Chu Jingwu frowned a little. He felt that Wei An's eyes seemed to imply other meanings, and it was this other meaning that he couldn't quite figure out at the moment that made him feel a little uneasy.
Thinking of the letters he had sent back home, his eyes became even more serious. Logically speaking, the letters he had sent back home should have received a reply long ago. Whether there was a reply or not, his mother should have given him an answer, even if it was just perfunctory, he could tell.
But there was no news from his mother, which made him a little worried.
King Linjiang was already very disappointed with her, and this time he released her only for business and face reasons. If she did something again that King Linjiang could not tolerate.
Then even as her son, there is probably no other way for him to plead for her.
He would feel uncomfortable if he had to plead for her. If she was really involved in this matter, it meant that she had not given up the idea of dealing with Shen Chen and Wei An. Then, if he pleaded for his mother, he would be sorry for Shen Chen and Wei An.
Thinking of this, he sighed silently in his heart and asked her: "Is it nothing serious?"
Wei An glanced at Lan He who was waiting nearby and smiled: "You really stumped me by asking this question. Is there anything wrong? Since you are all here now, why don't we go and take a look together and we will know."
Do you want to watch it together
Having said that, Chu Jingwu couldn't just say no, so he took a step hesitantly, walked out the door and went down the steps, then poked Shen Chen: "Second brother, does my future sister-in-law suspect me of something? I always feel like she looks at me with a bad look."
Upon hearing this, Shen Chen patted him on the head with his hand and looked at him coldly: "Did you do anything to let her down?"
Chu Jingwu shook his head affirmatively: "How dare I do that? Not to mention that she is so difficult to plot against, would I risk my life to mess with my future sister-in-law?"
"Then what are you worried about?" Shen Chen looked into his eyes and said meaningfully, "You are you, and others are others. An An is not someone who can't tell right from wrong. She can tell the difference. As long as you behave properly, you don't have to worry about her anger being taken out on you."
Chu Jingwu knew what Shen Chen was talking about. He pursed his lips and put away the teasing expression on his face. He was a little embarrassed. "Second brother, I won't hide it from you. I do suspect that this matter is related to mother. I also wrote a letter back to question mother. But I am a son after all. She has lost her eldest brother. I no longer agree with some of her practices, but she is my mother after all. She gave birth to me and raised me..."
This is what he has been worried and troubled about recently.
Shen Chen patted his shoulder and said, "I know you're worried. Forget it. Things haven't reached that stage yet. Let's talk about it when it really reaches that stage."
Chu Jingwu's brows were still furrowed, but when he saw Xie Liangcheng, he suddenly forgot his expression and froze in place. Xie Liangcheng was being helped by the old doctor to bandage his wound and put on his clothes. There was a very long wound from his chin to his shoulder, which looked extremely hideous.
He didn't know what to say for a moment. Seeing the unfathomable depth in Shen Chen's dark eyes, he was about to say something when he heard the old doctor begin to instruct the servants on things to pay attention to.
"There are too many wounds. There is not a single piece of healthy flesh on his body. It will take at least half a year to heal him. Stay away from water in the future. With so many wounds, they have never been properly treated. How can he bear it? I'm afraid that when the wounds become rotten and he starts to have a fever, even gods won't be able to save him." The old doctor took a look and said to Wei An, "Princess, you have to keep an eye on him. This is not a joke. He is in danger of death. He has wounds all over his body and several of them have rotted. I scraped off the rotten flesh and applied medicine, but I'm not sure if it can heal. I have to apply medicine slowly and see how it goes... If anything happens again, I can't save his life."
It’s so serious!
Chu Jingwu frowned deeply, took two steps forward and asked Xie Liangcheng: "What happened? Why are you covered in wounds?"
This question was really a bit ungentlemanly. The old doctor beside him, who had always been kind-hearted, couldn't help but snort this time and asked sarcastically, "Tsk tsk, can't you see? He has new and old wounds all over his body. It's basically tortured him on purpose, just to keep him alive. It's only because the young master of the Xie family was a bodyguard that he could bear it, and he's in good health and smart. Otherwise, even if he escaped, he would have died on the way. An ordinary person's body can't stand it."
Xue Changshi and his men were never kindhearted people. After the third brother and his men kidnapped Xie Liangcheng, they never stopped torturing him. In their opinion, as long as Xie Liangcheng was not allowed to die, they could then pretend to be a traitor and a collaborator with the Tatars.
So in order to take revenge, vent their anger, and also to make Xie Liangcheng lose the ability to escape, they had been treating Xie Liangcheng very harshly, using all kinds of torture.
Wei An's eyes were frighteningly cold. He glanced at Shen Chen and then at Chu Jingwu who was stunned beside him. He nodded to the old doctor and said softly, "I see. If there is anything else you need to pay attention to, please tell the waiter. If you need any medicine, just ask someone to open the warehouse and get it. You don't need to report it."
The old doctor stroked his beard and nodded: "I understand. Master Xie is really patient. I have never seen anyone who can endure pain better than him."
Yes, Wei An was a little proud and a little sad. In his previous life, his sworn brother had also suffered inhuman torture at the hands of Peng Caichen and others, but he still managed to escape death and finally became the vanguard officer of King Linjiang, an official who could not be stopped by a thousand men.
Such people will not be defeated easily.
After the old doctor and the servants went out to get the medicine, Xie Liangcheng stood up and greeted Shen Chen and Chu Jingwu.
Chu Jingwu felt inexplicably guilty. He nodded but didn't know what to say. He looked at him with some hesitation.
Shen Chen greeted him frankly: "I heard about what happened this time. After you got into trouble, An An tried her best to find you. I also sent Xue Song and others to look for you, but later... Later, Xue Changshi and others attacked the prince, and some things happened in the palace, so I didn't have time to pay attention... I'm sorry..."
"I'm not sorry." Xie Liangcheng's face also had many wounds that had either scabbed over or were still bright red, but his eyes were still bright and amazing: "You have all tried your best. It was because I was too credulous at the beginning that I fell for their trick. Besides, they came prepared. Even if I can avoid it once, there will be a second time." (To be continued)