Chapter 222: Chapter 99 Fiancé_2
Pei Yunng turned to her and asked, "Are you not hurt?"
Lu Tong shook her head.
Ever since she returned to Renxin dical Hall from the Prince’s Mansion, Qingfeng, Pei Yunng’s guard, had been following her, waiting for any danger that might arise at any mont. After ten to twenty days of calm, just when even Lu Tong thought that the danger would not co, she encountered an assassin tonight.
It seed that her visit to the Prince’s Mansion during the day to attend the "Baby Washing Ceremony" had ultimately provoked ng Xiyang.
That Consort ng really can’t hold her breath too well.
Qingfeng arrived just in ti, and she was not hurt. The capture also went smoothly; she used herself as bait to catch the man, thus giving Pei Yunng a significant gift.
The person beside her spoke, "It’s still early, does Doctor Lu want to take a walk?"
Lu Tong ca back to her senses and calmly said, "No need, I still have to go back to prepare dicine."
Pei Yunng’s footsteps halted.
Lu Tong lifted her eyes to look.
The young man stood in the Shengjing night, bathed in the overflowing and colorful light of the street lamps, appearing exceptionally handso and distinguished. He fixed his gaze on Lu Tong, and seed to be deep in thought as he spoke, "Doctor Lu always seems very busy."
Lu Tong remained silent.
The lanterns tied to the rails of the Luoyue Bridge in the distance cast their light onto the water below the bridge, shimring with a snow-like glint, as if the moon of the fifteenth had shattered and its fragnts were scattered upon the rippling river.
On the fifteenth, when she induced labor for Pei Yunshu and later conversed with Pei Yunng under the osmanthus tree in the courtyard, the moon was fuller than tonight.
That night, she said to Pei Yunng, "Marshal, let
give you a gift."
Pei Yunng, who was under the tree, looked at her with a smile, "What gift?"
"The ’Child’s Woe’ poison that afflicted the Princess Consort is rare in Shengjing. The poisoner must be hiding within the Wangfu, but now that the matter has been exposed, the other party is prepared. Lord, you may encounter so difficulties in uncovering the one behind this, and the outco may not be as expected."
That was what she said at the ti.
Pei Yunng spoke with interest, "Does Doctor Lu have any insights?"
"Lord Pei’s intervention would ensure they dare not act rashly. But since I helped the Princess Consort with the poison and labor, they will surely see
as a thorn in their side, eager to get rid of
quickly. Moreover, I am rely a common girl, a commoner, nothing to fear. With just a little provocation, they are likely to make a move against . If you could lend
a few n to protect
in secret, perhaps we could catch the person behind this."
After listening to her suggestion, Pei Yunng did not comnt on her thoughts; he just gave her a look that revealed neither pleasure nor anger, and simply asked, "Doctor Lu seems to have a deep resentnt towards the disparity between commoners and the official families."
She replied, "I’m just stating the plain truth."
He then leaned back lightly, nodded with a carefree expression, "It’s a deal."
In the ten to twenty days after returning to the dical hall from the Prince’s Mansion, she sat in the hall preparing dicine each day as usual, with no change from the ordinary, quietly waiting for the danger that might appear at any ti. But all was calm with neither sign of the would-be murderer nor sight of the undercover guards arranged by Pei Yunng, until today.
She wondered what he had done to ng Xiyang, who after enduring many days, still couldn’t hold back and attempted to harm her today.
In the days preceding this, she had not seen Pei Yunng, nor were there any letters exchanged between them. Today, Qingfeng captured the person; she had just delivered the man to the Patrol House when Pei Yunng arrived. There was no need for a private discussion to coordinate their stories, no need to understand each other’s arrangents, clearly, in the past days despite being at odds, exposing and entrapping each other, mutually threatening, in this matter, there was an inexplicable complicity as if they were co-conspirators.
It was a seamlessly coordinated effort.
The moon beneath the Luoyue Bridge was cut into countless glittering pieces by the passing boats, and a voice ca to her ears, "What is Doctor Lu thinking about?"
Lu Tong snapped back to reality and looked towards the carriage at the street corner. Qingfeng was standing in front of the carriage, waiting for the two of them.
"I was thinking, it’s ti I went back," she said as she moved forward.
Pei Yunng nodded, "Shall I escort you?"
"No need. It’s too late, I’d hate to cause a misunderstanding."
Though the shops on West Street had all closed, it would be just their luck to bump into so nearby peddlers. With Pei Yunng’s striking appearance, being seen with her at night would certainly give rise to gossip by the next day.
Lu Tong did not wish to invite trouble for herself.
Hearing this, Pei Yunng unexpectedly began to smile, "I didn’t expect Doctor Lu to be soone so concerned with her reputation." After a pause, he continued, "In that case, why didn’t you clarify when the Minister of the Imperial Treasury’s wife misunderstood the nature of your relationship with ?"
Lu Tong was taken aback.
The young man raised his eyebrows, calmly waiting for her response.
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