Chapter 346 Brother-in-law is injured
Xu Yunfan scanned Xiao Feng from head to toe, his eyes rolling. "Introduce yourself first. I'll have to see who you are before deciding whether or not to give you a favor."
"You kid..." Xiao Feng laughed, but his voice was muffled, as if he was deliberately suppressing it. "You really don't look like a civil servant at all. But it's true. I heard you're a man of both civil and military talents. I heard about you when I was at the border. And the bacon and sausages you and Run'er sent over were delicious. I really enjoyed them."
Upon hearing this, Xu Yunfan lowered his hands from his waist and asked, "Brother-in-law?"
Seeing Xiao Feng nod slightly, Xu Yunfan sighed, his earlier arrogance gone, and he smiled warmly. "Aiya, brother-in-law, why are you back? Oh, it really is like family members don't even recognize each other today. Why didn't you tell me earlier? If you had told me earlier, since you're my brother-in-law, no one here would have dared to stand in your way."
So, it’s my own problem?
This kid is really good at talking.
Xiao Feng stood there for a moment, then felt weak. "Brother-in-law, since we're already here, could you please let me go back to the capital first?"
Although Xiao Feng is a military general, he was educated as a young master from an aristocratic family. Although his speech is not elegant, he is not as rough as other military generals.
At other times, Xu Yunfan would have enthusiastically invited them to stay and entertained them well. After all, the army was on the road, and the food on the road was not good. However, he saw that Xiao Feng's face was not very good, "Brother-in-law, what's wrong with you?"
"Nothing, just a little injured."
"Brother Feng, this isn't just a minor injury. If it were just a minor injury, would we have to return to Beijing?" Huo Zhiyu glared at Xu Yunfan. "It's all your fault. If you hadn't blocked the road, we would have gone there long ago. If anything happened to Brother Feng, you..."
"Enough!" Xiao Feng couldn't bear to listen any longer. Huo Zhiyu's words sounded nice, but if he really wanted to worry about him so much, he should have endured it before, instead of begging him to stop and rest because he was tired. He was dissatisfied with the dry food he brought and insisted that the guards catch wild animals for him. How much time did this waste?
What he said now sounded very reasonable. Moreover, if Huo Zhiyu liked her, how could he be so rude now that he knew the person in front of him was her brother-in-law?
As for the slap in the face, wasn't that his own fault? Who can he blame?
"Huo Zhiyu, don't think I don't know what you're up to. If you just stay in your proper place, I can tolerate you for the sake of our past friendship and Song Tong. But if you start being unreasonable with my brother-in-law, I don't care who you are."
"Brother Feng? How could you... do this to me?" Huo Zhiyu was devastated. How could Xiao Feng treat him like this?
Could it be that he couldn't see his efforts?
For Xiao Feng, he didn't stay in the capital, but had to go to the border to suffer. How many brothers can do all this?
I've done so much, but I'm still nowhere near as good as a brother-in-law I've only met once?
Huo Zhiyu was so angry that he cried and rode away alone on horseback. He didn't believe that Xiao Feng would let him go alone. On the way back, Xiao Feng took good care of him, and this time would definitely be no exception. He wanted to let Xu Yunfan see who was more important to Xiao Feng.
Xiao Feng had no idea what Huo Zhiyu was thinking, so it was impossible for him to chase him. He just needed to send two soldiers to follow him. After all, after arriving in the capital, the road would be wide and they could go their separate ways.
Xu Yunfan took a step forward and said, "Brother-in-law, what's going on with Huo Zhiyu? If you really are having an affair with him, that would be terrible. I just gave the Huo family a hard time a while ago. If you really are having an affair with him, can you still be my brother-in-law?"
"I can't be with him." Xiao Feng didn't like Huo Zhiyu. He hadn't liked him for a few years. After being pestered by him for a few years, it was even more impossible for him to like him.
You may not necessarily fall in love over time, but you may also get bored.
Xu Yunfan felt relieved. "Brother-in-law, why did you suddenly come back to Beijing? I noticed that you didn't seem to be feeling well. Is there something important you're in such a hurry to come back to Beijing? If it doesn't interfere with my important matters, you can stay and rest for a night. I'll go back with you tomorrow."
Before Xiao Feng could speak, Lin Xiao hurriedly said, "Master Xu, General Xiao's injury cannot be delayed any longer. We must go to the capital as soon as possible to ask the imperial physician for treatment."
The doctors at the border were actually quite skilled, but they were helpless. How could Xiao Xuanzhi just watch Xiao Feng accept his fate like this? So he decided to take a chance and let Xiao Feng return to the capital to see the imperial physician.
Due to the urgency of the matter, Xiao Xuanzhi could only rush to inform Xiao Hengzhi that Xiao Feng was coming back. As for the fact that Xiao Feng was injured, he did not mention it.
What good would it do to say it? It would only make the Xiao family sad and upset for a few more days.
"Brother-in-law, you're injured!" Xu Yunfan frowned and said, "What's wrong? Let me see. I'm not very talented, and I only have a superficial understanding of the art of medicine."
Lin Xiao frowned and said, "Master Xu, I'm not kidding you. Please don't waste our time. Let us return to the capital as soon as possible."
When it comes to medical skills, Lin Xiao is very confident in her abilities. If she can't solve a problem, what does an outsider know?
Just now Xu Yunfan had a good impression of Lin Xiao, but now he wanted to roll his eyes at her. What did she mean? Was she saying that he was ignorant and was making trouble even though he knew Xiao Feng was injured?
"Doctor Lin, just because you can't do it doesn't mean I can't do it. If I can't do it, then you can't do it even more." Xu Yunfan said shamelessly. Although he couldn't completely cure Xiao Hengzhi's poison, without him, could Xiao Hengzhi be so lively and energetic and just think about how to supervise him reading books every day?
"You..." The thing Lin Xiao was most proud of in his life was his medical skills. He couldn't help but feel angry when Xu Yunfan humiliated him.
"Don't make a fuss. Since my brother-in-law wants to see it, I'll show it to you. But it's not convenient outside, so just come with me."
Xiao Feng got on the carriage and only undressed himself after Xu Yunfan followed closely behind and the curtain was lowered.
In the past, Xu Yunfan might have been wondering what Xiao Feng meant, but this time, he knew where Xiao Feng's injury was.
As expected, after Xiao Feng unbuttoned his white undershirt and the white belt with faint blood stains, a scar extending from the collarbone to the belly button suddenly appeared before his eyes.
No one knew how the doctor treated the wound. The skin and flesh on Xiao Feng's wound had turned outward and had turned white. Under the strong smell of medicine, Xu Yunfan also smelled a faint stench.
That's the smell of decay.
If it weren't for the cold weather in February, the smell would be even worse.
Xu Yunfan blinked, then looked up at the pale Xiao Feng. "Brother-in-law, you're such a man! This wound is infected, yet you can still talk to me for so long without changing your expression. Do you have a fever?"
Just now he was wondering, Xiao Feng looked so pale and weak, could a general who looked so weak really have a deterrent effect?
It turns out that it's not that Xiao Feng looks like this, but that he is not an ordinary person. If it were anyone else, he would be lying in bed with a fever by now.
"Well, ever since I was injured, I have been running a fever and the wound has not healed, so my father asked me to return to Beijing." Xiao Feng said calmly.
In fact, he knows everything.
On the one hand, his father asked him to return to Beijing to seek medical treatment, and on the other hand, if... he was a native of Beijing, even if he died, he should return to his roots.
Unfortunately, the border has been a bit chaotic recently, and his father and two younger brothers have been busy resisting foreign invasions, so they are too busy to escort him back.
Xu Yunfan knew what Xiao Xuanzhi was up to. "Brother-in-law, don't worry. Return to the capital immediately. But after you return, you don't need to seek out the imperial physician. I'll write you a letter. Give it to the guards and have them deliver it to Master Meng of the Xinglin family. He'll make arrangements for you. There's also another letter. Have someone deliver it to Xiao Qin's house and give it to Run'er. After reading it, he'll know what to do. You can't delay any longer. I'll talk to you again when I return to the capital."
Without waiting for Xiao Feng to ask any more questions, Xu Yunfan got off the carriage and brought over the two letters in a short while. Without Xiao Feng's instructions, he took the initiative and gave the orders.
The two guards who received the letter were responsible for escorting their eldest young master back. When they learned that this man was the master's brother-in-law, they did as Xu Yunfan said without asking the reason.
The two horses neighed, and when their hooves touched the ground, only dust flew up.
Lin Xiao was unable to recover for a long time. After getting on the carriage, he wanted to ask Xiao Feng what Xu Yunfan had seen for him. However, Xiao Feng had probably used up all his accumulated strength and was now weak with his eyes closed.
When Lord Meng received the letter, he saw that it was from Xu Yunfan and the patient was Xiao Feng. He didn't even have time to eat and hurriedly made arrangements.
Qin Run was also very busy. He followed what Xu Yunfan said in the letter, went into Xu Yunfan's study, opened the secret passage, took out the items mentioned in the letter, and rushed to the Food City in a hurry.
Xu Yunfan said that Doctor Meng could handle Xiao Feng's condition. All he had to do was ask according to his instructions. Xiao Feng had a good physique, so it wouldn't be a big problem.
Doctor Meng has learned a lot of medical skills during this period that he had never learned before, and even dared not to think about. Although he is still a little nervous, he has the medicine given by Xu Yunfan and can just scrape off the rotten flesh.
Xiao Feng's army had just arrived in the capital, and he hadn't even returned home when he was taken away by Lord Meng and handed over to Doctor Meng.
When Xiao Hengzhi arrived after receiving the notification, Xiao Feng had already been sent into the room. "Run'er, what happened to your elder brother?"
Qin Run: "Father, Yunfan said that my brother's sword wound caused inflammation. He said there can't be any delay and asked me to bring the medicine to Doctor Meng. I don't know anything else."
Xu Yunfan was too anxious. The letter contained only a few words, without any greetings or explanation of the whole story. How could Qin Run know the specific situation of Xiao Feng?
Helpless, Xiao Hengzhi hurried to ask the guards who were responsible for escorting Xiao Feng back to the capital. After learning that Xiao Feng was injured, Xiao Hengzhi's legs went weak.
"Such a big thing, why are you telling me now?"
Xiao Hengzhi was so angry that he couldn't take his leave. What would Xiao Xuanzhi do? It was such a long journey from the border to the capital. What if Xiao Feng couldn't hold on halfway?
Xiao Feng is the eldest grandson of the Xiao family and also his first nephew, so the meaning of that is naturally different. He loved him so much that he couldn't wait to love him. Later, when he had so many nephews, his love became less valuable.
The guard conveyed Xiao Xuanzhi's words. After hearing it, Xiao Hengzhi felt angry and helpless.
Yes, his uncle was already feeling very uncomfortable, so what about his father Xiao Xuanzhi?
Doesn’t he feel pain or sadness?
No, his pain will only be greater than my own.
But he had no choice. He was shouldering the mission of defending his country and could not leave his post without permission. So, what else could he do?
Perhaps when watching Xiao Feng leave, Xiao Xuanzhi had already prepared himself mentally. Perhaps, this was the last time they would meet as father and son, and this separation might be forever.
Men don't shed tears easily, but they do when they are heartbroken. Brothers Xiao Hao and Xiao Lin cried inconsolably, but they were unable to return from the border.
This is what is called being unable to control one's own behavior.
Xiao Hengzhi was already filled with guilt towards Xiao Xuanzhi's family, and now, this guilt reached its peak. He was worried and grabbed Qin Run's hand, his tone choking with sobs, "Run'er, tell Doctor Meng to find a way to cure your eldest brother. I've let your second uncle down, and I can't let your eldest brother down again."
"Father, don't worry, everything will be fine. If Doctor Meng couldn't help, Yun Fan would have come back long ago. Now that he hasn't come back, we only arranged for Doctor Meng to come. So Doctor Meng will definitely be able to do it."
Qin Run never doubted Xu Yunfan.
Qin Run comforted Xiao Hengzhi a few more times, and when Xiao Hengzhi calmed down, he asked, "Father, should we tell Grandpa, Grandma, and Uncle Yan about this?"
Xiao Hengzhi nodded, "If you want to tell me, I'll send someone to inform them now."
He cannot learn from Xiao Xuanzhi. Xiao Feng is the eldest grandson of his parents and the eldest son of his brother-in-law. No one has a better right to know about this matter than them.
The Xiao family was in chaos tonight. Grandma Su Yanxiao's eyes were red and swollen from crying, and even Grandpa Xiao's eyes were red. Several people were guarding outside the door, staring at the locked door without blinking.
At this moment, every minute and every second is a long torture for them. The longer the time goes, the more the torture accumulates layer by layer, making people feel unprecedented and severe torture.
Qin Run stood aside without saying a word. At this time, any words of comfort would be pale and powerless, and would be futile.
Although he had never met this elder brother, he remembered that Xiao Feng had given them gifts during the Chinese New Year and when he and Xu Yunfan got married. Even in the letters he wrote to himself and Qin An, every word between the lines expressed his deep love and affection for him.
After thinking about it, Qin Run asked someone to bring Qin An over.
As a result, not only Qin An came, but also Qin Feiyu, Fang Zixi, Xiaobao and others came.
"Daddy Qin." As soon as Xiaobao saw Qin Run, he ran over the moment Fang Zixi let go. He hugged Qin Run's legs, and the sobbing sounds of Grandpa Su and Grandma Zeng were in his ears. He immediately pouted his lips in pain, tears welling up in his eyes, and he was about to cry, "Daddy Qin, hold me."
He was very smart. On the way here, his father told him that it was Xiao's eldest uncle who was injured. His father also told him to behave well and to comfort his grandmother and others so that they would not cry. But at this moment, he didn't even remember to comfort others and had to be comforted by others himself.
Qin Run picked up Xiaobao and held the child tightly in his arms. With the child around, he seemed less afraid.
"It's okay, don't think too much. Run'er has brought the medicine, and Xiao Feng will be fine." Qin Feiyu stood beside Xiao Hengzhi with a big belly, comforting the person beside her softly.
In fact, he could understand Xiao Hengzhi's worries. After all, he had seen too many soldiers die because of festering, smelly and feverish wounds. He should be afraid too, but since Xu Yunfan didn't come back, he was no longer afraid.
If Xu Yunfan knew Qin Feiyu thought this way, he would probably be worried.
What does Qin Feiyu think of him?
"Grandma, uncle, don't be afraid. My cousin will be fine. My brother has taken the medicine. My brother-in-law's medicine is very powerful and can cure any disease." Qin An stood in front of Grandma Xiao and stretched out his little hand to wipe the tears from her face. "Grandma, don't be afraid and don't cry. It makes An'er uncomfortable if you do this."
After all, she is still a nine-year-old child. No matter how strong she is, she will be affected by the emotions of adults.
"Grandma's dear grandson, don't cry. Come, let grandma hold you." Grandma Xiao held Qin An in her arms and wiped his tears. "Grandma won't cry anymore, and our An Ge'er won't cry either."
Fang Zixi knew that the Xiao family was in a low mood at the moment, so she didn't go up to them and say anything, but just waited patiently.
A few days ago, Fang's mother said that Xiao Feng was coming back, but she didn't say that Xiao Feng was seriously injured. Presumably, looking at the situation of the Xiao family, they were also kept in the dark.
Another half hour later, Doctor Meng came out, and as soon as he came out he was surrounded.
Su Yan took his hand and said, "Doctor, how is my son?"
"Doctor Meng, where is my dear grandson? How is his injury?"
"Doctor Meng, my elder brother..."
Madam Meng felt a buzzing in her chest, not knowing who to answer. "Don't worry, General Xiao's condition has stabilized. I've already cleaned his wounds and scraped away the rotten flesh. He hasn't woken up yet because he took the medicine given by Doctor Xu. His fever is starting to subside, so don't worry too much. Let him rest for now and take him back when he wakes up."
Xiao Feng is truly a tough guy. When Doctor Meng saw his wounds, he couldn't help but stand in awe and admire him immensely.
The fact that he was able to hold on until returning to Beijing shows how courageous he is.
Upon learning that Xiao Feng was fine, the Xiao family couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. After expressing their gratitude, they went in to see Xiao Feng.
Seeing her son lying on the bed, Su Yan burst into tears again, and her anger towards Xiao Xuanzhi increased a little.
How could he hide such a thing? He simply deserves to be punished.
When Xu Yunfan returned to Beijing the next day, Xiao Feng also woke up.
What surprised him was that although his wound was still very painful, his body was obviously much more relaxed than before. He was no longer dizzy and had some strength. More importantly, he no longer had that disgusting smell on his body.
"Brother Run, when will my brother-in-law come back?" Xiao Feng liked Qin Run very much. Qin Run's head, physique and appearance, in short, everything about him satisfied him. He was worthy of being the brother of their Xiao family. He was handsome, tall and mighty.
When he woke up yesterday, he exchanged pleasantries and asked questions as needed, but only now did he remember Xu Yunfan.
Without Xu Yunfan, he would be in real trouble this time.
"It should be tonight." Qin Run learned that Xu Yunfan's plan to blast the mountain had been delayed. He calculated that he should be back tomorrow at the latest.
Xiao Feng said guiltily, "It's all my fault. If I hadn't failed to keep an eye on Huo Zhiyu, I wouldn't have broken my promise and would have returned last night."
Qin Run sat aside, stirring the soup in the bowl. When it was about the right temperature, he handed it to Xiao Feng, "Don't blame me, big brother. Drink the soup first and nourish yourself. When Yun Fan comes back, he will check it out for you."
"Yeah." After drinking the soup, Xiao Feng remembered Lin Xiaolai, "By the way, where is Doctor Lin?"
"She went to see Doctor Meng." Speaking of Lin Xiao, Qin Run said a little dissatisfiedly: "Brother, Doctor Lin is a doctor in the army, right? Or is he someone of yours?"
Xiao Feng answered irrelevantly, "Did she do anything to upset you? It's okay, just tell me the truth."
“A little bit.”
Even if Lin Xiao was truly someone close to Xiao Feng, Qin Run wouldn't indulge her based on her actions. "When she learned that Doctor Meng had re-treated your wound, she not only questioned his medical skills but also pestered him for his medical books. Big Brother might not be aware that he withheld his medical skills not because he wanted to keep them for himself, but because Yun Fan had asked him to train a group of doctors. So, how could he let her take the medical books back to the border so easily?"
Xiao Feng was in a state of great headache. Lin Xiao was a good person in every way, except that she could be stubborn sometimes. "She's the only female doctor in the army. She's quite skilled and a bit of a medical geek. This time, she was able to send me back because of my father's personal order. Don't overthink it. Since she's asking for the medical book, you can ask Doctor Meng to take a look at it. Just consider it a favor for your brother."
Qin Run readily agreed to this trivial matter: "Okay."
In the afternoon, when Xu Yunfan returned, he first went back to Xiao Qin's house to see the children. When he learned that Qin Run was still in Prince Xiao's mansion, Xu Yunfan turned around with his hands behind his back and said, "Brother Fang, you said my brother-in-law is back and injured again. This is my first official visit. What should I bring?"
Xu Yunfan was not very clear about the situation in Dayan when it came to social etiquette. Qin Run was usually in charge of things like giving gifts during the New Year, and he had never really been involved, so Xu Yunfan couldn't help feeling guilty.
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