Accidentally married Miss Queen [Time Traveling]

Chapter 23

The water pavilion was getting darker and darker, Gong Yu was still lying flat, and the partridge flying into the tree could vaguely be heard cooing a few times and then stopped.

Gong Yu looked at Dai Ruyan who was sitting quietly at the side, cleared her throat and said, "When did Ayan come?"

Before Dai Ruyan could reply, Gong Yu asked again: "Why don't you speak?"

Dai Ruyan just took a deep breath and said, "I heard that the injury is at the meridian of the left shoulder bone this time, so Xiao Jiu must be in pain, right?"

Gong Yu was stunned for a moment, then smiled back: "Actually, it doesn't hurt, it just hurts so much, now it's much better to apply herbal medicine."

Regarding the injury, Gong Yu ordered Qin Hua to strictly prohibit the disclosure of the injury and being robbed, but Dai Ruyan still knew it clearly, presumably it was the deaf-mute maid who reported it.

The maid approached with a lamp, lit the lamp in the pavilion, and then quietly retreated.

It was so dark outside the pavilion that she couldn't see her fingers, Gong Yu stopped talking and said, "The woman who hijacked me is Qing Shui'er, the daughter of Qing Liu, the main criminal in the corruption case that year. Does Ayan have any impression?"

Looking closely at Dai Ruyan's changing expression, Gong Yu thought that perhaps as long as Dai Ruyan honestly had nothing to do with her, then Gong Yu would never think too deeply.

But Dai Ruyan's expression didn't change at all, and he even frowned and replied: "That year, I just had someone re-check the account books of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and found that there were suspicions of false accounts in it. Tell your brother, and the rest will not be known."

"Why did Xiao Jiu ask about this old thing?"

For Dai Ruyan's frank reply, Gong Yu felt that he was the one with malicious intentions, so she hurriedly avoided Dai Ruyan's eyes and said in a low voice:

"No... It's just that Qing Shui'er said that I caused her family to be killed, so I want to ask."

Dai Ruyan leaned closer, held Gong Yu's cheek lightly in his palm and said trustingly: "This matter has already been settled, Xiao Jiu is just a victim, there is no need to worry about such things, it is time to rest in peace and recuperate."

"Hmm." Gong Yu obviously felt her cheeks were burning hot, but she didn't dare to move, for fear of hurting her left shoulder.

But Dai Ruyan didn't let go of his hand, looked at Gong Yu very closely, seemed to sigh and said: "Now you look much thinner."

Hey?

Gong Yu seemed to be relieved, thinking that Dai Ruyan would kiss her, but her mind was getting more and more cranky.

"It may be because I have been too busy recently. I will eat more during this period of recuperation, and I will gain weight soon."

The maid outside the pavilion called out in a low voice: "It's time for your Highness to take the medicine."

Only then did Dai Ruyan let go of the hand holding Gong Yu's cheek, adjusted her clothes and sat aside in a serious manner.

No matter how you look at it, the atmosphere feels weird.

"Come in." Gong Yu called out.

The maid took the decoction and put it aside and stepped back, Gong Yu looked at the brown decoction worriedly, feeling a little nauseous.

Dai Ruyan reached out to pick up the medicine bowl and said, "If the medicine is cold, it will be more bitter."

Gong Yu wanted to sit up a little bit, but Dai Ruyan stopped him, "Lie down properly, so as not to tear the wound, I'll just feed you."

The soup was really bitter, but Gong Yu had no choice but to resist in front of Dai Ruyan, so it appeared that Gong Yu was frowning tightly while swallowing the soup.

After finally seeing the bottom line, Gong Yu heaved a sigh of relief and couldn't help but said: "This medicine is really bitter."

Dai Ruyan wiped the corners of Gong Yu's mouth with a handkerchief, then stuffed candy into Gong Yu's mouth and said with a smile: "Then you were so brave just now."

Was it seen as bragging rights?

Gong Yu buried her head in the quilt with a face of embarrassment and said in a low voice: "It's getting dark now, Ayan, why don't you go back?"

"Well, I'll be back home later."

Dai Ruyan stretched out his hand to straighten Gong Yu's loose hair, and his slightly cool fingertips lightly penetrated into Gong Yu's loose collar, Gong Yu looked at Dai Ruyan like a frightened rabbit.

This too ambiguous action really made Gong Yu unable to stop thinking, and her earlobe became hot and asked: "Ayan... what are you going to do?"

"Give you medicine."

Then Gong Yu saw the porcelain bottle in Dai Ruyan's hand, felt inexplicably lost again, and said in a low voice, "The medicine... shall I take it myself?"

"No."

Dai Ruyan looked at Gong Yu seriously, and gently pulled Gong Yu's collar with his fingertips and said softly, "Let me see how serious the injury is."

When the cool ointment touched the wound, Gong Yu couldn't control the subconscious body trembling.

"Xiao Jiu, did I... hurt you?" Dai Ruyan paused, frowning tightly and asked.

"No, the wound is quite painful." Gong Yu tilted her head halfway and couldn't help but thankful that the oil lamp was not on, otherwise her flushed face would be watched by Dai Ruyan, and she might be worried again.

Although it's autumn, it's not so cold at night, but the collar that was ripped off by Dai Ruyan lightly, caused the exposed skin to feel the warm breath falling on it.

Trembling so violently, Gong Yu had to bite her tongue to stop herself from thinking about it.

Dai Ruyan was very gentle, applying the ointment very seriously, and even got very close to see Gong Yu's injury clearly.

Gong Yu turned her head to peek at Dai Ruyan who was so serious, her restless heart began to beat again.

In the past, the waterside pavilion was very lively, not with the noisy chirping of cicadas, but also the chirping of birds nesting among the branches, and even occasional fish jumping out of the pool suddenly.

But tonight was too quiet, even mosquitoes had never been there, Gong Yu asked in a disguised manner: "Does my wound look scary?"

Dai Ruyan was bandaging the gauze and replied slightly: "Fortunately, it's just that the place where the dagger pierced it is bright red and purple, and most of the surrounding areas are blue-purple bruises."

"That's really scary." Gong Yu said awkwardly.

"Little Nine..."

"Ok?"

Dai Ruyan pulled up Gong Yu's clothes carefully, and asked hesitantly, "Can you still move your left hand?"

"Of course, it's just that it hurts too much now. I promise to be alive and kicking again in a few months." Gong Yu said soothingly.

"That's good." Dai Ruyan muttered in a low voice.

Faintly seeing fireflies running into the water pavilion, Gong Yu looked at it and said, "The fireflies are so beautiful."

There are so many fireflies in the pool in summer, which is one of the reasons why Gong Yu likes to take it with him in the water pavilion.

Dai Ruyan looked sideways and said, "If Xiao Jiu likes it, why don't I have someone catch some for you and put them in the yard?"

"Need not."

"Why?" Dai Ruyan looked at Gong Yu in confusion.

Gong Yu smiled and said, "I just like these fireflies in my garden, but I don't like the ones outside."

Dai Ruyan was slightly stunned and smiled slightly: "Nonsense, how do you distinguish which are the fireflies in your yard and which are outside?"

"Of course it's my...intuition."

"nonsense."

The lamp in the pavilion was very dark, and the conversation between the two was very soft, but the chirping of cicadas outside was a bit disturbing. Maybe Gong Yu gradually became sleepy because of drinking the medicine, and fell asleep unconsciously .

Dai Ruyan at the side quietly looked at Gong Yu who was sleeping, gently rubbed Gong Yu's frowning brow with his fingertips, and let go of his hand when he heard Gong Yu's murmur.

In the dead of night, when Ruyan came out of the pavilion, a deaf-mute maid was waiting outside the pavilion.

"Take good care of her, and your family will be safe and sound." Dai Ruyan said in a low voice.

The deaf-mute maidservant bowed her head and kowtowed.

Leaving the mansion, Dai Ruyan boarded the sedan chair, stared at his fingertips, as if he could still see the glaring bruises and the bright red wounds on the innocent body exposed fiercely in front of him.

The eyes that were originally full of pity were instantly overwhelmed by a strong killing intent, and his expression changed quickly, as if he was another person.

After more than a month, the whole mansion was shrouded in mist in the morning, and the weather plummeted, so Gong Yu left the waterside pavilion and returned to live in the hall.

Although it was still inconvenient to move his left hand, fortunately the pain was much less. Gong Yu was drinking hot porridge and listening to several accountants reading about the store's income in recent days.

After spot checking a few books, several bookkeepers left, and when Gong Ling was drinking pork rib soup in the house, the old butler outside the door turned pale and hurried in.

Gong Yu took a piece of soup and handed it to the old housekeeper to comfort him: "The housekeeper is also old, so there is no need to be so anxious about anything."

The old butler drank the soup and said calmly, "Your Highness, the female assassin was found last time."

"Okay, I'm going to question her again."

"No, Your Highness, it's better not to go at the moment." The old butler stretched out his hand to stop Gong Yu and said.

Gong Yu was puzzled and asked, "Why?"

"The female assassin was...killed."

"killed?"

Apart from her own subordinates looking for this female assassin, does she have other enemies?

The old steward said hesitantly: "The old slave went to take a look, it was really vicious."

"Vicious? How did the female assassin die?"

"Hands and feet were broken alive, and the body was bloody. I don't know how many times I was chopped. I heard that it was found in the ancestral hall of the Qing family's old house." The old housekeeper paused and said: "Your Highness, How much hatred this person has solved."

Gong Yu could probably imagine the scene of dripping blood. Seeing the half bowl of pork rib soup left, she felt sick and wanted to vomit, so she quickly picked up the tea and drank it.

Who has such animosity with Qing Shui'er? This kind of trick is not done by ordinary people in the world. On the contrary, it is more like a kind of punishment and revenge.

After noon, Gong Yu and Qin Hua were playing chess in the hall, remembering how Qing Shui'er died, and asked, "Mister, have you checked Qing Shui'er's body?"

Qin Hua Zhizi paused for a moment and replied: "Well, the way of death is quite tragic. I heard that there is a half-submerged arrow next to the corpse, with a strange pattern on it, which is the same as the arrow that His Highness once brought. pattern."

"Sir means the same person."

"At least they are from the same sect." Qin Hua thought for a while and said, "In recent years, Jianghu has created a new assassination sect, and its weapon symbol is a written mourning character, just like a ghost asking for his life."

The word mourning, no wonder Gong Yu always feels like something familiar every time he sees this pattern.

It suddenly occurred to me that when the fourth highness was assassinated in the restaurant, I seemed to have seen a weapon with this pattern before.

This at least shows that the assassination of the Fourth Highness was really someone who wanted to kill him, and this assassination sect has something to do with the royal family's struggle for power.

Just when Gong Yu was engrossed in thinking, the servant outside the door called out: "Your Highness, Miss Dai is waiting in the water pavilion."

Gong Yu withdrew his spirit, but Qin Hua suddenly got up and saluted: "Your Highness, I have to take my leave beforehand."

This was more than one time, Qin Hua deliberately avoided Dai Ruyan, Gong Yu thought it was just a coincidence at first, but when it happened every time, Gong Yu had to doubt it.

Qin Hua and Dai Ruyan are acquainted, and maybe even have a deeper contact.