I Raised A Sick And Weak Prince
Chapter 23
After Zaizai said goodbye to Zhong Ganping and went back to the street to find a bank to deposit the 170 taels of silver, Su Xi felt even more excited as if she had made money and opened an account in the bank!
Now that she had 23 points, she asked the system to unlock two more sections for her.
One was the long street of the capital city. She had long wanted to see the bustling capital city.
Su Xi hadn't thought of the other section yet. In order to avoid wasting the opportunity to unlock the section, she temporarily kept this opportunity.
So she could watch Zaizai walk into the bank and deposit most of the taels of silver into banknotes. She only left some cash in her hand and put it into her purse.
When he walked out, Chang Gongwu still followed him and was reluctant to part with him.
Zaizai was always alone, but now there was a thin little matchstick man behind him. It looked like a master and a servant.
Su Xi was happy for him, but then she saw Zaizai in a black cloak turn around on the screen and say to Chang Gongwu indifferently, "Don't follow me. You go."
Su Xi thought, "Damn, heartless!"
Chang Gongwu was about to cry and almost knelt down again, "Benefactor, I have nowhere to go!
Let me follow you! "
Zaizai frowned when he saw him like this.
After thinking for a moment, he gave him some broken silver and asked him to guard the yard outside the city and the farm outside the capital city for him.
The little man, Worker Wu, seemed to have a sense of belonging all of a sudden. He sniffled his nose and then left with gratitude. He shouldered the mission of guarding the farm for Zaizai.
Only then did Zaizai lower the brim of his hat and walk back.
It was almost dusk on the long street. The setting sun slowly fell at the end of the vermilion walls and green tiles. Many little people came and went, and Zaizai's small figure was dragged long by the setting sun.
His black clothes were about to merge with the gray shadow.
It was very noisy around. There were people selling sugar figurines, paper paintings, and steaming pastries, but Zaizai didn't seem to fit in.
He didn't seem to have the mood to look around. He didn't look sideways and disappeared at the end of the long street with big strides.
Su Xi originally thought that since Zaizai grew up alone in Prince Ning Fu, Zaizai would be very happy if there was someone else by her side.
However, Zaizai did not seem to need Chang Gongwu or anyone else by his side.
In other words, in his heart, only she could cause him to feel anticipation and attachment.
This uniqueness made Su Xi not know whether to be happy or worried.
She was happy because Zaizai, who was eagerly waiting for her to come online every day, was really cute. She was worried because what would happen if he didn't have any friends like this …
After Lu Huan returned to Prince Ning Fu from the private bank, he saw the servants and the imperial physician rushing to Lu Wenxiu's courtyard.
Since they couldn't find the young Divine Doctor, they could only look for the Imperial Physician.
The Imperial Physician had already come several times, but the medicine he prescribed made Lu Wenxiu repeatedly vomit and have a fever …
Originally, when he saved Lu Wenxiu by the stream that day, the servants quickly surrounded Lu Wenxiu to wipe off the water droplets. If Lu Wenxiu's body was stronger and he really practiced martial arts all year round, he should have shown signs of improvement after being treated by the Imperial Physician for so long.
However, Lu Wenxiu was an idiot. He looked strong on the outside but was weak on the inside. Normally, his lower body would be unstable when he walked, let alone when he fell into the icy stream.
Lu Huan had already taken off his black cloak and was wearing ordinary clothes. The sky was already dark. The servants hurriedly passed by him and didn't notice anything strange.
The rabbit lantern under the eaves of the firewood courtyard swayed in the wind. The lit candlelight seemed to be waiting for him to come home.
Lu Huan was still far away in the bamboo forest. When he saw the small cluster of candlelight, his heart flowed with warmth.
In the past, the house was always pitch-black. However, ever since that person gave him this rabbit lantern, he would deliberately twist the wick of the lantern and light it before he went out every day.
… … This way, when he returned home in the evening, there was an extra lantern waiting for him.
He returned to the firewood courtyard and quickly walked into the house. The first thing he did was naturally to look at the wooden carving on the table.
In the past few days, he had carved some small trinkets and gifted them to that person. As expected, that person had accepted all of them.
Although that person still hadn't left behind a word or two, the interaction between the two made Lu Huan at least certain that that person was still there and hadn't suddenly disappeared.
Today was the same. The small things he carved last night had been accepted.
Therefore, that person had also come last night.
Under the light of the candlelight, Lu Huan looked at the corner of the table where the wooden carving had been taken away. His clean face was covered with a layer of warm light, and his cold and clear eyes softened a bit.
… … But then he thought of something, and the scattered light in his eyes suddenly disappeared.
He somewhat silently looked at the corner of the table.
Although he could still be certain that that person was still there, eleven days had already passed, and he still hadn't been able to find out much information about that person.
He still didn't know why that person had appeared by his side and why that person had been accompanying him like this.
He didn't know where that person was, what that person liked, or what that person looked like.
He also didn't know when that person would suddenly stop appearing.
Apart from that … … people were generally greedy.
The first time he found out that that person had taken away the pearl belt and silver hairpin he had gifted, he had been pleasantly surprised. But now, he hoped that it wasn't just that.
He had given gifts, and that person had returned even more, but had never left behind any words.
But he greedily wanted to communicate more. Even if that person never showed up, and only communicated through notes, that would be good … …
Otherwise, if it was always like this, wouldn't that person disappear at any time, as if he had never been here? And he would never be able to find that person?
Lu Huan's thoughts were heavy, and there was a bit of sadness in his eyes, but he carefully concealed it so that no one could see it.
Outside the screen, Su Xi's attention wasn't on Zaizai, but on a dark shadow outside the courtyard. At this moment, he saw a sneaky figure approaching from outside the firewood courtyard. Ever since the old madame had ordered that no one was to disturb Zaizai, no one had rushed over. What was going on now?
Su Xi was afraid that Lady Ning was up to no good again, so he quickly changed the interface to the courtyard.
The dark shadow was a little person wearing a bodyguard's uniform. He was crouching, creeping along the wall, and quietly creeping towards the chicken shed.
Su Xi enlarged the screen and zoomed in. At a glance, this sneaky little person was actually Bodyguard Third?!
Of course, Su Xi didn't recognize the faces of these little people who looked like passersby, not to mention that this little person was covered with a cloth. The only reason he could recognize him was because of the three big words "Bodyguard Third" above his head.
What did he want to do?
She saw Bodyguard Third jump into the chicken shed in a panic, quickly pinching a hen's mouth to stop it from making a sound, and then he planned to quickly slip away.
The other chickens had been staying there the whole time, and they had completely lost their vigilance. They didn't even make a sound.
Damn, stealing chickens?
How could it be like this?
Su Xi had been busy with the main mission for the past two days, and almost forgot that Bodyguard Third and Master Fourth still had a side mission. They still didn't know that Zaizai had helped them.
She was just about to pinch one of the chickens' buttocks to make it sound and alert Zaizai when she saw that Zaizai had already walked out of the house.
Su Xi immediately felt relieved. Sure enough, Zaizai was vigilant.
Then, she saw Zaizai quickly grab Bodyguard Third's ankle before he could climb over the high wall, and in a flash, he threw Bodyguard Third, who had big abdominal muscles, onto the ground.
Bodyguard Third was stunned by the fall, and he saw stars above his head.
At this time, the chickens fluttered their wings and flew up, screeching as they ran into their nests to hide.
Bodyguard Third was considered one of the more skilled bodyguards in Prince Ning Fu. He originally thought that even if the chickens made a racket, he would be able to slip away before the Third Young Master noticed. After all, the Third Young Master's house was quite a distance away from the chicken shed!
But he never expected that the Third Young Master had already heard the commotion before he arrived!
Was he waiting to catch him when he slipped away?
Lu Huan bent down and suddenly pulled the black cloth from Bodyguard Third's face. He frowned and said, "It was you?"
Bodyguard Third didn't manage to steal a chicken, and was even caught on the spot. Not only was he ashamed, he was also very scared.
If it was before, it would have been fine. But now, the Old Madame valued the Third Young Master a lot. If the Third Young Master told the Old Madame, then he would definitely be kicked out!
He panicked and immediately knelt down and admitted his mistake, "Third Young Master, I was possessed. Please let me go!"
Afraid that the walls outside had ears, Lu Huan had him put down the chicken and brought him into the house. Only then did he turn around and coldly ask, "Why did you steal?"
Bodyguard Third could only tell him in detail, "Third Young Master, I really didn't have a choice.
Do you know the Godly Doctor that has been the talk of the capital recently?
A while ago, my adoptive father was seriously ill. That Godly Doctor specially sent over some medicine and placed it beside my adoptive father's bed! "
"My adoptive father drank the medicine and immediately recovered from his serious illness!
If it wasn't for that Godly Doctor, I'm afraid that my adoptive father would be in a coffin right now. How can we not repay such a great kindness? "
"It's just that my adoptive father and I have already spent all our savings because of our serious illness. My adoptive father was also kicked out by the steward. I really couldn't think of any way to repay that Godly Doctor. Thus, I was stupid and incompetent, so I thought of stealing the chicken …"
Bodyguard Third sobbed and talked endlessly. However, he only felt that the Third Young Master's expression was becoming more and more unsightly.
Lu Huan stood in the same place, clenching his fists. His fingers faintly exerted some force. His face was behind the candlelight, so his gloomy expression couldn't be seen clearly.
He was silent for a moment before he slowly asked, "That person also helped you?"
He didn't know why.
His heart actually gave birth to some indescribable gloominess … If that person wasn't toying with him and was only helping him out of kindness, then that person would also help others. This couldn't be more normal …
To that person, whether it was helping him or the bodyguard in front of him, it was just like helping a distressed stray beast. That person was just giving some sympathy.
It was even possible that in that person's eyes, there was no difference between him and the bodyguard in front of him —
Moreover, since he had already received good from that person, there was no reason to ask that person to only be good to him …
But still, when he found out that that person had also quietly placed the medicine beside the bodyguard's bed, his heart was instantly covered by dark clouds … Even the action of quietly placing the medicine was exactly the same. That person couldn't have also taken care of the bodyguard's father, right?!
This thought made him feel a stab in his heart.
His heart suddenly surged with some emotions that even he himself didn't know the reason for …
Possessiveness?
This word suddenly appeared in his heart, and Lu Huan's eyelids twitched.
Outside the screen, Su Xi righteously reprimanded the third bodyguard. Zaizai always gave him some money to take care of his adoptive father, so how could he not know what was good for him and steal chickens?!
Zaizai listened to the third bodyguard's words with his hands clasped behind his back. His face was gloomy, and it was obvious that he was very angry about him stealing chickens.
… A bubble slowly appeared on top of his head, and inside the bubble was a gloomy dark cloud.
Su Xi was speechless.
It seemed that he was very angry. It turned out that Zaizai was so stingy that he couldn't even miss a single chicken.
"Yes, thanks to that godly doctor, my adoptive father was able to recover!"
The third bodyguard didn't realize what the third young master was thinking. He only thought that the third young master was furious about him stealing chickens.
He felt that the gaze above his head was getting colder and colder. His back shivered, and he spoke even faster, "Third young master, please don't tell anyone about this. I will definitely help you sell more eggs in the future!"
However, the third young master asked, "What about the person who helped you? How do you plan to repay him now that you don't have any chickens?!"
The third bodyguard said, "I'll repay him however he wants me to. I'll work like an ox or a horse, and I'll even repay him with my body!"
As soon as the third bodyguard finished speaking, Su Xi saw Zaizai staring coldly at the third bodyguard. Although his face was still expressionless, his chest suddenly heaved up and down. The dark clouds above his head suddenly multiplied, and in an instant, there were three!
They lined up neatly!
Gloomy!
A storm was coming!
Su Xi was speechless.
"Forget it, you can leave." Zaizai clenched his fists, as if he didn't want to pay attention to the third bodyguard. His face was as cold as ice.
At this moment, the third bodyguard noticed the paper on the third young master's table. There was some handwriting on it — his eyes immediately widened.
Wait a minute!
The third young master's handwriting was exactly the same as that person's handwriting that day?!
The third bodyguard suddenly realized something. Could it be that — he was stealing his benefactor's chickens?!
Oh my god, what was he doing?!
Suddenly, his face turned ashen. With a plop, he knelt down and took out the pharmacy note that he had treasured for a long time.
His voice trembled as he said, "Third young master, I was wrong!
So it was you who helped me and my adoptive father. How could we be so ungrateful! "
He simply wanted to slap himself.
Lu Huan frowned and looked at the note in his hand — —
The handwriting on the note was indeed his, but he didn't write it. He also didn't have the time to send medicine.
But …
After a moment, Lu Huan suddenly realized — —
So, that person wasn't actually sending medicine to this bodyguard and his father, but was helping him win the hearts of the third bodyguard and the fourth master?!
That's why he left medicine and left a note with his own handwriting?
That person had always done things with a purpose. That's right, the fourth master was indeed good at farming. I've heard of him before. So it was because of this?
That person was doing it for me?
"…"
Lu Huan's voice suddenly became much calmer. He looked down at the third bodyguard and said, "Get up, the chicken is yours."
The third bodyguard, "…???"
Outside the screen, Su Xi saw that Zaizai's mood changed faster than flipping through a book.
The three dark clouds above his head suddenly disappeared. A small sun appeared on top of his head again.
That small sun squatted motionlessly on top of his head, like a glowing light bulb. It was a little happy, a little proud, and a little proud.
The third bodyguard cautiously raised his head and felt that the third young master was no longer as angry as before. He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but the third young master's lips curled into a smile and he looked at him with a proud expression that said, "I have it and you don't." — — — — — —
The third bodyguard couldn't help but ask, "Third young master, are you very happy?"
Su Xi saw Zaizai calmly say, "No, I'm not happy."
However, the sun above his head clearly became two.
The third bodyguard, "…"
Su Xi, "…"