The busier the street was, the quieter the Hua family was. Everyone walked on tiptoe for fear of waking up the sleeping people in the house.
When Hua Zhi woke up in a daze, she thought she had slept until night. It was only when she saw the plenty of light in the room that she realized she had not slept that long.
There was the breath of another person beside her, and her body was entangled by someone like an octopus. She knew who this person was without turning her head to look. The only person who would touch her like this was Shaoyao. Even if Yan Xi had this intention, he would be careful and would not hug her as tightly as Shaoyao.
Her whole body was in pain, but compared to the pain she had before, this kind of pain made her feel relieved. The pain meant that the whole body had sensations, and there was no irreversible injury. As long as it was an injury, it would heal.
Her problem now is that she needs to go to the toilet.
Just as he was about to wake Shaoyao up for help, Shaoyao suddenly raised her upper body and opened her eyes. After meeting Huahua's gaze, her tense body relaxed and she lay back down. "I was wondering why your breathing changed."
"Help me behind the screen."
Shaoyao blinked, then realized what was happening, and rolled her eyes to the sky, "With your injuries, you can't get out of bed without twenty days of recovery. Your internal organs are damaged, don't you know that?"
"Then I can't wet the bed."
"So what if I peed? Who dares to say anything!" Although she said this, Shaoyao still got up from the bed, went out for a moment, brought back a brand new basin and stuffed it under the quilt.
Hua Zhi had lived for two lifetimes, and this was the first time she was treated like a disabled person. However, she did not dare to be careless as her internal organs were injured, so she had to endure the embarrassment and solve one of the three most urgent problems in life.
Shaoyao served her as if it were a matter of course, and the careless man was also attentive for once, fetching water for her to wash her hands and face.
Although she was sweating from the pain, Hua Zhi acted as if nothing had happened and asked Shaoyao to bring her a blanket to cushion her back.
Shaoyao did as she was told while muttering, "You should continue to sleep. The medicine must be fully absorbed and cannot be wasted."
"I won't force myself to sleep when I want to." Hua Zhi held her hand and spoke softly, "Are you scared?"
Shaoyao thought about her wild thoughts again, and with droopy eyebrows, she curled up next to Huahua and nodded honestly, "I was so scared, I thought we were going to be ghost sisters."
Hua Zhi was so angry that she didn't know how to laugh, but she also felt a little distressed. Thinking about this, it was obvious that she was really scared at that time.
"Sorry, I couldn't think that much at the time."
Shaoyao shook her head. "I can understand that. It's for my family. Didn't I even give up my life for my family?"
Hua Zhi was stunned, "You remembered everything?"
"No, sometimes some images would appear in my mind, and I knew that I was going to die with a woman in my arms, but I didn't remember the woman's face."
"If you saw that woman, would you remember her?"
"No need to think about it, I already guessed who it was. Brother Yan must have been suppressing himself for so many years because he didn't want to avenge me. I'll listen to him."
Hua Zhi rubbed Shaoyao's head with her chin. This was the only action she could do without any effort. "Be good, Yan Xi remembers everything. He remembers his mother's revenge and your revenge."
Shaoyao raised her head and smiled, being well-behaved. This kind of Shaoyao made Hua Zhi feel heartbroken.
"By the way, Huahua, do you know who is behind this?"
Hua Zhi smiled faintly, "Some people probably know, but only a few of them."
"who?"
"When Yan Xi comes back, ask him. He should know better."
Shaoyao was about to ask when the door was pushed open. Seeing it was Brother Yan, she snorted, "Tell me quickly, who is behind this! The second or the third brother?"
"Second brother." Gu Yanxi didn't even glance at her, staring at Azhi, afraid that she would vent her anger on him because of this.
Hua Zhi seemed to have heard nothing and stretched out her hand to him. Gu Yanxi immediately held it and felt at ease.
"Have you been awake for a long time?" Gu Yanxi asked, sitting on the edge of the bed.
"Just woke up."
Ah Zhi didn't ask, but Gu Yanxi had to tell him. He looked at the extra person and said, "Go make some medicinal food for Ah Zhi to nourish her body."
Shaoyao was furious! She knew it, she knew that Brother Yan would chase her away as soon as he came! She hugged Huahua's arm and curled up beside her tightly, with a look of determination that she would never leave.
"Don't you want to cook for Azhi?"
Of course she was willing! But, but she just didn't want to be driven away! She was not redundant at all!
Shaoyao was extremely unwilling and wanted to pounce on the person and bite him, but she thought that Huahua had been badly injured and bled so much that she would lose her foundation if she didn't mend her body!
After thinking it over, Huahua's health was more important. She crawled out of the bed angrily, and did not walk through the large extra space over there, but insisted on passing between the two of them, "Excuse me!"
As long as he could drive the person away, Gu Yanxi didn't care about this and really moved half of his butt back, but he didn't let go of his hand, as he was sure that Shaoyao, the paper tiger, would not step on Azhi's hand.
"Okay, stop bullying her." Hua Zhi wanted to pull her hand back, but she gave up when she saw that the other party was determined not to let go. She said to Shaoyao in a gentle voice, "Just tell the servants of the Hua family what to do. Go check on Jia Yang. He is injured no less than I am... Jia Yang should be okay."
Hua Zhi looked at the man uncertainly, her heart was in turmoil. In that situation...
"He can bear it better than you. He was injured. The Hua family cleared a room for him to eat and drink. He will be able to get out of bed in three to five days."
"It's all right to worship him. If it weren't for him and another person like me, the Hua family would have been doomed that day."
"Don't worry, I won't treat him unfairly."
Shaoyao suddenly felt that she was actually a bit redundant... She curled her lips and stepped out of bed, "I'll go see him, Huahua, if you want to sleep, just sleep. Don't hold yourself up. The drug still needs to be absorbed."
"good."
The troublemaker finally left. Gu Yanxi sat closer and gathered her messy hair back. Her voice was full of tenderness. "The second brother wanted to seize Yinshan Pass. He had poisoned Wu Yong before. The reason why he left Shaoyao behind was to help Wu Yong detoxify. Your grandfather's actions hindered him, so this assassination took place."
"I don't quite understand. He is a prince, and his focus should be on the capital. Why would he want to seize the border of Yinshan Pass? What good would it do to him?" Hua Zhi really couldn't figure it out. Even if he seized Yinshan Pass, what would it do? Did he want to use such a place to threaten the capital
"It's not surprising that you don't have enough ability but great ambition." Seeing her rare look of confusion, Gu Yanxi couldn't help but touch her face. "Inside, there is the pressure of Concubine Hui, who has been fighting with the Imperial Concubine all her life but is suppressed by her. Outside, there are restless relatives instigating her, plus Zeng Xian tempting her. That's enough."
Hua Zhi instantly connected the dots in her mind. Zeng Xian somehow got in touch with the Second Prince and made him believe him. Taking control of Yinshan Pass would not necessarily mean starting a rebellion, but it could be used to cooperate with the grassland troops to do many things. Not many people were vying for the position of border guard. If Wu Yong died and the Second Prince replaced him with his people, it would be much easier to make money from Yinshan Pass than from the capital. You know, war is the most expensive thing, and as for the grassland tribes, food, tea, bricks, and porcelain, just give them whatever they want. As for whether it would whet their appetite, the Second Prince probably wouldn't think that much.
And Zeng Xian definitely has no good intentions.
Yes, everything happened after Zeng Xian came to Yinshan Pass.
PS: My friend Chu Shimei has published a new book, titled "Famous Family's Beloved: Boss, Please Spare Me", if you are interested, you can take a look, but I haven't read it yet...