Huo Jiwen didn't wake up until evening.
He was in so much pain all over his body that he couldn't help but feel hatred for his biological father, whom he had just met.
After a while, Shi Lingqiao came in carrying a bowl of medicine.
Her eyes were red and swollen, clearly she had been crying for a long time.
She looked at Huo Jiwen with a pained expression, "Husband, are you still in pain?"
"I've prepared some medicine for you; it'll be good for your wound and will also relieve the pain."
Huo Jiwen had always known that Shi Lingqiao was skilled in medicine, so he nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work, my wife. Please feed me this."
He was tormented by pain all over his body, and because of this, when he saw Shi Lingqiao's haggard face, he did not feel moved or sorry for her, but instead became even more irritated.
He couldn't help but wonder if he would have avoided his father's beating if he hadn't insisted on marrying her.
But there's no use thinking about it now; we can only take it one step at a time.
With Shi Lingqiao's help, he finished drinking all the medicine.
Neither of them noticed that the dark energy had entered Huo Jiwen's body while he was drinking the medicine.
Just moments after taking the medicine, Huo Jiwen suddenly felt the pain in his wound intensify, accompanied by an extreme itch.
He couldn't resist reaching out to scratch, which not only pulled at the wound and caused excruciating pain again, but also intensified the pain when he scratched the itchy spot.
Huo Jiwen was on the verge of collapse. "Ah, it hurts, it itches, I can't take it anymore."
Shi Lingqiao was startled when she saw this and hurriedly came over to hold him down. "Husband, don't move around, or your wounds will all reopen."
Huo Jiwen stared at her with bloodshot eyes, "What kind of medicine did you just give me to drink? Why did the pain worsen and I feel so itchy after drinking it?"
Shi Lingqiao was taken aback. "It's just an anti-inflammatory and analgesic drug!"
She unintentionally inherited a medical and toxicology lineage, and is very talented in preparing medicines and poisons.
But she doesn't actually know how to diagnose illnesses; she only prescribes medicine based on the symptoms.
So she didn't understand why Huo Jiwen would do this.
Huo Jiwen felt a surge of resentment and impatience towards Shi Lingqiao, and roared, "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and call the physician from the manor."
This was the first time Shi Lingqiao had been yelled at by Huo Jiwen, and she felt extremely wronged.
Seeing his face contorted in pain, she was too frightened to complain anymore and quickly sent a servant to fetch the royal physician.
After the physician inquired about the cause, he couldn't help but say, "Young Master, how could you drink medicine indiscriminately? This is clearly the wrong medicine you took."
He changed Huo Jiwen's medication again and told him not to take any more medicine indiscriminately.
Huo Jiwen was in so much pain and itching all over his body that he wanted to bang his head against the wall and die, which made his resentment towards Shi Lingqiao even stronger.
On the other hand, after Qingyou supplied Huo Jiwen with a chance of Yin Sha, she stopped paying attention to him.
No matter how Shi Lingqiao prepares the medicine, it will only worsen Huo Jiwen's injuries.
Under such torment, she couldn't believe that Huo Jiwen wouldn't harbor any resentment or complaints towards Shi Lingqiao.
There are no filial sons at the bedside. Shi Lingqiao served the irritable Huo Jiwen every day. After a while, she couldn't believe that he wouldn't develop resentment.
Once their romanticized view of each other has shattered, she'll see if they can still love each other as they once did.
A few days later, Huo Xingchen began attending the morning court sessions.
The news that he had beaten his own son on his first day back spread throughout the capital that very day.
However, no one felt there was anything wrong with it, since in their eyes it was only natural for a father to discipline his disobedient and unfilial son.
Huo Xingchen can still put on an act; whenever someone asks him about it, he will show a helpless expression that is hard to explain.
This made everyone wonder if Huo Jiwen had done something to make the Duke unable to hold back.
Shi Ling skillfully prepared the medicine, but she couldn't find an opportunity to leave the wicked mother-in-law and Huo Xi alone together.
Moreover, if she were only in the Duke's mansion and there were no outsiders, her plan would not be implemented perfectly.
The wicked father-in-law might be willing to bear the infidelity rather than let the wicked mother-in-law and Huo Xi go, all for the sake of saving face.
But she simply couldn't swallow this insult.
On one occasion, Huo Jiwen lost his temper and, upon seeing the water she was feeding him, knocked over the cup.
Shi Lingqiao's patience ran out, and she couldn't help but say, "What's wrong with taking your anger out on me? If you're so capable, go find your own parents."
Huo Jiwen choked, took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and said, "You can leave now."
If he could vent his anger on his own parents, why would he feel so stifled?
Besides the unbearable pain all over his body, he was also feeling very upset.
Since he was injured, his biological parents have not visited him in the yard even once.
They didn't even send a maid to inquire after him, which made him feel wronged and heartbroken. How could they treat him like this? He was their own son!
Shi Ling saw his appearance and came up with a plan.
She whispered in Huo Jiwen's ear, "Husband, judging from your parents' current attitude towards you, this Duke's mansion will definitely become Huo Xi's in the future, and there will be no place for you to stay."
Huo Jiwen actually felt the same way, and he said with a self-deprecating laugh, "So what? My father is the one who calls the shots in this Duke's Mansion now."
It has to be said, his mother's influence was really powerful, which actually made his father treat him like this.
Shi Lingqiao's eyes flickered, and she whispered, "I do have a way."
Huo Jiwen looked at her with a puzzled expression. "What method?"
Shi Ling cleverly said, "Ruin Huo Xi's reputation, drive him out of the Duke's mansion, and let your parents go there as soon as possible. When the Duke's mansion is only yours, it can only be yours."
Huo Jiwen never expected Shi Lingqiao to say such a thing.
He frowned. "You want to use poison?"
Shi Lingqiao nodded, "Mm."
"My husband, I simply cannot bear to see you in such pain any longer,"
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