vrcanaries Chapter 118 3 To Changzhou
Chapter 118 3 To Changzhou
Luo Xiaoran had been drugged, and no one knew what the drug was. Anyway, after taking it, she felt completely exhausted.
She fell into a deep sleep in the carriage, and someone woke her up at mealtime and fed her.
When she was in urgent need of help, she also had that feeling and was able to break through the effects of the drug and wake up, and then Zhu Qiu would help her to go to the bathroom.
To sum it up: someone feeds you when you eat and someone buries you when you squat.
But it’s not comfortable at all, it’s awkward!
This trip can be said to be an awkward one.
First of all, the carriage was moving very slowly, not like it was in a hurry, but more like a leisurely trip to the suburbs.
Secondly, even though she was drugged, Zhu Qiu still stayed with her everywhere, even following her when she took a shit.
No respect for her privacy at all, oh my!
Just after leaving Fuyuan County, Zhu Jingxing got off Luo Xiaoran's carriage, and then Zhu Qiu got on.
In the following days, Zhu Jingxing never showed up in front of Luo Xiaoran again.
Luo Xiaoran also asked Zhu Qiu to help her go outside to check, and found that not only Zhu Jingxing was missing, but even Zhu Jingxing's personal servant Zhu Chun was missing.
After defecating, Luo Xiaoran had a wooden face and slowly pulled up her pants.
There's no way, I don't have the strength.
"Qiu, where did Master Zhu and the others go?"
Zhu Qiu heard the sound of Luo Xiaoran pulling up her pants, so he turned his back to her.
Then, he strode forward, picked up Luo Xiaoran skillfully, and helped her to the side.
Luo Xiaoran has no strength now. If she accidentally falls and steps on something freshly baked, she, as a guard, can die to atone for her sin.
"Your Excellency is honored by the Emperor and has come to the Northern Territory on a mission as governor. He is now going to Kyoto to report on his work." Zhu Qiu replied in a deep voice.
"Then are we going to Kyoto as well?" Luo Xiaoran continued to ask.
Zhu Qiu kicked a pile of dirt with his feet to cover the hole where Luo Xiaoran was squatting. He was obviously holding his breath. After the hole was filled, he replied: "We are not going to Kyoto, but going back to Changzhou directly."
Going back to Changzhou, it’s farther than Kyoto, and walking so slowly is really tiring.
Luo Xiaoran's eyes were distant and her mood became very bad.
Then she stretched out a hand delicately, like a concubine in the imperial palace waiting for the eunuch to support her.
Zhu Qi stomped his feet on the ground to shake off the dirt on his shoes.
Then he walked over expressionlessly, stretched out one hand for Luo Xiaoran to hold, and put the other hand around her waist from behind.
Luo Xiaoran leaned her entire body on Zhu Qiu and followed her footsteps towards the convoy:
"Qiu, if you had put a little less medicine in my food every day, I wouldn't be in this useless state. I have to rely on you to take care of me the whole time."
After a pause, Luo Xiaoran deliberately lengthened her voice: "You are lifting a rock and dropping it on your own feet!"
Zhu Qiu didn't reply, but her walking speed obviously increased, and she had to quicken her pace along with Luo Xiaoran as well.
Luo Xiaoran had no strength left in her body. She was hanging on Zhu Qiu like a pendant. The sudden increase in pace made her feel awkward and at a loss.
Hey! You don't treat me like a lady anymore, do you?
One day in the carriage, Luo Xiaoran secretly grabbed a strand of Zhu Qiu's hair and sniffed it, and suddenly asked, "By the way, is your cousin Lin Qianqian still at home?"
Zhu Qiu, who had closed his eyes and ignored Luo Xiaoran, suddenly opened his eyes and looked at her with an expression that said, "I finally caught your trick":
"How do you know Lin Qianqian? Why don't you admit that you are the lady?"
Luo Xiaoran shrank her neck, not because she was upset about letting the cat out of the bag.
But if someone who has been cold to you for so many days suddenly shows an excited expression like a "hungry dog seeing a big bone", anyone would be shocked!
Luo Xiaoran's beautiful eyes widened slightly, revealing an innocent expression, and waved her hand:
"I know Lin Qianqian because we met before! On the way I was fleeing from the famine, didn't she tell you?"
Zhu Qiu's excitement instantly cooled down, and he continued to ask: "When and where did you and Lin Qianqian meet?"
"Stop giving me the medicine first!" Luo Xiaoran slowly put forward her request at this time.
Zhu Qiu didn't agree, and then Luo Xiaoran could only continue to be the powerless "Lin Daiyu".
Although the convoy seemed to be intentionally slowing down, the road from Yizhou to Changzhou was much smoother than the way there.
After all, there were refugees on the road when we came here, and the future was uncertain.
But now, there are almost no refugees on the road.
The refugees fleeing famine either found a reliable place to go or found a way back to the west.
A month later, the carriage carrying Luo Xiaoran drove into Changzhou City, but was stopped by soldiers guarding the city.
The young man driving the car showed the token from the prefectural government. Not only did the city gate tax be confiscated, but the soldiers guarding the city immediately made way and dispersed the idle people around to allow the carriage to enter the city first.
The carriage moved slowly along the avenue, and Zhu Qiu diligently lifted the curtains of the carriage for Luo Xiaoran so that she could see the scenery outside the carriage.
Luo Xiaoran now looks like a muscular dystrophy patient and is extremely hungry. Looking at the various food stalls on the street, her saliva is almost flowing.
The reason for this situation is still Zhu Qiu's fault.
Zhu Qiu put the medicine that Luo Xiaoran received in her food. Luo Xiaoran thought that if she ate less, she would also take less medicine.
As a result, when Zhu Qiu saw that Luo Xiaoran ate less, she increased the dosage of the medicine.
In the end, Luo Xiaoran didn't eat enough and didn't take enough medicine.
Luo Xiaoran took a deep breath, as if she could eat everything she saw at the stall: "Qiu, do you think the noodles are delicious? And the sesame cakes, buns, and candied haws..."
Zhu Qiu still closed his eyes and pretended to be mute.
"How boring!" Luo Xiaoran clicked her tongue twice.
This is her third time entering Changzhou.
The first time was when she was fleeing from famine, and Changzhou was the first large ancient city she encountered.
At that time, she, Qiu Niang, Uncle Li and Chen'er went to the city to buy things, stayed in an inn, and had their first full meal.
The second time he entered Changzhou City was because of Lin Qianqian. Lin Qianqian recognized the identity of this person and wanted to kill him to silence him.
She had the opportunity to kill Lin Qianqian, but she felt it would be boring.
She wanted to see whether Lin Qianqian would feel ashamed to continue living and commit suicide after losing her virginity, or continue to live "strongly" and covet Zhu Jingxing.
Zhu Qiu had already told her the answer.
Lin Qianqian's cousin is still living steadily in the Zhu Mansion, but her personal maid Qing'er eloped with a man outside the mansion for "no reason" and cannot be found anymore.
This was my third trip to Changzhou, and it was obviously forced.
Luo Xiaoran looked at her hands which she could hardly raise, feeling helpless.