Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 254 I feel sorry for you

When Yan Ciwan opened his eyes, he found himself lying on the bed, covered with a quilt, and the sound of the piano in his ears had not stopped.

Zhaolu, who had been guarding by the bed, called out in surprise when she saw her wake up.

"Aci!"

The sound of the piano stopped abruptly. Xiao Wang stood up and took two steps towards the bed. However, considering the difference between men and women, he stopped abruptly and stood where he was, not daring to take another step forward.

Yan Ciwan sat up with Chaolu's help.

Chaolu explained, "Just now I suddenly heard the sound of a zither, and when I woke up, I found that your soul-leaving syndrome had recurred. My mother wanted to come over, but I didn't let her because it was too late."

Yan Ciwan looked at Xiao Wang, and the scenes she had just seen in her dream emerged in her mind. She wanted to tell him everything about Xie Tanyu, but she swallowed the words back when they reached her lips.

Xiao Wang realized that she had something to say to him, so he took the initiative to ask, "What do you want to say?"

"Nothing, I'm just curious, how did you know that I had a disembodied syndrome?"

There were no signs every time the illness flared up, and even she herself couldn't tell when her soul would suddenly leave her body, but the strange thing was that Xiao Wang always managed to catch it just in time.

"I don't know how to explain it specifically. I suddenly woke up from a dream just now, and felt a little uneasy, so I went out to find you. I knocked on the door for a long time but you didn't respond, so I guessed that you might be sick." Xiao Wang explained.

Chaolu sighed: "Fortunately Xiao Liulang discovered it in time, otherwise we wouldn't know that you, Ah Ci, were ill again."

"Thank you, I'm fine now." Yan Ciwan paused and asked, "Will playing the piano in the middle of the night disturb other people in the inn?"

Xiao Wang said it was okay. He had just asked Uncle Jiu to give some money to cover the room rates of all the rooms in the inn today, as a small compensation to the guests.

It was already very late, and Chaolu and Xiaowang didn't want to stay here any longer, so they went back to their respective rooms to rest.

The door was closed gently, and the room returned to silence.

Yan Ciwan was lying on the bed, his mind full of thoughts about Xie Tanyu, and he wasn't sleepy at all.

She wanted to tell Xiao Wang about Xie Tanyu, but by doing so, she would expose the secret that she could see the past and the future after her soul left her body.

She was very hesitant, wondering whether she should tell him.

Knock, knock, there was a gentle knock on the door.

Yan Ciwan came back to his senses and asked, "Who is it?"

Xiao Wang's voice came through the door: "It's me."

Yan Ci Wan didn't expect it would be him. It's really what he thought would happen.

She supported herself on the bed and slowly sat up: "The door is not locked, come in."

With a creak, the door was pushed open and Xiao Wang walked in slowly.

Yan Ciwan asked: "It's so late, why don't you go to rest?"

Xiao Wang stood still about ten feet away from the bed and said, "Just now I saw that you seemed to have something to say to me. Is it because Chao Erniang was here that it was inconvenient for you to say it?"

Yan Ciwan didn't expect that he was so thoughtful and could see through her hesitation.

She thought for a moment before saying, "I want to ask you for a favor, are you willing?"

"You said."

"I want to go to the governor's mansion to get something, but my legs and feet are not convenient now, so I can only ask you to help me."

Xiao Wang was quite curious: "What is it?"

"A navy blue purse is in the drawer of Xie Tanyu's study. We have to get it now."

Xiao Wang's eyes were filled with curiosity. He didn't understand why Yan Ciwan knew there was a purse in the study room. He also didn't understand why she needed the purse so urgently.

But when he saw that Yan Ciwan had no intention of explaining in detail, he tactfully did not ask any further questions.

"I'll do it now."

"sorry to bother you."

Yan Ciwan watched Xiao Wang leave.

She sighed secretly and finally did not tell the secret.

A streak of pale sky appeared on the horizon, and cocks crowed in the city. Feeling cold and damp, Xiao Wang knocked on the door of the guest room. Yan Ciwan had already gotten up. She was about to stand up with her cane, but Xiao Wang told her to sit still.

He put an oil-paper bag on the table and then took out a navy blue purse from his arms.

"Is this the purse you mentioned?"

Yan Ci Wan took the purse, opened it and found a sachet with lotus buds embroidered on a moon-white background.

She nodded: "That's it, thank you for your hard work."

Xiao Wang opened the oil paper package and found two still hot mutton buns inside.

"I bought this on the road. Eat it while it's hot."

Yan Ciwan took the mutton bun and asked, "What about you?"

"I ate it on the way."

Yan Ci Wan took a bite of the bun. The soft bun skin was wrapped with tender and juicy mutton filling. It tasted delicious!
Xiao Wang poured her a cup of hot tea and handed it to her, asking her to eat the buns with the tea so that they wouldn't feel dry.

Yan Ciwan asked while eating: "Where are the others?"

"They should have just woken up and are washing up now."

After eating and drinking, Yan Ciwan walked out with a cane. Xiao Wang picked up the cloak and put it on her. He said, "Although it is the beginning of spring, it is still very cold in the morning and evening."

Yan Ciwan was leaning on a cane, so it was inconvenient for her to tie the strap, so Xiao Wang helped her tighten the strap of her cloak.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Xiao Wang's fingertips gently swept across her neck, making her feel an itchy throat, and she couldn't help swallowing.

Xiao Wang suddenly asked, "Have you thought about the future?"

Yan Ciwan didn't understand what he meant: "Ah?"

"When you arrive in Chang'an and find your grandma, what are your plans? Will you follow the saint's will and marry the prince?"

Yan Ciwan thought about it seriously, then shook his head: "Probably not."

Xiao Wang suppressed his excited heartbeat and asked, "Why?"

"The Saint issued an edict granting marriage to Princess Leyou and the Crown Prince, but Princess Leyou had already died, killed by her elder sister and father."

Yan Ciwan said it lightly, as if he had taken everything lightly, but Xiao Wang could sense the bitterness in his words.

He was happy that she didn't have to marry anyone else, but the price she paid for it was too painful, and he secretly regretted that he shouldn't have brought up the subject.

Yan Ciwan smiled and said, "Don't look at me like that. I don't need other people's pity and sympathy."

"I don't sympathize with you, I just..."

——The three words "I feel sorry for you" kept circling on his lips, but he couldn't say them out loud.

"You got up so early!" Chaolu's voice came from outside the door.

Yan Ciwan looked outside the door and said with a smile, "Yes, we have both been up for a while."

"Have you had breakfast yet?"

"Have eaten."

"Oh, my mother and I haven't eaten yet. I originally wanted to invite you to eat together, but now it seems that's not necessary."

Yan Ciwan said: "You guys go eat quickly, I'm going out first."

"Where are you going?"

"I have to go meet someone and I'll be back soon."

Chaolu was worried: "Are you alone?"

"Xiao Liu and Uncle Jiu will go with me."

Knowing that someone was with her, Chaolu felt a little more at ease. Just then, Luhua came to urge her to have breakfast, so she left with Luhua.

Yan Ciwan turned his head to look at Xiao Wang and asked, "You haven't finished what you just said, right? What do you want to say next?"

Xiao Wang smiled slightly: "Nothing, let's go."