kingnovel Chapter 316 Head Injury
Chapter 316 Head Injury
The man with messy, unkempt hair and tattered clothes, sitting calmly in the hall, was none other than Wei Yu.
As for his face, which was so unrecognizable, Li Xiaonuan couldn't bear to look at it.
Upon seeing Li Xiaonuan enter, the two dirty-looking people in the hall stood up excitedly.
However, one of them stood up, then sat back down dejectedly.
Li Xiaonuan looked past Wei Yu and at her father, who sat uneasily at the head of the table. Her father shook his head helplessly at Li Xiaonuan, clearly still not understanding the situation.
"Young Master Wei, what happened to you? Weren't you leading troops in the Northwest? How did you end up in the Southwest like this?" Li Xiaonuan asked directly.
Wei Yu didn't answer, but just stared blankly at Li Xiaonuan without saying a word. His behavior was really strange.
"Young Master Wei, what's wrong? Xiao Yang, take him to wash up first, he looks uncomfortable." Seeing that Wei Yu was acting strangely, Li Xiaonuan did not go forward, but instructed Xiao Yang instead.
Xiao Yang stepped forward and respectfully invited Wei Yu to go out with him to wash up. But Wei Yu didn't move, just staring blankly at Li Xiaonuan's smile.
At this moment, the other person who had been sitting stood up and said, "Princess Li, Young Master Wei has been like this ever since he woke up from his injury. He doesn't speak, and he won't let anyone touch him. He just keeps walking south with his head down. I guess he wants to see you."
Li Xiaonuan stared at the man strangely for a long time before asking, "Young master, do we know each other?"
A look of sorrow flashed in the man's eyes as he lowered his head and said, "Princess, I am Wang Tu."
"Wang Tu?"
Father Li and his four uncles all exclaimed in surprise.
Before the New Year, Wang Tu's mother was severely beaten by Wang Tu's father, who then wrote a letter of divorce and abandoned her.
Later, Wang Tu's mother, in despair, bought several jars of soybean oil and burned down Wang Tu's father's house in the city that night.
The fire started in the middle of the night, when everyone was sound asleep. So, by the time people discovered it and came out to put it out, Wang Tu's father and the mother and son he had raised in the city had already been burned beyond recognition and were on their way to the underworld.
Later, people found Wang Tu's mother, who had set the fire, on the gate of Wang Tu's house in Zhoucun.
At that time, Wang Tu Niang was hanging on the door frame of the Wang family's gate with a ferocious expression. A letter was left on the ground.
The letter stated that the village was entrusted to manage the Wang family's fields and houses so that Wang Tu could take over when he returned.
I wonder if Wang Tu has received any news about this?
"Wang Tu, how did you get into this state? Did you go to the Northwest before?" Fifth Uncle Li Dali asked.
“Uncle Li, I went to the Northwest to join the army. Later, during the war, I followed Deputy General Wei,” Wang Tu replied.
Wei Yu smiled and looked at Li Xiaonuan the whole time. His clear eyes made Li Xiaonuan feel a little sad.
"Wang Tu, did Young Master Wei hurt his head?" Li Xiaonuan had a very ominous premonition.
"Yes, Deputy General Wei injured his head and has been like this ever since he woke up. However, he still remembers the way back." Wang Tu said this with some concern.
“I’ve always wanted to bring Deputy General Wei back to the barracks so the army doctor could take a look at him. But Deputy General Wei just wouldn’t cooperate. He was stubborn and insisted on leading me here by begging for food all the way.” Wang Tu spoke of his past experiences with a hint of bitterness.
Wang Tu's words made the shocked men of the Li family understand. If he hadn't injured his head, how could the arrogant and unruly Wei Yu have gotten himself into such a sorry state?
"Wang Tu, have you sent word back to the military camp that Young Master Wei is still alive? They're probably looking for him over there." Li Xiaonuan asked.
“Yes, yes, yes, they’re mobilizing people in the Northwest to look for Young Master Wei. I heard it from Doctor Qi,” Father Li chimed in.
“Princess, we crawled out of a pile of corpses. Afterwards, I was taken into the mountains by Deputy General Wei and got lost. Later, I wanted to send a message to the army. But we only had these tattered clothes on us, so there was no way to send the message back. Besides, the soldiers guarding the cities we passed through on our way back didn't believe me and treated us like refugees.” Wang Tu said helplessly.
“I think that’s how it should be,” said Uncle Li Dajian, who had also served in the army.
"Alright, you two go and take a shower. I've had hot water prepared in the bathrooms of both the east and west rooms, so you can both go inside and wash up. Wang Tu, you can stay at Uncle Li's house, your family..." Father Li said, but he didn't know how to explain it to Wang Tu.
When the Wang family was mentioned, the sorrow and resentment in Wang Tu's eyes were so obvious. However, he did not ask any questions.
"Uncle Li, I know what happened to the Wang family. I'll just shamelessly come to your house to clean up my clothes." Sure enough, Wang Tu had always known what had happened in his family.
Wang Tu's words caused the Li family members present to sigh with emotion. Father Li personally led Wang Tu into the west room.
As for Wei Yu, Xiao Yang wanted to take him to the east room, but Wei Yu ignored Xiao Yang.
"Don't touch me! Xiao Nuan, she's my wife." Wei Yu shook off Xiao Yang's hand and looked at Li Xiao Nuan with a smile.
Li Xiaonuan was extremely annoyed and asked Xiaoyang to send someone to bring Qi Ji back. As for herself, she gently coaxed Wei Yu, "Second Young Master Wei, let's clean ourselves up first, okay? You used to be so clean and capable."
"Okay, whatever my wife says goes," Wei Yu said with a silly grin.
Li Xiaonuan sighed helplessly, her mouth dry from talking, before she finally managed to calm Wei Yu down and let Xiao Gang take him downstairs to wash up.
Of course, Wei Yu was in no condition to clean himself. Fortunately, the Li family had recently hired quite a few people, including two servants in the outer courtyard.
Li Xiaonuan asked the two men to go in and help Wei Yu clean up, and also asked them to boil more hot water so that Wang Tu and Wei Yu could rinse the water a couple more times.
While Wei Yu and Wang Tu were taking a bath, Qi Ji was finally found and brought back. However…
Looking at Sang Moyun who followed Qi Ji in, Li Xiaonuan teased, "You two just happened to run into each other. By the way, I only sent someone to find Doctor Qi, Moyun, why did you come along?"
"Li Xiaonuan, don't tease me. I heard Brother Yu is back. Where is he?" Sang Moyun looked left and right, searching for Wei Yu.
Fortunately, Father Li had already led several uncles into the inner courtyard to chat with the old lady.
Qi Ji stared at Sang Moyun with a dark expression, saying nothing.
Although Li Xiaonuan had helped Qi Ji meet with Sang Moyun, and Qi Ji had been shamelessly pestering the Sang family for the past few days, the young lady Sang hadn't responded at all, remaining cold and distant towards Qi Ji.
"Mo Yun, Young Master Wei injured his head earlier and is still a little disoriented. I've had someone take him downstairs to wash up; he should be fine soon," Li Xiaonuan said.
"Not in his right mind? Brother Yu is mentally unstable? How can that be? He said he would help me find a husband." Sang Moyun exclaimed in disbelief.
Qi Ji's face darkened further. He said, "I think it's better that he's stupid. That way, he won't have to go back to the Wei family to deal with those troublesome people, and he won't have to risk his life for the emperor. That's good."
Sang Moyun and Li Xiaonuan looked at Qi Ji in astonishment, wondering why he would say such a thing.
“Doctor Qi, if Young Master Wei doesn’t go home, who will take care of him? Besides, the Wei family won’t let him stay outside like this. Even the Emperor will send someone to treat Young Master Wei,” Li Xiaonuan said.
“That’s right, it’s impossible for Brother Yu to be stupid, so he doesn’t need to go back to the Wei family. Even the Emperor will probably treat him well. However, it’s really good that Brother Yu doesn’t have to risk his life for the Emperor anymore,” Sang Moyun agreed.
"You're all thinking too simply. That kid Wei Yu offended quite a few people back in the Wei family. If he goes back like this, he probably won't live to see the end of the year," Qi Ji said, pouring cold water on his hopes.
Li Xiaonuan and Sang Moyun looked at each other, both seeing worry and fear in each other's eyes.
"Well, you're still here. You just need to cure Young Master Wei/Brother Yu, right?" Li Xiaonuan and Sang Moyun said to Qi Ji in unison.