Chapter 185 Xue Pan Sets Bones
Upon hearing this, Aunt Xue was completely at a loss.
Xue Baochai calmed down and asked Xiren to invite Lady Wang over.
Lady Wang had long neglected these trivial matters, so in the end she still had Wang Xifeng hurriedly summon a doctor.
Chaos erupted in Pear Fragrance Courtyard, but the old lady eventually heard the news.
Before the first month of the lunar calendar was even over, because of the Xue family's affairs, the old lady had to call the doctor several times. She felt it was very unlucky and her dislike for the Xue family grew even stronger.
Aunt Xue cried, "Waaah!"
"Sister, why is my life so miserable? I only have Pan'er left, and he's turned out like this. I wish I could take his place and lessen his pain even a little bit..."
Madam Wang comforted Aunt Xue, as she was very empathetic.
When her pearl was gone, she wished she could go with it, but luckily she still had Baoyu.
When Lady Wang saw Aunt Xue crying like this, she couldn't help but think of Jia Zhu, and tears streamed down her face.
The doctor had finished his consultation by then.
"Young Master Xue's leg bone was already broken in a tricky way, and the doctor who set it didn't do it properly. Young Master Xue has probably moved the broken leg again these past two days, which is why the broken bone is still so painful and swollen."
"Doctor, don't say so much, just tell me what to do now?"
"Re-setting the bone. The part that had been healing for two days has become crooked and needs to be broken again, otherwise even if his leg fully heals, he won't be able to straighten it." The doctor had seen too many cases like this, and spoke of it with a nonchalant air.
But when Aunt Xue heard that Xue Pan's leg would be broken again and re-set, her vision went black and she collapsed.
Xue Baochai, supporting Aunt Xue, was at a loss.
She's just a teenage girl after all. No matter how cunning she is, she hasn't experienced these things before.
Upon hearing this, Madam Wang was immediately terrified. Accidentally breaking one's leg and witnessing one's leg being broken are two completely different things.
Wang Xifeng was the calmest, but she had already called a doctor over, and she didn't plan to interfere in anything else.
Seeing that Aunt Xue had fainted, Wang Xifeng quickly called for a doctor to come and take a look.
After the doctor inserted a silver needle, Aunt Xue slowly woke up. Even after waking up, she continued to cry and kept saying how miserable her life was.
"Aunt, it's up to you to make a decision. Should we let the doctor continue treatment, or should we let the swelling and fever go down and just let it recuperate like this?" Wang Xifeng didn't want to listen to Madam Wang and Aunt Xue crying and sobbing here.
What do you mean by "misfortune"? The person who was innocently violated by your son and beaten to death for no reason is the one who has a miserable life!
During the first month of the lunar year, they were at someone else's house, wailing and crying like they were at a funeral, without any regard for propriety.
"Treat him! He must be treated!" Aunt Xue wiped away her tears and said resolutely, "Pan'er cannot become a cripple!"
The doctor hadn't expected the patient's condition to be so complicated, and since he hadn't brought his tools, he ordered someone to go back and get them.
Aunt Xue looked at the axe, hammer, and other tools, thinking that they would be used to break Xue Pan's legs in a moment, and almost fainted again.
"Mother, Aunt, please wait in the side hall. We're afraid we'll disturb the doctor if we stay here."
Xue Pan is still fast asleep inside, so there's no need to wake him up; he'll definitely wake up soon.
After about fifteen minutes, there was still no sound from inside, so Aunt Xue became anxious, but she didn't dare to go over and check.
Madam Wang comforted Aunt Xue while also listening carefully to the sounds inside, afraid of hearing Xue Pan's screams, yet also afraid that if the screams didn't come soon, something else might happen.
“Aunt, I’ve come to see how my eldest brother is doing. This is some ginseng that the old lady asked me to bring. If Brother Xue can’t bear the pain, he can bite on a piece of ginseng; it should make him feel better.” Baoyu walked in carrying a box.
“My son, your older brother…” Aunt Xue hadn’t finished speaking when she heard a heavy thud from inside the room.
"ah......"
Xue Pan's shrill cry rang out, echoing throughout the entire courtyard. Even the crows in the trees outside were startled by the sound and flew away with a few caws.
Aunt Xue, without even responding to Baoyu, was about to go inside to look at Xue Pan when Baochai hurriedly pulled her back.
"Mother, don't go. The doctor is setting my brother's bones. Let's not disturb him." Xue Baochai was afraid that Aunt Xue would start crying again if she went in, so it was better to wait outside.
“Baochai is right, sister, we’ll wait outside.” Madam Wang also pulled Aunt Xue aside.
Another half hour passed, during which Xue Pan's curses and shrill cries could be heard continuously. However, the doctor seemed to be used to it and did not care. He only made his already rough movements even more violent, and Xue Pan was in so much pain that he could no longer curse.
Baoyu outside was clearly frightened by the noise inside. He huddled in his chair, looking dazed and wooden.
Seeing this, Lady Wang couldn't just abandon Aunt Xue, so she took Baoyu back with her.
Seeing that Xiren was standing to the side, he instructed her to take Baoyu to the old lady first.
Xiren now finds it difficult to even see Baoyu, but seeing him now reminds her of how they used to live in the same house, how well they got along, and how Baoyu treated them with such gentleness and care.
Seeing Baoyu now, she felt a pang of sadness.
The two walked towards Rongqing Hall. Seeing that no one was around, Xiren called out softly, "Baoyu."
Jia Baoyu looked up and saw that it was Xiren following him. He hadn't noticed her before, but now that he saw her, he was delighted.
"Xiren, are you doing well at your aunt's house?"
Xiren nodded, then shook her head.
"I still miss the old days, the old days..." Xiren wanted to talk about the past, but when she got to the point of speaking, she realized that Baoyu didn't seem interested and just kept walking forward, so she lost the desire to continue.
Baoyu wasn't like this before. I could easily coax him into doing whatever I wanted with just a few words. Why is he acting so arrogant now?
“I heard that you are now with Sister Bao. You always said she was good, and now that you are with her, your wish has come true.” Baoyu finally spoke.
Upon hearing this, Xiren almost burst into tears. Following Baochai was the best choice she could make out of desperation; if she could, she would still prefer to follow Baoyu.
"Second Master, while you're staying outside, are the people serving you taking good care of you? Are you satisfied with what you eat, wear, and play with?" Xi Ren asked, her eyes filled with tears as she looked at Bao Yu.
"It's all good. At least I don't have to see you arguing and bickering all the time, which makes things much quieter." Baoyu said this without knowing why. Xiren was shocked. It turned out that Baoyu had grown tired of them. It turned out that he didn't like the things they used to do.
But it turns out that Baoyu never said that before.
Xi Ren, preoccupied with her own thoughts, escorted Bao Yu to Rong Qing Hall, expecting him to say goodbye. However, he didn't even glance at her.
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