The Splendid Medical Concubine: The Journey of a Concubine

Chapter 90090 Retribution

Chu Lingxiao suddenly stopped. The maid behind him didn't know what was going on and called out in a low voice: "Master Hou?"

Could it be that he caught the cold? Chu Lingxiao rubbed the center of his brows again and ordered: "Go and tell Aunt Jiang that I have a headache and I won't be able to make it through today." This will prevent Shan'er from getting sick.

The eldest maid hurriedly responded to the order, a flash of envy flashed in her eyes, and said to herself: Mr. Marquis is really devoted to Aunt Jiang. Everyone in the Hou's Mansion said that if Mrs. Hou hadn't appeared halfway, Aunt Jiang might have been Mrs. Hou now if she had grown up with Mr. Hou's childhood sweetheart.

The eldest maid went in the direction of Qinghui Courtyard. Chu Lingxiao turned his head and glanced at the main courtyard. Chu Yunmu's scratched right face flashed in his mind, with a deep look in his eyes.

He also didn't expect that the injured person would be Chu Yunmu.

He knew that Chu Qianchen often practiced archery with Chu Yunmu in the martial arts field recently, so he had someone quietly change the string of the Jurchen bow and replaced it with an old bow string that would break after three or four uses. .

That Jurchen bow was used by Chu Qianchen, and it was Chu Qianchen who was originally injured.

As a result, what he didn't expect was that Chu Yunmu was accidentally scratched on the face by the broken bow string.

In the final analysis, it was all Chu Qianchen's fault. She gave Chu Yunmu her own bow to use, which was why Chu Yunmu suffered this unreasonable disaster.

Chu Yunmu was still young, so when he was frightened this time, it was inevitable that wind evil would easily enter his body, so he was infected with wind and cold, and suffered in vain!

The same goes for Shen. She was obviously present when she was shooting arrows. Seeing Chu Yunmu using Chu Qianchen's big bow, she didn't know how to stop him!

Fortunately, Chu Yunmu only had a small cut on his face, and it would be fine after a few days without leaving any scars.

It happened that Mr. Shen made such a fuss afterwards that he had to hold on to the jar of Shiquan ointment, otherwise, why would he...

While thinking, Chu Lingxiao returned to the outer study room.

His head became even more dizzy, so he ordered the maid to light some soothing incense and went to bed early.

That night, Chu Lingxiao slept very uneasily and began to dream.

He dreamed that Chu Yunmu fell from the rockery that time and could not be saved. After that, Shen became more and more alienated from him. He asked for the crown prince title for his eldest son, but the emperor suppressed the offer. The emperor said, "Nothing." The country will be eliminated."

The title of their Yongding Marquis Mansion ended with his generation.

Chu Lingxiao opened his eyes in shock, breathing heavily from his mouth and nose, and then realized that he had just been dreaming.

The maid who was keeping watch at night heard the commotion and came in to pour him a cup of warm tea.

After drinking tea, Chu Lingxiao fell asleep again. After closing his eyes, he began to dream again.

He dreamed that the blood veins on Chu Yunmu's neck were accidentally cut by the broken bow string the day before yesterday, and the blood spurted out like spring water. He was also on the martial arts field, struggling to cover the wound on Chu Yunmu's neck with his hands, but he couldn't stop the surging blood...

Rivers of blood flowed.

He dreamed that Mrs. Shen sued Jingzhao Mansion, saying that someone in the Hou Mansion was plotting to kill Chu Yunmu.

Jingzhao Mansion accepted the case due to pressure from Duke Mu's Mansion, but it turned out that someone had changed the string of the Jurchen Bow. The servant could not withstand the pressure and recruited him.

Therefore, everyone in the world accused him of spoiling his concubine and killing his wife. He did not hesitate to murder his legitimate son for the sake of his concubine, which was inhumane.

The emperor issued an order to seize the title of Yongding Marquis Mansion!

Chu Lingxiao opened his eyes again and sat up from the couch, sweating profusely.

Sweat soaked his temples and shirt.

He wanted to bring the tea beside the bed, but when his hand shook, the teacup slipped from his hand, and the teacup fell to the ground beside the bed, falling apart. The sound was particularly loud in the silent middle of the night.

This movement alarmed the maid again.

"Master Hou!"

The eldest maid called out worriedly, always feeling that something was wrong with the Marquis.

She thought that the Marquis had said she had a headache before, and wanted to ask if she wanted to call a doctor. However, Chu Lingxiao had already casually put on a robe and strode past her, leaving only one sentence:

"I am going out for a walk!"

Chu Lingxiao went to the martial arts field.

His heart felt heavy, and the scenes in his dream flashed back in his mind in confusion, making him upset.

He simply took a horse and wanted to ride on the racecourse next to the martial arts arena to get some fresh air.

At the fourth watch, the night is getting darker and everything is silent.

There was only one man and one horse in the racecourse, and the uneasy Chu Lingxiao whipped the brown horse under him with a whip.

"Crack! Crack! Crack!"

The brown horse was breathing heavily from its nose, running faster and faster, running faster and faster...

Even when turning a corner, the horse's speed did not slow down. Chu Lingxiao leaned down. Unexpectedly, one of the brown horse's front hoofs stumbled on a stone.

The brown horse neighed in fright. It raised its legs high and its body was almost upright. It also threw Chu Lingxiao off the horse.

All this happened in a flash of lightning. Chu Lingxiao was caught off guard and fell to the ground before he could get rid of his momentum.

"Click."

The sound of bones breaking accompanied by his cry of pain broke the silence of the night.

Immediately afterwards, there was another hoarse scream.

The entire Hou Mansion was alarmed.

The news reached the main courtyard immediately.

"Madam, the Marquis fell from the horse at the racecourse and accidentally broke his leg bone. Later, the horse stepped on the broken leg..." Granny Chen reported.

She also knew about Chu Lingxiao's change of medicine. When she heard the news, she couldn't help but feel sad that God's way is good for reincarnation and retribution is not good.

Mrs. Shen knew more than Nanny Chen. She couldn't help but think of the look Chu Qianchen gave her, and looked in the direction of the blue silk cabinet with a complicated expression.

Chu Qianchen was afraid that Chu Yunmu would have another relapse at night, so he rested in Shen's blue gauze cupboard tonight.

The rustling movement in the Bisha cupboard told Shen that Chu Qianchen should also be awake.

Chu Qianchen did wake up and heard what Nanny Chen said.

Chu Qianchen stood up slowly and put on a lilac-colored cloak. His expression was indifferent, his movements were unhurried and unhurried, and he had an indescribable elegance and beauty.

The cup of scented tea she brewed for Chu Lingxiao this evening was drugged with a kind of sandalwood.

When the drug triggers its effects, the person will experience the things he fears and fears the most in his heart in his dream.

When she mentioned the Nanyang Palace to Chu Lingxiao, she deliberately planted a seed in his heart and used sandalwood to activate the medicine at the right time.

What Chu Lingxiao cares most about is the title of the Marquis Mansion. In the next three days, he will repeatedly experience the things he fears most in various ways in his dreams, and it is very realistic, as if he is actually there. .

Three consecutive days of nightmares would make Chu Lingxiao mentally weak.

And once a person's spirit is weak and he feels anxious all day long, it's hard to say what will happen in the end...

Chu Qianchen **** his cloak and walked out of the Bisha cabinet.

As a child, you cannot choose your parents. Chu Lingxiao is the biological father, just like Aunt Jiang. The blood relationship cannot be cleared away. Although after experiencing the experience in her previous life, she has already He had cut off all feelings towards his biological father and mother, but he would not do anything to them.

At most, it is indifference.

However, Chu Lingxiao went too far this time.

For his own selfish reasons, he secretly changed the ointment used by Chu Yunmu. Such behavior was simply despicable in the extreme.

Chu Qianchen opened the curtain of Concubine Xiang and went out from the Bisha cabinet. His eyes met Shen's eyes looking at her.

In the room, only Mrs. Shen and Grandma Chen were present.

Chu Qianchen said calmly: "It's 'Night Three Nights'."

"Taking 'Three Nights of Nightmares' will cause nightmares again and again at night. The nightmares last for three full nights, and each night becomes more and more difficult to endure."

Being trapped in a nightmare for three consecutive nights is enough to drive a person to exhaustion, and his mind is on the verge of collapse.

"Maybe this nightmare is too real."

It was so real that it made him feel guilty, made him uneasy, and made him so uneasy that he fell off his horse.

Chu Qianchen's eyes were clear and he had no intention of hiding anything from Shen.

Grandma Chen was horrified when she heard this. She never expected that the second young lady could do this for the fourth young master. It was as if the fourth young master was more important to her than everything else in the Marquis Mansion.

Shen's mood was complicated, some were moved, some were surprised, some were happy, and most of all she felt sorry for Chu Qianchen.

Shen couldn't bear to say that Chu Lingxiao treated Chu Yunmu like this. How to teach Chu Lingxiao a lesson should have been something she, as a mother, should consider, but Chu Qianchen did it for her.

"Sister Chen," Mrs. Shen took Chu Qianchen's hand and pulled her to sit next to her. "With me here, you don't need to be so tired."

Chu Qianchen was stunned.

No one has ever said this to her, not even the prince.

In the previous life, the prince knew that he was not going to die soon, so he always taught her as much as possible.

He told her that no one can protect another person for a lifetime. After all, people still have to rely on themselves and will eventually die alone.

Even if she is not reborn, after avenging the prince, she will live well and live up to the prince's teachings to her until the end of her life.

Chu Qianchen flashed slightly, faintly exuding a strong yet weak loneliness. Seeing it in Shen's eyes, he felt his heart hurt as if he had been stabbed.

Shen gently held Chu Qianchen's shoulders and let her lean on her shoulders.

The room was quiet for a moment, and some servants' comments could be heard vaguely outside, with words such as "Master Marquis", "Smashing Horse" and "Doctor".

Aunt Chen pursed her lower lip hesitantly and asked: "Madam, do you want to go and have a look..." Mr. Hou?

"No need." Shen refused without hesitation.

After this incident, Mrs. Shen was extremely disappointed in Chu Lingxiao, and she didn't even want to give him any face.

"Oh! Oh! Oh!"

The loud crowing of a **** came from outside the house, announcing the beginning of a new day.

The sky is bright.

Mrs. Shen did not go to see Chu Lingxiao, but Mrs. Tai rushed over as soon as she learned about it.

Doctor He from Baicaotang has already arrived and is in the inner room.

Chu Lingxiao was lying on the couch against the wall. His face was so white that there was no trace of blood. His hair on his temples was soaked with cold sweat. The trousers on his left leg had long been cut open by scissors, and his left leg twisted into a strange shape. angle.

Just looking at it like this, the wife felt that she felt the same pain, and it hurt her heart.

Chu Lingxiao groaned in pain, and his body squirmed and twitched.

When Doctor He saw this, he became anxious and said hurriedly: "Quick! Hold him down quickly and don't let him move. If he moves the injured leg again, the broken bones will be even more messy."

The servants and maids around were also frightened and quickly held down Chu Lingxiao's limbs.

"Doctor He, how are the Marquis's legs?" Madam Tai asked nervously.

Doctor He frowned and said in a deep voice: "Mrs. Chu, Mr. Hou fell off the horse and originally only fractured his left leg. But then the injured leg was trampled by the horse. The bones were completely broken, and there were at least four fractures." Doctor He took a deep breath and said with difficulty: "I'm sorry, I can't set the bones of Lord Marquis. There is no way to set the bones."

What? ! The madam took a breath of air, leaned back, and almost fainted from the shock.

The two maids beside her quickly supported her and gave her comfort.

The madam regained her breath and asked again: "Doctor He, how could the Marquis be... injured so seriously?"

Doctor He was also afraid of frightening the concubine to death, but Chu Lingxiao's injury was too serious, and those ugly words had to be said first. Otherwise, if it couldn't be cured, the Yongding Hou Mansion wouldn't be like smashing up Ji Shitang. They smashed up Baicao Hall.

Their Baicaotang is not like Jishitang who has the support of King Chen.

Doctor He finished his words bravely: "Moreover, even if Mr. Hou recovers from his leg injury, I am afraid he will still be disabled, ranging from lameness to being unable to walk in severe cases."

Doctor He said it euphemistically. What he meant was that Marquis Yongding might have to rely on crutches to walk in the future.

For the dowager, the news was like a bolt from the blue.

She held a breath in her chest and almost couldn't breathe. Her face was pale and she felt her heartbeat was about to stop.

In just one night, her good eldest son was about to become crippled.

Chu Lingxiao also heard what Doctor He said and angrily said: "Quack doctor, what a quack doctor!"

It was extremely difficult for him to speak just seven words, and he was sweating profusely.

Doctor He's face didn't look good, but he didn't dare to face Chu Lingxiao head-on. After all, people don't fight with officials.

He frowned in embarrassment and said firmly: "Mrs. Madam, there is really nothing I can do. Everyone has their own specialties in medicine, and I am not good at orthopedics."

"The Imperial Hospital has Dr. Zhou who is good at orthopedics, or..."

He paused and stopped talking.

Grandma Wang quickly asked: "Doctor He, you are talking!"

"The miracle doctor from Jishi Hall may be able to save him..." The reason why Doctor He hesitated was because the Yongding Marquis Mansion had smashed Jishi Hall before, and the two sides had already become enemies.

Having said that, he actually felt that there was little hope.

The broken bones were shattered into several pieces. Unless the skin and flesh of the injured leg were cut open, the broken bones could be put back together, and then the broken bones could be healed...

Jishitang. The madam's expression was stiff, and a little cold sweat broke out on her cold head. She also thought of Chu Qianling's smashing of Ji Shi Tang.

Seeing that her son was in severe pain, she felt even more distressed, and hurriedly said: "Doctor He, you see that Mr. Hou is in severe pain, is there any way to relieve his pain first?"

"The villain has just given Mr. Hou a prescription for pain relief. Other than that... the villain is really powerless, so please ask someone else to help."

Doctor He left in a hurry without waiting for the wife's consent, for fear of being stopped.

On the couch, Chu Lingxiao was still cursing "quack doctors" and "incompetent". On the one hand, he was disdainful of Dr. He's medical skills, and on the other hand, he was also afraid that he would become lame as the doctor said.

Seeing this, Mrs. Tai couldn't keep Dr. He around, so she quickly ordered: "Mother Wang, hurry up and ask someone to go to Jishi Hall to find the miracle doctor."

"Let's invite some doctors who are good at orthopedics!"

Grandma Wang hurried out.

There was a lot of excitement inside and outside the house, and many servants from other rooms in the yard came to inquire about Chu Lingxiao's injury.

Mrs. Tai personally wiped Chu Lingxiao's sweat, comforted him, and told him that they could ask the imperial concubine to ask Dr. Zhou to come and see him...

After a while, the maid came with the freshly brewed soup and hurriedly went to feed Chu Lingxiao the medicine.

Only then did Mrs. Tai have time to ask Chu Lingxiao's maid: "What's going on? Why did the Marquis go to the racecourse to ride a horse in the middle of the night?!"

The eldest maid's pretty face turned pale and she looked panicked. She was also afraid that she would be angered by the madam, so she said timidly: "Madam, even this servant doesn't know."

"My slave, I just saw that the Marquis couldn't sleep well last night. He seemed to be nightmares at night and woke up several times."

"At midnight, the Marquis suddenly ran out alone...and then fell off his horse."

The eldest maid didn't know that Chu Lingxiao had broken his leg until several servants carried him over.

Chu Lingxiao drank the medicine quickly, but the wound was still painful and showed no signs of slowing down.

After a while, two more doctors came. Some examined Chu Lingxiao's injured leg, and some gave him acupuncture to relieve pain. However, the doctors all shook their heads, saying that they could not cure it, and asked the Hou Mansion to hire another expert. After that, They all left in a hurry.

Neither decoction nor acupuncture helped Chu Lingxiao at all. His broken leg still hurt, and the pain made his face turn pale again.

"Mother, come to the palace quickly to invite your concubine..."

"I'm in so much pain."

"Mother, I can't be lame."

“…”

Chu Lingxiao was in so much pain that he could hardly speak incoherently and was sweating coldly.

The madam also wanted to go into the palace to ask for help from the imperial concubine, but before entering the palace, she had to pass a sign to the palace. This trip would inevitably take some time. It would be good to get news from the imperial concubine in the afternoon.

It's best to do both, and ask a famous doctor from Jishitang nearby, or...

The madam thought about it and asked hurriedly: "Where is the eldest madam?"

The maid looked a little embarrassed and said awkwardly: "Madam, the eldest lady is not here yet."

The Dowager's complexion suddenly seemed to be stained with ink, making it even more ugly.

Shen is the mistress of the Hou Mansion. Not to mention the other people in the house, Shen must have gotten the news that Chu Lingxiao fell off his horse, but she hasn't come yet!

The madam's heart suddenly surged to the top of her head. She didn't care that there were servants beside her, so she scolded: "How can this Shen Zhi be a wife and the matron of a family! She thought she was born as a prince. Can you even ignore your husband?"

These few words simply spoke to Chu Lingxiao's heart.

Yes, Shen Zhi relied on her high birth status to never take his husband-in-law seriously!

The few slaves in the room all had low eyebrows and submissive looks, wishing they didn't exist at all and didn't hear these words at all.

The madam said angrily: "Why don't you hurry up and call the eldest lady!"

The little maid only agreed and hurried out to the main courtyard.

After she left, she didn't come back for a long time. In the meantime, three or four more doctors came, and they all gave the same four-word result: nothing could be done.

It was not until half an hour later that Mr. Shen arrived. She came here after washing herself and having breakfast. She was very well dressed.

Seeing her noble and graceful appearance, the Madam became angry.

When her husband is seriously injured like this, shouldn't a serious woman be worried about her?

The wife wanted to scold him, but she finally endured it and said in a stiff voice: "Azhi, hurry up and check on Axiao. The doctor said that his leg is seriously injured."

"I heard that the miracle doctor in Jishi Hall is not very old, and I don't know if he is reliable. I think we should ask the imperial doctor to take a look..."

Mrs. Shen looked at Mrs. Shen expectantly. It was too time-consuming to go into the palace and ask Concubine Chu to come forward to ask the imperial doctor. She hoped that Mrs. Shen could ask Duke Mu's palace to come forward and ask the imperial doctor Zhou to come over quickly, so that her son would suffer less.

Shen didn't say anything, and looked deeply at Chu Lingxiao on the couch, looking at him sweating profusely, looking at him in pain, looking at his twisted broken leg...

Mrs. Shen thought of how Chu Yunmu had a high fever. Because Chu Lingxiao secretly changed the ointment, Chu Yunmu had a fever for two nights. What would have happened to Chu Yunmu if Chu Qianchen hadn't brought him back to life? !

They have been married for many years, and they used to be a husband and wife. However, the love between husband and wife has been almost worn away in these ten years.

Shen didn't care how much Chu Lingxiao loved his concubine, even if he dug out his own heart for Aunt Jiang, she didn't care, but he shouldn't have put his hands on Chu Yunmu.

Her son is her reverse scale!

Moreover, Chu Lingxiao even plotted against his own daughter for the sake of Aunt Jiang, even tampering with the Jurchen bow, which also made Mrs. Shen feel chilled.

The tiger is poisonous and does not eat its seeds.

Does Chu Lingxiao still have the heart? !

Shen stared intently at the painful Chu Lingxiao, feeling no pity in her heart, but feeling happy: He broke his leg today, so it was his own fault, and he was not happy with his retribution.

Mrs. Tai didn't pay attention to Shen's eyes. She just looked at Chu Lingxiao distressedly and murmured to the side: "Ah Zhi, look at him in such pain, his lips are white and he is breaking out in a cold sweat. Hurry up. Wipe his sweat..."

She felt in her heart that her eldest daughter-in-law was really shameless. Shouldn't she take the initiative to wipe her husband's sweat and feed him water? Should she, the mother-in-law, teach her about such trivial matters?

"Let Aunt Jiang serve." Mrs. Shen interrupted the wife calmly.

She turned around and directly ordered Nanny Chen to call someone from Qinghui Courtyard.

Madam: “…”

The madam was shocked, more displeased and confused.

In the past, Mrs. Shen was not like this. Although she and her eldest son, Chu Lingxiao, could not be said to be very affectionate, they treated each other as if they were guests, and they looked up to Chu Lingxiao.

Five years ago, Chu Lingxiao suffered from urticaria. The symptoms came on quickly and he had severe reactions, including headache, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, etc. At that time, Mrs. Shen stayed by his bedside to attend to his illness for three days without sleep.

But now, she seemed to be a different person.

Thinking that Mrs. Shen specifically mentioned Aunt Jiang, Mrs. Tai thought to herself: Could it be that she is jealous?

A dignified mistress of the Hou Mansion is so ungrateful! It is simply unreasonable to argue with a concubine and be jealous!

The madam felt that she had told the truth. She frowned and scolded: "Azhi, what are you talking about!"

Chu Lingxiao was also unhappy, feeling that Mrs. Shen disliked him, and shouted: "Shen Zhi, what on earth do you mean?!"

The mother and son each had a louder voice than the other.

Facing the furious mother and son, Shen was as calm as water, as if she was watching two clowns.

"Master Hou, don't you know how you broke your leg?" Shen asked, looking at Chu Lingxiao calmly.

Chu Lingxiao was still a little panicked and undecided because of the nightmares he had last night and his broken leg. When Shen said this, his expression immediately changed, as if a sharp blade had been pressed against his vitals.

Mrs. Shen was stunned. Could it be that Mrs. Shen meant that her son fell off a horse and had some hidden secrets?

"Azhi, what on earth do you mean?" Mrs. Tai couldn't help but ask, wondering why Shen was so arrogant.

Mrs. Shen curled her lips and smiled, raised her finger and pointed at Chu Lingxiao and said, "Ask him."

Shen's eyes were sharp and cold, and she looked straight at Chu Lingxiao and said, "This is retribution."

"This is retribution for killing his own children!"

Shen said almost word by word, her voice getting colder and colder.

"..." Chu Lingxiao's eyes almost widened to the extreme in an instant, unable to conceal his shock.

He couldn't help but think of the two nightmares tonight, especially the second nightmare in which Shen filed a lawsuit to Jingzhao Mansion, causing him to lose everything in the end...

The more Chu Lingxiao thought about it, the more he felt that the dream was very evil. At this moment, his mind was in chaos, and he didn't know whether it was more panic or more pain.

There was a chill in his heart, and the lingering nightmare was like a tarsal maggot, clinging to him.

Chu Lingxiao's face turned even paler.

(End of chapter)