"Well, do you know who is coming with me?" Qiao Qixin asked tentatively.
Sister Zhang...Sister Zhang must be fine, right...
In fact, Qiao Qixin herself knew that Sister Zhang could not still be alive, but she just clung to this ridiculous fantasy and refused to let go.
The mother said respectfully, "As for the girl, there was a man who came with the girl, and the young master took her to Dali Temple."
man……
"Mom, do you know what that man looks like?" Qiao Qixin asked.
Could it be Brother Zhang...
"Reporting to the girl, the old slave did not see the man's face. He only saw that he was wearing black clothes."
Black clothes...
Qiao Qixin's eyes were empty.
Brother Zhang never wears black...
"Girl, what's wrong with you?" Mom asked with concern.
"I'm fine." Qiao Qixin smiled and said, "Thank you, mom."
The mother bent down and said, "I won't disturb you, my dear. You have a good rest, young master. The young master will come to see you when he comes back."
After that, my mother left the room.
Qiao Qixin lay on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.
There was pain everywhere in the body, and there was a faint hint of blood under the gauze.
Regardless of her wounds, Qiao Qixin huddled up in bed alone.
It's like a child nestling in its mother's arms.
Gone... gone... alone again...
Transparent liquid continuously overflowed from his closed eyes.
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night
"Qixin, are you awake?"
Liu Zhan, who had just come out of Dali Temple, rushed to Qiao Qixin's door immediately.
He was so tired that he didn't even drink any water along the way.
In the room, Qiao Qixin blinked her empty, red and swollen eyes, "Wake up."
In fact, she didn't sleep at all, and the image of Sister Zhang when she died tragically kept appearing in her mind.
If only I had protected her... If I hadn't brought Jia Yu with me... If I was very powerful...
Too many of them formed chains, imprisoning Qiao Qixin until she couldn't breathe.
But she was willing to be imprisoned because she felt like a sinner.
After receiving the response, Liu Zhan pushed the door open and entered.
He took off his coat and left it at the door, then came to Qiao Qixin's bed.
The eight-headed figure looked like a mountain standing in front of Qiao Qixin's bed.
Obviously Liu Zhan also realized this.
He looked around, then reached out and grabbed a chair.
After placing the chairs on the left and right sides of Qiao Qixin's bed, Liu Zhan sat down.
He chose this position very well. Qiao Qixin had no trouble looking at his face and would not feel oppressed.
Qiao Qixin was lying on the bed, looking at each other with Liu Zhan.
"Did you save me?" Qiao Qixin felt that she could not let her savior be too reserved in front of her, so she chose to speak first.
Liu Zhan nodded, then hesitantly said, "Sorry, I was late and couldn't save your sister."
Qiao Qixin shook her head, "It's not your fault."
Because of me, I shouldn't have known Jia Yulian.
"Have you eaten?" Liu Zhan asked.
"Eat, the food that Mother He just brought to me." Qiao Qixin smiled and said, "The food in your Liu family is pretty good."
Much better than Li Mansion.
Liu Zhan smiled and said, "As long as you like it, you can rest here to take care of yourself these days. If you have anything to do, you can go to Mother He, or ask Mother He to tell me."
Qiao Qixin nodded. She looked at Liu Zhan and said sincerely, "Liu Zhan, thank you for saving me."
"It's okay, you have a good rest, I still have some things to deal with." Liu Zhan left after saying that, without giving Qiao Qixin a chance to ask anything else.
outside the house
"Mother He, how is she doing during the day today?" Liu Zhan said.
Mother He bowed and said, "To tell you the truth, sir, there is nothing wrong with Miss Qiao today."
"Yeah." Liu Zhan lowered his eyes, "My mother's side..."
"Going back to the young master, Madam still doesn't know about Miss Qiao." Mother He said.
Liu Zhan couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
Mother looked at him displeased for a long time. If she knew about Qiao Qixin's existence now, she would have to blow a lot of wind in his father's ears.
Liu Zhan rubbed his eyebrows, feeling a headache just thinking about these families getting along.
If given a choice, he would rather stay up all night investigating the case than face his mother at home.
"Brother Zhan." A gorgeously dressed woman walked from a distance.
She held her head high, her expression arrogant, and looked at Liu Zhan with disdain in her eyes.
"Mo Xiaoniang." Liu Zhan shouted politely.
Mo Xiaoniang is Mr. Liu's new wife. She is the same age as Liu Zhan this year.
He has a bad temper and makes a bad face to everyone except the master.
Mo Xiaoniang looked Liu Zhan up and down, and then said reluctantly, "Master wants you to go to his place."
Liu Zhan nodded, "Mo Xiaoniang, walk slowly."
Mo Xiaoniang walked slowly and let out an inaudible "hum", then walked away without looking back.
"Huh -" Liu Zhan breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sir, I suddenly asked you to go, I'm afraid..." Mother He reminded.
"Yes, I understand." Liu Zhan rubbed his head.
He had no hope of hiding it from them in the first place.
"Mother He, take good care of her." Liu Zhan turned around and told her, then walked towards the main hall.
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Main Hall of Liu Mansion
Master Liu with a dark face sat on the chair, his eyes unhappy.
Liu Zhan paused when he reached the door, then took a breath and walked in.
Sure enough, his dear father was waiting for him in the hall.
"Liu Zhan, I heard that you brought a woman back yesterday?" Mr. Liu said displeased.
Mrs. Liu on the side agreed, "That's right, brother Zhan, why didn't you say anything. Which family does that girl belong to? The servants saw that you were acting close to her and said, could it be our future daughter-in-law?"
Mr. Liu waited with a dark face for Liu Zhan to express his stance.
"Dad, I rescued that girl yesterday. She had nowhere to go, so I brought her to my house for treatment."
"I didn't report it to dad because I was afraid that dad would worry about it. Please don't blame me."
Liu Zhan saluted.
"Haha, you have a good reason." Mr. Liu's face became even more gloomy, "Afraid that I will worry? If you are really afraid that I will worry, you should take care of your eldest brother's future livelihood!"
"Yes, Brother Zhan, your eldest brother was pushed off the cliff by you, and he is still suffering from the root cause of the disease." Mrs. Liu wiped her tears and said.
Liu Zhan lowered his head, his eyes filled with helplessness.
It's like this every time, no matter what I do, I always have to blame it on my eldest brother.
"Brother Zhan, you brothers should always help each other." Mrs. Liu burst into tears. "What happened in the past is in the past. You have to look to the future."
"That's what mother taught you." Liu Zhan said respectfully.
He has become accustomed to it, and it has become a basic habit for him to go in with his left ear and out with his right ear.
"Besides, if you help your elder brother now, your elder brother will also be able to help you in the future, right?" Mrs. Liu tried to reason with Xiaozhi.
"That's what mother taught you."
"Now your eldest brother is sick. Every time it rains, he feels severe pain..."
"That's what mother taught you."
"Your eldest brother has been pampered since he was a child and has a weak body. He is now over thirty-seven years old..."
"That's what mother taught me."
"Brat!"
Master Liu had veins popping out on his forehead. He picked up a tea cup and threw it at Liu Zhan's head.
Liu Zhan tilted his head and ducked away.
But as soon as he escaped, Liu Zhan secretly said, "Not good."
As expected, Mr. Liu was very angry when he saw Liu Zhan avoiding the tea cup.
"You brat, even your father dares to rebel now, right?"
Mr. Liu has been particularly irritable ever since he was removed from his official position.
The more he looked at Liu Zhan, the more unhappy he became.
Why is this picked-up child so lucky? He was actually chosen by the Minister of Dali Temple, but his own son was killed and fell ill!
This isn't fair!
However, the Minister of Dali Temple liked this damn boy so much that he actually made him his descendant!
Now that I have been demoted from my official position, if I really think about it, I am still a few steps below what I picked up!
The more Mr. Liu thought about it, the angrier he became, and he said angrily, "Come here, bring me the stick! Expert method!"
Liu Zhan silently knelt down and gave his back to Mr. Liu.
He was used to being beaten. Anyway, Master Liu was old and frail, so it didn't hurt.
The next second, a stick landed on Liu Zhan's back.
Liu Zhan was hit so hard that he fell forward, but he quickly regained his balance.
Then a few more sticks fell.
Liu Zhan remained silent and allowed the stick to hit his back.
After touching dozens of sticks, Mrs. Liu finally came over to start a fight.
She first held the handkerchief to hug Mr. Liu's arm, and then said in a fake tone, "Guardian, don't be too angry. No matter what you did wrong, you have to take care of Brother Zhan's health, right?"
Mr. Liu glared at Liu Zhan, then threw the stick to the ground with a "hum".
What a stubborn person! He was beaten so many times without saying a word! My hands almost hurt from the beatings!
Liu Zhan still knelt on the ground without saying a word.
Mrs. Liu glanced at Mr. Liu, threw a handkerchief on Liu Zhan's shoulder, and said, "You kid, you don't even know how to say a word when you're in pain. It shows your father's heartache!"
Mr. Liu waved his hand and said, "Humph!"
"You have to listen to your father from now on, do you understand?" Mrs. Liu advised.
Liu Zhan glanced at her and said nothing.
Madam Liu was so frightened by being stared at that she glanced at Master Liu, who had his back to Liu Zhan, and quickly called for his servants to send Liu Zhan off.
"Guardian, don't be as angry as that child. Let me tell you, this picked-up child is not as considerate as a biological child..."
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Liu Zhan left the hall and returned to the room alone under the moonlight.
He had been beaten a lot, but he didn't feel the wounds on his back.
After taking a shower, I casually applied some ointment and then lay down on the bed, not caring whether it was all applied or not.
He looked up and thought.
Regarding her eldest brother, shouldn’t I say...
Liu Zhan recalled the tragic state of the body when he found Brother Zhang's body.
The murderer seemed to be a pervert. He stabbed the body dozens of times, and the body was in tatters. When the body was collected, it was no longer human.
"Forget it, it's better not to tell her." Liu Zhan turned over and closed his eyes.
The image of Qiao Qixin when she was in trouble came to mind involuntarily.
Liu Zhan's hands clenched silently.
The Jia family... I didn't expect that the Li family would be gone, and you would still dare to be so arrogant...
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In the room
Qiao Qixin looked at the ceiling, not sleepy at all.
The emotion of self-blame enveloped her from head to toe like a dark night.
It would be better if I didn’t know Jia Yulian, it would be better if I didn’t brush up on that damn favorability, it would be better if I just settled down and just opened a small shop...
Another sleepless night.
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Early morning of the second day
Mother He knocked on the door, "Miss Qiao, are you awake?"
Qiao Qixin, who had not slept all night, said with dark circles under her eyes, "Wake up, what's wrong, Mother He?"
Mother He walked into the house carrying a plate.
On the plate are a bowl of white porridge, two steamed buns, and a plate of pastries.
And next to these foods there is a scary thing - a bowl of medicine.
Dark brown and steaming.
Mother He put the plate on the table in the room and said respectfully, "Miss Qiao, this medicine is prepared according to the recipe given by the doctor. The doctor ordered you to take one meal in the morning and one in the evening. After the meal, you can take a stick of incense."
Take.”
Qiao Qixin nodded and got up from the bed with difficulty, "Don't worry about it, Mom. I'll eat it after I wash up."
"Hot water has been prepared outside the house. Girls can use it directly." Mother He pointed to the door.
Qiao Qixin was surprised. She didn't expect the service in Liu's Mansion to be so good...it was completely different from Li's Mansion...
After a little surprise, Qiao Qixin got out of bed and went out to wash up.