Chapter 206 Part 1 - Mei Furen (Part 1) (1/2)

Chapter 206: Mei Furen (Part 1)

When Shen Miao and Luo Tan reached the front of the thatched house, Hui Xiang and Ba Jiao was standing under a Locust tree surveying while Cong Yang and Mo Qing sat under the tree, hugging their swords with their brows tightly sewn together.

Hui Xiang suddenly said, “Arrived.” Ba Jiao quickly rush over and saw that Luo Tan and Shen Miao was following behind the strange Taoist priest, heading over here. Luo Tan was still alright but Shen Miao stumbled on the stop and her entire body was stained with dirt, her hair was somewhat messy and there was some odour.

Hui Xiang and Ba Jiao looked at one another and their hearts were aligned. Ba Jiao asked, “Furen, this is…”

Luo Tan wanted to speak but her sleeves were tugged by Shen Miao. When she looked over, Shen Miao shook her head slightly and she swallowed the words that were at her mouth.

Shen Miao, “Let’s go.”

However Chi Yan Taoist Priest said, “Since you are rushing for time, there is no need to use that road that you come on. One will point a nearer route.” He brought the few of them around and suddenly there was a field and there was a visible crisscross path.

From Ben Yue words, the path that pair of siblings walked was a path on a field and at this moment, it was consistent. It seemed that that pair of siblings did not take the route that Shen Miao and the rest took when they came over but instead this route.

Chi Yan said, “You all can follow this road all the way and the exit will be there.” He then looked at Shen Miao and smiled, “Furen will have a predestined fate like what this poor priest said.”

Shen Miao looked at him calmly, “Does Taoist Priest want to say that the predestined fate is appearing soon?”

“The predestined fate lives according to destiny. Heavens’ designs must not be divulged.” The Taoist Priest mysteriously smiled, “But after not long, this poor priest will meet Furen again. At that time, one hope that Furen would be like yesterday night, pick the worms cleanly off from Hong Xiu Cao. At that time, there would be a chance of reconciliation.”

These words was neither negative or positive and unclear. Others were in a head of water upon hearing it and Shen Miao too did not understand it clearly. It was only that there were too many things that one could not stay on. If nothing goes wrong, with the time from leaving here and staying here a night, today was the sixth day. That Gui Yuan Pill could at the most withstand for ten days, moreover the old Imperial Physician said that Xie Jing Xing’s poison had started to spread and there would be danger around the seventh day. There was really no time left to stay on.

After saying farewells to Chi Yan, Shen Miao and the rest took that small path in the field. This small path was indeed like what Chi Yan Taoist Priest said, much easier to walk on than the route that they took through the forest the day before.

When they were boarding the horse carriage, Hui Xiang could not help but said, “Furen, what did that Taoist Priest made you do? What happened yesterday night?” She saw Shen Miao’s sorry appearance and did not believe that nothing happened at all.

Shen Miao said, “Nothing much happened. Returning back is more important.” She then took the lead and went up the horse carriage. Seeing that Shen Miao was not willing to talk more about it, Hui Xiang and the rest suddenly became suspicious but was helpless towards it. In addition that Xie Jing Xing’s injury could not delayed, they quickly rush back.

In the horse carriage, Luo Tan asked Shen Miao, “Youngest Biao Sister, why do you not want to speak about it?” From Luo Tan’s view, Shen Miao had took on such a great suffering for Xie Jing Xing and it was very moving in any case. Even ordinary husband and wife would not be able to reach such a step. A Young Lady knelt down to be a farmer and did it for an entire night. This was something that not everyone could do. Shen Miao had suffered but did not tell others but kept it hidden. What good was this?

“These things are done not to tell and show off.” Shen Miao said, “Moreover if these are spread out, it would instead affect the reputation of the residence of Prince Rui. This issue ends here, you should not tell others.”

Luo Tan asked, “Prince Rui also cannot know?”

Shen Miao nodded her head.

Luo Tan said, “I understand.” She then said to Shen Miao, “Go and rest first. It would only be tomorrow when one reaches Long Ye. You have stayed up all night last night and have not rested at all so one looks extremely tired. Even if I want to hide it for you, your appearance cannot be hidden.”

Shen Miao nodded her head and leaned against the horse carriage and closed her eyes. After working for the entire night, she was really sleepy and tired. There was no need for additional support as she was on the edge of sleeping and she fell asleep immediately when her eyes closed, without caring of the bumps the carriage endured during the journey.

This night sleep was very short and it seemed that one did not sleep for long when SHen Miao was shaken awake. She opened her eyes and saw Ba Jiao looking at her, “Furen, Luo Young Lady, have arrived at the residence.”

Luo Tan also woke up and the two of them jumped off the carriage. It was already the morning of the next day and the sun was already high up. Shen Miao patted her heart and when she saw that the main doors of the residence of Prince Rui were unmanned, her heart tightened.

The Prince Residence had always been on high alert and those guarding were transferred from Mo Yun Army and would be very strict normally. Now there wasn’t anyone at all. Could it be… Something had happened?

Luo Tan also saw it that some bad feelings appeared in her heart but she fear of causing a heartache to Shen Miao so she dared not speak a single word. It was Mo Qing who said, “Furen, go in and take a look first.”

Cong Yang and the rest were all Xie Jing Xing’s subordinates and naturally they were also worried. When they entered the Prince Residence, they saw that it was empty inside, their hearts became even more suspicious and more restless. Shen Miao’s steps became anxious and she bumped onto another person. That person jumped in shock and upon looking back, saw Shen Miao and was startled, “Furen, you have returned.”

That person was Tang Shu.