Tang Chen watched the strange yet familiar figure gradually walk away, and suddenly some strange thoughts popped up in her mind. She seemed to have really seen the face of that person before somewhere, and she felt that she should know who he was: "...Wang Xingren? No, no, Wang Yan, the King of Hell? Wang, Wang... Wang, Yanzhou!"
Tang Chen, who was unconscious on the bed, suddenly opened his eyes, but because he could not adapt to the light in front of him for a while, he closed his eyes in pain, unable to stop crying.
Liang Shuyi, who was watching over her, saw Tang Chen wake up. The first thing he did was not to ask her how she felt, but he ran out of the room excitedly: "Buddha bless you, you are finally awake, you are finally awake!"
During the two days that Tang Chen was in a coma, everyone seemed to have forgotten how to communicate with each other, and they just silently went about their own business. Liang Shuyi's excitement undoubtedly brought life back to the small courtyard of the hospital, which had been dull for two consecutive days and nights.
Wang Yanzhou held Tang Chen's hand carefully with tears in his eyes, gently wiping the tears from her eyes: "Achen, how do you feel?"
"..." Tang Chen didn't answer. It wasn't that she didn't want to speak, but when she opened her mouth, she suddenly realized that she couldn't speak anymore, and could only make some humming sounds. Tang Chen panicked, struggling to express something, but her body was too weak to control her consciousness.
Wang Yanzhou saw her sudden pain and quickly waved to Chen Xin, who was standing beside her, to come over: "Chen Xin, Chen Xin, hurry up, hurry up!"
After examining the struggling Tang Chen, Chen Xin nodded slightly and said, "...due to the residual poison, he has temporarily lost his voice." Then, Chen Xin turned to Liang Shuyi and said, "Shuyi, open all the doors and windows."
“……!”
When the doors and windows were fully opened, the warm sunlight outside fell in. In Tang Chen's eyes, it turned into a series of light blades that made her eyes hurt. Seeing Tang Chen closing her eyes in pain while crying, Chen Xin hurriedly said, "Alright, alright, close it quickly, seal it all."
Black Crow saw Tang Chen's current condition and blamed himself internally, but he could only watch and could not help in any way: "How is it?"
While helping Tang Chen reapply medicine to the wound on his arm, Chen Xin explained, "Your eyes are temporarily sensitive to light and you've lost your voice. You should be able to recover after a period of rest."
Tang Chen suddenly calmed down when she heard the word "temporarily," then struggled on the bed again. The wound on her arm opened, and dark blood mixed with the medicine powder stained the mattress red. She knew that "temporarily" meant she would recover, return to normal. But how long would this "temporarily" last? A month, a year, or even ten years?
Wang Yanzhou could no longer hold back the tears in his eyes. As he gently comforted Tang Chen, a tear quietly slid down his cheek and fell on the back of Tang Chen's hand.
"Achen, it's okay, don't be afraid, don't be afraid, we are all here, don't be afraid!"
Tang Chen looked at Wang Yanzhou and slowly calmed down. She was already in this state, and she couldn't let those who were worried about her feel uncomfortable. She also didn't want to see others looking at her with such pity and compassion.
“…”
After seeing Tang Chen calm down, Hei Ya kept his mouth open as if he wanted to say something, so he hurried out to find the ink and paper for drawing eyebrows.
Tang Chen looked at Hei Ya and smiled slightly. Hei Ya handed the paper to her, and Liang Shuyi and Wang Yanzhou carefully helped her up.
Tang Chen was grateful that his left hand was injured, and he wasn't left-handed. Although he didn't have much strength, using the copper ink was much more convenient than a brush.
Everyone looked at Tang Chen nervously as he wrote a line of crooked words on the paper. They looked at each other, and then the originally heavy atmosphere disappeared without a trace in everyone's tears and laughter.
There were a few big words written crookedly on the paper: I'm hungry and want to eat meat!
Although no one except Hei Ya knew what that "laborer" meant, but when they saw Tang Chen's tear-stained and pale face trying hard to force a smile, they felt relieved.
However, as a doctor, Shen Xin said that Tang Chen's spleen and stomach were originally a little weak, and now he had only been fed some ginseng soup for two consecutive days. Eating too much greasy food would be bad for him: "...This won't work. You should drink porridge for the time being."
“……!”
Meanwhile, Yan Shaoqing was in prison, suffering severe torture, but he insisted that he knew nothing about Yue Sheng and his father's affairs. Ultimately, after Lin Feng reported to his superiors that the evidence was insufficient, Yan Shaoqing was taken down from the rack, saving his life.
After Yan Chongmao was confirmed to have defected to the enemy, the entire Yan family was implicated. This included several families that had previously been on good terms with the Yan family. However, due to Yue Sheng's revenge, the Yan family now consisted of only Yan Shaoqing and his grandmother, who Yue Sheng had hidden and reportedly found dead in the nunnery.
After the appointment of General of the Nation, the position was temporarily held by Yan Chongmao's former political rival, Lin Chongrong's father. With his father taking over the position, the Lin family gained dominance. Lin Chongrong was promoted to the fifth rank among the nine concubines, becoming Zhaoyuan. The Lin family's youngest legitimate son was selected to serve as the young prince's tutor. The eldest legitimate son, Lin Yanfeng, was promoted to deputy general and assigned to the area previously guarded by Yan Chongmao.
The Lin family was on the verge of dominating the court, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that Emperor Qian Zhao's move was merely a balancing act. During the heyday of the Lin family, many of Lin's father's closest associates were demoted, dismissed, or exiled for various reasons.
The Liang family, or rather, the Liang Shuyi family, had always been a neutral faction. Their power had been further expanded by Emperor Gan Zhao, and now they had become a force within the court capable of competing with the Lin family. In the eyes of the veteran ministers, this scene was remarkably similar to the Ouyang family's past.
During the previous dynasty, the Ouyang family, though isolated in a corner, had disciples throughout the land. Even Yue Sheng's mother, originally destined to become the consort of the current Emperor Gan Zhao, was forced to relent due to the Ouyang family's insistence, and the late Emperor personally granted her marriage.
Tang Chen's health recovered very well under the meticulous care of the doctors and Chen Xin at the clinic. However, as Tang Chen gradually recovered day by day, Liang Shuyi's smile became less and less. Sometimes, she would sit alone in a corner, looking solemn, as if she was thinking about something.
Seeing Liang Shuyi in a daze again, Tang Chen walked over, patted her shoulder, and handed her the note he had just written: "Achen, I've encountered some difficulties."
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