Song Tong looked at her lips that were so red that she rubbed them, and his mind wandered. Then he moved his eyes away in a hurry and said: "Mr. Huo's medical skills are superb. He is a national expert in Beidi. Naturally, he cannot be compared to other doctors outside." Yes, maybe my aunt's illness can still be cured, so don't be too discouraged."
Ji Xiang didn't say anything. She stared blankly at Song Tong's cloak hanging on the ground. Then she reached out and picked up the hem of the cloak from the ground. Under Song Tong's surprised eyes, she put the chin of the cloak on Song Tong's lap and gently He said lightly: "The floor is dirty."
Song Tong said casually: "It's okay, I'll change the left and right tomorrow."
"It's easy for you to change, but it's not easy to wash." Jixiang frowned subconsciously.
Song Tong was startled, and then his brows knit together again. When he spoke again, his voice was very cold and stern: "Have you washed the clothes? The servants in the house asked you to wash the clothes?"
"No," Ji Xiang shook his head in a hurry, lowered his head and wiped a piece of oil on his embroidered shoes, and said softly, "When I was a child, I was the only one who took care of the princess, so I naturally had to wash her clothes and shoes. I'm most afraid of doing laundry in winter. The well is frozen, so I have to pick up rocks and smash them in to break the ice. Sometimes the ice is so thick that even the rocks can't be smashed, so I have to go to the nearby palace to borrow water. At that time I'm most afraid of borrowing things. You don't know how difficult it is to borrow a bucket of water in the palace. Just nodding and bending is not enough. Sometimes you have to kneel down and kowtow. The ground is cold in winter, cold and hard. , A good kid’s knees will be damaged if he kneels for a while, and he won’t be able to heal them even after three to five days…”
Song Tong listened to her silently, listening to her talk about the past that she had never told anyone about. Song Tong listened quietly. In the auspicious and gentle voice, a thin and pale young man appeared in front of his eyes.
That year, he went to Beidi alone. How much hardship would it take for a fourteen-year-old Dali boy to gain a foothold in the Beidi court? Just like a maid from Beidi, she wants to stand upright in the Dali palace where the sword is windy and the sword is frosty.
Time flies by, and we know ourselves whether we are warm or cold.
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"So you came to Beidi under the orders of Lord Long Live?" Ji Xiang looked at Song Tong in surprise.
"Yes, Lord Long Live saw with his own eyes what life was like for Princess Duanhui, Princess Shuo, and the little prince and princess in Beidi. He was naturally worried. At that time, he decided to send a down-to-earth person to Beidi to take care of Duanhui. "The thoughts of Princess Heshuo, mother and son." Thinking of old events, Song Tong showed a faint smile on his face, "The next year, Long Live Lord personally went into battle and went to Southern Xinjiang. At that time, Southern Xinjiang was uneven, so naturally Northern Xinjiang There must be no chaos. Originally, Long Live Lord just wanted to send a suitable person to Beidi to take care of Princess Heshuo and her son. However, now he had the idea of sending Dali people to Beidi courtiers to facilitate the reconciliation between the two countries. At that time, Long Live Lord came forward. Among all the confidants, I can speak Beidi dialect, so this task naturally fell on my shoulders. "
"But how can you speak Beidi dialect?" Jixiang became even more curious.
"My father used to be a businessman who did business with Beidi people on the border. It is natural for him to speak Beidi dialect. I have followed him from north to south since I was a child, so I can naturally speak it," Song Tong said in a deep voice, twirling his fingers gently. The thunder cloud pattern on his sleeves paused, and then continued, "When I was eight years old, my father spent all his efforts to win a big deal to provide New Year's offerings to Wanfu in the capital. Wanfu was the most powerful at that time. The favored Concubine Wan Guifei's natal family is a wealthy family. Being able to take over such a big business in one fell swoop made my parents and I very happy. We started making careful preparations as early as three months ago. Not only did we use up our family's savings, but we also borrowed money. a lot of foreign debt.”