carved heart

Chapter 41
Chen Dou said: "Seven days ago, someone wanted to kill the girl, but the opponent was so fierce that I was outnumbered, so I had to fight to the death. Although I am seriously injured now, the enemy has been eliminated. I wanted to inform the girl, but the injury was too serious at that time. It took seven days to barely regain my strength. You don't have to worry, I'm under the order of Lord Hou, and I will protect you well."

"Thank you, sir, for saving your life." Ah Yin got out of the carriage and saluted him.

Chen Dou hurriedly said, "It's absolutely impossible."

Ah Yin said: "Your Majesty saved Ah Yin's life because Ah Yin was seriously injured, how can you not do that?" After a slight pause, she asked again: "Mr. Lang, do you know who is going to kill me?"

Chen Dou was silent for a while, and said: "Someone leaked Lord Hou's whereabouts, and found out about the relationship between the girl and Lord Hou, and wanted to blackmail Lord Hou with this."

Ah Yin glanced at him and asked, "Is it the hostility of Master Hou?"

"Yes."

Ah Yin didn't ask any more questions, and just said: "Your injury is still unhealed, so it is not appropriate to go to Suizhou with me. If you are recovering from your injury in Gongcheng, you can go to Suizhou to find me after your injury recovers."

Chen Dou said firmly: "It is my responsibility, please forgive me, Miss."

Ah Yin said again: "The journey is long, why don't you come with us in a carriage..."

Chen Dou still refused, very firm.

A Yin showed a helpless look, and said: "In this case, please be careful all the way, sir."

In the carriage, Jiang Xuan listened to the words of A Yin and Chen Dou just now, and when A Yin came back, she said with a sigh of relief: "Sister, Mr. Chen Jialang has become like this to protect us, and now he is seriously injured. He still insisted on protecting us all the way to Suizhou while still alive, really dedicated to his duty.”

As he said that, he also admired Chen Dou in his heart.

Ah Yin didn't say anything, leaned against the wall of the car, closed his eyes slightly, seemed to be meditating and resting.

Jiang Xuan whispered again: "That Lord Hou treated my sister very well, and put such a loyal person by her side. If it were someone else, maybe they would quit."

Ah Yin opened his eyes and said, "I want to thank Chen Dou very much."

Jiang Xuan nodded like a chicken pecking rice: "If it weren't for Mr. Chen's family, maybe we wouldn't be able to go to Suizhou smoothly."

Gongcheng belongs to Suizhou, and the central city of Suizhou has never been given any other place names, and it directly has the same name as the state.They are all in the same state, so the distance is naturally not too far away.From Gongcheng to Suizhou, it takes about three or four days.

There are tiger eyes and tiger fists, and Fan Haohe. The three gentlemen sent each other off, and the most precious thing about Ah Yin is her nuclear carvings. The nuclear carvings are so small that they can be filled in a few small boxes. Not many, all packed in the simple carriage newly bought by Ah Yin.He was very low-key along the way, and he didn't provoke robbers and bandits.

Jiang Xuan was thinking about Chen Dou's kindness, and when she went to rest in the inn every day, she always called Chen Dou to rest together, and made him a soup to treat burns.There is food and drink, and Chen Dou is not forgotten.

Seeing it in his eyes, Ah Yin always felt a little weird, but he couldn't tell what was weird.

Four days later, the group arrived in Suizhou.

Suizhou is the center of a state, extremely lively and prosperous.The streets are intricate. There are eight main streets, which are distributed in three "well" shapes. , there are many stalls in the night market, and there is a lot of traffic.

Jiang Xuan was amazed at the prosperity of Suizhou. As soon as she entered Suizhou, she looked left and right, dazzled, and felt that everything was fresher than Gongcheng.

"Sister, look at that man! He opened his mouth and swallowed a sword! And over there, what is he selling? It smells so good!"

Ah Yin said with a smile: "Sit down, don't jump around, be careful..."

Before he could say the first word, Jiang Xuan had already yelled "Oops".Ah Yin said: "Look at you, I didn't finish my sentence, you really jumped." She took her hand, looked around, and said softly when she saw that there was nothing serious: "We are going to live in Suizhou. It’s been a long time, take your time, and one day you’ll be able to finish watching.”

Jiang Xuan laughed, but didn't dare to jump around anymore, and sat obediently by the car window, opened the car curtain halfway and looked around.

She suddenly said again: "Hey, the girls in Suizhou are so pretty. Sister, come over and have a look. Over there, there is a girl fighting with a gentleman. It's that girl, wearing a crimson chest-length skirt."

When Ah Yin heard the word "Douhe", his eyes lit up a little, and he also followed the probe to look.

It is true that there are people fighting stones not far away, but unfortunately they are too far away to see what they are carving, but one of the girls is indeed born well, with snowy skin, watery eyes and black hair, she is quite pretty.

Jiang Xuan looked away, looked at Ah Yin intently, and said, "But it's still not as good-looking as my sister."

Ah Yin said with a smile: "Your little mouth seems to be smeared with honey every day, and she praises your sister in different ways every day. I will find an inn to settle down first." She raised her eyes to look at the sky, it was still early, and said: "I will go to the government later. Meet Yuan Gong. After the matter of apprenticeship is settled, it happens to be the first day of the new year, and there is no curfew in Suizhou, so I will take you to the night market."

Jiang Xuan was very happy, and hurriedly urged Fan Haohe to find an inn to settle down.

Fan Haohe responded with a smile, but he was not in a hurry.

He came to Suizhou when he was doing business before, and he knew that Shangguan's family lived in Wende Street, the southernmost part of Suizhou.The mansions on Wende Street are either rich or expensive, and nuclear carvers often come here after hearing the reputation of Shangguan's house, hoping to enter Shangguan's house and make a career in the sky.

The inns that are a little closer to Wende Street have almost no vacancies.

Fan Haohe went to ask several companies, but there were really no rooms left.Ah Yin didn't force it, and chose an inn that was a little farther away. The place was quite close to Nanshi, and it was very lively.After Ah Yin settled down, he prepared to go to Shangguan's house.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I went down the stairs, I saw and heard a commotion.

The entrance of the inn, which was still deserted before, suddenly has many people, blocking the entrance.There was a crimson figure in the crowd, at first glance, Ah Yin felt a little familiar.

Jiang Xuan said: "Hey, sister, isn't that girl the one who fought nukes before?"

As he got closer, he only listened to what those people said to each other, and his tone was full of envy.

"So young, it looks like he's only about [-] years old. When he was fighting for nuclear power just now, Su Lang lost a lot."

"I heard that Duke Yuan is going to take her as a disciple, and now she's living in Shangguan's house."

"I heard that the date of apprentice ceremony has been fixed!"

"Isn't it? Duke Yuan has been waiting for so many years, and he is looking forward to a high-level student. This high-level student still came from Yongping."

"Yongping! You seem to have a lot of background..."

Jiang Xuan was taken aback and turned around hastily.

Ah Yin patted the back of her hand, signaling her to be calm.How could Jiang Xuan not be in a hurry.He came all the way to Suizhou to learn from Yuan Gong, and then stayed at Shangguan's house to carve cores.But now suddenly a girl from Yongping came and said that Duke Yuan was going to take her as his apprentice!
Jiang Xuan had already heard on the way here that Shangguan's nuclei carvers were very strict in accepting apprentices. A nuclei carver could only accept one apprentice, unless the apprentice died in an accident before he could re-accept apprentices.

Ah Yin whispered: "Go out through the back door, there are many people here."

As he spoke, he ordered Fan Haohe who was following behind.

When the few people were about to leave, the inn suddenly fell silent.The crowded crowd was divided into two, and the girl in the crimson chest-length skirt, Shi Shiran, walked in and called out, "May I ask you, are you Miss Yin?"

A Yin was slightly startled, turned around, and looked at her suspiciously.

Her waist was as soft as if she had no bones, and she bowed slightly to salute.

"I have admired your name for a long time. My surname is Lu, and my single name is Lan."

Seeing that Lu Lan was so solemn, the rest of the people couldn't help but scrutinized Ah Yin carefully.Everyone thought that Lu Lan was born beautiful enough, but unexpectedly another girl surnamed Yin was like a flower like a jade, a peach red begonia jacket and a goose yellow patterned jacket and skirt, which were obviously just ordinary clothes and could be worn in Her body, however, is like a crabapple slowly blooming on its branches, so beautiful.

"Miss Lu is serious, get up quickly."

She gave her a little help, and Lu Lan also straightened her waist, and said with a smile: "Lan'er has always wanted to see Miss Yin, but I didn't expect to meet her here today. It's better to hit the sun than to choose a date. Can Miss Yin show her face to Lan?" How about a pot of tea? If you don’t mind, how about the private room here?”

Jiang Xuan saw that she was gentle and gentle, and her hostility was reduced a lot, but she thought it would be better if she could make it clear here.

She looked at Ah Yin, and saw that Ah Yin did not hesitate, so she chuckled and said, "Then Ah Yin would be more respectful than obedient."

After a while, Xiao Er prepared a nice private room for the two of them.

Ah Yin asked Fan Haohe to wait outside, and only brought Jiang Xuan in.Lu Lan laughed and said, "This is Miss Yin's younger sister? Oh, those eyes are watery, really pretty."

The first time Jiang Xuan heard someone praise her, she blushed slightly, and the hostility in her heart became less.

Ah Yin said: "My sister has a thin skin, she can blush for a long time when others praise her."

Xiao Er served a pot of tea and some refreshments. After exiting the private room, Lu Lan said: "Miss Yin's performance in the Battle of Nuclei Conference, Lan'er is like thunder. Yuan Gong also mentioned Miss Yin several times in front of me. It is said that Miss Yin is a rare talent. Several nuclei carvers in Shangguan's family are also full of praise for Miss Yin, especially Mr. Ma, who even told Yuan Gong that he wants to take Miss Yin as his apprentice. Mr. Ma was still thinking about it yesterday. , When did Miss Yin come to Suizhou, I didn't expect to see Miss Yin today."

A Yin smiled and said, "So there is such a thing."

"Isn't it? If Miss Yin has joined Ma Lao's sect, maybe we will still be senior sisters and sisters in the future. I heard that Miss Yin is 20 years old this year. I wonder when Miss Yin was born?"

Ah Yin said: "Winter."

Lu Lan smiled and said, "Coincidentally, I was born in autumn, a little older than Sister Yin."

Ah Yin smiled, but didn't answer the question.The two talked for a while, Lu Lan was very eloquent, and did not bid farewell to Ah Yin until it was getting dark.As soon as Lu Lan left, Ah Yin frowned.

Jiang Xuan whispered: "Sister, I think Miss Lu is quite a nice person."

A Yin shook her head and said, "She has something to say."

Jiang Xuan couldn't help being startled, and asked, "What does sister mean?"

Ah Yin said: "She wanted me to retreat in spite of the difficulties, not to visit Yuan Gong, but to visit Ma Lao next. But if I really visit Ma Lao, it will definitely make Yuan Gong unhappy. This Miss Lu seems to be easy-talking, but actually there are other meanings between the lines. I just heard people say that she is from Yongping, and Yuan Gong has never mentioned this girl before, so it should be that Yongping came to Suizhou recently."

Hearing what Ah Yin said, Jiang Xuan immediately felt that Lu Lan was unfathomable.

"Fortunately, my sister is smart and didn't fall for her tricks."

A Yin added: "Lu Lan came here today prepared, and she probably has a lot of background behind her. As soon as we arrived in Suizhou, she came here."

Jiang Xuan asked: "Then what should we do? It's dark now, and it's too late to visit Duke Yuan."

"No, I won't visit Duke Yuan. We came to Suizhou this time because Shangguan's family invited us, not our own request. Now that we have come to Suizhou, I have not yet joined Shangguan's family, so I can be regarded as a guest There is no reason for guests to come to the door. Let's rest in the inn for a few days and find out the situation. If Yuan Gong really wants to accept Lu Lan as a disciple, we have to think about the way out. Gongcheng has already left, so we can't Go back again."

Jiang Xuan nodded and said, "Okay, listen to my sister."

Because of Lu Lan's actions yesterday, many people came to inquire about who this Yin girl is.

Those people had never met Ah Yin in Suizhou, so they thought that Ah Yin, like Lu Lan, also came from Yongping.But after inquiring at the inn, they couldn't find any names, and the girl didn't show up, so she asked Xiaoer to bring the food when it was time to eat.After inquiring again, I found out that the girl was not acclimatized and fell ill.Now he is recuperating in his room.

At this moment, Ah Yin was drinking iced sour plum soup to cool off the summer heat in his room. After arriving in Suizhou, it was also July, which was a scorching summer day, and it was extremely hot.In the name of recuperating from his illness, Ah Yin hid in his room, but it was quite leisurely.

After she drank the sour plum soup, she began to carve the core.

I don’t carve the core every day, and my heart and hands are itchy. I always like to carve the peach core when I have nothing to do. Sometimes I carve casually, and the things that come out are also very interesting.

When Ah Yin was carving the nuclei, he suddenly heard Ah Xuan's voice from outside.

She listened carefully and found that Ah Xuan was talking to Chen Dou.

From that day on, Axuan took extra care of Chen Dou, and every time she got something to eat, she would definitely get one for Chen Dou as well.Ah Yin put down the file in his hand, and waited for Ah Xuan and Chen Dou to finish talking before saying, "Mr. Chen, please do me a favor."

Chen Dou and Ah Xuan came in together.

Chen Dou only said: "Girl, please tell me."

Ah Yin took out a letter, feeling a little embarrassed in front of Ah Xuan, coughed lightly, and said, "Please help me deliver the letter to your Lord Marquis."

Chen Dou responded.

After Chen Dou left, Ah Xuan covered her mouth and smiled lightly, and said, "What did sister write to Mu Yanghou?"

Ah Yin cast a glance at her: "It's nothing, it's just some ordinary words. I told you before." Jiang Xuan stretched her tone, said "Oh", and said: "Could it be that sister misses Lord Hou? That's right, I haven't seen you for half a month."

Because Chen Dou almost gave up his life to protect him, Jiang Xuan had a good impression of Mu Yanghou at this time. If it wasn't for his refusal to marry her sister back, she would want to call him brother-in-law now!

Ah Yin blushed at what she said.

In fact, in the past half a month, she really didn't take the initiative to think about Mu Yanghou.

Only in the middle of the night, when I occasionally have a chest pain, would I think of Mu Yanghou.Now she doesn't know if she also suffers from a strange disease, why does Mu Yanghou kiss her and she has a chest pain?

During dinner at night, Jiang Xuan called Chen Dou over again with great enthusiasm.

Chen Dou politely declined twice, but finally couldn't hold back Jiang Xuan's enthusiasm and agreed.Ah Yin asked: "Is Chen Lang's injury better? Before, Lord Hou gave me the cream from the palace. I heard that it is also very useful for burns. Do you need it? If necessary, I will ask Fan Haohe later." Bring it to you." She smiled and said, "Speaking of which, you were the one who brought me the cream before, and you were ordered by Lord Hou to sneak up on my window and give me the cream secretly. Fortunately, you Stretch out your hand well, so you don’t notice it.”

Chen Dou said in a low voice, "Young lady, I'm overwhelmed."

Ah Yin also asked in a low voice: "Did you give the letter to Master Hou?"

"Give it back to the girl."

"When will Lord Hou receive it?"

"It will take about half a month."

After eating, Xiao Er packed up the things.As soon as the door was closed, Jiang Xuan said with a puzzled face: "Sister, when did Lord Hou give you cream? Also! Mr. Chen Jialang sneaked into our room, and I didn't know it!"

A Yin shook his head, his face became serious.

She looked around, leaned close to Jiang Xuan's ear, and lowered her voice again and again: "I have something to tell you, you must not say anything, and you are not allowed to tell anyone, let alone show it."

The seriousness of Ah Yin's tone made Jiang Xuan nervous.

She nodded.

Ah Yincai said: "This Chen Dou is not that Chen Dou, I have been suspicious before. Before the burn, Chen Dou was always secretive, let alone you, and rarely talked to me. But after the burn, Chen Dou got close to you frequently. I tried it yesterday. I passed the letter paper through the crumbs of the peach pit. When I had dinner tonight, there were crumbs in Chen Dou's nails. He must have opened the envelope. If he is really Chen Dou, he Never open the envelope."

Jiang Xuan's face turned pale.

Ah Yin said again: "Don't be afraid, he won't do anything to us yet."

"But...but..."

"As long as you don't show any flaws, that's fine. He's lurking beside us, he must have a plan. He can hurt Chen Dou, and he knows Mu Yanghou, so his background is not too small. But so far, he's still lying low. , we are still safe." She frowned and said, "We have to find a way to get rid of him."

As he spoke, Ah Yin sighed silently in his heart.

I thought that leaving Gongcheng would lead to a vast and boundless world.I didn't expect such things to happen one after another when I first came to Suizhou, even more dangerous than the situation in Gongcheng.

After all, her parents were just partial and never wanted her life.

But the current situation is not necessarily the same.

(End of this chapter)