More than a dozen horse-drawn carriages were already parked in front of the medical school.
When Cao Song arrived, he had just lifted the carriage curtain when he immediately recognized the owners of those carriages as belonging to the gentry.
An unnamed anger suddenly rose in Cao Song's heart.
After calming himself down, Cao Song helped Madam Cao, who was wiping away tears, down from the carriage, and then quickly walked towards the medical school.
Soon the two arrived at Cao Cao's ward, where Yuan Shao was also waiting outside. Upon seeing Cao Song and his wife, Yuan Shao hurriedly stepped forward to greet them.
"Uncle, Aunt!"
Cao Song nodded: "Benchu, there's no need for such formalities!"
Lady Cao stepped forward and asked anxiously, "Benchu, how is Mengde?"
Yuan Shao said, "Don't worry, Aunt, Mengde only suffered minor injuries and has already woken up!"
"Phew, that's good...that's good! My Aman!"
Hearing that her son was alright, Madam Cao breathed a sigh of relief, then let out a soft exclamation and quickly walked into the ward.
"Uncle, I'm so sorry, it's all because of me that Mengde...!"
Yuan Shao looked at Cao Song with an apologetic expression, his words filled with self-reproach.
"Oh dear, there's no need for that, Benchu!"
Cao Song stepped forward, patted Yuan Shao on the shoulder with a kind expression, and then comforted him:
“You and Cao Cao have always been like brothers, and now you are brothers in life and death under the same roof. You should help each other. If this happened to Cao Cao, you wouldn’t stand idly by, would you?”
"Uncle is right... No matter what happens to Aman, I will risk my life to help him!"
Yuan Shao looked at Cao Song with a grateful expression, and then nodded heavily.
"So, this isn't anyone's fault. Blame those scholars and your good-for-nothing brother..."
Cao Song nodded with satisfaction, but didn't forget to complain about Yuan Shu, who had caused trouble.
"You, Cao Jugao, how dare you be so disrespectful to your elders, gossiping about my son behind my back...?"
Cao Song and Yuan Shao looked in the direction of the voice and saw that Yuan Feng and his wife, Cui, were also walking over, led by a medical student.
Yuan Feng stared at Cao Song with a gloomy face and an angry expression.
"Hmph, what nonsense? I'm just stating the facts. If it weren't for your son causing trouble, why would Benchu and Cao Cao have had to suffer this beating?"
"If it weren't for my son and Bencho standing up for him, your son would probably be a corpse by now...!"
Cao Song also snorted angrily, glaring coldly at Yuan Feng without backing down.
"you.....!"
Yuan Feng was speechless with anger, but what Cao Song said was true, and for a moment he was speechless.
"Patriarch, let's go check on Shu'er..."
At this moment, Cui Shi had no other thoughts, and just looked at Yuan Shu's sickroom next door with teary eyes.
"Okay, let's go!"
Yuan Feng nodded, ignoring Cao Song, and then helped Cui Shi walk towards Yuan Shu's ward.
Yuan Shao remained silent ever since Yuan Feng appeared.
When Yuan Feng passed by Yuan Shao, the father and son did not exchange glances or words, and simply passed each other.
As Yuan Feng approached Yuan Shu's ward, he paused slightly, turned his head to look at Yuan Shao, and seemed to have a hint of relief in his eyes.
"Hey~, Benchu, come in with me!"
Upon seeing this, Cao Song sighed softly, and then led Yuan Shao to Cao Cao's sickroom.
There are four beds in this ward. Apart from Cao Cao, there is another injured person lying on each of the other three beds. They are all trainees of the Imperial Guard.
At this moment, Cao Cao had also woken up and was gently comforting the weeping Lady Cao.
"Oh dear, Mother, please stop crying. Look, your son is perfectly fine, isn't he?"
As he spoke, Cao Cao reached out and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of Lady Cao's eyes.
"Waaaaah~, what do you mean 'it's okay'? Look at your face, it's covered in bruises. If I hadn't raised you for so many years, I almost wouldn't have recognized you. How could they be so cruel..."
Seeing Cao Cao almost beaten into a pig's head, Lady Cao felt a pang of pain in her heart, and as she spoke, tears streamed down her face.
"Mother, please stop crying. It makes me so worried!"
Seeing his mother's tears flowing uncontrollably, Cao Cao suddenly felt a headache coming on.
"Okay, Mother won't cry anymore!"
Madam Cao nodded, took out a handkerchief, lowered her head to wipe away her tears, but her body was still trembling slightly from sobbing.
Seeing this, Cao Song also stepped forward, a look of heartache appearing in his eyes.
"Father.....!"
Cao Cao turned to look at his father, a smile appearing on his lips.
"Hmm! How is my son? Why did you fight with them?"
Cao Cao said solemnly, "I'm fine. Since they dared to insult our Cao family, I naturally had to give them a good beating..."
"Yeah, good job! Those guys were arrogant and rude. They should have been taught a lesson a long time ago!"
Seeing that his son had taken the initiative to take responsibility, Cao Song nodded with satisfaction.
Then Cao Song looked at Cao Cao and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, your father will definitely avenge you..."
"Father, this matter was caused by me, so I will naturally resolve it myself. There's no need to trouble you..."
Upon hearing this, Cao Cao shook his head, then looked at Cao Song with a serious expression.
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