Chapter 45 Chapter 45 Please don’t die!
It happened to be a day off tomorrow, so in the evening, Lord Xie and others who stayed in the Duke's Mansion also rushed over.
When they arrived at the farm, before their horses had even steadied themselves, Erlangjun rushed inside, shouting, "Sanlang! Sanlang!"
"Brother—brother—"
"Please don't die! Second brother hasn't seen you for the last time yet!"
It was already late, and everyone had already gathered in the front hall to enjoy their dinner. Erlangjun's shouting, therefore, reached everyone's ears, spreading from far and wide.
Xie Yi's face darkened as he felt the gazes of people coming from all directions. When Erlangjun rushed to him in a hurry, he couldn't help but kick him.
"Who told you I was dead?" Xie Yi said unhappily, "I'm fine!"
Erlangjun looked him up and down several times, and saw that his brother's face was rosy and his voice was full of energy. He didn't look like he was about to die, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Don't you know what those people said when they came to ask for Doctor Hua? They said you were vomiting a lot of blood and couldn't stop it. It sounded like you didn't have much time left." Xie Fei imitated the servants' panic and said with lingering fear, "I was scared to death. If I didn't have other things to do, I would have come to see you with Doctor Hua a long time ago."
Fortunately, it wasn't too late for them to arrive. Seeing with their own eyes that Xie Yi was alive and well, everyone felt relieved.
Lord Xie sat down next to Madam Xie: "What did Doctor Hua say?"
"Doctor Hua said it's nothing serious, just a false alarm." Madam Xie paused, then narrowed her eyes slightly. "Sanlang didn't vomit blood either. The servants panicked and misreported the news."
Xie Chong: "No vomiting blood?"
Xie Fei slapped her thigh and said, "How could something like this be misreported? You don't know how I've been going through today! I've been so worried the whole day that I couldn't even eat a bite, fearing something might happen."
Upon hearing this, Chen Qiutang quickly put a few chopsticks of food on his plate and said, "Then eat more."
Meng Qingtong smiled and said, "I think Sanlang is in much better health than before. He even went horseback riding yesterday."
"Horse riding?" Xie Fei became interested immediately after hearing it.
Since it was a false alarm, people came to the hot spring resort and naturally wanted to play for two days.
He ate half a bowl of rice in one gulp, and then a thought came to his mind: "It's just right. The whole family is here today, and this farm also has a hunting ground. Sanlang, do you dare to compete with me?"
Xie Yi asked, "Comparing what?"
"Of course, it's a competition to see who has caught more prey." Xie Fei excitedly said to his father and brother, "Dad, big brother, you guys come too. The four of us have never competed before."
Neither Mr. Xie nor the eldest son objected.
Xie Yi scoffed, "Okay."
Erlangjun's face showed pride.
In this family, although he is not as good as his father and elder brother, can he not even be as good as his younger brother?
I must show Sanlang what it means to be a brother! This will prevent him from always disrespecting his brother.
Thinking of this, Erlangjun even ate two more bowls of rice. The fresh produce from the hot spring village tasted better than that from the mansion.
The competition is scheduled for tomorrow, so everyone should have a good rest tonight and recharge their energy.
Yun Wu was a little worried. After returning, she followed Xie Yi around and said, "You just lost so much blood yesterday. Why don't you rest for a few days? I'm sure Erlang Jun won't mind if the competition is postponed for a few days."
"Didn't Doctor Hua say that I'm fine?" Xie Yi glanced back at her and said, "I know my limits. You just need to watch from the side."
Yun Wu hesitated to speak.
Xie Yi pinched her cheek and said, "Look, if your husband wins the competition tomorrow, I'll let you shine."
Yun Wu muttered, "There's also the eldest son and the Duke, they're both more powerful than you..."
Xie Yi held her wrist and led her towards the hot spring with a smile: "Then please cheer me up, madam, so that I can surprise them tomorrow..."
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The next day, she accompanied Xie Yi to choose horses.
According to Xie Yi, the horse they had ridden the day before was too docile, unsuitable for the sudden bursts of force during the competition, and they needed to choose a new one. But he wasn't the only one who thought so. When they arrived at the stables, they saw Lord Xie and two other gentlemen also selecting horses.
Not only did Yun Wu come with her husband, but almost everyone in the Duke's Mansion was present, except for Madam Xie and Aunt Cui.
When several men met, sparks flashed in their eyes.
Chen Qiutang pulled Yun Wu over and excitedly said to her, "There's a prize in this competition! This morning, Mother took out the deed to this hot spring manor and said that whoever wins today's competition will get the manor!"
"What?!"
Yun Wu couldn't help but be amazed by such a generous gesture.
She'd only been there a few days, but she'd already felt the virtues of this hot spring resort, and the others were no exception. With such a big prize hanging in the balance, everyone, who had originally been lukewarm about the competition, perked up, ready to take the championship.
While the four men were competing, Mrs. Xie had someone prepare tables, chairs, tea, water, and electricity outside so that the female family members could watch the scene.
She and Aunt Xie had arrived early and had already drunk half a cup of tea.
Yun Wu and her two sisters-in-law sat down in the back. It was windy outside, so the three of them sat closer together, drinking hot tea to warm themselves.
“I don’t know who will be the winner today.”
Chen Qiutang looked out over the distance and saw several men and horses ready to go, waiting for the order to set off. She darted her eyes around and looked at Meng Qingtong.
"Sister-in-law, do you want this farm too?"
Meng Qingtong drank tea happily: "The hot springs here are so good, I like them too."
Chen Qiutang was discouraged: "Ah! Big brother is so good at riding and shooting. I can only pray to the Bodhisattva on behalf of my second master to bless him with better luck."
Yun Wu looked at them and saw that no one was paying attention to her. Thinking back to what Xie Yi said last night, she couldn't help but sigh.
Whether it was riding, archery, or luck, it seemed that no one could match her husband.
With Xie Yi's pride, if he lost the competition, he would probably be very angry.
Yun Wu was worried: How should she coax such a talented person?
Not far away.
The four of them were already sitting on their horses, lined up in a row, ready.
Xie Fei observed her opponent.
The third brother is definitely not his opponent, but the eldest brother has been an outstanding student since childhood, and his riding and archery skills are also first-class.
He tightened the reins, rode his horse around his brother, and squeezed in between his father and brother.
"Dad, you're already so old, just let us have it. I don't really want this farm, but I boasted to my wife yesterday, and I can't let her down..." Xie Fei approached her father with a playful smile and lowered her voice, "Dad, if you help me, I'll return the prize to you when I win."
Lord Xie ignored him and said calmly, "Your mother and your aunt are watching."
In other words, no one can afford to lose this person.
Xie Fei: "..."
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