In the dark world, there is only ice and cold, and all sounds have disappeared.
During the ups and downs, Shen Muxi saw his former self, and saw the tall jujube tree in his backyard. Every year when the jujubes mature, the tree is full of red, which makes people feel happy when they look at it. The jujube tree grows close to the base of the wall, as if it was deliberately born for her, and even the curved arc of the treetop is directed towards the top of the wall.
What she likes to do the most is to climb up the ladder and sit on the top of the wall, eating until the skin in her mouth is torn. At this time, my brother always quietly withdraws her ladder, leaves her on the wall as a prank, then turns around and invites father over.
The father is the strictest, he hates this daughter who always loves to climb the wall, and punishes her to kneel in front of the ancestral hall for one night according to the family rules.
But she also knows that her father loves her. Every time, her father tells people to cut down the jujube tree, but after so many years, the jujube tree has grown taller and bigger, and it has not been touched at all. On the contrary, the lawn under the wall is getting thicker every year, and even a small stone has never been seen.
Can not go back…
"Father..." Tears slipped down the corners of her eyes, and You's warm hands gently touched the corners of her eyes, feeling a little rough.
Sure enough, people can't make mistakes, and the mistakes they make when they are young, they will never have the opportunity to make up for them in their entire lives.
"Father, I'll change..." Shen Muxi choked with sobs. In her dream, she ran all over the house, her father was gone, her brother was gone, and the old housekeeper was gone. She was the only one in the empty house, "Brother, I regret it." yes bro..."
No one answered her, only the gust of wind whistling past, making the whirring sound of her clothes.
"Doctor Shen?"
"mother?"
It's Zhi'er's voice, it's Zhi'er!
The heavy eyelids slowly opened, and then closed gently, as if it was very difficult. Shen Muxi exhausted all her strength, her mind suddenly cleared up, yes, she was knocked down by Bo Yu, she fell dizzy? !
"Mother!" Shen Zhi cried with joy, watching his mother slowly open his eyes, "Mother, you finally woke up, you really scared me to death! Mother, what do you think? Mother?"
The doctor pulled out the needle and heaved a sigh of relief, "It's good to wake up. Fortunately, I'm lucky. Otherwise, if my back hits the steps, if my spine breaks, even if I wake up, I'll have to lie in bed for the rest of my life."
"Thank you, doctor!" Chunxiu hurriedly sent the doctor out, her hand holding the prescription trembled slightly, "It's fine, it's fine! Zhi'er, you watch over your mother, I'll go get the medicine and decoct it!"
"Yeah!" Shen Zhi nodded while wiping away tears.
"Call me if you have anything to do!" Chunxiu warned again, seeing that Shen Muxi was indeed awake, and then walked away.
Shen Muxi's face was pale, his back was in sharp pain, looking at his son's small face, he just felt that it was good to be alive.
Shen Zhi kissed his mother's face, holding her hand with tears in his eyes, his obedient appearance made people feel distressed, "Mother, are you hungry? Zhier's wild vegetable porridge is delicious, Zhier can Take care of your mother."
"Zhi'er is good, mother is fine." Shen Muxi's nose was sore, don't start to wipe away the tears, when he looked back at Shen Zhi, he squeezed out a difficult smile, "As long as Zhi'er is fine, mother can survive any hardship. Zhi'er, don't be afraid!"
Shen Zhi nodded, put his mother's hand on his small face, and sucked his nose twice, "Zhier is not afraid, and mother is not afraid either!"
Shen Muxi raised his lips and smiled, "By the way, what about the kid?"
"I don't know." Shen Zhi shook his head, "After Mother fainted, Aunt Chunxiu threw him out of the wall directly, and she probably fell to half death if she didn't die. The bad guy ran over and hugged Mother and rushed into the house. Everyone I was busy asking the doctor to save you, so I didn't pay attention to what happened to the bad woman and the bad boy. My mother is still awake, and Aunt Chunxiu and I dare not go away!"
Shen Zhi paused, his eyelids drooped slightly, his complexion paled, "Mother, Zhier, Zhier had, at that time, thought of killing someone."
"Kill that kid to avenge mother?" Shen Muxi asked.
Shen Zhi nodded and remained silent.
"Zhier, killing people is addictive! Mother is a doctor, and she doesn't want her son to be bloodied." Shen Muxi wanted to sit up, but his back hurt badly. It can be argued, "Mother didn't tell you about the past because she didn't want you to learn from me. If you have revenge, you have revenge, and if you have complaints, you never care about the consequences, so that you will suffer the consequences later."
"Mother is telling me to think twice, don't do evil?" Shen Zhi looked at her.
Shen Muxi smiled palely, "Zhi'er is the smartest, don't do evil, be a sharp and kind person."
"Yes!" Shen Zhi nodded solemnly, but he didn't tell Shen Muxi that when the accident happened, Bo Yunxiu was almost crazy, it was terrifying. He thought, mother doesn't want him to meddle in the affairs of adults, so this matter... shouldn't be said by himself. In order not to be in a dilemma, my mother has to tell some secrets that I don't want to tell.
Knowing the child is like the mother, the son has something hidden in his heart, Shen Muxi can naturally see it, the more well-behaved the child is, the more distressed she is as a mother. It's just that once some old wounds are torn open, the only result will be blood. She doesn't want her son to follow her old path and get mixed up in those disgusting intrigues.
Her Zhi'er should grow up safely and happily, be an ordinary teenager, and live the most ordinary life.
"Mother, don't you want to pursue it?" Shen Zhi asked in a low voice.
Shen Muxi was sweating from the pain, gritted his teeth and sneered, "I was almost killed by someone, why don't you pursue it? You know, mother is not so magnanimous, it's just that she can't get up now. And wait for mother to get better, look at me How to deal with him."
Shen Zhi grinned and nodded fiercely, "I'll help you!"
"Okay!" Shen Muxi just wanted to curse now: It really hurts!
Bo Yunxiu stood outside and never came in. He listened carefully to the voices in the room and did not dare to miss a word. But after Shen Muxi woke up, she didn't ask him at all, not a single word!
"Wang..." Mi Li was about to speak, but was forced back by Bao Yunxiu's sniper, and swallowed the words again.
When they reached a secluded place, Bo Yunxiu stood with his hands behind his back.
Mi Li saluted, "Your Majesty, both Catcher Liu and Yizhu have been found, and they are still alive. But Catcher Liu was seriously injured, and he is still not awake. Some things can only be clarified after Catcher Liu wakes up. "
As soon as the words fell, Bo Yunxiu had strode away.
Mi Li was frightened, since Shen Muxi was hurt, the prince has been silent, with a dark face, and it is chilly wherever he goes. Not only that, but he kept guarding outside the room and didn't go in, just sticking there like a wooden stake. Looking at the current situation of the prince, I am afraid that he is going to settle accounts with Concubine Wei and the young master, right? !
Sure enough, Bao Yunxiu stepped into Wei Xian'er's yard with a dark face, and when he entered, he didn't forget to snatch the sword from Mi Li's hand.
Mi Xin's head was pounding, is the prince going to kill the young master? If the prince really did something, how should he explain to the queen mother and the emperor? In case the young master is really hurt, how will this matter end? His mind was in a mess, Mi Li was at a loss, so he could only follow Bo Yunxiu closely.
Yizhu survived the catastrophe, she was just knocked out at that time, and now she has returned to Wei Xianer's side to serve her.
Because the master was injured, A Luo waited on him with the injury, for fear that if he was not careful, he would be beaten again. I have to say that Shen Muxi's medicine is really easy to use, otherwise Ah Luo would still be lying on the bed!
Suddenly seeing Bao Yunxiu holding a sword and entering the door, Yizhu's heart was shocked, her face turned pale with fright, "Master? The prince is holding a sword, he..."
Wei Xian'er's first reaction was to plop on the ground, with gauze wrapped around her eyes and neck, leaving only half of her face outside, the tears fell as soon as they were said, as if they were really made of water, "My lord! "
After hearing Yizhu's report that Bo Yunxiu was holding a sword, she already knew what Bo Yunxiu was going to do. Wei Xian'er really didn't think about it, she was really scared, she was just Shen Muxi, even if her voice and appearance were so slightly similar, she actually provoked Bao Yunxiu to protect her in every possible way. over everyone.
Bo Yunxiu's eyes wandered around the house, but there was no trace of Bo Yu.
Seeing him turn around to leave, Yizhu immediately shouted, "My lord, the young master is young and ignorant, please let him go this time! My lord, after all, the young master is the only child in the palace. The empress dowager blamed it..."
Before Yi Zhu could finish speaking, Wei Xian'er reprimanded her, "Shut up! It's true that Yu'er was at fault in the first place, and the concubine, the mother, cannot escape the blame. There is an ancient saying, the son does not teach his father, and the concubine did not If you can fulfill your duties as a mother, if the prince punishes you, you can just target this concubine. I will never complain!"
"The child wants to kill someone. You handed him a knife and finally told others that it was you, the mother, who was at fault, not him." Learn to take responsibility, sooner or later you will die in your hands! What about people?"
Mi Li panted, "My lord, there is no one in the young master's room, and Sun Xian is also missing."
Last night Chunxiu threw someone out of the wall, but fortunately Sun Xianfei rushed to snatch it. Although he didn't suffer much, he was really frightened and fainted. He heard that he was crying and making noise after waking up, and he was very frightened. It stands to reason that it is impossible not to be there, unless...
Bo Yunxiu's cold sword came out of its sheath, the blade was cold and sharp, "Where's Bo Yu?"
Wei Xian'er straightened her body, "The prince will kill if he wants to, Yu'er has already rushed back to the Eastern Capital overnight!"
"You sent him away?" Bo Yunxiu snorted coldly, "Okay, great!"
"My lord!" Yizhu panicked, "My lord, forgive my sins, my lord, my master is also eager to love my son, my master didn't mean to be against my lord, please forgive my master this time. My lord, the incident has already happened, and the young master has already left. No matter how much you worry about it, it won't help the matter, not to mention that the young master at that time was because Dr. Shen was rude to the side concubine, and he refused to save him..."
"Whether to save or not is Dr. Shen's freedom, when will it be your turn to speak up!" Mi Li couldn't bear to listen anymore, and kept trying to shirk responsibility. Even the doctor would have survived, if it wasn't for the fate of Dr. Shen, if the collision went wrong, even if he woke up, he would have to lie in bed for the rest of his life. If so, this life will be ruined!
Bo Yunxiu didn't bother to listen to their nonsense, "The mother pays off the debt."
Wei Xian'er took a deep breath, "Is the prince going to kill my concubine?"
As soon as the words fell, Yizhu screamed in horror, and the screams startled the pigeons on the roof to fly high, making horrifying noises.
A sword pierced the chest, and blood slowly fell along the tip of the sword. The dead silence at that moment was frightening.
"This king won't kill you, but you have to bear this sword." Bo Yunxiu drew the sword expressionlessly, watching Wei Xian'er fall to the ground with cold eyes, blood gushing from his chest, quickly staining his clothes red.
After a while, he turned his head to look at A Luo, A Luo was kneeling on the ground pale, still in a docile state with half-closed eyelids.
Bo Yunxiu threw the sword back to Mi Li casually, and turned around with a flick of his sleeve, "Murder pays for life, Shen Muxi is not dead, and you don't have to die either! Find a doctor, stop the bleeding and send her back to Dongdu."
"My lord!" Wei Xian'er covered the bloody wound, her forehead was covered with cold sweat, she stubbornly raised her head, and looked at Bao Yunxiu's back, "Why? She's just a doctor!"
"This is not what you should ask. Do you still remember how you entered the mansion? Whether you promise to give or not is all in the mind of this king. Although it is not what this king wants, if this king really gives up , you will have nothing!" Bao Yunxiu straightened her body, never turning her head to look at her, "That's the end of today's business, let's not be an example!"
He walked simply, not caring about her life or death.
In the eyes of outsiders, the only thing that King Li loves is her side concubine Wei. There are so many women in the backyard of King Li's mansion, but King Li never looks directly at them. Therefore, for so many years, Bo Yu, the only child of King Li's mansion, is also like this. It was born by a side concubine of Wei. Concubine Wei was traumatized when she gave birth to a child, and it would be difficult to have children in this life, so His Royal Highness Li loved Bo Yu as precious as a treasure, so that he didn't need other women to have children, fearing that his love for Concubine Wei's mother and child would be divided.
But now, because of Shen Muxi's appearance, all the illusions were shattered overnight.
Wei Xian'er fell into a pool of blood, smiling palely, not afraid of old and new wounds, but of heartache, "I never knew that when he was cruel, he could be so merciless and disregard the slightest bit of affection!"
"Master, let's go back to Dongdu! We can't stay here anymore!" Yizhu cried and went to get the gauze.
A Luo was still kneeling beside her, thinking about Bao Yunxiu's glance just now, but she has been living like a walking corpse these years, and she would not fight back when others bullied her, until she entered Fangshi Pavilion, because of Wei Xian'er's face, No one dared to bully her except Yizhu.
The house was in a hurry, and there were servants looking around outside the house. They probably didn't expect that because of a country doctor, Prince Li would attack the side concubine whom he had loved for many years, and the attack was so severe that he almost killed the side concubine.
Sure enough, people's hearts are changeable, and favors are like water, no matter whether it is the emperor's family, or the royal family and nobles, they cannot escape this truth!
"My lord?" Miu Li cautiously followed behind Bo Yunxiu, it was the first time he saw Bo Yunxiu attacking Wei Xian'er, after all the years before...
"What do you want to say?" Bao Yunxiu paused, and glanced at the pigeons flying across the sky, his face became more and more cold.
"My lord's move, I'm afraid the empress dowager will not let it go." Mi Li hesitated, "You also know that the empress dowager's health has not been very good these years, but the empress dowager's mother's family has a lot of soldiers. If you get angry Empress Dowager, I'm afraid that you will be restrained everywhere in the future, my lord."
"If you don't get angry, you won't be restrained?" Bo Yunxiu asked back.
Mi Li lowered her eyes, if she doesn't get angry, at least she can live in peace, but no one can change what the prince decides, Wei Xian'er has to go if she doesn't leave.
"How did the interrogation go?" Bo Yunxiu didn't want to get entangled in this meaningless question.
Mi Li came back to his senses, and hurriedly responded, "Your mouth is very hard, you can't pry it open, and you keep saying that you want to see you, my lord!"
Large prison cell.
All kinds of punishments have been used, and Lord Qianmian has been tortured until he loses his human form, but he still refuses to confide a word. Seeing Bao Yunxiu coming in, he slowly raised his bloody face and suddenly laughed.
"What are you laughing at?" Mi Li said coldly.
"Do you think this is the end of the matter if you catch me?" He was tied to a wooden frame, with blood dripping down his cheeks, and he couldn't find a good place on his body, "You are wrong, this It's just the beginning. Bo Yunxiu, do you hear me clearly? This is just the beginning!"
Bao Yunxiu was not annoyed, and looked at him indifferently, "I'm going to die, and I still have the heart to say this, so it shows that the Longevity Gate really has deep affection for you. You have to protect it until you die!"
Qianmian Langjun raised his head, blood slid down his eyebrows, his eyes were full of bright red, he lowered his head and laughed, "Longevity Gate will not let you off! I, I will not die, I will come back."
"Even if you have nine lives this time, you won't be able to leave alive." Mi Li couldn't believe it, how could she escape with this appearance? This Longevity Gate can still have such a great ability!
"Really?" Qianmian Langjun was covered in blood and his breath was disordered, "His Royal Highness, do you feel scared? Your weakness has reappeared. Back then, you tried your best to protect and guarded desperately, but you still haven't heard of it." If you can hold it, can you hold it now? If you shed a few more layers of skin, you may not be able to! Although the present is not what it used to be, the same mistakes will still be repeated!"
Mi Li was terrified, no one knew that what happened many years ago was the prince's biggest taboo, no one could mention it, no one dared to mention it. I still remember that a few years ago, an official said that he slipped his tongue in front of the prince, and was chopped up at the entrance of the vegetable market. He and his family were all exiled.
Sure enough, Bo Yunxiu's complexion completely changed. The initial indifference disappeared without a trace, replaced by unconcealable hostility, but he didn't bother to do anything to a dying person, "Back then when Bo Yunlie rebelled and was punished, you remnants of the party fled around like bereaved dogs. Bo Yunlie Sheng Shi can't kill this king, but even today, you guys are worthy of fighting with this king?"
The thousand-faced gentleman bared his teeth, and in an instant he raised his head and screamed, and the painful wailing resounded inside and outside the prison. The brazier full of coals made a piercing sizzling sound, burning his skin and his palms, and the scorched smell spread quickly.
Tilting his head, Mr. Qianmian already passed out, seeing that he was only hanging on his breath.
"He doesn't want to ask anything, even if he keeps asking, there won't be any results!" Mi Li said, "It's better to kill him, so as not to have long nights and dreams." After all, according to the current state of Lord Qianmian, he may not be able to live Escorted back to the Eastern Capital, if there is any accident on the way, it will be a failure.
Bo Yunxiu didn't speak, and for some reason, he always felt that what Lord Qianmian said seemed to have a deeper meaning. Will you be back? Why come back? A person has only one life, so is it possible that he really became a genius? He doesn't believe it!
"Prince?" Mi Li called out in a low voice.
Turning around with a flick of her sleeves, Bo Yunxiu strode out of the prison, her sword eyebrows slightly raised, "Tomorrow, cut!"
Mi Li was taken aback for a moment, but then realized that the prince wanted to lure the snake out of the hole. If someone came to save him, he would kill them all at once. If no one came to rescue him, he would be killed if he was killed. Anyway, this gentleman with thousands of faces is going to die.
After lunch, Shen Muxi leaned against the bedpost, took medicine to stop the pain, and felt less uncomfortable, so the whole person's spirit was much better.
Lu Guizhou entered the door with candied haws, and saw the honey-stuffed hawthorn on the bed at a glance, and smiled helplessly, "I know you are afraid of taking medicine, so I thought I would give it to you... but you have already prepared it... gone."
"Zhi'er made it, it tastes really good!" Shen Muxi's face was still pale, "How are you?"
Lu Guizhou put the candied haws on the side, "The leg injury is almost healed, but you can't walk too fast, what about you? The doctor said you were seriously injured, almost..." He swallowed again when the words came to his lips Going back, Xu felt unlucky.
As if remembering something, Lu Guizhou hurriedly took out the small porcelain bottle from his pocket, "By the way, that fake Yizhu sprinkled something on Zhi'er's bed before, and I haven't been able to see you, so I didn't tell you .I picked some powder and put it here, and asked Zhishu to guard outside the door, so as not to accidentally injure others. Just take a look, what kind of powder is this?"
Shen Muxi sat up straight, took the porcelain bottle cautiously, sniffed lightly with the tip of his nose, and frowned slightly, "Go get me a piece of paper."
Lu Guizhou took out the paper, spread it on the stool, watched her carefully pour out the powder, and observed carefully.
"Brother Lu, go get me a small piece of raw meat, one piece is fine." Shen Muxi ordered.
Seeing her serious expression, Lu Guizhou nodded, and hurriedly found a piece of meat in the kitchen. When he came back, Chunxiu and Shen Zhi who were full of suspicion followed, no one knew what Shen Muxi wanted the meat for.
"Mother, do you want to eat meat?" Shen Zhi asked.
"Doctor Shen, what kind of meat do you want to eat?" Chunxiu asked.
Lu Guizhou was holding a plate with some slices of raw meat on it, "Is pork okay?"
"Only meat is enough!" Shen Muxi took the chopsticks from his hand, picked up a piece of raw meat and put it on top of the powder, and there was an ear-piercing "sizzling" sound in an instant, and the piece of meat melted at a speed visible to the naked eye, and finally turned into a puddle Yellow water.
Lu Guizhou's eyes widened in shock, he took half a step back abruptly, his throat rolling, "This is..."
"Corpse poison." Shen Muxi raised his head and looked at the crowd, "When the skin and fat touch each other, it turns into corpse water."
"Aunt Chunxiu!" Shen Zhi took a step back, his eyes slightly frightened.
Chunxiu hurriedly hugged Shen Zhi, "Mr. Shen, where did this thing come from?"
"Tell Zhishu not to move. Once this thing gets on the body, it will rot the skin and bones until it turns people into corpses." Shen Muxi's eyes were cold, and his face was particularly dignified. "This was originally created by a foreign race. It may appear here, because it is extremely vicious and has long been banned."
"There is such a terrifying thing, where did it come from? Could it be..." Chunxiu was trembling.
Shen Muxi shook his head, "It can't exist in large quantities. The formula for this thing is rare, and it is even more difficult to collect all the medicinal materials. If so, there can only be a very small number, but since it has appeared, everyone must be careful in the future." Be careful. And if it gets on it, don’t touch water, otherwise it will be counterproductive, you have to use ice! Remember?”
Lu Guizhou's face turned blue, "It's too vicious! This is used to deal with..." He glanced at Shen Zhi and Chunxiu, afraid of scaring them, he gritted his teeth and shut his mouth, it was extremely hateful!
"Do you want to tell the prince about this?" Lu Guizhou tried to ask for her opinion.
Shen Muxi was obviously stunned for a moment, his eyes showed a little hesitation.
"We should talk about it!" Shen Zhi said in a low voice, "If he gets caught, will we be implicated?"
"Then, we should talk about it." Chunxiu agreed, "I think what Zhier said is reasonable, otherwise what is the difference between us and that poisonous woman?"
Shen Muxi lowered his eyes, "Let's just talk about it, so that I won't be charged with not reporting if something goes wrong! But the source of this thing really needs to be investigated carefully, otherwise if it becomes a disaster, the consequences will be unpredictable."
"Since that's the case, let the people from Liwang's Mansion deal with it!" Lu Guizhou thought for a while, "Chunxiu, you go there."
"Okay!" Chunxiu nodded, and Shen Zhi was afraid that she would not be able to explain clearly, so he went with her.
Shen Muxi took a deep breath, "Brother Lu, do you have something to tell me?"
"I know you can't help yourself to the Eastern Capital, but I'm not here to stop you. Li Wangfu is powerful, and we are not opponents." Lu Guizhou sighed softly, "I will wait for you in the Eastern Capital!"
"You..." Shen Muxi's body stiffened slightly, "You don't have to get involved, it's definitely not a good thing to have something to do with Li Wangfu."
"Of course I know." Lu Guizhou smiled, and carefully tucked in the quilt for her, "It is precisely because I know that I made such a decision. You also need someone to take care of you in Dongdu, and I won't disturb you. But if you need me, I will be there immediately. Xi'er, I don't persuade you, and you don't persuade me either!"
When Shen Muxi's words came to his lips, he finally smiled helplessly, "Thank you!"
"That's what I want to hear." Lu Guizhou stood up, "I will arrive at Dongdu earlier than you, and I will leave you the carrier pigeon for the merchant's letter. If there is anything wrong, please let me know in time. .”
"Okay!" Shen Muxi agreed.
Lu Guizhou smiled softly, "You have to be careful, don't be brave in some things, protecting yourself is the most important thing, after all, you still have Zhi'er to take care of, I will set off tomorrow, and then I won't come with you Say goodbye, lest Bao Yunxiu get suspicious and cause trouble."
Shen Muxi remembered them one by one, "Be careful on the road."
He smiled, and stuffed the candied haws beside her into her hands, "Take care of yourself, I'm leaving!"
It wasn't until Lu Guizhou walked away that Shen Muxi put down the candied haws in his hand, poked a honey-stuffed hawthorn with a toothpick and stuffed it into her mouth, which tasted the most to her liking. She didn't think about Bao Yunxiu's reaction when he found out about the corpse poisoning, and she didn't think about what measures he would take, anyway, she would never do anything to Wei Xian'er. Since the result has long been predicted, why bother to guess
When the news that Lord Qianmian was about to be beheaded came out, Shen Muxi just laughed it off, she didn't ask a word about the corpse poison, Chunxiu and Shen Zhi seemed to have agreed, and they didn't mention a word either.
In the dead of night, Lu Guizhou stood alone, with a shadow falling behind him.