Chapter 137: Farewell to Confucian Sword
Yu Shengsheng heard the voice behind him but did not stop.
Ruan Jing tapped her toes lightly, passed the grass and trees by the roadside, and landed in front of her.
Yu Shengsheng looked at her calmly, waiting for her to speak.
Perhaps because she had activated some of her true energy, her breathing became a little unstable, her face flushed, and she coughed a few times.
Yu Shengsheng remained calm.
Ruan Jing calmed down for a while before smiling apologetically: "I'm sorry, my injury hasn't healed yet."
"I know, you must look down on me, right?"
Yu Shengsheng's expression remained unchanged: "Where do you get the idea from? Besides, Miss Ruan doesn't need to care about my opinion at all."
"I can ignore other people's affairs, but not you." Ruan Jing took a deep breath. "I heard Brother Su mention you more than once, saying that you suffered a lot in the countryside, and he often blamed himself for not being able to take good care of you."
Yu Shengsheng was slightly surprised. No wonder Ruan Jing seemed to be very familiar with her when they first met.
It turned out that Su Huaiyuan often mentioned it to her.
"I'm actually similar to you. My parents died early, and I grew up with my brother. We depended on each other for survival. If it weren't for my brother joining the army and taking me to eat military rations, I would have starved to death many times."
"My brother died, and I became alone. I thought about staying in the barracks, or going somewhere else, but the world is so vast, where can I go?"
Ruan Jing's expression flashed with sadness for a moment, and she reached out to pull Yu Shengsheng: "I didn't come to you to complain to you."
Yu Shengsheng took a step back and her grasp was empty.
Ruan Jing was not annoyed, her eyebrows slightly curved: "I just want to treat your arm."
Yu Shengsheng looked up at her and she nodded: "My martial arts skills are average, but my medical skills are pretty good, especially orthopedics. To be honest, Brother Su learned the bone-touching skill from me."
It would be a lie if Yu Shengsheng said she wasn't concerned at all. The injury on her arm was tormenting her all the time. It would hurt if the weather was bad, or if she exerted a little force or was pulled.
When retouching a painting, you have to stop after a while, otherwise it will become unbearable.
During the busiest days, she was able to get through only by relying on Nanny Zhou and Jin Baobao to boil medicine and apply medicine bags for her.
However, she didn't know Ruan Jing.
Before he could reply, Jin Baobao's angry voice came over: "Let go of my lady!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the person appeared before him.
"What are you doing? Your business has nothing to do with my young lady!"
Ruan Jing was surprised at first, but when she saw Jin Baobao's look, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"This girl is so cute. It's okay, Shengsheng. There's no rush. Think about it. I'm leaving first."
She turned and walked away. After taking a few steps, she turned back and waved to Yu Shengsheng with a smile.
Jin Baobao protected Yu Shengsheng and raised his chin to her, making her laugh again.
"Miss, what is she going to do?"
Yu Shengsheng pinched Jin Baobao's face and said, "She said she could heal my arm injury."
Jin Baobao's eyes widened: "Is this true?"
"I'll go get her back."
"Forget it, Baobao," Yu Shengsheng called her, "Let's go back first. Where's Madam Zhou?"
"Mammy is in the yard. We received the reward and went to the kitchen to get some food. When we came back, we didn't see you. I came out to look for you."
"Just right, I'm hungry."
As Yu Shengsheng listened to Jin Baobao's words, her mood inexplicably improved and she also felt hungry.
"Let's go back and eat."
After dinner, Yu Shengsheng felt a little sleepy. She wanted to look at a picture album, but before she knew it, she fell asleep on the couch under the window.
She didn't know how long she slept, but a cool breeze blew in from the window and she slowly woke up.
She opened her eyes and saw Nanny Zhou was about to close the window from the outside, so she got up and put her hands on the windowsill.
"Don't turn it off yet, Mammy. I'll get some fresh air here for a while."
"Don't catch a cold, you just woke up." Nanny Zhou reminded gently.
Yu Shengsheng nodded and looked into the distance, only to find Su Huaiyuan standing in the yard.
Puzzlement flashed across her eyes, and Nanny Zhou whispered, "The general has been here for a while, and I heard that you were asleep, so I didn't let you call me."
Yu Shengsheng moved his lips and wanted to call out "Father," but held back.
"Mammy, help me change my clothes."
Nanny Zhou hurried into the room and helped her put on her clothes.
Arriving in the yard, he walked lightly behind Su Huaiyuan.
Su Huaiyuan sighed softly: "I remember asking someone to bring you a pearl tree, how come there are no seeds?"
Yu Shengsheng hesitated for a moment and said, "Su Zhiyi liked it, so I planted it on her side, but for some reason, it seemed to have died a few days ago."
Su Huaiyuan turned around and looked at her for a long time, his eyes full of heartache.
"Shengsheng, do you have anything to say to your father?"
Yu Shengsheng hesitated for a moment and took out a small painting from her sleeve. This was something she had prepared before, but she didn't find the right time.
"For me?" Su Huaiyuan showed joy on his face, and when he opened it, his smile became even wider.
The smile in the eyes spread out, overflowed to the ends of the hair, and immersed in the crow's feet.
"You drew this yourself? Very good."
In the small painting, Su Huaiyuan is not riding a horse or carrying a sword, but is standing on the grass flying a kite.
He lowered his head, smiling as he looked at the little girl beside him.
"I remember this was the first time I took you to fly a kite," Su Huaiyuan couldn't let go, "Do you want to fly it again? Shall we go tomorrow?"
Yu Shengsheng felt bitter and said, "No."
Su Huaiyuan's smile faded slightly, and he put the painting away: "That's right, there will be time to fly kites in the future, but now there are more important things to do."
He shouted coldly: "Come here, bring her up!"
Two guards escorted a woman into the courtyard.
She was wearing a bright pink dress with gold embroidered around the collar and cuffs. It didn't look noble and delicate, but rather rough.
Before people get close, an unpleasant smell wafts over, which is low-quality perfume powder mixed with medicinal powder and a faint fishy smell.
Her hands were tied behind her back, her shoulders were pressed down, she couldn't lift her head, her face couldn't be seen, her hair was hanging down, a little messy, and as dry as grass.
"Bang!" She was kicked in the knee and fell to the ground.
Su Huaiyuan was filled with murderous aura, his face was as cold as ice, his eyes were like cold swords, and he wished he could pierce a few holes in this woman's body.
"Look up."
The woman refused to look up, so the guard grabbed her hair and forced her to do so.
Her entire face was exposed in front of Yu Shengsheng.
Yu Shengsheng's eyes narrowed slightly and her hands clenched unconsciously.
Jin Baobao's eyes suddenly widened and laughter burst out of his throat.
"Haha, it's you! You also deserve this day!"
There were blue words tattooed on Ru Jian's forehead and his face was covered with powder, but it still couldn't hide his rough skin and the dark circles under his eyes.
She seemed to have aged by ten years, and was no longer the high-spirited person she was when she was with Su Zhiyi.
Yu Shengsheng never thought that there would be a day when he would meet her again, and he never thought that they would meet in this way.
Su Huaiyuan stepped forward, looking down at Ru Jian, and said sternly, "Let me ask you, did you see with your own eyes that it was Sheng Sheng who shot the arrow to hurt Zhi Yi?"
Yu Shengsheng's heart was pounding and she looked at Su Huaiyuan.
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