"I told the other party about your leg, and he said he doesn't mind."
“...Never mind then.” Yao Yao poured Qiao Yu a cup of tea. “It’s cloudy and snowy. After you finish your tea, you should go back early. Be careful on the slippery road.”
"Sigh, why are you so stubborn? Why don't you meet him first, and if you don't like him, we'll call it quits."
“I don’t need to see him.” Yao Yao remained resolute, refusing to consider it.
Qiaoyu sighed, "It seems I have to go to the Princess and plead with her to make a decision."
Yao Yao frowned. "Sister, don't go looking for the princess, or you won't be coming here again."
"You silly girl!" Qiaoyu said unhappily, "I'm doing this for your own good. You're still young now, what will you do when you're old?"
"When I get old, I'll have a bunch of nephews and nieces, what do I have to worry about? I have nothing to worry about."
"That's still not as comforting as a biological child. Besides, you have to experience marriage and having children to make your life worthwhile."
"There's no need to go through everything. If you don't have anything else to do, go back. I need to go to the cellar to check on the vegetables I've stored."
Qiaoyu was about to try to persuade her again, but when she heard her mention the cellar, she immediately changed the subject, "Do you have any venison here?"
"Yes, the other day the men in the village went hunting and killed sixteen animals. I released six of them here, and the king even came to take one away. They were all particularly fat and strong."
"Great! Can you spare one for me? I won't take it for free, here's some silver for you."
"Sure, I won't shortchange you."
"Following Master Hong, everyone's become a little money-grubber."
"Sister, that's not right. I've always valued money since I was little. Although it can't buy everything, I absolutely can't live without it."
"That's a very good realization."
The two sisters left the inn and headed towards the cellar.
There was a small hut at the entrance of the cellar, where concentrated feed for horses was stored.
Yao Yao went over to check the feed, and Qiao Yu looked at the small house that was completely full, "Just by looking at the fodder, you can tell how slow the inn's business is right now."
“It’s freezing cold now, so people won’t move around if they can avoid it. Next time you come, wait until the snow melts and the roads are easier to travel. Oh, and sister, remember to send some of your double-sided embroidery to the Princess later,” Yao Yao instructed Qiao Yu.
"You don't need to tell me that, it's just that the palace is under martial law, and the king won't let anyone in."
"Martial law? Why?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a blood-soaked figure suddenly emerged from behind the hut, saying, "I want to see the King."
The aura of bloodlust emanating from him terrified Qiaoyu, who screamed and pulled Yaoyao back a few steps.
Yao Yao deftly pulled a sharp dagger from the side of her prosthetic leg, staring warily at the blood-soaked man. "Who are you?"
"My name is Zhong Jiu." After saying that, he fell heavily to the ground!
Yao Yao said to Qiao Yu, "Sister, go to the inn and find Yang Yang. Tell him to come over."
"Okay, stay away from him." Qiaoyu took off running towards the inn.
Yao Yao took a carrying pole used for carrying feed bags from the hut and poked the bloodied man in the lower abdomen.
However, the carrying pole had a hook on the end, which immediately snagged Zhong Jiu's belt...
He hurriedly raised his hand to pull the carrying pole back.
As a result, she pulled too hard and untied her belt, revealing her black underwear underneath.
Yao Yao quickly turned her face away, "I'm going to go blind."
Yang Yang happened to come over, but he didn't notice Yao Yao's embarrassed look. All his attention was on the blood-soaked person lying in the snow.
His expression changed drastically. "Brother Zhong Jiu."
"Do you know him?" Yao Yao asked.
Yang Yang nodded, "He is the King's trusted advisor."
"Xinhong?"
"Similar to the Dark Raven of the Imperial Clan. However, the King never uses Gu to threaten, but rather his loyalty comes from the depths of his soul."
"Okay, I'll go find a doctor right away."
"Go find my grandmother. All the good doctors in the village have gone to the prefecture with Wang Shang, and the rest are not as skilled as my grandmother."
"Okay." Yao Yao took off running.
Yang Yang settled Zhong Jiu in a guest room in the backyard of the inn. In the past, when the inn was full, it was hard to find a room here, but now they are mostly vacant or used as storage.
He placed Zhong Jiu on the bed, not caring at all that the fine brocade bedding on the bed was stained with Zhong Jiu's blood.
Then he hurriedly went to the kitchen to get hot water and strong liquor, as well as a bunch of clean cloths.
Back in the room, Yang Yang began to examine Zhong Jiu's wounds.
The blood-stained clothes were cut open with sharp scissors, even the underpants were not spared... Yang Yang gasped in shock!
His chest, back, and even groin were covered in wounds, some so deep they exposed bone, others with a piece of skin torn away! Some areas had begun to rot and emit a foul stench. His genitals, in particular, had been tortured, and it was uncertain whether they would ever fully recover!
"What have you been through?!" Yang Yang's eyes welled up with tears...
Qiaoyu knocked on the door from outside. "Xiao Yang, is there anything I can help you with?"
...
Grandma Yang was carried over in a sedan chair. The sedan chair bearers ran all the way, and the old lady was so dizzy from the jostling that she felt lightheaded.
"Who is this person? Why are they in such a hurry to send an old lady like me over?"
Upon hearing Grandma Yang's voice, Yang Yang immediately came out of the house. "Grandma, it's Brother Zhong Jiu. He's seriously injured. Please come and see him."
When Old Madam Yang saw the injuries on Zhong Jiu's body, her expression turned serious, and she said to Yang Yang, "Go and prepare needles and thread."
"What needle and thread? I'll go get it." Yao Yao came over, panting. Traveling with her prosthetic leg was still different from traveling with her real leg; she fell several times and fell behind.
Grandma Yang looked at her and said, "I heard from Xiao Hong that you are very good at needlework."
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