Chapter 43 She wants to try it with Cui Miao
“Not too much.”
Yang Yan looked away and after a long while, he said these three words.
He was the kind of person who would think he was right even when he was being unreasonable. Unless he was truly guilty, he would definitely look at her like a pig. Thinking of the tone he had used when he had asked Zhou Jiu to pass on these words in his previous life, Chai Heng still felt a pang of pain in her heart.
"Doctor, please take a look at her legs." He ignored her ridicule and got to the point.
Only then did Chai Heng realize that he had called her here just to let the doctor see if her leg injury had relapsed.
The doctor standing nearby heard the noise and walked over to Chai Heng, motioning for her to lift her injured left leg a little higher. Since the doctor had already spoken, it would have seemed a bit hypocritical for her to say no again. So, although she wanted to leave, she pursed her lips and obediently followed the doctor's instructions, lifting her leg.
The doctor removed the wooden board that fixed her leg injury bones, massaged her leg for a while, and after confirming that her bones had recovered well, he tied the board back on her.
"Sir, although this girl's leg was broken before, it is now recovering well and is not seriously injured."
"Thank you very much."
After hearing this, Yang Yan politely asked Zhou Jiu to see the guest off.
Seeing the doctor leave, Zhou Jiu was gone too. Chai Heng took back her legs, which had just been lifted up on the chair to make it easier for the doctor to examine her. Since they had just been discussing whether or not someone deserved their fate, she thought for a moment and couldn't help but whisper, "What happened?"
"I know you never bother to pretend, so your concern for my legs is genuine. But Yang Yan, back then, didn't you ever think that my mother would really beat me to death?"
She was a very generous person. It had been a long time since her mother had punished her, a lifetime in fact.
She couldn't remember the pain, but the thoughts in her mind at the time were still clear. By the end of the beating, she truly believed she was going to die.
She didn't specify when that was, but they all knew it.
Yang Yan didn't know what to say to Chai Heng. Should he tell her he was too conceited? He didn't think Madam Chai would beat her to death. He simply thought that Madam Chai was her mother, and no matter how she attacked, she would be measured. Furthermore, although Madam Chai had often troubled her in the past, she had never been so cruel, so he didn't intervene at the time.
When she returned to the Marquis' Mansion, she found that the punishment given to her by Madam Chai was indeed too severe.
She was in a coma for several days and he stayed by her side for several sleepless nights.
Are you scared? How could I not be scared?
While watching over her, he also thought about what would happen if she couldn't wake up, what would happen if she didn't want to wake up because she didn't want to see them.
But fortunately, she woke up later.
"Let's not talk about hypothetical things like that; it's meaningless. Everything was my fault before, and I admit it. If you want to leave the capital and live a different life, I agree with that, too."
The word "death" is too heavy.
Yang Yan no longer wanted to hear this word from Chai Heng's mouth, nor did he want to explain to her how much he regretted what he had done in the past.
It doesn't make sense.
She would not forgive him just because he said "I'm sorry" a few more times, nor would she suddenly fall in love with him like she did in her previous life just because he said a few more words of regret.
He deserves it.
He brought this upon himself.
So he was willing to endure all this.
"Since you told Zhou Jiu that you'd be willing to be my friend if I spoke to you nicely, then why don't you tell me, as an old friend, what do you think of Cui Miao now?"
The topic turned back to Cui Miao. Yang Yan suddenly became so gentle, which was beyond Chai Heng's expectation.
But that's what she wanted.
If everything had gone the way of her past life, Chai Heng wouldn't have wanted to antagonize Yang Yan. After all, he would become the young emperor's teacher, and the entire cabinet would be under his control. Offending him wouldn't be a good thing.
It’s better to just talk about it, be honest with each other, and get along like old friends.
"I don't know, but he's very nice and I want to give it a try."
Chai Heng said, "Except for my master and his mistress, I have never met anyone as kind to me as Cui Miao. He is willing to do so much for me, willing to travel thousands of miles to Youzhou and Furong Mountain, giving up his own future. Now he is willing to come from Youzhou to Linzi City, and has the courage to even risk his life for me. He is such a good person, he treats me sincerely, and I don't want to let him down."
She spoke slowly and clearly, revealing all her inner thoughts.
At first, she didn't really think about being with Cui Miao, but now she really has such thoughts.
Life is only a few decades long. She can either live it alone or find a husband who only has her in his heart and eyes to spend the rest of her life with.
When Chai Heng said these words, his eyes softened a lot. Unlike when he was in the capital, he looked expressionless and cautious.
Yang Yan wanted to say that he was actually willing to risk his life for her, not only in this life after he realized his true feelings, but also in his previous life. It was just that she never believed it.
When a person falls in love with another, the thought often comes to mind in an instant.
If you take action, you may be able to stay together for a lifetime.
Yang Yan looked at Chai Heng and knew she was serious at first glance. He wanted to destroy her feelings for Cui Miao and ruin their burgeoning relationship, but doing so was too despicable. He had used so many despicable tactics on her in his past life that he couldn't bear to use them again.
She was always unhappy when she was with him.
It didn't make sense that he would ruin her happiness when she could be happy now.
If she likes it.
If she really likes...
"When are you going to tell him that you are willing to accept his feelings?" Yang Yan asked.
Chai Heng thought for a moment and said, "Wait a little longer. After my leg heals in two days, I'll bring back the person I want from the Xirong camp. I'll tell him."
She still had things to do.
What if I tell Cui Miao too early and end up dying in the Xirong camp after telling him? That would not be good.
So wait a minute.
She had always been considerate of others. However, for Cui Miao, she had considered it so carefully that it still made Yang Yan feel sad.
It turns out this is how it feels to like someone, but have to watch her get so close to someone else.
He began to understand why Chai Heng always looked so angry whenever Xue Ruyue was mentioned in his previous life.
Yang Yan nodded restrainedly: "I will remain in Linzi City for the next few days. I will leave when you return from the Xirong camp. Don't worry, I won't keep you trapped anymore. But as husband and wife, if there is anything you need me to do, you can still come to me."
After saying that, he added another sentence.
"I owed you a lot in my past life, and I haven't done very well in this life either, so you don't have to worry about bothering me."
"good."
Chai Heng didn't need any help from Yang Yan, but she nodded and agreed anyway.
The two of them stayed in the room for a long time. Zhou Jiu was worried that they would quarrel again, so as soon as Chai Heng came out, he hurried in to ask his master.
"You and your wife didn't quarrel?"
He was used to calling her Madam and couldn't change it for the time being, so he thought it best not to change it for the time being.
"No."
"Did she forgive you? I think she went to see Master Cui again."
Zhou Jiu had only just arrived in Linzi City when he noticed that Chai Heng and Cui Miao were getting unusually close. This wasn't a good sign.
Yang Yan didn't say anything.
He pretended to be very good in front of Chai Heng, but he really couldn't say "she wants to give it a try with Cui Miao" in front of Zhou Jiu. It was difficult for him to repeat this sentence, not to mention thinking about what to do if she really married Cui Miao in the future?
Since Yang Yan didn't say anything, Zhou Jiu didn't dare to speak either. After pursing his lips, he chose to retreat tactfully.
*
After two days in the inn, Chai Heng was finally able to throw away her crutches and walk normally. During these two days, Cui Miao often supported her as she walked around the inn.
Yang Yan was recuperating in the room, and sometimes he could hear noises outside. Whenever he heard Cui Miao and Chai Heng talking outside, Zhou Jiu would rush into the room to close the window, thinking that this would not upset his master.
But every time he wanted to close it, Yang Yan asked him to open it again.
Then I listened to the two people talking outside in a self-deprecating manner.
While listening, he would occasionally respond unexpectedly.
Fortunately, Chai Heng and Cui Miao were both generous people, and neither of them took it seriously when he suddenly responded. Cui Miao, remembering that Yang Yan had saved him in the capital, was willing to chat with him for a few minutes, but Zhou Jiu, whenever this happened, would cover his face.
I always feel that for some reason, it was my parents who did the embarrassing thing, but he was the one who wanted to find a hole to crawl into.
As soon as Chai Heng's leg healed, he went to the Xirong camp that night.
Yang Yan did not sleep well that night. He guessed that Chai Heng would take action at night, so he asked Zhou Jiu to go to Chai Heng's room to check, but sure enough, no one was there.
He ordered Zhou Jiu to find the county magistrate, who sent two groups of soldiers to Zhou Jiu. Following Yang Yan's instructions, Zhou Jiu went to Shouyang Village, which borders the Western Rong border, and waited there for Chai Heng to return.
Wait and wait.
When it was almost dawn, Chai Heng was seen riding out of the Xirong camp on horseback. There was a man on the horse, half dead, with his hands and feet hanging down and lying across the horse. A group of people were chasing him from behind, and the two soldiers led by Zhou Jiu happened to be covering Chai Heng's retreat.
Chai Heng led his men back to the inn.
The lights in the inn were brightly lit. Nie San was thrown to the ground by Chai Heng. He was covered in blood and convulsing. Chai Heng sent for a doctor. When Cui Miao came down, covered in his clothes, he thought Chai Heng had beaten him like this.
"You hit him?"
"It wasn't me. He used to be a guest of honor to the Xirong people, but when I went there this time, for some reason, he was already in prison. If I had been a step later, he would have died."
There is no way to pry open a dead person's mouth.
Chai Heng was very grateful that his leg healed at the right time.
Yang Yan walked down from upstairs, approached the person Chai Heng brought back and took a deep look at him.
"His voice has been poisoned and his tongue has been pulled out."
Yang Yan had always been close to the Ministry of Justice, and Liang Yuanjing would often show him some of the tortures used there. Although he wasn't interested, he had seen a lot.
Unlike Chai Heng, who only knew that he had brought back a bloody person, but had no idea that this person could no longer speak.
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