[Fifth Personality] Farewell and meet again [Soul of Umbrella Otome

It has been ten years since you moved here with your parents, and you have grown from a little girl who loved to go to the stream to play with water and know nothing about the world. You have grown into a slim girl because of your good looks and good education , the locals speak highly of you:

"There is a girl in the west of the city, who is seventeen years old; a small family of jaspers, who can dance and sing well; her lips are bright on the outside, her teeth are bright on the inside, her eyes are bright and gazing, and she has the right to support her."

After that, there was an endless stream of matchmakers who came to proclaim their marriage, almost breaking through the threshold, but you didn't have this intention, and so did your parents, so they were all told by your parents that "there is only one daughter in the family, and I don't want to give up for now." She declined one by one on the grounds that she was going out of her boudoir.Even if you are a 17-year-old girl now, you have no intention of getting married.

Fortunately, you are different from other families. You don’t think that you should get married when your daughter grows up, and your parents are also very happy that you can spend a little longer at their knees. This kind of thinking is really rare in this world.

Because you have been childhood sweethearts with Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai since you were young, you have always been close all these years, but when you grow up, you also understand the difference between men and women, so you are not as close and chatting as you were when you were a child, but this is also true. It didn't affect your relationship.

When they take a bath, they often invite you to have tea; they usually greet you when they meet on the street; sometimes they simply ask them to take you to sneak out to play in order to avoid your mother's abuse of your skills and so on.

Now that they have fulfilled their wish and become arresters in the local government, they still remember the ambitions they set up in their childhood. They thought it was just a child's joke, but they didn't expect that they took it seriously and it really came true.

They are conscientious and prudent when they work in the government, and they are extremely efficient, so they are highly valued by superior officials; Respected and loved by the people, they are called "Seven Lords" and "Eight Lords".

In particular, although they have reached the crown, they have no wives and never go to the land of smoke and willows.In a world where everyone marries wives and concubines to compare with each other, its good and clean quality is particularly unstained, not to mention a handsome appearance, which attracts the hearts of many young women. Xiaobai was born with white hair, which doesn't affect the girls' love.

Walking along the road, there are always girls throwing some melons, fruits, flowers and sachets to them.If you happen to be on the same road with them, you will definitely not be able to control this mouth, and use a serious expression to make a joke and say:

"Tsk tsk, it's really nice to stand with Xiaoheixiaobai. No, there is no shortage of fruits and purses. These two young masters are immortals?"

At this time, there will always be a trace of helplessness on Xiaobai's soft and handsome face, pretending to be angry, stretching out a hand to knock on your forehead and saying:

"Why are you talking nonsense again?"

In fact, he didn't use much force in his hands, and if you listen carefully, you can find a faint smile in his tone.

Xiao Hei is not as "open-minded" as Xiao Bai. When you tease him like this, although you won't pull your braids like you did when you were a child, you will hug your chest and turn your head rather angrily, with a little blush at the base of his ears. He let out a muffled "hum" from his nasal cavity, and then refused to talk to you for a long time, until you coaxed him with nice words.

You have such a good relationship, but many men and women in Wucheng are jealous and envious of others.People have speculated that the reason why you didn't get married is because you were engaged to one of them long ago, and because your two parents married each other before you were born, you moved to Wucheng.There are different opinions as to which one you were engaged to.

Unfortunately, the rumor was heard by your parents.Even though she knew that those things were all absurd, your mother still quietly called you to her, asking around if you were interested in any of them.But you have to pretend to be deaf and dumb, pretending not to understand, and deal with it indiscriminately.Your mother saw that you had no such intentions, so she stopped asking.

It's been a long time since I lived such a comfortable life without any worries.But in this world, how could it be possible to be so carefree all the time?

It was a sunny afternoon, with a few big white clouds floating in the blue sky.The sun shines on the laurel tree, radiating through the gaps in the branches, reflecting on the ground and forming a sharp contrast with the shadow of the leaves.

You can see the spring is coming out of the window, so you take your maid and plan to go out to bask in the sun for a walk, and by the way, you ask your mother to go to the north of the city to bring some fabrics for her.

Wucheng is all the more prosperous towns in the country. There are people coming and going on the streets, the sound of hawking is endless, and there are many children running around and playing around, so it is very lively.But when they reached the city, there were fewer and fewer people on the street. They all had panic expressions on their faces and hurried away in the opposite direction, as if they were avoiding some scourge.

"Hey, this little lady is really good, I like it."

Just when you were puzzled and wanted to ask the accompanying maid to find out what was going on, a hoarse and uncomfortable voice appeared behind you.

You turned around and found that it was a man with two attendants, dressed in silk and satin, and wearing a hat decorated with red tassel jewels.He was born ordinary, and his facial features could barely be regarded as correct, but the blue-gray under his eyes and slightly sunken cheeks completely ruined his appearance.

When you glanced over the jade pendant with the word "Zhao Chen" engraved on his waist, you couldn't help frowning slightly.

Zhao Zhi, governor of Wucheng, is the most powerful person in Wucheng.He got a son when he was old and named him "Zhao Chen". Just like the morning light of his old man, he dotes on him very much and responds to every request.This directly created Zhao Chen's arrogant and domineering temperament all day long.

He is very good at oppressing people with power, relying on his father as the governor, oppressing the people, robbing people's daughters and other things abound, the people of Wucheng fear and hate him.

It was such a coincidence that he was following him when he finally went out.

"Excuse me, Mr. Zhao, what's the matter?"

You forcefully suppress the chill in your heart, press your right hand on your left hand, press your left hand on your left hip bone, put your legs together and bend your knees, Jishou pretends to be calm and salutes him.You took the initiative to mention his surname, trying to imply that as the governor's son, he should stop doing anything out of the ordinary to affect his father's reputation.

But how could such a person care about fame?Seeing your gentle and courteous appearance, he felt even more stupid and unbearable, so he stepped forward to hold your hand:

"The little lady actually knows me? That's why I want to go to the alley with the little lady."

You staggered to avoid his movements, and quickly looked around with your lowered eyes.Except for you and your group, there is no one around, even if you call for help, no one will dare to help you; besides, if you refuse him or run away, his two followers will directly take you back to the mansion. .

You pursed your lips and tried to force a smile: "Young Master Zhao will not dare to refuse the invitation, but it's just that it's inconvenient for these two attendants to follow you."

The maid you bring knows a little bit of martial arts, but after all, you can't beat three hands with one punch. You try to separate the two followers and create a chance to escape.Now that's the only way to go, don't offend this person, otherwise it will be even more troublesome.

Tired of seeing those women who were snatched back by him crying and screaming, the women who responded obediently to you aroused Zhao Chen's great interest, so he agreed immediately:

"Okay, just as the little lady wants. You two, guard me at the entrance of the alley."

"Yes!"

Two attendants clasped their fists to listen to the order, one on the left and one on the right guarding the entrance of the alley. You followed Zhao Chen and walked in, but when your maid wanted to follow you in, she was stopped by the attendants.

It really didn't work.You look back, your lips move slightly, and you make a "find" mouth shape.That servant girl is very clever, she immediately saw what you meant, so she stopped entangled with her followers and left in a hurry.

The deepest part of the dark alley is a dead end, separated by a high wall, just opposite the wall is a brothel, from time to time there are lewd laughter of men and women and various sounds of Sheng music.

"What does Mr. Zhao want to say?"

With your back to the light, your hands are placed in the sleeves, looking dignified and composed, but in fact the hands in the sleeves are already tightly clenched.

Zhao Chen looked at you who was holding the pipa half-hidden with the light behind his back, and was so impatient, he came forward to grab your arm and wanted to touch your cheek:

"What are you talking about...? Of course, I want the young lady to go to Wushan with me, and then go back to be my concubine. As long as the young lady serves the master comfortably, your parents... will be safe and sound. "

You turned your face away to avoid his hand that was about to touch your cheek, but you couldn't avoid his gripping your arm.Hearing this, his heart was shocked, it seems that he has already asked you clearly, even his family members know, if what happened today is not a coincidence, he has long coveted you.

"In broad daylight, is it inappropriate for Mr. Zhao to act like this? Besides... the young girl is already engaged, so please think twice."

You are talking nonsense, trying to delay the time, you just hope that the servant girl can quickly find rescuers.

"It's a joke, what Zhao Chen likes is mine, it doesn't matter if you are engaged or not." He laughed disdainfully.

After finishing speaking, he couldn't wait a long time ago, and no longer gave you a chance to delay, so he pressed his lips together.You are shocked and disgusted, how can you let him succeed?So he struggled desperately, contrary to the previous docile appearance.

"I don't know what's wrong!"

This kind of resistance angered Zhao Chen, he pushed you to the ground with a grim face, and grabbed your neck with both hands.

His nails haven't been trimmed for a long time, they are deeply embedded in your tender skin, and blood is slowly oozing out.But this is far less than the pain of being deprived of breathing. You just feel like a dying lamb, and the air in your lungs is leaving you little by little.

But he didn't stop there. Gradually, your eyes became darker and darker...

I don't know how long it has passed, and when you almost lost consciousness, you just felt your head spinning and you fell into a warm embrace.

You tried hard to raise your eyes to see the people who rescued you, but found that it was Xie Bi'an and Fan Wujiu.

"Sorry, we're late."

Hearing Fan Wujiu's magnetic voice, your tense nerves are finally relaxed,

The neck was out of the control of Zhao Chen's hands, and you finally coughed up uncontrollably, and even spit out a little blood.

"Don't be afraid...it's okay, it's okay..."

Xie Bi'an patted your back, trying to ease your discomfort.

But the tears couldn't stop pouring out at this moment.

No matter how calm and rational you are in the face of that villain, you are still a 17-year-old girl after all.After a severe sense of near-death, he finally couldn't hold back his pretended strength in front of familiar people, all his rationality fell apart, and he began to cry.But you just hurt your throat just now, so you can't even cry, you can only lean on Fan Wujiu's chest and twitch with sobs, but the tears are falling big and big.

When they see you in such pain but unable to cry, they feel blocked in their hearts.

Fan Wujiu held your hand tightly and clenched his teeth.

After receiving your maid's request for help, they rushed over immediately.

They knocked down the attendants guarding the alley at the fastest speed, and what they saw when they came in was the scene of you being strangled by Zhao Chen's neck.

He couldn't imagine what would happen to you if they came later...

"Which short-sighted guy dares to ruin the good things of the master?"

Zhao Chen stood up, clutching his sore butt from the fall, and stood up angrily, looking at him angrily.He has always been used to bullying others. Over the years, no one has dared to resist him like this.

After seeing the visitor's badge, he narrowed his eyes slightly: "Oh? The famous Seventh Master and Eighth Master? Why, is it true that you are betrothed to this little lady?"

Zhao Chen had been jealous of them for a long time because of their well-loved reputation in the local area and their handsome appearance, and now he was spoiled by someone he dissatisfied with, and he felt even more displeased.

Xie Bi'an took a step forward, clasped his hands in a perfunctory manner, and replied noncommittally: "We took him away, please ask Mr. Zhao for convenience."

Although he spoke words of discussion, there was no sign of discussion in his tone. He was neither humble nor overbearing, and he was not afraid just because Zhao Chen was the governor's son.

Zhao Chen, uncharacteristically, didn't say anything, but narrowed his eyes slightly, carefully looked at Xie Bian for a long time, and then twisted his face and burst into a burst of extremely piercing and weird laughter.

"Haha... So it's really you, Xie Bi'an. I didn't expect that the proud son of heaven in those days, but now he has become a small yamen servant. It's very satisfying."

Zhao Chen's tone was full of jealousy and gloating.

Xie Bi'an didn't speak, his eyes were slightly cold, his calm expression remained unchanged, but he ignored him, and led you out of the alley with Fan Wujiu as if he hadn't heard of you.This was very different from Xie Bi'an's usual gentle and polite appearance, it seemed that he was really angry.

Zhao Chen, who was inexplicably excited, didn't bother much, and left with the injured entourage, saying "trash". It seemed that there was something more interesting to him.

"Mr. Fan, let me help Miss."

Your maid wants to take you over from Fan Wujiu, after all it's not good for a man to hug you.

"It's all right. She was injured and her body is exhausted. Take her to the medical center first."

The servant girl felt that his words made sense, so she had to give up.

They take you to a nearby hospital.

The bruises and bruises on your neck are all blood and bruises, which are terrible on the white skin.

The doctor lady couldn't help frowning after seeing such a terrible scar on your neck.However, due to the good medical practice over the years, the doctor lady did not ask what you suffered, but kept sighing: "Poor such a beautiful girl, she has suffered a lot." So the action of dressing you with medicine was extremely sympathetic.

You are temporarily placed on a bed in the cubicle of the hospital to rest, Fan Wujiu and Xie Bi'an are guarding you, and the maid is sent back to inform your family to pick you up.

Fan Wujiu borrowed a veil from the doctor's wife, washed it with water and wiped away the tears on your face.His Adam's apple moved slightly, and after thinking for a long time, he said to you in such an unusually soft tone for the first time:

"It's not your fault. Promise me...don't do anything stupid, okay?"

Under the prevailing atmosphere where men are superior to women, even if a woman is almost slighted, the world will only blame the woman, and basically will not think that there is something wrong with the man.Today's incident will definitely be spread, Fan Wujiu is afraid that you will be troubled by it, so he clumsily wants to let you know that they don't think it is your problem.

Hearing this, you can't speak yet, so you close your eyes and shake your head slightly to show them that you are not the kind of person who would do such a stupid thing.

You are very happy. Your parents and friends are different from the worldly concept. It is enough to have them here.

Seeing you so well-behaved, Xie Bi'an and Fan Wujiu felt distressed and powerless in their hearts at this moment.They also really don't want to smash Zhao Chen's beast into ashes, but that man is the son of the current governor, powerful and powerful, and he can't move it for the time being. If he makes a rash move, I'm afraid it will hurt you again.

Looking at each other silently for a long time, Xie Bi'an stretched out his hand to tuck the quilt for you, and he who was silent all the way spoke softly:

"The governor of Wucheng belongs to the prime minister's faction. My father originally belonged to the Taifu's faction, and he has always been at odds with the prime minister's faction. Many years ago, my father was framed by political enemies in the court."

Having said that, he paused for a moment, but continued: "Zhao Chen has been dissatisfied with me since he was a child, I'm afraid today..."

You grabbed his sleeve, stared at him with unusual disapproval, and didn't let him continue talking.

As smart as you are, you have already seen that Xie Bi'an's background is extraordinary.

When he was young, he had an unusual temperament and mature psychology.That is the kind of bearing that can only be obtained through strict education since childhood. Except for the noble son of the imperial court, I am afraid there is no other possibility.Now this is the first time he took the initiative to reveal the scars in your family to you, because he blamed himself for part of the reason for today's incident, and blamed himself for not being able to stop Zhao Chen from hurting you in time.

But how could this be his fault?If a person wants to do evil, he does not need any reason.

The moment you pulled his sleeve to stop him, his eyes were slightly dazed, and he was a little stunned.Fan Wujiu patted him on the shoulder with one hand, and said: "How can this matter have anything to do with you? You see, if you blame yourself like this, the girl will get angry."

Facing your pretending angry eyes, Xie Bi'an would not know what you mean, his slightly frowned brow softened as usual, he sighed lightly, and the corners of his mouth curled into an arc:

"You guys...I see."