The Hidden Beauty

Chapter 85: Like a stuck in the throat
Although he only stayed in the Ministry of Punishment for one day, when Jiang Shiwan was able to come out of the Ministry of Punishment, it felt like a lifetime ago.

She could hardly open her eyes due to the pain, and she walked out towards the palace gate step by step, hunched over.

She almost stumbled and fell several times, and she supported herself on the palace wall with her bloody hands.

That kind of despair and pain made her think of her mother's sad face and struggling body.

She could no longer contain her trembling body and leaned over to retch.

A figure gradually walked towards her.

The confusion of tears blurred her eyes, and vaguely, she seemed to see Meng Tingzhou.

"Meimei..."

Hearing the call, my heart, which had been hanging in the air, suddenly settled down, and my body could no longer support itself and I fell down.

Seeing Meng Tingzhou leaning over to hug him, Pei Qing risked being accused of disrespect and stopped him, saying, "Commander-in-chief..."

He shook his head calmly: "Isn't the governor going to see His Majesty? Why don't you let the eunuch send Madam to the carriage first?"

Meng Tingzhou finally withdrew his hand from the air: "That's fine."

Pei Qing glanced at the eunuch supervisor and said, "Hurry up and send the governor's wife to the carriage carefully."

The carriage of the Governor's Mansion stopped at the palace gate. Yun Shang and Xue Ying, who had been waiting there, were so frightened when they saw Jiang Shiwan covered in wounds that their faces changed.

After settling Jiang Shiwan down, the driver hesitated and asked, "Should we go back to the Governor's Mansion right away or wait for the Governor?"

Yunshang and Xueying were suddenly at a loss.

Just when he was at a loss of what to do, the driver shouted, "The governor is coming!"

At the palace gate, Pei Qing supported Meng Tingzhou and walked slowly.

Yuanming and Yuanyang, who were guarding outside the carriage, were startled and immediately went to meet him: "The governor has finished his audience with the emperor so quickly?"

Meng Tingzhou said calmly: "It's gone."

Pei Qing explained, "The emperor is discussing matters with the Minister of War, Lord Lu, and the chief eunuch asked the governor to wait for a moment. The governor said he was ill and would come to the palace to see the emperor another day."

Yuanming and Yuanyang looked at each other. Is the governor too lazy to even deal with it on the surface?

"What about her?"

Yuan Yang was the first to react: "Are you asking about my wife? She is in the carriage."

The autumn wind is bleak, and we move forward all the way.

When the carriage arrived at the gate of the Governor's Mansion, a light rain began to fall from the sky.

Meng Tingzhou remembered that it was also a rainy day when he and Jiang Shiwan met again. The rain was even heavier that day. She fell in the rain, dying, like a flower bud that could not withstand a single blow.

He recognized her at a glance through the rain.

After driving a few hundred meters away, he suppressed the surging anger in his heart, and finally stopped the carriage, letting Pei Qing and Yu Feng take her onto the carriage.

Since that day, she stayed by his side.

Whether forced or helpless, she stayed and gave birth to Ayou at all costs.

He always thought that he was her strongest protector. No matter what grievances and injustices she suffered outside, as long as he was there, he could keep her safe for the rest of her life.

But now, looking at her in such a state, and looking at his own injuries that have not yet recovered, he actually felt helpless.

The road ahead is difficult, and there will be even greater difficulties waiting for them in the future. After examining her, Dr. Mei shook his head and sighed: "Since the first time I saw Madam, it seems that every time I see her, she is not in good condition."

"how is she?"

Doctor Mei pouted: "Not good, very bad. The Ministry of Punishment is not a place for people to stay. Look at her fingers, they are all deformed and her fingernails are all flipped over..."

At the end of the story, the doctor who had brought the patient back to health even choked up: "The previous whipping had already broken his bones, this castration is much more severe than that."

Meng Tingzhou was silent for a while, then asked softly, "Can it be cured?"

"It will take at least three months from now until recovery. The recovery process will be excruciatingly painful and inhumane." Doctor Mei sighed repeatedly, "It's too painful, too bitter."

Meng Tingzhou felt like there was something stuck in his throat and he was speechless for a moment.

Doctor Mei wrapped Jiang Shiwan's hands tightly with ointment, and reminded her before leaving: "Don't get them wet. I will come to change the ointment for you every day."

Meng Tingzhou frowned: "Is there any way to relieve the pain?"

Doctor Mei shook his head: "No, it takes time for tendons, bones, skin and flesh to grow."

Meng Tingzhou nodded and slowly walked to Jiang Shiwan's side. She had already woken up. Seeing Meng Tingzhou's face, she curled her lips with difficulty: "Thank you for giving me a hint before you left, so that I could escape from the Queen's hands."

"I failed to protect you." Meng Tingzhou reached out and stroked her face, "I'm sorry for making you suffer."

Those who harm you will pay the price one day.

Jiang Shiwan shed two clear tears: "I only stayed in the Ministry of Punishment for one day, but my father stayed in the Dali Temple for ten days and half a month. How did he survive those days alone?"

The punishments of the Dali Temple are only more torturous than those of the Shenxingsi.

Her father was alone, enduring silently in prison.

What kind of despair would make him commit suicide?

Meng Tingzhou leaned over and kissed her tears: "All living things suffer, and the way you look at this moment also makes me feel heartbroken."

"Since you were taken to the Ministry of Punishment, I have even thought of many ways to deal with it."

Jiang Shiwan bit her lip and said, "Meng Tingzhou, have you ever thought that the young Jiang Shiwan is already dead?"

She lowered her eyes, hiding her myriad emotions: "I am not the Jiang Shiwan you imagined."

That innocent girl is gone forever.

Meng Tingzhou stroked her pale face with his calloused hands: "Meimei, no one can remain unchanged from beginning to end. You have changed, and I have changed too, but no matter what I become, I am still Meng Tingzhou, and you are still Jiang Shiwan."

Jiang Shiwan silently held back his tears, feeling as if a thorn in his back.

Suddenly, Meng Tingzhou seemed to remember something and ordered outside: "Didn't I ask you to bring the young master to see Madam? Where is he?"

He looked at her with a smile: "You must miss Ah You very much, right? I'll ask someone to call you as soon as you get back."

After a while, Xue Ying came in from outside with her head down: "Commander-in-chief, Madam, Madam Ning sent someone to say that the young master had diarrhea since this morning and has been making a fuss for a long time. He just rested now and will not come here for the time being."

Meng Tingzhou and Jiang Shiwan looked at each other, and he immediately shouted angrily: "Nonsense!"

Seeing Jiang Shiwan's slightly uneasy expression, he hurriedly comforted her, "Don't worry, I sent someone to watch Ah You carefully. Everything that came in was consistent with your previous instructions. She didn't have a chance to do anything."

"But she is Liu Huining." Jiang Shiwan's eyes were cold. "She has the ability to instigate the emperor and empress to take action with just a few words, so how could she treat Ah You well? After all, Ah You is my flesh and blood, she doesn't even have time to hate me..."

(End of this chapter)