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She rubbed her somewhat sore eyes and endured the burning itch in her throat. She sat up from the bed, but was unwilling to call a maid. After fastening her belt, she moved to the bedside and prepared to put on her shoes. When she looked down, she saw the vivid red peony embroidery on the white silk of the moon.
Ah!” She let out a sharp scream, and with a shake of her hand, the embroidered shoes fell off her hands. She quickly retracted her legs, and headed towards the side of the bed.
Bang! The red wooden door was pushed open from the outside and Mama Tang and Wan Ju ran in quickly.
Seeing Jin Lan curled up in a corner with his body trembling, Mama Tang and Wan Ju's hearts tensed up. They looked at each other for a moment, then Mama Tang called out gently, ”Miss.”
Jin Lan raised her pale little face, and large tears rolled down her pale cheeks. With a terrified look in her eyes, she whispered, ”Mama, blood, blood.”
The Mama Tang gave Wan Ju a meaningful glance and told her to close the door behind her. She walked over with light steps and slowly sat on the edge of the bed, saying loudly: ”Miss has a bad dream, this room is good, where did the blood come from?” As she spoke, she reached out her hand to embrace Jin Lan.
Jin Lan retreated backwards as fast as lightning, avoiding the hand the Mama Tang was reaching out to him, and pointed under the bed with a terrified expression: ”There is! On the shoes. ”
Mama Tang suspiciously looked at the collapsed embroidered shoes. When her eyes touched the peony on the shoes, he immediately understood. Without saying anything, she bent down to pick up the exquisite embroidered shoes and left the room.
Seeing that, Wan Ju hurriedly picked it up and brought it out.
Mama Tang turned around and smiled lovingly at Jin Lan: ”Miss, don't be afraid, Mama has already thrown it away for you.”
Only then did Jin Lan regain his senses, and threw himself into Mama Tang's embrace, choking on his emotions with a soft but suppressed sound.
Mama Tang silently sighed, her warm hands lightly stroking Jin Lan's back, quietly waiting for her to vent.
After a long while, Jin Lan raised his slightly red and swollen eyes and said softly to the Mama Tang, ”Mama, prepare some water, I want to take a bath.”
Mama Tang nodded her head, she called over Wan Ju and Bi He who were standing guard outside and had them make the necessary arrangements, while she poured Jin Lan some hot tea.
After a while, Jin Lan sat in the oak barrel, her body was immersed in the hot water, and she slowly softened. The hazy mist before her dazed her for a moment, before sending Mama Tang and the rest away.
She lowered her head to look at the water surface that was covered with petals, which covered her shoulders. Everything that had happened last night flooded her mind once again. Every scene, every fragment, had made her feel pain. Anger and grievance welled up in her moist eyes.
He didn't kill her.
Jin Lan took out a wet, delicate hand that had a few petals on it and gently covered his eyes.
He had originally thought that he was in debt, but now, he was even.
He saved her life.
She acted as bait, returning the favor with her life.
In the future, they would not owe each other anything, and only a single transaction would be left.
Thinking about Madame SHen, Jin Lan's hand stopped and slowly lowered.
If she remembered correctly, her mother seemed to have been guarding her all this time. How did she wake up and disappear?
Jin Lan's thoughts changed slightly, and he heard a few light knocks on the door. An anxious voice was heard. ”Miss, are you done washing?”
It's Wan Ju. Jin Lan looked at the closed door, ”What's the matter? ”Come in.”
Wan Ju pushed the door open and entered. Seeing that Jin Lan was safe, he heaved a sigh of relief in his heart and hurriedly went forward to reply, ”Miss, the Big Sister Yan Rong from the old lady's room has come. She said that she wants to invite you to visit her Jiayu Hall.”
Old lady? Jin Lan frowned, then stood up from the water. ”Help me change my clothes.”