Chapter 13 Return to the capital? I want to take back everything I lost
He Zhaojun was helped up by two maidservants and wanted to kneel down to receive the imperial edict. Seeing He Zhaojun's pale face, Cao Changshi waved his hand and asked someone to send for Doctor Sun on horseback. With such a serious injury, she might be dead.
"Zhaojun... Zhaojun..." A young man with a face as white as jade and refined manners came running from the city gate, calling Zhaojun's name all the way. He Zhaojun thought she was hallucinating. Lou Yao? Why was he here to join in the fun?
When he ran closer, he saw He Zhaojun's half-dead appearance and cried out in pain: "Zhaojun, don't die! I just realized that you quarreled with me just for the war... Zhaojun..."
He Zhaojun frowned and breathed weakly: "It's so noisy..." Before she could finish her words, she fainted.
When she woke up again, she was in the familiar He family bedroom.
He Zhaojun was in a coma for three days. These maidservants knew best how to make the wounds look horrible, but they did not hurt the bones and muscles, just some flesh wounds. Doctor Sun came to see her, prescribed a lot of medicine, and told her to rest well.
"Young lady, are you awake? Would you like some food?"
He Zhaojun felt a burning pain in her back and buttocks. She managed to raise her head and said, "Mother Fu, did His Majesty say anything? Did he embarrass my father and the brothers?"
Mother Fu came to the bedside with medicine and porridge, and fed He Zhaojun with a spoon: "Don't worry, young lady. The master of the family said that your self-torture trick made His Majesty unable to bear to criticize the whole family and reprimand the master for beating you too hard. After you recover, you can come to the palace to receive your reward."
He Zhaojun felt relieved, thinking that the beating was not in vain.
"There's another good news. Everyone in the capital is praising you. They say that you used yourself as bait to divert the soldiers and treated the wounded in the barracks. This is a great feat. There was also a hidden reason behind the cancellation of the engagement with the Lou family. They wanted the second son of the Lou family to break off the engagement with the fourth daughter of the Cheng family and start a new marriage with you."
He Zhaojun nearly jumped up when she heard this. What was going on? What was supposed to happen had already happened? There was no way to escape! She had originally thought that since the He family was saved this time, she might not have to marry so early and could do something with peace of mind.
But now, with the overwhelming force of public opinion and the accumulated criticism destroying everything, everything that had gone off the right track has actually returned to its original path?!
"What did Lou Yao say? How did Shao Shang react?" She picked up the bowl and drank the medicine. Mother Fu also shook her head, indicating that she was in the backyard and could not explain these things clearly.
Someone outside the door announced that Lou Yao was also in Zhongyi Hall today, coming to visit, and asked He Zhaojun if she wanted to go.
"Did Sister Duanduan suffer any punishment after returning to the palace? If I go to the palace to express my gratitude, will I be able to see her again? He was just getting to the exciting part of the palace's secret history he was telling me earlier."
He Zhaojun originally didn't like watching palace fighting dramas, but after listening to Wen Ziduan's story, she was attracted by the twists and turns, blood and tears in the story. Moreover, Wen Ziduan's perspective was novel and his writing was brilliant, so she naturally enjoyed listening to it.
He Zhaojun struggled to her feet, dressed neatly, and was supported by someone as she walked towards Zhongyi Hall. "Why does Lou Yao come to my place every day? He's clearly engaged to Shao Shang. How can this be disgraceful?"
As they talked all the way, they arrived at Zhongyi Hall and saw a room full of people. In addition to Lou Yao standing aside, there was also Ling Buyi, and Cheng Shaoshang and Wan Qiqi sitting at the table opposite.
"Brothers, are you all here? Excuse me!" She wanted to sit down, but her bottom hurt so much that she could only move a cushion and half-lay down. After tossing and turning, she looked up at Lou Yao and asked, "What are you doing here?"
Lou Yao said with a firm expression: "Of course I came to visit you."
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