Chapter 8 Punishment in time to hug the person on the body
Chen Lianxiu was originally standing not far from the side hall. When she heard the sound, she subconsciously stood up straight from the pillar.
Zhou Chang's voice could be heard through the window screen at this time: "I asked you to take care of the family earlier, and you did a good job, but what's wrong with your eyes?"
Yang had already told Shen Lianxiu something about Zhou Linjin's eyes, but not in detail. They only knew that he was killed because he offended someone during disaster relief. Now that Zhou Chang asked about it, Shen Lianxiu wanted to know the truth from Zhou Linjin's own words.
She took two steps forward, quietly walked to the corner, and got closer.
However, just as he stood still, he heard Zhou Linjin say calmly: "Nothing, just as my father knows."
There was silence for a while. Anyone could see that Zhou Linjin's attitude just now was not very good. Even Shen Lianxiu couldn't help but hold his breath.
"The Emperor has placed great value on you. In just a few short years, he's promoted you to the position of Shangshu Yousi Langzhong. He's even allowed you to accompany the Ministry of Revenue on such a major mission as disaster relief. What on earth did you do to bring about such a disaster?"
Zhou Linjin didn't say anything.
"You don't have to talk about it," Zhou Chang said, clearly angry. "You're not a good father. I've disliked your personality since you were little. If you want to indulge in literary pursuits, I can't stop you. Just go ahead and do what you want. Whatever you earn is yours. If disaster strikes one day, I just hope you don't bring disaster to the family. I won't be able to protect you then."
At this time, Zhou Linjin finally spoke up and said, "If there is anything I do that you don't like, please punish me."
"you!"
Then Shen Lianxiu heard a heavy muffled sound, like a stick hitting flesh.
After this sound, there were more sounds one after another. Shen Lianxiu pricked up his ears and listened carefully, then looked at the silhouette on the window screen and realized that it was Zhou Chang's personal sword.
He struck Zhou Linjin on the back with his unsheathed sword.
At first, Chen Lianxiu was so busy guessing what it was that he didn't remember to count. He had no idea how many times Zhou Chang hit him. He just felt like it took quite a while before he stopped.
But Zhou Linjin didn't say a word.
Zhou Chang was a military general and had been on the battlefield for a long time. It was hard to imagine how painful it would be if he was hit like that.
Just as Shen Lianxiu gasped, the door to the side hall was opened.
Zhou Chang came out with an angry look on his face. When he saw Shen Lianxiu waiting at the door, his expression softened a little. He pointed inside with his finger, motioning Shen Lianxiu to go in, and then left quickly.
Chen Lianxiu hurried to walk in, and just as she stepped over the threshold, she saw Zhou Linjin had stood up, with faint traces of blood on his back. He swayed and turned around.
Seeing this, Chen Lianxiu became anxious and his steps became disordered. He made a mistake and tripped at the threshold and fell forward.
Zhou Linjin heard the voice and guessed it was her. He didn't know what had happened, but at that moment he subconsciously took two steps forward and stretched out his hands.
Chen Lianxiu had actually controlled her body and would have staggered at most, but she did not expect Zhou Linjin to suddenly come forward and stand directly in front of her.
So she bumped directly into Zhou Linjin.
The warm and firm touch made Shen Lianxiu blush all of a sudden.
Zhou Linjin was not thin. According to his physique, he would not be hurt at all by such a collision. He could not even move a step. However, he was blind and could not predict or react to the things around him. In addition, he had just been beaten by Zhou Chang, so he could not stand when Shen Lianxiu bumped into him.
Just as she was about to fall to the ground, Zhou Linjin hugged the person on his body in time to prevent her from falling to the ground.
Zhou Linjin's injured back came into contact with the cold and hard bricks and stones. He finally couldn't help but groan, and Shen Lianxiu heard it clearly.
She hurriedly got up from him, and then pulled Zhou Linjin up.
Before she could ask if anything was wrong, Zhou Linjin said, "I'm fine, let's go."
Shen Lianxiu opened his mouth, but had to swallow his words.
When they returned to Zhuoxinzhai, the servants were shocked to see the blood on Zhou Linjin's body. Chen Lianxiu didn't know what to say, so she could only ask them to get some clean hot water for Zhou Linjin to wash.
The room was brightly lit, and Shen Lianxiu only then discovered that there was dried blood on Zhou Linjin's lower lip, the size of a grain of rice. It seemed that when Zhou Chang beat him, he would rather bite his lip than make a sound.
Chen Lianxiu quickly wrung out a hot handkerchief to wipe the wound, but she didn't expect that the wound was quite deep. After wiping off the dried blood on the surface, blood seeped out again, but fortunately not much.
At this time, Madam Lou asked Shen Lianxiu again: "There is blood on my husband's back. If he takes off his clothes, it might tear his flesh. Do you want to go outside to find a doctor..."
"No need," Zhou Linjin directly echoed Madam Lou's words, "Just take it off."
Nanny Lou looked at Zhou Linjin with embarrassment and distress, then at Chen Lianxiu.
Shen Lianxiu sighed and said, "Let me do it."
She walked behind Zhou Linjin and took off his outer clothes first. Sure enough, she saw that his inner clothes were stuck to the wound, and she could vaguely see the blood and flesh inside.
Chen Lianxiu didn't dare to continue. After thinking for a while, she took out a pair of small silver scissors and slowly cut the inner garment bit by bit. If she took off the whole inner garment directly, it would probably tear a large piece of flesh on his back.
She cut the undergarment into small strips and then slowly took them off.
When Zhou Linjin's entire back was exposed, she felt slightly relieved. Although the broken parts were bleeding and the intact parts were bruised, it looked better than when she saw it through his underwear just now.
The man had broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and his back was smooth and strong, without a trace of weakness added by his fair skin. Shen Lianxiu carefully wiped the blood off his body, then asked Zhou Linjin to lie on the couch and applied medicinal powder to him.
One of the wounds was a little deep, so Shen Lianxiu wrapped it with gauze several times and finally tied a beautiful bow.
Although they had been married for some time, Shen Lianxiu had never looked at his body so carefully. After doing these things, the tips of her ears were slightly hot.
Nanny Lou, who had been standing nearby helping with a gloomy face, couldn't help but chuckle when she saw the bow.
Zhou Linjin couldn't see it, so he was a little puzzled: "What's wrong?"
"I'm just happy to see my husband is alright," Madam Lou said, not daring to tell the truth. "My wife is also very careful and meticulous in her work. Her technique is even better than the doctor's!"
Chen Lianxiu smiled and did not respond to Madam Lou's words.
The Yu family has been practicing medicine for generations, and they even had an imperial physician. Her grandfather was a famous doctor in Chenzhou. She stayed in the Yu family until she was ten years old. She was influenced by them since she was a child, read the medical books at home, and even learned some medical skills from her grandfather and mother. She learned to identify herbs when she could just walk, and now bandaging a wound is no problem at all.
However, she could not talk about these things with others anymore.
Because she is "Shen Wuyu".
Chen Lianxiu just said: "It's getting late, it's time to go to bed."
After washing up, she and Zhou Linjin lay down on their respective couches. The room was quiet. Shen Lianxiu turned over. She thought of Zhou Linjin's injuries and didn't know what she was thinking. Suddenly, she asked, "My dear, are you still hurting?"
After saying this, Chen Lianxiu felt something was wrong. If Zhou Linjin was already asleep, wouldn't he be annoyed if he was woken up by her?
Fortunately, Zhou Linjin was not asleep either, but he did not answer her. Instead, he asked her, "Did I scare you just now?"
"No," Shen Lianxiu was not so timid as to be frightened by the sight of blood, "I'm not afraid."
Zhou Linjin asked, "Then why haven't you slept yet?"
Shen Lianxiu was unable to answer.
She turned over again and said awkwardly, "I'm asleep."
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As soon as he got up the next day, Nanny Lou came to report that Zhou Chang had invited a doctor to see Zhou Linjin.
At first, Chen Lianxiu thought that Zhou Chang had beaten Zhou Linjin last night and sent someone to treat his injuries. After hearing what Nanny Lou said, she found out that it was a famous doctor Zhou Chang had specially invited from outside to check Zhou Linjin's eyes.
When Zhou Linjin learned about it, he did not refuse.
Neither Zhou Chang nor Yang showed up, only Shen Lianxiu and Madam Lou were there.
The doctor carefully inquired and observed for a while, then said, "I want to prescribe a prescription. Go out and talk."
Zhou Linjin frowned slightly: "Just say it here."
The doctor sighed and said, "It's been too long, and we can't be sure what the poison is or how deep it is. I can only prescribe some warming and nourishing medicine for you to take, which may be able to detoxify the poison."
Upon hearing this, Madam Lou hurriedly asked, "Is there no other way?"
"We can try acupuncture or a strong medicine, but the risks are too great and the disadvantages outweigh the advantages." The doctor looked at Chen Lianxiu and Madam Lou and shook his head. "Right now, the poison is accumulating in his brain, which is causing his blindness. But if other methods are used and fail to dissolve the poison, and instead allow it to rush into his heart meridians, then there's really no way to save him."
Chen Lianxiu couldn't help but look at Zhou Linjin, only to see that he looked calm after hearing that, with his eyebrows slightly drooping, which made him look even more stern and handsome. He should have been looking around with spirit, but now he only had a pair of eyes without any spirit.
"I understand," Zhou Linjin said at this time, "Madam Lou, please ask someone to send the doctor back. Sorry for making this extra trip."
After the doctor left, a short while later, Nanny Lou also disappeared.
Chen Lianxiu knew that she had reported to Si Ningyuan, and she didn't know how Zhou Chang and Yang would feel when they knew that there was little hope for their son's eyes to recover.
Although Zhou Chang beat Zhou Linjin last night, it was not easy to invite this famous doctor today. Zhou Chang must have put some thought into it. Even if there were any conflicts between father and son, he did not want Zhou Linjin to remain blind like this.
Zhou Linjin quickly went to the study again, as usual.
It started to rain in the afternoon, and the sky remained gloomy, covered with a layer of gray mist. Zhou Linjin returned from the study early and did not stay until almost time for dinner.
After he came back, he didn't say anything to Shen Lianxiu. He just said he wanted to go into the inner room to rest for a while, and Shen Lianxiu followed him.
It was not until dark that dinner was served in the hall. Chen Lianxiu thought that if he fell asleep, she would go in and wake him up so that they could prepare for dinner. However, when she gently opened half the door and took a look inside, she found that Zhou Linjin was not asleep at this moment.
The east window of the dormitory was open, and Zhou Linjin was sitting by the window. The room was very dark and there was no light. There was only a thin beam of light shining in from outside the door after Shen Lianxiu opened it. In this weak light, Shen Lianxiu saw Zhou Linjin slightly raising his head and looking out the window, as if he was watching the rain.
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