Past

Starting with the bones alignment I gave my brother pain relief medication. Even with slow heal it will take 2 weeks for bone and tendon heal then recuperation would be required. All else is good. I don't want Ru Zhen to be in pain for too long.

Seeing me frowning Ru Zhen said "I..I will be ok..ay! even if i..t can't be healed....don't worry it's okay......don't burden yourself.....aah Shi'er the pain is gone!!" He looked at me with mouth open. I know he must have been in excruciating pain but didn't scream once. My cute brave brother I'll make them pay don't you worry, prime minister and that stupid 4th prince they should wash their neck and wait.

"Of course it's gone who do you think is your sister or did you doubt me. I'm gonna tell big brother to handle you just you wait" upon hearing me he put on a stupid smile "how can I doubt her royal highness..oh I'm so week have mercy🥺" looking at the puppy dog eyes "fine you are forgiven now go to sleep Stop fighting the medicine". "alright I'll be troubling you then Shi'er"

I touch his head as I thought 'I'll protect you no one is gonna harm you' he gives me his breathtaking warm smile and obediently closes his eyes and just like that he is out like a light. After the long gruelling journey at the edge of life and death he can finally let go.

I turn to my big strong brother the valiant image in my memories is replaced by a bruised pale ghost like face with feeble breath even with Dr Wu's help he is barely holding on!! I turned to Ai scan results his poison in this ancient time is impossible to treat it will slowly eat away his organs, he will be in constant pain, his brain can feel the pain but can not respond to it even in semi coma all he has is pain it's ruthless known as the black tut poison it's rare and only with Ai was I able to even diagnose it. I have to use heal touch to minimise the damage already done by the poison and block it's flow through his system for now then after I get the herbs from mother I will start the treatment if the herbs can't be found I'll think of a way to bring them out of Ai stores to use them. It takes longer then I thought 6 hours of heal touch to close up his internal wounds and I had to leave them superficially open to leave the appearance of injury for everyone to see. I cleaned sterilised and bandaged him up fed him pain killers and antibiotics. His breathing rate was much better and a bit of colour returned to his face.

I wiped the beads of sweat from my brows. I knew I overdid Ai use but the situation was too dangerous, I have finally bought enough time to save him from the poison.

Sighing in relief I step out to see my mother holding vigil by the door. She hurries towards " how are they?"

"They are fine second brother is finally sleeping and big brother is stable for now. Once the antidote for the poison is given he will wake up in no time!" I hold her hands and reassure her I can see relief and tiredness in her eyes she tells me that all preparation are done for their protection , rumours are already at large about my brother's critical condition. That was fast well it's to be expected after all she was the strongest shield of the general's fu after father no one should underestimate the female tigress.

If it wasn't for the loss of her children one after another. From my memories, If I hadn't come then first one to go was her only darling daughter, she witnessed her pale broken body lying in a pool of her blood lifeless when she came to the door with the guards. She held her and screamed "nooo!" she hadn't even buried her daughter much less gotten over the grief when her eldest was next to go but the horrible way he went cost her sanity. She watched her handsome boy rot as his organs melted by the poison, Black blood pus oozed from his open wounds and the horrid rotten smell in the air or how slowly he was unrecognisable from human or monster she didn't care for none of it, she sat vigil by his side she called for doctors but no one came, the imperial doctors just shook their heads and left coldly they were only there as a formality other then Dr Wu who was also helpless could only shake his head with red eyes and beg for forgiveness as he couldn't do anything.In front of her in a matter of days he rotted away. It was not that she didn't try the strong women bowed her head begged all she knew for help desperately but no one came to her aid. After all a dying house had no advantages. Those who could help were silent the Su, the Shen were old friends even they turned their back to her. Her maternal family was too far away and she could not reach out to them the letters were blocked the people she secretly sent out never returned. She was isolated her husband was trying his best to return but there was no word from him she did not even know if he was alive or dead. The condition in which her sons returned had already made her lose hope for miracles. In just four days her eldest took his last breath. Her youngest had already lost his legs but the sight of his sister murdered in front of him as he helplessly laid on the floor and watched had broken his mind he blamed himself for his siblings death and could not hold on much longer and died of his wounds and depression not long after his eldest brother.

She buried one child after another which took a heavy toll on her. But that was not all the prime minster,Wang Du along with 4th prince Long Bei Su's backing falsified reports and accused her sons of treason and betrayers of the long empire, that they had worked with North Kin and were responsible for the death of thousands of troops even if victorious it was all a ploy to weaken the Long empire. They were not even allowed to rest in peace as their names were run through the gutter by the people they gave their lives to protect. Their were people who defended them, who stood up at the injustice done to to General Ru's household but were drowned in the voices of the masses. It was not known who set fire to General's Fu 2 week after the edict marking their household as criminals in which Yun Su Mei was burned along with everyone in the house as they had not been thrown in the dungeon as the culprits (her sons) were dead and the General was still on the battlefield but they were stripped of their titles and under house arrest until the General Ru's return and trial but everyone knew that he won't be able to return safely either.