dognovel Chapter 240 Modern People
Chapter 240 Modern People
The young man on the bed suddenly coughed violently, and a trace of scarlet blood seeped from the corner of his lips, which were covered by a handkerchief.
The tall young man rushed to help, but his wrist was gripped by cold fingers.
"Ahem, we..." The young man's voice was tinged with rust, "Brother, it was just nonsense. After being apart for so long, you should allow me to be a little presumptuous, right?"
These words effectively dispelled the woman's doubts.
The woman immediately carried the medicine into the room.
The beaded curtain rustled as she caught sight of Lin Wanchu idly standing there, and she was instantly furious. Her phoenix eyes narrowed instantly. "Yuelin, don't just stand there like an idiot, hurry up and feed your second brother his medicine."
After saying this, the woman slammed the medicine bowl down on the nanmu wood table, not forgetting to scold the visitor, "Oh dear, what a rare guest."
"Yan Qing, you've finally decided to come back? Your second brother was so sick, he wouldn't even say a word, and now you're finally showing up to care."
"You and Yunzhi grew up together, and you didn't even write a letter back after studying abroad for seven years."
"Even though you don't like me, you and Yunzhi are such good friends, so don't let my relationship with him cause any resentment, okay?"
Just like someone offering a pillow when you're sleepy, the young man naturally learned his name and identity.
He is now the second young master of the He family, named He Yunzhi.
Lu Zhi nodded indifferently, unwilling to pay any more attention to the woman in front of him.
The woman had made a fool of herself, since she and He Yanqing had never gotten along anyway.
The two had disliked each other ever since that incident, but she still had to try to curry favor with him, otherwise how could she gain a foothold in the He family?
Now that He Yanqing has returned from studying abroad, he is probably even more popular.
She also hoped that her two children could help him.
However, Yunzhi was physically weak and coughed up blood with every step he took, so there was really nothing that could be done.
As for Yue Lin, she was no match for the wretched girl she had taken in, even though she was vying for the emperor's favor.
Now, the only way to morally blackmail He Yanqing is through brotherhood; only by building a good relationship with her can He Yanqing rise to a higher position.
Everything was for her burning ambition.
Judging from the current situation, the pressure emanating from He Yanqing has not been underestimated.
However, on the surface, He Yanqing does seem to care about Yunzhi quite a bit.
The woman thought this.
At the same time, Lu Xue and Shu Tong had already stepped out of the He Mansion's gate. The two large characters "He Mansion" on the plaque shone brightly, exuding an air of grandeur.
Shu Tong couldn't help but sigh. Owning such a large mansion during the Republic of China era meant that this family must have been extremely wealthy and powerful.
While feeling envious, one cannot help but feel sorrow, for inevitably some women will be trapped in these four courtyards, wasting their lives.
It wasn't as pessimistic as she thought; it was simply the truth.
Shu Tong suddenly felt that there was no one beside her, so she wanted to turn her head to look at the person next to her.
As Lu Xue leaned forward, supporting herself on the carved door frame, she suddenly heard the sound of galloping hooves in the distance.
Twelve Japanese warhorses, braving the biting cold wind, broke through the morning mist.
The officer in charge wore a woolen uniform with a cool, bamboo-green sheen, and the gold chrysanthemum badge on his collar reflected a dazzling brilliance in the morning sun.
His sword clashed with a Nambu pistol, the metallic sound mingling with the clanging of the silver spurs on his military boots, startling the rickshaw pullers on the street who hurriedly retreated to the wall.
The pebbles kicked up by the horseshoes grazed the satin embroidered shoes, but the officer didn't even tighten the reins.
The officer on horseback swept past like a gust of wind, followed by a black car.
The black car was speeding and almost hit Lu Xue, who had just stepped out of the door.
At the critical moment, Shu Tong grabbed her wrist and staggered back three steps, successfully escaping a disaster.
"Miss, be careful!"
Before the words were finished, a black Toyota sedan roared and ran over the spot where they had just stood.
Behind the windshield, the officer's white gloves were casually draped over the window, and a mocking smile flickered across the narrow corners of his eyes beneath his gold-rimmed glasses.
Lu Xue was still in shock when the car drove away.
"Phew, that was terrifying! Who was so rude?"
This group of people looked menacing and were not to be trifled with.
Upon hearing this, the officer on horseback suddenly reined in his horse and turned around.
As the horse reared up, Lu Xue saw the three scarlet stars on his collar insignia—he was a regimental commander.
His gaze, looking down at her like the tip of an ice-cold knife, swept over her slender hand gripping the door knocker, and a soft, ambiguous laugh escaped his throat.
“Miss He should know,” he said, his broken Chinese tinged with a Kansai accent, as he slowly stroked the gold-trimmed chrysanthemum pattern on his white gloves, “that the winds of Japan are blowing through Nanjing now.”
After speaking, the whip cleaved through the thin mist, startling white doves from the eaves into a flurry of fluttering flight, their whistling shattering the last vestiges of winter warmth.
Lu Xue came to her senses and cursed her bad luck a thousand times in her heart.
Those beasts who act like humans but are actually dogs.
A moment later, a Western doctor in a white coat emerged from the back seat of the car, his leather medicine box gleaming coldly in the morning light.
It looks like they invited him to treat someone.
Unable to contain her curiosity, Lu Xue tugged at Shu Tong's arm.
The two men approached the rear door of the car furtively.
Shu Tong was extremely nervous and tried to stop her, saying, "Miss, it's really not appropriate for us to peek."
"Good sister, I'll just take a look."
As Lu Xue tilted her head, her pearl earrings swayed in an arc, clearly the attire of a lady from Jiangnan, yet exuding a touch of unruly wildness.
Shu Tong's back pressed against the cold brick wall, beads of sweat glistening at her temples: "Be careful the patrolling nanny doesn't see us..."
Before she could finish speaking, the familiar girl suddenly lowered her voice and asked out of the blue, "What's the next line after 'odd changes, even doesn't change'?"
For some reason, Shu Tong didn't think about it at all.
She blurted it out immediately, as if it were etched into her mind, completely subconscious.
“Symbols look at the quadrants.”
Lu Xue smiled slyly and said triumphantly, "I knew it. You're a modern person too, aren't you? You and I are companions."
Yes, how could they have learned anything about modern things during the Republic of China era?
Shu Tong was initially horrified and froze on the spot, her face turning pale.
Her identity has been discovered. What should she do? Will the person in front of her suddenly change?
Lu Xue chuckled, "Hahaha, what's wrong with you? Look, I haven't changed at all, what are you afraid of?"
The still-damp water on the bluestone slab reflected the swaying shadows of the two people. They were clearly wearing brocade cheongsams and pearl necklaces, but their bone structure revealed a sense of panic that did not belong to this era.
Shu Tong scratched his head in distress as his identity as a modern person was exposed.
This action, however, caused the viewers in the live stream to burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, how hilarious! Who invented Lu Xue and Xu Cangsheng babies? I'm going to chew them."
"Little Xue is so cute, I'm taking her away, don't try to take her from me, hahaha."
"The interaction between these two is inexplicably funny. Although our Cang Sheng is a Taoist priest, she has still received nine years of compulsory education, okay?"
"This is absolutely amazing. We are all good students, but we can't escape this theorem. Anyone who doesn't understand this isn't a qualified student."
"I never expected they were all at the He residence. What a coincidence!"
"The people are evenly distributed, half in the He residence and half in the Prince's residence next door. Even so, they still cannot escape their inevitable fate of death."
For a moment, the live stream fell into a brief silence.
As Lu Xue watched the barrage of comments scrolling by, she looked up at the gilded plaque of the Prince's Mansion, the light reflecting off the tiles falling into her eyes.
In comparison, the prestige of the He family mansion paled in comparison, even less impressive than a corner of the Prince's mansion.
The mansion resembled a lurking beast, with faint echoes of suona horns seeping from the cracks in the vermilion doors—clearly an auspicious day approaching, yet the bronze bells on the eaves were wrapped in faded white silk.
However, their purpose in coming here was not to inquire about the royal palace, but to find out what era we are in and who the bride mentioned in the system's mission is.