“We encountered assassins. The master was injured,” Yuan Bi said briefly, jumping down from the front of the carriage and helping Fu Yi down. Fu Yi blushed and stood to one side.
Zhou Shu looked puzzled at Fu Yi and asked Yuan Bi, “Where is the young master?”
“Inside the carriage,” Yuan Bi replied, jumping back to lift the curtain. Suddenly, he froze.
Feeling anxious, Zhou Shu rushed to look inside and was stunned. Inside the narrow carriage, two people with disheveled clothes were tightly embracing each other.
Ning Wan Wan hurriedly explained, “No, it’s not what you’re thinking. When treating the wound, we needed to remove clothing, and if I moved, the uncle’s wound would bleed continuously…”
Zhou Shu’s eyes grew brighter as he listened, while Yuan Bi’s face turned redder. Ning Wan Wan felt she was only making things worse and decided to stop explaining.
As Yuan Zhu approached curiously, Yuan Bi pushed her head away and walked into the carriage. He politely said to Ning Wan Wan, “Thank you, Lady Junzhu,” before kneeling. Due to the carriage’s narrowness, he lifted Si Zhan horizontally and carried him out.
Ning Wan Wan covered her face for a moment, then quickly followed. Once outside, Yuan Bi had already carried Si Zhan on his back, and the group hurriedly entered the Yi Wang Mansion.
*
In the Jing Shui Liu Shen room, Zhou Shu was treating Si Zhan’s wounds in the East Warm Pavilion.
Ning Wan Wan stood outside the screen, anxiously waiting. Unable to contain herself, she asked Yuan Bi, “Shouldn’t you invite a doctor for the uncle’s injury?”
Yuan Bi replied, “Lady Junzhu, please be at ease. Zhou Shu, who appears as the mansion’s steward, is actually a top medical expert in the martial world. The master will be fine.”
Zhou Shu was a doctor? No wonder Si Zhan seemed so confident. She had worried that the imperial doctors might harm Si Zhan, but it seemed she had overthought it.
Half an incense stick later, Zhou Shu emerged from the warm pavilion and reassured Ning Wan Wan, “Young Junzhu, don’t worry. The young master’s injury is not serious. He’s just a bit weak, but he’ll be fine after some rest.”
“When will the uncle wake up?” she asked.
