Chapter 22 Goodbye Tengyun
Lord Shen sometimes felt that the best luck in his life was not reincarnation and inheriting the title of Marquis, but meeting Fu Chen. After all, wealth is only the influence of ancestors, but having a childhood friend who can solve all his troubles for him is all luck.
Fu Chen was soaking in the tub, half-closing his eyes and wondering what he was thinking. Lord Shen, who had been pestering him for an hour, still refused to give up. He sat next to the tub and stared at him: "Achen, just promise me, I have already promised Miss Zhang."
Fu Chen rubbed his face and said, "Before you agreed, didn't you ever think that you couldn't do it?"
Shen Qian: "...She sounded a little pitiful at the time, and I agreed in my excitement. Besides, if I can't do it, don't I still have you?"
Fu Chen: "...I don't worry about the old marquis."
Shen Qian: "Dad!"
Lord Shen's romantic ways were inherited from the old marquis, and he is not even one-tenth of the old marquis. He is also the only legitimate son of the main wife, so he has no affection or respect for his biological father. When the old marquis was alive, the father and son could never get along peacefully, so he can call his childhood friend "dad" without any pressure - if you please him, this guy is much more useful than his biological father.
Fu Chen was so angry that he scooped up a handful of bath water and poured it on his head: "Have some shame, Lord Hou!"
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The next afternoon, Lord Shen mysteriously brought a set of clothes to Tang Ying and said, "Put them on and fix your hair. We're going to the Second Prince's Mansion tonight."
Tang Ying held up the inconspicuous round-necked, narrow-sleeved robe and asked worriedly, "Will it be a little inconvenient to climb the wall wearing a long robe?"
Lord Shen: "...climb over the wall?"
Tang Ying's eyes widened: "Isn't it a night visit to the Second Prince's mansion?"
Lord Shen told Fu Chen about this blunder and almost bent over with laughter: "This girl used to be a thief, right? She seemed so familiar with climbing over the wall when she talked about it. I was stunned by her. Does she think the Second Prince's Mansion is a place that allows people to visit at night?"
Tang Ying had no idea that Lord Shen had laughed at her behind her back. After it got dark, Xiong Yu came to call her after she had packed up. Zhang Qing wanted to go with him, but was stopped by Xiong Yu: "Only one person can go in." So he gave up.
There was an inconspicuous carriage parked at the side door of the Fu Mansion. Xiong Yu led her over. When Tang Ying lifted the curtain, she found that Commander Fu was sitting in the carriage. She turned around and whispered to Xiong Yu, "...did you make a mistake? It was Lord Shen who asked me out."
The person in the car was probably very good at hearing and was the first to speak, speaking softly, "If it wasn't for Lord Shen, would you not dare to come up?"
Tang Ying could only bite the bullet and climb onto the carriage, sitting opposite Commander Fu. After all, she was the one who had tricked Shen Qian into agreeing to this matter. She didn't expect that Fu Chen would be here. It was totally unexpected: "No." It was as if she had done some small tricks in private, but Fu Chen caught them. She felt guilty and a little embarrassed.
The carriage started and the thick curtains were lowered, turning the entire compartment into a small space. Fu Chen had a very strong night vision. He looked up to look at Miss Zhang, only to find that she was also looking at him in the dark. Apparently, her night vision was also strong. Their eyes met by chance. Perhaps she did not expect to be caught red-handed, so the girl did not dodge and stared at him for three seconds before turning her eyes away.
The atmosphere in the car was very quiet and no one spoke.
Fu Chen closed his eyes.
Unlike the noisy Shen Qian, he doesn't talk much on weekdays. And since he is at the center of the storm, he has to be careful with his words and actions. As time goes by, he talks even less. It can be considered an occupational disease.
The Second Prince’s Mansion was not far from the Fu Mansion. After about quarter of an hour, the carriage stopped at the entrance of the alley at the back door of the Second Prince’s Mansion.
Fu Chen got off the car first, and Tang Ying followed him. She found that Commander Fu was walking into the alley with his hands behind his back , so she followed him in silence. She was homesick. From the time she heard the news about Teng Yun until now, she had been unable to suppress her inner anxiety. Several times she wanted to rush to the Second Prince's mansion, grab his lapel and ask him for Teng Yun.
There was an inconspicuous carriage parked deep in the alley. When the two of them arrived, a middle-aged man got out of the carriage, followed by a young man who was about the same height as Tang Ying, carrying a large medicine box on his back.
When the young man saw Tang Ying, he handed over his medicine box. Tang Ying finally understood that he wanted her to disguise herself as a medicine boy and sneak into the Second Prince's mansion.
She took the heavy medicine box, and Fu Chen said, "Go knock on the door."
Tang Ying looked around and it seemed that Lord Fu was able to order her around very easily. However, when she thought of the ten taels of silver she had just received, she felt that her current situation was in line with the old saying "one should be obliged to return what one has received". For Teng Yun's sake, she quickly went forward and knocked on the door.
The servant guarding the side door of the Second Prince's Mansion came quickly and opened the door and said, "Doctor Xu is here to see Tengyun again?" He looked up and saw Fu Chen standing next to Doctor Xu. He was startled instead, "Commander Fu? I'll go and report this to the Second Prince right away."
Fu Chen said, "Don't rush to inform the Second Prince. Let me and Doctor Xu go over to take a look at Tengyun before we go to see the Second Prince."
From his tone, it seemed that he was very familiar with the Second Prince. Tang Ying couldn't help but glance sideways and glanced at him warily.
Fu Chen noticed her gaze, raised his eyebrows slightly, and seemed to be thinking about something.
Tengyun was so thin that his bones were just skin and bones, and he lay on the mat, dying.
It refused to eat for a long time. The second prince had to hire a famous doctor to save its life, but he could only watch the vitality of this famous horse disappear bit by bit.
Doctor Xu has been involved in Tengyun's treatment since he came to Beijing, but he has never been able to dispel the horse's determination to die. Sometimes he couldn't help but think, how great it would be if such a smart and spiritual horse could understand human language.
He would run to the Second Prince's Palace every day. Originally, he just wanted to do his best and leave the rest to fate . While walking, he chatted with the servant who led the way in the Second Prince's Palace, asking questions like "How is Tengyun today? Do you have any food or water?" and soon arrived at the stable.
Tengyun was kept alone in a stable, which was kept very clean. To be honest, his treatment was much better than that of the Tang family. However, the light in his big, moist eyes gradually dimmed.
Tonight, when a group of people came over, no one noticed that its ears moved. It was because it heard familiar footsteps in the blur.
Doctor Xu entered the stable first. He called softly, "Tengyun——"
Tengyun didn't move.
Then, under the dim light, a slender shadow appeared from behind Doctor Xu. The person's voice was soft, like the sound of nature. She said, "Tengyun--"
The horse on the mat, which had given up eating long ago but was being force-fed every day by a famous doctor hired by the Second Prince to keep itself alive, struggled to raise its big head and neighed urgently.
The servant who was holding a lantern to lead the way almost threw away the lantern in his hand. His first reaction was that he was hallucinating.
——Teng Yun had no reaction to anyone, not even Miss Tang.
However, at this moment, Tengyun, which was originally dying, seemed to be struggling to stand up. It cried anxiously, like a child who saw his long-lost relatives. However, because it had been unwilling to eat properly for a long time, it just raised its neck and fell backwards due to exhaustion.
Doctor Xu was stunned: "This... this is impossible."
Fu Chen's speculation deepened.
He saw that the girl rushed over and knelt in front of Teng Yun, hugged Teng Yun's neck, and put her forehead against his forehead. She was unwilling to move for a long time. Her thin back seemed to be trembling slightly. The legendary fiery horse obediently let her hug its neck and let out a continuous neigh. His eyesight was very good and he could see big tears oozing from the horse's eyes...
Tengyun actually cried...
Doctor Xu looked at this scene in shock, muttering to himself: "This... this is impossible, this is impossible..."
He had been treating Tengyun for a long time, and he had never seen it have such big mood swings, and... it was so obedient and allowed people to get close to it.
The servant who led the way was so frightened that he knocked over the lantern in his hand. He said in a panic, "I...I will go and report to His Highness." Then he ran away in a panic.
