Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 327: Checking Her Injuries (3)_1

Chapter 327: Chapter 327: Checking Her Injuries (3)_1

The horse carriage moved slowly, so slow that it seemed like it was afraid of jostling the person inside. What was normally a half-hour journey took an entire hour. By the time they returned to the city, it was pitch black. Once the carriage stopped, Cai Wei was surprised to find that she had been brought to a grand inn and couldn’t help but exclaim: "Nangong Yi, what’s going on?"

Nangong Yi got out of the carriage, picked up Cai Wei, and headed towards the inn. While walking, he explained, "I’ve already sent someone to fetch your family. You can all stay here temporarily until you fully recover. And once you’re better, we can all return to the capital together."

Upon hearing his words, Cai Wei felt slightly uncomfortable. She had just managed to establish clear boundaries between them in Qingyun Town, but within a few days, everything got mixed up again.

She wanted to distance herself from him, but she had just been saved by him, and it didn’t seem right to push him away so soon. Furthermore, Saknu, being half-man and half-beast, was unpredictable. She was afraid he might cause trouble again. After much thought, she compromised and decided that it was safer to be with Nangong Yi and tacitly accepted his arrangement.

The inn was a three-compartment house, and Nangong Yi had rented the whole place.

The front of the inn was a storefront. In addition to accommodating guests, it also operated a small restaurant which was quite popular. The two compartments behind were guest rooms, eight in total. Nangong Yi and Manager Li took the main rooms in the second compartment, and Cai Wei’s family was arranged to stay in the backyard. Nangong Yi’s guards occupied the side rooms on both sides.

When Mu Zhongqing’s family arrived and saw Cai Wei safe and sound, they were overcome with gratitude towards Nangong Yi that words couldn’t express.

Ever since Cai Wei was taken away, their hearts felt as if they were being fried in oil – they were in inner turmoil and helpless. When they saw that Cai Wei was unharmed, everyone felt relieved. They surrounded Cai Wei, crying and laughing, asking her all sorts of questions.

Cai Wei didn’t want them to worry, so she didn’t mention how she had been beaten and injured. She simply told them that Nangong Yi had saved her in the nick of time. In order not to reveal too much and let her parents see her larger-than-usual buttocks, she made small talk with them for a while before going to bed early.

Their house had four rooms. Lady Du and her husband occupied the eastern room, Wen’er and Wu’er were in the next room, the third room served as a hall, and the fourth room was the bedroom for Cai Wei and Cai Fei.

Not long after Cai Wei lay down, Fei’er came in. She glanced at her sister sleeping on the kang, sighed softly, blew out the candle, and crawled into bed.

In the darkness, just as Cai Wei was drifting off to sleep, Cai Fei suddenly asked in a low voice, "Sis, have you been... mistreated?"

Cai Wei was startled, and her sleepiness vanished instantly. She asked in surprise, "Fei’er, why would you say such a thing?"

Cai Fei hesitated for a moment and then said with a somewhat strained voice, "Older sister, if it really is the case, you may as well say it. It’s too painful to keep it to yourself. We’re all family. If you talk about it, at least there will be someone to share your burden..."

Cai Wei touched her forehead and said, "No, what are you thinking about? Am I not all right? When have I been mistreated?"

But Cai Fei didn’t believe her words. After her older sister was taken away, she happened to overhear the female doctors in the medical center discussing the perverse actions of Liaodan men. She heard they were extremely cruel to women, treating them merely as playthings in bed. Many Great Jin women had died in their beds. So when she saw her older sister, she paid extra attention and notice that her buttocks seemed larger than before, appeared swollen, and her walk was not as graceful as it used to be. It was somewhat difficult for her. So, she was sad to conclude that her sister had been violated by that Liaodan savage!

She wanted to console her sister, but she was afraid she would injure her self-esteem if she said the wrong thing. So, she simply asked a question. When her sister denied it, she didn’t press further. Cai Fei then turned away and silently shed tears in her sleep...

Cai Wei had no idea that she was considered a defiled woman in her sister’s heart. Lying on the warm kang for a while, she eventually fell into a deep sleep...

The next day

When Cai Wei woke up, she was pleasantly surprised to find that her buttocks were much less swollen. It had looked like a small mountain yesterday, but today, it just seemed a bit rounder than usual. She was secretly pleased as she sneaked out the medicine Nangong Yi had given her. While Cai Fei was still asleep, she quietly applied the medicine.

As she applied the medicine, she couldn’t help but curse the beast who had wounded her.

The beast was overly strong. Just a casual slap from him had left her in her current state. If he had used his true strength, she wondered if she would have been killed. As she thought about it, she felt a creeping fear. Yesterday, she had recklessly pulled out his hair, which was such a foolish act! It was simply risking her life to vent her anger. Thank God that the beast hadn’t taken it seriously. Otherwise, she might already be dead by now—she shivered at the thought!