Chapter 136: “Sister, Please Apply More Force”

After a while, Xiang Xinyao finally finished stitching her wound.

She placed a layer of medical gauze over it and then had the servant help her tie the bandages.

Xiang Xinyao smiled and thanked the servant. “Thank you. By the way, what’s your name?”

The servant, flustered, replied, “Second Miss, it’s my duty to serve you. How could you thank me? My name is Qingzhu.”

At that moment, there was a knock at the door.

“Yao’er, may I come in?” It was Bai Jing.

“Mother, please wait a moment.”

Xiang Xinyao hurriedly put on her inner garments and signaled Qingzhu to open the door.

At the door, Bai Jing entered with two maids carrying hot water.

“Madam, the Second Miss has just finished tending to her wound.”

Bai Jing nodded and instructed the maids to bring the hot water inside.

“Yao’er, I’ve sent them to help you with a hot bath and to change your clothes.”

Xiang Xinyao smiled sweetly. “Mother, I need to wait a little before taking a bath. First, I’ll go treat Third Brother’s wound again.”

Bai Jing nodded. “Let’s go, I’ll take you there.”

With that, Bai Jing took Xiang Xinyao’s hand and led her out of the room.

“Mother, wait a moment.”

Xiang Xinyao quickly disinfected the tweezers and asked Qingzhu to find a tray. She placed all the medical supplies and instruments on it.

“Qingzhu, take this tray and go to Third Brother’s room,” Xiang Xinyao instructed.

“Yes, Second Miss.”

Bai Jing led the way, holding Xiang Xinyao’s hand, while Qingzhu followed closely behind, carrying the tray.

“Yao’er, do you like this room?”

Xiang Xinyao nodded. “Mother, I really like it! I didn’t expect our house to be so big and impressive!”

“Our house isn’t that big or impressive. It’s the Prince Xian’s residence that’s grand and impressive.”

“That’s someone else’s house. It has nothing to do with me.”

Bai Jing smiled gently. “Who says it has nothing to do with you? The Prince Xian’s residence will be your home one day. How can it have nothing to do with you?”

“Hehe, who knows about the future? No one can say for sure,” Xiang Xinyao replied playfully.

As the mother and daughter chatted, they arrived at Xiang Yanchen’s room.

At that moment, Xiang Yanchen was lying on the bed, looking utterly despondent.

He was still worried about his sister’s injuries and didn’t know how serious they were.

But he himself was also injured and felt helpless.

Although his injuries weren’t severe, he had lost a lot of blood and his face and lips were pale.

“Third Brother,” came Xiang Xinyao’s voice from the door.

“Little sister, ugh…” Xiang Yanchen tried to get up from the bed, but when he moved, the pain from his wound caused him to grimace and let out a soft groan.

Xiang Xinyao approached the bed. “Third Brother, lie down properly. I’ll take care of your wound again.”

“Little sister, my wound was already treated. Why do you need to treat it again?”

“When we were in the wilderness, the treatment was too rough. You’ll end up with an ugly scar if we don’t do it properly. I need to treat it again and stitch it up. This way, it’ll heal faster.”

“Stitch it? How do you plan to stitch it?” Xiang Yanchen asked, his eyes wide with concern.

“I’ll use a needle and thread to stitch up the wound. That way, the scar won’t be as noticeable, and it’ll heal faster,” Xiang Xinyao explained.

Xiang Yanchen twitched his lips, and the image of Xiang Xinyu stitching clothes popped into his mind.

He couldn’t help but wonder: “Will my little sister stitch my wound like Xinyu does clothes? That sounds a bit… scary!”

Xiang Xinyao reassured him, “Third Brother, don’t worry. Stitching a wound is very different from stitching clothes. And I promise, it won’t hurt at all.”

How could it not hurt? After all, a needle is being used!

But Xiang Yanchen said nothing. He didn’t ask any more questions.

Since his sister said it wouldn’t hurt, he decided that even if the stitching did hurt later, he wouldn’t make a sound and would endure it to save face for her.

Xiang Xinyao tore off the cloth from Xiang Yanchen’s back and untied the bandage to clean his wound again.

After applying some local anesthetic, she began stitching the wound.

“Third Brother, does it hurt?” Xiang Xinyao asked.

Xiang Yanchen blinked. “Huh! It doesn’t hurt at all! Little sister, how did you do that?”

“I applied a local anesthetic, so you can’t feel any pain,” she explained.

“But I can still feel you using the needle to poke around the edges of my wound, just without the pain,” he replied.

“Well, I didn’t give you a full anesthesia, so of course, you can still feel something.”

Xiang Yanchen, now curious, asked, “Little sister, what does full anesthesia feel like?”

“You will feel numb! It completely knocks you out, so you don’t feel anything. Even if they cut you open, you wouldn’t know,” she answered casually.

“Wow! What kind of drug is that strong?” he exclaimed.

“This drug is called an anesthetic. It’s even more effective than the ‘mafeisan’ (a traditional anesthetic) and can completely numb the pain,” she explained.

“That’s incredible! No wonder I don’t feel any pain right now.”

Xiang Xinyao smiled slightly. “But once the anesthetic wears off, you’ll start feeling the pain. Remember, don’t let the wound get wet for the next few days. I’ll change your dressing tomorrow.”

“Okay, I’ll remember that,” Xiang Yanchen replied.

After finishing stitching and bandaging Xiang Yanchen’s wound, Bai Jing called for Xiang Xinyao to go take a hot bath. After all, she was still wearing blood-stained clothes.

As they reached the door to their room, Xiang Xinyu ran over with a stack of new clothes in her arms.

“Little sister, I’ve brought you some clothes!” she said with a smile.

Xiang Xinyao’s eyes widened as she looked at the pile of clothes. “Sister, where did you get these clothes?”

“I made them! When I went to Yun City to find you, I didn’t bring all my clothes with me. I left half of them at home,” Xiang Xinyu explained.

“What?! How many clothes did you make?” Xiang Xinyao exclaimed in surprise.

Xiang Xinyu smiled indulgently. “In addition to these winter clothes, I also made some for the summer and for spring and autumn.”

“You’re really the best sister! With you here, I’ll never have to buy clothes in the future,” Xiang Xinyao said gratefully.

“Of course you won’t have to buy clothes! I’ll take care of all your clothes from now on,” Xiang Xinyu said proudly.

“Thank you, sister. I’ll go take a bath now.”

“Little sister, let me help you. You can’t get your arm wet because of the injury.”

Xiang Xinyao smiled sweetly and nodded. “Okay, thank you, sister. Let’s go inside.”

The two sisters entered the room and promptly sent the servants out.

Xiang Xinyao undressed and jumped into the bath tub, with her injured left arm resting on the edge of the tub.

Xiang Xinyu picked up a towel and carefully began washing Xiang Xinyao’s hair.

After washing her hair, she gently began to wash Xiang Xinyao’s body.

Xiang Xinyao giggled uncontrollably. “Hehehe… Sister, please apply more pressure. This tickles too much!”

Xiang Xinyu laughed softly. “Your skin is so delicate; I’m afraid if I press too hard, I might rub your skin hard.”

“It’s fine! I like it a bit rougher. This feels too ticklish. I’m afraid I’ll die laughing in the tub.”

“Alright, then I’ll press a little harder.”

“Yes, press a little harder.”

Xiang Xinyu increased the pressure slightly, and Xiang Xinyao’s delicate skin turned red all over.

“Little sister, does it hurt? Your skin’s all red now.”

“It doesn’t hurt. It feels really good. Thank you, sister.”

“Then I’ll keep going.”

“Mm, thank you for your hard work, sister. Wow, this feels amazing! Maybe next time, I’ll help you wash your back?”

Xiang Xinyu shook her head repeatedly. “No need! I’m not injured. How could I let you wash me?”