Chapter 566: Would He Meet Her Again?
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Bai Shuang reacted quickly to hold him up, but the moment she held him, she was very shocked. She had thought that he only looked thin, but she did not expect him to be so thin that he was almost skin and bones.
“Miss Bai Shuang, are you alright?”
The guards from the Jiang Residence who had been following her saw what happened and went forward to support the man and keep him away from Bai Shuang.
Bai Shuang nodded her head. After hanging out with Su Ying for so long, she did not care about such trivial matters.
“Let’s look for a medical hall nearby and send him there for a checkup.”
After Bai Shuang finished talking to the guards, she wanted to return to the palace first. However, after thinking for a while, she still followed them to the medical hall.
The doctor in the medical hall happened to specialize in surgery, so he brought the patient into the inner room straightway for a check-up.
After a long while, the doctor came out.
When Bai Shuang saw him, she went forward and asked, “Doctor, how is he?”
The doctor said, “There are quite a number of superficial injuries, both new and old. In addition, he had gone hungry for a long time. Hmm… His condition is not too good, but luckily, he is still young. He should be able to recover after some rest.”
Bai Shuang told one guard to buy two sets of clean clothes for the man to change into. His messy hair had also been combed neatly, and his dirty face had become exceptionally clean and fair now.
When Bai Shuang walked in and she saw the man again, she stood rooted in the same spot in shock. If she did not know that it was the same person, she would not have recognized him.
The person in front of her was dressed in a green robe. Coupled with his fair and clean face, he looked like a genteel scholar. Who would have thought that he would steal people’s steamed bun?
Bai Shuang came back to her senses, and her face became a little flushed. She quickly looked away and asked, “Are you feeling better?”
“Much better. Thank you, Miss.”
“Where are you from? Judging from your accent, you don’t sound like you’re from the capital city.”
The man lowered his eyes and said in a low voice, “I… I came from the southwest. Something happened to my family and I met some bad people on the way, so I ended up in this state. If you trust me, give me an address. In the future, I will personally visit you to thank you.”
Bai Shuang waved her hand nonchalantly. “No need to thank me. No matter what you’ve encountered, be a good person from now on.”
As she spoke, she took out some silver and copper coins and placed them in front of him. “Take them. Find a place to settle down and then get a job. You’re still young. You can’t carry on like this.”
The man looked at Bai Shuang in a daze. Bai Shuang was embarrassed by his direct gaze. “What? Do you think it’s too little?”
The man hurriedly said, “Miss, you’ve misunderstood. I’m already very grateful that you saved me. How can I take your money again?”
“If you don’t want it and you’re penniless now, what will you do next?”
These words instantly stumped the man. He looked ashamed and struggled to get up to kneel in front of Bai Shuang.
Bai Shuang was afraid that he would be injured again, so she quickly went over to help him up.
Si Chen was genuinely exhausted. As soon as he stood up, his body leaned towards Bai Shuang again.
Bai Shuang ended up holding him in her arms again and using all her might, she managed to move him to the bed and sit him down.
“Can’t you behave yourself? You’re still injured. Take the silver and I’ll get someone to buy you some food. You’re still young so there’s nothing you can’t get over. Live your life well.”
After Bai Shuang finished speaking, she looked at the sky. If she did not return to the palace, the palace gates would be closed. “I’ll go off first. You take care of yourself.”
When he saw that Bai Shuang was about to leave, Si Chen hesitated for a moment before asking, “May I know your name?”
Bai Shuang raised her eyebrows. “One does not ask where heroes hail from. I’m leaving.”
“I am Si Chen. I hope that one day I can personally thank you for your kindness, Miss.”
Bai Shuang waved her hand with a dramatic flair and turned around and left.
On the way back to the palace, Bai Shuang kept repeating the name. “Si Chen, Si Chen. It sounds quite nice.”
Just when the palace gates were about to be locked, Bai Shuang made it back to the Conjugal Phoenix Palace.
When Bai Shuang returned, she did not send a message to Su Ying beforehand. When Su Ying saw her standing in front of her, she was a little surprised. “Why are you back so soon?” Zhou Qing had just sent someone to pass the message.
Bai Shuang did not know that Su Ying had sent someone to summon her back to the palace. “Your Imperial Highness, Mrs. Jiang’s body is much better, and she’s eating quite well. She has put on more weight now than when Your Imperial Highness visited her the last time. Mrs. Jiang was worried that there would be no one to serve Your Imperial Highness, so she told me to come back.”
Su Ying was well aware of the close relationship between the two. If Bai Shuang said that there were no more problems, then there was a high chance that Lin Zhuyu had almost recovered. “Alright, you must be tired during this period. Go and rest tonight. It won’t be too late to come back to work tomorrow.”
“Yes, Your Imperial Highness.”
Bai Shuang was about to leave when Su Ying suddenly stopped her.
“What’s with the blood on your body?” Su Ying asked as she pointed at the blood stains on her lapels that had already turned dark.
Bai Shuang lowered her head to take a look. There was indeed some blood on her dress. For some reason, she thought of Si Chen’s fair and clean face. “Your Imperial Highness, I got stained accidentally. It is not my blood.”
Su Ying nodded after hearing her words. “Mm-hmm. You may go.”
“Yes, your servant shall take her leave.”
At night, after Zhou Qing came back from washing up, she saw Bai Shuang sitting in the room in a daze.
Ever since Lin Zhuyu left the palace, the two of them had slept in the same room so that it was more convenient for them to serve Su Ying.
“Bai Shuang? Bai Shuang?”
Bai Shuang came back to her senses abruptly and looked at Zhou Qing in shock. “What’s wrong? Did Her Imperial Highness call for me?”
Zhou Qing closed the door, took off her clothes, and prepared to go to bed. “No, Her Imperial Highness and His Majesty have already fallen asleep. I saw you in a daze when I walked in just now. I called out to you a few times before you came back to your senses. Tell me. What you were thinking?”
Bai Shuang shook her head and tossed the image of that face out of her mind. “It’s nothing. Tell me what has happened in the palace recently.”
“Nothing much. The Empress is getting along fine. She left the city a while ago and brought some people to make charcoal. After the charcoal was done, the Empress has been staying put in the palace. Other than going to the women’s academy occasionally, she has never been anywhere else.”
Bai Shuang nodded. “It’s good that she’s fine. It’s getting late and we still have to wake up early tomorrow. Let’s go to bed quickly.”
“Mm-hmm.”
Bai Shuang waited for Zhou Qing to get into bed before extinguishing the lights. Thereafter, she also got into bed.
After dark, there were almost no pedestrians on the streets.
Si Chen’s injuries were not minor. The doctor allowed him to sleep in the back hall of the medical hall while the medicine boy watched over him at night.
Staying in the medical hall for a night was only 20 copper coins, which was the compensation for the medicine boy’s labor. If Si Chen went to the inn, it would not be this price. After weighing the pros and cons, Si Chen decided to stay.
“Young Master, the young miss who sent you here today bought this for you. The pancakes are already cold, but there’s hot water in the kitchen. I’ll go get some hot water for you to eat the pancakes with.”
Si Chen looked at the pancake in his hand in shock. Bai Shuang had already given him money, but he did not expect her to buy him food as well. This girl was really very thoughtful.
He was very grateful in his heart, but he did not know if he could live long enough to see her again..