freenovelworld Chapter 269 Yue Mingzhu
Chapter 269 Yue Mingzhu
Aunt Zhang stood up and gave her seat to the doctor. "Please, doctor, take a look at this girl and see how she is doing."
Lin Jingce was completely bewildered, his face full of confusion. "Mom, isn't this a young man? How can it be a young girl?"
The doctor who was taking Lin Jingce's pulse glanced at him meaningfully.
"This girl seems to have hit her head. Judging from her pulse, she is not seriously injured. As long as she rests more, she will wake up soon," said the doctor.
"Thank you, doctor. Does she need to take any medicine?" Shen Wanning asked.
The doctor shook his head. "No need. Just get more rest."
"Thank you, doctor. I'll take you out!" After saying that, Shen Wanning took out the medical expenses from her sleeve, handed it to the doctor, and took the doctor out.
"Oh, I don't know what happened to this girl that she ended up here." As soon as she entered the door, Shen Wanning heard Aunt Zhang sigh.
"Mom, wait until she wakes up and ask her. Since the girl is fine, let's go eat first. My sister-in-law just said that dinner is ready."
"Oh, okay, let's eat first, and then come back to see her after dinner so she can have a good rest."
With that, Aunt Zhang stood up and went out with Shen Wanning.
While eating, Xu asked, "Mom, I just heard that Jing Ce picked up a kid. Is that kid awake?"
Shen Wanning corrected her, "Sister-in-law, that's not a young man, it's a girl disguised as a man. But she hasn't woken up yet. The doctor said she's fine and asked her to rest more."
"Girl? Why is it another girl? And she's dressed as a man? Wan Ning, do you think this girl has offended some enemy and is being hunted down?" Xu asked, thinking of the operas she had attended to in the town recently.
Aunt Zhang gave her a sidelong glance. "I think you've been too idle lately, and you've been thinking about all sorts of random things. What pursuit? The world is peaceful, so there's no such thing as a pursuit!"
"Oh, mother, I just asked casually! Besides, isn't it written like this in the storybook? Otherwise, why would a little girl like her dress up as a man?" Xu took over and continued.
"It's inconvenient for women to be outside. It's understandable that she dresses like a man," said Shen Wanning.
Xu put down her bowl and chopsticks, wiped her lips, and said, "Mom, I'm done. You guys take your time eating. I'll go see the little girl."
"Hey..." Before Aunt Zhang could finish her words, Xu ran out in a hurry.
Aunt Zhang shook her head helplessly, "This Xu is just such an impatient person."
Unexpectedly, before they had even taken a few bites of their meal, Xu came rushing back, "Mom, Wan Ning, the little girl is awake!"
Aunt Zhang and Shen Wanning quickly put down their chopsticks and followed him out.
Although the others wanted to follow, they remembered that Shen Wanning and Aunt Zhang had already left, and with so many people around, they were afraid of scaring the little girl. So they all sat down, but they ate much faster than before.
When Shen Wanning opened the door, she saw the little girl looking around curiously.
Seeing them come in, the little girl clutched the quilt tightly with both hands and looked at the three of them warily. "Who are you? Where is this?"
Aunt Zhang smiled kindly and said, "Don't be afraid, little girl. This is Daqing Village. We are not bad people. My eldest son found you unconscious when he went up the mountain and rescued you."
The woman relaxed a little, but the vigilance in her eyes remained. She muttered to herself, "Daqing Village? I think I've heard of this place."
Then she looked at Aunt Zhang and asked, "Is this Daqing Village under the jurisdiction of Qinghe County, Fuzhou?"
Aunt Zhang nodded. "It is indeed Daqing Village, which is under the jurisdiction of Qinghe County, Fuzhou."
The little girl threw away the quilt and happily grabbed Aunt Zhang's arm and asked, "Do you know Jingu County Lord? I heard that Jingu County Lord is from Daqing Village in Qinghe County."
Aunt Zhang turned to look at Shen Wanning, "Wanning, this little girl...?"
Shen Wanning stepped forward and said with a smile, "I am Shen Wanning, the Lord of Jingu County. What do you want to talk to me about?"
"Wow, you are the Lady of Jingu County? You are so beautiful! Even more beautiful than my mother!" The woman sat up from the bed, her eyes shining, and said to Shen Wanning.
"I wonder who the girl is...?" Shen Wanning asked.
"My name is Yue Mingzhu, and I'm from the capital. I came to see you because I heard about your deeds. I want to learn from you and do things for the people. My parents always say that girls should be pampered, and doing things for the people is a man's job. But I don't believe it. I must prove to my parents that girls can also make a career." Yue Mingzhu said naively.
"So...looking at the way you're dressed, did you sneak out from home?" Shen Wanning asked, pointing at the men's clothes she was wearing.
"Yes, otherwise my mother wouldn't let me go out, let alone run so far!" Yue Mingzhu curled her lips and continued.
Aunt Zhang frowned. "That won't do. How could you run so far without your parents' consent? Your parents don't know what's going on with you. They must be so worried. Whose family are you from? Let's send her back to the capital!"
"No, no, if I go back, then my trip here would be in vain! I really came here to find Jingu County Lord. I just want to learn from Jingu County Lord how to farm. I want to use practical actions to tell them that women can also do practical things for the people." Yue Mingzhu said anxiously.
"If you come here openly, it's not impossible for us to take you in. But now your parents don't know your whereabouts, so we dare not keep you here. By the way, why did you end up in Daqing Village and become unconscious?" Speaking of this, Shen Wanning thought of Yue Mingzhu who was rescued by Lin Jingce.
Yue Mingzhu sighed, "When I was almost here, I encountered bandits. My coachman drove the carriage away with the bandits, and told me to get off and run to the village. I don't know how long I ran, but I tripped over a rock, fell, and passed out. I don't know how my coachman is doing now."
"Bandits? We have never had any bandits here! If it was during the drought and famine last year, there might be refugees pretending to be bandits. Now that the country is peaceful and the people are safe, where would the bandits come from?" Aunt Zhang asked in confusion.
Yue Mingzhu shook her head. "I don't know either, but they're dressed like bandits. From what I heard from them, it seems they're heading to some Baoxian county."
Aunt Zhang and Shen Wanning asked in unison, "Baocheng County?"
"Yes, yes, it seems to be called Baocheng County. From what I heard, they mean to go to Baocheng County." Yue Mingzhu nodded repeatedly and said.