SFS Chapter 196 The oil is exhausted and the lamp is dry
Chapter 196 The oil is exhausted and the lamp is dry
The boy knew that his mother's explanation was useless, so he could only ask his father.
Uncle Lei sighed after hearing this, and when his wife came to find him, he forced himself to persuade her: "Yi Niang...don't care about me."
"Success or failure has already been determined."
"Why not just give in and forgive him."
"I'm a useless person, but we still have to think about the children."
As he spoke, he started coughing violently again.
Yi Niang went forward to calm him down.
After coughing, he panted for a long time before continuing: "Erlang, he feels guilty towards me."
"He asked his daughter to visit us as a gesture of goodwill."
"Not only is our son grown up now, but it's time for our daughter to get married too."
"As parents, we should not let our children's lives be ruined just for our own stubbornness."
"I can't leave. You take the children to Beijing, find a good future for them, and then come back to accompany me, okay?"
Yi Niang held back her tears and choked up, "Okay."
"I'll listen to you."
On the other side, Lei Nian'er returned to the governor's mansion and went to report to the princess that she had returned.
But Changyan and Haoyue were guarding the door, while the other servants did not guard around, but just stood far away outside the yard.
Haoyue greeted her and said, "Madam Lei, your highness is tired, and no one is allowed to enter."
It's obvious at first glance that he's not tired, he's probably just making excuses.
But Lei Nian'er didn't dare to be curious about things that were not her business.
She only said: "Then I'll trouble Haoyue. When His Highness wakes up, tell him that I'm back."
Haoyue nodded in agreement.
Inside the house, Bei Jingchu was shocked by the scene before her.
Yan Zhong sat down against the wall as if he had lost his bones. As his chest heaved violently, blood kept pouring out of his mouth, staining his robes deep red.
Bei Jingchu stretched out her little hand to push him: "Yan Zhong, what's wrong with you?"
"I'll go find the accompanying imperial physician!"
Yan Zhong endured the pain and squeezed out a sentence: "Your Highness, don't go."
"Please, don't go."
The eyes revealed from behind the mask were full of pleading.
After saying this, he groaned again.
"what is happening?"
Yan Zhong just shook his head, as if he didn't have the strength to speak.
After a long while, he finally managed to squeeze out a sentence from between his teeth: "Your Highness, if you have any master-servant feelings towards me, please don't make it public."
After saying this, he deflated again, as if he was enduring great pain.
But never let your voice leak out.
Those eyes stared at Bei Jingchu, revealing desperate hope.
Bei Jingchu nodded.
After two quarters of an hour, Yan Zhong finally calmed down.
The first thing he did was to say to her: "Thank you, Your Highness, for saving my life."
"Why do you say it's a life-saving favor? I didn't help you at all."
He was still lying there, and Bei Jingchu went to help him up.
Of course, not to mention her strength, her height alone is not enough.
So in the end I couldn’t get up.
There was a smile at the corners of his mouth beneath the mask, but it was too weak to form a visible arc.
Whether you are touched or happy, only you know.
"Your Highness did not make it public, which was a life-saving grace."
His voice was weak as he explained the reason: "In this world, unless one is born a genius, who can meet the master's requirements like the secret guards?"
"Highly skilled in martial arts, and good at hiding."
“Be able to work for long periods of time without rest and stay alert at all times.”
"I swear, how can this be something a human can do?"
"However, someone has created a medicine that can develop human potential at the cost of burning lifespan and wasting vitality."
"And now, it seems that my vitality and life span will not last long."
Bei Jingchu felt very uncomfortable.
She just thought the secret guards were cool and powerful.
I never thought about why there are so many powerful people.
Besides, it can also be listened to as a story.
But Yan Zhong had been with her for five years.
Although he doesn't appear usually, she knows there is such a person.
Because he is there, she is not afraid to go anywhere and dares to try anything.
She knew someone was protecting her.
So she stood beside him and said, "That's what needs to be treated more."
"If I take good care of myself from now on, I might be able to live a few more years."
He sighed: "If that's the case, that would be great."
"Your Highness, useless secret guards are worthless."
"What awaits me is only to be thrown into an abandoned corner and left to fend for myself."
"How many precious treasures are needed to drag a dying person along."
"Although there are not many royal secret guards, each one of them is well taken care of."
"It's too late."
"When they knew my condition, they knew I would have periods of low energy, like this, where they couldn't keep you safe."
"Then, I will be replaced, and the next Yan Zhong will come."
"And I will just wait quietly for the end of my life in a place where no one cares about me."
This was his destiny, until he met a truly tolerant little princess and saw a glimmer of hope.
He wanted to take a gamble and see if he could catch it.
Bei Jingchu couldn't help but think back to the time when she was at the Tan family.
The last time Yan Zhong slipped and appeared in front of Madam Tan, she thought it was an accident.
After all, secret guards are also human beings, and it is normal for a horse to stumble.
But now it seems...
"You had signs of an attack before leaving Beijing, but you were afraid and didn't say anything."
"you do not need to worry."
"I will keep it a secret. I won't let you be the one to be discarded."
Yan Zhong heard a child crying: [This is so tragic, so tragic. It’s really pitiful. Wuuuuuuuuuu]
He was stunned. The child in front of him looked calm and didn't say a word. His expression was just worried.
But why...
Perhaps he was not in his right mind at the moment and was hallucinating.
Perhaps, the little princess now, these five years, were just a big dream he had.
After all, how could there be people in the world who treat servants well, sympathize with secret guards, and would rather risk their own safety in order to save his life?
Such a beautiful person.
It can only appear in dreams.
"Your Highness, my name is not Yan Zhong."
"?"
"In every generation of the Dark Guards, the second most capable person is called Yan Zhong."
"My name used to be Yan Wei."
"But this is the name after becoming a royal secret guard."
"I don't know what my grandparents named me."
"Maybe not."
"If it was a desired child, how could it be sold and abandoned?"
"......"
[Ahhh, this is too tragic. This is really too tragic. I can’t help it. My eyes are sore.]
Yan Zhong: ...a bit noisy.
Whose kettle is on?
He couldn't help but cover his ears, but it seemed to be of no use.
Bei Jingchu stretched out her little hand and patted him: "You protected me for five years. Even if you have no credit, you have worked hard."
"I will secretly find someone to heal you, Yan...Yan Wei."
"...Okay, thank you, Your Highness."