TSWRLM -Chapter 379 I Think I’ve Injured a Tendon

“I didn’t say I don’t know Madam Yu. I just said that tonight I didn’t go to the Lantern Festival with her.”

Xie Fu explained hurriedly, and before Xiao Qinghe could speak, he added, “Madam Yu must be in danger now. General Xiao, please hurry and save her.”

Xie Fu’s face was full of worry, without a word of concern for Xiao Yechen.

Xiao Qinghe’s expression darkened. She said coldly, “General Xiao is injured and needs a doctor first. Since Xie Gongzi is so worried, why don’t you go to the Yu residence yourself to explain?”

“Yu Zhao just sent people to kill me! Miss, asking me to go to the Yu residence now would be suicide, wouldn’t it?”

Xie Fu frowned at Xiao Qinghe, unable to understand how this poised, ethereal young lady could speak with such coldness and cruelty.

Meeting his gaze, Xiao Qinghe said without hesitation, “If you’re so timid yourself, what right do you have to demand someone else risk themselves while injured?”

Xie Fu opened his mouth to argue, but Xiao Yechen interrupted: “Xie Fu, standing before you is the Qingyun County Lady personally appointed by His Majesty. You have no right to speak to her like this.”

Xiao Yechen said Xie Fu’s full name in a sharp tone, filled with authority and a deadly seriousness.

Xie Fu’s bravado immediately weakened. He pressed his lips together and didn’t say another word.

Soon, a doctor arrived carrying his medical kit to treat Xiao Yechen’s wounds.

The injury was deep, a large gash tearing through skin and flesh. Xiao Qinghe couldn’t bear to look, turning her eyes slightly away. She said softly, “Doctor, don’t worry about the fee, just use the best medicine.”

“Miss, rest assured. I will do my utmost to treat him, and I guarantee that…”

The doctor intended to say he would ensure no scar remained, but Xiao Yechen interrupted: “Doctor, I can’t even feel my fingers now. Could it be that I injured a tendon?”

The doctor was stunned: ???

The wound looked scary, but with Xiao Yechen’s muscular build, it didn’t seem like a tendon injury. Unsure, the doctor examined the wound carefully.

Hearing this, Xiao Qinghe’s heart tightened. She asked anxiously, “What happens if a tendon is injured?”

Before the doctor could answer, Xiao Yechen replied, “It might leave a permanent injury. I may not be able to ride or shoot arrows in the future, but daily life will definitely be fine.”

“That’s not acceptable!”

Xiao Qinghe raised her voice, genuinely worried. Though the war had long ended and the country was at peace, Xiao Yechen had been a warrior on the battlefield. If this accident left him permanently disabled for riding and archery, wouldn’t he regret it for life?

Xie Fu, having recovered from his initial panic about Madam Yu, felt his heart sink at Xiao Yechen’s words. He realized it was because of him that Xiao Yechen got hurt. If Xiao Yechen lost the use of his hand, would they even be able to continue helping Madam Yu?

Thinking this, Xie Fu hurried over, concerned. “General Xiao, this wound doesn’t look that serious, does it?”

Xiao Yechen cast him a cold glance: “The knife didn’t land on Xie Gongzi, so naturally you think it’s not serious. Moreover, Xie Gongzi doesn’t understand medicine. What right do you have to speak here?”

His gaze then fell on the doctor.

The invisible pressure weighed down like a boulder on the doctor’s shoulders. Wiping sweat from his brow, the doctor said, “This wound… is indeed serious. If not properly treated, it could leave a permanent injury.”

Xiao Qinghe’s heart sank. At that moment, Xiao Yechen looked up at her and smiled: “He won’t have to worry about me anymore, He’er.”

“….”

Meanwhile, Madam Yu returned to the Yu residence under the cover of night and her confidants.

The house was pitch dark. Lighting a lamp, she had just relaxed when she suddenly heard Yu Zhao’s voice: “The lady was coughing up blood just a few days ago, bedridden, yet today she strolls out with that pretty boy. Truly impressive.”

Madam Yu was startled and turned to see Yu Zhao sitting in a corner, waiting for her.

His face was dark, filled with malice, as if he wanted to devour her. Madam Yu’s heart jumped but she quickly calmed herself, curling her lips in a cold smile: “Jiangtao is pregnant, and you don’t stay with her. Why come see me, this yellow-faced woman?”

Yu Zhao ground his teeth, “The lady has managed to secretly appeal to Miss Xiao and Madam Shen. If I don’t come, I won’t even know how I’ll die.”

His words were full of rage.

Although Yu Zhao had not been in Hanjing long, he had extensive social connections. Everyone in Hanjing knew Miss Xiao and Madam Shen were backed by Princess Hengyang, punishing heartless men.

With the secret help of Madam Shen and General Xiao, dozens of unfaithful men had been publicly humiliated over the past two years.

Madam Yu’s little schemes were a direct threat to him.

Enraged, Yu Zhao moved to grab her, but Madam Yu remained composed, curling a strand of hair and smiling coquettishly: “Husband, you misunderstand. I just wanted to meet Miss Xiao and Madam Shen to help you connect with the powerful. Haven’t I been doing this for you all these years?”

“I spit on that! You clearly want to scheme for my inheritance and run away with that pretty boy,” Yu Zhao spat, chest heaving. “I tell you, you live as mine, die as mine. Soon, I will send that pretty boy to the underworld!”

Madam Yu’s face turned cold. “Yu Zhao, this is Hanjing. Xie Fu’s cousin is the nephew of Madam Xiao’s family. Try touching him!”

Without Xie Fu’s connection to the Xiao family, Madam Yu wouldn’t have had such leverage with Xiao Qinghe and Chun Xi.

Seeing Madam Yu protect Xie Fu, Yu Zhao’s anger intensified. He reached for her throat: “Wretch, I redeemed you, gave you a life of luxury, and this is how you repay me?”

Madam Yu fought back, scratching his face and neck: “Yu Zhao, without me paving the way, you’d never have what you have today. You’ve let another woman have a child, so what can’t I do?”

“I told you, if you must have the child, it can be born under your name, keeping your status as Madam Yu. Why must you dig yourself into a corner?”

“I also said, if you insisted on children, you could buy or adopt a few. It’s you who betrayed me for Jiangtao’s youth and beauty.”

Yu Zhao felt she was unreasonable: “I didn’t despise your past life in the world of pleasure, yet you despise me now?”

Madam Yu scoffed, “If you truly didn’t despise me, you wouldn’t have said such things.”

Yu Zhao was speechless, nearly fuming.

They had argued many times over this with no result. Tired of wasting words, Yu Zhao warned coldly: “Madam Yu, you know why we are like this. I advise you to stop messing with Miss Xiao and Madam Shen. If they uncover what you’ve done, neither of us will have a good time!”

After saying this, Yu Zhao left with a flick of his sleeve. The room fell silent. Madam Yu looked in the bronze mirror at the bruises on her neck, her expression darkened.