HCB Chapter 208 They are Rouran people
Chapter 208 They are Rouran people
Jing Chunxi remained silent. She felt that even if they celebrated the New Year in Beijing, it would only feel like the New Year if her grandparents and their family all returned. Otherwise, how could the three of them celebrate the New Year?
Tao Jin stopped talking about these things and changed the subject: "When are you leaving?"
Jing Chunxi looked at him and smiled: "Grandfather said early February, the specific time has not been determined yet."
Tao Jin thought for a while and said, "Then I'll wait until you leave before I leave."
Jing Chunxi: Has she been staying at their house forever? But why does she seem to like him a little?
Tao Jin: "I have to send Aunt Sun and Heizi away before I leave."
Jing Chunxi: "Are they important to you?"
She had never understood that if it was just based on the friendship between Heizi and him and his follower, he shouldn't be able to rescue Aunt Sun and send them back.
Heizi is not even a proper servant, so how could he be worthy of his care? Jing Chunxi doesn't think he has a kind heart.
Tao Jin looked at Jing Chunxi for a long time, and after much hesitation, he said, "Their home is in Rouran!"
This time it was Jing Chunxi's turn to be surprised. She didn't doubt the truth of this story. Suddenly thinking of Heizi's different-colored eyes and Aunt Sun's much taller than normal figure, she began to understand. It turned out to be true.
She knew about the Rouran Kingdom, a small country located to the north of their Daqing Kingdom. The land was barren and the people were fierce. The border residents of the two countries were constantly fighting over food.
Many, many years ago, a princess from the Daqing Dynasty was forced to marry a foreign prince and her path to home was blocked. Now her life or death is unknown. I don't know how Heizi's mother came here with her child, and why she was captured and imprisoned in the Daqing Kingdom.
Tao Jin seemed to see what she was thinking and added, "Aunt Sun is just Heizi's servant."
Jing Chunxi didn't find it so strange anymore, and he thought it made sense. The two of them really didn't look alike at all. He had always felt that there was something wrong with the way Heizi and Aunt Sun interacted, that they cared for each other but weren't intimate enough. It turned out that was just this level of their relationship.
But why did Tao Jin save them? Why did he go to so much trouble to send them back?
Jing Chunxi didn't want to ask anymore. Her intuition told her that this matter was not simple. No matter how kind and helpful Tao Jin was, she didn't want to care about it. As long as the safety of her grandfather's family was not endangered, it would be fine.
Tao Jin added, "Your bottle of medicine is very good. The scar on Aunt Sun's face has ulcerated again, and the new flesh that should have grown back won't be as hideous."
Jing Chunxi: "I just know it's a good thing. No matter how I use it, it won't be any worse than the original."
Aunt Sun stayed in her room obediently every day, and Heizi delivered meals to her personally. Jing Chunxi didn't dare and didn't want to look at her face, but Lin and Zhuang went to see him secretly.
Heizi told her that the scars were bleeding after they ulcerated, but today they are no longer ulcerated and may be about to form a scab. She just doesn't know what will happen after the scab falls off.
Jing Chunxi felt that it might be a little difficult to recover to the state he was in before the injury, but it should be no problem to resume normal life, at least it wouldn't attract too much attention from others.
"Will they go with me?" Jing Chunxi asked.
Deep down, Jing Chunxi still didn't want to go north with them. She always felt that they had secrets that she didn't know, and they were very dangerous secrets. If she went together, danger might always follow her.
Tao Jin shook his head: "I will let them blend into the caravan entering Rouran."
Tao Jin added, "I will send two secret guards along with a carriage when the time comes."
Jing Chunxi refused: "I don't want your carriage." Thinking of his gorgeous carriage, it was clearly telling the bandits and refugees that I was rich and they should come and rob me.
Her heart started pounding just thinking about it. It wouldn't be that dangerous if she didn't sit down.
Tao Jin: "I can't ride in that shabby carriage when I go back. It's too easy to get into an accident. I'll have someone modify the carriage's appearance so it doesn't look too out of place."
Jing Chunxi didn't know why Tao Jin was sometimes nice to her and sometimes bad to her, but she still felt that what he said made sense, so she accepted it silently.
He would definitely tell the same thing to his grandparents, as long as they agreed and had no objection.
Jing Chunxi didn't make it until midnight, and he didn't even know when he fell asleep and was carried to bed.
When she woke up, it was already the hour of Mao on the first day of the Lunar New Year. It was time for her morning run again. It took a lot of effort for Sugar Frosting to shake her awake.
Tang Shuang was also angry. She felt that Young Master Tao was being unkind. Couldn't he just let people have a good New Year's Eve? He had to make the young master run before dawn on New Year's Day. How abhorrent!
I don’t know if it was because they had reconciled last night, or because he didn’t have to tie those one-pound sandbags to his legs, but Jing Chunxi felt running was particularly easy today. When the two met early in the morning, they smiled at each other and said “Happy New Year” to each other.
Tao Jin was no longer invisible, but ran side by side with Jing Chunxi.
The weather changed overnight. It was just right to wear a thin spring shirt today. Even the sea breeze that I usually don’t like felt particularly refreshing.
Tao Jin: "Will you dare to run alone in the future?"
Jing Chunxi didn't even think about it: "I dare not!"
Why let her run around on her own? If a master doesn't supervise and follow her, what kind of master is he?
Even though she knew the village wasn't that dangerous, she still wanted someone to accompany her so she wouldn't feel lonely. In fact, she was quite afraid of ghosts.
In the darkness that she couldn't see, someone raised the corner of his mouth slightly, as if he was very satisfied with this answer.
"Hey! Aren't you going around the village anymore?"
Jing Chunxi was surprised that the tall man took her away from the original route and was now heading towards the pier.
The dock has been cleaned up during the Chinese New Year. The fishing boats have all docked and the market is closed. It is quiet without a trace of noise. Such a different scene can probably only be seen during the Chinese New Year.
But Jing Chunxi likes this quietness very much. He has company and is away from the world. It would be great if he could live like this for the rest of his life.
Standing on the highest steps of the pier, gazing at the boundless sea, Tao Jin said, "Actually, it wouldn't be bad to just abandon all distractions and live here with... my family for the rest of my life."
His views coincide with Jing Chunxi's ideas, but who doesn't know this?
If there were no national hatred or family feuds, who wouldn't want to live a peaceful life? It would be best if we could create a paradise, raise children, live a happy family, and continue to thrive.