Chapter 27: A Song of Cassia Buds Not Yet Exhausted

  Tang's young master received the imperial decree of pardon and rushed out without hesitation. The scholars in the village heard the two words "imperial decree" and were all shocked, they studied for the sake of seeing this thing one day, but an eight-year-old boy got it before them. Being summoned to enter the capital was originally a glory for the family.

  At this time, everyone in the Tang Mansion had anxiety written all over their faces.

  "How come you're still not out..." Xia Qi muttered to herself while occasionally glancing inside the room.

  The doctor was diagnosing the illness and shouldn't be disturbed, except for Tang Wei Xi accompanying him by his side. Tang Guan, lying on the bed, was covered in wounds at this time. Although the dry bloodstains had been washed away with warm towels, those gruesome injuries still made Tang Wei Xi's heart tremble with shock.

  Lin Yuxun stared motionlessly at the door, hoping that when Dr. Tang and Wei Xi came out, they would be smiling. To say that Tang Guan was unlucky, he had lain on this bed twice before, and the old doctor who was invited over was even more unfortunate, seeing Tang Guan's injuries once again, each time more terrifying than the last.

  "Huh?" The old doctor finished treating the wound and gently touched Tang Guan's pulse, letting out a soft "huh".

  "What's wrong?" Tang Weixi's nerves were already tense, and he immediately stepped forward to ask, but the old doctor waved his hand, and Tang Weixi stopped at once.

  The old doctor's face showed a puzzled expression for a moment, as if he had seen something rare, and then he lightly tapped Tang Guan's elbow with the back of his hand.

  "Mr Tang, has your son learned some martial arts from the bodyguards at home?" The old doctor finally asked after a long while.

  Tang Weixi was taken aback by his words. This old doctor seemed to be somewhat unprofessional, asking unrelated questions instead of inquiring about his condition.

  But he still patiently said: "Xiao Er is a scholar, how would he know those tricks?"

  Although the saying goes that "the poor are literate and the rich are martial", Tang Wei Xi never gloated over his own substantial family wealth, but also acknowledged that he had some savings, and it was impossible to let Tang Guan learn those lowly skills.

  "That's not right, no martial arts training, how can he have such a foundation..." The old doctor shook his head slightly and withdrew his gaze. This Tang Guan was already quite strange in the town. He had also been the one to examine him when he was young and suffered from a foolish illness, at that time he was truly at a loss, with no effective medicine or treatment.

  When they heard that Tang Guan had recovered from his illness, the most shocked were not those who were close to Tang Wei Xi, but this old doctor. However, he was not one to interfere in other people's business. After a moment of doubt, he spoke up: "Your son has a strong foundation, these injuries are not serious. I will prescribe some medicine for him to take every day and he should be able to get out of bed and walk around within half a month."

  "Ah!" Tang Wei was taken aback at first, then exclaimed in surprise and delight. Seeing Tang Guan's frail appearance, he thought he had really reached the end of his life and was afraid that the doctor would announce a "critical illness notice".

  "Thank you, thank you!" Tang Wei Xi's face was filled with excitement as he thanked the old doctor. He slightly returned the courtesy and began writing a prescription on the table.

  Tang Weixi gazed at his still unconscious son, let out a deep breath, took over Fang Zai's repeated thanks, and only then accompanied him out the door.

  "It's done!" Xia Qi saw the two of them leave, and immediately thought about going forward, but stopped just in time. In an instant, she realized her identity, this was the Tang Manor, not the prison that was only separated from Tang Guan by a wall.

  Lin Yuxun didn't care about these things, took a step forward, and stopped in front of Tang Weixi. Tang Weixi nodded slightly when he saw this.

  Seeing Tang Weixi's expression, Lin Yuhong was overjoyed and directly entered the house.

  Lin Yuxun's words were cut off as she covered her mouth with her hand, and on the bed, Tang Guan was wrapped in medicinal bandages, some of which still had blood seeping through, causing her to be shocked.

  Xiao Qi also followed in, but he was not as surprised as Lin Yuxun. He had witnessed even more terrifying scenes with his own eyes in prison.

  "Xun Er Jie Jie" Xiao Qi saw Lin Yu Xun stunned and couldn't utter a word.

  Lin Yuxun finally came to, and walked forward in a daze, wanting to reach out and touch Tang Guan, but was afraid of touching his wounds. Tang Guan's body was covered in injuries, but fortunately, children's skin has strong healing abilities, and the scars on his face had already scabbed over.

  Tang Wei Xi saw the doctor off and turned back, clearing his throat at the sight before him. Lin Yu Xun retracted her small hand, staring blankly at Tang Guan.

  "Xun'er, your brother is fine now. You can go back and rest first." Tang Weixi saw the fatigue on Lin Yuhong's face and gave instructions, but Lin Yuhong shook her head slightly.

  She lost her mother one after another, and then she got into trouble by herself, encountering Liu Chunliang with "pedophilia", otherwise Tang Guan would not have ended up like this. Thinking of this, Lin Yuhong couldn't help but feel more guilty, unintentionally adding a huge trouble to the Tang family.

  She didn't think about the reason why a beautiful woman is a disaster, a woman born too beautiful is a sin in itself, which is a truth that applies to any era. This is also an unbreakable truth in nature, where stronger males fight for mates.

  Tang Weixi saw this and didn't stop him either. He turned his gaze to Xiao Qi and said: "Young brother, come with me for a moment."

  "Ah, okay." Xiao Qi had been standing woodenly beside him the whole time. He just wanted to confirm that his benefactor was unharmed so he could go back and tell Niu Lang about it. At this moment, he was suddenly called out and couldn't help but be taken aback.

  Tang Weixi took Xiao Qi to a secluded room and said, "Young brother, you are so young yet your sense of justice is as vast as the sky. You went to prison for the sake of friendship and endured having knives inserted into your ribs. It's rare to find someone who understands me like this, it's truly a joyous event in my life."

  Tang Weixi's words made Xiao Qi listen in a daze, seemingly understanding but not quite, and he hastily waved his hand, saying: "Young master has great kindness towards me, it's only right, it's only right"

  Tang Weixi didn't know what the "great kindness" in Xiao Qi's mouth referred to, nor did he understand what Tang Guan was doing every time she went out, but it must be a good thing, otherwise Xiao Qi wouldn't have acted like this.

  He immediately pulled out a silver ticket from his sleeve and handed it to Little Seven. Although Little Seven was illiterate, he could still distinguish between money and goods, knowing that the minimum denomination of a silver ticket was ten taels per sheet. He had never seen so much money before, and he was stunned on the spot, not daring to stretch out his hand.

  "Little brother, I'm an old man with nothing much to my name. To speak bluntly, I know you're down on your luck for the time being, but with a heart like yours, you'll surely become a great person someday. Take these trivial things from me for now, and I'll be repaid handsomely in the future."

  Tang Weixi saw Xiao Qi stunned, thinking that he was dissatisfied with the little, after all, this kind of thing is not something that everyone dares to do, being imprisoned is a very shameful thing.

  "I...I'll go first." Xia Qi finally stuttered out after a long time, these two men from the Tang family were indeed alike, their imposing manner was enough to scare these poor people to death.

  Xiao Qi was about to leave, Tang Wei Xi hastily grabbed him and pulled out a note from his sleeve, "Young man, if you don't accept this, I'll be punished by heaven!"

  Xiao Qi gazed at the silver note in Tang Wei Xi's hand, not wanting to take it over was a lie, he was originally a small pickpocket, and he loved these things the most. But thinking of what Tang Guan Lao had said, his eyes suddenly fixed on him and he said: "Tang Wei Xi, Xiao Qi is an orphan, no father gave birth to me, no mother raised me, whoever treats me with kindness is my father, is my mother!"

  He finished speaking and turned around to push the door open, just as Chen Yusheng was about to enter, he was suddenly pushed away, and couldn't help but be stunned. Tang Weixi didn't come back to his senses until much later, and by then Xiao Qi had already slipped out of the mansion unnoticed.

  Chen Yunsheng just entered the door, frowned and said: "Dehua brother, who was that child just now?"

  Tang Weixi let out a soft sigh and stopped talking.

  "Is it worth it?"

  "I'm just a humble servant living under your roof"

  "Is it worth it?"

  Lin Yuxun knelt on the bed, whispering softly to herself. She knew that Tang Guan wouldn't answer her questions, but she couldn't understand why he would suffer this punishment for her sake.

  Can't help but wonder why mother wants me to keep a distance from people of the Tang family.

  Her mother told her not to cry again, but she still cried in front of Tang Guan. Her feelings were very vague and not what people called love, but a subtle sentiment. Even a small cat or dog that has been with you for a long time will have feelings, let alone a living person. The so-called childhood sweetheart is nothing more than this.

  Twenty-eight years old is still far away from her, but the adult ceremony at thirteen is only a few years away. Thirteen is a watershed, and at that time she will change her hairstyle to a bun, and really start learning what women should do.

  Just as it says in that poem: "A young bride of thirteen or more, with a sprig of peach blossoms on her head at the beginning of the second month."

  Tang Guan remained still on the bed, and Lin Yuxin finally plucked up the courage to gently stroke his cheek, this was her first time being so close to him.

  Tears no longer swirled around, but fell straight down onto Tang Guan's face.

  Tears did not scatter but flowed along Tang Guan's face towards the corners of his mouth.

  "Mom, is Xiaohuan useless?"

  Lin Yuxun burst into tears, filled with self-blame and shame.

  Lin Mu's lifetime vow of not shedding tears was broken multiple times in front of Tang Guan, and now she lay on his bed, quietly sobbing.

  "It's all worth it for you..."

  Suddenly a faint voice made her raise her head abruptly, looking at Tang Guan who had opened his eyes unknowingly, tears still in her eyes but smiling.

  "Recover! You're awake!" Lin Yuxun hastily wiped away her tears and exclaimed in surprise.

  Tang Guan gazed at Lin Yuxun's lovely face, and a strange color flashed in his eyes. This time, he escaped from the jaws of death, but the greatest gain was not these scars all over his body, but the complete awakening of that hidden ambition in his heart!

  The tree wants to be still but the wind will not stop, and Governor Liu Xun has yet to realize that his actions have created a truly terrifying figure. Later historical records would write: "When the Sage King is angry, the winds and clouds arise."

  "Th-that..." Tang Guan's lips moved as he struggled to point at the tattered and worn-out undergarment on the table.

  Lin Yuxun saw this and hastily came forward to take it in her hands, and a grasshopper fell out.

  This yellowed grasshopper, now stained with Tang Guan's blood, caused Lin Yuxun to freeze in place. This grasshopper, which had been passed back and forth between them, stirred a strange feeling within her.

  "There is... there is me Tang going to illness... one day, then no one can bully you"

  A faint, stifled sound fell into Lin Yu Xun's ears. She immediately covered her mouth to prevent herself from crying out loud, but this time it came even more fiercely, the grass was stained with blood and quietly lay still...