Chapter 14: Whipping before the Temple
Ye Jinyi knelt upright outside the main hall, with no expression on his face, like the eternal ice and snow of the distant mountains. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
"Master Yung. The guard looked at Rong Ling hesitantly with a whip, and his tone was inquiring.
Kneeling there was their young farmer, who didn't know what to do.
"A hundred lashes. Rong Ling stood in front of the main hall with his hands in his hands, and spoke in a deep voice, his face was cold, and there was no room for maneuver.
"Yes. The guard frowned in response, then turned around and looked at the whip in his hand, and then looked at Ye Jinyi, "Young master, offended." ”
"Hmmm. "As soon as the whip went down, there was a red mark on the back of the night brocade clothes.
But Ye Jinyi seemed to be unconscious, still kneeling firmly in place, not saying a word, just pursing her lips.
"Rong Ling, you plead with the owner of the village, how can you stand a hundred whips of brocade?" He Banyue stood aside, watching a whip on Ye Jinyi's body, and couldn't help but walk anxiously towards Rong Ling.
When the guard saw Crane Banyue pleading, he stopped the whip in his hand and waited for things to turn around.
"Since you are a young owner, you can bear it. Rong Ling was unmoved, waving his hand to signal the guards to continue.
"You ・・・・・・" Crane Banyue was blocked and couldn't speak, so she had to walk closer to Ye Jinyi, and saw that the whip was whipped on Ye Jinyi's body, and the white clothes were quickly stained red by oozing blood.
"Jinyi, hold on. ”
Ye Jinyi finally raised her eyes, looked at the worried Crane Banyue in front of her, and slowly spoke, her voice trembling slightly: "Mr. Crane, help me watch Aunt Ning, don't let her know." ”
"Okay, don't worry, I'll go now. Hearing that Ye Jinyi finally spoke, Crane Banyue breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and walked towards the side garden.
"Uh・・・・・・h・・・・・・h
In the side hall, Wei Qingxiao was drinking tea boringly, sometimes standing up and shaking a fan to admire the paintings on the wall, and sometimes talking to tease the maid next to him.
It didn't take long to hear some noise in the direction of the main hall, and then I saw Ren Ziyu and a guard who I had just met hurrying in that direction, as if something had happened.
"Okay, why does my uncle punish my eldest brother?" Ren Ziyu asked the person next to him anxiously, with dissatisfaction in his words.
"We don't know, we heard that Master Rong personally supervised and punished a full hundred lashes, and it was useless for Mr. Crane to intercede. The guard next to him strode to follow Ren Ziyu's footsteps, also looking puzzled.
When Ren Ziyu heard this, he didn't speak again, but his fists were clenched tighter and tighter in his sleeves, and his steps became faster and faster.
Wei Qingxiao faintly heard what they were talking about, and the smile on his face was still the same, but he gently put down the cup in his hand, stood up and looked at the maid on the side with a smile: "This side hall is a little stuffy, I'll go and wander around at will, thank you girl for entertaining." ”
After that, without waiting for the embarrassed blushing maid next to him to respond, he quickly stepped out of the side hall and walked briskly in the direction that Ren Ziyu had just walked.
"Big brother. It was Ren Ziyu's voice.
"Hmmm. "The last whip fell.
Ye Jinyi slowly turned her head and looked at the source of the voice, and saw Ren Ziyu running towards her with an anxious face.
The corners of his mouth suddenly hooked a smile, even though his back was almost bloody and blurred, even though the sweat on his forehead kept dripping, even though he was gasping in pain, he still looked at Ren Ziyu with a smile, with some weird and inexplicable emotions in his eyes.
Suddenly, as if he had lost his strength, he fell forward unsteadily.
"Big brother. Before he fell, Ren Ziyu held him tightly, with nervousness and fear in his tone, "I'll help you find Mr. He." ”
"Help me go to the sub-garden. Ye Jinyi frowned, closed her eyes, and quietly adjusted her breathing.
"Good. Ren Ziyu turned his head and ordered to the person next to him, "Go and prepare the carriage." ”
Ye Jinyi raised her head slightly, looked at Rong Ling, who had been silently watching at her, and bowed deeply in pain: "Master Xie." ”
When Rong Ling heard this, her brows furrowed, and she didn't say a word.
Hearing Ye Jinyi's words, Ren Ziyu's expression changed slightly, and the emotions in his eyes became cold, but only for a moment.
After that blink of an eye, he put Ye Jinyi's arm on his shoulder, avoided Ye Jinyi's wound with his hand, and helped Ye Jinyi to stand up gently: "Big brother, let's go." ”
Just as he turned around and stood up with all his strength, Ye Jinyi saw a pair of black cloud boots and a scarlet robe appear in his line of sight.
He sighed silently in his heart, raised his head, and sure enough, he saw Wei Qing smiling and looking at him quietly, and the emotions in his eyes didn't know whether it was sympathy or ridicule.
But sympathy and ridicule are no different in Ye Jinyi's eyes.
In his opinion, only the weak need to be sympathized, and he can only be a strong person.
He bypassed Wei Qingxiao and walked out slowly with Ren Ziyu's support.
Just didn't take two steps, Wei Qingxiao strode in front of him, and before he could react, Wei Qingxiao grabbed his other free arm, bent down, pulled his arm and let him lie on his back, and put his hand on his neck, and said in a low voice: "I carry you." ”
Ye Jinyi was stunned for a moment, then lay on Wei Qingxiao's back, put his other hand on his neck, and said in a slightly self-deprecating tone: "Wei Qing smiled, I am very heavy." ”
Wei Qingxiao didn't speak, just stood up with his back on his back, and strode towards the outside of the Boundless Mountain Villa.
Ren Ziyu also followed closely behind them, gently holding Ye Jinyi with his hand to prevent him from falling.
The carriage soon arrived at Ziqiyuan, and along the way, Ye Jinyi just closed his eyes tightly, adjusting his breathing, and did not want to communicate with the outside world.
Wei Qingxiao and Ren Ziyu both looked at him quietly, the difference was that Ren Ziyu's eyes were full of worry, while Wei Qingxiao's eyes still had a little inquiry in them.
When the carriage stopped in Ziqiyuan, the guards outside opened the curtain in front of the carriage, and saw that Ye Jinyi did not speak when he closed his eyes, and Ziyu reminded softly: "Big brother, it's here." ”
Ye Jinyi didn't react, Wei Qing smiled and looked at Ye Jinyi without making a sound, Ren Ziyu reminded softly: "Big brother." ”
Still quiet, Ye Jinyi didn't open his eyes, nor did he speak, only the slightly trembling eyelashes proved that he was not asleep.
"Big ・・・・・・" Ren Ziyu stretched out his hand and was about to push the night brocade.
But at this moment, Ye Jinyi suddenly opened her eyes and stared at Ren Ziyu, her hand tightly choking Ren Ziyu's wrist.
His eyes were extremely cold, like the icy water of the Nine Secluded Lands, not only cold, but also full of anger, as if he wanted to pierce Ren Ziyu's heart and devour and destroy the things inside little by little.
Ren Ziyu was stunned, because Ye Jinyi's eyes made him feel uneasy and scared, and he felt that some secrets in his heart seemed to be about to be spied on, and his scalp was a little numb.
But he still pretended to be calm and looked at Ye Jinyi, his hand was slightly forced, trying to break free from the shackles of Ye Jinyi.
But Ye Jinyi's strength is getting bigger and bigger, and he doesn't look like a person who has just been whipped a hundred times.
Wei Qingxiao also stared at Ye Jinyi tightly, silently observing his reaction, he felt that something was wrong.
"Ziyu. Ye Jinyi suddenly let go of Ren Ziyu, turned her eyes to the outside of the carriage, her eyes returned to normal, and her tone was as soft as usual.
He paused for a moment before saying, "It's getting dark, go back to the village early." ”
"Good. Ren Ziyu tried his best to pull out a smile in response to Ye Jinyi.
Hearing this, Ye Jinyi held on to the edge of the carriage and slowly got out of the carriage with the support of the guards, and Wei Qingxiao also gently supported him, afraid that he would tear his wounds.
The door of the sub-period garden is open. Three black-clad guards walked out of it, as if they knew that Ye Jinyi was coming back.
Seeing that Ye Jinyi had just gotten off the carriage, two guards stepped forward and draped the cloak in their hands on Ye Jinyi, and supported Ye Jinyi to walk quickly into the Ziqi Garden.
Another guard walked up to Wei Qingxiao, raised his hand towards Zi Qiyuan, and said, "Childe, please." ”
Ren Ziyu unexpectedly didn't go out to deliver the night brocade clothes in the carriage, he sat in place, without the slightest expression in his eyes, the palm of his right hand was slightly closed, and his thumb and index finger rubbed gently, as if he was thinking about something.
When the guard sat back in the carriage and lifted the curtain to look at him, his expression relaxed a little: "Go back to the village." ”
"How's it going?" Ye Jinyi narrowed his eyes and asked the guard supporting him in a low voice.
"As the host expected. ”
Hearing this, Ye Jinyi closed her eyes and did not speak.