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9.16% Henan Zhong: Three Wooers, The Bride Is Not Ready Yet / Chapter 22: SILENT COMMOTION (3)

Chapter 22: SILENT COMMOTION (3)

He silently came down from his guard forte and walked toward the herb garden.

Jie Lan was confused on two herbs because of their similarity in many ways, she was deep comprehension in a really comic way because of her concentrate along with confusion between selection of two herbs that she did not focused any sliver movement around.

Just when she thought she should take both and bring to her younger sister, she settled rest of herbs in her cloth pouch and rose, dry and heavy voice broke her concentration and she moved with the fear of ghost.

Who could it be in complete night other than ghost?

Her amber round eyes opened to its maximum width, just when she wanted to scream and open her mouth for the purpose, she notice that it was wearing security uniform and was solider.

She put her both hands to muffle her scream, "Enough, what are doing here and who are you?"

She tried to calm her throbbing heart with his sudden appearance and said in tottered words, "Maid…. Herbs…. Pain….necessary….stomach."

She had planned that if someone found her she would say that she needed herbs for her sister, her stomach was hurting her.

But she felt breathless due to fear and could not explain properly.

"You should be careful next time, don't walk around in the night," his voice was threatening or she was weak heart, she collapsed before she could run to go back or he could complete his sentence. He was not rude or threatening to her yet she could not stand.

"Oh" she collapsed and he scratched his head what threaten her to go unconscious, what happened? He came to her but was unable to discern her condition due to insufficient light.

He ran to his guard forte and brought pot of water and light wooden torch.

He came and light fell on her bright face, her long black hair was spread and he could see the horror on her face which she felt before, he sprinkled some water on her in hope that she might wake up and she really showed some sign to wake, he sprinkled some more water and she quickly opened her eyes with fear, and what she saw she fell back.

She saw beautiful young man stooping over her with anxious gaze, he was just anxious that she might not awake but she woke up and his anxious expression got light she stared at him but then her expression got light to see that he did not reprimand her again being in herb garden she could not move her eyes from his face, she actually like this solider.

"Go back to your abode and be careful next time," this time he politely said and rose up to walk back to his forte. She did not rise up and was still there.

He was about to leave the garden when turned back to look that she was gone safely but to his surprise, she was still there.

"What? Why did she not go back? What was she thinking? Was she bitten by something? He came again to ask her what was wrong to her.

He came with hefty steps.

She was looking at him indeed; she prayed to look him again but within moment, her plea was accepted by her ancestors, she was contented.

He but she did continue to look at him without any reason just to look him for long.

Was she in comma? He asked to himself, indeed it was possible she got hit ground. Torch again helped her to see his face.

"Am I gone mad?" she asked to herself.

"Why did not you moved yet?" he asked politely.

She rose, came close, she could see his handsome face with torch light in his hand, just when he was perplexed, she cupped his face in her hands staring him close face, and next moment backed one step and ran toward her abode like fast wind.

She did not move to look at him but he was left there dumbstruck. She came in her room and locked it.

Wei Lan saw her and asked anxiously, "Did someone catch you?" "No…no one," she said off minded and emptied the pouch of herbs on her bed, her eyes lit up to see required herbs.

She wanted to make changes in original herbs of herbal formula to make hair oil.

Devil smile appeared on her face to see the herbs.

Jie Lan thought that today she was really caught, and fell asleep to see the young man in her dreams. Wei Lan saw her feet slightly bleeding but she was shocked that Jie Lan did not mention about it and instead went to sleep and she even did not apply liniment to cure it, did she ignore or she did not felt that she was hurt.


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Chapter 23: PAYBACK

Wei spent her night to prepare herbal extract. In morning she succeed but was tired to her limits and fell asleep while keeping this precious oil under her bed.

Henan was frustrated because she had seen two families got destroyed but could not do anything, third night she was dejected but took heart to go out.

Soldiers also came out for new target.

They walked past streets this time they were in hurry.

They reached their concerned house but its door was wide opened that means inhabitants were gone.

Few soldiers entered in the house but soon came out indicating others that it was empty. They spread in different streets to find the family which was able to flee; they might have got the news by some means.

Family was hiding in corner of Fourth Street, though they got news but they manage to leave their house opened.

They were hiding and thinking ways to get out of this place as soon as soldiers go back.

Since soldiers were ordered to capture the family at any cost, they could not go back empty hands. They wanted to search other houses but the King had ordered to do the task without anyone notice so they dropped the idea.

A soldier was on fourth street caught their hiding place, Henan shot the arrow and it struck his throat then she hurried moved toward and tried to drag this over size man.

Hiding family thought that since one soldier had seen them, there was no time left for their death but when they saw a veiled man hit him arrow now trying to drag and hide his carcass, a man from the family came hurriedly and used his full strength to pull and hide the bulk of soldier, then she moved again on upper roofs.

She planned to mislead these soldiers.

She came on opposite direction away from their hiding spot, then reach Seventh Street where a soldier was trying to find contenders.

She intentionally let him know that she was there and ran with long strides, he shouted his other fellows and ran after her, mere two streets and she disappeared from that direction, pick stone and throw in the direction where ran before.

All ten soldiers ran when heard his shouting.

She came back and lead family toward different direction.

They silently followed her; she came at the periphery of Royal State.

Family was thinking that they might have chosen wrong lead.

First they thought he was savior but now their faith was tragic.

Henan them in front of a mansion and knocked its door.

An old man came out; Henan handed a letter to old man and waited.

Old man read the content and welcomed them in. she gestured that they don't need to worry now and headed back to Palace where she murdered a soldier, she wanted to collect the arrow which she used in her attempt.

She carefully examined surrounding and came down but to her surprise the carcass and arrow was nowhere.

She was preoccupied that she did not remember to pull out her arrow once the soldier was dead and now it was nowhere that means others had found his whereabouts, that's not good, she shook her head but she was happy that she succeeded to save third family at last.

She came back to Palace, she planned to visit her mansion in the day and investigate from family why King ordered to eliminate them or they must have clue for all this? She was tired much and fell asleep as soon as she reached her room.

...…

Ying Jun was worried why Henan slept so long but she did not disturb her because she said so in her half-sleep.

She was not feeling well all day and she could not go her mansion to inquire the family.

Soldiers were given abodes in the purlieu of Palace which was under the perimeter of Palace and they had also little access except the central building, they could walk in and out with the permission of their Incharge.

But then Ying Jun helped in her matter and let her rest.

Henan was perplexed over her situation but Ying Jun comforted her that it was sign of maturity for a girl, she was feeling horrid but the presence of Ying Jun and her reassuring words made her relax but she was feeling uncomfortable and did not come out of her room.

Ying Jun wanted to help Henan to feel batter so she decided to decorate the entire spacious living bed room of Henan and make sure to bring freshest flowers for this purpose.

She first clean up lodge, it took her two hours because it was big one for the stay of daughter of General Zhong.

And it complements his status.

Since he was not present so his daughter should enjoy the status.

Rainy season was about to begin; during her work clouds had hid the presence of sun.


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