Marlowe's Luminous Shadows Chapter 10

Accountability is no different from the past. It's nothing more than a slap in the face and a slap in the face. If the matter is minor, I will be scolded. But for today's incident, the second young master insisted that I was at fault.

So he chose the middle punishment, neither light nor severe.

When the punishment was over, Cui'e came to pick me up. I thought that the girl should still be lying in the north gate pavilion, so I hurriedly quickened my pace and hurried back.

Sure enough, she lay down one step away from the porch. When I bent down to touch her, I touched her hand that was tightly holding on to the wall. Although she had fainted, she still had strength in her hand.

I don't know how she ended up in the Chen Mansion, nor her age or life experience. I only remember that the boy called her Gou Ya.

This name really does not sound like a flowery girl.

When I first met her, I secretly admired her appearance. She was very beautiful, and her aura shone directly from her eyes.

So, I thought that when she wakes up, I should change her name to something that suits her.

I placed her in the Moon Room, which was the name I gave my yard. I had just moved here at that time, and it took me half a month of confusion before I finally realized that this shouldn't be the case.

I should be an optimistic Briella Chen.

So I named the three huts in the courtyard the moon, the stars and the sun, which are also the lights that I yearn for.

Soon, half a month passed, and she only woke up once. That was one night. I had insomnia again, so I wanted to sit next to her and talk to myself for a while.

I don’t know where I got this habit from, probably because the melancholy I had squeezed in my heart was finally clamoring to come out, and she in her drowsiness was my best audience.

Unexpectedly, I had just lit the candle and before I could say anything, she murmured first, as if calling her mother, which scared me so much that I almost burned my fingers.

So I took two steps toward her and tentatively asked, "Are you awake?"

The room returned to silence, and I couldn't see her movement. After waiting for a while, there was still no response, so I had to mutter, "Are you awake?"

As I said that, I relaxed a little and moved closer to her. I didn't stop until my feet touched the straw mat on the ground.

Just when I was about to speak my mind, she seemed to move, and then pain overflowed from her lips, which made me feel sad.

So I was stunned for a moment and asked her if it hurt.

After waiting for a moment, she said, "It hurts."

I remembered again the scene when she was chased and beaten by the lady behind the bun shop with a rolling pin. I wonder if it hurt her that time.

I felt sorry for what she was going through, so I leaned down to where the sound came from, trying to soothe her pain.

The girl's cold cheek was pressed against my palm, and I could even feel her swollen forehead bones jumping and rising and falling with my heartbeat.

Later in the night, I sat beside her, expecting her to say something else, but I couldn't hear any sound.

It was deathly silent. If I hadn't felt the breath still there with my hand caressing her neck, I would have thought that the cry just now was a flashback.

I can't tell you what I was thinking. Maybe I was just as clueless as when I chose her between her and my wallet.

Now, I have no idea and want to move my heart closer to her.

I thought about it for a long time, and finally attributed this idea to the fact that in the huge Chen family, she was the only one whose experience was as miserable as mine.

We are equally sad, and we should share our destiny together.

She woke up again, half a month later. When I went to deliver food to her as usual, I heard her calling me "Ah, ah."

I was a little surprised. Could it be that I had injured my brain or my vocal cords? How could I just open my mouth?

But I clearly remember the last time she woke up, she answered me with a well-spoken "pain".

So I came to the conclusion, probably hoarse.

Then, I heard her moving her hands and feet restlessly, which made the grass on the bed make a rustling sound. I quickly took two steps holding on to the wall, squatted down and held her down, asking her not to move. , the injury is not healed yet.

She said "ah", probably wanting to respond to me.

But I laughed in my heart at the sound, thinking that she looked like what people in the mansion would call a fool. As soon as this thought came to my mind, her eyes appeared in my still blank sight.

She was still so wet, as if she was blaming me for missing her so much.

I was startled, quickly recovered my thoughts, and said my name to her in a panic. Before I realized it, I asked in a nonchalant way: "What's your name?"

Her name is Gou Ya, I know, but it doesn’t sound nice.

As expected, she didn't answer me, and the room was quiet.

I don't know whether it was because she couldn't speak, or because she felt her name was unpleasant. She was angry with herself, so she lowered her eyelashes and looked in her direction.

I said: "It doesn't matter. If you follow me in the future, I can change your name."

In just a moment, she said "Ah" again, which sounded like she was laughing, and I couldn't help but feel a little happy too.

Since she woke up, I have been delivering meals to her every day, and her health must be getting better day by day, because every time I take away the meals, there are less and less left, and at the end, there is an empty bowl. .

When Cui'e took it to wash, she even joked: "You don't even need to wash it when you eat it so cleanly."

But she rinsed it until it was even brighter and stacked it with my bowl.

"Miss, we don't even have enough to eat."

Cui'e would complain to me later, so I touched the only two plates of vegetarian dishes on the table, pushed one of them towards her, and said comfortingly: "This is for you. I have a small stomach and don't eat much."

Then he pushed another plate over and said, "Give this to her. I see that she hasn't eaten enough in the past two days. The half-year-old child is still growing."

Cui'e knows who the "she" I am referring to is.

"Miss..." Her voice was a little hesitant, and after she called me, I had nothing to say.

I knew she was just being polite, so I took a sip of rice soup in the silent atmosphere and said with a smile, "Go ahead."

Another month passed, and it was the second young master's birthday. As usual, his birthday would be celebrated with great fanfare.

Externally, he is a suave and talented man, but only I know how dirty he is on the inside.

On this day, I was huddled in my room, but he sent someone to invite me to a banquet.

Cui'e advised me not to go, fearing that I would make a fool of myself in front of everyone. After all, I was already growing up and it was time to choose a husband.

His wishful thinking was obvious, even Cui'e could see it clearly.

But if I don’t go, won’t I make a fool of myself?

I smiled and shook my head, knowing in my heart that this was a hurdle that I was bound to overcome. After thinking about it, I left Cui'e in the room, touched the pillars myself, and headed towards the bustling place.

The second young master's method of making me look embarrassed was very simple, that is, he wanted to expose me, a woman hidden in a boudoir, to the world.

He said that I was his cousin, and my father killed his mother and his unborn third sister.

But Mr. Chen is righteous, the eldest young master is kind-hearted, and he places his feelings for the third sister on me, an orphan girl.

They and I are one family.

Today, I want to take advantage of his birthday to ask me to have a good relationship with the young master in the city. If there is anything good for me, I will become his sister-in-law.

Finally, he said: "It's a pity that my cousin is blind. Don't be offended."

What he said was high-sounding and brilliant. In the end, he was a kind and well-intentioned person, while I was an ungrateful white-eyed wolf, even disabled.

How ridiculous.

Listening to the whispers in my ears, I finally couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.

I can't see the expressions on everyone's faces, but I can guess that they are probably all kinds and strange, but have the same disgust, which everyone should have.

I laughed a little bit crazy, and in a daze, I heard someone curse "Idiot".

The laughter stopped at this sentence. I turned my head towards the direction of the voice and asked suspiciously: "Idiot?"

The man probably didn't expect me to turn around. He waited for a while and then cursed again, "Idiot! It's you! You are a blind and stupid white-eyed wolf! Mr. Chen has been so kind to you for nothing!"

After he finished scolding, the hall was still for a moment, and the second young master did not say anything to stop him. Then everyone understood that my existence in today's banquet was a joke.

So, they yelled at me even harder.

It seems that if I scold me a few more words, more of Chen's business will fall on them.

I stood among them, laughing or laughing. I couldn't escape or hide. I could only listen to the screams and curses, whichever one could reach my ears.

Fool, that's what I'm happy to hear.

Because the girl in the moon room is also called a fool.

Once again, I felt the same sadness and sympathy for her.

After the banquet, I was left in the main hall, listening to the second young master righteously detailing my crimes today.

Making a fool of yourself in front of the court, ruining the family's reputation, being disrespectful to guests, and so on and so forth.

There were so many frivolous words in it that my ears almost went numb. I could only lower my head to hide my impatience, but I was thinking about whether I would be hungry if I didn't deliver food to her today.

He muttered for a long time, and at the end, he slapped the table and handed down the punishment, giving me thirty slaps.

Thirty, okay, okay, not too swollen.

Then came the execution. Probably because I had been hungry all day, before I could endure the tenth execution, my eyes darkened and I fainted.