The child was a little uneasy, his eyes were alert, and he looked like he was ready to give it a try at any time.
Hua Zhi tried not to think about what he had been through, as it was not a good thing after all. But she couldn't go on like this, as her carriage was now covered in blood and the mattress was soaked with blood.
"Do you have someone you need to meet up with?"
The child nodded and then shook his head.
Hua Zhi nodded without asking any more questions, "Will there be any trouble if you follow me now?"
The child shook his head, "No one saw it."
"Okay then, come and take a look to see if he has any vital injuries. If not, go and clean up the rest first. All traces must be cut off in this restaurant." The people who came to Laiyunlai Restaurant were either rich or noble. Only if they were caught here would the other party be cautious, so she would not pay any attention to it.
Shaoyao nodded, went forward to take the patient's pulse, put on a veil and got out of the car, motioning Yingchun to go in.
Yingchun covered her mouth tightly when she saw what was going on inside, and subconsciously tried to stand in front of the young lady, but Huazhi stopped her and said, "It's okay, sit down."
The carriage slowly moved away. Zhu Ziwen and Shaoyao had no friendship, so when he saw her getting off the carriage, he didn't ask any questions. He just nodded to her and followed on horseback.
Wu Bi led the horse over, sniffed it with his nose, and frowned, "Where does the smell of blood come from?"
Shaoyao looked around and lowered her voice, "There's a child hidden in the carriage, no more than ten years old. Judging from the material of his clothes and his demeanor, he's not from an ordinary family. Go check which family in Beijing has lost a child recently. If no one has reported it..."
Shaoyao's eyes were cold, "There must be something fishy going on. Investigate it thoroughly."
"Okay, I'll go right away. When you go back, tell Wang Rong not to leave the Hua family for the next few days."
"I know." The two of them separated. Shaoyao went to the alley next to the backyard of Yunlai Restaurant. She looked around and turned into the yard. This was where the carriage was parked. The child should have been hiding here.
Shaoyao found bloodstains near the inside of the stable. She cleaned them up and followed them until she found a crack. Both the ground and the wall were covered in dark colors, which were the colors of bloodstains after aging for a long time. This showed that the child had stayed here for at least one day.
Shaoyao held her head which was in so much pain that it felt like it was about to split open. Her mind was filled with blood and fire, all unfamiliar scenes, but she did not feel they were unfamiliar.
This was probably the past she had forgotten. She didn't want to remember it at all, not at all!
There were beads of sweat on Shaoyao's forehead and her lips were snow-white. She thought that she had to get herself some medicine that would help her forget the past more completely.
After the headache subsided, he used his hidden power to strike a few places on the outer wall of the mezzanine. The wall began to slowly collapse from the bottom, with the bottom breaking particularly badly, completely filling up the mezzanine. Large pieces of stone were pressed on top, as if this place had always been like this. After making sure that no traces were left, he left quietly like he did when Shaoyao Tathagata came.
After a while, another group of people came into the yard. They searched every corner carefully, and finally shook their heads and left.
At this time, Shaoyao had already returned to the Hua family and said hello to Wang Rong.
Wang Rong whispered, "You shouldn't have left the palace today. The people in the palace might already know that you are in the Hua family."
"If you don't want to die in my hands, just come." Shaoyao was in a very bad mood and was full of violence. Hua Zhi didn't know about this kind of Shaoyao, but people like Wang Rong were familiar with her. Shaoyao used to be like this. When she got angry, no one could calm her down.
"Miss Shaoyao, you are back. The young lady was worried that you were in trouble, so she sent me here to see if you were back." Baoxia came over at a very fast pace and pulled Shaoyao inside, "Hurry, the young lady is waiting for you!"
Wang Rong's momentum was gone. At first, he was really worried that Shaoyao would attack that reckless maid. However, when the maid mentioned the eldest daughter of the Hua family, he clearly saw that Shaoyao, who had been angry and didn't recognize any relatives, put away all her sharp edges, and the look she turned back at him was also clear again.
Letting out a sigh of relief, Wang Rong began to understand why the prince wanted Shaoyao to follow the eldest girl. In addition to protecting the eldest girl, he probably also wanted to comfort Shaoyao.
Thinking of the prince, Wang Rong frowned. The prince had been gone for much longer than expected, and no news had been sent back. He didn't know what the current situation was. There was a subtle movement in the capital...
Wang Rong's heart, which had just been at ease, was lifted up again.
As soon as Shaoyao entered the room, she smelled a strong smell of alcohol. A maid went in with clean water, and another maid came out with bloody water. She moved away.
"You're back?" Hua Zhi looked back at her, then her gaze stopped. She motioned for Yingchun to take over and clean the child's wound. She walked up to Shaoyao and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Shaoyao said nothing, just holding Huahua quietly to calm herself down. She didn't believe that one who treats others should not treat himself. After her master said that her illness was incurable, she prescribed a lot of medicine for herself. She thought she was already well, although her master didn't think so. But today she realized that she was indeed not well.
Hua Zhi responded to her without saying a word, gently stroking the back of her neck, and only said after she felt that she was completely relaxed: "It's okay, go lie down on my bed for a while, I'll be there soon."
Shaoyao stood up straight and looked at the child on the bed.
Hua Zhi understood and smiled, "I asked Doctor Chu to come to my house. Although he has many injuries, they are not serious and he can still hold on."
"Let me do it." Shaoyao walked to the bedside and looked at the child who was sweating from the pain but still conscious. She respected him and didn't want to knock him out. She turned around and ordered, "Go get my medicine box."
Baoxia trotted out of the house.
Shaoyao tore the child's tattered clothes to shreds in a few moves. The eight or nine-year-old child didn't even have the energy to be shy. One could only tell how embarrassed he was from his evasive eyes.
The maids also turned their heads away. Boys and girls over seven years old are not allowed to sit at the same table, so this is more than seven years old!
Hua Zhi sent the maid away, walked over to the child, looked at the wounds of varying sizes, and asked the child, who was shaking slightly, "If you want to contact someone, we will help you do our best."
The child looked at her steadily, his black eyes were stubborn and resolute, so pure that people could not feel the slightest bit of disgust when looking at him. Hua Zhi felt that she liked this child a little. She always liked such strong people.
“I had no one to contact.”
Just when the child thought that she was afraid of trouble and wanted to drive him away, he heard her ask, "What should I call you? Why not just call you Ah Jian?"
Hua Zhi was very satisfied, Ajian Ajian, it’s so easy to remember.
Shaoyao also thought it couldn't be better, "A humble name is easy to raise, I think it's good."
The child accepted his new name under the gaze of the two.
"How is it going?"
Shaoyao cleaned up his hands and said, "These are all fresh wounds, no more than three days old. Judging from the depth of the wounds, it should not be done by the same person."
Ah Jian clenched his hands into fists, and his chest rose and fell noticeably.
Shaoyao shrugged, "It seems I was right."
PS: My stock of manuscripts has been exhausted. It’s really amazing that Kong Kong, who has a lot of meetings every day, dares to update twice!