Chapter 36: The Marquis's Adopted Daughter and the Cold Prince 8
By the time the female doctor finished stitching, Cha Jiu had already passed out from the pain.
"Okay, you must take good care of her tonight and make sure the wound is not scratched or split open," the female doctor instructed.
Once again, we were alone in the tent.
Even though Cha Jiu was asleep, his whole body was shaking and he kept mumbling something.
Ning Changting didn't dare put her down, for fear of hurting her.
So he sat like this, hugging Chajiu all night long, without moving at all.
Until the early morning, when the sky was turning white, Cha Jiu was still murmuring.
Ning Changting finally heard it clearly.
She kept saying, "Brother, run."
She was caught in the moment when the bandit raised his knife to him.
Ning Changting sighed silently, lowered his head and whispered in her ear: "Brother is fine, Yanshu, brother is not injured."
While comforting her, his hands on Cha Jiu's waist began to pat her gently and rhythmically.
Cha Jiu's tightly wrinkled brows finally relaxed and her murmuring stopped.
Han Ping opened the tent and walked in.
Ning Changting took off his outer robe and loosely covered Cha Jiu's back, so as not to touch the wound but also to cover the exposed back.
Han Ping could tell at a glance that Ning Changting hadn't slept all night, and smiled slightly, "You and your wife have a really good relationship."
Ning Changting's eyes dimmed slightly, but he did not refute.
Han Ping: "I have sent someone to report to the Marquis of Jingyuan's mansion. When someone from your family comes, I will send someone to escort you down the mountain."
Ning Changting nodded gratefully: "Thank you, Master Han."
Han Ping waved his hands: "It's a small matter."
After receiving the news, the Marquis' Mansion quickly sent someone to pick him up.
Knowing that Cha Jiu was seriously injured while rescuing Ning Changting, the Marquis' Mansion used a more stable two-horse carriage with soft and thick cushions inside to reduce vibrations on the road.
Ning Changting said goodbye to Han Ping, then picked up Cha Jiu and got on the carriage.
The old lady and Ning Hou's wife had been waiting outside the mansion for a long time.
Seeing Ning Changting appear before them intact, the women finally felt relieved.
Lady Ning Hou wiped her tears and said, "May God bless my son and let him return home safely."
The old lady looked at Cha Jiu in Ning Changting's arms, and her eyes became full of pity and kindness: "I have always known that Yan Shu is a good child, but I didn't expect that she is so willing to do this for you. We in the Marquis' Mansion must remember this kindness."
Lady Ninghou nodded with tears in her eyes, and began to regret from the bottom of her heart her previous coldness and alienation towards Cha Jiu.
"Go in first." Ning Changting was still holding Cha Jiu. This posture made her uncomfortable.
He didn't want her to suffer any more.
After returning to Tingyuxuan, Ning Changting had just put Chajiu on the bed when he woke her up.
The pair of peach blossom eyes opened hazily, with a hint of uneasiness: "Brother..."
Ning Changting gently placed his palm on her face, and his once cold voice was now more gentle and soothing: "We are back at the Marquis' Mansion, don't worry."
Only then did Cha Jiu fall into a deep sleep.
Ning Changting tiptoed to close the door and then let out a long breath.
His eyes suddenly turned cold, and he looked around Shen Chi Su's room, which had the door tightly closed, and asked, "Where is Miss Chi Su?"
The maids who were cleaning Ting Yuxuan shuddered and replied, "My Lord, Miss Chi Su did not come back last night."
Ning Changting's face became even gloomier.
He didn't even bother to change his clothes and went straight to the old lady's Songhe Hall.
…
Cha Jiu and Ning Changting almost lost their lives while looking for someone, while on the other side, Shen Chi Su was drunk and unconscious among a group of women with rouge and perfume.
Yesterday she ran out of Cheng'en Temple and returned with a horse-drawn carriage carrying pilgrims back to the city.
She did not go back to the Marquis' Mansion directly, but went to find the "friend" she had just met some time ago.
The friend's name was Xiao Wen Ge, the son of the proprietress of Lanxianglou. He had a feminine appearance, a teardrop mole under his eye, and a delicate and romantic face. Many noble ladies in Shengjing were attracted to him when they saw him.
Unfortunately, Xiao Wen Ge's status was not high. No matter how much they liked him, they could only feast their eyes on him. They would never dare to contact him, let alone have any other thoughts.
Shen Chi Su was different.
She prided herself on being different from the average noblewoman. She insisted on doing things that others were too shy to do, and she insisted on associating with people that others looked down upon.
She was unwilling to be like those snobbish nobles who only judged whether a person was worthy of dating based on their background.
After hearing her thoughts, Xiao Wen Ge laughed heartily: "I really did make the right choice in your friendship. What is there for those noble families to be proud of? Aren't they just like us, eating, sleeping, and going to the toilet?"
"Or rather, the shit they poop out is more fragrant than that of ordinary people like us."
Although Xiao Wen Ge's words and deeds are bohemian and vulgar, when he smiles, his delicate eyebrows and eyes reveal a romantic charm.
Shen Chi Su was a little stunned.
Xiao Wen Ge burst out laughing, pulled her into his arms, and asked teasingly, "Are you looking at me?"
Shen Chi Su also plucked up the courage to reach out and touch the tear mole at the corner of his eye.
Xiao Wen Ge dodged.
In fact, he hated his feminine appearance. Because of this appearance and his background, he didn't even have the chance to serve in the court.
Now he works as a minor yamen runner, which was bought by his mother with half her life savings.
That's why he hated those prominent nobles even more, who had everything from birth.
Career, money, women...
Whenever he thought of this, Xiao Wen Ge felt depressed.
As a result, he began to dislike Shen Chi Su, who came from a marquis's mansion.
So his tone turned cold: "Chi Su, it's time for you to go home."
Shen Chi Su sat up from his arms and said angrily, "If I don't go back, the Marquis' Mansion will be very repressive and will eat me alive."
Xiao Wen Ge was a little surprised: "You don't like the Hou Mansion"
Shen Chi Su: "What's so good about the Marquis's Mansion? The people in the mansion are like zombies, tied up tightly by those cumbersome ancestral rules, without any freedom at all."
"Besides, they weren't nice to me either." Shen Chi Su felt very aggrieved. "They adopted me just to show the kindness of the Marquisate. My mother was nice to me because I was born with an easy pregnancy and there was a chance that I would give birth to children for Ning Changting."
The more she spoke, the more painful it became: "I live in fear every day in the Marquis's Mansion, worrying all the time whether I will be forced to marry someone I don't like."
"I finally got the job at the Imperial Hospital on my own, but my grandmother didn't want me to escape from the mansion and even asked me to resign. I've had enough of this life."
As Xiao Wen Ge listened, he felt more and more sympathetic towards Shen Chi Su.
"How can the Marquisate treat you like this? You are a person, not an object." He sighed, "My mother has always been very free with me. From childhood to adulthood, I can do whatever I want."
Shen Chi Su looked at him with envy and admiration.
Xiao Wen Ge had never been admired by a noble lady before, and his self-esteem was instantly greatly satisfied.
He became interested: "Do you want to try my life?"
Of course Shen Chi Su agreed.
So Xiao Wen Ge took her directly into the room of Ru Lan, the top prostitute in Lan Xiang Lou, regardless of the fact that Ru Lan was flirting with a customer.
"Hey, you little rascal, what are you doing barging in at this time?"
Ru Lan said with a frown, and picked up the gauze to cover her body loosely.
It seemed as if Xiao Wenge's interruption was something he had become accustomed to.
Xiao Wen Ge rummaged through Rulan's clothing box and finally found a translucent crescent-shaped white gauze dress.
He handed it to Shen Chisu excitedly: "Put it on."
Shen Chi Su was surprised: "Here"
Xiao Wen Ge smiled slightly and deliberately provoked her: "Do you dare?"
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