HBWnovel Chapter 165: Heart-wrenching Details
Chapter 165: Heart-wrenching Details
For Gu Peiyan, nothing was more intimidating than those words.
So after hearing that, he immediately shut his mouth.
Xiao Wu shook his head with a hint of disdain: "He was scared by a mere threat. He's so spineless."
It thought Gu Peiyan would be able to say firmly, "It's okay for a man to have some scars," but the words "I don't like it" made him give in.
Not interesting.
Qian Rong was quick on his feet, and within a few minutes he returned the small porcelain bottle containing the wound medicine to Wei Dongning.
Wei Dongning took it, opened it, and smelled it.
How to describe it?
It smells a bit fragrant, a bit pungent, and you can also detect a slight earthy smell.
It didn't taste like Yunnan Baiyao at all, as she had guessed.
He grabbed Gu Peiyan's hand and carefully sprinkled the medicinal powder on it.
Soon the blood beads stopped flowing out.
Wei Dongning put away the small porcelain bottle with satisfaction, took the strip of cloth handed over by Xiao Fu, and tied a pretty bow on Gu Peiyan's hand: "Alright. At least today, this hand of yours is not allowed to get wet."
Ancient medical technology was limited.
There were no disinfection tools or sterilized bandages, so we had to make do with these things.
"I understand." Gu Peiyan raised her hand and glanced at it.
Fortunately, it wasn't too outrageous and remained within his acceptable range.
After swallowing the last bite of meat, Wei Dongning let out a big, satisfied burp.
Not a single piece of the meat that Gu Peiyan had cut was wasted; it all ended up in their stomachs.
Looking out the open window, the sky showed no sign of turning cloudy yet.
After Xiao Fu and Qian Rong finished helping the servants at the manor tidy up, they set off on their way home.
Incidentally, there were also the account books from the estate.
Wei Dongning now feels an immense headache whenever she hears the word "ledger" or sees the shadow of an account book.
After all, there's still a mess waiting for her to clean up.
He casually flipped through the booklet in his hand, then impatiently tossed it onto the small table inside the carriage.
He lay down without a care for his image, resting his head on Gu Peiyan's lap, and hugged Xiao Wu tightly in his arms: "Gu Peiyan, read the book you are reading to me."
Fortunately, the carriage seats were spacious enough that she wouldn't feel too constrained even when lying down.
Gu Peiyan lowered her eyes and met her gaze, her voice gentle: "Don't you think these books are boring, tedious, and difficult to understand?"
"Yes, but I want to hear it now. Don't you want to tell me?"
"It is my own choice."
Gu Peiyan's gaze returned to the book, and she slowly began to read the words aloud.
The deep, monotone voice made Wei Dongning feel drowsy.
He only had time to leave one comment in his mind: "Everyone has their own expertise, and Gu Peiyan is definitely not someone who should become a teacher."
It's estimated that few people could stay awake in his class.
Gu Peiyan kept an eye on her condition out of the corner of her eye.
As I turned to the next page of the book, I heard two soft snores rising and falling.
He unfolded the thin blanket prepared in the carriage and draped it over her body, stretching out his arms to protect her waist, so that she would not accidentally fall off when the carriage swayed.
No one in the carriage spoke to him, and no one listened to his incessant reading.
Before long, he too became sleepy, just like them.
The pattering rain outside seemed to be providing accompaniment for the two of them, and he slowly closed his eyes as he listened.
Although it was drizzling outside, the road back to the city was not greatly affected.
The journey has been very smooth.
Wei Dongning and Xiao Wu in her arms barely felt any bumps or jolting.
Just as I was about to praise the coachman's superb driving skills after waking up, I found someone leaning back in his seat, fast asleep, with his hand protectively around his waist.
"Tsk, these damn little details, they've got me completely figured out," Wei Dongning thought to herself.
Gu Peiyan's every unconscious little gesture always manages to touch her heart, making her somewhat unable to resist.
Wei Dongning tried to sit up, but found that if she moved even slightly, he would open his eyes, so she simply lay back down and gave up the idea of getting up.
"Ningbao, Jiang Xihan has gone to the Marquis's residence. Do you want to go back?"
"Why should I go back to the Marquis's residence if she goes there?" Wei Dongning's mind, still half asleep, was a little confused. "And why did she suddenly decide to go to the Marquis's residence?"
"She hit your second sister a while ago, right? She's here to visit a patient today."
Wei Qiuci wasn't seriously injured last time, and she recovered to her usual state in two or three days.
But Jiang Xihan felt guilty.
Having learned that she had recovered, he visited her again with gifts.
"I see." Wei Dongning's reaction was indifferent.
It seems they aren't interested in their affairs.
Xiao Wu knew she wasn't fully awake yet, so he didn't continue explaining. Instead, he tapped on the situation inside the Marquis's residence, intending to observe it himself for a while.
It's not too late to send it to her when we see the exciting parts.
After watching for only a short while, Xiao Wu couldn't stand it anymore: "Help! Jiang Xihan is such a chatterbox!"
"what happened?"
"See for yourself, I need to calm down for a bit." Xiao Wu reverted to his electronic form and turned on the sound shield.
It thought it was talkative enough, but after meeting Jiang Xihan, it was completely outdone.
Wei Dongning became interested in what Xiao Wu was saying.
Jiang Xihan is the first person to be described as a chatterbox by it.
She wanted to see just how talkative this little girl could be.
In the video, Jiang Xihan sits opposite Wei Qiuci, resting her chin on her hand and scrutinizing her complexion. She then nods in satisfaction: "It seems that the tonics I brought did have some effect. Sister Qiuci looks much better today than the other day."
Wei Qiuci poured her a cup of tea and handed it to her, thanking her politely but somewhat distantly: "I haven't thanked you for the tonic you sent that day."
“Sister Qiu Ci, you don’t need to be so polite with me. If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have had to suffer like this.” Jiang Xihan waved her hands repeatedly, “I’m already very happy that Sister Qiu Ci doesn’t blame me.”
Holding her teacup, Jiang Xihan looked around Wei Qiuci's room and became curious about it: "Sister Qiuci, what kind of incense do you usually burn in your room? It smells floral, but not as cloying as the ones I usually buy. It smells so good."
Wei Qiuci whispered a few instructions to Xiao He.
Before long, Xiaohe handed a small box of incense to Jiang Xihan: "This incense is called Morning and Evening. I just bought it casually at the market. If you like it, you can take it home and use it."
"No need, no need, just tell me where you bought it."
"It's alright, I always buy more than I need, you can keep it." Wei Qiuci pushed the box forward again.
Based on her experience, the other party should have left with their things at this point.
But Jiang Xihan didn't follow the expected pattern.
As if she had finally found someone she could talk to for a while, she pulled Wei Qiuci aside and started telling her how miserable she had been these past few days.
Just as one topic was about to end, a new one began: "I heard that the Second Prince and Sister Zhong's wedding is coming soon. Sister Qiu Ci, is your wedding also coming soon? I feel like many of the sisters I know are getting married soon. I wonder what kind of man I will marry in the future."