USWHC -Chapter 228 Someone Here to Smash the Scene (Part 8)

“My child! How are we supposed to go on living like this?”

With a sudden gasp, Old Master Hua sucked in a sharp breath. The first words he uttered after slowly regaining consciousness were not about himself, but a mournful lament over Hua Feixue’s tragic fate.

“He’s awake!”

Doctor Sun gently pulled the silver needles out of Old Master Hua’s body and muttered in a low voice.

As soon as Old Master Hua opened his eyes and saw Doctor Sun, however, his anger instantly flared. He began roaring at him, “I’ll beat you to death, you surnamed Sun! I’ll beat you to death!”

He grabbed the wooden pillow beside the bed and hurled it straight at Doctor Sun. Fortunately, Doctor Sun dodged quickly and avoided being hit.

When the first throw missed, Old Master Hua tried to strike him again with his bare hands. Seeing this, Old Master Ji quickly stepped forward to stop him.

“Old brother, why are you hitting people at random? Doctor Sun is here to save you!”

“All people surnamed Sun are no good! I don’t need him to save me!” Old Master Hua cried out while struggling and waving his arms wildly, still trying to attack.

“You really can’t tell good from bad! Just because someone is surnamed Sun, does that make them all the same family? Haven’t you known Doctor Sun for years? How many people in our village has he saved? The fact that he came to treat you this time means you should be grateful!” Old Master Ji couldn’t help but defend Doctor Sun.

Of course Old Master Hua knew that Doctor Sun and Grand Secretary Sun were not from the same family. One was just a barefoot village doctor, while the other was a top-ranking grand secretary of the imperial court. But he couldn’t get his hands on Grand Secretary Sun. Filled with indignation, he had simply taken it out on this Doctor Sun.

Now that Old Master Ji had stopped him, however, the anger in his heart had nowhere to go. Grief immediately surged up instead. Forgetting everything else, he began wailing loudly.

“How will our Xue’er ever live after this?”

As he cried, he nearly fainted again.

Fortunately, Doctor Sun acted quickly, inserting a silver needle to stabilize his vital point and help him catch his breath. Even so, tears streamed down his face as he continued sobbing uncontrollably.

“Father…”

Suddenly a soft voice called out. Yet though it was not loud, the moment Old Master Hua heard it, his wailing abruptly stopped.

Through tear-blurred eyes, he raised his head and looked toward the doorway. Hua Feixue was slowly walking in from outside. In just this short while, she seemed to have grown far weaker. Her face was pale as snow, and her body looked so light and fragile it was as if a feather could carry it away.

Now she truly resembled “feathered snow.”

Old Master Hua choked out, “My child… it was your father who harmed you!”

Hearing this, tears streamed down Hua Feixue’s face again.

“Father, it’s not like that. This is just fate.”

“No! It was me. If I hadn’t been greedy for a moment of wealth and status, I wouldn’t have let you suffer such humiliation!” Old Master Hua stubbornly insisted.

“How could Father be greedy for wealth and status? You only wanted to find a good husband for your daughter. What’s wrong with that? If anyone is to blame, it shouldn’t fall on you. It should only be blamed on the Sun family for their deceit. Today it was exposed because Princess Pingning discovered it—but what if it hadn’t been discovered? How would they have handled it then? Would I have been kept outside as a concubine? Or after bearing a child, would I have been left entirely at Princess Pingning’s mercy?” Hua Feixue said angrily.

Old Master Hua kept sobbing. “It’s all the Sun family’s fault! My good daughter… how will she live in the future?”

“How could she not live?” Zhu Jie suddenly cut in sharply. “She hasn’t even been married. She only sat in the bridal sedan for a short while. That’s still better than being a widow, isn’t it? Widows can go on living—so why can’t she?”

Old Master Hua was stunned by her sudden retort. After a moment, he cried again, “How can she be compared with widows? She rode a returning bridal sedan!”

Hearing this, Zhu Jie couldn’t help but sigh. It wasn’t that women in ancient times were narrow-minded—the whole society was like this. Even her own parents couldn’t understand her thinking, let alone others.

“Riding back in the bridal sedan is still better than actually marrying into that family! At least she’s still an unmarried maiden. When we arrange a match for her in the future, we simply won’t mention this matter. Who would know?” Zhu Jie decided to persuade him using the mindset of people from their era.

But Old Master Hua shook his head.

“How could no one know? The whole village was watching.”