King's Landing [Rebirth]

Mei Zhenghan didn't sleep well in the middle of the night. He had a strange nightmare, dreaming that he was tightly entwined by a big snake, and the feeling of snake scales scratching his body made his scalp numb.He struggled desperately to no avail, he watched the snake rushing towards him with its bloody mouth wide open, then his eyes went dark, and he woke up again when he opened his eyes.

There was a hazy halo coming in from the window, Mei Zhenghan raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat off his head, and found that he had an arm on his waist, his clothes had been rubbed off a little, Liang Jian's chest was on his back, and his heart was beating hotly smooth.Mei Zhenghan's face was slightly stiff, he clamped his legs under the quilt, leaned slightly to the side, and cursed his mother inwardly.

Ever since he found out about the personnel affairs, Mei Zhenghan didn't feel panic about the changes in his body, it's just that today is not the right time, and the person sleeping next to him is his elder brother, if he finds out, even if he has a hundred mouths, he won't be able to cover it up This embarrassment.The abnormality in his body was fierce, and Mei Zheng was sweating profusely. He clutched the bedding under his body, breathing heavily.

Liang Jian, who was sleeping behind him, suddenly moved, his hand stroked Mei Zhenghan's lower abdomen, and he was still a little confused.His fingertips were hot, and there was a tingling sensation where they touched, Mei Zhenghan gritted his teeth and did not dare to make a sound, the veins on the back of his hands were bulging.

Liang Jian finally woke up. He glanced in Mei Zhenghan's direction, and Mei Zhenghan immediately closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep.Seeing that Mei Zhenghan was still awake, Liang Jian got out of bed and dressed lightly, and went downstairs.Hearing the sound of footsteps fading away outside the door, Mei Zhenghan's tense back gradually relaxed.He lay on his back on the bed, waiting for the strangeness in his body to subside.

The place where Liang Jian's fingers passed was still itching, Mei Zhenghan covered her face and curled up, her cheeks felt hot.He huddled under the quilt, his breath was full of Liang Jian's breath, and his whole body was hot.

Today's climate is much better than yesterday's, the fog dissipates and there is thin sunlight.Liang Jian told the waiter to prepare breakfast and they will be on their way after eating. The waiter said yes and went into the back kitchen to work.Liang Jian stood at the entrance of the inn and looked at the town revived in the morning light. The smell of fireworks turned into dense mist under the extremely low temperature, and the time was peaceful and beautiful.

The people in the company got up one after another, and Mei Zhenghan lingered for a while before going downstairs.Liang Jian was already eating the breakfast prepared by the waiter, and saw him raise his hand in greeting.A look of embarrassment quickly flashed across Mei Zhenghan's face, and soon returned to normal.He sat down to eat beside Liang Jian, but he didn't see Jiang Shengxue casually, and asked, "Is Sheng Xue still awake?"

Hearing this, Liang Jian raised her head and scanned around, but she did not see Jiang Shengxue.There was only this one girl in their group, and it was not easy to call for someone even if she was not up.Mei Zhenghan stopped eating, swallowed the steamed buns in his mouth and said, "It's okay, I'll go up and have a look after I finish eating."

It's okay for others not to go to Mei Zhenghan, so he asked the waiter for an early breakfast, took it upstairs and knocked on Jiang Shengxue's door.Jiang Shengxue responded quickly, asking Mei Zhenghan to come in.

Jiang Shengxue sat on the bed with a ruddy complexion, without any discomfort.Seeing that she didn't look sick, Mei Zhenghan asked her why she didn't go down to eat.

Jiang Shengxue looked down at the shoes in front of her bed and said, "My shoes are broken, so I can't wear them."

There was a wide rip on the flower-embroidered shoe, which I presumed had been scratched while walking through the woods yesterday.The forest was foggy last night, and everyone was rushing on their way. Jiang Shengxue didn't care, and only found out when she got up this morning.

"You're too careless, are your feet okay?" Mei Zhenghan took her shoes and gestured twice, then asked with concern.

Jiang Shengxue shook his head, Mei Zhenghan brought her breakfast and asked her to have breakfast first, and then went down to help her buy shoes.

There was only one small shop selling shoes in Qingyi Town, so Mei Zhenghan asked the waiter about it and was ready to go out.Liang Jian asked Xu Ze and the others to stay at the inn, and went with Mei Zhenghan himself.

The shoe shop was not very conspicuous. Mei Zhenghan and Liang Jian didn't see it until they got there and asked for directions.The shop was sandwiched between tall buildings on both sides, low and inconspicuous, even the signboard at the door was crooked.The shopkeeper was an old woman over half a century old, with a red camellia planted in her temples, red rouge on her lips, and a beauty spot on her chin.

When she saw Mei Zhenghan and Liang Jian coming in, she immediately greeted them warmly and asked them what kind of shoes they wanted.Mei Zhenghan reported Jiang Shengxue's favorite color and the size of the shoes to the aunt, and the aunt immediately smiled and said, "Young master, can't you buy shoes for your sweetheart? Don't worry, my shoes are famous for their good looks. Keep your sweetheart's favorite shoes." .”

"It's not my sweetheart, it's my sister. Her shoes are broken and she didn't bring any extra out. Let me run for her." Mei Zhenghan immediately explained when she saw that the aunt had misunderstood her, but the aunt didn't believe it. Looking at Mei Zhenghan with an understanding expression.

Mei Zhenghan was unable to support his forehead and gave up explaining. He just urged the aunt to give him the shoes quickly, saying that the family was still waiting.

The aunt went around to the back of the house to choose a pair of suitable shoes for Mei Zhenghan and wrapped them up. When she handed them to Mei Zhenghan, she still kept nagging: "If the young lady of the son's family likes it, she will come here often in the future."

Mei Zhenghan smiled, responded vaguely, and hurriedly pulled Liang Jian out.He laughed secretly in his heart that the aunt was messing up the mandarin ducks, and he didn't pay attention to the road in front of him, and accidentally bumped into someone.Fortunately, Liang Jian quickly supported him without letting him fall to the ground.But the person who was hit by him was not so lucky. He fell to the ground and crouched, spilling the contents of the basket in his hand all over the floor.

Mei Zhenghan looked down and saw that she was an elderly woman, and quickly knelt down to help her up, while Liang Jian bent down to help someone pick up the things in the basket.

"Ma'am, I'm really sorry, are you alright?" The woman was thin and small, not reaching Mei Zhenghan's chest, and Mei Zhenghan was afraid that she might fall, so he hurriedly asked her if she was injured.

The woman stared blankly at Mei Zhenghan's eyes for a moment, then suddenly became excited, grabbed Mei Zhenghan's hand firmly, opened her mouth and shouted but could only make a babbling sound, completely out of tune.This woman turned out to be a mute. She looked at Mei Zhenghan with reddened eyes, and the expression on her face was both surprise and sadness.

Mei Zhenghan was frightened by her, and tried to break free from her hand, but to no avail.The woman looked thin and thin, but at this moment there was a tremendous force in her hands, as if it was an iron tongs that made it impossible for Mei Zhenghan to break free.Tears gathered in her eyes, because Mei Zhenghan's resistance flowed down like dropped beads.

Mei Zhenghan didn't dare to move anymore, so he could only let the woman hold her.

At this time they were in the street, and the people passing by stopped to watch this scene, whispered and pointed at each other.Mei Zhenghan instantly became the target of public criticism and suffered criticism from all directions.

"Auntie, can you let me go first. If you have any discomfort, I can take you to the hospital. It's useless if you drag me like this." Mei Zhenghan was a little anxious, and Liang Jian carried the basket after picking up the things Standing beside him, staring at the woman with a gloomy expression.

The woman shook her head quickly, and pointed at Mei Zhenghan's eyes, but Mei Zhenghan couldn't understand at all.He thought it was his eyes that frightened the woman, so he turned his head away to prevent the woman from looking at him.

Unexpectedly, when he turned his head, the woman suddenly became emotional, and threw herself at Mei Zhenghan without hesitation.Mei Zhenghan raised her hand to block it, and the back of her hand was scratched with several bloodstains by her fingernails.Seeing the blood on the back of Mei Zhenghan's hand, Liang Jian's anger suddenly emerged. He raised his hand to restrain the mad woman, and twisted her arm behind her.

The woman suffered from pain, and Yiyi cried out, tears streaming down her face, looking really pitiful.

There was commotion in the crowd, the proprietress of the shoe shop squeezed in, quickly grabbed Liang Jian's hand, and said anxiously: "Oh, this young man can't do what he wants, the dumb lady doesn't mean anything, don't hurt her."

Liang Jian sneered and said, "He hurt my brother like this without any malice?"

The proprietress explained: "This is all a misunderstanding. She may have regarded this young man as her son."

As soon as the proprietress said this, Liang Jian and Mei Zhenghan were both taken aback, and they looked at each other in blank dismay.Liang Jian half-believingly let go of the dumb woman's hand, and with Mei Zhenghan behind her, asked, "What's going on?"

The proprietress grabbed the dumb lady who was still about to go forward, and asked the neighbors who were watching to take her back first, and then invited Mei Zhenghan and Liang Jian to sit in her shop for a while.

The dumb girl is indeed a poor person. She escaped from other places many years ago. She can't speak and is crazy. She often looks at other people's children in a daze.She has lived here for many years, and the neighbors around her gradually understand what she means, and probably figure out where her obsession comes from.

"The mute woman was not married. The child she said was given to her by someone else. She was very happy at the time and raised the child for nothing. But not long after, the person who reported the child to her came to take the child back. , and gave her a large sum of money to settle down elsewhere. The dumb woman can’t speak, even if she misses the child, she can’t speak out, and she just misses it too much, and her mind becomes more and more unclear.”

The proprietress brewed two cups of tea for Liang Jian and Mei Zhenghan. She sat down and talked about the dumb girl and couldn’t help being sad. She was also a woman who could feel the joy of the dumb girl becoming a mother for the first time, but the feeling was too short and too long. Heavy, so that she will suffer in the days to come.

Mei Zhenghan thought that the woman suddenly went crazy, and she didn't want to have such twists and turns, so she felt a little sorry.He recalled the way the woman looked at him, the forbearable longing, the restrained sadness, and the throbbing pain in his heart.Presumably the woman really liked the child she carried so much that she went crazy over it.

"The child looks different every day. It's been more than ten years. How could the dumb lady still recognize that child. She grabbed the young master and refused to let go. She must think that the young master is about the same age as that child." Seeing that Mei Zhenghan had a bad face, he thought he was concerned about this matter, and he comforted him with clever words so that he didn't have to take it to heart.

Mei Zhenghan hummed, but his heart was still not in a good mood.Liang Jian reached out and patted him on the shoulder, saying that the younger sister at home was still waiting and would not be able to stay for a long time, so she got up and bid farewell to the proprietress.

On the way back, the two met the dumb girl again, but this time she didn't rush over, but looked at Mei Zhenghan from a distance, pointed to the back of her hand, took out a small box from her bosom, and asked someone to give it to Mei Zhenghan cold.

Mei Zhenghan took the box and looked at it, it was a box of ordinary ointment, ordinary people would use it to smear on burns at home.This medicine is very simple to make, and it is very refreshing and comfortable to apply on the wound. It is cheap and almost every family has it.

The dumb girl felt guilty for scratching him, so she came here to deliver medicine to him.Mei Zhenghan's eyes felt hot, and when he looked up again, there was no mute girl in the distance.

She just disappeared into the crowd without a sound and was never found again.