Chapter 90: Don’t Blame the County Master
Shang Nanliu lowered his voice to a very low level, but could not hide the trembling in it: "How could this be... How can Xiao Luo, his injuries be recovered?"
"Although Mr. Shang Xiaolang has luckily escaped death, blood flow to his hands and feet has been blocked for many days, his joints have been damaged, and some tendons have already become necrotic. He will definitely not be able to do heavy work with his arms in the future. If he recovers well, he will be able to hold a pen and write. His legs have been curled up, so even if he can stand up in the future, he will have difficulty walking."
"Impossible, Xiao Luo...how could he be like this?" Shang Nanliu couldn't believe it and couldn't help crying, "Is there no...is there no other way to recover?"
"When I was in the army with my father, I saw prisoners who had been tied up for days. Some went into shock and urinated blood, while others died of cardiac arrest. The reason Young Master Shang managed to survive these days was, firstly, his young age and weak bones, and secondly, the prisoners occasionally helped him up to feed him and help him urinate. He was lucky to be alive, but injuries were inevitable."
Qiandeng's throat was choked and he couldn't make a sound.
Shangluo's grandfather glared at her fiercely, as if he hated her unlucky fate.
Shang Nanliu choked up and asked, "Medicine Aunt, is there any way to save Xiao Luo? He is so young, and his life has just begun..."
"He's lucky to be alive. I'm afraid I can't do anything about the injuries to his hands and feet." Doctor Liao sighed. "I'll give him acupuncture for a while, but I can't say whether it will be of any use."
Qian Deng's heart twitched, and he was filled with unspeakable sorrow and grief.
Shangluo had done nothing wrong. His only mistake was becoming her husband-in-law and living in her backyard.
Shangluo's grandfather gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "What are you afraid of? At least you won't die! Let's go. Don't stay in this unlucky place. Let's take the child home!"
Shangluo's servants carefully carried him out of the osmanthus hall, out of the palace's backyard, and placed him in Shangluo's carriage.
He was lying in the carriage, but he still tried his best to support his body with his weak hands, and looked through the door at Qiandeng who was seeing him out.
"Sister County Master... I'm going back now. I'll come back when my hands and feet are healed!"
Qian Deng nodded, suppressing the tears in her eyes: "Okay, I wish you a speedy recovery and a smooth and healthy life in the future."
The car started slowly, and the driver drove very slowly because he was concerned about Shangluo's injuries.
Before they left the alley, Aunt Xuanji came running out from behind, holding the civet cat silver sachet in her hand. She said to Qiandeng, who was standing at the door, "Just now, when Doctor Liao was examining Young Master Shang, she dropped the sachet on the bed."
Seeing that the carriage was leaving slowly, Qiandeng took the sachet and quickly caught up with it.
Just as she approached the carriage, she heard Shangluo's grandfather's annoyed voice from inside: "County Lady, County Lady, why are you still thinking about this unlucky woman? If it weren't for her, how could you have become like this!"
Shangluo didn't like this old man at all and pouted and retorted: "Sister County Master is not like what you said! She is very nice to me!"
"I've been good to you, but now I've made you disabled. Maybe you'll be crippled for the rest of your life?"
"Dad!" Shang Nanliu quickly spoke up to stop him, "Xiao Luo will recover."
"You can hide it for a while, but not forever. What's the point of lying to the child for a few more days?" Shangluo's grandfather gritted his teeth and said angrily, "Let him see clearly and figure out what to do with his life as soon as possible!"
Shangluo's rapid and suffocating "Ah" sounded from inside the car. The shock and fear in it made Qiandeng stop for a moment. He didn't know whether he should chase him and give him the sachet in his hand.
Shang Nanliu choked up and said, "Don't be afraid, Xiaoluo, Dad will definitely find the best doctor in the world to heal your hands and feet. You will be fine..."
Seeing his son and grandson crying together, Shangluo's grandfather was filled with hatred. He said angrily, "It's all that unlucky county lady who has ruined my grandson! Now that he's disabled, let alone a potential husband, his life is over. We Shangluo will never let this go!"
Shang Nanliu sighed and shed tears, without responding to his words.
"You're talking nonsense! You're not allowed to slander the County Princess!" Shang Luo yelled, his voice hoarse from crying, "The County Princess's sister is not unlucky! She saved my life! If she hadn't risked her life to save me, I would have been killed by the rebels on Leyou Plain!"
Shangluo's grandfather was so angry that his beard was curled up: "You...you unfilial descendant!"
"If the County Lady hadn't taken me in, you would have beaten me, this unworthy descendant, to death!" Shang Luo's weak hands clung to the carriage door, and he roared at his grandfather, his voice faint. "Stop the carriage! I'm not going home, I'm going back to the palace. Stop the carriage!"
"Asshole, if you dare to go back, she will kill you sooner or later!"
"Sister County Master didn't harm me. Someone else did! She's been trying so hard to find me and save me, but why are you putting the blame on her? Why are you blaming her for her bad luck?"
The tears she had been forcibly suppressing finally burst forth. Qian Deng ran to the carriage in tears, suppressing the burning pain in her heart. She raised her hand to knock on the door, "Driver Shang, wait a moment!"
Shang Nanliu recognized her voice and quickly stopped the carriage.
The carriage door opened, Qiandeng looked at Shangluo through tearful eyes, unable to catch her breath for a long while.
Shangluo's face was also covered with tears. Seeing the sachet tightly held in her hand, he choked up and forced a smile: "Oh, yes, I forgot... I forgot the gift that the county lady gave me..."
As he spoke, he raised his hand with all his strength, wanting to take the sachet.
But even though he tried his best, his fingertips just touched the raccoon cat, but he couldn't close his fingers. His weak wrist caused his hand to drop and fall heavily on his knees.
Shang Nanliu held his hand, his heart aching, and reached out to Qiandeng outside the car with a trembling hand: "County Lady... give it to me."
Qiandeng leaned down and tied the silver sachet with the civet cat holding the fish around Shangluo's waist with his own hands, and tied the silk knot tightly.
Having made up her mind, she wiped away the tears in her eyes with the back of her hand. Her expression and voice had calmed down. "Don't leave yet. The Spring Purification Ceremony isn't over yet. Let Xiao Luo and everyone else have one last drink and say goodbye properly."
Seeing the county lady coming back with the guards behind her holding Shangluo in their arms, everyone was a little surprised.
Qiandeng had returned to her usual self. She gestured for the gentlemen to take their seats. Ji Linyou, who had the best relationship with Shangluo, naturally helped him lean against her, poured him a drink, and placed a few pieces of flower cake and meat jerky in front of him.
Xue Xiyang raised his glass and stood up: "On this beautiful day, we are all gathered here because of the grace of the county lady. I would like to toast her."
Everyone echoed and toasted Qiandeng.
She did not refuse the kindness of the gentlemen, raised the wine in her glass to gesture to them, and drank the wine.
Ji Linyou drank the whole glass of wine in one gulp and wiped Shangluo's lips with the wine as a token of his appreciation.
After everyone was seated again, Qiandeng looked at Yan Penglai and slowly spoke, "Lord Yan, are you sure you want to leave the palace, leave Chang'an, and return to your hometown?"
Yan Penglai stared at her, his eyes shrouded in a distant mist. "Yes, I have been staying at the palace, bothering the county lady for over half a year. Now everyone knows that I am a remnant of Princess Gao's followers. In addition to all the mistakes I made before, I can no longer face staying by the county lady's side. Therefore...please allow me to leave."
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