When Xiaocao returned to the house, the others were surprised that they did not see the two people following her. What happened? But looking at the lady, it didn't seem like that! Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, and then when the duo came back, they looked so sad and embarrassed that everyone was shocked. Who could tell them what was going on
Could it be that he really met that thief from before
When asked, both of them were speechless. There was no thief or anything like that. To be honest, at this moment, they even hoped to meet those people. Even if it was just a good fight, it would be better than their current image of being useless who "can only retreat".
It was too embarrassing, so I just denied that I had encountered a thief or anything like that, and didn't want to say anything else.
Xiaocao ignored them. After washing herself, she went to see the "sleeping" Wei Tingyu and then started to busy herself with decocting medicine.
Although all of them were raw herbs and had not been processed, it didn't matter to Xiaocao. She could control the dosage and quantity of the medicine accurately. After the medicine was boiled, Huayu and the guard cleaned up neatly. They didn't look as miserable as before. However, there were still some red spots on the exposed skin, and some pimples in the more serious areas. There was no way. The mosquitoes in the mountains were more poisonous, and Xiaocao didn't prepare any special ointment for them. Therefore, if Xiaocao didn't take action, their condition would not be cured in a short time.
Although Huayu is a maid and has a strange personality, she is also a girl, and she likes to be beautiful. Although there is no mirror, when she washed her face, she looked at herself vaguely in the water. When she saw her condition, she almost couldn't control herself and screamed. Now she feels a little bit hopeless.
However, even though she felt hopeless about life, Hua Yu still did not forget her responsibilities as she was the maid of the Prince Wei.
Therefore, she still went to serve Prince Wei as soon as she had cleaned up, fearing that he was "asleep" and there was no need for her to do anything. After Xiaocao brought in the medicine, she hurried forward to take it.
Xiaocao had no intention of waking Wei Tingyu up, so feeding him medicine was really "feeding him medicine".
The temperature was about right, Xiaocao drank it mouthful by mouthful, and then fed it to him again mouthful by mouthful.
At first, Huayu was a little surprised, but then she calmed down. After all, they were husband and wife, and it was just feeding medicine mouth to mouth, what a strange thing. But she sighed in her heart, she should have told the lady earlier. With the lady around, at least the master would be cooperative when taking medicine, no matter what.
The process of feeding the medicine was actually very smooth. Perhaps it was because he felt Xiaocao's presence in his sleep, Wei Tingyu's brows were relaxed, and he looked really well behaved. After feeding the medicine, Xiaocao wiped Wei Tingyu's face swiftly, and then asked someone to make a brazier in the house. Yes, it was a brazier in May, but others were not surprised. After all, the master had a cold body, and during the hottest summer last year, he wore no less than three layers of clothes.
However, when the brazier was lit, it became a bit of a pain for the other people in the room.
Xiaocao didn't care about anything else and directly took off Wei Tingyu's shirt, leaving him shirtless. In this way, his skinny body became even more eye-catching. The first time, Xiaocao's emotions were a little out of control, but now no matter what she thought in her heart, she would not lose her composure on the surface. She always knew what she should do and how to treat him better.
One by one, the herbs fell on Wei Tingyu. His current body was slow and difficult to absorb the medicine, so the herbs were used to assist him in absorption. Only when the medicine took effect as soon as possible could his pain be relieved.
Xiaocao has always been in good health, with sufficient blood and energy, so because of the high temperature and her concentration, she was sweating profusely. In order not to be affected, she asked Huayu to wipe her sweat before she started.
Given Wei Tingyu's current condition, even if the medicine took effect, the effect would not be very obvious. However, Xiaocao's hard work would not be completely ineffective. At least his current condition was temporarily under control.
After that, they dressed him again and then removed the brazier.
Sweaty and soaking wet, Xiaocao went to take a shower, and it was already evening. While Huayu and the others were preparing dinner, Xiaocao went to check Wei Tingyu's leg again. The situation was naturally not optimistic. After all, the injury had lasted a long time. If he had been treated in time at the beginning, he would not be sitting in a wheelchair now. After all, his leg injury was actually much lighter than Mu Bei's. Now, it was not that it could not be treated, but if he wanted to recover, he needed to break the "healed" part and reconnect it. However, his current physical condition did not allow it at all.
Xiaocao half-closed her eyes and covered Wei Tingyu with the thin blanket again. No one knew what she was thinking.
In this "remote and poor countryside", nothing was prepared in advance, so the food was of course very simple. However, Wei Tingyu's organs were all failing, including his stomach and intestines. Both the food he could eat and the amount he could eat were very limited. What was prepared for him was vegetable porridge with a little bit of meat in it.
While eating, Xiaocao woke Wei Tingyu up.
When Wei Tingyu opened his eyes, he didn't have any intense emotions, but just looked at Xiaocao quietly, "I fell asleep, and Xuan'er left." He complained with a bit of grievance.
I don't know if it's because he has someone to rely on or if he does it on purpose, but he looks so fragile now that it makes people feel distressed. Xiaocao even couldn't help but think of the first year when she lived with him in this house. The exquisite and beautiful boy of eleven years old, maybe because he took too many medicines in the past, he felt a little repulsive, so he looked at Xiaocao like this, although now he was just asking him to eat.
Even so, the people he was looking at seemed to feel a little guilty.
What could Xiaocao do? Not to mention that she was very patient when treating patients and could coax them like children. What's more, she was facing the most important person to her. She put aside all the previous things for now. It would not be too late to settle the accounts with him slowly after his physical condition stabilized. If she could cure him, there would be plenty of time to settle the accounts in the future. She said she would remember it for the rest of her life.
Although it was not obvious that she was treating him like a child at this moment, Xiao Cao still fed him porridge one spoonful at a time as he wished.
Or, at this moment, Xiaocao finally saw something familiar in him.
There was no obvious expression on Wei Tingyu's face, but he still drank the porridge mouthful by mouthful, and he looked really well behaved.
Hua Yu watched the whole process. She was a little dazed at first, then gradually became numb. Then she rubbed her face and quietly retreated. All her maturity and wisdom were completely shattered into pieces now. The master actually pretended to be weak, pitiful, and aggrieved, just to act coquettishly with the mistress and let her feed him.
You have to know that before, he could take care of most of his own affairs, let alone ask others to feed him. But in front of his wife, even his healthy hands were ruined. Not only was he cruel to other people, he was also so cruel to his wife.
Wei Tingyu ate a little more than before. He wanted to eat more, hoping to tell Xuan'er in this way that his health was not that bad. However, he also knew that if he ate more, his stomach would probably feel uncomfortable. Xuan'er was right in front of him, and he could not hide his condition from her. If he "acted recklessly" again, she would definitely get angry again. He was now a "guilty man".
It was because he was in poor health that Xuan'er held back her anger. Otherwise, she wouldn't be like this now. There was no need to say anything. He could only fully cooperate with her to take care of her health and didn't want to do anything to make her angry.
He didn't want to eat anymore, and Xiao Cao didn't try to persuade him to stop. He didn't even finish his small bowl of porridge.
After eating, let him rinse and wipe his mouth with skillful and natural movements.
Although he was forced to sleep, he was in better spirits now. With the medicine he took, and perhaps psychological factors, Wei Tingyu felt that he was in good condition now. When he couldn't see her, he always suppressed his longing in his heart. Now that everything was exposed, he kept looking at her without stopping for a moment. Not to mention moving away, he seemed reluctant to even blink his eyes.
Xiaocao calmly packed up the things and asked Huayu to come in and take them out.
After it was over, Xiaocao sat down. Compared to the beginning when all kinds of emotions were surging and it was difficult to control herself, she was now much calmer.
But her behavior made Wei Tingyu feel a little uneasy, "Xuan'er..." He reached out and held her hand.
Xiao Cao didn't push him away. His hands were icy cold, which was actually quite comfortable in the summer. However, if this kind of comfort came at the cost of health, no one would want it.
Xiao Cao remained silent for a moment, and then said, "Tingyu, live well, even for just one day, okay?"
"Okay." Even though he had held an indifferent attitude before and put life and death aside, deep down in his heart, he actually didn't want to die. Not for himself, but for the woman in front of him. Now he had to try his best to live, even for a moment longer.
"The Kaiping Guard incident..."
"When I get back, I'll tell the emperor to take on fewer things and stay within his own energy."
Xiao Cao nodded. This was naturally the best. In fact, she would say that it would be best if she could completely let go, but that was obviously not possible. Although there were many things Xiao Cao did not understand, if she thought about it carefully, she would know that many things could not be done as she wished. "So now tell me, what was the reason for your sudden death?"
Xiaoxiao was quite resentful about this. Three years ago, she had personally confirmed his death, but she didn't notice it at the time and was deceived so easily. She studied medicine. Not to mention her past life, even in this life, when she was teaching him, her adoptive father announced that she had mastered the medicine. In the end, she didn't even realize that he was faking his death.
I have to say that this is a very annoying thing, but the real anger did not last long. Now facing this problem, Xiaocao was quite calm and did not notice it. It only showed that she was not skilled enough and still lacked the skills. It did not matter. She still had a long life ahead of her. She could continue to learn and study hard. One day, no matter what tricks, they would be exposed in her eyes.
Wei Tingyu said that he didn't really want to face this problem, but now, he didn't have the right to say "no". "It's a pill that can make people fall into a state of suspended animation, but the state of suspended animation is not long, only about two hours. After that, for ten hours or so, they will fall into a coma."
Xiaocao understood. No wonder those people who originally treated her the same as Tingyu suddenly turned against her and kicked her out. In fact, if she was not "sent away" as soon as possible, her true colors would be exposed.
However, is there really such a powerful drug as the "fake death drug" in the world
"Do you have any more of that medicine?" Xiao Cao was very interested in studying it. Seriously speaking, two hours is actually a bit useless. If it is not controlled well, it will not work at all. If the time can be extended, even if it is only three days, it can become a "magic weapon" at some times. Of course, it will be better if the time is longer. After all, when one falls into suspended animation, the metabolism in the body should stop. As long as the time is not too long, it should have no effect on the body.
"No more, just one."
Xiaocao felt a little regretful, but now that she knew about this thing, she might succeed if she studied in this direction.
"Where did you get that medicine?" Although he could have done something when she was not around, as a doctor, it was still a bit uncomfortable to have inexplicable medicine appear under his nose.
"My mother gave it to me. As for how she got it, I don't know."
"Oh, when did you get it?"
Prince Wei was a little bit embarrassed about this issue. If he was not careful, he would be charged with another crime.
Xiao Cao seemed to have noticed nothing. "According to what you said, your grandfather passed away suddenly, and you must have made a hasty decision to fake his death. If there was such an arrangement in advance, I would not have been able to completely notice it. At that time, you should not have been able to completely conceal your emotions. I remember that I did not study medicine day and night, so I would not have neglected it. So, did you get the medicine before he died, or did you have it in your hands a long time ago? Tingyu, don't lie to me again, understand?"
Wei Tingyu was quite helpless. "It was already prepared in advance. My mother actually doesn't know much about the situation here."
"So, after you got that miraculous medicine, you didn't think of showing it to me, but planned to fake your death and get away from it from the beginning?" Xiaocao laughed softly, "I always thought that you would never lie to me. It seems that I am too naive, right? Tingyu."
Wei Tingyu was sweating profusely, and wanted to say, “That’s not the case…”