When the people imprisoned in the dungeon saw Yan Jinqiu appear, their eyes filled with terror. It was as though the one that came in was not an elegant young master, but an emissary from hell.
A manservant who was administering punishment saw Yan Jinqiu appear. He hurriedly threw away the whip dripping with blood in his hand and eagerly went forward to bow.
The manservant behind Yan Jinqiu quickly set up a table and chairs, and served tea and refreshments. Then he stood behind Yan Jinqiu without looking sideways, as though he did not smell the stench of blood and mold in the dungeon.
"Did someone confess?" Yan Jinqiu raised a teacup and leisurely blew on the steam. After taking a sip, he said, "Last time, you actually let someone escape, and even caused Wang Fei to be injured. Ben wang is very unhappy right now."
The manservant guarding the dungeon changed expression. He didn't care about the dirty water on the ground and knelt down, but didn't dare to raise his head to beg for mercy.
Instantly, the room was silent. Yan Jinqiu's gaze calmly swept across the manservants. He used the teacup cover to scrape the surface of the water. A beat later, he pointed at two manservants kneeling in the corner, "Take them out."
The two manservants were about to beg for mercy when their mouths were covered and they were dragged out.
"Don't act in front of ben wang." Yan Jinqiu put down the teacup, his gaze instantly becoming sharp, "Since they don't want to live, ben wang does not mind sending them on their way."
If it wasn't for Xi Wan's quick thinking last time, who knew how much trouble it would have caused. He didn't know how much Hua Xi Wan knew, but she hadn't asked in the last few days. She wasn't curious about the secret under his study. It was as though she really had been attacked by assassins, and hadn't heard any of his secrets.
He had thought of all kinds of reactions Hua Xi Wan would have, like anger, curiosity, or disgust towards him. But his guesses had all failed. He was surprised and pleased. There were so many women in the world, but only she was so special in his eyes.
"Since these people aren't willing to confess, then there's no need to speak. What's the point of keeping their tongues?" Yan Jinqiu sneered, "These people are bullying my Xian Wang Fu because we are weak. Ben wang naturally has to properly entertain them."
Not long after, screams came from the prison. He looked on coldly. When the servant brought the cut tongue to him, he faintly glanced at the bloody tongue on the tray. "Since it's something that fell from their bodies, I'll return it to them for safekeeping. I hope that the next time I come, these people will have confessed in writing. Otherwise, there's no need to keep their hands."
The few people who had their tongues cut off were rolling on the ground in pain. After hearing his words, they gradually did not dare to make a fuss. Instead, they shivered and shrank into a corner. When their tongues were thrown in front of them, the terror in their eyes almost reached its peak. They hugged their heads and sobbed, not daring to look.
Walking out of the dungeon, Yan Jinqiu bathed before walking to the main yard with his hair down. When he walked into Hua Xi Wan's room, the female doctor was changing the medicine on Hua Xi Wan's wound. Seeing him enter, everyone in the room greeted him.
"No need to be so courteous." Yan Jinqiu walked to Hua Xi Wan's side with his body damp. He carefully lifted her arm. When he saw Hua Xi Wan's arm before, it had already been bandaged by the taiyi. Only now did he see how deep the wound was.
Even though she had been resting for two or three days, the wound was still red and swollen. The wound about four or five inches long on her white and flawless arm was particularly ugly. The stitches used to stitch up the wound were dyed a dark red with blood. The original color could not be seen. Just looking at it made one feel incomparable pain.
The hand holding her arm trembled slightly. Yan Jinqiu's heart was heavy. "Does it still hurt?"
No wonder she had not been able to sleep well these past two days. The wound was so painful, how could she sleep well?
"It's fine." Hua Xi Wan used her uninjured right hand to touch his wet hair. "It is cold in the first month. Why did you come with wet hair? Use something to wipe it."
Mutong perceptively handed over a clean cotton towel. Yan Jinqiu waved his hand to not let him serve. He reached out to take the cotton towel and slowly wiped it. "Just now, there was some mud on my body. I was worried that it would get on your wound so I came after bathing. Why is the wound so red and swollen?"
"Wang Ye, do not worry. Wang Fei's wound is very deep. At the beginning, it may be red and swollen, but as long as you rest well, the next time you change the medicine, it will not look so frightening." The female physician carefully replied, "Wang Ye, please be careful. This subject is preparing to change the medicine for Wang Fei."
Yan Jinqiu looked at the bowl in the female physician's hand. It was filled with dark green medicine. The smell was not bad. He put down the cotton towel in his hand. His hands carefully lifted Hua Xi Wan's left arm, and warned: "Be careful. Don't hurt Wang Fei."
After the medicine was applied and the bandages were wrapped, the female physician saw that Xian Wang's brow was still furrowed. She thought that he was dissatisfied with the Imperial Hospital's actions. She explained: "The stitching of the wound looks frightening, but it is beneficial to the recovery of Wang Fei's wound. In a few days, the grand physicians will come to remove the stitches for Wang Fei. Wang Ye, please do not mind."
"Ben wang understands. The daren of the Imperial Hospital have worked hard." Yan Jinqiu was worried about Hua Xi Wan's wound, but he would not vent his frustration on a female physician who did not have any status. After calling for the servants to send the female physician out, he sighed and said to Hua Xi Wan, "You did not have to be like this."
"Since I have decided to do it, I have to do it beautifully. Otherwise, the losses do not make up for the gains." Hua Xi Wan thought of the loyal and clever Bai Xia and Red Tassel. She said, "Have people take care of Bai Xia and Red Tassel. Even though they cannot have a grand physician treat their wounds due to their status, the medicine from the Imperial Hospital can be sent to them. The physician has to be someone skilled in Jing. "
"I have already arranged for people to take care of your two servant girls. Mutong has also arranged for some servant girls to take care of them. You do not have to worry about these matters." Yan Jinqiu gently held her hand, "You have been wronged by this matter."
"Husband and wife are one. If something happens to you, do you think I can stay out of it alone?" Hua Xi Wan reached out to touch his half-dry hair, "Wipe your hair again. It will not be good if you are sick."
Yan Jinqiu gently kissed the back of her hand, "If I am sick, I will not have to deal with the matters of the court."
As expected, the next day, Xian Wang Fu spread the news that Xian Wang had fallen ill. Some said that Xian Wang was truly infatuated with Xian Wang Fei. He took care of Wang Fei all day and finally fell ill. Others said that Xian Wang fell ill because he was angry and sad that such a terrible thing had happened to his family.
But no matter what the outside speculated, the grand physician who went to take Xian Wang's pulse was certain that Xian Wang was truly sick and not pretending to be sick to confuse the outside world.
Seeing Xian Wang Fei drag her heavily injured arm as she sat on the edge of the bed and muttered. As she muttered, she did not forget to use her uninjured hand to tuck in Xian Wang's blankets. The grand physician sighed inside and then looked down to write a prescription.
"Wang Fei, Wang Ye is sick because his body is tired and the wind has entered his body. In the next two days, he must not be exposed to the wind or the cold. After drinking the medicine and sweating a bit, he will be fine."
"Thank you." Hua Xi Wan nodded politely to the grand physician and had Mutong personally send him out of the fu. She turned and glared at Yan Jinqiu who was lying obediently on the bed, "I told you to dry your hair, but you did not listen to me. Now you know how to feel when you are sick."
Yan Jinqiu was glared fiercely by his wang fei. He obediently pulled the blankets up to cover his chin and blinked to express his innocence.
"Don't pretend to be cute. Your face is so red. What is cute about it?" Hua Xi Wan reached out in exasperation to touch his burning forehead. She called for a servant to bring wine and used her uninjured right hand to wipe his body. Finally, when she was wiping his butt, she couldn't help but slap it, making a crisp sound.
Yan Jinqiu: "… …"
He felt that his pride as a husband was almost gone.
The smell of the wine on his body was slightly unpleasant. He sniffed and wanted to speak but saw Hua Xi Wan's cold eyes.
In the end, he still silently pulled the blankets and covered himself so that the cold air could not enter the blankets.
She ordered the servants to open the two windows that were further away from Yan Jinqiu. This person was sick, but he still closed the doors and windows tightly. Was he trying to raise the virus in the room?
Silently watching as Hua Xi Wan ordered the servants, Yan Jinqiu saw that two of the windows in his room had been opened, and the charcoal brazier that had been closest to him had been moved away. He felt that his mood inexplicably improved. This was probably the most novel experience of being sick in his life.
When he was sick as a child, the people around him would coax and flatter him. After he inherited the wang fu and became Jun Wang, he rarely got sick. When he got sick, the people around him would tremble and not even dare to breathe loudly.
This time … other than being slapped on the butt, the other experiences were pretty good.
"The charcoal brazier can't be placed too close to people. It's not good for the throat." Hua Xi Wan turned around and saw that the tip of his nose had begun to sweat. She said, "First, cover it. Once you sweat, you'll feel much better."
Although Yan Jinqiu felt uncomfortable with the stickiness on his body, when he saw Hua Xi Wan's concerned expression, he obediently lay still and gradually felt sleepy.
"You sleep for a while. I'll wake you up when the medicine is ready."
Resisting the sleepiness, Yan Jinqiu said, "You also go back to your room to rest. Don't let me pass on my illness to you."
"A patient shouldn't worry about this kind of thing. Go to sleep." Hua Xi Wan used a handkerchief to wipe the sweat on Yan Jinqiu's forehead and nose. Seeing that he finally couldn't resist the sleepiness and fell asleep, she sat for a while before standing up and walking to the outer room. Under Zi Shan's persuasion, she drank half a bowl of ginger soup and said, "Ask the servants to move the soft bed to the inner room. Be gentle."
When a person was sick, they needed someone to accompany them. When she married into the Xian Wang Fu, no matter how much true feelings Yan Jinqiu had for her, at least he didn't treat her badly. Therefore, seeing that he was sick, she felt that she could reluctantly accompany him more.
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