Chapter 982 Dharma Fate (2)
Xie Jingxing thought about it, reached out to open the food basket, and fished out the bowl from it.
The noodles in the bowl had already solidified into a paste, with the white noodles, the green vegetables, and an egg yolk faintly visible. I imagine they must have been fragrant when freshly cooked. Now that they were cold, they were not tasty.
Xie Jingxing took a pair of chopsticks and started eating with big mouthfuls.
Bajiao and Fennel said that Shen Miao had asked Guyu to buy a lot of fireworks, as well as food and wine, early this morning. The best place to watch the fireworks was from the small pavilion not far from the Bixiao Tower, overlooking the lake. She had also specifically ordered someone to calculate the time and cook longevity noodles, presumably to make amends.
The two of them had been in a cold war for a while, but it was Shen Miao who finally gave in first. Ba Jiao then said that Shen Miao hadn't been having a good time lately, and Xie Jingxing felt relieved. He was a man, so he should be more generous and not dwell on the past. Who knew that before he could even say the words of apology, he saw Pei Lang and Shen Miao lying in a pool of blood.
It’s hard to describe the feeling at that moment. It was probably the height of summer, but I felt cold from head to toe, and I didn’t even have the courage to go forward and check.
Fortunately, nothing happened in the end.
Xie Jingxing's noodles tasted like chewing wax, but he finally finished the bowl. He placed the empty bowl on the table and held Shen Miao's hand. But he regretted it.
If he hadn't wanted to vent his anger on Shen Miao, why would Shen Miao have wanted to apologize to him? If she hadn't gone to the pavilion next to the Bixiao Tower, perhaps this wouldn't have happened.
Outside, Luo Tan got the news and was rushing over. Seeing Gao Yang, he asked Gao Yang, "What happened to my little cousin?"
"She's fine." Gao Yang said, "Pei Lang blocked the knife for her."
"Mr. Pei?" Luo Tan was stunned. "Then what about Mr. Pei?"
"Not very good." Gao Yang shook his head.
"Can't you save him?" Luo Tan asked.
Gao Yang smiled bitterly: "I am a doctor, not a Bodhisattva. If everyone can be put out of the fire, no one will go to the King of Hell's Palace."
Luo Tan said, "I just found out today that my cousin had a quarrel with my brother-in-law. They said it was because my cousin didn't visit him when he was sick. Those ladies in Bixiao Tower are all blaming my cousin, saying she's cold and heartless. What do they know? When my cousin was asking the strange Taoist priest for medicine for my brother-in-law, did any of them see her? They're making a fuss!"
"Strange Taoist priest?" Gao Yang heard the key point in her words and asked, "What do you mean by strange Taoist priest? What do you mean by asking for medicine?"
Luo Tan was stunned, feeling annoyed that she had said the wrong thing. She spoke without thinking that Shen Miao did not allow her to speak, so she said, "It's nothing, I just said it casually. I'll go see my little cousin first." After saying that, she was about to walk towards the room where Shen Miao was lying.
Gao Yang grabbed her and said, "Don't go, Xie Jingxing is inside."
"Ah?" Luo Tan lowered his head, suddenly remembering something, and asked, "Are you staying here tonight?"
"I want to stay here and see what happens to Pei Lang." Gao Yang said, "You can go back first."
Luo Tan shook his head: "I won't go back. I'll stay here and wait for my little cousin to wake up."
Gao Yang knew that Luo Tan was stubborn, so he didn't try to persuade him.
This night seemed exceptionally long in everyone's heart.
The assassination attempt on Shen Miao and Pei Lang was kept secret. The people in Bixiao Tower were unaware of the situation and simply assumed Xie Jingxing had left early. Little did they know that it was a sleepless night in Prince Rui's mansion. That night, the servants anxiously awaited the outcome.
In the summer, the days are long and the nights are short. When the sun starts to shine and the birds begin to sing in the yard, there is silence in both rooms.
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