The carriage turned into Zanmao Hutong, and Yu Jiao said, "Don't mention what happened in Xinglou today, so as not to worry father."
Liu Yaoyu didn't quite agree, but she nodded anyway. She said to Yu Jiao, "Although Master Cheng has adopted you as his adopted daughter, he is a man of unpredictable temper and ruthless nature, just like a vicious tiger or a ferocious beast. Third sister, you should not get too close to Master Cheng in the future. I don't think he will treat you with sincerity."
"Isn't it?" Yu Jiao murmured in agreement, "People like him really don't have much sincerity."
The more Yu Jiao thought about it, the more ridiculous she felt. She was framed by Zhu Hui all because of Cheng Ying, but she was still grateful to Cheng Ying for standing up for her.
This is like being sold out and still helping others count money. How stupid.
The carriage passed the screen wall and returned to the mansion. Yu Jiao and Liu Yaoyu each returned to their own courtyards.
As soon as she entered Yingyue Pavilion, Yu Jiao saw Wei Lichu standing under the crabapple tree in the yard. He no longer had the nonchalant look of not caring about anything as usual. His brows were furrowed, and he lowered his eyes to look at a plant in the corner. His expression was silent and complicated, as if he was thinking about something.
Yu Jiao hadn't seen Wei Lichu for several days. Although they both lived in Liu's mansion, they didn't see each other very often.
"Cousin Li Chu, are you waiting for me?" Yu Jiao walked closer and spoke when she saw that he still hadn't noticed.
Wei Lichu came back to his senses after hearing the voice. He looked up at Yu Jiao, raised the corners of his lips, and returned to his usual smiling face. "Third cousin, if you don't come back, I will be like the crabapple tree in your yard and take root."
Yu Jiao smiled, invited him into the house, and asked Jianjia to make a pot of tea and bring it in.
"Cousin Lichu, what do you want to talk to me about?" Yu Jiao noticed that Wei Lichu was holding the teacup with his left hand and asked him.
Wei Lichu took a sip of tea and put away his nonchalant look. "Third cousin, I'd like to trouble you to take a look at the injury on my shoulder."
When Yu Jiao heard him say this, she asked, "Is it the wound left by the Eastern Factory last time? The wound hasn't healed yet?"
Wei Lichu nodded, his expression somewhat solemn, "The knife is poisonous. I have been using the golden wound medicine for such a long time, but the wound has not healed. Instead, it has become festered."
Yu Jiao immediately asked Bai Lu to fetch the medical box and said to Wei Lichu, "Let me take a look at the wound first."
Wei Lichu did not hesitate and opened his clothes, exposing his right shoulder.
There was white gauze wrapped around his right shoulder, with blood faintly seeping through it. Wei Lichu untied the gauze himself and threw it aside.
Yu Jiao came closer and took a closer look at his wound. It was just as Wei Lichu said. Not only did the wound show no signs of healing, but it was festering instead.
"The two swords of the East Factory are stained with poison?"
"It should be." Wei Lichu was not sure. The knife wound was not deep, but it did not heal for a long time. He suspected that the wound was poisoned. Although he was good at alchemy and had some knowledge of pharmacology, he was not good at medicine.
Yu Jiao tried the silver needle on the festering wound, only to see that the needle tip had turned slightly black. She thought that the Eastern Factory was such a fear-inspiring place that there was no need to use poison on weapons.
Yu Jiao put down the silver needle, put her hand on Wei Lichu's wrist, felt his pulse, and felt slightly relieved.
"Fortunately, the poison did not penetrate into the lungs. It was only on the surface of the wound. It is not a deadly poison."
Yu Jiao guessed that in order to leave the fugitive alive while making life difficult for him, the Eastern Depot deliberately smeared something on the knife wound to disrupt wound healing, but it was not a highly toxic substance like arsenic that would enter the blood and paralyze the internal organs.
She asked Jianjia to boil licorice water and pepper salt water for disinfection, and said to Wei Lichu, "Cousin Lichu, I am not proficient in detoxification, but the poison on your wound should be on the surface. As long as you cut out the rotten flesh and clean the wound, it should be fine."
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