Chapter 98: Taking Advantage of the Situation (4)
In the territory of [Zhao State], there is a small village located in a mountain forest in the east. Judging from its size, there are not many villagers. It is beautiful, peaceful and quiet like a paradise. There are several acres of fields around the village, and several figures can be vaguely seen working in the fields; beside the stream, several women are washing clothes and chatting, and the children in the village are playing and frolicking together. It can be seen that they are people who have lived here for a long time and lead a life isolated from the world.
At one end of the small river connecting the village is a small waterfall. Under the waterfall, there is a wooden house on one side, standing on the shallows of the pool. It is obviously different from the houses gathered together. It is not difficult to see that the owner of this house must be extraordinary.
Walking into the wooden house, almost all the furnishings inside are made of wood. The decoration is very simple but elegant. The layout of the wooden house is also simple. There is a small living room at the entrance, and on the left is the living room. A few coughs came from the living room. Following the sound, I entered the living room. Through the gauze, I saw a young man lying on the bed, and next to him was a young woman who was wiping the blood from the man's mouth. Her hands holding the silk towel to wipe the blood were shaking uncontrollably...
"Shu...er——"
The man lying on the bed , brows knitted together, his face pale, his expression very painful, and he kept mumbling to himself. At a glance, I realized that this man was Zhao Ziheng? The person who kept wiping the sweat from his forehead beside him was Xiuying. Seeing Zhao Ziheng groaning in pain and repeating the same name in his sleep, Xiuying felt unspeakable pain in her heart.
After a long while, Zhao Ziheng seemed to have fallen asleep, without making any sound. Xiuying's worried expression did not disappear. Only when Zhao Ziheng calmed down did she get up and hurriedly leave with the wooden basin stained with blood. Not long after, when Xiuying came back, she not only had a wooden basin with clean water, but also a bowl filled with black liquid. She gently put down the wooden basin, picked up a spoon and mixed the medicine, then looked at the sleeping Zhao Ziheng, then put the bowl down again, sat on a stool beside her, and continued to stare at the sleeping Zhao Ziheng. When she saw beads of sweat oozing from his forehead, she wiped them away with a silk towel. Her movements were very light, as if she didn't want to disturb the sleeping person. She repeated this over and over again...
The day gradually faded away, replaced by the night. The oil lamp was lit in the house. Xiuying had been sitting quietly by the side, taking care of Zhao Ziheng. She only left a few times, just to change the water, reheat the medicine, etc., but she came back soon. At this moment, Xiuying, who was sitting on the stool, dozed off...
It was unknown how long it had been, Zhao Ziheng opened his eyes hazily, turned his head slightly, looked at the familiar face, a bitter smile appeared at the corner of his lips, then he got up without disturbing her, lifted the quilt, and landed on the ground. When he was about to stand up, he felt a dull pain in his chest that made Zhao Ziheng pause for a moment. He raised his hand and gently stroked his chest until the pain disappeared before he stood up. He took an outer robe from the hanger beside him, gently covered Xiuying with it, then looked at the bowl with black liquid on the side, picked it up without hesitation, raised his head and drank it in one breath. After drinking it , he glanced at the sleepy Xiuying. Zhao Ziheng said nothing, took the empty bowl and left the room. From beginning to end, his light movements did not disturb the sleepy Xiuying.
After leaving the room, Zhao Ziheng casually placed the empty wooden bowl on the table in the living room, and then walked out of the wooden house; outside the wooden house, facing the distant sky, his eyes were as sad as always, with an additional worry...
Just as Zhao Ziheng was lost in thought in his own world, he felt a slight heaviness on his shoulder. Zhao Ziheng immediately came to his senses and turned around to see Xiuying with a worried look on her face.
"Be careful not to catch a cold."
Xiuying smiled slightly, her tone full of concern, Zhao Ziheng nodded and said softly: "Thank you, I have taken the medicine, you go to rest."
"I just slept a little and feel much better. I'm not sleepy now. But you just woke up. Are you hungry? I'll get you something to eat. What do you want to eat?"
Xiuying's calm tone could not hide her worry. Zhao Ziheng just shook his head helplessly. He must have been used to it. Then: "Whatever you want, do as you like."
"Um."
After receiving the response, Xiuying responded and walked away on the wooden bridge connecting the wooden house and the ground.
Looking at Xiuying's gradually leaving back, Zhao Ziheng felt inexpressibly grateful. Since he came here, Xiuying has been taking care of his daily life and diet. The poison in his body has not been completely eliminated, and he is in a coma most of the day. Xiuying is by his side all the time. Under her careful care, the toxins in his body have been almost cleared and his strength has been restored. Unlike when he first arrived here, he couldn't even get out of bed and was unconscious. He was able to recover to the point of being able to walk out of the cabin, all thanks to Xiuying.
Thinking back to the time when Liancheng was nearly killed after the assassination attempt, it was Wang Ye who pulled him back from the brink of death with all his might. When he woke up, the first thing he did was to explain various matters, including state affairs, military affairs, and Yin Yin... At that time, he didn't care about his own condition at all, because he knew that when he lost consciousness again, he might never wake up again. For this reason, he had to seize the opportunity to wake up. Of course, when he explained various matters, it caused strong dissatisfaction among Wang Ye and some insiders, because his physical condition did not allow it. But he still insisted on explaining everything. After handing everything over to Zhao Ziyu and Wang Ye, he felt like he had put down a heavy burden and fell down again.
