"Madam, we're here."
The carriage stopped at the side gate of the Chu Mansion.
Song Wanchu suddenly thought of the coachman. If he found that she and Suyue, two living people, had disappeared, he would surely be extremely anxious!
Seeing that it was almost dark, if he couldn't find them and went back to tell her uncle and aunt, the whole Chu Mansion would surely be in an uproar!
Zhou Yan seemed to have guessed what Song Wanchu was thinking. "Madam, don't worry. Taoist Qiu left a note for the coachman and gave him a silver ingot, assuring him that you and Suyue would return safely."
Only then did Song Wanchu breathe a sigh of relief.
Suyue whispered, "That stinky old Taoist is quite good at taking care of people."
He didn't make things difficult for those on errands, and there was nothing to fault in this regard.
"Do you know where Young Master Shi took Yaoguang to treat her injuries, Madam?"
Zhou Yan asked. "My master ordered me to take Yaoguang back."
Song Wanchu frowned slightly. Her elder brother would surely not take Yaoguang back to the Chu Mansion.
There were too many people in the Chu Mansion, and it was not a good place for a quiet rest.
There was actually one place...
Song Wanchu told Zhou Yan an address.
...
The streets were filled with searching soldiers, and almost all the medical clinics were surrounded.
Shi Luohan couldn't take Yaoguang to a medical clinic for treatment. It was too risky.
It seemed that Yue Chengkong still had a bit of sense and knew that since Yaoguang was injured, she would most likely go to a medical clinic.
After much thought, Shi Luohan took Yaoguang to a quiet small mansion.
This three - courtyard mansion was bought by him not long after he came to Yunzhou.
His original plan was that after he married Wanchu in the future, it would be inconvenient to live in the Chu Mansion the following year.
He bought this small mansion so that he and Wanchu could come and live here for three or four months every winter. Husband and wife could enjoy the peaceful years without any interference.
Unexpectedly, before Wanchu even stepped into this courtyard, the first woman to enter was actually Yaoguang.
There were only two old women taking care of the mansion. When they saw their master, Shi Luohan, bringing in a strange woman, they were extremely curious.
The key was that the two of them didn't walk in. It was Young Master Shi who carried the woman in. The girl's head was resting on Young Master Shi's shoulder. It was so intimate.
The two old women whispered to each other, "Do you think that girl is Miss Song, Young Master Shi's adopted sister?"
"Probably not. Miss Song is a well - bred young lady, so reserved and dignified. How could she let her own elder brother carry her in?"
"But I heard that they've already set a wedding date."
"That's still unlikely. Old Lady Chu values Miss Song. She surely doesn't have such a coquettish manner."
The woman in Shi Luohan's arms suddenly raised her head. Her jet - black eyes emitted a cold light. "Who are you calling coquettish?"
If it weren't for the fact that she was injured and couldn't move easily, would she be willing to let Shi Luohan carry her?
Her eyes were so sharp and intimidating that the two old women shrank their shoulders in fear.
Shi Luohan was speechless.
After settling Yaoguang in the room, he gave one of the old women a silver ingot. "Go and invite a doctor quietly. If the soldiers ask, just say that someone in the family has caught a cold."
The old woman responded and was about to leave.
Shi Luohan added, "It's best to be a female doctor."
Yaoguang had good hearing and heard what Shi Luohan said.
He was quite considerate.
She also heard Shi Luohan instruct the other old woman to boil hot water and prepare a set of clean clothes.
He seemed to have some merits. Yaoguang thought to herself. Maybe this was why Madam was willing to marry him?
This thought flashed by, and Yaoguang got angry with herself.
Why did she think he was good in every way just because he saved her once?
He had snatched Madam away from their master.
Moreover, it was Madam who pleaded with him before he came to the rescue. She should thank Madam.
The little warmth in Yaoguang's heart disappeared in an instant.
After a quarter of an hour, the old woman really invited a female doctor. She was in her forties and had a very kind face.
Shi Luohan invited her into the room and whispered about Yaoguang's condition. "She was slashed on the back. The wound is very deep and she has lost a lot of blood."
The female doctor nodded. As soon as Shi Luohan left the room, she walked to the bedside and lifted the blood - stained robe on Yaoguang's body.
Yaoguang was lying on the bed on her stomach. When the female doctor was about to take off her upper clothes, she blocked with her hands.
The female doctor was stunned for a moment. Thinking that she was embarrassed, she smiled. "Girl, I have to take a look at your wound to prescribe the right medicine."
Yaoguang said in a stiff tone, "There's no need to look. You already know about my injury. Just prescribe the medicine directly."
The female doctor glanced at the terrifying wound and silently wrote a prescription. She left a jar of hemostatic powder and some anti - inflammatory pills for oral use.
"Girl, your wound needs to be cleaned, disinfected, and bandaged..."
"Someone will help me." Yaoguang insisted not to let her look at the wound.
The female doctor thought this girl was quite strange.
Did she have some secret on her back that couldn't be known?
The female doctor walked out of the room in a daze.
Shi Luohan asked her, and she told him the situation truthfully.
Shi Luohan was also confused.
After giving the silver, he asked the old woman who had invited the female doctor to go and fetch the medicine.
The other old woman boiled hot water and was about to carry it into the room.
"You bandage her wounds."
Shi Luohan instructed.
"I don't want them. You do it."
Yaoguang's voice came from the room, a bit weak.
Shi Luohan thought his ears were playing tricks on him. He looked into the room in disbelief. "Me? Are you sure?"
"It's you." Yaoguang was very certain.
"What on earth are you up to?" Shi Luohan was completely confused.
Just a few days ago, because he accidentally cut open her belt and saw a bit of her body, she slapped him.
Now she wanted him, a man, to bandage her wound?
The wound was on her back, and her upper clothes had to be taken off!
The old woman carrying the hot water glanced at Shi Luohan, as if to say, "See, I guessed right. That woman is just trying to seduce you!"
Shi Luohan really couldn't figure out what Yaoguang was thinking. He walked into the room with the hot water in a daze.
The door closed, and their two pairs of eyes stared at each other silently.
Seeing that he just stood there motionless, Yaoguang gritted her teeth, endured the pain, and got up to take off her clothes by herself.
As soon as her shoulder was exposed, Shi Luohan's face immediately turned bright red. He almost shouted, "Have you been possessed?"
Yaoguang pursed her lips, and a blush crept onto her pretty face. "If you take a look at my back, you'll know why."
Shi Luohan covered his eyes and turned around. "I won't look."
"I won't tell Madam." Yaoguang swore seriously.
Shi Luohan was speechless.
It had nothing to do with Wanchu, okay?
"What I'm going to show you has nothing to do with what's in your mind."
Yaoguang slowly untied her belt, and her snow - white and delicate skin was revealed inch by inch. "It concerns someone's life and death. I'm not in the mood to joke with you."
She took a deep breath, and her face was extremely hot.
Shi Luohan stiffly removed the arm that was covering his eyes.
Under the candlelight, the girl's slender back had a smooth and graceful curve.
And on the right dimple of her waist, there was a striking tattoo.
A gorgeous and blooming rose, red as if it were dripping blood, coquettishly mysterious and infinitely charming.
"Are... are you the princess of the Gaochang Kingdom?"