Chapter 9 Injuries
"Whew......" She woke up and gasped for air.
"Miss is awake?" Xiu'er's voice came, Yu Ruoxu raised her eyes, and saw Xiu'er sit up from the table next to her and run to her, "Miss? How do you feel, Miss? Do you want to drink water? β
Yu Ruoxu felt that her throat was about to smoke, "Okay." β
Xiu'er hurriedly poured her a cup of tea to moisten her throat, she felt as happy as a long drought and rain, and smiled weakly, "How many days have I slept for a long time?" β
Hearing this, Xiu'er's eyes turned red, "Miss has slept for two days, it's really scared to death the slave!" β
"It's been two days?" Yu Ruoxu was a little surprised herself, but it was just a traumatic injury, and she had been asleep for so long. Just as she wanted to continue asking, Xiu'er suddenly stood up, "Slave maid, let's go and sue Master SΓΉ!" With that, he rushed out of the room like a gust of wind.
Yu Ruoxu smiled bitterly, remembering his injury, and hurriedly looked down.
Her right hand and right shoulder were wrapped in thick gauze, and she bared her teeth in pain when she moved slightly, and it seemed that she couldn't hold a pen for this time.
"Ruoxu." Yu Zhongjun's voice came, and his breath was a little unsteady, "Are you awake?" β
"Hmm." Yu Ruoxu smiled weakly, seeing that his father's face was a little haggard, his entire eye socket was sunken, and there was gauze on his forehead, he couldn't help but be shocked, "Daddy, what's wrong?" β
Yu Zhongjun touched the gauze on his forehead and said with a smile, "It's all minor injuries, it's fine." Seeing that she looked like she wanted to speak and stopped, she sighed, "For my father, I imitated the Ji Di of the Han Wu Emperor and admonished him in front of the Queen Mother." β
"Death?!" Yu Ruoxu's whole person straightened, "But for the sake of the disaster victims entering the city?" β
Yu Zhongjun nodded, "It's a pity that they hit the pillar and bled out, but they still couldn't save them from being killed, let alone let the rest of the people go into the city for two days of peace." β
"Daddy has done his best." Yu Ruoxu hurriedly comforted, "If it weren't for Daddy......"
If it weren't for my father, the rest of the victims would have died.
Yu Zhongjun interrupted her, and there was a desolation in her expression that she couldn't see, "Yes, I did my best for my father." β
What about doing your best? It can't get back the lives of those who died at the west gate, and it can't let the surviving people step into the capital.
"It's you." Yu Zhongjun was a little reproachful, "Why didn't you come back together at that time?" Do you know how dangerous it is over there?! β
Yu Ruoxu said gloomily, "My daughter didn't think much about it at the time. β
"You didn't think much of it?" Yu Zhongjun glanced at her right hand, with a thin anger on his face, "What if you go?" With no title and no rank, do you think you can stop them from shooting the victims, or do you think you can break through the gates and let the victims in? I see that you follow Yue Zirong, and the others have not been learned, but recklessness has been learned ten out of ten! β
"Daddy!" Yu Ruoxu's heart was blocked, with tears in her eyes, but she couldn't speak for a long time, "...... This time, it was the daughter who was reckless. β
She was just unwilling, obviously the victims were in front of her, but she didn't have anything to do, thinking about following and taking a look, maybe things could turn around.
Yu Zhongjun was shocked to realize that his words were heavier, and in a fit of anger, he also mentioned Yue Zirong, and suddenly felt a little remorseful in his heart, so he softened his voice, "You are seriously injured this time, you have to rest well, the doctor said that your shoulder is almost useless, and he also said that you are overthinking, this injury is a primer, and it took two days to stop burning." β
Yu Ruoxu nodded slightly, and there were teardrops on her butterfly-like eyelashes, "My daughter knows, she has been raised in the house during this time, don't worry about it." β
Yu Zhongjun comforted her again, saw that it was getting late, told her to rest early, and got up to leave.
Xiu'er brought a bowl of steaming medicine and comforted, "Miss, don't be sad, the master said those words because he was worried about you, don't you know, the master came back from the palace wrapped in gauze at that time, and saw the young lady lying in the house unconscious, her hands were covered with blood, and her shoulders were swollen at least half a finger high, so frightened that her face changed. β
Yu Ruoxu's heart warmed, "I know that my father loves me." β
After speaking, as if he remembered something, he asked, "What happened to the prince of Dingyuan?" β
"It seems that he didn't suffer any injuries, but he has been exposed to the sun for a long time, and he has suffered from heat stroke, and he is still lying in the Hou Mansion." Xiu'er thought about it and added, "It is said that the Marquis of Dingyuan moved his liver fire this time, and the prince was not well yet, so he was punished to kneel in the ancestral hall and think about it." β
"That's nature." Yu Ruoxu said lightly, "He is openly against the imperial court this time, and the Marquis of Dingyuan is also changing a way to protect him." β
"Also, this morning, Dingyuan Marquis also came with a post and a bunch of medicinal materials to treat injuries, and said that he would come to visit the master and the young lady in a few days, saying that he wanted to thank the young lady for saving her life."
"Oh?" Yu Ruoxu raised her eyes, "Could it be that the Marquis of Dingyuan sent me back?" "So he knew it was the arrow she shot?
"The slave doesn't know very well, it was a military master who sent the young lady back." Xiu'er recalled, "The housekeeper and I were so frightened when we saw that the young lady was covered with blood, and the military master said that the young lady's hand was cut by the bowstring, so let's call the doctor quickly." β
"Master Jun?" Yu Ruoxu was puzzled, "Is it the military master with a bow and arrows on his back?" β
"Yes, yes, yes." Xiu'er nodded, "He looks very young, with a basket of feather arrows behind him, and before the housekeeper has time to ask his name, the military master shouted that it was too late, and then ran away." β
It seems that the same archer who was with her at the time sent her back. Yu Ruoxu had a headache, she didn't ask for her name, and she didn't even have a place to send a thank you gift.
Xiu'er frowned when she saw her, and hurriedly put the decoction forward, "Miss, the doctor said that you were overthinking, so you obediently drank this medicine, rest for a few days, don't always think about it!" β
"Okay, I'll listen to Xiu'er." Yu Ruoxu smiled helplessly, and poured the bitter decoction into her stomach as soon as she raised her head, and her eyelids gradually became heavier.
The next day, Yu Zhongjun took the imperial physician in the palace to check Yu Ruoxu's pulse, Yu Ruoxu saw his frowning appearance, and his heart couldn't help but sink, "Imperial Doctor Wang, how is my injury?" β
Imperial Physician Wang got up and arched his hand to Yu Ruoxu and Yu Zhongjun, "My lord, Miss's fever has subsided, and there is no major problem on her body, but this shoulder is ......."
"Imperial Physician Wang might as well say it if he has something to say." Yu Zhongjun frowned.
"Miss, this is an old wound that has not healed and a new wound has been added." "In the future, it's okay to take some light objects like paper, but I'm afraid that the young lady won't be able to stand the heavy objects." β
Yu Ruoxu's heart seemed to sink to the bottom, "The imperial doctor is saying that I can't hold chopsticks with my right hand?" Can't you write and draw with your right hand? β
"...... What the young lady said was correct. β
This sentence almost cut her with a thousand knives.
Yu Zhongjun pulled Imperial Physician Wang and asked a few more questions, but Yu Ruoxu couldn't hear it anymore. There was a mess in her head, as if there were countless voices telling her that her right hand was useless, and she was half a waste.
"Miss, miss." Feeling that someone was shaking her, she looked up blankly and saw Xiu'er's eyes crying like rotten peaches, "If Miss is uncomfortable, cry out, don't suffocate it." β
Yu Ruoxu closed her eyes, "I know...... But I couldn't shed a single tear. β
She remembered that she used to cry very much, and she would make an earth-shattering fuss at every turn, until Yu Zhongjun hurried from the study and walked around the yard with her, so that she could slowly stop crying.
Since when did you stop crying?
When she opened her eyes again, Yu Zhongjun sat at the head of her bed, her eyes full of heartache, "Ruoxu......"
"Daddy, it's okay." She pulled out a smile, "I will write with my left hand in the future, when I was in Langzhong before, my daughter practiced holding a pen with her left hand with Mr. Yue, but the handwriting is ugly, just don't dislike it." β
Yu Zhongjun looked at the little girl in front of him steadily, as if when she was born, she was only a pink and tender lump, and in the blink of an eye, she had grown so big. He once vowed to protect his wife and children for the rest of his life, but now, his wife died early, his daughter was injured, and ...... Thinking of this, he couldn't help but cry, "Daddy can't stand you." β
"Daddy, what's that?" Yu Ruoxu was startled by Yu Zhongjun's two lines of tears, "It's my daughter who is naughty, don't blame yourself." β
Yu Zhongjun stretched out his hand to wipe his tears, "I'm out of shape for my father." He paused, and then said, "Don't be too discouraged, repair this family letter for your father and return to Langzhong, your uncle and brother have traveled all over the world, and they must know a lot of miracle doctors, and when the time comes, please ask other doctors to come and treat your injuries again!" β
Yu Ruoxu nodded, "I listen to my father." β
"And." The one who sent you back that day was an archer from the patrol of the fifth battalion, named Pei Changyuan, who had sent some gifts to my father to thank him for running all the way and bringing you back in time. β
"It's still Daddy's thoughtfulness." She was worried about how to thank people, "I'm worried that I won't be able to find him again." β
"Don't worry." Yu Zhongjun helped her lie down, "If you're tired, lie down for a while." β
She drank the medicine, and she was already a little sleepy, but she was softly coaxed by Yu Zhongjun, and it didn't take long for her to fall asleep. Yu Zhongjun lightly helped her cover the quilt and went back to the study.
After another half a month, the wound on Yu Ruoxu's hand scabbed, one by one, like a few red lines on her snow-white hand, and her shoulders could start to move slightly.
Although I have practiced holding a pen with my left hand, I have long been unfamiliar with the craft, and although the calligraphy written is not crooked, it always looks awkward, and the penmanship is as clumsy as when a child just learns to write.
Looking at the rice paper spread out on the table, she couldn't help but feel a little depressed.
"Miss, don't worry, it's always good to practice slowly." Xiu'er couldn't help but comfort her, "The slave maid remembers that when I was in Langzhong before, Mr. Yue also praised Miss Yue's left-handed pen as the fastest among all the students!" β
"You're going to make me happy, help me get the name on the shelf." Yu Ruoxu couldn't help laughing, then picked up the pen with her left hand and said to herself, "It seems that Mrs. Wei's post is the most smooth......
"Xiu'er, help me grind ......" After a while, Yu Ruoxu looked up, but saw Xiu'er hanging her head and retreating to the side, while Liang Jin was wearing a crescent white gown, standing quietly in the courtyard, her eyes were deep, as if she had countless feelings, and she kept looking at her.