My wife ran away
The gray-haired old doctor stroked his beard and felt Bai Miaoke's pulse. After a moment, he stopped and said, "The girl is in good health. She just caught a cold. It's nothing serious."
After hearing this, Bai Miaoke smiled as expected and said to Lu Yu: "I said it's okay."
Lu Yu turned to the doctor and said, "Please prescribe more cold-dispelling medicine."
Bai Miaoke: "I can get better without taking medicine, why do you need to prescribe more?"
Lu Yu: "Take it with you on the road, just in case."
Bai Miaoke: ...
Fugui followed the doctor to get the medicine, leaving only Bai Miaoke, Lu Yu and Rong Qing waiting there.
Lu Yu suddenly said: "This matter is confidential."
Rong Qing responded respectfully and looked up at Bai Miaoke.
Bai Miaoke's face was full of questions, but after seeing Rong Qing's complicated gaze, she suddenly realized that the old doctor had revealed her identity as a woman!
She smiled gratefully at Rong Qing. She really didn't want her identity as a woman to be known, as it would cause a lot of trouble.
Lu Yu looked at her smile and found it a bit dazzling. He walked out without waiting for Fugui to come out.
Rong Qing immediately followed, and Bai Miaoke pouted and said, "Prime Minister, it's time to go eat now."
Lu Yu said helplessly: "Let's go."
Bai Miaoke ran in front of him with a smile: "Finally, we don't have to eat dry food!"
The corners of Lu Yu's taut mouth unconsciously curved up.
On the second floor of the restaurant, Bai Miaoke ordered all the signature dishes in the restaurant before looking at Lu Yu: "What would you like to eat, Prime Minister?"
Lu Yu: "All is fine."
Bai Miaoke thought about it and said to the waiter, "Add another jar of peach blossom wine."
When he heard that she wanted to drink more, Lu Yu frowned and said, "No."
Bai Miaoke: "Why? I haven't drunk in a long time!"
Lu Yu: "You still have a cold and need to take medicine after dinner. How can you drink alcohol?"
Bai Miaoke: "I don't want to take medicine!"
Lu Yu: "You can't drink alcohol, either."
Seeing his cold and unyielding appearance, Bai Miaoke wanted to hit him, but unfortunately there were too many guards outside, so she clenched her fists and compromised.
This man is too controlling. No matter how handsome he is, she can't stand it anymore.
While Bai Miaoke was feeling indignant, the delicious dishes were served one after another. Bai Miaoke immediately put aside her previous dissatisfaction and picked up her chopsticks to eat heartily.
While eating, I felt that the chef's cooking skills in this restaurant were quite good, not inferior to those in Beijing. I should talk to the shopkeeper and ask him to raise his salary.
Unfortunately, she did not intend to take out the token of the Bai family business to prove her identity today. Although it could not be considered a secret trip, it was better to keep a low profile as much as possible.
After finishing the meal in relatively harmony, Bai Miaoke naturally chose an inn owned by the Bai family. After asking Rong Qing to make sure the surroundings were safe, Lu Yu followed her.
Bai Miaoke rushed into the room and told the waiter to bring up hot water. While she was waiting for the water, Chun Xing came in with a porcelain bowl.
"Miss, Lord Lu sent me some cold medicine. Would you like to drink it now?" Chun Xing asked.
Bai Miaoke lay on the table and said lazily, "I don't want to drink."
Then she complained to Chun Xing: "Don't you think he is too controlling? He doesn't allow me to drink, but he still forces me to take medicine."
Chun Xing smiled and said, "Lord Lu is doing this for your own good."
Bai Miaoke snorted: "We will leave early tomorrow morning."
"Miss, do you know the way?" Chun Xing asked.
"Let's take the official road." Bai Miaoke made the decision.
"It's more convenient to find a town to spend the night by taking the official road. Besides, riding a horse is much faster than riding a carriage. The most important thing is that you don't have to get up early and you don't have to be controlled." Bai Miaoke was making plans quickly.
Chun Xing nodded, asked the waiter to put down the hot water, and then helped Bai Miaoke take a bath.
"You go and take a shower too. I don't need your help here. I want to soak for a while longer." Bai Miaoke said as he leaned against the bathtub.
After Chun Xing left, she sighed deeply in the hot mist, and thought of the painting and the word "love" she said in the car. Lu Yu's overly handsome face appeared in her mind again.
She raised her hand and splashed the water on her face. The warm drops of water slid down her nose and cheeks, dripped onto her collarbone, and sank into the softness again.
She sighed softly: Lust really makes one lose one's mind!
Gradually clearing her mind, she slid down and immersed herself in the water, closing her eyes and regulating her breathing.
She waited until the water in the bucket gradually became warmer before she got up. After putting on her clothes, she saw the bowl of medicine left by Chun Xing on the table. She sighed and lay down on the bed.
One-night without dreams.
The next morning, Miao Ke woke up at daybreak. She sat up and stretched her muscles, and she didn't feel any discomfort at all.
She curled the corners of her lips and softly called Chun Xing who was sleeping in the outer room.
"Miss, are you feeling better?" Chun Xing asked as she entered the room.
"You know my body." Bai Miaoke boasted with a smile.
Chun Xing also smiled with relief and continued, "Miss, the luggage has been packed."
Bai Miaoke was wrapping her chest cloth, and Chun Xing came forward to help. The two worked for a long time but failed to flatten the mountain. Bai Miaoke even felt that she had difficulty breathing.
Chun Xing looked embarrassed and said, "Miss, this... is a bit forced."
Her patience ran out, and she gave up: "Forget it, that's it, we have to leave quickly."
She knew that Lu Yu's people always got up early, and if she dawdled any longer, she might not be able to leave. Before leaving, she glanced at the bowl of medicine on the table, raised her hand and poured it out the window, leaving an empty bowl.
Soon two figures appeared one after another. One of them slipped out of the quiet inn in the early morning carrying a small bag. Before leaving, he did not forget to go to the backyard to tie up two horses.
It was still early and the city gates had not yet opened, so Bai Miaoke took Chun Xing to eat buns at a bun shop near the city gate.
Bai Miaoke had just put a hot bun into her mouth when she heard conversation coming from the table next to her.
"Have you heard? The famous prime minister is going to die." Someone said in a low voice.
"Isn't the Prime Minister just in his thirties? What's going on?" another person asked.
"Oh, it is said that he is seriously ill and can't even get out of bed."
"It's so serious! Does the previous land tax reduction still count?"
"Alas, it's hard to say. The harvest this year is not good. I was hoping that the Prime Minister would reduce some taxes for us as soon as possible."
"What a shame."
The two men couldn't stop sighing, but no one knew whether they were sighing about the poor harvest or about the Prime Minister's short life.
After listening to the gossip, the city gate opened, and Bai Miaoke and Chun Xing were the first to leave the city.
It was still early, and after turning onto the official road, there were not many pedestrians on the road.
Chun Xing asked, "Miss, isn't it said in the capital that the Prime Minister is cruel, cunning and hateful? Why do those two feel so sorry for his illness?"
Bai Miaoke yawned and said, "There are many high-ranking officials in the capital. They only care about their family's interests and have no idea about the suffering of the people."
"Does that mean what the Prime Minister does is beneficial to the people?" Chun Xing asked curiously.
"He reformed the imperial examination system, reduced land taxes, and punished corrupt officials. How can the people not be grateful to him?" Bai Miaoke's tone unconsciously contained a hint of approval.
Then he sighed again.
"Why are you sighing, young lady?" Chun Xing asked.
"I'm afraid he won't live to enjoy the gratitude of the people. There are many people who want to kill him." Bai Miaoke suppressed the uneasiness in her heart and said in a relaxed manner.
Chun Xing also sighed with regret and whispered: "What a pity. It won't be easy to find someone as worthy of the young lady as him."
Bai Miaoke smiled, but the smile did not reach her eyes, and she joked, "He is quite good-looking."
Inside the inn.
The handsome Prime Minister Lu looked at the empty room in silence for a long while.
"Sir, we have searched the inn and the surrounding area, but we can't find anyone, and there are no signs of fighting." Fugui came in to report
"By the way, there are two horses missing in the backyard." Fugui added cautiously.
Lu Yu nodded, his face a little gloomy. He should have known that with that person's skills, no one could take her away. Now it was even clearer that she had sneaked away.
He walked to the bed and sat down. When he looked up, he saw the empty bowl on the table and gave a helpless smile.
"Why did she leave?" Lu Yu asked in a low voice.
Not sure if he was asking himself, Fugui replied in a low voice: "Maybe Miss Bai has other things to do."
Lu Yu shook his head and prepared to get up and leave, but he accidentally caught a glimpse of something neatly stacked on the pillow.
He reached out and took it and unfolded it, and found that it was a handkerchief embroidered with gardenias. Holding it in his hand, he seemed to smell a faint floral scent.
It was as if the sun was shining through the dark clouds. Lu Yu had never felt his emotions so changeable, turning from cloudy to sunny in an instant.
He carefully put away the handkerchief, stood up and told Fugui: "Let's go."
Fugui immediately caught up and asked, "Where are you going, sir?"
"According to the original plan." Lu Yu said without turning his head.
After walking a few steps, another voice came: "Contact the secret guards and look for someone in the south."
Fugui was frightened for a moment, and after a moment's hesitation, he said, "But sir, what if there is danger behind..."
Lu Yu turned around and glanced at him indifferently, with a bit of decisiveness and resolution of a powerful official, who would not tolerate any refusal.
Fugui quickly nodded his head in response.
The secret guards were trained personally by General Lu, the guardian of the country, to protect the young master. They were all loyal and brave men selected from among thousands of soldiers in the army. They could be said to be their trump card for this trip to the south of the Yangtze River.
The secret guards followed the convoy from the capital and had been hiding in the dark to protect Lu Yu. Logically, they would not be dispatched unless it was absolutely necessary. If they were sent out to look for someone, it would be troublesome if they encountered an assassination that the Jinyiwei could not handle. However, no matter how worried Fugui was, he could not go against his master's wishes.
Everyone set off as planned. They all noticed that the two scholars from yesterday were missing. Thinking of the intimate behavior between the Prime Minister and the scholars in the car, no one dared to ask where they had gone. They could only guess secretly in their hearts.
After getting in the car, Lu Yu was not idle either. He started writing and drawing again, but this time he was obviously faster than last time. After about a quarter of an hour, he lightly touched the last small mole and handed the scroll to Fugui.
"Let them find the person based on the portrait, the sooner the better." Lu Yu said expressionlessly.
Fugui took the painting and exclaimed in admiration after taking a look at it. The person in the painting was wearing a long gown, holding a folding fan, with lively eyes and a pretty face. He secretly complained in his heart: How many times did he have to stare at this to draw it so vividly...
Lu Yu took out a map that he had read many times, sketched out Bai Miaoke's possible route in his mind, circled a few towns on the map, and said, "Hurry up and focus on guarding the entrances to these cities. Notify me immediately if there is any news."
Fugui nodded and went down to make arrangements.
Today's weather is still covered with dark clouds, so dark that it makes people feel breathless.
Lu Yu sat alone in the car, with a little light shining through the window. He pressed his brow with one hand and stroked the handkerchief left by Bai Miaoke with the other. His face showed no sadness or joy, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.
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