After returning to Baoyuantang, Zi'an has been like this all the time. She won't listen to anyone and it seems that she has isolated everyone from her world.
Murong Jie was extremely worried, but there was nothing he could do at the moment as Tianjizi would take another four or five days to arrive, so Rouyao had no choice but to prescribe some sleeping pills and let her sleep.
Hopefully, these few days of deep sleep will calm her mind.
Qin Zhou also took advantage of this period of time to handle the case of corruption in Fengzhou. From the day Qin Zhou sent troops to Fengzhou, the prefect of Fengzhou knew that the matter would be exposed, so he secretly transferred a large amount of silver, but it was all intercepted.
This case is actually not difficult to handle, because the people are increasingly dissatisfied with the prefect, and as long as there is a determination to investigate, the truth can be found.
The imperial envoys who came to investigate before all went back with silver and reported to Qin Zhou how honest the Fengzhou prefect was.
Honest, really honest. Qin Zhou was furious at the hundreds of thousands of silver.
Qin Zhou couldn't stay here for long, but Zi'an's condition was uncertain, so she was worried about leaving.
It would take Gao Fengtian about 20 days to go to Bei'an and back at the fastest speed. In addition, he also had to investigate whether Tian'en was really Zi'an's daughter. If it was just a coincidence...
Alas, Qin Zhou and Murong Jie didn’t dare to think about it.
Chu Jing's words before his death made Murong Jie happy and worried. He was happy that Zi'an would get better after seeing his daughter.
What worries them is, what if Tianen is not their daughter
You can't just snatch someone else's daughter away.
When the people of Fengzhou learned that Doctor Ayu was ill, they all came to visit him.
Seeing the people's genuine concerns, Rouyao couldn't help but sigh that being a doctor and being able to do what Zi'an did would be a life without regrets.
Tianjizi arrived in Fengzhou five days later.
He also knew about the Xianbei curse. After hearing Zi'an's situation and seeing it with his own eyes, he said, "There is no other way now. This curse is implanted in her brain by sadness. It is an evil method and difficult to break. Even if it is forcibly broken, it is only temporary. People's lives cannot be smooth and uneventful. Whenever they encounter unhappy things, they will trigger this kind of emotional collapse. Now we can only hope that the little girl you saw in Bei'an is the child that Chu Jing abandoned, because the joy of regaining the lost child can break the shackles of the curse."
Murong Jie and Qin Zhou were both a little disappointed, because they thought that Tianjizi's arrival would be able to help to some extent, but in the end, they still had to rely on the good news from Bei'an.
But this wait lasted for a whole month, but Gao Fengtian didn't show up.
During this month, Zi'an only relied on Rouyao's medicine to sleep, and he looked haggard.
She couldn't leave someone alone. Once, Murong Jie took Hu Tou out to buy candied haws while she was asleep. Rouyao was also helping in the clinic and asked Qin Zhou to watch over her. Suddenly, A Jing came to find Qin Zhou. After just a short while, when he came back, he saw that Zi'an had cut his wrists.
Although she was rescued, Tianjizi said: "She is no longer in control of herself. Once this kind of curse develops to this point, the person's autonomy is almost completely lost, and all they think about is death."
In other words, she can't be without someone by her side.
Murong Jie finally decided that waiting here was not a solution, so he took her to Bei'an to see what was going on.
Everyone thought that since there had been no news about Gao Fengtian for such a long time, they might have found out that the little girl was not Zi'an's daughter. Perhaps they were trying to continue searching near Bei'an.
Murong Jie had a conversation with Qin Zhou. Murong Jie meant to let Qin Zhou send someone to Bei'an first to negotiate with the woodcutter and his wife, saying that the girl was picked up, but because they had developed feelings for her, they could not be asked to take her away, and they could go to see her at any time.
As long as we stabilize Zi'an temporarily, we can go to Xianbei again to see if there is any expert who can cure this curse.
There was no other way now, so Qin Zhou agreed.
She asked Ajing to go first and go to Bei'an to arrange everything.
Then, he asked Rouyao to drug Zi'an and took her away from Fengzhou in the dark.
If he didn't take the medicine, Zi'an wouldn't want to leave at all.
When Zi'an woke up, he was already in the carriage.
Murong Jie held her in his arms, touched her pale face, and said distressedly, "Awake?"
"Where are we going?" Zi'an asked quietly.
"Go to Bei'an, see our daughter, she is there." Murong Jie said.
Zi'an sighed softly, then curled up in his arms, "How long are you going to lie to me?"
She placed her hand on Murong Jie's arm, and when her sleeve slid down, she could see the clear scar.
Murong Jie closed his eyes, feeling indescribable pain in his heart.
"Where's Tiger Head?"
After a while, Zi'an asked again.
"Qin Zhou and Rouyao are in another carriage, following behind. Don't worry, Hutou is fine." Murong Jie said softly.
Zi'an hummed, his face very calm.
After a long while, she said softly, "Seventh Brother, I always dream about her. She is all alone and helpless. I feel so bad for her. The Yellow Spring Road is dark and cold. She was just born and can't even call for her mother. How scared she must be."
She was shaking all over. Rouyao's medicine made her fall asleep, but she was still sad in her dreams.
Murong Jie felt a pang of sadness in his nose. Zi'an's words always touched the most painful part of his heart. He was not there when the three of them, mother and son, got into trouble. It was the biggest regret in his life.
He hugged Zi'an tightly, his voice vaguely painful, "Please don't be like this, okay? Think about how much we have been through to get to where we are today. You can't abandon me and Hu Tou. I've been really scared these past two years. How can I live without you?"
After seeing Zi'an again, he almost never talked about how hard his life had been in the past two years, because he felt that no matter what, it was all in the past, he had already found Zi'an again, and the previous hardships were not worth mentioning.
However, if she always wanted to be with her daughter, he would eventually lose her, and he could not endure that kind of pain again.
"Seventh Brother, we are adults. We can endure any kind of hardships that life throws at us. Whether it's suffering or sadness, we will eventually get through it. But what about our daughter? She is so young."
She sighed quietly. She knew her mind was filled with negative energy, but she could no longer control herself. She felt sorry for Old Seven, for all the suffering he had endured in the past two years, and for the pain he had experienced during his marrow washing. However, no matter whether she opened her eyes or closed them, all she saw was her daughter's tender face when she was just born.
The feeling in her heart was indescribable. It was as if her heart was being roasted on fire. It was painful and burning, and she could not have a moment of peace.
When awake, I am tortured by thoughts; when asleep, I am entangled by nightmares.
Chu Jing’s death made her feel a moment of pleasure, but after the pleasure, there was more pain.
It was like a spell that trapped her tightly and she had no way to escape.
"Don't you believe that our daughter is not dead?" Murong Jie asked in a hoarse voice.
However, even he himself was not as confident as before when he said this, because he was not sure.
If not, not to mention Zi'an, even he would find it difficult to accept it.
That's his daughter too!
Thinking back to when he first met her in Fengzhou, she always had a gentle smile on her face, but now, she looks lifeless. If he had known this would happen, he might as well not recognize her!
But I hope she can be happy!
Zi'an didn't answer him, but buried his face deeply in his chest, his tears soaking his clothes.
(End of this chapter)