CHAPTER XVII
It is a very beneficial thing for me to be able to resolve the misunderstanding with Ah Yan. At least then there is no threat in the house.
On this day, I served my wife and drank the medicine, and my wife sighed and said: "My lord has come back twice this month, the first time I stayed for three days, the second time I stayed for five days, and the second time I spent the first two days at Zhang Simei's place, and I also went to see Liu Chunfang once during the period, I am afraid that my status in the house is getting lower and lower." ”
"How can Madame say that? A concubine is always a concubine, and a concubine is always a concubine, how can it be compared with the main house? ”
"Yuxing, I understand, don't look at Zhang Simei's usual quiet, she doesn't say anything, and she doesn't make any trouble, but I'm really worried about a sudden threat to me one day, and I didn't take precautions in advance, if I was really killed at that time, I could only blame myself."
"Madame, don't talk nonsense, Madame will always be safe, and I will always protect Madame."
The lady was about to speak, when a guard came to announce: "Xuan Zhutou is here." ”
I looked at Madame, who said directly to me, "Go see him, he must have come to you, if there is anything else, come to me again." ”
I walked quickly to the courtyard and saw Liu Chunfang talking to Xuan Lin with a puffed stomach, so I went up and asked, "What's the matter?" ”
Liu Chunfang glanced at me wryly and walked away. Xuan Lin glanced at her and said to me, "It's just morning, no one goes to the yamen, I'll take you to meet people." ”
I was stunned, I didn't expect it to be so soon, so I hurriedly said, "I'll go and talk to Madame!" ”
I ran into Madame's room and said, "Madam, I'll go to the yamen, and if there's nothing to do, I'll go and see someone." ”
Madame nodded, and I walked out, put on my veil, and followed Xuan Shi closely. Xuan Xiao glanced at me and said, "I hope you don't show any horses and feet in the yamen, so it's good for everyone." ”
I nodded and said, "I'm not going to be exposed." ”
After turning around all the way, I finally arrived at the Yamen, and I calmly followed Xuan Lin to the dark and damp cell, and in a fairly spacious cell, I saw An Ran locked inside.
"I'll go out for a while, and when I come in, you'll have to finish your sentence."
There were no prisoners in the other cells around, except that he sat alone on the haystack inside, looking straight at me.
I haven't seen him for several years, he has grown from an immature teenager to a young man with vicissitudes of life, and the sharp edges and corners of his face make him more charming, but the only thing that remains unchanged is the light in his eyes that has never dimmed.
"Long time no see, meet the stars."
I nodded and said, "It's been a long time." ”
Both of them fell silent, and certainly did not look at me, and I sat against the wall, on the ground outside the cell, against the cage, and he sat down, one hand restlessly clutching the pillar, and for a moment only the breathing of the two of us could be heard in the silence of the cell.
"How are you doing...... Still a killer? He asked.
"I'm working as a maid for Mrs. Chang."
"I've ...... in the past few years"
"I've heard about you."
I don't know why I interrupted him so quickly, I just didn't want to hear him talk about what had happened in the past.
"Are you still planning to get married?"
"I don't know, I'll see later."
"The stone chips I gave you before, are you still there?"
“……”
An Ran slowly turned his head to look at me, and after waiting for a while, I still didn't speak, so I sighed and said, "It's okay to throw it away, it's not a valuable thing anyway." ”
After a while, An Ran suddenly reached over and held my left hand tightly, I was startled, he looked at me seriously, and said: "People often say that the left ear is connected to the heart, I asked Xuan Zhutou to buy a pair of earrings, I think you can wear them......"
"People who practice martial arts never wear jewelry."
I withdrew my hand and said, "I'm here today to see if you're alive, and since I have already said that I won't see you, I've made an exception." ”
After I finished speaking, I walked out, and An Ran shouted behind me: "Meet the stars!" ”
I turned around and asked, "What else?" ”
"Thank you, Mrs. Chang, for me."
"That's my business, it's none of your business."
After saying that, I walked out quickly, Xuan Shi wondered why I came out so quickly, I didn't say anything, and he didn't ask anything.
On the way back to Changfu, Xuan Lin asked, "Aren't you too happy?" ”
"What's upset, he really deserves to be locked up."
"I mean, what happened before doesn't make you think about it and be unhappy."
"We are not all the way, and if we are sad, we will only be there for a while, and we will not be in the future."
Xuan Lin nodded and said, "That's good, I always think you're going to be very uncomfortable, so I've been hesitant to let you go to see him." Now that I see you like this, I feel relieved. ”
"It's just a man, what's the big deal, it's not running all over the place."
Xuan snorted and said, "You think about it quite openly. ”
When he arrived at the gate of Changfu, Xuan Lin reminded: "Although no one cares about you when you go to the yamen or go out these times, you still have to be careful, after all, this is the capital, not a small place, and also, Master Chang's power is not as broad as you think, and people who can do things by the emperor's side may not necessarily get a lot of power outside of their own positions." If you're reported, I'm going to grab you myself. ”
I nodded, "Okay, I see." ”
After Xuan Lin finished speaking, he left, I walked into Chang's mansion, and Ah Yan said to me: "Not long after you left, Governor Li came to the mansion and asked Mrs. about the maid in the mansion, it is estimated that your matter has been exposed, but there is not much news, Governor Li left without asking anything, and told Mrs. to be careful." ”
"That's good, but I'm not sure how long I'll be safe, and if someone does come to arrest me, I'll have to escape."
"How long will this crime be imprisoned?"
"It's not a matter of how long it lasts, it's a direct beheading."
Ah Yan was startled, bit her lip and said, "I thought that going to prison was already the most painful...... Didn't expect ......"
"It's nothing, if you are really caught, isn't it better to die than to go to prison?"
"Yuxing, why are you a killer, why can't you be an ordinary maid?"
I sighed, patted Ah Yan's shoulder, and said, "Everyone has their own life, and there is nothing to be sorry for." ”
"But ......"
"Anyway, we just need to take care of Madame first, and if something implicates you, I will definitely go first."