Seventy-eight
Hua Chun was called in by Xiao Weixin to check the wound on You Shu's upper arm. Seeing that the wound had become festered and inflamed, she couldn't help but scold him: "Why didn't you call me when you came back?"
Although You Shu had treated the arrow wound simply, because it had been soaked in the muddy river after falling into the water, and there were no disinfecting tools on hand, You Shu could only roughly use the dagger to burn the meat to kill the virus directly, but the effect was not good. The wound had begun to fester after running all the way, but he was unaware of it and still didn't take it seriously.
Xiao Weixin had no idea that he was so badly injured. After seeing it with his own eyes, he stopped talking and just clenched his fists silently.
You Shu looked at the horrific wound on his arm without changing his expression. He didn't think it was serious. "It just looks serious. It's not a big deal."
Hua Chun looked back at her own prince, whose face was not looking good, and thought that this man was also a person who could not read people's faces. Her prince was so angry but he did not take it seriously. "How can it not be a problem? I think you will not be able to have this arm in a few days!"
You Shu scratched his head, feeling that Miss Huachun was different from before. She was a very gentle person before...
Girls are really weird.
He was so distracted by all sorts of things that he didn't pay attention to his prince's expression.
Xiao Weixin watched Hua Chun deal with the rotten meat, cutting it bit by bit with a knife, and looked at Xiao Shu's silent and forbearing appearance. Finally, he couldn't stand it anymore, so he stood up and stormed out of the tent, unable to stay even a second longer.
"What's wrong with the prince?" You Shu was confused as to why he was angry again.
Hua Chun sighed softly, "Sir, are you taking your body too lightly?"
"How could that be?" You Shu shook his head. "It's just that things have different priorities. I always have to finish the important things first."
Hua Chun sighed helplessly again. This guy really didn't understand...
"You should go and talk to the prince in person."
Half an incense stick later, Hua Chun finally treated the wound successfully, sprinkled some medicine powder and rebandaged it, then went out with the tray in his hand. You Shu put on his clothes in the tent and went out to look for Xiao Weixin, but he didn't see anyone after walking around the camp, so he had to continue looking outside.
Finally, he saw him a few miles outside the camp. You Shu walked up to him and called him softly, "What's wrong with you?"
Xiao Weixin glanced back at him indifferently, but rarely responded. Instead, he turned his head and pretended not to hear. His attitude was extremely cold. Since they confirmed their relationship, Xiao Weixin never gave You Shu a cold look. Now, he did it again for some reason. You Shu was a little confused: "Are you in a bad mood?"
Xiao Weixin endured it again and again, but seeing that You Shu really didn't understand, he turned around and asked, "Why am I in a bad mood? Don't you really know?"
"Xiao Shu, have you never felt that you are important?"
You Shu was stunned.
Xiao Weixin's tone was a little anxious, as if he was trying to suppress some emotion, his voice was a little hoarse: "Why didn't you tell me how serious your injury was when you came back? Why didn't you let Hua Chun come to see it?"
"That's because what I want to say is more important." You Shu didn't understand why he was angry, "Is there anything wrong with this?"
Xiao Weixin was extremely angry. He came forward and pushed him hard against a tree not far behind him, pressing him against the forehead and said viciously, "More important?"
"In my eyes, nothing in this world is more important than your life or death!"
"Xiao Shu, do you really not know what I'm thinking?"
You Shu was really confused. He didn't think he did anything wrong. The first rule of the Shadow Guard Battalion was this: the mission was more important than anything else. Nothing was more important than the current official duties. Moreover, the matter of poppy was the most important. His arrow wound had been there for a long time. What was wrong with treating it a little later
What's more, his body knows it itself. He dares to do this because he feels he can bear it. He just analyzed the pros and cons and chose the best way. Why is he angry
"I... I..." You Shu wanted to say that he did nothing wrong, but seeing the anger in Xiao Weixin's eyes, he suddenly couldn't say it, "I was wrong."
Xiao Weixin felt so distressed that he rested his head on You Shu's shoulder, hugged him tightly with both hands, and whispered: "Xiao Shu, I..."
Although he didn't say the next words, You Shu still understood.
"So, you feel sad and blame yourself because I got hurt?" You Shu finally showed his emotional intelligence.
The only thing that answered him was Xiao Weixin's tightened hands, which was considered as a tacit agreement.
You Shu was helpless: "But I am a shadow guard. I live with danger all the time. Getting hurt is inevitable. We cannot guarantee that we can always come back safe and sound. We must always be worthy of our job."
"But I promise you, I will be more careful next time."
"There will be no future." Xiao Weixin said softly, "I will never let you take risks again."
You Shu disagreed: "But you need someone now. Since I am already in this position, I naturally want to help you."
"I can't help you in the war, and I know nothing about those power struggles. I can't help you. Apart from risking my life for you, I can't think of anything else I can do."
"You are not the only one who feels sorry for me. I, I feel sorry for you too."
You Shu said this with a blush on his face. "We are both men, and I want to stand shoulder to shoulder with you and protect you in the dark. I am willing to do so."
Xiao Weixin was deeply touched. He leaned forward and kissed his eyes. "From now on, you are not allowed to take your body lightly like this. You are not allowed to hide anything."
"Okay." You Shu nodded.
The two of them stayed outside for a while, and when they came back they were very happy again. You Shu had suffered a lot outside these days. Xiao Weixin accompanied him for a meal, helped him to wash up briefly, and then hugged him to have a good sleep on the bed.
You Shu began to dream again. He dreamed that he somehow fell into the surging Yellow River again. There was a pitch-black darkness in front of him with no end in sight. No matter how hard he tried to swim up, it was in vain. He could only let himself be exhausted and slowly sink into deeper darkness.
Suddenly waking up, You Shu found that his back was covered in cold sweat.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Weixin opened his eyes and found that his forehead was covered with sweat. He got up worriedly: "Are you feeling unwell?"
You Shu closed his eyes, confirmed that he was now in Xiao Weixin's tent, shook his head and said, "It's okay, just a nightmare."
"I'm here." Xiao Weixin didn't understand what terrible dream he had, and hugged him gently. The evening sun shone in from the half-open window, bringing some coolness.
You Shu couldn't remember what he dreamed about. After calming down for a while, he asked, "By the way, how is the war going these days?"
Speaking of this, Xiao Weixin was in a good mood: "Of course it went smoothly. Although the losses were not small, we took over two states in a row and dealt a heavy blow to the rebels."
You Shu nodded, "That's good."
"It will be over in another month." Xiao Weixin said gently, "Then..."
He originally wanted to cancel the engagement when he returned to Beijing, and then find an opportunity to deal with Zhou, and then live with him for the rest of his life. But then he remembered that he had a lot of things to do right now, so it would be better to wait until the engagement was really cancelled before giving Xiao Shu a surprise.
Xiao Shu should have been very happy at that time.
You Shu had no idea what he was thinking. The two of them stayed together quietly for a while before getting up before dark.
"By the way, there is no one suspicious in the army, right?"
"I sent people to watch as you said, and no one has made any unusual moves." Xiao Weixin replied, "I also suspected that there were spies in the army, but there have been no problems in the past few days. If there is a spy, I am afraid that person is hiding very deeply."
You Shu nodded: "You should ask people to pay more attention. I still feel something is wrong."
The two chatted for a while, and Xiao Weijing came in casually, "We have nothing to do today, why don't we go watch the moon together?"
You Shu: “…”
How can one enjoy the moon in such a remote place? Is this guy crazy
Xiao Weixin felt annoyed when he saw him: "Don't you have anything else to do?"
"You lovers finally get married, but why am I alone?" Xiao Weijing was dissatisfied. "It's so hard to see your sister-in-law, so as a big brother, can't I come and take a look?"
You Shu held his forehead with his hand: "Your Highness Prince Yong, please do not call me 'brother-in-law'."
"You will become a princess sooner or later, so it's not wrong for me to call you that." Xiao Weijing glanced at Xiao Weixin meaningfully, "Although I don't understand what's good about men, I, your seventh brother, am indeed obsessed with you."
You Shu's face turned red, and he couldn't understand why Xiao Weijing, an ancient man, could speak more directly than himself. "Your Highness, you are joking. The position of the principal wife will never fall into my hands. Your Highness, please stop joking."
No matter what, at least in name, Xiao Weixin's wife should be Xia Yinxiu. Even if they have no emotional connection now, the fact that the marriage was granted by imperial decree is there. Even if they don't want to, no one can resist the imperial order.
You Shu's heart ached slightly. After all, he still couldn't stand beside him openly and be recognized by others. Who told him that he was a man and his identity was not presentable in this era
Xiao Weixin noticed his momentary depression and glared at Xiao Weijing: "Are you okay? If not, get out!"
"Why should I leave?" Xiao Weijing sat on the chair with his legs crossed, looking calm and relaxed. "I want to stay here."
You Shu sighed secretly. Xiao Weijing really had the words "asking for a beating" written all over his face. He bet that his prince would soon be unable to hold back.
After a while, the sound of fighting was heard in the main tent, and Xiao Weijing was thrown out and kicked, feeling very humiliated in public.
He got up from the ground, calmly straightened his clothes, pretended nothing had happened, and left without mentioning the moon-watching. In fact, he just saw that his seventh brother was like a taciturn person and said nothing, so he came to stir up trouble out of boredom. Anyway, he had a lot of free time during the war, so he wanted to have some fun.
Xiao Weijing walked out humming a little tune.
Xiao Weixin was still thinking about the engagement and was in a bad mood until the evening.
You Shu, who had already washed himself, lay on the couch and waited, until the moon was high in the sky before he discovered...
There is really no such life today
Um
It's not true that a short absence makes the heart grow fonder.