Chapter 6 Returning Home
"Sir, this morning, the young master asked us to prepare your favorite dishes and waited for you at the door early in the morning."
While instructing the servant to carry Sheng Yuan in carefully, Butler Wu smiled and took credit for Sheng Yuan.
When Shengxia saw Sheng Yuan being carried in, he felt very upset. His brother was obviously a young man full of vigor and vitality. He didn't believe that his brother's leg could not be saved.
"Take my token and ask Doctor Jiang from the Imperial Hospital to come over." Shengxia didn't want to wait at all. His brother was still so young, and his life shouldn't be like this.
The guard heard it without delay, took the token and immediately rushed to the Imperial Hospital.
As Shengxia stepped inside, a handsome young man came running to the door, "Master, you are finally back."
Shengxia opened her arms and hugged the boy who was running towards her. Looking at the boy who seemed familiar yet unfamiliar, she sighed and said, "Ye Zi, you have grown up."
"Sir, you have such a cruel heart. You didn't even take me with you when you left. You don't know how much I missed you when I was left here alone." Ye Zi couldn't help shedding tears as she spoke.
When Ye Zi was 8 years old, her family suffered a disaster and she was the only one left at home. She had no choice but to sell herself to bury her father and almost sold herself into a brothel.
Shengxia was 10 years old at that time. He passed by the place where Ye Zi sold herself to bury her father. She felt sorry for Ye Zi and gave him 10 taels of silver without asking Ye Zi to return anything. Then she turned and left.
After much inquiry, Ye Zi finally found out that it was the young master of the Sheng family who helped him. At that time, Ye Zi swore that he would repay Sheng Xia in this life.
Ye Zi used the silver given by Sheng Xia to bury her father and dad. Three days later, Ye Zi brought her luggage to the Sheng Mansion, but the Sheng Mansion refused to let Ye Zi in. In their eyes, Ye Zi was a liar.
Ye Zi squatted at the gate of Sheng Mansion and waited. The sun rose in the east and set in the west before Sheng Xia returned from the military camp with her father and elder brother.
When Ye Zi saw Sheng Xia, she quickly walked up to him, knelt on the ground and said, "Please accept me, sir. I will repay your kindness even if I have to work like a slave."
Shengxia looked at him for a while, then realized that this was the boy he helped three days ago, so he said helplessly, "I gave you the 10 taels of silver voluntarily, and I don't need you to work like a slave to repay me."
"Sir, I know you are the kindest person. Please accept me. I have no relatives anymore. If you are unwilling to accept me, I might as well follow my father and dad."
Ye Zi was extremely sad and couldn't help but burst into tears. He had lost his dad and his father and was all alone. Shengxia was like a ray of light that saved him. If Shengxia was unwilling to accept him, he didn't know what was the point of him staying in this world.
Shengxia felt sorry for Ye Zi when she saw her crying, so she looked up at Sheng's father. Sheng's father nodded imperceptibly, so Shengxia stepped forward and helped Ye Zi up.
"Ye Zi, hurry up and get up. Are you willing to follow me from now on?"
"I do, I do, sir." Ye Zi agreed with a smile and kowtowed to the three of them.
Shengxia helped Ye Zi up, took out a handkerchief from her arms to wipe away her tears, took Ye Zi's hand and walked into Sheng Mansion. From then on, Ye Zi had a home.
"I'm back." Shengxia touched his nose feeling a little guilty. After all, he had promised Ye Zi that she would take him with her the night before leaving.
At that time, Shengxia himself was not sure whether he could come back alive, so how could he bring Ye Zi to go on an adventure with him? Fortunately, he came back safely.
"Young Master, you can't abandon Ye Zi again in the future." Ye Zi said whisperedly as she followed Sheng Xia.
Although the leaves made a low sound, Shengxia heard it all. So she turned around and said seriously, "Okay, I'll take you with me every time I go out from now on."
Ye Zi was also easy to coax. He soon became happy after getting Shengxia's promise. He was staring at the kitchen all morning. He hoped that he could eat delicious food as soon as Shengxia came back. After all, the food would definitely not be good at the border.
The group came to the dining room, and the table was already filled with Shengxia's favorite dishes. Ever since Sheng Yuan came back from injury, he hadn't smiled in the past four years.
Housekeeper Wu looked at Sheng Yuan with a smile on his face and kept serving food to the young master. He thought this scene was really great. When the two young masters had children in the future, the house would be even more lively.
Sheng Yuan watched Sheng Xia eating with relish, and forgot his pain for a moment, feeling only the joy of eating with his brother.
Soon the imperial physician came to Sheng's house with the guard. Sheng Xia saw the guard from afar, and since she had almost finished her meal, she said that she had some things to deal with, and then went to the front hall alone.
"Doctor Jiang, please take a seat. I'm sure you know why I asked you to come here."
Doctor Jiang sat down as he was told. When the man came with the token of the Great General Guarding the Nation, he knew that he must have come for Master Sheng Yuan's leg.
"General, I know that Lord Sheng's leg was injured and he didn't receive timely treatment. For the past four years, I have been treating Lord Sheng with acupuncture and fumigation. I can only maintain the current situation for Lord Sheng, but if he wants to recover..."
Doctor Jiang hesitated to speak, and Shengxia asked anxiously.
"Doctor Jiang, just tell me. I will do my best to find you whatever you need, as long as it can heal my brother's legs."
"General Sheng, if I could obtain the Black Jade Ointment, a treasured possession of the royal family, I would have an 80% chance of recovering my wound."
Shengxia had naturally heard of the Black Jade Ointment. There were only three boxes in the palace, and because it was so precious, it had always been kept by the emperor himself. Shengxia knew that if he wanted to obtain it, he would have to pay an equal price.
"I understand. I'll find a way to deal with the Black Jade Ointment. Doctor Jiang, thank you for your trouble today."
"This is my humble duty. I will take my leave now."
Doctor Jiang left the general's residence and shook his head helplessly. It would be almost impossible to get the Black Jade Ointment from His Majesty.
After Doctor Jiang left, Shengxia had already made up his mind that he would definitely cure his brother.
Shengxia spent the entire afternoon chatting with Sheng Yuan. After four years of separation, they had a lot to say. Sheng Yuan sat beside her, quietly listening to Shengxia share his stories about the border over the past four years, and occasionally pouring tea for Shengxia.
Shengxia looked at his elder brother with sadness in his eyes and shared as much interesting things as possible, but he believed that his elder brother would get better soon.
At night, Ye Zi prepared hot water early and soaked in the bathtub in Shengxia, sighing comfortably. Then she felt that the room was too quiet and she seemed to not hear Ye Zi's chirping.
Shengxia looked back curiously, and then saw Ye Zi with red eyes secretly wiping tears.
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