Chapter 051: Walking on the Grass (Part 2)

As soon as Ni Su and Xu Hexue left Wu's house, Zhou Ting, the deputy lieutenant of the Night Division, brought a group of close officials and surrounded the house, making it impossible for anyone to get in or out.

"Sir, sir... He has lost his sense of responsibility. Why are you bothering him?" The old eunuch was stopped by two close officials and could only watch Wu Dai being carried out.

"The Night Police have been ordered to interrogate Wu Dai. No one is allowed to stop it!" Chao Yisong pressed the hilt of the knife and scolded the old eunuch, then immediately followed Zhou Ting's steps.

Chao Yisong made two "tsk tsk" sounds. Zhou Ting frowned and turned his head to look at him. "What's wrong with you?"

"Master Xiao Zhou, I was just thinking, Wu Dai is such a high-ranking official, he has been prosperous for many years... The government has always valued the Wu family very much, but now he is in decline, so he has fallen into decline..."

Chao Yisong recalled Wu Dai's crazy and disorderly appearance just now, "He used to be such a proud and dignified man, but in one night, he lost all his dignity."

Zhou Ting showed no emotion, and only said: "Take the card and go to the palace to ask for the doctor. If Wu Dai's disease can be cured, then you must cure it, otherwise it will be difficult for the Lord to question you."

"yes……"

Chao Yisong touched his nose and stepped out of the gate of Wu's residence. He looked up and saw a figure behind the crowd of people watching the excitement.

"Hey, is that Miss Ni?"

Chao Yisong grunted.

Zhou Ting paused when he heard the voice. He followed Chao Yisong's line of sight and saw the woman behind the crowd, wearing a light green dress and three buns on her head. Her face was no longer as pale as before. Perhaps because she was standing under the sun, her cheeks were rosy and her eyes were as clear as spring water.

"Master Xiao Zhou."

When Ni Su saw Zhou Ting approaching, he bowed.

"Why is Miss Ni here?" Zhou Ting asked.

"Just like them, I'm here to watch the fun." Ni Su raised his chin slightly and looked at the crowd in front that was already dispersing.

Zhou Ting followed her gaze and looked up. He didn't know what to say, but he heard her say, "I wonder if Master Xiao Zhou has ever thought that Wu Dai's epilepsy might not be an accident?"

Zhou Ting's eyebrows were stern, and he immediately looked at her, "Miss Ni, do you know what you are talking about?"

"Master Xiao Zhou, have you forgotten? I am also a medical worker."

Ni Su didn't pay attention to Zhou Ting's suddenly cold tone, "Wu Dai just passed by here, and I picked up two things on the ground. I'm waiting here to give them to you."

As she spoke, Ni Su raised her hand, and two silver needles were surprisingly pinched between her fingers.

"This is?"

Zhou Ting was startled and reached out to take it.

"I saw clearly that the silver needle used for acupuncture fell out of Wu Dai's hair."

Ni Su continued, "If my guess is correct, this is how his epilepsy came about. The doctor's acupuncture was improper, causing blood congestion in his brain."

Zhou Ting's expression became quite serious. He held the silver needle in his hand and clasped his fists towards Ni Su: "Thank you, Miss Ni. I understand the matter now."

"Master Xiao Zhou, I also know the art of acupuncture due to my family's learning. This is a unique skill of our Ni family. If you trust me, how about I treat Wu Dai?"

Ni Su finally expressed her intentions.

“No.”

Zhou Ting shook his head almost immediately.

"Why?"

Ni Su was stunned for a moment. She never expected that he would refuse so decisively.

"Miss Ni, Wu Dai is Wu Jikang's father. Although he was not the one who killed your brother, he used many connections to cover up for his son Wu Jikang after the incident."

Zhou Ting paused and looked at her, "Don't you hate him in your heart? Why do you still want to treat him?"

"Wu Dai is indeed hateful, and I am not repaying evil with kindness."

"If that's the case, why does Miss Ni need to wade into this muddy water?"

Zhou Ting was firm in his attitude. "You are a woman, and you know what the prison of the Night Bureau looks like. Besides, there are differences between men and women. You shouldn't..."

"Master Xiao Zhou, are you also going to use the difference between men and women to restrict me?"

Ni Su suddenly interrupted him.

Zhou Ting stopped talking for a moment. He met the eyes of the woman in front of him. Her eyes were so clear that one could see her anger at a glance.

"Lord Xiao Zhou and Han Shizun have helped me a lot in my quest for justice for my brother. The reason I'm saying this today is that I think I can still be of some use and can repay you and Han Shizun for your kindness. That's all," Ni Su said. She felt the wind tugging at her sleeves, so she added, "But since Lord Xiao Zhou doesn't want to, I won't say any more. I'll take my leave now."

She bowed and turned away without waiting for Zhou Ting to speak.

Zhou stood still, and the people in front of the Wu residence had all dispersed. Chao Yisong asked cautiously, "Master Zhou, should I... still go to the palace to ask for a doctor?"

Zhou Ting came back to his senses: "Please."

"Hey, Miss Ni seems to be angry, but this matter...it's really not easy for you to agree to it."

Chao Yisong actually felt that this matter was absolutely unacceptable. Wu Dai was still the biological father of Concubine Wu. It was unknown when Concubine Wu would regain her favor. Now the emperor only allowed them to interrogate and not to torture Wu Dai. It was always right to be cautious. Although Miss Ni had family education, who knew how much ? If something went wrong with her, not only would she be in jail, but all of them who were involved in the matter would be questioned.

Zhou Ting was thinking about what she had just said: "Are you also going to use the difference between men and women to restrict me?"

He seemed to have said something that irritated her.

Rumors spread by word of mouth and can kill people without being noticed, just as Wu Dai had deliberately let people spread the rumor that he and Ni Su had an affair. In order to prevent the rumor from escalating and damaging her innocence too much, Zhou Ting has avoided suspicion until now and rarely sets foot in the Nanhuai Street Clinic.

Men and women should be strictly separated, that's how it should be.

But Zhou Ting didn't understand why she didn't care about the slander at all and even dared to step into the door of the Night Police again. She had been tortured more than once and she knew the cruelty of punishment best.

How dare she get involved in things that have nothing to do with her?

He couldn't understand this woman. She was too different and too bold. But if she continued like this, it would be of no benefit to him.

Zhou Ting didn't understand her sharpness.

"Her brother's business is over, so she shouldn't get involved in these official affairs anymore."

Zhou Ting climbed onto his horse and told Chao Yisong, "Go quickly, don't delay any longer."

Spring is in full swing, and it brings a rare warmth.

Ni Suchuan walked in the bustling streets, gently shaking his sleeves, causing the mist clinging to the edge of his cuffs to dissipate and transform into the shape of a young man.

"Why won't you let me go?"

She said as she walked forward.

The two silver needles were not found outside the Wu Mansion. Instead, when they were about to leave, after Wu Dai said those absurd and crazy words, Xu Hexue saw the clue, walked up to him, and took them out from his gray and messy hair.

Wu Dai's epilepsy was not an accident, but man-made.

When Ni Su saw Xu Hexue pull out the two silver needles, she understood.

After all, Wu Dai still has a daughter who is a concubine in the palace. What's more, the emperor does not want to sentence Wu Dai to death. If Wu Dai dies unclearly at this time, wouldn't it be telling people that there is a deeper pool behind this waiting for people to get involved?

"Since you know that Wu Dai's epilepsy was caused by someone, you should understand that once you enter the Night Bureau to diagnose him, the person who harmed him can also harm you."

Xu Hexue stopped walking. He did not show himself to others at this time. He reached out and took off his veil. Under the bright sunlight, his face was pale and neat. "Ni Su, I told you that you are willing to light a lamp for me and stay in Yunjing for me. For me, it is a great help. This is already very good."

"You can accept punishment for your brother and risk your life for him, because he is your closest relative, but I cannot let you be in danger because of me."

"My brother is my closest relative, so it is only natural for me to risk my life for him. What does it have to do with you and me?" Ni Su looked at him. "We just met by chance? Is that right?"

"We met by chance, so I won't reveal my name." Was this said to General Miao, or was it actually said to her as well?

"Not at all."

A ripple appeared in Xu Hexue's cold eyes.

"Then tell me."

Ni Su pursed her lips and said, "Xu Ziling, if you don't tell me something, I can only guess it myself, but I can't always guess it right."

The spring sun fell on her shoulders, but Xu Hexue could not feel the warmth at all. He stood in front of her and it took him a moment to come back to his senses from her words.

"I am attached to you."

He said.

The chilly spring breeze blew his frosty white sleeves. "Call my remaining soul, give me a place to stay. You can ask me to do anything, but I shouldn't ask you to do anything for me."

"You still have your ambitions. I have never doubted that a woman like you would be unable to do what she wants to do. My affairs are too serious, and I do not want to involve you in them."

He insisted on using the word "dependence", but it did not simply refer to the restriction that he could not leave her too far. There was another interpretation beneath the literal meaning.

"But what are you going to do if you're alone?"

The more Ni Su heard him say this, the more she could feel the loneliness in his bones. "There is no such truth in the world. The giving and receiving between people should be mutual. You did it for me first, so I will do it for you too. I can light a lamp for you and help you a lot, as long as you believe in me."

He took a step back, but she took another step forward.

It was March, and the willow branches were newly green. Xu Hexue could see the swaying green silk as soon as he looked up. "Of course I believe you, but Ni Su, you have to live well, lead your own life, and finish that medical book."

This world has been bad to him.

But at this moment, in this world full of spring, he felt in his heart that being alive should be a good thing, at least, it should be so for her.

Ni Su was almost in a trance. People were coming and going around her, and occasionally someone would look at her. No one knew what she was looking at, let alone why she was standing there blankly.

She suddenly spoke something, but her voice was very low.

"What?"

Xu Hexue didn't hear clearly, so he leaned forward slightly.

Ni Su looked at his profile, his jawline clear and smooth, and she repeated, "Do you really think I can do it?"

"Um."

Xu Hexue heard it clearly and raised her cold and clear eyes, "You can do it."

He had straightened himself up again.

Even standing in the light golden sunlight, the whole person still looked cold and indifferent, like mist.

Ni Su looked at him. For some reason, her heart was beating so fast in her chest that it almost slowed her breathing.

No one except her brother had ever been so sure of her.

He never told her the difference between men and women, but he told her that men and women are not the only difference in one's determination.

Don't tell her whether she should or shouldn't do it, but tell her that she can do whatever she wants.