A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 64: Common People's Heart

Duan Rong saw that the sachet was embroidered with a branch of blooming peach blossoms...

"This sachet was originally embroidered for my elder sister, but with my health condition, I don't know if I can wait until my elder sister comes back..."

"Don't think too much, girl!" Duan Rong said immediately.

"But... since this sachet is embroidered for Miss Yu, how can I take it?" Duan Rong said hesitantly.

"Brother Duan, please don't refuse. Even if I want to embroider another one for you, I'm afraid I don't have the energy. If you refuse, I will feel even more uncomfortable!"

Duan Rong knew that Xiao Baiqiao wanted to repay him for his acupuncture.

Duan Rong listened to Xiao Baiqiao's words, which were full of sad and suggestive words. He wanted to persuade him, but he was at a loss for words.

"Senior Brother Duan, I'm a little tired..." A tear fell from the corner of Xiao Baijiao's eye. She turned her back to Duan Rong and wiped it away gently.

Duan Rong stood up and said, "Then Second Miss... you should have a good rest... I will..."

Duan Rong paused as he spoke, then changed the subject and asked, "Where is the painting I drew for the second young lady the other day?"

Xiao Baijiao turned his head in surprise and said, "I put it in the drawer of the cabinet. I haven't been feeling well these days, so I haven't had time to get it framed."

Duan Rong immediately walked to the cabinet, opened the drawer, and took out the painting.

Xiao Baijiao stared at Duan Rong's actions, wondering what he meant.
Duan Rong placed the painting on the coffee table, took a brush, ground some ink, and wrote a poem by Bu Suanzi on the blank space of the painting.

"I give this poem to you, young lady, to help you relieve the depression in your heart!" Duan Rong said as he handed the painting to Xiao Baiqiao.

Xiao Baijiao sighed softly, secretly thinking that Duan Rong was ridiculous. How could the knot in her heart be solved by a poem?

But she still took the painting and looked at the inscription on the edge. She saw a few lines of rather elegant small characters, which read:
It's not that I cherish myself, it's like I was misled by past relationships. Flowers bloom and fall at their own time, it all depends on the Lord of the East.

I must go eventually! How can I stay? If I can wear wild flowers all over my hair, don't ask me where I am going.

Xiao Baiqiao held the painting and stayed there, reading it several times. Before she knew it, she was already in tears...

The last sentence, "Don't ask me where I'm going," almost melted her heart...

Xiao Baiqiao suddenly realized that most of the depressed emotions in her heart were gone, and even her body seemed to be lighter.

She raised her head, tears on her face, and smiled at Duan Rong, saying, "Brother Duan's words are indeed a panacea for me."

"I'm glad that the girl likes it. I'll take my leave now!" Duan Rong clasped his fists and walked out.

With these words accompanying him, his standing there was completely redundant!
Xiao Baijiao watched Duan Rong leave, then lowered his head and read the words on the painting again. The more he read, the more he felt that the words and his own thoughts were connected.

"I'm afraid this poem wasn't written by Senior Brother Duan. It should be written by a girl who shares the same pain as me..." After a long time, Xiao Baijiao raised his head, looked at the sunlight outside the window, and thought.

Duan Rong walked out from the main hall in the inner courtyard, facing the sunshine.

Sometimes, people cannot express what is in their hearts and can only use poetry.

And those great poets who have traveled through time and space are speaking for the common people!
Empty words will never create a poem that will be passed down through the ages!
Duan Rong looked at the sachet in his hand and saw the peach blossom embroidered on it, which was exquisitely crafted and brightly colored.

Duan Rong put the sachet to his nose and sniffed it. He was immediately filled with fragrance and became more energetic. It contained not only spices, but also mugwort and mint.

The fragrance is refreshing and invigorating!
Duan Rong walked to the front yard while sniffing.

As soon as Duan Rong stepped through the door to the front yard, Zhu Xiaoqi grabbed him.

Duan Rong was startled by Zhu Xiaoqi's arrest and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Put some medicine on your corner!" Zhu Xiaoqi said with a smile, "Because the second young lady will always say that I am laughing at you."

Duan Rong then realized that Zhu Xiaoqi was holding a fist-sized porcelain bottle in his hand.

She carefully used a wooden scraper to scrape out a little black ointment and smeared it on a small square of cut cloth...

Then he put the piece of cloth coated with ointment on Duan Rong's forehead.

As Zhu Xiaoqi applied the ointment, he said, "This is the ointment that Elder Xiao prepared. It can reduce swelling and relieve blood stasis. Don't remove it for a day or two. The swelling will definitely go away."

Zhu Xiaoqi stood in front of Duan Rong, tiptoed, and applied the ointment on his forehead, gently pressing the cloth to evenly cover the bulge with the ointment in the center. The sun shone on Zhu Xiaoqi's serious face, her small eyes sparkled, and her fresh lips like lychees were half open...

But Duan Rong just lowered his head and looked at the sachet in his hand...

Zhu Xiaoqi applied the ointment and followed Duan Rong's gaze. She saw the sachet in his hand. She became angry and punched Duan Rong on the bump on his forehead.

Duan Rong cried out in pain.

Zhu Xiaoqi turned his head and said, "Okay, get out of here!"

Duan Rong touched his forehead and found that there was a plaster on it.

Although Duan Rong was in pain, he was still very grateful to Zhu Xiaoqi for applying medicine to him. He thanked Zhu Xiaoqi before walking out of the yard.

Zhu Xiaoqi sat by the well, rubbing his clothes. When Duan Rong thanked him, he ignored him.

After Duan Rong's back disappeared at the gate, she muttered, "What's so great about it? It's just a sachet."

Zhu Xiaoqi grumbled and washed the clothes even harder...

Duan Rong took the sachet and walked out of the courtyard.

As soon as I walked out of the hospital, I saw a face walking towards me.

A stiff face with no expression. If it's not Kong Bin, then who is it?

Duan Rong then remembered that he hadn't seen Kong Bin for a long time.

The two looked at each other, and Kong Bin's eyes swept over the sachet in Duan Rong's hand.

But neither of them paid any attention to each other.

Although Kong Bin and Duan Rong were apprentice escorts from the same batch, their training progress was completely different.

Xiao Zongting has already taught the two of them separately.

Today is the day that Xiao Zongting and Kong Bin have agreed to have a study session.

Therefore, Kong Bin came to Xiao Zongting's courtyard at the agreed time, but he did not expect to meet Duan Rong. Duan Rong was not there the first two times he came.

Kong Bin walked past Duan Rong with an expressionless face and stepped into Xiao Zongting's courtyard.

Duan Rong turned his head to glance at Kong Bin's back, then put the sachet in his sleeve and left.

By the well in the front yard, Zhu Xiaoqi was washing clothes frantically.

"Xiao Qi, is Mr. Xiao here?" Kong Bin asked politely.

"Not here!"

Since Xiao Zongting was not here, he could only wait.

Kong Bin walked over to Zhu Xiaoqi and started a conversation, saying, "Xiaoqi, are you doing the laundry?"

"Ah." Zhu Xiaoqi snorted.

"I saw Duan Rong go out just now with a sachet in his hand. Who made that?" Kong Bin forced an ugly smile on his face and asked softly.

"Second Miss!" Zhu Xiaoqi replied coldly, his face had changed a little.

Kong Bin thought of Xiao Baiyu's seductive face and couldn't help but feel a little excited. He asked, "Does every apprentice escort have this?"

Zhu Xiaoqi was originally sulking about the sachet, and Kong Bin came in and brought up all sorts of issues, asking her about the sachet. Zhu Xiaoqi was a straightforward person, and her anger immediately exploded.

She sat up with a bang, her face flushed, and yelled at Kong Bin, "As soon as I walked in, you started talking about sachets. What does a sachet have to do with you? Do you want what others have? Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself? Do you deserve it?"

Kong Bin's face turned red and white after being scolded by Zhu Xiaoqi. He stood there, unable to speak for a long time.

(End of this chapter)