CHAPTER 336: CHAPTER 333 GOOD WORDS

Finding a few eggs here is tough, Xie Liangchen knows that.

She had just sent Chang An to look for some yesterday.

Song Xian said that no good things were found, and eggs are currently the best things he has.

Xie Liangchen didn’t want to eat, but Song Xian had anticipated this outcome and deliberately touched the warm egg to her mouth. By the looks of it, if she refused to eat, he would keep holding it there indefinitely.

She looked at Song Xian’s pale face; his cheeks sunken, eyes still slightly red. Although he seemed at ease sitting here, he had just barely recovered, so how well could he really be?

Xie Liangchen knew of the injury on Song Xian’s shoulder and didn’t want him keeping his arm raised, so she opened her mouth and took a bite, only then did Song Xian hand over the rest to her.

As she swallowed the egg, warmth spread through her heart.

Xie Liangchen indulged Song Xian as he slowly peeled and ate another egg, only then did she coax him back to bed to lie down.

General Song kept feigning composure in front of his beloved, but in moments he drifted into sleep again, waking to find Sister Chen with a stern expression.

"Until the wound heals, you should not get up and walk around," Xie Liangchen said coolly, "And you should take your medicine on time every day, not spend too much time looking at documents."

Song Xian responded immediately.

There was a hint of gravity in Xie Liangchen’s eyes: "You might not listen to me, but I’ll have the medical worker take care of you and have you return to Zhenzhou with Father and Second Uncle."

The simple words made Song obediently comply, Sister Chen’s word was now law, and he dared not make his own decisions.

There are benefits to listening.

The next day, the rain came down again, the damp and chilly weather made Song Xian particularly uncomfortable, his still-healing wound hurting more than usual.

Not wanting to disturb Xie Liangchen’s rest, Song Xian lay on the bed with his eyes shut, enduring. Injuries from years of battles made this a routine situation; unable to sleep, he thought about work instead.

Cheng Yanzhao sent news back; Xiao Xingzong had taken his troops to Ying County. After losing the Third Prince in Dai State, he dared not return to the new city.

He could only go to Ying County to await Empress Dowager Xiao’s word.

Song Xian thought again of Wang Kui, the person who harmed Liangchen. Though the one who ordered Wang Kui’s actions hadn’t been caught, he rather wanted to personally interrogate Wang Kui in prison...

"Can’t sleep?"

Xie Liangchen’s voice came as she placed a candle above Song Xian’s head.

After Song Xian’s condition improved, Xie Liangchen moved to the outer room. Joining her was a woman from the village who knew some herbs, the village’s medicine woman, who could help in emergencies.

As long as there was no noise in Song Xian’s room, Sister Chen, being a lady, naturally wouldn’t enter at night.

Song Xian felt he had just gently turned twice, which shouldn’t have disturbed Xie Liangchen.

Song Xian opened his eyes and said, "Perhaps I slept too much during the day."

Xie Liangchen didn’t expose him, but took a bottle of medicinal oil from the box: "Just gathered the herbs two days ago, they should soak longer for full potency, but can’t worry about that now."

The medicinal oil was applied to old injuries, especially on the shoulder.

Once done, Xie Liangchen instructed Chang An to put away the medicinal oil, then retrieved a cloak to cover Song Xian, and took his blanket to warm by the coal brazier.

When the blanket was once again over Song Xian, the dry and warm bedding made him feel a wave of comfort, the oiled spots also warm, gradually dispelling the chill within.

Having never been cared for like this, Song Xian, for the first time, found the days of healing less arduous, and even secretly hoped his healing would slow.

Chang An and the medicine woman left, Xie Liangchen sat at Song Xian’s bedside, and Song Xian quietly reached out to hold her hand.

Their fingers intertwined for a moment, both silent, savoring the rare peace.

"Has Uncle not visited in the past few days?" Song Xian asked softly, "Is it because you’re here, Uncle angry with me?"

Xie Liangchen naturally understood Song Xian’s meaning, her cheeks flushed: "Taking care of the sick is usual, why would my father be angry?"

Song Xian watched Xie Liangchen in the dim candlelight, speaking softly, "In any case, it’s my fault. When I recover, I’ll apologize to Uncle."

"Don’t overthink," Xie Liangchen said, "My father’s busy lately, several people around Grandfather are coming to see him."

Song Xian smiled at Xie Liangchen: "So Uncle isn’t angry then?" He slightly tightened his grip, afraid one day Xie Shao Yuan would storm in to take her away.

Xie Liangchen lowered her eyes, genuinely impressed by Song Xian’s relentless charm: "Don’t speak anymore, sleep."

Song Xian intended to speak again but truly cared about Xie Liangchen’s hard work, so he closed his eyes, sensing her gently withdrawing her hand, carrying the candle back to the outer room.

When the candlelight went out, Song Xian opened his eyes, gazing at the door of the outer room, revealing a satisfied smile.

A moment later, General Song, in this comforting peace, fell asleep.

...

When Old General Zhang arrived in Dai State, General Song was allowed to go out, and Xie Liangchen moved from the courtyard to live with the women from Wang Family Village.

Zhang Weihe first went to see Xie Shao Yuan.

Xie Shao Yuan told Zhang Weihe of recent affairs, hearing the Commandery Princess was killed by the Liao people, the old general’s eyes turned red, eager to fight Xiao Xingzong, but knowing the Liao people’s Third Prince is in their hands, opportunities to face Xiao Xingzong would come, calming him somewhat.

Xie Shao Yuan mentioned Xie Liangchen being harmed by Wang Kui, naturally speaking of Song Xian’s injury saving Liangchen.

Zhang Weihe recalled Song Xian’s pitiable state. Secretly thinking if all went well, he would say some good words for Song Xian.

Zhang Weihe followed through, casually mentioning: "It really wasn’t easy for Song Xian to stabilize the eight states so quickly. When hearing the Liao people targeted the young lady, I was unsure what to do. Song Xian told me, within three days, he’d capture Taiyuan Prefecture, then go to Dai State to confront the Liao people."

"Within three days... it’s likely no one else would dare claim such a feat. Song Xian only took two days to open Taiyuan Prefecture’s gates. Those two days, if not sleepless, he truly didn’t rest from armor, the fight invigorating, with much loss around Song Xian."

"You know after capturing Taiyuan Prefecture, to get to Dai State sooner, Song Xian didn’t bring troops into the city. Du Zhuo admired Song Xian, allowing me to replace Prince Guangyang’s lineage and enter the Royal Palace, capturing the Pseudo King."

These details weren’t mentioned to Xie Shao Yuan before, and hearing it unexpectedly surprised him. Capturing the Pseudo King is a great merit; Song Xian forsook this honor, and it’s commendable Du Zhuo, as Military Governor, also yielded this merit.

Zhang Weihe sighed deeply: "Not everyone is like those people; at least now Song Xian’s conduct seems commendable."