Chapter 61
"go back?"
"Let's go back." Li Xiaxi stroked the locust tree for the last time, then turned and left without hesitation.
The two chatted casually on the way, and Li Xiaxi's voice was a little hoarse.
Lin Xing: "Are you going to the clinic later?"
"Well, Xiaomei should be in the clinic already. I'm going to go help too. Do you want to come with me?"
Lin Xing thought that she would have nothing to do in the near future, and she also remembered that she would leave tomorrow, so she took the opportunity to accompany them for a while. Even though Dingzhou was not far from the capital, it might be difficult for them to meet again.
Unconsciously, Lin Xing lowered her voice, "Okay, it's okay anyway."
"Are you sad?"
Lin Xing was shocked that Xia Xi was so perceptive. She subconsciously denied it, not wanting Xia Xi to worry about her.
"No."
Li Xiaxi didn't believe it and said to herself, "Are you reluctant to leave Quyang?"
"No."
"Still can't bear to leave us?"
"…No."
Li Xiaxi patted Lin Xing's shoulder and said helplessly: "It doesn't matter if you are reluctant to leave us. We will close the clinic and go to the capital to find you."
"How could Doctor Li leave Quyang so easily?"
"You don't have to worry about that. Can't Xiaomei and I control him?"
Lin Xing held her hand down and said, "You guys better take it easy. Doctor Li is old and can't stand the hard work."
Quyang is not big. After a while, they walked to the door of the clinic and saw Xiaomei busy inside.
Xiao Mei was surprised to see them, "Xiao Xing, Xia Xi, you guys are back now?"
Li Xiaxi: "I just went there to take a look, why would I waste so much time?"
Xiaomei: "That's true."
Lin Xing casually picked up a bag of herbs on the table and asked curiously, "What disease is this for?"
"What else could it be? Of course it's to cure my old bones."
Lin Xing was confused. Is this Chinese? Why doesn't she understand? Being idle needs to be cured. Isn't it better to be idler? She thought so, but didn't dare say it.
"What is Doctor Li saying? Why don't I understand?"
Doctor Li snorted, picked up the bag of herbs, and fiddled with it carefully. "It's the man you brought here. I've never seen that poison before. Although the medicine saved his life, there is no sign of him waking up. I have to think of a solution day and night."
"Even Doctor Li has never seen this poison?" Lin Xing exclaimed and began to flatter him, "I guess only Doctor Li can save this man. If it were in the hands of other doctors, Sun Banfo would have died long ago."
Li Xiaxi: "Our little Xing is really good at talking. She made Master stunned."
Doctor Li patted her, but Lin Xing ignored her and continued, "So can I go see him?"
"Of course, but he can't hear you or respond to you now."
Lin Xing nodded and walked into the inner room in the direction pointed by Doctor Li. She saw Sun Banfo, whose face was pale and his eyes were closed. To outsiders, he really looked like a dead person.
She stood a few steps away, with a complicated expression, and said softly: "Why are you so cruel? Did the Prime Minister save your life? If you say you want to commit suicide, then commit suicide."
No one could respond to her, and Lin Xing didn't need anyone to respond, so she continued, "The two people you killed did deserve to die, but their deaths were too easy. Compared to the mistakes they made, such deaths were really cheap for Li Dongyi and Zhao Yi."
"I hope you can wake up. Now I have repaid you for saving my life. I wonder what you will choose then?"
After saying this, Lin Xing walked forward and placed a small Buddha statue in front of his bed, then turned around and left without hesitation. When she left the room, she found that there was one more person in the clinic.
"Xiaomei, what is this?"
The man dressed as a guard saluted to Lin Xing and said respectfully, "I am here on behalf of the county magistrate to invite Miss Lin to the county government office."
Lin Xing asked nervously, "But what happened?"
The guard shook his head and said, "I don't know. The county magistrate didn't say it clearly."
Xiaomei: "Xiaoxing, go quickly, don't delay anything."
"Okay, please lead the way."
With something on her mind, Lin Xing walked very fast. It wasn't long before they arrived at the door of the county magistrate's house. To be honest, Lin Xing's hands were shaking as she pushed the door open.
The county magistrate was the only one in the room. After she bowed, she asked, "What is the matter that the county magistrate called me here for?"
"The important person hasn't come back yet. Miss Lin, please take a seat. Miss Lin, do you mind chatting with me?"
"Of course I don't mind."
Then the county magistrate actually started chatting. He asked about Lin Xing's situation in detail as if he was checking her household registration. For some reason, his tone became happier and happier, which made Lin Xing imagine her aunt at the village gate.
A knock on the door interrupted their casual conversation. "County Magistrate, the man has been brought here. Shall we let him in now?"
The county magistrate straightened his clothes and said in a serious tone, "Come in."
A man dressed as a guard walked in. Lin Xing looked him up and down and confirmed that she did not know him, but he looked somewhat familiar. This person was not tied up, so what happened?
The guard bowed to the two of them in turn and said, "Greetings to Magistrate Wu and Miss Lin."
Then he stepped forward and handed Lin Xing a box, saying, "I am here on the orders of the county magistrate to escort Miss Xun Zhu back to Nanru. This is what she asked me to give to Miss Lin."
"Thank you, sir."
Lin Xing had a happy look on her face. She thought that Xun Zhu must have gone to the restaurant to send her the message. This was a symbol of her starting a new life. However, the county magistrate's expression became increasingly unpleasant.
"Tell me the truth about what happened along the way."
"I followed Miss Xunzhu back to Nanru, but I never thought that she would ask us to bury Miss Zhao on the way. We dared not disobey and had to agree."
"What? Where did you bury Zhao Qi?"
"A dozen miles away from Nanru, Miss Xun said that Miss Zhao didn't want to return to Nanru."
Lin Xing felt relieved and said, "Since it was arranged by Xun Zhu, she must have had her own plan."
"Then Miss Xun asked us to turn back, but the county magistrate's order was to escort Miss Xun back to Nanru. How could I dare to make the decision on my own? So I secretly followed Miss Xun into the city."
"So she discovered you?"
"No, I showed up on my own initiative."
Unable to explain, Lin Xing suddenly had an ominous premonition in her heart, "Why?"
"Miss Xun committed suicide by jumping into the river."
"Bang!"
The box fell to the ground and the contents rolled out. They were two Pisces jade pendants. Lin Xing picked it up tremblingly and asked, "Did she say anything?"
"When I noticed she wanted to jump into the river, I showed up and pulled her back. She told me it was her choice and hoped I wouldn't stop her."
"She also said that she hoped I could give this box to Miss Lin and thank her for her kindness again."
The huge impact made Lin Xing unable to hear the voices of the people around her. She carefully rubbed the jade pendants in her hands and found that both of them had cracks.
The county magistrate saw that she was not in the right state, so he took the initiative to say: "You have done a good job, you have worked hard, go and get your reward."
Lin Xing did not come to her senses until the guards left. She just stared at the jade pendant, not knowing what she was thinking.
"Don't be too sad, sister-in-law. This is Miss Xun's choice. She is truly a loyal person."
"Yes, I understand."
There was another silence, and suddenly Lin Xing said softly: "I actually forgot to ask Xun Zhu whether he told Zhou Feng about this. I'm really confused."
"What?" The voice was too soft for the county magistrate to hear clearly.
"Nothing." Lin Xing put the jade pendant back into the box and stood up. "Does the county magistrate have anything else to say? If not, please let me leave first."
"Miss Lin, go back and rest. We will set off tomorrow, so make sure you get enough rest."
Lin Xing walked back in a daze. She didn't even know how she got to the door of the house. After hesitating for a long time outside the door, she decided to knock on the door next to it.
"who?"
"I."
Chen Ling opened the door and invited Lin Xing in. "Why are you so absent-minded?"
Lin Xing looked around and said, "Are you the only one in the room?"
"Yes, Yu Hang hasn't come back yet."
Lin Xing frowned, "Xun Zhu left, she buried Zhao Qi outside Nanru, and committed suicide in the city."
Shen Ling was struck by lightning, and was silent for a long time before he found his voice. "She...made this choice...which doesn't surprise me."
"I knew she wouldn't survive that morning." Shen Ling looked at Lin Xing, "Are you... okay?"
Lin Xing curled her lips and smiled, saying, "Of course, I'm fine."
"I'm just telling you. I'm going back to rest now. You should also get enough rest tomorrow."
She forced herself to leave the house, leaving Shen Ling's worried gaze behind her.
After returning to her room, Lin Xing collapsed directly on the stool. She stared at the box in front of her intently, and this really allowed her to find a flaw.
One side of the box was slightly raised, so she opened it and saw a folded letter. After unfolding it, she discovered that it was actually written by Zhou Fengdai to Zhao Qi.
Lin Xing wondered if Zhao Qi had seen the letter. Maybe she saw it, because she found dried tear marks on the letter; maybe she didn’t see it, and those tears might have been left by Zhou Fengdai.
She folded the letter carefully and felt that she should write a letter to Zhou Fengdai and return the two jade pendants to him.
She started writing as soon as she said she would. She pulled the paper next to her and began a heavy reply letter. In fact, there was not much to say. Lin Xing explained the whole matter in three lines. She put down the pen, but after thinking for a long time, she decided to pick it up again and wrote the last sentence.
"The person is gone, please take care of yourself."
She put the letter and jade pendant back into the box and called the servant to help deliver them to the post station. After finishing everything, she sat on the stool in a daze. In her mind, she once again saw those who had left. They existed vividly in Lin Xing's memory.
In the evening, Xiaomei came knocking on the door again and called people for dinner. Everything went the same way as in the morning, except that Yu Hang did not come back.
Li Xiaxi: "Mr. Shen, why hasn't Mr. Yu come back yet?"
Shen Ling: "He was not in the inn this afternoon. Perhaps he had some important business to attend to."
Xiao Mei: "Then I'll ask the servant to leave some food for him and heat it up when he comes back."
“…”
Li Xiaxi: "Xiao Xing, why don't you speak?"
"I think what Xiaomei said is very good."
Li Xiaxi said in an unclear tone: "We are leaving tomorrow, so please don't quarrel today."
"We didn't quarrel."
"Why would I quarrel with him?"
Looking at the two people who spoke in unison, Li Xiaxi smiled and said, "I'm not talking about you. Let's eat quickly."
This meal was probably the quietest one in history, as everyone was preoccupied and absent-minded. This was also the reason why they finished their meal quickly. Then Xiaomei and Li Xiaxi went to the clinic, and Lin Xing and Shen Ling went back upstairs.
After saying goodbye to each other, Lin Xing lay on the bed. After tossing and turning, she found that she could not fall asleep. Finally, she got up, put on her clothes, and wanted to go out to bask in the moonlight. By the way, she met the person she was going to meet.
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