Chapter 32 Reunited After a Broken Mirror, Like Meeting for the First Time 2 The Cui family's affection extends to the house...
Chi Yanzhou buried his head in his hands and cried bitterly by the bedside. He couldn't imagine how difficult it would be for him to live without Cui Fuyu. He could accept that the two of them were not together, at least he could look at her from afar when he missed her.
He watched as Cui Fuyu's face gradually dimmed, like a carefully nurtured peony, instantly ravaged by wind and rain, its petals slowly losing their luster.
He doesn't want Cui Fuyu like that.
Chi Yanzhou didn't want to be separated from her forever!
"Cui Fuyu, for my sake, for the sake of the Cui family, please live!"
Seeing such a young lady, all the hatred in his heart vanished, leaving only the fear of losing his lover.
He had already experienced this life-or-death situation once, and he didn't want to go through it again... nor did he ever want to again!
If possible, he wanted Cui Fuyu to always be safe and sound!
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a weak response from above.
Cui Fuyu smiled knowingly.
"good…"
Zhao Ying looked at the young man kneeling beside her daughter's bed, crying his heart out, with teary eyes and confusion. Seeing how deeply in love the two of them were, how come she had never heard her daughter mention him?
Her eyes lingered on the two of them, then glanced at Cui Hexuan's reaction. Clearly, he also knew about their situation, but she couldn't care less about that right now.
Nothing was more important than her daughter's life. Zhao Ying wondered why Doctor Chu had arrived so late today.
Cui Fuyu glanced at Zhao Ying, then looked at Cui Hexuan; she still had something to say.
“Mother, brother, if I survive, I want Chi Yanzhou to become the son-in-law of the Cui family. If I don’t survive, please help him if you can.”
Cui Fuyu struggled to say this long sentence, needing to rest frequently before finally finishing it.
The two of them had always doted on her and readily agreed to her requests.
“Yu’er, you must not think like that. Your mother still wants to see you surrounded by children and grandchildren.”
Someone outside was shouting urgently, "Doctor Chu is here! Doctor Chu is here!" The voice carried from afar to Yutang Courtyard, and the noisy and chaotic footsteps showed how anxious the person was.
The female physician, Chu, frowned deeply. She and her students from the Imperial Medical Academy, each carrying a medicine box, hurriedly ran to Cui Fuyu's room.
When Doctor Chu arrived, everyone spontaneously made way for her and her students.
At this point, Cui Fuyu was in so much pain that she was almost unconscious, but she was still somewhat conscious. She heard Doctor Chu instructing someone to prepare the anesthetic.
Later, she only remembered that someone gave her medicine and then she fell into a coma.
After examining Cui Fuyu's injuries, the female physician Chu said with a grave expression, "Fuyu's injuries are too severe. I will do my best to save her life, but I cannot guarantee that she will survive. I hope the princess will be prepared."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Ying mustered her strength and stepped forward to grasp the hands of Doctor Chu. "I understand. Please do everything in your power to save my daughter."
Cui Hexuan pulled her away, "Mother, don't delay Aunt Chu."
Everyone left the room, and as instructed by Physician Chu, the kitchen prepared hot water, towels, and the strongest liquor.
Juning and Zhujin stayed behind to do odd jobs and help out.
Meanwhile, Zhao Ying, Cui Hexuan, Chi Yanzhou, Zhao Chengxu, and others sat anxiously in the shade of a tree in the courtyard, waiting for the results from Physician Chu.
The process was unpleasant, especially when everyone saw the maid bring hot water in, but bring out basins of bloody water instead, which made them even more distressed.
At first, you could hear the voices of Doctor Chu calling for people to pass things to you inside the room, but as time went by, the sounds gradually disappeared.
The once bustling and lively Yutang Courtyard was now deathly silent. No one dared to breathe deeply, and everyone's heart was filled with unease.
Everyone stared expectantly at the door, hoping that Doctor Chu would come out the next second to congratulate them: Fu Yu was out of danger!
But the tightly closed door still told them that Cui Fuyu's condition was still very urgent.
After a long while, Cui Shihai's anxious voice came. He rushed over: "Madam, Madam, how is Yu'er?"
After settling all the guests in the front hall, he left the remaining minor matters to the steward of the manor and then rushed to Yutang Courtyard in a panic, not even having time to tidy himself up.
He had barely spoken when Zhao Ying scolded him: "What's the rush? Keep your voice down, don't disturb Doctor Chu. She's still doing her best to save her daughter."
Cui Shihai barely managed to stand up: "Good, good, thanks to the Bodhisattva, my daughter has turned misfortune into good fortune... turned misfortune into good fortune!"
He prayed to the Bodhisattva with a sincere expression, his hands clasped together as he earnestly bowed to the sky.
Everyone present wanted Cui Fuyu to be alright, but the assassination attempt came too suddenly.
Although they started aimlessly, once Cui Fuyu was struck by the sword, it seemed as if they were certain she was going to die. They immediately whistled and ran away, making it very clear that this group of people were after Cui Fuyu.
They deliberately chose to assassinate her on her birthday.
They didn't care at all how many royal relatives and nobles would be at the Cui residence that day. Fortunately, the Crown Prince, along with a group of princesses, princes, and heirs, all got away scot-free.
Meanwhile, Crown Prince Li Chengrui also entered the palace to report to the Emperor, requesting that he issue an edict to thoroughly investigate the matter.
To dare to openly rob the Cui family mansion and harm the princess under the emperor's very nose, and to indiscriminately kill innocent people, is simply outrageous and lawless.
Everyone prayed that Cui Fuyu would be safe and sound.
Time flew by, and countless basins of bloody water were brought out, making everyone's hearts sink deeper and deeper.
Just then, the door opened.
The female doctor, Chu, came out looking exhausted, but a faint, relieved smile lingered on her face.
The moment she came out, everyone who cared about Cui Fuyu surrounded her, worried about her condition, but dared not ask loudly, so they could only be cautious.
"Physician Chu, how is my younger sister?"
"Is Yu'er alright? Was her heart meridian damaged? Has she developed any lasting health problems? What should we pay attention to during her recovery?"
Seeing the group of people surrounding her, all of whom were extremely anxious, Doctor Chu had no choice but to say, "Although she is seriously injured, fortunately, no vital organs were damaged. However, she will need to rest and recuperate for a while."
As soon as Doctor Chu finished speaking, everyone relaxed and breathed a sigh of relief.
With tears welling up in his eyes, Cui Shihai muttered, "It's truly a blessing from the Bodhisattva; thankfully, my daughter is unharmed."
He quickly put his hands together in prayer and thanked the Bodhisattva several times.
Upon receiving the accurate information, Zhao Ying looked up at the sky and blinked repeatedly. "That's good, that's good. Doctor Chu, you are truly Fu Yu's savior this time."
Upon hearing the news that Cui Fuyu was out of danger, Chi Yanzhou's tightly stern face relaxed, and he smiled through his tears. Just as he was about to turn around and leave quietly, Zhao Ying called out to him.
"Um...Young Master Chi, could you stay?"
Zhao Ying thought that since Fu Yu was seriously injured, she still wanted to call him over and talk to him for a long time. She thought that when she woke up, she would definitely want to see him too.
She never liked to interfere in the affairs of the younger generation. If Fu Yu and he were truly fond of each other and he was of good character, she wouldn't mind taking him in as a son-in-law.
As Zhao Ying spoke, she was also sizing up Chi Yanzhou, thinking to herself: He's not bad looking. No wonder Fu Yu was raised outside. I wonder what kind of person he is?
No one knows a daughter better than her mother, and Zhao Ying immediately guessed that Cui Fuyu had been raising Chi Yanzhou in the villa.
Chi Yanzhou glanced at Zhao Ying in surprise, then nodded silently. It was good that the Cui family didn't mind his presence.
Looking back now, Cui Fuyu's words in the room had exposed their relationship, and she had also uttered some nonsensical ramblings.
Chi Yanzhou originally intended to leave the Cui residence quietly after she was safe, not daring to hope that he could stay and accompany her.
He thought the Cui family would mind his background, after all, he was a lowly person.
She shouldn't get involved with the high-and-mighty daughters of noble families.
But the reality was different from what he expected. The Cui family did not mind his background and were very welcoming to Chi Yanzhou.
They would occasionally ask Chi Yanzhou if he was feeling unwell or needed anything, which left him somewhat at a loss. It wasn't until he realized what was going on that he understood.
The Cui family members are extending their affection to everything related to the house.
He was someone Cui Fuyu liked, and as a result, he gained the favor and kindness of the Cui family.
Thinking of this, Chi Yanzhou seemed to recall something else, and helplessly bent over with his head down. Suddenly, his ears started ringing, his nose tingled, and tears fell silently to the ground.
Meanwhile, Cui Fuyu was still unconscious and asleep on the bed. Sometimes he really envied Cui Fuyu.
I have such a wonderful family.
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At dusk, on the northern border of Yongping, the autumn wind was bleak.
Just now, Hugu Kingdom actually used the same weapons as Yongping to harass the small border town of Yongping.
The soldiers guarding the border went out to meet the enemy and fought a great battle with the Hugu Kingdom. However, the weapons in the hands of the Yongping soldiers shattered or broke as soon as they touched the weapons in the hands of the Hugu people. At this time, the Yongping soldiers could not think about why their weapons were so fragile, nor could they care about such things. They could only fight hand to hand and fight to the death to protect the safety of the Yongping border.
However, bad news kept coming: the vanguard general was killed in battle, and Yongping still lost this war!
However, Hugu Kingdom did not fare well either.
The marshal in Yongping wrote a letter overnight, explaining the situation and requesting an investigation into the weapons matter. He then led his troops on an urgent 800-li journey to send the letter back to the capital.
Three days later, at dawn, the letter, which had taken countless horses to run themselves ragged, finally reached Zhao Hanhong's hands.
After finishing the morning court session, he was thinking of having breakfast at Cui Yishu's palace when the chief eunuch delivered a letter to him. After reading it, he had a gloomy face and coldly ordered the eunuch to invite Wang Fei of the Law Enforcement Division, Cui Shihai, Prime Minister Mingwu, and Minister of War Lu Yuan to the council chamber to discuss important matters.
The head eunuch was also a shrewd man, and immediately ordered his junior eunuchs to prepare a sumptuous breakfast and send it to the council chamber.
He watched the sage storm off in anger. The sage hadn't been this angry in a long time. He thought to himself: A storm is brewing. The whole city will probably be in turmoil again.
The few people who were specifically requested to stay by the emperor had just reached the palace gate when they were stopped by a young eunuch who had rushed over.
The group went to the council chamber with suspicion, only to find the emperor looking displeased and exuding a cold aura. They then realized that the problem was quite serious.
With Prime Minister Mingwu at the head, they bowed to Zhao Hanhong.
Zhao Hanhong said solemnly, "Please sit down. Take a look at this letter first before we discuss it."
After everyone was seated, the chief eunuch bowed and handed the letter from the emperor to Cui Shihai.
After reading the letter, Cui Shihai looked at Lu Yuan, the Minister of War, in great shock. He passed the letter to Mingwu, but when Mingwu and Wang Fei saw the contents of the letter, they also looked at Lu Yuan in disbelief.
What could be so important that she was staring at him like that? It made Lu Yuan feel uneasy.
Lu Yuan was puzzled by being looked at this way repeatedly. He recalled that he had not committed any crimes in the court recently and had handled his official duties well.
Surely no one has filed a complaint against him?
Lu Yuan thought this to himself, but when he saw the contents of the letter, his face changed drastically, and he knelt down with a thud, his face turning deathly pale: "Your Majesty, I am innocent!"
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Author's Note: The young couple has made up, and we're moving on to the main plot. I took cold medicine today and have been feeling really sleepy. Please read on tomorrow! [heart emoji] Thank you to all my lovely readers for your continued support! [cat paw emoji]
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