As soon as we left the city gate, Xie Yuancheng leaned on my shoulder and dozed off: "Didn't you sleep all morning? Why are you still dozing off?"
"Ying'er~ I'm sleepy."
"Then get up, I'll drive the horse, and you can let me protect you too~" I was really looking forward to riding with Xie Yuancheng, all he had to do was hold me.
Before I could even feel happy, Xie Yuancheng spurred his horse and started galloping. He was also wearing a red cloak, so he ran even faster. His energy was incredible; he wanted to make a move even on the deserted path.
"That's enough, that's enough." I saw that my clothes were about to be undone, so I quickly grabbed Xie Yuancheng's hand. He was laughing behind my back.
"Anyway, it's just the two of us on the road. We only brought some water and dry food. As long as there are inns and taverns, we can rest."
"Stop changing the subject!" I squeezed his hand, which was trying to move around. "We're outside, you need to restrain yourself."
"Hasn't this kind of thing happened before?" Xie Yuancheng leaned on my shoulder again: "Ying'er is a big liar. She promised to do a lot of things with me, and now she's going back on her word."
"How can this be the same? Let's hurry up and leave, or we won't even have a place to stay."
"You don't believe me again~" Xie Yuancheng's tone started to hurt, and I finally let go of his hand. He really went too far. He always argued with me and could make it sound so reasonable.
However, there were indeed few problems on the road, so I didn't hold it against him. After all, he had just recovered from a serious illness and was busy running around in Linyang, and he still had to worry about my affairs.
When we went to the capital, I was worried about whether he could handle it, so I did everything according to his wishes. I often thought to myself, "If only I knew medicine."
"Ying'er~" Xie Yuancheng laughed beside me: "You're so cute. You've been with me for years, and only now do you think about studying medicine?"
"I was worried about you. I had no idea you were so easily hurt. If it were before, I wouldn't have thought this way!"
"I knew you cherish me~" Xie Yuancheng leaned closer, looked into my eyes and said, "If you want to learn, I can teach you some."
"Okay, I'll at least learn some basic techniques so that if you get injured again, I can take your pulse and treat you."
"Forget it, you can just learn for fun. If you were to treat my illness, you'd probably ruin me."
I was upset; he actually suspected me again! I turned to the other side, and Xie Yuancheng whispered and joked in my ear, which cheered me up a bit.
Studying medicine is really not an easy thing, but for Xie Yuancheng's sake, I still endured the pain of carrying all kinds of things. We had only been traveling for ten days when we unexpectedly ran into Lingwu on the road.
"Senior brother!" Lingwu saw us and led our horses over. We were gathering herbs, and Xie Yuancheng said he would teach me how to make some simple homemade dumplings.
"Did you sneak back again?" Xie Yuancheng smiled with amusement. I was also a bit gossipy, so I looked at him while holding the medical book in my hands.
"Your sister-in-law is studying medicine? Do you want me to teach you?"
"Lingwu, this is a matter between my husband and me. If you want to teach, you can teach someone else."
Xie Yuancheng is such a mood freak; his expression changes the moment he says a word. I would run away if I saw him like that. But Lingwu wasn't afraid; she must be used to it.
"That idiot of his, all his learning is useless. He wanted to talk to that old hag himself, and I didn't stop him. Now he's stuck in the capital and can't come back. I'm not waiting for him!"
Ling Wu also looked furious. Seeing that Lu Fengjun had acted foolishly again, she thought, "Is the Empress someone I can mess with? He still went to report to her. Isn't he jumping into a fire pit?"
"Let's find a place to talk," Xie Yuancheng said, transforming into an older brother and leading us forward.
The people in this town are very friendly, so we found a quiet inn and listened to Lingwu's story.
When they returned to the capital, the Empress deliberately used her nephew's illegitimate daughter as a topic of conversation. She didn't care whether the illegitimate daughter lived or died; she just wanted to use this excuse to get Lu Fengjun to see her.
Lingwu tried to stop him from going, but Lu Fengjun was stubborn and went to the palace anyway. He stayed for ten days without any news. Later, when Lingwu went to the palace, she learned that Lu Fengjun had been placed under house arrest by the Empress.
He went to the Prime Minister for help, and only then did Lu Fengjun leave the palace. The Empress then went to the Emperor to complain, saying that Lu Fengjun had failed in his duties and that she was only giving him a minor punishment as a warning.
However, he was slapped several times by the emperor on the spot and punished with three months' imprisonment. The empress's nephew was also stripped of his official position and reduced to a commoner because of the crime committed by this illegitimate daughter.
They sent men to assassinate this brat who shouldn't have been born that very night, but she had already been taken to the border.
When she left the city, her face was scratched and her stinky feet were crippled by the people she had offended. She would never meet anyone who truly cared for her again, and her life would be hopeless.
I wonder if those assassins made their move. It's no wonder she's ended up like this; not everyone can tolerate her self-righteous thoughts and actions.
Moreover, what she did was truly excessive. Besides using foul language and randomly hitting people, every night when she was arrested, rumors circulated in the city that she had been bullying everyone's dignity on the streets and causing trouble in the ranks, so it was only natural that she was being punished.
The Empress's influence over her relatives has finally been somewhat weakened. Lingwu received a letter from his teacher and wanted to return with Lu Fengjun, but Lu Fengjun said he had other matters to attend to and couldn't leave.
So Lingwu ran back on his own. He couldn't be bothered to see Lu Fengjun's face in court, since he didn't need him anyway.
After we finished listening, Xie Yuancheng frowned and asked, "Do you want to come back to the capital with us?"
"Senior brother, I just got back. Don't go back. I need to apologize to Father, or he won't acknowledge me anymore."
"That's right. Then you should go back to Linyang first. But he's been very good to you."
Nonsense, how could it not be good! I can't help but complain. Ling Wu was the one who introduced Lu Fengjun to me. Lu Fengjun became like this because of me. I don't know if it's my fault or Xie Yuancheng's fault.
"Of course I know, but he is an official appointed by the imperial court. I like him and can't stand by and watch something happen to him."
I stared at Lingwu with wide eyes: "Are you telling the truth?" They always fight or argue when they meet. When did they develop any feelings for each other?
“Really, we’ve met before. He always thought I was a girl, but he later found out I wasn’t.”
When Ling Wu mentioned Lu Fengjun, a gentle smile appeared on her face; I was definitely going to get a sty. I went to look at Xie Yuancheng, who was all smiles. I didn't dare to delve into the underlying interests, so I just pretended not to know.
In the end, Ling Wu still returned to Linyang. He was genuinely angry. He didn't know what Lu Fengjun was up to in the capital, that he had managed to get rid of him.
"By the way, could he be thinking of abandoning Lingwu?" I came to a very different conclusion. Xie Yuancheng rubbed my head and said I was overthinking things.
"We shouldn't overinterpret matters of the heart. We'll understand when we get together in the future."
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