The man stopped abruptly when he heard Yan Shi's voice, looked at Yan Shi with disbelief on his face, looked carefully for a while, and then said, "Are you Xiao Shi?" There was an uncontrollable tremor in the voice, the man three In his teens, dressed as a military general, he looked like the kind of hero who bleeds but does not shed tears, but now his eye circles are slightly red.
When Yan Shi called him just now, he was actually a little uncertain. After all, he hadn't seen him for many years, and he didn't see his face very clearly. He just heard that the voice sounded alike, so he couldn't help calling out. Wei Shuo's voice is very recognizable, high-pitched and transparent.
"I'm Xiao Shi." When the uncle and nephew recognized each other, Yan Shi was also very excited.
This man was Marshal Wei's only son, the younger brother of Empress Yuan, and Wei Shuo, Yan Shi's uncle. Ever since Da Hualing's grandfather disappeared in the southern border, he followed Marshal Wei to garrison the southern border.
Wei Shuo put his hands on Yan Shi's shoulders, and looked at him carefully: "You have grown so big, the last time I saw you, you only reached my waist. If you didn't call me, I wouldn't Dare to admit it." Wei Shuo was stationed at the southern border, and he was not allowed to return to the imperial city without an edict. The last time Yan Shi saw him was when Wei Shuo came to attend the funeral not long after the death of Empress Yuan.
Yan Shizai looked at Wei Shuo carefully: "Uncle hasn't changed at all."
Wei Shuo laughed and said, "Why hasn't it changed? You've grown up so much, and I'm getting old."
Yan Shi also smiled: "Why did uncle come to the imperial city?"
"Isn't this year the emperor's fiftieth birthday? Envoys from all over the world have come to pay homage to the emperor. Don't I happen to have a name here?" Wei Shuo laughed, "Your grandfather and I are really worried about you, especially your grandfather. I miss you day and night, and wish I could come to you right away."
Yan Shi's eyes were also slightly red: "Grandfather, is he okay?"
"It's alright, my body is strong now, and it's still the same as before. I train with them every day, and I don't accept my old age at all." Wei Shuo said hurriedly, afraid that Yan Shi would be worried.
A trace of nostalgia appeared on Yan Shi's face, and he asked again: "When did uncle arrive in the imperial city? Why didn't you come to find me in the mansion?"
"I just arrived too, and I didn't have time to go. I ran into a little trouble on the way. Alas! This is not a place to talk. I will talk to you slowly when I get to the mansion." Speaking of this, Wei Shuo saw Hua Ling, who had been standing by the side silently, said, "This is the princess, right?"
Hua Ling finally found a chance to speak for herself, and hurriedly said, "Uncle, my name is Hua Ling, and the name is Mingting, and the name is given to me by my brother."
Wei Shuo took a closer look at Hua Ling again, and slapped him on the shoulder: "Good! Good! Good! More than enough for my nephew."
"Let's go, uncle, let's go back to the mansion." Yan Shi asked his servants to drive the carriage over, and they returned to the palace in the carriage.
Although it was already dark, Wei Shuo was still looking at every corner of the palace.
"This prince's mansion is too small, and the setting is not good. It really doesn't look like a place where a prince should live." Wei Shuo sighed, feeling very uncomfortable, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... He is your biological father after all. How can I treat you like this. I haven’t figured out what happened back then, but even if it was done by the eldest sister, it has nothing to do with you. You were so young at the time. How could he... how could he be... alas!"
Yan Shi patted him on the shoulder and tried to comfort him: "Uncle, don't talk about it. It's enough for me to have you, and now I have Ming Ting again, which is very good." When Yan Shi said this, he put his eyes on the On Hua Ling's body, his gaze was as tender as water. Seeing this, Hua Ling hurriedly stretched out her hand to hold him.
"We are too far away, if you really have something to do in the imperial city, we can't take care of it." Wei Shuo shook his head, "I have one more thing to do this time, I want to beg the emperor to see if I can stay in the imperial city." In the city."
"Uncle, if you can't stay in the imperial city, don't force it." Yan Shi was rather worried, "In order to avoid the displeasure of my father, Emperor Longyan, I blame you and my grandfather."
Wei Shuo didn't care at all: "If he's not happy, then I'll go back to Southern Xinjiang, and he can't send people to Southern Xinjiang to chop off my head."
Yan Shi couldn't help smiling when he heard this, and suddenly remembered the scene when he saw Wei Shuo just now, and asked, "Who is uncle chasing just now?"
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As soon as Wei Shuo mentioned this, Wei Shuo's expression was a little weird, he just laughed: "He is the third prince of Wuman Kingdom, he came to celebrate the emperor's birthday, I have some grievances with him, he stole my things. "
How clever Yan Shi was, he could tell at a glance that Wei Shuo had said half of what he said, but he didn't continue to ask, and only changed the subject.
Wei Shuo also wondered whether his life after marriage was good or not, so he talked to Hua Ling and tested him, and found that although Hua Ling was a little silly, she put all her heart on Yan Shi. Also relieved.
Just as he was talking, Yan Shi suddenly felt nauseated again in his stomach. Hua Ling hurriedly found a spittoon to catch Yan Shi himself, and after Yan Shi had vomited, he poured tea and asked him to rinse his mouth, and finally wiped the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief.
The whole movement was done in one go, and it looked like it was done routinely.
Wei Shuo was quite worried at first, but he seemed to be used to seeing these two again. After thinking about it, I couldn't help asking: "Xiao Yi, you, do you have it?"
Before Yan Shi recovered, Hua Ling said for him, "What are you talking about?"
"Isn't Xiao Shi pregnant?" Wei Shuo looked confused, he must have guessed right.
Yan Shi rinsed his mouth again, and said in surprise, "Don't you think it's strange, uncle?"
"What am I wondering about?" Wei Shuo smiled, "I blame me for being careless. I forgot to tell you such an important matter. You must have been very surprised when you found out about it." At that time, Wei Shuo didn't think Yan Shi would Marrying a man, even if she married a man, she didn't expect to be the one who would be suppressed, so she didn't say anything.
Yan Shi said: "Uncle, the doctor in my house said that I ate Yuanyang fruit. But I really don't remember when I ate this fruit."
"There are such capable people in Xiaoshi's house? I'm really relieved." Wei Shuo explained with a smile, "I gave you the Yuanyang fruit. When your mother died and you were still young, we Fearing that you would be poisoned by traitors, your grandfather searched for ways and found a Yuanyang fruit for you, which can be invulnerable to all poisons if you eat it. When I gave you to eat it, you still said it was not delicious, It doesn't smell like anything. You were young back then, so you should have forgotten about it."
When Wei Shuo said this, Yan Shi had a bit of an impression, but as time passed, he still couldn't remember much.
"Then where did this fruit come from?" Yan Shi was very pleasantly surprised when he heard that Wei Shuo gave him this fruit. Then, Wei Shuo knew where the fruit tree was. If so, then Very good.
But Yan Shi was too happy too early, only to hear Wei Shuo continue: "This Yuanyang fruit has the effect of defying the sky. After picking it up and leaving it in the room, it can be immortal for a hundred years. It is very rare. I gave it to you." The fruit was given by a friend, as he said, he picked it from a dying tree, and it is the last fruit in this world."
After hearing this, Yan Shi felt slightly regretful, but at the same time felt very lucky that this last fruit fell into his stomach.
The uncle and nephew hadn't seen each other for a long time, and there was endless talk, but Wei Shuo, concerned about Yan Shi's body, talked for another hour and then fell asleep respectively.
At dawn the next day, when Wei Shuo arrived, Yan Shi was in a good mood and ate more than usual, yet he didn't spit it out.
Hua Ling said for Yan Shibucai: "It would be great if uncle came earlier, and my brother would suffer less."
Wei Shuo smiled and said, "I still have this ability, if I knew I would have come earlier."
"Uncle, I'm going to Honglu Temple later, can you go with me?" Yan Shi asked.
"I'm not going, what are you going to do?" Wei Shuo refused.
Yan Shi deliberately said: "Aren't you going to ask the third prince of Wuman Kingdom for something?"
Wei Shuo's face froze: "No, no, no, left and right are not important things."
Yan Shi picked up the spoon and took a sip of the porridge in the bowl without saying anything.
After Yan Shi finished his morning court, he went to Honghe Temple, and after arriving there, he explained a word to the minister of Honghe Temple before going in.
In front of him, a man blocked the way.
This person's attire is very similar to that of Miaojiang people, his actual age cannot be seen, he is really good-looking, with a romantic look in his eyebrows.
"You are the eldest prince?" The man looked Yan Shi up and down with a smile.
Yan Shi had never seen him before, but he could guess that he had seen all the envoys from various countries, only the third prince of Wuman Kingdom who came yesterday, so he probably was the one.
"Exactly." Yan Shi said, "Your Excellency is the third prince of Wuman Kingdom?"
The third prince did not deny it: "Sure enough, not bad."
When Yan Shi was about to speak again, the third prince said with a smile, "It's the first time we meet, I'll give you a present." Then he took out two pieces of jade from his sleeve and stuffed them into Yan Shi's hands.
"You and your concubine are together. They are loving couples. They will be together for a hundred years." After saying that, before Yan Shi could refuse, he waved his sleeves and turned away.
Yan Shi took the two jade pendants back to the palace and told Wei Shuo about the matter, Wei Shuo said haha: "You accept what he gives you."
Yan Shi couldn't help asking: "Is there something between uncle and the third prince..."
"No! There's nothing." Wei Shuo's words were a little ambiguous, and his face was slightly flushed, "Don't ask too many questions about your little one."
Yan Shi, who was said to be a child: "..."
This topic was terminated because of Wei Shuo's non-cooperation, Wei Shuo was fond of wine, and planned to get drunk with Yan Shi after coming to the imperial city, but Yan Shi is pregnant now, so he can't drink. Hua Ling couldn't drink after seeing it, so Wei Shuo had to drink with himself.
Now that the weather is getting warmer, Yan Shi set up the table in the courtyard, enjoying the moon while drinking.
Yan Shi originally asked his servants to invite Jiang Qingyue and Qu Liushang, but Jiang Qingyue didn't come, and neither did Qu Liushang.
Jiang Qingyue stood in the courtyard, looked at the bright moonlight in the sky, and sighed softly.
Although Yan Shi is helpless in the imperial city, there are relatives who love him far away, but he doesn't even have a relative who is related to him by blood in this world. At this moment, Jiang Qingyue thought a lot, thinking of her long-dead family members, and the family feud she carried on her back.
As soon as Qu Liuzhang came in, what he saw was a picture of a beautiful woman with a bright moon, and he couldn't help but stare dumbfounded.
It was Jiang Qingyue who discovered him first, so Jiang Qingyue turned around and walked towards the house.
"Young Master Qingyue! Young Master Qingyue!" Qu Liushang quickly blocked the door of the room and did not let him in, "Look how beautiful the moon is tonight, let's enjoy the moon."
Jiang Qingyue refused: "I want to rest."
"Don't, you see it's still so early, go to bed later." Qu Liushang said while trying to hold Jiang Qingyue's hand calmly, but Jiang Qingyue swung it away with a sleeve.
"Get out of the way!" Jiang Qingyue frowned into a knot.
Qu Liushang just refused to let him: "Young Master Qingyue, even if you go in, I will follow you in. Why don't we enjoy the moon outside."
"Are you threatening me?" Jiang Qingyue was already very displeased.
"How dare I." Qu Liushang patted his mouth with his hands, "I was talking nonsense just now, Mr. Qingyue is not as knowledgeable as I am. But the day has finally recovered, the moon is so big and round tonight, no wonder Rewards are a bit wasteful. Besides, you have the word '月' in your name, so Mr. Qingyue must like the moon very much."
As he said that, Qu Liushang sat down on the steps in front of Jiang Qingyue's gate, and he blew on the place next to him: "Young Master Qingyue, please sit down."
Jiang Qingyue thought for a while and sat next to him, and Qu Liushang handed him a gourd.
Jiang Qingyue's voice was like a deserted moon: "I never drink alcohol."
"This is not wine." Qu Liushang shook the gourd, "You will know after you taste it."
Jiang Qingyue dubiously took the gourd and took a sip. The sweet and sour taste was delicious.
"Is it delicious? I made this specially for you." Qu Liushang was very proud.
"Fair." Jiang Qingyue said calmly.
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Jiang Qingyue took the gourd in her hand and just took a sip. Just as Jiang Qingyue was about to stop it, it was already too late.
Qu Liushang put the gourd aside, looked at Jiang Qingyue's profile and asked, "Do you have something on your mind?"
"No."
"Then why are you unhappy?"
"No."
Qu Liushang said: "Don't lie to me, I can tell that you are in a bad mood now."
Jiang Qingyue did not speak, but looked up at the moon in the sky.
Qu Liushang followed him and looked at the moon: "Can you tell me something about you? When did you start following the prince?"
Jiang Qingyue still didn't speak, Qu Liushang sighed softly: "Then let me tell you about me. I am an abandoned baby, I don't know who my parents are, my adoptive mother said she picked me up by the river Yes. My adoptive father and adoptive mother have been married for many years and have no children, so they raised me as their own son. I should have lived a good life in front of them for a few years, but I was too young at that time, so I don’t remember.”
Jiang Qingyue didn't know if she was listening or not, she just kept looking at the moon.
Qu Liushang continued: "When I was two years old, my adoptive parents gave birth to a boy. Since then, they have treated me like a different person. My life at that time was worse than that of a servant. What dirty things are there? I do all the hard work and don’t give me food. Once I didn’t have a bite to eat for four days, so I went to the kitchen to steal things while they were asleep, but they knew I would steal food, So I hid all the food. I was so hungry that I couldn’t take it anymore, so I ran to the pigsty to grab food from the pigs, and was beaten severely when I was discovered.”
Jiang Qingyue turned her head slightly to look at him after hearing this, although she didn't speak, Qu Liushang was already very content.
"This kind of life continued until I was eight years old. That year, I was beaten by my adoptive father again. I happened to pass by my house alone and asked me if I would like to go with him. The man was masked and dressed very It’s weird. If it were put on a normal child, they would be scared and cry,” Qu Liushang said, “but I’m not afraid. I thought that I’d be better off here than anywhere, so I said I’d like to go with him. He bought me in his hands, and I later found out that he is from the Shifang Sect."
"After I arrived at the Shifang Gate, I practiced martial arts with the new disciples. Although it was hard and tiring, in my opinion, this was a life like a fairy. Later, by chance, I discovered that I was studying medicine. The talent, so he taught me to study medicine, so I lived up to everyone's entrustment."
"When I was at my adoptive father's house, I often thought, if one day I have the ability, I must kill him. But ah, when I really have the ability, I can't do it. Alas! Man! Qing Young master Yue, there is no difficulty in this world, please be happy."
Jiang Qingyue knew that Qu Liushang's childhood would be a thousand times more miserable than what he said, but he is still so reckless now, and he couldn't help being moved by it.
Qu Liushang took out a small piece of bamboo from his sleeve, carved it into a "human" shape a few times, and put the bamboo piece on the ground: "Young Master Qingyue is watching."
He said nod in his mouth, and the villain nodded, and when he said turn around, the villain turned around, making it dance, dancing back and forth with both hands, and doing what it asked, which was very interesting.
Even Jiang Qingyue couldn't help being attracted, and Qu Liushang let the villain jump on Jiang Qingyue's shoulder, rubbing against Jiang Qingyue's face, and said, "Don't be unhappy, just smile, smile!" Smile."
Jiang Qingyue was so tickled that she couldn't help laughing.
Qu Liushang was stunned. This was the first time Jiang Qingyue laughed since he had known him for so long. Although the time was short, it was worth pondering for a long time.
Qu Liushang saw that it was almost done, so he took the little bamboo man off Jiang Qingyue's shoulder: "This is also a kind of Gu. Insects can make Gu, and plants can also make Gu. But it is more difficult to make this kind of Gu. Some people Put the prepared Bamboo Gu on the enemy's only path, and then it will jump onto the person's knee and get in without anyone noticing. Before the person reaches home, he will feel severe knee pain , but I can't find any illness, so I can only wait for death. However, I don't make this kind of harmful Gu, I made it to make you happy."
Jiang Qingyue said: "It's time to work.
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"As long as you like it, I will..."
"No need." Jiang Qingyue interrupted what Qu Liushang was going to say, he stood up from the steps and pushed open the door, "Don't waste your energy on me in the future."