Chapter 227 Yun Zhaoxue is nowhere to be seen
The Third Prince compensated the inn for the damage to items caused during the fight.
The innkeeper led his men to clean up the body in the rain, then loaded it onto a cart and took it to a deserted place to bury it.
They were just ordinary people who had never seen such a spectacle before.
But the Third Prince gave too much—a thousand taels—so it wasn't easy to kick him out.
Thinking that they were all exiles and would probably leave tomorrow, I decided to let them stay one more night.
The shopkeeper fiddled with his abacus at the counter in the main hall, calculating how much silver was needed to repair the courtyard and how much profit he could make.
Seeing Yun Zhaoxue return with a half-dead person, he worried that the person would die in the inn.
He rushed forward and stopped the person at the door, "Stop, stop, wait a minute, wait a minute, you can't come in. This person is injured like this, you should take him to the clinic. What if he dies in the inn..."
There have been enough deaths at the inn today. If another one happens, people will think that the inn is cursed and has killed its guests. Who would dare to come to their inn in the future?
Yun Zhaoxue ran over with a silver ingot, saying, "The person is still alive and can renew the lease. Please do me a favor, shopkeeper."
The innkeeper hurriedly caught the gold ingot, bit it a few times, and realized it was real. His expression immediately changed: "You've stayed here before, haven't you? Oh, so you're regulars! You should have said so earlier. I was too blind to recognize you. Hurry up and go inside. Saving lives is the priority. Should I have someone call a doctor for you?"
"No need, thank you!"
They moved the person to the backyard, put them on a bed, changed them into clean clothes, and immediately began treatment.
Today is the tenth day since his leg surgery. The stitches are scheduled to be removed today. He hasn't fully recovered yet and can't get out of bed.
This time, he not only got out of bed but also used force, causing blood clots to accumulate in his calves, leading to swelling and tissue necrosis. The steel plate that was fixing the bone fragments inside bent and broke, and the screws loosened and shifted.
Yun Zhaoxue administered anesthesia to him and began the surgery.
Remove the hematoma and necrotic tissue, and replace the internal fixing plates and screws...
An hour and a half later, the surgery was over, and the Yang family members who were waiting at the door came to greet us.
"Xue'er, how is he? Is there any hope for him?"
"He won't die, but if his leg gets injured again, he'll never recover."
Mrs. Yang looked worried. "How could it be so serious? Will he ever be able to stand up again?"
"That kid is really foolish. He fought with someone before his injury had even healed. He'll be able to stand up in ten days or two weeks. What grudge could he have? Can't he wait until his leg is healed before settling things down?"
"He couldn't wait, and nobody could wait."
Yun Zhaoxue told her about Yan Yunzhou killing the Prince of Zhenbei.
...
Late at night, Lady Yang stayed by Xiao Xuance's side until almost dawn before waking up.
"Ce'er, you're awake? Is anything bothering you?" Seeing that her son had been silent for a while after opening his eyes, Madam Yang wiped away the dry tears from the corners of her eyes and said softly, "Xue'er is resting next door. I'll go and call her over to take a look at you."
With that, he got up and went out to call for someone.
Xiao Xuance reached out and called to her, "Mother, wait a moment, I have something to tell you."
He watched as Madam Yang walked out, then slowly got off the bed and knelt down. "Mother, it was I who caused Father's death. I'm so sorry. I don't deserve to be your son..."
"What are you doing? You can't move your legs. Xue'er told me everything, and your mother knows everything. Stop kneeling and get up..." Madam Yang rushed over and grabbed his arm, trying to put him on the bed, but found that she couldn't move him at all.
Xiao Xuance blamed himself and repented, saying, "It was I who killed my father. It was I who killed him. If I hadn't let Yan Yunzhou go back then, my father wouldn't have died!"
"How long are you going to ruin yourself? The dead cannot be brought back to life. Even if you kneel until your legs are crippled or you die, he still won't come back to life."
Besides, his death cannot be entirely blamed on you. Even without Yan Yunzhou, there would be Li Yunzhou and Wang Yunzhou. It wasn't you who killed your father, but rather someone in the court who wanted to kill him. You are a good child, get up quickly, your mother doesn't blame you.”
"Your son is unfilial! Please punish me, Mother." Xiao Xuance then performed a deep kneeling bow to Madam Yang.
"Mother knows everything, get up quickly." Madam Yang was so anxious that she almost cried because she couldn't pull him up.
Patting her chest, she said, "It breaks my heart to see you ruining yourself like this. Your pain is my pain. I only hope that all of you who are alive can be well. I don't want to lose any more of you. Get up quickly."
Yang tried to help him back to bed.
Xiao Xuance continued to kowtow.
"Slap!" Yang slapped him across the face, but not hard.
"I told you to get up. How can you be so careless with your health? Xue'er didn't eat or drink from morning till night to save you, and she almost fainted from exhaustion. If you injure your leg and make your wife and children suffer, then you are not fit to be a husband or a father!"
How is she now?
Xiao Xuance sat in his wheelchair and had Yang push him to the next room.
Zhuiying stood guard at Yun Zhaoxue's door. When she saw him coming, she lowered her voice and said, "Your Highness, the Princess Consort is asleep. She said that no one is allowed to go in and disturb her. The Princess is a light sleeper. If you go in now and wake her up, she might get angry. Why don't you go back first and come again tomorrow?"
"……good."
Xue'er was probably angry with him for not taking care of his health.
He promised her he would never put weight on her until his leg was healed, but he broke his promise.
But when faced with the enemy who killed his father, he couldn't stay calm and lost his reason. He only wanted to kill the enemy and pay tribute to his father's spirit in heaven.
He will definitely listen to her from now on.
The next morning, Xiao Xuance had breakfast prepared and went to wake Yun Zhaoxue to eat, only to find that she was not in the room and the bedding was cold, indicating that she had left the night before.
"Where is she? Where did she go?"
I'm so angry he's disobedient, should I just abandon him?
Pei Huaiji still took her to Jiangnan.
No! He would never allow her to abandon him.
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