Chapter 208 Wild
Yang Xiu wanted to say a few more sarcastic remarks to Lin Yuesha, but she held back. Serving Lin Yuesha was an easy task at this time, much better than going back to do laundry.
In the first month of the lunar calendar, water freezes instantly. Every time Yang Xiu washes clothes, her fingers become red, swollen, and cracked from the cold, causing itching and pain.
"Go and get some more hot water, I want to wash myself."
Lin Yuesha didn't hesitate to direct Yang Xiu to work, clearly seeing the resentment in her eyes. That's just how people are; no matter how open your heart is to her, you can't escape her jealousy.
If that's the case, why should Lin Yuesha be polite to Yang Xiu?
"Sister Yue Sha, do you recognize her?"
Jiang Baozhu was taken aback. Yang Xiu had not been imprisoned with the two of them before. If they were acquaintances, it was too much of a coincidence.
"I know her; she's one of my stepbrother's unfortunate romantic entanglements."
Lin Yuesha recounted what had happened and reminded Jiang Baozhu, "Sister Baozhu, please don't have any expectations of her. She's not what we think she is."
Lin Yuesha spoke these words cryptically, and Jiang Baozhu, being soft-hearted, was genuinely afraid that the other party would be deceived.
“I know, I’ll keep an eye on her.”
Having learned from her past life, Jiang Baozhu had long seen through people's hearts. Although Yang Xiu went to fetch water, he did so reluctantly, and it must have been a decision made after weighing the pros and cons.
The most frightening thing about such a person is their malicious intent, just like Xuan Yao.
"So, my older brother is really unlucky."
Lin Yuesha suddenly felt sorry for Xiao Qi. It's such a nice guy to attract this kind of person. She must be careful when choosing her future sister-in-law. She must not choose a troublemaker who will cause chaos in the family.
How did you end up like this?
Jiang Baozhu was very worried. She wasn't very busy in the sewing room, but she listened to all sorts of gossip every day and knew that the city lord of Sishui City was cruel.
Unexpectedly, Lin Yuesha had been by the city lord's side all along; this was far too dangerous.
"I didn't want to either!"
Speaking of this, Lin Yuesha felt depressed. Blue Eyes probably had long forgotten about her. It was the barbarian guard who thought she was very important and took her out separately and sent her to Yuwen Kun.
She was the sheep that had fallen into the tiger's mouth, and Yuwen Kun was the tiger. The tiger wasn't hungry and didn't want to eat the sheep, but it wanted to torment her.
"This wasn't my choice either; I was pushed by a bastard!"
Lin Yuesha whispered angrily into Jiang Baozhu's ear.
Jiang Baozhu: "..."
The two didn't exchange many pleasantries before Yang Xiu turned on the hot water.
Lin Yuesha struggled to take off her top, and when she looked down, she saw that her wounds had not yet scabbed over and looked quite gruesome.
She has always been afraid of pain, and when she sees a wound, she wishes she could just faint.
“A daughter shouldn’t have scars. I have some excellent scar removal cream at home.”
Jiang Baozhu couldn't help but feel sad, perhaps she would never be able to go home in this lifetime.
She remembered that in her past life, during the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the barbarians did not appear, but instead arrived on the second day of the second lunar month.
On that occasion, his whole family was visiting Chenjia Village, so they didn't suffer much loss except for their house being ransacked, where they only lost money.
He Xing caused trouble, ultimately leading to the destruction of his family and the death of his relatives. After Jiang Baozhu was reborn, she continued to challenge He Xing. However, upon learning that he was truly dead, she lowered her guard.
Unexpectedly, even after being reborn, I still experienced hardships.
Father was arrested, Mother was seriously ill, and only Xiao Xi was at home to help take care of her.
Where is Zhang Jing?
Lin Yuesha remembered that Jiang Baozhu stepped forward and hid Zhang Jing.
"I saw him."
Jiang Baozhu blushed when Zhang Jing was mentioned.
On the day of the Lantern Festival, barbarians suddenly broke into the house. Her father, Jiang Huai, hid her and was captured by the barbarians. Jiang Baozhu gave the opportunity to Zhang Jing and entrusted her mother, Xu Shi, to him.
Zhang Jing gave Xiao Xi another chance, and she willingly let the barbarians capture her.
He said he wanted to be with me.
Falling into the hands of the barbarians might be a miserable experience. Zhang Jing once said that although the two were not engaged, they were no different from husband and wife and should live and die together.
Since he can't help her outside, he might as well find a place closer to Jiang Baozhu, so he can feel at ease.
"Tch, they're not even married yet, is it really that big of a deal?"
Yang Xiu turned her head away, denying that she was envious.
If there were a man willing to treat her like that, even to the point of giving up his life for her, she would be willing too.
Jiang Baozhu moved her lips slightly, but did not speak.
After Lin Yuesha finished washing up and applying medicine to her wounds, she had just changed her clothes when Yuwen Kun arrived with Granny Wu.
"Lord of the City, you..."
Lin Yuesha was about to sit up when Yuwen Kun waved his hand and refused, saying, "You should rest."
The moment he entered, Yang Xiu's eyes widened in disbelief. How could there be such a handsome man in the world? Thick, black hair was disheveled, his features were deep-set, especially his eyes, which were clear yet icy cold. There was absolutely no man with such a face in the Great Qi—noble, aloof, yet possessing an untamed wildness.
Yang Xiu was jealous of Lin Yuesha; why wasn't she the one to take the blow for her?
"How are you feeling? If you need anything, just ask Granny Wu."
After Yuwen Kun finished speaking, Lin Yuesha was filled with gratitude. She was doing well now, but it would be even better if there were some scar-removing medicine.
"Sishui City has the best snow frog fat; I'll have someone send it to you."
Yuwen Kun became much more amiable when facing Lin Yuesha, and his attention was on her from the moment he entered the room.
"Thank you, Lord City Lord."
Lin Yuesha expressed her gratitude profusely and acted very humbly.
It would be best if the city lord could let her go home, but that's highly unlikely.
"Why did you...?"
Yuwen Kun dismissed everyone in the room before focusing on Lin Yuesha, frowning as he asked, "Why?"
Why what? About the incident where he took the knife for someone?
"I don't know, I just did it."
Lin Yuesha was telling the truth. If it weren't for that idiot pushing her, she would have been unsteady and wouldn't have been so eager to shield Blue Eyes from the knife.
However, Yuwen Kun didn't interpret these words that way.
Is this young girl in love with him, so she wouldn't mind giving her life for him?
Although Yuwen Kun loathed such women, finding them utterly brainless, he felt inexplicably smug when it happened to him.
Therefore, he convinced himself to be nicer to the little girl, at least so he wouldn't have to feed the dog.
"Lord of the City, I would like to ask if I am no longer required to study music, chess, calligraphy, and painting now that I am in this state?"
Lin Yuesha, with a mournful face, endured the torment of illness to learn music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. This is utterly inhumane!
"This city lord almost forgot."
Yuwen Kun turned his head, raised an eyebrow, and then strode out the door with his hands behind his back.
Lin Yuesha looked puzzled. What did the blue eyes mean? Did they mean she was allowed to stop studying? If so, that would be wonderful.
As a result, her happiness lasted only one day. The next morning, just as dawn broke, Granny Wu brought her a teacher to instruct her in playing the zither.
Lin Yuesha: "..."
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