The arrow is on the string, and it has to be fired. The man is the knife and I am the fish.
This is Shen Muxi's current situation. The only good thing is that Chunxiu's wound has scabbed over. As long as she doesn't exercise vigorously and the wound doesn't open again, there is basically no problem in traveling.
"If you're tired, talk!" Shen Muxi and Chunxiu were in the same carriage.
Chunxiu's face turned blue, and she shook her head stubbornly, "I'm fine!"
In fact, Shen Muxi doesn't know that Chunxiu is trying to be brave, the wound is healing, but the weakness is also real.
But Chunxiu is stubborn, she thinks very straightforward, and doesn't know how to turn a corner, for fear that those people will leave her behind and take Shen Muxi away when they see that she is not feeling well. In Chunxiu's heart, Shen Muxi is just a piece of tofu, it would fall apart if bumped and touched by others, if she is not by Shen Muxi's side, she may suffer a lot.
Opening the medicine box, Shen Muxi took out a pill, "It can solidify Qi and make you last longer."
Chunxiu chuckled, feeling a bit embarrassed, "Doctor Shen!"
"Eat!" Shen Muxi smiled helplessly, "I know you dare not make a sound, for fear of being left behind."
Chunxiu swallowed the pill obediently, and the carriage drove for a while, when it started to rain outside. What they took was not the official road, but a small road, and the night road was difficult, let alone a rainy night road.
Suddenly, the carriage stopped, and Liu De'an's voice came from outside, "Doctor Shen, we will stay in this ruined temple tonight, and we will go on our way tomorrow."
Shen Muxi lifted the curtain of the car door and poked his head to look out.
The ruined temple in the mountain is quite spacious, with tiles covering the head, and it is also excellent to avoid rain.
"Chunxiu, be careful!" Shen Muxi gave a hand.
When Chunxiu came down, she stood there and gasped for breath. The bumpy carriage made her breathless, "Doctor Shen, if you have anything to do tonight, you must wake me up. I may be tired. I will fall asleep, but if you call me, I will definitely wake up."
Saying that, Chunxiu tugged Shen Muxi, and said in a low voice, "I'm afraid they have no good intentions."
Shen Muxi nodded, "I know, eat something later, I will make medicine for you."
"Okay!" Chunxiu nodded, "I'll sleep while you decoct the medicine, let's change it."
This is a good idea, although people from Li Wangfu also followed, but after all, the number of people is small. And Liu De'an deliberately let his guards block the people who were away from the palace. There was a certain distance between the two sides, and the people who were away from the palace had no way to get closer, so Shen Muxi and Chunxiu could only be more vigilant.
There is dry food in the bag, and the things in the medicine hut are in the carriage behind, under the care of people from the Prince Li's mansion.
Liu De'an accompanied Shen Muxi to get the medicine, and then came back to stare at Shen Muxi's decoction.
"You are so annoying. Why are you like a fly? Don't you?" Chunxiu stared fiercely at Liu De'an, "Doesn't it be necessary for you to follow Dr. Shen later?"
"Chunxiu?" Shen Muxi signaled her not to speak, it would be of no benefit to annoy these people, not to mention that she hasn't figured out Liu De'an's background yet, so she shouldn't act rashly.
But Chunxiu couldn't bear it anymore, seeing Liu De'an holding the sword and following Shen Muxi dangling in front of his eyes, as if he had eaten a dead fly, he was so disgusted, "Ask you! Are you here to catch me?" People, or come to invite people?"
The motives are not the same, the results will be very different.
"Yes!" Liu De'an said, "No matter what, I have to guarantee Dr. Shen's safety."
"I think you are the most insecure person!" Chunxiu snorted twice, and none of these grumpy gentlemen were good people.
Shen Muxi was decocting the medicine with a concentrated expression, while Liu De'an was sitting beside the porch pillar, without saying anything, just watching. The accompanying guards were arranged to stay outside or in a few broken houses next door, and it was quiet here.
The rain outside is getting heavier and heavier, and I don't know if it will stop tomorrow.
Chunxiu took the medicine, lay down in the haystack and dozed off, not daring to close her eyes, finally Shen Muxi took the coat and covered Chunxiu, Chunxiu finally closed her eyes smelling the faint smell of the medicine, and fell asleep in a short while. There was a thunderous snoring.
Liu De'an frowned, and turned to look at Chunxiu on the haystack. I'm afraid he won't be able to sleep tonight. Looking at Shen Muxi again, he didn't seem to be sleepy, standing alone at the window looking at the rain outside, as if he had something on his mind. But he is a guard commander and a man, so it is inconvenient to inquire too much.
Hearing the sound of thunder in his ears, Liu De'an could only pretend to sleep with his eyes open.
Shen Muxi was missing her son, but fortunately Shen Zhi was taken away at that time, so she sent a message to Lu Guizhou with a carrier pigeon. The content of the letter is very simple, and it is also to prevent people from being cut off halfway, so it only wrote eight words: Zhi and Dongdu, take good care of it.
The news should have arrived before Shen Zhi arrived in Dongdu, after all, the speed of the pigeon must have exceeded the travel distance of the horse and horse.
With a sigh, Shen Muxi walked to the door alone, and sat on the threshold with his chin resting, with Chunxiu's deafening snoring behind him. She didn't care at all, she was afraid that her moaning would startle Chunxiu, and Chunxiu needed a good rest, otherwise she would continue on the road tomorrow, and her body would be overwhelmed.
Suddenly, footsteps sounded, "Master Commander!"
Liu De'an got up quickly and walked outside the door. The guard and Liu De'an didn't know what to say, Liu De'an left quickly, looking a little flustered, while the guard who sent the message stayed and stood with the guard at the door.
Because Liu De'an was on guard before, there were only two guards at the door.
Right now, there are three.
Shen Muxi stood at the door, not knowing what kind of medicine was sold in their gourd, but she felt something was wrong about it, after much deliberation, it was better to wake Chunxiu up, so as not to be caught off guard. "Chunxiu? Chunxiu!" Shen Muxi squatted on the side, pushing and shoving, "Chunxiu wake up, Chunxiu..."
There were two muffled sounds of "Boom" and "Boom", Shen Muxi turned his head to look outside the door in astonishment, stood up in shock, his heart rose in his throat instantly.
The guard who sent the message before suddenly turned his face and slashed the two guards at the door. Perhaps he was unprepared. The two guards didn't even have time to snort before they were wiped off their necks and died at the door.
Shen Muxi's heart thumped, it's broken!
"Shen Muxi!" The guard shouted in a low voice, and charged at Shen Muxi with a bloody knife.
Shen Muxi picked up the incense burner and threw it at the person, the incense ash was scattered everywhere, instantly fascinated the person's eyes, she took the opportunity to run towards the door. The opponent's target is obviously her, as long as she runs out, Chunxiu will be fine.
She had to run, and if she ran out of this courtyard, Liu De'an's people would be alarmed, but at the same time, people in Li Wangfu would be alarmed.
No matter which side is alarmed, it is beneficial and harmless to her. If Liu De'an dared to kill her openly, he would not use this trick; and the people from the palace would not watch her being killed, otherwise they would not be able to explain to Bao Yunxiu.
It was raining outside, and Shen Muxi ran into the rain. The heavy rain was pouring down, hitting his head and face, and it was painful.
Behind him was the sound of the man stepping on the puddle, and the rain was beating the blade, clanging.
"Doctor Shen!" Chunxiu yelled, and rushed into the rain with the butcher's knife in hand.
Shen Muxi slipped and fell to the ground. Fortunately, the fall caused the other party's knife to miss, and it slanted across the forehead. When the man raised the knife again, Chunxiu had already chopped it off. .
The man hastily raised his hand to block it, but Chunxiu slashed so hard that the man's arms trembled, and even the cutting edge was slashed wide open by the butcher's knife. As a result, he was forced to take several steps back.
Chunxiu took the opportunity to help Shen Muxi, "Go!"
A cold light flashed, and the moment the knife struck from behind, Shen Muxi pushed Chunxiu away with all his strength...
Heavy rain, rushing down.
With an exclamation, Shen Zhi woke up from his sleep, his small face was as white as paper, and his forehead was covered with cold sweat. He quickly ran out of the room and ran in the corridor with bare feet. In the dark rainy night, the soles of his feet "clicked" and "clicked" on the cold and slippery stone slabs. hair. Standing on the steps, Shen Zhi was gasping for breath, only then did he realize that this is not home, there is no mother here, this is a completely strange place, he... just had a nightmare.
"What are you doing?" The door behind him suddenly opened.
Shen Zhi turned around in astonishment, his pale little face was wet, whether it was the rain outside or the tears in his eyes.
The lanterns in the corridor swayed from side to side, mottled light and shadows fell on the feet, and the dim light reflected a large and a small figure. The expressions on their faces were very different, one was cold as frost, and the other was frightened and apprehensive.
Bo Yunxiu had a cold face, and Shen Zhi rarely lost control, especially when he cried. Along the way, the child held the bag of beans and didn't let go. He didn't throw away the paper bag after eating, and hid it on his body for safekeeping.
Of course, Shen Zhi ignored him, largely because Shen Zhi felt that most of the beans were inexplicably missing, and he believed that it was Bo Yunxiu who ate them. Seeing that he was going to enter the Eastern Capital tomorrow, he didn't say a word to Bo Yunxiu .
The revenge of stealing beans is irreconcilable.
This is the Xingyuan outside the city of Dongdu. The news that they live here has already been sent to the city, and someone will come to welcome them tomorrow morning.
Shen Zhi didn't expect that if he ran around, he would run to him.
Bo Yunxiu frowned slightly, looking at his reddish little feet, her face became more and more gloomy, "Answer the question!"
Shen Zhi was still annoyed at him, he was the one who ate those beans, otherwise how could there be so many less? Could it be that Douzi has long legs, so he ran away by himself? He vigorously wiped away the tears on his face, and stubbornly raised his head to look at Bo Yunxiu.
The soles of his feet were cold, and he subconsciously put his feet together, his toes curled up slightly.
Mi Li came to salute, just dozed off, unexpectedly...
"My lord!" Mi Li hurriedly said, "I'll take him back now!"
Saying that, Mi Li rushed to hug Shen Zhi, "Young Master Shen, don't disturb the prince's rest, go back quickly! Look, your feet are all red. It's a rainy day, why don't you wear shoes when you come out?"
"I'm having a nightmare!" Shen Zhi said.
Mi Li was taken aback for a moment, her body stiffened slightly, and she subconsciously glanced at Bo Yunxiu.
"I dreamed that my mother was bloody." Shen Zhi said again.
I have to say that Shen Zhi is smart, he doesn't want to forgive Bo Yunxiu for stealing beans, but he is also worried about his mother's safety. Mi Li has no right to send someone to protect his mother, but Bo Yunxiu can do it. So Shen Zhi said this not only to Mi Li, but also specifically to Bo Yunxiu!
The so-called mother-child connection, there are some things you have to believe.
Mi Li hugged Shen Zhi back to the room, "Mr. Shen, it's late at night, you just ran out like this, what should you do if you get hurt?"
After taking a clean handkerchief, Mi Li carefully wiped Shen Zhi's feet, "My lord hasn't had a good rest for the past two days, and seeing that he is going to enter the city tomorrow, you must not disturb him anymore. With things in mind and heavy responsibilities on your shoulders, many things are beyond your comprehension, but I hope you can understand. He also has his difficulties, but he just doesn't want to say it!"
"Since you don't want to say it, you have to bear it yourself, who can blame you?" Shen Zhi folded his arms around his chest, hummed twice and stopped talking.
Mi Li couldn't help but smile bitterly, "I have a stubborn temper, hurry up and go to bed!"
But where could Shen Zhi find sleep? Lying on the bed, watching Mi Li cover himself with a quilt, he couldn't help asking tentatively, "If something happens to my mother, will the prince care?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Mi Li shook his head, "You, I just miss your mother so much! Dr. Shen is accompanied by Chunxiu, how could something happen? What's more, the prince has kept someone, if something really happened, the prince will definitely Received the message. Stop thinking about it, and go to bed quickly. "
Shen Zhi was worried, and grabbed Mi Li's hand and refused to let go, "You guarantee that my mother will be fine? I really had a nightmare, I really dreamed about my mother, my mother was covered in blood, I was really scared. Uncle Li, you are the only one who can help me now. Can you help me? Help me find out the news."
Seeing the child's pleading eyes, Mi Li couldn't bear to refuse, "Then be good tomorrow, and I'll help you ask."
"Yeah!" Shen Zhi lay down, hugging the quilt obediently, "I will be obedient and obedient, and won't cause trouble. Even if I meet that bad boy tomorrow, I will endure it."
Mi Li opened his mouth, feeling impatient. That's not what he meant, he just wanted the child to sleep and not to bother the prince anymore, but he didn't expect that Shen Zhi had seven senses in his heart, and he thought about everything, even tomorrow he would meet Bo Yu's mother and son, what kind of storms and difficulties he would face, Shen Zhi thought about it.
With a sigh, Mi Li turned around and walked out.
Shen Zhi closed his eyes, even if he didn't sleep, he had to pretend to be obedient, only in this way could he get news from his mother. In this unaccompanied situation, the only thing he can do is to be obedient and patient.
Mi Li didn't expect that Bo Yunxiu didn't sleep, and stood there all the time, staring at the rain outside the eaves with a solemn expression.
Feeling slightly flustered, Mi Li hastily saluted, "My lord!"
"Sleeping?" Bo Yunxiu said.
Mi Li replied, "Probably not yet, but she has already laid down and promised to be obedient."
"What did you promise him?" How could everything be hidden from Bao Yunxiu's eyes.
Mi Li rolled his throat, feeling a little guilty, "Young Master Shen just promised to pay attention to Dr. Shen's news. But Young Master Shen also promised to be obedient and patient, and nothing will happen."
Bo Yunxiu didn't respond, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
After a while, Bo Yunxiu lightly said, "Go and investigate immediately, and report quickly!"
Mi Li was stunned for a moment, waiting for the door of Bo Yunxiu's room to close, then he came back to his senses in astonishment, did the prince—agree? It stands to reason that nothing will happen, unless the governor of Lincheng has eaten the bear heart and leopard courage, how would he dare to touch Shen Muxi? Furthermore, there are guards from the Prince Li's Mansion, even officials from the Eastern Capital, they have to stay away from people from the Prince Li's Mansion, let alone make things difficult for them.
It's just a nightmare of a child who yearns for his mother, but the prince actually takes it seriously? !
After dawn, Qian Lizheng, the servant of the criminal department, came first. It was his son who had an accident. As a father, why not worry? But Li Wang is not an ordinary person, Qian Lizheng can only wait outside Xingyuan, waiting for Bo Yunxiu to summon him.
"My lord!" Mi Li saluted.
Bo Yunxiu has finished changing his clothes. He is dressed in brocade and jade clothes, python robe and jade belt, and his brows and eyes are full of calm and prestige. Today he is not going to court, but to go to the Queen Mother. The Tianchan Snow Jade Pill is so precious, the Queen Mother will not reward it easily, but if you want to find out the cause and effect of the matter, you must wake up Qian Chuyang, otherwise the missing Guan Aotian may disappear forever.
"Lord Qian is out to see you!" Mi Li said.
"No need to ask, let him enter the palace!" Bo Yunxiu strode away.
But as soon as he reached the yard, Bo Yunxiu stopped in his tracks again.
Mi Li was just astonished, but saw the prince leaning slightly, looking at Shen Zhi who was standing indifferently at the other end of the corridor. This kid had already woken up and was waiting quietly in the corridor. I don't know if he was waiting to enter the Eastern Capital. Still waiting for news from Shen Muxi.
"Take care of him!" Bo Yunxiu's eyes darkened, "Don't let anyone touch him!"
"Yes!" Mi Li saluted, and before leaving, he specially ordered the subordinates to protect Shen Zhi thoroughly, unless there is a warrant from the prince, no one can approach Shen Zhi, and those who violate the order will be punished as disobedience.
In the bustling Eastern Capital City, because Bo Yunxiu didn't like to make public, the common people only saw the convoy and soldiers entering from outside the city, and didn't know what happened. Only after the team passed by did they realize that His Royal Highness Li Wang, who was on tour, had returned to the court.
Lu Guizhou stood in the crowd, looking at the team that was drifting away coldly, his face became more and more solemn. After withdrawing and exiting, he stepped into a medicinal herb shop, and on the second floor, the Zhishu beside him said, "My lord, I haven't seen Shen Zhi."
"Xu is in the car." He still had the message from Shen Muxi in his sleeve, and he remembered those eight words clearly, "King Li is back, Zhi'er is in his hands, but Xi'er hasn't come back, It means something happened on the way."
"But if something really happened, how could His Royal Highness leave Dr. Shen alone?" Zhishu poured a glass of water, put it in front of Lu Guizhou, and then went to close the window, "My lord, maybe there is nothing wrong with it?" It's as complicated as you think!"
Lu Guizhou took out the note, carefully pondered the eight characters on the paper, "Something must have happened! Did you understand everything I asked you to inquire about?"
"I found out, we entered the Eastern Capital with the side concubine of Prince Li's mansion. We covered it up very well before, and no one outside knew about it. But afterward, Prince Li's mansion quietly found Dr. Liu, so I went to find him." Doctor Liu inquired, and only then did he know that the side concubine was injured, and it was injured by a sharp weapon." Zhishu said in a low voice, "Young master, you said that the side concubine was injured, how dare you rush back to the Eastern Capital overnight? Listen Speaking of returning to Li Wangfu, there is only one breath left to hold on."
Lu Guizhou frowned, "Injured by a sharp weapon?"
"Yes!" Zhishu nodded, "Doctor Liu said so."
"Who dares to hurt Li Wang's side concubine and be protected like this?" Lu Guizhou vaguely had an answer.
"I don't know." Zhishu scratched his head, paused, as if he remembered something, Zhishu hurriedly said, "By the way, my lord, I also found out one more thing. I wonder if it has something to do with Dr. Shen?"
Lu Guizhou was stunned, but turned sullen, "What are you talking about, when did you become so hesitant?"
"Oh!" Zhishu was scolded, puffed his cheeks and said, "It is said that one night after Concubine Wei came back, someone from the palace left the city. Nobody knows."
"In the palace?" Lu Guizhou frowned, raised his cup and lightly moistened his lips, "Who is going out?"
"I don't know who the one who came out of the city at night, and the dark ones said they didn't see it clearly, but they must be the guards in the palace." Zhishu likes to inquire about the news the most, and he always gathers in the crowd, so the news he hears is not clear. It's bits and pieces.
Lu Guizhou could only sort things out on his own. Wei Xian'er returned to leave the palace, and the palace guards went out overnight. So at this time, Bo Yunxiu should be on the way back to the Eastern Capital with people, and he probably didn't know that someone in the palace had left the city. If it's just business, it's fine, I'm afraid...
Zhishu is still rambling on, in such a short time in Dongdu, what is delicious on the East Street, what is fun on the West Street, how old is Miao Zhu in the Chenghuang Temple in the south, who is the top girl on the Flower Street in the north, and usually does business No matter what, he has figured out everything. He can even tell a few things about small things like sesame and mung beans in the streets and alleys.
"I heard that this side concubine Wei is deeply loved by the empress dowager, no, to be precise, it should be the child born to the side concubine Wei, who is deeply loved by the emperor and the empress dowager." Ordinary, speaking frothyly, "The emperor and the queen mother planned to make this child the son of Prince Li's mansion when Concubine Wei gave birth to the young son, but it's a pity that Prince Li didn't say anything, so this matter was delayed."
Lu Guizhou put down the cup in his hand and listened to his storytelling.
Zhishu took a sip of water, moistened his throat, and continued pretendingly, "The emperor's harem has three thousand years. He has been on the throne for many years and has not left anything. There are also people in the eastern capital who are quietly talking about it. If this continues, the emperor can only adopt from the offspring of the royal family." , and now there are only two brothers left on the Holy One, one is traveling all over the world, and the other is in court, and that is King Li!"
At this point, of course, it is the most obvious. If the emperor wants the son of his stepbrother to be the heir to the throne, the only possibility is Bo Yu. Bo Yu is the only child of Li Wangfu, and also the only heir of the Bo family.
With the dual identities suppressed, people in the world would not dare to underestimate the concubine Wei's mother and son. Although Wei Xian'er is a side concubine by name, but Li Wang has no wife, there is really not much difference between a side concubine and a main concubine.
Lu Guizhou sighed and stood up quietly, "You go to Bu Tang and ask her to come see me right away!"
"Has Xiaotang returned to Dongdu?" Zhishu was taken aback.
"If you are told to go, you can go!" Lu Guizhou's expression darkened, "Just say that I have something to explain to her."
Zhishu pouted, "Can you not go?"
"What nonsense?" Lu Guizhou's voice was stern, "If something goes wrong, can you afford it?"
Zhishu rolled his eyes, that dead girl is a shameless loach, martial arts is wild, every time he sees him, he always plays tricks on him, which makes him feel scared when he hears the word Butang , The hairs all over stand erect.
The young master knows it clearly, but he still wants to send him to the door... Zhishu feels chilling when he thinks about it.
Butang has a small courtyard in the east, the location is very remote, it is placed in the alleys with twists and turns, if you haven't been there once, it must be hard to find. Zhishu looked at the wooden door, raised and lowered his hand several times, he still didn't dare to knock on the door.
At the end, Zhishu moved the stones in the corner under his feet, climbed the low wall and looked inside, the yard was empty, and there was no one there, "There is no one in the yard, is it in the house? The young master said that someone came back, but The incense burner at the door is still there!"
Bu Tang has a habit of always placing an incense burner at the door of the house when he leaves home. If the incense ash is spilled, someone will break in. But actually? Anyone who enters the door will see this incense burner at a glance, how could it be knocked over!
Zhishu lay on the wall and muttered, then slowly lay down, reached out and gently pushed the door.
The door opened with a "squeak", but it was actually ajar.
Seeing this scene, Zhishu's spine felt chills, and he subconsciously looked around, but fortunately there was no movement around. Taking a deep breath, he took a step inside and finally entered the door, "I'm afraid the news may be wrong, the young master said that she is back, I'll see... ah!"
The ear-piercing scream was accompanied by an instant dizziness.
The rope was wrapped around his ankles, and Zhishu was hung upside down by the door. The blood all over his body rushed to his forehead. He wanted to shout but couldn't make a sound. He could only make a hoarse voice, "Ah... help! Help!"
The delicate face suddenly appeared in Zhishu's line of sight, the young woman in green clothes half bowed her waist, tilted her head to look at Zhishu's distressed appearance, and her crisp laughter was very sweet, "Oh, are you willing to come in? I thought you were going to climb the wall!"
The blood flowed backwards, Zhishu's face was flushed red, and his body was hanging upside down by the door, dangling constantly, and he was about to faint, "Butang, please let me go, the young master is looking for you!"
Bu Tang straightened up, lit a candle at the end of the rope, and put a stick of incense on it, "When the candle is lit and the incense burns to the rope, you can come down!" After saying that, she patted the dust off her hands , swaggering away.
"Damn girl, come back to me, the master will take care of you!" Zhishu wanted to curl up, but he hadn't exercised before, so he couldn't get his ankles. He had to wait for the candle to light the incense, and the incense burned to the rope. how long!
In desperation, Zhishu could only take a breath and shout, "Come here... help... come here... help..."
Bu Tang stepped quickly, entered the pharmacy without even saying hello, went straight to the second floor, pushed open the door, and Lu Guizhou stood at the window, "I already knew you were staying here the day you entered Dongdu. "
She sat down unceremoniously, poured water and drank it herself, "If you hadn't encountered something embarrassing, you wouldn't have asked Zhishu to come to me, tell me what's the matter?"
"Going to Lincheng along the way, maybe she is on the way to Dongdu." Lu Guizhou stood with his hands behind his back, "Help me and keep her safe!" Bu Tang frowned slightly, looking at Lu Guizhou standing against the light, subconsciously He squeezed the cup tightly in his hand, and fell silent thoughtfully. After a while, she seemed to think of something, her eyes suddenly became very cold, "Is that the person you are talking about?"
Lu Guizhou took a deep breath, "Yes!"
The moment the sound fell, the cup shook, and the person disappeared in the blink of an eye.