Chapter 5: Seriously Ill
This carriage looks ordinary on the outside, but it has a "mystery" hidden inside.
The exquisite white jade teacup on the coffee table is as smooth as a mirror and crystal clear. It is obvious at first glance that it is not an ordinary item.
But this alone was not enough to attract her attention——
The girl gently picked up a teacup and saw a familiar light blue monogram on the bottom.
This set of tea set was one of the wedding gifts she had prepared for a good friend.
Her good friend married into the Wei family of Duke Zheng's mansion in the capital at the age of fifteen, and all these gifts were sent to the Duke Zheng's mansion that year.
So...some members of the Wei family actually came to Hezhou?
Who could it be? It doesn't matter who it is, but if we know who from the Wei family came here, we can roughly judge the purpose of the other party's visit -
The girl looked at the furnishings in the car inch by inch, but saw nothing belonging to the girl.
Anyone who can freely use the things she gave him that year must be a direct descendant of the Wei family.
The Wei family has only two direct descendants. The former Duke of Zheng died long ago, and the eldest son Wei Qin inherited the title of Duke early on. Her good friend is the wife of Duke of Zheng.
Wei Yu, the second son of the Wei family, was the younger brother of Duke Zheng and served as the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple.
Duke Wei Qin of Zheng State likes the beauty of flowers and brocade, while the interior of the carriage is elegant and simple...
The carriage looked ordinary, without the Wei family crest, and clearly had no intention of revealing its identity - so, could it be that the Second Young Master of the Wei family had come here incognito? If so, this trip must be unusual.
The girl thought for a moment and made a decision.
She quickly took out the neatly folded pieces of rough paper from her lapel, placed them under the piece of silver that had just been left behind, and then jumped off the carriage with the boy.
At the window on the second floor, an attendant frowned and said, "My dear, they have left."
Just now he saw the two boys, one big and one small, sneaking into the young man's car. He was about to catch them and drive them away, but the young man said "no need", and just stood by the window with his arms folded, watching as if it had nothing to do with him.
You must know that the items in the car are not only valuable, but also contain confidential documents of the court. What if something goes wrong?
But it is just as my lady said - my husband has always been seriously ill.
The "seriously ill" young man uttered "hmm" casually, said "let's go", turned around slowly, and went downstairs with his entourage.
It was early spring, and the young man had his black hair tied up with a jade crown and wore a phoenix-colored brocade robe. He had a tall and straight figure, fair skin, and deep eyebrows and eyes.
It is like the demeanor of a solitary pine tree on Jade Mountain, as if isolated from the hustle and bustle of the surrounding city, attracting the attention of passers-by.
The girl was hiding in the dark. When she saw such a good-looking face and saw that he had indeed gotten on the carriage, she couldn't help but look thoughtful.
Although she had never seen Wei Yu, the second son of the Wei family, she had heard that this man was as handsome as Pan An, very handsome and dashing, and was in his early twenties.
But why did she feel that he looked familiar? Perhaps she had met Duke Zheng before, and brothers were bound to have some similarities?
In this way, it can be concluded that this person is undoubtedly the Erlang of the Wei family.
The girl felt relieved and left with the boy.
"Sir, is there anything missing?" The attendant asked in a low voice through the curtain of the carriage - even if something was missing it was Sir's own fault, but if they went after him now, at least they could still catch up.
He has no idea how many weird messes like this have been left behind because of his husband's "serious illness" over the years.
But a half-smiley voice came from inside the car: "Not only is there no less, but there is more."
The young man picked up the silver piece with his slender fingers.
Immediately, he slowly unfolded the paper under the silver coins, lowered his eyes and read it quietly, and said with emotion: "It's just a temporary retreat, but you gave me such a generous gift. It's really too much."
After a moment, the large hand lifted the car curtain and looked in the direction where the two "teenagers" had just left.
…
At noon, the two "young men" found an inn in the city and asked for two upper rooms.
The waiter brought in hot water. The girl finished her bath behind the landscape screen, got out of the tub, stood barefoot, took a clean cotton towel to wipe the water droplets on her body, and took the opportunity to look at the body.
She looked like she was just coming of age. Although she was tall, her limbs and waist were too thin and weak. The fingers on her hands were white and soft. It was obvious at first glance that she was a delicate girl who had been raised in the boudoir.
To put it objectively, it looks good but is not practical.
But since she picked it up for free, it is not her turn to despise it.
Moreover, strength is something that you will always have as long as you are willing to work hard and persevere.
The girl took the clean boy's robe that was draped on the screen and bought from the clothing store when she came here. Just as her left arm was about to pass through the snow-white undergarment, she suddenly paused in her dressing movements.
The girl's skin is fair and delicate, and the red mole on her heart is particularly eye-catching.
She lowered her eyes to look at the red mole, and a scene from the old times flashed before her eyes - a little girl who looked like a beggar, who had just learned to walk, fell into the mud with a plop, and her dirty little face was covered with tears.
The little girl whom she called A Li also had such a red mole on her heart.
But A Li is only four years old this year.
Putting her thoughts aside, the girl continued to put on her clothes, tying the belt and buttoning her robe without looking away, her movements as skillful as flowing water.
She walked out from behind the screen while wiping her wet hair with a cotton towel. At this moment, someone knocked on the door: "Sir, the food you ordered is here."
"Come in." The girl lowered her voice.
When the waiter came in, he saw the "young man" brushing his hair with his back to him. His clothes were brand new, and his figure was thin but straight, and he looked very heroic.
The waiter did not look at it in detail, but thought to himself, "This young man must be a rich and noble man from some wealthy family." After setting the table, he left.
The girl put down the cotton towel she was using to wipe her hair and walked towards the dining table, saying, "Come in."
The boy who was guarding outside the room pushed the door open after hearing this. He also washed his face and changed into clean clothes, but it was obvious that the process was very hurried and he didn't even have time to tidy up his hair.
"Why have you been waiting outside?" the girl asked as she sat down.
"I am waiting for my lover, I cannot let my lover wait for me..." He temporarily called the girl "lover", which was agreed upon on the way to the inn.
The girl picked up the chopsticks and said, "Let's eat first."
"Can I...can I eat these too?"
The girl raised her eyes: "How about I order another table for you?"
"No, no!" The boy shook his head quickly: "I... I have never sat down to eat with others."
"You saved me and took me out of Zhoujia Village... You gave me buns to eat and new clothes to wear!" The boy pointed to the guest room next door, his expression extremely grateful, and then he felt inexplicably guilty: "You also let me sleep on such a soft bed... What should I do? Otherwise, otherwise..."
He racked his brains to think about what he could do, but he couldn't think of any "equal" reward that would make him feel at ease to accept all this.
He kept saying “No, no”.
"How about I break one of your legs?" The girl asked expressionlessly, "Will you feel at ease this way?"
The boy opened his eyes wide, opened his mouth, and stammered, "...If, if you really need it..."
Girl: “…”
She didn't really need it.
In the end, the boy was unwilling to eat at the same table with her. He took a bowl, ate some food, and squatted in the corner to eat...
After the meal, when the waiter came to clean up the dishes, I did not sit idle and helped the waiter to clean up.
After doing all this, he stood there with his hands down and looked at the girl hopefully, as if waiting for her to assign him some task - the more difficult the better.
"..." Meeting those overly clear eyes, the girl looked away in silence.
The boy "followed" her gaze and saw two washed radishes in a bamboo basket nearby.
The upper room is fully stocked with supplies. In winter and spring, when there are few fruits and vegetables, it is common to eat radishes raw as fruits and vegetables.
The next moment, the girl saw him coming forward and taking out a cloth bag from his arms. When he opened the bag, he found his kitchen knife.
The next moment, the radish skins flew everywhere.
Soon, a cleanly peeled and shiny radish was handed to her: "My dear, here!"
The girl looked at the kitchen knife in his hand with some surprise.
Such knife skills——
It’s a pity that it hasn’t been used to kill people over the years.
She looked at the boy in front of her.
Perhaps it is because they tried to resist when they were young and powerless, and after suffering the consequences of failure, they dare not resist again when they have the strength to resist.
People do not resist mostly out of fear in their hearts.
Once, under that arrangement, she did not resist—
It's not because of fear, it's to pay off a debt.
She repaid the kindness of her blood relatives with her flesh and blood and life.
From now on, no one can threaten her under any pretext. She only does what she wants to do and walks the path she wants to walk.
for example--
She doesn't really want to eat this radish.
"Too spicy, I don't like it."
"ah……"
"Eat by yourself." The girl stood up and walked towards the bed: "I need to rest. If you are not sleepy, you can pay more attention to the news outside."
The boy finally waited for her to speak and nodded in agreement, then went out to close the door for her.
The girl lay down on the bed and pulled the quilt over her.
She chose to stay here and asked for a room upstairs. Besides wanting to sleep comfortably, she also had other considerations.
There are many people looking for them outside, whether they are from Liuke Lane, Zhoujia Village, or behind Zhoujia Village.
But in the eyes of the person behind the scenes, her troubles this time were just a minor inconvenience, not worth making a big fuss at any cost or even creating unnecessary trouble, so the most he could do was to secretly track down the whereabouts of the two of them.
Those people would not have thought that someone who was supposed to be hiding would live in an upper room of the inn openly, and because of her generosity and guidance with words, the waiters in the inn were willing to treat her as "a rich young man who ran away from home in anger and wanted to hide away in peace outside". If someone came here to investigate, they would definitely ward her off.
Naturally, this method can only hide for a while and not for long.
But those people probably wouldn't give her the chance to hide for too long.
She had planned to take advantage of the chaos to sneak out of the city today and go to the neighboring Fuzhou, and secretly deliver the evidence in her hands to an old friend.
Her old friend was an upright official. If he knew about the chaos in Hezhou, he would definitely not stand idly by.
But I didn't expect that I would accidentally run into the young master of the Wei family who came here in disguise today. This saves me a lot of trouble - the matter of Zhoujia Village should be resolved as soon as possible.
Now, all she had to do was wait for news in this inn and have a good sleep.
When you close your eyes, you fall into darkness.
I don't know how long it took, but a ray of extremely cold white light appeared in the darkness. The light gradually became brighter and bright white, revealing an endless field of snow.
In the snow, the woman's black hair fell like a waterfall, and a cold knife cut across her neck.
The blood spread, dyeing the snowfield red.
When the scene in front of her eyes turned completely red, the girl suddenly opened her eyes.
It had gotten dark without her noticing. She raised her hand in the darkness and subconsciously touched her slightly cold neck, then tried to turn her head and move it.
Well, the neck is still there.
The girl then closed her eyes again.
…
At the same moment, someone turned his neck.
The young man who was on leave from his official duties stood up from behind his desk, closed his eyes and raised a big hand to rub his temple.
"My dear, there is a secret letter from the capital." The attendant knocked on the door and came in, presenting two pieces of paper.
The young man opened one of the letters at random. The letter inside was neatly folded. When he unfolded it, there was no writing on it, but a portrait of a girl.
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