Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

Chapter 941 Dried Blood

It’s past three o’clock.

The night watchman's clapperboard sounded distant and melodious in the evening breeze, making the night seem even quieter and more peaceful.

There was only a faint smell of blood in the air, but the birds on the treetops were still sleeping soundly, completely unaware of the slaughter they had discovered around them moments ago.

Ning Xiuyuan escorted Ji Wuyan back to the yard. He did not mention the bloodstains he had just seen. He pursed his lips and remained silent. Ji Wuyan was hiding something in her heart and did not notice his silence. After returning to the yard with different thoughts, Ning Xiuyuan called Ji Wuyan who was walking up the stairs, "Ningning."

Seeing her turn around, Ning Xiuyuan handed over the porcelain bottle that had been heated by the iron all the way, "Before I came to find you, Elder Chen gave me this and said that if you have internal injuries, you should take this."

Probably because of her guilty conscience, Ji Wuyan felt that Ning Xiuyuan's eyes were looking at her with an inexplicable sharpness. She hesitated for a moment, stood on the top step, did not take it, and only smiled awkwardly and emphasized, "I am not injured, so I don't need this medicine."

She was still trying to be brave. She really wanted to go up to her and lift up her collar to let her see. If she wasn't injured, where did the blood come from? Could it be that Lin Yi's blood could fly into her neck through the air, or that Zi Qiu's blood had been stained before and he didn't wash it clean because of his "old eyesight"? Ning Xiuyuan complained in his heart, but he didn't expose her in the end. He just said gently, "It's useless to me. You can keep it. Or you can return it to Mr. Chen when you see him tomorrow."

Ji Wuyan did not refuse anymore. She stepped forward, took the hand and asked, "Are...are you going back?" It was a very ordinary question, but when she asked it, she remembered Ji Feng's question and she couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

But her shyness gave Ning Xiuyuan a different interpretation. That's right, if I stay here to rest, how can this girl take care of her injuries? That's it... Since I haven't pointed it out before, there's no need to get in the way here now. He nodded listlessly, "I have some things to do in the mansion, so you have to rest well. I'll come over tomorrow at noon."

"Okay. You should rest early too." Ji Wuyan nodded and watched Ning Xiuyuan walk out. Somehow, she was suddenly startled and subconsciously called out loudly, "Third Brother!"

Ning Xiuyuan stood there and turned around, gently asking "What's wrong?" Ji Wuyan frowned and looked at Ning Xiuyuan, then she realized that Ning Xiuyuan's mood was a little wrong. The man stood in the yard, under the dim moonlight, the emotions between his eyebrows were also unclear. She looked at him for a long time but still couldn't find the problem. After a while, she pursed her lips and said, "Come over for lunch at noon. I'll ask Ziqiu to prepare a few dishes in advance."

Ning Xiuyuan nodded with a smile and agreed, "Okay, go in and rest early, it's getting late."

Ji Wuyan nodded and waved, watching Ning Xiuyuan leave the yard. She stood there for a while, making sure that the man had left, before looking down at the porcelain bottle in her hand, pouring out a black pill from it, and eating it with a frown. Her internal organs were all burning with pain, and the pill went down her throat, but it had no effect for the time being. She suppressed the fishy and sweet taste that was rising in her throat, and stood by the door frame for a while before turning around and walking into the house to put the porcelain bottle in the drawer of the dressing table. She was about to wash her face again and go to bed. When she stood up, her eyes inadvertently swept across her neck, and her body suddenly paused.

At the neck, there was a little dried blood on the white collar.

She stood there in a daze, looking at the blood on her collar, feeling as if struck by lightning.

She finally understood the real intention of Ning Xiuyuan's question before leaving the tower. He must have seen the bloodstain at that time... He knew everything, but he said nothing. He didn't even mention her name when he gave her the medicine. Ji Wuyan scratched her hair in annoyance... She had a mouthful of blood at that time. She had clearly wiped it clean and asked the fifth elder to help check it. How could she have missed such a spot?
What should she do now? She had even made an appointment with him to have lunch tomorrow. Just thinking about it now, she felt that she might not be able to have a good lunch tomorrow... Ji Wuyan was lying on the soft couch, feeling annoyed. She thought she would toss and turn in bed, but after a while, she fell into a deep sleep... But she didn't sleep well in her dream. Ning Xiuyuan asked her with a gloomy face if she had anything to hide. She turned around and found that the white lies she thought she had hidden well were all exposed. Across from her was Ning Xiuyuan, who was silent but extremely disappointed.

She tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep well, yet unable to wake up either. It was the dead of winter, and she was lying on the couch wearing only her old clothes, dreaming in a cold sweat.

Zi Qiu waited for Ji Wuyan to wake up but she didn't. He quietly pushed the door open and found Ji Wuyan lying on the couch under the window without even a quilt covering her. She was frowning and mumbling in her sleep. Her face was pale and bloodless. He was shocked and rushed forward to check, only to find that the situation was worse than he expected...

Ji Wuyan is sick.

On the surface, it looked like he had caught a cold at night, but it was more aggressive than an ordinary cold. Zi Qiu woke Ji Wuyan up, changed into clean clothes, drank ginger soup, and went to Chen Lao to get a prescription for treating the cold. Chen Lao knew it was not just a cold, so he put down the important work in his hands and came with the medicine box.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw Ji Wuyan wrapped in a quilt lying on the bed, sweating. His face looked a little better from the smoke, but his eyes seemed to be confused by the burns, and he was erratic, like a thief. Ning Xiuyuan sat there with a dark face, motionless, like a wooden sculpture, without any behavior to show concern. These two people... are very abnormal.

Ning Xiuyuan stood up and gave way to Elder Chen when he saw him come in. "You're here. The little girl was fine when I brought her back yesterday, but I don't know how she became like this after just one night... It looks like she caught a cold, but it's too scary. Please feel her pulse and see if she has any other minor illnesses."

Ji Wuyan didn't know if she was guilty of something, but she felt that Ning Xiuyuan emphasized the word "fine" very much, as if he wanted to tear a piece of flesh off someone... As for who was who, Ji Wuyan felt that she should identify the person. She smiled awkwardly, handed her wrist to Chen Lao, her eyes pointed, and said ordinary politely, "Thank you for your trouble."

As soon as Mr. Chen saw it, he understood about 70% of it.