Chapter 1401: 1396: Chu Yihan, Don't Bleed

Chapter 1401: Chapter 1396: Chu Yihan, Don’t Bleed

How could one now dare to display mediocre skills in front of Chu Yihan?

Her own sins could no longer be absolved.

“If you are ashamed, you should even more strive to fulfill your duties where you stand. Ask yourself,— can Zhuo Qing truly not shoulder the position of a prefecture chief?”

Chu Yihan set down Zhuo Qing’s literary collection, his dark eyes tinged with ink, his aura formidable.

A shock went through Zhuo Qing’s heart, and she once again knelt before Chu Yihan, nodding slightly.

Her heart was bursting with excitement; indeed, Chu Yihan didn’t need to say more, she very much wanted to try!

After all, was not one’s capability only found through trial?

Zhuo Qing had been silent for a long time. Chu Yihan was ready; if she didn’t want to take the position, he would transfer the Hangzhou prefecture chief first, serving temporarily, and, after returning to Jiang Du City, select another prominent official to fill the position.

But just as he stood up, Zhuo Qing nervously bowed her head deeply, “If the Emperor trusts me, Zhuo Qing is willing… willing to try!”

“Lord Zhuo still has this desire, then why fear it?”

Su Yingxue smiled and helped her up.

Chu Yihan spoke earnestly, “Since you have agreed, as a servant to me, you must fulfill the duty of a servant.”

“Grateful that the Emperor hasn’t forsaken me, disregarding my past mistakes and not caring that I am a woman, I am tasked with a heavy responsibility. Zhuo Qing will surely work tirelessly and repay the Emperor!” Zhuo Qing knelt on the ground and gave a deep kowtow to Chu Yihan.

She was moved in her heart.

When she first met Chen Ruobai, he admired her and asked if she wanted to be his left and right hand, starting an era of women entering the royal court; she was too shocked then to believe it.

Following Chen Ruobai, she embarked on the official path, exploring the ways of bureaucracy and breaking through countless difficulties.

The misguidance of Chen Ruobai, her misguided trust, had made that affair disastrously wrong, and she grew fearful!

But now, her loyalty was to Chu Yihan.

The Emperor who conquered the entire Nine Continents, celebrated by the world.

Maybe, giving herself another chance, the outcome might be different?

“I believe that the capable should occupy positions,” Chu Yihan helped her up, his eyes holding a deep meaning, “Since ancient times, women have been confined to the inner chambers, never given a chance to display their talents. But this does not mean women lack talent,— a hundred years ago, the Princess Protector of the Great Cheng Dynasty fought and killed enemies on the battlefield; twenty years ago, Princess Shu Li’s medical skills were renowned across the land; my empress is also a celebrated genius doctor of the world. My great general, Lin Sisi, has charged through battlefields, spilling blood! I deeply admire the women who leave the inner chambers and step into the royal court, and I wish to pave the way for you.”

“Is what the Emperor said really true?” Zhuo Qing asked excitedly, her eyes reddening, “Is the Emperor willing to give me a chance, and also to all the women, a chance? Can women also take imperial examinations and serve in the royal court in the future?”

“Why not? I intend it so, and will implement it in coming days,” Chu Yihan’s lips curled up slightly.

Zhuo Qing was greatly shocked,— she thought that after this ordeal, Chu Yihan would despise Chen Ruobai and surely despise the idea of women officials even more, further suppressing the status of women at home, making their lives even harder.

But she hadn’t expected Chu Yihan to be such an enlightened monarch!

After this ordeal, he was willing to give all women a chance!

Su Yingxue was also quite astonished; she looked at her husband, thinking about how he had previously allowed her to run a clinic to teach women medicine, which was already quite rebellious.

At that time, he had faced much dissent.

Yet now, he had even thought of this?

“The Emperor keeps his word, can you be at ease in this position of prefecture chief?” Chu Yihan asked Zhuo Qing.

Zhuo Qing lifted her robe and knelt, giving three clear and loud kowtows, “With such a sovereign, Zhuo Qing in this life will exhaust her utmost, cease not till death!”

“Good, I will entrust these three cities to you.”

This was the most exciting statement Zhuo Qing had ever heard in her life.

Decades later, she managed these three cities well, and also because of what Chu Yihan said, she kept a smile until the day she died.

Su Yingxue and Chu Yihan finally returned to the military camp they had been at before, where Chu Yifeng and the soldiers who had contracted hemorrhagic fever were still stationed.

When they returned, most of these people had nearly recovered.

Rong Sheng and the military doctor had been tirelessly taking care of them, and although a few unfortunate ones did not survive, most people did.

For instance, Chu Yifeng.

While Rong Sheng was reporting the situation to Chu Yihan and Su Yingxue, Chu Yifeng came uninvited, walked behind Rong Sheng, and embraced her, “Sister, why have you been here so long?”

Seeing him start to behave improperly, Rong Sheng immediately struggled free, “Don’t move.”

“Let me kiss you first.” Chu Yifeng pinched her face and kissed her without waiting for an answer.

Although they parted immediately, he was still very satisfied.

“Chu Yifeng, get out.”

Chu Yihan scolded him directly.

Chu Yifeng gave him an evil smile but obediently left.

Su Yingxue walked over to Rong Sheng, worriedly taking her hand, “He calls you sister, did your medicine lose its effect, did he remember?”

This could be a disaster!

Chu Yifeng might revert to the paranoid madman he once was…

Chu Xi might even get involved in this mess!

Rong Sheng shook her head, “No, that day in the fire, I misspoke.”

Since then, Chu Yifeng had been calling her that and continually pestering her, asking what had happened between them before.

She wouldn’t say, so he kept calling her sister.

Deliberately provoking her.

Su Yingxue sighed with relief, but after Rong Sheng left, she felt something odd.

She sat back in Chu Yihan’s lap, wrapping her arms around his neck, “What exactly should Rong Sheng and Chu Yifeng do about their situation?”

Being together was torture for both, but being apart… they couldn’t really separate at all.

It seemed like Sister Rong Sheng didn’t intend to leave again.

“Rong Sheng also has her own demons she can’t let go of, and Chu Yifeng not remembering might actually be a good thing,” Chu Yihan pinched her delicate nose and nibbled on her lip.

His eyes were full of indulgence towards her.

Su Yingxue’s face flushed pink, “Well… alright then!”

As long as they weren’t tormenting each other and affecting the children, it really didn’t matter if they stayed together or not.

Su Yingxue and Chu Yihan rested for a day, and Su Yingxue had a good sleep. However, when she awoke, she found Chu Yihan was gone. She got up at midnight to look for him but couldn’t find him anywhere.

Suddenly, she thought of something, went to the medicine hut, and saw three figures there.

Saint Ruan, Chu Yihan, and a woman in a cloak.

They were gathered around a blood container, which looked familiar to Su Yingxue.

She watched as Chu Yihan stretched out his wrist and used a knife to cut the still healing wound on his wrist, and she immediately rushed to embrace him, “Chu Yihan, wait a bit longer!”

“You don’t need to rush to bleed for Sisi, we can find someone else, you alone… can’t withstand this!”

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