20demayo Chapter 144 Separation
Chapter 144 Separation
The news brought by Yu Changming made Qiao Shinian's heart sink to the bottom.
Emperor Gao Wen's dispatch of troops meant that Wen Jiu, who was in Zhou State, was abandoned, which meant that Wen Jiu's life or death had nothing to do with him. What he wanted to do was to take advantage of Zhou State's illness to kill it.
"Sister, this is the right decision, isn't it?"
Wen Jiu held Qiao Shinian's hand, and the two sat at the table looking at each other.
Wen Jiu smiled indifferently: "I have only one worthless life, so being alive is a blessing." He laughed, "Didn't you tell me that when God wants to give a man a great responsibility, he must first make him suffer and work hard."
Qiao Shinian looked at Wen Jiu and said calmly: "We are in the same group, so I will accompany you no matter what you go through."
The atmosphere became much more solemn. Wen Jiu wanted to put on a cheerful smile to let Qiao Shinian not worry, but he found that he couldn't do it. Although he knew that this was the best approach, he still felt disappointed to be thrown away like trash.
I shouldn't have had any expectations, but after knowing the result, I couldn't help but doubt whether I really have no value at all?
"Sister, can you hug me?" Wen Jiu stood up, with a hint of grievance and coquettishness in his tone.
Qiao Shinian opened her arms and hugged Wen Jiu tightly, who came to her side, and comforted him without any emotion: "It's okay, I will always..."
Before Qiao Shinian finished her words, Wen Jiu, who was hugging her tightly, gently pushed her away: "Okay, sister, it's time to go."
"Let's go?" Qiao Shinian didn't understand. She turned around and saw Mu Qingchen standing at the door looking at them.
The sun was setting, and Qiao Shinian was a little confused. Suddenly she thought of what Wen Jiu had just said. She tightly grasped Wen Jiu's sleeve and asked, "What do you want to do? I don't agree with this!"
"Sister, if we don't leave now, we will never have a chance to go out. Today is our last chance. I'll stay here and you stay out there! Also, I really like the birthday present you gave me." Wen Jiu said, pinching the small cake that had been made into a pendant around his waist.
"Sister, you should keep it for me! Yueyu has packed everything this afternoon, there is no need for both of us to suffer." Wen Jiu said, looking up at Mu Qingchen, "I am very grateful that you are willing to help me, or help my sister, at this critical moment. Finally, please take good care of her."
"Who are you to decide whether I stay or go? Wen Jiu!" Qiao Shinian was a little at a loss. She couldn't just leave Wen Jiu here alone. She knew that it was best for them to act separately, but how could she let Wen Jiu face the coming storm alone?
Mu Qingchen didn't say anything. He stood against the light. Qiao Shinian couldn't see his face clearly, but she could feel Mu Qingchen's emotions that were like stagnant water.
She bowed to him respectfully and said, "Thank you for helping us, but just like before, you should keep silent. When this is over, we can still be like before. I will stay here to accompany Wen Jiu. It is too unfair to leave a child here!"
"You have no choice. Wen Jiu sold you to me for three thousand taels of gold. If you stay with him, you will die." Mu Qingchen's words were very gentle. He grabbed Qiao Shinian and said, "He asked me to do this, so my coming here today means that I agree. It's time to go!"
"I..." Qiao Shinian turned around and looked at Wen Jiu who had arranged everything. She took a deep breath and said, "Seriously, I really can't stay any longer?"
"Yes. Sister, you have no identity, so it's easy for something to happen. You know that. No matter what happens, I promise you that I will try my best to the end." Wen Jiu stuffed the pendant into Qiao Shinian's hand, "Sister, keep this for me. We don't know what the future will be like. I'm actually a little scared, but this is only a small part of what I will face in the future. We should all be strong."
Qiao Shinian bit her lip and flicked Wen Jiu's forehead gently: "Don't use the chicken soup I told you to say these words, then I'm leaving, you should pay more attention to yourself."
Seeing Qiao Shinian was about to leave, Mu Qingchen let go of her arm, nodded to Wen Jiu, turned around and walked out.
Qiao Shinian followed Mu Qingchen silently. She saw that he walked very slowly and there was a faint trace of blood seeping from his back.
"You...we need to leave the palace quickly!" Qiao Shinian looked at Qingyu beside him and said, "Did he come here on horseback?"
"Carriage." Qingyu responded in a low voice.
After leaving the palace, Mu Qingchen still sat there as tall and straight as usual, with sweat dripping down his temples. Seeing Qiao Shinian staring at the table in a daze, he thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry about the rent, just stay here."
"Have you learned to joke these days?" Qiao Shinian didn't dare to look but couldn't help wanting to see what happened to his back.
"It's okay, you were just whipped, you won't die." Mu Qingchen noticed Qiao Shinian's gaze and explained softly, and then the car fell into silence.
There was a slight barrier between the two of them. The atmosphere was no longer the same as before, and Qiao Shinian was no longer as unscrupulous as before.
The carriage entered the palace from the side door. Mu Qingchen said to Qingyu, "From now on, Hehuan and Yingzhu will take care of her."
After saying that, he strode away.
Qingyu pointed out another way for Qiao Shinian: "Girl, go this way."
Qiao Shinian nodded. She didn’t understand why Wen Jiu would be so confident in leaving her to Mu Qingchen?
Although Mu Qingchen is an elegant young man with completely different character from those dandy young men, he is also a Zhou citizen. He should be annoyed that Chu Wenguo went back on his word and started a war at this time.
When she thought about what Yu Changming told her in the afternoon, that Wen Wenshan was dead, this must have been a big blow to Mu Qingchen.
Then the scars on his body could only have been caused by the order of Emperor Zhou. What on earth had he done to make Emperor Zhou so angry and to make him treat such a cruel person who had already been crowned king?
"Miss." Yingzhu took the two bags from Qingyu's hand and said with a smile, "I will take care of you from now on. If there is anything I do wrong, please forgive me."
"Ah?" Qiao Shinian came out of his thoughts and said blankly: "You take care of me? That should mean please forgive my mistakes." Qiao Shinian knew that people who could appear in the palace were not ordinary people.
Yingzhu has revealed her identity, so Hehuan is probably also a secret guard like Yingzhu.
Qiao Shinian had dinner in the yard. The yard next to her was Mu Qingchen's residence, but the barrier between the two of them had been erected. This yard that had been prepared for her before made her feel a little uneasy.
Late at night, Qiao Shinian still couldn't sleep, so he simply got up and practiced basic dance skills in the house under the moonlight.
An hour later, she had already started practicing punching and kicking. She had no idea where she was lacking before, but after a competition with Mu Qingchen, she thought of a familiar saying, 'The only martial arts that cannot be defeated is speed'!
And so, around dawn, she collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath, her heart feeling as if it were filled with stones, tension and worry.
She wanted to know if Mu Qingchen's injury had been treated, what Wen Jiu was doing now, and whether Emperor Zhou had taken action. What could she do for Wen Jiu?