Chapter 1016: Beautiful Flowers (6)
So, he simply took advantage of Shen Miao’s drunkenness to guide her earnestly and kindly: “Only His Royal Highness can help Madam resolve the doubts about the things in this booklet.”
Thinking about it now, Jingzhe felt that his expression at that time must have been exactly the same as that of the brothel's madam.
Shen Miao was drunk and didn't understand anything, so she took the book and walked out. Gu Yu was too late to stop her, so she could only follow behind. The two maids were nervous and uneasy. They kept watch outside all night, their eyes turning black. After all, Shen Miao didn't come out of Xie Jingxing's room.
After hearing what Congyang said, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief. They felt that they had accomplished something good. Even if their daughter and son-in-law were ignorant, they would get used to hearing about such things. After a while, practice makes perfect.
Just as he was thinking about it, Uncle Tang came out from behind. Seeing the three of them, he first yelled at Congyang, "What are you doing here so early in the morning? Hurry up and leave." He then smiled at Jingzhe and Guyu and said, "Why do you look so down?"
Jingzhe and Guyu were brought here by Shen Miao, so Uncle Tang couldn't be as rude as he had been to Congyang. Seeing this unequal treatment, Congyang snorted and walked away. Jingzhe and Guyu couldn't stay any longer either, so they gave Uncle Tang a few excuses and quickly slipped away.
Uncle Tang stood alone in front of Xie Jingxing's door. After everyone had left, he suddenly laughed to himself. After a while of foolish laughter, he seemed to remember something and muttered to himself, "I need to make some tonic medicine." Then he hurried away.
What happened at Prince Rui's mansion that night was truly unpleasant. The Mo Yu army probably knew all about it, and everyone was tacitly aware of it. However, Ba Jiao and Anise were unaware of it.
They took care of Pei Lang for the time being.
Pei Lang's injuries were much more serious than Shen Miao's. Although he had escaped death, the knife wound had penetrated deep into his bones, so Gao Yang didn't dare to take it lightly. Ba Jiao and Fennel watched Pei Lang. If anything was wrong, they could ask Gao Yang to see them.
Pei Lang always woke up several times during the night, but the waking time was very brief, and he fell asleep again after a while. This repeated over and over again, and Ba Jiao and Fennel were too busy to keep up, and they had no way of knowing what was going on with Shen Miao and Xie Jingxing.
It was almost noon when Fennel came in with some porridge. Pei Lang's injuries prevented him from eating anything else. As soon as she entered the room, she saw Pei Lang sitting by the window, staring at the branches in front of him in a trance.
"Master Pei?" Hui Xiang was startled, then walked over happily, put the bowl of porridge aside, and said, "You're finally awake."
Pei Lang turned his head slowly and looked at her. He seemed to recognize that she was a maid from Prince Rui's mansion and said, "The princess is awake too."
Fennel was a little puzzled as to why Pei Lang spoke with such certainty, but she still said, "I woke up yesterday. Madam wasn't seriously injured, but you were. Thanks to you, you blocked the knife for Madam and saved her life."
Pei Lang lowered his head, seemed to laugh, and whispered, "Help me? I clearly owe her."
Fennel didn't hear what Pei Lang said clearly, so she asked, "What did you say?"
Pei Lang, however, seemed somewhat lost in thought.
He finally remembered.
After blocking a knife for Shen Miao, and being on the verge of death, he had a dream. The dream was very long and very real. But it made him suddenly enlightened.
Why did Shen Miao always show strange hostility towards him before?
Why did he always feel inexplicably guilty towards Shen Miao?
So that's how it is.
The abbot in the dream said: If he sacrificed his life, the chance to start over would only be a "maybe", and he might have sacrificed his life in vain. The abbot also said: If he could start over again, some opportunities would be disrupted, and he might suffer because of it.
Pei Lang also agreed.
He had loved a woman before, but his love was no different from Fu Xiuyi's indifference, both of which pushed Shen Miao to a dead end step by step. He sympathized with Shen Miao, but at the same time, he rationally weighed the pros and cons and abandoned Shen Miao.
A person's life is actually spent constantly giving up things. He and Fu Xiuyi both gave up Shen Miao, so in this life, Shen Miao also gave up them without hesitation.
Xie Jingxing just happened to be lucky, but on second thought, that was as it should be.
But after knowing so many causes and consequences, he no longer had the face to face Shen Miao again. He said that he would stay by her side and help her, but now thinking about it, it was just because of the guilt he had in his past life, and he was paying it back. But he couldn't face his own heart.
The complicated entanglements of this marriage made him feel confused and at a loss. It was time to end this mistake. Some thoughts should not have arisen from the beginning. If they had arisen, it would have been a mistake. Now he should cut them off himself.
Hui Xiang said, "Master Pei, drink some porridge first. You still need to recuperate. Master Gao will come and give you acupuncture later. Once you wake up, you can heal your wound for a few days. With Master Gao's medical skills, you will be fine."
Pei Lang paused for a moment and said, "Thank you."
"Mr. Pei, you're too polite." Hui Xiang said, "You saved the lady's life and are the benefactor of the Prince's Mansion."
"Please fetch me some paper and pen," Pei Lang said. His lips were pale, his eyes dim, but his tone was resolute.
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