Chapter 11: Is Xiao Fu Bao Disliked? The Whole City Loves Me With Their Lives
**Chapter 11: Suisui is Not a Burden**
Feng Xuanrui had no idea that Physician Liu was inwardly mocking him.
Looking at Suisui's bald little head, he couldn't help but feel a chill on his own scalp. He even instinctively reached up to touch it.
What he felt was his own still-wet, unwrung hair.
With a puzzled expression, he glanced at Suisui's head reflecting the candlelight and then at Physician Liu. He asked with a pained heart, "Where is my sister's hair?"
Even if her hair was in poor condition, it shouldn't have all been cut off, right?
She's just a little girl!
And you cut it into a little bald head?
Hearing his question, Physician Liu cheerfully replied, "Her hair was in poor condition and had many knots, so I cut it off. Every morning from now on, apply some ointment to nourish it. The new hair that grows out will surely be smooth and silky, much better than before."
Physician Liu's words immediately piqued Feng Xuanrui's interest.
Although his own hair was fine, the idea of having smooth and silky hair was tempting. He couldn’t resist touching his own hair and eagerly asked, "Can I do the same?"
Physician Liu calmly replied, "Of course, if the Sixth Young Master isn’t afraid of being lectured by the Prince and Princess Consort when you return to the manor."
Feng Xuanrui fell silent and sighed.
"One’s body, hair, and skin are all gifts from one’s parents."
Unless absolutely necessary, who would want to shave their head?
Thinking about these things, Physician Liu's gaze toward Suisui grew even more compassionate.
Suisui was tightly wrapped in a cloth by Physician Liu. She wanted to raise her hand to touch her suddenly chilly head, but she was confined and couldn’t move.
Seeing Feng Xuanrui hang his head without speaking, Suisui felt uneasy. She asked in a small voice, "Brother, Suisui will grow hair again. Please don’t dislike Suisui."
The latter part of her sentence was tinged with tears.
She was truly afraid of being abandoned again.
The system, listening to this voice in the consciousness space, felt its heart breaking!
Feng Xuanrui had been worried about not being able to shave his head like his sister and regrow his hair.
But hearing that his sister was about to cry, he quickly took a step forward and gently patted Suisui's little head. "I won't dislike you. Even if Suisui has a bald head, it’s still a cute little bald head!"
These words were somewhat insincere.
Suisui was thin and scrawny, her face lacking in flesh. Apart from her large, bright eyes, there wasn’t much to say about her appearance.
But in Feng Xuanrui’s eyes, his sister was the most beautiful!
No objections allowed!
Hearing Feng Xuanrui's words, Suisui's uneasy heart slowly calmed down.
She thought, thankfully, her brother hadn't abandoned her.
She really liked this brother.
If possible, she actually wanted to stay with her brother forever.
But the system said she couldn’t.
Her current identity was that of a Chen family child. Even if her uncles had abandoned her, if these people found out her identity, they would probably still send her back.
Send her back?
And then?
Be left on the mountain again to be fed to the wolves?
Suisui didn't know, and felt a bit lost.
But she also knew that she and her brother weren’t related by blood. Why would anyone take care of her, a little burden?
【Suisui is not a little burden!】
The system loudly objected.
Suisui bit her lip and stayed silent.
The system’s heart broke even more!
Both children were injured, especially Suisui, whose forehead wound could become infected if not properly treated, potentially leading to a fatal fever!
So after the bath, Physician Liu quickly settled the two of them down, checked their pulses, and applied medicine.
While checking Suisui's pulse, Physician Liu silently recited the Great Compassion Mantra.
Only in this way could he calm the killing intent he felt as a physician.
Suisui's bone age was just over three years old.
But according to the child herself, she was already five years old.
Is that reasonable?
Physician Liu knew that survival was tough for women in commoner families.
But this was the first time he had seen it so directly.
The issue was, this went beyond hardship, didn’t it?
With all these injuries and illnesses, the fact that Suisui was still alive was nothing short of a miracle!
Suppressing his anger, Physician Liu applied medicine to Suisui and coaxed her to sleep. Only then did he leave to check on Feng Xuanrui's injuries.
Feng Xuanrui had twisted his ankle. With some medicine and a few days' rest, he would be fine.
The young boy had been up all night and was exhausted.
Before the medicine was even fully applied, he had already fallen asleep.
When Prince Qing returned, it was already the next morning.
The sun had just risen, and everyone at the relay station was quietly busy.
The two children were so tired from the previous day that they didn't wake up despite the noise in the morning.
Physician Liu had specifically instructed that they should not be disturbed unless necessary.
When Prince Qing returned, Physician Liu immediately came over.
He came to check if anyone in Prince Qing's party was injured and needed treatment.
The other reason was, of course, for Suisui.
This child was too pitiful. There was no way she could be sent back.
That family didn't appreciate her, so why send her back?
To commit a sin?
Seeing the old man in front of him, blowing his beard and glaring while starting to rant, Prince Qing couldn’t help but take a tactical step back.
Thinking back to when Zhan Yuan had told him that last night Physician Liu had stayed up practicing swordsmanship for the time it took to burn an incense stick before returning to his room, Prince Qing felt complicated.
Last night, he had only briefly seen Suisui in passing, as there was important business to attend to. He hadn't really looked at her.
Now, hearing what Physician Liu had to say, he thought it would be a good idea to have someone investigate the situation and take a look for himself.
The main reason was...
That child, Xiao Liu, seemed to really like her.
He knew that Prince Qi and his family had been longing for a daughter to the point of madness.
So all the nephews in the household were particularly eager to have a sister.
However, he couldn't just casually bring back a child with an unclear background.
Besides, she was a person, and bringing her back meant taking on responsibility. They couldn't act carelessly, could they?
Seeing Physician Liu’s determination, as if he would keep talking for three days and nights if he didn’t agree, Prince Qing helplessly rubbed his temples and pointed to the back courtyard. "Take me to see the child first."
Did this mean Prince Qing was relenting?
Physician Liu wasn’t sure, but he happily led the way.
That child looked so pitiful; even if Prince Qing had a heart of stone, it would surely soften, right?
Physician Liu led Prince Qing, gently opened the door, and went inside.
As soon as they approached the bedside, Suisui woke up.
The little girl, without opening her eyes, began to fumble to get out of bed. "Aunt, don’t hit me, I’m getting up. I’ll go fetch water right away."
The little girl tried to scramble out of bed, but since it was late last night and she had no clothes, Physician Liu had wrapped her in a cloth to sleep.
Now, as she moved, her limbs were too weak to support her, and she directly fell headfirst off the bed.
*Thud!*
A light sound that struck the hearts of the two people.
(End of Chapter)
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