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CHAPTER I FUZZY PASSING BRIDGES FOR THE RESEARCH OF JIANGNAN

The dream was not peaceful.

Jiu Ge turned to the side. Unexpectedly, he touched a warm feeling. Just as she wanted to turn around, she was pulled into a warm embrace, bringing with her a faint, refreshing fragrance like an empty mountain after a fresh rain.

"Did you have a nightmare?" Shen Xing embraced Nine Song. Although his face couldn't be seen clearly in the darkness, he knew that at this moment, his face was filled with concern. His clear, cold voice contained a hint of emotion.

"Yes." Jiu Ge buried his head in his chest, feeling much more at ease this way.

"I'm here. Just sleep in peace. " Shen Xingzhi gently caressed Jiu Ge's back. A hint of pain flashed past his eyes, but it suddenly disappeared.

Just like that, Jiu Ge fell into a deep slumber along with Shen Xing's clear aura.

Shen Xing, on the other hand, had a sleepless night. He gently traced Jiuge's sleeping face with his slender fingers, as if he was a piece of glass that could shatter at a touch. He was so careful, so cherished.

As the sun set, Jiu Ge opened his eyes. The sun's rays were somewhat dazzling.

The maid, Green Mulberry, brought in a washbasin. "Madam, are you awake? The young master has already left. Before leaving, he instructed Qing Sang to let you sleep longer. Is Madame ready to rise? "

Green Mulberry twisted his handkerchief and handed it to Jiu Ge. Jiu Ge only regained some clarity after cleaning his face.

"Qing Sang, what time is it now?" Jiu Ge rubbed his temples. Last night, he had been dreaming again. He had a terrible headache and didn't want to sleep until now.

"It's already past time for food. It's already day, Yu Tian."

Jiu Ge didn't expect that Shen Xing would be out so late at night.

Walking in the corridor of the Shen Mansion, Jiu Ge was still thinking about his dream yesterday. The dream scene was so vivid that he almost lost himself in it. Just thinking about it made him apprehensive, but was it really just a dream? Didn't they always say that you had dreams and day to think about? Jiu Ge shook his head. He must have thought too much. A dream was a dream. Even if it wasn't a dream, it could only be a dream.

"Mother!"

Jiu Ge, who was still reminiscing about his dream, was startled by the child who suddenly fell into her arms. She squatted down and asked, "What's wrong, Ah Wei?"

"Big brother is bullying me!" The only thing that happened was that Shen Lo wailed as he wiped away his tears. He felt extremely wronged. It was truly a pitiful scene with a lot of tears on his face. Although she was only three years old, she was definitely going to be a beauty when she grew up.

Jiu Ge gently wiped away her tears and couldn't help but come back to his senses.

"Ah Wei only knows that the villains are the first to complain." A young boy calmly walked over and said to Jiu Ge without looking at Shen Zhi.

"Yi, what's wrong?"

Shen Yi was Shen Yi, Shen Yi's twin brother. He was already three years old and was much taller than Shen Yi, unlike Shen Wei who was like a rabbit that had escaped from its nest. Shen Yi was quiet and arrogant, but his expression was exactly the same as Shen Xing's.

"Ah Wei wanted to go out and listen to a book, but my father told me to finish the three recitals of 'Enlightenment' before I could go out. He also told me to keep Ah Wei under control, and since I didn't want her to go out with Uncle Liu, she said I was bullying her." Shen Yi explained in detail but did not respond to Shen Zhi's gaze which hinted at him to add a warning.

Jiu Ge smiled. Shen Yi was not someone who would lie. It was likely that Shen Zhi was in the wrong, so he could only come up with this plan. Jiu Ge scratched Shen Wei's nose. "Are you right?"

"Mother, the storyteller at Wind Listening Pavilion is going to talk about something interesting today. 'Mother, can you let me listen to the book today and recite it tomorrow? ' Can I recite six chapters tomorrow? " Shen Wei wrapped his arms around Jiu Ge's neck, looking at her pitifully as he acted like a spoiled child.

Jiu Ge had always been helpless against Shen Zhi's coquettishness. Every time she said that, she couldn't help but agree to everything he said, and this time was no exception, "Alright, but you have to listen to what your big brother says in the future. "Today, I will take you guys to listen to some books. Your Uncle Liu and your father have gone out."

"Yay!" I love my mother the most! " Shen Wei gave her a kiss. Qing Sang, who was at the side, couldn't help but to laugh, while Jiu Ge felt helpless.

"A'Yi will accompany mother and A'Wei to listen to a book, okay?" Jiu Ge put down Shen Wei, squatted beside Shen Yi and asked.

Shen Yi nodded his head, revealing a rare childish expression.

Jiu Ge couldn't help but want to pinch his face, but it was just a thought. If she had, she might not have listened to the book, though he liked the story the storyteller told. Jiu Ge couldn't help but laugh when he recalled how awkward the night when Shen Xing was still young.

Jiu Ge took Shen Yi by the left hand and Shen Wei by the right, instructing Qing Sang to prepare the carriage and drive it to the Wind Listening Pavilion.

Hearing Wind Pavilion's private room was specially reserved by Shen Xing for Jiange to listen to books. The manager also recognized Jiu Ge. Thus, Jiu Ge appeared with Shen Wei Shen Yi. As soon as he entered, the manager led them to the private room.

The moment he entered the Wind Listening Pavilion, he attracted the attention of the customers that were listening inside. Those people all stared at Jiu Ge and the rest, but they did not dare to act too presumptuously. After all, the care and love Shen Xing had for his wife and children was something that every family in Jiangnan knew.

"Today we will continue with the story of the Innocent Queen. Last time, he mentioned that Queen Yongzhen was a female disciple who was known by a Godly Doctor as Mingyue Qing. She was skilled in medicine and had accidentally saved the Ninth Prince, Shangguan Jue, who had fallen off a cliff after being hunted by an assassin and was on the verge of death. Shangguan Jue, who was almost dead, recovered daily under the care of Mingyue Qing. Unexpectedly, the assassin found him and came to the hunting hut in the mountain where Mingyue Qing was taking care of him. The assassin approached menacingly, Shangguan Juechu's kung fu had not yet been fully restored. With just Mingyue Qing alone, it was hard to resist the group of assassins with their overwhelming numbers. Mingyue Qing was outnumbered, so an assassin took the opportunity to sneak attack from behind and stab at her. "Speaking of which, have you guessed what happened to Mingyue Qing?"

The talkative storyteller kept silent and tried to keep everyone in suspense.

"Mingyue Qing is injured?" A person impatiently shouted.

"Mingyue Qing killed that assassin?"

"Shangguan Jue killed that assassin?"

He shook his head and replied, "Shangguan Jue was the one who prepared the sword for Mingyue Qing. It turned out that Shangguan Jue had seen much of the palace's deceit, and had untrue feelings for Mingyue Qing, but he could not bear for Mingyue Qing to die. Just as Shangguan Jue thought that the sword was about to land on him, Shangguan Jue's men came to his rescue and killed the assassin in a single sword strike, then eliminated the group of assassins. Mingyue Qing was preparing to leave, but Shangguan Jue didn't want to leave. He knew that it would be inappropriate to bring Mingyue Qing back to the capital, so he told her using his identity and gave her a jade pendant. If she ran into any trouble in the capital, he would bring this jade pendant to King Rui's Mansion. So the two went their separate ways. " The storyteller took a sip of his tea and stopped speaking.

Everyone knew that today's lecture was over, but they still felt that it wasn't fun enough, so they had no choice but to follow the rules. Every day at this place, at this time, there would only be this part of the lecture.

Shen Yi, on the other hand, could not tell that Shen Yi had learned to repress her emotions at such a young age.

Jiu Ge had come here to listen to the stories of the martial arts world's happiness and grudges as he had nothing better to do in his life. He had never heard the story of the Queen Yongzhen and felt it was pretty good after hearing it.

However, Shen Jingbin loved to listen to books because Jiu Ge had nothing better to do, so she told them the story as a bedtime story. In the end, both of these kids loved to listen to books, so Shen Xingzhi felt helpless towards the three of them.

After listening to the book, Jiuge prepared to return home with Shen Wei Shen Yi. Inside the carriage, Shen Wei was still guessing about the story of the Queen Yongzhen, asking Jiu Ge for more details, but Jiu Ge didn't know, so he just kept silent and continued reading quietly.

"Stop reading in the carriage, it's not good for the eyes. It's not good if you're nearsighted. "Since A'yi is so good-looking, it's not good to wear glasses." Jiu Ge said earnestly to Shen Yi. It was rare to see such a serious expression on his face.

"Mother, what are myopia and glasses?" Shen Wei stared at Jiu Ge with his big eyes, completely curious about Jiu Ge. Shen Yi also raised his head to look at Jiu Ge.

"Yeah, reading in a car isn't good for your eyes anyway. You can't read in a car." Jiu Ge didn't know why she said those words. A thought flashed through her mind, and she couldn't grasp it. But subconsciously, she knew there were things like glasses and nearsighted eyes, so she couldn't say what they were. Jiu Ge became more and more confused. Everything must have a cause and effect. Just let nature take its course. Thus, Jiu Ge decided not to think about it anymore.

The carriage suddenly jolted. Jiuge hurriedly protected Shen Jingbin, but the conversation abruptly came to an end.

Jiu Ge lifted the curtain and asked the old man on the carriage, "What happened, Qing Sang?"

"This horse is out of control. The market is just ahead. What should we do, Madam?" Qing Sang was burning with anxiety, not knowing what to do.

The driver skillfully controlled the horse and tried to control it, but it was useless. He was about to break into the busy city, and if he did enter the busy city, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Jiu Ge handed Shen Yi and Shen Zhi over to Qing Sang, saying, "I've learnt to train horses before. Later on, I will control this horse and calm it down, but it won't be for long. Take advantage of this time to get off the car with Ah Wei and with your martial arts skills, there won't be a problem, there's no time left. "When I call for three, you immediately bring them and jump off the train!"

"Mother!" Shen Yi pulled Shen Wei back.

Shen Yi, however, pulled Shen Wei back like a man and held him in his embrace. "Ah Wei, don't be afraid. Mother will be fine."

The worry in Shen Yi's eyes was self-evident, but since his father was not around, he had to protect his mother and sister well.

Jiu Ge jumped onto the horse's back, but fortunately, the saddle was there. She reached out to pull the reins, pressing her face against the horse's side face and gently stroking the side of the horse's face with her hand. She seemed to be whispering something, so the horse also quieted down a little and stopped running.

"One, two, three, jump!" Jiu Ge turned around and shouted at Qing Sang.

The green mulberry jumped out of the carriage with Shen Jingbin in tow, and the horse gradually slowed down. Jiu Ge turned the carriage around, afraid that the horse would suddenly go mad and charge towards the busy city.

Jiu Ge let out a long sigh and was about to dismount, but the horse suddenly dashed madly towards the road, and in the middle of the road, a child was picking up a windmill!

Jiu Ge's heart was beating in his throat. He was caught unprepared and didn't know what to do. If it was Shen Xing, what would he do? Jiu Ge thought as he slowly calmed down.

"Madam!" Qing Sang put down Shen Wei Shen Yi and prepared to stop the horse carriage to save Jiu Ge, but it was already too late.

Shen Wei cried out in fear: "Mother! Mother! "

Shen Yi looked after his little sister, his eyes filled with anxiety. He almost wanted to cry, but he resisted himself.

Jiange had no time to spare, she turned the horse away from the road and ran towards the Qin River. The horse suddenly leaped up like a madman, flailing its front hooves and pulling at its back with all its might. Jiange pulled on the reins, trying to control the horse, but Jiange was already exhausted, and was flung away like a leaf caught in a gale. She heard Shen Wei's weeping, Shen Yi's shouting, and the wind whistling through the air. The surrounding voices were in a mess, and screams rose and fell one after another.

Jiu Ge had never clearly thought of Shen Xing. The scenes between them were like a movie, but what was a movie? Jiu Ge didn't want to think too much about it.

Jiu Ge's mind was filled with all sorts of scenes regarding Shen Xing, as well as many different types of people. She had heard that when a person was about to die, all the people in life would flash through their minds. Did this mean that she was about to die? She really couldn't bear to part with all of this.

Just when Jiu Ge thought he was doomed this time, he fell into the embrace of a sandalwood incense. The sky was spinning and the earth was spinning. She felt like she was flying through the air like a fallen leaf.

She knew that this wasn't Shen Xingzhi, but she was already powerless to express her gratitude as she fell into a deep sleep.