Chapter 435 Feeling Proud
After all, the racecourse is not a good place to treat injuries. The dust and wind reveal a sense of unease.
Wen Li'er quickly consulted the imperial physician. Although she tried to keep her voice steady, she could not hide the slight tremor. She immediately gave the order:
"Quick! Carefully move the princess and the young masters to the nearest Yunxia Palace! Be sure to protect the princess's arms and be gentle!"
The palace maids held their breath and carefully lifted the princess up.
Wen Li'er stayed by the stretcher all the time, looking at her daughter's pale face and twisted arms, she felt so distressed that she could hardly breathe.
The several young masters who were injured in the Marquis' Mansion were also carefully picked up by the palace servants and followed closely behind.
In the Yunxia Palace, the bitter aroma of medicine quickly spread, diluting the bloody smell.
The imperial doctors were busy.
Carefully clean the wounds of the young masters of the Marquis' Mansion and apply "Yuxu Ointment" which cools down the wound, reduces swelling and promotes healing.
Then wrap it carefully with soft cotton cloth.
The other uninjured children, such as Liubao to Jiubao, had no external injuries, but they were all in shock and their faces were pale.
The youngest, Shibao, cried until he was hoarse, which took up too much of his energy.
After the female doctor fed him some calming medicine, the little guy finally became exhausted and fell into a deep sleep.
But her little brows were still tightly furrowed, tears were hanging on her long eyelashes, and she occasionally sobbed in her dreams, which was heartbreaking to see.
The blood on Zhao Zhao's face had been wiped clean. It was horse blood.
Court Judge He was concentrating on resetting her bones.
“Hmm…!”
The intense pain caused Zhao Zhao's small body to tremble uncontrollably, and cold sweat instantly soaked the hair on her forehead.
She bit her lower lip so hard that deep teeth marks and a trace of blood appeared on her lips, but she stubbornly refused to cry out.
Only the uncontrollable, intermittent gasps and gulps of air clearly showed the torture she was enduring.
At this time, Yan Shixu whispered a few words to Zhang Sicheng outside the hall, strode into the hall, and what came into his eyes was this heart-wrenching scene.
Zhao Zhao heard familiar footsteps and struggled to open her tear-blurred eyes.
Through her hazy vision, she saw her father's face, which was still solemn and majestic, and it was difficult to tell whether he was happy or angry.
She felt guilty and panicked.
I got myself into trouble... I rode my horse without permission and got my brothers injured...
The emperor must be furious! He will definitely punish her severely!
The huge grievance instantly overwhelmed the severe pain in the body.
She pursed her lips and turned her face away, no longer looking at her father.
She was still trying hard to hold back her tears, but her little shoulders were shaking violently as she suppressed her sobs.
Wen Li'er clasped her uninjured right wrist with a distressed look, and kept comforting her:
"Zhao Zhao, don't be afraid. Father won't blame you..."
Yan Shixu looked at his daughter who was afraid to face him, and his heart felt like it was hit by a heavy hammer, causing unbearable pain.
He suddenly realized that he might have been too harsh on Zhao Zhao.
This little guy is even more naughty than the boy, not at all like Miaomiao who is well-behaved and obedient.
So unknowingly, he became more and more harsh on her.
There were even family punishments on several occasions.
But now think about it, the child is only a little over five years old.
Yan Shixu sighed, strode to the side of the couch, stretched out his broad and warm hands, and very gently covered Zhao Zhao's sweaty forehead.
His voice was gentler than ever before:
"My Zhao Zhao...did an excellent job today. Unflinching in the face of danger, brave and resourceful, you protected your brothers with true royal grace. Father...is very proud of you."
Zhao Zhao suddenly opened her tear-filled eyes wide and looked at Yan Shixu in disbelief.
It was as if he suspected that there was something wrong with his ears.
Father...didn't scold her? Didn't punish her?
And...praise her? Say she did a good job?
No...that's impossible...
She pursed her lips.
Father also said that he was proud of her?
These two words instantly destroyed all the strong fortresses that the little girl had put on.
She couldn't hold it in any longer and burst into tears.
It was as if I wanted to cry out all the fear, pain and grievances I had experienced today.
She stretched out her right hand, which was not broken but was wrapped up like a small dumpling, and sobbed, with complete dependence and grievance, she tried to stretch it out to Yan Shixu:
"Father... wuwuwu... Zhaozhao hurts... It hurts so much..."
Yan Shixu avoided the wound on her palm and carefully held his daughter's small body in his broad and strong arms.
"Zhao Zhao is not afraid, Father is here."
He patted his daughter's back very seriously, as if he was coaxing a newborn baby.
All the imperial majesty disappeared at this moment, leaving only a father who loved his daughter.
"The imperial physician is treating your wound. It will soon be pain-free. My Zhao Zhao is the bravest, isn't she?"
Zhao Zhao buried her little face deeply in her father's solid and warm chest. The reassuring support finally relaxed her extremely tense nerves.
She clutched the front of her father's dragon robe tightly, nodded vigorously, and said with a heavy nasal voice:
"Yes! Father is here, mother is here too, Zhao Zhao is not afraid anymore..."
At the moment when the father and daughter were showing their affection and Zhao Zhao was slightly distracted, the experienced judge He fixed his eyes and exerted force with both hands to bend it!
“Crack!”
A crisp sound that makes your teeth ache!
"ah--!!!"
Zhao Zhao's shrill and distorted cry of pain instantly pierced the brief tranquility of Yunxia Palace, causing the air in the palace to freeze for a moment.
Yan Shixu's heart was gripped tightly, and he held his daughter's arms even tighter. His eyes were fixed on He Yuanpan's face like lightning, with silent urging and stern scrutiny.
Fine beads of sweat instantly oozed out of Judge He's forehead, but his hands did not stop moving at all.
Instead, he took advantage of the moment when the princess was seized by the severe pain and her body was stiff and unable to resist, and completed the restoration with lightning speed and precision.
Immediately afterwards, several well-trained female doctors stepped forward and used the specially made willow splint and bandage that had been prepared long ago to firmly secure and bandage the princess's left forearm with swift yet extremely gentle movements.
After doing all this, Judge He let out a long sigh.
He took a step back, straightened his robe, and knelt down deeply before the Emperor and Empress.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, allow me to report back."
Everyone in the hall felt their hearts in their throats and held their breath, fearing that they would hear some bad news.
"Your Highness's left arm injury is an oblique fracture in the middle section of the ulna and radius. Fortunately, the bone was not shattered and has now been repositioned."
"I have properly fixed it with a small willow splint, supplemented with external application of 'Yuxu Paste' for tendon and bone healing; and internally I have taken a decoction to invigorate blood circulation, dissipate stasis, strengthen bones and generate marrow."
"As long as you rest properly, within a hundred days, the callus will grow and the broken bone will heal. Your arm should be back to normal and your future activities will not be affected."
"only……"
He Yuanpan was well aware of Princess Changle's lively and active nature, which was difficult to restrain.
He raised his eyes slightly, looked at the emperor and empress's expressions, and said carefully:
"Recovering from a broken bone takes time. For the next hundred days, we must take turns guarding Her Royal Highness around the clock, changing the dressings and adjusting the splint regularly to ensure it remains fixed in place."
"If there's even a slight mistake, there's a risk of dislocation or poor healing. At the very least, it would require reconnection. At worst...it could hamper muscle flexibility and affect arm function."
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