Tang Zhou took the jelly beans with a gentle smile, smelled them and put them into a candy bag.
Then, he touched the bowl on the table and drank the medicine inside. He was not afraid of suffering, so he thought of drinking it all in one go, fearing that the more he drank, the more bitter he would become.
Shen Zhixi withdrew his gaze and turned his head to stop looking at him.
When I opened my eyes, I faced the pot of lily of the valley flowers placed in front of the window.
Seeing it, I felt a hint of sadness for some reason, and my originally firm heart seemed to have cracks in it. After deliberately avoiding it for the past two days, only now did I dare to take a closer look at Tang Zhou's left hand, which had been scratched by the carved knife. There were scratches of varying depths on the fingertips, joints, back of the hand, and the tiger's mouth.
"Are you peeking at me again?" Tang Zhou could detect her scrutiny.
She stood up quickly, pretending to be coquettish and said: "Don't let me see it, I just won't see it."
"That was not what I meant."
Tang Zhou stood up and pulled her, and she jumped into his arms and hugged his waist, hugging him tightly.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Tang Zhou noticed something was wrong with her and wanted to pull her away to find out what was going on, but she refused and insisted on sticking to him and would not let go no matter what. This is the last time, I plan to hold you for a while longer.
"What can I do? I'm leaving soon, so I feel a little panicked. I've never been far away."
Tang Zhou believed it immediately and hugged her back.
"Don't be afraid." He patted Shen Zhixi on the back and comforted her, saying: "It's a bit far from Yuejing here, but no matter how far you are, you have to go home. Think about the future, think about Yuejing City, that is the most beautiful place." In a prosperous place, there are the most delicious restaurants and the most beautiful stages, and... If you don't want to be bored at home every day, I will open a rouge shop for you. The styles of makeup in Yuejing City are also the best, you... "
As he spoke, his body suddenly swayed, and even Shen Zhixi couldn't help but take two steps back. She understood what was going on, and kept silent, only hugging him tighter.
"It's up to you. When we get to Yuejing, we'll... discuss it slowly."
In addition to his body shaking, his voice also slowly softened.
"Okay." Shen Zhixi responded calmly.
The drug was taking effect, and he poured it into the bowl of medicine he just drank.
He realized something was wrong with him, and slowly let go of his hand to pull Shen Zhixi out of his arms, and then staggered twice, "I seem... a little dizzy, but don't worry, I may still not have a good rest, I... I just want to get some sleep and it won’t delay tomorrow’s trip.”
He said a lot, but he didn't have the slightest doubt that he might have been drugged.
He even had to comfort Shen Zhixi in turn.
Shen Zhixi couldn't help but sigh, as if he couldn't pretend anymore, and he became a little colder when he spoke, "It's okay, then just take a nap."
Perhaps it was because Tang Zhou was dizzy that his indifferent words could not be heard, and he was afraid that if he fainted and fell, he would take her to the ground with him, so he let go of her arm and turned to support the table. However, The effect of the medicine was taking effect, and after taking a step back, he lost control. The strength in his hands was gone, and he couldn't hold on to the table, causing him to fall down heavily on his side.
After he fell down, he lay down on his back. He didn't know if landing on his back would aggravate the arrow wound and cause bleeding.
Shen Zhixi stepped forward and squatted beside him.
"Tang Zhou, have a good sleep." At this time, she no longer called her husband.
Tang Zhou was not completely unconscious yet. He was holding on to prevent himself from falling asleep. He opened his lips but could not say a single word. There was sweat on his forehead, his brows were deeply furrowed and he was breathing heavily. It looked like he was working very hard. .
"Go to sleep."
Shen Zhixi touched his half-closed eyelids and closed his eyes from top to bottom.
He was still conscious, but he didn't even have the strength to raise his eyelids.
Shen Zhixi hugged his knees and squatted beside him for a long time.
Watching him lose the last of his consciousness little by little, and then fell unconscious.
"Tang Zhou, go back and be your rich and noble son."
"I...I won't go with you."
“……”
When she stood up again, her expression was extremely cold.
After leaving the door, he asked Yuanyang to call Mother Cui in the woods far away, while he went to the opposite gate to retrieve the letter he had written during the day, and stuffed it into Tang Zhou's chest and placket, along with the money he had prepared in advance. Put it in a cloth bag and hang it with the sugar bag on his waist.
From time to time, Cui's mother hurried over.
Seeing that Tang Zhou had fainted, he immediately ordered Yuanyang to take Tang Zhou out and put him on the carriage.
Tang Zhou was heavy, and he couldn't drag it at will for fear of injuring the wound.
In the end, it was Cui's mother who carried him out on her back. Cui's mother had a good physique and strong strength. She carried him out of the yard with Yuanyang's support.
When Yuanyang came back, he saw Shen Zhixi sitting on the threshold with an expressionless face.
"Miss, we are ready to leave, you..."
Shen Zhixi stood up holding the door frame, nodded and walked down the steps.
After leaving the fence yard, Cui's mother sat in front of the carriage and drove, looking at Shen Zhixi with concern. However, Shen Zhixi seemed not to notice anything and did not even look at Cui's mother. After getting up, she got in first. In the carriage.
After Yuanyang got in, the carriage began to move forward.
"Miss, Mother Cui said that the village is very far away. It will probably be late at night to get there. Just now I wanted to tell the lady that we can go see Tang Zhou off. We go there once and come back to Tiandu. It's already light up. Besides, the lady is pregnant now, so I'm afraid you'll be tired."
"It doesn't matter, just give it as a gift. Just think of it... as a gift for your child."
Upon hearing the word "child", Yuanyang seemed to be touched. He lowered his head and did not dare to look at Tang Zhou. She didn't feel sorry for Tang Zhou, but for the relationship between Tang Zhou and her young lady. She just felt it was a pity.
The mountain road is not very smooth, and the carriage occasionally bumps.
Tang Zhou was lying opposite the two of them. Fortunately, the seat was wide enough to accommodate Tang Zhou's body. But when encountering strong bumps, Tang Zhou would still be at risk of falling.
So, Shen Zhixi stood up and sat across from him.
She held up Tang Zhou's head and let him rest in her arms.
Seeing this, Yuanyang pulled up the curtain and decided to go outside with Cui's mother so that Shen Zhixi and Tang Zhou could finally have a chance to be alone.
“Tangshu.”
Shen Zhixi touched Tang Zhou's face and stared at him carefully. As she looked, she smiled inexplicably. When her smile was the strongest and intoxicating, she lowered her head and pressed Tang Zhou's lips. No more farewell kisses.
"Tang Zhou, goodbye."
"No, never again."
……
After a while, the carriage finally arrived at its destination.
It was indeed an extremely remote mountain village, with only about twenty households in total, and the route was rugged and difficult to find. Even if Tang Zhou hadn't been stunned, he would never have been able to find his way back.
The whole village was dark. At this time, everyone was already fast asleep. Only a few puppies in the village were keenly aware of the noise and started to bark, but they could not easily wake up the sleeping people.
Mother Cui and Yuanyang worked together again to transport Tang Zhou out of the carriage and put him at the entrance of the village.
