After the conversation that day, I don't know whether it was Mu Mingtang's exclusive nursing method that worked, or Xie Xuanchen's heart breaking open.
Mu Mingtang has been thinking about finding Imperial Doctor Zhang, but either Imperial Doctor Zhang is on leave or a maid cannot leave. Mu Mingtang has no choice but to continue to live in the dormitory "temporarily". It was not until the third time that Imperial Physician Zhang was on duty at night that Mu Mingtang found an opportunity.
At night, the maids held the lights and filed out after saying goodbye, and the maid who walked at the end closed the door behind her back. Seeing that there was no movement outside, Mu Mingtang surreptitiously took out a black cloak from the closet and put it over himself.
She tried her best to keep her movements light and covered her dress with her cloak. Finally, she put on the hood, turned around and said to Xie Xuanchen, "Remember to help me cover."
Xie Xuanchen looked at her silently, as if too lazy to speak. Mu Mingtang glared at him again, and he nodded reluctantly: "Okay."
When Mu Mingtang got the letter of approval, he felt relieved, and quietly pushed open the window. Her movements were smooth and smooth, and Xie Xuanchen always felt that something was wrong: "Why are you so skilled?"
"Shh." Mu Mingtang gestured to him and said perfunctorily, "The master who taught me to unlock is a thief, so I learned by the way."
By the way? Xie Xuanchen frowned and asked, "What else did you learn by the way?"
"No more." Mu Mingtang had already stood outside the window and said in a low voice, "I'll go first. If anyone asks, remember to say I'm here."
After finishing speaking, she closed the window and left without waiting for Xie Xuanchen to agree.
The night wind was already a little cold, so Mu Mingtang squeezed his hood and looked around cautiously. Seeing that no one was paying attention, she lowered her head and walked quickly in the direction she was optimistic about during the day.
She did not dare to walk on the avenue, for fear of encountering people, so she could only walk through the path in the bamboo forest. Fortunately, Mu Mingtang has experienced a lot, and this level of night road can't scare her at all. She quickly passed through the bamboo forest, and by the light on the water, she found the school where the imperial doctor was on duty at night.
Mu Mingtang crept into the shadows, looked through the window for a long time, and made sure that only the imperial physician was behind him before pushing the door in.
Imperial Physician Zhang is reading medical books under the lamp. My own home is reluctant to light the lamp like this. The palace is brightly lit and clean, but it is a rare place for cultivation. Especially since it was Imperial Doctor Zhang who was on duty tonight, no one would disturb him at night. He took out the medical book and studied it slowly while taking advantage of the darkness.
Zhang Taiyi was fascinated by the book. It seemed that something had fallen outside, but Zhang Taiyi did not take it to heart. After a while, a voice suddenly sounded in the room: "Doctor Zhang."
Imperial Physician Zhang was terribly startled. He clutched his heart and took a long time to recover before recovering. Looking at the person in front of him, he couldn't believe it for a long time: "Princess Qiyang?"
After Zhang Taiyi finished speaking, he realized that he had made a slip of the tongue. After the emperor gave him a new title, he didn't like others to mention Qiyang King again. Now only King An is known in the court, and no one remembers King Qiyang. Imperial Physician Zhang coughed, stood up and cupped his hands: "See Princess An. My ministers don't know that the princess is driving, and I have lost my way. Please forgive me."
"Doctor Zhang, please get up." Mu Mingtang took off his hood and said, "I am here today because I want to ask the imperial physician for help."
Doctor Zhang did not move. It is not necessary for Mu Mingtang to say that just by looking at Mu Mingtang's dress, she also knows that she has a lot of intentions. Imperial Physician Zhang still kept bowing, lowered his eyes and said, "Wei ministers are ignorant and ignorant, so I don't dare to be a princess. Please, princess, find someone else."
Although Mu Mingtang hadn't said it yet, but she could avoid her eyes and ears. She came here in disguise late at night, except for the treatment of King Qiyang. However, unfortunately, this matter cannot be dealt with.
Doctor Zhang has been cautious and cautious all his life. He has practiced medicine in the Imperial Medical Bureau for 40 years without making mistakes. He relies on caution. It's enough to do well in front of you. Those things with big risks and big rewards should be left to others.
Seeing that Imperial Doctor Zhang refused to accept, Mu Mingtang was a little anxious. She didn't know how long she could stay outside, and she really didn't have time to waste nonsense with Imperial Physician Zhang. Mu Mingtang took out a piece of gold directly from his sleeve and placed it in front of Imperial Doctor Zhang's case.
"Physicians are benevolent, and imperial physicians practice medicine to save lives for a lifetime, and they must know the truth that saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. I will not involve the imperial physician, or even force the imperial physician to cure the prince, as long as the imperial physician treats the prince. It's enough to tell me the truth about my condition and tell me how I will take care of it in the future."
Zhang Taiyi's eyes moved when he saw the large ingot of gold, but in the end he lowered his hand and said, "Wei ministers are ignorant and ignorant, please ask the princess to find another expert."
Mu Mingtang has no other advantages, he is thick-skinned and persistent. Imperial Physician Zhang didn't answer, so Mu Mingtang kept putting things on the table. Anyway, the Jiang family gave her a lot of dowry, so she didn't believe it, and she couldn't make a splash with money.
Because he was afraid of leaving traces, Mu Mingtang did not dare to use the money of the palace, and all he took out was his own dowry. She has the dowry key in her hand, and she has the final say on how many things are in it. Mu Mingtang didn't dare to use jade and delicate jewelry that could be easily recognized, instead he used simple and vulgar gold bracelets and gold hairpins.
Zhang Taiyi saw Mu Mingtang's appearance that he would not give up until his goal was achieved, and his head became bigger. He moved his eyes away from the golden pile, but he couldn't help sighing in his heart.
Couples in adversity do not last long, but this young princess in front of them is an exception. Imperial Physician Zhang rarely showed some compassion and said, "Princess, it is not easy for a woman to survive. You should keep this money by yourself. Weichen understands what you mean, but Weichen really can't tell Wangfei."
"Can't tell her, what about me?"
This time, even Mu Mingtang was taken aback. She and Imperial Physician Zhang turned around in surprise and found that the window was opened at an unknown time, and Xie Xuanchen was standing in the shadows, not knowing how long they had watched.
Mu Mingtang covered his heart, and now his heart was beating fast. She took a deep breath and asked in a low voice, "My lord, why are you here?"
Xie Xuanchen came out of the shadows, and the fire climbed from the ground to the corner of his clothes, illuminating his face little by little.
"You want to keep yourself safe and don't want to go into troubled waters, of course I understand. But now that you have been sent to the Qiyang Palace, do you think that if you want to stay out of the matter, you can stay out of it?"
Imperial Physician Zhang was suddenly dumbfounded and did not speak for a while. Xie Xuanchen walked to the center of the room, Mu Mingtang looked left and right, and ran to him quietly.
Xie Xuanchen's face was astonishingly white under the lamp, and his lips were so pale that he could hardly see: "If I were you, I wouldn't be so ignorant. Since ancient times, emperors have been suspicious. You were sent to Qiyang Palace by the emperor. Don’t worry about using you? If you accept the invitation of the princess, at least you can give yourself a way back, otherwise, if there is a little rumor about today’s affairs, the princess and I will be fine, but not you.”
His words were simply threatening, cold and ruthless, such Xie Xuanchen made Mu Mingtang feel unfamiliar. Mu Mingtang is a little uneasy. She can understand the idea of Zhang Taiyi Mingzhe to protect her body. She knows that she can't impress the other party with emotion and reason. Xie Xuanchen said such words directly, wouldn't it make the other party more discouraged
Mu Mingtang quietly tugged at Xie Xuanchen's sleeve, but Xie Xuanchen just stretched out his hand and covered the back of Mu Mingtang's hand.
His fingers were also extremely cold, and Mu Mingtang felt very distressed when he remembered the tight autumn wind outside. She sighed quietly and couldn't bear to say any more, but stretched out her hand to wrap the back of Xie Xuanchen's hand.
Xie Xuanchen was talking, and he was caught off guard by a mass of warmth covering his hand. He raised his eyebrows in surprise, and when he lowered his head, he saw that Mu Mingtang was holding his hand intently, as if he wanted to warm him. Mu Mingtang noticed his movement and raised his head and smiled at him.
Before the negotiation, it was most forbidden to show real emotions. Xie Xuanchen's throat moved a little, but in the end he still raised his head coldly, facing Imperial Doctor Zhang without emotion.
Zhang Taiyi was greatly shocked by Xie Xuanchen's words, and his mind was so confused that he had no time to pay attention to other things. Zhang Taiyi's face changed, and in the end, it was completely fixed on his face, very dazed. He was stunned for a long time, not knowing what to think, and finally heaved a sigh: "His Royal Highness is right, this old man is lucky."
After Zhang Taiyi finished speaking, he realized that the posture of the two people in front of him was not right. When did they get entangled? Imperial Doctor Zhang glanced at Xie Xuanchen and Mu Mingtang's tightly clasped hands, and finally pretended to be blind and cupped his hands: "Princess, dare to ask what you said just now..."
Mu Mingtang couldn't believe it when she heard that, she was reasonable and throwing money at the same time, but in the end it was not as good as Xie Xuanchen's cold words? She glanced at Xie Xuanchen in surprise, and quickly replied: "It's effective and effective, as long as the imperial doctor promises to see the doctor for the prince, I will not tell others about this, nor will I force you to cure the prince."
After Mu Mingtang finished speaking, he paused: "Of course, it is best to be cured completely."
Zhang Taiyi's face was slightly dark, and he knew that the world was as black as crows. No matter what these customers said, they were essentially unreasonable.
Imperial Physician Zhang bowed his waist in a salute, and then moved his seat away: "My lord, please sit up."
Xie Xuanchen sat down and stretched out his hand to reveal his pulse. His wrist was as white as jade, and he could clearly see the blue blood vessels below. Mu Mingtang stood nervously to one side, watching Imperial Doctor Zhang put his hand on Xie Xuanchen's wrist and cut hard for a long time.
Mu Mingtang clenched his fingers tightly, and after a while, Imperial Physician Zhang withdrew his hand. Mu Mingtang immediately asked, "Emperor doctor, how's it going?"
After Mu Mingtang finished asking, he didn't want to hear the imperial doctor's answer at that moment. Sometimes hope is more scary than disappointment.
Imperial Physician Zhang stood up and stepped aside, looking at the two with hesitation. Mu Mingtang was even more worried about Zhang's performance. On the contrary, Xie Xuanchen looked as expected, put away his sleeves, and said, "It's okay for the imperial doctor to say it, I know it myself."
Well then, Imperial Physician Zhang lowered his eyes and said, "Your Highness is already very dangerous now. Your Highness was originally in good health, but great strength is both an advantage and a burden, especially in the past few years, when you use your strength again and again without restraint, it is extremely draining your body. The lord is born with divine power, others can lift 10 jins, you can easily lift 100 jins, but wang ye is of flesh and blood after all. The load is heavy. If I force it again, I am afraid my body will not be able to hold it."
Imperial Physician Zhang said it in great detail, and Mu Mingtang understood it. In layman's terms, Xie Xuanchen was in good health, but every time he went berserk, he would lose a lot of essence and blood. Fall has been falling, and now is not life-threatening.
Now, it would be best if he could recover slowly, but if he became violent again, his body would not be able to withstand it.
This result is not good, but it is much better than she imagined.
Mu Mingtang asked, "According to the doctor's words, for today's plan, how should I rest?"
"Prevent urgency and irritability, eat lightly, calm down and nourish your qi, and don't do strenuous exercise." After saying that, Imperial Physician Zhang seemed to pause for a while and lowered his eyes.
The imperial physician Zhang was very obscure, but Mu Mingtang understood that the imperial physician was talking about Xie Xuanchen's illness.
Mu Mingtang can understand, not to mention Xie Xuanchen. Xie Xuanchen stood up and said, "It's work."
After he finished speaking, he was about to go out. Mu Mingtang called him, and turned around and asked Imperial Doctor Zhang hurriedly, "Then what medicine does he need?"
"It's best not to drink medicine." Zhang Taiyi said, "It's a three-point poisonous medicine. The prince is not sick, but his body can't handle its own strength. If you can ensure that you are no longer manic, and slowly strengthen your body, it will be fine."
Mu Mingtang understood, and at this time Xie Xuanchen was about to go out. Mu Mingtang could only hurriedly thank Imperial Physician Zhang, put on his skirt and chased after him.
As for the gold, it is naturally regarded as "diagnosis gold" and left.
Xie Xuanchen stopped outside the door, and Mu Mingtang easily caught up with him. Mu Mingtang naturally supported his arm and asked, "Why are you here?"
At this time, the two of them had walked into the dark bamboo forest, and there was only the sound of Xiao Xiao's wind on both sides, as if they were isolated from the world.
Xie Xuanchen said: "Madam jumped out of the window late at night, isn't it normal for me to chase you out?"
Mu Mingtang asked very seriously, but when he heard what he said, he couldn't help laughing: "Don't make trouble, I'm asking you if it's true."
"What I said is true."
Mu Mingtang sighed, no longer entangled with him about this issue, but asked curiously, "When did you come?"
"It starts when you go out."
Mu Mingtang looked at him in disbelief, he couldn't see his appearance in the middle of the night, but the emotions of the people around him couldn't be calmer, it didn't seem like he was talking nonsense. Mu Mingtang was surprised: "I was followed as soon as I went out... I didn't notice it at all."
Xie Xuanchen didn't answer, obviously he felt it was right. The more Mu Mingtang thought about it, the more unpleasant she felt. She always felt that Xie Xuanchen was weak and needed her to take care of her. In fact, Xie Xuanchen could already solve several of her with one hand
Mu Mingtang suddenly felt that he was not qualified to support Xie Xuanchen at all.
Xie Xuanchen walked for a while and found that Mu Mingtang had not spoken for a long time. He gave him a strange look and asked, "What's wrong?"
"It's okay." Mu Mingtang shook his head, "I just found out that I may still not know you. Every time I think I'm getting close to you, the truth will tell me that I don't know you."
Xie Xuanchen chuckled and said, "The human heart is the most complicated thing. Except for oneself, no one can fully understand another person, sometimes even himself."
"how about you?"
"Me?" Xie Xuanchen said, "I don't know, maybe."
Mu Mingtang found out later that she had probably fallen into a misunderstanding. When she first saw Xie Xuanchen, she thought he looked like a little white face. Although she later learned that it was not the case, she had to say that the influence of preconceived ideas was too great. The title of little white face greatly misled Mu Mingtang.
Xie Xuanchen was born in a powerful family. After three dynasties and five emperors, he has always stood at the peak of power and was reused by the two founding emperors, Zhou Wudi and Xie Yi. If it weren't for his sudden illness, I'm afraid that now, all the court and the court are fans of King Qiyang.
Xie Rui ascended the throne from Moliu, and he has to admit that he is also a capable person. But such a person is deeply afraid of his nephew Xie Xuanchen, and even Xie Xuanchen can't sleep peacefully when he is ill.
If it was just a martial artist, how could Xie Rui be so afraid of being like this.
In contrast, Mu Mingtang is the real honest person. I am afraid that in Xie Xuanchen's eyes, she is just like a bowl of water, you can see it clearly at a glance.
The more Mu Mingtang thought about it, the more angry she became. She didn't even know Xie Xuanchen's real physical condition. She always felt that Xie Xuanchen was too weak to withstand the wind, but she never thought that Xie Xuanchen could easily follow her all the way.
Xie Xuanchen was made of wood, and now he noticed something was wrong: "What's wrong with you?"
"It's okay, but I'm just a little angry."
"Angry?" Xie Xuanchen was completely confused, "What are you angry about?"
Mu Mingtang raised his eyebrows and looked up at Xie Xuanchen: "You don't know?"
In the night, Xie Xuanchen's face was white and slender, and he shook his head extremely innocently.
Mu Mingtang gasped in her throat, unable to go up or down. After a while, she figured it out on her own: "Forget it, the most important thing in life is to keep one eye closed. I forgive you."
Xie Xuanchen became more and more confused, and he didn't understand what happened from beginning to end: "What happened?"
Mu Mingtang snorted and said, "I don't care if you lie to others, but if you dare to lie to me, you're done! Anyway, I have money and people, so it's a big deal to remarry."
"Ha." Xie Xuanchen laughed, his voice drifting in the wind, soft and cold, "I live a day, I'm afraid Madam's wish will be delayed for a day."
"Then you must live a long time." Mu Mingtang didn't even think about it, and continued, "The doctor's diagnosis is much better than I expected, and I don't even need to worry about the medicine. I will just take care of those messy tonics in the future. Take it all and water the flowers."
Xie Xuanchen didn't expect her to pick up this sentence so naturally, she couldn't help but be startled, and she didn't keep up with the words she connected. Xie Xuanchen paused for a while and said, "After all, he has been in the Imperial Physician Bureau all his life. Even if his conscience is still intact, he cannot change the habit of talking vaguely. No matter what disease he has, in the mouth of these imperial physicians, as long as he rests, he will be fine. He said that, in fact, just to ease your heart."
"So what." Mu Mingtang said, "As long as his diagnosis is correct, it's enough. He said that you don't need to use medicine, it's better to get fat naturally. I also think you should eat fat, you are too thin now It's thinner than my waist."
The bamboo forest gradually came to an end, and the lights outside could already be seen. There is no need to identify the direction, Mu Mingtang can recognize it at a glance, there is Yulin Hall.
She lit the lights of Yulintang with her own hands every day, and no one was more familiar with these lights than her. Mu Mingtang smiled, shook Xie Xuanchen's arm, and pointed forward: "Look, we're home."
Xie Xuanchen also stopped and looked forward. The servants are already asleep, and there are only a few lights left in Yulin Hall, which glow dimly in the night, like a guide.
Xie Xuanchen suddenly asked, "What if I get sick again?"
This is the untouchable hidden disease in Xie Xuanchen's heart. For the first half of his life, he was arrogant, and he never lowered his head even when he saw the Golden Palace. But the fact shattered his arrogance one inch by inch, let him slaughter his relatives and friends, ruined his reputation, and made him unable to control his own actions.
The imperial doctor said so much, but the real meaning is only one sentence, if you don't get sick, there is still a chance of life. If you get sick again, you deserve to die.
But this is the most secret pain in Xie Xuanchen's heart. He promised Mu Mingtang to live, and he also wanted to try to take on the future of the two of them. He can try everything else, but this one, he dare not promise.
He didn't know why he was going mad, didn't know when and where he would suddenly lose control, and he didn't know if he would accidentally hurt Mu Mingtang when he lost his mind.
With his strength, he was a little bit uncontrollable, and he was a killer.
Xie Xuanchen even suspected himself, maybe, he was born with madness? Just as he was born with infinite strength, he was also born with the blood of a lunatic and a murderer.
"The car must have a way to the front of the mountain." Mu Mingtang's tone was still confident and optimistic, as he had done many times before, saying, "You are not born like this, but you burst out suddenly, indicating that there must be a turning point. Even if it is really born like this. What's more, the difference between humans and beasts is that they can control themselves. If we look for it slowly, we can always find a way."
"Are you so confident?"
"It's not my confidence." Mu Mingtang looked at him with bright eyes, "I trust you."
Her eyes were so bright that Xie Xuanchen didn't dare to look at it for a while, and staggered her eyes in a hurry. Mu Mingtang followed his movements to look at the sky, and suddenly pointed at the stars in the sky: "Look, the stars."
There is no moon tonight, but the sky is full of stars.
Xie Xuanchen also raised his head and looked at the night sky. The sky was dark and unfathomable, and the stars were like crystals, falling across the sky. Mu Mingtang's voice resounded in his ears: "The sky and the earth are dark and yellow, the universe is prehistoric, the sun and the moon are shining, and the stars are standing. It turns out that I knew you when I was four or five years old."
This is the first sentence of the thousand-character text, and it is also the origin of Xie Xuanchen's name. When Mu Mingtang was five years old, he was forced into a school by his parents for enlightenment. At that time, when she was young and lethargic, and staggeringly recited this sentence, she did not think that this was the name of her future husband-in-law.
Xie Xuanchen thought it was funny, what does a four or five-year-old child know? But Xie Xuanchen didn't say anything in the end, standing side by side with Mu Mingtang, watching the vast stars together.
After a while, Mu Mingtang tugged at his sleeve and said, "It's windy, let's go home."
"it is good."