GTB Chapter 224

“Are you alright?” Jiang Jiuchu subconsciously wanted to reach out to help, but Mu Qing beat her to it.

“Miss, let me do it! You can’t support him.”

“Okay.” Jiang Jiuchu nodded and didn’t step forward.

She looked at Sun Ce and asked, “Your family…”

She had just started to speak when she suddenly paused, looking at the man in white with some sympathy. His mother wanted to kill him, who could she possibly notify?

“My personal attendants have already died under the assassins’ blades. Could I trouble you to take me to Abbot Qingyin? He knows medicine and can save me.”

Jiang Jiuchu nodded, “Alright, direct us. We don’t know where the Abbot lives.”

Sun Ce weakly raised a hand and pointed, “Thank you, turn left ahead along this road.”

Jiang Jiuchu glanced at Mu Qing, signaling her to support Sun Ce and walk forward.

“Does Young Master Sun know Abbot Qingyin?” She thought that if he did, then Sun Ce shouldn’t be a bad person, since Abbot Qingyin’s character was well known.

“Yes, we have some acquaintance.” Sun Ce endured the discomfort in his chest and replied with difficulty.

Jiang Jiuchu originally wanted to ask which household he was from, since she had saved him, she should at least know his identity.

But seeing that he was seriously injured and looked too weak to speak, she swallowed her words and didn’t ask further.

She thought that no matter his identity, since none of the assassins had escaped, it wouldn’t cause her any trouble.

A quarter of an hour later, Jiang Jiuchu and Mu Qing took him to the Abbot’s room. Just as they were about to turn and leave, Sun Ce, who was lying on the couch being examined by the Abbot, suddenly called out to Jiang Jiuchu.

“Wait…”

Sun Ce asked Jiang Jiuchu, “May I trouble you to tell me your name? Today’s life-saving grace, I will surely repay with a fountain in the future.”

“No…” Jiang Jiuchu was about to refuse when Sun Ce’s words suddenly reminded her of something.

She didn’t answer, but walked to a wooden table nearby and sat down.

She thought she would wait for the Abbot to finish examining him. If this person was fatally wounded, everything she said would be useless.

Seeing that Jiang Jiuchu didn’t answer but sat down, Sun Ce felt a surge of joy in his heart for no reason.

Abbot Qingyin withdrew his hand from taking his pulse and said, “Young Master Sun’s heart meridian is damaged, but fortunately, he was brought here in time for treatment.”

As he spoke, he took out a pill from his chest, “Young Master Sun, take this pill first, and I will go to the pharmacy to get medicine for you.”

Sun Ce took the medicine, “Thank you, Abbot.”

“Amitabha, it is because Young Master Sun’s life should not end here, after surviving a great disaster, there must be good fortune.”

Abbot Qingyin rose and chanted a Buddhist prayer. As he turned, his Buddhist eyes, which could see through time, landed on Jiang Jiuchu. He nodded to her and then walked out.

Jiang Jiuchu quickly got up and returned the greeting. After the Abbot walked out of the room, she sat down again and looked at the person on the bed and asked, “Young Master Sun, where is your residence?”

She felt that the person in front of her should have some status, otherwise, why would assassins try to kill him, and his own mother at that? Perhaps he was the son of some merchant or wealthy household in Kyoto.

At this moment, she roughly guessed that perhaps Sun Ce’s mother was just a stepmother fighting for benefits, otherwise, even tigers wouldn’t eat their cubs.

Sun Ce felt much better in his chest after swallowing the pill.

He propped himself up and leaned against the head of the bed, looking at Jiang Jiuchu and replying, “I am the son of General Sun.”

“General Sun?” Jiang Jiuchu looked surprised, not expecting him to be the son of an official, and General Sun’s son at that.

“Is Sun Yong your older brother or younger brother?” Jiang Jiuchu looked at the person in front of her. She seemed to have never heard that General Sun had a son named Sun Ce. It seemed he was the unloved son of a concubine, otherwise, how could he be so unknown?

But she couldn’t understand why, if he was so unloved, Madam General still couldn’t tolerate him?

“Sun Yong and I have different mothers but the same father. How do you know him, Miss?” Sun Ce looked at Jiang Jiuchu under the candlelight, feeling that her beauty was even more real and striking.

He thought that with such looks and bearing, she should be a daughter of some household in Kyoto. It was just that he spent many years in the residence or temple, didn’t socialize much, and didn’t recognize her.

“Your younger brother’s dissolute behavior is known to everyone in Kyoto. It’s not surprising that I know him.”

As she spoke, Jiang Jiuchu looked at Sun Ce and asked, “I am rather curious, why did Madam Sun assassinate you? I wonder if Young Master Sun can tell me?”

She thought that if he agreed, and if Shí Yan didn’t stop her, then this marriage would have to be set. In the worst-case scenario, she would have to fake a marriage, so she still needed to know more.

“Miss, you have saved my life, there is nothing I cannot tell you.” As he spoke, a hint of coldness appeared in Sun Ce’s eyes.

“Madam Sun is not my biological mother. She was originally just a concubine. Ten years ago, after my mother passed away, she was made the official wife by my father.”

As he spoke, a hint of sarcasm appeared on the corner of his mouth, “She always showed concern in front of others but treated me harshly in private. She tried to kill me several times, but I was lucky enough to avoid it.”

“This time, it’s probably because my father really thinks Sun Yong is incorrigible and can’t be supported, so he started to value me a little, which brought about her resentment again.”

He concealed the hatred in his eyes, raised his eyes to look at Jiang Jiuchu, “These years, I have always kept a low profile, and often don’t stay in the residence. Not many people in Kyoto recognize me.”

Jiang Jiuchu nodded, shocked in her heart. Wasn’t this the typical dirty secrets of the inner courtyard?

She carefully thought about it, and felt that if his identity was used to act in this drama with her, it could make Shí Yan afraid.

After all, in this period, no one wanted to offend the General’s mansion.

However, she really didn’t know which side the Sun family was standing on in the court.

She thought about it, and felt that it didn’t seem too important. After all, it was just acting. If they were standing on the Empress’s side, it would be even better.

She raised her eyes to look at Sun Ce, “If you really want to repay me, I happen to have something to ask for.”

As soon as Sun Ce heard this, he immediately said, “Miss, please speak, as long as I can do it, I will not hesitate to go through fire and water.”

“Uh… it’s not necessary to go through fire and water.” Jiang Jiuchu organized her words, and then spoke: “I need a fake marriage to avoid some trouble.”

“If you are willing, after you recover…”

Jiang Jiuchu paused, thinking that with his injury, it would probably take a long time to completely recover. And her matter should not be delayed for too long.

“Um… after your injury is no longer a problem, you can go to my residence to propose marriage.”

Jiang Jiuchu’s words made Sun Ce’s handsome eyes widen, and that pale face seemed to be dyed with a few traces of blood because of this surprise.

After a while, he seemed to confirm that he had not misheard, and then nodded towards Jiang Jiuchu and said, “Yes, I can definitely handle this little thing for you.”

As he spoke, he looked at Jiang Jiuchu and asked, “I wonder where your residence is?”