Angry Banana
Chapter 337 New Courtyard, Old Bamboo
Waking up from a coma, the daylight outside the window was indistinguishable, as if a heavy rain had fallen, but now the rain had stopped. A gentle breeze rustled the leaves of the trees, feeling quite cool, and at the same time... there was a hunger and exhaustion as if the entire body was empty. Search: (Completed God Station) to read high-quality literature for free.
Someone was asleep beside him, her hand holding his. Feeling peaceful, he drifted off to sleep again.
When he woke up again, the wind outside was stronger, as if blowing through the bamboo forest, but the sunlight was good. Accompanied by birdsong, beams of light poured in from outside the window. Sitting by the bed... was Tan'er, dressed in white mourning clothes, blowing on the medicinal soup in her hand. She took a spoonful, tasted it, and leaned over. Seeing that he had opened his eyes, she didn't make any dramatic movements, only wiping his mouth with the gauze beside her after feeding him the soup. Then, she took his hand and pressed it to her cheek, her face showing traces of tears.
"What's wrong?"
"Father has passed away."
"...How long have I been asleep?"
"Three days."
The Six Paths Destruction taught by Lu Hongti was not a common second or third-rate internal force. It could strengthen the body on ordinary days, but using it too much would be a great drain and harm to the body. But at this moment, he was finally able to clearly connect the events that had happened before, the sudden arrival of the Liangshan people, the fighting, and everything that followed. He had some things he wanted to ask, but for a moment, he couldn't bring himself to say them.
"Why have you been guarding me all this time?"
"Grandfather said that the living are more important, so I came over whenever it was time to take medicine..."
Ning Yi's question was naturally about the large-scale mourning hall that would inevitably be held after so many people from the Su family, including Su Boyong, had died. Su Tan'er's status meant that she naturally had to attend. But it seemed that Su Yu had given her the special privilege to leave at any time. Although Su Tan'er's relationship with her father was not very deep, she still had feelings for him after all. Su Tan'er must be sad at this time, but compared to the death of nearly a hundred people in the entire Su family, the death of a single father seemed insignificant. It was hard to say what her emotions were at this time. After experiencing those things, when the funeral became a blood feud, Su Tan'er seemed even quieter in front of her only dependable husband, and did not show any great joy or great sorrow. Only when Ning Yi finally woke up were her eyes filled with tears.
In this era, there were no IV drips. When Ning Yi was in a coma, Su Tan'er probably fed him the medicinal soup and porridge spoonful by spoonful. Now that he had woken up, she changed to a spoon and fed him spoonful by spoonful. Ning Yi had been in a coma for three days, and the taste in his mouth was strange and unpleasant, with fresh blood mixed with various medicinal soups, but Su Tan'er didn't seem to mind at all. She had actually just given birth to a child, and had experienced such things, being frightened, running, and getting rained on. Now she still had to go to the mourning hall and take care of her husband. Even if the Old Master cared about her health and allowed her to rest as much as possible, the time she had free was probably limited.
After feeding Ning Yi the porridge, Ning Yi asked her to come to bed and sleep with him. The couple snuggled together, and Su Tan'er finally sobbed in his arms. Ning Yi was still unable to move much at this time, but he looked around: "Aren't we at home?" The surroundings were not the Su family's courtyard.
"Grandfather said that if we wanted to move out, we could. He's been thinking about the family affairs recently, but... I guess things will be different... I thought you might not want to live there all the time, and besides, you're going to the capital, so we moved out."
Ning Yi was a little puzzled when he heard this. He didn't know the inside story of this matter. In fact, at that time in the square, Su Wenji stood up and pushed Su Tan'er out to take the blame. Although he was the only one who spoke, there were many people around him who echoed him. Su Tan'er usually saw through people's hearts and knew these things. If it was an ordinary matter, a small fight, or even a family division, they were all still family. But in that square, when facing life and death with a dagger, Su Tan'er looked at these blood relatives and could not help but feel resentment and disappointment in her heart.
She had done so much for this family, and the Second and Third Branches had taken a lot of advantage, but in the end, these relatives could not protect her at all, and were not even willing to protect her. Secondly, how could they protect their own lives by betraying her so stupidly? Everyone could see that Liangshan was bound to wash the Su family in blood this time. Handing her over would not make any sense. They would probably kill even faster. But even for such a futile hope, they still did it.
Sometimes, what hurts more than ruthlessness is perhaps stupidity. If, after careful consideration, they felt that betraying her had its value, and then made the decision to cut off a limb to save the body, Su Tan'er might still feel that her sacrifice had its value. But in the end, when faced with the issue of her life and death, they still made such a stupid decision. At that moment, she even vaguely understood the reason Ning Yi said he didn't want Yun Zhu to enter the family.
"Miss Nie is also fine. Her injuries are not serious, but she caught a cold from the rain that day and went home to recuperate. Her family... that Jin'er girl in her family, is a little hostile towards us..."
So many changes had occurred in the past few days. When she mentioned this matter, her tone was also indifferent. Ning Yi was silent for a moment: "...That's good."
"I heard from Chan'er and Juan'er that Miss Nie saved our child." As she said this, she snuggled closer to Ning Yi's chest. After a while, she remembered again, "And Xing'er is also fine. She originally wanted to come and find us, but she got separated from Miss Nie. Later, she saw people being killed and hid in fear. Fortunately, she wasn't found. Thank goodness."
Ning Yi held her and lay down for a while, then remembered: "What about those Liangshan people?"
"I heard that they came to Jiangning Prison to rob the prison. Some rebels from Fang La's side were supposed to be escorted north, but they were robbed. They fought their way out of the city. The guards had already closed the city gates, but they had people arranged there. The east gate was opened for half an hour, and everyone ran away." Su Tan'er said, and then added, "Mr. Wenren led his men to chase after them."
Ning Yi closed his eyes and nodded. He had originally planned to follow and kill them all the way, and must not let these Liangshan people go back, but now he had been in a coma for three days, so it seemed that he would not have this opportunity. In fact, the Liangshan bandits were all experienced Jianghu people, and those who came this time were all experts. Wenren Er's subordinates did not have many first-rate experts after all. He did not know whether they could seize this opportunity to bite them to death all the way.
Of course, he was not an expert either. What he said about chasing and killing all the way was just a burst of anger. It was just that when exchanging hostages at that time, he thought that this was a foreshadowing that could be used. If he had not fainted at that time, he would of course have chased after them all the way and then acted according to the circumstances, but it could not be said that he had any certainty or plan. At this time, it was naturally impossible to think that Wenren Er and others could not do it without him. The matter of chasing and killing the Liangshan people could only be temporarily handed over to them.
He recuperated in bed for another day before his body recovered slightly and he could barely get out of bed. On this day, some people came to visit or inquire about his illness. Su Wending and Su Wenfang, who were close to the First Branch of the Su family, came one after another, expressing that they would follow him and Su Tan'er no matter what. Ning Yi originally didn't want to pay attention to them, but at this time, he also roughly understood some things from the words of the crowd. In this incident, many people from the First, Second, and Third Branches died, but Su Tan'er's move to move out of the Su family at this time was simply a gesture of breaking away from the Second and Third Branches. Su Yu's acquiescence further confirmed this fact, and many people would really start to consider which side to stand on.
Su Yu had originally been maintaining the integrity of the Su family, and had even begun to hand over all the power to the First Branch. If it were not for this incident, the Three Branches of the Su family, no matter how estranged they were, would still be a close family. But once Su Tan'er really broke away from the Second and Third Branches, the two sides would probably only retain the name of a family. Even Ning Yi did not know why Su Yu was making such a decision for a while.
In addition to the Su family members who came to visit one after another with their respective positions, there were perhaps more children who he had taught in the school before. These children belonged to various families, and many were children of the Second and Third Branches. The adults in their families might not be able to stand in line at this time, so they sent the children to at least visit him, their teacher, in the hope that they could still have some future connections.
Su Tan'er went to the mourning hall for a while during the day, and then came back to eat and rest. She was certainly gentle to Ning Yi, and her mood became a little indifferent during this period due to sadness, but in what she did, she had acquiesced to this rhythm of dividing the family. And on the Su family's side, the Old Master Su Yu seemed to be promoting all of this, which made Ning Yi feel a little strange.
And in addition to the Su family, the next day, even the Xue family, the Wu family, and the Puyang family sent invitations to visit or express their condolences. The Liangshan bandits had made a big fuss in Jiangning a few days ago, and the Su family was the one that was most affected. Ning Yi, with his own strength, fought with the Liangshan bandits who broke into the house, and finally killed them with injuries in the heavy rain. Then, he confronted the Liangshan bandits, exchanged people, and finally collapsed after saving the lives of his family. This matter had spread far and wide.
In such a desperate situation, being able to kill a bloody path with one's own strength and find hope for saving the lives of the whole family, this kind of thing was more than just bravery and wisdom could describe. What's more, what made Ning Yi famous in the past was his poetry. The shock imprinted in everyone's hearts when a scholar could do such a thing in a desperate situation was really indescribable.
"It is said that more than half of the courtesans in Jiangning are willing to spend money to spend a night with you to comfort the hero's body and mind. Liheng should use this good reputation..."
The next day, in addition to the Su family and those invitations, the Prince Consort Kang Xian also came to visit. He already knew that Ning Yi was willing to participate in the Secret Investigation Division, and seeing that Ning Yi's body was gradually recovering, he also had a few smiles and was gratified. He drank tea while also making some jokes that belonged to scholars.
Of course, the matter of the Secret Investigation Division would not be mentioned much while he had not yet recovered. Kang Xian was a standard literati in his bones, advocating commanding troops with laughter, advocating being calm and unhurried, and also advocating drawing his sword in anger and repaying grievances directly. Therefore, Ning Yi's style of doing things made him like him even more. Knowing that Ning Yi would not be in a hurry to mention the Secret Investigation Division, but would definitely care about Liangshan Marsh, he also called Lu Agui and asked him to tell Ning Yi what the Secret Investigation Division knew about Liangshan.
After that, Ning Yi heard a rather unexpected name...
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