Chapter 158
These words made Xiao Yue's mind go blank, as if he was hit by a heavy hammer. …
These words made Xiao Yue's mind go blank, as if he was hit by a heavy hammer.
Grandma Tang's granddaughter...
It can’t be cured, and there’s not much time left?
Xiao Yue recalled the last time they met, which was about a month ago.
Even though Grandma Tang was angry at that time, she still had hope in her eyes when she brought the cake back. Now, in just one month,...
Xiao Yue looked at Grandma Tang's gloomy expression. Many questions he wanted to ask, such as "What's wrong with you?" and "Can I help?", came to his lips, but he couldn't say a word.
She was obviously not the kind of person who was afraid to speak, but at this moment, she didn't have the heart to poke Grandma Tang in the heart.
Is there really no cure?
This thought stayed with Xiao Yue for a long time, so long that she sent Grandma Tang home after getting the medicine from the clinic, so long that she remembered the muddy road when she left, and so long that the sky was dark and the night was starless.
…
Xiao Yue had just walked onto the South Street branch when he heard the sound of horses’ hooves stopping.
"Xiao Yue!"
When Xiao Yue looked up, she saw a tall figure dismounting from his horse and running towards her, then hugging her in his arms.
The embrace was not warm, as if she had been outside in the cold for a long time, but it was also very warm, dispelling her unspeakable emotions.
Xiao Yue was stunned for a moment, feeling Fu Xunzhou's heavy breathing, and let him hold her for a long time.
Until she raised her eyes, she saw people surrounding her, including Su Xiaoxiao, Sun Wen, Hua Jinjin...
Xiao Yue suddenly came to her senses and tried to push Fu Xunzhou away, but she couldn't. The muscles under her hands were strong and hard, but not enough to hurt her.
"Okay, okay, I'm fine..."
Xiao Yue spoke in a low voice, and when she looked up, she found that Fu Xunzhou's eyes were heavy because he was facing away from the light. The coldness faded when she looked at him.
I don’t know how anxious this man was when he heard that his carriage had an accident.
"It's really nothing. I just came back late because I sent Grandma Tang home." Xiao Yue spoke softly and patted his shoulder.
Fu Xunzhou took a deep breath, then let her go. He followed her without saying a word and returned to the backyard of the branch together.
"Ahem." Despite everyone's looks that showed no interest in joking, Xiao Yue still touched his nose and briefly explained where he had been.
Of course, there is also the incident with the carriage not long ago, which is the most important thing.
The people in the store were angry and scared, and started discussing who bribed the driver.
There was no result after half a day.
"Whoever is caught by us will be in trouble. How dare they frame Sister Xiao!" Xiao Nuo gritted his teeth and asked Luo Zhi, who had been silent the whole time: "Brother Luo, you were there at the time, do you have any other details?"
Luo Zhi was about to answer when he suddenly noticed a cold gaze.
Fu Xunzhou, who was standing behind Xiao Yue, had an overly tall height and a natural sense of dignity and condescension.
Luo Zhi paused for a moment, then came back to his senses and realized that everyone around him was looking at him, so he quickly replied, "It seems that Xiao Nuo really reminded me of this. The driver of the carriage had empty eyes, as if he was asleep."
sleep?
Everyone was confused.
Xiao Yue frowned slightly and tried hard to recall what the driver's expression was like when the car was driving so fast.
She sighed and said worriedly, "I don't know if Jiang Yi can catch up with me, and where she is now..."
"Don't worry." Fu Xunzhou's voice was calm and dangerous: "Jiang Yi will be sent to the dungeon of the City Lord's Mansion with her carriage."
Xiao Yue opened her eyes slightly and looked back at him.
Fu Xunzhou's face was calm, as if he had just said: The weather is just average today.
Xiao Yue was speechless for a moment, but then she realized that she was hungry, so she called everyone who had been waiting in the backyard for a long time to have dinner.
At the dinner table, everyone stopped talking about what had just happened.
Xiao Yue then asked another question: "Do you know which clinic has the best doctor in the city?"
But when she said this, everyone present thought she was not feeling well.
Fu Xunzhou's face changed and he almost stood up.
"It's not me!" Xiao Yue quickly held Fu Xunzhou's shoulders and said, "It's the grandma who saved me tonight. Her last name is Tang. You've seen her. She's the one who bought the cake last time. Her granddaughter..."
Xiao Yue pursed her lips, briefly explained the situation, and said frankly that she wanted to see a doctor again.
What if?
Grandma Tang's family was not wealthy. They had to scrape together money to buy a cake, and they also had to sell the ancestral jade pendant to pay off the debt. They must have also spent a lot on their granddaughter's medical treatment.
What if you are short of money and can’t afford a good doctor or good medicine?
How can we cure the disease in this way?
No one in the hospital had expected this to happen. They were worried and immediately thought of the skilled doctors in the city. Some people also asked Grandma Tang what was wrong with her granddaughter.
Xiao Yue pondered: "When I sent Grandma Tang back, the child had already fallen asleep. I asked her about it, and she said that she couldn't be exposed to the wind and had a long-term cough. I guess she didn't tell me the details because she was afraid that I would worry."
After hearing this, the sisters discussed it carefully together and finally decided that the doctor who spoke the most and had the best medical skills was in the clinic in the east of the city.
Lu Ran, Sun Wen, Hua Jinjin and Hua Cancan did not discuss it together, but subconsciously looked at Fu Xunzhou.
Xiao Yue did not notice this and slowly nodded to the other sisters' suggestions, thinking about going to the east of the city tomorrow.
However, this would disrupt her original timeline and plan. There were too many things to do, and she didn't know if she would be able to make it in time tomorrow night...
Just as he was thinking, Fu Xunzhou spoke up: "I have a doctor in my house, whose medical skills should be much better than those of the locals in Liuyun City."
The yard became quiet.
Xiao Nuo, who was involved in this, was stunned. She looked at the other sisters in the same store, and they all looked as if they had suddenly realized something.
Lu Ran and the others breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that since it concerned Madam Xiao, the young master would indeed take action.
"Really?" Xiao Yue was even more surprised. Seeing Fu Xunzhou nod seriously, she stood up and said, "Great!"
Although we still don’t know the condition of Grandma Tang’s granddaughter, the doctor in Fu Xunzhou’s mansion is probably better than ordinary doctors.
The noise in the courtyard became lively again. A matter whose outcome was unknown but progress was being made was being resolved, as if the previous silence had dissipated.
Only Luo Zhi in the corner glanced at the excitement on Xiao Yue's face, lowered his eyes and remained silent.
The dinner took a while, and when it ended, the sky was completely dark. As soon as I walked out of the door, a cold wind blew.
Xiao Yue said goodbye to her sisters on the street. She pulled the fluff on her collar and felt a little warmer.
"Let's go." Fu Xunzhou stood at the windward side of her, keeping his eyes on her.
The original carriage was temporarily unavailable, so he naturally had to send Xiao Yue back, but because he was in a hurry, he led a horse and headed straight for South Street.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Yue was not there.
Fu Xunzhou went to the nearest clinic instead, only to hear the doctor say, "The girl has been sent back."
Fu Xunzhou didn't know the exact location, so he could only go back to the store and send someone to check it out. At the same time, he issued an order that frightened Duan Lin, Lu Ran and others.
Afterwards, Fu Xunzhou went out to look for Xiao Yue again. He came back after dark, but she was still not there.
He was feeling uneasy at the time, and after waiting for a quarter of an hour, he was ready to go out again. He just happened to run into Xiao Yue, and his heartbeat finally eased...
No, or rather, Fu Xunzhou’s heartbeat has never been normal since he heard the news.
The sound of horse hooves could be heard on the brightly lit South Street. There were not many pedestrians on the street. Someone turned his head and saw a man and a woman riding on the same horse. They looked very pleasing to the eye.
Xiao Yue was completely unaware of it and felt a little stiff all over.
The horse was not fast, but its broad chest behind it was a little warm.
Xiao Yue was held in his arms. He could feel the warm breath on his ears and head, and could hear his pounding heartbeat, but it was drowned out by the sound of horse hooves.
You can cover up the sound, but you can't cover up the feeling.
Xiao Yue was quite nervous at first, but then he began to count the heartbeats behind him for no apparent reason. Because he was covered by the cloak, he could not feel the cold and almost fell asleep.
It wasn't until the horse slowed down that Xiao Yue realized they had reached home.
But her reaction was a little slow, probably because she had a fright today, which caused her to be a little confused.
"We're home." Fu Xunzhou said this without letting go of Xiao Yue, allowing her to lean on him with peace of mind.
Xiao Yue blinked sleepily, slowly sat up, and was a little reluctant to speak.
After a while, the warmth behind her left, and then a hand appeared at her side, intending to help her down.
Xiao Yue naturally stretched out his hand to hold it, but just as he was about to step hard on the support point, the whole person was carried down horizontally.
She is completely awake!
Fortunately, Fu Xunzhou just picked her up and put her down without taking any other action.
Xiao Yue stood firm, pulled up his collar, and said nonchalantly, "Come in and sit down?"
"good."
When Xiao Yue saw the housekeeper coming out to lead the horses, he took Fu Xunzhou inside and went to the small garden greenhouse where there was always a charcoal fire to drink hot tea.
Halfway through drinking, Xiao Yue realized that Fu Xunzhou hadn't said anything until now.
Thinking back to when she had just returned to the South Street branch, he had rushed over to her...
Xiao Yue said: "Don't worry, I was scared, but nothing happened, right?"
"I'm sorry." Fu Xunzhou spoke in a low voice, holding the teacup tightly in his hand: "I've been a little busy recently. If I were by your side, I wouldn't..."
Sure enough, he was blaming himself.
Xiao Yue continued to comfort her: "How can you be blamed for this? No one expected this to happen. I know you care about me and worry about me, but..."
She paused, then continued, "Now that you are here, I am not afraid anymore."
Fu Xunzhou paused, and the haze in his eyes was instantly dispelled.
This was not enough. Xiao Yue raised the hot tea to her lips and said calmly, "Besides, no matter who is behind this, don't you still have it?"
Just two simple sentences calmed Fu Xunzhou's restless heart that had been restless all night.
He looked her straight in the eye and said, "Well, I'm here."
Xiao Yue then put down the teacup she had been using to cover the cup, added new ones to herself and Fu Xunzhou, and started chatting in a relaxed manner.
When she accidentally glanced out the window, she was shocked to find that it was already so late.
"It's so cold outside now, you want to rest here tonight?" Xiao Yue looked away and asked him.
Fu Xunzhou hesitated for a rare moment, then continued, "Regarding the driver, I have to go back to the palace to interrogate him personally."
"Okay." Xiao Yue nodded without asking any further questions, then stood up and saw him off.
But Fu Xunzhou only asked her to send him to the door of the greenhouse, and then said: "There is one more thing. There are my secret guards around your house. Don't panic. I will send them if you need anything."
ah?
Xiao Yue was dumbfounded.
According to normal people's thinking, the question that should be asked at this time is, how come you have secret guards? Or including what happened just now, how could you interrogate the driver in person?
But looking at Fu Xunzhou's eyes, which seemed to be well hidden in the night, but were actually secretly expectant...
Xiao Yue just said "Oh".
Just don't ask.
Fu Xunzhou laughed silently, looked at her deeply and left.
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