Chapter 10 Peeping

Ning Ze hurriedly supported her: "Sister, why don't you look at the road when you walk?"

Ning Yuan said weakly: "...Yun, Yunyu ruined her clothes?"

Is this what people outside said about her and Shen Yan?

"This is too outrageous..."

"Sister, you think it's outrageous too, right? I also thought it was outrageous when I first heard it. I thought it was just a rumor, but on that day, many people in the streets of Shengjing saw Brother Shen's carriage and said it was shaking violently all the way. They also vaguely heard some words that made people blush."

​​"By the way, I remember that Shouxing, who was beside my sister, brought back some fruits from Biyunzhai that day. Did you also go to Biyunzhai that day? Didn't you notice any clues?"

Ning Yuan finally steadied himself, but his legs went weak again when he heard the words.

Ning Ze quickly stopped her and pulled her to sit on the stone bench in the yard with concern: "Sister, you look very weak. Have you been suffocated in the room for too long?"

Ning Yuan lay on the edge of the table, feeling scared.

Fortunately, she forced herself to get off the carriage that day.

If someone saw that she got off Shen Yan's carriage, she would not be able to wash herself clean even if she jumped into the Yellow River.

She sneered and said, "Maybe, lying down at home often will lead to lack of exercise."

Ning Ze said, "It's just right. I have something to tell you."

"Tell me now."

"Now the season is good and the scenery is good. His Majesty plans to go on a tour incognito. Among the ministers, except for General Pei, the commander of the imperial army, he only ordered Shen Ning and his wife to follow."

"That's great." Ning Yuan was a little excited.

Mingwei will definitely find ways to get her father to take her and her daughter with him, so that the huge Ningguo Mansion will belong to her alone.

Ning Ze narrowed his eyes and seemed to be relieved: "It seems that sister really wants to go. I was worried that you would refuse and I didn't know how to ask. You may not know that the Empress specifically asked sister to accompany her."

"Yes, you want me to accompany you?"

Ning Yuan's smile suddenly froze on her lips.

The emperor's order is hard to disobey, and her dream of leisure is so easily broken.

Sister Shen Heng is smart and insightful, and she is not unaware of her situation in the Ningguo Mansion.

Since she was specifically asked to accompany her, the only reason is that matter -

her marriage with Shen Yan.

It's really terrible.

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These days, Shen Yan was busy with government affairs and reading medical books, trying to find a good solution to this strange disease, but he failed.

He had to accept the soft voice that sounded in his mind from time to time.

Since he would be disturbed anyway, Shen Heng took the initiative to order Ning Yuan to accompany him, so he didn't care.

And seeing that his brother finally stopped "changing color at the mention of Yuan", Shen Heng also thought it was a good start, and sighed that he really did not pull the wrong line.

On this day, the group took a boat to Donglai, and at night, Shen Heng suggested that everyone go to see the famous local shadow play together.

Because they were traveling incognito, it was not easy to send the people away. The group just paid more silver and asked for the best seats in the theater.

The empress sat in the front, with Shen Yan and Pei Zixing beside them.

Ning Yuan had no interest in watching the show, so she sat at the end with Zhuxing, intending to sneak away when everyone was watching her. Suddenly, she heard a howl in the darkness, along with the gossip of the two maids, which reached her ears.

"Ahhh, this dog is so big, I'm really scared."

"There's no way. The Empress was thinking about raising a fierce big dog in the palace a few days ago. In order to please the Empress, the princess searched for a long time and finally found such a dog."

"Speaking of which, didn't Princess Zhaohui always dislike the Empress? Why did she suddenly want to please her?"

The other person pondered for a while, lowered his voice and said, "I don't know much. However, the princess and the Empress are not on good terms because she treats Lord Shen differently, while the Empress always favors the eldest daughter of the Ningguo Duke's family and never forgets to send invitations to her at banquets and gatherings..."

"But a few days ago, Lord Shen came to see the princess. I don't know what he said, but the princess changed her temper and wanted to ease the relationship with the queen. That's why she brought this thing and planned to give it to the queen after the shadow play ended."

As she spoke, a few more roars of wild animals were heard.

"This beast is really fierce... Does the queen really like this kind of thing?"

"You don't know, the queen's piano music is so good that it can tame all beasts. When she played the piano in the palace, even eagles were circling in the sky."

Hearing this, Ning Yuan lowered her eyes and smiled lightly.

Sister Shen Heng's piano fingering was taught by her mother. In fact, her mother could also tame beasts with music, but she used a flute.

The two of them, because of the harmony of the qin and flute, appreciated each other and became close friends. They even wrote music scores together, one for the qin and one for the flute, each of them treasured it.

Unfortunately, her mother died early, and no one came to teach her to play the flute, leaving only a slightly damaged music score.

She had read it carefully several times.

She was lost in thought when she heard a scream: "Ah——"

Immediately afterwards, a black shadow rushed onto the stage with the force of a whirlwind and knocked down a candle on the side.

The fireball exploded instantly, separating the stage from the audience seats.

The theater was suddenly in chaos, and bursts of roars came from behind the flames.

Across the crowd, she only saw His Majesty angrily say something to Zhao Hui, and in the firelight, Zhao Hui's face was a little at a loss.

The theater door was already blocked, and the accompanying imperial guards hurriedly protected the emperor and empress behind them.

The beast was still rushing around in the sea of ​​fire on the stage. The actors who had performed before were drowned in the circle of fire, and the beast's roars and cries of grief were endless.

Such a cry...

Ning Yuan's pupils shrank slightly.

What kind of dog is a dog? It's clearly a wolf!

The beast must be led away!

Otherwise, those actors will die in the sea of ​​fire if not in the wolf's mouth!

The troupe held water but was afraid to put out the fire, fearing that if the fire died down a little the wolf would jump out and tear them to pieces.

Ning Yuan knew that her limited skills could not solve any problems, but she could find someone who could.

She struggled to squeeze through the fleeing crowd to the front of the emperor and empress who were protected by Pei Zixing and others, and reminded loudly: "Empress, you can play the zither to lure it away, and then anyone can cut it!" Shen

Heng shouted back with regret: "Where can we find the zither now? Besides, Yuanyuan, the sound of the zither is originally calm and suitable for self-entertainment. It is so noisy now. Even if there is a zither, it is almost inaudible on the stage!"

Yes, they came to watch the play, where can we find the zither now?

Flute...

She thought of the flute score left by her mother.

The sound of the flute is clearer and higher than that of the zither, and it is more flexible and flexible. It is indeed more suitable in such a situation.

But where can she find a flute?

Just when she was in a dilemma, a white shadow suddenly appeared and handed her a jade flute.

The hot wind lifted the corner of the cloud-patterned robe, and her eyes moved up inch by inch, meeting a pair of indifferent amber pupils.

"Do you want to try it?"

Shen Yan... is he so in tune with her?

Ning Yuan was a little confused, but the matter was urgent, and she had no time to think about it. She had to play it according to the fingering and music score in her memory. In

the vast sea of ​​fire, the sound of the flute lingered, sometimes pleasant, sometimes unpleasant, causing the beasts to be in a dilemma. In the end, the tune became more and more unpleasant, causing everyone to cover their ears. The wolf finally couldn't bear it anymore, howled, and rushed towards her.

Actually, this was just a last resort for Ning Yuan to lure the tiger away from the mountain. It

was her first time playing the flute, and it was already amazing that she could make a sound, not to mention that she remembered the fingering. It was

just that her breath was too unstable and a bit unpleasant.

However, she found that the unpleasant sound of the flute might not be completely useless. Although it could not really guide the ferocious beast to be quiet and docile, it could draw its disgust away from the helpless actors on the stage and turn it to her.

But in this way, she had the possibility of becoming its ghost.

But the imperial guards brought by His Majesty are still here, they will not just watch her die, right?

As she thought about it, she retreated, trying to lead the wolf to the open space on the side.

The wolf really turned its head slowly.

She raised her eyes to look at the imperial guards protecting the royal family before she stopped playing the flute, but she saw that they had no intention of moving to save her. They

just frowned and looked very painful.

Ning Yuan's heart sank.

Damn it, what should she do? !

Seeing the beast kicking the stage with its hind legs and flying towards her, a sharp sword wind suddenly rose from its side.

The fishy and warm air came towards her and splashed all over her body and face.

"Ah--"

the beast howled, and its claws, which were struggling desperately, grabbed her face squarely.

She couldn't dodge in time, so she had to raise her arms to block it in despair, but she didn't know who grabbed her waist and gently pulled her aside.

With a "bang", the beast brushed past her and fell heavily in front of her.

Even the floor shook, bringing up a lot of wood chips and dust.

The dust fell, and the fire on the stage was put out. Many people were slightly injured, but no one was killed.

Fortunately, fortunately...

Her chest was heaving, and she looked up to see the silhouette of the man holding a sword beside her.

Ruyue's white shirt was lonely and elegant, without a single stain of blood.

"I just let you try, and if it doesn't work, then forget it. Why do you have to be so stubborn?" Shen Yan frowned slightly, tilted his head and stared at her, "Why do you put your hope of survival on others?"

"It's nothing."

She casually covered her face with her sleeves and muttered softly.

"I know you won't stand by and watch someone die."

Although Shen Yan was very annoying, he was an upright person after all.

Last time she was framed and fell into the water, it had nothing to do with him, but he saved her without any hesitation.

Moreover, this time he took the initiative to give her the flute.

If she really died in the wolf's mouth, he would have to feel guilty for the rest of his life. He

would even wake up in the middle of the night and slap himself twice, then say in regret: "I really deserve to die."

Thinking of this, Ning Yuan smiled inexplicably.

Shen Yan naturally knew what she was laughing at.

This woman is really boring.

Shen Yan's emotionless eyes showed a rare helplessness that he himself had not noticed. He asked nonchalantly: "You are so stupid, why do you still want to save them?"

Ning Yuan was silent for a moment: "How am I stupid?"

Seeing Shen Yan didn't speak for a long time, she looked at the actors on the stage and said softly: "Lambs kneel to suckle, crows repay their parents, the royal family and nobles are already supported by the people, and they should not ignore their lives."

"If I were just an ordinary citizen, I might have run away long ago."

"But I am the daughter of the Duke's Mansion. They provide me with everything I want. They only know how to take, but not how to give back. Isn't that too heartless?"

Shen Yan lowered his eyes and stared at Ning Yuan, who was much more ruthless than those actors. He felt as if he had known her for many years, but as if he had never really known her.

However, her words lingered in his heart for a long time.

So long that he returned the jade flute to Pei Zixing and dealt with the theater incident, but they were still hard to get out of his mind.

And tonight, Ning Yuan, who had survived the disaster, seemed to have completely let herself go and didn't think about anything.

Shen Yan was a little uncomfortable with not hearing her voice.

He was probably really sick.

After this incident, Ning Yuan was extremely dirty.

In the dead of night, when no one was around, she closed her eyes and comfortably soaked in the warm pool not far from the inn.

In order to avoid chatting with people, she deliberately did not go to the luxurious and comfortable warm pool. She asked the shopkeeper and took a detour to a slightly simpler pool.

She wanted to wash herself and go back, but she didn't expect that the water was full of mist and sparkling, and she felt very comfortable.

She had been highly focused when dealing with the beast, but now she suddenly relaxed and fell asleep without realizing it.

The moon was at its zenith, and Shen Yan, who was always quiet, walked over. It

was past midnight, and everyone was asleep. This place was remote, and there would probably be no one else.

He walked to the spring, stretched out his hand to test the water, and suddenly found a fluffy head resting on the flowers and plants by the pool.

The head might have been awakened by the sound of him probing the water earlier. It was half-closed in a daze, and stretched out a piece of its snow-white arm out of the water, about to stretch.

But just when it was halfway stretched, it froze in mid-air.

There was a splash of water, and Ning Yuan was completely submerged in the warm pool, with only a wet head exposed.

Then, a clear voice broke the silence of the moonlight.

"Shen Yan, why did you peek at me taking a bath?!"