Chapter 28 Difficulties in Procreating
"No, call me sister-in-law!"
Wenwan emphasized with gritted teeth.
Chen Yu curled the corners of his mouth, and followed his lead as he rushed to the subordinates outside the cave and ordered, "Did you hear me? Don't call me sister-in-law from now on."
Without waiting for anyone to answer, he added another sentence.
"Just calling her sister-in-law and adding a small character, who are you looking down on?"
Wen Wan: “…”
The young men outside the cave roared in unison, "Yes!"
The arm cannot twist the thigh, and the right to speak always belongs to the side with more people.
Wen Wan couldn't persuade them, so she could only hold her breath and let them yell at her.
"A bunch of slick soldiers!"
Wen Wan muttered softly. Although she was dissatisfied, she also grabbed the rope they threw down.
She climbed out of the cave along the rope and breathed a long sigh of relief.
Nothing is more important than being alive.
However, when the soldiers pulled Chen Yu out of the cave, Wen Wan saw the wound on his leg, and her heart, which had just been relieved, unconsciously rose again.
A wound longer than a palm opened up the skin and flesh on Shen Yu's thigh. Despite this level of injury, he didn't say a word and even had the mood to chat and laugh with her.
He is a ruthless person!
There was almost no blood on his lips, and they looked like they would fall off at any moment.
Wen Wan found it hard to imagine how he managed to survive such a serious injury.
The nimble young man took off his belt and bandaged Shen Yu's wound. "He must be sent down the mountain for treatment immediately."
After finding Chen Yu, everyone seemed to have regained their former composure. They did not dare to delay for even a moment and had a clear division of labor: some were responsible for cleaning up the mess, while others were responsible for escorting Chen Yu and Wen Wan down the mountain.
*
In the nearest small town, an inn was booked by this group of veteran soldiers.
Shen Yu fainted on the way, and the doctor is now treating him in his room.
Wen Wan stood by the bed and saw the doctor cut open his pants and sew up his wound with cotton thread soaked in wine. A little boy wiped the flowing blood with a white cloth.
After washing the white cloth, the water in the basin turned red, and the water was changed in the basin again and again.
Such injuries are not easy to treat even in modern society with advanced medical technology, let alone in backward ancient times.
"The wound has been treated and the medicine has been administered. Whether he can survive depends on himself."
After cleaning the wound, the doctor washed his hands while giving instructions.
He looked at the people around him and asked, "I see the injured person is still young. Is he married?"
Almost all the young men looked in Wen Wan's direction, seemed to be hesitating, and did not dare to say anything.
"Why are you looking at me? I'm not his real wife." Wen Wan muttered softly.
The doctor didn't hear clearly what she said, and everyone looked at her and thought she was the injured person's family member.
Doctor: "Madam, please come out with me. I have something to say."
Wen Wan hesitated for a moment and said, "Oh."
The doctor led her out the door and then stroked his beard before talking about her condition.
"You just saw your husband's injury, didn't you?"
Wen Wan nodded, "Yeah."
Doctor: "His injury is near the base of his leg, maybe it hurts a little..."
The doctor considered what to say, but it seemed a little difficult to speak to a woman.
After thinking for a while, the doctor said politely, "It's only a possibility, not a certainty. So, it might be difficult for him to have children in the future."
"Oh." Wen Wan's face showed no expression. As a modern person, she did not have such a deep-rooted obsession with passing on the family line.
Seeing her calm expression, the doctor nodded approvingly.
"Madam is a kind person. It seems that she has realized that human life is more important than offspring. Your husband is lucky to have a wife like you."
Wen Wan: “…”
The doctor had misunderstood, and she couldn't explain it.
*
To be on the safe side, the doctor and his little medicine boy stayed in the inn in case Shen Yu's condition worsened and required diagnosis and treatment.
When Gao Ling arrived with hundreds of people, Wen Wan was boiling medicine in the kitchen with the doctor.
She leaned out of the window and looked at the crowd of people, her face suddenly filled with shock.
She didn't expect that Gao Ling actually transferred the border town garrison here?
The doctor also took a look and asked in confusion: "Madam, who is your husband? Those are the border town guards, right? So many people came. Is your husband a high-ranking official?"
This doctor was found in a small town, so he didn't know their background.
Wen Wan explained casually, "He's not a high-ranking official, just a small lieutenant."
"Young Captain, he must be a young captain who is highly appreciated by General Shen, otherwise so many people wouldn't come." The doctor said with certainty.
Wen Wan responded, “You also know General Shen?”
"Of course, in the big and small cities around the border town, there is no one who doesn't know the name of General Shen. He is our hero who protects our people."
Like all the people in the border town, the doctor was full of admiration when he mentioned Shen Yu.
"Alas, it's a pity that General Shen did so many good things, but his wife..." The doctor seemed to remember something and shook his head and sighed.
Hearing this, Wen Wan was stunned, "What happened to his wife?"
Isn’t General Shen’s wife the Zhao who brought her to the border?
The doctor looked around and saw that no one was around. Then he lowered his voice and said, "I'm only telling you. Don't tell anyone else."
Wen Wan: “…Yeah.”
This familiar gossip opening line has been the same since ancient times.
She should be thankful that although this doctor has good medical skills, he is not a tight-lipped person.
Yes, there are only so many people in a town, and they all gossip about other people's affairs. Life always finds fun in gossip.
She couldn't help but think of the modern times. Every time she returned to the village, the group of old ladies at the village entrance would fairly make up a sensational gossip for every young person who returned to the village.
The doctor's voice brought her back from her wandering thoughts.
"A few days ago, the general's wife went to the Temple of the Goddess of Childbirth to burn incense. When she passed by here, she happened to be unwell. It was I who treated her illness."
As he spoke, he sighed again, "The general's wife must have caught a cold when she was young, which damaged her foundation. I'm afraid she will never be able to conceive in this lifetime."
Wen Wan was stunned when she heard this.
This sudden news left her speechless.
The doctor was still feeling sorry for Shen Yu, "Poor general, he worked so hard to defend the border town, but his wife couldn't bear children for him. What a sin!"
commit a sin?
Wenwan's mouth twitched.
She should be the one who committed the sin.
This time, the old lady of the general's mansion sent three people to breed for General Shen. Zhao was unable to bear children, so only she and Chunniang were left.
According to Zhao's style of doing things, to be on the safe side, she would definitely not pin her hopes on Chunniang alone.
Maybe before this, Zhao Shi didn't care about the life or death of a concubine like her, but now, Zhao Shi will definitely find a way to get her back.
She didn't want to be caught and used as a reproductive tool.
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