Chapter 36: Recovering from the Sight She is not herself, and she is not herself either. ...
How could Chen Lianxiu feel sleepy? His palms were soaked with sweat, his whole body was cold and stiff, and he didn't even dare to breathe.
According to what they said, she still had a few days to think of a solution, but Shen Lianxiu could no longer calm down.
She was afraid that they would change their minds and sell her tomorrow, or that something else might happen.
She can't wait any longer.
In the darkness, Nanny Song's snoring was deafening.
At midnight, Chen Lianxiu stood up quietly like a ghost, grabbed a small goblin from the carriage, and smashed it on Nanny Song's head.
Nanny Song's cry of "Ah" was stuck in her throat, and her snoring stopped at the same time. Shen Lianxiu checked her breath and found that she had been knocked unconscious by her.
The driver outside was indeed more alert than Nanny Song. He must have heard Nanny Song's half-cry and quickly came over to ask, "What's going on?"
At this moment, Chen Lianxiu's palms were covered with cold sweat, and even her forehead was covered with sweat. She tightly grasped the little Wuzi and said to the outside, "Madam Song seems to be ill. Come in and take a look!"
Perhaps because he was too careless about Shen Lianxiu, the driver did not suspect anything. He jumped into the carriage and saw that it was dark inside. He asked Shen Lianxiu to light the tinder.
Chen Lianxiu agreed, and the driver went up to check on Nanny Song. At this moment, Chen Lianxiu raised the small stick and hit the driver on the back of the head.
"ah--"
The driver let out a loud cry, but he didn't know whether he was stronger than Nanny Song or Chen Lianxiu didn't use enough strength, he was not knocked unconscious by Chen Lianxiu like Nanny Song.
But now it was pitch black inside the carriage, which gave Shen Lianxiu many opportunities.
The rickshaw driver had to deal with this sudden change, and his head was hit in severe pain. He couldn't find Chen Lianxiu for a while. Chen Lianxiu went up and hit him several times, like a random punch to kill an old master, and finally knocked the rickshaw driver down.
The coachman just fainted, just like Nanny Song.
Chen Lianxiu tore a few strips of cloth to tie up their hands and feet, and then tied them together back to back. Seeing that there was nothing he could do even if they woke up, he tried to touch the money on them.
In addition to some small change, Nanny Song had twenty taels of silver on her, which should be the money they divided the loot. However, the coachman had more than thirty taels, but a full forty taels. It seemed that he might have concealed the ten taels.
No matter how much, Chen Lianxiu looted them all.
After putting away the more than sixty taels of silver properly, Shen Lianxiu picked up his two bags.
She jumped off the carriage and looked around. The night was as dark as ink, it was the darkest time of the night.
Chen Lianxiu took the coachman's whip and whipped the horse hard. The horse was frightened, neighed, and ran away in panic, dragging the carriage with it.
Chen Lianxiu didn't dare to stay where she was. She bit her lower lip hard, turned in the opposite direction, and plunged into the night.
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Zhuxinzhai.
This place has always been quiet, and these past few days, it has been even quieter than usual, so quiet that no one would notice that there has been a new hostess.
After Shen Lianxiu left, Zhou Linjin also moved out of the dormitory and lived in the wing room next to it, while Shen Wuyu lived in the wing room on the other side.
The two of them had very little time to meet. Zhou Linjin went to the study early in the morning and did not allow anyone to disturb him. He did not return to his room until late at night. He and Shen Wuyu did not even have three meals together.
When Shen Wuyu woke up early, she heard that Zhou Linjin had gone to the study room without hesitation. The maid beside her whispered to her about the things that Chen had repeatedly warned her about, which made Shen Wuyu very upset.
She herself couldn't wait any longer.
She originally thought that after moving back, Zhou Linjin would be very attentive and considerate to her. After all, he was so heartless to Shen Lianxiu that day. But to her surprise, he not only changed his own room, but also did not ask her to move in. The dormitory is now empty. Shen Wuyu even suspected that he was waiting for Shen Lianxiu to move back.
In fact, Shen Wuyu didn’t care whether Shen Lianxiu would come back or not. She didn’t want Zhou Linjin as a person. She just wanted the child in her belly to have a proper identity.
It would definitely not work if it was delayed any longer. Shen Wuyu asked the small kitchen to stew some nourishing soup, added the □□ that Chen had found for her, and then personally took it to the study.
She didn't bother Zhou Linjin all the time, so Zhou Linjin probably wouldn't find her annoying and drive her out.
Bing Ying was guarding the door. When he saw her, he straightened up. Shen Wuyu smiled and stuffed a gold ingot into his hand, saying, "I'll bring some soup to my husband."
Bing took the gold ingot and thought to himself that the new one was indeed more generous than the old one. He felt it would be difficult to be formal, so he pushed the door open and said to the inside, "My dear, my wife has brought some food!"
The door opened, and after a moment, someone said, "Come in."
Only then did Shen Wuyu lift up her skirt and step over the threshold.
"My dear," in order to succeed today, Shen Wuyu could only try her best to make herself look tender and affectionate towards Zhou Linjin, "Try it, this is something I made specially for you."
"Put it down," Zhou Linjin pointed to the side, "I'll drink it later."
Shen Wuyu could naturally feel his indifference towards her, but she was not sad, she was just worried. If he didn't drink, she couldn't wait here forever.
Shen Wuyu put down the food box, poured out a bowl for him and handed it to him, saying, "I've poured it out, my lord, drink it quickly."
Hearing this, Zhou Linjin finally raised his hand, but when it touched the wall of the bowl, he suddenly lowered it and shook his head.
Shen Wuyu was discouraged. She pouted, but couldn't lose her temper, so she could only put the bowl in front of Zhou Linjin.
When she raised her eyes, she saw Zhou Linjin's eyes passing over the bowl.
Shen Wuyu didn't care at first, but she soon felt something was wrong.
Zhou Linjin was blind, so how could he see what was on the bowl so accurately? If it was just a coincidence, Shen Wuyu immediately recalled that when he raised his hand just now, it also touched the wall of the bowl!
“My dear! Are your eyes…” Shen Wuyu couldn’t believe it.
Zhou Linjin was silent for a while before he said calmly, "When I woke up this morning, I seemed to be able to see some vague shadows."
In fact, today was not the first time. He could feel the light a few days ago, but he didn't say it out loud.
I'm afraid it's his illusion, but I'm also afraid it's not an illusion.
He actually began to fear regaining his sight.
If he could regain his sight, it would be her credit, but he didn't want to owe her any favor.
He hated her, hated that she had been lying to him.
Today, besides the light, there are vague shadow outlines in front of his eyes, as if covered by a thick layer of gauze, and they are becoming clearer and clearer. He can no longer pretend that nothing has happened.
Soon, Yang, Zhou Yishao and even Wu all came after hearing the news.
After examining Zhou Linjin, the doctor said, "The remaining poison in the prince's head should have dissipated. This is a miracle, considering he has been blind for so long."
Yang cried with joy, and kept saying that the Buddha and ancestors would bless her, while Zhou Yishao beside her said nothing.
Yang didn't know the inside story, but Zhou Yishao knew it very clearly. The reason why Zhou Linjin's eyesight improved was probably because Shen Lianxiu's own treatment for his eyes had worked.
How ridiculous! The eyes were healed, but the person was driven away.
If Chen Lianxiu were given the chance to choose again, I wonder if she would still be willing to treat Zhou Linjin's eyes.
Zhou Yishao looked at Zhou Linjin and saw that he had no expression on his face. He also saw that he had never looked at Shen Wuyu from beginning to end.
"Brother," Zhou Yishao called out to him suddenly, "look at the person next to you, who is he?"
Shen Wuyu didn't think much about it. She didn't know what Zhou Yishao meant, but hurriedly said to Zhou Linjin: "My dear, it's me!"
Following Yang's example, she also wiped away her tears.
Zhou Linjin's eyes had not yet fully recovered, but they were gradually becoming clearer. Shen Wuyu was close to him, so he could see about 70% clearly and even make out the outlines of his facial features.
He had never forgotten this face since he had seen it once. During the countless days swallowed by darkness, he had repeatedly sketched her appearance in his mind, worried that he would forget what she looked like.
But this voice doesn't match the one in my memory at all.
It was fine when I couldn’t see, but now I can see. The appearance is the same, but the voice is not the same.
The person is not that person.
An indescribable weirdness.
He had never seen her face, but he was familiar with her voice.
She is not her, and she is not her.
There was a dull pain somewhere. Zhou Linjin pressed his forehead, but he couldn't stop the pain in the left side of his heart.
"What's wrong, Erlang?" Yang was the first to notice his abnormality. "Are you feeling unwell?"
Shen Wuyu also held his arm: “My dear, don’t scare me, why are you so pale?”
They all gathered around him, surrounded him, and kept asking him questions.
The suffocating feeling, like falling into water, gradually engulfed Zhou Linjin. He used up all his strength to gently push away the person closest to him. Not knowing who that person was, Zhou Linjin simply said with difficulty, "I'm going to rest for a while."
Yang loved her son dearly, fearing that something might have gone wrong again. She wanted to ask again and ask the doctor back, but Zhou Yishao held her back and said softly, "Mother, let him calm down first."
Shen Wuyu stood aside and immediately said after hearing this: "I will take my husband back."
She called Bing Ying and asked him to support Zhou Linjin. She followed behind, still holding the food box she had just brought. After entering Zhou Linjin's room, Bing Ying put Zhou Linjin to bed, and Shen Wuyu asked Bing Ying to leave.
She still opened the food box and had just served a bowl, but there was still more than half left in the stew pot, so Shen Wuyu served another bowl.
"My dear, drink some hot soup before you go to sleep." Shen Wuyu walked to the bed with a bowl in his hand. Zhou Linjin was lying on his back with one arm resting loosely on his forehead. It was unclear whether he was asleep or not.
Shen Wuyu twisted her thin, curved willow-leaf eyebrows, showing some impatience, lowered her head to look at the soup in her hand, and sat down on the edge of the bed. She reached out and patted Zhou Linjin, forcibly pulling his body back.
Zhou Linjin didn't get angry or make a fuss about her unreasonable behavior, but he didn't say anything either.
He propped himself up and sat up from the bed, but as soon as he sat up, he still had to press his forehead with his hands, which looked very uncomfortable.
"Go out, I don't want to drink." Perhaps because he was feeling uncomfortable, Zhou Linjin's voice was hoarse and low.
Shen Wuyu couldn't force him to drink it, so seeing this, she had to give up.
In fact, this was not the first time she had brought these soups to Zhou Linjin. Sometimes she delivered them herself, and sometimes she asked her servants to do so. But without exception, Zhou Linjin never touched these nourishing soups that had been added with other ingredients.
Shen Wuyu calculated in her mind that she had been living in the Duke Cheng's Mansion for seven or eight days and really couldn't wait any longer.
If it doesn't work today, when will it be postponed to?
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The author has something to say: The second update is here, happy Chinese Valentine's Day [rose][rose][rose]
The next time the two met was five years later, but it was very quick, and soon it was updated to [dog head holding a rose][dog head holding a rose][dog head holding a rose]
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