Chapter 10: Young Couple, Arrived at Dancheng
Shang Yuwan slept soundly, but still had an extremely vague dream.
She felt that there were many people surrounding her in her dream, and they kept saying something, but Shang Yuwan could not hear a word, as if all five senses were blocked.
She wanted to escape, but her legs felt like they were stuck in the mud.
The next moment the dream was reversed, thunder rumbled, and heavy rain poured down, as if the gods were angry.
She returned to the moment of her death in her previous life. Her vision was blurred and dim, an arrow pierced her chest, and she was filled with grief and anger.
Shang Yuwan used up the last bit of his strength and reached out to grab the corner of the wedding dress in front of him.
“Save, save…”
She gave Qi'er in her arms a drug that caused him to appear dead, and secretly moved him so that the arrow hadn't hit him in the vitals. He could still live, could still live...
The moment he completely lost consciousness, Shang Yuwan slowly opened his eyes.
Xiao Qingxu, wearing a mask and thick clothes, quickly withdrew the hand that was about to wipe away the tears.
Shang Yuwan didn't notice his little movement. She felt a slight vibration of the things around her, but her vision was still blurry.
"......?" Shang Yuwan slowly got up from the couch, reached out and touched it, and his hand was wet.
She hadn't cried in years.
Looking at the tears on his hands, Shang Yuwan now felt strangely relieved.
A silk handkerchief was handed to him.
Shang Yuwan thanked him in a low voice, took the handkerchief and wiped the marks on his face. The handkerchief still had the warmth of the hand warmer in Xiao Qingxu's hand.
Xiao Qingxu's voice came from behind the mask: "Having a nightmare again?"
Shang Yuwan remained silent.
Although she didn't feel embarrassed about crying in front of others, she didn't want to talk either.
Xiao Qingxu tactfully changed the subject, "Aying told me everything about last night. How did you know about that secret room?"
Shang Yuwan nodded and glanced around. The carriage was really big enough to move the beauty couch in and even put a small low table for cakes and fruits.
She answered nonchalantly, "It's just a basement dug out from a corner of the rockery to use as a private room for children. Isn't there news about the new letter room in the building?"
Xiao Qingxu saw her crying in her dream and didn't want to bother her with those scheming things. He forgot for a moment that she had been to the Xinxin Room in Baijia Building. The Xinxin Room contained all the information that the owner Shen Lanlu had sent his men to find out or had found out.
Seeing him fall silent, Shang Yuwan spoke up, "Master, you should take care of yourself. Your memory is starting to fade. I'll let Ji Suxian take a look later. If you don't live a hundred years, how can you help me uncover the truth about the Shang family's injustice?"
Xiao Qingxu chuckled and responded: "I'll listen to you. I'll ask my younger sister to come and take a look later."
Shang Yuwan reached out to pull open the corner of the car curtain and looked at the sun. "It's almost afternoon."
"We'll be there in half an hour—but are you hungry? I saw you were soundly asleep this morning, so I didn't wake you up. It was my younger sister who changed your clothes and brought you up here."
Shang Yuwan touched the place where he put his things when he heard this, "Where's the token?"
Xiao Qingxu took out a token engraved with a word "Zhang" from his sleeve and handed it to her, "This is it."
“This thing can help us a lot.”
Shang Yuwan said this as she put it in her arms and kept it close to her body.
Xiao Qingxu asked her, "Zhang Jiuquan, are you going to give it to me so easily?"
Shang Yuwan naturally understood the deep meaning of his words. After a moment of silence, he said, "We helped him save face in front of the Crown Prince, turning him from a discarded pawn into a 'right hand.' I even put the face of 'Yang Qianmo' in front of him. He's not blind and can see my talent. Why not?"
Xiao Qingxu tapped his fingers on the hand warmer twice, "...Is that so."
Shang Yuwan remained silent. She knew that she had overlooked something last night. She had underestimated Zhang Jiuqun and her words and actions were somewhat rash.
What if Zhang Jiuquan hadn't believed the "coincidence" excuse? What if he had been certain she was the one the prince wanted to kill? Last night wouldn't have been such a stroke of luck.
But Zhang Jiuquan believed it.
After she said the name of "Wan'er", he believed it.
Seeing Shang Yuwan lowering his eyes and not saying anything, Xiao Qingxu also fell silent.
The two of them walked along in silence until they were about to enter Dancheng.
"Master, we are a caravan of pharmacists. Inside the carriage are my young master and young mistress..."
Hearing the faint noise coming from the front, Shang Yuwan held the curtain with one hand to prevent it from closing, and the breeze blew a few strands of her black hair on her temples.
She turned her head and asked, "You and I pretend to be a young couple?"
Xiao Qingxu: "...It wasn't me."
As soon as I heard the voice, I knew it was that kid Aying.
Shang Yuwan's expression was somewhat intriguing. "As the dignified owner of Baijialou, taking advantage of a little girl like me, isn't that bad?"
Xiao Qingxu understood the meaning of her words and shouted like a cornered rabbit: "Me!"
He suddenly reacted and his voice stopped abruptly. Shang Yuwan was startled by him and blinked at him.
The disguised caravan of drug dealers began to move forward slowly again. Xiao Qingxu knew that he couldn't attract attention, but he couldn't hide the gritted teeth in his tone.
"I'm not even eighteen yet!"
If you listen carefully, you can still hear some grievance.
"I'm sorry, I wasn't thoughtful enough."
Shang Yuwan didn't expect this. She was five feet three inches tall, which was considered tall among the women in Dayu. When the owner of Baijia Tower stood in front of her, she was only as tall as his chest. How could such a tall man be only one year older than her?
Thinking deeply, Shang Yuwan was horrified. How could he control such a large force at the age of seventeen?
Xiao Qingxu remained silent, feeling a little bit of despair in his heart.
She wouldn't always think of him as an old man, would she? The mask might have altered his voice, but it wouldn't be that serious, would it?
"Sister-in-law."
The shaking of the carriage gradually stopped, and Ji Suxian's voice came from outside.
"Brother Xiao, sister-in-law, we are here."
Dancheng is not far from Yanmen, but it is not close either. It will take most of the day even if you hurry.
Ji Suxian and Lu Heying brought them to the Fuzhi Inn.
"Sir, there are already guests in two of the guest rooms in my inn. Why don't you..."
The shopkeeper came forward and felt a little embarrassed when he heard that Ji Suxian wanted to book the entire inn.
"Then give me the rest."
The shopkeeper was delighted: "Yes, yes, I will write it down for you right away!"
He has been in business for many years and he likes customers who are friendly and don't fight hard.
Ji Suxian booked all the guest rooms in the inn. His wealth was so great that even Shang Yuwan was amazed.
After all, the silk produced in Dancheng was sent directly to the royal family and dignitaries in Kyoto, so the prices of other things in the city would naturally not be much lower.
However, Ji Suxian didn't seem surprised to hear that two rooms had been sold. Shang Yuwan looked up and saw someone nodding at her from upstairs.
Wearing a gray-white robe and a sandalwood hairpin, who else could it be but Bai Xiaoye? Shang Yuwan understood.
The other room sold should be the one owned by Twelve. Twelve doesn't seem to be here. He must be keeping an eye on the people on Li Zixi's side.
Shang Yuwan calculated the time and said, "You guys go and rest first. I'll go find someone."
Xiao Qingxu asked, "But are we going to find Li Zixi?"
Shang Yuwan nodded and was about to speak when a light voice came into his ears.
"I'll go with you."
Lu Heying appeared behind Shang Yuwan like a ghost. He was originally packing things with Ji Suxian, and no one knew when he came here.
"Bai Xiaoye and Cheng Yishui are both here, my junior sister is here too, and the rest of the people are no pushovers either. I'll go with you. After all, we're not familiar with the place, and if anything goes wrong, I'll take you with me."
Shang Yuwan was silent for a while, and when he saw Xiao Qingxu nodded, he agreed.
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