Chapter 43 I'll Apply Medicine for You
The next day, he went to the Duke's Mansion.
In Chenfeng Courtyard.
August has arrived, and the osmanthus tree that has been carefully cared for and nurtured has finally blossomed with pale yellow flowers.
The entire courtyard was filled with the faint fragrance of osmanthus.
With Mu Geng's help, Chu Xiao took off his crutches and wheelchair and moved slowly and carefully.
As they walked, Mu Geng spoke in a low voice about what had happened at the Chengde Marquis's residence the previous night.
When they got to the part about Shen You being slapped, both of them stopped in their tracks.
Mu Geng subconsciously looked up to see Chu Xiao's expression.
The person before him had a cold, icy expression, and his dark eyes held a suppressed, gloomy anger that was sharp and intimidating.
Mu Geng understood.
Someone is going to suffer.
really.
The next moment, Chu Xiao asked, "Where is Shen Linhui?"
“Shen Yao ordered his men to lock him in the ancestral hall and make him kneel for three days and three nights before he could come out, but…” he continued, “Last night he secretly ran back to Songtao Courtyard to sleep, and it was Chen Qiurong’s men who covered for him.”
"I doubt he'll stay kneeling obediently tonight."
"Have someone keep an eye on the side gate of the Marquis's residence. If they see Shen Linhui, knock him unconscious and bring him here."
"yes."
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Night fell, past midnight.
The Wen Gui Courtyard of the Marquis's Mansion was quiet.
So much had happened these past few days, and the redness from the slap on her face hadn't faded yet. Shen You was just about to go to sleep.
Unexpectedly, just as the candle in the outer room was extinguished, Green Ivy pushed open the door and tiptoed inside.
He looked as if he had done something wrong.
"Girl, girl..."
Shen You and Zi Teng exchanged a glance. Seeing her like this, Shen You couldn't help but smile. "What are you doing?"
Green Ivy lowered her voice and said, "Miss, someone has come from outside."
"Someone come here?" Shen You frowned slightly. What did this mean?
“Yes,” Green Ivy lowered her voice even further, she was also very puzzled, “It was Mu Geng, who came from the Duke’s side, who said that the Duke had something to ask you to come over.”
"Did you say what it was about?"
"They didn't say anything specific, they just said they wanted to ask you to deal with someone."
Dealing with a person...
A thought flashed through Shen You's mind, but she didn't have time to grasp it.
Judging from Mu Geng's words, Chu Xiao must have something important to discuss with her.
She immediately got out of bed and said, "Change my clothes, I need to go out."
"yes."
A quarter of an hour later, a carriage left Andefang, where the Chengde Marquis's residence was located, and disappeared into the night.
All the stalls that did business during the day had been packed up, and the streets were almost deserted, except for the old night watchman passing by.
The wheels rolled on until they came to a stop in front of a secluded courtyard in the west of the city.
The night was deep and slightly cool. Shen You, wearing a gray-brown cloak, stepped down from the carriage.
The gate opened, and the man in the wheelchair was immediately visible.
She asked softly, "Who should we deal with?"
Chu Xiao's gaze fell on her, and even though she was still wearing a cloak and hood, he could still see the scars on her cheeks at a glance.
Her skin was fair, and even a day later, the handprint was still shocking to behold.
A chilling glint instantly gathered in his eyes, but when he sensed her gaze directed at him, he quickly lowered his eyes to conceal it.
He instinctively wanted to take her hand, but fearing she would resist, he raised his hand and then lowered it, asking softly, "Are you cold?"
Shen You shook her head. "It's not cold."
She raised her hand and took off the hood of her cloak. Because she had come in a hurry, the girl's long hair was simply tied up, without any pearls or jade hairpins, but it did not look plain. Instead, it made her even more beautiful and charming.
It would be even better if it weren't for those unsightly scars.
Chu Xiao's gaze was fixed on her, and after staring at her for a few moments, he turned around and pushed the wheelchair around.
Shen You followed him into a room.
The candlelight inside was dim, and there was a pile of unused firewood in the corner, which must have been the woodshed of this small courtyard.
At this moment, in the middle of the woodshed, Shen Linhui was bound hand and foot, blindfolded with a black cloth, and thrown next to the firewood.
Shen You was slightly surprised, then realized what was happening and turned to look at Chu Xiao.
She opened her mouth, "You tied him up...?"
He waved everyone else out of the room, leaving only the two of them and Shen Linhui, who had already fainted and was unconscious.
Chu Xiao picked out a thicker-looking stick from the pile of firewood and placed it in her hand. He raised his dark eyes and looked at her, his tone serious and earnest, "I'll help you get revenge."
"Go ahead and hit him, he can't even scream."
Shen You glanced at Shen Linhui.
oh.
His mouth was gagged.
Even if he gets a good beating and wakes up in pain, he won't be able to scream.
The man's palm was warm as he held her wrist.
Shen You subconsciously tightened his grip on the wooden stick, which felt quite substantial in his hand.
However, no action was taken for a long time.
Chu Xiao asked, "What's wrong? Is this stick not handy?"
Shen You looked at him, then suddenly smiled slowly, "It's nothing."
Do you know how to hit someone?
She looked as if she didn't know how to proceed.
Shen You did not answer, but instead raised the wooden stick and smashed it down on Shen Linhui.
"Hmm..."
This time, he used all his strength, and Shen Linhui suddenly woke up in pain.
But all he could see was darkness. His mouth was gagged, his hands and feet were bound, and he lay on the ground gurgling like a worm, unable to escape the relentless blows.
"Mmm..."
Shen You raised and lowered the wooden stick in his hand, raised and lowered it repeatedly.
Use all your strength for each stroke.
The door to the woodshed was not closed, and the dull thud of the wooden stick falling and Shen Linhui's muffled groan were clearly heard by Mu Geng and Zi Teng Lu Luo, who were guarding the courtyard.
In the quiet of the late summer and early autumn nights, this sound was particularly cathartic.
Although Shen Linhui's mouth was gagged, his face was contorted with rage, and it was not hard to tell that he initially wanted to start cursing.
However, as the pain intensified, his whimpers gradually weakened, and in the end, one could vaguely hear that he was begging for mercy.
Shen You slammed the hammer down more than a dozen times, but the force in his hands gradually diminished.
She was the eldest daughter of a noble family, pampered since childhood, and her hands had never done any heavy work.
Even during the two years she was married to Chu Xiao, even though Chu Xiao always had a cold face and seemed overly distant from her, he never made her do any heavy or tiring work.
Her grip on the wooden stick loosened and tightened repeatedly, until finally she stopped.
So tired.
I never knew hitting someone was so tiring.
Although it was tiring, it was incredibly satisfying.
The pent-up frustration that had been building up in her heart for nearly two days finally dissipated somewhat.
Shen You glanced at Shen Linhui lying on the ground.
He was beaten quite badly. Several times she lost control of the direction and hit him directly in the face with the stick, knocking out a tooth, leaving his face bruised and blood spurting from his mouth.
Now lying on the ground, he didn't even have the strength to gulp, and could only gasp for breath.
Shen You felt relieved, but his hands were also tired. He was about to throw away the wooden stick when a warm chest suddenly pressed against him from behind.
She was startled and instinctively turned around to speak, but her lips were already covered by a large hand.
She felt a warmth near her ear, and the man's voice was so low it was almost a whisper, "Don't make a sound."
"Next time you hit someone, you should hit them like this."
As soon as he finished speaking, the man grabbed her hand that was holding the wooden stick.
Grip it tightly, lift it up, smash it down.
Shen You could even hear the sound of the wooden stick cutting through the air.
The next instant, it slammed directly into Shen Linhui's knee and the back of his knee.
With a "snap".
The wooden stick snapped in two and fell onto the pile of firewood.
This was followed by a muffled groan from Shen Linhui, who was in extreme pain.
But after only one sound, he fainted from the pain.
The room fell completely silent.
Shen You's palms even felt a little numb, and her heart was beating fast, but she was still being held in his arms.
Her thin back pressed against his hard chest, and even through her clothes, the heat was still very noticeable.
"Chu Xiao..."
She murmured, "Why won't you let me speak?"
Perhaps because she had used up too much energy hitting Shen Linhui, Shen You was a little dazed and didn't even break free from his embrace immediately.
Chu Xiao subtly tightened his arms, indulging in the soft, fragrant embrace.
The dejection, disappointment, and sadness that had been hidden in his heart for so long, and the sadness of being rejected by her every time, were comforted for a moment at this moment.
Like a drowning man who had been adrift at sea for a long time, he clung tightly to the only piece of driftwood that could save him from his predicament.
But she was also afraid that if she held on too tightly, the driftwood would slip away from her arms.
His voice was deep, as he tried his best to conceal the emotions surging in his heart. "You are a woman, and you live in the Marquis's mansion. If you speak, it will be too easy for him to recognize you."
But he's different.
Shen Linhui had never even met him, let alone heard his voice.
So when Shen Linhui was awake, he deliberately prevented Shen You from making a sound.
Shen You's guess was confirmed, and his hands and feet seemed to lose their strength, so he leaned back unconsciously.
She fell completely into his arms.
However, Chu Xiao's leg injury was not fully healed at the moment, and when she leaned on him like that, he suddenly fell backward.
The two of them crashed into the wooden table behind them.
Chu Xiao held her close in his arms, preventing her from bumping into anything.
The commotion alerted those outside. When Mu Geng and Zi Teng Lu Luo ran in, they saw the two people embracing closely inside the room.
Mu Geng was the first to react, covering the eyes of Zi Teng and Lu Luo with both hands, and whispered to urge them to leave, "Hurry up and leave."
The ambiguous yet tender atmosphere that filled the room was completely shattered.
Shen You quickly broke free from Chu Xiao's embrace and turned to look at him, "Where did you bump into? Are you alright?"
Chu Xiao gave a self-deprecating smile, looked up at her, his gaze as sticky and gloomy as ever, and said, "Your legs aren't cooperating."
Shen You helped him sit down in the wheelchair, silently counting the days in her mind, "You're recovering very quickly, don't be impatient."
It's only been a little over two months since I came back from Yuhua Mountain.
He can now walk a few steps without crutches, which is already a promising sign of his recovery.
The two left the woodshed together.
Chu Xiao looked at Mu Geng, who was standing under the eaves, unable to move forward or backward, and said in a deep voice, "After the hour of Chou (1-3 AM), dump him at the main gate of the Marquis's mansion."
Mu Geng immediately understood, "Yes."
Chu Xiao led Shen You into another room next door, saying, "I have something for you."
"What is that?"
Chu Xiao did not answer, and the two entered the room one after the other.
Several silver candles illuminated the room brightly.
"Sit down for a while."
Shen You was confused, so he could only obediently sit at the table.
I watched as he pushed his wheelchair into the inner room, and then, not long after, he pushed it out again.
He came to her side.
He was very close, their knees almost touching.
Shen You instinctively leaned back slightly, but couldn't widen the distance between them. "What are you going to do?"
The next moment, the man's rough fingertips dipped in the ointment and applied it directly to her cheek.
It felt warm, followed by the slight coolness of the ointment.
Shen You's eyelashes trembled violently, and she subconsciously tried to avoid his touch, but he firmly pressed her shoulder with his other large hand. "Don't move, I'm going to apply the medicine for you."
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