The sky, which had been clear for several days, suddenly became so gloomy that it was hard to breathe. Fine rain accompanied by the wind blew in through the window.
Xiao Yunchen looked gravely at Wen Luoxin, who was wearing a moon-white dress. Her pretty face was delicately made up, her brows were slightly furrowed, and she looked at him worriedly.
Her bright red lips parted slightly, and her lively voice was filled with concern and comfort: "Master Xiao, the dead are gone, and the living must live well. I hope... I will accept my condolences."
Hearing this, Xiao Yunchen's dark eyes became as gloomy as the dark clouds outside the window, and an obscure light flashed by.
The dead are gone... This is the sentence he heard most often in recent days.
My condolences... These are the two words he least wants to hear right now.
"Boom--" Lightning and thunder exploded outside the window.
Wen Luoxin seemed to be startled by the thunder, her body trembled, and her eyes widened like a frightened deer.
Xiao Yunchen seemed not to notice, and bowed slightly, saying in a gentle tone: "Thank you for your concern, Second Miss."
Wen Luoxin was secretly annoyed by Xiao Yunchen's dullness, and showed an understanding smile: "Master Xiao, you don't have to be polite. I have some friendship with the Second Madam. I am also very sad about her sudden death. She was so young..."
She bit her bright red lips, a tear falling from the corner of her eye at just the right moment, her face filled with sadness: "If we had known this would happen earlier, we should have paid more attention to the Second Madam's health and checked her pulse."
Xiao Yunchen sighed sincerely, "Second Miss is truly a kind-hearted person." He paused, his eyes fixed on Wen Luoxin's face, "The matter that Second Miss asked me to investigate has made great progress."
Wen Luoxin heard this and the tears at the corners of her eyes suddenly stopped. Her eyelashes fluttered a few times and she said in surprise, "That's great. Sir Xiao's ability is indeed as powerful as the rumors say."
"Miss, you are so kind." Xiao Yunchen's eyebrows moved slightly, and he reminded her gently, "If the Dali Temple Minister goes to the Wen Mansion, please go with them and fully cooperate with the investigation. Don't hide anything."
Wen Luoxin didn't expect things to go so smoothly. As expected, Xiao Yunchen was still as innocent as in his previous life, and his feelings for her were as sincere as in his previous life.
Wen Luoxin has been persecuted by rumors and gossips recently. She feels like a bird trapped in an iron cage. She has a pair of wings that can fly but cannot escape the cage and fly upwards.
Now, hearing Xiao Yunchen's reassuring words, it was like the iron cage that trapped her was finally opened.
As long as the time is right, she will be able to travel freely between heaven and earth again.
Wen Luoxin couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth and happily responded, "Okay." The haze dissipated, and her mood was particularly good. Even the dark sky outside the house seemed particularly pleasing to her.
Xiao Yunchen took in all the changes in her facial expression, took a few steps forward, raised his hand and saluted, saying, "The weather is too bad today. Second Miss, you'd better return home early to avoid the heavy rain and difficult journey."
Wen Luoxin had achieved her goal. After thanking Xiao Yunchen, she left holding a red plum oil-paper umbrella.
The door was open like that, and the strong wind blew the door panel shut with a "bang", and then opened with a "bang", and this cycle repeated repeatedly.
Xiao Yunchen stood there without moving, his dark eyes fixed on the raging rainstorm and the thunder and lightning outside the house.
The fists hanging at his sides were clenched tightly, as if he was trying hard to correct something.
There was a voice in my head that kept ringing like a warning: "The teacher taught you to be an honest official and not to bend the law for personal gain..."
But soon, the sound was torn to pieces again.
This goes on and on, like a door blown by a strong wind, closing, swaying, and unsteady, and the belief that we once firmly guarded is crumbling.
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The newly rented carriage continued to head northwest.
Li Sisi suddenly had an idea and followed the coachman outside to learn how to drive a carriage.
Li Nian was bored and lifted the curtain of the carriage, admiring the scenery along the way while listening to Li Sisi and the driver chatting about all sorts of things.
"Hey, that's wrong. If you push your left hand to the left, it will lean to the left. If you push it to the right, it will lean to the right. Pull back hard..."
The driver this time was a man in his forties. He was not very tall, but he was a very nice person and taught very seriously.
"Let go, I'll show you again." The driver took the rope from Li Sisi and explained while demonstrating the movements, "See? Pulling back like this will slow you down."
"Okay, I'll try again." Li Sisi took the rope and did as the driver instructed. As a result, the horse ran further and further to the side. She cried out anxiously, "Hey, hey, hey, why are you running to the side again? Horse, horse..."
"Pull back and slow down! Pull back and slow down!" the driver's voice gradually became louder. "Right, oh, right!"
"Whoa--" At the last moment, the coachman grabbed the rope and forced the carriage to stop.
Li Nian was prepared and grabbed the car window tightly. Although he leaned forward due to inertia, he did not fall down fortunately.
"I told you to turn right!" the driver raised his voice angrily. "You were fine before, why are you suddenly holding the rope and refusing to turn?! Huh!?"
"I turned right!" Li Sisi said guiltily, "Brother, don't be angry. I really turned right just now, but the horse seemed to be against me..."
Before she could finish her words, she suddenly saw a man under the horse's hoof: "Oh my god! Is this a scam?"
She remembered clearly that this man was not there when the carriage stopped just now!
The coachman followed her gaze and saw the man, and quickly pulled the carriage back several steps.
"Benefactor, help me... help me..."
Li Sisi saw clearly that the man's clothes were torn, and the holes were full of dried blood, which dyed his light brown robe dark brown.
The driver and Li Sisi quickly got out of the car to check on the man.
The driver frowned: "Oh, this is a serious injury." He looked at Li Sisi, "Miss, do you want to save him?"
Li Nian heard the noise outside and lifted the car curtain to look in the direction of Li Sisi.
The young man in a dark robe seemed to have a serious abdominal injury. His sharp eyebrows slanted down to his temples on his well-defined face. His face was pale but his facial lines were tense.
Although he was speaking the words of request, his eagle eyes were sharp and alert.
Li Nian frowned when he heard the coachman and Li Sisi say that they would take the man onto the carriage and send him to the next city for treatment.
"Sisi, come here," Li Nian waved at Li Sisi.
Li Sisi hurried over and looked up at Li Nian in the carriage and asked, "Niannian, what's wrong?"
Li Nian said calmly, "As the saying goes, don't pick up men on the street." She handed the medicine and two large pancakes to Li Sisi, "I think he should be able to apply the medicine himself. These two pancakes will fill his stomach."
She then shouted to the driver who was still standing there, "We have to hurry, big brother, please go faster!"
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