The weather is getting colder, it will change when you say it. A few days ago, wearing a single shirt was fine, but now you can breathe out a cold breath when you say a word. Shen Miaoping was wrapped in a brocade quilt and lay on the bed, she could not help but sniff, thinking that it would snow in a few days Going out to patrol the streets after this is simply a human tragedy.
The stove was burning in the room, which made people drowsy. Fuling opened the curtain and sent the boiled medicine in, and a cold air rushed in. Xie Yuzhi was sitting behind the desk and looking at the defense map, and when he saw it, he lifted it up. The head said: "What did the doctor say?"
Fu Ling put the celadon bowl with the hot concoction on the table and said, "The doctor said that the uncle Xu was wearing a little thinner clothes a few days ago, and the wind evil entered the body and got sick. Fortunately, it is not serious, so it is not necessary to prescribe strong medicine. The prescription is calm, slowly warm and nourished, and it will be fine after a while."
The ancient medical skills were not developed, and a small cold could kill him, so Shen Miaoping was more active than anyone else about drinking medicine. Raised his hand to dodge.
Shen Miaoping: "???"
Xie Yuzhi lifted the hem of his robe and sat beside the bed, explaining, "The bowl is too hot, I'll feed you."
Shen Miaoping didn't believe it, and her face was full of suspicion, "Yesterday's bowl was also hot, why didn't you feed me."
Xie Yuzhi didn't say a word, he stirred the brown concoction in the mixing bowl with a spoon, and there was a faint curl of steam rising between the collision of the porcelain bowls. When the temperature of the medicine bowl in his hand slowly dropped, he smiled and said, "You apply medicine for me. After applying it so many times, it's just as if my conscience found it hard to take care of you once."
Shen Miaoping laughed lightly when she heard this, and touched her chin with her long fingertips: "Second Master is the first person who said to take care of me, but unfortunately this medicine is too bitter, I can't bear to feed it one by one, I still drink it by myself. Bar."
After speaking, he took the medicine bowl and drank it.
Xie Yuzhi didn't care when he saw this, took the empty bowl and put it aside, and turned to another unrelated matter: "The envoy from Daliao will leave the capital tonight, and Fuyuan general Sun Tong, in his hands The soldiers and horses will soon be handed over to my father."
Shen Miaoping did not understand why he would mention this, but after thinking for a while, he said, "A few days ago, His Majesty asked him to hand over the Tiger Talisman, but he was reluctant to give it to him. "
"... He is indeed unwilling."
Xie Yuzhi looked out the window thoughtfully, originally wanting to see the sycamore tree planted in the courtyard, but unfortunately it was too cold, the stained windows were closed, and nothing could be seen, so he had to give up.
Not long after, the door was suddenly slammed, and Ren Dong said softly from outside: "Second Master, there is a message from the father-in-law, saying that you are invited to go to Dianyun Pavilion to discuss matters after lunch, don't forget it. "
Xie Yuzhi heard the words and said lightly, "I see."
Shen Miaoping was keenly aware that his mood was not right, remembering that Duke Chang had frequently asked him to go to Dianyun Pavilion in the past few days, he slightly frowned and said, "Did something happen?"
He patrolled the streets and alleys all day, and heard a lot of gossip. After thinking for a while, he figured it out, his pupils shrank, and he asked, "Is it Prince Li..."
"Shh-"
Xie Yuzhi immediately pressed his lips and looked directly into his eyes: "There are some things that you can know in your heart, you don't have to say it."
If Prince Li really wanted to rebel, he would definitely use the power of Yelu Junqi and Sun Tong, and today was undoubtedly his last chance. Among the generals, the Xie family was the leader, and there was a daughter who entered the palace as a concubine. One level closer than others, something really happened, the Xie family was afraid that they would be the first to rush ahead.
Shen Miaoping held Xie Yuzhi's cold hand with a rare smile on her face: "You have a leg problem, so don't join in the fun, you won't be able to help much."
Having said that, half of the three armies are commanded by military talismans, and the other half by prestige. The sons of the Duke of Chang's mansion are weak, and Xie Yuzhi is the only one who can handle things. If someone else can't mobilize troops and horses, the emperor can't believe it, let's say Xie Yanpingnian. The matter is high, he has to go, he has to go if he doesn't.
Xie Yuzhi said: "When I was on an expedition to Dongxia, I was hit by an arrow in my right leg, and the injury was worse than now. Didn't I take the sergeant to kill a way out? Besides, although my leg is lame, the bow can still be pulled. "
Shen Miaoping did not know what to say, she pursed her lips and was inexplicably upset, Xie Yuzhi smiled and pulled his hand: "Come on, put on your clothes, I will take you to a place."
Shen Miaoping covered her head with a quilt and turned her back to lie on the corpse: "I'm too lazy to move."
"Must move."
Xie Yuzhi forcibly dragged him up, put another coat on him, grabbed Shen Miaoping's hand and walked to the study room in the compartment: "My father and I are not in the mansion tonight, although there are people outside to protect you, it is not safe in the end. , you have to be careful yourself."
As he said, he removed an antique vase on the Duobao stand, revealing a small hidden compartment the size of a palm. Shen Miaoping was startled when he saw this, but Xie Yuzhi did not explain and pressed the mechanism inside hard, only to hear a clatter. With a bang, the entire bookshelf behind the desk automatically moved a little distance to the side, revealing a secret passage that could only accommodate one person.
Xie Yuzhi lit a candle, but his expression was not soft under the light of the candle, he was unusually tough, he pulled Shen Miaoping and walked in, after they disappeared, the bookshelf slowly moved back, as if nothing happened just now pass.
It was pitch black and the candle was lit, revealing a secret passageway under the feet. The place was open and even the slightest sound could cause an echo. Shen Miaoping subconsciously supported Xie Yuzhi, took the candle in his hand, and walked down with him. stone steps.
Xie Yuzhi said: "My father is too upright, and he is ready to die to serve the country. Naturally, he will not leave any way out. Now there are Liao soldiers outside the city. No one knows about this dark room except me. When I leave you Just stay here, dry food and water are ready, don't worry about anything."
He turned to look at Shen Miaoping, but due to the darkness around him, people could not see the expression on his face, and his voice was calm, as before: "This battle will not be long, the next morning, if I win, I will open the secret channel. looking for you..."
In the dark room, besides dry food and water, there was another bed, Xie Yuzhi leaned over and pressed Shen Miaoping's shoulders, forcing him to look down at the bottom of the bed, and then continued the unfinished words: "If I don't come, you wait. After eating the dry food, I immediately escaped. The floor tiles under the bed were lifted, and there was a dark passage. It was very long and dark. It would be difficult to breathe, but don’t be afraid.
Shen Miaoping didn't say a word from the beginning to the end. Hearing that, for some unknown reason, he suddenly stood up abruptly and met Xie Yuzhi's calm gaze. He took a few steps back and realized that his behavior was a bit extreme. After a while, he lifted his robe again. He squatted down again.
"Go on."
Shen Miao said flatly, "Go ahead and talk, I'll listen..."
Xie Yuzhi was methodical and continued: "If Prince Li succeeds, the Xie family will be implicated. If you escape, you will remain anonymous and never come back."
What it means to be implicated, both of them understand in their hearts, they will either be slaughtered, or their bones will be thrown into ashes.
Xie Yuzhi stood up again, took out a large red sandalwood box from the head of the bed, opened it, there was a letter on the top, Shen Miao’s eyes were sharp, and there was a stack of thick silver notes underneath.
"Prince Li probably won't care about Xiaoyu Xiaoxiu. You are not directly related to the Xie family. If you are so unlucky and caught, there is no chance that you will survive."
There were three words Helishu written on the envelope, Shen Miaoping was about to reach out to take it, but Xie Yuzhi avoided him, he raised his eyes and looked at Shen Miaoping and said word by word, "Remember, this Helishu is for the sake of Protecting your life doesn't mean that you have nothing to do with me from now on."
"Life is my Xie Yuzhi's person, and death is my Xie Yuzhi's ghost. A deed can't be changed, and life and death can't be changed."
The voice reverberated in the basement and was particularly clear, Shen Miaoping suddenly stopped moving after hearing the words, a person who used to be clever in the past is now dumb and taciturn.
In the end, the letter Heli was forcibly stuffed into his hands by Xie Yuzhi.
"You are always astute, and you are a well-rounded person. I wanted to warn you a lot, but I felt that it was unnecessary. I did everything I could, but if you are still implicated by me because of this, it is also destiny. When I owe you, remember, I will pay it back in the next life."
In a trance, Xie Yuzhi said a lot, some Shen Miaoping listened, some Shen Miaoping did not listen, and it was late at the end, when Xie Yuzhi was about to get up and leave, Shen Miaoping suddenly grabbed him.
"how so?"
The two of them passed each other in a gesture, Xie Yuzhi couldn't see his face, so he could only look at a floor tile in the distance: "You treat me well, and I will naturally treat you well."
Shen Miaoping laughed out loud and asked back, "What if all these things are fake and lie to you?"
The basement was silent for a while, and I don't know how long it took before Xie Yuzhi said, "...It's okay to cheat for a lifetime."
"If I die today, it will be considered that you lied to me for the rest of my life. If I don't die, I will settle the account with you again."
After he finished speaking, he did not look at Shen Miaoping again and walked straight to the exit. Shen Miaoping turned around and turned back, but he could only see his limping back, and said abruptly, "Second Master, you don't mind if I marry another wife and have children."
Xie Yuzhi stopped abruptly when he heard the words, but did not look back.
Shen Miaoping said again, "If the second master dies, I will flee the city with these bank notes, buy some land deed shops, and then find someone to spend the rest of my life. I will burn some paper money for you during the festivals."
Xie Yuzhi ignored him again, opened the mechanism and went out. With a dull light sound, the bookshelf slowly closed, and the surroundings suddenly fell silent.
Shen Miaoping maintained that posture and stared at the exit for a long time until her neck stiffened before she suddenly reacted and began to look around carefully.
There were several sets of clean and tidy civilian clothes at the end of the bed, and there was a short dagger for self-defense next to the bed. The red sandalwood box was deep and filled with silver notes. Shen Miaoping was about to take a look when a long-lost voice suddenly sounded in her mind. .
【Ding! 】
[Pro, accepting property not obtained from one's own labor is a violation of regulations, and a slight current warning will be given, please be careful of the host~]
The surroundings were pitch black and silent, only the light of the candles flickered on and off, and the system suddenly made a sound that was a little scary. Shen Miaoping was stunned when she heard the words, but she didn’t say anything, she silently retracted her hands, and sat on the floor with her back against the bed, thinking about things alone. .
Shen Miaoping sometimes wondered if his unscrupulous mother had ever thought about his future when he lied that he was on a business trip and threw himself to a neighbor's house.
If the neighbor didn't care, or the man had no conscience and did not intend to take him back to the Shen family, then how should Shen Miaoping, a six-year-old child at the time, survive.
No one's heart is inherently hard, and they all had the age to think wildly. Before Shen Miaoping was ten years old, she still remembered that woman, and sometimes she often wondered if her mother ran away, not herself, or it would be better to marry another one. The man who gave birth to another child, there are many, many results.
But later he realized that he had to think more about the good in everything.
So Shen Miaoping guessed that she might have died while on a business trip.
Only this result can ease the resentment in his heart a little and make him feel more comfortable.
Shen Miaoping reacted with hindsight, Xie Yuzhi had reserved all the way back for herself, money, way out, life, everything that could be done, everything that could be thought of.