Xue House.
Cen Li walked quickly towards Xue's house. The closer he got to Xue's house, the harder it was for him to calm down. When he finally arrived at Xue's house out of breath, he stopped in front of the door, calmed down a little, and walked into the door pretending to be calm.
Butler Zhang happened to send the doctor out, and met Cen Lijin head-on.
Butler Zhang looked a little chilling. At first glance, Cen Lijin saw him panic for a moment, and the next moment he said anxiously, "Is Uncle in the mansion?"
Butler Zhang has been in the Xue family for many years, and naturally he has met Cen Lijin. He bowed his head and hurriedly saluted: "The general is inside, but..."
"I'm in a hurry!" After saying that, Cen Lijin brought his attendant into the mansion.
Seeing this, Butler Zhang could only follow him in. He quickly sent a servant next to him to inform the general, then walked up to Cen Li and said, "The third prince will go to the front hall with the youngest and wait for a while."
Cen Li nodded recently, and could see that Xue Changfeng might have some inconvenience, so he had to obey Zhang butler and sit in the front hall obediently and wait.
He was a little restless, but he couldn't be too obvious, so he kept looking around.
After about a cup of tea, Xue Changfeng arrived late from the backyard, and he was not alone. Fu Yang was holding his hand beside him and walked towards the front hall with him.
Cen Li saw Fu Yang from far and near, and his nervous expression immediately took him in. If it is only in front of Xue Changfeng, it doesn't matter if he seems to be in a hurry, but if there are others around, as a prince, he must remain calm at all times.
"Jin'er." Xue Changfeng looked at the armor of the Imperial Guard and asked with a frown, "Why are you dressed like this?"
"Uncle, something happened in the palace." Cen Li said, glanced at Fu Yang, implying that Xue Changfeng had some personal things to talk about. But Fu Yang instantly understood what Cen Lijin meant. She unhurriedly helped Xue Changfeng to the main seat and sat down, and then said, "Call me if you have anything, and I'll go shopping in the yard."
"Okay." Xue Changfeng held her hand gently, and then released it for a moment, staring intently at Fu Yang's back.
When Cen Lijin saw Fu Yang leave, his previous calm disappeared immediately, and he quickly said: "Uncle, the father and the emperor suddenly banned the mother and the concubine, and also blocked the palace gate, preventing the prince from entering and leaving, Li Jin wanted to come out and inform his uncle before he was allowed to go out. Don't dress up like this!"
If it were in the past, Cen Li had recently met with Xue Changfeng, and he would have seen at a glance that Xue Changfeng was not in good spirits and in poor health, but now he is so full of this matter that he has no time to care about Xue Changfeng's state.
Hearing this, Xue Changfeng looked serious and wanted to speak, but coughed. Butler Zhang immediately handed over the tea, Xue Changfeng drank it better, and said, "Why is it so sudden?"
Cen Li thought for a while, and said, "I was there when I locked the palace, and Eunuch Mu also mentioned a sentence of Imperial Doctor Xu, saying that Imperial Doctor Xu had committed suicide because of fear of sin... But is there any connection between Imperial Doctor Xu and his concubine?"
As soon as these words came out, Xue Changfeng immediately understood what was going on.
In order to give him enough time to deal with Shang Xu before, Xue Jin and Xu Taiyi teamed up to poison the emperor. But Xue Jin has always been very measured. At best, he made the emperor seriously ill. Now that two months have passed, how could the emperor suddenly attack
Seeing that Xue Changfeng did not speak, Cen Lijin was even more anxious, thinking that the matter was extremely difficult: "Uncle, how can we solve the predicament of the mother and concubine now..."
"Calm down first." Xue Changfeng said solemnly, "Since the emperor has not taken his anger against you, leave this matter to your uncle, and do what you should do well... The emperor is getting worse and worse now, you should go to the imperial front to serve you more. ."
Hearing this, Cen Lijin thought for a moment, then nodded heavily and said, "Li Jin understands."
"It's really inappropriate for you to come out of the palace to find me, go back as soon as possible, and don't be discovered."
"Then Li Jin will go back right away." Cen Li Jin said, got up quickly, and bowed to Xue Changfeng, "I still have to trouble my uncle to take care of it!"
"Go back quickly."
As soon as Cen Li left, Xue Changfeng couldn't straighten his waist, and instantly leaned back on the back of the chair to make himself more comfortable. Fu Yang was in the front yard. Seeing that Cen Li was out the door, she immediately went to the front hall, and at a glance, she saw Xue Changfeng slumped on the chair with a pale face.
"Changfeng!" She exclaimed in three steps and two steps, hurried to Xue Changfeng and looked at him anxiously.
Xue Changfeng smiled reluctantly at her, obviously sweating on his forehead, obviously uncomfortable. Fu Yang quickly waved his hand to Zhang Guanjia and said, "Come and help, take the general to the house to rest!"
"Yes!"
Then the two worked together to move Xue Changfeng back to the bedroom. Fu Yang tucked the quilt for him, and hurriedly said to Zhang Guanjia: "The doctor came to prescribe the prescription earlier, go grab the medicine and come back to make medicine for the general."
"I'll go right away!"
Butler Zhang walked out of the house, and Fu Yang held Xue Changfeng's hand and said, "I'll get you something to eat. You can rest for a while." After speaking, she planned to let go, but Xue Changfeng grabbed her backhand. .
Even though he was sweating profusely, he still managed to make his expression not look so haggard. Xue Changfeng held Fu Yang's hand tightly and said, "No, just stay with me."
Looking at his appearance, Fu Yang's eyes were a little sore: "It's not your youth anymore, don't be self-willed."
"If I had been more willful before, how could I have missed you for so long..."
Fu Yang struggled a few times, but after all, Xue Changfeng, who has led troops to fight all the year round, is still very strong even if he is so unwell. In desperation, she simply sat on the edge of the couch and said angrily, "Can you spare your life?"
"cannot."
"If your adopted son sees you like this, he might laugh at you."
"It doesn't matter."
Fu Yang stretched out his other hand and wiped the fine sweat oozing from Xue Changfeng's forehead with his sleeve.
Xue Changfeng closed his eyes and suddenly said, "Actually, I understand that if it wasn't for my short life, you wouldn't stay."
"Don't think about it, just focus on taking care of your body." Fu Yang flicked on his forehead, as if he punished Xue Changfeng without restraint.
What happened more than 20 years ago seems to have passed for a long time, but it seems to be yesterday, and it is still vivid in my mind.
The two were silent for a while, and Fu Yang just leaned beside him, letting Xue Changfeng hold her hand.
In fact, the misunderstanding at the beginning has not been solved yet, but no one has mentioned it.
At the beginning of sorting out the memory, Xue Changfeng and Fu Yang were in love with each other. They and Wei Yuanting, the three of them, used to be inseparable, each holding their own thoughts, waiting for someone to break it. But the bravest
It was Wei Yuanting who pierced his anger.
Wei Yuanting already had a family at that time, and Fu Yang was so high-spirited that he couldn't be someone else's house. Later, by accident, after Fu Yang and Wei Yuanting got drunk, they became husband and wife first, and there was Wei Lin.
Later, Fu Yang disappeared, and no one knew where Fu Yang went. Xue Changfeng and Wei Yuanting had a big fight, and they were at odds since then.
After half an hour, Butler Zhang entered the house with the medicine he had just boiled. Fu Yang immediately jumped off the couch, took the medicine bowl and said, "Steward Zhang, help the general up."
Butler Zhang did as he was told, and Fu Yang took a small spoon and blew it one by one to Xue Changfeng's mouth and fed it. After drinking a bowl of medicine, Xue Changfeng lay down on the couch again. Butler Zhang was about to go out so as not to disturb their relationship, but Xue Changfeng stopped him.
"Steward Zhang."
"General."
"Min Qiu is still in the capital?"
Butler Zhang thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes, stay in the garrison on the outskirts of the city."
"You..." Xue Changfeng said, feeling a little tired, and then continued after a pause, "You should draft the document immediately, let Qiner lead the 5,000 troops back to the capital, and let Min Qiu be sure to send it over quickly, just garrison the outskirts of the city. Bigger."
"Yes."
"Go down."
Fu Yang looked at her weak appearance and couldn't help but feel sad. Thinking back to Xue Changfeng on the battlefield back then, he was full of energy like a hero. Looking at it now, I can't help but admire the ruthlessness of time.
"Don't worry about this." Fu Yang complained, "Forget it, I know you can't ignore your precious sister."
"Yang'er, you do something for me."
"you say."
"Bring Princess Yun back to the mansion, it will come in handy then." Xue Changfeng said, coughing again.
Fu Yang hurriedly helped him get better: "you take a good rest, I will handle it."
"Then you stay here and don't leave."
"it is good."
…
In the autumn of another year, Xue Ziqin squatted at the entrance of the general's tent, boringly roasting the pheasants he had just hunted, a little lack of interest. Seeing that the weather was about to get cold again, he was a little apprehensive. Now only the smell of pheasants can make him feel a little better.
Since Guo Linchong's death, Min Qiu also went to work in the capital, and the barracks suddenly became quiet, everything was going on in an orderly manner, but Xue Ziqin felt extremely lonely.
Most of the things are done by Zhou Xiao, and Shan Mo is helping. There is no major thing at the moment. Xue Ziqin is like a listed general, and he only cares about inspections and barbecues all day long.
He was looking at the sky, holding the branch firmly in his hand, turning it at a constant speed, the smell of pheasant attracted many people to look at the general, but no one dared to take a bite.
Xue Ziqin was thinking about things to himself when Zhou Xiao suddenly came over.
"General."
"Yo, sit down." Xue Ziqin took his eyes back from the sky and landed on Zhou Xiao, "When you know how to pick the time, come to eat meat?"
Zhou Xiao waved his hand, sat down without listening to him, and said solemnly, "General, something happened."
"Oh?" Xue Ziqin guessed without waiting for him to write, "Xisu is about to hit the autumn wind?"
"No, it's something else." Zhou Xiao said, "It's good news."
"Then you say, the news is good enough and I'll give you a chicken leg." Xue Ziqin narrowed his narrow eyes and looked at Zhou Xiao with interest.
Zhou Xiao smiled lightly and said, "Vice Min is coming."
"what?"
"Deputy General Min has just arrived at the barracks and is resting now," Zhou Xiao said.
As soon as he finished speaking, Xue Ziqin stood up with a "swoosh" in front of him, and the branch wearing the pheasant in his hand was also stuffed directly into Zhou Xiao's hand.
He only heard Xue Ziqin say, "The pheasant is yours", and ran away without a trace.
Zhou Xiao was dumbfounded, his cooking skills were not half as good as Xue Ziqin's. But the half-baked pheasant was exuding an alluring aroma, so he had to go to the place where Xue Ziqin had just squatted to take over the job, and roasted the pheasant in a similar manner.
Min Qiu ran for eight days in a row, fast horses and whips, and changed several horses at the stations along the way. Only then did he feel the border at the fastest speed. He couldn't eat or sleep well along the way, and he was so tired that he sat down against the tree as if he was going to have asthma, gasping for breath.
The caring little soldier handed over water, and Min Qiu took small sips to slowly moisten the lungs that were almost on fire. Before he could fully recover, Xue Ziqin rushed over from a distance.
Min Qiu was also a little excited. After all, he and Xue Ziqin had been separated for more than two months, so it was okay to see him. Seeing Xue Ziqin at this moment, he really felt a lot of thoughts. He hurriedly supported the tree to stand up, and in the blink of an eye Xue Ziqin was in front of him and hugged him: "You're back!!!"
Xue Ziqin exerted a lot of force, and Min Qiu was really moved. He didn't expect his general to miss him so much. He was about to speak when Xue Ziqin said again, "Did you know that I have to go hunting in person for two months, I really miss you so much that I'm going crazy!"
"..." Min Qiu had nothing to say.
After hugging for a while, Xue Ziqin let go of his hand and patted Min Qiu's arm vigorously: "How is it, how is the situation?"
Min Qiu's anger was still not smooth, so he could only say intermittently: "Concubine Jin has been grounded, and the reason will not be known at the end. General, oh, the old general said that the general should immediately bring 5,000 troops to the capital."
"Okay, I've been waiting for this day." Xue Ziqin's face was full of excitement, and his eyes were about to light up.
But not only because he was about to have something to do, but also because—he was going to see Cen Lixuan.
"The meaning over there is to make the movement louder." Min Qiu said again, and then picked up the kettle and took several sips.
Xue Ziqin raised the corner of his mouth with a smirk: "It's exactly what I want, you go down to rest first, and leave with me tomorrow."
"Yes!" Min Qiu said loudly.