Practice walking
Treating Pei Zhaoying's leg injury was not smooth sailing.
Gu Hao's method of fighting poison with poison worked, and successfully enabled her to move. However, her legs, which had not stood and walked for a long time, were too weak and she needed to practice from scratch.
The winding corridor was covered with cushions and silk, and everyone looked on expectantly as Pei Zhaoying stood up shakily from the wheelchair and took her first soft steps.
The green bamboos trembled in the wind, making a rustling sound. The birds stopped singing and stood in a row on the branches, waiting for the owner of the manor to recover.
However, Pei Zhaoying had only taken two steps when his legs and feet became weak and he could no longer support his body and fell headfirst onto the cushion.
Fortunately, I only had my hair styled simply and didn't wear any sharp hairpins or other accessories, so I wouldn't get hurt if I fell on the cushion.
The onlookers around sighed silently and were carried away by the wind.
They all hope that Pei Zhaoying can recover as soon as possible, but now it seems that there is no shortcut to success, and rehabilitation in the future will be full of difficulties and obstacles.
Xiao Bo expected that it would be difficult at the beginning, so he slowly squatted down beside Pei Zhaoying, his expression calm and still gentle, encouraging Pei Zhaoying to stand up again.
"Xiao Bo... I, I still can't stand up and walk normally..."
Pei Zhaoying extended her hand towards Xiao Bo.
Immersed in his gentle eyes, I wanted to be comforted immediately.
All those who cared about her accompanied her during her rehabilitation, and then they all witnessed her embarrassing fall. Pei Zhaoying lost her strength and dignity, and her face felt as if it was burned. She wanted to ask Xiao Bo to save her from this situation.
"This is very normal, Ah Ying. Doctor Gu Hao said that your legs are weak because you haven't walked for a long time. As long as you practice and exercise diligently, you will soon be able to be as good as before."
Xiao Bo explained to her patiently.
But he was cruel and had no intention of helping her up.
"Xiao Bo... I can't get up, I don't want to leave..."
The burning sensation on her cheeks became more and more intense. Pei Zhaoying closed her eyes and wrapped her fingers around Xiao Bo's belt, hoping that Xiao Bo could do everything and solve her predicament.
"You can get up, hurry up, everyone is watching us."
Xiao Bo remained squatting down to look at her at eye level, his tone soft, but he stepped back and untied his belt, preventing her from relying on him at this time and giving up the ability to walk independently.
Xiao Bo's severity is not expressed in glaring or glaring, but in expressing his position in the gentlest voice.
Pei Zhaoying was so ashamed that she stretched out her hand again, but she couldn't reach Xiao Bo. She couldn't stand lying on her back in front of others, and her self-esteem drove her to take action.
There were tears in his eyes and a small pool of sadness accumulated in his heart. He felt a fleeting resentment towards Xiao Bo for his calmness in the face of adversity.
She first knelt up and kept her upper body straight, but her legs were pressed down and it was not easy to free her legs from the weight of her upper body. This kind of starting was much more difficult than getting out of a wheelchair.
Just standing up made her breathless. She desperately tried to confirm her control over her legs, stretched them out, and took a step...
As expected, he fell heavily. Although he wasn't hurt, his hair was loose and messy, and he looked undignified.
"Very good, another step forward."
Pei Zhaoying held back her tears and looked at her calm husband with grievance:
"If I can't walk properly, do I have to keep falling like this?"
"It will get better each time. Even if I fall all the way today, I believe that tomorrow I will at least be able to take two steps before falling. At worst, I will fall two steps at a time."
Every time Pei Zhaoying fell forward, Xiao Bo would move forward, becoming a carrot that kept her going forward, but he wouldn't let her touch him, so even holding his finger became a luxury for her.
The resentment in her heart was fermenting, and she wanted to blame him, but she swallowed the words back before she could say them - Xiao Bo's efforts to cure her were obvious to all. He gave her massages every day, watched her take medicine, and could not say hurtful words when her emotions were out of control. She had no right to blame Xiao Bo's "sneer". He was obviously the one who gave her tenderness day after day.
Jiang Yubai had been with Pei Zhaoying for so many years, but he had never seen her so frankly embarrassed. He couldn't bear to watch it anymore:
"I think that's enough... falling all the way to the bottom isn't a solution."
Xiao Bo replied with a smile:
"Isn't there a mat? I've never seen anyone die from falling on a mat in my life."
Pei Zhaoying clutched the hem of her skirt tightly to prevent the tears from rolling down and adding to her mess. She was angry with Xiao Bo and deliberately turned her eyes away from him.
In silence, the sunlight gently passed through the shadows of the trees. Pei Zhaoying took a step, and Xiao Bo followed her. Step by step, they spent the long afternoon walking through the winding corridor. When they reached the end, Xiao Bo caught his wife, whose clothes were soaked with sweat, and took on her grievances.
He even helped her bathe and change clothes...
Such progress was rapid. Pei Zhaoying knew his good intentions. Apart from the time they were cuddling in bed, she did not complain. However, when they were embracing each other, she still felt aggrieved and said that he was too cruel when he took her to rehabilitation.
Xiao Bo pressed her waist, letting her vent her anger, and bewitched her:
"Your reminder has given me an idea of other ways to recover..."
What he called another method was to let her be on top...
Work hard.
The results were immediate and effective.
Pei Zhaoying discovered that controlling Xiao Bo was even more exciting and intoxicating.
Gu Hao was surprised: "Is the effect of daytime rehabilitation so good? Miss Pei recovered faster than other patients I have seen."
Pei Zhaoying's face flushed red, and she pinched the flesh on Xiao Bo's arm. After Gu Hao finished taking his pulse, she covered her face and ran away.
Seeing that she was getting healthier and healthier, walking and jumping nimbly, Xiao Bo suppressed the fishy and sweet blood rising in his throat, and used his internal strength to prevent the accumulated toxicity of the experimental drug from taking a toll on him.
Gu Hao said that even though nothing could be seen on the surface as he stubbornly resisted, his body was almost completely corroded.
The midsummer stars were bright and clear, so close that they seemed to be within reach. Pei Zhaoying was enthusiastically catching dragonflies in the dense green grass beside the pond with her maids, holding a Hangzhou silk fan, to make up for the missed happiness in the world. The pearl tassels hanging in her hair swayed, reflecting the light of the lanterns on the eaves, and were taken into Xiao Bo's eyes. He hoped that the time of happiness could last longer.
What Pei Zhaoying didn't expect was that she received a letter from Weiyang Palace.
Xiao Caizhen wrote a letter in person, discussing the close relationship between the two sisters-in-law and politely inviting the eldest princess to the Weiyang Palace for a chat.
Pei Zhaoying sighed:
"It seems that Xiao Caizhen has lost the emperor's favor and has nowhere else to go, so she has set her sights on me."
Xiao Bo raised his hand and tore the post into pieces:
"She reaped what she sowed. We've done our best by not adding insult to injury. Don't expect anyone to help you after you've completely offended someone."
The person Xiao Caizhen should turn to most for help is her brother Xiao Yucheng.
And she did.
But they didn't expect that Pei Heng was more wary of them than thieves, and would not let them meet unless necessary.
Xiao Yucheng's headache became so severe that she was in excruciating pain. It's said that not only were famous doctors summoned, but even a cypress coffin was prepared. The Xiao family and the Tiger Guards were in chaos. Xiao Caizhen begged to return home to visit him, but Pei Heng refused, and she couldn't even leave the palace. Xiao Caizhen couldn't even smuggle anything in or out of the palace. Her maids who went out to buy supplies were searched from head to toe, even under their fingernails.
Letters sent to and from home would also be opened and examined to see if there were any allegations of collusion or rebellion.
Xiao Caizhen had never imagined that even as a concubine, the head of a palace, she could be subjected to such humiliation. She was stunned and unconsciously wept. The cosmetics provided to her by the palace were of the lowest quality, and her tears left comical marks, like a clown on stage.
Fortunately, there was a clever one among her attendants who, with a smile on his face, stuffed a heavy gold coin into the hand of the eunuch Wei:
"Eunuch Wei, please be kind. You can't let our master have no job in the palace. You have served His Majesty the longest and are the most favored. You don't need to work too hard. Just a few words of guidance from you. The queen also wants to live a peaceful life, right? Things will change. When your brother has made great achievements, what if the queen will win His Majesty's favor?"
This weight made Eunuch Wei narrow his eyes with satisfaction, and he opened his mouth and said a few words in a neither-so-good-nor-sinister tone:
"Oh, my lady, if you want your queen to remain in favor one day, then stop mentioning the Grand Marshal, whose achievements are so great that they threaten the emperor! Isn't that just to make His Majesty unhappy? How can you go against His Majesty?"
"Just wait patiently until His Majesty's anger subsides."
"However, Your Majesty and Her Royal Highness the Princess are both kindhearted and soft-hearted people. They respond well to soft words and don't tolerate harshness. Your Majesty, please lower your attitude and say more soft words that will endear you to others. Don't hit someone who smiles at you, right?"
Eunuch Wei accepted the gold and secretly criticized Xiao Caizhen for her stupidity.
Pei Heng's inability to do anything about Xiao and Cheng, and his need to watch the powerful officials abuse their power, led him to vent his anger on the women in his household, a common trait of an incompetent and cowardly man. The more Xiao Caizhen relied on her brother for support, the more she earned Pei Heng's hatred. Conversely, Xiao Caizhen's refusal to bring the grudges of the previous dynasty into the harem, and her gentleness and kindness, in turn, gave Pei Heng the pleasure of conquering his enemy's sister.
Xiao Caizhen was absolutely unwilling to abandon her brother, but judging by the current situation, only if she was favored and lived a good life could she help her natal family and find famous doctors for Xiao Yucheng to cure his headache.
So, Xiao Caizhen changed her behavior, humbled herself, and wrote a heartfelt post to Pei Zhaoying.
It turns out that the Pei siblings are both soft-hearted and can't stand nice words. Pei Zhaoying knew that she was a vicious person, but in the end she didn't bother with her and couldn't gloat over her misfortune. She just let her fend for herself, which was considered a mercy.
Pei Zhaoying still remembered the last time she entered the palace and saw Xiao Caizhen from afar.
Concubine Jing was followed by unfamiliar maids and servants, each as thin as a sheet of paper. Her youthful spirit had vanished, replaced by a face full of sorrow and resentment. She wore an old-fashioned palace dress, with a ruby the size of a pigeon egg pressed against the front of her collar, giving off a lifeless air. It was as if all her youthful blood had been used to irrigate the palace, drained of its vitality by the imperial city.
Pei Zhaoying can be soft-hearted, and so can Pei Heng.
Xiao Caizhen fell ill and did not put on any makeup or wear any red tassels in her hair. She had a plain face, loose hair, and went barefoot, saying that she wanted to apologize to the emperor.
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