sbdcsierra Chapter 419: Since it’s a barrier, how can it be easy?
Chapter 419: Since it’s a barrier, how can it be easy?
"Si Yao..."
Yan Zong called Si Yao's name and woke up again at noon. The bright room was empty. He sat up slowly and looked down at his hand in a daze. Then he touched his earlobe that was pinched last night. He was in a daze for a moment, unable to tell whether it was a dream or reality.
"Your Highness, are you awake?" The door was gently pushed open, and Mr. Fan walked in with a bowl of medicine. He was surprised to see the prince sitting up and walked forward happily, asking with concern: "Your Highness, are you feeling unwell?"
"No problem." Yan Zong's face was still pale and weak. When he saw that it was Mr. Fan who came in, the glimmer in his eyes dimmed unconsciously. He responded perfunctorily before asking, "Was Arnold guarding here last night?"
"Arnold went to the military camp with General Wei yesterday and has not returned yet, but he stayed by your side all night the day before yesterday." Mr. Fan thought that your highness was disappointed when he woke up and did not see Arnold, so he hurriedly explained with a smile, and then handed the warm medicine soup to Yan Zong, and continued: "Your highness, drink the medicine first, and I will have someone bring some vegetarian porridge later."
"How long have I been lying there?" Yan Zong asked absentmindedly as he took the medicine bowl.
"Today is the third day. Mr. Sanxiu said that Your Highness will wake up once the remaining poison in his body is eliminated." Mr. Fan replied with a smile.
"In that case, I owe Mr. Sanxiu another favor." After drinking the medicine, Yan Zong couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"That day, Your Highness was poisoned and unconscious, and Doctor Qi here was unable to identify the poison. At this critical moment, I could only ask Yu Cheng to invite Mr. Sanxiu." Seeing that Prince Zong looked unhappy after waking up, Mr. Fan became worried. After replying, he turned outside and asked someone to invite Doctor Qi again.
"Was it really just a dream?" Seeing that Mr. Fan didn't mention Si Yao at all, Yan Zong lowered his head in disappointment and stared at his hands again.
Everyone in Fuyuan was delighted to see Prince Zong wake up safely. Yu Chengcai, who was ordered to send Mr. Sanxiu out of the city, was overjoyed when he heard the good news when he returned to the garden. He ran to see His Highness again.
"Mr. Fan, please relax. The prince's internal organs are weak after just clearing the residual toxins. It is understandable that he can't muster up energy, so he needs to rest for a few more days. This prescription is for post-natal nourishment. Take it for seven days starting tomorrow." At this time, outside the prince's bedroom, Doctor Qi was continuing to instruct Mr. Fan.
"Thank you, Doctor Qi." Mr. Fan nodded and smiled after taking the prescription, and then asked someone to send Doctor Qi out of Fuyuan.
"Sir, His Highness is awake?" Yu Cheng ran to Mr. Fan and asked happily.
"You're back? His Highness is looking for you. Come in!" Mr. Fan was surprised to see Yu Cheng also patting his shoulder with a smile. After saying that, he seemed to have thought of something and hurriedly pulled him back, admonishing: "Your Highness has just woken up and has not recovered yet. Let's put the matter of the treason on hold for now and don't mention it."
Yu Cheng hurriedly responded to Mr. Fan, then turned around and strode into the room. Seeing His Highness leaning on the bed and looking out the window thoughtfully, he took a breath nervously, then walked to the bedside and said with a smile: "Your Highness, you are finally awake!"
"Were you the one guarding outside last night? Did you see Si Yao?" Yu Cheng's appearance made Yan Zong ask again with anticipation.
"Uh... Your Highness, it is Mr. Sanxiu and Xiaolu who are here this time, and Miss Siyao is still in Mucheng..." Yu Cheng couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart, and immediately lowered his head guiltily and saluted in reply.
Yan Zong sighed again, and then said weakly, "I understand. You can go down."
"Your Highness has not recovered yet. You need to rest more... Don't think too much." Yu Cheng hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but whispered.
But seeing that His Highness ignored him, he had no choice but to bow again and retreat outside the house, and at the same time he sighed helplessly in his heart: Oh, Miss Si Yao is really something, since you are here, why don't you wait until His Highness wakes up before leaving? Now in this situation, I can only hide this matter for the time being, otherwise, with His Highness's temperament, he will definitely ignore his own health and chase to Mucheng immediately.
It was the 9th hour, the summer sun was scorching. Still on the mountain road within the borders of Xuancheng, Xiaolu was driving a horse-drawn carriage slowly towards Mucheng. Xin Nu was following closely behind on a brown horse. In the carriage, Sanxiu looked out the window with gloomy faces and said nothing. Si Yao was nervously looking at his master who was angry with him, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Last night, Si Yao rushed to Xuancheng Fuyuan with the help of the secret guard Xin Nu. Seeing that the prince was fine, she was relieved and left in a hurry before dawn when the people in the garden had not woken up yet. Because she learned from Yu Cheng that her master would also return to Mucheng today, Si Yao did not want to deceive her master and decided to wait outside the city.
She thought that the master would be furious when he knew that she had come to Xuancheng to see the prince, but now the master said nothing and just sulked, which made Si Yao feel guilty and blamed herself.
"Master, if you are angry, you should vent it. Don't hurt yourself." Seeing that the master was so angry that his face was flushed and sweating profusely, Si Yao couldn't help but speak out to persuade him.
"Why did you make me angry when you knew I would be angry?" Sanxiu still suppressed the anger in his heart and snorted coldly.
If it was Xiu Ming, he would have been furious, but Si Yao was his beloved and proud disciple, and she was also a girl, so San Xiu naturally couldn't bear to attack her, so he could only transfer all the anger in his heart to Yan Zong, and then suddenly cursed out the window:
"If I had known that you were also drugged by that kid, why would I have tried so hard to save him? I should have let him die of the poison so that he could reunite with his heartless father earlier! This father and son are still haunting me and trying to seduce my disciple, Sanxiu. This is simply too much! Is there any justice in this world?"
Sanxiu's voice was loud, and his curses could be heard from several feet away. Fortunately, this section of the road was on a deserted mountain road, and there were no other passers-by. It was hard for Xiaolu and Xinnu to hear their own prince being cursed by Mr. Sanxiu and could not fight back, so they could only hold it in their hearts.
"Master, why do you have to say such angry words? After all, isn't the Prince of the Zong also my senior sister's child? Can you really bear to watch him die without saving him?" Although Si Yao knew that Master's curses were only spoken in anger, she still couldn't help but argue with him.
"It's true that girls can't be kept when they grow up. You've already started speaking for that boy before you even enter the palace of the clan leader Gao? Do you still have me as your master in your eyes?" Si Yao's original intention was to stick to the facts, but in the eyes of the still angry Sanxiu, it was the disciple who wanted to protect Yan Zong, so it was like pouring hot oil on his anger, making him even more furious. He no longer cared at all and glared at his disciple fiercely.
Seeing that her master was furious, Si Yao hurriedly asked Xiaolu to find a shady place to stop. Then, regardless of Sanxiu's anger, she forced him out of the carriage.
Leaving the hot carriage, Sanxiu felt relieved and not as angry as before. After calming down, he began to regret his impulsive words: How could he still be so impatient at his age? It was so embarrassing to be so disrespectful in front of the younger generation!
"Master, please drink some water." Seeing that the anger on Master's face had mostly faded, Si Yao walked up with the water bag and smiled faintly.
"Yeah." Although Sanxiu had calmed down, he still took the water bag from his apprentice with a huffy look and gulped down several mouthfuls.
After the master calmed down completely, Si Yao softened his tone and said slowly: "Master, don't worry, I will not enter the Zongwang Mansion and trap myself in that tall mansion. This is not the path I want to take."
"Really? If that's the case, why are you still entangled with that kid?" Sanxiu was skeptical. He frowned and asked in confusion.
"Master is an experienced person, so you must know what love is. Right now, my love for the King has taken root in my heart and I can't help myself. How can I cut it off so easily? Love in the world is common and it's human nature. I think that instead of suppressing the desire in my heart unwillingly and making myself suffer, it is better to pass this emotional hurdle openly. No matter what the result is, I will have a clear conscience." Si Yao smiled bitterly helplessly, then looked at the mountains looming in the distance and replied truthfully.
"Then why did you leave after meeting him once?"
"He is fine now, and there are people taking care of him, but there are still patients at Sanxiu Pharmacy, so we can't leave them all to you, brother."
"Love is not easy to overcome. Master is worried that you will get hurt."
"Since it is a test, how can it be easy? Isn't human growth achieved through repeated pain? I hope that my letting go is the result of great enlightenment after the experience, rather than avoiding everything insincerely."
After a calm conversation, the third scholar finally believed that this disciple was more insightful than the eldest disciple Ying'er, and he was relieved that A Yao would not be bound by love.