While he was lowering his head and thinking hard, Luo Cheng had already shot the second arrow in his hand, and this time it seemed to hit the red shadow just now.
"Why are you standing there stunned? Go get the prey quickly!" Luo Cheng ordered the attendants around him.
However, before the attendants could get closer, the red shadow actually moved. The black hair like a waterfall was blown by the wind and covered her face, and blood was dripping down her arm into the grass.
"Help……"
The attendants were frightened by her cry for help and backed away. What they saw clearly just now was a wild pheasant. Why... why did she suddenly speak?
Luocheng in the distance was already impatient to wait. He ordered his guards to take care of Luo Xi, then he got on his horse and ran over quickly. Just as he was about to urge the attendant, he saw that the attendant turned pale with fright and knelt in front of him, "Young master just shot."
It's not... it's not a pheasant! It's..."
Luo Cheng looked in the direction of his finger. Before he could finish speaking, he jumped off his horse and approached the red figure. When he took a closer look, he saw that it was a woman in red.
There was still his bamboo arrow on his right arm, and his sleeve was soaked with blood.
The woman seemed to feel someone approaching, so she moved forward with difficulty, "Sir... help..." Before she could finish her words, she fainted.
The sky is getting dark, the autumn wind is blowing, and the coolness is coming.
Worried that Luo Xi's body wouldn't be able to withstand the cold in the mountains, Luo Cheng simply asked his attendants to take the woman in red back to his tent to heal her injuries, then took Luo Xi's horse and sent him back in person.
"Brother, I don't think she is dressed like the ministers' relatives. How could she break into the royal paddock?" On the way, Luo Xi couldn't help but be curious.
Luo Cheng's expression changed slightly, and he frowned and said, "This matter is a bit strange. I will ask her questions after she wakes up. Third brother, don't worry. It's been a long day traveling and traveling, so go back and rest early!"
When he arrived at Luo Xi's tent, he helped him off his horse and handed him into the hands of his attendants. After watching him slowly walk into the tent, Luo Cheng turned around and hurried to his own tent.
The guard on duty in front of the tent saluted respectfully and opened the door curtain for him.
A strange fragrance wafted out from the tent. His eyebrows tightened, his steps were slightly frightened, and he glanced at the imperial doctor who was busy in the tent.
"How? Is the injury serious?"
When the imperial doctor saw that it was Young Master Luo Cheng, he hurriedly put down the gauze in his hand and leaned down to salute, "Reporting to Young Master, this girl just suffered some superficial injuries. Wei Chen has given her simple treatment, but..." He said this
After a brief pause, he glanced sideways at the weak woman in red on the couch, "Just now I checked her pulse and found that her breath was unstable and her pulse was disordered, as if she was suffering from fright."
"Scared?" Luo Cheng frowned, "When will you wake up?"
"This..." The imperial doctor shook his head slightly, "I dare not say for sure! It may take a few hours, or it may take several days."
The imperial doctor answered Luo Cheng's words while gathering herbs and gauze.
"Fu Lin, send the imperial doctor back to the camp!" When Luo Cheng raised his hand, a fair-skinned man in brocade clothes stepped forward to lift the medicine box for the imperial doctor. This man was Luo Cheng's personal attendant Fulin.
The imperial doctor bowed and bowed before exiting the tent.
Not long after, Fulin came in from outside the tent with hot tea. Seeing Luo Cheng lowering his head and reading a book, he put the tea cup on the table and bowed slightly, "Master, this woman's identity is unknown. There may be someone in the master's tent."
That’s not appropriate. It’s better to move her to the attendant’s tent and order the attendants to guard her closely! When she wakes up, we’ll interrogate her again!”
Luo Cheng hesitated for a moment, then gently put down the book in his hand, picked up the tea cup, brushed away the tea leaves, took a sip, and said: "No need, let her rest here! Instruct her to go down and give you more orders in the tent.
A few capable guards will do."
"But she occupied the young master's bed. How can the young master sleep peacefully at night?" Fulin glared at the still sleeping woman on the bed with dissatisfaction.
"It's okay, I'll go to your tent and spend the night there later."
Fulin was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then hurriedly waved his hand, "That can't be done! How can the young master's body of millions of gold be wronged in the slave's tent? The young master should listen to Fulin and move her out! She broke in inexplicably.
The paddock is really suspicious. It could be a trick by the enemy, or an assassin with ulterior motives." The more he spoke, the more frightened he felt, and his already fair face became even paler now, "It's not right, it's not right! Fu!
Lin, go and ask the guards to move her out now!"
Luo Cheng originally thought this matter was a bit strange, but he didn't think it was so complicated. Now seeing Fulin looking at the unconscious woman with a hostile face, as if he wanted to eat her alive, he couldn't help but chuckle and said: "
Okay, even if she has three heads and six arms, she is still injured now. Will she be in any danger for a while? If you think it is inconvenient for me to go to your tent, I will just rest here." After that, he picked up the scroll again,
I went to read a book by myself.
Fulin has served him for many years and naturally knows his temperament. He is afraid that seeing this woman hurt by him will make him feel pity. It is useless for him to say more now.
After dinner, Fulin personally led people to place another bed behind the screen. After everything was arranged properly, he left.
At night, Luo Cheng didn't sleep well, having the same dream over and over again.
In the dream, when he drew the bow, he clearly saw a wild pheasant with red feathers hiding in the bushes. But for some reason, as soon as the arrow left the string, the wild pheasant suddenly turned into a human form, which made him sweat profusely.
, almost falling from the bed.
I felt vaguely rustling in the tent, and a strange fragrance filled the air. I got up and lit a lamp to check, but I heard the sound of a woman sobbing.
When I held up the lantern, I saw that it was the injured woman in red, lowering her head and brushing her sleeves, wiping away tears frequently.
"Are you awake?" Perhaps she was startled by him. The woman suddenly raised her head, folded her hands around her knees, and shivered.
Luo Cheng placed the oil lamp on the wooden bench beside him and approached the bed, but when the woman saw him approaching, she moved back a little, pressed against the bedpost, buried her head between her knees, and remained silent.
Only then did Luo Cheng realize that the strange fragrance just now was indeed emanating from her body. The closer he got to her now, the stronger the fragrance became.
After a brief silence, Luo Cheng spoke again: "Who is your name? How did you appear in the royal paddock?" His voice was low and cold, and he could not be refused.
The woman raised her head tremblingly and brushed away the tangled hair from her forehead. Unexpectedly, she revealed a peerless face. She was about sixteen or seventeen years old. Her skin was as bright as snow, her eyebrows were picturesque, her pointed mandible was slightly tilted, and she was so delicate and beautiful.
Let him not dare to look directly.
Luocheng puffed his sleeves and coughed softly, trying to hide the shock in his heart, but he saw the woman suddenly stood up and knelt at his feet, speaking softly, which made the hearts of those who heard it move.
"Thank you for saving your life, sir! The little girl Dai Mei'er is from Xianzhou, fifty miles away. Her family has been hunters for generations. The day before yesterday, Mei'er went hunting with her father, but she didn't want to encounter a tiger on the way. In order to save Mei'er, her father
She was eaten by that fierce tiger. Meier escaped by chance, but lost her way in the mountains..." She broke down in tears as she said this, and Luo Cheng also sighed slightly, it turned out that she was a miserable woman.
Dai Meier took the brocade handkerchief from Luo Cheng, gently wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes, and kowtowed to the ground again, "Meier kowtows to thank you for saving your life. If you don't abandon me, Meier is willing to be your slave and maid, and serve you all your life."