Facing all kinds of admiring, greedy, and jealous gazes,
Baoqin leisurely walked into the temple with Xiao Luo and Qing Wen, and then it was quiet for a while.
Xiao Luo was speechless. "Miss is so bold. I'm being stared at by so many people."
"My legs are weak!"
Qing Wen smiled and said, "Look at you. You've been with Miss for so long. Haven't you gotten used to it?"
Xiao Luo said, "You can't say that. In the past, Miss didn't grow up, and when she went out, she mostly wore a veiled hat. I really haven't been stared at by so many people.
Therefore, I really haven't gotten used to it. "
Qing Wen said, "Then you should get used to it from today onwards. In the future, when our Miss enters the palace and is conferred the title of concubine, it's a big scene.
If you make a fool of yourself, you'll be the one who loses the face of this young lady … "
Hearing this, Baoqin glanced at Qing Wen indifferently and said, "Be careful with your words." Qing Wen was good at everything, but her mouth was a little unforgiving.
This problem..,
She was prepared to slowly correct her.
Qing Wen heard Baoqin's words..,
She quickly shut her mouth.
The master and servant three walked forward along the stone road covered by pine trees.
At this time, a man in a blue shirt dressed as a scholar passed by.
An ink-colored money bag..,
It fell from his sleeve.
It landed on the ground..,
It made a soft sound.
Baoqin saw that the two servant girls didn't notice it, so she bent down and picked up the money bag. She turned around and called out to the scholar who didn't notice that he had lost the money bag, "Please wait. You dropped something."
Hearing this, the scholar stopped and touched his sleeve. He hurriedly said with a smile, "Thank you, Miss." He reached out and took the money bag from Baoqin's hand. He suddenly raised his eyes and saw her face. He couldn't help but be stunned.
It was as if he had been searching for her in the boundless wilderness for a thousand or ten thousand years. He finally found her.
The scholar held the money pouch in a daze. He stood there like a wooden sculpture, staring at Baoqin motionlessly.
Qing Wen was amused and said, "What a silly goose!"
Baoqin patted Qing Wen lightly with a smile and said, "You're so talkative!" The three of them ignored the dull scholar and turned around to continue walking towards the Buddhist temple.
She had only taken a few steps when she heard hurried footsteps behind her. The scholar's voice sounded again, "Miss, please wait —"
Baoqin stopped, a trace of impatience hidden between his brows. "Is there anything else?"
The scholar walked in front of Xue Baoqin, bowed deeply and said: "I haven't thanked Miss. My name is Mei Danfeng. May I ask for Miss's name?"
Baoqin raised his eyebrows slightly and thought of a girl named Mei Danhua.
Could it be such a coincidence?
Seeing that Baoqin didn't answer immediately, Qing Wen stepped forward and said: "Can you tell my Miss's name so casually?
You look like a scholar, how can you be so unruly? "
Mei Danfeng hurriedly said: "I know it's inappropriate, but I can't control myself at the moment. Please don't take offense …" He looked at Xue Baoqin without blinking, his eyes full of unmistakable deep affection.
It turned out that love at first sight really existed …
Qing Wen saw the scholar's presumptuous eyes and was about to scold him, but was stopped by Baoqin. She smiled faintly and said: "There's no harm in telling you my name. I think you must have heard of it.
My surname is Xue, and my given name is Baoqin. "
Xue Baoqin?
Xue Baoqin … Hearing this, Mei Danfeng's eyes were in a trance. His old memories were opened, and the dusty past came to his mind.
Suddenly, he was shocked and took two steps back. He pointed at Baoqin and said: "You, you are the daughter of the Jinling Xue Clan?
The one who was once engaged to me? "
Baoqin smiled and gently shook the silver-red crepe round fan with an ebony handle that was purely for decoration. The fragrance faintly floated in the air: "Yes."
Mei Danfeng took a few steps back again, shook his head and said: "No, it's impossible … I was engaged to you and then broke off the engagement. The heavens are blind. How could they play tricks on me like this …"
Baoqin said: "It's not the heavens playing tricks on you. It's man-made."
As soon as Baoqin's voice fell, there was a puff sound. Mei Danfeng suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, which stained his blue clothes.
The dark red and light blue were particularly dazzling.
Seeing this scene, the two maids were frightened.
Xiao Luo gently grabbed Baoqin's sleeve and said timidly: "Miss, what should we do?
It won't kill anyone, right? "
Baoqin glanced at Mei Danfeng, who had a painful expression, and said: "Human life is not so fragile. How can it be so easy to die?"
These indifferent words obviously stimulated Mei Danfeng again. He frowned and spat out another mouthful of blood.
At this time, Baoqin was also shocked and quickly shut up.
This was the first time in her previous life that she had seen a person vomiting blood. Her mind was also shocked.
She sighed softly and said to Mei Danfeng: "Young Master Mei, the past is like a passing cloud. Why do you still care about it?
Your body is your own. If it's damaged, who can compensate you with a new body? "
Mei Danfeng raised his hand to wipe the blood on his lips and said in a hoarse voice: "Miss Xue, our Mei family has wronged you …"
"It doesn't matter whether you have wronged me or not," Baoqin said: "Now that I have the status of a harem girl, your cancellation of the marriage doesn't affect me too much.
Young Master Mei, you should be able to let it go, right? "
"Harem girl?"
Hearing this, Mei Danfeng's eyes flashed with pain again: "How can the days in the palace be easy?
If our family hadn't cancelled the marriage, you wouldn't have taken the risk.
In the end, we have harmed you … "
In fact, it was Baoqin's own choice to enter the palace. She wanted to fight for a future for herself and for the Xue family. It had nothing to do with the Mei family's cancellation of the marriage.
Seeing Mei Danfeng's uncontrollable pain, Baoqin said: "Why do you have to take responsibility for yourself?
Our family has declined. It's understandable that your family doesn't like us.
After all, it's common sense that people walk to higher places and water flows to lower places.
I don't resent you. Why do you have to be so stubborn? "
Mei Danfeng's eyes showed that he was moved. He looked at Baoqin and said sincerely: "Miss Xue, you are broad-minded. You are really a husband!"
Baoqin smiled and nodded at him: "Young Master Mei, let's part ways here." With that, she walked forward with the two maids.
Mei Danfeng stood there in a daze and watched her leave, hoping that she would look back at him.
However, until Baoqin's figure disappeared at the end of the road, she didn't look back.
He could only watch helplessly as she left. Just like before, he watched helplessly as the love of his life slipped through his fingers.
At that time, he didn't know what he had lost. When he learned that he didn't have to marry a merchant's daughter, he was even very happy.
If he could go back in time, he would definitely stop himself at that time.
In any case, he wouldn't agree to cancel the marriage.
Her fragrance still lingered in the air, but the beautiful woman had already disappeared …
He stood there in a daze for a long time. He didn't care about his thin body and stood in the cold autumn wind.
Until a young novice monk woke him up. He clasped his hands and bowed: "Benefactor, it's late. We should set the key."
Mei Danfeng looked at the young novice monk in a daze. Then, he turned around and stumbled out.
When he returned home, Lady May, who was anxious, quickly came up and said angrily: "You just went out to see the chrysanthemums. Why did you go so —" Before she finished, she saw her son's pale face and dazed eyes. She couldn't help but be frightened: "Feng 'er, what happened to you?"
Mei Danfeng slowly moved his gaze to Lady May's face. His pale face slowly showed a trace of a bitter smile: "Mother, you've hurt your son …"
Madam Mei was confused. "What do you mean by that?
I gave birth to you and raised you with my heart. How did I hurt you? "
Just as Lady May finished speaking, she saw Mei Danfeng spit out a mouthful of blood. His body went limp and slowly fell to the ground …
In the large Mei residence, Lady May's scream rang out: "Son!"
The next day, in the Xue family's residence, there was an uninvited guest. It was the Madam of the Mei Lin family.
Baoqin leisurely walked into the reception hall. He looked at Lady May's anxious face and said: "Madam, what a rare guest."
Seeing Baoqin's beauty, Lady May's eyes flashed with a trace of anger. But she forcefully suppressed it and squeezed out a smile: "I don't come here for no reason. I have something to ask of Miss Xue."
Xue Baoqin sat opposite Lady May and slowly said: "I'm afraid my abilities are limited. I can't help Madam."
Lady May said: "Only Miss Xue can help me with this matter."
Seeing Lady May's strange tone and expression, Xue Baoqin was on guard and asked: "What is it?
Madam, why don't you tell me? "
Lady May looked at Baoqin and clenched her fists: "Yesterday, after my Feng 'er returned home, he fell ill. He had a high fever the entire night … We called for a doctor overnight. It wasn't easy until this morning that his fever finally subsided.
But even though he was unconscious, he kept mumbling Miss Xue's name.
I beg Miss Xue to come to our house and see Feng 'er.
Maybe if you go, he'll wake up. "
Lady May paused and probed: "I think Feng 'er went out to look at the chrysanthemums yesterday and most likely met Miss Xue, right?"
Seeing Baoqin nod, she asked: "What did Miss Xue say to our Feng 'er that made him so sad?
What did I do wrong to Miss Xue? It's all my fault.
Miss Xue, please be magnanimous and let my Feng 'er go … "Lady May's eyes couldn't help but turn red.
She hurriedly took out a handkerchief from her sleeve to wipe her eyes and turned away.