That said, Xie Yushu didn't take the assassination attempt to heart and was still full of energy after a night's rest.
However, the accompanying guards were all dejected and still had lingering fears from yesterday's dangerous situation. They lined up early to apologize to Xie Yushu.
Seeing Xie Yushu come out, Zhao Hu and Nan Xing led their team forward together.
"It is our incompetence that nearly caused the Master to be injured. Please punish us, Master!"
Xie Yushu told them all to get up.
"This is your first time facing the enemy. You have all managed to remain calm in the face of danger, bravely confront the enemy, and not desert your posts. Your performance is passable!"
As for why a group of people couldn't defeat four people, firstly, they were indeed less skilled, and secondly, their weapons were inferior—they were armed with knives, while you were armed with sticks.
However, I have already forged a batch of knives and daggers, and judging by the time, they should be delivered in the next couple of days. Then you can practice your knife skills properly.
What happened yesterday is past and need not be brought up again. What you need to do is improve yourselves so that you can be invincible in the future.
Everyone should go back and review how they turned the tide when facing the enemy, so as to accumulate experience for the future.
Furthermore, the things those people said yesterday implied that some princess was causing me trouble. Even without these four, there might be another wave. You should all be aware of that!
"Yes, Master! We will certainly strengthen our defenses!"
Nanxing and Zhao Hu answered in unison.
After giving her instructions, Xie Yushu told those who were injured to stay home and recover, while the others would continue to go to the free clinic with her as usual.
Qu Xiaodie, Haitang Hongmei, and the other two wanted to go too. Xie Yushu thought that these four people had just been arrested and would be fine for the time being, so she asked them to go to the blacksmith shop in Jinyang City to urge them to see if the batch of knives they ordered had been made. She then took Nanxing and the others to Tai'an Prefecture.
There was already a line of people in front of the free clinic booth, but unlike before, Han Zhongyu stood out from the crowd!
"What brings you here today, Lord Han? Don't you have to go to the yamen?"
Xie Yushu asked
"I... I've come to understand the people's situation. I'll go now. Oh, and this is for you. Considering your merit in providing free medical care for the people, this is a reward from the imperial court!"
Han Zhongyu finished speaking somewhat awkwardly, then handed Xie Yushu a bundle.
"It's the dead of winter, and you're afraid of the cold, so put this on! I'm going to the yamen!"
After saying that, he left with two guards without waiting for Xie Yushu's reply.
Han Zhongyu led the way with a carefree and elegant air, while his bodyguard Qingsong winked at Qingbai behind him.
"Why are your ears red, sir?"
Qingbai glanced at Qingsong.
"You're embarrassed to use your position for personal gain, aren't you? Or are you just cold?"
"You're joking! Young Master's inner strength could melt snow!"
"Shut up, or the young master will hear you and lock you up!"
Xie Yushu was a little confused. She felt that something was wrong with Han Zhongyu, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. She looked down at the bundle in her hand and thought it was quite heavy!
Nanxing said quickly
"Master, quickly see what Lord Han has rewarded you with? Could it be clothes?"
Xie Yushu tossed the bundle to her.
"If you're so curious, then you should check it out for me!"
Folks, come on, line up, and one by one, tell us your symptoms!
Seeing that Xie Yushu was busy seeing patients again, Nanxing directed Chunyu and Dongxue, who had come with her, to help pick up the medicine, while she carried her bundle to the table at the back to look at her things.
She had heard what Lord Han had said, and told the manor lord to put it on now. It must be something warm. The manor lord didn't want to waste that little bit of time, so he took it out and put it on for her himself. It was freezing cold. They stood there picking up medicine, and occasionally they could stomp their feet, but after a while, their hands and feet would get sore and numb from the cold. Besides, the manor lord always sat in the same position while seeing patients!
Every day when I get home, my hands and feet feel like ice, and I have to take two hot baths to warm them up.
Now that we have things to keep warm, why suffer like that!
Nanxing deftly opened the bundle, revealing a bright red jacquard satin fox fur cloak and a pair of matching fox fur white-soled court boots, which looked very warm!
Xie Yushu hadn't even finished seeing one patient when she heard Nanxing yelling as she came over.
"Master, Master, look! This Han, no, the things the court has bestowed upon us are truly excellent. This material is like it's been oiled, so smooth and lustrous. There are even some red plum blossoms that seem to come alive. And this fur, I don't know what kind of animal's fur it is, it's so dense, soft, and thick!"
"Put this on quickly. You've been sitting here in the cold all day. Normally, it wouldn't matter, but since Lord Han has given it to you, you'd better put it on quickly to avoid catching a cold!"
Xie Yushu instructed the patient on what medicine to take while saying...
"Let me finish looking at these first, then everyone sit here!"
Nanxing looked at the patients who had been waiting for who knows how long, shut his mouth, and wrapped the cloak around Xie Yushu.
The patients in line, seeing the cloak dragging on the ground, felt sorry for it and advised him to...
"Dr. Xie, please put on your cloak before you examine us! These nice things piled up on the ground are more unbearable to me than my illness!"
"That's right! Dr. Xie, if we stand here, we can stomp our feet or jump around if we get cold, or even run around and come back to see you. But you're sitting here the whole time, you'll freeze to death. We won't be in a hurry, so please put on your boots and cloak first, keep warm, and then see us. There will be more and more people soon, and you won't have any time!"
Xie Yushu originally planned to change her clothes at lunchtime, but seeing how enthusiastic everyone was, she stopped and followed Nanxing back to the tent to change.
In modern times, Xie Yushu would have simply taken off her shoes and put them back on. But in this strict ancient world, taking off one's shoes in public was too shocking. She didn't dare to challenge the rules of a world on her own, so she went through all this trouble.
I quickly put on my boots and cloak, and sure enough, I felt much warmer!
The cloak was exquisite; the material and stitching were superb, and even the buttons at the collar were gold-rimmed with rubies. As expected of a product made by the imperial court, it was undoubtedly a masterpiece!
Xie Yushu assumed that since it was a gift from the imperial court, it must have been made by the official needlework bureau that made official robes. Little did she know that it was made by a retired embroiderer from the palace needlework bureau that Han Zhongyu had specially recruited. She put a lot of effort into making it for her, and it was much more exquisite than the official robe. This cloak of hers would not be out of place even if she wore it to the palace!
At this moment, Ruyi, the embroiderer in Han Zhongyu's mansion, is arranging large characters in her room.
Heaven knows, their young master, with a stern face, tossed her a pile of cloth and furs, then pushed her towards a box of pearls and jewels, righteously instructing her...
"Make me a cloak for a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, make it extra exquisite! Hurry up and get it out, I need it tomorrow morning!"
Then they left.
She worked tirelessly all night to make this "exceptionally exquisite" cloak, which caused her to develop several wrinkles!
The master's heart is fluttering with romantic feelings, it's going to be the death of the servants!
Sigh! I wonder if my master's gift of this cloak won the girl's heart!
Ruyi, who had been worrying all night, was unaware that the cloak she had painstakingly made had been given away by her master under the guise of official attire. She was already fast asleep, muttering to herself.
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