Chapter 152 Return to Beijing
"Don't worry, they are fine." He replied, "This is Qing'an Town."
He sat on the edge of the bed, avoiding her injuries, carefully helped her sit up, and gave her a pillow to lean on, "Did you touch the wound on your back?"
"No."
"Drink carefully." He fed her another two mouthfuls of water and told her, "Speak less and gather more strength, and the wound will heal quickly."
"Is there any connection between strength and wounds?"
Is he coaxing a child?
Treat her like a child?
"With strength, you can eat, drink water, and take medicine. Of course, your wounds will heal quickly."
Well, that seems to make sense.
"How's your wound? From the sound, you seem to be very weak." She could tell when she saw that he didn't dare to take a big step when walking, "By the way, how many days have I been in a coma?"
"Two days." After some further consideration, he decided to tell her, "I just woke up an hour ago."
"So, you didn't care about your own health and managed to come to see me with a broken body?" Xia Zihan had a faint anger on his face.
"Don't be angry, I'll go back and rest right now." Chu Jingqi quickly coaxed her and promised, "You saved my life, and I won't let it die easily."
"It's good to know."
Both of them had just woken up and were still weak. They spoke softly and had little strength.
After feeding Xia Zihan some more water, Chu Jingqi reluctantly left her room and went to the next room.
He lived next door, so it was convenient for Old Man Bai to diagnose and treat them, so he let the two young patients sleep in the room next door.
In the room, Mrs. Zhuo was talking to Mrs. Zeng. When she saw Chu Jingqi coming back, Mrs. Zhuo looked stern and helped Chu Jingqi to bed.
After covering herself with the quilt, Chu Jingqi said, "Grandma, mother, Ayu is awake. You go over and take care of her. I'm fine now and I don't need you to take care of her."
"Really, that's great. You two kids have worried us to death." Zhuo's eyes turned red.
Knowing that Xia Zihan was injured while trying to save her son, Zhuo felt even more pity for Xia Zihan. She supported Zeng and went to the next door room.
Sure enough, Xia Zihan opened her eyes and lay down, Zeng stepped over in three steps and then two steps, "Yu Niang."
"Grandma." He looked at Zhuo again and said, "Aunt." Her eyes were red.
She also thought that she would never see them again, that she would be a short-lived ghost again in this life, even shorter than her previous life.
I thought she would die like this.
She was really unwilling. She had finally been reborn. She had not taken revenge yet. After being reborn, she had not seen Xia Ziying and her stepmother. How could she die like this.
However, given her good fortune, she would not die even if she did this.
"Where's my uncle?" she asked, "Auntie, is there a traitor among the guards who sent you to Jiangnan this time? Have you caught him?"
"He's caught. Don't worry, your uncle won't let him escape." Zhuo said.
Xia Zihan nodded, then she felt relieved.
She said so much, her original intention was to give Ms. Zhuo a warning, so that she must be on guard against others.
"Someone had drugged the water before when we were on the boat. Old Man Bai discovered it and gave him the antidote." Xia Zihan supported his weak body and told Mr. Zhuo in detail.
"This time, the traitor tried his old trick again. Fortunately, I told He Donglin long ago to put some antidote in the water every day."
"Otherwise, they will stun us all. When those killers in black come, they must cut them one by one like vegetables and melons."
She not only guarded against the enemy poisoning the water, but also guarded against the enemy poisoning the air. She even asked Old Man Bai to prepare the antidote in the air in advance, but it was a pity that it was not used.
She had everything ready, just waiting for the killer to come.
But in the end, she underestimated the number of enemies, leading to a lose-lose situation for both sides.
She thought that the other party wanted to assassinate Prince Chu, and there were traitors here to help them. They would only send a dozen or twenty killers at most.
Who knew that the other party would send fifty killers over.
It's not easy to train a killer, but the other party was even willing to send out fifty killers at once. It can be seen that the other party is a person who doesn't take action, but is ruthless and cruel when he does.
And the person behind the scenes is definitely not an easy person to deal with.
Judging from what he did, he vowed not to give up until he killed the three members of Prince Chu's family.
Fortunately, there were a lot of people on their side, and three-quarters of them had martial arts skills. With the help of everyone who gathered firewood, they were able to kill every enemy. "Auntie, Duke An Guo's mansion is complicated. You should be more careful about the servants around you in the future, and be more careful even with your close associates. I'm worried that the mastermind behind the scenes will fail to assassinate you and will think of other ways to deal with you and your uncle. Auntie also needs to pay more attention, especially to Aqi.”
Chu Jingqi is now an injured little patient. If the other party wants to attack him, Chu Jingqi will not be able to hide even if he wants to.
She finally worked hard for half her life to save his life. He couldn't squander it casually.
As for who the mastermind Xia Zihan said was behind the scenes, I believe Zhuo knew it in her heart, but she was just deceiving herself and others by not naming him.
The two little guys rested in the inn for seven or eight days, and finally they were able to go to the ground, and the convoy set off again.
Two days later, they returned to the capital.
Cui's mother hadn't seen Zeng and Xia Zihan for three years, and she cried so loudly when she hugged Xia Zihan that she couldn't bear to die.
After instructing Butler Lu to arrange the residences for Old Man Bai and Master Qi, Mrs. Zeng decided to arrange a few banquets in the evening to welcome Old Man Bai and Master Qi to the family. Taking advantage of this atmosphere, Xia Zihan worshiped Old Man Bai as his disciple. , officially followed him to practice medicine.
After escaping from death this time, Xia Zihan became more determined to practice medicine. He was so happy that old man Bai giggled in his dreams at night, almost frightening Bai Yuexi who slept in the next room with him.
Xia Zihan returned to the room where she had been away for three years, washed away the dust, and lay comfortably on the bed where she had been gone for a long time.
Cui's mother excitedly muttered beside her, "County Lord, you have been gone for three years. I miss you day and night. If I had known that you and the old lady had been gone for three years, I should have gone with you."
Then talking about the house and farm that Xia Zihan asked her to take care of, "I recorded the income every year in the book, and never missed a single payment. The silver notes were locked in the warehouse with the old slave, and they were all registered in the book. .”
After talking a lot, until Xia Zihan fell asleep listening to it, Cui's mother's excitement factor dropped a little.
Early the next morning, just after breakfast, a maid came to report, "The eldest son's wife and the second young master of Duke Anguo's mansion are here. They are chatting with the old lady in the flower hall. The old lady asked the county master to come over."
"Got it."
Xia Zihan hurriedly sat down in front of the comb and carefully looked at her clothes. Seeing that there was nothing wrong, she went to the flower hall.
"Grandma, aunt." Xia Zihan saluted the two of them with a bright smile, "Brother Aqi, why didn't you practice martial arts today?"
Ever since Chu Jingqi recovered his health, he has been like a martial arts fanatic, constantly and eagerly absorbing the nutrients from the martial arts secrets in this short period of time.
Even while sitting in the carriage, he did not forget to meditate.
"Haste makes waste." With all his efforts these past few days, he felt that his body had reached a saturated state.
This won't work, he doesn't want to be full, he just wants to be hungry.
Mrs. Zhuo came to visit Mrs. Zeng. She took a look at Xia Zihan and brought many gifts to Xia Zihan, all of which were sent to Xia Zihan's house by her servants.
Xia Zihan chatted with Zhuo for a while, then she kicked him out, "Ayu, take your brother for a walk in the garden and relax with him. He just eats, sleeps and practices martial arts these days. I don't want me to The son has become a piece of wood who only knows how to practice martial arts.”
The elder spoke, so Xia Zihan naturally couldn't help but take him to play.
After the farewell ceremony, Xia Zihan tugged on Chu Jingqi's sleeve and said, "Let's go, this is your first time to come to Chu House. Although Chu House is not big, it is not as beautiful as your Anguo Mansion, but it is also a bit unique. A place worth seeing”
For example, there is a vegetable patch in Chu's house, which is not found in the houses of wealthy families.
When her grandfather was still alive, he advocated frugality and simplicity in running a house. There were several large courtyards in front and behind Chu's house, and they were all used to decorate them as ornamental gardens. Her grandfather said it was too wasteful.
In the small yard near the kitchen, my grandfather ordered me to open up a vegetable garden. This not only saves money on buying vegetables, but also does not waste land. I have fresh vegetables to eat every day, and the purchasing manager can also save a lot of worry and effort.
This is what my grandfather said.
There is also a fruit forest in Chu's house, which is in the backyard and close to the lake. It can be used as an ornamental corner and also has fruits to eat, killing two birds with one stone.
In the past three years, she and her grandmother had not lived in the Chu residence. A lot of fruit came from the orchard, leaving a small portion for the servants to eat. The remaining portion was bought by Housekeeper Lu, and all the money was spent on Chu Zhai uses this for daily chewing.
Butler Lu has been with Mr. Chu Ge for decades, and he also has the advantages of Mr. Chu Ge who lives a careful and careful life. He is a good steward who truly works hard for Chu House and makes plans.
This is Cui’s mother’s evaluation of Butler Lu.
"Let's go, I'll take you to the orchard. This season is when the fruits come out. I haven't visited the orchard since I came back." Xia Zihan hurriedly dragged Chu Jingqi to the orchard.
Before reaching the orchard, he smelled the fruity fragrance. Xia Zihan paused, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath of enjoyment.
"It smells so good. I haven't smelled it for a long time. I really miss it." She murmured to herself, her heart swelling.
In the ten years since her grandmother passed away, plus the three years in this life, it has been a total of thirteen years since she saw the orchard. She really wanted to.
In the previous life, after her grandmother passed away, Song Huai sold this Chu house with her sweet words. In this life, she has plenty of money, and she has no shortage of money. She will keep this house and pass it on to her children, passing it on from generation to generation. One generation, passed down through generations.
(End of chapter)