Chapter 104 Revenge for Her
Jiang Jiu broke out in a sweat again, and fell asleep again without waiting for Zhao Zhuoxi to come back.
I don’t know how long I slept this time. Jiang Jiu woke up and felt very energetic. When he looked at the time again, it was still noon.
Someone is talking outside.
"Master, Madam Sun was seriously ill and has passed away. Her husband is bringing her body to the capital. I'm sure that Minister Zhou of the Ministry of Personnel will investigate in detail."
"What's the use of investigating in detail? How dare you investigate what your family members did? You're hurting yourself instead of others. When did the Zhou family become the king of the capital?"
"Master, our carriage has already arrived in Huaicheng. In another four or five days, we will reach the capital. Do you still want to postpone it?"
"Yan, let him stay sick for another five or six days. It won't be too late for him to arrive in the capital in ten days. I have a few things to arrange."
"yes."
The sound outside disappeared, and soon Zhao Zhuoxi entered the house.
No one knew where the original owner of this room had gone. The room was warm and the kang under him was also very hot. Jiang Jiu was sweating and felt much more energetic, with his eyes brighter.
"You're awake. Are you feeling better?" Zhao Zhuoxi brought a bowl of medicine and placed it on the head of the kang.
Jiang Jiu sighed and nodded: "Much better. I have been sick for many days. Should we go back now?"
Zhao Zhuoxi helped Jiang Jiu sit up, touched her neck, which was covered in sweat, and quickly covered her with a cotton quilt.
"It's been four days. We really have to leave."
Zhao Zhuoxi and Jiang Jiuqiao disguised themselves as the Ninth Prince's large troops and would arrive in the capital a few days in advance in order to deploy matters in the capital in advance to ensure safety.
Now Lu Ming and others have arrived in the capital. Jiang Jiu was delayed for a few days due to illness.
"I'm a little hungry." Jiang Jiu's health improved and he was able to eat.
Zhao Zhuoxi held the medicine and coaxed her: "Drink the medicine first. There is a steamed egg custard in the pot for you. You can eat it after you drink the medicine."
Jiang Jiu glanced at Zhao Zhuoxi indifferently. She didn't know why, but she felt that Zhao Zhuoxi was particularly gentle today, as if he was different from before.
As for what was different, she couldn't quite put her finger on it.
After taking medicine and eating, Jiang Jiu planned to go downstairs for a walk and some exercise.
Zhao Zhuoxi put a cloak on her and wrapped her tightly. When she went out, she found that it was snowing heavily in the capital. The white snow seemed to have wrapped the earth with a thick white veil.
"It's snowing." Jiang Jiu stretched out his hand and caught the falling snowflakes.
The snowflakes fell into her palms and soon melted.
Zhao Zhuoxi stood beside her and reached out to gently touch her chin.
"You've lost weight after being sick for so long. You must take good care of yourself when you return to the capital."
Jiang Jiu smiled and said, "When we get to the capital, you go back to the Prince's Mansion and I'll live in the other courtyard."
Yiye Pianzhou has a villa on the outskirts of the capital. Nanny Qian said that her mother has always lived there, and Jiang Jiu also seems to have an impression of that villa.
Zhao Zhuoxi shook his head: "Plans are worse than changes. Tomorrow is the first day of the lunar month. I heard that the daughters of the Chang family will go to the mountains to worship. Don't you want to see Jiang Mingyue?"
Jiang Mingyue entered the Chang family under her name, and Jiang Jiu wanted to know how she was living in the Chang family.
You have to know how the Chang family treats her, and how they will treat Jiang Jiu in the future.
Jiang Jiu will not go back to the Chang family, but Jiang Mingyue is greedy for wealth and doesn't know the truth. I believe Chang Mingyuan will compensate her well.
Jiang Jiu got up early the next morning. After recovering from his illness, he became full of energy again. He even wore men's clothes when climbing the mountain today.
Zhao Zhuoxi followed her and changed into a scholar's outfit, and the two of them walked together.
The small village they were in was right at the foot of the Guanyin Temple. In terms of distance, it was much closer than the Chang family in the capital.
Moreover, today, on the first day of the lunar year, some people brought offerings of fruits and incense early in the morning.
Come and make a wish.
Jiang Jiu and Zhao Zhuoxi walked neither fast nor slow. Zhao Zhuoxi recalled the time when he followed Jiang Jiu to burn incense in Sucheng and was assassinated.
"You never asked who sent those assassins. Do you know?"
Jiang Jiu glanced at him calmly: "Who else is there besides Princess Qi Yang?"
Zhao Zhuoxi shook his head: "It's the Queen."
Jiang Jiu wondered: "I have no grudge against the Queen, it must be you who implicated me."
Since Zhao Zhuoxi came to Suzhou, he has been hunted by Queen Zhou. He has been hiding from her, the two of them playing hide-and-seek for fifteen years.
That time, it really wasn’t.
Zhao Zhuoxi did not say it clearly.
He reached out and held Jiang Jiu's hand: "Are you tired? If you are, let's take a break."
Jiang Jiu was physically exhausted. After all, he had suffered a serious illness and his vitality was greatly damaged.
"I feel very good, but my legs are weak and my waist is sore."
Jiang Jiu glared at Zhao Zhuoxi angrily. Zhao Zhuoxi's ears turned red. He put his big hands on her slender waist and rubbed it slowly.
"From now on, I will never be reckless again."
Jiang Jiu lowered his eyes, his cheeks flushed red.
Zhao Zhuoxi took the opportunity to hold the person in his arms, lowered his head to find Jiang Jiu's warm cherry mouth, and suddenly heard the voice of disgust from a passerby.
"Hey, two men, are they my young husband?"
"Xiao Xianggong" means short sleeves, which is a folk name.
Jiang Jiu realized then that she was wearing men's clothes today. Just as she was about to push Zhao Zhuoxi away, Zhao Zhuoxi had already pulled her behind a big tree.
Once the cloak is pulled away, no one knows who they are.
After a long time, Jiang Jiu came back, panting, with his hands on his body.
"Let's go, why don't you kiss me enough..."
Zhao Zhuoxi pinched her chin. For some reason, the self-control that she was so proud of for the past twenty years suddenly collapsed at this moment.
"I want to kiss you when I see you. Your eyes are full of stars. When you look at me, my heart itches and softens like a pool of water..."
Jiang Jiu playfully covered his eyes: "Okay, okay, I won't look at you from now on, okay."
Zhao Zhuoxi pecked the back of her hand again: "I will try my best to control myself."
Jiang Jiu chuckled, pushed him away, and pulled him to continue climbing the mountain.
The higher you go, the more people there are. Like all temples, if you want to enter the temple, you need to climb countless steps online before you can see the Bodhisattva.
As they walked, Zhao Zhuoxi pulled her and said, "Look, they are here."
The daughters of the Chang family, led by Mrs. Chang, also came to worship Guanyin.
Everyone's carriages were at the foot of the mountain. Even if they were royals or nobles, they had to walk in front of the Bodhisattva.
This is probably the only proof that everyone is equal in Buddhism.
But it was still different. Mrs. Chang had guards and maids in front of her to help them clear obstacles.
There were maids supporting him beside him, and guards following him on both sides. It was a large and mighty procession, and one could tell at a glance who was the master and who was the servant.
Chang Mingyuan's wife walked first, followed by two women. Jiang Mingyue walked at the end, and she had no maid to support her, but there was a maid following her with a bamboo basket hanging on her arm.
Jiang Jiu looked up: "We are almost there, let's wait for them."
Unexpectedly, behind them, Jiang Jiu saw a pair of familiar faces.
Xiao Yimo looked at Chu Yu's back helplessly and chased after her.
"Auntie, now that we know where Xiaojiu is, we don't have to rush. We have to take care of our own bodies."
Chu Yu kicked Xiao Yimo angrily: "It's all your fault. You're a grown man and don't know how to be restrained? Now you're pregnant, unmarried, so embarrassing..."