Chapter 2: The Villain
Outside the screen window, the starry sky is high and far, cold as promised, and a few sparse and faint stars hang in the vast sky, which looks very lonely.
Chen Rong took her eyes off the bronze mirror and stared at the night sky, staring intently for a long time before she leaned back, closed her eyes, and waited for time to pass.
In the past few nights, every time she woke up from a nightmarish past, she always sat like this until dawn. It's not for nostalgia, it's not because the hatred is too strong, but because she likes to sit so peacefully, she can look up at the sky, and she can experience the surprise of being reborn over and over again!
Slowly, a mist appeared between the heavens and the earth, and slowly, the voices of two people sounded in the fresh morning sky.
The voice, at first, was only one or two, and gradually it became more and more, and gradually, the voice became noisy.
The sound of footsteps, the gentle and concerned middle-aged female voice last night came, "Ah Rong, is it collapsing?" β
Chen Rong stood up and said, "Get up." β
The middle-aged female voice hurriedly said, "Come forward and wash Ah Rong." β
"Squeak" sounded, a maid with a basin of water walked into the room, and the middle-aged woman also came behind Chen Rong and combed her long hair.
The middle-aged woman had a round face, small eyes, and a sense of peace and kindness between her curved eyebrows. She glanced at Chen Rong cautiously and said, "The servants are all ready, and they are ready to go on their way at any time." β
Chen Rong said 'en', and the middle-aged woman saw that her face was calm, and her heart was relieved, and she said: "Ah Rong, this place is no longer a good place, and it must be moved south." Our Chen family is still better than the major families, after all, we have clans all over the south. β
Chen Rong sighed.
The middle-aged woman saw that she deserved to be light, and her expression was not as trance as two days ago, her heart was overjoyed, and she said, "Ah Rong, you understand? I shouldn't have nightmares tonight. β
Chen Rong nodded.
At this time, a middle-aged man's voice came from outside, "Ah Rong, you are ready, when will you leave?" β
Listening to the man's familiar voice, Chen Rong suddenly asked, "What day is today?" β
The middle-aged man was stunned and replied, "Xin Chou Ri." β
Xin Chou Day? Chen Rongteng stood up, Xin Chouri! Yes, three days later, in the middle of the night, she ushered in the first catastrophe in her life.
In the surprise of the middle-aged woman, she slowly sat down again, "Are you Uncle Wu?" β
The middle-aged man outside the door was even more surprised, and he replied loudly: "Yes, I'm Uncle Wu." Ah Rong, what's wrong with you? As he spoke, he pushed open the door directly, and a thin and slightly pale face, with a few mouse whiskers sparsely on his jaw, appeared in front of Chen Rong.
At the moment when Chen Rong was grooming, it was really rude for him to push the door in such a big way.
Chen Rong looked up at the middle-aged man. Reincarnated as a human being, she can see the hidden viciousness from this seemingly kind face!
The person in front of her was a scholar who was rescued by her father when he was traveling. All along, he was regarded as a friend by his father, respectfully raised in the house, and asked her to be called 'uncle' with the servants in the house!
But this man colluded with thieves and broke into the house the night before she was about to move south, robbed her of all her belongings, and fled.
If it weren't for her father's secret stock of gold in the study, she wouldn't have been able to go to the south in the previous life, and would have become a beggar!
Chen Rong stared at Uncle Wu and said slowly, "Set off in the afternoon!" β
"What? Departure in the afternoon? Ah Rong, why don't you wait a few more days? β
Chen Rong secretly sneered, she calmed her face and shouted, "I said, I'll leave in the afternoon." β
After all, she was still young, and she didn't have any prestige, the middle-aged man looked behind Chen Rong and shouted: "Pingfei, you tell Ah Rong, what a big deal is moving south, how can you just leave?" Speaking of this, he remembered something, his voice mentioned, and he said loudly: "What's more, Ah Rong, you have had nightmares for a few nights, since you are not feeling well, why don't you rest for two more days?" β
The round-faced and kind woman hurriedly stepped forward and said to Chen Rong: "Girl, Uncle Wu's words are reasonableγγγγγγ As soon as she spoke, Chen Rong interrupted and shouted, "I said, set off in the afternoon!" β
Uncle Wu was retorting, and when he met her bottomless eyes, for some reason, he shivered violently, and was about to blurt out the words, but he was dumb in his throat.
Chen Rong retracted his gaze and ordered, "Bring the door." β
Uncle Wu was stunned for a moment, only then did he realize that she was talking about herself, he closed the door in amazement, and felt uneasy in his heart: Ah Rong, what's wrong? So much change?
As soon as Uncle Wu left, Chen Rong came to the study. In the study, there are thick bamboo slips and silk books. In the past, after the family property was robbed by Uncle Wu's collusion with thieves, she remembered that her father once said: If there is an accident, you can go to the study to have a look. After a period of frantic crying and fussing in the study, she stumbled upon a large number of gold leaves hidden in these bamboo slips and silk books. It was these gold leaves that made her desperate.
Outside, the sound of "ding-ding-bang" was endless, and it was the servants and slaves who were busy cleaning up. Now that the courtyards are almost cleaned up, they will soon be transferred to the study.
The voices of the people, the noise, the shouts of the brutal horsemen, it was really beautiful. Why didn't she find out before?
Chen Rong slowly knelt down on the table, opened a silk book, and listened intently to the vibrant voices in his ears.
I don't know how long it took, a loud shout came from outside the door, "Ah Rongke in the study? Sun Lao is here. β
It's Uncle Wu's voice!
Chen Rong's face sank: He still doesn't give up, even Sun Lao has moved here!
Uncle Wu's shouting came again, "Concubine Ping, Ah Rongke is in the study?" After Sun Lao knew that she was not in good health, he came to visit. Tell Ah Rong quickly, and let her come out to greet her. β
Chen Rong stood up, and before Pingyu answered, she replied crisply: "It's here." With that, she pushed open the door to the study.
At the gate of the garden, there was an old man with pale hair, he was Sun Lao, her father had instructed Sun Lao before leaving, asking him to take care of Chen Rong. In front of this old man, she has no right to speak!
Chen Rong glanced at Uncle Wu, who had a smug face, and bowed, "I've seen Old Sun." β
Old Sun nodded, he walked up to Chen Rong and looked her up and down, "I heard that you have nightmares every night, can you ask for a doctor and a witch?" β
Chen Rong shook his head and replied, "None." β
Old Sun frowned, and when Uncle Wu saw this, he immediately said on the side: "Old man, please persuade Ah Rong, she is in this situation, but she said that she would leave after noon." How far is the journey to the south? If one or two things go wrong, wouldn't it be regrettable? β
Old Sun nodded, he glanced at Ping Fei who was standing behind Chen Rong, and said, "Ping Fei, invite your girl into the room, and set off again in three days." β
"Yes!"
Sun Lao turned to the slaves and maids on the left and right and admonished: "This matter is not a child's play. You are optimistic about Ah Rong, if she is stubborn again, lock her up! β
"Yes!"
"Why don't you invite both witches and doctors?"
"Yes!"
Sun Lao's orders were one after another, and as soon as he finished speaking, he flicked his long sleeves and turned to leave.
Uncle Wu glanced at Chen Rong and the others, smiled smugly when no one was paying attention, and followed Sun Lao with steps.