Chapter 67 I promise she will remember you forever
The night is dark and the lights are dim.
Liang Jinxian knelt on the damp bluestone slabs, and the slightly cool water seeped through the fabric of his clothes into his body and into the joints between his bones.
It was clearly a midsummer night, but he felt a biting cold, but his face did not show it at all.
After a long time, the door opened and a man came out with his hands behind his back, standing on the high steps and staring at him.
"Are you willing to come back?"
Liang Jinxian didn't say anything.
"I thought you didn't want to acknowledge me as your father!" Duke Xin lowered his voice, his eyes full of displeasure.
Liang Jinxian knelt straight, "The son accepts the punishment from his father!"
Duke Xin sneered, "If you still have me as your father, you shouldn't have secretly gone to Changguo without my knowledge."
"What are you doing in Changguo? Don't think I don't know. She died a long time ago!" Duke Xin said sternly, "Even if we find her, what's the use? Can my Liang family still recognize her?"
The night was quiet, and the raindrops from the eaves fell into the water tank, making a slight sound.
"You'd better understand who gave you everything you have now." Duke Xin's eyes were cold. "You are a smart person. Don't be confused about what you should and shouldn't do."
"Yes, son, I understand."
Seeing the red streaks oozing from under his knees, Duke Xin glanced at him indifferently, waved his sleeves and said, "Go down, I'll find a doctor to take a look at you."
"Yes, thank you, father!"
Once the gate was closed, the bright light was blocked out and the courtyard became dark again.
The servant helped Liang Jinxian up, but he almost fell down again when he stood up.
"Hey... Young Master, be careful." The servant hurriedly supported him on his shoulders.
Liang Jinxian just returned home tonight. As soon as he came back, he didn't care about anything else and knelt in the main courtyard with wounds all over his body.
Duke Xin had known that he was coming, but he did not show up until Liang Jinxian knelt for half an hour before he put on his clothes and went out.
Liang Jinxian knew that he had passed the test.
He had known this would happen when his trip to Changguo was revealed to Duke Xin. Even if he wasn't assassinated on his way back, he would have someone kill him. After all, nothing could make Duke Xin less angry than a body full of wounds.
Returning to his room, Liang Jinxian waved away the servant.
The servant asked, "Master, would you like me to go and fetch a doctor?"
"No need, just get a basin of water."
"Yes." The servant went out.
Liang Jinxian unbuttoned his outer robe with difficulty and took off his blood-stained inner garment.
An unhealed wound was exposed behind his shoulder, the result of a crossbow wound. He had applied medicine, but after tonight, some blood had seeped out again.
Soon, the servant brought in a basin and saw Liang Jinxian standing in front of the mirror, helping himself to remove the gauze.
"Go out," he said.
The servant immediately lowered his head and went out, closing the door.
Liang Jinxian wrung out a clean handkerchief to wipe the blood off his shoulder, then opened a drawer. The drawer was full of bottles and jars. He picked out a black one, poured out some medicine powder, and sprinkled it on the wound.
Perhaps it was the stimulation of the powder, he closed his eyes and endured it for a while, sweating slightly on his forehead.
After a while, the pain subsided and then he continued bandaging.
He was familiar with this kind of thing, so why would he need to call a doctor? After all, he had been through this as a child and had long since taken it for granted.
After finishing this, he returned to the table to write a letter. A moment later, his fingers tapped twice on the table, and a man in black quietly entered.
"Young Master." He knelt in front of him.
Liang Jinxian handed him the letter: "Send it to the north as soon as possible, and also..."
His light-colored eyes reflected a sinister smile. "Tell Xizhu to thoroughly investigate the traitor. I want to know who leaked the information to Duke Xin. If you find out, don't bring him to me. Cut off his tendons, cut off his tongue, and let him dry in the sun for seven days before killing him."
"Yes." The man in black shuddered and left.
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Early in the morning, Lixia was busy in the kitchen with Zhuang Wan.
These days, she seemed to have opened the door to a new world and became very interested in food. She had transformed from a female guard into a foodie and was very active in helping Zhuang Wan.
"Girl, do you think this is a good idea?" she asked.
Zhuang Wan glanced at the round dough and nodded, "Very good, great progress."
Lixia felt a surge of pride and said, "If I ever lose my job, I'll probably be able to support myself with my skills today."
Zhuang Wan was surprised: "You're still thinking so far ahead?"
Lixia was embarrassed to laugh and asked Jingzhe: "Do you want to learn?"
Jingzhe stood outside the door with his arms folded, expressionless: "I have money and can support myself."
Hearing this, Zhuang Wan looked at the rich woman Jingzhe with admiration and gave her a thumbs up - awesome!
After the pastries were ready, Zhuang Wan skillfully put them on a plate and brought them to the front yard - she was about to start her dog-licking act again.
There is no way, she doesn't have much time left.
Although she failed to escape twice, Zhuang Wan secretly encouraged herself, it doesn't matter, failure is the mother of success, and there is no such thing as a third time. She just doesn't believe that her luck is really that bad!
With such heroic and unwilling thoughts, Zhuang Wan came to the front yard.
The front yard was still quiet. If Zhuang Wan had not seen that the Pei Mansion had many guards, she would have suspected that Pei Xingju was so poor that he could not even afford servants.
Now, Guard Lu is still the only one guarding the door.
She walked over and asked quietly, "Are you adults still busy in there?"
The next moment, the study door creaked open.
But it was not Pei Xingju, but Chen Yi.
Through the crack of the open door, Zhuang Wan saw Pei Xingju sitting at the table reading the official newspaper attentively.
Shen Yi had just finished his work and was about to leave when he ran into Zhuang Wan delivering some cakes, so he stopped again.
He asked with a smile, "What delicious food did Miss Zhuang make?"
"Cherry soft cake," Zhuang Wan said, "Lord Shen, please try it."
"Of course." Chen Yi was not polite at all. He stretched out his hand and pinched a piece and started eating.
While eating, he said, "Master Pei is not busy, please go in."
"Thank you, Lord Shen." Zhuang Wan bowed and stepped into the room.
Chen Yi called her again: "Miss Zhuang."
"Master Shen, is there anything else?"
Chen Yi hesitated, thought for a moment, sent Guard Lu away, and said to Zhuang Wan in a low voice, "To be honest, I have something I want to ask you."
"Master Shen, please speak."
"It's like this..." Chen Yi said tactfully, "I have a friend who seems to have a bad memory. Every time I see her, she always takes a long time to recognize me."
Zhuang Wan: "Are you sure you're friends?"
"...We've met a few times."
"Oh, what does Lord Shen want to ask?"
"I want to ask..." Chen Yi said a little embarrassedly: "How can I make the other party remember me?"
"This is not simple."
"What method?"
Zhuang Wan said, "Borrow money from your friend."
Chen Yi was stunned, as if he didn't understand: "What?"
Zhuang Wan: "Just borrow money from her, the more the better, and then don't pay it back. I guarantee she'll remember you for the rest of her life."
“…”
The two of them were talking quietly outside, and Pei Xingju in the room coughed twice.
Chen Yi glanced at Zhuang Wan with mixed feelings, imagining the scene of asking Jiang Baohe to borrow money. He seemed to want to say something but stopped himself.
"Miss Zhuang," he said, bowing, "goodbye."
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