Chapter 25 Chapter 25 "Won't Ah Yu feel sorry for me?"...
==Chapter 25==
On the tenth day of June, the imperial envoy and his entourage were preparing to return to Beijing. The officials in Yangzhou City had already been frightened to death. Only after hearing the news did they come back to their senses from the solemn atmosphere of the previous period.
When Zhou Yuangui came out of the City Lord's Mansion, he secretly glanced at Pei Xuzhu's face and shook his head in his heart.
The emperor has already issued an order, ordering the new prefect to rush to Yangzhou City, and Pei Xuzhu will soon go to the capital to report on his work.
Before he stepped down, the new prefect was about to take office. It can be seen that the emperor was quite dissatisfied with Pei Xuzhu's approach to the Jiangnan case.
Feng Wenyu was completely unaware of what was happening in the court, and she was feeling uncomfortable.
She was trapped in a nightmare and could not wake up no matter how hard she struggled. The vast expanse of white snow made her shiver with cold. She lay in the snow, unable to tell whether she was shivering from the cold or from the pain.
Someone was calling her name. Cold tears fell on her face. She struggled to open her eyes, trying her best to finally see the person holding her. She shouted in confusion:
"Gu Yushi..."
Her voice was trembling, and the face of the person in front of her became paler, as if it was about to melt into the endless snow.
He leaned over, kissed her forehead and cheeks repeatedly, and whispered:
“…I’m here, I’m here.”
He didn't notice that his whole body was shaking, his hands were shaking, his voice was shaking, and his tears fell on her face, blending together, and she couldn't tell whose they were.
Feng Wenyu cried like this when she first met Gu Yu. The grief and self-blame in his eyes made her feel cold all over. The constant pain in her lower body also made her vaguely realize something -
She seemed to be pregnant.
When she remembered this, she finally understood where the pain came from.
In an instant, a feeling of suffocation came over her and she almost couldn't breathe. She was crying out something and tightly grasped Gu Yushi's sleeve. Feng Wenyu tried her best to listen and finally heard clearly what she was shouting.
She cried and said, "It hurts so much... Gu Yushi, it hurts so much..."
Feng Wenyu vaguely knew that this was a dream, but it felt as if she was there in person. The subtle and dense pain in her heart made her feel as if she really felt the heartbreaking feeling.
She uttered with difficulty:
“No…don’t…”
Don't do this to her.
This is a nightmare, wake her up!
Jinshu's anxious shouting rang in my ears: "Girl! Girl, what's wrong with you?! Wake up!"
The moment the voice reached her ears, her dream was completely shattered. Feng Wenyu opened her eyes in a trance. The remaining emotions from the dream made her a little confused. She saw Jinshu sighed in relief and collapsed to the ground, but she didn't understand why, and her voice was a little difficult:
"……What's wrong?"
Jinshu was frightened half to death, and she still feels a trace of fear: "You were crying out in pain just now, and you didn't hear me no matter how I called you."
pain?
When she heard this word, Feng Wenyu subconsciously touched her chest, where there seemed to be some pain. The next moment, she seemed to feel something and raised her hand to touch the corner of her eyes. Suddenly, she froze in place.
——She cried?
Feng Wenyu suddenly felt a little horrified and scared. Was it really a dream?
Feng Wenyu's hands unconsciously rested on her lower abdomen. She didn't notice that her lips and face were pale to a frightening degree. Her black hair was soaked with cold sweat. It was clearly summer, but she looked as if she had been fished out of the water.
Jinshu wiped her face. She didn't dare to take this matter lightly.
"Girl, what did you dream about?"
Feng Wenyu turned his head away and avoided answering.
The dream scene was too coherent and real, so real that Feng Wenyu could no longer regard it as a dream.
She subconsciously recalled her dream. The biggest difference between reality and the dream began when she broke off her engagement with Gu Yu.
So, did Gu Yushi also have the same dream?
What on earth did he dream about that made him choose to cancel the engagement?
Feng Wenyu realized that she needed to know more. At this moment, face was no longer important. Feng Wenyu sat up suddenly:
"Jinshu, have the imperial envoys set off yet?"
Jinshu didn't understand why, but she quickly replied, "Probably not yet."
Feng Wenyu was about to get up with her coat on. She ordered loudly, "Prepare the carriage. I want to go to the City Lord's Mansion!"
Jinshu couldn't help but be surprised: "Girl?"
Feng Wenyu had only washed and brushed her teeth, without even putting on makeup, and was about to go out. When she was almost at the front yard, she ran into Zhou Chibai on the veranda. Zhou Chibai saw her hurried steps and subconsciously called out to her:
"Where are you going, cousin?"
Feng Wenyu forced a shrug and said, "I'm going to the City Lord's Mansion. I have something to ask the Imperial Envoy."
Feng Wenyu wanted to go past Zhou Chibai when she finished speaking, but Zhou Chibai hurriedly stopped her. Feng Wenyu was eager to know the answer and could not help but frowned: "Why are you stopping me, cousin?"
Zhou Chibai: "The imperial envoy and his entourage left by boat an hour ago."
Feng Wenyu looked up in shock: "What?"
Zhou Chibai looked at her worriedly:
"What does my cousin want to see the Imperial Envoy about?"
Feng Wenyu suddenly became quiet and remained silent. Did she miss it?
After a long time, Feng Wenyu pursed her lips and said:
"nothing."
Feeling Zhou Chibai's worry, Feng Wenyu sniffed, took a deep breath, and smiled at Zhou Chibai: "It's really okay."
The hand in her sleeve clenched the handkerchief uncontrollably.
After a long time, Feng Wenyu came back to her senses. She thought indifferently, let it be missed. The dream was continuing anyway. Even if Gu Yu was not around, she would always find the answer.
She raised her eyes and glanced towards the gate of the mansion, then paused. She turned and left without hesitation.
A gentle breeze blew by, dispersing all the remaining air, and it seemed as if no one had ever been here.
******
When Feng Wenyu received the letter from the capital, the chief examiner of the provincial examination had also arrived in Yangzhou City.
Feng Wenzhou and Feng Wenyu read the letter together. Feng Wenzhou subconsciously looked at Feng Wenyu. He could sense that A'mei had been in a low mood recently, and it seemed to have started since the imperial envoy and his entourage returned to Beijing.
Feng Wenzhou lowered his head, the scroll held in his palm. He gripped it with such force that the joints turned slightly white.
"Sister, you and the people from the capital can go back first. You don't have to wait for me."
Feng Wenyu frowned subconsciously, without any hesitation: "No!"
"When my eldest brother took the provincial examination, my father, mother, and eldest sister were all by his side. Now that my father and mother are gone, and I leave again, who will come to congratulate you when the results come out?"
Feng Wenyu curled his lips: "The provincial examination is so important, how can I leave you alone in Yangzhou, wouldn't it be empty and lonely?"
Although my uncle is also a relative, there is still a layer of distance between us.
Feng Wenyu couldn't leave Feng Wenzhou alone. They came to Yangzhou City together, so of course they had to go back together.
Feng Wenzhou tried his best to suppress his emotion, but a hint of joy could still be seen in his eyes. After a pause, he said, "But my father sent a special message."
Feng Wenyu snorted lightly, revealing a rare hint of arrogance:
"Never mind him."
She said to Feng Wenzhou seriously, "Just focus on preparing for the exam. I will definitely wait for you."
Feng Wenzhou swallowed all the persuasive voices. After a long while, he muffled his voice:
"good."
In a place where no one noticed, Feng Wenzhou raised his eyes and looked at A'mei's profile, hiding the faint worry in his eyes.
What is A-mei worried about?
He was a little depressed and dazed. He still couldn't help A-mei in any way.
The provincial examination was approaching, with less than three days left. The city of Yangzhou seemed to have forgotten the fear it had felt when the imperial envoy was present. The pleasure boats on the lake began to light up all night again, and talented men and beautiful women seemed to appear frequently in this land.
Jiangnan has always been a place with flourishing literary culture, and no one can guarantee that they can win the first place.
Feng Wenyu didn't have the mind to think about dreams. In her eyes, nothing was more important than her second brother's provincial examination.
She was even more nervous than the person involved. On the day of the provincial examination, she woke up before dawn. Not only her, but the entire Zhou Mansion was alarmed.
After Zhou Chiyu was taken away by Gu Yushi, the old lady could not bear the blow and fell ill, but Zhou Chibai and Lu often visited her, and she was gradually getting better. On this day, she also got up to see Feng Wenzhou off.
Feng Wenyu handed him the lunch box and said, "I've prepared items that are easy to check. I'll be waiting for you outside. Just focus on your exam."
The provincial examination lasted nine days, divided into three sessions, each lasting three days.
Feng Wenyu heard his elder brother describe the situation in the dormitory. It was not a place where people could stay at all. Many candidates almost lost half their lives after taking the exam.
Feng Wenzhou had been calm at first, but he became nervous because of the crowd's attitude of facing a great enemy. He pursed his lips quietly.
"Don't wait for me outside. I'll come find you as soon as I get out."
Feng Wenyu didn't argue with him at this time. She sent him to the examination room and watched him go in with her own eyes. Then she touched her chest and cried out in surprise, "Jinshu, tell me, why am I so nervous?"
Jinshu laughed:
"Girls get confused when they care too much."
Feng Wenyu knew that Feng Wenzhou would have to take the exam for at least three days, so she didn't plan to wait outside. Just as she was about to call a carriage to return home, she heard the sound of a startled horse outside. She curiously lifted the jacquard curtain, and when she saw the young man on horseback, her eyes suddenly widened. The next moment, she quickly lowered the jacquard curtain.
However, it was too late.
Feng Wenyu heard the sound of horse hooves getting closer and closer, and finally someone knocked on the carriage, and a clear voice came in with the sound of the wind:
"Feng Wenyu, is that you?"
Feng Wenyu covered her ears and wanted to pretend that she didn't hear anything, but the person who came obviously mistook the carriage for a door and kept knocking on it, as if he would not stop until she showed up.
Jinshu coughed lightly. She guessed the identity of the visitor, but still asked in disbelief:
"Is it Prince Yan?"
How could Prince Yan appear in Yangzhou City?
Feng Wenyu twitched the corners of her lips. Before the person called out again, she angrily lifted the brocade curtain: "Yan Yunhe, are you crazy?"
What man would be so shameless as to knock on a woman's carriage?
Feng Wenyu admitted that she had deliberately used the word "shameless" to be mean.
But Yan Yunhe asked for it.
Idle Clouds and Wild Cranes? What a waste of this name.
Feng Wenyu secretly rolled his eyes. The visitor didn't care about being scolded at all. He raised the corner of his lips and deliberately sneered: "I heard that your engagement was broken off?"
Feng Wenyu's face instantly turned cold:
"If you can't speak, just shut up. No one will think you are dumb."
Yan Yunhe sat high on his horse, clearly looking down, but he bent awkwardly over to get closer to Feng Wenyu. He grinned, "Feng Wenyu, why are you speaking to me so harshly? If you were to use your aggressive energy on Gu Yushi, would he dare to even mention breaking off the engagement?"
After saying that, he sneered:
"That's right. You are always gentle and considerate to others. That's why Gu Yushi dared to bully you."
He doesn't even know how to bully others. He has been stupid since childhood.
He kept saying "Gu Yu" on the left and "Gu Yu" on the right, but there was not a single word she liked to hear.
Feng Wenyu gave him an annoyed look: "Did you come here just to make fun of me?"
Yan Yunhe's eyes darkened for a moment, and soon, he smiled and defended himself:
"Don't slander a good person. I was about to return to the capital, but when I heard you were in Yangzhou, I took this long detour just to comfort you."
comfort?
Feng Wenyu chuckled: "Thank you for your patience."
She didn't want to pay attention to Yan Yunhe. Anyway, meeting him meant bad things. She said unhappily, "Get out of the way."
Yan Yunhe folded his hands behind his head and drove the horse to the side without hesitation to make room for the carriage. Then he kicked the horse's body to make it catch up slowly.
When they arrived at Zhou Mansion, Feng Wenyu got off the carriage and saw him following behind. He was speechless for a moment:
"Why are you following me?"
Yan Yunhe couldn't believe it, and acted as if she was heartless and ungrateful: "I came here for you, and you won't take me in?"
Feng Wenyu laughed in anger, thinking that he was being unreasonable:
"Who asked you to come?"
"Doesn't the Duke's Mansion even have enough money to let you stay in the inn?!"
Yan Yunhe shrugged: "In order to get here quickly, I came alone and brought nothing with me."
He attempted to take the moral high ground: "Feng Wenyu, you and I grew up together after all, you wouldn't be so cruel, would you?"
Feng Wenyu cursed inwardly, thinking that she was so unlucky to have to grow up with him.
She really had no choice but to bring him into the Zhou residence. Facing her aunt's questioning gaze, she struggled to raise the corners of her lips:
"This is the prince of the Duke's Mansion. He said he wants to stay at the mansion for a few days."
Lu understood, and a hint of respect appeared on her face: "So it's the prince."
Yan Yunhe waved his hands, he didn't seem to be at all arrogant:
"Aunt, please don't embarrass me. Ah Zhou and I are childhood friends. I came here to seek refuge with him. I would also like to trouble you to clear out a yard for me to rest. I will be very grateful."
He smiled and didn't mention Feng Wenyu at all, as if he really came here for Feng Wenzhou.
Feng Wenyu curled his lips secretly. Fortunately, his second brother was not there, otherwise he would have been furious after hearing what Yan Yunhe said.
These two have been at odds with each other since childhood. It's really shameless that Yan Yunhe has the nerve to say such things.
Mrs. Lu smiled continuously: "You are joking, my lord. You and Azhou are good friends, and we are family. It is not a bother for you to stay at home for a few days."
Upon hearing this, Yan Yunhe proudly raised his eyebrows at Feng Wenyu in a place where no one could see.
Feng Wenyu was too lazy to speak.
She had long been accustomed to Yan Yunhe taking advantage of his status to get more and more things, and under normal circumstances, no one would embarrass him.
After leaving the main courtyard, Feng Wenyu warned Yan Yunhe: "Second brother is now focused on the exam, you are not allowed to provoke him."
Yan Yunhe was speechless to her for once:
"Who is provoking whom every time? Could you please stop speaking against your conscience?"
We all grew up together, but she is the most partial.
Feng Wenyu didn't want to hear that. She snorted softly, "Just remember, don't provoke him."
Yan Yunhe nodded perfunctorily:
"Yes, yes, I won't fight back when I'm hit or scolded, okay, auntie?"
Feng Wenyu blushed at being called "young lady" and said angrily, "You can say anything! Why didn't the Duke beat you to death?"
Yan Yunhe said casually:
"He only has me as his precious son, how could he bear to beat me to death?"
He tilted his head, his brows sharp as stars, his gaze fixed on Feng Wenyu. He asked casually, "Besides, if I were really beaten to death, wouldn't Ah Yu feel bad?"
Feng Wenyu raised his chin, unable to conceal his disgust:
"Who wants to feel sorry for you?"
Yan Yunhe seemed to pause, but also seemed not to. As usual, he was out of tune. He chuckled softly, "Ayu is so cruel."
Feng Wenyu's ears were almost callused, so she ignored him and turned away.
She went to the backyard. Yan Yunhe did not follow her. He just looked at her back, the smile on his face gradually fading. A servant came to lead the way for him, and he returned to his usual smiling face.
"Let's go."
He played with the purse in his hand for a while, then chuckled softly, the corners of his lips curling up imperceptibly.
Elsewhere, in Wen Shiyuan, Jinshu carefully considered his tone and asked, "Why is Prince Yan coming to Yangzhou City?"
Feng Wenyu didn't even raise his head:
"He always does things on his own accord. Who knows?"
Jinshu glanced at her, wanting to say something but stopping herself. In the end, she could only silently express her sorrow for Master Yan in her heart.
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