31 living together
◎One day brings a hundred days of kindness to a wife and husband. ◎
The old doctor who had taken Cui Huaifeng's pulse before was invited to the old place again, but the difference was that the patient was different.
Jiang Yan sat on the bed, with large purple-red bruises on his arms. A closer look revealed several splinters stuck in his skin.
At that moment, as the wooden stick slashed toward Jiang Yan, she simultaneously kicked him in the stomach, preventing him from using his full strength, which would have resulted in a broken bone. She knew this was the best possible outcome. But even with the best possible outcome, seeing Jiang Yan's horrific injuries, Cui Huaifeng couldn't help but frown, a look of worry in her eyes.
Although the old doctor was old, his movements were steady and quick. He picked out all the splinters one by one, sprinkled medicine powder on the wound to stop the bleeding, and then wrote a prescription to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis.
"Thank you, Doctor Yu." Jiang Yan smiled.
"Nothing." Doctor Yu waved his hand and put away the medicine box.
Zhu Jin rushed over after receiving the news that Jiang Yan was injured. He looked at Jiang Yan and understood his master's intention. He called Zheng Pu and the two of them sent Doctor Yu back together.
There were only two of them left in the room. Jiang Yan took out a small jar made of white jade and said, "This is the ointment used in the palace for external application. I just happened to have it with me. Huaifeng, I'm having trouble moving. Could you please help me apply it?"
Cui Huaifeng did not refuse. He sat beside her, took the jar, dipped a piece of translucent ointment with his fingertips, and slowly spread it on the bruise.
Jiang Yan chuckled, "Huaifeng, do you remember that you also painted it for me once in the mansion?"
"Remember." Cui Huaifeng didn't react much and concentrated on applying the medicine.
"Huaifeng, you still care about me." Jiang Yan whispered tentatively.
Cui Huaifeng paused and wanted to refute, but he couldn't open his mouth.
Jiang Yan noticed Cui Huaifeng's momentary hesitation, grabbed the wrist of the hand that was applying the medicine, pulled him towards him, and forced him to look at him. Cui Huaifeng's panicked expression was captured by Jiang Yan's eagle-like sharp eyes.
Cui Huaifeng met her all-seeing, oppressive gaze and subconsciously wanted to escape. But Jiang Yan didn't give him the chance. She didn't do anything excessive, but lowered her head and rested it on her shoulder, as if she was tired.
Jiang buried her head in the side of his neck, smelling the familiar and pleasant scent on him. Her heart felt sour, and she smiled briefly.
This ambiguous posture lasted for a while, and then Jiang Yan straightened up.
Cui Huaifeng thought she was about to leave and go back to the next room. Unexpectedly, Jiang Yan blinked, fell back, and lay on the bed.
Cui Huaifeng was puzzled.
Jiang Yan showed an innocent smile, "Huai Feng, can you take care of me for a few days?"
Cui Huaifeng now understood that she was not planning to leave her home. "No, at worst, there are still Zhu Jin and Zheng Pu."
"Zhu Jin is so busy doing things for me that he can't spare any attention. Zheng Pu is a man after all and will get married in the future. It's not appropriate for him to take care of me."
"A husband and wife are bound by a hundred days of grace. We have been husband and wife for several months. You can't just abandon me, an injured person." Jiang Yan looked at Cui Huaifeng aggrievedly, without any shame.
Cui Huaifeng really didn't expect Jiang Yan to be so shameless.
No matter how much Jiang Yan talked, Cui Huaifeng didn't buy her and didn't want to indulge her anymore. He thought about pulling Jiang Yan up.
Cui Huaifeng's hand was still an finger's length away from Jiang Yan's uninjured arm. Jiang Yan rolled sideways, hugged his arm, and cried out in pain, "It hurts!"
She looked at Cui Huaifeng dimly, opened her bright eyes wide, and said coquettishly, "Huaifeng..."
Cui Huaifeng took a look at the wound on Jiang Yan's arm and softened his heart.
Jiang Yan showed the smug smile of a winner.
When Zheng Pu came back alone, he saw Jiang Yan still at home and had not yet realized the seriousness of the matter.
It wasn't until after dinner, when Jiang Yan and Cui Huaifeng returned to their room, that he realized something was wrong. But he had seen a lot of things, so after the shock, he silently accepted the fact and returned to his room.
After entering the room, Jiang Yan lay down on the bed first. Cui Huaifeng tried his best to control himself and ignore her existence. He got on the bed and sat on the head of the bed, reading a book by candlelight.
Jiang Yan approached Cui Huaifeng and said, "Huaifeng, I'll read whatever book you're reading with you."
Cui Huaifeng glanced at her coldly.
Jiang Yan smiled and said, "Just watch your own thing. I won't bother you anymore."
Jiang Yan snuggled up to Cui Huaifeng and lay down, her head near his waist. She stared at Cui Huaifeng's bulging belly in a trance, reaching out and gently stroking it. The abdomen that had been soft in her palm suddenly moved. Jiang Yan thought she had made a mistake, but after a while, it moved again.
Jiang Yan suddenly stood up, as if something big had happened, and said in surprise, "Huai Feng, it's moving!"
Cui Huaifeng calmly closed the book and said, "It's fetal movement."
Jiang Yan's eyes sparkled as he asked excitedly, "I know. Huaifeng, did it just say hello to me?"
Perhaps infected by Jiang Yan's emotions, Cui Huaifeng's eyebrows and eyes were as gentle as the warm spring breeze in March. He chuckled and said, "Maybe."
Jiang Yan carefully lay on Cui Huaifeng's abdomen, feeling its presence.
Cui Huaifeng lowered his eyes and looked at Jiang Yan interacting with the baby in her belly. He suddenly felt that it was great to have her by his side.
Jiang Yan stayed there openly, but she would still handle official business in her room during the day, go there to eat every time it was time, and stay with Cui Huaifeng at night under various pretexts. Cui Huaifeng applied medicine to her while Jiang Yan massaged his waist.
However, Jiang Yan did not eat for free. She took care of some of the chores at home, such as buying firewood, repairing fences, etc.
To make her work easier, she also changed into clothes made of ramie cloth. However, even the coarse linen clothes could not hide her charm and beauty.
The area where Cui Huaifeng rented a house was sparsely populated, with courtyards scattered around and little interaction between neighbors. However, the roads were clearly planned, and Jiang Yan always passed by the main road when he went shopping.
There were several young men living with their mothers and fathers on the side of the road. Jiang Yan was one of the few beautiful women in the area, and several of the men couldn't help but feel attracted to her.
When Jiang Yan was in Beijing, there were countless men who admired her. But before she met Cui Huaifeng, she didn't care. After she met Cui Huaifeng, she threw herself on him and no one else was in her eyes.
On the way home, Jiang Yan was suddenly stopped by a strange man, and he was unable to figure out the man's intentions for a moment.
"Is there something wrong?" Jiang Yan's face was cold. She was in a hurry to go home to see Huaifeng.
The young man was too shy to look at Jiang Yan, so he didn't see Jiang Yan's impatience.
The man had mustered up the courage to come here, but after approaching the real person, his heart began to beat fast, and he lowered his head and stammered, unable to speak.
Jiang Yan gradually lost his patience and turned aside to leave.
The man was anxious for a moment and called out to Jiang Yan, then raised his hand and handed her a sachet, his eyes full of sincerity and shyness.
Jiang Yan understood this time. She was about to refuse, but when she looked up, she saw Cui Huaifeng had appeared in the yard without her noticing, looking at her from afar.
【Author’s words】
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