Chapter 35 After the Storm(1/2)
As night falls, lights of thousands of homes are lit in the city.
The Black Feather Guard sets out a road in the city and disperses the crowds.
The carriage galloped through the prosperous times of Tokyo, and the people along the way avoided it. Looking at the blood-covered Kyoto Tai Sui, no one dared to speak out at this time.
Outside the Marquis of Wu, there are bright lights.
Han'er hurried out with the doctor's daughter. Before he could walk far, the carriage arrived a step later than the person who sent the message.
Cao Hua jumped out of the carriage and rushed to the mansion with the woman who was gradually losing his vitality.
Chen Jingliu held a hairpin in her hand, and waited from the early morning until the lights were on. She was about to come forward to say hello, but when she saw this scene, she was stunned on the spot.
She was a lady from the official family since she was a child. She had seen such a bloody scene there, and Chen Jingliu's face suddenly turned pale. Seeing that she was about to pass by, she came to her senses and quickly said, "Mr. Cao..."
“No time or time…”
Cao Hua was so anxious that the ant on the hot pan had the intention to say hello to others and ran into the Wu'an Marquis' mansion quickly.
Chen Jingliu pursed her lips, reached into the air, but put it down again, and could only sit on the steps at the door and continue waiting.
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In the Wu'an Hou Mansion, in Cao Hua's bedroom, Yutang Luzhu held a basin of water and walked back and forth anxiously.
The lights swayed, and the smell of medicine and blood coexisted. Xie Yijun's face was as white as paper, her lips were no longer bloody, and she had already fallen into a coma after losing too much blood. She cut her dress and two feather arrows on her shoulders were penetrated. The soft armor inside had no effect at all. There was only a blood-filled jade pendant hanging on her chest, with the word "Du Xing" engraved on it.
The four doctors who came from the palace were trembling and looked up carefully.
Cao Hua didn't know how to do medical skills, so he rushed to the house and saw this, "Don't be afraid... Forget it, I'll go out."
He stood in the room, and everyone was walking on thin ice, so he could only go out and close the door and cross the corridor.
Han'er walked to him and said in confusion: "Young Master, since you have already caught Xie Yijun..."
"Shh!"
Cao Hua stretched out his finger and put it on his lips, looked at Han'er: "This is a good woman I snatched from outside, do you understand?"
Han'er trembled. She hadn't seen these eagle-like eyes for a long time. She nodded quickly: "Han'er knows, the adoptive father..."
"Including the adoptive father!"
Cao Hua expressed his serious expression and placed his hand on Han'er's shoulder: "Looking at the Three Hundred Black Feather Guards who came back today, anyone who dared to say anything or who dared to write something randomly, they would grab me and go to the dungeon to keep it in my own way."
Han'er's face was slightly pale and her body was trembling slightly. She still looked up at the young master and looked at the eyes that she never dared to look at, with deep doubts. Both of them were trained by Xue Jiuquan. Xue Jiuquan was his father, and it was heaven. He could not disobey him. Even if she asked her to kill the emperor, she would not hesitate at all, but she never thought about the day when the young master and his adopted father had a disagreement.
Cao Hua was silent for a moment, and finally curled the corners of his mouth: "I believe in you!"
"I...pro!"
Han'er bit her lower lip tightly, hesitated for a moment, bent her knees and wanted to kneel down, but Cao Hua helped her up.
Cao Hua sat in the corridor and waved his hand: "Go down! Get me a pot of wine and eat a little, I'm a little hungry."
I haven't had a drop of water in the past two days and I am indeed hungry. I have no appetite, but I can't eat without eating.
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The lights in the house are swaying, leaving silhouettes on the window paper.
Occasionally, the maid brought warm water into the house and brought out a pot of blood.
He sat in the corridor, with a sip of pastry and a sip of wine, staring at the window.
It was only now that I realized that I really came to this world, belonging to it, not playing in the world, not a dream, but a real living in this world.
From the day I came, I was already Kyoto Tai Sui. Every word and action will have an impact and involve many people.
Cao Hua sat in the corridor and kept thinking about what place this was and what he wanted to do.
Resist Liao and destroy Jin? Prosper the country and make peace? Or is it rich and rich in the world?
The problem is too big and I can't figure it out for the time being.
Then take care of the people around you first.
"Check, whoever shoots the hidden arrow will even be pulled out if you dig three feet into the ground."
Cao Hua sat on the stool and waved his hand.
"promise!"
The three hundred black feather guards, who were kneeling inside and outside the courtyard, all greeted each other and stepped back gently.
Li Yan, who once made countless enemies, including court officials, vassal kings, gangsters, civilians, traitors, and even Li Yan, who was also a eunuch party, could have the possibility. Now the only one who would not have the intention of killing him was the emperor in the Golden Palace.
Enemies are all on all sides!
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The night is long.
From the bright lights to the silence, to the crowing of roosters in the distance.
The doctor girl, who had been busy all night, had her blood all out of the room and bowed and said, "Report to the Governor, this woman has a strong body and an ordinary person. She has not hurt her vital energy and has no worries about her life, but she is too severe to wake up for a short time."
Cao Hua breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you for your hard work, I will give you a thousand guan of money and send a few girls back to the palace."
The doctor quickly knelt down and said, "I am ashamed of being a servant."
Cao Hua did not respond and stood up and walked towards the study.
I didn't close my eyes for two days, so I was really tired.
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"Young Master!"
As soon as he walked to the study, Han'er trotted over: "Miss Chen has been waiting outside for a day and a night. If the young master doesn't see her, I will tell her."
He stopped and frowned slightly, exhausted and a little slow to react: "Let her... forget it, maybe there is something urgent, let her come in."
"promise."
A little bit.
Chen Jingliu walked into the empty study with a small wooden box and saw Cao Hua sitting on the Grand Master's chair, his forehead was drowsy, and his body was covered in blood. It was difficult to speak for a while.
Cao Hua sat upright and whispered: "It's okay, let's talk."
The woman with a little bookish aura, hesitated for a while, and said, "I bought a jade hairpin at Wanbaolou. I didn't know in advance that it was you who opened it. They didn't want to collect it if they took it back, so... so..."
These days, she heard from several women in the alley that the hairpin of Wanbaolou is worth a thousand taels, which scared her. One thousand taels is not a small amount. Her father is honest all his life and does not accept a bribe. If she inexplicably accepts a big gift, wouldn’t it ruin the reputation his father has accumulated in his life?
Without thinking too much, he hurried to Wanbaolou to return the goods. As a result, the shopkeepers were so scared that they knelt down and said, "Miss, don't make things difficult for the young ones. I want to live a few more days..." After some indirect investigation, I realized that the Wanbaolou was opened by Cao Taisui, and the hairpin was "instructed" by Cao Hua, and he gave it to her. He didn't take any money at all.
Chen Jingliu was smart since childhood and was stubborn for a long time by Cao Hua. How could she not understand Cao Hua’s meaning? But she paid great attention to fame, etiquette, and filial piety, and should stop entertainment and marriage before she could finish her life. Even if she liked this hairpin, she would never dare to accept it, so she came over to return the goods.
Cao Hua was exhausted now, and had no mood to pay attention to a hairpin, nor was he meant to go back, so he waved his hand and said, "I'll give it to you."
"ah?!"
Chen Jingliu was stunned. Although she was 'knowingly', she was still a little confused when Cao Hua said it in person: Could it be that Cao Hua really treats me... No, no...
Her face changed several times, and her fingers that were holding the wooden box turned white. She was thinking a lot, but she still said, "I can't ask, I..."
"Miss Chen!"
Cao Hua raised his eyes and was really impatient: "I haven't slept for two days, why don't we go to bed and chat slowly?"
This is indeed more effective than anything else. Chen Jingliu's face suddenly turned red, and there was a little incredible in her eyes, and gradually shed anger and shame: How could this evil man be so straightforward? If I can't be a woman in the world, it's really...
"Ph! Vague..."
Chen Jingliu was so angry that her whole body trembled. She clenched her silver teeth and raised the wooden box to smash it, but it was worth a thousand taels. If Cao Thief smashed her and asked her to compensate her, she would be compensated if she could not afford it. She would not be forced to death.
So Chen Jingliu held the wooden box and looked at Cao Hua hatefully. After hesitating for a long time, he turned his head and left, and whispered: "Don't pester me anymore, we... cannot..."
"cut..."
Cao Hua covered his forehead and leaned against the only remaining Grand Master chair. His mind was in a mess. Before he could recall what happened today, he fell asleep...
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There were not many people in the vast Wu'an Marquis' Mansion.
The pavilions and corridors were winding around, and Chen Jingliu went to the outsider alone. After coming here a few times, he was familiar with the family and no longer needed a maid to lead the way. Holding the wooden box in her hand, she looked embarrassed. Although she was flirting with a few times, she saved her father's life. She was angry, but hated her but not. She got used to it a little while after a few times: Maybe Cao Zhe is such a person, with a sharp tongue and a bad heart, and just talks and doesn't practice fake moves. As long as she doesn't use it to me, she will pretend that she didn't hear it...
After all, hairpins are expensive, so Chen Jingliu dare not take them, so she wanted to find a place to keep them and was afraid of losing them. She was even more worried about handing them over to the maid in the mansion, so she wanted to hand them over to Cao Hua on behalf of the mansion manager.
Han'er had already gone to Diankuisi. She was walking around the mansion and finally found a person dressed in the front house, wearing the waist sign of the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion, and it seemed that she was a housekeeper.
She hurried over and wanted to say hello, but she didn't expect that the man would turn back when he heard footsteps and reveal a familiar face.
"ah--"
"Oh hey..."
Chen Jingliu's screams of surprise and frightened Liu Si's fear.
Last time she was blocked by a thug near Qinglian Lane, Chen Jingliu couldn't remember everyone, but this person who took the lead in threatening her clearly.
How could he be in the Marquis’ Mansion and still have the waist sign of the Marquis’ Mansion?
To be continued...