Chapter 14 Chapter 14 His gaze lingered on the fireworks...
==Chapter 14==
Back in the carriage, Feng Wenyu pondered for a moment and instructed Jinshu:
"Send some medicine to Master Pei and the other two."
There were traces of blood on the two men's bodies, and it was unclear whether it was someone else's or if they were injured themselves?
Feng Wenyu couldn't help but frown. Although her ancestral home was in Yangzhou, she had been living in the capital since she could remember. The security in the emperor's capital was always better than in other places. She never knew that local bandits could be so rampant.
She suddenly remembered the reason why Gu Yushi broke off the engagement - he was ordered to go to Jiangnan to investigate a case.
There are many merchants in Jiangnan, and Gu Yushi especially wants to investigate the salt merchants, who are the most powerful among all merchants. Although the word "merchant" is involved in their business, salt and iron are sold by the government, and anyone who can hold this position must have a strong background.
All human dealings are based on profit, and the profits that salt merchants can obtain through greed are beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
When people are obsessed with profit, they lose their rationality.
Just the little money that Pei Yan and his servant have can make the bandits kill people, so the interests that Gu Yushi will touch when investigating the case will only be more shocking.
If Feng Wenyu had no idea about the danger of this trip as Gu Yushi had said before, after Pei Yan's incident, Feng Wenyu suddenly realized that perhaps what Gu Yushi said was indeed true.
The level of danger that Jiangnan's trip faced was beyond her imagination.
Feng Wenyu was distracted for a moment.
In another carriage, Jinshu brought over some medicine. When Pei Yan saw the medicine, he did not refuse:
"Please thank Miss Feng on my behalf."
Jinshu nodded: "Master Pei, you should treat your injuries as soon as possible. It will take three days to get to Yangzhou City. It would be bad if your injuries worsen."
There was no doctor on their trip, and they didn't plan to stop for rest on the way.
Jinshu had already seen a scar on Pei Yan's arm, which must have been caused by a knife. Although it was not deep enough to see the bone, it was still bloody and mangled. She felt extremely uncomfortable seeing it and quickly looked away, not daring to look at it again.
Pei Yan's servant, Le Yang, heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the medicine. "Luckily, this young lady and young master are so kind that they're willing to give us a ride."
Medicines are not cheap, and they are already a burden. It is very kind of the owner to send them some medicine to treat their injuries.
As for stopping to let them treat his injuries, Le Yang was too embarrassed to ask, as it seemed a bit too much.
But Le Yang is not without worry about the young master's injury. Now that he has these medicines, Le Yang can feel at ease.
He hurriedly treated the young master's injuries, and said with a look of guilt and regret:
"If it weren't for helping me, you wouldn't have been hurt at all."
Pei Yan frowned, a thin layer of cold sweat oozing from his forehead. He whispered, "Stop talking."
Le Yang accompanied him on his study tour, and he couldn't just watch Le Yang lose his life at the hands of bandits.
Le Yang knew his son's temperament, so he had to stop talking about it. However, he was a little curious: "Does the son know that Miss Feng?"
After all, when Miss Feng saw them, she blurted out the three words "Master Pei".
Pei Yan narrowed his eyes. He was still wearing the blue shirt. Even though the shirt was mottled and messy, it could not hide his elegant demeanor. After a long while, Pei Yan said softly:
"It was just a chance encounter."
Le Yang didn't think much about it. Without the fear of his life, he said lightly, "Then you and Miss Feng are truly destined to be together."
After a pause, Le Yang asked hesitantly:
"After this incident, does it count as Miss Feng saving our lives?"
It seems a bit of an exaggeration to say that it was a life-saving favor, but if Miss Feng had not been willing to give them a ride, they would have had nothing on them and were on a mountain road. No one knew what they would encounter or whether they would be retaliated by bandits.
Pei Yan didn't know what he was thinking about, and a faint blush appeared on his ears. He lowered his eyes and said:
"I owe her a favor."
The word "humanity" rolled out from his lips, but his voice was very soft and the space was quiet, making the word inexplicably have an unclear meaning.
Le Yang also nodded seriously. He sighed and said, "I don't know where Miss Feng comes from. I owe her a huge favor now. When we get back to the mansion, the master and his wife will definitely come to thank her."
Le Yang was not good at dwelling on things, so he quickly let the matter go. He looked at his son and couldn't help but frown:
"It's really hard for you, young master. You spent so much effort to get the scriptures, but they were all snatched away by a bunch of illiterate bandits!"
When Pei Yan heard Le Yang mention the two volumes of scriptures, his eyes couldn't help but dim a little.
But Pei Yan knew the importance of this matter: "As long as people are still alive, that's more important than anything else."
He tilted his head, lifted the jacquard curtain and looked out the window. His eyes fell on the carriage in front of him and paused for a moment.
Besides, this line of work isn't all bad, is it?
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One third of the world is bright on moonlit nights, and two thirds of the scoundrels are in Yangzhou.
The carriage drove into Yangzhou City, where people were coming and going. Despite the prosperity, the scenery there was completely different from that of the capital. The willows were trembling, and the wind was blowing everywhere, making everything graceful.
As soon as they entered the city gate, the carriage stopped and Feng Wenzhou got off.
Pei Yan and the other man had already stopped beside the carriage and were waiting.
Feng Wenzhou didn't let Feng Wenyu come down. He stepped forward and nodded: "We have arrived at Yangzhou City. Master Pei, please make yourself at your leisure."
Pei Yan had long noticed Feng Wenzhou's resistance to him, so he wasn't surprised. He wanted to look towards Feng Wenyu, but in the end, he restrained his gaze and nodded.
"I wonder where you two will end up. I should go and thank you for saving my life."
Le Yang looked at his young master in confusion. Didn’t he say before that he owed him a favor? How come it has now become a life-saving grace?
Hearing this, Feng Wenzhou felt a little better about Pei Yan. He didn't like Pei Yan, but he hated people with bad character even more. At least Pei Yan was grateful.
Feng Wenzhou did not hide anything:
"This is to Zhou's residence."
After saying this, Feng Wenzhou did not stop, turned around and got on the carriage, and loudly ordered the team to move forward.
Pei Yan had no reason to stop them, so he could only watch the team leave silently. He stood there for a long time, so long that Le Yang was a little puzzled:
"What are you looking at, sir?"
Pei Yan came back to his senses, the wind blowing across his eyebrows, and he said, "Nothing."
Le Yang was eager to go home: "Then let's go back quickly. We returned home a few days later than planned. Who knows how worried the master and the mistress must be."
Pei Yan did not object, and he and Le Yang turned around and walked towards Pei Mansion, but he subconsciously looked back.
The Zhou family of Yangzhou?
At the same time, Feng Wenyu was looking at Feng Wenzhou teasingly: "Aren't you guarding him like a thief? Why did you suddenly tell him that we were going to my grandparents' house?"
Feng Wenzhou felt a little depressed as he was being teased:
"Our whereabouts are not a secret. If he wants to, he will know even if I don't tell him."
Besides——
"He already owes us a favor."
Feng Wenyu laughed. She leaned against the carriage, her shoulders shaking with laughter. The little girl's eyes were bright and clear, like the shimmering autumn water, but she did not refute Feng Wenzhou: "Your maternal grandparents' house is coming soon. You must not delay your studies while you stay here."
Thinking of something, Feng Wenyu frowned:
"You are not allowed to get close to Zhou Chiyu either."
Zhou Chiyu was also the son of her uncle and her cousin, but he was born out of wedlock. His aunt died of complications during childbirth, so he was raised by his stepmother like his cousin Zhou Chibai.
But unlike his cousin, Zhou Chiyu is the youngest heir in the family, so he is inevitably a little spoiled and has a somewhat lawless temperament.
Feng Wenyu didn't want to speculate whether this was a deliberate act by her aunt, but after all, Feng Wenyu didn't want her second brother to be led astray by Zhou Chiyu.
Speaking of studies, Feng Wenzhou subconsciously became serious:
"Of course not."
He returned to Yangzhou, firstly to accompany his younger sister, and secondly to prepare for the exam. Although he was depressed, he had his own plans in his heart. After ten years of hard study, he also wanted to give himself an explanation.
Moreover, to put it bluntly, he has lived in the capital for a long time and is not very close to his two cousins from the Zhou family.
He was a solitary person by nature. Apart from his half-brother Feng Wenyu, he didn't talk much with his brother Feng Wenxu, let alone a distant cousin from his uncle's family.
If the second uncle's family had not gone to Qi and Lu to take up a position, leaving only a few side branches in their hometown, they would not have needed to stay at the Zhou family when they came back this time.
When they arrived at Zhou's house, someone from her uncle's family was already waiting for them at the door.
As soon as the two of them got off the carriage, they heard the nanny say enthusiastically, "My dear cousin and my dear cousin, you have worked hard on the journey. Madam has been waiting since morning since she heard that you were coming today."
Feng Wenyu and Feng Wenzhou looked at each other, feeling helpless.
They also understand their aunt's personality. She is a bit of a pushover, but she has always been warm to them. As beneficiaries, it is difficult for them to find fault with their aunt, but they always feel a little uncomfortable in their hearts.
I was led into the main courtyard. Before I even arrived, I heard my aunt Lu's enthusiastic and clear voice:
"But Ayu and Azhou are here?"
The beaded curtain was lifted, and two people walked in together. A boy and a girl were five points similar, especially in their eyebrows and eyes. Madam Lu paused for a moment before she found her voice. She took Feng Wenyu's hand and said with emotion: "Ayu is really getting more and more beautiful. My aunt can't bear to take her eyes off her."
Feng Wenyu was a little embarrassed by the elders' praise. She rarely faced such straightforward praise. Her cheeks flushed bright red for a moment. She didn't dare to continue listening and interrupted her aunt:
"I haven't seen you for a long time, Aunt. Is she doing well? And how about Grandma? Is she still healthy?"
Mrs. Lu smiled so hard that her eyebrows were invisible: "It's all good, it's all good. It will be even better once you come back."
Seeing that his younger sister had blocked all of his aunt's firepower, Feng Wenzhou breathed a sigh of relief without making a sound.
Half an hour later, Mrs. Lu finally decided to let her go, and Feng Wenyu hurried to the courtyard where she would be staying for the time being.
At this time, only the tail of the sunset glow remained in the sky.
At the same time, in a dimly lit room, someone was half leaning on a chair. He held the end of the arrow in one hand and pulled it out without hesitation. His chest heaved violently and his face became paler, but he remained silent throughout the whole process.
After he recovered, he lowered his head, bit a corner of the brocade, tore off a piece of cloth, and bandaged the wound.
A few drops of blood splashed on his face, making his brows look even colder.
Suddenly, fireworks exploded outside.
He subconsciously raised his eyes, and his gaze lingered on the hot and dazzling fireworks in the sky for a long time.
In the small courtyard of the Zhou Mansion, Feng Wenyu was leaning against the window, taking a lazy rest.
Shuyao walked over quickly and said excitedly:
"Girl, girl! Come and see, there are fireworks going off in the city!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone heard a bang and fireworks burst into life in the sky outside. Feng Wenyu subconsciously looked up. Her face was illuminated by the firelight, her eyebrows were beautiful, and the jade hairpin in her hair swayed slightly like a butterfly.
Shuyao was stunned by this scene.
For a moment, she couldn't tell whether it was the fireworks in the sky that were more dazzling, or the person in front of her who was more brilliant.
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