Chapter 11
w.a.n.g Yun
Feng woke up to the repet.i.tion of questions and answers, when he opened his
eyes he found he had already returned to the w.a.n.g residence, beneath his head
was indeed embroidery ` When
others do not trouble me, I would not trouble others` bed curtains.
As a senior
imperial censor, he always remembered his responsibilities ---- to take down
all unscrupulous officials.
Of course,
those seven words weren’t his motto, but the imperial censor w.a.n.g family
teachings.
Outside the
curtains, behind the twelve green hills and rocks, vermillion orchids,
sandalwood screen was Xia Ling Mei’s faint silhouette, leisurely asking
something.
“Lord
w.a.n.g’s injuries only need a month to completely heal…”
Xia Ling
Mei asked: “That is to say he won’t die?”
“Lady, Lord
w.a.n.g has always been healthy, he’s also in his prime…”
“Then he
doesn’t have any internal injuries? Just last night I saw him cough blood.
“His
internal injuries aren’t serious, let this old doctor prescribe some medicine,
to nurse his health…”
Xia Ling
Mei felt great pity: “He really won’t die?”
“Lady,
w.a.n.g…Lord w.a.n.g, the heavens helps the worthy, also he’s an important court
minister, you…”
Xia Ling
Mei was at a loss: “Are his bones strong or is his life strong, he won’t even
die from this.”
“Of course
he won’t die!” The doctor could no longer bear it, shouting out, “I’ve seen the
cold and ruthless murder for money, I’ve also seen those with false friends.h.i.+ps
use powerful connections to intimidate people, I’ve even seen those who pay lip
service and are secretly ruthless, this is the first time I’ve met someone like
you who openly curse a person’s injuries to not heal and die early from so much
pain as to not want to live and reincarnate earlier.
Are you sceptical of Lord
w.a.n.g’s desire to survive, or are you sceptical of this brilliant doctor, or
maybe, you wish this old doctor to die but won’t so you’ll cause him to die
from excessive anger!”
Xia Ling
Mei blinked: “How did you know?”
“You, you,
you.” The old man shook his beard blossoming with white, his nose flared,
finally he suddenly slapped the table: “This old doctor will fight you. Anyhow
this old doctor will make him better, infuriate you this poisonous woman.”
Xia Ling
Mei’s mouth deflated: “You don’t have to completely heal him, at least make it
so he’s paralysed on one side of the body, blind or deaf, maybe make it so he
can’t have intercourse…”
“Go dream!”
The old man who was driven crazy wrote several prescriptions, tossing the
writing brush aside, he humphed in anger, stamping his feet he personally took
the medicine to boil. He did not believe, with this old man here, that a
patient doing well could…be dysfunctional? Ah pah, Lord w.a.n.g simply didn’t have
an illness in that area.
Xiu Yu
looked at her lady, before looking at that old man filled with vitality:
“Should I take a look?”
Xia Ling
Mei was flipping over the name cards covering the table, looking at one she
frowned, looking at two she crossed her eyes: “Go, on the way get someone to
deliver a pot of good tea.” When she finished speaking, she picked up the pile
of cards herself and wandered to the bedside, bending over to look at the
seemingly still asleep w.a.n.g Yun Feng, without the slightest hesitation,
ruthlessly, she opened her hand. Numerous cards turned into a downpour pounding
on w.a.n.g Yun Feng’s body, he didn’t move at all.
Xia Ling
Mei crooked her head: “Could it be he really didn’t wake up? Just now I clearly
heard the sound of him heavily breathing.”
w.a.n.g Yun
Feng kept his eyes shut, motionless.
If he woke
up, it couldn’t be said for sure Xia Ling Mei would immediately turn to leave, if
she didn’t have to take care of a patient, she would have no reason to stay at
w.a.n.g residence; if she didn’t stay at w.a.n.g residence, then he couldn’t hang on
to her; if she left, she really won’t return.
w.a.n.g Yun
Feng could feel the other person’s gaze resting on his cheeks, he made an
effort to slow his breathing.
Not long
after, his nose was pinched together, if he opened his mouth he would be
exposed, he couldn’t breathe, his face was choked to redness, his chest and
back where he had been whipped faintly ached, he felt he was the first official
in Dayan to be murdered by their ex-wife, and the only one.
When he had
lost all hope, his nose was released, he was alive again.
“He really
still haven’t woken up.” Xia Ling Mei uttered to herself, then slapping w.a.n.g
Yun Feng’s cheeks.
She started
gently, afterwards each hit was harder than the last, this wasn’t waking
someone up, this was beating someone up, this was violence, if it carried on
like this, even though he’s alive he wouldn’t be able to see anyone for some
time. However, w.a.n.g Yun
Feng was still not prepared to wake up. If he can’t see
anyone then he can’t see anyone, it was enough to trap Xia Ling Mei to have a
very close relations.h.i.+p with him every day, every night a man and woman alone
together, afterwards, even if she wanted to run away she wouldn’t be able to
escape the palm of his hand. What is a tinnitus dizziness count as, after a few
days the swelling in the face will no longer be a serious matter, a month of
being too embarra.s.sed to see people did not matter…
“Lady, a
message has arrived from Lord Gu.”
The hitting
from the palms stopped, Xia Ling Mei took the message looking at it, with her
back to the light, her expression was not clear: “Where is he?”
“Right now
he’s waiting in the hall.”
Xia Ling
Mei without the slightest hesitation: “Let’s go.”
No! w.a.n.g
Yun Feng who was lying on the bed pretending to sleep felt he couldn’t wait
even a day, he had to stop Xia Ling Mei from seeing outsiders, especially that
wolf of the Gu family who likes to eat chicken.
Not having seen
him for a few days, Gu Lang was somewhat even more good looking and handsome,
from head to toe he had a trace of manners of an outstanding scholar, donned in
white, a white fan, spinning a jasper pendant in the air, attracting reckless
thoughts.
He did not
come to see the seriously injured Lord w.a.n.g, he came to see Xia Ling Mei. Some
people, with beautiful people they always meticulously compare men, especially under
the circ.u.mstances that this man could still be a rival in love.
The two
were silent for a while, Gu Lang’s gaze always remained on Xia Ling Mei.
How was he
not aware of it before? This woman’s manners could not be that of a Jianghu
woman, her every word and action seemed recklessly laid-back, but between her
every movement there was an air of n.o.bility which could not be concealed;
although she often used rash language, but in her eyes there were never any
indignation or grievance, she was proud, and good at hiding the true
temperament of a woman. Clearly living at the Gu residence, she was disliked by
the old lady, ignored by the old maids and young maids, her basic needs were
not limited, but everything revealed finery and luxury.
Such a
person, was naturally born to socialise with the sly and treacherous, wearing
more masks than the essential medicines at home.
This was
wealth delivered to the door, it’s a shortcut to power.
Gu Lang
decided to act late than never, he decided to firmly grasp hold of her.
Gu Lang
grabbed the whip in Xia Ling Mei’s hand, lovingly: “I’ve already talked it over
with mother, to select an auspicious date to go to your house to propose
marriage, let’s decide our marriage as soon as possible.”
Xia Ling
Mei secretly pulled on the whip, she didn’t pull it free, putting on a fake
smile she asked: “Originally didn’t the old lady object. She knew my family
background isn’t good, appearance isn’t good, completely without talent and
learning, temper isn’t dignified or amiable, also not intelligent and talented,
well-mannered, kind-hearted, self-cultivated and virtuous, how can such a woman
like myself enter the doors of the Gu family.”
Gu Lang did
not understand in the slightest her sarcasm: “Even if there’s a hundred or
thousand things no good about you, I still like you.” He repeatedly stroked the
whip, just like he was holding Xia Ling Mei’s supple physique: “Didn’t you
often say, liking a woman you must like all her merits and faults.”
Xia Ling
Mei smiled: “Then tell me what are my faults?”
Gu Lang
continued tender-heartedly: “All your faults are merits in my eyes.”
He came to
nose around his rival, Juan Shu who acted as the door G.o.d rubbed his own goose
b.u.mps. This Lord Gu, his words of love were truly filled with affection, filled
with emotions and serious meaning, deep feelings like the sea, love…
“But,” Xia Ling
Mei frowned, “doesn’t your cousin Lady Hua also love you a lot?”
Gu Lang
`hehe` laughed, he couldn’t conceal his pride: “That is cousin, she likes me
but I don’t like her, no harm.”
“But she
wants to marry you.”
“It’s not
like she wants to marry you, why are you worried.” Gu Lang said slightly
angrily, immediately he was pleasant again: “If the worse comes to worse I’ll
let her be my concubine.”
Xia Ling
Mei raised her eyebrow, fingers pulling with all her might freeing the whip:
“Lord Gu is a high ranking official, to go so far as to make the first daughter
of a grand third rank official your concubine.” You think you’re a lecherous
emperor.
Gu Lang
coldly snorted: “How can Bao Xia be considered the daughter of a third rank
official, at best she can only be considered the daughter of a merchant. The
official is her uncle, not her father, making her my concubine is an honour
from the Gu family.” Although several days ago the mother and son were rus.h.i.+ng
to invite that Lady Hua to stay at the Gu residence for a long time, making up
their minds to make her the mistress of the Gu residence in advance, he didn’t
expect after all this work, unexpected the wife he had
prepared for actually
became a backup concubine.
Xia Ling
Mei smiled weakly: “This is inappropriate, if you break their dignity, Hua
family will definitely cause trouble for you. You haven’t been an official for
long, you don’t have any authority behind or in front to look after and help
you, inevitably it’ll go wrong.”
Gu Lang
stared blankly for a moment, he only placed the other person’s thoughts and
efforts on himself, worried about his future as an official. He couldn’t help
but step forward, he wanted to get close to her: “What’s to worry, don’t I have
you in front of me.”
“Then
behind you?”
Gu Lang
beamed genuinely: “There’s my wife’s parents’, your parents’.”
Xia Ling
Mei’s expression changed several times, could it be her ident.i.ty was already
known by every one? Or maybe, Gu Lang is being sly with his words?
Xia Ling
Mei decided to change rather than not.
Gu Lang watched
her without a word, thinking his words had already moved her, increasingly
pleased with himself: “Anyway sooner or later I will have to go propose
marriage, why don’t you first tell me where your hometown is, what the rank of your
father is, I will quickly send someone to ask for marriage.”
Xia Ling
Mei did not know whether to laugh or cry.
Last night
she heard those people talk about Lord Gu, she had believed it was this Lord Gu
in Chenzhou, she thought sooner or later she would have to pry out of them the
person controlling behind the scene, she didn’t expect she still couldn’t find
out about anything, the other person had thought of her plan before she did,
she did not know how many thoughts had gone around the back of that person, to
deal with the Xia and w.a.n.g family.
Her mind
was flexible, having experienced much, and she was good at communicating with
people, as long as she set her mind to a plan, no one could beat her
dedication.
Thinking
for a little while, she pretended to be suspicious: “It’s not impossible to
propose marriage, but, your current official rank is too low, I’m afraid father
won’t approve. It would be better, if you find someone who is of a better
position in the country, a real powerful official to my house to ask, maybe it
would work…”
“Your
father won’t approve.” He shouted resolutely, breaking the seemingly non-existent
ambiguity and temptation between the two. w.a.n.g Yun Feng was leaning on Juan Shu
who had tipped him off, he walked in too weak to stand.
Gu Lang
immediately stood up: “Lord w.a.n.g, you…”
“She won’t
marry you.” w.a.n.g Yun Feng did not feel like socialising with him.
When Gu
Lang heard these words he was angry, imposingly he said: “The personal matters
between us two do not concern Lord w.a.n.g.”
w.a.n.g Yun
Feng snorted, at a fast pace he walked over pulling Xia Ling Mei’s wrist: “Tell
him, you won’t marry him.”
Xia Ling
Mei sneered: “Aren’t you more dead than alive, why did you come out here, do
you dislike having a long life?”
w.a.n.g Yun
Feng knew Xia Ling Mei’s temper, enduring the pain he pulled her behind him, in
a towering rage he said: “Lord Gu, you might not know, in earlier years she had
already become my official wife.”