After lunch, Chen Shiying and his two attendants hurriedly took a carriage to Wangshan Village, and the old marquis took the two children back to Tangyuan.
Miss Chu wanted to stay in Fuyuan, but the old marquis laughed and said, "How can you stay in someone else's place all day long? You should let your aunt take a rest."
The old man's words made Chen Ahfu feel very dissatisfied. He only blamed others and not himself. Even the emperor was on leave today, but they still came to Fuyuan to eat for free. Although he paid for the food, his house was not a restaurant and was open to the public every day.
She thought so, but couldn't say it out loud. She smiled and coaxed the little girl, "Be good, sister, go back with Grandpa to have a nap, and I'll make watermelon shaved ice for you and your uncle in the evening."
After hearing this, little Miss Chu pouted and followed her great-grandfather and uncle.
Chen Yulan heard this and asked curiously, "Sister, what is watermelon shaved ice? My brother wants to eat it too."
There was some ice stored in the cellar of Tangyuan, so Chen Ahfu asked someone to get a small basin. He broke the ice, cut the watermelon into pieces, added melon seeds, crushed peanuts, raisins, and crabapple jam, and the simple watermelon shaved ice was ready.
I made a bowl for each of Chen Yulan's three siblings and A-Lu. Except for A-Lu, the other three had eaten it for the first time. They were very rare and thought it was the best delicacy in summer. It looked good, tasted good and relieved the heat.
After eating, he still asked for more. Chen Ahfu shook his head and said, "Although this thing tastes good, you can't eat too much. It will cool your stomach."
Then he led them to the backyard. When they arrived at the children's playground, Chen Lu led Chen Yulan and Chen Yuxia to play what they could. After that, Chen Afu took them to the cucumber vines and taught them how to pick cucumbers, so that they could experience the fun of farm life.
Afterwards, she gave Chen Yulan and Chen Yuxia a purse each, and Chen Yuqing a set of clothes, which was what she had promised before. She also loaded the things sent by Lu Yuan onto the carriage, and gave them four large watermelons. She sent the three siblings onto the carriage, and watched them leave with farewell.
Not long after Chen Afu returned to the house, he heard the courtyard door slamming loudly.
Old man Zeng shouted, "Here it comes, here it comes, who is this? Can't you be gentler?"
Chen Afu also walked out of the upper room and heard Xue Dagui's voice, "Open the door quickly, Bao Ge'er is injured."
These words scared Chen Afu and Old Man Zeng. Chen Afu rushed to the courtyard gate. Old Man Zeng had already opened the door. He saw Xue Dagui carrying Chen Dabao walking in, followed by two guards.
Chen Ahfu was so scared that he started to cry. He rushed over and asked, "What happened to Dabao?"
Xue Dagui carried Dabao in his arms and strode into the house, saying with guilt, "I was incompetent and let Bao'er get his leg injured by mistake. He has been taken to the clinic to get it bandaged. The doctor there also gave him acupuncture and prescribed medicine."
After entering the bedroom, Xue Dagui put Dabao on the bed, then he stepped out and continued talking in the side room.
Chen Afu didn't hear clearly what he said. He rushed to the bed and saw Dabao's pale face, tear marks, half-closed eyes, as if he was half asleep. One of his legs was wrapped in a bandage and splinted. He burst into tears with heartache.
Dabao seemed to be awakened by the crying. He opened his eyes and saw his mother holding his hand and crying sadly. He stretched out his little hand to try to wipe her tears. Chen Afu leaned down even lower. While wiping his mother's tears, he whispered, "Mom, don't cry. The doctor said that your son will not die." He felt unbearable pain in his legs and cried loudly. He shouted, "Mom, it hurts, it hurts so much..."
Chen Ahfu was so distressed that she cried, "Be good, Dabao, bear with it a little longer. Mother will ask someone to go get the doctor."
At this time, Chu Lingxuan walked in and said sadly, "Dabao's leg is broken. I have asked someone to go to the Qianjin Medical Clinic in the city to invite a doctor."
Chen Ahfu cried and asked, "How could this happen? How could this happen?"
Chu Lingxuan sighed and said, "Dabao was caught in an unexpected disaster. Two groups of people were fighting, and he happened to be not far away. A flying chair broke his leg. Several people were accidentally injured."
Chen Ahfu cried and complained, "There are several guards, and even you are by their side, how could you let a child stay around people who are fighting? Why don't you keep him away from them?"
She also blamed herself. She thought Sanqing County was within a hundred miles, and Dabao wanted to go to the county town, so she let him go. Unexpectedly, he still suffered an unexpected disaster. If she had known earlier, she should not have let him go anywhere.
Chu Lingxuan blushed as he explained, "It's my fault for not noticing that there was danger around me..."
The old marquis was terrified when he heard the report, and hurried to Fuyuan. He could not enter Chen Ahfu's bedroom, and cursed in the side room, "You little bastard, what's going on? How did you let Shi... Dabao get hurt!"
Chu Lingxuan came to the side room in frustration and waved his hand. After everyone in the room had left, he whispered, "We had lunch and were just about to leave the restaurant when we 'happened' to run into them..." He lowered his voice so that only the old marquis could hear it, and said, "We ran into Master Jiu. Those people should have come to test Master Jiu's legs..."
When Lord Chu heard this, he quickly stopped him from speaking and said softly, "Let's talk about some things when we get back." He was so angry that he slapped him in the face and cursed in a low voice, "I will kill you, you little bastard. How can you lead..." He held back what he wanted to say and slapped him a few more times on the face.
Chu Lingxuan didn't dare to hide and had to endure the beating from the old man.
The old man stopped and asked, "How is Dabao's leg? Will he be lame again?"
Chu Lingxuan said, "I have asked someone to go to Qianjin Medical Clinic to invite someone."
Chen Ahfu stayed by Dabao's side, and when he cried and seemed to fall asleep again, she remembered the golden swallow and wanted to get some of its good medicine. She remembered that the slag of the swallow agarwood could not only treat external injuries, but also help relieve pain. The little thing took the animal home to play in the mountains and forests, and had been out for three days and had not returned yet.
She pinched her left hand hard, and half a minute later, she saw the golden swallow flying in from the window. She chirped, "Mommy, what's the matter that makes you want me to come back so quickly... Hey, what's wrong with Chou Dabao?"
Chen Afu glanced at Chu Lingxuan, who was fidgeting anxiously, and said, "Master, it's no use for you to stay here, go back and rest first."
Chu Lingxuan thought that there were some things he had to discuss with the old man in detail, so he nodded and said, "Then I'll go back first. I'll come back when the doctor comes later."
Chen Afu nodded, and Chu Lingxuan helped Old Man Chu back to Tangyuan.
As soon as he entered the outer study, the old man growled in a low voice, "Tell me, why did you bring Dabao to see Master Jiu."
Chu Lingxuan said, "Jiu Ye just learned a while ago that he had a little brother who was still alive. He was very happy and wanted to see Dabao from afar. I thought, it's just a long-distance look, and this area is our sphere of influence, so I agreed. Who would have thought... that person must have known that Jiu Ye had stayed in Lingyin Temple for so long, and was afraid that Master Wuzhi could really get some magic medicine to cure his leg, so he sent someone to test him. In the chaos, Jiu Ye was sitting in a wheelchair and was hit by a sword..."
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