Chapter 29 Pain
"She never told me these things before, but I discovered them one day when she was resting. She had a near-death experience with that illness, and only after a narrow escape did she manage to survive and finally get through it."
"Her ex-husband's family is so hateful. When she was seriously ill, no one visited her. Even the maid who took care of her was lazy. She would make the medicine when she wanted to, and leave her alone when she didn't."
"They burned her to death. Although she recovered, she was left with a serious illness. Every two weeks or so, she has to sleep for a day, otherwise she will fall seriously ill."
He added, "I've consulted a famous doctor before, and he said it was a blood deficiency caused by a serious illness. If I take good care of myself, I can live to old age. If I have frequent flare-ups, I'm afraid I won't make it past middle age."
Their eyes met, and Zhao Yan asked in disbelief, "Could it be that the folk doctor made a mistake in his diagnosis?"
Baili shook his head. "It would be better if there was a mistake. She's so young, she should have been innocent and romantic, but she's been deeply burdened by the past, becoming a heartless, withered person. I'm not afraid of your blame, but I've always wanted to ask, what family in the capital is her ex-husband from? How could he be so cruel, torturing an orphan like this? If you didn't like her, why didn't you just agree to the original agreement? Why did you marry her again? And after marrying her, you put her aside. You really took advantage of everything, tortured her thoroughly, and then kicked her out."
"To put it bluntly, she's a whore who's trying to pretend to be a saint!"
Baili's words were like a sharp needle, piercing his heart. He turned pale and took a few steps back, muttering to himself, "So that's how it is..."
Baili saw that he was distracted and worried that he might have offended someone. He wondered if Huatang's ex-husband was a good friend of this Lord Zhao. He said, "Don't blame me, Lord. I was rude."
Zhao Yan shook his head, suppressing the pain in his heart and asked, "Did she tell you about the capital?"
Baili shook his head regretfully, "No, if there was. I wouldn't have come to ask you, sir. I think she's heartbroken. I heard from her master before that when she came back three years ago, she was completely lifeless, with no energy left. She only knew how to work every day and didn't consider herself a human being at all. Now I see that even you, sir, don't know. Her ex-husband's family must be very high-ranking officials. I only regret that I don't have an official position, otherwise I would definitely beat drums and gongs to expose that family to the public!"
After saying this, he looked at Zhao Yan's expression again, and found that this gentleman's expression became even more gloomy. He did not speak, but just stared at the door in the courtyard.
At this moment, Baili thought that this gentleman might not be on his side. The emperor was far away, so he had nothing to fear. He continued to curse, "It really makes my teeth itch just thinking about it. How can there be such a person? He wants to torture me to death. Fortunately, Huatang doesn't have any children, otherwise I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to keep the baby. But it's strange. They've been married for three years and still don't have a child. Could it be that she took some abortion pills or contraceptive soup?"
After hearing this, Zhao Yan felt as if the blood in his body had frozen, and he couldn't stop shaking.
He felt that the little joy he had felt in his heart today had all dissipated, and what surrounded him was only fear and pain.
He finally understood how ridiculous he was. He thought that a few words from him could undo all the suffering she had endured in the past.
He thought that if he apologized sincerely, he could redeem the relationship and even thought about resuming their relationship happily.
Now he realized how hateful he was.
As early as when she left, she had already sent him to the endless purgatory, and he was afraid that he would never be reborn.
He staggered and held onto the fence beside him. A fishy and sweet taste rose in his throat, and he tried hard to swallow it. His nails turned white from pinching, and beads of sweat dripped from his head.
Pain and regret tortured him and tore him in two.
His eyes were red from suppressing his emotions, but it was ultimately no match for the hatred in his heart. He hated his previous cruelty, and a large mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth.
"Ah! Young Master, Young Master...what's wrong with you?"
"Sir, are you okay..." Baili Yunzhou was confused and surprised.
Everything was fine, but suddenly Lord Zhao became disheartened and vomited blood.
He was also a little stunned, thinking that this adult might have suffered some painful and sad thing.
"Hurry up and find a doctor..." He hurriedly supported Zhao Yan's body and instructed Anfu who was standing beside him.
"No, no need..." Zhao Yan took out a handkerchief from his arms and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth very calmly.
"Young Master... Young Master, what's wrong with you? If anything happens to you, how can I explain it to the Madam and the Prime Minister..." An Fu was terrified and was about to entrust his young master to Baili so that he could find a doctor.
Zhao Yan grabbed An Fu, his desperate eyes calmed down again, "Don't make a fuss, it's just... I'm angry. Some cases have been difficult to handle recently..."
After saying that, he stood up again and told Anfu with a pale face, "Don't let Madam worry about this matter. I'm fine."
Anfu didn't dare to disobey and nodded in fear and confusion.
Although Baili Yunzhou was confused, he saw that Zhao Yan did not intend to elaborate, so he responded to his words, "Sir, please take care of yourself. It is a blessing for the people of Quanzhou to have a leader like you." Zhao Yan had no expression on his face. He asked Anfu to bring a few stools and followed Baili to sit in front of the courtyard.
During this time, Baili went back to get some medicine. When the sun set, Anfu realized that his son was like a sculpture beside a rock, motionless.
The sun set and the moon rose. Anfu wanted to call the young master to eat, but he didn't dare to disturb him.
He was not well educated and didn't know what had happened to his young master, but the dead silence surrounding the young master told him not to disturb him.
He waited outside for a long time.
The moon rose above, and its light fell on the courtyard in front.
The lights in the courtyard, which was originally pitch black, finally came on.
Zhao Yan quickly stood up. Baili was the first to walk in and knocked on the door. "Huatang, are you feeling better? I got some medicine for you."
The door opened, and Yu Huatang, who had slept for a day, regained his strength.
The two stood on the left and right of the door respectively.
The one on the left has a sad expression and his eyes are full of heartache.
The one on the right was holding a packet of medicine, and his eyes moved around, examining her from top to bottom.
She didn't know why Zhao Yan was like this, but she felt that he had lost his former charm today.
"I'm fine, I just slept too long." After taking Baili's medicine, she asked, "Why are you all here?"
Seeing that she was fine, Baili resumed his usual joking style, "Lord Zhao loves his people like his own children. When he heard that you were sick and bedridden, he also waited outside with me for a whole day."
Yu Huatang was surprised by his actions and didn't know what to say. Seeing that it was getting late, she said, "You guys are tired after a day, go back and rest early. I'm fine too."
"Okay, okay, we'll leave soon. Now you should eat something. I've been preparing this meal."
"Master Zhao, I'm sorry for the trouble you've taken today. Please do me the honor of sharing a simple meal with me."
After saying this, he ordered the servants to move tables and chairs from Huatang Courtyard, set the food on the table, and pour hot soup.
Yu Huatang took a few bites and said apologetically, "I'm sorry to have cost you money again. I'll give it to you when I get my monthly salary. Consider this meal my treat."
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