“Guard You,” Xin Jiuwei’s voice was weary but exceptionally clear, “I would like to ask you to use His Highness’s connections to send these medicinal herbs and prescriptions, as well as this letter, to the Northern Border Camp as quickly as possible and deliver them to my brother, Xin Yunzhou.” She solemnly placed the bamboo tube containing the letter on top of the package.
You Ye didn't ask any further questions, and bowed, replying, "Your Highness has given the order that the northern border passage is ready at any time. I will go and carry it out immediately, and deliver it at the fastest speed possible!"
Watching You Ye direct the guards to carefully carry the package away, Xin Jiuwei's tense nerves finally relaxed slightly. She leaned on the edge of the table, her body swaying slightly. The exhaustion and immense mental pressure of the past few days had long exceeded her limits.
"Miss, please go and rest!" Xin Kui said, supporting her with concern.
Xin Jiuwei shook her head, her gaze fixed on the deep night outside the window. The medicine had been delivered; now, all that remained was to wait. Wait for news from the Northern Border, wait for her brother's fate… This wait was more agonizing than any battle.
Time seemed to crawl by in the agonizing wait. Xin Jiuwei forced herself to deal with the mundane affairs of Jingyuan and to peruse the Northern Border military reports, but she couldn't concentrate on a single word. She often sat by the window for hours on end, gazing blankly at the northern sky.
No further news came from Xiao Xun's side. You Ye still came every day, but no longer mentioned the Northern Border, only reporting on trivial matters. Xin Jiuwei knew he was waiting, waiting for news from the Northern Border, and also waiting for... her reaction.
Five days later, an unexpected visitor broke the silence of Jingyuan Garden—the old lady of the Marquis of Zhongyong.
The old lady remained remarkably spry, though a lingering worry lingered between her brows. She dismissed those around her, took Xin Jiuwei's hand, and asked softly, "Child, I've heard some rumors about your brother. Are you... alright?"
Xin Jiuwei felt a warmth in her heart, and her nose tingled with emotion. In this cold capital, the old lady was the only person who genuinely cared for her. "Aunt..." her voice choked, forcing back tears, "I'm alright. His Highness... His Highness has sent people to do everything in his power to treat my brother, and the medicine and prescription have been sent over."
The old lady gently patted the back of her hand, her eyes full of pity: "Good child, you've suffered. Yunzhou is a lucky child, he will surely be safe." She paused, looked at Xin Jiuwei's pale and haggard face, and said softly with a hint of meaning: "I came here today on someone's behalf."
Xin Jiuwei looked at her with a puzzled expression.
“It’s Miss Wanyi from Judge Lin’s family.” The old lady lowered her voice. “That girl has a cold exterior but a warm heart. In the prescription she made for your brother, there are several extremely rare ingredients, one of which is ‘Nine Deaths Resurrection Grass,’ which only grows in the extremely cold and dangerous northern border and cannot be found in ordinary pharmacies. She knew you were extremely worried, but it was inconvenient for her to personally go out and search extensively for it, so she asked me to send you the last bit of the treasured herb in the manor.” As the old lady spoke, she took out a jade box, no bigger than a thumb, wrapped in layers of silk handkerchiefs, from her sleeve.
Xin Jiuwei's hands trembled as she took the jade box and opened it. Inside was a small clump of dried, oddly shaped, dark red grass leaves, emitting a strange, slightly bitter fragrance. This was the "Nine Deaths Resurrection Grass"? Lin Wanyi had actually given her such a precious item!
"Wanyi said that this medicine is extremely potent and should be used with caution. Unless it is absolutely necessary, in a life-or-death situation, dissolve a drop of the liquid in strong liquor and administer it orally or drip it into the wound. This may keep you alive and give you a chance to survive," the old lady solemnly instructed.
Xin Jiuwei clutched the small jade box tightly, feeling as if it weighed a ton. This was not just medicine, but also the weighty sentiments and hopes of Lin Wanyi and the old lady! She rose and bowed deeply to the old lady: "Aunt's great kindness, Miss Wanyi's grace, Jiuwei will never forget!"
"Get up quickly." The old lady helped her up and sighed. "This is all I can do. Child, remember, no matter how difficult it is, you must hold on. I think the Sixth Prince..." The old lady paused, looked into Xin Jiuwei's eyes, and said meaningfully, "is not entirely cold-hearted."
Xin Jiuwei's heart skipped a beat. She lowered her eyelashes and remained silent. Xiao Xun... cold-hearted? Perhaps. But his cold pillar was indeed her only support at this moment.
After seeing the old lady off, Xin Jiuwei immediately summoned You Ye and handed him the jade box containing the "Nine Deaths Resurrection Grass" and detailed instructions for use, imploring him to catch up with the herb delivery team as quickly as possible and deliver the item to her brother.
After doing all this, Xin Jiuwei felt completely drained. She leaned against the window, gazing at the gray sky to the north, clutching the medicine bottle Xiao Xun had given her tightly in her hand. The ointment was long gone, and the empty bottle was cold.
Brother, you must hold on! She cried out silently in her heart.
Just when Xin Jiuwei was exhausted and almost crushed by the long wait, one morning, the rapid sound of horses' hooves rang out like thunder at the entrance of Jingyuan!
You Ye practically burst through the study door. He was travel-worn, his face showing the weariness of a long journey, but his eyes shone with barely suppressed excitement! He held a letter aloft in his hand, stamped with the sealing wax seal of the Northern Border Camp!
"Miss Xin! Urgent report from the North! General Xin... General Xin... he's pulled through! The medic says the worst is over! His life... is saved!"
boom--!
Xin Jiuwei felt all the blood rush to her head and then freeze in the next second! She suddenly stood up from the chair, her body swaying violently from the huge impact, and her vision went black!
"What...what did you say?" Her voice was trembling so badly that it was almost inaudible.
You Ye presented the report with both hands, his voice loud and excited: "Northern Border Military Report! General Xin Yunzhou has received timely and effective treatment, his condition is stable, his high fever has subsided, and he is out of danger! The military doctor asserts that with proper care, he will surely recover!"
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