16 Nemesis
◎It's okay to indulge your wife a little◎
The night they returned from Qingliang Mountain, Wei Ziyan fell ill again.
At first, her parents asked her how her conversation with Yan Qizheng was going, and she just said that Yan Qizheng was considering proposing marriage. Her parents were very happy and excitedly began to discuss the wedding date.
Wei Ziyan looked at them, feeling increasingly distressed. Her parents had been deceived by her...
Perhaps due to the pent-up emotions, Wei Ziyan felt dizzy and nauseous after dinner, vomiting everything she had eaten. The doctor initially diagnosed her with a cold spleen and stomach, but after taking medicine, she couldn't even eat the next day.
Mr. Wei changed doctors, and the second consultation said that he had liver qi stagnation and blood stasis, and prescribed medicine to regulate qi and relieve depression.
Wei Ziyan was listless and had lost a lot of weight after lying in bed for two days.
The two maids didn't notice that the young lady had woken up, and whispered quietly to the side: "...The doctor can't figure out what's wrong. I think the young lady is worried."
"If you ask me, it was Young Master Yan who brought this upon me."
"ah?"
"Every time the young lady sees him, something bad happens. She either gets sick or gets hurt. There's never any peace."
"It seems like... he was fine, but he got sick again after coming back from the mountain..."
"Then should we go to Yuqiong Temple and ask a Taoist priest to perform a ritual?"
"Stop scaring her! The young lady is already so sick, and knowing that Young Master Yan is unlucky for her, won't she be even more sad..."
Wei Ziyan half closed her eyes and couldn't help but smile bitterly after hearing this conversation.
However, they reminded her that she and Yan Qizhen still had an appointment in three days.
But in her current state, she might not be able to reply to Yan Qizhen on time.
Well, one illness can relieve a thousand worries.
Later, Wei Ziyan asked Qiu Luo to deliver a letter to Yan Mansion, and An Xin stayed at home to avoid the limelight. However, Yan Qizheng learned that she was ill and rushed over immediately.
And she brought a basket of flowers.
How could Wei Ziyan dare to meet him? What if he chased her for an answer? So she said she looked sick and ugly and didn't want him to see her, but Yan Qizheng came to her anyway.
Through the bed curtains, he spoke softly to himself, "Just focus on recuperating. We can talk about other things once you've recovered."
He also blamed himself for her illness, saying that he shouldn't have let her sit in the pavilion and get cold. Before leaving, he said he would come to visit more often when he had time and asked if she wanted anything to eat.
"I remember you loved eating preserved fruits when you were a child. Bring some over next time."
Wei Ziyan lay behind the gauze curtain, feeling mixed emotions.
As a child, she was a greedy little cat. Preserved fruit wasn't a rare commodity, but there just happened to be only a few left. She grabbed all of it, and when the equally greedy Yan Qizhu saw her, she insisted on snatching it from her.
When she refused, Yan Qizhu started crying and making a fuss, which attracted Yan Qizheng. As the older brother, he didn't ask any questions and immediately accused her of being wrong, and even asked her to give half to his sister.
She either can't split it up or she's unhappy! Why is everything her fault?
Small drops make a river, small grains of sand make a tower.
Many little things that happened during their childhood, one after another, made Yan Qi Zheng's dislike for her turn into hatred, and then he couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to cancel the engagement.
Her mother thought she would be sad, but in fact she was secretly happy and she didn't want to get married either.
But when her father said he would arrange another marriage for her right away, she had no choice but to cling tightly to Yan Qizheng, the floating wood...
"Young Master Yan finally knows how to care for the young lady." As soon as the visitor left, Qiu Luo came over and rolled up the bed curtain.
Chunlai smiled and brought over the flower basket left by Yan Qizhen, placing it on the chest of drawers beside the bed so that she could see it at a glance.
Wei Ziyan looked at the beautiful flowers and sighed sadly.
That night she had the same dream again.
"Girl," he touched her head affectionately in the dream, "I will go to the Wei Mansion to find you when I come back."
Brother Zhao...
Every time she dreamed of this place, she watched him ride away without looking back.
But in her dream tonight, the figure that had been receding from the horizon returned. She looked forward to it in surprise, but when she got closer, she discovered that the man on horseback had a different face.
"I forgot to ask," he asked her gently, "What do you want to eat? I'll bring it to you next time."
…
no!
Wei Ziyan suddenly sat up from the bed, her eyes full of anxiety.
We can't delay any longer!
"Qiu Luo——"
"Spring is coming——"
It was still dark outside when two maids hurried in upon hearing the call from the inner room.
"What's the matter, miss?"
"Hurry up and help me get dressed."
Chunlai was puzzled: "Miss, are you going out?"
"right."
"But Miss's illness..."
"It's healed now."
“…”
Qiu Luo asked again: "Where are you going, Miss?"
go……
Wei Ziyan frowned slightly.
"What are you going to the Taoist temple for?" Soon, Mrs. Wei came rushing over after hearing the news.
Wei Ziyan had finished washing up at this moment, and two maids were holding clothes for her to choose from.
When going to a fairy-like place, of course you can't be gaudy. Wei Ziyan pointed to the elegant light green color and then answered her mother's question.
"Mother," she said, sitting on the couch with Madam Wei, "I went to the Taoist temple because of the immortal's instruction."
Madam Wei looked bewildered: "What immortal?"
"Last night I dreamed of a Taoist priest. He took pity on my miserable life and said he could help me to be enlightened. But how could I believe him?" Wei Ziyan made up a story that sounded very convincing.
"I said he was talking nonsense. I've had a good life since I was a child. My parents loved me and everything went smoothly for me. But the Taoist priest was very confident. He said that my fate had changed and I had to change it quickly, otherwise I would be sick all day and never have a good ending. As he said that, he waved his Buddhist whisk towards my face -"
Wei Ziyan also waved her hand forward, and Madam Wei was so frightened that she immediately asked, "What's wrong?"
"I woke up and found that I was cured."
“…”
"Mother," Wei Ziyan said seriously, "regardless of whether it's a coincidence or not, I should go to the Taoist temple. It's better to be safe than sorry. There's no harm in asking."
"Okay then." Mrs. Wei was a believer in Bodhisattva after all, so she naturally showed some respect to the Taoist priest.
But it’s just dawn, isn’t it too early for my son to go out?
"It's not early, so I'll go over and have a vegetarian meal first to show my sincerity."
Wei Ziyan didn't want to wait even a moment, so Madam Wei had no choice but to tell Qiu Luo to follow the young lady closely, and asked Chunlai to prepare the car, and let Wang Xing take two people to follow.
Just like that, Wei Ziyan rode in a carriage and came to the largest Yuqiong Taoist Temple in Liangjing City.
In Huzhou, the common people generally worshipped the Buddha, and Taoist temples were obviously less popular than Buddhist temples. Furthermore, at this early hour, there were few believers in Yuqiong Temple.
Wei Ziyan and others arrived at the dining area first, ate a bowl of vegetarian noodles, and then Qiu Luo accompanied the young lady into the Yuqing Palace to draw lots.
After paying homage to several golden statues of the Heavenly Lords, Wei Ziyan, under the guidance of a little Taoist boy, picked up the stick box and shook it, and a bamboo stick fell to the ground.
The little Taoist boy picked it up for her and handed it to her.
"Thank you, young Taoist priest." Wei Ziyan thanked him and glanced at the fortune stick.
"Mandarin ducks embrace each other like twin flowers, and purple swallows fly together like twin branches."
After seeing the words clearly, Wei Ziyan couldn't help but frown.
The little Taoist boy's clear voice rang out: "If you want to interpret the divination, you can go to the inner hall and ask the elder brother."
So, Wei Ziyan told Qiu Luo to wait at the door, and went into the inner hall alone with a bamboo stick.
"What do you want to ask, miss?"
The Taoist priest inside had a palm-length black beard and a black bun. He looked to be less than forty years old, which was a departure from the image of a white-haired and bearded man in Wei Ziyan's mind.
However, she didn't have the time to delve into the identity and accomplishments of this senior brother. Perhaps younger ones would be easier to "accommodate."
"I want to ask about my marriage." Wei Ziyan placed the bamboo sticks in front of him.
The Taoist picked it up and looked at it, his face showing joy: "Congratulations, Miss, this is a very good fortune."
Wei Ziyan’s eyes turned black!
She glanced back at the door, then turned back and asked the monk in a low voice, "Can I, is this a bad sign?"
Taoist priest:"……"
After a while, Wei Ziyan received a yellow paper with the signature written on it, thanked the Taoist priest, and left the hall with a solemn expression.
"Miss, how is it?"
"Let's talk about it when we get back."
Qiu Luo looked expectant, but received only a cold response from the young lady. She knew her young lady too well, she only reported good news and not bad news. If there was good news, she would have told it herself with great joy.
The carriage was silent all the way, and when they arrived at the door, the young lady's eyes were red. Qiu Luo thought it was not good, and sure enough, as soon as he entered the house, the young lady hugged the lady and burst into tears without saying a word.
"What happened?" Mrs. Wei was extremely surprised.
How can you go so excitedly and come back so sadly?
Qiu Luo shook her head, she didn’t know either.
"The young lady hasn't spoken since she came out after interpreting the fortune."
Madam Wei was shocked: "What sign?"
"Mother...I can't marry Yan Qizhen..." Wei Ziyan took out the folded signature with tears in her eyes and handed it to her mother tremblingly.
"The Immortal said that he and I are incompatible and our marriage will be bumpy. If I insist on forcing it, I'm afraid my youth will fade away early... Woo woo woo..."
Madam Wei was so shocked that she quickly opened the paper and read the words on it. She couldn't help but wonder, "How could it be? Your birth dates and horoscopes matched before you got engaged. It's a match made in heaven."
"The Immortal said that a person's fate can change." Wei Ziyan had already thought of an excuse. "Now he and I are in conflict, and the weaker one is being overcome by the stronger one."
Wei Ziyan sobbed twice: "At first, my daughter refused to believe it, but thinking about the various illnesses she has suffered recently, she had no choice but to believe what he said..."
Oh my God!
When Qiu Luo heard this, she was so shocked that her eyes almost popped out. She and Chunlai actually guessed it right!
Young Master Yan is indeed the young lady's nemesis!
Mrs. Wei was also panicking: "What should we do?"
"Mother..." Wei Ziyan grabbed her mother's hand. "I've made up my mind on the way back. I won't marry Yan Qizheng. Although I like him, I also respect you. If anything happens to me, what will you do?"
"Pah, pah, pah!" Madam Wei spat three times. "Let's talk it over nicely."
Just as everyone in the room was worried, a servant suddenly ran in and reported, "Madam, Master Yan is here."
“…”
Mrs. Wei was stunned, and her daughter's crying stopped immediately.
"Yan'er..." Madam Wei was startled. Yan Qizhen came at the wrong time!
However, Wei Ziyan wiped her eyes with the back of her hand, as if she had made up her mind.
"You've come just in time. I'll explain it to him right away."
Yan Qizhen was really taken seriously this time.
I visited a patient last night, and today I went to the most popular dried fruit shop in the city. I picked and chose, and bought a variety of dried fruits, filling six large boxes.
There is a saying among the people that "six sixes are very lucky", which is also an auspicious number.
Mother said that the girl had been ill several times since she caught a cold after falling into the water on her birthday, and every time it was due to him, if she didn't treat her better, he would become her nemesis.
On the way here, he was still thinking, Wei Ziyan might be sick for a few more days, should he find ways to buy some delicious food every day and send it to her to stimulate her appetite?
Shouzhong was right. It was okay to indulge his wife a little.
Unexpectedly, upon entering the room, he saw her standing beside Madam Wei, alright. However, her eyes were red and gleaming, clearly she had just been crying.
In addition, Mrs. Wei looked depressed, and Yan Qizhen had a bad feeling in his heart.
It won't be a good thing.
【Author’s words】
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