Chu Qiao was actually awake all the time, she just didn't want to open her eyes, she knew that there were people walking around her, calling her softly, crying sadly, feeding her medicine, and watching silently. Looking at her, neither approaching nor speaking.
She knew it all, but she didn't want to wake up, she had been sleeping drowsily, her heart was like a cold dry wood, so shriveled and devoid of nutrients. She was having a dream repeatedly, the dream was icy cold, she was floating in the dark icy lake, the surroundings were so cold, there were pieces of ice constantly touching her skin, Zhuge Yue was facing her, bit by bit sinking. There was a faint light flickering behind him, making his face so pale, only a pair of eyes, dark and bright, like stars, unable to distinguish between emotions, just looking at her quietly, slowly, little by little. sinking...
For the first time in her life, Chu Qiao was so fragile that she was so exhausted that she wanted to sleep right away. There is nothing to miss in life, those dreams that made her crazy and persistent were smashed to pieces in an instant, she didn't want to think about it, she was powerless to think about it, and she didn't even have the courage to open her eyes and face the reality. She wanted to escape, and weakly thought that nothing would happen if she didn't open her eyes. It wasn't until this moment that she finally realized that she was also a woman, who would suffer pain, sadness, injury, and even despair. She refused to eat, refused to drink medicine, and refused to take a drop of water.
Until one day, there was a sudden commotion outside the door, someone was cursing her loudly, and countless venomous words flew out fiercely, piercing her heart one by one. The voice was so familiar that she opened her eyes hastily and climbed down from the bed, but only had time to see Zhu Cheng's penetrated body.
The young and incompetent butler was covered in wounds, his clothes were torn, and his face was covered in blood. He looked like a madman. One arm had been cut off, but he was still trying to rush in crazily. Blood was sprinkled meanderingly on the bluestone slabs in the yard, his eyes were red, and while cursing, he used his remaining hand to attack the guard next to him. The guards didn't hit him hard, they just stopped him from approaching the house, knocked him down over and over again, and then watched him get up in embarrassment over and over again indifferently.
"You wolf-hearted, ungrateful woman!" Zhu Cheng roared, his body was covered with wounds and chilblains, many places festered, and it looked like the injuries left by lurking in the snow for a long time.
Luliu hugged her, trying hard to cover her eyes with trembling hands, but Chu Qiao stood straight, like a sharp gun, standing motionless, watching Zhu Cheng being constantly being shot. Knock down, then get up again and again, rushing towards her again and again.
"Stop." Chu Qiao whispered slowly, "Stop!" She shouted suddenly, staggeringly pushed the green willow away and ran out, the wind outside was so cold, like a cold knife, she ran frantically Go over, forcefully push away the guards blocking in front, and shout loudly, "Everyone stop!"
"I kill you!"
Zhu Cheng let out a loud cry, and clumsily swung his knife forward. Chu Qiao stood there stupidly. At this moment, it seemed that she was no longer that vigorous modern agent. Facing the oncoming knife, she did not dodge or dodge, and watched the sword slash her head.
However, the moment the blade pierced through her clothes, a sharp arrow shot through the air, piercing Zhu Cheng's heart precisely, and the blood spurted out from the young housekeeper's mouth, and all of it fell on Chu Qiao's cheek. superior. The man's body shook, his pupils dilated instantly, and then his knees softened and he knelt on the ground. Chu Qiao supported him, only to see the man looking at her with eyes full of disgust, exhausting his last breath of strength, spit a mouthful of thick bloody phlegm on Chu Qiao's face, and scolded coldly: "Bitch! !"
With a bang, Zhu Cheng fell to the ground, and the dust flew up like a bug with wings, smearing on Chu Qiao's blood-stained cheek, she slowly raised her head, but only saw Yan Xun's indifferent face hole.
Putting down the bow and arrow, Yan Xun came over with a gloomy expression, looked down at her, and said in a deep voice: "I have already announced to the world that you set a trap to lure Zhuge Yue and kill him. This man I came to Yanbei with Zhuge Yue, so I came quickly. I estimate that in a few days, the assassins of Zhuge's family will come in batches, but I have sent a large number of people to protect you. You don't have to Worry."
Chu Qiao looked at Yan Xun, in a trance, she didn't even know the name of the person in front of her, she tried hard, opened her eyes wide to see him clearly, but felt her head hurt like crazy, the sun was shining on him , so golden that she couldn't open her eyes.
The guards dragged away Zhu Cheng's body, blood was flowing all the way, but those eyes of hatred were still open, looking at her viciously, as if they wanted to swallow her in their stomachs.
Yan Xun quickly led the people away, and the courtyard became quiet. The servants picked up a large bucket of water and poured it on the ground, washing the blood on the ground over and over again. Chu Qiao stood there motionless, no one dared to disturb her, Lu Liu cautiously stepped forward, tugged at the hem of her clothes tremblingly, and called softly: "Girl? Girl?"
The wind was blowing on her body, it was so cold. Lu Liu shook her arm lightly, her voice gradually became crying.
Suddenly there was an angry scolding from a young man outside the door, Ah Jing yelled at the guards who blocked him, and strode in. Seeing Chu Qiao's appearance, his nose suddenly became sore, he didn't care about the servants around, he lifted Chu Qiao up and walked into the house. It was so cold outside, but Chu Qiao was only wearing a white singlet. The maids rushed up in panic and rubbed her hands and face to keep warm. She just let others manipulate her, as if she was dead.
"Girl, don't be like this." Ah Jing said to her with red eyes, "I don't blame Your Majesty, it's all because of that treacherous villain Cheng Yuan who is slandering and deceiving the Lord. Girl, you have to be stronger."
Ah Jing's voice sounded so far away, as if it came from a distant horizon, Chu Qiao turned her head slightly, looked at him suspiciously, and after a long time, she asked slowly and deeply: "Where is He Xiao? "
Chu Qiao's voice sounded so hoarse, like a broken bellows. Ah Jing was taken aback for a moment, as if she didn't understand what she said, and asked stupidly: "Ah? What?"
"Where's He Xiao? Where's the soldiers of the Xiuli Army? How are they? Is there something wrong?"
"It's all right," Ah Jing quickly replied, "They have nothing to do, they are in the military guards now, they want to see you, but you are still recovering from illness, Your Majesty does not allow outsiders to disturb you."
"Oh." Chu Qiao nodded silently, with a very calm expression, and asked again, "Are all Zhuge Yue's men dead?"
"They are all dead. The bodies have all been salvaged. Most of them are still there. Some are too deep to be found, but they can't live if they think about it."
"Where's Zhuge Yue? Did he catch it?"
Ah Jing licked his lips. Seeing Chu Qiao's calm expression, he said in a deep voice, "I've caught it and was escorted by General Yue and returned it to Da Xia. Zhao Che came to pick it up in person. Because it was a whole body, we even exchanged it for Zhuge's body." A ransom of one million gold."
Chu Qiao still had a blank expression, her eyes were straightened, and she just kept nodding. Ah Jing said nervously: "Girl, don't worry, no one destroyed his body, it was still fine when it was sent back, and His Majesty even prepared a good coffin..."
"Everyone is dead, what do we need a coffin for?" Chu Qiao said lightly, then stood up. She hadn't eaten for six or seven days, but she was given some medicine at the beginning, and she walked lightly, almost falling down. Lu Liu wanted to help her, but she pushed her away. She tremblingly came to the desk, picked up the pen and paper, as if she wanted to write.
"My servant will grind ink for you." Lu Liu hurried forward.
The door of the house was still open at the moment, the wind blew in, and the books on the desk were rattling, Lu Liu anxiously told the girl, "Close the door quickly!"
When she lowered her head again, she saw that Chu Qiao had finished writing. She folded the letter and handed it to Ah Jing, and said calmly, "Please hand this letter to He Xiao, and let him follow the instructions above. We must prevent Zhuge's killer from entering Yanbei."
Ah Jing took it in a daze, but saw Chu Qiao waved her hand and wrote another letter very quickly, and handed it to him: "Give this letter to Mr. Wu, tell him that personal power is limited, and the way to achieve belief But there are many kinds, I have already sowed the seeds in Shang Shen, and now I hand it over to him."
Afterwards, Chu Qiao wrote another letter.
"Give this letter to Yan Fan, and tell her that everything is left to her."
Ah Jing had an ominous premonition, and the straightforward man asked stupidly, "Girl, aren't you trying to commit suicide?"
Chu Qiao raised her eyes to look at him, her eyes were still so clear, but Ah Jing felt that something was different.
Yes, it is different. Even though the girl was calm and calm before, when she looks at you, you will really feel her emotions, her joys, sorrows and joys. And now, even when she looks at you, you don't feel her gaze. Her eyes look at you, but they also seem to penetrate you, beyond the body, beyond the house, beyond the courtyard wall, beyond the clouds and moon in the sky...
"No." Chu Qiao said lightly, then turned her head and said to Luliu, "I'm hungry, bring something to eat."
Lu Liu was stunned for a moment, and after a while, she happily agreed and ran out quickly.
The food was always ready and warm, and Lu Liu led the servants to quickly set up a large table, stood beside Chu Qiao and said excitedly: "This is sent by His Majesty, the girl has just recovered from a serious illness, It is best to eat this; this is the herbal diet prescribed by Dr. Yu, it nourishes the spleen and stomach, the girl has not eaten for a few days, so she cannot eat too meaty; this is the chicken soup made by the maidservant, and it has been simmered for eleven hours, you can taste it quickly taste..."
Luliu's voice gradually lowered, she looked at Chu Qiao at a loss, saw that she was holding the rice bowl, but mechanically put the rice into her mouth one by one, chewed and swallowed it, and quickly ate it. bowl, then got up to fill another bowl, sat down and continued to eat.
The way she eats is scary, like a beggar who has been starving for a long time, desperately picking something into her mouth. Luliu was terrified, and tremblingly wanted to pull her, but seeing Chu Qiao with her head buried, she simply ignored her. Luliu bit her lip, tears streaming down bit by bit, she grabbed Chu Qiao's arm vigorously, and cried sadly: "Girl, just cry when you feel uncomfortable, don't hold it in like this, it will ruin you, If you feel bad, just cry!"
Chu Qiao didn't say a word, she was still eating, chewing mechanically, as if she wanted to chew and swallow the pain and depression in her heart together.
The room was very quiet, only the sobbing of Luliu, and Ah Jing felt her fingers were cold as she held the three letters. He wanted to say something, but suddenly met Chu Qiao's cold eyes, the woman raised her head coldly, and said lightly: "You go."