“There’s nothing urgent today, you can lie down a bit longer.” He had always been a light sleeper, and after the emotional ups and downs of yesterday, he had been sleeping intermittently. Whenever he moved, Yan Xiaohan would drowsily pull him into his arms, murmur a few words, and then hold him as they fell back into a deep sleep. ”It’s fine,” Yan Xiaohan struggled out of the warm blanket, lunging forward to hang himself on Fu Shen’s back, bleary-eyed, “Don’t wear those boots today, use the wheelchair. I’ll help you wash up.” The boots made by the Beiyuan Military Equipment Bureau allowed him to walk normally, but they were not real legs, with a different way of exerting force, and wearing them long-term was especially taxing on the waist. Fu Shen would bring a wheelchair when on military campaigns and use it when not too busy. Yan Xiaohan had noticed this yesterday but said nothing. Only now did he casually mention it. Fu Shen understood his unspoken thoughtfulness and nodded: “Okay.” When Yan Xiaohan returned with water, he forgot to close the door. Yu Qiaoting, who had risen early, happened to pass by and couldn’t resist his curiosity, peeking through the half-open door, almost dropping the oil cake in his hand. The Jing Ning Marquis, who killed without blinking and made barbarians tremble in fear, obediently sat on the edge of the bed. Yan Xiaohan used a towel to wipe his face and hands, skillfully attentive like an old nursemaid.
After taking care of everything, Fu Shen lazily stretched out his hands and said something, upon which Yan Xiaohan bent down to lift him and place him carefully in the wheelchair.
General Yu, still single, could not for the life of him understand: The North Yan commander who could pacify the world with civil strategies and establish order with martial might, what medicine had he eaten to become someone who only recognizes his wife on the bed?
Soon, this confusion became a shared question among all North Yan military officers stationed in Tangli Town. They had not seen Fu Shen’s days of being completely cared for at the Yan residence.
