He broke his promise
At this moment, Fuyao, who was looking up, had her shoulders tightly held by Chen Yu. The bright moonlight sprinkled on her soft skin, making her cheeks look more charming than usual.
Because the distance was close, Chen Yu could smell the faint fragrance of the girl, and for a moment his Adam's apple rolled unconsciously.
The moment their eyes met, Fuyao moved.
Then he took a few steps back and adjusted his clothes awkwardly.
"Thank you for just now."
"Oh, since I have agreed to Brother Cao's request, I must ensure that you return home safely."
Chen Yu regained his usual composure, "But Madam Shangguan, you are indeed very skilled!"
"Thank you for the compliment."
Fuyao responded bluntly.
"Do you still think those people are coming for me?" Chen Yu looked at her intently.
It was obvious that the man just now was coming for me, but I never offend anyone. Could he be my mother's business rival?
But why would he attack himself? Fuyao pondered.
Seeing her silence, Chen Yu couldn't help but patted her lowered head.
"It's getting late, go home and rest first."
After sending Fuyao off, Chen Yu walked home alone in silence.
Thinking back to the scene where he had tightly grasped Fuyao's shoulders out of worry, he knew that he had temporarily lost his mind.
I lowered my head and gently pressed my temples on both sides with my hands. That moment was both reasonable and unexpected.
He knew clearly that as early as the first time he saw Fuyao in Liufeng Pavilion, she had planted a seed deep in his heart.
Then, it sprouts and grows.
In the boudoir, Fuyao lay contentedly in the wooden tub, letting the hot water soak every inch of her skin. It was so comfortable.
She recalled everything that had just happened. Every time that man rushed towards her, he stretched out his hands, as if trying to snatch something from her.
Hairpin?
earrings?
Is it for money?
She looked thoughtfully at the hairpin on the dressing table.
A hairpin made entirely of silver, with a large bead that looked like blue agate inlaid at the end, and the bead was set off by circles of gold and light blue patterns.
There is a crystal clear white pearl inlaid under the bead, which looks exquisite and elegant.
She has been wearing this hairpin since she was a child.
Because her mother told her not to leave it, because it was her mother's most precious thing.
But this thing didn't look very valuable. After thinking about it, she really couldn't figure out why that person came.
Suddenly, she thought of Chen Yu holding her shoulders tightly and looking at her with concern, and her cheeks suddenly turned red.
Just then Qing Ning came in to help her change clothes, and seeing her flushed face, she said with concern,
"My dear lady, your cheeks are so red, as if you put on rouge."
Fuyao raised her hands unnaturally and touched her hot cheeks, feeling guilty.
"Isn't this a hot bath?"
Lying on the bed, Fuyao still didn't plan to tell her mother about the accident that happened tonight, for fear that she would worry.
I was thinking about telling Uncle Yu?
Thinking about it later, my mother had caught a cold these days, and Uncle Yu had been accompanying my second aunt to work in several shops.
I had originally planned to accompany my mother today, but Mrs. Tong knew her daughter's personality, she liked lively atmosphere and loved freedom.
Besides, it was the Flower Festival, so she must let her and Shen Lingze go out for a walk.
Thinking of this, she decided not to say anything, so as to prevent Uncle Yu from worrying about her again.
It’s better to fight against the enemy with our own army and block the water with our own earth!
After lunch, Fuyao was very happy to see that her mother was no longer in danger.
"Mother, when you are fully recovered, I will take you out for a walk to relax your mind."
As they were talking, the housekeeper came to report that Mr. Chen Yu was here to visit.
Fuyao wondered what he was doing here.
While thinking, he had already come to the hall with his mother.
Chen Yu was standing in the yard admiring the fish playing in the pond. For a moment, Fuyao suddenly felt that he was like a big boy.
"Mr. Chen is here."
Madam Tong said this and ordered someone to serve tea.
Hearing the sound, Chen Yu turned around and walked over.
"I went to the pharmacy yesterday and heard that the lady was unwell, so I came to visit her."
Then he asked Ma Su to present a wooden box.
"Just come, no need to bring anything."
Mrs. Tong smiled and asked him to sit down.
"I have always been grateful to Madam for taking care of me in many ways, so this is all I deserve."
He looked sincere.
Mrs. Tong could no longer refuse and ordered someone to take the box.
Looking at the wooden box, Ma Sui thought to himself that his young master was really willing to give it away.
That is very precious ginseng, which can save lives when necessary.
Before they set off, the eldest son, who was at the border, specifically ordered someone to bring it with him just in case.
Although Madam Tong runs a medicine shop, she may not have seen such ginseng, because it was awarded by His Majesty to their eldest son.
"Now the first batch of medicinal materials has been successfully shipped out of Ganzhou. I heard from Chief Liu that the second batch of medicinal materials will arrive in a few days.
If nothing unexpected happens, it can be handed over to Mr. Chen smoothly."
Madam Tong said swiftly,
"When does Mr. Chen plan to leave Ganzhou?"
Chen Yu turned his head and glanced at Fuyao who was absent-minded.
“This time I came to Ganzhou, in addition to the medicinal materials, I also have other things to do.
The specific date of departure depends on how things progress."
Mrs. Tong nodded thoughtfully.
"By the way, I found a great place to play chuiwan in the south of the city.
When the lady feels better, I would like to invite you two to go with me.
What do you think?"
Chen Yu explained the second purpose of his visit today.
Chui Wan?
Fu Yao, who was just wandering in thought, took these words to heart. In the past, her mother would indeed take her there when she was free.
This is good. I was just thinking of letting my mother go out and relax!
So she looked at her mother with expectant eyes.
Madam Tong chuckled softly.
"It's rare for Mr. Chen to have such an idea."
So they agreed to go together five days later.
The wind outside the window gently caressed the gauze curtains in front of the window, and she stared at Chen Yu who was drinking.
"Why don't I play a song for Mr. Chen?"
As he spoke, he held the pipa in his arms and began to play.
Chen Yu came alone today. After entering Liufeng Pavilion, he went straight to Xianning's room.
Soon, Liufeng Pavilion welcomed another old acquaintance, that person was the prefect Xu Renfeng.
As usual, he was taken by his mother to a private room in the upper house.
Chen Yu, who had just been drinking, frowned slightly, thought for a moment and spoke.
"I want to trouble Miss Xian Ning with a favor."
He left after a while.
Xian Ning was invited to the private room where Xu Renfeng was. There were three other people in the room besides her.
Standing by the window was Liang Ye, Liang Yan's father, who was walking back and forth from time to time.
If the Shen family is the richest family in Ganzhou City, then the Liang family is definitely ranked second.
Xu Renfeng sat at the round table, seemingly appreciating Xianning's performance seriously.
There was a person sitting behind the gauze curtain in the inner room, occasionally talking to a few people outside.
Judging from his voice, he shouldn’t be very old, but Xianning had never seen him before.
Chen Yu returned to the courtyard and stood on the red pavilion outside the house, looking at the dim moon with a serious expression.
Who is the person behind the curtain?
Soon a man came up from behind him. It was none other than Ma Su who had been following him.
"Sir, they will leave with the goods in three days."
Chen Yu turned around, his face stern.
"Arrange the personnel properly and never allow the ship to leave the dock."
Because it rained most of the day, the dim night tonight seemed even more hazy and alluring.
Chen Yu, who had just separated from Cao Cang, got into the carriage and felt drowsy because he had drunk too much.
A large two-decker ship is currently docked at Ganzhou Wharf, and the person in charge on board is carefully and cautiously counting the cargo over and over again.
Every deck was filled with men in black holding sharp knives, who kept scanning the surroundings of the ship with vigilant eyes.
It is obvious at a glance that the cargo being transported is not ordinary.
It was midnight and there were almost no pedestrians on the streets.
The huge cabin was also silent, and the only sound that could be heard was the rustling of the people's clothes as they walked.
Suddenly, there were bursts of whistling sounds all around, and cold arrows flew towards the ship from all directions.
Although the men in black on the boat were quite skilled, the light was too dim and the situation was urgent, so many people were shot by arrows and fell into the water.
The small group of people left behind hurriedly fled into the cabin.
After a brief period of chaos, the silence of the night returned.
At this moment, six or seven masked men in black suddenly appeared at the dock, which was empty just now. The leader was a man in a black nightgown, a silver-gray half mask, and holding a long knife.
Seeing him raise his left hand and point forward, the others followed him tacitly and quietly boarded the boat step by step.
In the darkness, they searched for the group of people who had just escaped into the cabin.
Soon the masked man started fighting with the man in black who was in the cabin just now, and the masked man walked carefully towards the cabin on the second floor with a sword in hand.
The moon, which had just been obscured by clouds, quietly slipped out, and the silver moonlight sprinkled on the hull as if covering it with a layer of gauze.
Under the soft moonlight, the masked man opened the black box in the cabin on the second floor. As expected, it contained bows, crossbows, gunpowder, etc. used in warfare.
Then, his eyes became sharp.
At the same time, a figure was moving in the cabin on the second floor.
But before the figure got close to the masked man, the man turned around, jumped, and stabbed at him with a sword.
This figure was the one who had just been counted. He was holding two daggers and fighting with the masked man.
The masked man's swordsmanship was swift and his punches were powerful, and soon the man with the dagger was at a disadvantage.
Just as he turned around and tried to escape, the masked man reached out and stabbed his leg with his long knife from behind.
With a thud, the injured person fell to the ground.
"Tell me, where is this ship going? And who ordered you to do this?"
The masked man stared at the person lying on the ground with sharp eyes.
“No comment!”
Although the man was injured, he was still very strong-willed and looked back at the masked man with a firm look.
The masked man bent down and pulled out the long knife from his leg, pointing it at him with a cold voice.
"Aren't you afraid of death?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the injured man opened his mouth and bit hard. In an instant, blood flowed from the corner of his mouth and he fell to the ground and died.
A hint of helplessness flashed in the masked man's eyes.
He stood up and was about to leave when he suddenly heard a bang and the cabin exploded.
There was a series of loud noises, which were deafening.
Thick smoke billowed from the cabin and a huge fire raged in the darkness.
The afterglow of the setting sun fell little by little on the vermilion eaves. In the room, Fuyao was practicing calligraphy, and Qingning was diligently helping her grind the ink.
"The lady's handwriting is getting better and better."
Qing Ning couldn't help but praise.
Fuyao turned around and gave her a perfunctory smile.
Qing Ning was a little puzzled.
"Why do you look so listless, young lady?"
"Maybe I'm tired of writing."
As she spoke, she stopped writing.
Originally, today was the day Chen Yu had agreed to go out with her and A Niang, but he did not show up. She and A Niang tacitly agreed not to mention it.
But the more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and she felt that this man was really unreliable.
I clearly went to invite him, but when the date came, he disappeared.
Seeing her young lady looking down in a daze, Qing Ning suggested,
"Since you're tired, why don't you go lie down for a while?"
After thinking about it, Fuyao stood up and walked towards her couch.
In a trance, she had a dream, and dreamed of the scene of catching dragonflies in the grass with her sister Xianning on the Flower Festival.
The dragonfly that he had just caught suddenly turned into Chen Yu's face, but that face was dripping with blood.
Suddenly she was awakened, not understanding why she had such a dream.
"Is the young lady awake?"
Qing Ning, who was cleaning up nearby, turned around.
"What time is it?"
Fuyao got off the chair and straightened his clothes.
"It's the hour of Xu."
Qing Ning quickly replied,
"I'll get some water."
"Need not."
Fuyao stopped it immediately.
"I want to go out for a walk."
After saying that, he walked out.
Looking at the figure of his young lady leaving, Qing Ning hurriedly reminded her,
"Come back as soon as possible."
Then she lowered her head and continued with the work in her hands. She was used to it.
In the yard, Fuyao looked up at the twinkling stars in the sky, and the dream he had just had came to his mind again.
She really didn't understand. Could it be that she was angry that Chen Yu didn't show up for the appointment today?
So is this what it means to dream at night what you think about during the day?
She immediately shook her head like a rattle, impossible!
He looked up at the high courtyard wall and jumped up freely.
You definitely can't go through the main gate at this time.
He walked aimlessly along the riverbank behind the yard.
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