Chapter 88
Shen Feng Ming. His name was well known to more than half of the people in Xia Dynasty. It was rumored that he was domineering and ruthless. Qilin Guards's hundreds of years of prestige had improved to a higher level under his control. It was enough to make people's expressions change.
When the people behind Lin Ting An heard this name, they were instantly panic-stricken. At the sight of him and those Qilin guards stepping on the pool of blood with awe-inspiring aura, they all fell to their knees.
Lin Ting An's pupils shrank slightly. Shen Feng Ming actually revealed his identity... Then he couldn't continue to pretend that he didn't know.
So he lifted his robe and knelt down, "Lin Ting An, the eldest of the Marquis Anping, greets Commissioner-in-chief Shen."
Now everyone had revealed their identities.
Shen Feng Ming didn't look at him. Instead, he was staring at Jiang Yun Zhu.
Jiang Yun Zhu was stunned. Should she kneel down?
Her body was limp. Instead of kneeling down, she passed out. After soaking in cold water for so long before, she already had signs of a fever. As she was tense, she didn't notice it.
Now she relaxed and her mood had been fluctuating, her visions went dark. She slumped to the ground.
Lin Ting An was a little closer to Jiang Yun Zhu. Seeing this, he immediately reached out to help her.
But there was one person who jumped off the horse and already hugged Jiang Yun Zhu.
Shen Feng Ming touched Jiang Yun Zhu's forehead with his hand. It was very hot. He immediately carried her on the horse and rode away.
Lin Ting An's hand stopped in the air, and then slowly tightened. He stood up and watched with dark eyes.
In the midst of her clouded mind, Jiang Yun Zhu felt uncomfortably hot all over. A thick quilt was covering her body and she immediately went to lift the quilt.
"Miss, it's better to sweat it!" A voice said and then covered her with the quilt again.
Jiang Yun Zhu wanted to open her mouth to argue, but her throat was so hoarse and uncomfortable that she couldn't speak.
As she was suffering, she was embraced by a person. The warmth and coolness on that person's body was like a piece of warm jade. It was very beneficial. She immediately hugged the person tightly and pressed her body tightly against that body.
Shi Liu lowered her head and looked at the person sitting by the bed from the corner of her eye from time to time. It was hard to imagine that this at-the-end-of-his-wit man with a female in his arms was their frosty and snowy Chief Shen.
However this miss was pretty. Her face was like a lotus. Her skin was fairer than snow. Because of the fever, it was slightly flushed. Even when she, a woman, couldn't take her eyes off her.
"Is the medicine ready?" Shen Feng Ming's voice was a little hoarse.
Jiang Yun Zhu was only wearing a soft white middle robe now. Being tightly restrained like this, he felt very uncomfortable.
Shi Liu hurried out to check and brought back a bowl of medicine in a short while.
The medicine was chilled in cold water for a while. It was neither cold nor hot at this time.
"Miss Jiang, drink some medicine." Shen Feng Ming said.
Jiang Yun Zhu didn't seem to respond.
"Bring a cold handkerchief." Shen Feng Ming ordered.
Shi Liu immediately grabbed a piece of handkerchief, wet it in cold water, wrung it dry, and respectfully presented it to Shen Feng Ming.
Shen Feng Ming put the handkerchief on Jiang Yun Zhu's forehead.
Shocked by the cold air, Jiang Yun Zhu opened her eyes. She found that her arms were wrapped around Shen Feng Ming's neck and her whole body was almost hanging on his body.
Her hands softened and released her arms. She didn't land on the ground as she was hugged by Shen Feng Ming.
She looked at him blankly.
Shen Feng Ming brought over the medicine bowl, "Drink the medicine."
The medicine wasn't bitter at all. It even had a slight fragrance. Jiang Yun Zhu’s throat was sore. So she immediately drank it.
After drinking a bowl, she felt unsatisfied and looked at Shen Feng Ming longingly.
"This is Qilin Guards's secret medicine, Jade Flower Dew. You can't drink too much at one time." Shen Feng Ming's voice unconsciously became softer.
Perhaps knowing that there was nothing to drink, Jiang Yun Zhu closed her eyes and fell asleep again.
There was a little medicinal juice left around her mouth. Shen Feng Ming helped her wipe it clean with a handkerchief. Then he held her for a long time until her body wasn't so hot before putting her on the bed and covering her with a quilt.
He didn't leave though. Instead, he sat on the side and watched her, lest anything happened to her.
It was very late. Jiang Yun Zhu's breathing became even and Shen Feng Ming went back to his room to sleep.
The next morning, Jiang Yun Zhu opened her eyes. The memories of yesterday slowly returned. Shen Feng Ming revealed his identity and she was hanging on him like a koala...
At this time, there were footsteps outside. Jiang Yun Zhu vaguely saw the side face of the man through the window and closed her eyes again.
Shen Feng Ming walked in with the meal. He noticed the eyelashes of the person on the bed trembling slightly, obviously awake but unwilling to open her eyes.
He thought of the last time she pretended not to remember what happened, put the tray aside, sat on the edge of the bed, and looked down at that person.
Slightly sunk into the snow-white feather pillow was her pink and crisp face. It highlighted her eyebrows and eyes to look soft and beautiful and her red lips like cherry blossoms.
He stretched out his hand and pressed his thumb against her lips. With a little force, his thumb sank into the two pieces of softness.
Then he withdrew his thumb and lowered his head.
Jiang Yun Zhu was already disturbed by his thumb. Feeling a shadow pressing over her, she immediately covered her face with the quilt.
Shen Feng Ming didn't get to kiss her, so he sat up straight and said seriously, "Miss Jiang, when I get back, I'll send someone to your house to propose marriage."
In this way, he could justifiably protect her.
Jiang Yun Zhu lifted the quilt and met Shen Feng Ming's eyes. Those eyes were dark and didn't seem like he was joking.
She finally felt that she couldn't go on like this anymore. What she thought before was that he would return to the capital sooner or later and that would be the time for them to part. So sometimes she pampered herself, like the fun before parting.
But now things seem to be developing out of control.
She didn't want to marry into a noble family again. In her dream, she married Lin Ting An and it happened half-heartedly. Reality proved that she was wrong. Very wrong. In fact, later on, she already wanted to split and leave. That life was too far away from her ideal.
But Lin Ting An disagreed. She couldn't split even if she wanted to.
This era was too unfair to women.
This time, was she going to follow the old path?
Yes, Shen Feng Ming treated her very well now. But marriage wasn't about two people. He often went out to handle cases and would leave her alone in Shen's manor looking forward to his return every day. Then deal with those messy relationships?
Just thinking about it makes her feel hopeless.
"Official Shen..." she said in a solemn voice.
"You can call me Feng Ming." Shen Feng Ming frowned. He didn't like her calling him that.
Jiang Yun Zhu avoided his sight.
Shen Feng Ming stared at her and said nothing. He wanted to see what she wanted to say.
Jiang Yun Zhu felt that being stared at by him like this was very oppressive and made her breathless. She sat up and calmed down, "I had guessed that Official Shen's identity is extraordinary, but didn't expect it to be...
As for Official Shen's great love, I come from a humble background and dare not climb high."
"Finished?" Shen Feng Ming asked.
Jiang Yun Zhu nodded.
"I brought you breakfast." Shen Feng Ming said.
Jiang Yun Zhu was a little stumped by his sudden topic jump. But she soon realized that Shen Feng Ming didn't understand what she meant.
"Official Shen, I'm not joking. Official's injury had healed a long time ago. From today onwards, we’ll each..." Jiang Yun Zhu paused. Go our separate ways. One parting makes two distances!
Shen Feng Ming stared intently at Jiang Yun Zhu, "Is it because of my identity? I can't change this. Nor can I give up my current identity either. But I can try my best to give you what you want."
Jiang Yun Zhu stopped talking.
"Alright, I won't go to your house to propose marriage yet. But your distress this time is probably related to me. I can't leave you alone." Shen Feng Ming stated. If she leaves him now, she would most likely be eaten alive by those who hate him.
Jiang Yun Zhu thought about this problem. In fact, it wasn't just her. Mrs. Chen, Jiang Cheng and others may also be in danger.
Seeing her looking down in deep thought, Shen Feng Ming guessed that she might be worried about her family, so he said, "Don't worry, I will send someone to protect them."
Jiang Yun Zhu looked up, protection? How to protect them? Get them into a big house and guard them day and night? What's the difference between that and jail? Maybe Shen Feng Ming had a better way. But no matter what, for Jiang Cheng and the others, it would be like a disaster.
In fact, the best protection was for them to leave. Shen Feng Ming as well as her. Only when they were gone, could Jiang Cheng and the others continue to live their lives.
Leaving. Jiang Yun Zhu had contemplated before. But where to go? Lu Prefecture or the capital, or other places?
First of all, cross out Lu Prefecture. Lin Ting An was in Lu Prefecture. She didn't want to see him anymore.
She had always wanted to go to the capital.
For other places, she couldn't think where to go for a while.
"Official Shen, if I go to the capital..." Jiang Yun Zhu said.
"You want to go the capital?" Shen Feng Ming raised his eyebrows slightly. His long eyelashes fluttered like a small fan, as if he was very happy.
Jiang Yun Zhu felt somewhat regretful for some reason. Perhaps, she shouldn't go to the capital.
"I’ll help you take care of your parents." Shen Feng Ming stated immediately without giving her a chance to regret it. This incident happened because of him. He would protect Jiang Cheng and the others regardless of reason.
Jiang Yun Zhu wasn't the kind of person who hesitated. Since she wanted to go to the capital, she’ll go to the capital to have a look. In her dream, she wanted to do this. Capital, the place where Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and heroes gathered. She could make friends through cooking, and she could see all kinds of superb cooking skills. She felt ecstatic when I thought about it.
No, she’ll go find old Mister Wu. It would be nice to travel around the world with him. Anyway, she now had Qishanju and Chabuliang. They were considered a stable business.
"Thank you, Official Shen." Jiang Yun Zhu responded. She was talking about protecting her parents.
"You insist on calling me Official Shen?" Shen Feng Ming raised his eyebrows.
If not Official Shen, what to call? Feng Ming? Calling it that way was too intimate.
Shen Feng Ming didn't want to force her either. It was already very good that she could enter the capital.
"When you feel better, shall we set off?" Shen Feng Ming asked.
Jiang Yun Zhu quickly shook her head. She didn't want to be with him. If she did, it was estimated that she would be the target of public criticism as soon as she arrived in the capital. Her intention was to disappear in Wuling County and then head to the capital with another identity to start a new life.
Shen Feng Ming understood, "I can arrange it for you and guarantee that no one would look for you again. However, you have to travel on the road with me. Otherwise I won't feel at ease.
Don't worry, when you arrive in the capital, you can do what you want."
Jiang Yun Zhu's bright eyes flickered, "Thank you, Official Shen."
This time, she thanked him sincerely.
While Shen Feng Ming suddenly kissed her lips.
"Mmm..." Jiang Yun Zhu pushed him in a haste. What he was doing? Weren’t they having a proper talk just now?
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