Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family-Chapter 852 - : Lost Hand
Chapter 852: Chapter 852: Lost Hand
“Ah, you mean… hehe.”
Di Yelei let out a silly chuckle and quickly lowered his head to carry Chou Chou into the house.
Seeing the situation before him, Di Hongyuan also hurriedly stood up to look: “What happened? What’s this… Why is his nose injured? Quick, tilt his head down and keep pressing on the back of his head for a while longer, the bleeding will stop.”
“It’s all because of this disrespectful person causing trouble, not considering how strong his own strength is, casually throwing a snowball and hitting Chou Chou right on the nose.”
Liu Sisi grew more indignant as she spoke, simultaneously casting several severe looks at Di Yelei, and tenderly instructed servants to fetch clear water to carefully clean Chou Chou’s dirty little face.
“Ouch, ouch, ouch, Mom! Be gentle, be gentle! Wuu wuu…”
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Chou Chou howled while crying.
“Don’t cry, the more you do, the more your nose will run. Do you still want to stop the bleeding or not?” Liu Sisi ultimately couldn’t bear to see her child in pain and hurriedly consoled Chou Chou.
Chou Chou, having been terrified by the sight of the fresh blood, immediately dared not cry upon hearing this.
“Third Brother, don’t cry, Second Sister will blow on it and then it won’t hurt.” Niuniu quickly emerged through the crowd to join the commotion.
Niuniu, who always liked to call him Chou Chou, acted sensibly now that Chou Chou was injured, which consoled Liu Sisi a great deal.
“Me too, I’ll blow on it for you as well.” Di Qiu also feigned concern and blew.
“Mmm, it still hurts…”
Chou Chou clung to Liu Sisi like a little girl, refusing to let go no matter what.
Perhaps the pressure applied to the acupuncture point at the back of his neck had taken effect, as slowly, the bleeding indeed stopped.
Just then, the doctor arrived, carefully examined Chou Chou for a moment, and then reported, “Old Master Marquis need not worry, the Young Master’s bleeding has stopped. However, his nose has still suffered a blow and may take a few days to heal.”
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“His nasal bridge is alright, isn’t it? There’s no such thing as getting broken, is there?”
Liu Sisi was full of worries. It really was alright? How could it bleed so much if nothing was wrong?
Finding himself obliged to explain again, the doctor said: “The Young Master’s nasal bone is indeed intact. It just happened to strike a fragile acupoint in the nose, causing heavy bleeding. With good rest, there will be no problems.”
“As long as he’s alright, that’s what matters.”
Liu Sisi breathed a sigh of relief and only then remembered to reward the doctor: “Old Cheng, fetch ten taels for the doctor. It’s snowing outside, it must have been tough for Sir to come all this way.”
“It’s nothing, it’s nothing.” The doctor finally took his leave with Old Cheng.
Looking at Chou Chou, who was lively again, Liu Sisi struggled to pick him up, then turned back to everyone: “Chou Chou must be tired, I’ll take him down to rest for a bit, you all continue.” After that, she carried Chou Chou out the doorway, heading straight to Chou Chou’s small courtyard.
“Mother, let Xuan’er carry Third Brother.”
Di Xuan quickly followed from behind.
Liu Sisi stopped in her tracks and turned back to shake her head at Di Xuan, “Chou Chou is just tired and wants to sleep, I’ll take him back to the courtyard. You’ve had enough for today too, no need to run back and forth anymore. Besides, your uncle is still over there, and since you wish to seek knowledge from him, you should properly attend to him. ‘Once a teacher, forever a father,’ you mustn’t be negligent, understand?”
“Mother, rest assured, Xuan’er is fully aware.”
“Then I am relieved.”
Having said that, Liu Sisi hoisted Chou Chou up a bit higher, quickening her pace as she saw that he was visibly dozing off.
By the time she had brought Chou Chou back to his room, he had already fallen deeply asleep.
Seeing him lying obediently in bed, yet with his nose swollen and bruised, Liu Sisi felt a heart-wrenching pain. How could he fall asleep so suddenly? Could he have something like a concussion?
Liu Sisi felt as if she were losing her mind with worry and anxiety. She sat restlessly for a long while, and as time grew late, she rose reluctantly only after seeing that Chou Chou was still sleeping soundly, without any signs of nausea or vomiting. She called over Nanny Zhao, who had been serving by Chou Chou’s side.
“This child’s nose is seriously injured. I’m worried there might still be clotted blood inside his nose; what if it slides down and blocks his mouth and nose? Therefore, tonight I’m entrusting Nanny Zhao to keep a constant watch over the Third Young Master’s condition. You must not let anything happen. Understand?”
Nanny Zhao was one of the people recently brought in; short and petite but exceptionally efficient and quick, which is why Liu Sisi had assigned her to attend to Chou Chou. Hearing the instructions, she quickly knelt in a bow: “This slave understands, Princess. You can rest easy.”
“Good! Tonight, I will assign Nanny Gao to accompany you in caring for Chou Chou.” Liu Sisi took out a silver ingot from her arms and placed it on the table: “If you take good care of your duties, I am not a stingy person. But if things go wrong… hmm!”
“This slave will do her utmost to care for the Third Young Master.” Nanny Zhao did not dare to lift her head.
“That will do.”
After giving a few more instructions, Liu Sisi left Nanny Gao in charge and then stood up to return to the courtyard, bracing herself against the cold.
The snow outside was still falling gently, showing no sign of stopping. Walking along the corridor, her feet on the floor felt like they were sliding on a thin layer of slick ice; with every step, she slipped, her feet completely numb from the cold.
Fighting her way back to the courtyard, there was a small lamp shining at the entrance. The little maid on night duty heard the noise and rushed to open the door.
Another little maid named Ding Xiang, responsible for the room, quickly lit the lamp inside and came out with a lantern: “This slave greets the Princess. Please watch your step, Princess… Do you wish to wash up?”
Liu Sisi had wanted to refuse, but remembering that she had left Ms. Gao in Chou Chou’s courtyard, she nodded: “Alright, bring over a pot of hot tea first. By the way, has the Old Master returned yet?”
“This slave didn’t see the Old Master’s return. Princess, I will fetch you some hot tea.” Ding Xiang retreated quickly.
Liu Sisi frowned; it was so late, and he was still not back. Could they be indulging this long?
Ding Xiang was swift in her actions; she returned with the hot tea after only a moment. Accompanied by another little maid named Peony, who carried hot water into the bathroom.
“Peony, go check the flower hall, see if the Old Master and the others are still drinking and chatting?”
Peony hurriedly left the courtyard. By the time Liu Sisi emerged from the bathroom, Peony had returned to report: “Reporting to the Princess, the Old Master has stopped drinking and chatting. All the young masters and misses have also returned to their rooms. This slave overheard Chief Steward Cheng say, the Old Master and the Grand Master went to the study and haven’t come out yet.”
So they had dispersed a while ago and gone to the study; no wonder they hadn’t returned yet.
Thinking that the study too was equipped with underfloor heating and thus no need to worry about the cold, Liu Sisi waved for the two to withdraw. She wasn’t feeling sleepy and was rather unsettled, so she went to the connected small study, grabbed a biography at random, and started to flip through it as she lay at the head of bed.
