here, we are leaving."

Children have short memories, and An An had actually forgotten about leaving. She was having a great time playing when she was suddenly called by Shen Lianxiu. She froze and burst into tears. Shen Lianxiu went over to comfort her, and An An calmed down a little, but she continued to cry.

She had no choice but to hold her in her arms, gritted her teeth, and said, "An An, say goodbye to them."

An An still listened to Chen Lianxiu's words. Upon hearing what she said, she stretched out her little hand and waved to Luo Wuniang and the others, sobbing and saying goodbye. Then, she buried her head in Chen Lianxiu's neck and continued to cry heartbrokenly.

Luo Wuniang went forward and patted An An's back. After thinking for a long time about whether to say something, she couldn't help but say it: "Is he good to you?"

Shen Lianxiu was silent for a moment before nodding.

"If it's not good for you, just come back and don't put yourself in a difficult position." Luo Wuniang said.

Shen Lianxiu's eyes finally turned red: "I understand, Wu Niang, don't worry about me."

"But it's better this way. Otherwise, it would be hard for you to raise the child by yourself. Life won't be much different if you go back with him," Luo Wuniang said as she sent them out. "Let's go. It will be too late if we don't go back now."

When Bi Cha saw Chen Lianxiu coming, he left and ran over to take An An from her. After getting on the carriage, Chen Lianxiu and An An lifted the curtain and saw Luo Wuniang walking to the side of the carriage to see them off.

"Let's go, Wu Niang, see you later." Chen Lianxiu smiled at her.

Luo Wuniang waved her hand.

It was not until the carriage had gone far away that Chen Lianxiu stuck his head out to look and saw Luo Wuniang standing there. Soon the carriage turned a corner and he could no longer see anything.

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They said they would leave early the next morning, but because they prepared quickly, everything was ready before nightfall, so Zhou Linjin and his party did not delay any longer and left Chenzhou overnight.

An An had never spent a night on the road. Even when she left Chenzhou, she was still unhappy, but as she got farther and farther away from Chenzhou, she became excited.

"Are we going to sleep here tonight?" she asked Shen Lianxiu.

At this time, Shen Lianxiu was forcibly pressing her into the soft couch on the carriage. Hearing this, she nodded: "Yes, go to sleep."

"Where are we going?" An An asked again.

Shen Lianxiu said: "The capital."

In fact, An An had asked this question many times, but she didn't know if she hadn't remembered it or what, so she always had to confirm the destination with Chen Lianxiu every once in a while.

"Will it arrive tomorrow?"

"It probably won't be possible tomorrow," Shen Lianxiu covered her mouth and couldn't help yawning, "maybe it will take two or three days."

At the rate they traveled day and night, Chen Lianxiu estimated that they would arrive in less than three days.

She was afraid that An An would ask a lot of questions again, so she quickly continued, "Go to sleep quickly. Only when you get enough sleep can you have fun in the capital."

This was quite attractive to An An, but because An An was so excited, even though she shut up and prepared to go to sleep, she still tossed and turned several times before she fell asleep.

Chen Lianxiu was extremely tired that day. She originally wanted to have a good sleep at night and set off tomorrow, but she didn't expect that they were in such a hurry and had to set off overnight. It was late at night and she could no longer hold on. She lay down beside An An and fell asleep.

Suddenly the carriage stopped. Before Chen Lianxiu could react, she heard Bi Cha calling her softly from outside.

Chen Lianxiu was afraid that he would wake up An An by talking too loudly outside, so she had to pull herself together and go out. Seeing her come out, Bi Cha whispered, "Madam, my husband was startled after falling asleep. It might be the poison that has taken effect. Please go and take a look at him as soon as possible."

Chen Lianxiu pressed his forehead and said with a wry smile, "He goes to bed really early."

"My lady, please go and take a look. Otherwise, we won't feel at ease."

"What about An An?" Shen Lianxiu asked.

Bi Cha immediately said, "I'll guard it."

So Shen Lianxiu and Bi Cha changed places to stay.

Then the team continued to move without any delay on their journey.

Chen Lianxiu got on Zhou Linjin's carriage carrying a medicine box. Zhou Linjin was seen leaning on the couch. Because the summer night was still a little hot, his pajamas were thin and the collar was slightly open, covering most of his body and only exposing a small part. A thin blanket was draped below his waist, and a pair of long legs were faintly visible. He looked towards the direction of the carriage door when he heard the sound, but still did not see the spot. His eyes were also empty, and there was nothing inside.

Chen Lianxiu didn't say anything. He just went over and sat down. Then he took the patient's pulse for a while. The pulse was indeed beating fast and disorderly, so it shouldn't be fake.

"There's no calming soup right now." Chen Lianxiu withdrew her hand, and then felt the coldness on his wrist. She pulled the thin blanket on him up and put his hand under the blanket again. "Do you still feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

Zhou Linjin thought for a moment and said, "My head hurts badly after I woke up."

Shen Lianxiu then used the back of her hand to test his forehead: "No fever, except for the headache, how do you feel around your eyes?"

Zhou Linjin pressed the area around his eye sockets and said, "It hurts a bit too. I can't tell if it's a headache or an eyeache."

"There are few doctors and medicines on the road, so there's nothing we can do," Chen Lianxiu said as he opened the medicine box and took out the golden needles. "I'll give you a few injections first to see if it can relieve the pain. Get a good night's sleep first."

Zhou Linjin remained silent.

Because the road was bumpy, Chen Lianxiu's hand holding the needle was very unsteady and she couldn't put her hand down for fear of piercing the wrong place.

When she didn't get the acupuncture treatment for a long time, Zhou Linjin asked, "What's wrong?"

Shen Lianxiu had no choice but to tell the reason.

Zhou Linjin lay down a little and said, "Put your elbows on me, it will be more stable."

If she leaned down slightly and placed her arms between his shoulders and chest, it would be much more stable. Shen Lianxiu did not hesitate, carefully found the right angle, gently pressed her elbow against his body, and inserted needles into several acupoints.

After these injections were completed, Shen Lianxiu breathed a sigh of relief, and sweat broke out on his forehead.

Zhou Linjin smelled the familiar green sandalwood scent lingering around him, looming but lingering. Only then did he realize that she had finally put on the bracelet again. She must have taken it off before because she was afraid that he would find out.

When he went to question her, he clearly smelled that scent, but in the end he still let it go.

We have missed each other so many times. If we miss it for the last time, I am afraid we will never see each other again in this life.

At this moment, the carriage bumped violently. Zhou Linjin's mind moved slightly, and he wanted to support Chen Lianxiu who had not left his side yet.

Chen Lianxiu was indeed about to get up, but she was very careful and had made all kinds of preparations. She immediately leaned towards the edge of the couch to steady her body. In addition, Zhou Linjin was blind after all, so her support was in vain.

Zhou Linjin was a little embarrassed and coughed.

Chen Lianxiu stood up from the couch and sat on the small stool next to it. He didn't say anything, but silently took out a pill from the medicine box.

She poured some tea and handed it and the pills to Zhou Linjin. She said in a softer voice, "There's no way to make a tranquilizing soup, but this medicine does have some tranquilizing properties. If you take it, you'll at least sleep more soundly and won't wake up so easily."

Zhou Linjin raised his lifeless eyes, trying hard to see the expression on her face when she said this. He thought that she couldn't bear to see him suffer. As long as they continued like this, would they get better?

Seeing that he didn't move, Shen Lianxiu thought that he couldn't see and therefore couldn't hold the pill, so she stuffed the pill into his mouth and put the teacup in his hand.

The warmth of her fingertips brushed across her lips, and all the beautiful memories of the past suddenly flooded towards Zhou Linjin like a tide. His Adam's apple couldn't help but move up and down. He was afraid that she would notice, so he quickly drank the tea. He drank too quickly, and a few drops of tea spilled onto his half-open collar and skin.

When Chen Lianxiu saw it, he exclaimed, "Ah!"

"Let Bi Cha change you into pajamas later, otherwise you might catch a cold in your current condition," she said.

"The pajamas are in the carriage. Just find them for me," Zhou Linjin said quickly. Not wanting to arouse her suspicion, he added, "They're wet and uncomfortable to wear. I want to change them right away."

Chen Lianxiu looked around and saw that the carriage was not big. There was only a small box in it, which should contain Zhou Linjin's clothes and personal belongings.

She did not refuse. She went over to open the box, rummaged through it a little, and found a clean pajamas. She handed it to Zhou Linjin.

Zhou Linjin took off the wet one, but held the clean pajamas in his hand and shook it for a long time. Chen Lianxiu sighed softly, knowing that he couldn't see so she had to spend some time to straighten the clothes up and down, feeling helpless. In the end, she could only go over and straighten them out and put them directly on him.

Only then did he slowly put on his clothes.

"I'm leaving." Shen Lianxiu said immediately.

"Don't go." Zhou Linjin had expected her to leave and had already prepared an excuse. "My headache hasn't healed yet. If..."

"If you feel uncomfortable again, I'll come again." Shen Lianxiu interrupted him lightly.

Zhou Linjin felt quite frustrated.

Shen Lianxiu stopped the carriage and returned to the one where he and An An were sitting.

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