The blood on Yuan Du's body,
Had dirtied the clean and soft bedding into a mess.
She was probably having a nightmare. She was shouting, "I'm not! I'm not! Why are you … why are you! "
She was babbling nonsense,
She was having a fever.
Lin Daiyu covered her mouth and sat by the bed without saying a word. Maids, doctors,
Midwives came and went,
The room was filled with a strong smell of blood.
But she didn't seem to notice it at all. Like a statue, he sat there motionless.
The maid called her and only then did she realize that..,
She was trembling.
She was trembling so much..,
She kept sucking in air..,
It seemed to be extremely cold. Only one hand covered her mouth and the other wrapped around herself,
She was able to suppress the trembling.
Then, Li Qingqing strode in and said, "They agreed, they agreed!"
It was probably the obsession of this life,
The young woman on the bed was startled by the shout,
Her eyelashes trembled, and she slowly opened her eyes.
"Thank you, Miss Li." Yuan Du's eyes were sunken, and his wrists were so thin that they were only bones. She tried her best to thank Li Qingqing,
And then smiled at Daiyu.
She struggled to make a face with her nose wrinkled,
And said softly, "I'm fine. Sister Lin,
Don't be afraid … "
Lin Daiyu only said, "You sent a letter saying,
The matter of the Longevity Jade Tower and Rakshasa's Daughter.
You were not implicated. You were safe. So it was such a 'safe' method? "
Yuan Du's eyelashes trembled when she heard these two names, but she gritted her teeth and refused to speak or explain.
Lin Daiyu sneered, "Very good. Very good. "
Seeing Daiyu fall down, the maid cried out in shock. "Miss!" "Sister Lin!" Du'er was also shocked.
"Don't panic." Li Qingqing was tense. She checked her breath and heaved a sigh of relief, "She was just too nervous and tired. After all, she had been by the bed for a day and a night. She suddenly relaxed and fainted. Help Sister Lin down to rest first. "
"Go and take care of Mr. Lin." Li Qingqing glanced at the doctors, midwives, and maids in the room.
"But …" The doctor hesitated for a moment.
However, the patient on the bed said, "It's okay, doctor. I also know a little about medicine. Now that I'm awake, I'm fine, right? You go first. "
Since it was the patient's request, and since Li Qingqing was the current ruler of Taizhou Prefecture, she wasn't an easy person to get along with, he cupped his hands and instructed her to call for help at any time before leaving.
After the others left, Li Qingqing sat down on the edge of the bed without hesitation. "Big Sister Yuan, you won't die for the time being, right?"
"I won't die." Yuan Du's face, which used to be round and innocent, was now so thin that it was sunken in. He was worn out to the bone, but his eyes were terrifyingly bright. "If I can't get reinforcements, I don't have the right to die."
"In that case, please hold on and lead the way." Li Qingqing said, "I will personally lead the team!"
That year, in early spring. Along with the emissary who escaped from Nanjing, the spring breeze brought bad news to the south of the Yangtze River — the battle to cross the river had failed, and Nanjing had been besieged by the imperial army for a month.
The emissary first arrived at Taizhou Prefecture.
Li Qingqing, who was in charge of the alliance of Taizhou Prefecture's Chambers of Commerce, sent the message brought by the emissary from Nanjing to the various Chambers of Commerce — a request for help. The various Chambers of Commerce notified the local rebel army and jointly dispatched troops.
Li Qingqing, on the other hand, led the troops and set off.
In front of the ancient city walls of Taizhou Prefecture, the warhorses galloped.
Yuan Du sighed and said, "Including the time it took for me to ask for help, even if I ran a few horses to death and sailed day and night, I still don't know what the situation in Nanjing is like. We have been trapped for a whole month. Although we have enough food, but … everyone, you have been troubled by Mr. Shou and Hongfei before, and you are still willing to take such a risk and ignore the foundation you have just built to rush to Shengjing … I …"
Li Qingqing patted her shoulder, but she was full of pride. "I have already asked my father to send people to take care of the foundation here. Even if something happens, I am not afraid. I built this harbor from scratch, so naturally, I can take back Taizhou empty-handed! Shengjing is the most urgent matter. "
She laughed heartily. "Don't think too much. We are all allies, and we are bound together for good or ill. If Shengjing is broken, the rebel army, which was originally holding on, will probably lose their backbone and their morale will drop instantly. Our alliance and the rebel army are grasshoppers on the same rope. No matter what, even if we kneel down and beg for peace, the imperial court will not let us go in the end. Don't worry, if the imperial court dares to hang around the Yangtze River, don't blame us for being ruthless. Hmph, the navy is not to be trifled with. "
The major event was set in stone.
However, a person stood silently at the city gate. Her face was pale.
Lin Daiyu said, "Take me with you to Jinling."
"Sister Lin, don't mess around."
"Why am I messing around? During this time, they called me Mr. Lin, not Miss Lin. Did you hear that? Not Miss Lin, but Mr. Lin. Xiaoxiang Lin. I have the ability. Otherwise, give me the seal of Taizhou Prefecture and don't hand it over to the Chamber of Commerce. I will stay here and manage the affairs of the prefecture for you. I will wait for you to come back. "
"Sister Lin, your health is not good. Leave this place first. Don't make us worry. "
The pale Lin Daiyu stood in place and did not move. She just stubbornly repeated, "I have already calculated all the accounts and arranged Taizhou's expenses for half a year. I have already … I am Xiaoxiang Lin. I have the ability. I am … take me with you, or let me wait here … "
Her gaze was so sincere that it was difficult to look at it directly.
However, in the end, this second-in-command of Taizhou Prefecture was sent to the ship unconscious.
During the march, the people silently urged their horses to hurry on. They whispered about this matter again.
The early spring wind was cold. There was even a layer of frost on the ground.
Just like Daiyu's pale face and silent tears when she found out that she had to drag her heavy injuries back to Shengjing.
Yuan Du recalled his best friend who had been watching over her for a day and a night in shock when he saw her covered in blood. "Sister Lin … she …"
Li Qingqing knew what she was thinking. She waved her hand and said, "Big Ni controlled her strength very well. She won't get hurt. I have already made arrangements for Sister Lin. The ship left a few days ago. "
Yuan Du sighed in relief.
Apart from the worry of passing away, there was also some relief.
Although … Li Qingqing could understand Yuan Du's "relief". She also recalled what Daiyu had said at the city gate with a pale face, pretending that nothing had happened. She was willing to help Li Qingqing manage Taizhou Prefecture while they were in the north and wait for their return.
Daiyu's emotional sensitivity was sometimes a burden to the people close to her. Everyone liked her frankness, sincerity, and affection. However, they were also afraid and troubled by her tears and sincerity.
However, they all had their own existences that they had to fight for. Sometimes, they couldn't care less about themselves and their sincere hearts.
It was inevitable that Sister Lin would cry.
Both of them sighed and fell silent. The sound of horse hooves kept going north.
They were about to reach Jinling, and the ship was about to reach the south.
They had been on the waterway for a few days. It was getting warmer along the way.
Lin Daiyu wrote a piece of paper. Crumple it, throw it away.
Another piece of paper. Crumple it, throw it away.
"Mr. Xiaoxiang, have you been to Guangzhou Prefecture? Guangzhou is really a good place. We can go out whenever we want. We don't need men to accompany us. There are also foreign guns and cannons there. There are also all kinds of delicious food and fun things from other countries. From morning to night, it's brightly lit. Ships come and go. It's really lively. Have you seen that Western woman? The hemline of the dress is like this … "
The voice chattered on.
"Slap."
"Shut up." Lin Daiyu pressed her forehead. Her long and narrow eyes were filled with emotions. She had never had such a fierce gaze before, causing the voice to stop.
She swallowed.
"Xiaoxiang, Mr. Xiaoxiang, it's not that I want to tie you up … It's, it's the commander's order. He said … said that if I don't do so, he will break my legs. He even broke my man's third leg … Hehe, sir, do you know what a third leg is …"
Lin Daiyu rubbed her forehead. Finally, she said tiredly, "Wang Dani. You're so assured that your husband will go to Nanjing? "
The voice stopped abruptly like a duck being choked by the neck.
After a while, the rough woman said in a low voice, "Sir, I believe him." She was stupidly vigilant again, "Sir, you're telling me so much. Don't tell me you want to jump off the boat and swim back? "
"Ah! That's not right. Who are you? You're a lady from a respectable family. Who has seen someone swim … "
She relaxed, "Sir, you don't know. The allied forces are much more powerful than before. Those imperial troops are all useless! And it's in Jinling, where there are many waterways. Hey, sir, let me tell you, in the past, I … "
She began to talk non-stop again.
Lin Daiyu said lightly, "How do you know I won't?"
The voice froze again.
Daiyu, the daughter of the Lin family, would not and should not jump off the boat to swim.
But Xiaoxiang Lin was not necessarily so.
After Wang Dani was speechless again, she realized that the commander had repeatedly warned her before she left: this was not an ordinary lady from a respectable family that she had served in the past.
She quietly moved to the cabin door, trying to block the door more tightly.
Lin Daiyu felt a kind of irony.
Even if she was now called "Mr. Xiaoxiang", there were admirers everywhere she went.
Even if she had followed the rebels to participate in the division of land and the extermination of clans.
Even if she helped Qingqing take care of more than half of the internal affairs of the government.
But her family, friends, her loved ones, still unconsciously used to looking at her as "Daiyu, the daughter of the Lin family".
Baoyu had told her not to worry since she was young.
Sanjie, tell her to leave first, don't worry.
Du 'er, tell her to leave first, don't worry.
Qingqing, tell her to leave first, don't worry.
Even her uncle would sometimes tell her, "You go first, don't worry."
Lin Daiyu no longer crumpled the last piece of paper under her hand.
She looked at the waves outside the cabin, the blue spring sky, the golden Yingchun flowers on both sides of the river, thinking, do you know who I am? Do you know? I am Xiaoxiang Lin. I am Xiaoxiang Lin.
I love you, so I am afraid. But you treat me as a coward. Despicable.
Despicable.
She thought coldly. But she pursed her lips, crossed out the worries and worries that overflowed from the words on the paper, and carefully put them away.
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