PaiPai-Romane

Kapitel 156

Mo Hua sat at the table, flipping through the book in her hands. Upon hearing this, she paused and replied, "The news I received a few days ago said that they are making preparations for the return journey and should be back in a few days."

Shi Shu said, "That's good. But if I had known it would be so long, I would have preferred to come along."

Mo Hua laughed: "When she was at home, you found her annoying and always found ways to bully her. Now you want to?"

Shi Shu stopped what she was doing: "I don't know what's wrong with me, but I've been feeling uneasy these past two days. I hope nothing bad has happened."

As he spoke, he walked to the window, pushed it open, and looked outside.

"Distracted? I think it's because of someone else?" Mo Hua smiled and looked down at the account book again.

"Nonsense." Shi Shu turned around and glared at her.

"However, it's best if you don't go with us. The young master is going to take care of important business, and she is always capable of everything, so she probably doesn't need our help. Too many people will only cause trouble."

"Yes, but that's not why. I was thinking that it would be good to give Young Master and Lord Chu more time," Shi Shu said with a grin, holding a feather duster.

Mo Hua's hand trembled, and the ink brush left a mark on the ledger. "What are you saying?" she asked calmly.

Shi Shu tilted her head. As she thought for a moment, she said, "Didn't you notice? I think Lord Chu and Young Master are a good match."

Mo Hua smiled and said, "Ha, you didn't realize it at all. The young master likes... not Lord Chu, right?"

"Huh? But..."

"Ah, stop talking," Mo Hua interrupted her calmly. "Speak of the devil, and he appears."

"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, Shi Shu hurriedly looked out the window again and saw a familiar person walking in from the outer door. He was in a hurry and his expression was somewhat unusual.

His body was suddenly pulled off the bed and onto the floor.

He crashed heavily to the ground, his body, which had been completely numb before, suddenly felt a pain as if it were being torn apart.

Tang Leyan's vision went black, and countless golden stars spun in the darkness.

She could almost smell the blood welling up from her throat, a sweet, metallic scent.

A vicious voice echoed in his ear: "You slut, I'll strip you naked right now and see what other tricks you have up your sleeve. Just wait and I'll slowly torture you to death!"

My heart is as cold as water; I want to bite my tongue and commit suicide, but I have no strength.

Tang Leyan half-opened her eyes and saw the man's face so close to hers—an ugly face. His large hands roamed over her body, occasionally pinching her hard, and only after a while did a sharp pain reach her heart. Her reaction was already slow. She was only one step away from death.

She couldn't ask for a more dignified death; she only wished that she would die before the humiliation came.

In despair, everything suddenly went blank.

It was as if a voice was calling to her from afar.

Tears welled up from the corners of her eyes, seeping little by little and trickling down her temples.

Warm blood splattered onto his face, and then onto half of his body.

His eyes were half-open, and he was barely clinging to life.

Tang Leyan glimpsed something strange through the gap in her eyelashes, and it fell to the ground beside her.

A face that had been so ugly and hideous just moments before now lay sprawled beside him, its eyes still wide open, but it was lifeless.

She rolled her eyes, staring blankly at this...

After a long, long time, they finally heard a sound of something hitting the ground.

It makes a crisp sound.

For a long, long time, in the silence, it seemed as if someone was approaching.

Her body, which had lost all sensation, was lifted up. For a moment, it seemed as if her soul had left her body, watching all this from mid-air. Her cotton-like body was held in someone's arms, and someone's hands were trembling violently as they touched her face, her neck, and her body with her clothes open.

Tang Leyan suddenly felt very tired.

Or perhaps, I should take a good rest.

She closed her eyes. Before losing consciousness, she heard a voice yelling in her ear, "Open your eyes!"

He shouted really loudly.

asshole.

But……

She thought to herself: What gives you the right to order me around like this?

Why did you come back?

Hahaha.

funny.

"Ge Xing, go and rest for a while. There are maids looking after things here, so there won't be any problems."

"No need."

The gentle persuasion was met with a cold rejection, but Ling Jiuyan was not discouraged. After a pause, she put on her unchanging smile and said, "Don't you trust Jiujun, Gexing? Jiujun has taken out all the treasured medicines in the manor. The imperial physician also said that if you take good care of yourself, there will be no problem for the time being. You have been guarding me for two days without sleep. Jiujun is afraid that you will not be able to take it."

"Thank you very much." Chu Gexing then turned his head and glanced at Ling Jiuyan. "I'm sorry to trouble you with this matter, young master."

"You still call me Young Master?" Ling Jiuyan looked at the person in front of her with a half-smile.

Chu Gexing was taken aback before saying, "Ninth Lord."

Ling Jiuyan nodded: "Alright, I know you're stubborn. If you want to stay, I can't persuade you otherwise. However, I'll have someone bring the food over in a bit, and you have to eat it all. If you say you have no appetite, Jiujun will be unhappy."

Chu Gexing was feeling annoyed and really didn't want to talk, but after hearing this, he could only nod and say, "I understand, thank you for your trouble, Ninth Prince."

Ling Jiuyan looked at him for a while, then turned to look at the person on the bed before saying, "In that case, Jiujun will take his leave first."

Chu Gexing stared blankly at the person on the bed, and after hearing these words, he simply nodded faintly.

Seeing his expression, Ling Jiuyan felt inexplicably uncomfortable. She lowered her eyes, thought for a moment, then turned around and slowly left.

After the person left, Chu Gexing sat at the table for a while longer.

Then he got up and went to the bedside.

The person on the bed was deathly pale.

Despite two days of treatment and the use of all sorts of rare tonics from Fengcheng, she showed no improvement whatsoever.

The imperial physicians also only left one message: "There is no immediate danger."

In other words, danger could strike at any moment.

Chu Gexing stared blankly at Tang Leyan, feeling a mix of emotions.

What would have happened if he had returned even a moment later that day?

Thinking of this, my heart suddenly ached.

If he hadn't been angry with her, none of this would have happened.

Thinking about this felt like a fire was being lit, a fire of guilt or regret.

But he would never admit that he would do anything he would regret.

After watching for a long time, I unconsciously reached out and touched her forehead.

On her snow-white face, a red mark between her eyebrows was clearly visible.

It looks like a bloodstain from a knife cut.

That day, when he saw her lying in a pool of blood, her eyes half-closed as if she were completely unconscious, he froze.

With a swift movement, the blade struck before the opponent could react.

The force was so great that it cleaved the opponent's head and half of his shoulder cleanly.

That blow seemed to have struck himself as well.

With boundless hatred for the person before me, and for my own mistakes.

She just didn't know that.

She has been in a coma since then, but Chu Gexing knew perfectly well that, given her personality, even if she woke up, she would not forgive him.

Absolutely not.

He knew.

Because of this knowledge, I am filled with unbearable regret and cannot find relief.

Chapter 206 of "Turning the Tender Land": My Darling

The person who came was naturally Chu Gexun.

Chu Ge Xun showed Tang Shao Xuan the secret letter left by Chu Zhen.

Unable to follow anyone out of the city to bring Chu Zhen back, he was appeased by Tang Shaoxuan and kicked out of the palace. After thinking it over, his feet involuntarily led him here.

When Shi Shu saw him, her eyes darted around, and she asked, "Why are you here again?"

Looking at her smiling face, Chu Gexun felt relieved and said, "I missed you."

Mo Hua scoffed from the side, "You two, go somewhere else and stop rubbing salt into the wounds of poor single people."

Shi Shu rolled her eyes at her and said, "Have you eaten yet? If not, I'll make you some breakfast."

Chu Ge Xun shook his head: "I can't eat."

Shi Shu and Mo Huan looked at each other, somewhat surprised.

When he usually said this to Chu Gexun, he would excitedly list out a lot of things he wanted to eat, never looking so listless as he does now.

"What's wrong with you? Are you sick?" Shi Shu asked anxiously, putting the feather duster on the table and reaching out to touch Chu Ge Xun's forehead.

Chu Gexun grasped her hand: "No." He glanced at her, then hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

Mo Hua, watching from the side, clearly saw that Chu Ge Xun's expression was uneasy, quite different from before; it was obvious that something was wrong but she dared not say it. A thought struck her, and she stopped writing, asking, "What happened?"

When Shi Shu heard her ask this, she looked at Chu Ge Xun in surprise.

Chu Ge Xun frowned, thought for a moment, and then said, "There is something. But..."

"What is it?" Shi Shu asked.

"Uncle Zhen... left the city today."

"Your Excellency is leaving the city." The attendant's expression relaxed slightly. "What's the big deal?"