Chapter 739 It really hurts!
The rosin powder with a rich aroma rushed towards the dancer.
The dancer's eyes were covered with powder, affecting her vision.
Su Cairen took the opportunity to pull the injured concubine away quickly.
The dancer followed the footsteps for a few steps, waving the dagger in her hand wildly.
However, in addition to the imperial concubine and Concubine Su, there were also the footsteps of other people in the palace. In the chaos and noise, she quickly lost the ability to distinguish the direction.
At this time, the guards finally arrived.
Seeing a large number of guards rushing into the hall, the two dancers knew that the assassination had failed and there was nothing they could do.
They immediately cut their own necks with knives and swords without hesitation.
When Xiao Lingfeng rushed to the scene, the two dancers had already died.
Xiao Lingfeng had a solemn expression on his face. After understanding the situation, he immediately ordered people to carry the bodies of the two dancers away and examine them carefully to see if any clues could be found. He also ordered people to keep all the dancers and musicians in the palace under guard.
He walked up to the imperial concubine, knelt on one knee and pleaded guilty.
"It was my incompetence that I failed to notice that there was an assassin among the dancers."
Xiao Xixi leaned weakly on the couch, her right arm was covered in blood and half of her sleeve was soaked in blood.
She was in no mood to pursue responsibility right now, she said weakly.
"Please don't let this matter out, so as not to cause unnecessary panic."
It would be fine if it happened at any other time, but the assassin happened to appear when "Tengu Swallows the Sun". If this matter were to be spread out, I wonder how much controversy it would cause.
Xiao Lingfeng said cautiously, "I will try my best to suppress this matter, but Miss Xiyu's shouting was very loud just now, coupled with the sudden mobilization of the imperial guards, I'm sure many people in the palace have already known about the assassin."
Xiao Xixi: "Just do your best, and we'll deal with the rest after the emperor comes back."
"Yes."
Xiao Lingfeng stood up and left with the guards.
Fang Wujiu quickly came over with a medicine box on his back.
He scanned the hall and asked all unnecessary people to leave.
Concubine Jing, Concubine Li, Concubine Su, and Concubine Shao were all respectfully invited to leave.
The four of them didn't look very good.
Especially Su Cairen, her pretty little face was pale and she looked frightened.
Inside the palace.
Baoqin carefully helped the imperial concubine cut open her sleeve, revealing the bloody wound.
Xiyu brought a basin of warm water, soaked the handkerchief, wrung it dry, and helped the imperial concubine wipe the blood stains on the edge of the wound.
Fang Wujiu examined the wound carefully and frowned.
"The wound is quite deep, but luckily no bones or muscles were injured."
He asked Xiao Xixi some more questions and confirmed that she only suffered some minor injuries and had no other symptoms.
It seems that the arrow was not coated with poison.
But given Xixi's special physique, it is also possible that the arrow is poisonous, but not highly toxic, so it has no effect on Xixi.
We'll look into this later.
Fang Wujiu took out the curved needle and mulberry bark thread from the medicine box.
When Xiao Xixi saw the needle and thread, her scalp went numb and she asked hurriedly, "It's just a small wound, so there's no need to sew it up, right?"
Fang Wujiu has loved studying medicine since he was a child. Xiao Xixi doesn't know medicine, but hasn't she eaten pork or seen pigs run? She told him about several common surgical treatment methods in modern society, including wound suture.
Sutured wounds are less likely to split and can heal faster.
Inspired by this, Fang Wujiu invented a curved needle and mulberry bark thread specifically for suturing wounds.
Mulberry bark can be used as medicine. After being made into silk thread, it can be used for wound suture. It can be absorbed by human muscles and there is no need to remove the stitches.
But in this era, there are anesthetics, and the only way to suture the wound is to use force.
The pain is so painful that it makes my heart tremble just thinking about it.
Fang Wujiu said as he threaded the needle.
"Your wound is quite deep and needs to be stitched."
Xiao Xixi tried to hide back: "I don't want it, I'm afraid of the pain."
Fang Wujiu: "Hold her down."
Baoqin and Xiyu each held one of her shoulders to prevent her from hiding.
Xiao Xixi kicked her legs wildly and screamed in fear.
“I don’t want stitches!”
Fang Wujiu: "Don't force me to tie you up."
Xiao Xixi stopped kicking her legs and started crying loudly.
Fang Wujiu ignored her crying, disinfected the needle and thread and the wound with Shaodaozi wine, and began to suture her wound.
Twelve stitches in total were required.
In order to minimize Xixi's pain, Fang Wujiu sewed very quickly.
Even so, Xiao Xixi was still in excruciating pain, tears streaming down her face.
Fang Wujiu bandaged her wound and consoled her in a slow voice.
"Don't cry, it's all right now."
Xiao Xixi cried and hiccuped: "Wuwuwu, it really hurts!"
Fang Wujiu felt very distressed when he saw her crying so pitifully.
"Just take a nap first, and the pain will go away when you wake up."
Xiao Xixi's wound is still hurting, how can she sleep?
She looked at Fang Wujiu with tears in her eyes and sobbed as she negotiated with him.
"Since I have stitches, please don't let me take medicine, okay?"
Fang Wujiu touched her head and said in a very gentle tone: "No."
Xiao Xixi immediately cried even louder.
Xiyu walked out with the basin of water, and saw Su Cairen still standing in the corridor, and she couldn't help but stop.
"Why hasn't Saito returned yet?"
The other concubines all went back, only Concubine Su stayed.
She had been standing in the corridor.
The cries of the imperial concubine in the palace entered her ears, making her mood fluctuate.
At this time, she saw Xiyu holding a basin in her hand, which was full of blood, so red that it was glaring.
She couldn't help but redden her eyes and asked anxiously.
"I'm worried, so I'm waiting here. How is the Imperial Concubine's injury?"
Seeing that she was so concerned about the Imperial Concubine, Xiyu also slowed down her attitude: "Doctor Fang has bandaged the Imperial Concubine's wound. The wound is a bit deep, but fortunately, the muscles and bones are not injured."
If there are no injuries to the muscles or bones, it should not hinder the imperial concubine's normal movements in the future.
Su Cairen felt relieved a little.
"Could you please pass the message on for me? I want to go in and see the Imperial Concubine."
Xiyu: "Please wait a moment."
She handed the basin to a little palace maid and turned to walk into the hall.
Xiao Xixi's crying has gradually stopped.
She leaned on the couch, her eyes were red and swollen, her face was covered with tear marks, and she burped from time to time. Every time she burped, her little body would shake.
Hearing Xiyu say that Concubine Su wanted to see her, Xiao Xixi choked up.
"Tell her to go back. I won't see anyone now."
If someone else saw her like this, they would be so amused that they would die of laughter.
She doesn't want to lose this person!
Xiyu bowed and walked out of the hall.
Su Cairen came forward eagerly.
"What did the Imperial Concubine say?"
Xiyu said helplessly: "The Imperial Concubine is feeling very uncomfortable now and doesn't want to see anyone. You should go back first."
Su Cairen was very disappointed, but he didn't insist any further.
"Then I'll come back another day. You take good care of the Imperial Concubine. If there's anything you need me for, just let me know."
"good."
Xiyu bowed and respectfully saw Su Cairen off.
(End of this chapter)
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