The Hidden Beauty

Chapter 77 I Woke Up After Listening to You

The Governor's ships stayed on the waters for three days.

Every day, Jiang Shiwan was in great torment.

She knew that doing so would arouse the emperor's suspicion, but once she arrived in the capital, everyone would know that Meng Tingzhou was seriously injured.

Lu Zheng has sent people to urge her twice to make a decision to go north as soon as possible.

The second time, he asked Pei Qing to convey a message: "Madam, please put the overall situation first."

The overall situation is important...

Jiang Shiwan knew that he had a heavy responsibility, and if anything went wrong many innocent people would die.

She had been waiting for Meng Tingzhou to wake up, but he showed no signs of waking up.

"Pei Qing." She finally made up her mind, "Tell Lu Zheng that if he doesn't wake up tomorrow, we'll go north."

She looked at Doctor Mei, then at Meng Tingzhou who had been lying there, and took a breath: "We can't wait any longer, otherwise we will just have to wait to be captured."

Doctor Mei stood up, hesitating to speak: "Madam, if we decide to go north, how should we arrange for the governor?"

"Of course I'll take him with me. As long as he's still breathing, I'll take her with me."

"Madam." Doctor Mei knelt down. "It's a long journey to the northern border. Even the bumpy ride is too much for the governor to bear."

Jiang Shiwan said sadly, "Then what do you think I should do? I have to do what he asked of me."

"But if you want me to ignore him, I can't do it."

At this moment, she felt the same hopelessness as when she faced her father's accident: "So I have been waiting, hoping that he can wake up. Then I can take him to the Governor's Mansion."

Doctor Mei also couldn't hide his pain: "Your humble servant, obey your order."

Jiang Shiwan turned his back and said, "You go out first. I'm here."

When she and Meng Tingzhou were the only ones left in the room, she walked over to him, half-knelt down, and held his hand.

Without saying a word, his face was wet with tears.

She leaned her face against the back of his hand and said softly, "I'm sorry."

I couldn't wait until you woke up.

I couldn't think of a comprehensive way to protect you.

Many times, even the most capable people can do very little when they are in power.

How sad!

As if listening to the sobbing sound, the fingers holding the palm moved slightly.

Jiang Shiwan looked up silently, and through his misty eyes he vaguely saw Meng Tingzhou's lips moving: "Are you crying for me?"

She looked at him in disbelief, and Meng Tingzhou smiled palely: "I had a dream. I dreamed that my eldest brother asked me to accompany him to ride horses and shoot arrows. I heard you calling me, and I told him that I couldn't keep you waiting for long."

I've never thought his voice was so beautiful.

Jiang Shiwan looked at him quietly, letting the tears flow out: "Do you know how long you have had this dream?"

She couldn't help but bury her head in his neck: "Almost... I almost told Lu Zheng that we were heading north. It's a bumpy road, do you know what you're going to experience?"

This was the first time he saw her like this. Meng Tingzhou wanted to reach out and touch her head, but he had no strength at all and could only move the fingers that she was holding.

"Don't cry. You are the one in control of the situation now. How can you cry so easily?"

Seeing that Jiang Shiwan had lost a lot of weight and her eyes were sunken, Meng Tingzhou knew that she must have been very tired these days.

He looked at her distressedly: "Look, I listened to you and woke up. Don't cry anymore."

Jiang Shiwan pursed his lips tightly and nodded desperately. "I still have a lot of things I want to do with you, and a lot of things I want to say to you."

Meng Tingzhou also seemed to have a lot of feelings, his eyes were a little misty, "I did a lot of things wrong in the past. I always acted in my own way, thinking that I loved you, but I didn't expect that I would hurt your heart."

"If I don't wake up this time, I won't have a chance to make up for it."

"Meimei, just hold my hand like this and don't let go, okay?"

Jiang Shiwan kissed his hand and cried, "I always thought that the reason I stayed here was because of Ah You. It wasn't until you were unconscious these few days that I realized how much I couldn't bear to leave you."

"It would be great if you hadn't killed Xiaonian. Maybe then I could face my own heart."

She cried out of breath, and Meng Tingzhou's heart softened: "Then I will return Xiaonian to you, okay?"

Jiang Shiwan didn't seem to hear what he said clearly and shook his head.

"If I return Xiaonian to you, will you be able to face your own heart?"

Hearing this, Jiang Shiwan held back his tears and looked at her half-confusedly.

"In order to marry you, I went to the battlefield to seek honor; in order to protect you, I committed treason." Meng Tingzhou looked at me earnestly, "But the road ahead will be difficult. Are you willing to accompany me?"

"What did you say?" Jiang Shiwan hadn't reacted to his words yet, "You mean Xiaonian..."

Meng Tingzhou made a gesture to keep quiet: "When the time is right, I will tell you. Now is not the time."

Thinking about everything that had happened before, Jiang Shiwan had no idea what kind of game this man was playing.

Seeing that she was half surprised and half confused, Meng Tingzhou licked his dry lips and said, "I have been unconscious for so long, and I have said so much when I woke up. Madam, can you give me a glass of water?"

Jiang Shiwan woke up as if from a dream. He hurried to pour some water and asked Doctor Mei to come over.

Meng Tingzhou woke up, and the Governor's ship drove straight to Beijing.

After a day, Meng Tingzhou felt much better, but he still couldn't get up.

Doctor Mei repeatedly warned him not to act rashly.

Yu Feng said worriedly: "The governor can't move. How can we avoid the eyes of Liu Huining and his men when we return to the governor's mansion?"

Jiang Shiwan and Meng Tingzhou looked at each other and suddenly came up with an idea: "Let Lu Zheng find a way to transfer a few merchant ships to accidentally collide with the ships of the Governor's Office."

"Ah?" Yu Feng's eyes widened. "Isn't he crazy?"

"The Governor's ship encountered an accident. I will take some people back to the Governor's Mansion and send people to search for the missing Governor." Jiang Shiwan planned step by step, "Doctor Mei, how long will it take for the Governor to get out of bed?"

"At least ten days or half a month."

"Then it will take half a month." Jiang Shiwan said firmly, "The Governor's Office will send half a month to find the whereabouts of the Governor."

In the next half month, she might have to face the bloody storm alone.

She looked at Meng Tingzhou and said, "Rest well during this period. When we find you, we may need you to show up."

Meng Tingzhou looked at the woman. This plan was bold and even risky.

But it must be said that this gave him as much time as possible to recuperate, and also diverted everyone's attention by taking advantage of the accident involving the ship.

"Okay." Meng Tingzhou's eyes were solemn. "Let's do as Madam said. Pei Qing, contact Lu Zheng immediately."

That night, the Governor's ship was suddenly collided with two merchant ships one hundred miles away from Beijing. The merchant ships were carrying coal and gunpowder, which exploded after hitting the large ships.

The Governor's ship was instantly ablaze with flames.

The fire was so big that it burned the canal into daylight.

(End of this chapter)