Chapter 28: The King of Jun Also Wants to Flee

  Until Zhao Yan left the main hall, Lao Fu and others finally woke up from their shock. Xiaodouya and Muxue exchanged a glance, rushed to chase after Zhao Yan, while Lao Fu turned around and glared at everyone, shouting loudly: "Listen to me, if anyone dares to spread out what just happened, be careful that I'll skin you alive! All of you go back to work!"

  As soon as Lao Fu's words came out, the servants and maids immediately scattered and ran away. Among them, several careless maids even bumped into pillars. Old Fu saw the reaction of his subordinates and nodded in satisfaction, muttering to himself: "The Duke has finally come to his senses. How can a big man be oppressed by a woman?"

  "Let... let go... cough, cough~~" Cao Ying struggled violently and loudly scolded Zhao Yan, who was holding her. She never thought that Zhao Yan would actually pick her up in front of so many servants, making her feel both ashamed and angry. How could she face people after this?

  "Be honest with me, you're still soaking in the water despite being so ill, are you trying to die?!" Zhao Yan also coldly snorted and didn't stop for a moment. Cao Ying perhaps had no strength left, after hearing his words, she really didn't struggle again.

  Zhao Yan hugged Cao Ying and quickly walked through the main hall, at this time the little Douya and Miu Xue also caught up from behind, two maids helped Zhao Yan hold an umbrella, all the way splashing water to the inner house, at this time the inner house was also starting to flood, fortunately the water rose slowly, otherwise the entire Wangfu would have been flooded, at night it would be hard to find a place to sleep.

  When Zhao Yan threw Cao Ying onto the bed, she was still glaring at him in anger. However, Zhao Yan seemed nonchalant and said: "Now you have two options, one is to change into clean clothes obediently and wait for me to come back and give you an injection, or I'll help you change into clean clothes and then Xiaodouya will fetch the medicine, or I'll give you an injection. Which one do you choose?"

  When Zhao Yan said she was going to change her clothes, Cao Ying's anger on her face intensified. She just wanted to open her mouth and scold her, but unexpectedly another severe coughing fit came on. Xiao Douya looked at Cao Ying's painful expression and quietly leaned in close to Zhao Yan, softly pleading: "Your Highness, please don't tease Fourth Sister anymore, she's really very ill!"

  Looking at Xiaodouya's pitiful appearance, Zhao Yan couldn't bear to refuse her plea. He reached out and wiped the rainwater from Xiaodouya's face, saying: "Alright, for the sake of our Xiaodouya, I won't bother with a woman like you. You and Miu Xue quickly help her change clothes, and you two also get changed into dry clothes, lest you catch a cold too."

  Zhao Yan finished speaking and turned to leave, returning to his own room. He first used a towel to wipe his face, then changed out of his wet clothes. Although Xiaodouya and Muxue had helped him hold an umbrella earlier, the effect of the umbrella was actually not great in this torrential rain.

  After changing his clothes, Zhao Yan opened his backpack again and took out a bottle of ceftriaxone and a disposable syringe. He had previously bought two boxes of ceftriaxone, with 12 bottles in each box, for a total of 24 bottles, as well as 24 disposable needles. Zhao Yan had used two bottles, and Cao Ying estimated that she would also need to be injected twice, leaving only 20 bottles remaining. He had been transported back to the Song Dynasty for over a month now, so it seemed he would have to use them more sparingly from now on.

  Zhao Yan brought the syringe and medicine back to Cao Ying's room, only to find that Cao Ying had changed into a new set of clothes and was lying on the bed resting. Xiao Douya and Miu Xue had also changed their clothes and were anxiously waiting by the side. When they saw Zhao Yan enter, both little maids showed a few hints of joy.

  "Hurry up and roll up your sleeves, don't waste time, I still need to go ahead and take a look, if the water rises again, we'll all have to move out temporarily!" Zhao Yan said as she quickly drew the medicine into the syringe, preparing for the injection. However, Cao Ying remained motionless, showing no intention of cooperating. Xiao Douya and Miu Xue were anxiously waiting on the side but didn't dare to come forward.

  Zhao Yan sneered again, "Generally, injections are given in two parts of the human body. One is the arm and the other is the buttocks. If you don't roll up your sleeves, then I'll assume you want me to give it to you in the buttocks!"

  When Zhao Yan mentioned the buttocks in front of her without any scruples, Cao Ying's face also turned red with anger. However, she was really afraid that Zhao Yan would give her an injection on her buttocks. After all, Zhao Yan had a strong sense of justice and was treating her illness, and they were also nominally husband and wife. So if Zhao Yan really insisted on giving her an injection in that embarrassing place, Cao Ying wouldn't have any way to stop him.

  Thinking of this, Cao Ying could only glare at Zhao Yan with a fierce gaze, then gently rolled up her sleeves, revealing her smooth and unblemished arms. This made Zhao Yan involuntarily exclaim "your skin is really good". Then, picking up the syringe, she said to Cao Ying: "It will hurt a bit when I give you the shot, but you must endure it, absolutely do not move."

  "Hmph! I won't... Ah~" Cao Ying's words were cut off as Zhao Yan picked up the syringe and jabbed it into her arm, causing Cao Ying to cry out in pain. Her instincts told her to pull her arm back, but she managed to control herself and remained still, though her eyes had reddened at this point.

  Zhao Yan didn't pay attention to Cao Ying's reaction at all, and seriously pushed the medicine in the syringe before pulling out the needle and saying: "After getting the shot, sleep for a while, and when you wake up, you'll feel much better!"

  Zhaoyan said, getting up and about to leave, but Cao Ying called out to him at this time, saying: "Wait a minute, the front yard of the mansion is flooded now, and it's estimated that the inner house will not be spared either. Where do you plan to move all the people in the mansion?"

  As Zhao Yan was packing up, she heard Cao Ying's words and looked up to glare at her, saying: "A man's affairs are not for women to worry about, you just need to lie in bed and rest, I will naturally take care of the matters of the Wang estate!"

  After Zhao Yan finished speaking, he turned around and left the room. Cao Ying looked at Zhao Yan's back as he walked away, and a complex expression also flashed in her eyes. Although her personality was stubborn, she had also seen the changes in Zhao Yan with her own eyes. At first, she thought Zhao Yan was just pretending, but after more than a month of getting along, Cao Ying discovered that Zhao Yan was not pretending at all, but his personality was really like that. Especially when Zhao Yan mentioned that he was guided by an immortal to live in the dream world for many years, it also explained why Zhao Yan's personality changed greatly after waking up.

  Originally, Cao Ying's initial reaction to this matter was excitement. After all, she and Zhao Yan were already husband and wife, and no one could change that. If Zhao Yan really could change his ways and maintain his current demeanor, Cao Ying might try to accept him as her husband. However, as the saying goes, "it's easy to change the world but hard to change one's nature," Cao Ying was also worried that after Zhao Yan returned from the dream world, his personality would revert back to its original state, leaving her feeling very conflicted.

  "Fourth sister, although the county king's expression was fierce just now, he is actually a good person!" Just as Cao Ying was entangled in her heart, the little bean sprout beside her suddenly spoke softly. In the entire palace, Xiao Douya was the only one who firmly believed that Zhao Yan was a good person.

  "I know," Cao Ying said with a melancholy expression. "But he's a good person now, and in the future, he may not always be a good person."

  After leaving Cao Ying's room, Zhao Yan came to the front yard with an umbrella and found Lü Laofu, who was busy directing his men to move things. He then went under a roof and asked loudly: "Laofu, the entire Wangfu is about to be flooded, the people of Wangfu must be relocated, do you have any good suggestions?"

  Lao Fu is an old man beside Zhao Yan, who knows the situation of Wangfu best. He only saw him bowing his head and answering: "Report to the king, looking at the current rain, it is estimated that half of Kaifeng City will be flooded. Now for the king, there are two choices. The first is to seek help from the official family. The terrain on the side of the imperial palace is relatively high, especially some palaces are used to avoid floods. Last time the king cured the illness of the Yingwang, it has made the official family look at the king with admiration. As long as the king makes this request, the official family will definitely agree!"

  "Live in the imperial palace?" Zhao Yan heard Lao Fu's suggestion and couldn't help but show a hesitant expression.

  It's also interesting to say that among the four brothers of Zhao Yan, only he lives outside the imperial palace. The other three princes, including Zhao Xun, now live in the palace. It is said that it was because of a palace maid that the original Zhao Yan was kicked out by Empress Gao in a fit of rage. However, this also suits the current Zhao Yan's intentions. Firstly, he is not really Zhao Yan, and if he lived in the palace, he would have to interact with Zhao Xun and Empress Gao frequently, who knows what mistakes he might make? Secondly, he feels that there are too many rules in the palace, and living there is too restrictive.

  Thinking of this, Zhao Yan turned his head and asked Lao Fu again: "What about the second option?"

  Seeing Zhao Yan seemingly unwilling to return to the imperial palace, Lao Fu seemed to have let out a sigh of relief and spoke again with a relaxed expression: "The imperial palace has too many rules, it's normal for the king not to want to go. As for the second option, there is only one possibility, which is to temporarily move out of Kaifeng City. The King's Mansion is located in the east of the city and has a villa, originally intended for the King to reside in during the summer months to avoid the heat. I have already sent someone to inspect it two days ago and found that the terrain is very high, the floodwaters cannot reach there, so the king can temporarily move into the villa!"

  "Hah~! So it's settled then. I didn't expect that I, the king, would have such foresight and build this separate estate beforehand!" Zhao Yan said excitedly. The golden and silver nests are not as good as one's own doghouse; living in Zhao Xu's imperial palace always made Zhao Yan feel somewhat ill at ease. It was more comfortable and freer to live in his own home.

  "The Duke's vision is far-reaching, and I, an old slave, admire him greatly! Since the Duke has decided to move out of the city, this humble one will go and arrange for the moving preparations!" Old Fu said with a flattering tone, noticing Zhao Yan's pleased expression.

  However, Lao Fu would never tell Zhao Yan that the villa in the north of the city was actually bought by him a long time ago as a precautionary measure. After all, the terrain of the county prince's mansion was originally not high, and they were often flooded before moving here, so Lao Fu had sold a villa outside the city as an escape route, but he didn't expect to use it today.

  PS: Zhao Yan is finally going to rise up, don't forget to recommend and collect while you're enjoying the show!