Huangfu Jingchen looked at the girl’s profile, feeling very guilty.
If he had known about this earlier and intervened sooner, things wouldn’t have co to this point.
He pondered, "Wenjin, there are traces of manipulation in this case. The person behind it, I don’t know what kind of grudge they have with Uncle Xia, but every step was impeccably tid. Do you have anyone in mind?"
Xia Wenjin glanced at him and said, "Do you know who I am?"
Huangfu Jingchen nodded.
"Then who am I?"
"Wenjin, I know, you are from Haotian Village. Your father is the Village Chief of Haotian Village!" Huangfu Jingchen spoke with a calm voice. He was shocked when he heard this news, recalling his previous disdain for Haotian Village, thinking they were lawless bandits forcibly marrying a husband. But it was not like that at all.
"Do you know why I left Haotian Village to roam the Jianghu?"
Huangfu Jingchen shook his head. He had so guesses, like escaping a marriage, but he didn’t want to ntion it.
Xia Wenjin said, "This matter started because of . I was gravely injured and unconscious, bedridden and couldn’t wake up. In his desperation, my father resorted to traditional superstitions, thinking that a wedding could bring good fortune. So he found a husband for at the foot of the mountain. But as soon as the man ca up the mountain, I woke up. My father thought that the man brought luck which allowed to awaken. Additionally, the man promised to marry . If I refused, I’d be breaking my word. He forced to marry that man, so I secretly ran down the mountain. This is the man’s revenge!"
Xia Sichen’s handso face showed a bit of coldness as he said, "I’ll go kill him!"
Xia Wenjin said helplessly, "Focus on healing your wounds first. Don’t get involved in this."
Xia Sichen said with remorse, "Father wouldn’t listen to advice at the ti. I shouldn’t have just left. If I had stayed, things wouldn’t have gotten so complicated!"
Xia Wenjin said, "What use is it for you to be here? You can’t undo a false accusation. Furthermore, it involves the Duke of England’s grandson. That Duke is Prince Zhuang’s father-in-law!"
Because Huangfu Jingchen was found and is still alive, whereas Prince Zhuang has already lost his position as Crown Prince, the Emperor now has more favoritism towards Prince Zhuang. To maintain the Duke of England’s goodwill, soone must take the bla.
Huangfu Jingchen understood this as well, so he felt even more obligated to help Xia Wenjin.
He asked, "Brother Xia, is your wound okay?"
Xia Sichen suffered from a beating. Whenever he walked, his clothes rubbed against the wound, causing significant pain. But in front of his sister, he didn’t want to show it, so he said, "I’m fine!"
Xia Wenjin hired a carriage to take Xia Sichen back to their residence.
This is where she and Xia Wanqing lived, but the place was big enough to accommodate Xia Sichen as well.
She helped Xia Sichen into the house. He looked quite disheveled and could only rest on the bed. Changing his bloody clothes, cleaning his wounds, and applying dicine... Xia Wenjin couldn’t do these. She intended to call Uncle He for help, when Huangfu Jingchen volunteered, "Let do it!"
Xia Wenjin looked at him.
Could he do it?
Xia Sichen waved to dismiss them, saying, "Stop dawdling. I have this dicinal patch. I still have to go to the Capital City Governnt Office in the afternoon. Wenjin, go find us sothing to eat!"
Xia Wenjin, helpless, handed the antiseptic dicine to Huangfu Jingchen. Huangfu Jingchen gave him an assuring nod, implying he could be trusted to handle it without worry.
After Xia Wenjin left, Huangfu Jingchen closed the door.
From the bed, Xia Sichen called out to him, "Hey, kid, are you called Huang Zheng?"
Huangfu Jingchen fetched so water, soaked a clean cloth into it, wrung it out, walked over, and asked, "Will you undress yourself, or should I help you?"
Xia Sichen’s gaze wandered over him before he weakly said, "Do you think I can manage on my own?"
Huangfu Jingchen looked over at Xia Sichen lying on the bed. He did look rather pitiful.
If Xia Sichen hadn’t co along back then, with Wen Yuanting’s strict adherence to rules, and the Injustice Bell incident, there would have been no room for compromise. In the end, Wenjin would have suffered injustice.
From this point of view, this brother was still decent.
He said, "Don’t move!"
He ca over to uncover Xia Sichen’s coat, revealing the inner clothes that were shredded from abuse. Tearing away the rags, he saw the dense layering of the clothing wounds. Stained with blood,
Huangfu Jingchen placed the warm cloth on it to clean the bloodstains, while Xia Sichen sighed, "If not for the old man being unreasonable, ruining my mood, I’d have so wine and a ga of chess by now, showing true heroism!"
Huangfu Jingchen: "..."
He said speechlessly, "You really have leisure at a ti like this! Aren’t you worried? This case might not overturn!"
"My father always said that in the Jianghu, life and death shouldn’t be taken too seriously. His greatest fear in life is for a parent to bury their child. Other than that, he’s afraid of nothing!" Xia Sichen shifted to a more comfortable position, hiding the worry in his eyes, and said indifferently, "My old man is just too stubborn. I advised him to return to Haotian Village earlier, but he wouldn’t listen. Now that he’s in this ss, he should see through so people’s facades!"
Huangfu Jingchen felt there was more to his words, but upon closer inspection, Xia Sichen’s emotions were masked with a nonchalant attitude, making it hard to discern his true feelings.
After cleaning the wound of bloodstains, Huangfu Jingchen applied the antiseptic dicine to it and wrapped it up. Xia Sichen gave a carp leap and stood up.
Huangfu Jingchen hurriedly said, "The wound might open up like this!"
Xia Sichen waved his hand dismissively and said, "These are just minor wounds, re skin injuries. People in the Jianghu have tough skin; if they can’t handle even this, they’d be too soft!"
Huangfu Jingchen: "..."
But you were pale, on the brink of death, moaning in the carriage, as if gravely injured!
Xia Sichen found a place to sit down. He looked Huangfu Jingchen up and down, asking, "Do you like Wenjin?"
Huangfu Jingchen was taken aback, then he nodded with so embarrassnt.
Xia Sichen laughed heartily, "That’s good, then I’ll entrust Wenjin to you. You must treat her well in the future!"
Huangfu Jingchen looked at Xia Sichen with a strange expression. Wasn’t this brother too big-hearted? Although he indeed wouldn’t let Wenjin down, he wasn’t that familiar with Xia Sichen. Why would Xia Sichen entrust his sister to him?
Feeling a sudden urge, Huangfu Jingchen asked, "Are you already thinking about what to do if the case doesn’t turn in your favor?"
Xia Sichen said, "If it can’t be overturned, so what? What are you trying to say?"
Huangfu Jingchen said, "You’re planning to storm the execution ground!"
He spoke with certainty, not inquiring if it was true!
No wonder he didn’t care if the case could be overturned, because he had already decided on what to do if it couldn’t.
Xia Sichen looked into his eyes and asked, "Would you report ?"
Huangfu Jingchen instinctively shook his head. He wouldn’t report, but he knew that storming the execution ground was also a dead end!
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