An Appeal
Ji Yunshu looked back as she screamed. She saw a plainly dressed woman with messy hair and a haggard face. She was drenched in the rain, desperately trying to pick up the scattered papers.
She said anxiously, "Don't, please don't …"
Ji Yunshu realized it was her fault. She sat on the ground and helped the woman pick up the papers one by one.
Because the papers were scattered everywhere, almost all of them were wet from the rain. Moreover, because of the crowd moving back and forth, a few papers were trampled to pieces.
Ji Yunshu picked up a few and looked at them.
It was an appeal!
She didn't even have time to look at the contents.
"Give it to me."
The woman snatched the papers from Ji Yunshu's hands like a madwoman and pushed her away.
Her voice was choked with sobs as she yelled, "This was meant to save Ye 'er, but you ruined it all, ruined it all! What should I do? It's all your fault! "
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, I …"
"Go away!"
The woman pushed her shoulder harshly again, then ran away with the wad of paper in her hand.
Ji Yunshu picked up one of the papers and chased after it, but the woman was nowhere to be seen.
She didn't know who hit her in the back, but her body fell to the side. Fortunately, she hit a sturdy chest.
Only then did she avoid another embarrassing situation.
Above his head, an umbrella also fell instantly.
"Shu 'er, are you alright?"
Wei Yi's voice rang in her ears.
She looked up and met Wei Yi's clear eyes.
Wei Yi looked at her with a pained expression. He pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly.
"Shu 'er, why are you all wet? Are you cold? Don't be afraid, I'll hug you and you won't feel cold anymore. "
Wei Yi's warm breath spread from his chest to her cold nose, cheeks, and earlobes.
She couldn't help but shiver.
She gently pushed him away and asked, "Why are you here?"
"Brother Mo wasn't here, so I ran out."
Ji Yunshu's body was cold. She knew she couldn't hold on much longer. Her pale lips trembled.
She said, "Wei Yi, can you carry me back?"
"Sure!"
He agreed readily.
Wei Yi obediently bent down. Ji Yunshu took the umbrella from his hands and climbed onto his back.
Her head weakly rested on his broad shoulders, pointing the way for him!
This scene was very familiar.
Wei Yi carried her in the direction of Bamboo Creek Garden. When he thought of her drenched body, he quickened his pace.
However, he couldn't help but start chattering.
"Shu 'er, I haven't seen you in a long time, and you haven't come to Brother Mo's place for a long time. I thought you had forgotten about me, and I cried for a few nights."
"Shu 'er, I can treat patients now. Brother Mo Ruo said that if the face is slightly yellow and the tongue is white, it means that the liver is weak. If the forehead is white, the cheeks are glowing, and the chest is stuffy, it means that the lungs are sick, and …"
"Yesterday, Brother Ah Si gave me a writing brush. He said that my handwriting isn't good, so he taught me a few words. I learned your name, Shu 'er. I can write it now. When you get better, I'll write it for you."
"Shu 'er, Shu' er …"
Ji Yunshu listened quietly, but she didn't have the strength to reply.
Wei Yi walked faster and faster. He glanced at the drowsy Ji Yunshu and said softly, "Shu 'er, can I sing for you? Don't sleep. "
Ji Yunshu nodded lightly.
Thereupon …
He sang the song 'My Son' again.
"In the past, the gentle wind, Zhao Lang returned home, filled with the beautiful scenery of Puyang. Little Shu 'er, Lang Ding left, singing in the wind and frost, Yue Yue returned home …"
It was still a rough voice, but it was gentle and pleasant to listen to.
After returning to Bamboo Creek Garden, Ji Yunshu had a high fever. She lay on the bed in a daze. The maidservants in the garden hurriedly called for a doctor. After a few visits, the fever finally subsided.
She finally fell asleep.
Fortunately, Shi Zijin was by her side, helping her change her clothes. Otherwise, her womanhood would have been exposed.
After an unknown amount of time, Ji Yunshu was awakened by the heat.
She turned her head and saw Wei Yi sleeping on the edge of the bed, revealing the red petal-shaped birthmark on the back of his neck. She stretched her hands out from under the blanket and touched the birthmark.
Just as she touched it, Wei Yi woke up and looked at her with drowsy eyes.
He held her hands and happily said, "Shu 'er, you're awake. You scared me. Next time, you can't do this again. Mother said that you can't get wet in the rain, or else you'll get sick."
"I'm fine."
"That's good. Be good, Shu 'er."
"En!"
Wei Yi blinked his eyes and quickly searched his sleeves. After a long time, he took out an orange-red blood jade.
He said, "Shu 'er, this is the jade pendant I gave you. When I carried you back, it fell off your body. Fortunately, I picked it up."
The exquisite and translucent jade lay flat on Wei Yi's palm.
She reached out and took the jade pendant. "This jade was left for you by your father. You should keep it."
She pushed the jade pendant back to Wei Yi.
Wei Yi clasped his hands behind his back and refused to take it.
"I don't want it. I gave it to you, so it belongs to you. I don't want it back."
Ji Yunshu propped up her body and sat up. She held the jade pendant in her hand and carefully examined it.
It was a high-quality blood jade. Ji Yunshu gently rubbed the uneven surface of the jade with her fingertips. She had never examined this jade pendant so carefully before.
On the exquisite jade surface, there was a lifelike carving of a tiger's head!
On the left side of the tiger's head, there was a crescent moon shape.
When she turned it around, she saw the character "Xu" carved on the back.
She had to admit that Lord Wei's jade was really good.
And this piece of jade was definitely extraordinary.
"Wei Yi, since it was left for you by your father, you should keep it by your side."
"I don't want it!" Wei Yi pushed it aside. "This is for you. Don't you like it?"
"Of course not."
"Then Shu 'er should accept it. Anyway, what's mine is yours!"
She smiled innocently.
Just as the two of them pushed each other away …
A maidservant came in from the door with a piece of dried paper in her hand. She walked over and asked, "Teacher Ji, is this paper yours? I found it in the clothes you changed out of. "
She handed it to Ji Yunshu.
Ji Yunshu took it and saw that it was the petition left behind by the woman from before.
Because there was only one page, it was not complete.
Moreover, most of the words on the paper were blurred by the rain. She could only roughly tell that it mentioned a girl named Ye 'er and a murder case that happened three years ago. The rest was not detailed.
Since it was a petition, it was natural that the person was not from the capital. Presumably, she came from a prefecture and came all the way to the capital to reverse the verdict.
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