freenovelworld Chapter 188: Time, fate
Chapter 188: Time, fate
"Sister Si Yao, have you heard? The young master of the Zhou family who asked Wang the matchmaker to come to your house to propose marriage to you yesterday suddenly became stupid."
On this day in the pharmacy, Si Yao was leading a few medicine boys to sort medicinal materials. Guo Ying suddenly came up to Si Yao and whispered.
"What? Is Mr. Zhou... stupid?" Without waiting for Si Yao to react, Xiaolu on the side was the first to show surprise, staring at Guo Ying with his big eyes.
"Young Master Zhou is dumbfounded. Why are you reacting so strongly?" Guo Ying couldn't help but joked when she saw Xiaolu's face change drastically.
"How do you know that the young master of the Zhou family is stupid?" Xiaolu ignored Guoying's teasing and continued to ask curiously.
"Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Zhou personally brought his son to the herbal medicine shop to seek treatment from the owner. You just happened to be out on a medical visit."
"Yes, we saw it too. The young master of the Zhou family was so stupid and dumb that he couldn't even recognize people. Moreover, he couldn't help being frightened. At that time, someone broke a medicine jar, and the young master Zhou was so frightened that he fell to the ground with his eyes rolled back and twitched. He even lost control of his bladder." As Guo Ying finished speaking, Rong Fan came forward with a frown, and sighed sympathetically.
Rong Fan's words also surprised Si Yao. It was only later that Xiaolu reminded her that the young master of the Zhou family was the person she had saved on the road. But there must be a reason why a good person suddenly became stupid. Could it be that he was hit by the rejection of the marriage by the medicine shop? But why couldn't he resist being scared?
"Hehe...why did you become stupid out of nowhere?" Xiaolu felt more guilty after hearing this, and looked at Rong Fan nervously and asked.
"From what Mr. Zhou said, his son ran out of the house yesterday and came back dirty and pale, obviously frightened. And Mr. Zhou roughly understood from his son's incoherent words that he was frightened by someone."
Xiaolu was speechless after hearing this: Is this young master of the Zhou family made of paper? I just frightened him and didn't do anything, but he was frightened silly? How dare he come to ask for Sister Si Yao's hand in marriage when he is so useless?
When Si Yao heard that Mr. Zhou was frightened by someone, she was relieved. But then she thought again, that person didn't scare Mr. Zhou earlier or later, but just frightened him after the matchmaker came to the door, and didn't hurt him at all, but tortured him mentally. She had seen such a murderous method before.
"Snapped"
The herbs in Si Yao's hand fell directly onto the counter, and the three people beside her looked at her curiously.
"Sister Si Yao, what's wrong with you?" Xiao Lu hurriedly asked when he noticed Si Yao's expression suddenly became serious.
"It's okay, I was distracted accidentally." Although Si Yao forced a faint smile at Xiao Lu on her cold face, she was already shivering in her heart.
The prince has always been overbearing and suspicious. She should have thought that even if he traveled thousands of miles, he would leave spies in Mucheng. Not to mention her, I'm afraid that every move of the entire Sanxiu Medicine Store is under his control. Thinking of this, Si Yao felt guilty towards the young master of the Zhou family. If it weren't for her, the young master Zhou would not have been persecuted like this.
In order to survive, people will be swept away by the environment they live in. Si Yao was protected so well by her master and senior brothers in Sanxiu Medicine Store that she adhered to the independent thinking of modern people but almost forgot the current reality. In a feudal system dominated by men, it is difficult for women to be independent, not to mention that they have to resist the powerful prince, the son of the current emperor. Yesterday, she was still thinking about waiting for the prince to return to Mucheng and returning the property to its original owner before drawing a clear line with him, but now she thinks that it is still unknown whether she can decide this line.
"Sister Si Yao, are you feeling unwell?" Guo Ying looked at Si Yao's cold face turning pale and asked worriedly.
"Yeah, I feel a little dizzy. You guys pick it up first. I'll go to the backyard to rest." Si Yao was not good at lying or disguising. Seeing that Guo Ying had noticed something, she hurriedly turned around and walked towards the backyard.
"What happened to Sister Si Yao?" Xiaolu naturally noticed Si Yao's abnormality, but he probably never thought that it was his punishment of Master Zhou yesterday that caused Si Yao to make such associations.
Emperor Lang asked Xiyue Kingdom for help but limited the number of troops that could enter Lang. Although Emperor Yan was extremely dissatisfied with this, he agreed to this condition for the sake of the overall situation. He ordered his second son Yan Han to lead the army into Lang, while his third son Yan Zong was stationed in the northern border of Xiyue Kingdom, ready to go.
At the same time, Jingsong State began to station a large number of troops in the northern border, waiting for Xiyue State's actions and coordinating with it.
The weather was crisp in the autumn, but the north was already freezing cold. Yan Zong looked at the troops of the Jingsong Kingdom across the river and asked Mr. Fan, "Who will the Jingsong Kingdom send to lead the troops this time?"
"General Ruan Xi." The cold wind on the river became even colder. Mr. Fan gathered his cloak and replied.
"Ruan Xi, it's actually him. Back then, with only 300 soldiers under his command, he lured the army of Lang Kingdom into the mountains and forests for three days and three nights. Later, he has been guarding the border in the southeastern coastal areas, and has repeatedly defeated the Japanese navy, making the Japanese so frightened that they dared not invade Jingsong Kingdom again for many years. I heard that he also joined the army as a teenager and used his military merits to rise to the position of general." Yan Zong looked at the other side with a stern face, but when he talked about Ruan Xi, his eyes like cold stars inadvertently revealed a bit of admiration.
"It was General Ruan who had military talent and a proud character. It's a pity that he was not valued by the court of Jingsong Kingdom during the Jinglang War. Otherwise, Jingsong Kingdom might not have been defeated by Lang Kingdom." Mr. Fan sighed with regret.
"But now it seems that he is highly regarded by the court of Jingsong State. Otherwise, General Ruan, who is far away in the southeastern border, would not have been transferred to the northern border this time."
"Yes, it can be seen that the Jingsong Kingdom is determined to recover the lost territory this time, but..."
"However, this move by Jingsong Kingdom is also a precaution against our Xiyue Kingdom." Without waiting for Mr. Fan to finish his words, Yan Zong sneered.
"The Jingsong Kingdom has always been timid and cowardly, and the status of military generals in the court is far lower than that of civil officials. Otherwise, with Ruan Xi's outstanding military achievements, why would he stay in a corner of the southeast for ten years just to deal with those tiny Japanese bandits? It's simply a waste of talent! It's a pity that such a good general is loyal to such a court." Mr. Fan shook his head and sighed again.
"Sir, you don't have to sigh for Ruan Xi. He is a Jingsong countryman and is so loyal. Such a person would never serve two masters." Yan Zong naturally heard Mr. Fan's regret for Ruan Xi. He hoped that Xiyue Kingdom could have more loyal ministers and generals like Ruan Xi. Unfortunately, Ruan Xi was born at the wrong time and did not meet a wise master. Although Xiyue Kingdom was willing to be a good horse trainer, it could not find such a good horse. Everything was due to time and fate.