Gu Yuzhi's eyesight initially allowed him to see things only vaguely, but each day it improved. After about seven days, Gu Yuzhi's eyesight was completely restored.
He just can't stand strong light, especially the sunlight reflecting off the snow. It stings his eyes every time, and they start to tear up after a short while.
The physician, Qin, didn't have a good solution. He could only prescribe some mild tonics and advise the patient to be more careful and avoid overusing his eyes.
Because of Qin Yuanpan's instructions, Gu Yuzhi's study time has been slightly reduced. As soon as it's 7 PM, Xu Mama urges Gu Yuzhi to go back to his room to rest, which Gu Yuzhi finds very difficult to get used to.
Two days later, news finally arrived from Changzhou.
At this moment, Gu Yuzhi stood with his back straight, his feet slightly apart at shoulder level, his face tense, and his wrists gripping the paper as he earnestly wrote large characters.
After his injury, he didn't practice calligraphy for a long time. He only started practicing again in the last two days. As a result, Gu Yuzhi was greatly disappointed to find that his handwriting was about to turn into a dog's scribbles!
As he struggled against the large characters, he heard Xie Changshi's voice coming from afar: "Your Highness."
Chief Secretary Xie stood outside the door and bowed respectfully: "Guard Qi has returned and is currently washing up in his room."
Gu Yuzhi was overjoyed, but his hand trembled and a drop of ink fell onto the large characters he had just written. He quickly put down the pen, exclaimed "Oh dear!", pouted and looked at the paper with great dissatisfaction. Then he crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it into the wastebasket next to him.
Anyway, it wasn't well-written, so let it be ruined.
Gu Yuzhi walked briskly to the door, looked up at Xie Changshi, and said, "Let's go to the council hall quickly!"
As soon as he stepped out of the room, the bright sunlight was so dazzling that Gu Yuzhi could barely open his eyes. He squinted and hopped ahead.
Seeing his lack of composure, Chief Secretary Xie shook his head slightly but offered no words of advice.
After this robbery and murder, the attendants became much more lenient towards the young prince.
His Highness is still so young, and he already has a heavy burden on his shoulders. They shouldn't have suppressed his nature before, always using responsibility to make him pay attention to his every word and deed.
In particular, Judge Qin's attitude towards Gu Yuzhi has undergone a complete 180-degree turn. He not only coaxes His Highness to drink his medicine, but also takes the initiative to buy him things like candied fruit.
In the past, this would have been unthinkable.
With his eyesight improved and his attendants deliberately indulging him, Gu Yuzhi's childlike feelings, which had been suppressed for many years, were gradually awakened, and he became much more lively in his speech and actions than before.
Just like now, Gu Yuzhi hopped and skipped, occasionally jumping up to pull on the drooping branches, getting soaked by the snow hanging on the treetops, and then running forward with his head covered, making clear, gurgling noises.
He ran to the door of the council hall in no time, and when he looked up, he saw Qi Chenglang's tall and imposing figure. He couldn't help but exclaim happily, "Guard Qi, you're back!"
Before he could ask about the Wen family's business gains, Qi Chenglang turned his head and a long scar appeared on his once handsome face, running diagonally from top to bottom across his entire face.
There was still a medicated plaster on the scar, but perhaps because they were afraid it would affect their eyes, there was no gauze on it.
Gu Yuzhi just stared blankly, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.
Qi Chenglang thought he had frightened the young prince with his appearance, so he quickly lowered his face and raised his arm to cover his face, saying in a muffled voice, "Your Highness, I have returned."
After sending all of the Wen family's belongings to Changzhou, he didn't have time to inquire about any further information. He was only concerned about the young prince's eyes. He didn't rest for a single day in Changzhou and rushed to Xinliang with the medicinal herbs that Consort De had given to the young prince.
Little did he know, the young prince's eyes had already healed!
If he had known this would happen, he would never have rushed to see His Highness!
But it was too late for regrets now. Qi Chenglang felt a mix of bitterness and resentment. On one hand, he was afraid of frightening the young prince, and on the other hand, he was afraid that the young prince would really distance himself from him because of the scar on his face...
It was only then that Gu Yuzhi came to her senses. She grabbed Qi Chenglang's big hand with her small hand, looked up at him, her round eyes reddened, her nose tingled with soreness, and her voice choked with emotion: "How did Guard Qi get injured? Who did it?"
As soon as he said that, Gu Yuzhi spat out a curse. Why was he asking? He must be one of the King's men!
Unlike the dozen or so guards who died for Xin Liang, Qi Chenglang was someone he became very close to after arriving in the northern desert. Qi Chenglang taught him martial arts and would occasionally play with him.
As Teacher Shu said, Qi Chenglang was like an older brother. To him, Guard Qi was a completely different person from Chief Secretary Xie and others.
The thought that Qi and the others were being attacked and killed in places he couldn't see made him tremble with rage.
"Was it Brother Chu?" He rubbed his eyes hard. "Even with your high level of martial arts, Guard Qi, you were injured. Just how many men did Brother Chu send?"
Most of the guards in the manor and the镖师 (bodyguards/escorts) from the镖局 (escort agency) have been transferred to protect the Wen family business. Just how many people did Brother Chu send?
Gu Yuzhi's reaction completely surprised Qi Chenglang. He stared blankly at Gu Yuzhi, whose eyes were red, and after a while said in a simple voice, "There weren't many people at first, but they robbed and killed several times along the way."
He gently touched the dried ointment on his face: "I injured myself here on my face by accident, and I frightened Your Highness."
Qi Chenglang lowered his eyes, and after a long while, as if he had made up his mind, he said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, I will hand over the position of Chief of the Guards to Guard Zhang. From now on, I will try to appear in front of Your Majesty as little as possible."
Gu Yuzhi didn't hear what Qi Chenglang was saying at all, because when Teacher Shu saw Qi Chenglang like this, she couldn't help but exclaim, "My God! How could Guard Qi's injury be so serious! Guard Qi isn't even married yet, and his face is already disfigured. It will be hard for him to find a wife in the future!"
"Moreover, the scars on Guard Qi's face look like they're rolled up at the edges. Even if they heal, the scars probably won't disappear completely. It's likely that when he was injured, the bone was exposed!"
With Teacher Shu's words, "deeply insightful," still lingering in his mind, Gu Yuzhi immediately let go of Qi Chenglang's hand and ran towards his room.
He wanted to take his bow and arrows to seek revenge and personally ask his brother, the King of Chu, whether he truly had no brotherly affection for him!
Qi Chenglang stood there dumbfounded, not even realizing what was happening and chasing after them.
Instead, Chief Secretary Xie turned around and quickly chased after him, blocking Gu Yuzhi's path: "Your Highness, what are you going to do?"
Gu Yuzhi looked as angry as a pufferfish, huffing and puffing, "Of course I'm going to Jiangnan to find my brother, the Prince of Chu!"
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