Chapter 44: Recognizing Relatives You place too much importance on the relationship between children. ...
Wang Xiang felt that his clothes were particularly troubled today.
First, Zhou Xian pulled her clothes, and before she could even catch her breath, her clothes fell into Zhang Jinwei's hands.
Zhang Jinwei, being tall and strong, lifted Wang Xiang up. However, he ignored Wang Xiang and instead lowered his head to speak softly to Zhou Xian, "I'm back. Don't be afraid."
What are you afraid of?
Zhou Xian looked bewildered: "Why are you back?"
Before he could wrap his mind around this, he was struggling with Wang Xiang when he suddenly heard a voice saying, "The Prince Consort is back!" Zhang Jinwei, who had returned, hurried over from the door, grabbed Wang Xiang by the collar with a cold expression.
Perhaps it was because Zhang Jin, usually so kind and always smiling, suddenly darkened his expression, which was quite frightening. However, he lowered his head, and upon catching sight of the princess, his icy expression softened. With a sigh of resignation, he said, "On the way, I happened to run into the doctor that Prince Rui had sent to treat Xianxian. I was worried, so I followed him back."
"Oh." Zhou Xian responded in a low voice.
He was half-held in Zhang Jinwei's arms, his cheek pressed against his chest. The strong heartbeat rose and fell in his ears, giving him a sense of security.
"What on earth happened?" In order to steady the person, Zhang Jin moved his hand from Zhou Shan's waist upwards and gently touched the back of Zhou Shan's head.
Wang Xiang coughed.
No one paid any attention to him.
Zhou Xian whispered in Zhang Jinwei's ear and told him everything in a few words.
The old man was still making a scene, but he was old after all, and now, having been subdued by the East Factory thugs, he lay on the ground, wailing like a lost child, his tears piercing his heart. Zhang Jinwei turned to look at him, his heart a mixture of emotions, he didn't know what to feel.
Perhaps it is God's will.
Zhang Jinwei asked, "Xianxian, are you sure?"
"No..." Zhou Xian shook his head, his face hesitant, "But...it's very likely."
Wang Xiang coughed again.
Still no one paid any attention to him.
He was bored to death, and being held by Zhang Jinwei's collar looked quite funny. It wasn't that he couldn't beat the other man, a scholar. As a dignified Eastern Depot criminal officer, he could beat ten of them. It was just that his heart was exhausted. He felt as helpless as if the child he had raised had run away and he couldn't do anything to the lecher.
He sighed inwardly, turned his eyes away and looked around, and suddenly his eyes met with Monk Yu.
Monk Yu's face was solemn, his hands clasped together, his eyes tightly closed, and he was muttering something. He seemed to sense Wang Xiang's gaze and slowly opened his eyes. The two of them briefly glanced at each other, then looked away as if nothing had happened.
very good.
Wang Xiang thought.
This man wants to kill me.
Things are getting more and more chaotic today.
The two people in front of him were almost talking to each other, demonstrating to Wang Xiang what it meant to be "a short separation is better than a new marriage"
fed up.
"My Lord, if you want to be annoying, there will be plenty of time later. Can you please put me down first so we can talk properly?" Wang Xiang smiled forcibly and pulled back his clothes bit by bit.
Zhang Jinwei sneered, "Talk nicely? If Eunuch Wang wanted to talk nicely, why would he have to put on such a big show? Xianxian hasn't even fully recovered yet, and Eunuch Wang keeps saying he's doing this for his own good, but in the end, he's doing things that only hurt him! How can I trust you?"
Wang Xiang sneered, "Believe it or not, if you ask me, Your Highness, if you truly want the princess's best interests at heart, you should immediately return to the front lines, rectify military affairs, earn meritorious service, receive a promotion, and establish yourself firmly within the court. Only then will you be able to better protect the princess... Why are you staying here arguing with a eunuch like me?"
Zhang Jin was stunned.
What you said... is correct.
"Zhang Jinwei." Wang Xiang smiled, "You take the relationship between young men and women too seriously."
"Really? I don't think so." Zhang Jinwei whispered, the veins on his hand clutching Wang Xiang's clothes exposed. "If I can't even protect him, how can I defend the territory?"
Zhou Xian held his forehead with his hand: "Both of you shut up!"
The guards from the Eastern Depot also shouted in unison: "Eunuch Wang, the old man has fainted!"
…
"Doctor Huang, what's going on?"
Zhou Xian sat on the edge of the bed, looking tired.
"Senior Sun was overcome with anger, and coupled with his advanced age and confusion, he fainted. However, he's not seriously injured and will recover in a few days."
As Huang Ruiying spoke, she opened the large medicine box she carried on her back, took out a packet of medicine, and asked the maids beside her to boil it. "Give him this medicine in three doses, once every eight hours. You can stop giving him the medicine when he wakes up."
After settling Sun Yi, Huang Ruiying reached out to Zhou Shan again.
Zhou Xian was puzzled.
Huang Ruiying said, "Let me take your pulse."
As expected of a medical expert, Huang Ruiying was concise in everything she said and did. After seeing one patient, she did not rest but went straight to the next one. She carefully felt Zhou Shan's pulse, frowned slowly at first, and then slowly relaxed her brows.
"How is it?" Zhou Xian asked cautiously.
Huang Ruiying then said, "You and Ningxiang look so alike... You've been taking this medicine since you were little, right? Probably since you were ten, right?"
Zhou Xian was a little confused: "Indeed, I started eating it when I was about ten years old... Wait a minute, Doctor Huang, have you met my mother?"
"I've seen her." Huang Ruiying smiled faintly. "She... can be considered my sister. The medicine you took was handed down from their Sun family. It's not a deadly poison, but it will permanently change a person's appearance. The drug's properties are inevitably toxic, and subsequent conditioning is more troublesome."
"So... he is really my grandfather?" Zhou Xian looked at the old man on the bed, his eyes hot.
"Don't you already have the answer?" Huang Ruiying said calmly. She was used to seeing separations and deaths, and had long been indifferent to such things, even if the person was Ningxiang's child.
Zhou Shan burst into tears.
He didn't care about his manners and wiped his tears with his hands, but the tears still fell uncontrollably, one big drop after another, leaving a large wet mark on his skirt.
The old man's hands were exposed, covered with scars, and the flesh and skin at the joints were tangled together, like the roots of an old tree, which must have felt prickly to the touch.
But surprisingly soft.
Soft and rough.
Zhou Xian gently grasped that hand, unable to utter a word, tears streaming down his face. Logically, he should have many things to say to the person in the world who should have loved him the most.
But they are not familiar.
"You're not in good health, so you shouldn't be so overjoyed or sad." Huang Ruiying sighed softly and handed over a handkerchief. "Actually, when I think about it, Senior Sun has been searching for his old friend his whole life and has long been prepared for his passing. Fortunately, you are still here. It's really God's blessing. He can live out his life in peace, and you can be reunited with your loved ones. In the future..."
Huang Ruiying's voice gradually faded away, and Zhou Xian returned to the Pearl Pavilion in the Forbidden City in a daze.
It is called a pavilion, but it is actually a two-story building with a small courtyard. It is located in the northwest corner of the Forbidden City. It is deserted. There are many peach blossoms planted in the courtyard, but they rarely bloom. If they do, the flowers are small and half-dead.
But Zhou Xian saw the whole garden full of beautiful flowers.
He also saw his mother Ningxiang, who looked very young, with a small pointed chin and bright eyes. She was wearing the dress of a young girl and carrying a medicine box on her back.
Ningxiang smiled at him gently, waved her hand, then turned and walked out of the Pearl Pavilion with firm steps. Peach blossoms fell to the ground behind her.
She had let it go, but Zhou Shan hadn't.
Zhou Shan would never forgive that person until he died.
…
"Eh..."
Zhou Xian was in a trance.
"Can you hear me?"
A bit stuffy.
Zhou Xian, nearly breathless, awoke from his nightmare with a start, only to find himself in Zhang Jinwei's arms. He quickly glanced around. The old man was still lying there, while Huang Ruiying was fiddling with her medicine chest, seemingly accustomed to the intimacy between husband and wife.
"What happened to you just now? I called you several times, but you kept shaking." Zhang Jinwei said worriedly, gently patting Zhou Shan's back.
Zhou Xian let Zhang Jinwei hold her and said, "I'm just too sad."
After saying that, he was kissed on the forehead.
Zhou Xian suddenly felt a little embarrassed. He glanced at Huang Ruiying secretly and saw that she was concentrating on matching the medicinal herbs. He breathed a sigh of relief and then bumped Zhang Jinwei with his head.
"Okay, what does the doctor say?" Zhang Jin was helpless.
Zhou Xian repeated Huang Ruiying's words in detail and said that the master would stay here for a month and would not leave until his health improved.
Zhang Jinwei felt a little relieved.
The two of them sat side by side like this, not saying a word. The only sound in the room was the sound of Huang Ruiying preparing medicine.
"...Huh?" Zhang Jinwei looked at the old man, "Are you sure?"
Zhou Xian said "hmm".
"What a coincidence." Zhang Jinwei smiled, "Perhaps it is God's will that Xianxian will be reunited with Grandpa."
Even so, Zhang Jinwei still felt a little awkward. What grandson-in-law and old man would meet like that? It was as if they had met because of aphrodisiacs.
Zhou Xian had no idea this guy was full of nonsense. He struggled out of his embrace, asking, "Why aren't you leaving yet? Aren't you afraid you'll be late and get beaten up?"
Zhang Jinwei put his arm around his waist and held him tightly in his arms: "If something happens to you as soon as I leave, how can I leave with peace of mind?"
Although he said that, Wang Xiang had already started fighting with Monk Yu. The two of them were fighting back and forth, and had already left the yard. The East Factory guards also chased after them.
As for the others, the Jinyiwei who had been watching were fined their salaries, each of them was punished by military law, and received a good lesson. In order to discuss this with Mu Guang, Zhang Jin replaced the Jinyiwei with a group of sensible ones.
Zhou Xian couldn't escape, so she could only nestle in the man's arms obediently, humming, "Wouldn't it be better if you could become two? One goes to the front lines, and the other guards the house. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"
Zhang Jinwei looked strange: "Shouldn't we leave one to accompany Xianxian?"
Zhou Xian didn't want to pay attention to him.
But Zhang Jinwei still had to leave.
This man seemed to really wish he could split into two. He held Zhou Shan and talked a lot. Zhou Shan was almost annoyed by him and muttered, "You look like an old man!"
Zhang Jinwei pinched the tip of his nose and was about to say something when suddenly a cough came from the couch.
——Sun Yi woke up.
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