Chapter 173 You Will Leave in Three Days
When Lin Tingfeng woke up, he felt as if all the bones in his body were broken. He broke out in a cold sweat just by lifting his arm.
He opened his mouth, his voice rough and unpleasant, "Water."
The figure sitting by the window didn't move at all.
Thinking that Zhuang Shihan didn't hear him, Lin Tingfeng endured the pain, raised his arm, and slapped the bed board hard, making a dull "bang" sound.
With such a loud noise, even if you are asleep, you will definitely be woken up.
But Zhuang Shihan still didn't move, just facing him with a cold back.
Lin Tingfeng realized something belatedly and explained in his hoarse voice, "I didn't touch her."
Although last night's events were a bit confusing, he still remembered most of what happened before he passed out.
Zhuang Shihan turned around, her eyes full of sarcasm, "You said no, then no?"
"If you don't believe me, I swear to God."
The room was quiet for a moment. Zhuang Shihan stood up, poured a glass of water and walked to the bed.
Looking at the bowl of water so close to him, Lin Tingfeng reached out to take it, but accidentally pulled the wound on his shoulder, and he gasped in pain.
He gently moved other parts of his body and felt pain everywhere.
"What a wicked Qiu Zongping! He and I have no grudge against each other, yet he is so cruel!"
"It's not just Qiu Zongping." Zhuang Shihan said coldly.
Facing Lin Tingfeng's puzzled look, he added, "Those who were transferred away by you have all been brought back by that old bastard named Xu. The dozen or so who attacked you yesterday all look familiar."
There are more than ten people?
They are so brave!
As the defender of a city and the immediate superior of these people, how could Xu Xiao tolerate such an absurd thing happening in his house?
Zhuang Shihan helped Lin Tingfeng up with a dark face, and while serving him water, she told him everything that happened last night.
At the end, she sneered and asked, "A fight happened in your own house. Do you really think that he, the master, is completely unaware of it?"
Lin Tingfeng's eyes were gloomy. "General Xu is not so stupid as to do this."
Zhuang Shihan stared at him and said quietly, "How could someone who has never had any grudges against you target you for no reason?"
As their eyes met, Lin Tingfeng's expression became increasingly ugly.
He was silent for a moment, then asked, "How confident are you that you can cure His Royal Highness Prince Jin's leg?"
The root of this matter lies with Mo Jinchuan. If Shihan can cure his leg, not only will King Jin's old subordinates in the border town remember this kindness, but he and the royal family will also owe them a huge favor.
Even if the fact that I broke into the enemy camp alone is exposed, I can use this favor as a golden ticket to avoid death.
Looking at the bright side, Prince Jin has always been the most favored candidate for the crown prince by the emperor and the ministers. If he recovers and stands up again, he will definitely be the best candidate for that position.
By then, he would be a meritorious official who had served the emperor well, and it would be easy for him to be granted a title of nobility or become a prime minister in the future.
Lin Tingfeng just thought about it, and his good mood surged and he couldn't suppress it.
But Zhuang Shihan's next words instantly knocked him down from the clouds to the bottom of the valley.
She said, “It’s incurable.”
"What? Are you kidding me?" Lin Tingfeng was stunned and could hardly believe his ears.
Over the past two years, although he had always disagreed with Shihan's unconventional treatment method, thinking it was too extreme and inhumane, he had to admit that her medical skills were far superior to those of ordinary doctors.
In a previous battle, he was in critical condition due to an arrow in the chest. Several military doctors were helpless. It was she who faced the danger fearlessly, withstood countless pressures, and gambled with her own life to pull out the arrow and stop the bleeding, thus pulling him out of the underworld.
To this day, when my brothers talk about this incident, they all call it a miracle.
But such a person who had performed miracles actually said that she couldn't cure it?
Zhuang Shihan bit her lower lip lightly, annoyance in her eyes, "Prince Jin's leg nerves are completely necrotic. There's no cure."
Lin Tingfeng didn't understand these professional terms, and asked unwillingly: "Have you tried it yourself?"
He thought that Mo Jinchuan had a bad temper and was prejudiced against Zhuang Shihan, so he might not cooperate with the treatment.
But as soon as he finished speaking, Zhuang Shihan became annoyed.
She angrily asked, "What do you mean by that? Do you think I'm not willing to treat you with all my heart?"
Without waiting for Lin Tingfeng to explain, she said, "I've tried everything, including manipulation, acupuncture, and medicinal baths, but his legs showed no reaction."
Lin Tingfeng frowned as he listened. Just as he was about to ask something, he heard Zhuang Shihan sarcastically ask, "Do you think I can't think of what you can think of?"
As she spoke, regardless of how ugly Lin Tingfeng's expression was, she continued on her own: "The muscle atrophy in his legs is not serious. I was worried that he was pretending to be so, so I poured a cup of hot tea on him while he was drinking tea, but he didn't even blink.
As long as he feels the slightest bit of pain, I will try my best.
You tell me, how should I treat it?
Even if a Daluo Jinxian were alive, he couldn't bring spring back to a dead tree."
Zhuang Shihan grew increasingly angry as she spoke, snarling, "Song Yanxi is incapable of curing Prince Jin's leg. She was clearly trying to provoke me last night so I would issue a military order in public."
When the three-month deadline comes, she will become the target of public criticism.
Not to mention anything else, just those old subordinates of His Royal Highness Prince Jin, when they found out that their joy was in vain, were determined to tear a piece of her off.
By then, her reputation will be ruined and she will be hated by everyone. Not only will the border town not be able to accommodate her, there will be no place for her even in the capital.
This Song Yanxi really has a vicious heart!
Hearing this, Lin Tingfeng's face darkened, "Shihan, you were too impulsive in this matter."
Zhuang Shihan burst into laughter and asked him, "I should have kept quiet and waited for them to continue to accuse you, so that His Royal Highness Prince Jin could follow the clues to find out the truth and then send you back to Beijing in a prison cart to have your head chopped off, right?"
She was angry and her tone was particularly aggressive.
"If I had known that this would lead to endless trouble, I shouldn't have been so foolish as to let you take the risk and fight for this useless military merit.
Now, not only is there no sign of the reward, but I've gotten into trouble. Who is His Royal Highness Prince Jin? If he finds out anything, we'll both be doomed."
Zhuang Shihan asked with red eyes: "Brother Feng, what do you think I am after?"
Lin Tingfeng's heart was filled with alarm, and he quickly grabbed her hand and said softly, "Shihan, don't be angry. I'm not blaming you. It was that vicious woman who was cunning and deliberately designed to harm you.
She must have done this on purpose because she was jealous of the way we two acted together as husband and wife."
Zhuang Shihan gritted her teeth and said bitterly, "Just wait and see. If she dares to plot against me like this, I will definitely make her wish she were dead!"
Lin Tingfeng comforted her a few more times, and only talked about the business after seeing that she had calmed down.
He said, "Shihan, His Royal Highness Prince Jin's leg disease is a serious matter. You issued a military order in public last night, so the spies who were supposed to deliver the message to the capital have already set out.
You can't stay here any longer. You can avoid disaster by using the excuse that your father-in-law is unwell and returning to Beijing to take care of him."
"You want me to be a deserter?"
"You are a military doctor, not a soldier. How can you be a deserter?"
Without waiting for Zhuang Shihan to speak again, Lin Tingfeng said without hesitation, "I'll have someone start making preparations. You can leave in three days."
"I'm not leaving."
Meeting his displeased eyes, Zhuang Shihan smiled coldly and asked, "Brother Feng, who said that only curing Prince Jin's leg is a great achievement?"
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