The leisurely days seemed extremely precious. Lu Yunchu estimated that the plot was not far from finding him. Sure enough, after a few days, the head maid suddenly rushed into the yard and told Lu Yunchu a "bad news".
"Miss! Miss!" When the maid pushed the door open, Lu Yunchu was drying bacon in the yard. She didn't feel anything was wrong and said breathlessly, "The spy is back. That Miss Liu is not Mr. Wen's cousin at all."
Of course Lu Yunchu knew the identity of the heroine. She was the youngest daughter of the governor of Yizhou. After the dynasty collapsed, Yizhou was in chaos. Her father killed the rebel generals and stabilized the situation, but her brothers all died in the rebellion. The innocent little daughter finally grew up and sneaked out of Yizhou without telling her father, embarking on the road of growth and experience.
"Oh? There is such a thing?" Lu Yunchu was forced to speak the lines while drying the bacon swiftly, "Who is she and what is her identity?"
"I don't know. This person's origins are unknown and he seems to be intentionally hiding his whereabouts."
"Bah!" Lu Yunchu sneered, "He's hiding his identity, and he's a cripple with a good appearance. A man and a woman walking together, she must not be a good girl."
"That's right, that's right. I heard that they are going to burn incense in the temple outside the city again. Miss, do you want to go and wake up Master Wen?"
Lu Yunchu thought about the plot for a moment, and it seemed that the book mentioned that one of the hero's advisers was once the abbot of the temple. She thought about the plot in her mind and said, "Of course, is any cat or dog qualified to pounce on Wen Jue?"
Before he was ready, his legs started moving on their own. Lu Yunchu looked at the bacon that he had not yet cleaned up and looked up at the sky helplessly.
Wen Jue guarded his yard tightly and didn't let anyone in. Lu Yunchu had no choice but to wait outside the mansion for them to leave.
I don’t know how the plot is arranged. I hope Lu Yunchu can stop the male protagonist as soon as he leaves the house and not make trouble. She really doesn’t want to travel a long distance to the outside of the city to make a scene.
She waited in a teahouse not far from the mansion. After waiting for half an hour, the hero and heroine still didn't come out. Her patience was completely exhausted, but she couldn't move and could only wait there.
Just when she was about to drag the maid over to have some irrelevant chat, her vision suddenly blurred and she felt extremely sleepy. She cursed softly, this supporting actress is really... She could actually fall asleep here.
When she opened her eyes again, it was sunset.
Lu Yunchu found herself lying on a soft couch in the side room of the teahouse. She was probably carried here by the head maid.
The drama was not over yet, she slapped the couch angrily: "I fell asleep, why didn't you call me!"
The head maid quickly explained: "I heard that the eldest master did not leave the house today, and there has been no movement at the main gate. I saw that the young lady was too tired, so I didn't have the heart to wake her up."
The vicious female partner was quite nice to the maid she brought from home. She did not beat or scold her. Instead, she rubbed her temple and said, "She probably left quietly after disguising herself." She seemed to complain and sigh, "He is always like this, hard to guess and hard to approach, like an airtight treasure house. If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have to marry into the Wen Mansion just to be closer to him."
After she finished speaking, she felt relieved, finally completing the storyline.
She looked at the sky and felt a little uneasy. She hadn't been home all day and wondered if Wen Zhan had eaten anything.
Lu Yunchu hurried downstairs holding up her skirt. When she reached the lobby, she realized that she had finally come out and could not waste it, so she packed some food to take back home.
When I returned to the yard, the sky had already become completely dark and pitch black.
Lu Yunchu felt like he had returned to the first day he had traveled through time and space, and was a little dazed for a moment.
The moonlight was cold, falling on her, urging her to quicken her pace.
There was no light in the wing, as if it was about to melt into the darkness.
She walked into the room carrying a food box and called softly, "Wen Zhan?"
After I finished shouting, I realized that he was mute. What's the point of shouting at him? Is he likely to respond
The room was too dark, so she groped her way towards the oil lamp, put down the food box and lit the oil lamp.
The wick burned, illuminating the scene in the house, which was empty and deserted.
"Where did you go..." she muttered.
Lu Yunchu looked everywhere with an oil lamp and found him in the innermost room. He was standing in front of the window, looking at the moon quietly.
She walked over and interrupted him: "What are you looking at, so serious."
Wen Zhan turned around when he heard the voice, a little surprised.
Lu Yunchu grinned and looked in the direction he was looking. A bright waning moon hung in the dark blue sky, with a kind of lonely and sad beauty.
She didn't like this feeling, so she looked away and asked, "Why don't you turn on the light? It's so dark in the room."
This was just a casual question and Lu Yunchu didn't expect him to answer. Just as he was about to continue speaking, he saw Wen Zhan take out a pen and paper from his sleeve and carefully write down his answer.
She was about to forget that Wen Zhan always answered questions.
He wrote a little slowly, as if he didn't know how to answer this question. After thinking for a while, he wrote down three words.
—I’m used to it.
Lu Yunchu was silent for a moment and changed the subject: "Have you eaten?"
Wen Zhan loosened and clenched the fingers holding the charcoal pencil several times, but in the end he wrote nothing. He looked at Lu Yunchu hesitantly and shook his head.
"Why don't you eat?" Lu Yunchu was always annoyed by his lack of care for his body. "Didn't I grind sesame paste for you? It's good to make a bowl to fill your stomach."
Wen Zhan was a little flustered and quickly wrote to explain:
—I’m used to it.
Same answer as above.
I got used to being surrounded by darkness and I got used to being hungry.
"Have you always been like this?" Lu Yunchu sighed. It was no wonder her stomach felt uncomfortable after getting used to being hungry. She looked at him seriously and said, "Don't be like this. Every day from now on must be different from before."
Wen Zhan shook his head, expressing surprise at her words.
-no the same.
Lu Yunchu thought about it and realized that it was indeed different. He was once trapped in darkness and unable to fill his stomach, but he was hung under a beam and suffered torture. He could not see the light all day and could not even notice the change of day and night.
She felt sad, but she saw Zhan continue to write:
—Waiting for you today.
Suddenly, her heart trembled, as if a flower had emerged from there, shaking its buds.
It’s different. I’m waiting for you today.
Lu Yunchu looked up at him blankly. Wen Zhan's expression was normal. He didn't realize what he had written at all. There was no shyness or sadness. He was just stating a fact.
Yes, this is different from the previous days and nights, not because there is less suffering, but because there is more hope.
Lu Yunchu took a deep breath, lowered his head hastily, and changed the subject: "Every time I go out in the future, I will bring you delicious food when I come back."
Then have more expectations and don't focus on suffering.
Wen Zhan smiled softly.
Lu Yunchu cheered up again: "I brought back boiled chicken and shrimp dumplings. I don't know how they taste. Let me try them first before they get cold."
She walked back holding the oil lamp, lighting the candlesticks along the way, and the room was gradually filled with soft, warm light.
Lu Yunchu said, "Wait for me. I cooked porridge this morning. I'll heat it up and it will be ready soon."
Wen Zhan raised his hand to stop her, but he couldn't make a sound. Lu Yunchu didn't notice his movements and ran away quickly.
She worked quickly and efficiently and quickly brought the hot porridge over.
"Your stomach is not in good condition. I dare not let you eat too much meat. Just continue to drink the porridge." She explained, "I am not a doctor, and I don't know about medicinal food. I can only let you take care of yourself slowly like this."
Wen Zhan shook his head, indicating that drinking porridge was good.
Lu Yunchu smiled and opened the food box: "But you can eat a little bit to satisfy your craving."
She took the roast chicken and shrimp dumplings out of the lunch box: "I went to the kitchen and told them to make them. The taste is also light, so it should be okay to eat a little." Although the steward would deliver the ingredients, it was not comprehensive after all, and there were no ingredients like lively fresh shrimps.
She touched the dish and felt it was still hot, so she said, "Try a shrimp dumpling."
Wen Zhan nodded and picked up a piece of shrimp dumpling. The dumpling skin was so thin that it was almost transparent, revealing the pink shrimp filling inside, which looked very beautiful.
He quickly put it into his mouth and took a bite. The shrimp filling was very crispy. He seemed to hear the crisp "pop" sound when his teeth bit it, and then the steam of the hot soup inside suddenly came out.
"Be careful, it's hot!" Lu Yunchu didn't have time to remind him.
Wen Zhan was burned. He had a sad look on his face, and when he frowned, it looked like he had encountered something very serious.
Lu Yunchu was anxious. If he got burned, he could just blow out some air quickly. But Wen Zhan just endured it.
She felt helpless and wanted to laugh, so she said in a clear voice, "This is the only one. You can't eat more."
Wen Zhan nodded, put down his chopsticks obediently, picked up the spoon and drank the porridge.
Lu Yunchu originally wanted to tease him, but when he saw his satisfied look, he immediately lost interest.
She opened the lid of the roast chicken. This was a very light meat dish, but it took a lot of effort to make. It needed to be simmered slowly at a low temperature, so that the fat in the chicken could squeeze out the juices and soak the bones with the rich and fragrant flavor.
The chicken skin was golden and shiny, and under the candlelight, it had a luster like rock sugar coating. When you use chopsticks to push aside the elastic chicken skin, the gravy immediately gushed out, flowing slowly in strands.
Lu Yunchu tried to pick up a piece with chopsticks, but it was really inconvenient, so he just tore off a piece with his hands.
The chicken was very hot and steaming, the gravy was so tender and smooth, nourished by the delicious juices and fats, and so slippery that you could swallow it in one bite.
She was very satisfied and said to Wen Zhan, "You can eat some of this, too."
Wen Zhan raised his head and saw her greedy look with a smile on his face.
He picked up the chopsticks and was about to pick up a piece, but Lu Yunchu directly tore off a piece and handed it to his mouth.
His eyes widened slightly and he froze there.
The light was not bright enough, so Lu Yunchu couldn't see his expression clearly, and asked in confusion: "Don't you like it?"
Wen Zhan opened his lips a few times, not knowing what to do. Just as he was about to be shaken, he heard Lu Yunchu continue, "I've washed my hands, don't be disgusted—"
Hearing these two words, Wen Zhan immediately opened his mouth and bit the chicken, then quickly moved back to avoid it. Everything happened in the blink of an eye and Lu Yunchu didn't even have time to react.
The umami flavor blooms in the mouth, it is the original freshness, with rich layers of saltiness, which brings out the sweetness of the meat itself. The fresh, sweet and salty fragrance makes Wen Zhan unable to help but savor it for a while.
"How is it?" Lu Yunchu asked.
Wen Zhan nodded quickly several times.
Lu Yunchu smiled happily and took his hand back: "That's good."
Wen Zhan's eyes subconsciously followed the movement of her fingers, and then he suddenly started coughing.
Lu Yunchu was startled. Seeing that he was coughing violently, he said anxiously, "Ah, why are you coughing? It seems that you can't eat these yet. Don't eat them next time."
Wen Zhan didn't explain and coughed even more violently.