Chapter 49: Thunderstorm Night, Frightened
Xiangying held her down and said, "Bear with it. I will have to help you scrape off the rotten flesh outside the wound later."
Qi Fengyi clenched his teeth and closed his eyes.
"Princess, let's do it."
Xiangying took a walk around the medical floor of the space, but there was no anesthesia.
Then you can only go directly.
She first used saline solution to rinse away the mud and blood clots inside and outside the wound.
He took out another sharp dagger from the space.
Xiangying cut off the rotten flesh quickly and neatly.
Before Qi Fengyi could cry out in pain, the worst of the pain had already passed.
Finally, Xiangying applied a thick layer of hemostatic herbs and plasters, as well as crushed anti-inflammatory drugs, and wrapped a bandage around her waist.
When Qi Fengyi was helped out of the woods by Xiangying, he was sweating profusely and his face was pale, as if he had died once.
Early the next morning.
Xiangying prepared breakfast for the three little ones and went to find Xiangli.
Recently, Xiangli's legs have gotten much better and he can walk on his own for three or four minutes.
Xiangying advised him to move more, otherwise if he kept lying on the wooden cart, even if his leg injury was completely healed, his muscles would atrophy.
Calculating the time, Xiangli had been gone for five minutes. Xiangying was worried that he would fall, so she went to the woods to look for him.
Unexpectedly, he happened to see Xiangli carving something on the tree.
Xiangying was stunned.
Before she could avoid him, Xiangli turned around: "Aying? Why are you here?"
He came limping over, supporting himself with a stick.
Xiangying pretended not to see what he had just done, her eyes sparkling and she smiled slightly.
"I saw that my brother hadn't returned yet, so I came to see him. The exile team is about to set off, so let's go."
She stepped forward and supported Xiangli.
"I'm sorry to have worried you," Xiangli said with a gentle face, "My legs are much better now. I can stand longer than before. It's all thanks to you."
Xiangying laughed: "How could it be that I am the only one, Miss Lin has paid a lot more."
As the brother and sister were talking, they ran into Lin Lingxiang who was also looking for her.
"What were you talking about just now, Your Highness?"
Xiangying handed Xiangli to Lin Lingxiang to hold, and said jokingly: "What else can I say? My brother said that you took care of him wholeheartedly and he didn't know how to repay you. I asked him to pledge himself to you."
Xiangli blushed: "Aying!"
Lin Lingxiang blushed shyly: "Princess, please stop joking with me."
Xiangli's eyes were helpless, and his tone was doting: "Don't listen to my sister's nonsense, she has always been naughty like this."
In his tone, Xiangying seemed like a child.
Lin Lingxiang supported Xiangli and walked in front. Xiangying turned around and glanced coldly at the mark carved on the tree with his phoenix eyes.
The exile team set off.
To Xiangying's surprise, Jie Chen actually accepted her statement.
Instead of taking the Shanyang official road, choose to take a detour along the mountain road and then take a boat to enter Luzhou by water.
In terms of route, this road can indeed reach the central city and county of the Western Zhou Dynasty as quickly as possible, and is also a little closer to Nanyue.
However, the water route is difficult to travel, especially when so many exiled prisoners have to be accommodated.
The other two military supervisors found Jie Chen and expressed their opposition.
"If anything happens on this ship, we are out of reach."
Jie Chen calmly wiped the sword and said, "Most of our prisoners are women, so they are easy to manage."
The two military supervisors looked at each other and said, "Even though you may not like to hear it, we still have to say that Xiangying is not ordinary."
"She has now won over Qi Fengyi. As far as we know, the Qi family is also famous for their marksmanship."
"She has too many helpers around her, which is a threat to us."
Unexpectedly, Jie Chen put down his sword and said, "I know, so I thought about it in advance. When we go by water, I will let her and her family stay on my boat, and I will watch over her personally."
The two were stunned: "I hope your decision will not anger the deputy general."
Xie Chen said in a low voice: "I will bear any consequences alone."
After saying this, the two military supervisors bowed and left one after the other.
It was a hot afternoon and the entire exile team stopped to rest under the shade of trees in the mountains.
Xiangying went to visit Mr. Lin and brought a bag of pies she made.
As soon as I walked over, I heard Old Master Lin pointing at the endless mountains opposite and talking to Lin Lingxiang.
"This mountain seems to be rolling, but in fact it is very regular. The three peaks are connected continuously, and look like an incense table and altar. This is called a three-tiered table in Feng Shui."
"Plus, there is a big river winding through the river ahead. This is called a jade belt around the waist. You have to remember that with terrain like this, there is likely to be a big tomb underneath."
Xiangying, who was listening nearby, couldn't help but laugh and said, "Mr. Lin is really knowledgeable. He even knows Feng Shui?"
She handed the pie to Lin Lingxiang, and saw Elder Lin bow modestly: "Princess, you are joking. I only know a little bit."
Xiangying knew that this was his way of being modest.
Every minister who was able to pass the examination to be admitted to the Imperial Observatory had to take an examination on numerology and the laws of nature.
In addition to judging the weather and celestial phenomena, what is more important is to choose the location, date and time, which is a huge subject.
Especially for someone like Mr. Lin who has reached the position of supervisor of the Imperial Observatory, he must be proficient in everything.
By the afternoon, the sky was gloomy.
Xie Chen ordered the entire team to speed up and reach the next post station before dark and rain.
Xiangying carried the three children to Xiangli's wooden cart. Qi Fengyi led the horse while she and Taoxue walked.
They walked without any pressure because Xiangying had already prepared thick and soft insoles and knee pads for Taoxue and the others.
The rest were not so lucky and left complaining bitterly.
Especially Concubine Shangguan, she was old and had to breathe heavily after walking three steps.
Soon he fell to the back of the team.
The skinny monkey was unsympathetic and swung his whip: "Hurry up and leave! If you don't leave, you'll be whipped!"
Concubine Shangguan looked at the concubines who had previously surrounded her to curry her favor, and saw them all rushing to the front.
When everyone was unable to walk, no one would be stupid enough to help her.
Concubine Shangguan was so angry that she gritted her teeth and her triangular eyes drooped.
At this moment, Xiang Qianqian actually returned from the front.
"Grandmother, I'll carry you on my back!" She said as she squatted down.
Concubine Shangguan was a little surprised: "Will this tire you out?"
Having said that, she had already fallen on Xiang Qianqian's back. Xiang Qianqian gritted her teeth, stood up, and forced a smile, "Not tired."
Concubine Shangguan was quite touched.
She lay on Xiang Qianqian's back and promised: "Qianqian, it's the Royal Grandmother's fault for not taking good care of you before."
"Don't worry, as long as the Imperial Grandmother lives, you will benefit from her."
Xiang Qianqian hummed softly.
When night fell, the mountain wind brought down a dense drizzle as dense as needles, accompanied by muffled thunder.
But they had not yet reached the next post station, so they could only camp on an open space on a slope in the woods.
Avoid being accidentally hit by mines under trees.
Because it was raining, it was difficult to light torches, so Xie Chen ordered the military doctor to take out the pungent herbs that could drive away wild beasts and place them around.
After Xiangying settled Taoxue and the three children, he went to find Jie Chen, intending to apply medicine to his eyes.
But suddenly, a loud thunder sounded above his head, like a purple snake, rushing across the night sky, and a huge noise was heard soon after.
From the stagnant supply and forage team at the rear, there came the sound of frightened horses neighing.
Dozens of horses kicked their hooves at the same time, looking restless. Some of them broke free from their reins and injured the soldiers who were rushing over.
They were afraid that the situation would become chaotic and the horse would rush over to them and hurt the child.
So Xiangying turned his head and ran straight to the location of the food and grass at the rear without hesitation.
Jie Chen arrived almost at the same time. He had already taken off the mask in front of him. Now, standing in the heavy rain with his injuries, he grabbed the reins of the three horses with his big hands and tried to steady them.
Scarface and his men worked hard to subdue the rest of the horses, but a pregnant brown-maned horse, dragging a whole cart of food and fodder, galloped forward and neighed.
Seeing this, Xiangying climbed onto a nearby horse and started chasing the brown-haired horse.
"Xiangying! Come back!" Jie Chen yelled.
Seeing that she had no intention of looking back, Jie Chen decisively pulled the horse over, whipped it and galloped away.
On a rainy day, on the mountain road, their figures were getting farther and farther away.
(End of this chapter)
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