Chapter 425, See a Doctor (Two Chapters in One)
Yan Wenkai and Yan Wentao were so annoyed by Daohua that they finally agreed to take her to see Xiao Yeyang.
"How are you going to tell your family? It's snowing now, and mother and grandmother won't agree to let you go out." Yan Wenkai couldn't help but gloat.
Daohua glanced at him and said, "Don't worry about it. I have my own way." After that, she took a deep breath and strode towards the old lady.
Yan Wenkai and Yan Wentao watched her say a few words in the old lady's ear. After a while, the old lady nodded, and they were immediately surprised.
When Daohua came out of the old lady's room, she couldn't help but clasped her hands together and muttered. Yan Wenkai took a few steps closer and heard her muttering something like "Don't blame the mother-in-law".
"Fourth brother, what are you doing?"
Daohua glared at Yan Wenkai who was leaning over to eavesdrop on her conversation.
Yan Wenkai touched his nose awkwardly and asked in a low voice, "What did you say to Grandma that made her agree to let you go so easily?"
Daohua: "It's none of your business. Anyway, I'll go out with you guys when you leave tomorrow morning. Well, let's not talk about it anymore. I have to go get ready. Xiao Yeyang is injured, and I have to bring him some newly made medicine."
There are only three acres of land in the space, which is quite small, so she collects the grains, medicinal herbs, tea, and flowers grown there according to the solar terms outside.
But she specially opened up a piece of black soil for growing medicine.
The medicinal herbs planted there have been grown for many years, and their efficacy is much better than those harvested once a year.
Ever since Wu Jingyi was assassinated, she came back and prepared a batch of medicine using those older medicinal herbs.
I didn't expect that it would come in handy in just a few days.
Watching Daohua walk away quickly, Yan Wenkai curled his lips and said to Yan Wentao, "This older sister is more nervous about outsiders than her own brother. We finally came back once, but she didn't even greet us. It's a waste of her love for her."
Hearing this, Yan Wentao was speechless. He shook his head and turned to go into the old lady's room.
They haven't been back for some time and should spend more time with their grandmother and family.
The next morning, Daohua went out with Yan Wenkai and Yan Wentao.
As soon as they left the city gate, Daohua asked Qin Xiaoliu to take the others to Taohua Village first.
These people were all used to Daohua's going out. They all knew that their daughter was very opinionated. Now that she wanted to go out and play with the Third Master and the Fourth Master, they didn't dare to stop her. They could only follow Qin Xiaoliu and take a boat to Taohua Village first.
In order not to attract attention, Daohua and Wang Maner changed into men's clothes in the carriage, then rode their horses directly behind Yan Wenkai and Yan Wentao, heading back to Ningmen Pass together.
At the same time, at the northeast entrance of Ningmen Pass.
Looking at Xiao Yeyang sleeping on the bed, Wu Jingyi quietly retreated. When he reached the door, he said to Defu, "Defu, take good care of the little prince."
Defu nodded and said, "I know."
Wu Jingyi glanced around the room and whispered, "I will report to the Emperor the truth about the young prince's scheme to pit the Jiang family's secret guards against the Prince Duan's secret guards."
Defu lowered his head and didn't respond.
Wu Jingyi had no intention of asking Defu to respond, he was just speaking from his heart.
This time when searching for gold mines, he really had a new respect for this once unruly little prince.
Bold, careful, and adventurous.
The first two points are easy to say. It is not uncommon for sons of nobles who have received orthodox education to have these two qualities, but there are very few who can achieve the latter.
There is no other reason. The richer a family is, the more they cherish life, so they will lack the courage to fight.
As the only legitimate son of Prince Ping, Xiao Yeyang dared to put himself in danger, which is truly commendable.
Thinking of the pampered royal children in the capital, Wu Jingyi couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
If Prince Ping paid more attention to his son, he thought Xiao Yeyang wouldn't have to work so hard.
"I'm going to be busy. Take good care of the little prince. If anything happens, send someone to notify me immediately."
Defu bent down and said, "Take care, Commander Wu."
After Wu Jingyi left, Defu walked quickly into the room. Seeing that Xiao Yeyang's face was a little flushed, he quickly reached out to test the temperature of his forehead. Seeing that he had a fever, he immediately took a wet handkerchief and covered his forehead.
Ningmen Pass.
Looking at the majestic and impregnable fortress before him, Daohua was deeply shocked. "How much manpower, material resources and financial resources must have been spent to build such a fortress?"
Yan Wenkai smiled and said, "Sister, you are really busy with nothing. The emperor will take care of these things. Why do you think so much?" Then he turned over and got off the horse.
"This is a military stronghold. Outsiders are not allowed to enter. You and Third Brother wait here for a while. I'll go see if the young prince is here."
Yan Wenkai said something to the rice flowers and ran quickly into the city gate.
The gatekeeper was very familiar with Yan Wenkai. He just waved to the soldier guarding the gate, and the soldier let him in.
Daohua stood outside the door, looking up at the thick and towering city wall. Through the battlements, she could vaguely see the soldiers patrolling back and forth.
After watching for a while, Daohua walked over to Yan Wentao and asked in a low voice, "Third brother, does Governor Guo know that Xiao Yeyang is looking for a gold mine?"
Yan Wentao: "He should know. Think about it, even my great uncle knew that someone was looking for something in Ningmen Mansion, let alone Governor Guo. However, Governor Guo should have chosen to pretend not to know, just like my great uncle."
Daohua nodded. The Guo family is one of the most prominent families in the capital, and they would probably avoid royal affairs if possible.
Soon, Yan Wenkai came back. Before he even walked in, he waved to Daohua and the others: "Come on, follow me."
Yan Wentao immediately asked, "Where are we going?"
Yan Wenkai: "The young prince is at the fort at the northeast entrance."
Yan Wentao didn't ask any more questions and motioned Daohua to follow him. The group left quickly.
Northeast entrance fort.
Yan Wenkai and Yan Wentao often followed Xiao Yeyang, and everyone knew it. When the garrison soldiers heard that they were here to see Xiao Yeyang, they immediately let them pass.
Defu had just finished boiling the medicine and was about to bring it to Xiao Yeyang when he saw Yan Wenkai and others.
At first, he didn't see Daohua. When the person walked in, he found the little Daohua following behind him.
Daohua is not short among girls, but among men, she is definitely petite.
"Miss Yan, you are here too?"
Seeing Daohua, Defu's eyes lit up instantly. Holding the medicine, he ignored Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai and walked straight towards Daohua: "Miss Yan, please go and see the master. The master's wound is infected and he is now running a fever."
Hearing this, Daohua looked anxious and urged, "Then lead the way quickly."
Defu nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, come with me quickly."
Yan Wenkai and Yan Wentao, who were left aside, heard that Xiao Yeyang had a fever, and without caring about anything else, they hurriedly followed him.
Seeing Xiao Yeyang lying on the bed with a flushed face, frowning brows, and looking very uncomfortable, Daohua couldn't help but frown. She reached out to feel the temperature of his forehead and found it was burning hot. She immediately said to Defu, "Take off his clothes!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Defu was stunned, and Yan Wenkai and Yan Wentao, who followed closely, also widened their eyes.
Daohua was a little anxious when she saw Defu didn't move: "What are you standing there for? Take off his clothes quickly."
Defu swallowed and said, "Miss Yan, what are you going to do?"
Yan Wenkai also hurriedly asked: "Yes, big sister, why are you taking off the little prince's clothes?"
Seeing the two of them like this, Daohua was speechless: "Of course I came to check his wound."
When Defu heard this, he remembered that Daohua knew medicine. He immediately put down the medicine bowl in his hand and went over to take off Xiao Yeyang's shirt.
Looking at the wound on Xiao Yeyang's back that was at least one foot long, Daohua's heart was twisted. She hurried to the bedside, took out the newly prepared medicine, cleaned Xiao Yeyang's wound first, and then carefully applied the medicine on it.
While the wound was being treated, Xiao Yeyang felt pain, groaned a few times, and opened his eyes slightly.
Daohua saw this and thought he had woken up. She immediately asked Defu to bring the medicine over. After tasting it, she knew it was for fever reduction. She helped Xiao Yeyang up and said softly, "Xiao Yeyang, come here and drink the medicine."
Xiao Yeyang's mind was a little dazed at the moment. He glanced at the servant who was feeding him medicine and found that he looked a bit like Daohua. The corners of his mouth immediately curled up: "Daohua."
As he spoke, he shook his head, feeling that he was delirious due to the fever and was starting to have hallucinations. Seeing the bowl of medicine next to his mouth, he reached out to take it, tilted his head back and drank it in a few gulps, then lay down on the bed again.
Seeing that he drank the medicine so readily, Daohua felt relieved. She handed the bowl to Defu and wanted to get up to organize the medicine bag, but her hand was grabbed by Xiao Yeyang.
Daohua tried several times to pull her hand out but failed. She was also worried that using too much force would hurt the injury on Xiao Yeyang's back, so she had to give up.
Seeing her hands being tightly held, Daohua felt helpless and said to her two brothers, "Third brother, fourth brother, go and get busy."
Yan Wenkai: "What about you?"
Daohua pointed to her hand and said, "I'll stay here to watch over Xiao Yeyang and wait for him to wake up."
Yan Wenkai didn't say anything, but Yan Wentao hesitated: "This is not good."
Daohua is grown up now. If others knew that a man and a woman were alone in a room, it would ruin her reputation.
Defu immediately said, "There's nothing wrong with it. The master likes quietness and strictly forbids others from disturbing him. Miss Man'er and I are here to take care of him, so please rest assured, Third Master and Fourth Master."
Yan Wenkai looked out the door and nodded: "It's really quiet here."
Seeing that Defu was convinced by just a few words, Yan Wentao was speechless.
Is this a question of peace or not?
This is a question of Daohua and the little prince being alone in the same room, okay?
Yan Wentao was about to say something when he heard Daohua say, "Third brother, I'm fine here. Don't you guys still need to go for training? Go quickly."
Yan Wentao was still a little hesitant. Seeing him dithering, Yan Wenkai was speechless: "Hey, Third Brother, what are you worrying about? Big Sister is here, is there any danger?"
"Okay, okay, let's go quickly. I just saw General Pei going to the training ground. If we are late, we will be punished again." As he said that, he pulled Yan Wentao out.
When they reached the door, Yan Wentao turned around and looked at Daohua: "Come over after we finish training."
Daohua smiled and nodded.
After the two left, Daohua signaled Wang Man'er to bring her a small stool. With Xiao Yeyang holding her hand, she sat on the edge of the bed, her back slightly bent, feeling a little uncomfortable.
"Defu, how did Xiao Yeyang get injured?"
Defu sighed and said, "It's all about the gold mine. A few days ago, our men found thorn grass near Ningmen Pass, so the master and Master Wu took people to search the surrounding mountains and forests. Who knew that the Jiang family and Prince Duan's men also found their way here? They fought as soon as they met."
Rice Flower: "Where did you find the thorn grass?"
Defu said, "There are many places, but not many. We've dug up every place with thorns, but we haven't found any gold. Yesterday, Master Wu's men found another place with thorns. Despite his injuries, the master immediately took his men there. But it was all in vain. After returning, he started to have a fever."
Daohua looked at the unconscious Xiao Yeyang and frowned, "Does this guy really need to fight so hard? He doesn't even care about his injuries."
Defu looked up at Daohua, was silent for a moment, and said, "The master said that he wanted to accumulate more merits so that he could report to the emperor if he had any problems in the future."
Daohua was stunned for a moment, and then a trace of heartache appeared on her face.
If Xiao Yeyang had his parents planning for him, why would they let him take risks in exchange for credit?
Daohua felt a little uncomfortable after her hand was held for a long time and wanted to move it. However, as soon as she moved her hand, Xiao Yeyang held it even tighter. After a while, he even pulled her hand under his head and used it as a pillow.
Seeing this, Daohua was a little amused and helpless.
Defu didn't say anything, turned around and went out, adding two more charcoal braziers to the room.
Daohua sat in front of the bed and tucked the quilt for Xiao Yeyang. Seeing a copy of the Ningmenguan Geography on the bedside, she took it and started to read it.
For a moment, the room was quiet, with only the sound of Daohua turning pages.
When Defu saw this, he pulled Wang Maner out of the room.
"Why did you pull me out here?" Wang Man'er pushed Defu away with some dissatisfaction.
Defu smiled and said, "Miss Man'er, this is your first time at Ningmen Pass. The Northeast Gate Fort where we are now is the highest point in the entire Ningmen Pass. Come, I'll take you to see the beautiful scenery here."
Wang Man'er was a little tempted, but still shook her head and refused: "I'm leaving. What if the girl needs me for something?"
Defu smiled and said, "The master just took the medicine and went to sleep. He won't wake up so soon. Miss Yan is reading a book. There's nothing wrong. Let's go for a walk on the city wall and be back soon."
Wang Maner stretched her head to look at Daohua who was quietly reading a book in the room. Seeing that nothing would happen for the time being, she nodded in agreement.
Defu went over to close the door, then took Wang Maner to the city wall.
In the room, Daohua flipped through a few pages of the geography book and her eyes became difficult to open. She didn't sleep well last night because she was worried about Xiao Yeyang's injury. In addition, she got up very early this morning, so she couldn't help dozing off.
Xiao Yeyang was awakened by the itchiness of the wound on his back. As soon as he opened his eyes, he found a white, soft and smooth hand in his hand. His originally confused mind suddenly became clear and he jumped up.
Because he stood up too much, it pulled on the wound, and Xiao Yeyang couldn't help but hiss and take a breath.
Daohua was awakened. Because the stool was too small, when she leaned back, she lost her balance and fell to the ground.
"Ouch!"
Because she was wearing many clothes, Daohua was not hurt from the fall, but she was still scared and screamed when she was suddenly awakened.
"Rice flower!"
Looking at the plump rice flower sitting on the ground, Xiao Yeyang was both surprised and surprised.
Two chapters combined!
Happy New Year to all my book friends. It’s almost the Spring Festival and I have a lot of things to do at home, so I may only update twice a day recently. If there is only one update, it will be 4,000 words at a time!
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