Chapter 18
The sunlight shone through the window onto the head of the bed and reflected on Lu Ling's eyes. The birds outside the window chirped non-stop, waking Lu Ling from his sleep.
Lu Ling slowly opened her eyes, and everything in front of her was unfamiliar to her.
Lu Ling stood up and looked around. There was a table next to the bed. On the table was a bowl of medicine that was still steaming. It seemed that it had just been brought in.
Looking out the window, lush trees are right in front of you. Some branches are about to extend into the window. If you reach out your hand, you can touch the leaves.
The leaves were very close together, and the roof was made of thatch. Lu Ling guessed that this should be the second floor, and there must be another floor below.
The door was opened from the outside, and Lu Ling was looking at the scenery outside with a smile.
This was the scene Shen Wangyou saw when he entered the room.
During the time in the military camp, Shen Wangyou hadn't seen Lu Ling smile like this for a long time.
Shen Wangyou walked up to Lu Ling, picked up the medicine bowl, and said softly, “A Ling, drink the medicine.”
When Lu Ling saw Chen Wangyou coming over, he put away his smile, took the medicine bowl expressionlessly, raised his head and drank it all.
After drinking, Lu Ling did not move his eyes away from Shen Wangyou, staring at Shen Wangyou with blinking eyes.
Seeing Lu Ling like this, Shen Wangyou naturally knew what she was going to do, so she put down the medicine bowl and began to explain.
"That day I fell off a cliff but didn't die. There was a river below the cliff. I fell into the river, fainted, and was swept to a place by the river. When I woke up, I was scratched by a branch and stopped flowing further."
Shen Wangyou raised his hand and touched Lu Ling's face, then continued, "I came out of the river and walked aimlessly. After walking for a day and a night, I met a villager here. The villager took pity on me and brought me here, so I settled down here."
"A Ling, can you forgive me, can we be together again?" Shen Wangyou took a turn and came back to this question.
At first, Lu Ling felt a little sorry for him and wanted to comfort him, but after hearing what he said, Lu Ling swallowed the words of comfort.
"Chen Wangyou, you and I are not the same kind of people. I think I have made it very clear to you before." Lu Ling realized that his voice was very hoarse after he finished speaking.
Lu Ling still had doubts in his heart, and regardless of what he had just said, he continued to ask Shen Wangyou, “Why did you ride a horse there that day?”
Shen Wangyou lowered his head and touched his nose, then met Lu Ling's eyes and said sincerely: "I don't want to give up. After my body recovered, I borrowed a horse from the villagers and planned to go back to the military camp to find you. I didn't expect to meet you there."
When I met you there and saw you dying, it felt like a needle was piercing my heart.
Lu Ling looked around and said, "So you brought me back here?"
Shen Wangyou nodded and said, "I have nowhere to go, so I had to bring you back here. When I saw you, I guessed that you had escaped and there was a high possibility that there were pursuers behind you. This place is far away from the outside, and it is almost impossible for anyone to find us. It is the safest to stay here."
Lu Ling nodded, agreeing with Shen Wangyou’s statement.
As if remembering something, Lu Ling suddenly asked Shen Wangyou, "Did you see Qingdai on the way here?"
Shen Wangyou's expression was a little stiff, but soon he became the same as usual, "I didn't see her."
Lu Ling didn’t notice anything unusual about Shen Wangyou, and didn’t say anything, but just hoped that Qingdai would be safe.
"I'll go out for a while, you have a good rest." After saying that, Shen Wangyou left in a hurry.
As soon as the door closed, Shen Wangyou leaned against it, closed his eyes, and his mind was full of bloody scenes.
Three days ago, Shen Wangyou borrowed a horse from the villagers. When he arrived at the military camp, he found it eerily quiet. He wanted to go in and look for Lu Ling, but when Shen Wangyou heard those people say that the person had run away, he hurried to chase him.
In an instant, most of the people in the military camp were gone. Shen Wangyou sneaked in and didn't see Lu Ling, but saw Xie Yuwang instead.
Xie Yuwang was tied up and dying. He said that Lu Ling and Qingdai had run away and told him to leave quickly and not come back.
Upon hearing this, Shen Wangyou left the military camp and rode at full speed all the way.
But when he got to a cave, Shen Wangyou saw a bear eating not far away.
Shen Wangyou didn't dare to go closer and hid aside waiting for the bear to leave.
The bear left after eating. Shen Wangyou approached and saw that it was actually a person. Only some bones were left, and the clothes were torn into a few pieces of rags. Looking to the side, he saw a peace locket. He still remembered that he had put it on Lu Ling himself.
He only felt cold all over, and pain all around. It seemed as if there was a cut in his heart, and no one saw it. It was bleeding. Shen Wangyou only felt sour in his heart, and there was a faint taste of rust at the corner of his mouth.
Tears welled up in his eyes, about to fall. With a "puff", Shen Wangyou spat out a mouthful of blood. He once again experienced the pain of losing his beloved.
Shen Wangyou wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, picked up the peace buckle, mounted his horse and left.
After that, he rode for a long time, thinking about where he should go. Without Lu Ling, he seemed to have no place he wanted to go.
Fortunately, God was kind to him, and he saw Lu Ling at the corner.
He was happy that Lu Ling hadn't left; he was sad that Lu Ling had suffered so much. The two emotions were mixed together, and Shen Wangyou's heart was in a knot, but the joy was still greater than the sorrow.
Shen Wangyou felt that he would never forget the feeling of losing and regaining something in his life.
After thinking it over again and again, Shen Wangyou brought Lu Ling back to Leping Village. It was hidden from the world, no one could find Lu Ling, and no one would know about her past. He wanted to live a good life with her, a life where the man farmed and the woman wove.
During the time that Lu Ling was in a coma, Shen Wangyou finally figured out that the bloody clothes and bones he saw that day were made of indigo.
Although Qingdai didn't like herself, she never made things difficult for herself because of Lu Ling. Shen Wangyou just felt it was a pity.
Lu Ling's body had not recovered yet, and Shen Wangyou didn't dare to tell her the bad news.
If you can hide it for a while, it will be a while, and you can forget your worries.
"Hey, Wangyou, why are you standing at the door? What's wrong?" An old lady wearing a square on her head came over.
Shen Wangyou took a look and saw that it was the villager who had brought him to Leping Village.
This old lady is good in every way. She was the one who gave this house to Shen Wangyou to live in. But there is only one thing about her: she is very gossipy.
When he brought Lu Ling back that day, the old lady started asking him questions over and over again, without stopping.
“Aunt Zhao, you’re here.” Shen Wangyou wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a smile.
Aunt Zhao looked at Shen Wangyou with a smile and asked, "Is the girl awake?"
Shen Wangyou glanced inside, then smiled and said, "Thanks to the medicine that Aunt Zhao brought, she is now awake."
After saying that, Shen Wangyou knocked on the door and shouted inside: "A Ling, Aunt Zhao wants to come and see you, can you come in?"
Lu Ling had heard the noise outside a long time ago and shouted to let them in.
"A Ling, this is Aunt Zhao. She was the one who rescued me and waited for me. This house is also hers." Shen Wangyou looked at Lu Ling and introduced.
Then he turned to introduce Aunt Zhao, saying, "Auntie, this is Lu Ling, my...wife."
After saying that, Shen Wangyou touched his nose.
Hearing this, Lu Ling wanted to explain to Aunt Zhao, but was interrupted before he could open his mouth, "Oh, I was wondering why Wangyou was so anxious. It turned out to be Madam Shen. Madam Shen, please have a good rest. You don't have to be restrained here with me."
As Aunt Zhao spoke, she swung the handkerchief in her hand.
“Well, you two should have a good rest first. I just came to see if Mrs. Shen is awake. Since she is awake, I won’t disturb her.”
Aunt Zhao looked at Lu Ling and then at Shen Wangyou. Even with a handkerchief covering her face, she could still see the corners of her mouth curved up.
"Auntie, just call me A Ling. I'm not his wife." Lu Ling explained when she saw this.
Aunt Zhao paused, and the corners of her mouth, which had been curved, drooped down. She took off the handkerchief in her hand and looked at Shen Wangyou.
Shen Wangyou looked embarrassed, then smiled and said, "Auntie, don't listen to her nonsense. She and I are in love, but we had a conflict a few days ago, and she doesn't want to pay attention to me."
Aunt Zhao laughed when she heard this and said, “Oh, it’s normal for young couples to quarrel. If there is any misunderstanding, Wangyou,” Aunt Zhao looked at Shen Wangyou, “Explain it clearly as soon as possible.”
Shen Wangyou nodded repeatedly and said, “Don’t worry, I will definitely explain it clearly.”
Seeing Shen Wangyou’s sincere attitude, Aunt Zhao planned to leave.
When she left, Shen Wangyou looked at her with a playful smile and said that he would take good care of the lady.
Lu Ling glanced at Shen Wangyou’s worthless look, turned over and went to sleep.
At night, Shen Wangyou walked to Lu Ling and woke her up.
"A Ling, get up and eat." Shen Wangyou said softly in a gentle tone.
Lu Ling sat on the bed with sleepy eyes.
Lu Ling glanced to the side and saw a bowl of noodles on the table. He asked, "Did you make this?"
Shen Wangyou nodded.
"Have you eaten?" Lu Ling continued to ask.
Shen Wangyou was stunned for a moment, then replied: "I ate it. I saw you were sleeping soundly just now, so I didn't wake you up."
Lu Ling nodded, but still had doubts as to why she was woken up now, but Lu Ling did not ask.
Lu Ling got out of bed, sat on the edge of the bed and started eating.
This was her first time eating food cooked by Shen Wangyou.
In the past, in the Lu Mansion, there were a large group of servants at home, and there was no need for Shen Wangyou to interfere.
As the noodles went into my stomach, my body was filled up little by little, and my heart felt much warmer.
While Lu Ling was eating, Shen Wangyou left the room.
After a while, Shen Wangyou came in with a quilt.
Lu Ling was puzzled and asked, "It's not winter yet, why did you bring a quilt?"
What Lu Ling meant was that he didn't need to cover himself with two quilts, but Shen Wangyou felt differently.
"It turns out that A Ling wants to share a quilt with me." Shen Wangyou said with a smile.
Lu Ling paused, handed the bowl down, and asked, "Do you mean you want to sleep in the same room with me?"
Shen Wangyou raised an eyebrow, pretending to be innocent, and said, "Aunt Zhao's house only has this one room vacant. I told her that you and I are husband and wife, so naturally we should sleep together."
Lu Ling was a little unsure when he heard this. "You, you, you took another quilt. Wouldn't Aunt Zhao be suspicious?"
Shen Wangyou smiled mischievously and said, "A Ling, you forgot. During the day, I told Aunt Zhao that I had a quarrel with you. I said that you didn't let me sleep on the bed, so I went to ask for a quilt."
Shen Wangyou patted the quilt and murmured, “Fortunately, Aunt Zhao’s house still has extra quilts.”
After hearing this, Lu Ling turned his face away and lay back on the bed.
Shen Wangyou was still feeling smug, but when he looked up, he saw Lu Ling lying back on the bed, secretly doubting his cooking skills.
With a sigh, Shen Wangyou also lay on the ground, covered himself with a quilt and went to sleep.
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