Deadweight
"Chun Tao, do you think daddy and mommy can come back?" The girl walked on the street in a daze, with a melancholy look on her face.
Now that Chu and Liang are at war, and her father and mother are still in Liang and have not returned yet, she is really scared.
For some unknown reason, her parents refused to take her with them when they went to Liang State this time, and they were gone for several months.
The little maid heard the sadness in her young lady's voice and comforted her softly, "Don't worry, young lady, the old master and his wife will definitely return safely."
"Ah..." Luo Zhiyan looked at the sun above her head and murmured softly, "Actually... I also want to go see my brother."
Her brother had passed away for so many years that she had actually forgotten what he looked like. But she knew that if he were still alive, he would definitely protect her and would not let her be bullied.
Her brother was the best man in the world, but he died, and now she only has brother Huai.
She didn't want to experience the separation of life and death again. She wanted to be with Brother Huai forever, but she didn't know whether Brother Huai was dead or alive.
Chun Tao looked at Luo Zhiyan's red eyes and was a little surprised. After all, Luo Zhiyan always looked arrogant. Even she, a personal maid, didn't know what was in Luo Zhiyan's mind. "Don't worry, Miss. The old man and his wife are blessed by heaven."
"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore." Luo Zhiyan pouted: "Let's hurry up and get the medicine back home. The sun is going to burn me to death."
My aunt was too worried today and got sick again. She was going to send a servant to get some medicine, but now she only had my aunt around, so she wanted to do her best to be filial.
Moreover, she had been stuck in the palace for quite some time and was a little curious about the situation on the street.
But now it seems that the war has not affected anything. Street vendors are still setting up their stalls, but a few shops have closed.
Just as Luo Zhiyan was about to walk into Jishidiang, the little maid following behind her suddenly called her.
"That's bad, miss!" Chuntao's fingers stayed on her waist, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
"Hmm?" Luo Zhiyan stopped in confusion and turned to look at her personal maid with a blank look in her eyes: "What's broken?"
Chuntao looked at her belt with tears in her eyes, but there was no trace of her purse with silver in it: "Miss, it seems our silver has been stolen."
She was very sure that she had brought money with her when she went out, so if her purse suddenly disappeared, it could only have been stolen.
Luo Zhiyan frowned. After all, she had never encountered such a thing since she was a child. She subconsciously asked, "Can I still get medicine without money?"
"Miss, you can't get medicine without money." Chuntao shook her head, feeling a little guilty, but soon her eyes narrowed and she remembered the man who had just hurriedly passed by her.
Chun Tao suddenly pointed at a figure not far away, her eyes widened suddenly, and she asked hesitantly: "Miss, this man was sneaking around just now, do you think he was the one who stole it?"
Hearing this, Luo Zhiyan looked at the moon-white figure, and anger immediately rose in her heart, not because the maid did not keep the purse safe, but because she could not get the medicine without silver, and her aunt was still waiting for her.
Luo Zhiyan shouted crisply towards the back: "Stop!"
However, that person seemed not to have heard it, and his steps seemed to be even faster.
Luo Zhiyan opened her mouth in disbelief and stamped her feet in anger: "Chun Tao, hurry up! Let's catch him together!"
Apart from Brother Huai, she had never met anyone who dared to ignore her.
"Miss, I'm still a little unsure." Chun Tao held Luo Zhiyan's arm, obviously she had no experience in dealing with this kind of thing: "Why don't we report it to the police..."
Seeing Chuntao hesitated and didn't dare to step forward, Luo Zhiyan said, "How could I have a maid as timid as you?", then she shook off Chuntao's arm, and hurriedly lifted her skirt to catch up with the figure.
As she ran, she shouted without regard for etiquette: "Stop right there, you little thief!!!"
The man heard a loud noise behind him and finally felt something was wrong. He stopped with some hesitation.
He looked around at the people pointing at him in confusion, then turned around slowly. He saw a girl in a goose yellow dress with green persimmon buds. She stopped in front of him, panting and stretching out her hand, saying, "Thief, give me the silver back."
The man who was called a thief was stunned, and then his face turned red: "Miss, don't talk nonsense, I have never taken your money."
The person who spoke with a stammer was Tan Wenhuai.
Luo Zhiyan paused for a long time before pointing at him angrily and said in a coquettish voice: "How dare you, little thief, be so stubborn? If you don't have anything, what are you hiding now?"
If she had previously thought that this seemingly weak scholar would not do anything bad, now she felt that the thief must be him.
Tan Wenhuai paused as he put the things in his hand into his sleeves, his face a little unnatural: "No, nothing, I really didn't take the girl's money..."
Before he finished speaking, the girl in front of him rushed over and said, "You little thief, you still dare to be so stubborn!"
Luo Zhiyan, who was already in a bad mood, became angrier the more she thought about it. She didn't care about the differences between men and women and directly grabbed his hands, preparing to pry them apart.
She never expected that the man's strength was so weak that the things inside fell directly to the ground without her using much effort.
They were both stunned and looked at the broken hairpin on the ground.
Luo Zhiyan took the lead and picked it up, with a suspicious look on her face: "Is this yours?"
Tan Wenhuai was angry and anxious at the moment, but he couldn't argue with a little girl, so he could only stretch out his hand and said in one breath: "That's right, please give it back to me, young lady."
This carefully selected hairpin was bought by him for his sweetheart. After all, if nothing unexpected happens, they will be able to meet tomorrow.
Now it seems that I can only exchange for one gift.
Luo Zhiyan curled her lips and was about to apologize, but her eyes accidentally fell on the man's bulging waist: "Huh, who knows if you stole this hairpin!"
While Tan Wenhuai was stunned, Luo Zhiyan reached out and touched the man's belt.
She was determined to get her money back from this shameless thief at all costs!
Feeling the touch through his clothes, Tan Wenhuai froze in place, unable to move an inch, and could only let her touch him as she pleased.
It was not until the rude woman was about to untie his belt that he came to his senses and stepped back repeatedly, his face as red as a cooked crab: "Miss! Please respect yourself."
He had never met such an uneducated girl. It seemed that the almanac was right and it was not a good day to go out.
Not only did this girl treat him as a thief, she even flirted with him!
Luo Zhiyan, who didn't find anything, frowned so hard that she could pinch a fly to death, but her tone was a little hesitant: "Is it really not you?"
"I would never do such a sneaky thing!" Tan Wenhuai's tone became a little colder, his eyes fell on the broken hairpin in the girl's hand, his face showed heartache: "Please return the hairpin to me, young lady."
Luo Zhiyan pouted her lips, lowered her brows, and obediently returned the things to him.
But the moment she handed the things over, she suddenly burst into tears, venting her frustration of the past few days.
She squatted down and sobbed, "Wuwuwu, if it's not you, then where is my money?"
Tan Wenhuai felt a little at a loss, not knowing whether to leave or stay.
After a long while, he lowered his head and lost his temper: "Miss, if you need anything urgently, I can give you a few taels of silver."
Luo Zhiyan paused in her sobbing, and raised her eyes in surprise, blinking her big eyes filled with tears: "Are you really willing to give it to me?"
Tan Wenhuai nodded helplessly and motioned her to stand up first. However, just as he took out his purse and prepared to take out the silver, he saw a carriage rushing towards where Luo Zhiyan was.
"Girl, be careful!" Seeing that she was about to be trampled by the horse, Tan Wenhuai reacted incredibly quickly and grabbed the girl's waist without hesitation.
After the carriage left, Luo Zhiyan, who was in the man's arms, came back to her senses from her daze and stared with eyes wide in disbelief.
She stared at the man's chin, thinking to herself, "You, are you that Tan Wenhuai?"
Tan Wenhuai immediately let go of the hot potato, straightened his clothes, his neck was red as if it had been baked by the sun, and then he asked in surprise: "Miss, do you know me?"
"I will compensate you for this hairpin!" Luo Zhiyan touched her hot cheeks unnaturally, feeling a little embarrassed: "I don't want the silver either!"
After not seeing each other for a long time, she had already forgotten what her sister Mu's stuttering fiancé looked like, and it seemed that he didn't recognize her either.
Come to think of it, she should thank him for helping Brother Huai give up the idea.
Looking at the girl staggering away, Tan Wenhuai was a little dazed.
*
In the luxurious carriage, Mu Wan'er crossed her legs leisurely and said something else: "By the way, sister, won't Baoqin come with us?"
[Bashi, worthy of being the male lead! ]
[This carriage is much more comfortable than the one in the Marquis' Mansion. It's going so fast, but I don't feel anything.]
Mu An Ning shook his head and forced a smile: "Wan'er, has His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ever told you in detail why he wanted you to go to the border?"
Baoqin originally wanted to go with her today, but after all, life and death were unpredictable on this trip, and she didn't want to put another person in danger.
However, she couldn't persuade Baoqin, so she could only add some harmless medicinal powder into Baoqin's tea, which could help people sleep for a few more hours.
"I want to know too." Mu Wan'er sighed and shook her head honestly: "But don't worry, sister, I won't let you go to the battlefield no matter what!"
Mu An Ning laughed, knowing in her heart that the prince would never be so absurd.
But thinking of the "King of Beiping" she heard in Mu Wan'er's inner voice yesterday, she suddenly had a bold guess in her mind.
Will His Royal Highness the Crown Prince be like her and find out that Mu Wan'er is not the real Mu Wan'er?
Or, can he also hear Mu Wan'er's thoughts?
[Speaking of which, my cheap dad is really something. When he saw my daughter agreed, he told us to pack our bags without saying anything.]
[My daughter is also a little strange, is she being manipulated again? ]
When Mu Wan'er mentioned what happened yesterday, Mu An Ning's expression became slightly solemn.
Mu Wan'er guessed correctly, she was indeed being controlled, but the strange thing was that she knew clearly what she was saying and doing yesterday.
But now that the situation has been settled, there is no point in thinking about it any further.
The restless girl opened the car curtain, and gusts of wind blew across her cheeks.
An unknown amount of time passed before the girl, who had a sleepless night, gradually fell asleep.
Then, she was awakened by a burst of angry shouting outside -
“Get out of the car!”
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