Chapter 161: It's better to go back

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Xiao Xia's situation is not very optimistic, although the power of the short gun is limited, the projectile is not deep, and it was taken out by the doctor with a superb wrist, but after all, he injured his left lung, whether it was injury or surgery, it was inevitable that he would lose serious blood. Until the Yongan arrived in Tosakuni, she was still not awake, but fortunately, the doctor said that this would save her from pain and torture, and she could recuperate quietly, so I was temporarily relieved.

On the third day, when the woman came to report, I was keeping a vigil for the Treasure Heart Temple, and I rushed over immediately when I heard the news.

"How's the situation going in Gozen?" I asked shì in the hallway.

"The palace of the princess...... Gozen's face was not very good, and he frowned tightly, and it seemed to be very painful," the shì woman reported cautiously.

I felt like my heart was starting to ache too.

"Also, the first thing the emperor said when he woke up was to ask about the safety of the Gongfang Palace." shì female reported again.

I nodded: "Then I'll hurry over!" It's also good for her to settle down and recuperate. ”

With that, I strode forward, leaving the shì girl behind.

When I entered the outer room of the main house where Xiao Xia lived before, there was a warmth on my face, as if I had entered the summer festival from mid-spring. This is the doctor's request, let Xiao Xia wear a simple summer clothes to recuperate, so as not too much clothing will affect the healing of the wound, and at the same time, in order to prevent her from catching a cold, a stove is lit around the outside of the room to ensure the temperature in the inner room.

I took off my coat, handed it to the kneeling shì woman, and walked into the inner room in a few steps. Natsu was lying on a tatami mat in the center of the room, and the doctor who took care of her nearby was taking her pulse. I didn't bother him, smiled and nodded at Xiao Xia, and sat down next to her.

After another moment, the doctor let go of Natsu's right wrist and bowed to me, ready to report Natsu's situation. I was worried that the situation was not good and would affect Xiao Xia's mood to recuperate, so I waved my hand at him and said, "You go out first!" ”

The husband replied, put away the medicine box and left the room.

"How's it going, are you feeling better?" I held Xiao Xia's hand, "I heard that you feel very painful, and I feel very uncomfortable too." However, knowing that it hurts means that the wound is healing, so you must not be discouraged and must persevere. ”

Xiao Xia shook his head slightly, and his voice was very weak: "Hold on, so what?" ”

"How can you say such a thing!" I whispered to her.

"Your Highness still remembers the early morning of the Battle of Barrel Sagama more than twenty years ago, right?" Xiao Xia looked at me steadily, "At that time, because His Royal Highness married Nana, and the concubine swore in front of the Oda Hall that she would never marry, she already had the intention of dying for Her Highness......"

"But didn't I marry you? I also have our children...... "I suddenly stopped, because I thought of Jing Shige, who died last year, and I was worried that it would cause her grief and affect her recovery.

"Yes, His Royal Highness is married to a concubine, but there are also Caicai, Yujia, Zhihu, and Janet. Especially Janet, she actually asked Her Royal Highness to drive the concubine to Lianchi City, and the concubine almost wanted to die at that time...... What's more, most of His Royal Highness's mind is on government affairs and military affairs, and now he is serving as the shogun, how much time does he have to accompany his concubine? ”

She coughed suddenly, apparently saying so many words in one breath that it affected the injury to her lungs.

"Don't talk about it!" I hurriedly spoke out to stop me.

"No, the concubine body wants to say," Xiao Xia shook her head gently but stubbornly, "The concubine body knows that this injury is estimated to be unhealed, but the concubine body does not feel sorry for the death of His Highness, and please don't blame yourself for Your Highness...... If he can be reunited with Keirokuro after his death, and His Royal Highness is busy with government and military affairs, and he thinks about his concubine like a dish, the concubine will feel very happy and comforted. ”

"So you're thinking like this," I squeezed her hand, "some time ago, I really had a lot of things to do, and I didn't have much time to spend with you. However, you can rest assured, I have decided to resign from the post of shogun of the shogunate, and I will have a lot of leisure in the future. ”

"Really?" Xiao Xia's eyes suddenly glowed.

"Of course it's true," I smiled with relief, and it seemed that this decision was the right one: "I know that I owe you and Nana a lot in this life." Caicai has passed away, and there is no way to get it back, and now you are like this again, how can I be a person in the world with peace of mind? You should understand that I have a very light view of fame and enjoyment, and it is only because of the responsibility of reviving the family business and rewarding the ministers that I have to do my best...... Speaking of which, you forced me out of the mountain in the first place, and you are also my first retainer! ”

"The concubine understands," Xiao Xia said with a look of nostalgia on her face, "I think of those days in the mountains...... The concubine has regretted it several times, and she shouldn't have let His Highness go out of the mountain. ”

"Alright, you can rest first!" Seeing that her face was a little tired, I interrupted the conversation, "I'll go out and continue to keep a vigil for Lord Hoshin-in." ”

"What, is Lord Hoshin Temple also deceased?" Xiao Xia hurriedly asked.

"Lord Baoxinyuan is old after all," I noticed that she said the word "also" in her words, obviously thinking of Jingzhong, and even Caicai, so I lightly skipped the real cause of death in Baoxinyuan, "In short, you must recover well, and the future will be long." ”

With that, I lowered her hand and walked out of the room.

The doctor had been waiting outside for a while, and when he saw me come out, he quickly lowered his head.

"What, what's going on in the Gozen?" I glanced inward, and asked in a low voice.

"Gozen's physique is very good, and despite the loss of a lot of blood, his pulse is still quite strong. In addition, I asked Gozen how he felt, and it was good to think that he would be recovering from trauma. The doctor replied in a low voice.

"That's good." I breathed a sigh of relief.

"However, this is not the key, the key is the recovery of the lungs," the doctor pressed his head lower, "and if there is a serious fire, then the injury is very worrying." ”

The so-called fire in traditional Chinese medicine, that is, inflammation, naturally refers to inflammation caused by infection...... In my time, it wasn't a big deal, but under today's conditions, it's fatal.

My mood went down all of a sudden.

It would be nice if there were antibiotics. At the time when I came, antibiotics were most commonly used in China, and although they were prescription drugs, they could be bought at many pharmacies for money. However, it is now the 16th century, and even in Europe and the United States, which have undergone several scientific and technological revolutions and developed the most advanced, it took more than 300 years for the first antibiotics to be manufactured......

I suddenly remembered the churches in Kinai and Kyushu, although they could not make antibiotics, but after all, they came from more developed Western Europe, and perhaps they had a solution to this post-injury infection.

Thinking of this, I didn't care about the doctor in the room, and immediately rushed out and ordered the guards: "Immediately send people to Quanzhou and the mansion separately to invite the best doctor in the church!" ”

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The situation is just as the doctor said, after Xiao Xia woke up, he began to have a fever the next day and entered a groggy state again. However, compared to the fainting caused by blood loss a few days ago, her situation this time was much more serious and intense. She rested less smoothly than before, waking up from time to time in heat or pain, tossing and turning restlessly on the tatami mats.

It's a real heartache.

Because I was worried about her, I no longer had the heart to keep a vigil for the Treasure Heart Temple, and I waited in her room all day; However, when I saw her uncomfortable appearance, I clenched my fists tightly and let my fingertips pinch deep marks in the palms of my hands, wishing I could bear this torment for her.

Although I am the great shogun of the shogunate, I have no choice but to watch as if I have seen my cherished flowers suffering in the storm, and the petals of the flowers are falling one by one.

Maybe it was me watching in front of me, looking worried, Xiao Xia always tried her best to endure it, not to let herself send it out, so as not to make me worry more.

Sometimes, however, she couldn't help but whisper, occasionally spitting out a few incoherent words. I leaned my ear close to her and heard her say something like "Your Highness, the concubine is so hateful."

What is she hating? Hate yourself for forcing me out of the mountain back then? Hate me for marrying Caicai, Yujia, Zhihu and others? Hate that I've been ignoring her feelings? Hate me for letting the teenage Keirokuro go to war? Hate Jingxiu and others for plotting again and again, finding an opportunity to assassinate me at sea? Or do you hate me for retreating too late and making her lose the confidence to wait?

I found that Xiao Xia had a bad life in this life, and the main reason for this was me.

Or, is she hating herself for why she met me in the first place?

And she met me because I came to this era unexpectedly.

Why did I come to this time? Is it to end the troubled times for the country in advance and make the country prosperous in advance? That's obviously not my real will, it's messy or not, what's my business? And what am I guilty of changing? As I know, even without me, this troubled world will settle down sooner or later; Those who follow me, whether good or bad, will naturally have their own experiences.

Perhaps, I came to this era for those relatives around me. But the Nana and Xiao Xia that I care about the most, as well as the titular mother Baoxinyuan, can be said to be a tragedy......

After six or seven days, the church doctors in Quanzhou and the prefecture rushed to give me some meager hope. I didn't care about the fatigue of their journey, so I immediately asked them to treat Xiao Xia.

"How's it going? Is there any hope for recovery? I glanced at Xiao Xia in a faint and asked very urgently.

The two church doctors looked at each other and shook their heads in unison.

"With all due respect, Her Royal Highness the Princess, who has lost too much blood and has a serious lung infection, there is no way to recover it," one of them reached out and pressed his heart and bowed to me, "I'm really sorry!" We are very sorry! ”

"Really?" I let out a long sigh and waved my hand weakly, "The hard guys are in such a hurry...... Please go down and rest! ”

The two church doctors bowed again and exited Natsu's room, leaving me alone with Natsu and didn't move for a long time.

I don't know how long it took, but a woman carefully opened the door and asked me, "Your Highness, it's time for dinner!" ”

"Get out!" I waved my hand in annoyance, "Get out of here!" Don't bother me anymore! ”

"Yes!" The shì woman replied respectfully, and hurriedly closed the door and retreated, followed by a dense sound of footsteps, and it was obvious that all the shì women in the outer room also retreated.

The light in the room slowly dimmed, and the two shì women plucked up their courage and entered the room with candles in their hands, quickly put down the candles, and hurriedly left the room.

Under the candlelight, Xiao Xia suddenly opened her eyes slowly.

"Xiao Xia, are you awake? How does it feel? I happily shook her hand, "If you insist, I'll call the doctor right away!" ”

"Your Highness, no need," Xiao Xia grabbed me, and his wrist actually regained some strength, "The concubine body has already heard the words of the Nanban doctor before!" ”

"What do those Southern Barbarians know?" I replied with a feigned disdain, "Don't worry, I've already sent someone to Kyoto to ask the best doctor to come over!" ”

"At this time, what will His Highness coax me to do?" A hint of blush flashed on Xiao Xia's face, and it seemed that it was time to return to the light, "In the past few days, the concubine has been really tired, and now she can be relieved of her life and reunite with Jing Liulang and Baoxinyuan, which is not a blessing." ”

"What about me? You don't care about me? What should I do if you leave me like this? I said childishly.

"Her Royal Highness the concubine is the most powerful person in the world, how can she not pass this level?" Xiao Xia smiled reluctantly, "Moreover, Kyoto still has Yujia and Janet to take care of His Highness!" ”

"You still say such things, and you are still angry with me, aren't you?" I squeezed her hand and solemnly swore, "As long as you recover, I will always be with you at Kira Castle Pavilion...... Didn't I tell you that a long time ago? ”

"It turns out that His Highness still remembers!" Xiao Xia's eyes lit up, "The concubine thought that His Royal Highness was just coaxing the concubine at that time!" ”

However, immediately afterward, she suddenly coughed again, and a few traces of blood foamed from the corners of her mouth, and then the blood foam turned into blood and flowed down the corner of her mouth to the pillow. Seeing this bloodshot, I hurriedly wiped it off for her with my hand, but my heart was completely in despair.

"It looks like it's almost there......" Xiao Xia sighed, and her whole face darkened.

"Don't talk!" With tears in my eyes, I commanded her.

Xia responded slightly, closed his eyes, and didn't move for a long time.

Seeing her like this, I was afraid that she would die suddenly, and I couldn't care about the words that I had just told her to rest, so I hurriedly called softly: "Xiao Xia, Xiao Xia, wake up!" Don't sleep! ”

Hearing this, Xiao Xia opened his eyes slightly and opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something. However, her voice was already very weak, so I quickly leaned my ear over.

"Your Highness...... That...... It's from the Niyodo River! She said very weakly.

"Yes! Oh, yes! I nodded repeatedly.

She was talking about the first time I met her. This situation is obviously what she recalls now, and it is also the deepest memory of her life.

"And ...... Haiyue ......" She turned her head with difficulty, trying to see the Haiyue knife that had been placed on the knife holder and had been kept by her.

"You wait! I'll get it! I hurriedly stood up and took the Haiyue Knife.

"The Haiyue knife is here, Xiao Xia, you take it!" I took her right hand again and grasped the scabbard of the Sea Moon Knife.

However, Xiao Xia no longer has any breath.