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Chapter 74 - Getting Away
A faint fragrance wafted through the nostrils.
Inside the carriage, a little girl of eight or nine years old and a maidservant
of fourteen or five years old were sitting side by side with panic on their
faces, as if they were frightened by him. The carriage was comfortably
arranged, with thick carpets underneath, the sides and top were also carefully
decorated with silk cloth, a small table fixed at the bottom of the carriage, a
food box with snacks ......Everything seems to be in order, it does not look like
someone has invaded.
But because of his duty, he still bowed his fist
and politely said to Nangong Yue: "This Nangong girl is offended, we are
searching for an assassin, we seem to have seen your carriage on the South
Street before, have you seen that assassin?"
Nangong Yue looked a little frightened, but tried
to be calm, said: "This Sir, I have not seen any assassins."
That Jin Yiwei didn't care what Nangong Yue said,
his eyes fixed on the sitting stool Nangong Yue was sitting on ...... According
to his knowledge, the carriage of this box-type sitting stool often also has
the function of storage.A cold aura flashed in his eyes, his gaze fixed on a
piece of green fabric on the corner of Nangong Yue's skirt, said in a stern
voice: "Nangong girl, please get up! We are searching for the assassin,
asking the girl to cooperate, so that the girl will not suffer any harm, it is
not beautiful." His words seemed to be kind, but his eyes showed a strong
sharpness, and his tone was cold.
"Since it's Jin Yiwei's work, it's appropriate
to cooperate." Nangong Yue hurriedly got up, "Yimei, let's get off
and let the Jin Yiwei search." After that, she then got off the carriage
with the help of Yimei.
That Jin Yiwei carefully took a step forward,
pulled out the sword around his waist, pointed the tip of his sword at the gap
of the storage stool, and opened the lid...He took a step back vigilantly, but
saw that there was no one hidden inside the long storage bench, only a folded
quilt, a few changes of clothes, a few handkerchiefs, and an embroidery basket,
and the green fabric he just saw was one of the handkerchiefs. The contents of
the storage bench are obvious at a glance, and it is impossible to hide a large
man.
That Jin Yiwei was a little embarrassed, hurriedly
retreated from the carriage, once again apologising to Nangong Yue: "Miss
Nangong, I have disturbed you, you can go now."
Nangong Yue got on the carriage again with
the help of Yimei, only to hear Jin Yiwei shout: "Go, continue to
chase!"
Then there was a sound of horses' hooves running,
and when the sound was further away, the coachman outside asked nervously,
"Miss Yimei, has Miss Third been frightened?"
"It's okay, Uncle Laifu." Yimei let out a
long sigh of relief, her whole body seemed to have lost her strength, her whole
body was weak, "Continue to the tea house."
"Okay! Heave!"
The carriage continued to move forward, Nangongyue
and Yimei opened the storage board again, took out the contents one by one, and
then took off the partition. The masked boy and the sick boy were hiding under
the partition, their bodies curled up in a ball. They were close to each other,
and they were both sweating profusely.
The young man is fine, young and strong. While the
sick man has been breathing very little out more, dying, as if at any time to
die.
The young man first climbed out by himself, and
then carried the sick man out as well, nervously calling out, "Gongzi!"
The sick man smiled weakly and said,
"Little ...... four, I'm fine ......"
Nangong Yue really can't see him talking big, on
the side coldly said: "You are fine, just caught the world's first strange
poison!"
"You ......" the teenager eyes wide open,
dare not look at Nangong Yue incredulously.
"No need to look at me, I also have no way to
help him cure the poison." Nangong Yue took out another purse with silver
needles, her right hand elegantly danced, and in the blink of an eye, she stuck
ten needles in the sick man's body , "I can only do to delay the onset of
toxicity ......" thinking in her mind, if this sick son died in her
carriage, I don't know what this wolf-like teenager will do.
She didn't show anything on her face, she only made
an unfathomable appearance of a genius doctor, pretending to regret:
"Unfortunately, the poison has completely damaged his internal organs, and
even if there is a chance to detoxify him in the future, he will not be able to
recover as like the former... …”
"What are you talking about!" The young
man was about to go forward excitedly, but was stopped by the sick man:
"Xiao Si, people are kind enough to help us, don't be reckless!"
After that, he looked at Nangong Yue with gratitude, "No matter what the
girl is for, thank you for your help today!" Listening to his tone of
voice, it is obvious that Nangong Yue's mind is clearly seen.
Nangong Yue in the heart indifferently brushed
aside, dealing with such heavy-minded people is really boring.
After that, the two groups of people didn't talk
anymore...until the carriage finally arrived at the Qingyue Tea House in the
east of the city.
In order to conceal the public, Nangong Yue
accompanied by Yimei got off the carriage and deliberately bought two boxes of
tea back ...... When she returned to the carriage again, the carriage was
empty.
Nangong Yue and Yimei looked at each other, the
stone in their hearts finally fell.
"Yimei, this is a
matter of great importance, do not tell anyone, even if it is the
wetnurse!"
"Miss Third, slave
servant knows." Yimei agreed to do so.
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When they returned to Nangong Mansion, Lin Shi and
Nangong Xin had been waiting anxiously at the door of Nangong Yue's room for a
long time. When she saw her daughter coming back, they excitedly greeted her
and were about to hug her, but Nangong Xin pushed her to the front.
"Sister, sister ...... you really scared me to
death!" Nangong Xin hugged Nangong Yue with red eyes, with her eyes wet,
regretfully said, "I should have gone with you!" Lin Shi's eyes were
also shining with tears.
Nangong Yue also hugged her brother back and
comforted softly: "Brother, mother, I'm fine, but there were so many
people on the street at that time that the horse was a little frightened and
ran around, so I came back a little late. You see, am I not coming back?"
Nangong Xin still hugged Nangong Yue tightly, even
his body was trembling faintly, he said childishly: "Sister, I will never
leave you again! We will be together forever and ever!"
"Well! Brother, I don't want to leave you
either!" Nangong Yue also said childishly, hugging her brother even
harder, and patted his back with the palm of his hand...
Hearing this, Lin Shi
couldn't help laughing: "There is a difference between men and women,
don't make trouble!...Okay, Xin Ge Er, let go of your sister." She pulled
Nangong Xin away and looked at Nangong Yue carefully. She finally felt
relieved, "Yue Jie Er, it's great, you're fine. Mother thought... I
thought you were kidnapped..."
Saying that, Lin Shi’s mood is a bit emotional,
choking up, making Nangong Yue also can not help but some sad. After the
thrilling experience earlier that was extremely dangerous, it would be false to
say that she was not afraid at all. Now being cared for and loved by her
mother, Nangong Yue's once refined steel heart instantly turned into softness,
and she smiled slightly and said, "Mother, I'm fine."
"Ah!" Lin Shi
seemed to have suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly said, "Your
father went to a fellow classmate's house today. Earlier I returned to the
house and learned that you were scattered by the crowd. I specially sent
someone to send news to your father. I'm afraid he is also anxious at this time
to rush home, so I have to send someone to him to report safely." She said
she called her maid Linglong to go to Nangong Mu to report peace, and then
dragged a pair of children into the house.
Nangong Yue quietly
followed Lin Shi and Nangong Xin into the room, but thousands of thoughts
flashed in her heart. She doesn't know who the masked boy and his master are
today... The problem is, even if she sends a maid out to inquire, she won't be
able to find out anything.
Thinking of the dozen or so imposing Jin Yiwei
today, and the extraordinary skills of the masked boy, Nangong Yue felt that
the two should not be ordinary thieves. The cuffs of the flying fish suits on
those Jinyiwei seemed to be embroidered with fire cloud patterns... Huo
yunwei?! Although Huo Yunwei is also a Jin yiwei, it is the Emperor's close
bodyguard.
Suddenly, the scars all over the sick son appeared
in Nangong Yue's mind, and Nangong Yue suddenly had a certain idea. Could it be
that the sick son was a prisoner, and the masked boy robbed the heavenly prison
or the court?
At this time, Yan Niang came in with a
wooden tray, on which was placed a porcelain bowl with a white with blue
flowers, smoking white smoke.
"Yue Jie Er," Lin Shi pulled her
daughter to sit down and beckoned to Yan Niang, "Mother has asked the
kitchen to make yajing tea(shock relief) for you, drink it while it's
hot."
The so-called yajing tea is brewed with
calming grass, and the calming grass is like the name, which can slow down the
heartbeat and relax the nerves.
Although Nangong Yue felt that she didn't need it,
Nangong Xin stared at her with burning eyes from the side and comforted:
"Sister, the yajing tea is a bit bitter, but I have prepared pine
nut candy for you." He took out a purse in his arms, and carefully stuffed
the whole purse into Nangong Yue, "Mother only allows me to eat two pine
nuts a day, I have saved it for half a month, I will give it to you!"
Nangong Yue couldn't help but laugh, hardened her
heart and drank the Yajing tea, and then accepted the bag of pine nuts
candy with kindness. "Thanks brother!" She watched with amusement as
her brother showed a pained expression. She took out two candies from her
purse, one for herself, and one into his mouth.
"Sister, you are so kind ......"
Before his words fell, they heard Que Er's voice
from outside the room: "Greetings to the Second Master."
Nangong Mu strides into the house, once he
sees Nangong Yue, he breathes a long breath of relief, "Yue Jie Er,
fortunately you are fine."
He thought to himself with fear: Fortunately Yue Jie
Er came back, in case she really ran into that assassin, something could
happen!
The father and daughter's eyes met, and the complex
emotions in Nangong Mu's eyes were reflected in Nangong Yue's eyes, including
concern, tension, fear, then relief, joy, and fear...
Father is really concerned about me, right? Nangong
Yue could not help but feel a tightness in her heart, her eyes were sore, and
she gently soothed: "Father, I'm fine, I was just scattered by the crowd today,
the horses were also a little frightened, do not believe you see."
She stood up pretending to be brisk and turned
around in a circle, the skirt corners danced gracefully, looking very playful
and cute. Nangong Mu and his wife couldn't help but smile at each other, while
Nangong Xin applauded her sister: "My sister is so pretty."
"Father," Nangong Yue sat down beside
Nangong Mu and asked curiously, "What happened on South Street today? I
seem to have seen Jin Yiwei ......"
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