Chapter 16 Brain Damage
Xuan Ce's army set up camp outside the city to rest, while Cui Jing, Wei Shuyi and others were welcomed to the posthouse by the governor in the city.
The officials in the city were very attentive. They had been worried about how to receive and greet General Cui and Minister Wei respectively when they entered the city at the same time. Now that they saw the two of them entering the city together, they felt relieved but also had to try to balance the situation.
In terms of official positions and power, Cui Jing, who is now the general of the Xuan Ce Army and the remote commander of Bingzhou, and the eldest grandson of Lord Cui, is even more worthy of being ignored. In addition, he is accompanied by the first-rank general of the cavalry, Chang Kuo.
But Minister Wei was born in the Duke of Zheng's mansion, he was young and promising, and this time he was an imperial envoy sent by the Saint, so he must not be treated lightly...
Fortunately, although the former was cold and taciturn, with a murderous aura that he had brought back from the battlefield, he did not make things difficult for others. After the banquet, he asked his subordinates to send them away. The latter was easy-going in words and deeds, and it was not at all obvious that he had just encountered a thrilling assassination outside the city.
The officials all breathed a sigh of relief when they left the posthouse.
As he walked, he whispered, "I vaguely heard that Commander Cui and the Minister of the Eastern Palace were not on good terms, but now it doesn't look like they have any conflicts..."
"I also heard that Grand Commander Cui and Minister Wei were childhood playmates, but that doesn't seem to be true... it's just that the rumor is not to be believed."
"Have you arranged the rest?"
"Don't worry, Governor."
…
Chang Kuo used the excuse of recuperating from his injuries and did not go to the front hall to attend the welcoming banquet set up by the officials. Instead, he stayed in the room with Chang Suining for dinner.
His own child had just encountered such a thing, and he was too busy taking care of the child to have the energy to deal with others.
Before dinner, Chang Suining asked about his injury: "...Is it in the leg?"
At first she didn't pay much attention to it, until she got off the car in front of the post house just now, she noticed that there was something wrong with Chang Kuo's right leg when he walked.
Chang Kuo smiled and said, "On my left shoulder, it's just an arrow wound, it's fine now! But Commander Cui insisted on keeping me in the carriage!"
Not on the leg?
His legs...
Chang Suining looked at his right leg covered by his robe in a daze.
It looks like an old injury.
How did you get hurt?
Has it always been like this? She wanted to ask directly, but she could only try: "Then... does Dad's leg still hurt now?"
Chang Kuo smiled and patted his thigh: "It's been more than ten years, it's nothing!"
More than 10 years...
She was clearly fine when she left the capital that year, so it could only be... the battle with the Northern Di twelve years ago?
He was the one who led the troops in that battle.
Chang Suining was silent for a while.
Deaths and injuries are common on the battlefield, but it is always sad to see former heroes become disabled.
So, Xuan Ce’s army was handed over to someone else?
She had so many questions.
Chang Kuo lowered his voice and asked with concern, "What happened to Sui Ning?"
Although he was a military general, he was a meticulous person and not a reckless or stupid person. He noticed the girl's emotional fluctuations.
Chang Suining raised his eyes and looked at him.
This was their first meeting just now, and Lao Chang didn’t have time to think about it carefully. But in the future, she would definitely have many “strange things” that would need to be explained and dealt with one by one.
"There is something I need to tell Dad."
Facing those eyes that were different from what he remembered, Chang Kuo became inexplicably nervous: "...What's going on?"
"I can't remember many things from the past."
Chang Kuo widened his eyes in shock: "What does this mean? Why did it happen suddenly? When did this symptom appear?!"
Chang Suining said calmly, "I became like this after I woke up from those kidnappers' house. They used a lot of knockout drugs on me before, so this might be the reason."
"Then... is your head injured? Are you feeling any other discomfort?" Chang Kuo couldn't sit still anymore and stood up suddenly: "I'll ask someone to find a doctor first!"
"No need." Chang Suining stopped him quickly: "When I was in Hezhou, Minister Wei asked a doctor to examine me. There is no other problem. Everything is fine."
This is the truth, Wei Shuyi did hire a doctor for her.
Chang Kuo asked hurriedly, "Did the doctor tell me whether your...this memory loss can be cured?"
"I haven't told Minister Wei and the doctor about this disease." Facing Chang Kuolue's puzzled expression, Chang Suining said, "I just escaped death. My father is not around. I dare not talk about this with outsiders easily."
When Ah Li was brought back by her as a child, a group of old men surrounded this little girl, feeling both curious and excited.
Ah Li grinned, and Lao Chang was very happy - "I melted!"
Ah Li pouted and cried, and Lao Chang felt distressed - "I melted!"
He seemed to have become a snowball, melting at any time.
It was obvious that he had put on makeup again, and his eyes were red. He nodded and said, "Good boy... It's good to be careful when you are alone outside."
"Since you don't want outsiders to know, then after returning to the capital, I will ask the doctor in the palace to take a closer look for you. And regarding this matter in Hezhou, I have already informed Minister Wei, and I will definitely not let a single word of it out."
After comforting him like this, he asked softly, "Then tell your father, what do you remember?"
Chang Suining replied: "Remember my father, remember who I am."
This is not a lie—
Apart from myself, the only person I remember is my father!
Chang Kuo was deeply moved again, and his eyes suddenly became redder: "Okay... that's enough."
As he spoke, he wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and concluded: "In other words, the brain is broken... but not completely broken?"
Chang Suining: "...I guess so."
Chang Kuo calmed down, sat back down, and then comforted him: "It's okay, it's just that you forgot some unimportant things. As long as you can eat and sleep, everything else is not a problem!"
"I'll go see a doctor later... and practice with my father. Once my body is strong, I may be able to remember it someday!"
I am content and silent all year round.
With Lao Chang, there is nothing that can't be solved with a little practice.
But at this moment, she nodded in agreement: "Okay, I'll listen to Dad."
She needs to "practice" so that some things are not too difficult to explain.
Chang Kuo was very pleased to see that she actually agreed.
At this time, someone brought in the food and set the table. Chang Kuo did not ask any more questions and just kept putting food into Chang Suining's bowl.
Chang Suining breathed a sigh of relief.
The current situation was unclear, and she was not ready to reveal everything, so she could only muddle through for now.
Instead of telling lies one after another in the future, it is better to tell a big lie at once and save yourself a lot of trouble.
As for the brain being broken...so be it.
Having a broken brain was good - in a sense, it meant she could say anything and do anything - after all, her brain was broken.
Well, thinking in this way, the sky is high and the earth is vast, there are no taboos, and the future is promising.
…
After dinner, Chang Kuo brought Chang Suining out.
Although they had their meal together, Chang Suining still had to go back to the place where Wei Shuyi and his party were staying to rest at Chang Kuo's insistence. Chang Kuo's side was full of soldiers and generals, which made it inconvenient, while the imperial envoy had maids to take care of his daily life.
"Are you Ache?" Chang Kuo asked the young boy guarding the corridor.
Ah Che hurried over and saluted nervously: "General..."
"I've just heard Sui Ning say that it's a good opportunity for you to leave Hezhou with her." Chang Kuo patted the boy's thin shoulders, walked around the boy slowly, and looked him over: "Well... too thin and weak. When you get back to the mansion, eat more and practice a little!"
Chang Kuo could not tolerate weak people, and he would feel uncomfortable if anyone in the mansion did not practice together.
A Che was flattered, his eyes excited and determined.
At this moment, a chaotic sound suddenly came from the courtyard next door -
Chang Suining looked over subconsciously.
After listening carefully for a moment, there seemed to be the sound of a woman crying in the chaos.
Good afternoon, I am ten minutes late because I want to complain to you all. I want to ask if this situation is normal in life. The thing is, I really can't stand it. We have been together for five years. The other party does not go out to work or do housework. He just waits for me to support him. He only sleeps every day and needs me to feed him. The most important thing is... he sheds a lot of hair! Originally it was just this one, but now there is another one... That's right, after raising a big dog for five years, I picked up a stray cat that fell into the sewer not long ago. It's a little orange. Now I named it Silang (inspired by the big orange in Huanhuan). That's right, I now live a life with both cats and dogs haha (I'm not showing off hehe Finally, I heard that everyone has been short of books recently. Today I recommend a new book by Erqian to everyone, haha "After Retirement, I Work as a System for the Male Lead" - Being the male lead's little ancestor!
(More than my word count)
(End of this chapter)
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