Long Live the Empress

Chapter 323 Return to the Princess's Mansion

Just as Wang Er was packing his luggage, Yue Jinghao woke up. She tried to open her eyes, but a stinging and burning sensation swept over her.

"Uh……"

Wang Er heard Yue Jinghao's painful groan and hurriedly covered her eyes with a handkerchief.

"Miss, my mother-in-law said you have snow blindness. Just apply a handkerchief when it hurts, and it will be healed in a few days!"

Yue Jinghao had heard of snow blindness, which often occurred in soldiers fighting in winter. At that time, she did not think it was a serious disease. Now she knows that temporary blindness is not a big deal. The uncomfortable thing is that her eyeballs cannot move. The slightest movement will cause unbearable pain, as if thousands of needles are piercing her eyes.

Yue Jing wanted to touch her eyes with her hands, but her hands seemed to have no feeling and felt extremely hot.

"What's wrong with my hand?"

Wang Er's attention had always been on Yue Jinghao's eyes. Now when he looked at Yue Jinghao's hands, he actually gasped.

The back of her originally delicate and white little hand was now swollen like a steamed bun, red with a white glow, and her fingers could not be put together due to the swelling. Fortunately, Yue Jing was not wearing a ring, otherwise it would have been embedded in the flesh.

"Miss's hands must have been frostbitten when digging for water. I have already asked my mother-in-law to buy a carriage. I will take Miss back to the capital now. He Bai must have ointment for treating frostbite! Miss, don't worry!"

There was a charcoal stove burning in the house, and the warm feeling made Yue Jinghao's hands swell and ache.

"I'll trouble Guard Wang Er on the way!"

Wang Er paused while packing his luggage, "Miss, please don't say that. Miss, you suffered this for the sake of the governor. I will never forget your kindness!"

As they were talking, the old woman came in and said, "The carriage has been bought. I have some not-too-old quilts. You can use them to cover the carriage!"

"Thank you, grandma! Do you have any frostbite medicine?" Wang Er asked.

The old woman looked at Yue Jinghao's hand and sighed, "What a pitiful thing! How did you freeze like this? I have frostbite medicine, it's quite effective, take it and use it on the road!"

While the old woman turned around to get the frostbite medicine, Yue Jinghao asked Wang Er to take a bag of silver ingots and put them under her pillow. After they left, the old woman would definitely find them when she made the bed. If they were given to her directly, she would never accept them because of her personality.

The old woman smeared the ointment thickly on Yue Jinghao's hands and gently wrapped them with white cotton cloth a few times.

"Be careful on the road, don't let your eyes see the light! Just rest for a few days and you'll be fine!"

"Thank you, Grandma!" Yue Jinghao was grateful to this grandma from the bottom of her heart. There were not many grandmas as kind as her in the world. "I will come to see you again if I have a chance! Grandma, please tell Xiao Baoer that I will ask someone to bring him some candy!"

"Hey! Take care, sir!"

The old woman stood at the gate of the yard wiping her tears and watched Wang Er drive away in the carriage.

The carriage was a bit old and it was a little uncomfortable to lie on it. Fortunately, the old woman laid out thick bedding, which made it a little more comfortable.

Yue Jinghao was so tired that she just lay down in the car and fell asleep.

Wang Er was worried about Yue Jinghao's eyesight, so he didn't dare to delay and rushed to the capital day and night. It was not until he met the nearest secret guard that Wang Er leaned outside the carriage and slept for a while.

During the few days on the road, Yue Jinghao's hands became painful and itchy. She couldn't help but want to scratch them, but when she scratched them gently, the stinging pain on her hands made Yue Jinghao frown, but this also affected her eyes...

The friction wound on her leg was not that painful anymore. The bandage had not been changed for several days, and the blood scab and cotton cloth must have stuck together. Yue Jinghao was unable to ask the male guards to change the bandage on her leg, so she could only return to Beijing for treatment.

Yue Jinghao complained bitterly due to the pain in her hands and eyes.

Wang Er and the secret guards listened to Yue Jinghao's suppressed moans in the carriage, and they felt as if they were being scratched by a cat...

They could only whip the horse whip vigorously to drive the horse to run faster and faster...

Post

The two thousand-mile horses bought by Yue Jinghao were still being fostered here. When Wang Er was changing horses, he received a message from the secret guard.

When Wang Er saw the note, a hint of joy suddenly appeared on his face, and he said to Yue Jinghao in the carriage:

"Sir, the letter from the mansion said that the governor's poison has been cured! He Bai said that the governor will wake up in a few days!"

For Yue Jinghao, this was undoubtedly the best news. She buried her head heavily in the pillow and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's good... That's good... Please ask Guard Wang to send me to the Princess's residence after he arrives in Beijing. Don't tell him... about my affairs..."

Wang Er was puzzled, "Why didn't you let the governor know?"

"He hasn't recovered yet, don't let him worry! Just let He Bai take a look secretly!"

Wang Er responded and continued driving the carriage. It was already noon when he almost reached the capital.

"Sir, we will be in the capital in one hour!"

"Let's walk slowly and enter when the city gate is about to close!"

Yue Jinghao did this for two reasons. One was to prevent those who had ulterior motives from seeing that Yue Jinghao, a woman, had been away from Beijing for a long time and making up rumors to discredit her reputation. The other was to prevent Jiu Qiansui's opponents from taking advantage of the loophole and playing tricks on them while Jiu Qiansui was inconvenient!

So when Yue Jinghao arrived at the back door of the princess's mansion, it was almost midnight.

The gatekeeper of the princess's mansion had already received the order and invited Wang Er in after looking at his badge.

When the eldest princess heard that Yue Jinghao had returned, she got up from the couch, put on her cloak and went to the side courtyard.

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"Miss... wuwu... you are finally back, Miss! I have been waiting for you so hard..." Agate hugged Yuejing and cried loudly.

Yue Jinghao was touched and amused, and patted Manju's back with her cotton-wrapped hand, "Why are you crying? I'm fine too!"

The eldest princess also walked up to her at this time, and when she looked up, she saw that Yue Jinghao's eyes were wrapped with white cotton cloth.

"Jing'er, what's wrong with your eyes?"

Only then did Agate come out of Yue Jinghao's arms sobbing and looked into Yue Jinghao's eyes with confusion.

The lady's eyes...

"Hello, mother... There's nothing wrong with my eyes. They will be fine in a few days. Don't worry, mother!" Yue Jinghao said lightly, as if she was talking about someone else.

Agate subconsciously grabbed Yue Jinghao's hand, causing Yue Jinghao to hiss in pain.

Everyone looked at Yue Jinghao's hand again...

"Miss, what's wrong with your hand?" Agate held Yue Jinghao's hand, but didn't dare to touch it.

"It's okay, just a cold. Just apply the ointment and it will be fine!" Although Yue Jinghao couldn't see, she could imagine the expression on Manjushri's face at that moment.

"It's okay! Someone, go get the imperial physician!" said the princess.

"Mother, please don't alarm others. Please ask Guard Wang to ask He Bai to come and take a look!"

Wang Er took the order and left.

The eldest princess understood what Yue Jinghao meant, so she did not try to stop her. She just put Yue Jinghao's hand in her own palm with heartache.

In order to ease the atmosphere, Yue Jinghao pretended to be relaxed and told the princess and Manju what she saw on the snowy mountain...

Just when I mentioned that we should speak in a low voice when entering the snow mountains, He Bai hurried in carrying a medicine box.

"Meet the princess!"

"Don't go through all this empty formalities, just show it to Jing'er!" The eldest princess was worried about Yue Jing's well-being and didn't want to delay for even a moment.

"Yes!"

"He..." Yue Jinghao bit her lip and said only one word before not continuing.

"He's fine, and he will probably wake up in the next few days! His wounds are healing, thanks to you this time..." He Bai said as he took off the cotton bandage on Yue Jinghao's eyes.

As soon as she untied it, Yue Jinghao was stabbed in the eyes by the sudden candlelight. Tears kept flowing and the skin around her eyes became red and swollen.

"How is it? Is there any medicine to cure it?" the eldest princess asked anxiously.

He Bai took out a bottle of medicine from the medicine box. "This is the medicine I prepared in advance. Drip it five times a day for a maximum of half a month..."

"What? Half a month? Is there no better medicine?" The eldest princess was obviously not satisfied with the result, and her face turned ugly.

"Princess, you don't know that snow blindness damages the eyeballs, and it is really not easy to treat! Don't be anxious, just proceed step by step!" He Bai explained.

"Then look at Jing'er's hands!"

Manou untied the cotton cloth on Yue Jinghao's right hand. After just one look, tears started to flow. She held back her tears, bit her lower lip tightly, and then untied the cotton cloth on her left hand.

When everyone takes a look...

The back of Yue Jinghao's hand turned from red and swollen to black and purple, and swollen as high as a steamed bun...

Even though the princess was well-informed, she couldn't help shedding tears. "Why are you so cold? How can you play the zither in the future?"

Hands are like a second face to a noblewoman. Playing the piano well is a basic upbringing for a noblewoman! Playing a piece of music is indispensable at all banquets, big or small...

Wang Er also turned his head to the side. He had witnessed with his own eyes how Yue Jinghao's hand became like this...

"Mother, it's okay. Just apply frostbite medicine!" Yue Jinghao comforted.

"What do you mean it's okay? This frostbite doesn't seem to have any wounds or bleeding, but it hurts and itches! If you don't take care of it, it will happen every year!" He Bai frowned and scolded, then took out a bottle of ointment, "Apply it three times a day. Soak your hands in warm water before applying, and then rub them gently! I'll prescribe some blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing soup..."