Frankly speaking, I think the reason I am still staying in the capital, apart from the glimmer of hope in my heart, is the money in the money shop.
Now that glimmer of hope has finally been extinguished, I thought that after the scar fades, I will withdraw the money and then truly realize my "great ambition" of traveling all over the rivers and mountains and eating all over the world.
Sometimes I really feel that I am much stronger and more carefree than I imagined.
I thought it was a world-shattering event, but after enduring it, it would just be a passing cloud... I guess.
"I..." I tried to figure out how to express it politely, but in the end I could only admit it frankly: "I don't quite remember who Young Master Qin is..."
"Oh!" Cheng Gong suddenly put down his bowl and chopsticks. "Is it that Mr. Qin who suddenly fell in love with your embroidery, mother?"
"Right, right, right!" Mrs. Wu beside her also got excited: "With a clean family background, it seems that he will be a fellow Jinshi in this year's palace examination! I heard that he may be going to Huawu City to be the county magistrate next year!"
"Hmm..." Cheng Gong looked very serious and thought: "She looks okay and she's a nice person...but, but..."
I was a little curious about him, and he muttered softly: "I just feel that he and Sister Mu are not a good match..."
"You little brat, do you know what is worthy or not?" Mrs. Wu pinched Cheng Gong's face.
"If there's a chance," Mrs. Wu looked at me with a smile, "Miss Mu could also get in touch with him... There are quite a lot of girls who like Young Master Qin. I also think Young Master Qin is a really nice person..."
I am still confused. How did he fall for me?
In the evening, I volunteered to help wash the dishes. Mrs. Wu was still standing there, seemingly nonchalantly remarking on how kind Mr. Qin was as a child, how he ate his entire dinner to save a puppy, and how intelligent he was, having been able to write poetry at such a young age...
I was thinking that Song Heng was a man of both military and literary talents, and his poetry and lyrics had long been famous in Beijing.
But suddenly I realized that I was thinking of him unconsciously.
I quickly shook my head. Everyone else was "sleeping on a painted boat listening to the rain" like the princess, and I was still "facing the bright moon with my heart"! This was so wrong!
"Mother!" Cheng Gong, who was standing by, spoke first: "How many embroidery pieces did Young Master Qin buy from you? Do you really need to praise him so much?"
"You rascal! It's true that he bought some of my embroidery!" Madam Wu said seriously, "But I also used this opportunity to observe Young Master Qin for a long time! How can I just pair anyone with Miss Mu? Like that Butcher Liu last time, I almost scolded him to death!"
I couldn't help but laugh. It was Father Cheng, who was usually quiet, who spoke up: "It's getting late. Let Miss Mu go back to bed. It's Miss Mu who wants to choose a husband. Don't force it..."
"It's all my fault for coming here... I also meant well... A girl always needs a home to rely on, and I feel at ease..." Mrs. Wu felt a little aggrieved.
I shook Wu's hand and said, "Thank you! But I'm not thinking about that right now. I'm just going to work hard and make money!"
Mrs. Wu pinched my nose and said, "Oh! Silly girl!"
In the evening, Cheng Gong came to see me and told me not to care about his mother's words and to do whatever I wanted. I leaned against the door and looked at him with a smile: "Does Cheng Gong like any girl now?"
Cheng Gong actually ran away without saying a word. I couldn't see clearly in the dark, but I think the child must have blushed.
I actually feel comfortable living on such a day.
However, sometimes I would suddenly wake up at night and find myself rolling under the bed for no apparent reason.
*
The face mask had run out, and when I went to the clinic to get more, Dr. Feng was pleasantly surprised, saying, "Wow! Your skin is healing so quickly!"
I looked in the mirror this morning and didn't see any difference. It was still covered in a large area like a map.
He grumbled as he spooned medicine from the medicine cabinet, "If my master were in the shop, he might be able to completely cure you... But he's treating someone else right now, so he probably won't be able to come to the shop for a while..."
I was silent for a moment, not knowing how to recover. When he handed me a bag of herbs tied with a string, he suddenly shouted with his eyes shining, "Master! You're back!!"
I subconsciously turned my head to look, and heard that familiar voice like the gurgling of a spring. I hadn't heard it for almost a year, but when I heard it again, it felt like I had heard it just yesterday.
"Well, I'll come back to see you guys."
Doctor Jiang.
He was still wearing an almost spotless white robe, with a face as white as jade and a gentle smile in his eyes.
But he didn't walk in, but was pushed in by his entourage in a wooden wheelchair.
At that time, I had just recovered my memory and had no time to inquire about him. Now it seems that war is cold-blooded and ruthless, and did not let go of such a good person as him.
When our eyes met, I hurriedly looked away. Apart from Cheng Gong's family, I hadn't met any acquaintances there.
Then I thought of how half of my face was almost destroyed, and that Concubine Mu was burned to death in a fire in the deep palace.
As expected, he pretended not to recognize me. He pushed the wheelchair to my side and simply said to Doctor Feng, "Second Feng, have you been reading the medical book I gave you recently?"
"Look, look, I've circled a lot, waiting for the master to come back and solve my doubts!" Doctor Feng smiled and said, "Did the master cure that person?"
Jiang Chen seemed to glance at me. I thought it would be impolite to stay here and listen after getting the medicine, so I was about to leave, but I heard him suddenly call me in a gentle voice: "Young lady, please stay."
When I met an old friend here, I was suddenly panicked. I really didn’t know how to face the past.
Finally, I calmed down and decided that since I had already made the decision to cut ties with the past, I shouldn't drag it out.
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