It was just dawn when Wei Lian opened the door and saw A Ruan standing at the door covered in dew. She was startled and quickly made way for him to come in.
Wei Lian poured a cup of hot water for A Ruan and handed it to him, then asked, "Why are you here so early in the morning? What's the emergency?"
Ah Ruan was restless, shaking his head to refuse the water in front of him, and raised his hand to gesture:
——I dreamed that something happened to my wife, and I wanted to go to the capital to find her.
His movements were so fast that Wei Lian didn't understand for a moment.
The family had been together for nearly a year. Wei Lian and Sun could probably understand A Ruan's sign language on weekdays, but if he signed too quickly in a hurry, they would not be able to see clearly.
The more Wei Lian didn't understand, the more anxious A Ruan became. His lips turned pale as he repeated the gestures, not realizing that he was moving too fast.
Sun heard the noise in the main room and came out from the inner room wearing clothes. He was stunned to see A Ruan, who was sweating profusely. He walked towards Wei Lian and asked, "What happened to A Ruan?"
Wei Lian shook her head, her brows knitted in worry. "I just opened the door and saw him standing at the door. He looked like he was in a hurry, but he moved too quickly. I couldn't understand what he was gesturing."
Sun guessed that A'ruan was anxious, so she hurried over to hold his hand and said soothingly, "Stop and listen to me."
Sun held A'ruan's hand and felt his fingers were icy cold. She frowned and touched his wrist along the back of his hand. She asked in surprise, "How long have you been standing at the door? Why didn't you knock?"
A Ruan shook his head and retracted his hand. Although his face was full of anxiety, he sat down anyway.
Sun put the clothes she was wearing on A'ruan's shoulders and asked him to drink some hot water first. "You gesture too fast. Your sister and I can't understand. If you have anything to say, please tell us slowly and we can find a solution together."
A Ruan took several gulps of water to calm himself down, then raised his hand and slowly gestured what he had dreamed of last night.
Sun couldn't help but open her eyes wide after hearing this. She turned her head and looked at Wei Lian beside her. She hesitated and said, "Today is only the 16th day of the first lunar month. The provincial exams don't start until February. This..."
How did Aruan dream about this?
Wei Lian’s brows were furrowed so tightly that they could pinch a fly to death. His fingers on the table were unconsciously clasped together as he pondered.
Logically speaking, this dream was most likely because A'ruan was too concerned about Wei Min during the day, so she dreamed about it at night.
But Aruan had never been out of Qingping County, so how could he clearly dream about the Ministry of Justice prison? What I dreamed about was nothing else but cheating in the provincial examination?
Wei Lian was muttering in his heart, it is better to be safe than sorry. If an immortal had entered A Ruan's dream in advance and allowed him to predict the future, it meant that Wei Min would indeed be in trouble...
Wei Lian made a decision in an instant and said thoughtfully, "I will accompany you to the capital."
That was her own sister who had grown up in front of her own eyes. Even if it was just a dream, Wei Lian dared not disbelieve it.
Sun's belly is now five months old and her pregnancy is already obvious. Ah Ruan lowered her eyes to glance at her slightly protruding belly, pursed her lips and shook her head.
——I’ll go by myself, you stay here, sister. My brother-in-law is in poor health. What will happen to him and A-Luo when you are not around?
A'ruan's words made Wei Lian silent. She looked at her husband's pregnant belly with a frown on her face. She was struggling and hesitating between her husband's child and her sister.
Both sides are her closest relatives, and no matter which one she chooses, her heart will ache.
Sun was also struggling in her heart. After all, this was just A'ruan's dream. If Wei Lian and A'ruan entered the capital and found that what he dreamed of did not happen, Wei Min would be safe. But it would take nearly half a year to go to the capital and back. What would he do with Wei Luoke alone with a big belly?
Sun knew that Wei Min had already let her down once with what happened during his marriage, so she didn't say anything this time. Instead, she sat quietly with her eyes lowered, digging her palms with her fingernails as she listened to her wife's decision.
Before Ah Ruan came, he already had an idea in mind, so he said:
——I can go there by myself. Sister, please send me out of Qingping Province, and I will walk the rest of the way on my own.
Even if I am worried about A'ruan, this is the best choice after weighing the pros and cons.
Although Sun was relieved, she still felt uncomfortable. She went back to her room, took out the money box hidden in the dark, opened it, and took out the money she had saved for Wei Luo's studies this year.
Sun clenched the several taels of silver that she had saved for almost a year in her palm, took a deep breath and closed the money box.
"Take this money. If you use it sparingly on the way, it will at least allow you to get to the capital." Sun took A'ruan's hand, stuffed the silver into his palm, and pressed his fingers to prevent him from refusing. "The journey is long, and you are a man, so you must take good care of yourself."
Actually, A'ruan had saved some money from doing embroidery work in the past few months, but the amount was not much. He had planned that if he ran out of money on the road, he would crawl to the capital even if he had to beg for food. The silver given by Sun now was like timely help. With this money, he would definitely be able to make it to the capital.
Thinking of his wife whom he dreamed of last night, A Ruan pursed his lips and stopped refusing, and took the money. His eyes were slightly red, and he raised his hand to gesture seriously:
——This money is a temporary loan from you.
No matter how Sun had wronged his wife in the past, A'ruan was extremely grateful to him at this moment.
Just because of a dream, he suddenly decided to go to the capital. If it were someone else's family, his sister and brother-in-law would either scold him for being crazy or just think that he had dreamed about such unlucky things. They would never agree to let a man go out to find a wife.
Sun shook her head and gently patted the back of A'ruan's hand. "As a family, let's not talk about whether to lend or not. I'm going to pack clothes for your sister. Don't waste time. Go early and come back early."
A'ruan's things were ready when he woke up in the middle of the night, and he had made the decision before he came to see Wei Lian in the morning.
Regardless of whether Wei Liantong agreed or not, he had to go to the capital. Otherwise, he would not dare to close his eyes at night, for fear that he would see his wife hanging on the wall covered in blood...
Wei Lian sent A'ruan out of Qingping Province. On the way, he happened to meet a wife and husband who were delivering goods to the capital. Seeing that a weak man had traveled thousands of miles to find his wife, they expressed their willingness to give A'ruan a ride.
Before parting, Wei Lian gave repeated instructions, her worry evident in her words.
Along the way, although Wei Lian witnessed A'ruan's determination and strength, and knew that he was not afraid of hardship, A'ruan was a man after all, and the road ahead was long, which really made people worry.
In fact, with A'ruan's current appearance, if she suddenly appeared in front of Wei Min, she might not be able to recognize her.
Fearing danger on the road, A Ruan used soot from the bottom of the pot to evenly smear black on his face, neck, and ears and wrists that might be exposed. Brown spots were unevenly dotted on his left and right cheeks.
His lips were dry and white, his head was wrapped in grey coarse cloth, and he walked with a slightly hunched back. He looked like a man in his thirties from the country who had experienced the vicissitudes of life. Where was the trace of his usual fair, delicate complexion?
After A'ruan and Wei Lian parted ways, they got on the couple's cart and left. The cart was piled high with goods, so A'ruan and the husband wrapped in thick clothes sat on the goods, while the wife sat in the front driving the donkey.
This husband and wife were kind-hearted people. They took good care of A'ruan on the way and talked to him from time to time, even though he was mute, their enthusiasm did not diminish at all.
A Ruan couldn't speak, but she wasn't afraid that her voice would reveal her age. She just nodded occasionally in response.
The couple took A Ruan on the journey for nearly half a month, walking quite fast and passing through two provinces.
"We've arrived. We can't take you any further." The husband took out a bag of dry food and stuffed it into A'ruan's hand. "Don't be disgusted by this little thing. I hope you can find your wife smoothly."
The man's words with a local accent were full of concern. Before parting, he reached out and hugged A Ruan, saying that they would definitely meet again in the future if they were destined to do so.
A Ruan "asked" for directions. It would take about two more provinces to get to the capital from here. If one walked without stopping, it would probably take a month.
It is already early February and the provincial examination will begin in a few days. A Ruan was anxious. He was not afraid of being tired if he walked, but he was afraid that he would not make it to February 20th.
A Ruan hesitated for a long time, held the change he had saved, gritted his teeth and prepared to rent a donkey cart to continue his journey.
I'm unfamiliar with the place and not everyone on the street can understand sign language.
A Ruan first looked around for car rental shops on the street, then stopped those men who looked friendly, and tried to gesture with them over and over again.
Most people couldn't understand sign language and just waved their hands and shook their heads helplessly at A'ruan. Some people saw that he looked anxious and thought he needed to go to the toilet, so they pointed to the toilet several times...
A Ruan had been "asking" for almost the whole morning but had not "asked" where he wanted to go. Seeing that it was almost noon, he prepared to find a clean and empty stone step to sit down and eat some dry food first.
At this moment, a man jumped out from nowhere and suddenly hit Aruan's shoulder with such force that he almost knocked him to the ground.
A'ruan is a careful person, especially in a place like this where he is unfamiliar with the place, he is extremely cautious.
Ah Ruan knew that no one would want to take advantage of him in this state, but he still had the change he had just taken out of his shirt to rent a car...
A Ruan reacted very quickly. Almost as soon as the man bumped into him, he subconsciously grabbed the purse in his sleeve.
Normally, if a thief fails in his attack, he will stop and leave quickly to avoid being caught and sent to the authorities. However, Ah Ruan seemed to be extremely unlucky today and encountered an exception.
The person who bumped into him was a woman who looked to be in her twenties, with a sloppy and hooligans look.
The moment she bumped into A'ruan, she felt the purse in his sleeve and couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. When she was about to succeed, she found that she couldn't pull the purse bag!
Lai San estimated that the money in his purse was enough for her to have two drinks, and when he saw that the other party was a weak man, he suddenly felt unwilling to stop.
If two people suddenly bump into each other on the street, it is easy to attract other people's attention.
Lai San saw someone coming around, his eyes turned, and he grabbed the purse and shouted, "Someone is coming, stealing money. Where are you from, beggar? How dare you steal my purse!"
Ah Ruan really didn't expect the other party to be so shameless. She was so angry that her eyes widened and she held her purse tightly, unwilling to let go.
Lai San was stunned for a moment when he saw that Ah Ruan didn't argue, and then he realized that the other party might be a mute. He immediately became very angry and stretched out his hand to pry Ah Ruan's fingers, threatening with gritted teeth: "I advise you to let go, otherwise don't blame me for being rude."
This was the money to go to the capital. A Ruan gritted his teeth and refused to give up no matter what, fighting to the death.
More and more people gathered around the two of them, blocking the road completely. They gathered in groups of three or four, talking and pointing.
Everyone knew that this street thug Lai San was not a good person, but they did not dare to step forward for fear of being retaliated against by her afterwards. Besides, the man's appearance did not arouse the desire to protect him among the women present.
Everyone was just watching the fun. Although they were condemning Lai San, no one stepped forward to help.
Lai San didn't expect that although A'ruan didn't look very fat, he was so strong. His patience was exhausted, and he showed no mercy anymore, letting go of the purse that the two men were struggling to pull. As soon as she let go, A Ruan fell to the ground.
Lai Sanqi stepped forward and bent down to take the purse from A Ruan's hand.
"Let go!" Seeing that the man was still unwilling to let go, Lai San got angry and stretched out his foot to kick A Ruan.
The scene of A Ruan suddenly falling down made the onlookers scream in surprise, but they all moved away, fearing that A Ruan would fall and hit them.
A Ruan clenched the purse in her hand and curled up to protect her stomach.
Lai San raised his foot, A Ruan clenched his teeth and closed his eyes, silently reciting the name Wei Min, intending to endure the beating.
At this critical moment, everyone heard the loud neighing of a horse behind them. Before they could react, they saw a flash of silver light above their heads. When they looked again, Lai San, who was about to land, had been whipped to the ground, and a young man holding a long whip was standing there instead.
In the blink of an eye, A'ruan, who was lying on the ground, was helped up by the man's arm.
Only then did everyone realize that the silver light that flashed above their heads was actually the silver armor on the man in front of them.
The man had a cold face and a pair of narrow, almond-shaped eyes. Even a casual glance at the crowd was so majestic that it could make people tremble.
It was this extraordinary aura that prevented everyone from looking down on or criticizing him simply because the person who made the move was a man.
The provincial examination was approaching, and Feng Yu and his wife were hurrying back to Beijing from the border. When they passed by this place, they saw from a distance that many people had gathered on the street, blocking the road tightly.
Looking at the impassable road ahead, Feng Yu frowned slightly, stretched out his hand to rein in his horse and slowly approached the carriage, then turned his head and said to the person inside: "I'll go clear the way."
As soon as he finished speaking, a gentle voice came from the carriage, admonishing, "They are just ordinary people. If it's nothing serious, just evacuate them. Don't scare them."
Feng Yu responded, squeezed the horse's belly, and drove the horse forward. He sat on the horse and could see inside where people were surrounding him.
When he looked over, he saw a woman about to attack a thin man, and the onlookers sighed with sympathy, but no one was willing to stop her.
Feng Yu frowned unhappily, touched the silver whip at his waist, used his lightness skills to jump off the horse's back, tapped the horse's head with his toes, and used the force to land on the open space in the middle of the crowd.
After Feng Yu whipped the woman to the ground, he reached out to help the man up, tentatively letting go of his hand, and only put his hands behind his back as usual after seeing that the man could stand steadily.
Feng Yu held the whip in one hand and held the other hand behind his back. He glanced at Lai San who was lying on the ground groaning and asked in a cold voice, "Why did you attack him?"
Seeing that the newcomer was of high status, Lai San instinctively wanted to pretend to be injured to extort some silver. He immediately said, "He stole my purse. I just wanted to get my things back, but you injured me without saying a word. How are you going to compensate me?"
When Ah Ruan saw the man who saved him looking at him, he quickly shook his head and subconsciously gestured:
——She was the one who stole my money and I found out that I was mute, so she turned around and framed me!
Feng Yu understood, and glanced at Lai San on the ground. He held the whip in one hand and gently tapped the palm of the other hand, and asked in an emotionless voice: "How much do you want to pay?"
Lai San hesitated for a moment, then tentatively held up three fingers. The lion opened his mouth and said, "At least this number."
Feng Yu nodded, and just when Lai San thought he was lucky enough to blackmail a fool today, a silver light suddenly flashed in front of his eyes, and the whip fell down with a sound of breaking wind.
Lai San felt a sudden burning pain in his arm. He could not help but curl up and roll on the ground, covering his arm.
Feng Yu casually whipped him twice more, and after three hits, he stopped and asked with lowered eyes, "Have you paid enough?"
Lai San's teeth were chattering and his mouth was trembling in pain, and he couldn't utter a word.
At this moment, everyone heard the sound of wheels coming from behind them. Turning back, they saw soldiers in grey armor making a path through the crowd.
A woman in a wheelchair was pushed in in full view of everyone.
The woman was wearing a white robe embroidered with silver auspicious clouds, and her hair was tied up with a white jade crown. She had a stunning appearance, but her face looked a little sick, making her look a little weak and tired.
Although the woman was sitting in a wheelchair, her innate aura of superiority made her taller than anyone standing, making people afraid to look up at her.
When Feng Yu saw her getting off the carriage, he couldn't help but frowned and walked over, saying disapprovingly: "You are still sick."
The woman smiled softly, stretched out her hand to take the silver whip from Feng Yu's hand, carefully put it away and hung it on his waist. She raised her head and looked at her husband gently, and with an inadvertently revealed tone, she defended her disobedience, "You didn't come back for a long time, and I was worried."
Feng Yu was so angry at her words that he lost all his temper. He held it in for a long time until his ears turned red. His fingers unconsciously rubbed the whip at his waist and said, "I just got here..." Besides, there was nothing to worry about.
The woman was no one else but the eighth princess Jiang Wuque who had returned from the frontier and was Feng Yu's wife.
Jiang Wuque smiled, sat up slightly, looked at A Ruan who was standing not far away, and asked softly: "What's going on?"
A Ruan glanced at Feng Yu and saw him nod, then he raised his hand and demonstrated what had just happened.
Jiang Wuque nodded to show his understanding, then turned around and asked Lai San on the ground in a gentle tone, "How do you prove that the purse is yours?"
Without giving Lai San a chance to speak, Jiang Wuque said, "The man said that his wife's name was embroidered on the lining of the purse in his hand. Can you tell the difference between this purse?"
A Ruan turned over her purse, revealing the words "Wei Min" inside.
Seeing Lai San's evasive gaze and no longer trying to argue, Jiang Wuque said, "If that's the case, then the truth is out. He stole on the street, and after being caught, not only did he not admit his fault, but he also arrogantly attempted to hurt others..."
Jiang Wuque's eyes were smiling, his voice was also smiling, but what he said was not funny, "It seems that I am a little worried about the county magistrate's ability to govern. Come, take my token and take this man to the government office."
In this couple, the husband used simple and rough force to deal with the problem, while the wife was eloquent and good at speaking, leaving the other party speechless and forced to plead guilty. Although their methods were different, the effects were exceptionally good.
A Ruan breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he had met a noble person today.
The author has something to say: Small theater
Many years later——
The Emperor (Eighth Princess): [Smiles] I don't want to take a concubine.
All ministers: [kneel down] I do not agree... blah blah blah, we beg Prime Minister Wei to persuade Your Majesty!
Wei Min: [speaking] I—
The Emperor (Eighth Princess): [Interrupting with a smile] I once saved your husband.
Wei Min: [Pause]...I listen to the emperor.
Emperor: [Smiles obediently] Then I will listen to you, my dear, and not accept a maid.
Wei Min: _(:зゝ∠)_
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Thank you Jiuxiao for the rocket launcher, thank you dear for still being here~(* ￣3)(ε￣ *)
I saw some cute girls and wanted to write more, so I'm a little fat today~
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