Chapter 289 Blindness
Inside the gauze curtains of the canopy bed, a maid was helping a young girl drink medicine, but for some reason, she couldn't get the medicine down her throat. Yesterday, Physician Chen had just left, saying that this incident seemed to have damaged the young lady's heart meridian, and she would have to rely on medicine to recuperate from now on.
The young lady had been unconscious for many days, and the young master had been guarding her bedside for just as long. The night before last, the Marquis gave him some instructions, and the next day the young master hurriedly led his men out of the city.
He still managed to leave the city at night, but for some reason, he announced to the outside world that the young master was worried about his younger sister and had fallen ill from worry. He suddenly fainted while taking care of her and was now recuperating in his mansion, so the mansion was closed to visitors.
Before leaving, the young master repeatedly instructed her to take good care of the young lady, but for some reason, she couldn't get the medicine down her throat today. Most of the maids in the courtyard had been dismissed by the Marquis, and now she was the only one left to take care of her personally.
The others were either dismissed by the Marquis or borrowed by the mistress under other pretexts. The little maid wiped away her tears in anger, hoping that the young master would return soon.
At this moment, Fu Bao is in the space of her dream. Whenever she encounters any difficulties, she makes a wish in this space and always sees some strange scenes in her dream.
For example, a pheasant that died mysteriously at the foot of a mountain; a plant that a herb gatherer dug up in a corner of the back mountain and laughed loudly, saying it was ginseng; or when the family was short of money, she saw the money her second uncle had buried under the firewood in their backyard.
Every wish made in a dream is granted, so this time was no exception.
Now he has remembered his name, where he lives, and that he is not surnamed Su, nor is he called Su Hanyan, nor is he a young lady from a marquis's mansion.
Her surname was Lin, and her given name was Lin Chang'an. She had an older brother and a second older brother, a mother who went blind from crying because her older brother failed the imperial examination, and a father who died of illness after being beaten to death by the county magistrate.
She remembered everything; it was all thanks to her eldest uncle's sixth brother. Ever since he joined the army, almost nothing good had ever happened to her family.
Even this time, it was still that Sixth Brother who drew his bow and prepared to kill her with a single arrow!
She instantly understood where her unease had come from; the two of them were now in a situation that was practically irreconcilable.
My father had wronged my eldest uncle and two cousins, so my sixth brother took my father to the county government and punished him according to the law. He also destroyed my eldest brother's imperial examination chart and my second brother's leg.
She remembered everything. She was on her way to the provincial capital to apply for college with her older brother when she was knocked unconscious and taken away by human traffickers. Later, she tried to save herself and fell into the water, but was rescued by her brother, Ayan.
Brother Ayan taught her to recognize characters and draw, helped her read and understand principles, and even gave her a noble status.
But a fake is a fake, and it can never become real.
In her dream, she saw her injured sixth brother, saw a man and a tiger fall off a cliff together, and saw a group of men in black shoot him with arrows.
At this moment, Fu Bao sat still in the space, praying in his heart that the culprit who had harmed his family to this extent could die silently.
As soon as this thought crossed her mind, Fu Bao felt as if some force was leaving her.
Fu Bao felt as if he had transformed into the wind, which was freely wandering between heaven and earth. He inexplicably found himself in a gray space, surrounded by thick fog and swirling mist.
At the center of the space was a figure radiating a faint golden light. Fu Bao involuntarily moved closer and saw that Sixth Brother was staring blankly at a certain point in the mist.
That point was actually a hazy gray light. Fu Bao knew in his heart that as long as Sixth Brother got close to the gray light, he would be immediately swallowed up by it.
For a moment, she was even a little excited. Watching her sixth brother slowly walk towards the gray light, but stop at the last moment, Fu Bao felt a little anxious and couldn't help but turn into a gust of wind, preparing to give him a gentle push.
However, the moment she touched Lin Changning, a golden light shone brightly, directly burning her hand that was trying to touch Lin Changning.
A golden thunderclap stretched along the horizon into the gray space, striking her and Lin Changning.
She felt a sharp pain in her eyes, and the next second she was ejected from that space. The needle-like pain in her eyes was almost unbearable for Fu Bao.
As she was ejected from the space, she could even hear Sixth Brother telling her to get out.
Fu Bao jolted awake in her dream, feeling as if thousands of silver needles were piercing her eyes. She opened her eyes abruptly and heard the maid beside her calling out.
"Miss, you're awake! You're finally awake, Miss!!! You scared Cui'er to death!"
As she spoke, the maid put the medicine aside and gently helped Fu Bao up.
"Cui'er? Where are you?"
Fu Bao, whose voice could be heard but whose person could not be seen, opened his lifeless eyes and reached out with his hands on the bed to ask.
Wasn't she awake? Why is it still pitch black in front of her?
After a two-second silence, Fu Bao reached out to the bedside again, but it seemed that she had pulled too hard and aggravated her wound. She felt a piercing pain on the right side of her chest, gasped for breath, and covered the wound on her chest.
Cui'er waved her hand in front of Fu Bao in disbelief, her voice hesitant: "Miss?"
Fu Bao stared blankly into the void ahead with lifeless eyes. She heard the maid calling her from beside her, but everything in front of her was still pitch black. Suddenly, she panicked.
"Cui'er, why can't I see you?"
Cui'er immediately became anxious: "Miss, what's wrong? Don't scare Cui'er!"
As she spoke, she tried waving her hand in front of Fu Bao again.
"Miss? Miss?"
Fu Bao's pupils remained unfocused, staring blankly ahead. Cui'er was so frightened that she was almost crying, her voice trembling with sobs as she tucked the blanket around Fu Bao.
"Miss, wait for me a moment, I'll go get the doctor!"
Even if Fu Bao is stupid, she understands what has happened: she has become blind.
He tried to grab Cui'er who was running away, but because he couldn't see her, he missed his target by the bed.
Cui'er rushed outside to inform the mistress, preparing to invite a doctor to take a look.
Fortunately, since his young lady's wound had not yet healed, there were other doctors on standby at home after Physician Chen left.
After informing the mistress, Cui'er hurriedly returned to the courtyard with her entourage.
"Sir, please take a look at our young lady! She seems to be blind!!!"
The doctor quickly followed behind Cui'er. When they reached the door, Cui'er covered the room with the curtain and reached out to pull Fu Bao's arm out of the curtain.
After moving a small stool for the doctor, I waited by the bedside.
Fu Bao looked somewhat dazed, and didn't utter a single word as the doctor took her pulse.
Cui'er, however, was impatient and couldn't wait any longer: "Sir, how is my young lady?"
The doctor checked her pulse, stood up, and took out paper and pen from his medicine box: "You mean your young lady? She can't be seen now?"
Cui'er nodded hurriedly: "Yes, sir."
The doctor frowned: "The external injuries have healed quite a bit; just keep resting and recuperating. It's just that the blindness..."
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