Chapter 22: The Speed of Life and Death
Zhou Huan's heart tightened, and he glanced at Qifeng Mian as he passed by.
I thought that this meal was over, and I found a suitable time to get some news from him, but I never thought that the plan couldn't catch up with the changes, so I could only find another opportunity.
As soon as the two of them came out of the first building, Rong Zhi muttered in his ear, "The second lady was disciplined by the old lady this time, and was fined a year of silver by the master, I'm afraid that I will trouble the young lady, and the young lady will have to worry later." ”
The carriage sent by the Zhou Mansion was even more magnificent than this morning's, and even the coachman was quick-handed.
"Take one step at a time, I don't believe she can turn the sky upside down."
Zhou Huan lifted the curtain and sat in.
Compared with Zhou Qing, Qi Fengmian is what she is most worried about.
Being reborn once made her shaken by not believing in ghosts and gods, and then a national teacher with a destiny to heaven, it was like a gust of wind blowing her heart.
How much does he really know?
"Miss has arrived."
Rong Zhi's voice pulled her back to reality from her chaotic thoughts.
Zhou Huan Shi Ran got out of the car, put his hand on her arm, and stepped across the gate of Zhou's mansion.
I don't know if it was because Zhou Qing was frustrated one after another, or because she won the top spot today, as long as the next person saw her, no matter how far away she was, they would rush to salute her.
The stars hold the moon, just like Zhou Qing in the past.
A maid hiding in the shadows took in everything and hurried back to Qiuning Temple.
"Where did she come from?"
Zhou Qing slowly played with the hair ornaments on her forehead, and her beautiful eyebrows and eyes were cold and frosty.
The maid trembled, hesitated again and again but told the truth.
"This slut! Don't talk about seducing King Chu in public, she still wants to catch up with King Jing, she has such a big appetite! ”
The hot tea splashed the maid's body, and her face was hideous, and she gritted her teeth and didn't say a word.
"Are you sure you're getting the medicine in?" Zhou Qing pinched her chin and smiled weirdly.
The maid said with difficulty: "Go in, the medicine is colorless and tasteless, Miss is not something that Zhou Huan will not notice." ”
"Count you in on the spirit."
Zhou Qing loosened her grip and kicked her angrily, "If there is a mistake, I will definitely not be able to bypass you, if it becomes a ......"
She smiled with her eyebrows, but there was poison flowing under her eyes, "Your family will have endless glory and wealth in this life." ”
The maid stood up tremblingly, and walked out almost numbly, far away, and could still hear the arrogant laughter behind her.
If Zhou Huan appeared at this moment, he would definitely find that she was a stereotypical and honest domestic servant with a low sense of existence in his courtyard.
Often this kind of person will always surprise and give people a fatal blow.
Zhou Huan shuddered and hugged the stove tightly.
"Tell me it's spring, but it's getting colder, what's going on like this." Rong Zhi sighed and added some firewood to the stove.
The air was gloomy and overwhelming, Zhou Huan retracted his gaze and sighed, "I'm afraid that another group of people won't be able to survive this winter." ”
At this time, a maid came in with a bowl of porridge, "The bird's nest given by the old lady is for the young lady to drink while it is hot." ”
Zhou Huan took the bowl and sniffed it, and drank it while looking at the sky outside the window.
The maid serving on the side had panic in her eyes.
Rong Zhi handed the handkerchief to Zhou Huan, with a smile in her eyes, "It's still the old lady who hurts Miss, and gave Miss all the bird's nest rewarded by the Queen Mother." ”
Zhou Huan was noncommittal, the old lady loved her grandson well, but the interests of the family were above everything else, no matter how good it was, it was just to make up for the guilt in her heart.
It's no different from the people in the family this week, and it's hypocritical to the extreme.
But she didn't say anything, but took off the hair ornament from her sideburns, and tried to cry out for help, but when she opened her mouth, she found that she couldn't say a word.
"Me." Zhou Huan touched his throat, his face frightened.
"Miss, what's wrong with you?"
Rong Zhi sensed that something was wrong and leaned into his ear to hear clearly.
In just a few seconds, Zhou Huan calmed down and looked at the maid with a cold face.
This person already had a ghost in his heart, and he was stared at by her like this, and his legs were weak and his knees were on the ground.
Rong Zhi immediately understood something, and asked, "Say!" What did you give Miss a drink? ”
The maid was about to cry, a cruel intent crossed her eyes, and she slammed into the pillar.
Zhou Huan stretched out his hand to stop her, but he was a step too late, and watched her hit a big hole in her forehead, and she fell lifeless in the river of blood.
The current situation didn't allow her to think too much, so she grabbed the brush and handed it to Rong Zhi after writing, and then changed into men's clothes and went out.
She vaguely realized that her throat was poisonous, but she couldn't figure out if she could save it, and now her only bargaining chip was her adoptive father.
It was also her negligence that she didn't expect Zhou Qing to dare to poison her.
There was an accident in Yijingyuan, but she couldn't hide it from the Liu family, as if she had discussed it, Zhou Huan left with her front foot, and she arrived with her back foot.
Rong Zhi blocked the door, and said with a blank face, "Miss has gone to bed, Madame, please go back." ”
Liu Shi looked around, pretending to be a mother, "It's not dark yet, Huan'er is sleeping, isn't it uncomfortable, no, I have to go in and take a look." ”
As soon as Rong Zhi raised her hand, she was pulled by Hongman, and she said with a smile, "Madame cares about the eldest lady, and I can't eat well and sleep, I was moved by it." ”
wiped a few tears that were not there, and made a good appearance in front of people.
Rong Zhi looked anxious, and pushed Hongman away and said, "Madam, please slow down." ”
However, Liu pushed the door in one step first, and walked towards the bed in three steps and two steps.
The bed was covered with a white veil, which covered the scene inside, adding a touch of mystery.
Zhou Huan, look at how you escaped today.
Liu's eyes were poisonous, and she made no secret of her excitement.
The hand lifted the curtain, and saw the ground being the face pocket of the water hibiscus.
"What?" She couldn't help but lose her color, she even forgot to pretend, and she couldn't get out of Yijing Courtyard with her skirt pulled.
Rong Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, and after seeing the two leave, he washed off 'Zhou Huan's face, revealing the face of the dead maid.
Everyone only knows that she is the old lady's personal maid, but they don't know that she has a pair of skillful hands, and with a little rouge gouache, she can turn people into another person.
"The slave has done everything she should do, and the rest is up to you, Miss."
Rong Zhi grabbed his clothes and looked at the deep night sky, unable to close his eyes.
Back in Qiuning Courtyard, the Liu family, thinking about it, always felt that she had missed something, and as soon as she sat down, she recruited the secret guard.
"I asked you to keep an eye on Yijingyuan today, but what did you find?"
The dark guard's eyes moved slightly, and he said in a low voice, "An hour ago, a man went out of the Summer Palace. ”
He hesitated for a moment, and then said, "The eyebrows are very similar to Miss Zhou." ”
Liu was suspicious: "Can you send someone to follow you?" ”
"The bell is gone."
Liu Shi breathed a sigh of relief, and then mentioned, "Send a few more." ”
She pressed her temples, sorted out her thoughts, and suddenly thought of something, and summoned Hongman, "Go to Yijingyuan to find Hanke." ”
It was Zhou Qing's idea to give Zhou Huan the medicine for aphasia today, if Han Ke died, it would be planned, and if he didn't die, it would be the opposite.
She was too anxious to forget about it just now, but fortunately she could make up for it.
Another handful of requiem incense was added, and the violently beating heart calmed down a little.
Tongrentang at the other end of the capital, Zhou Huan took out a wrench, Xiao Er glanced around vigilantly, beckoned her in, closed the door and said in a low voice, "What's wrong?" ”
Zhou Huan pointed to his neck and opened his mouth to scream twice.
Xiao Er listened silently, immediately understood, and hurriedly took her to find her adoptive parents.
Tong Ren Tang has to open its doors to do business on weekdays, so it will not place too many people who practice martial arts, so there are organs everywhere in the backyard, if no one leads the way, what awaits her is nine deaths.
After passing the last pass, Zhou Huan was reunited with his adoptive parents.
The joy on his adoptive father's face had not disappeared, and after listening to Xiao Er's words, he was shocked and angry, "You lie down." ”
A thousand words turned into an entrustment.
Zhou Huan's last barrier completely collapsed, and he looked at his adoptive father with teary eyes.
He couldn't help frowning, if he knew that she would suffer such a crime if she went to the Zhou Mansion, he would definitely flee to another country with his family.
But it's useless to say anything now, removing his pulse, he took a deep breath and said, "I'm asking you now, you just need to nod and shake your head, understand?" ”
Zhou Huan nodded, tears falling even more.
"But the poison that just dropped?"
Nodding without thinking.
The dark clouds on his adoptive father's face dispersed, and he wiped the sweat on his forehead with hindsight, "It's too late." ”
If the aphasia medicine dragged on for a long time, it would not be saved, but fortunately, this girl was still clever and came in time.
Drew up a prescription for Xiao Er to grab medicine, he trembled and stretched out his hand to wipe her tears, "Why don't we escape from Han Zhaoguo and flee to other countries." ”
Zhou Huan shook his head and choked back the corners of his eyes.
Her adoptive parents had already made her feel guilty because she had said goodbye to her peaceful and peaceful life, and she could no longer let them risk their lives at any time.
What else was the adoptive father going to say, when he suddenly felt a hot hand, he saw her holding her withered yellow hand, her eyes were firm, and the words in her mouth were swallowed raw.
Anyway, I heard that the king of Chu is very good to her, as long as she survives until she gets married, she will be fine.
Zhou Huan didn't want him to worry anymore, turned over and got out of bed, found a pen and paper to communicate with him through writing, which made him laugh from time to time.
At this moment, Xiao Er came in with a white face.
"How long does it take to get a prescription?"
Before the two of them could ask, he threw out his doubts with a face, and hurriedly stuffed the herbs to his adoptive father.
"It will take half an hour." The adoptive father asked, "What happened?" while tinkering with things. ”
Xiao Er wiped the beads of sweat the size of the bean, and said breathlessly, "I guess Miss Zhou is being followed, and a group of assassins rushed in at this time, fortunately, there is a mechanism in the house, which can drag them for a while, but it won't last long, I'm afraid that I will have to break in in less than an hour." ”
Damn it!
Zhou Huan couldn't wait to slap himself, he should have thought of this layer after being drugged.
"Don't blame yourself, help me make a medicinal soup together."
The adoptive father was the calmest of the two, and occasionally looked up and asked, "Can you inform the young man?" ”
"Flares have been placed." Xiao Er poked out the window, and his eyes were about to fall off in fright, "Not good!" They've barged in! ”
Zhou Huan's mind was full of thoughts, the Liu family came to kidnap her adoptive parents with great fanfare, just to control her own bargaining chips, she has now won the queen's appreciation, if she doesn't control it, it will be difficult for the Liu family mother and daughter to gain a foothold in the Zhou Mansion in the future.
"Don't panic, they don't dare hurt us."