Chapter 502 Nightmare
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Early in the morning, Li Wangtian went to Lijiatun;
At the same time, Qin Tao, who was sleeping on the carved canopy bed, was also awakened.
Qin Tao cried out "Ah!" as cold sweat soaked through her undergarments.
She sat up halfway, touching her neck with both hands, panting heavily.
She dreamt that she was lying in a pool of blood, and the child in her womb turned into a cloud of black mist that tore open her belly!
The midwife screamed and ran away at the sight. Before she could recover, the black mist transformed into a giant black hand, flew towards her, and snapped her neck!
"master?"
Hearing the commotion, the maid on night duty hurriedly got up and went to lift the curtain.
Yes, the maid slept on the narrow footboard of the canopy bed where Qin Tao slept.
As soon as Qin Tao makes a sound or moves slightly, the maid sleeping here will immediately get up to bring her water or help her get up to urinate.
As for Chen Hengrong?
He's almost sixty; how could he possibly take care of a pregnant woman like Qin Tao?
Even if Chen Hengrong were twenty years old, his behavior would make it impossible for him to take care of his pregnant wife.
Since their marriage, Qin Tao and Chen Hengrong have been sleeping in separate rooms starting from the second day after their wedding.
After all, Qin Tao was already pregnant at that time, and Chen Hengrong was a man nearing sixty. It was really unnecessary for them to sleep together.
At this moment, Qin Tao grabbed the maid's wrist, her nails almost digging into the maid's flesh: "Where is the master?"
"My lord is in the main courtyard..."
Despite the pain in her wrist, the maid quickly responded to Qin Tao's words.
Upon hearing this, Qin Tao released her grip on the maid's wrist and began to breathe rapidly again.
That dream I just had was really scary!
"My lady, shall I pour you a glass of water?"
The maid asked, looking at Qin Tao who was covered in sweat.
Qin Tao nodded haphazardly, which was considered her agreement.
Outside the window, it was just getting light. Qin Tao, who had drunk some water and lay down again, wondered if she should take the initiative to find Chen Hengrong and tell him about what Li Wangtian had asked her to do.
That terrible nightmare made her feel that she had to do something.
It was past the hour of Si (9-11 AM) when Chen Hengrong finally opened his eyes.
He was woken up by the urge to urinate.
As he got older, he suffered from insomnia and nightmares at night. Every night before bed, Chen Hengrong would drink a bowl of herbal soup prescribed by his doctor to promote sleep.
Otherwise, how could he have slept until the sun was high in the sky?
As soon as he opened his eyes and moved slightly, the servants who had been waiting outside the bed curtains rushed forward to pull them open and help Chen Hengrong sit up.
After Chen Hengrong finished washing up and came out of the bedroom, he saw his steward come forward to report, "Master, the mistress came to see you early this morning."
Chen Hengrong rolled his eyes, took the teacup handed to him by the servant, took a sip, and then looked up at the steward.
The butler bowed respectfully and whispered to Chen Hengrong what he had found out.
"They said they had a nightmare... probably because of that man who came from afar."
That evening, Li Langjun also arrived... So, my lord, shall we invite the mistress into the house?
After Chen Hengrong nodded, the butler left.
After a while, when Chen Hengrong had served a lot of food, Qin Tao, wearing a bright red cloak, walked in from outside, supported by Liu Mama.
Qin Tao made a gesture as if to bow to Chen Hengrong, but Chen Hengrong quickly raised his hand to dismiss her.
Qin Tao, who had just stood up and was heavily pregnant, quickly took out a bowl of bird's nest porridge from the food box that the maid behind her was carrying.
"My lord, please try this. I personally cooked it in the kitchen first thing this morning."
As she said this, Qin Tao raised her head to look at Chen Hengrong, and her reddened eyes came into Chen Hengrong's view.
She looked like she had just been crying.
Even with his failing eyesight, Chen Hengrong could tell that this was all a play arranged by Qin Tao.
Chen Hengrong squinted his eyes.
He didn't ask Qin Tao anything right away. Instead, he had the butler take the bowl of bird's nest porridge, took a couple of casual bites with the spoon, and then put it down to look at Qin Tao.
Chen Hengrong stared at Qin Tao for a moment, and after making Qin Tao flustered, he suddenly reached out and touched Qin Tao's belly, saying to her, "Tao Niang, is the baby bothering you?"
Qin Tao froze for a moment, then leaned against Chen Hengrong.
"My lord, our child is very strong, kicking happily in my belly."
"It's...My Lord, I..."
Meanwhile, two hours earlier, Li Shigui, in the students' room of Chen's Academy, had changed out of his undergarments, which were soaked with cold sweat.
Yes, he had nightmares too!
His dream, like Qin Tao's nightmare, was very bizarre.
He dreamed that he was taking the imperial examination. In the examination hall, he picked up his brush and dipped it in ink, only to find that the inkstone was full of sticky blood.
The exam paper was twisted into the words "unfilial piety," and the proctors surrounded him with sneers, while the chief examiner sitting high in the hall was none other than Li Wangtian, with a full head of white hair!
"No—!" he screamed, waking up from his dream.
Winter break is just a few days away, and some students at the academy have already asked for leave to go home.
Therefore, Li Shigui was the only one in the room at that moment.
After changing his clothes, he shakily found the Classic of Filial Piety. He turned to a page and saw that dark red blood was seeping from between the lines!
With a startled cry, Li Shigui immediately threw away the Classic of Filial Piety in his hand!
Once he calmed down, he mustered his courage and picked up the "Classic of Filial Piety" that he had thrown down. When he opened it again, there was no bloodstain on it anymore.
It was just that he felt guilty, and after thinking about it during the day, he panicked and had nightmares about it.
But as he looked at the Classic of Filial Piety in his hand, a voice suddenly came to Li Shigui's mind: If you don't even want to acknowledge your own father, then what's the point of reading the classics?
In the afternoon, Li Shigui was in a daze, but he still went to the Chen residence.
Qin Tao was still lying on the soft couch in the side hall when she met Li Shigui.
After hearing what Li Shigui said, Qin Tao was first startled, and then felt annoyed.
Qin Tao regretted it; she regretted listening to Li Shigui and going to see Li Wangtian!
"If I had known, I shouldn't have even met him this once!"
With this thought in mind, Qin Tao's expression became much more composed.
Although she listened to what Li Shigui said with a slight frown, the first question she asked him was: "Have you gone to look for Sister Li?"
She saw your father yesterday too. You had that nightmare; I wonder how Li-jie and the two children are doing?
Li Shigui was stunned. He really hadn't thought about what would happen between Li Chunli, Mao'er, and Fu Ge'er.
Seeing Li Shigui's expression, Qin Tao knew he hadn't considered Li Chunli's arrival at all. So, before Li Shigui could speak, Qin Tao immediately said, "Your father killed people on the battlefield, so he must be tainted with bloodlust, which is why you had nightmares after seeing him."
You shall stay at home today, and place the peace charm obtained from Xuanzhen Temple under your pillow;
Later I'll have Aunt Liu make you a calming soup. After you drink it, you can get a good night's sleep tonight, and you'll be fine tomorrow.
"I'll send someone to ask about Sister Li myself, so don't worry about it."
What Qin Tao didn't tell Li Shigui was that she brought up Li Wangtian, whom she had found in Youzhou, to Chen Hengrong, saying that she felt uneasy if Li Wangtian was still in Andong, and that her unease would be bad for the baby in her womb.
Qin Tao's veiled words seemed to suggest that Chen Hengrong find someone to drive Li Wangtian away, to send him back to Youzhou.
Or do you want Chen Hengrong to have someone kill Li Wangtian?
In any case, Li Wangtian finally arrived at Lijiatun two days later!
Li Wangtian, with his white hair, was wearing a thick, gray coat and the same dirty cotton shoes covered in mud.
He stared at the tall watchtower before him, his eyes filled with shock!
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