Shen Jiao ran away.
She didn't expect that Huo Changze actually meant it and actually left her in his yard. She even had someone clean up a house for her, right next to Huo Changze.
Huo Changze said that he would let her sleep here first, and then she would move in together after they got married.
When Shen Jiao heard this, she was completely stunned.
She is Huo Changze's baby mother now. How can any son marry his baby mother?
But Shen Jiao didn't dare to tell her identity, after all, she had just lied to him. So I had to use the excuse of a stomachache to go to the toilet, and then I escaped.
It was already dark, Shen Jiao changed her clothes and hurried back.
As soon as I entered the hospital, I felt something was wrong.
It's so quiet.
And Bitao and the others were not seen either.
Have they already taken a break?
Shen Jiao went in with doubts in her heart.
But the further you go, the more you hear strange sounds.
Sobs, like crying. And there were screams.
It came from her courtyard!
Shen Jiao's heart was beating loudly. She swallowed her saliva, passed the corner, and saw...
Huo Qi wakes up!
He was sitting high on the balcony, and the lanterns around him cast a heavy shadow on his old face, and the wrinkles were as deep as if they had been chiseled with a knife.
Huo Qiwei closed his eyes. He had no reaction at all to what happened below and was very indifferent.
Her servants were kneeling down below, one or two of them were being beaten, and they were screaming in pain.
Others knelt down, trembling under the shrill screams.
The butler continued to cross-examine: "If no one of you tells the whereabouts of Jiu Yiniang today, this will be the fate of all of you!"
The person who was beaten next to him had completely lost his voice, and his lower body was covered in blood and flesh. The guards threw him in front of everyone like trash, silently threatening them.
The people kneeling below lowered their heads, trembling, and no one spoke.
They cannot defend themselves by saying that they know nothing. The dead man is a lesson for them.
In the silence, the housekeeper's eyes fell on Bi Tao, and he took a step forward and roughly grabbed her collar to make her raise her head.
"Aren't you Jiu Yiniang's personal maid? Do you know where Jiu Yiniang has gone?"
Bi Tao couldn't help but tremble, her lips turned white with fear, "I, I... I don't know..."
Seeing that he couldn't answer the question, the butler looked at Huo Qi: "Master, this..."
Huo Qi didn't even raise his eyes and said, "Kill."
The housekeeper let go of Bitao's hand, and Bitao fell to the ground with weak legs.
It wasn't until two guards came over to hold her arms that she realized what she was doing and cried out in tears: "Master, have mercy! Master, have mercy!"
Shen Jiao couldn't stand it anymore.
Even though she was scared in her heart, she couldn't see innocent people dying because of her.
So Shen Jiao showed up pretending not to know anything, "...What's going on? Ah, Bitao, why are you holding Bitao?"
Huo Qi opened his eyes when he heard Shen Jiao's voice and found that she looked confused and didn't know what was going on.
Huo Qi looked at her with burning eyes. He urgently needed an explanation.
Where did she go?
Or, she finally couldn't pretend anymore and wanted to run away!
"Master, what's going on?"
The housekeeper returned to his usual pleasant demeanor and asked her with a smile: "Where did Jiu Yiniang go?"
Shen Jiao swallowed and tried her best to stay calm, "I saw the master asleep in the afternoon and it was boring to be alone, so I went for a walk in the garden..."
"Unknowingly, I fell asleep lying in the grass, and I just woke up now..."
Shen Jiao turned to look at Bitao again and said, "Bitao, I told you clearly, have you forgotten?"
Bitao was stunned and had not yet reacted.
It wasn't until Shen Jiao winked at her that she stuttered in reply: "Yes... I said it. It's all because of the slave's sloppiness, and she forgot for a moment..."
Shen Jiao looked at Huo Qi and seemed a little angry, "Why did you make the people in my yard like this? There will be no one to serve me tomorrow."
So Huo Qi came to coax her again.
In the end, Huo Qi told her with a cold face: "Don't do this again next time."
Shen Jiao answered perfunctorily: "Yeah."
…
In the middle of the night, Shen Jiao was lying on the bed rolling back and forth. She was too worried to sleep.
[System, system, are you there? 】
【Here he is. 】
Shen Jiao said with a sad face: [Can you change Huo Changze's memory about me? 】
It would be best if they never met!
However, the system was hesitant and there was no reply for a long time.
【What's wrong? Can't you change it? 】
[It can be changed...] The system said softer and quieter, [But it can only be changed for ordinary people. Huo Changze is the male protagonist of this world and has a special status. His cannot be changed. 】
Shen Jiao refused to give up and continued to ask: "What if I force the change?" 】
【There is a risk of being expelled from this world. 】
Being expelled from this world... meant that her mission also directly failed.
Shen Jiao collapsed, what should we do? Waiting for Huo Changze to come and marry her, only to find out that she is his baby mother?
Shen Jiao had no choice but to stay in the yard for several days without going out.
She also sent Bitao to inquire about the news and when Huo Changze would leave.
However, the news was that... Huo Changze would not be leaving in the short term.
The border war has been calmed down, and the enemy country's vitality has been greatly weakened. It will not provoke another war in the short term. Huo Changze returned to Beijing to report on his work, and it would probably take some time before he left.
Could it be that she had to hide in this room until Huo Changze left?
Before Shen Jiao could stay in the yard for a few days, Huo Qi sent someone to call her, saying that he had something to call her over.
Huo Qi asked her to come over? Doesn't he usually come here?
Although she felt a little strange in her heart, Shen Jiao still took Bitao with her.
In order not to accidentally bump into Huo Changze, Shen Jiao also chose a remote path.
You won't meet Huo Changze now, right?
…
In the main hall, Huo Changze looked impatient, "Why did you ask me to come?"
Huo Qi picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said slowly, "I'll take you to meet someone."
"Where are the people?"
"What are you in a hurry for? I've already gone to call you."
Huo Changze really wasn't interested at all in who Huo Qi took him to meet.
What he was thinking about now was the little maid, but he didn't know where she was hiding. He couldn't find this person in the house at all.
A few days ago, he sent He Qing to inquire about Jiu Yiniang, but he couldn't find anyone who matched his description.
Did the people at Jiu Yiniang lie to him? What a little liar, telling no truth.
Seeing that the general's face was not very good, He Qing didn't dare to say the rest.
He Qing thought to himself that if there really was a person who was like an immortal in the general's words, only Jiu Yiniang would be the most suitable.
There were slight footsteps at the door.
Huo Changze didn't care who it was, he picked up the teacup on the table and was about to take a sip to quench his thirst.
"Master, you called me here because..." the voice stopped suddenly.
Huo Changze raised his head when he heard the familiar voice and saw standing in front of him was the little maid he had longed for.
As soon as he felt a little happy about meeting again after a long absence, Huo Qi's voice sounded from the side: "This is your Jiu Yiniang."
Huo Qi's words were like a blow to the head. All the joy receded like the tide, leaving only the embarrassment of not knowing what to do.
Huo Changze turned to look at him in disbelief, his voice hoarse, "...what did you say?"
The housekeeper thought he didn't hear clearly, so he repeated to the side: "Master, this is Jiu Yiniang."
Huo Changze turned to look at Shen Jiao, seeing her lowering her head and not daring to look at him.
Veins popped up on the back of Huo Changze's hands, and he crushed the tea cup in his hands.
The hot tea suddenly spread and splashed on his hand, which turned red all of a sudden.
But Huo Changze didn't even frown, as if he couldn't feel the pain.
After a long while, he raised his lips and smiled, but his eyes were cold and devoid of any warmth, "Oh, it turns out this is Jiu Yiniang."
"It's really... a great name that I have admired for a long time."
