Chapter 94: Existing in name only
Liang Huan hesitated a little. She followed her. What if Lu Xiu came back and asked him to wait?
Liang Huan looked around and happened to see Cao Jun stopping to chat with others. Although it was inappropriate for him to speak, he couldn't care so much.
Liang Huan asked the maid to wait and then stepped forward.
Cao Jun was a little surprised when he saw Liang Huan, but he still remained polite.
After Liang Huan finished speaking briefly, Cao Jun also agreed.
Liang Huan followed the maid back with peace of mind. The Duke's mansion was very big and she had never walked this road.
Liang Han couldn't help but be a little wary.
The courtyard where the Duke lives is very quiet, and there are servants guarding the corridor, and nothing unusual is seen.
Liang Huan followed the maid and walked in.
The incense of Lingxu is burning in the house, which is light and overflowing. The boxwood utensils are matched with the green dripping Guanyin, which is simple and elegant.
Duke Lou Jing, with his white hair, sat in front of him, his body hunched over, and his cloudy eyes looked over with a hint of clarity.
That is a look that wants to see through the soul.
Liang Huan lowered her head and bowed respectfully: "I have met the Duke."
She could clearly feel the gaze examining her inch by inch.
"Come here."
It took a long time before the Duke spoke, his old voice deep.
Liang Huan raised her head and saw the Duke motioning for her to sit across from the table.
She was confused, but she could only obey and knelt down opposite him.
Liang Huan: "May I ask what the Duke's instructions are for finding a concubine?"
She didn't know why the Duke's gaze made her feel uncomfortable.
He pointed to the items on the Yao plate on the table and asked, "Do you know what these are?"
Liang Huan only took one look at them and replied: "蓓( shi) grass, turtle shell."
The Duke asked again: "Do you know their use?"
Liang Huan: "The turtle is for divination, and the strategy is to use them. Divination? ”
The Duke nodded slightly.
Liang Han didn’t understand even more.
The Duke's old eyes were always locked on her: "When is the girl's birthday?"
Liang Huan hesitated because she was not sure when her birthday should be.
Seeing that she did not answer, the Duke took the lead and asked: "It's October 12th, Yimao year, right?"
Liang Huan was surprised: "How did the Duke know? Many years ago, this was the correct date, but later, my family moved it forward by one day, so I am not sure which one to say."
"Then do you know why your family gave you an advance?"
Liang Huan nodded: "My mother-in-law said I was born on the night of the 11th, not before the 12th."
The Duke of Guo He looked at her and shook his head: "Years ago, someone asked me to help with divination, and this is what this hexagram means. Now, it is just like before, unchanged."
Liang Huan looked at the tortoise shell, except for the cracks , she couldn't see any.
The Duke of Guo looked out the window and his voice was sad: "'The peonies are bathed in blood and the city is beautiful, but who would have thought that thousands of bones would wither under the flowers.' This is what I divined back then."
Liang Han recalled carefully that she seemed to have heard: "This What does it mean?”
“In name only?”
Liang Huan’s eyebrows skipped. She is nominally alive, but actually dead?
"I thought you were dead a long time ago, but I didn't expect..." He seemed to sigh softly: "Girl, don't blame me, my life is not long."
Liang Huan was about to open her mouth to ask, but someone suddenly covered her mouth and nose. Her hands and feet were also held hostage, dragged backwards, and pinned to the ground. The feeling of suffocation was getting heavier and heavier. Liang Huan struggled hard, just wanting to break free and push away the person who was covering his mouth and nose.
But her hands and feet were tightly pressed, unable to move at all. Her head was getting dizzy, her vision was getting blurry, and the sounds in her ears were getting closer and closer to her. Far away, it seemed that his soul was floating...
Liang Huan was woken up by being patted and shaken. She could vaguely see the shadow of the person in front of her. Her whole body was so weak that she had no strength at all. She even shook her head. My chest felt tight when I breathed.
The outline in front of me gradually became clear.
Liang Huan squinted her eyes to identify it carefully, and said with anger: "Lu Xiu?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she was pressed hard into his arms.
Liang Han felt like she was going to be beaten to death by him again.
Perhaps he also noticed it, and finally relaxed his arms and lowered his head: "I will take you back."
Liang Huan didn't even have the strength to nod.
Lu Xiu didn't wait for her answer, picked her up, turned around and walked outside.
Liang Huan couldn't see clearly what was going on around her. She could only hear the Duke of Guo shouting hard from behind, not letting her go.
But Lu Xiu couldn't hear it at all.
Liang Han slumped limply in his arms, and could only see his exposed lower jaw and corners of his lips, as cold as ice.
She closed her eyes. The appearance of Lu Xiu almost overlapped with that of his previous life. There was no hint of anger, but just one word could kill a mountain of blood.
Liang Huan was carried all the way out of the Duke's Mansion until he returned to the small courtyard of the Grand Master's Mansion. He was speechless the whole time.
Liang Huan calmed down all the way, but still felt flustered and dizzy while lying on the bed, and her limbs were a little out of control.
While feeling dizzy, the low voice of the doctor seemed to say a lot of words. Liang Huan could hear it and slowly fell asleep.
When she woke up again, the room was dark, and Lu Xiu leaned against the bed, frowning and looking at her.
"Are you feeling better?" He also looked a little sleepy.
Liang Huan nodded and glanced at the window again. He couldn't tell the time, but looking at the silence inside and outside the house, he guessed it was midnight.
With this situation, I unconsciously thought of that day in the cave. I lowered my eyes and calculated carefully. This should be the third time I saved her.
Just as I was thinking about what to say better, I saw him getting up and pouring me a glass of water.
"Fortunately you asked Cao Jun to bring me a message, otherwise it would have been too late." Lu Xiu helped her up and sat up.
Liang Huan took the cup and said: "I don't know the Duke of the country, and I really didn't expect that he would kill me."
When Lu Xiu entered, he saw Liang Huan being pinned to the ground and almost lifeless.
"What did he say to you?"
Liang Huan hesitated. It seemed that her birthday was considered unlucky. No, looking at the Duke's appearance as if he was facing a powerful enemy, it was not only unlucky. , it is obviously a serious evil!
Liang Huan couldn't understand that just because of her birthday, her life could be taken away.
As for that fateful poem, whether it is true or false, her birth date has indeed been tampered with. It seems that they must have believed it with such secretiveness.
Yes, the Duke also said that he thought she was dead...
Liang Huan's heart moved, what does the name "Existence" refer to?
Should Liang Huan tell the truth to Lu Xiu about her birthday? After that, shouldn’t she be arrested and dealt with?
"He just helped me with divination, I'm not sure about the rest."
Lu Xiu nodded slightly, took the cup from her hand, and helped her lie down again: "Get some rest. .”
He put down the cup and lay down next to her.
Liang Huan closed her eyes, and various doubts were floating in her mind. She seemed to have caught some clues. She wanted to reach out and grab them, but found that she didn't know which one to grab.
When he opened his eyes again, Lu Xiu had fallen asleep. It could be seen that he was very tired from staying up until midnight, but Liang Huan was lying on the bed and watching him unable to fall asleep.
Could it be that the man in black last time was sent by the Duke?
(End of this chapter)