King Yan had his tooth pulled out in the afternoon, and he fell into a coma for four hours, only waking up in the dead of night.
There were two lamps in the inner hall, King Yan turned his head with difficulty, and saw his third son sitting on a chair by the bed, with his head leaning against the back of the chair, dozing off.
King Yan couldn’t make a sound and patted the bed with his hand.
When Wei Luo woke up and immediately saw that his father was also awake, he rushed to the bed with bloodshot eyes, and said, “Father, how do you feel?”
King Yan wanted to pee, so he pointed down.
Wei Luo understood and said, “Yuan Daoqing told you to lie down tonight, father, wait a moment.”
After speaking, he quickly walked around to the side of the end of the bed, and brought over a beautifully carved lacquered gold chamber pot prepared in advance.
King Yan glanced outside for Cao Dahai. He had never let any son serve him like that.
Wei Luo lifted the quilt and explained while serving him, “I didn’t know when you would wake up, so I let Eunuch Hai sleep, and we will exchange later, so as to let both of us sleep well and take care of the father.”
King Yan nodded.
While peeing, he looked at his third son in front of him. That kid had a cold face, and one couldn’t see the joy of him waking up, nor the dislike of doing such a job.
After he was done, King Yan’s attention returned to his face, and he tried to touch it. He felt half of his face was swollen like a steamed bun.
At that time, Eunuch Hai and Yuan Daoqing, who were sleeping outside together, came in one after another.
“My lord!” Eunuch Hai ran over excitedly, his joy and concern seemed much warmer than that of Wei Luo.
King Yan ignored him and looked at Yuan Daoqing.
Yuan Daoqing pushed Eunuch Hai away, let King Yan open his mouth, took a look and told him to close it, yawned and said, “It’s not good to use too much anaesthetic. If it hurts, try to bear it, and the best thing to do is fall asleep. Okay, if the pain is really bad, it’s best to give you some medicine.”
Wei Luo asked: “May the father eat anything now?”
Yuan Daoqing: “The king must drink some tonic soup first, then drink medicine. Drink it directly to the throat with a bamboo tube. Try not to touch the wound.”
“I’ll go tell the kitchen.” Eunuch Hai stepped back first.
Yuan Daoqing went on to sleep.
Seeing that his son was still standing beside him, King Yan pointed to a chair and told him to sit down, and then he silently looked at the cold-faced son.
Wei Luo felt that his father had something to ask him, so he tried to talk about what happened after his father fell into a coma, and some instructions from Yuan Daoqing
King Yan’s lips twitched, he just closed his eyes and rested his mind.
The other sons, the eldest or the second, would definitely say a lot of filial words.
Soon, Eunuch Hai came in with a tray. On it was a bowl of tonic soup and a bowl of medicinal soup. It was boiled and then chilled, so the temperature was just right.
Wei Luo carefully lifted King Yan’s shoulders and let him lean in his arms. Eunuch Hai was responsible for feeding King Yan soup with a bamboo tube.
Eunuch Hai had served King Yan for more than thirty years. He was like the roundworm in King Yan’s stomach (knew him well). He could do that kind of thing with ease. With his hands steady, he didn’t spill a drop of soup, let alone touch King Yan’s wound.
After eating, he drank some water and fell asleep. He was tortured by toothache for more than twenty days and had not slept a full night, so he was too sleepy.
In Yizhi Hall, Wei Yang was still awake, tossing and turning, which made Xu Qingwan unable to sleep.
“The root cause of my father’s illness has been cured, and there is a genius doctor guarding him, so you don’t have to worry too much,” Xu Qingwan tried to comfort her husband.
Wei Yang held her hand and said after sighing, “Father already values the third brother and this time he made great contributions. From now on, he will rank first in father’s heart.”
Those words were held in his heart for too long and his head would have exploded if he didn’t find someone to talk about.
Xu Qingwan leaned into her husband’s arms and said calmly, “Father king keeps public and private interests clear. He may favor the third master more because of this matter, but he will never value the third master more than you. Before the father pulled his tooth, didn’t he entrust you with the important affairs of the palace? The third master is good at martial arts, you are good at work, and you are the eldest son. With a virtuous name, you are the best candidate for the crown prince, and no one can shake it.”
Wei Yang sighed and said, “I’m afraid my father doesn’t think so.”
Xu Qingwan: “No, the third master’s meritorious service this time is all due to the Yin family and luck. If someone under us had recommended Yuan Daoqing, you could have done the same and brought him back with you.”
Wei Yang responded with silence.
He thought his wife was right. His third brother took advantage of the Yin family. Mr. Yin was extremely rich in Yan. They were so rich that even their steward had spare money to invite a famous doctor and get an opportunity for meritorious service.
The Yin family…
Hr knew that the Yin family could provide such a big help. When his father wanted their daughter to marry into the palace, he should have offered to take her as a concubine rather than letting her become the wife of the third brother.
In addition, she was so beautiful.
After a lot of thinking, finally turning into a sigh, Wei Yang let go of his wife’s hand, and turned to sleep.
Xu Qingwan felf very uncomfortable by his sigh.
Was her husband envious that the third master received help from his wife’s family?
But his vision was too short-sighted. The benefits and conveniences brought by a little money were nothing. The title of King Yan was the most important. The Emperor valued several vassal kings. In the future, the king would succeed to the throne and would be the same. Why should her husband secure the position of king? Doesn’t he need to rely on her Xu family to help manage the relationship in the capital?
With anger, Xu Qingwan couldn’t fall asleep either.
Wei Luo stayed in Qinzheng Hall for six days. During those six days, King Yan’s swollen left cheek did not show any signs of improvement in the first three days, and it was very inconvenient to eat. He could only drink some soup, which caused King Yan to lose weight again. Fortunately, from the fourth day, the swelling on King Yan’s face gradually shrank. On the morning of the seventh day, that was, at the end of February, King Yan’s face was only slightly swollen, and he could eat some soft pastries.