Wei An didn't sleep well that night.
She kept dreaming about Xie Liangcheng. The face of Xie Liangcheng in her previous life overlapped with the face in this life, and both of them had the same desperate look on their faces, asking her to save him.
But she couldn't see where he was because of the thick fog, and could only watch him disappear from her sight.
This dream was so horrible that she screamed and sat up, a layer of cold sweat already breaking out on her body.
She hadn't had a dream for a long time, but today she had such a strange dream again, which really made her uneasy. A reborn person is always more likely to believe in ghosts and gods than others.
She is not so exceptional.
The omen of this dream made her shiver involuntarily. When Yuqing lifted the curtain, her face had become extremely pale.
Yuqing was startled and quickly reached out to touch her forehead: "Miss, what's wrong with you?"
Wei An shook his head and asked Yu Qing to pour him a glass of water. After calming down, he said, "It's nothing. I just had a dream... Don't disturb Nanny Wang and the others. I'm fine. Go and get some rest."
Yuqing still couldn't help but worry: "I'd better stay here with you."
Wei An had always been unwilling to let them make beds on the footstool to keep watch at night, thinking that it was too hard, and usually let them sleep on the couch outside. Hearing Yu Qing say this, he nodded: "In that case, you come up to bed and talk with me."
Yuqing then got on the bed carefully, covered Wei An with a thin blanket, and asked her, "Miss, did you have a nightmare again?"
Wei An looked strong on the surface, as if she had never known how to write the word panic, but those who served her closely knew that she always couldn't sleep all night long. In the past few years, the situation was even more serious. After she met Shen Chen and Young Master Lin, this problem was finally improved.
There was a layer of blue circles under Wei An's eyes, which made her look much more fragile than during the day. She hummed, looked at the darkness outside, and suddenly sighed: "I miss Shen Chen a little."
If Shen Chen was here, she wouldn't be afraid of any nightmare coming true at this time - he always has a way, no matter how difficult the situation is, no matter how difficult and bumpy the road ahead seems, he can always face everything with a smile.
Yuqing was stunned for a moment, not daring to believe what she heard. When she came to her senses, she started to laugh: "I heard from my mother that liking someone is like this. When you are apart, you will miss the other person constantly. If you can't see them for a moment, you will feel that the days are long. I guess the girl is feeling the same way now."
Wei An couldn't help but smile too after hearing what she said.
In the past, she was always worried about Peng Caichen. Because no one talked to him, Peng Caichen was the only one willing to pay attention to her. She would wait for news about him every day as if she was guarding something. When she heard that he was coming, she would be happy from the morning.
Later she realized that everything was just a calculation, and these once happy memories became an unbearable burden. She deliberately forgot them all, and almost forgot the feeling of waiting for someone and missing someone.
But now, Shen Chen made her experience this feeling again.
It would be great if Shen Chen were here.
Yuqing looked at her face and advised her cheerfully: "Didn't the Marquis send a message today? He asked Eunuch Huang to bring you a message, saying that he would be out in a few days. Please wait a little longer..."
Wei An's fragile thoughts only lasted for a moment. Although she knew that Shen Chen could be relied on, she always preferred to rely on herself. After a while, she had already gotten out of the nightmare and nodded to Yu Qing: "I know, it's just a momentary emotion. Go to sleep. You have to get up early tomorrow."
The Marquis' Mansion was going to host a dinner party, and as soon as the news was released, many invitations came in, saying that they wanted to visit the old lady. These were all to get things done, and the old lady always had to deal with them.
Yuqing nodded in agreement, leaned over to remove the glass lampshade from the palace lantern beside the bed, and blew out the candle.
The moonlight was just right, and the trees were rustling in the wind. A man stood carefully at the door of a house covered in sand and dust. He coughed a few times, and then knocked rhythmically on the inconspicuous wooden door.
After a while, the door creaked open from the inside, and a man in an ordinary gown and ordinary appearance poked his head out, glanced at him, and then asked in a low voice: "Are you back?"
The man nodded, pulled up his hood, and lowered his voice: "Is the master asleep?"
"We've been waiting for you." Someone closed the door, and the man holding the lantern replied, leading him inside: "The master said it's about time you came back."
Walking around the patio and entering the corridor, the man's clothes were rustling in the wind. He waited under the eaves before standing on the steps waiting for someone to come in and report.
The defense here is extremely tight. You can run into patrolling guards almost every few steps. It looks very out of place in this ordinary courtyard.
But everyone was calm and composed, obviously familiar with this situation.
After a while, someone came out and invited him in: "Please come in, the master is waiting!"
The man nodded, patted the messenger's shoulder, and walked straight into the room. As soon as he entered the room, he knelt down impatiently and shouted sincerely: "Chief Secretary!"
Xue Changshi raised his eyebrows, put the pen back on the pen holder, and said lightly: "Are you back?"
The man agreed, "We have been very careful to hide our tracks along the way, so we have been delayed for a while. Please forgive me, Lord Changshi!"
Xue Changshi stroked his beard, with a kind face: "What are you talking about? We are all doing our best for the prince. If you say forgiveness or not, it would be too polite. What you do is extremely risky. If you are not careful, you may lose your life. What's the point of delaying for a while? Besides, you have worked so hard."
The man was touched and said, "Your Excellency is too kind. In order to avenge the prince, I have already put my life and death aside. How can I talk about hardship? Even if you take my life, I will have no regrets!"
These people were all the confidants of Prince Jin. When Prince Jin was in trouble, they protected him and tried to escape. Unfortunately, Prince Linjiang was too cunning. He received the news in advance and intercepted Prince Jin. The people who escorted Prince Jin in front were all wiped out. They were lucky enough to survive because they followed Xue Changshi. They hid their identities all the way and took advantage of the flood to flee to the vicinity of Wuyi Mountain.
After leaving Wuyi Mountain, they went through many hardships before arriving at Datong where they are now.