Shuse Jinjia

Seeing Xie Zhaotang looking at him, Huo Beiyu squeezed out three words through gritted teeth: "No need."

"Then I'll sew it up!"

Xie Zhaotang glanced at it again before lowering his head and picking up the needle.

Huo Beiyu's tall body lying on the table looked somewhat incongruous, a mixture of domineering and weakness, lacking his usual majesty and appearing easy to bully.

That's right, he can only lie there now, letting her do whatever she wants!

Xie Zhaotang used both hands simultaneously, pinching Huo Beiyu's wound with one hand and stabbing him with the needle with the other.

Feeling Huo Beiyu's body tense up, and his eight-pack abs tremble before her eyes, Xie Zhaotang inexplicably felt much better.

"Young Master, I saw a black horse at your stables today. Xiao Ling said it's your warhorse. What's its name?"

Worried that Huo Beiyu might misunderstand and think she was inquiring about his private affairs, Xie Zhaotang explained.

"You can talk to me. That will help you shift your focus away from the pain, and you'll get through it soon."

Huo Beiyu tensed up, his eyes shifting from Xie Zhaotang's fair and slender hand to her face.

Her face was covered with a cloth, leaving only her eyes visible.

He could clearly see her delicate eyebrows and long eyelashes.

"Eight Desolations".

Without realizing it, Huo Beiyu said, "It was originally my father's horse, the wild horse king he tamed."

"Oh, I've heard that good warhorses only obey their masters. Does that mean it's difficult for anyone other than you to get close to the Eight Desolations?" Xie Zhaotang asked while sewing.

Huo Beiyu nodded: "Yes, after my father died in battle, I originally released Bahuang into the wild. It ran to my father's grave and refused to eat or drink. I went to find it, and it came back with me."

Xie Zhaotang imagined that scene, and felt a lump in his throat.

Bahuang is heartbroken to lose the old Marquis. Huo Beiyu, his son, must be just as sad as Bahuang to lose his father!

"The Huo family deserves respect."

Xie Zhaotang thought of the tragedy that most of the adult men of the Huo family had died in battle, and said sincerely.

Huo Beiyu remained silent. Mentioning his father reminded him of the scene where he and his uncles died in battle, and his heart felt heavy...

"Okay, just bear with it a little longer, I'll apply the medicine and bandage it up!"

While she was talking to him, Xie Zhaotang quickly stitched him up. She then applied medicine to Huo Beiyu's wound and bandaged it as she spoke.

"Don't exert yourself too much these next few days, and try to keep the wound dry so it will heal faster."

"You should also drink the medicine that Li Qin has prepared. Change the dressing for your wounds once a day. If you get a fever, have someone come and call me."

Xie Zhaotang helped him sit up before going around to his back to bandage him.

Huo Beiyu watched quietly as Xie Zhaotang circled around him.

She could have pulled the strip of cloth over from behind him, but to avoid getting too close to him, she chose to go around the table instead.

Huo Beiyu felt a little uneasy. She hadn't considered that she had taken Duan Chengyu from his arms when she bandaged him up.

Is it because Duan Chengyu is unconscious that there's no need to avoid suspicion?

"I told Chief Luo before that the bandage strips could be replaced with linen. Have Zhu Feng find some later, so you and Prince Duan can use them when you change your dressings tomorrow."

While bandaging, Xie Zhaotang said, "By the way, our pharmaceutical factory can also produce this kind of linen bandage. I'll look for better yarn than linen to make bandages... If we sterilize and package it properly, we won't have to fumigate it every time before using it."

Huo Beiyu glanced at her. Was all this girl could think about was making money?

I'm amazed that someone can even think of making money while bandaging themselves!

"Young Master, may we come in?"

"Doctor Qiu called from outside."

Xie Zhaotang had already bandaged Huo Beiyu and helped him pull down his clothes.

Huo Beiyu put his long legs down from the table, and swayed slightly as he stood up.

Xie Zhaotang subconsciously supported him: "You lost too much blood, slow down. I'll prescribe a blood-replenishing diet for you and Prince Duan to eat according to this prescription."

Seeing her struggling to support herself, Huo Beiyu quickly grabbed the edge of the table with his other hand, and only after he regained his balance did he say, "Thank you."

"Don't mention it... You two are my sugar daddies, saving you is like saving a god of wealth..."

Xie Zhaotang waited until he was steady before speaking softly, "I hope that you will keep your promise about today's matter and not tell anyone. I don't want to cause trouble."

She released Huo Beiyu, then added, "At least until I get married, the Xie family must not know that I'm a skilled doctor, otherwise my fate will be out of my own hands!"

Huo Beiyu nodded emphatically: "I will keep my promise."

Xie Zhaotang went over to open the door and let Doctor Qiu in.

Doctor Qiu quickly replied, "I've gathered all the medicine, and I've already asked Miss Li to brew it..."

Xie Zhaotang ushered him in, calling out loudly, "Doctor Qiu, hurry and stitch up Young Master Duan..."

Huo Beiyu immediately understood Xie Zhaotang's intention: the credit should go to Doctor Qiu.

He cooperated and said, "Dr. Qiu, I saw that you just gave Prince Duan acupuncture to stop the bleeding. Now that the medicine is ready, you can stitch up Prince Duan's wounds..."

Xie Zhaotang closed the door, and Huo Beiyu lowered his voice to ask Doctor Qiu to cooperate.

The Huo family had done the Qiu family a great favor. Although Doctor Qiu dared not claim such a great credit, he had no choice but to accept it after Huo Beiyu spoke up.

"Fourth Miss, if another injured person like this comes looking for me in the future, wouldn't that give us away?"

"Doctor Qiu asked in a low voice."

Xie Zhaotang suggested, "Anyway, apart from a few of us, no one knows that Prince Duan is so badly injured. Just say that he looked dangerous, but once the bleeding stopped and he got stitches, he's fine. As long as we don't make a big fuss about it, who will investigate further?"

Huo Beiyu nodded: "Yes, as long as we don't say anything, no one will investigate!"

The three of them sat and talked in the room until Li Qin finished brewing the medicine and brought it over. Xie Zhaotang then asked Doctor Qiu to feed Duan Chengyu and took the opportunity to go out.

"Fourth Miss, is Young Master Duan alright?"

Madam Pei and Old Madam Huo were still waiting outside.

Upon seeing Xie Zhaotang emerge, the two asked in unison.

"It's alright, Dr. Qiu is giving him his medicine!"

Xie Zhaotang's clothes were smeared with blood. After saying a few perfunctory words, she said she had to go back to change her clothes.

"Fourth sister, we're about the same height, why don't you go to my courtyard and change?"

Huo Ling stepped forward and stopped her: "Madam Tao has already asked the kitchen to prepare the meal, which will be delivered in a while."

Xie Zhaotang couldn't leave for the time being, so he had to go with Huo Ling to change his clothes.

After the change was completed, Zhu Feng had already invited Chief Physician Luo and Imperial Physician Li.

But the two of them were no longer of any use, as Duan Chengyu had already woken up.

Aside from taking Duan Chengyu's pulse, both of them believed what Doctor Qiu said, thinking that he had lost too much blood and that it was dangerous that they had been called in.

When Madam Pei heard that Duan Chengyu had woken up, she went in to check on him. Seeing that Duan Chengyu was weak but had his eyes open, she finally felt at ease.

Huo Beiyu felt bad that the two imperial physicians had made a wasted trip, so he asked Old Madam Huo to invite them to have a meal.

Just as the group was about to head to the canteen, the gatekeeper rushed over to report.

"The Dowager Lady, Prince Chen, Madam Duan, Lord Duan, and Miss Pei, having heard that Young Master Duan was injured by a wild boar, have come to visit him and are already at the door..."