Chapter 21 Yun Ji’s illegitimate child?
Yun Ji’s illegitimate child?
Su Rui looked carefully at the little kid's face and found that he had no resemblance to Yun Ji.
She was also stupid. If Yun Ji had an illegitimate child, the emperor would not have urged her to make Yun Ji give up his idea of becoming a monk within a month.
This little baby appeared in this mountain, and was covered in Yunji's sandalwood. Su Rui probably guessed where this little baby came from.
The fragrance of sandalwood does not last long, and the fact that it still lingers proves that Yun Ji should have known that the child was lost. With his kind heart, he probably would not stand idly by.
Thinking of this, Su Rui's smile became much gentler.
"Be good, drink some water first. I'll take you home at dawn."
Maybe it was because he was too tired, or maybe it was because Su Rui was so beautiful that the little baby didn't resist at all. He drank the water and fell asleep in Su Rui's arms.
Walking on the mountain road at night is seeking death. Even if there are no wild animals in the mountains, the danger cannot be ignored. Su Rui will not put herself in danger for anyone, so she carried the baby back to where Bai Yinhua was.
When the sky turned white and the silver flowers bloomed, he quickly picked all the flowers and put them in his pockets before carrying the baby down the mountain.
Fortunately, the people in Fozhuang often traveled between Fahua Temple and they had walked out a small path. Following the path down, they soon saw a large village at the foot of the mountain.
Looking down, I just happened to see two teams of people rushing towards Fo Village from the other two hills. After they entered the village and handed over to the people inside, the other two teams seemed to be taking over and going out.
"Liang~Ding~!"
As the searching villagers reached the village entrance, a childish voice came from the side.
Everyone turned around and saw Su Rui coming out of the woods with the baby on her back, looking a little disheveled.
"Ruirui!" A woman in her mid-twenties ran out of the crowd and snatched the baby from Su Rui's back. "Where have you been? You scared me to death!"
"If you run around again, I'll break your legs!" Another burly man came forward cursing, then bowed to Su Rui and said, "Thank you for saving my child. Where did you see him?"
Although the man thanked her, his tone was full of questioning and caution.
"I went out to pick wild vegetables on that mountain and happened to hear him crying." Su Rui said truthfully.
The man and the villagers looked at the hill where the Fahua Temple was located, which Su Rui pointed to, and their expressions changed slightly.
An old man came over and said, "This child is always running around, running from this hilltop to that place. No wonder we couldn't find him after searching all night. Fortunately, we were lucky enough to meet the girl, and fortunately, he remembered Fozhuang."
Su Rui smiled and replied, "Yes, I can't explain the rest, but when I asked him where he was from, he spoke fluently. Otherwise, I would have no choice but to take him to the police."
When he heard the words "report to the police", something flashed quickly in the old man's eyes.
"Thank you, young lady. Although our village is not wealthy, we have no reason to treat our benefactors with indifference. Please do us the honor of giving us a simple meal to show our appreciation."
"Yes, benefactor, it's all thanks to you that my Ruirui can come back safely. I'll go back and kill the chickens now." Ruirui's mother stuffed the doll in her arms to her husband, turned around and ran back, fearing that Su Rui would not agree.
In this case, it would be difficult for Su Rui to refuse.
But she hadn't originally intended to refuse, after all, she had just looked around and didn't see Yun Ji.
Following the villagers into Fozhuang, I discovered that Fozhuang was very clean as I got closer. Not only the entire village, but also the people. Even if their clothes had patches, they were all washed very clean and their faces were full of vitality.
This is rare.
Although the State of Zhao had been established for more than two hundred years and had a vast territory, over time, many local gentry emerged, each of whom had his own territories and was deeply rooted. The lives of the lower-class people had been difficult since the reign of the previous emperor.
After the emperor ascended the throne, he took drastic measures. However, as his health deteriorated, the counterattack became more severe. Many big families in the court were supporters. After decades of following the example of the upper class, the upper class was living in luxury while the lower class was suffering.
Such a vibrant village is rare, and as Su Rui walked along, he found that apart from the village chief who was an old man, there were almost no old people.
Even if some of them look quite old, they are just that old.
Su Rui had seen hundreds of corpses at the border, and had seen people of all ages. Besides teeth, skin was the easiest way to determine age.
These people who pretend to be old do a good job in other aspects of their appearance, but the firmness of their skin is difficult to change.
Especially on the hands, even though there will be some impact due to the roughness, the error will not exceed five years, and the oldest of these people is only thirty-five or thirty-six years old.
Wouldn't it be strange if there were no elderly people in a village?
"Come, come, have some water first." When they arrived at the banquet hall in the manor, Ruirui's father immediately brought water to Su Rui.
Looking at the crystal clear water in the cup in Ruirui's father's hand and the villagers who gradually surrounded her secretly, Su Rui raised her hand without changing her expression.
"What brings you here?"
Just as Su Rui was about to wave her hand to sprinkle the perfume powder, the sound of Yunji Qingquan's gurgling water rang out behind everyone.
Su Rui and the others turned to look and saw Yun Ji standing outside the hall door in a green monk's robe. As he walked towards him with a familiar and natural manner, he said truthfully, "I met a lost child from Fo Village in the mountains and forests and brought him back. The village chief and his family were grateful to me and invited me to dinner. I didn't expect to meet Mr. Yun Ji here. It seems that good deeds are rewarded."
As soon as the words fell, Su Rui stopped in front of Yun Ji, separated by a threshold, and looked at him with a smile.
The sparkling eyes seemed to be saying proudly: I caught you.
Yun Ji understood her intentions, but she had saved someone now, so it was not appropriate to kick her out in front of everyone in Fozhuang.
"Miss, do you know Mr. Yunji?" The old village chief looked at Yunji and asked.
"she……"
"I serve Mr. Yun Ji." Su Rui said first.
The voice was clear, and everyone present could hear it very clearly, as if it was something extremely glorious.
Everyone knew that the emperor sent a woman to serve Yun Ji. Recently, when the villagers went to deliver vegetables, they heard the monks in the Fahua Temple say that there was a beautiful woman who had caught Yun Ji's eye. They shook hands with her in front of everyone and almost kissed her.
Now looking at how close Su Rui is to Yun Ji, she can undoubtedly be described as beautiful.
Everyone immediately understood what he meant, and the old village chief shouted, "So it's someone close to the master. This plain water won't do. Ruirui's father, go get my tea cake."
Ruirui's father finally came to his senses, nodded repeatedly, and went into the inner room with the cup of water.
"And the rest of you, don't just stand there and watch. The gentleman is having lunch with his benefactor. Go help pick up the vegetables and make more."
The women who were called by the village chief immediately went out to the big kitchen not far away.
The action was so fast that Yun Ji didn't have any chance to refuse.
"Together, together, my husband and I will come to help too." Su Rui seized the opportunity, grabbed Yun Ji's hand and went out.
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