A sickly young man who travels back to the Song Dynasty

Chapter 16

Li Yushan nodded.

Upon seeing this, Ouyang Han dropped the bowl from his hands and it shattered. He slowly stood up and staggered towards the door. Before leaving, Ouyang Han turned back to Li Yushan and said, "I won't let you go! You can only be my wife!" After saying this, Ouyang Han left without looking back.

After a while, Xiao Cui brought in a bowl of bird's nest porridge and said, "Young Madam, please have a bowl of bird's nest porridge!"

“Oh! Thank you! But I am not your young mistress!” Li Yushan said with a smile.

"Young Madam, are you still angry with Young Master? Actually, he loves you very much. He even gave up his position as the Prince Consort for you. During the two days you were unconscious, he took care of you day and night without sleep. It broke our hearts to see him like that. Young Madam, please forgive Young Master and make up with him!"

Hearing the maid's words, Li Yushan finally understood. So this man was Ouyang Han! But judging from the maid's words, Ouyang Han should have loved Peiru very much! Why then did he divorce Peiru and marry the princess? And why did he cancel the marriage with the princess? There must be a deeper story! What should she do? Should she stay here? She wondered how Shen Lang was doing. Li Yushan's mind was in turmoil! Finally, for the sake of her unborn child, she decided to stay and recover first. If Shen Lang was alright, he would definitely come looking for her. If something happened to him, she would wait until she recovered and understood what had happened between Ouyang Han and Du Peiru before trying to help them resolve the matter. After all, she and Shen Lang owed Du Peiru and Ouyang Han a debt.

After killing the three men in black, Shen Lang immediately gave chase in the direction Li Yushan had fled. On the way, he found the body of the other man in black, but Li Yushan was nowhere to be seen. Shen Lang examined the body and found bloodstains on his knife. Shen Lang's heart clenched. He didn't know if the blood was Li Yushan's or someone else's! He guessed that someone must have rescued Li Yushan. So Shen Lang searched every town and village within a radius of several miles, but found nothing. Therefore, Shen Lang had no choice but to rush back to the capital, hoping his father, Shen Tao, could find Li Yushan.

As soon as Shen Lang returned to the capital, he heard that the young mistress of the Ouyang family had been rescued, and that she had been slashed in the back. He also heard that the young master Ouyang was so devoted to the young mistress that he refused to be chosen as the emperor's son-in-law.

Shen Lang guessed that the so-called young mistress was probably not Du Peiru, but his wife Li Yushan. After careful consideration, Shen Lang decided that he should find Du Peiru first before deciding on his next move.

Meanwhile, Du Peiru was practicing Buddhism in the White Robe Nunnery with her hair still intact. Jin'er, seeing that she couldn't persuade her otherwise, had no choice but to follow her in her practice.

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That day, Du Peiru and Jin'er overheard a conversation between two worshippers and learned that Ouyang Han had rejected the emperor's arranged marriage and that Li Yushan had been injured and sent to the Ouyang residence.

So Du Peiru and Jin'er discussed countermeasures.

Jin'er asked anxiously, "Miss, what should we do?"

Du Peiru didn't answer, but muttered to herself, "Yushan has returned to the capital, so Shen Lang must have come back too!" Then she suddenly turned to Jin'er and said, "Jin'er, let's go down the mountain!"

Du Peiru arrived at Abbess Kongning's meditation room, intending to bid her farewell. But before she could speak, Abbess Kongning said, "Go! It's time for you to descend the mountain!"

Du Peiru didn't know what else to say, so she kowtowed to Kong Ning a few times and went down the mountain.

After descending the mountain, Du Peiru and Jin'er went directly to the Shen residence to discuss countermeasures with Shen Lang.

"Young Master, Young Madam! Jin'er is back!" A servant rushed to the villa to report.

When Jin'er arrived at Hengxiang Villa, Li Yushan and Ouyang Han had already come out to greet her.

Jin'er ran over and hugged Li Yushan, crying, "Miss, are your injuries all healed? Are there any lasting effects?"

"I'm alright now! How come you..."

Li Yushan was about to ask Jin'er why she was there, but Jin'er interrupted her, saying, "Miss, I shouldn't have gotten separated from you that day when we were being chased. If I were with you, at least I could have shielded you, and you wouldn't have gotten hurt!" As she spoke, Jin'er burst into tears again.

Li Yushan was a clever woman. As soon as she heard what Jin'er said, she understood that Jin'er was sent by Shen Lang and Du Peiru, so she stopped asking questions.

Seeing that Li Yushan and Jin'er had a lot to talk about, Ouyang Han made an excuse to leave.

Jin'er and Li Yushan went into the room and locked the door.

Two days later, Li Yushan made an excuse to go to the Baiyi Nunnery to offer thanks to the gods. So she asked Jin'er to hire a sedan chair. After the sedan chair was carried into the villa, Li Yushan got into it. The sedan chair bearers were about to lift the chair and leave when Ouyang Han returned from the cloth shop. Seeing this, he asked Jin'er where she was going. Jin'er answered truthfully.

“Then I’ll go with you! In case we encounter danger again, it’ll be good to have someone to look after us!” Ouyang Han said.

At this moment, a voice came from inside the sedan chair and said, "Sir, don't you need to watch the shop?"

Ouyang Han was both pleased and puzzled. He thought to himself: Shan'er has been indifferent to me for so many days, why is she suddenly calling me husband?

Suddenly, Ouyang Han noticed a sedan chair carrier who looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before. Then, he remembered the portrait of Shen Lang that Han Yufeng had shown him. So he asked the sedan chair carrier, "Are you Shen Lang?"

Shen Lang and Jin'er were shocked when they heard this.

Seeing this, Ouyang Han understood a bit, so he asked with heartache, "Shan'er, do you really want to go with him?" As he spoke, he was about to lift the sedan curtain.

Upon seeing this, Shen Lang quickly reached out to stop Ouyang Han. The two then began to fight.

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Today, I'm being merciful and posting an extra chapter, because I'm being lazy and won't be posting anything tomorrow. Hehe!

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Upon seeing this, Jin'er immediately said anxiously, "Young Master, Young Master Shen, please stop fighting!"

At this moment, a person stepped out of the sedan chair and shouted, "Stop! You two, stop right now! Shen Lang, Ouyang Han, I told you to stop! Did you hear me?"

Just as Ouyang Han and Shen Lang were locked in a fierce battle, another person stepped out of the sedan chair.

At this moment, the servants who had come to watch the spectacle were all stunned. Ouyang Han was also stunned and involuntarily stopped. Seeing that Ouyang Han had stopped, Shen Lang also stopped. At this moment, the courtyard was completely silent.

It turned out that Du Peiru and Shen Lang had planned this all along. Du Peiru would hide in the sedan chair first, then they would carry it into the Ouyang residence, have Li Yushan get into the chair, and then carry them both to the Baiyi Nunnery. They had calculated that Ouyang Han would accompany Li Yushan. Once the sedan chair arrived at the Baiyi Nunnery, Du Peiru would get out and accompany Ouyang Han to burn incense and make offerings. Shen Lang would then take the opportunity to take Li Yushan away. However, they hadn't anticipated that Ouyang Han knew Shen Lang, which led to this unexpected situation.

"What exactly happened?" Ouyang Hai asked, sitting in the hall and staring at the two identical people. Alas! There was no way to avoid alarming Master Ouyang after such a shocking event!

Li Yushan simply kept her head down, her body trembling slightly; Shen Lang merely held Li Yushan's hand without saying a word; Du Peiru's eyes darted around a few times, and she suddenly remembered that Jin'er had said Li Yushan was born at the White Robe Nunnery, and that Li Yushan's mother's surname was Du. So she made up a lie, saying, "My name is Du Peiru, and I'm Yushan's twin sister!"

Everyone stared at her in astonishment, even Li Yushan and Shen Lang were surprised.

Du Peiru was very satisfied with the effect she had created. She continued, "My mother gave birth to us at the Baiyi Nunnery. But she knew my father was stingy and greedy. If she had given birth to a daughter, he would have sold her off like an object, disregarding her happiness. So she left me at the Baiyi Nunnery and had me become a disciple of Abbess Kongning. When I was 17, my master told me about my origins, so I went down the mountain to find my sister. But when I came down, I heard that my sister had already been betrothed to Ouyang Han, who was seriously ill." Du Peiru paused and then said, "That day, I met Yushan in the dilapidated temple, so I agreed to marry into the Ouyang family in her place! If Master Ouyang doesn't believe me, he can send someone to ask my master!" Du Peiru said this, but in her heart she hoped that Ouyang Hai would never ask.

"Since you are Li Fugui's daughter, why do you have the surname Du instead of Li?" Ouyang Hai asked suspiciously.

“This is my mother’s wish! She wants me to take her surname!” Du Peiru said calmly.

So Ouyang Hai sent someone to Baiyi Nunnery to ask Abbess Kongning, and then sent someone to ask Li Fugui. The person sent to the Li family returned quickly, and the servant said, "Master Li told me that Miss Li was indeed born in Baiyi Nunnery, and Miss Li's mother's surname is indeed Du."

After a while, the person sent to Baiyi Nunnery returned and said, "Master, Abbess Kongning asked me to tell you that Du Peiru is indeed her lay disciple, whose Dharma name is Jingyuan."

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After listening, Ouyang Hai pondered for a moment, then said, "Since you are not Yu Shan, then your letter of divorce is invalid. Pei Ru, you are still a daughter-in-law of the Ouyang family!" After Ouyang Hai finished speaking, he dismissed everyone.

The next day, Han Yufeng went to the Ouyang residence to discuss matters with Ouyang Han.

"How did things go?" Ouyang Han asked.

"Long Junyi agreed to help eliminate the Rakshasa Sect and find out who wanted to harm you and Peiru. For your sake, I returned all three gold medals of the Dragon Tiger Gang to Long Junyi!"

"Thank you! I owe you a favor!" Ouyang Han said sincerely.

"Don't say that! You're my brother!" Han Yufeng said, but his heart was bleeding. Those were the Dragon Tiger Gang's top tokens! Ordinary people would struggle to even get a glimpse of them, and he had returned them all to Long Junyi over a few trivial matters involving Rotten Egg. What a pity! What a pity! But getting Rotten Egg's favor in return wasn't too bad! He could use that as an excuse to mess with Ouyang Han later. Heh, heh, heh!

Han Yufeng and Ouyang Han walked out of the room side by side, heading towards the fabric store.

Meanwhile, Du Peiru and Li Yushan were sitting in the garden admiring the flowers. When Li Yushan saw Han Yufeng and Ouyang Han approaching, she tried to avoid them, but Du Peiru stopped her, calling out, "Yufeng, come and meet my sister!"

Han Yufeng walked closer and exclaimed, "My God! You two really look alike! Hey! How can your husbands recognize you? What if they switched you?"

"Shen Lang would never mistake someone else! Only he would do something like this! He's been living with Yu Shan for over ten days and still doesn't recognize her. I really doubt if he truly loves me!" Du Peiru said reproachfully.

Ouyang Han didn't reply to her words. He simply picked her up and let her sit on his lap.

Du Peiru blushed, struggled to jump out of Ouyang Han's arms, and spat, "Shameless thing!"

Han Yufeng joked, "You two are really so affectionate! You don't even miss any opportunity to express your feelings in public!"

"Han Yufeng, if you say that again I'll beat you up! Quickly check my pulse! I've been feeling unwell all over these days, and I keep feeling nauseous!" Du Peiru said, gagging a few more times.

Han Yufeng took Du Peiru's pulse as instructed. Then he looked at Du Peiru in surprise, and then at Li Yushan.

Seeing Han Yufeng's dazed look, Du Peiru asked impatiently, "What's wrong? Never mind, you don't need to look at me! Husband, you know medicine, can you take a look at me?"

Ouyang Han did as instructed and checked her pulse, then froze. After a while, he hugged Du Peiru tightly, grinning foolishly.

Du Peiru looked at the two stupid men, then angrily pushed Ouyang Han away and hit Han Yufeng hard on the head.

"Ouch! Why did you hit me?" Han Yufeng asked, holding his head.

"You still dare to ask why? I can't even diagnose the illness by taking your pulse. What kind of miracle doctor are you? You might as well go back to farming!" Du Peiru said angrily.

"Alright! I've told you! You're pregnant, and you're three months along, just like your sister!" Han Yufeng said, glaring at Du Peiru.

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Upon hearing this, Du Peiru smiled foolishly, just like Ouyang Han.

Seeing this, Li Yushan made an excuse and left.

Han Yufeng, sensing the situation, said, "I'll go tell Old Man Ouyang!" and then walked away.

Only two silly idiots were left in the pavilion, grinning fools.

Eight months later, Li Yushan, Shen Lang, Du Peiru, and Ouyang Han came to Baiyi Nunnery to fulfill their vow. They stayed at Baiyi Nunnery that night. Because it was a sacred Buddhist place, in order not to offend the gods, Li Yushan and Du Peiru shared a room, while Ouyang Han and Shen Lang shared another room.

That night, Du Peiru was still half asleep when she heard someone calling her name. She found it strange, so she got dressed and followed the sound to the cliff, only to find a man in black standing on the edge of the cliff.

Du Peiru asked curiously, "Who are you?"

"I'm here to take your life!" the man in black said coldly.

"You..." Du Peiru trembled all over when she heard his voice. His voice sounded like it came from hell, making Du Peiru feel terrified. So she shouted, "Help me..." and turned around to run away.

The man in black leaped down in front of Du Peiru and said, "You don't need to shout! They've all drugged me; they can't hear your cries for help. You're the only one who took my antidote, which means you're the only one in the entire nunnery who's conscious!"

"How did you recognize me and Yu Shan?" Du Peiru asked suspiciously as she calmed down. She also wanted to buy more time in the hope that Ouyang Han would come to rescue her.

“I don’t recognize you, but I gave you the antidote while you were at home.”

"Are you from the manor? Did you poison Ahan?" Du Peiru asked in surprise.

“You’re very clever!” the man in black said with a sneer.

Chapter Ten

"Did you also send people to kill me? No, I should say to kill Yu Shan!" Du Peiru asked.

"That's right! I did this too! It's a pity your sister was saved by Long Junyi. What's worse, Long Junyi wiped out the Rakshasa Sect, and my identity is about to be exposed by him. It's all your husband's fault. If he hadn't made Han Yufeng return the three Dragon Tiger Gold Tokens to Long Junyi, Long Junyi wouldn't have cared about this matter. So you deserve to die! I'll make Ouyang Han suffer for the rest of his life, ha! ha! ha!" The man in black laughed loudly as he spoke.