The Duke’s Delicate Heart in His Palm is a Black-hearted Lotus – Chapter 239

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第239章 打探(二更)
柯以璋这话说得委婉,但沈延川自然知晓他的意思。

房间内安静无比,只隐约听得窗外秋风卷落枯叶的簌簌声响。

沈延川静默良久。

他早知叶初棠那几年不好过,能有今日,不知吃过多少苦头。

这次请柯以璋,也是记挂着储其远的话,想让他看看能不能帮她调理调理身子。

不成想竟比预料的严重许多……

“连您也没有法子吗?”

柯以璋无奈摇头。

“世子的命也是叶二小姐救回来的,她的能力如何,您最是清楚。若非她自己有这一手好医术,只怕早已——”

沈延川沉默良久,终于点了点头:“我知道了,多谢您跑这一趟。”

……

云成亲自送柯以璋离开。

再次回来,就见自家主子静坐桌前,似是在出神。

也不知道柯以璋和主子说了什么,主子平日里鲜少这般,许是……叶二小姐那边有什么事?

“主子。”云成垂手而立,“下人来报,说叶明泽昨晚开始高烧不退,叶诗娴下跪恳求请叶二小姐去一趟帮忙看诊,被拒后,便一直待在叶明泽的房间没有出来。”

沈延川思绪抽离,抬眸看来,眸底不见情绪。

云成顿了顿,问道:“要不要……请人去看上一看?”

沈延川淡道:
“不过一场高烧,死不了。派人盯着就是,现在还不是他们上路的时候。”

云成一凛。

“是。”

沈延川看了眼外面的天色。

“韩家父子现在情况如何了?”

云成恭敬道:“按照您的吩咐,二人已经分开关押,暂时还未接到其他消息。”

“倒是够沉得住气。”沈延川起身,容色冷清。

云成讶异:“您打算亲自过去?”

一切都已经布置好,只等对方自投罗网,主子安心等待便好,怎么还要——

“不。”

屋外天色已经彻底黑了下来,盏盏烛火闪烁。

那张清冷矜贵如神邸的容颜如同覆了淡淡霜雪,带着沁骨的寒意。

“去见叶恒。”

他道。

……

黑。

伸手不见五指,彻彻底底的黑。

静。

除了自己的呼吸,再听不到其他任何动静的寂静。

韩桐再一次狠狠敲打四周,发出沉闷的声响。

“放我出去!”

无人回应。

韩桐不知道自己被关在这里多久了,更不知道这里是哪里。

他被带走之后,中间莫名昏迷过去,再次醒来就发现自己被关在了这个诡异黑暗的空间。

这似乎是个四四方方的铁笼,空间极其狭小,他无法站立,只能蜷缩着身体,以一种极其憋屈的姿态待在这。

更关键的是,这里没有窗户,没有光亮,似乎已经和外界的一切隔绝。

每一秒都变得无比煎熬,恐惧和焦虑的情绪被无限放大,直至将整个人都吞噬。

韩桐渐渐没了力气,颓然而坐。

黑暗中,他甚至能听到自己的呼吸和心跳,一下下,像是催命的丧钟。

韩尧也不知被送去了何处,他心中担忧,却无应对之法。

现在这个情况下,他想求人都不知该往哪边磕头。

呼——

韩桐深吸口气,想让自己冷静下来,然而白天发生的一幕幕反复在脑海之中回放,使得他根本无法安心。

他本以为自己今天必死无疑,谁知道半路杀出个沈延川!
现在虽然暂时保住了一条性命,可韩桐却丝毫轻松不起来,反而更加胆战心惊。

——如果他死了,好歹能保下韩尧,韩家还不至于彻底灭门。可偏偏他没死!而当年的那些事,也被抖落了个七七八八!

若一路追查下去……

咚!
韩桐一拳狠狠砸下,然而手上传来的疼痛,也无法让他的不安削减半分。

就在这个时候,外面忽然传来声响。

韩桐连忙停下动作,极力辨认这声音传来的方向。

他被关在这里,不分日夜,煎熬万分,此时无论是什么动静,他都想要一探究竟!
听了一会儿,韩桐猜测,那声音似乎是人的脚步声。

而且越来越近。

韩桐又用力锤砸——现在只要放他出去,让他做什么都行!
终于,脚步声消失,那人似乎是到了。

韩桐在黑暗中,也随之停下了动作,无数猜测飞快从脑海之中闪过。

来人是谁?

沈延川?
还是……

这个时候,韩桐也分不清自己究竟希望是谁来了。

他虽早有赴死之心,但终究也是个普通人,求生是本能。

要是他已经死在刑场也就罢了,可他没有,人一旦错过那个节点,再想鼓起去死的勇气,便是千百倍的难。

咔哒。

对方开了门,一道细微的光从缝隙透入。

韩桐下意识抬手遮住眼睛,勉强从指缝窥探那人。

然而下一刻,他却惊恐地看到了一张和自己一模一样的脸!
“你——”

哐当!

沉闷的关门声响起,又归于死寂。

死水微澜,仿佛什么都没发生过。

(本章完)

The Duke’s Delicate Heart in His Palm is a Black-hearted Lotus

The Duke’s Delicate Heart in His Palm is a Black-hearted Lotus

侯爷的掌心娇是朵黑心莲
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Heir of a traditional medical family, Ye Chutang rolled through life for a lifetime, only to unexpectedly die just as she was about to inherit. Reborn, she only wanted to be a slacker and live a carefree life. Unexpectedly, at the beginning, she suffered a critical blow: her parents and eldest brother were assassinated, leaving her with three younger siblings. The third brother was seriously injured, the fourth brother was in a coma, and there was also a baby crying for milk. She weighed the cold steamed bun in her hand, looked despairingly at the sky, and thought that managing three at once was worse than starting over. The little baby tugged at her pant leg. "Hungry." Ye Chutang: "..." Get up and work! ...Ye Chutang’s plan was perfect; once she raised the children, she could retire and enjoy her later years. Yet, a man had different intentions. "Miss Ye, after all these years, shouldn't there be an explanation?" Ye Chutang: "6." You used to linger at my doorstep and now it’s my fault? ... The Ye family was impressive: Ye Sanlang was the top scholar of the current dynasty, Ye Si-lang had made great military achievements in the northwest, and Ye Wu girl had a commercial empire rivaling the rich and powerful. Only Ye Er-girl was busy raising her younger siblings, unknowingly aging and facing difficulties in marriage. Until one day, the powerful Duke of Dingbei, Shen Yanchaun, arrived with a bridal procession ten miles long to welcome her. Ye Chutang remained silent for a long time. "This time, you take care of the kids."

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