Chapter 44 Chapter 44 She said that she was the adult’s unmarried...
When he saw a figure appear behind the screen, the warmth that had originally covered Jiang Wu disappeared in an instant, leaving only coldness.
Jiang Wu held his breath and tightened his fingertips, trying to see who was hiding behind the screen. While the other person wasn't paying attention, he quietly reached out to the clothes on the side.
As time passed, the water in the bathtub became icy cold.
"Miss, are you ready to wash?" A man's low and hoarse voice sounded, like a huge thunder exploding in Jiang Wu's ears.
After the huge thunder dissipated, Jiang Wu felt only at ease.
"The water is cold. How come you, a lowly slave, don't know to reheat the water for me?" Jiang Wu got up from the cold bathtub and directly took the coat beside her and put it on.
Walking around the screen, I saw Ji Xiao standing outside, his clothes dripping with water, a wound on his forehead, and an iron chain tied around his ankle.
Following the chain, you can see the other end of the chain embedded in the wall.
She was such a beast in my dream.
Although he didn't do it, Jiang Wu felt a little guilty for some reason and was about to call Xiaohong in to treat the wound on his forehead.
Just as she was about to speak, Ji Xiao, who had been keeping his head down and not speaking, suddenly opened his eyes, then raised his head abruptly, staring at her with his eyes wide open.
That look was like a hungry wolf, staring at the prey that could give it a good meal.
His look frightened Jiang Wu so much that she shuddered and instinctively raised her hand to slap him. "Slave, is this the way you look at your master?"
After being hit on the face, Ji Xiao took a long time to slowly stare at his upper jaw with the tip of his tongue and stroke the half of his face that was hit, and his movements seemed to be frozen.
Before his eyes could show surprise, astonishment and joy, he was slapped in the face again.
"What are you looking at? If you look at me like that again, I will dig out your eyeballs." She felt so depressed in Song and He's dreams, and she had to take charge in his dream.
Ji Xiao, whose face was hit again, still didn't say anything. He just stared at her, as if no matter how much he looked at her, it was never enough.
His overly abnormal appearance also made Jiang Wu feel guilty. Could it be that the two slaps she gave him had directly knocked him stupid?
Just when she was about to bite the bullet and say a few words, the other party suddenly hugged her in his arms with an excited look, and his strength seemed to crush her into pieces and rub her into his flesh.
"Great, I'm so glad you're okay!"
"Wanwan, do you know how scared and worried I was when I saw you fall off the cliff? I was so scared that I would never see you again. I hated myself for being so useless. If only I could be a little more useful, I could have saved you."
Wait, what did he mean by those words?
Jiang Wu, who was originally asleep, suddenly frowned, her lips half open as she murmured something, but one could guess that she must have had a nightmare.
Xie Ji, who had been keeping a close eye on her to prevent her from developing a high fever in the middle of the night, knew that she was having a nightmare. Waking her up at this time would be the most effective way. However, he stopped when he caught a glimpse of fatigue in her eyes.
When he reached out to smooth out the wrinkles between her brows, he was nearly burned by her body temperature. "Why are you so hot?"
I think it was because he was caught in the rain, the wounds on his body were not treated in time, and he was wearing wet clothes.
Even though it was still raining outside, Xie Ji didn't care about that. When he was about to go out in the rain to look for herbs, he suddenly heard footsteps coming from far away outside the cave.
The footsteps were powerful, steady, and solid. Even through the sound of rain, one could tell that the other person was a martial artist.
Xie Ji didn't know whether the person coming was a friend or an enemy. When the footsteps were about to discover the cave, he quickly put out the fire with the sand beside him, and stared outside with the long sword in his hand.
If it were those people who came, their eyes would suddenly become sharp and cold.
"Sir, Madam, are you here?" Gao Lang's voice floated in through the rain curtain under the heavy rain, but it sounded vague and unreal.
After hearing Gao Lang's voice, Xie Ji immediately pulled out a piece of firewood that had not yet been extinguished and walked out of the cave, "I'm here."
When Gao Lang, who was searching for someone all over the mountains, heard the adult's voice, his first reaction was that he had misheard.
But how could he have misheard the adult's voice?
Thinking that the master was nearby, Gao Lang immediately and excitedly ordered the others, "The master is nearby, hurry up and find him!"
It is undoubtedly difficult to find someone in a dark rainy night, but when the other person is holding a lit piece of firewood, he or she is like a star in the night, eye-catching.
"I found the master, the master is here!"
"Sir, I'm so glad that you're okay." If the scene wasn't wrong, Gao Lang really wanted to hug the adult's thigh and cry bitterly.
"If you have anything to say, go back and tell me." Xie Ji interrupted his endless stream of concern, took the raincoat he handed to him, put it on, picked up Jiang Wu and walked out.
The most important thing now is to go back to the tent and let the imperial physician treat her.
Gao Lang noticed the lord's arm, which was now bleeding after being roughly bandaged, and said, "My lord, you are also injured. Let me hold the lady."
"No need." Xie Ji didn't feel comfortable leaving her with anyone other than himself.
Shen Tingxue, who had not slept all night because he was worried about his master, sent people to keep an eye on the tent where he lived. After hearing the sound of horse hooves, his tense heart finally relaxed.
"Princess, where are you going so late?" Qiaozhi took the oil-paper umbrella and wanted to catch up with her worriedly.
"I have something to ask Master. Please make some brown sugar ginger soup to dispel the cold and bring it over."
An oil lamp was lit in the tent, which was originally empty, and the shadowy figures inside were reflected on the sheepskin.
The moment she opened the tent curtain and saw the man, Shen Tingxue's eyes turned red and she was about to throw herself into his arms. But when she met the man's cold pupils, she bit her tongue in time to stop herself, "Master, that's great. It's great that you're okay."
"You don't know how worried Changle is about you. Changle is so scared. She's so scared that she won't be able to see you again. What should she do?"
The moment she ignored the others in the tent and insisted on throwing herself into his arms, Xie Ji's face suddenly darkened, his eyes scrutinizing her with cold eyes: "Are you Changle?"
Caught off guard by his words, Shen Tingxue pinched her palm tightly with her nails, her willow-shaped eyebrows knitted, revealing shock and confusion, "Master, why do you ask that?"
Doctor Hu was originally seeing the patient, and Tan Yun was kneeling beside him to serve him. Yu Shu guessed that the two had something to say, so she immediately withdrew.
Shen Tingxue didn't understand why the master asked this question. Could it be that he discovered something?
But she believed that she did not reveal any flaws like that idiot.
While she was racking her brains to think of a countermeasure, a hand had already grabbed her neck, and a cold voice without a trace of emotion said, "You are not Changle, who are you?"
If she couldn't give a reasonable explanation, Shen Tingxue, whose neck was strangled, had no doubt that he would strangle herself to death.
She believed that all her actions in recent times were perfectly consistent with the owner of this body. Could it be that because she just threw herself into his arms in desperation, he became suspicious?
As his fingers tightened, feeling that breathing became more and more difficult, he tried to pry open the hand that was strangling his neck with both hands. Shen Tingxue felt very aggrieved, "Master, I am Changle."
"I don't know why Master thinks I'm not Changle, but I really am Changle."
"Master, you forgot that Changle fell seriously ill shortly after returning to Chang'an. At that time, you stayed by Changle's side the whole time and didn't dare to go down to rest until Changle's fever subsided."
"When Changle was seven years old, he asked for a lantern made by his master. Although his master didn't agree, he still made a beautiful rabbit lantern for Changle."
"When Changle was eight years old, he was bullied in the Imperial College, and it was Master who stepped in to teach those people a lesson."
"I don't know what I did wrong to make Master mistakenly believe that Changle was not Changle, but another woman who occupied Changle's body. I was just too happy to see Master just now, so I did something that was not in line with my status for a moment." She was extremely beautiful when she cried, and tears rolled down her cheeks one by one, like rain hitting pear blossoms, which made me feel pity for her.
Everything she described was what happened when he was raising Changle. Could it be that he had really wronged her?
Xie Ji, whose lips were tightly pursed, suddenly loosened his grip on her neck. His Adam's apple rolled in his throat, filled with guilt. "I'm sorry. It was my fault before. I apologize to you."
Finally able to breathe again, Shen Tingxue covered her neck. Although she was breathing heavily, her face was full of lonely understanding: "I don't blame Master. If I have to blame anyone, I can only blame the woman who previously occupied Changle's body for being too cunning. That's why Master misunderstood."
It seems that she will have to be more careful in the future, because she is not the real Changle, nor is she the fool she was at the beginning.
When Jiang Wu woke up, her fever had subsided, but her body was still limp and without any strength. She turned her head and saw the man who had been awake all night, with a dark bruise under his eye, standing by her bed.
Judging from the layout of the house, they were clearly back in Hengwu Garden, but weren't they on an autumn hunt?
"Because of the assassin incident, the autumn hunt ended early." Xie Ji explained to her after placing a soft pillow behind her and poured her a glass of water. "Drink a glass of water first to moisten your throat."
Jiang Wu, who didn't know how long he had slept, was really thirsty now, so he took it without refusing. As his dry throat was moistened, even his muddled mind became a little clearer.
"Gao Lang and his team found the assassins, but when they found them, they had all turned into corpses." This also completely interrupted the clues.
Jiang Wu, who was holding the teacup and drinking water, lowered his eyes and said nothing, but handed the water back to him after he finished drinking it.
She didn't say anything because she probably guessed who wanted to get rid of her.
It is even more clear that this matter will end up in nothing. Since we know the outcome, there is no need to say anything.
Xie Ji naturally took the cup of water she handed over and asked, "Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something first?"
Jiang Wu didn't have much appetite after waking up. Just as he was about to shake his head, he heard Yu Shu's frightened voice outside the yard.
Even before she came in, her voice, so high-pitched that it was about to break, came in first.
"Madam, something bad has happened. Someone is coming!"
"That person also said that she is the woman who is engaged to the master!"
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