Don't be tempted, sir

Chapter 140 Blocking the Road

Luo Xi lived with Xingyue. A knock was heard on the bedroom door during the piano music. Xingyue opened the door and said, "Sir? The young lady is in the room next to your bedroom."

"Tell her to apply it on her legs before going to bed. Thank you." Song Xiaoyuan handed over a jade bottle. Xingyue embarrassedly rubbed her hands and refused to take it.

"Sir, please give it to the young lady yourself. The young lady does not allow me to enter..."

"Why?"

"I don't know. Since the young lady came back, she doesn't allow me to help her change clothes, bathe, and change medicine. She has to do it herself."

Song Xiaoyuan put away the jade bottle and came to Shen Yining's house. There was no light inside and it was dark. He sat weakly on a stool with his right hand hanging in the air and blood dripping in the water. There was a knock on the door and Shen Yining leaned over and looked at the figure in front of the door. It was him...

There was no response. Song Xiaoyuan tried knocking lightly. Shen Yining opened the door a crack and took the jade bottle.

"Apply it to the wound to relieve the pain."

"it is good."

As the door was about to close, a whiff of blood smelt out. Song Xiaoyuan raised his hand to hold the door, but Shen Yining hurriedly stopped him, "I'm not dressed."

Let go...The door closed but he did not leave. He stood for a long time before leaving. Shen Yining sat down by the door with bleeding arm. The wound would not heal and would bleed from time to time. Today, he pulled the hairpin with some force and the bleeding did not stop.

He slowly raised his hand to look at the jade bottle in his hand, opened it and smelled a faint herbal fragrance inside. Shouldn't he use it himself to relieve the pain?

When Song Xiaoyuan saw the bruises under her eyes, he thought it was because of the pain in her leg that made her unable to sleep, so he asked Tuo Shi to bring some pain-relieving ointment, but he didn't know that he was the cause of her insomnia.

The next morning, Shen Yining went to Luo Xi to get some lip balm, just to cover up her pale lips. Luo Xi thought she was going to put on makeup and enthusiastically drew eyebrows and eyes for her. Shen Yining couldn't refuse and explained, so she let her do a pretty makeup to match the red dress.

Xingyue helped Shen Yining down the stairs: "Miss is so pretty, the son-in-law will definitely like her when he sees her!"

"Today I will ride in one with you."

"No, our carriage is full!" Xingyue and Luo Xi said in unison, and hurriedly climbed into the carriage, catching Shen Yining off guard.

"Haha, cousin, my cousin and I are full too."

"Young Madam, Tuo and I have completed our duties."

Well, Shen Yining, with her limp legs, was helped onto the carriage by the driver. The curtain was lifted and the scent of cedar mixed with the smell of medicine was seen. Song Xiaoyuan sat inside with her eyes closed. After she got into the carriage, she opened her eyes and watched her sit opposite him. She looked very pretty in her red makeup and red feathered dress.

Shen Yining sat down and saw him looking at her, she lowered her head and pulled her clothes: "What's wrong?"

Song Xiaoyuan raised his eyebrows and looked at me: "Since you came back, you have been wearing red clothes."

"Yeah, I like red."

"Suddenly like it?"

"Doesn't look good?"

The man opposite did not return and sat with his eyes closed, the carriage shook and set off. On the official road in the mountains, many people from the same state came out from nowhere and shouted and cursed on the roadside, and some of the brave ones walked to the middle and blocked the road.

"Get down, you traitor!"

"Give me back my son's life, you dog official!"

"Come down, criminals of Liao!"

Zhao Jinmo ordered the escorting officers and soldiers to drive the carriages quickly and continue moving. The people were unwilling to give in and threw stones at the carriages: "The one in the middle, the dog official is sitting in the middle one!"

The carriage was smashed with crackling sounds, and rocks fell into the carriage. Song Xiaoyuan pulled Shen Yining away and moved closer to the place with the scent of powder mixed with blood.

Suddenly they moved closer and looked at each other. There was a hint of doubt in his eyes. He turned his head to look at her. Shen Yining noticed it and sat down farther away from the window, tidying up his clothes.

Song Xiaoyuan sat down and stared at her body, wondering where the blood energy came from. Suddenly, he fixed his gaze on her right shoulder. After a while, he took out the jade ring from his sleeve and handed it to her: "Return it to its original owner."

Shen Yining took it and looked down at the small word "Xiao" on the ring. He lowered his eyes and asked tentatively: "Do you want yours?"

The man in black robe sat down with his sleeves shrugged, his hands on his knees tightened slightly, "Miss Shen, keep it."

The shouting and cursing outside the car gradually faded as the people drove away. The car was silent with only the sound of the wheels turning. Shen Yining put on the ring and put her hands into her sleeves.

"it is good."

The two were silent during the journey for several days. As they entered Linzhou, the situation became more and more serious. Somehow, word spread that the battle of Linzhou had broken the city several times because Song Xiaoyuan had betrayed his country and instigated the war. The people completely blocked the official road and shouted for his death to appease their anger.

Zhao Jinmo, who was familiar with Linzhou, got off the car to dissuade him. When the people saw him, they all knelt down and said, "General Zhao, you are protecting Linzhou, so you know the miserable situation in Linzhou. Why can this dog official be escorted back to Beijing by you? If he survives and comes back, he should give us an explanation!"

"Yeah! Let him down!"

"Get down! You dog officials who look down on the common people."

Everyone in the car sighed and shook their heads after hearing this. Zhao Jinmo's long bows to dissuade him were of no avail. Song Xiaoyuan lifted the curtain and got out of the car. His tall figure with cold eyes and a black robe looked intimidating without even being angry. He walked forward steadily and looked at the people who were making trouble and cursing.

The people were a little scared when they saw him, but they continued to incite him and their voices gradually became louder.

After a while, Song Xiaoyuan pointed at five people in the crowd, and Awu and the escort soldiers immediately grabbed the five people and led them out of the crowd. Some of the people were frightened and turned around to leave.

"I'm sorry about your mother's death."

The man in the crowd paused, turned around angrily and looked at Song Xiaoyuan who spoke with tears in his eyes, his chest heaving as he endured heavy breathing.

The people suddenly fell silent, not knowing what the two were talking about. The driver helped Shen Yining get off the car. Shen Yining saw the man in the crowd with tears and resentment, and immediately understood: "It's you?"

The man in the crowd saw Shen Yining's surprised eyes and said, "Princess!"

Ah Wu held the knife on the five kneeling men. The man was afraid and begged for mercy: "No, no, no, don't kill me."

"Tell me, who allowed you to make up rumors?"

"He, he! He gave me five taels of silver and said that Linzhou was in trouble because of this official."

The people turned to look at the man being pointed at in the crowd. Song Xiaoyuan's cold look made him hate him even more. He pushed through the crowd and said, "The incident in Linzhou was caused by him. Believe me! Your family members, wives, children and daughters are all because of him. This time, the dog official also helped to kill your Loulan Yousheng. He is a traitor. He deserves to die!"

The people were in a bit of a mess at the moment, but mostly out of anger, picking up rocks and throwing things around: "Damn it! Damn it indeed!"

Zhao Jinmo advised: "Everyone calm down, it's not like that!"

"General Zhao, please get out of the way. This dog official deserves death!"

Gray stones flew everywhere. Taking advantage of the chaos, the man walked out of the crowd and rushed towards Song Xiaoyuan with a dagger. When he was about to get close, the Thunder Whip Horse Cart swung out and tied him up: "You want to die?"

The sound of thunderous whips echoed in the mountains. The people were frightened and quieted down. The man who was tied up was whipped and bleeding. He struggled with a dagger in his hand and shouted: "Song prisoner, you deserve to die, give me back my mother's life!"

"You wanted revenge, but you found the wrong person."

"No, it's because of you that my mother is doing laundry in the camp, although it's hard work, but at least she can survive. I have collected all the money and I just need to give it to the gatekeeper so that I can take my mother away!"

Song Xiaoyuan didn't know about this and didn't say anything. The man recalled the pain with tears on his face: "The desert is so cold in winter. My mother's hands are covered with chilblains after washing clothes every day. It's all because of you! You should have died at that time. Why didn't the poison kill you, but my mother instead! She took care of you when you had a fever, and the next day your tent was covered with blood, scarlet!"