Chapter 126
When the medicine was finished, the yamen runner Wu just brought in food.
Because the situation and atmosphere were not right, we could only make do with the food.
The second pot of wild pheasant meat porridge was cooked, and Wu Xiaoyacha brought in two bowls.
Yu Ying had only breakfast at the end of the day and was already feeling hungry. Although she was hungry, she had no appetite at all.
He fiddled with the porridge in the bowl and ate slowly.
Fu Wei looked at her and asked in a low voice with concern: "What's wrong?"
Yu Ying: "I've seen too much gore today, so I don't have much of an appetite."
Fu Wei knew that she hadn't eaten much after traveling all day, so he advised her, "Eat something."
She hummed, took two bites, and asked him in a low voice, "Who was it that assassinated the governor?"
Fu Wei stirred the remaining half of his bowl of porridge, lowered his eyes, and spoke, "Shen Taishou doesn't fight for power, so logically he wouldn't become a stumbling block to anyone. The most likely person is this fierce bandit from Mu Yunshan."
Yu Ying paused while scooping porridge and looked up at him.
Fu Wei smiled and said softly, "Officials and thieves are inherently hostile to each other, not to mention that the officials nowadays are no different from bandits in official guise. Therefore, there is no distinction between right and wrong. However, if Big Brother makes a mistake, then we will only be on the opposite side."
At this point, Fu Wei added, "This isn't the place to talk. I'll tell you in detail when we get back."
Yu Ying nodded.
Yu Ying only ate half of the bowl of porridge, and Fu Wei ate the rest.
After a simple meal, it was time to rest.
The camp bed is only the size of a single bamboo bed, and it is probably difficult for two people to lie down.
Fu Wei said, "I'll go look after my elder brother. You can rest first."
Yu Ying pulled his sleeve and said, "Let's sleep together for a while. Let Xiao Yacha Wu and Yacha Huo rest for a while in the second half of the night."
Then, he looked at the crib and said, "Just squeeze in."
Fu Wei glanced at the narrow bed and was silent for a moment.
How can this be squeezed?
"Hold me while you sleep." Yu Ying smiled at him slightly.
Fu Wei heard this and responded, "Okay."
After agreeing on the time with Wu Xiaoyacha and Huo Yacha, they went to rest first.
Fu Wei lay down first, with half of his body hanging in the air and half of his arm's length of space left on the inside, which was enough for Yu Ying to lie down.
Yu Ying climbed onto the bed, let him sleep a little closer, and then squeezed into his arms.
Kissed his Adam's apple.
I originally wanted to kiss his lips, but because I couldn't tilt my head back, I could only kiss his Adam's apple.
Fu Wei's body tensed up and his Adam's apple rolled up and down.
Zheng was stunned for two breaths before he lowered his head to look at Ah Ying who was looking at him in his arms.
Her eyes weren't completely black, but had a hint of brown. They were gentle, like the lake he had once looked at in March, hazy with drizzle, gentle and delicate.
My heart is so soft.
Fu Wei lowered his head and pecked her forehead lightly, then tightened his arms, holding her tightly in his arms, and said in a hoarse voice, "Rest."
When love is at its peak, it is inevitable to feel desire, which is normal.
Yu Ying felt it, and quietly stretched out her hand. When she moved it down from his waist and abdomen, Fu Wei understood what she was going to do. His ears suddenly turned red. He grabbed her hand and placed it behind his waist: "Don't move."
"Don't you want it?" she asked softly.
After all, Fu Wei is handsome, and she likes to see him immersed in passion/desire, which is quite alluring.
Therefore, when it comes to the relationship/affair between her and Fu Wei, Yu Ying is willing to try other ways.
Fu Wei was not as courageous as her. He coughed twice to hide his guilt and said unnaturally, "Let's do it when we get back."
Yu Ying smiled, snuggled into his arms, her lips slightly curved, and she whispered, "Okay."
In the second half of the night, he had to check on his elder brother and the two sick guards, and then suture seven or eight people. His eyes were already tired, and he nestled in the familiar arms and fell asleep in a short while.
Even Fu Wei fell into a light sleep.
In the middle of the night, Wu Xiaoyacha called out softly outside, and the two woke up instantly.
After tidying up their clothes, Yu Ying and Fu Wei came out of the tent and let Wu Xiaoyacha and Huo Yacha go to rest.
The two of them haven't rested since last night, and their faces are full of fatigue.
It was past midnight and the martial law in the camp was even stricter. The patrolling officers and soldiers saw them coming out of the tent and ordered them to go back to the tent to rest.
After Fu Wei stepped forward to explain that he was taking care of the wounded, the patrolling officers and soldiers naturally knew that what Madam Yu had done tonight was to save two guards and treat several injured guards, so they began to respect the couple more.
But he had a duty, so he sent two men to follow them.
Yu Ying and Fu Wei went to see Fu Zhen's condition first.
Fu Zhen's fever has subsided and his condition has improved. Both Huo Yachai and Wu Xiaoyachai are resting in this tent. Yu Ying stayed for a short while and then went out. Then she and Fu Wei went to see the injured guards.
One of the two seriously injured guards had a fever. After drinking half a bowl of medicine, his temperature dropped after half an hour.
The news that Yu Ying treated the seriously injured guard spread among the officers and soldiers in just half a night. The followers who were seriously injured the day before and were still hanging on to their last breath also came to Yu Ying.
It's hard to refuse now that he's here, and I know that if I don't save him, he might not survive.
Save as many as you can.
After instructing the caretaker on how to take care of the child, he followed Fu Wei to check on the injuries of other people.
By the time the wound was cleaned up, it was already night and dawn.
At daybreak, Prefect Shen ordered that everything be packed up within an hour and then immediately returned to the county seat.
There were seriously injured people in the camp, so we shouldn't have returned immediately, but since the prefect had given the order, we had no choice but to obey.
Fu Wei sat on a plain carriage, looking thoughtfully at the officers and soldiers patrolling the camp, as well as the main tent which was surrounded tightly by officers and soldiers.
He tapped his knee lightly with his long fingers, pondering the purpose of this assassination.
If it was really done by the Mu Yunshan bandits, what was their purpose?
Isn't this simply forcing Governor Shen to suppress the bandits?
But he thought that there would be an uprising starting at the beginning of next year, but that would start from the north.
The uprising in the north and the suppression of bandits in the south would attract most of the court's attention.
Due to the blockage of information in the marginal areas and the deliberate concealment of information by local officials and powerful people, the uprising started at the beginning of the year, but the imperial court probably did not know about it until the middle of the year.
If there are more bandits like Mu Yunshan attracting attention, the uprising may not be discovered so quickly. By the time troops are discovered, they will be sent in. By the time they are sent to quell the rebellion, the rebel army will have grown stronger.
If this is true, this assassination may not really be the work of Mu Yunshan, but it is very likely to be a diversion of trouble.
Furthermore, Governor Shen was afraid of death and only cared about enjoying himself. When the rebels attacked Cangwu, he would either abandon Cangwu and flee, or open the city gates and surrender to the enemy.
Such a person can only be a temporary support, but is definitely not a long-term solution.
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Fu Zhen in the tent had already woken up and was sitting up on the bed. Wu Xiaoyamen put clothes on him. He gathered his clothes together weakly and asked, "Where is Erlang?"
Just as Wu Xiaoyacha was about to answer, the curtain was lifted.
The two looked over and saw Fu Wei sitting on the plain carriage, and Yu Ying behind him.
When Fu Zhen saw his brother's wife, he was surprised for a moment, then he realized that the wounds on his body were all sutured with thread. He had only seen his brother's wife treat wounds in this way.
Seeing Fu Zhen getting up, Yu Ying hurriedly said, "Be careful, don't hurt the wound."
Fu Zhen had lost too much blood, his face was pale and bloodless, even his lips were pale. "This is the second time I've been saved by my sister-in-law."
Yu Ying responded, "Don't be so polite. To be honest, Big Brother also saved Erlang."
Fu Zhen looked at Fu Wei. The two brothers looked at each other, said nothing, and just smiled faintly.
Because Yu Ying and Fu Wei were busy, they had no time to cook porridge, but not long after, Captain Luo brought over a pot of meat porridge.
His words were full of gratitude to Madam Yu for saving him.
While boiling the medicine, I ate some porridge and packed my luggage. An hour had passed in the blink of an eye.
They started their journey back at noon, took a short break for half an hour at noon, and then continued on their journey again, finally arriving back at the county seat at dusk.
Yu Ying and Fu Zhen returned to the inn first, while Fu Wei went to say goodbye to the prefect.
Just after returning to the inn to rest for a while, Captain Luo, the guard in the camp, came with the medical fee.
After being invited to Fu Zhen's room, Captain Luo, the guard, handed a box to Yu Ying.
"These are the medical fees that the injured brothers voluntarily handed over to me and asked me to pay to Madam Yu on their behalf."
Yu Ying took the box without hesitation, and when she held it in her hand she realized it was quite heavy, about ten pounds.
She put the box on the table, opened it and took a look.
Seeing the money in the box, he looked at Guard Captain Luo in surprise: "This seems a bit too much, right?"
She originally thought that there were only copper coins in it, but she didn't expect that there were also quite a lot of small change.
Guard Captain Luo smiled and shook his head: "Madam Yu helped treat twenty-one people yesterday, but everyone's family was not very well-off and they were short of money, so they only raised seventeen taels."
"We originally wanted to come and thank Madam Yu, but because they were injured and we were afraid of causing trouble for Madam Yu, we didn't come. Although we didn't come, we asked you to convey our gratitude to Madam Yu. If we have the opportunity to visit Yu County, we will definitely come to express our gratitude."
Yu Ying smiled gently: "You're welcome. I've collected the consultation fee, so it's only natural that I treat them."
After that, he added, "By the way, I'll write a few prescriptions later, and Guard Captain Luo will prescribe medicine for them according to the severity of their injuries."
Captain Luo thanked him again.
As soon as Captain Luo left, Fu Wei came back, but he looked a little unhappy.
After Yu Ying took Fu Zhen's pulse, she returned to the room, closed the door, and asked Fu Wei, "What's wrong with you?"
Fu Wei turned to look at her: "Why didn't you tell me about the attack by thieves?"
Yu Ying was stunned for a moment, then reacted: "I almost forgot about this."
It’s not Yu Ying’s fault for hiding it, she was really busy and forgot.
Fu Wei sighed. He was just worried, not angry.
"When I went to the prefect's mansion, I heard the chief clerk tell me about the thieves in the inn. The prefect also heard about it and said that he would send a reward before leaving."
Yu Ying poured two cups of tea and carefully told him the details of arresting the thief, and then the matter of Captain Luo.
"Just accept it. It won't have any impact." He took a sip of tea and then said, "The grain harvest went even smoother than I expected. The money the magistrate gave us has been used to pay for the grain. We'll rest for another day tomorrow and return the day after tomorrow."
At this point, he asked, "How's the grain harvest going over there?"
Yu Ying shook her head: "I'm not sure either, but the amount isn't very large, so it shouldn't be a problem."
This trip to the county seat was full of surprises and dangers, but fortunately, we managed to get through it safely.
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