The Precious Lady – Chapter 347

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第347章 下水
她看着波光粼粼的水面,四下寻找,却没有看到程允章的身影。

完了。

这家伙不会不谙水性吧?

温婉正着急的寻找那人,不曾想听见岸边传来魏峥急切的吼声:“温婉!!”

紧接着一排人像下饺子一般接连“噗通”入水。

魏峥久征沙场,自然水性极好,只见宽阔的江面上,一颗颗人头浮动,片刻间那男人便游到了温婉身边。

很快,程允章也被人捞了起来。

而魏峥已经逼近,他一把捞起她,单手将她扣在自己身边游向岸边。

程允章和温婉两人双双上岸。

程允章不谙水性,在水里挣扎了两下就沉下去了,好在被猴子他们快速捞起。

温婉则是体力不支,一张小脸被江水浸泡得发白,双目紧闭,显然昏死过去。

魏峥大手一挥,“先送回督抚院,元杰,你去请大夫!”

马车一路疾驰,片刻钟后便回到督抚院。

早有前方报信的人通知安排,一入屋,火盆和干净衣裳已经准备好,程允章和温婉被分别抬进屋。

温婉那屋早有后厨一个老妈子准备着,“侯爷,奴给温小娘子换衣裳。”

魏峥自然要回避。

那老妈子又催促他,“侯爷,您浑身湿透,也先去换身干净衣裳吧。”

魏峥湿漉漉的站在门口,闻言并未靠近,只是嘱咐那老妈子,“她身子不好,把火盆烧得更旺些,让人再去催大夫来!”

魏峥丢下温婉去内堂换衣裳,因他常处军营又生性多疑,因此不喜人贴身伺候,日常琐事都是亲力亲为,魏峥从木枷上取下宽松的家居服披上,随后蹙眉。

温婉能在播州底下暗河穿梭,水性和体力必然极好,今晚怎可能落水昏迷?
魏峥眉头紧拧,随后不知想到了什么,脸上难掩笑意。

真是关心则乱。

怎么忘了这小娘子属泥鳅的?

温婉宁愿装昏迷也不愿开口,这让魏峥更加好奇今夜程允章和温婉的谈话。

魏峥系好腰带,迎着晚风走出去。

不曾想,魏峥和温婉两个人迎面碰上。

温婉这头刚甩脱后厨那位老妈子,换了衣裳正准备偷摸走,一抬脚一转身,就看见院子里迎面走来的魏峥。

他换了一身玉兰色宽袖长袍,那是一种接近玉白的颜色,比白色暗沉,比米色光亮,上面绣着朵朵金线兰花,行走之前,兰花好似蝴蝶翩然而起。

他头发刚用棉布擦干,还有些湿,走近的时候,温婉才闻见他身上淡雅冷冽的香气。

温婉被抓个现行,难免尴尬,“多谢侯爷救命之恩。只是天色已晚,我不便久留,就先告辞。”

男人那双好看的眸子上下打量她一眼。

小娘子穿一身粗布麻衣,头发湿漉漉的,即使荆钗布裙却依然难掩姿容,那双眼睛在夜色之中更加清亮。

出乎意料,魏峥并没有问起她和程允章的谈话。

他的目光轻飘飘的落在她的脚上。

督抚院里妇人少,能找出一身干净的衣裳实属不易,却找不到一双合脚的鞋子。

“你鞋还是湿的。”魏峥往前逼近一步,语气不容置疑,“先把鞋子烤干再回去。”

温婉一愣,耳边传来那人低沉的声音,“放心,今夜的事情你不说,我便不问。”

如此,这小娘子应该不会再躲着他了。

温婉却执意要走,“罢了,如今这情形…不愿再和程允章正面碰上。”

如今竟连师兄也不叫了,是不是意味着…温婉当真和程允章决裂?
如此推算,程允章已经知道这一切。

或许甚至知道…温婉手里那张城防图的来历。

还不等魏峥反应,温婉就已经穿着那双湿漉漉的鞋子离开,魏峥立刻挥手找来候继,“去,送温小娘子回家。”

如此,魏峥这颗心就被温婉那双泡水的鞋子占据。

温婉再强硬,却也是女子。

她四个月前刚刚分娩,怕是身子尚未好全,又总是浸泡在冰冷的水里,眼下又穿着一双泡水的鞋子走回家,都说寒从脚上来,这月子若是坐不好,老来有的是罪受。

温小娘子真是个劳碌命。

魏峥又折返去看出程允章,程允章已经幽幽转醒,他换上一身干净衣裳,又被灌下一碗姜汤,此刻人蜷缩在椅子里,看见魏峥来才慢吞吞的掀开眼帘。

魏峥面对程允章难免心虚。

那一日只是看着温婉陷入危机,便下意识的不分青红皂白出手射杀元启。

等后面知晓元启身份时,魏峥已是覆水难收。

恶事既然已经做下,恶果他担着便是。

元启死不足惜,随便编个理由就能将此事转圜,但到底…他们师兄弟二人之间有了隔阂。

既避无可避,魏峥犹豫是否将此事告知程允章,程允章却已经看向他来。

“瑾瑜师兄。”

魏峥在程允章对面的椅子落座,师兄弟二人相对而坐。

屋内的烛台灯火微弱,让魏峥有些看不清眼前这男子的脸。

“我知道城防图是你给温婉的。”程允章慢慢抬眸,或许是刚灌了水的原因,声音听起来有一分沙哑,“我只想问师兄一句。”

“你问。”魏峥坐得四平八稳,脸色淡淡,无波无喜,即使面对程允章的质问,他也显得十分从容。

他是天生的掌权者。从不因为做错事而让自己居于下位。

况且,他已经隐约猜到程允章要问什么。

“你借给温婉城防图的时候……知道她的目的吗?”

魏峥一愣,略一沉吟,“不知。她告诉我…她要在城里找个做生意的好地方。”

可若是知道又能如何?
温婉是他师妹,他算两个孩子半个舅舅,而元启不过是路边的阿猫阿狗。

若温婉要元启的命,他也会将元启的头颅砍来送给她做贺礼。

师兄嘛。

总得受累做些脏活累活。

从前姑母总说他戾气重又护短,跟这世上的人都不一样,但凡他喜欢的,他都要想方设法明里暗里的弄到手;但凡是他的人或东西,谁碰都不行;自家的人更是对也是对,错也是对。

或许,他当真是一个奇怪的人吧?

“所以瑾瑜师兄一直都知道杀害我五表兄的人是她?”

魏峥抿唇不言。

半晌才冷声道:“元启做初一,那怪不得温婉做十五。天道轮回,杀人者人恒杀之!”

The Precious Lady

The Precious Lady

万金娘子
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The text is as follows: "【The Merchant Lady vs. The Cunning Power Lord】 It is said that the Wen family in Ping County has a fortune made of gold and jewels, even the bowls for eating are made of gold. Unfortunately, Old Master Wen has difficulty producing heirs, with only two daughters. With Old Master Wen gravely ill, the Wen family is about to be stripped bare by relatives. The newly arrived Wen Wan is quite anxious. She desperately needs a well-behaved and docile son-in-law—just as Wei Zheng, the Marquis of Huai'an, who was sent to Jiangnan to investigate a case, is ambushed and left in critical condition, he is knocked unconscious and urgently delivered to Wen Wan’s bed. The amnesiac Wei Zheng becomes the Wen family's son-in-law Zhao Heng. His hand that once wielded a sword turns into one that cooks soup. Finally, Wen Wan diagnoses a pregnancy and without hesitation throws the drugged Wei Zheng into the snow-capped mountains five hundred miles away, leaving him to fend for himself. Meanwhile, she dons a white flower on her head and black gauze on her arm, throwing a banquet to bid farewell to her "suddenly deceased" husband. When the citizens of Ping County mention the merchant lady, they all sigh: This young woman is suffering! Her man is dead, leaving her to live with her old father and two children. Don’t let her wealth fool you; she must be in immense pain. Wen Wan wipes her tears with a handkerchief, repeatedly agreeing, fearing others might see her secretly delighted heart. Later, as the Wen family's fortunes attract envy, Wen Wan is thrown into prison. The one handling the case is none other than the renowned Marquis of Huai'an. The Wen family exhausts all their wealth in efforts, but the case makes no progress. In the prison, a cold-eyed man in a blue shirt asks her, “Merchant Wen, I’ve heard that you once vowed to remain faithful to your deceased husband for life?” Wen Wan trembles: Brother, I was being honest, please let me go."

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