The abdominal cavity was so full that it was about to explode, but countless river water was poured into his mouth. Xiao Jiting only felt that his consciousness was getting farther and farther away from him. When his eyes were about to close, he could vaguely see the tall and straight river on the bank through a layer of water. stature.
I'm going to die... Maybe I'm really going to die... Xiao Ji Ting suddenly calmed down, but he was holding the broken silver hand with all his strength, and the palm of his hand was hurt by the silver.
When she was about to fall completely into darkness, she suddenly heard someone shouting 'someone fell into the water! Come to the rescue! ', followed by a burst of noise.
Amid the commotion, she felt someone jump into the water and lift her head out of the water. There was still an unclear voice coming from my ear: "Miss Ji, don't be afraid."
Xiao Ji opened his mouth and passed out completely.
After an unknown amount of time, her fingertips moved slightly, and then she smelled the familiar smell of sachets. Xiao Ji Ting frowned, opened his eyes hard, and saw the peace talisman hanging by the bed. It was when she was seven years old that a fortune teller told her that she was destined for several catastrophes. After her mother, who never believed in these things, drove her husband away, she went to a Buddhist temple to ask for this. Since then, she has been taking her to worship Buddha every year.
Xiao Ji stared at the safety talisman for a long time, and suddenly heard the voice of the servant girl in surprise: "Miss! You are awake! Ma'am, ma'am! Miss is awake!"
Xiao Jiting blinked the corners of her eyes, and the things that happened before gradually flooded into her mind. The fear of being submerged in water made her shudder, and she was completely frightened: "Mother! Mother..."
"Here we come!" Mrs. Ji ran over anxiously, and suddenly hugged her into her arms, "Don't be afraid, mother just went to make medicine for Ting'er, and mother is not going anywhere tonight."
"Is it already night?" Xiao Ji heard the familiar smell on his mother's body, and his mood gradually stabilized.
Mrs. Ji is rare and gentle: "Well, it's night, you slept all afternoon, you scared my mother to death."
"I'm almost scared to death..." Xiao Ji listened to mutter, and then thought for a while, "Where is the brother who sent me back? Has he returned to the palace?"
Mrs. Ji was stunned for a moment before realizing that she was talking about Shen Tuchuan. She immediately let go of her, and pressed her back into the bed dumbfoundingly: "What brother, you really have no rules. He is the manager of Shentu."
"He's so much older than me, so what's wrong with calling him brother?" Xiao Ji Ting pouted, "What about others? He saved me, I haven't thanked him yet."
"Your father has already gone to thank you in person, you just need to take care of yourself, and don't worry about other things," Mrs. Ji said and paused for a moment, "By the way, although you are usually stubborn, you can be considered careful in doing things. Why did you suddenly fall into the water?"
It's not that she thinks too much, it's just that she knows her child too well, Ting'er is definitely not that rash, and it's impossible for her to fall into the water just by saying it.
When Xiao Ji was asked about this, a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes: "I don't know, it's just sitting on the bank of the river and eating red bean cakes. I used to do this often when I went to Donglin Lake with my father, but I never went out. What was wrong, why this time... Ah, I remembered."
"What's going on?" Mrs. Ji asked immediately.
Xiao Ji Ting's face wrinkled into a ball: "Don't mention it, I was standing quite steadily, but a small stone fell from somewhere, and it hit my knee directly. I couldn't hold back the pain and fell straight away. In the water."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Ji immediately lifted her quilt, exposing her calves. Xiao Ji listened and watched as she pulled up her pajama pants, revealing the bruises on her knees.
"But it hurt here?" Mrs. Ji raised her head and asked.
Xiao Jiting nodded immediately: "It's here!"
"Why would you throw a small stone when it's fine?" Mrs. Ji frowned, subconsciously thinking of Shen Tuchuan, but then denied it. Although there were only the two of them at the time, Shen Tuchuan was more suspicious, but Ji's family and Dongchang had never offended Shen Tuchuan, and they had never offended Shen Tuchuan. He had no reason to attack a ten-year-old child.
Besides, Shen Tuchuan was the one who saved his own child, how could their Ji family doubt him. Mrs. Ji shook her head, pushing all the messy thoughts out of her mind.
Xiao Jiting glanced at her carefully: "Mother, you won't hit me, will you?"
"Why am I hitting you for nothing?" Mrs. Ji couldn't laugh or cry. Her only daughter suffered a catastrophe, and it was too late for her to feel distressed. Even if she wanted to teach her a lesson, she had to wait until she had recuperated.
Xiao Ji felt relieved when he heard this, and he talked more. The three sentences were inseparable from Shen Tuchuan, and both inside and outside the words were praise and curiosity for him. Mrs. Ji was willing to listen at first, but gradually her ears were almost callused, so she ordered her to sleep immediately.
Xiao Ji lay down reluctantly, and as soon as she said nothing, she began to get scared. Seeing that Mrs. Ji was about to get up and leave, she quickly grabbed Mrs. Ji's sleeve, and there was a burst of pain in her hand, but she couldn't care less Check, but grabbed Mrs. Ji tightly, and called out pitifully: "Mother."
"Mother will stay with you tonight, and now I'm just going to bring you the medicine." Mrs. Ji's eyes were gentle.
Xiao Jiting looked at her for a while, and after making sure that she wasn't lying to him, he let her go slowly, and looked at his stinging palm after she left.
When Mrs. Ji came back with the medicine, she saw her staring at the wound on the palm of her hand in a daze, and felt helpless: "You child, why didn't you know that you were such a money addict before? You are unconscious and still holding a piece of broken silver, doctor It took a lot of work to get it out.”
"Mom, where's my money?!" Xiao Ji Ting asked hurriedly.
Mrs. Ji glanced at her sideways: "On weekdays, your father and I give you copper coins. Where did you get such a big piece of silver?"
"Brother Shentu gave it to me. He said he wanted to treat me to candied haws!" Xiao Jiting said immediately, "Where's my money? You didn't lose it to me, did you?"
"I didn't throw it away, I'll keep it for you." Mrs. Ji angrily took a purse from the dressing table, and threw it directly beside the bed.
Xiao Jiting opened it immediately, and smiled happily after seeing the broken silver inside.
Mrs. Ji felt a little uncomfortable watching it, and thought that she must owe Shen Tuchuan to being an eunuch, otherwise, seeing her daughter's reaction, she would definitely be worried to death. Thinking of this, Mrs. Ji's thinking began to diverge, and she gradually thought of her daughter's temperament, which is most likely an extrovert. Once she has a husband's family, she might forget about the old couple completely.
Little white-eyed wolf, when she is fourteen years old, she will discuss her marriage. If she gets married earlier, she will save them from being more sad. Mrs. Ji was mad at her own imagination
"Mother, it's cold, you should lie down quickly, and Ting'er will make room for you that has just been warmed up." Xiao Ji Ting said with a smile.
Mrs. Ji's heart melted immediately, her daughter is a caring little padded jacket, she was reluctant to marry him off earlier, no matter what, she had to stay at home for two more years.
What Mrs. Ji didn't expect was that she really kept Ji Ting for two more years as she wished.
In the blink of an eye, seven years have passed. During these seven years, many things happened in the capital. The emperor was seriously ill and unable to go to court early, so he could only handle government affairs in the imperial study. The older the emperor, the more greedy he was for power, to the point where he was unwilling to establish a crown prince. All the ministers who persuaded him to establish a crown prince were either dismissed or exiled. In short, there was turmoil in the court.
During these seven years, the emperor didn't believe anyone, only believed in Dongchang, which he founded with his own hands. The power of Dongchang grew day by day, to the point where one person was under one man and above ten thousand people. In the East Factory, Shen Tuchuan sat on the position of governor four years ago, and his methods were extremely vicious. Many people died in his hands. It took only four years to become a powerful eunuch with great power.
When it comes to this governor, all the officials in the court hate him, but they can't do anything about him, and even feel a little jealous of him.
Xiao Jiting gradually grew up in such an environment, and became a big girl with a beautiful face and a slender waist, and became the "No. 1 beauty in Kyoto" among everyone.
For such a title, Ji Shangshu and his wife are very worried. It is not a good thing for their daughter to be too famous. At least since she was fourteen years old, countless matchmakers have come to her door. Unknowingly, they have rejected half of the big families in the capital. , I'm afraid it offended many people.
"If they really like a girl, why don't they give birth to one themselves, instead of trying to get my daughter out?" Ji Shangshu dissatisfied after sending away another matchmaker.
Mrs. Ji, who used to always go along with him, sighed, sat down beside him, thought for a while and said, "Husband, now Ting'er is seventeen years old. This person who is seventeen years old in the capital and has no marriage contract, I'm afraid It's just our family of girls, we can't drag it on any longer."
"It's not that we can't afford it, what's wrong with raising it for two more years?" Ji Shangshu stared, "Besides, you don't know about our girl, she has been spoiled by us for a long time, and she doesn't know anything about housekeeping. , I don’t know how much anger you have to suffer in your in-law’s house, why don’t you understand?!”
"Then you won't marry for the rest of your life?" Mrs. Ji asked back. Seeing that he was about to nod, she just laughed angrily, "In three months' time, it will be the election of the show girl, don't you forget?"
Ji Shangshu fell silent for a moment. Three years ago in the show girl election, the emperor tried his mind, but he prevaricated it by saying that an elder in the family died of illness and needed to be filial.
"...The emperor is almost seventy, Ting'er is not too much to be his great-granddaughter, he thinks about what to do all day long." Ji Shangshu felt uncomfortable when he mentioned this matter.
"Which one of those who go to the talent show can be the emperor's great-granddaughter? I guess there are many beautiful daughters, probably much younger than Ting'er." Mrs. Ji was even more disgusted than him when she learned that the emperor had been thinking about her daughter. It's uncomfortable, but he is the emperor, the most honorable person in the world, so what can they do
Ji Shangshu remained silent with a sullen face, slammed the table for a while, gritted his teeth and looked at Mrs. Ji: "Since you mentioned this matter, you must have found a suitable family?"
"The son-in-law of the Household Minister's family is now nineteen years old and two years older than Ting'er. He usually cleans himself up and doesn't even have a housemate. Although his status may be a little lower, he has won the second place at a young age. I think the future is pretty good." Mrs. Ji said softly.
Ji Shangshu thought for a while, and then nodded: "The servants of Hubu and his wife are also very affectionate with Qin Se and Ming. Like our family, there are no concubines and concubines. It would be nice to have his son."
"It's more than that. That child is handsome. I met him by chance a few days ago, and I'm sure our family will like it." Mrs. Ji laughed.
Ji Shangshu glanced at her, and said sourly: "Ting'er likes a square face like her father's the most, so could it be that the child also has a square face?"
Mrs. Ji fell silent for a moment.
Ji Shangshu also realized that his joke was not funny, touched his nose and said: "It's useless if we just like it, you have to make Ting'er like it, otherwise even if you escape the draft, you will marry a If you don't like a man, I'm afraid life will not be much easier."
"It's up to you to say that. I have already made an appointment with Mrs. Shi Lang. We will go to the Buddhist temple to burn incense together tomorrow. Let them meet at that time. Maybe they will fall in love." Mrs. Ji is obviously ready.
Ji Shangshu was displeased: "When did you make an appointment? Why didn't you tell me?"
"I would like to tell you, when did you come back these few days?" Mrs. Ji snorted softly, "It was agreed five days ago, Mrs. Minister's letter often mentioned it in these two days, and I think she is very satisfied with Ting'er. "
"My daughter, of course they are satisfied..." Ji Shangshu is probably the most dissatisfied person in this matter, but after thinking about it carefully, the son-in-law of the servant's family is indeed a promising person. If Ting'er can follow him, even if he can't enjoy it in the future Dafu, it is impossible to suffer.
So the trip to the Buddhist temple was settled after the two discussed it, and Ji Ting was pulled out of bed early the next morning.
"Mother, let me sleep a little longer." Ji Ting protested with her eyes closed. Her seventeen-year-old face was as white as a hard-boiled egg, and there was a natural blush on her cheeks. Untouched beauty.
Mrs. Ji looked at her with relief and worry in her eyes. She was relieved that she was beautiful enough, so she had more room to choose her husband's family. She was worried that she was too beautiful, and others only liked her face, not her person.
"Mom, what are you looking at? Have you prepared something for me? Let me know first, if the pastry prepared is not delicious, I won't accompany you up the mountain." Ji Ting gradually regained consciousness, and said seriously.
Mrs. Ji: "..." Forget it, for this kind of idiot who only knows how to eat, it would be nice if someone could look up to her face.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Ji gave up the pink skirt sent by the maid without hesitation, and turned around to ask someone to bring a set of bright red dresses. The clothes were embroidered with gold thread. She is majestic and dignified. An ordinary girl would definitely not be able to support this body. However, Ji Ting was born gorgeous. Even the same gorgeous clothes can only be reduced to her foil when worn on her body.
When changing clothes, the maid wanted to untie the red rope around Ji Ting's neck, but Ji Ting hurriedly protected her, her eyes signaled that she didn't need to untie it. The maid nodded and continued to help her change clothes.
After changing her clothes, Mrs. Ji personally combed her hair in a bun, chose a golden peacock Bu Yao from among the jewellery, and then put a thin pendant on the Bu Yao and hung it to her ear. When Ji Ting moved it, it began to sway playfully . Mrs. Ji stared at her face for a long time, but in the end she didn't put anything on her, but just put some lip balm on her lips.
Ji Ting looked at himself in the mirror, and there was a question mark on his head: "Mother, aren't we going to worship the Buddha? How did you make it so beautiful?"
"Whatever you do, just follow me obediently." Mrs. Ji glanced at her overwhelmed daughter, and walked out holding her hand in satisfaction.
Ji Ting didn't know why at first, but when he walked to the front yard and saw his sour father, he suddenly understood something in his heart. But she didn't say anything after all, she just curled her lips and followed her mother into the carriage.
After Shang Shufu's carriage went out, the carriage that had been parked in an inconspicuous corner of the wall also started to move, and followed it all the way.
The carriage swayed forward, and soon left the city of Kyoto, heading towards the Buddhist temple in the mountains. As soon as Ji Ting got on the carriage, she started to catch up on sleep, and when she woke up, she was already there.
"So fast?" Ji Ting rubbed his eyes, unconsciously rubbing the red string around his neck with one hand.
Mrs. Ji gave her a look of resentment, and led her towards the Buddhist temple: "I will burn incense later, and you wait for me in the viewing pavilion in the courtyard behind the Buddhist temple. If you meet anyone, behave yourself." , Don’t be fooled, do you know?”
"Okay, mother, why say it so obscure, I understand, isn't it just to see your husband and son-in-law." Ji Ting laughed.
Mrs. Ji was surprised: "How do you know?"
"Look at the clothes you prepared for me. I don't usually dress very cleanly when I come to worship Buddha, but this time I brought all the clothes at the bottom of the box, and my father, his face when I came out Ah, it's even more bitter than bitter gourd." After Ji heard this, he couldn't help but click his tongue twice.
Mrs. Ji put on a straight face: "You're the smart one, don't be so unruly."
"Yes." Ji Ting immediately restrained himself, and said to Mrs. Ji politely, completely gone from the indifferent look just now.
Mrs. Ji completely ignored her, and took her up the mountain after glaring at her.
The Mahayana Buddhist Temple is the most famous temple in Kyoto. It is as big as the emperor worshiping ancestors and as small as the common people offering incense. This temple is my favorite, so the incense here is prosperous all year round.
The Buddhist temple was built on the top of the mountain. Originally, there was only one road that could go up the mountain. Later, because the road was full of stone steps from the beginning to the end, it was impossible for carriages and sedan chairs to go up. Not far from there is a unique path dedicated to horse-drawn carriages.
Of course, it was limited to the use of the emperor's carriage, Ji Ting and his mother still had to walk up the original road step by step.
Ji Ting is usually most afraid of coming to the Buddha with Mrs. Ji. The biggest reason is that she is afraid of going up the steps. Every time she walks to the top, she will be exhausted. Not to mention that after dressing up today, her head is heavier than usual. She just left After a few steps, I couldn't help complaining: "In a place as big as the capital city, it doesn't look good anywhere, but I have to choose a Buddhist temple. I don't know who I am in trouble for."
"What's wrong with the Buddhist temple? How clean the Buddhist temple is!" Mrs. Ji glared at her.
Ji Ting curled her lips, ignoring the gazes from around her, thinking that this place is probably the most unclean place in the whole of Kyoto, and it's lucky that mother can tell. However, there were indeed fewer people today than usual, plus she was wearing a veil, although there were still people who couldn't help but look at her, there were much fewer people than before.
She became a little more comfortable, and subconsciously looked at the source of the gaze, but only saw a black shadow flash past, and then disappeared. Ji Ting reached out and rubbed the red string around his neck, and was about to go over to have a look, but was interrupted by Mrs. Ji: "When you see the young master later, remember to hide that thing around your neck, it's really lost You're dead, and you don't have any good things at home, but you're wearing that thing, and I'm going to throw it away for you sooner or later."
Ji Ting's attention was drawn back, and he held Mrs. Ji's arm and smiled: "This thing is my amulet. If I change it, it won't have this effect. I'm not willing to throw it away. Don't worry, mother, I promise not to let others See."
Mrs. Ji glanced at her, and angrily led her to continue climbing the stairs. The two walked for a while, Ji Ting stopped again, this time his face turned pale: "I, I can't do it anymore, I'm too tired."
"What's going on with you today?" Mrs. Ji looked worried.
Ji Ting shook his head slightly: "I'm wearing too bulky, and I'm greedy for pastries in the morning, and now my stomach is full of acid in the sun."
Mrs. Ji stared at her for a while, and finally gritted her teeth and said, "If it's really not possible, let's go back first, and make an appointment at another place."
"That's okay. I promised them. It's not appropriate not to go. Besides, they have worked so hard to get there. How can we let them go for nothing." She is still a good and considerate little girl.
Mrs. Ji sighed: "Then you take a rest, and we will leave after resting."
"... I'm fine, let's move forward slowly." Ji Ting straightened up with a sigh of relief.
Mrs. Ji supported her in disapproval, and was about to persuade her again, when a white-faced and beardless man came over and slightly clasped his fists at them, Mrs. Ji recognized who he was, and immediately became nervous.
"Mother, what's wrong?" Ji Ting asked in a low voice.
Mrs. Ji didn't answer, but looked at the man, and asked in a low voice, "Why do you dare to ask Eunuch Li?"
As soon as Ji Ting heard the word "father-in-law", a little surprise flashed in Ji Ting's eyes, and a face of a person appeared in his mind in the next second.
The man smiled warmly: "Our family was ordered by the emperor to go to the Buddhist temple to get some incense ashes to use as medicine. When we went up the mountain, we happened to see the two of you. I thought that the stone steps were too long, and I was afraid that the lady would feel uncomfortable, so I wanted to ask the lady to accompany you." Our family went up the mountain together in a carriage."
Mrs. Ji immediately refused: "This... is not very good, you have the emperor's life, so you can go that way, but we just..."
"Madam, don't worry, if the emperor asks, our family will explain to him personally." The man continued.
Normally, Mrs. Ji would never agree to go with her, but when she saw her daughter's pale face, she felt distressed. Coupled with the man's attitude of not being able to refuse, she nodded and agreed after struggling for a long time. The three of them took a shortcut from the side of the road to the carriage, and the carriage quickly ran up the mountain.
Seeing Ji Ting's face getting better gradually, Mrs. Ji thanked the man: "Thank you, Eunuch Li."
"It's just a little effort, Madam, you don't have to be polite." The man said gently.
A few people arrived at the Buddhist temple quickly, and the man took the incense ash and turned around to leave. It seemed that this trip was really only for such a trivial matter. Mrs. Ji breathed a sigh of relief, first took Ji Ting to worship the Buddha, and then went to the wing to meet Mrs. Shi Lang.
After the polite exchanges between you and me, Ji Ting followed Mrs. Ji's instructions and went to the back of the Buddhist temple. Different from the bustle of the Buddhist temple, the backyard of the Buddhist temple is very quiet. It took a long time to see a little monk cleaning. It is indeed a good place for a blind date.
Ji Ting walked slowly, and soon saw the appointed pavilion, and walked a few steps forward, and saw a clear figure from the back in the pavilion. Her steps slowed down a bit, and it took her a long time to walk forward normally, and she stopped when she was approaching the gazebo, feeling a little nervous for no reason: "You, hello, is this Mr. Zhang?"
After she finished asking, the man turned around. Seven years seemed to have no effect on him, but he became more handsome and feminine. Handsome and feminine, two irrelevant words, but they are wonderfully fused together on him. He is like a goblin in the mountains, and he comes here to captivate people's hearts.
"Miss Ji, I haven't seen you for many years. You have grown a lot taller." Shen Tuchuan said calmly, as if greeting an old friend.
Ji Ting came back to his senses, and hurriedly bowed his knees and wished him a blessing: "Master Governor." It's been seven years since I saw him, and he has already given power to the court and has a prominent status, and he is no longer the little eunuch she could call by his first name in the past.
Shen Tuchuan's eyes were calm: "Miss Ji is polite."
Eighteen changes in the women's college, not to mention Ji Ting's well-dressed clothes today. Compared with when she was a child, she has changed a lot, and her beauty is dazzling. But in Shen Tuchuan's eyes, Ji Ting hasn't changed at all, whether he was a ten-year-old boy back then or the girl in his boudoir today, nothing has changed at all.
Ji Ting smiled awkwardly, she should be happy to see her old friend, but for some reason, when she met Shang Shen Tuchuan's eyes, she panicked with fear. Can you not be afraid, this is a character who can crush their family to death with just a few fingers, and she has heard some rumors of his cruelty over the years, and she also knows that he is not as kind as he looks.
... But no matter how scared you are, you still have to say a few words to him, otherwise what's the point of standing still? Ji Ting took a deep breath, and just about to speak, he heard him ask: "What is Miss Ji doing at the Buddhist temple today?"
Ji Ting was stunned for a moment, and the words in his answer changed their meaning: "Returning to Lord Governor, the little girl came here today to worship the Buddha with her mother."
"Really?" Shen Tuchuan glanced at her, then stopped talking.
Ji Ting's lips were dry, and after a while he mustered up the courage to ask: "Your Excellency is busy with work, why did you come to the Buddhist temple today?"
"Of course it's also for official business." Shen Tuchuan replied.
Ji Ting paused, but he didn't stop his curiosity after all: "What business is it? If it's inconvenient to say it, forget it."
"Miss Ji was joking, it's just an ordinary official business, and there's nothing to keep secret," Shen Tuchuan said, meeting her eyes, "I'm here today to arrest someone."
Knowing that she shouldn't ask further, Ji Ting still couldn't help being curious: "Who is it?"
"Zhang and Yue."
Isn't this the man she went on a blind date with today? ! Ji Ting was shocked: "What are you arresting him for?"
"He colluded with the fifth prince to seek the throne, which is a serious crime against the nine clans."
The smile on Ji Ting's face froze: "Then, the words of the nine clans also include in-laws?"
"Naturally." Shen Tuchuan raised the corners of his lips.
Ji Ting swallowed: "Did you catch him?"
"He was standing here just now, so he was caught." Shen Tuchuan said with a pale face.
Ji Ting was silent for a moment, and asked weakly: "Well... if you have a blind date with him, will you be arrested too?" Niang also talked happily with Zhang Heyue's mother in the Buddhist hall, in case she was also arrested What should I do if I leave
Speaking of which, the timing was too coincidental. Just as she was about to go on a blind date with Zhang Heyue, he committed treason. Wasn't she too unlucky
Shen Tuchuan looked at her for a moment: "Are you here today to have a blind date with Zhang Heyue?"
"But I haven't even met him yet! I have nothing to do with him!" Ji Ting immediately dismissed, "My parents have nothing to do with him, we just came here to see each other casually!"
If Zhang Heyue fell into Dongchang's hands, it would be impossible for Zhang Heyue to survive. Not only that, but the entire Zhang family would be implicated. She was powerless to help, so she could only leave her family as clean as possible.
The corners of Shen Tuchuan's lips raised slightly: "If it's like what you said, you will be fine."
Ji Ting heaved a sigh of relief, and took a step forward gratefully. Before he could speak, he heard him continue: "You have really grown up, and now you are actually starting to see your husband-in-law."
His words sounded like an elder's. Ji Ting was not as nervous in front of him as before. He smiled for a while and rolled his eyes and said, "I haven't personally thanked the governor for saving my life. Now that I have met you , and ask the Lord to accept my worship."
As she spoke, she knelt down and exposed the top of her head in front of his eyes without vigilance. As long as she used her internal force to strike lightly, she would die due to the shattering of her skull.
Shen Tuchuan's right hand gradually tightened, but his face remained calm: "It was my mistake that made you fall into the lake. How can I accept your gift?"
"I was naughty. I fell into the water by myself. It's none of the governor's business. The governor said that and I'm offended." When his palm was about to hit her on the head, Ji Ting raised his head with a smile, Shentu Chuan calmly withdrew his hand. Ji Ting didn't see what was wrong with him, but just pulled the red rope around her neck outward, revealing the things that had been hanging on the red rope and hidden in her clothes.
It was a piece of broken silver, the silver was not as bright as before after a long time, and some of the edges and corners on it had been worn off completely, one could tell that it had been held and played with for a long time.
Shen Tuchuan looked at this piece of broken silver, and there was a wave in his eyes.
"When I fell into the water, I kept holding onto this piece of silver, praying in my heart that someone would save me, but you... Lord Governor really jumped down to save me, so from then on, I put this piece of silver As a talisman, I have been carrying it on my body forever, and it has been seven years in a blink of an eye." Ji Wen heard that his face showed nostalgia.
She has worn this piece of silver for too long, and her parents have forgotten the origin of the silver. They only know that their daughter has a quirk, and she has to wear a piece of broken silver around her neck all day long. Only she can remember that if it was not the owner of the silver, She might have died long ago.
She lowered her head again: "Thank you Lord Governor for saving your life back then."
Shen Tuchuan lowered his eyes, raised his right hand and waved towards her head expressionlessly, but when he was about to touch her, he saw the red rope around her neck, and the strength in his hand was almost reflexively released. Ji Ting only felt a gust of wind blowing above her head, she looked up suspiciously, and saw Shen Tuchuan's hand.
"Miss Ji's thank you, I have already received it." Shen Tuchuan said, his hand naturally supported her arm, and pulled her up from the ground.
Ji Ting nodded. Just as she was about to finish speaking, there was a commotion behind her. She couldn't help but look back. Shen Tuchuan said flatly, "It's too dirty, there's nothing to see."
Ji Ting turned his head back strangely, and just about to ask him what he meant, there was a muffled sound of something being cut by a sharp knife, and after a while, the surroundings became quiet. Ji Ting's whole body stiffened immediately, and after a long time, she looked at the place where the original commotion was. At this moment, there was only a piece of red blood there, but there was nothing beside it.
She suddenly felt nauseous, and couldn't help retching while holding on to the pillars of the gazebo. After vomiting out the contents of her stomach, a clean handkerchief appeared in front of her eyes. Ji Ting thanked him sadly, took the handkerchief and covered his mouth.
"It's just a little blood, so I feel so uncomfortable. If I see more, wouldn't I spit out all my internal organs?" Shen Tuchuan's voice was gentle and cool.
Ji Ting was very weak after vomiting, and sat down directly on the stone bench in the gazebo, and after a while he had the strength to talk to Shen Tuchuan: "It's the first time I've seen so much blood since I was a child, please forgive me for being rude. "
"It means that your parents have protected you very well," Shen Tuchuan said lightly, "It is your blessing to have such a family background."
The words were obviously without emotion, but when they came out of his mouth, they seemed to be full of irony. Ji Ting looked at him suspiciously, and after a moment of silence asked: "What happened just now..."
"It's just an ordinary thing in Dongchang." Shen Tuchuan looked at her.
When Ji heard the pool of blood, her stomach felt nauseated again, and she even felt a sense of fear towards Shen Tuchuan, but she didn't know if it was because he was too handsome, every time she felt scared, she saw his face Will be a little calmer again. Ji Ting struggled for a long time, and finally took off the silver around his neck.
Shen Tuchuan quietly took a panoramic view of her every move, wanting to see how she was going to deal with this scrap of money.
"The governor's ordinary actions are so bloody. If it is unusual, it will be very shocking. As I said just now, this silver is like a talisman, which is very useful at ordinary times. Why don't you accept it and put it on your body?" It's just for peace of mind." Hearing that, Ji Hearing carefully handed over the money.
There is no decoration on the silver, just punched a hole and tied it with a red thread. The red thread seems to have been worn around the neck for a long time, and there are some inconspicuous rough edges at the moment. In short, both the workmanship and appearance are ridiculously vulgar.
Ji Ting looked at it by himself, and felt a little embarrassed: "Well, don't dislike it, this thing doesn't look good, but it's really quite effective..."
Shen Tuchuan glanced at her: "It's getting late, I'll take a step first."
Ji Ting knew that this meant that he didn't want it, so he took it back embarrassingly, then got up and bowed his knees to him: "Send it to the governor."
After she finished speaking, she couldn't wait for a response. When she looked up, there was no one in front of her, and she should have walked away.
Ji Ting let out a soft breath, and hurried to find her mother. Since Mrs. Ji went out from Ji Ting, she was blocked in the room by the people from Dongchang who suddenly came out, and she was only released now. She was already in a hurry, and when she was about to go to Ji Ting, she saw When she came back from outside, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"What's going on today?" Mrs. Ji was still uneasy.
Ji Ting sighed, and told the Zhang family's affairs in detail. Mrs. Ji broke out in a cold sweat: "Fortunately, we haven't engaged with the Zhang family, otherwise we will be in trouble." , even if she didn't die, she would have to die with half her life. How could her daughter bear such a crime.
"Well, there is no need to mention today's matter, as for the in-laws..."
"Mother knows, Mother knows." Mrs. Ji said immediately.
Ji Ting nodded and went home with Mrs. Ji.
The marriage with the Zhang family was considered a blowout. Seeing the day of the draft approaching day by day, Mrs. Ji began to show Ji Ting frequently, but every time she caught up with Dongchang to arrest people. After several times in succession, Mrs. Ji noticed the weirdness .
"Isn't it the emperor's intentional warning?" She was very disturbed.
Ji Shangshu paused when he heard the words, and then waved his hand: "If the emperor really wants Ting'er to enter the palace, he only needs to give a verbal order, so there is no need to be so devious. Recently, it was revealed that the fifth prince's intention to usurp the throne. The young talent got involved in this matter and is now being liquidated, we just happened to meet."
Ji Shangshu's words made Mrs. Ji feel more at ease, but thinking that the draft is coming soon, Ji Ting's marriage has not been settled, she still feels uneasy. The emperor doesn't think of Ting'er now, it doesn't mean she won't remember Ting'er until the draft, she must find Ting'er a husband as soon as possible.
Since Mrs. Ji made up her mind, Ji Ting's life began to get busy. Every day from opening her eyes to going home to sleep, she kept looking at the son-in-law, which made her feel sick. She went to see each other again that day, and just in time for the Lantern Festival, she went to the night market with that man.
"There are candied haws, would Mr. Zhao want to eat?" Ji Ting asked, but he was actually greedy.
Mr. Zhao frowned in displeasure: "Candied haws are sold by street vendors, and they will be dirty when cooked. I don't know how to eat them. Miss Ji had better not eat them either."
"... Oh." Ji Ting smiled awkwardly, and continued to walk forward with him in silence.
There is no curfew on the night of the Lantern Festival, and people can enjoy the lanterns on the street, so it is much more lively than usual. If Ji Ting could come out at night during the Lantern Festival, Ji Ting would be overjoyed, but it's a pity that there is an old-fashioned person by her side, who keeps making her happy, she just wants to go home and sleep right away.
Seeing that a long street was coming to an end, Ji Ting was trying to get out when he suddenly saw a familiar figure in front of him, Dang even waved in surprise, but before she could move, someone ran away desperately, the street A few figures suddenly appeared from the houses on both sides, and they went up and caught the man.
Their movement caused a commotion. Someone took out a waist card and said in a shrill voice: "Dongchang handles the case! Capture the traitor!"
When he roared out, the people around Ji Ting panicked, turned around and ran away stumblingly, Ji Ting saw the situation, and a bad premonition arose. Before she could confirm it herself, someone rushed past her in the next second, and soon disappeared.
Ji Ting wiped his face, only to feel that this year's self has really memorized to the extreme.
When she was about to go home and tell her parents the unfortunate news, a pair of gilded cloud boots suddenly appeared in front of her. She paused, and when she raised her head, she met Shen Tuchuan's star-like eyes.
"Du..." Before the main character could be spoken, Shen Tuchuan made a hush on her lips, and her voice changed to, "Mr. Shen Tu."
Shen Tuchuan glanced at the direction Dongchang Yinggou was chasing, and his eyes fell on Ji Ting's face again: "Are you looking at your husband again?"
"Hmm..." Ji Ting was a little embarrassed, "I won't meet someone who is guilty again, right?"
"What do you think?" Shen Tuchuan asked back, his eyes never leaving the red rope around her neck.
Ji Ting smiled coyly, and he lost his temper: "Did I stab the prisoner's lair in my last life? Why do I have problems every time I find someone? If this continues, how can I get married?"
The corners of Shen Tuchuan's lips twitched a little: "Do you want to get married?"
"Sooner or later, I will marry." Ji Ting shrugged helplessly.
Just when she was frustrated, Shen Tuchuan walked past her and went straight to the roadside vendor. Ji Ting paused for a moment and hurriedly followed. When she arrived, Shen Tuchuan had already taken a bunch of candied haws, and when he saw her coming, he gave it to her directly.
"Have you brought any silver?" Ji Ting asked after receiving it, "Can you find it? If you can't find it, I have copper coins..."
"I also brought copper coins." Shen Tuchuan interrupted her.
Ji Ting took a look at the remaining money in his hand, and found that it was really a copper plate. After the music, he felt puzzled, so he quickly explained: "I just think it's very interesting. With your identity... but you carry a Copper plates, I thought they should be gold beads and jade pendants.”
"Thinking too much." Shen Tuchuan walked forward like a walk.
Ji Ting followed with a smile, took a bite of the candied haws and muttered: "It's delicious, you don't know, just now I wanted to treat that person to eat candied haws, but he said it was something dirty, it was so irritating. "
"Do you want me to kill him?" Shen Tuchuan glanced at her.
Ji Ting hurriedly shook his head: "It's not that..." After speaking, he couldn't help laughing, "My lord, you are so kind to me."
"Okay?" Shen Tuchuan said calmly.
Ji Ting nodded: "You saved my life, bought me something to eat, and helped me kill the people I hate. You are the best person in the world to me besides my parents."
Shen Tuchuan stopped when he heard the words, looked down into her eyes for a long time, bent down and was about to speak, when there was a loud noise from the front door, Ji Ting took a step forward in fright, and accidentally bumped into Shen Tuchuan's arms. The moment the lips of the two people met, fireworks exploded in the sky, illuminating the fine hairs on each other's faces clearly.
Of course, it might just be because of the proximity.
The author has something to say: After reading everyone’s comments, although I think it’s more interesting to explain it at the end, I’d like to give a little spoiler first. Chuan’er has memories in this world, but the memories are not comprehensive. He himself understands it as something else. yes, so...
The next chapter begins to enter the main line! I heard that you are going to enter the palace! Chuaner will also be completely blackened (but his blackening is a bit... shameful)