When Jian Yu and Ge Hui were fighting, Lu Zheng had already realized that something was wrong. The noise of the two fighting was so loud, not to mention the patrol guards, even the servants were nowhere to be seen. How could this be possible?
Lu Zheng looked at Jian Yu anxiously. Even if he didn't know martial arts, he could see that the two were almost evenly matched, and Jian Yu was even losing the upper hand. He wanted to help, but was afraid that the more he helped, the more trouble he would cause. At this moment, he saw that Jian Yu seemed to be defeated, and he misstepped and fell into the water. Lu Zheng was startled and quickly jumped into the water.
The water of this small lake was not clear. Lu Zheng struggled to find Jian Yu in the water. Suddenly, a hand reached out from the side. Lu Zheng was so scared that he almost choked on the water. But when he looked into a pair of familiar eyes, he breathed a sigh of relief and swam out with Jian Yu.
This lake was running water and connected to the inner city moat. They had checked it out before they came. They also made plans for a retreat, but they didn't expect that they would actually use it.
The two climbed up the embankment wetly. It was chilly in spring, and the wind was biting cold. Lu Zheng shivered and asked, "How are you?"
Although Jian Yu's face was pale, he was much better than him and just nodded.
"It's... too cold... A-choo!" Lu Zheng rubbed his nose, "Let's... find a place to change clothes first."
This place was not far from the Duke of England's Mansion, and Lu Zheng had arranged people at the corner gate early. Seeing Jian Yu agreed, he hurriedly pulled him up, but saw Jian Yu holding his abdomen and frowning. He reacted: "Are you injured?" "
It's okay." Jian Yu said, "Let's go."
Lu Zheng held him with some concern, and the two of them walked to the corner gate of the Duke of England's Mansion. Lu Zheng knocked, and the corner door was opened a crack, revealing half of Liu Zhi's face: "Young Master?"
"It's me."
Liu Zhi opened the corner door and saw that the two people were wet and didn't make any sound. Seeing that they both came in, she locked the corner door again. Liu Zhi led the way with a lantern in hand. The corner gate was not far from Zhu Tan Ju, but they soon arrived.
The courtyard was quiet. Liu Zhi had already sent the maids to bed, and even Ji Xiang was not left. But the three of them still walked very carefully. Only after they entered the room did Lu Zheng breathe a sigh of relief.
The room was heated by the heating, and it was warm. Lu Zheng's stiff hands and feet finally regained some feeling. He helped Jian Yu sit down, and ordered Liu Zhi to get medicine and clothes.
Liuzhi agreed and said, "You two are all wet. Why don't I cook some ginger soup for you and have a bowl to get rid of the cold."
"You are thoughtful. Just take it and put it outside."
After Liuzhi left, Lu Zheng hurriedly took off his wet clothes. Seeing that Jian Yu hadn't moved, he couldn't help but say, "Why are you still standing there? Aren't
you uncomfortable?" Jian Yu looked away: "Turn away."
Lu Zheng looked at himself and said with a smile, "We are all men, why are you shy?" Although he said so, he still turned away obediently.
Hearing the rustling sound behind him, Lu Zheng could not help but said, "Are you injured? Are you inconvenient? Do you need help?"
The movement paused, and then Jian Yu's low voice came, "No need."
Lu Zheng shrugged, wiped it casually with a towel, and put on dry clothes. But he had no choice but to let his hair down and drape it over his shoulders. After doing all this, Lu Zheng asked, "Are you okay?" Hearing no movement behind him, he turned around hurriedly and found Jian Yu leaning against the bedpost with his eyes closed and his face pale. There was a big cut on his abdomen and bleeding.
Lu Zheng didn't care about anything else and quickly took the medicine and applied it to him. Perhaps due to the stimulation of the medicine, Jian Yu woke up again while applying the medicine and struggled: "I... do it myself..."
"Don't be so stubborn!" Lu Zheng slapped his hand away and said unhappily, "By the time you do it yourself, all the blood will be drained out."
Jian Yu stopped talking and just watched him carefully treat the wounds. After all the wounds were treated, Lu Zheng let out a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and complained: "Why do I apply medicine to you every time I meet you?"
Jian Yu curled his lips and murmured in a low voice: "Because in this world... only you are willing to apply medicine to me..."
Lu Zheng was packing the medicine and bandages and didn't hear clearly: "What did you say?"
"Nothing." Jian Yu said.
Lu Zheng put all the things outside and helped Jian Yu onto the bed: "You can sleep here tonight!" He then said in front of him, "Don't compete with me for the bed, you are a wounded soldier, do you know?" After that, he pressed him onto the bed very forcefully, "Go to sleep quickly!"
Jian Yu could only watch in silence as Lu Zheng clumsily shook the quilt open and covered him, and asked him repeatedly, "Are you cold?" and "Do you want some water?" After receiving negative answers, he brought in the kettle and put it in. On the small table beside his bed, he muttered, "If you are thirsty, just reach out and get it... Forget it, just call me if you are thirsty! Oh, call me if you need to go to the toilet... If you feel uncomfortable... It's useless to call me, I have to call the doctor..." Jian Yu
had never felt such nagging care before. He looked at Lu Zheng's figure almost greedily. The warmth in the room seemed to flow through his limbs and into his lungs, and then into his heart. In this environment, he slowly fell asleep.
Lu Zheng talked for a long time without getting a response. He turned around and found that Jian Yu had fallen asleep. He immediately said a little angrily, "You didn't even say hello when you fell asleep..." As he said that, he also yawned. It seemed that he hadn't slept so late for a long time since he came to ancient times. He fell headfirst on the couch and fell asleep directly.
When Liuzhi came back from cooking ginger soup, she could only hear soft snoring in the room. She opened the curtain and found that both of them were asleep. She could only put the ginger soup on the table and blow out the candle.
When she finished packing and returned to her room, it was already dawn in the east. When Liuzhi opened the door, she saw Jixiang standing in the corridor. The lantern was not on, and the mottled shadows of the trees shone over her, like a ghost.
Liu Zhi held her throbbing chest and forced a smile, "Sister, are you up at night? Why don't you turn on a lantern?"
Ji Xiang said calmly, "Young Master just came back, right?"
Liu Zhi brushed past her and walked towards her room. Upon hearing her words, she asked, "What did you say, sister? Why don't I understand?"
Ji Xiang grabbed her arm and said coldly, "Don't hide it from me. I saw it all."
Liu Zhi stopped and turned her head to ask, "Then what did you want to say, sister?"
"I'm telling you, that's not the young master!" Ji Xiang grabbed her arm tightly, her beautiful face full of madness, "He's a monster!"
Liu Zhi's face turned cold: "Sister, are you sick? What nonsense are you talking about!"
Ji Xiang laughed bitterly: "The young master likes to eat salty and fragrant things, not sweet things, and likes bright colors. Although he always looks fierce, he is the most protective. The young master promised Ah Ren to help him find his relatives, and promised Sister Jinlu to help her get rid of her slavery, and to give her dowry and let her marry in glory!" She stared at Liu Zhi, her voice hoarse, "But Ah Ren was sold, Sister Jinlu was sold, and the next one... the next one is me!"
Liu Zhi covered Ji Xiang's mouth with her hand and warned her in a low voice: "Sister, you should rest well if you are sick. It's okay that I heard these words. If outsiders heard them, I'm afraid Madam will not forgive you!"
"Madam..." Ji Xiang looked at Liu Zhi sarcastically, "Liu Zhi, you are a smart person. Do you think that if even I find out that something is wrong, Madam will not know it?"
Liu Zhi's heart sank. She turned around and ran to Lu Zheng's yard, but she didn't expect a sharp pain from the back of her neck. Her eyes went dark and she fainted.
When Lu Zheng woke up, Jian Yu had long disappeared, leaving only a note stating his discovery last night. Lu Zheng frowned: "Another person?" He was shocked, "Double personality?!"
Lu Zheng had a vague impression that Yun had said that Princess Shanyang was pregnant with twins, but because the children were born prematurely, only one of the two children survived. Ge Hui had acted absurdly over the years, not studying or practicing martial arts, and Princess Shanyang had never taught him. Everyone sympathized with Princess Shanyang's experience, thinking that she had lost a child, so they put twice the motherly love on Ge Hui alone.
Lu Zheng thought that Princess Shanyang was afraid that people would find out about Ge Hui's abnormality. After all, this phenomenon was called "two souls in one body" in ancient times and was considered to be possessed by an evil spirit. Especially since Ge Hui's other personality was so cruel and bloodthirsty, almost all the servants who served Ge Hui were dumb slaves. Young Mistress Xian was probably afraid of these and developed a mental illness.
If this is the case, the murder of Yu Mianchun can be explained. I'm afraid that the concubine was killed because she triggered Ge Hui's other personality for some reason. Ge Hui's main personality did not know the existence of the second personality. This explains why he was obsessed with the murder of Yu Mianchun, but his mother Princess Shanyang was unwilling to mention it.
Lu Zheng felt enlightened, but then he felt a little depressed. This was not modern times. Even if the case was solved, it would be useless. Besides, Ge Hui had a dual personality. He didn't even know that he had committed the crime.
At this moment, there was a gentle knock on the door, and Ji Xiang came in with a few maids carrying toiletries.
Lu Zheng was stunned for a moment: "Where is Liuzhi?"
Ji Xiang smiled: "Sister Liuzhi may be tired. I saw that she was sleeping soundly, so I didn't call her. If you want to find her, I will go and call her."
Lu Zheng then remembered that Liuzhi also went to bed very late last night to wait for them, and suddenly felt a little guilty: "I neglected it. Don't call her, let her sleep well."
Ji Xiang smiled lightly: "I know." Then she asked the two little maids to retreat, and brought a towel to Lu Zheng. While Lu Zheng was washing, her eyes flashed, and a pair of scissors slowly fell into her palm.
Just when she was about to stab, Ah Fu's voice suddenly came from outside.
"Young Master! His Royal Highness the King of Chu is here!"