Thrown out of the house, the wet nurse enters the noble household and becomes a person of high statu

Pei Zeyu noticed someone coming in and opened his eyes.

Those eyes always appeared gentle and smiling.

However, due to weakness after illness, she felt cold and aloof, like the clear, chilly waters of a lake in late autumn.

Upon recognizing Liu Wenying as the newcomer, his usually cold eyes suddenly softened.

"Greetings, Second Master."

Liu Wenying curtsied and was about to ask the Second Master why he wanted to see her when Afu slapped his forehead, feeling extremely annoyed.

"Look at your memory, sir! It's time for Second Master to change his dressing."

Afu quickly lifted the carriage curtain and called out to the outside.

Changing the dressing was the priority, so Liu Wenying swallowed back the words she was about to say and silently stepped aside.

Before long, an old man carrying a medicine box bowed and boarded the carriage.

The doctor quickly opened the medicine box and took out scissors, gauze, medicine powder, and other items.

The bandages on Pei Zeyu's left hand were unwrapped layer by layer, revealing the hideous wound inside.

The moment the gauze was removed, Liu Wenying held her breath.

The wound was so deep that bone was visible, with bright red flesh intertwined with stark white bone.

The doctor carefully cleaned the area around the wound and then sprinkled the medicine powder on it.

The white powder fell silently onto the flesh, but it looked painful.

She always thought that after Second Master was rescued, he would have the best doctors and the best medicine, receive proper treatment, and recover quickly.

But how could she have forgotten?

In this era before modern medicine, the most effective treatment was to remove the rotten flesh.

How much pain must he have been in at that time? She dared not think about it.

Throughout the entire process, Pei Zeyu kept his eyes closed, his brows furrowed, and his jaw clenched.

His damp clothes on his back betrayed his unease.

After the dressing was changed, the doctor and Afu left.

The curtains fell, and the carriage returned to silence, with only the soft breathing of the two people remaining.

Liu Wenying stood there, her eyes fixed on his hand.

Did I scare you?

Upon hearing this, she looked up and met the Second Master's eyes.

He was actually smiling, his expression cool and aloof, like the first melting of ice and snow.

Liu Wenying felt even more congested in her throat, and her heart felt sour and astringent, a feeling she couldn't quite describe.

"This servant wasn't frightened, just very uncomfortable. I never expected Second Master to..."

She paused, then looked down at her newly bandaged left hand.

"If Second Master hadn't jumped down, he wouldn't have been so badly injured."

So much so that flesh has to be cut out, which will definitely leave a scar later.

His hands, once long and slender with distinct knuckles, were perfect for holding a pen and writing, but now they would bear a hideous scar.

Like a fine jade statue, without any flaws.

This scar adds a crack to the jade statue, making it less perfect.

"It's alright."

Pei Zeyu had no regrets and said calmly, "I have many scars on my heart, I don't care about this one."

A sentence that comes out of nowhere would surely leave an outsider completely baffled.

But Liu Wenying understood; she knew about his painful past.

He had suffered countless heart wounds since he was three years old, so compared to those, this scar on his hand was nothing.

The bitterness in Liu Wenying's heart did not subside; in fact, it intensified.

Perhaps he had been mentally exhausted from changing the dressing, Pei Zeyu reached for the teacup on the small table.

However, his hand trembled as soon as it touched the teacup.

A few drops of tea spilled onto the hem of his clothes.

The teacup rolled to the ground, spun around a few times, and then stopped.

He used his other hand, but the movement inevitably caused some entanglement, and he couldn't hold on properly...

For someone as arrogant as him, who would have thought that one day even serving a cup of tea would become a problem?

Liu Wenying took out a handkerchief and stepped forward to wipe him.

My fingertips touched his chest through the handkerchief, and I could feel his slight stiffness, which gradually relaxed as I wiped him.

Then she poured herself a new glass, held it with both hands, and handed it to him.

"If you don't mind, Second Master, I'll feed you."

Feeding the old lady water and medicine was a common occurrence, and Liu Wenying was very skilled at it.

Thank you for your trouble.

With permission, Liu Wenying brought the teacup to his lips.

The rim of the cup gently touched his lower lip, and she tilted it slightly, allowing the tea to slowly flow into his mouth.

He took her hand and drank the warm tea sip by sip, his Adam's apple bobbing as he swallowed it.

Pei Zeyu finished his tea, quenched his thirst, and leaned back against the car wall.

"When the flesh grows back, it will throb slightly, which will make you laugh."

The continuous, fine pain during the growth of new flesh feels like countless needles churning and piercing into the skin and flesh.

He spoke of it casually, but Liu Wenying felt a heaviness in her heart.

Liu Wenying suddenly had an idea: she wanted to beg the old lady to transfer her to Chenshuang Courtyard to take care of him day and night until he recovered.

But as soon as the thought popped into her head, she suppressed it.

That's really overstepping the bounds. She's someone who's close to the old lady now; how can she be transferred just like that?

"Second Master, you are too kind. How can you call it a joke? You have no shortage of people who take good care of you. But you must also take good care of yourself and not be careless, lest you aggravate your wound."

Pei Zeyu chuckled, "I certainly don't lack people to take care of me, but who says I don't lack thoughtful people?"

Liu Wenying vaguely understood his unspoken meaning, and the thought from before surged up again.

She blurted out, almost as if possessed, "Then... may I, this servant, ask?"

They finally took the bait.

Pei Zeyu smiled with satisfaction, his tone still indifferent, but with a hint of guidance.

"There's no such thing as 'can' or 'cannot,' it just depends on whether you're willing or not."

"After returning to the capital, I will be on duty at the Ministry of Personnel every day. During the day, you will need to stay at your grandmother's place to take care of her. You must not neglect your duties."

When I return to Chenshuang Courtyard after my shift, you must come and take care of me.

Traveling back and forth between the two places will probably exhaust you.

Liu Wenying shook her head repeatedly, "No, this servant is worried about how to repay you. If I can take care of Second Master until he recovers, no matter how hard or tiring it is, this servant is willing."

She sometimes had to stand guard at Mingxi Hall. Second Master said it was running back and forth, but it was no different from standing guard at night.

Seeing that she was sincere and without a trace of hypocrisy.

Pei Zeyu's eyes softened, "Alright, since you're willing, then it's settled."

"Okay, it's a deal."

As soon as Liu Wenying finished speaking, the carriage curtain was lifted from the outside, and a dark figure peeked in.

Pei Zeyu's smile faded, leaving only a faint curve at the corners of his lips.

"Big brother."

Pei Dingxuan nodded, "Second brother."

The two brothers exchanged a few pleasantries, mainly about their injuries, what the doctor said, and whether they needed anything.

Pei Dingxuan asked each question, and Pei Zeyu answered each one.

Finally, Pei Dingxuan looked at Liu Wenying and said, "Jingshu was very worried about you. She hadn't seen you for several days and kept talking about you."

Liu Wenying was stunned. Was the First Madam also worried about her?

Yes, the First Madam treated her very well, and she must have been very worried when she learned that she had fallen off a cliff.

However, after she returned, as a servant, it was against the rules for her to wander around, so naturally she wouldn't run to the First Madam's place for no reason.

He planned to find an opportunity to pay his respects to the First Madam after returning to the manor.

But since the master said that the madam was worried, she should go and say hello.

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