The people of Tianqi this year are doomed to live a restless life. On the 30th of the new year, the entire capital is under martial law, making people panic and have no intention of celebrating the new year, because the town where Shen Jin lives is closer to the capital, and it is also affected. Originally The bustling streets became clean in an instant, the peddlers were afraid to do business, and even places like restaurants and teahouses were closed.
Doctor Qian and Aunt Qian have already moved to their yard. Both of their children have already married. Because of Doctor Qian's status, the daughters have all married to other places. In the medical clinic, there were only a few apprentices accepted by Doctor Qian, and they were all given holidays during the Chinese New Year.
After Shen Jin knew of the martial law in the capital, he quickly asked Aunt Qian and Anyi to cook a lot of meat dishes. They sat down and ate together. Dr. Qian also understood in his heart that before the death knell was struck, it was useless for them to eat meat dishes. But when the death knell struck, they secretly cooked food for Shen Jin, and they couldn't use it any more. Thinking of this, even Dr. Qian, who doesn't care about appetite, used a lot more, and gave it back to him. Aunt Qian picked up quite a few dishes.
Shen Jin actually didn't feel much about Emperor Cheng's disappearance. Although Emperor Cheng was her uncle, there was no relationship between her and Emperor Cheng. It was too embarrassing for Jin to be sad, so all she could think of was to get more meat and vegetables at home before the matter was announced, so that everyone could satisfy their hunger.
After the death knell sounded, there would be no chance to eat meat dishes openly.
An Yi vaguely guessed something, but she didn't dare to be sure. An Ning didn't have so many thoughts, so she started to eat and took care of Shen Jin. There was a chicken stewed at home. Shen Jin didn't like chicken recently, so he just ate chicken Wings and the like could be eaten, so An Ning gave Shen Jin two chicken wings, and then Aunt Qian and Yue Qingyun each had one chicken leg, and gave An Yi a big piece of chicken breast first, and the rest Give Yue Wen, Jia Si, and Doctor Qian a point, and there is not much left. An Ning doesn't care, and picks up chicken heads, necks, and feet, and starts gnawing.
Yue Wen felt distressed, and gave An Ning his piece of chicken. Aunt Qian was amused, and said, "An Ning can eat this chicken leg." As he spoke, he wanted to give An Ning what was in his bowl.
An Ning said, "Aunt Qian, you can eat, I don't lack these, I just like to eat some without meat."
Anyi also smiled and said, "Aunt Qian, it's enough for An Ning and I to share." As he spoke, he gave An Ning a lot of meat.
Seeing Yue Qingyun sitting beside him, Shen Jin said, "Hurry up and eat, there will be something else after eating."
Yue Qingyun nodded vigorously. He has never been so comfortable since he can remember. Every day, he not only eats white flour, steamed buns and rice, but also meat, and he is not even allowed to do homework, and he is taught to read and write. , It's like a dream.
Shen Jin looked at Yue Qingyun. During this period of time, he gained a lot of weight, and his little face became much fairer. He was wearing a new padded jacket made by Aunt Qian. He looked energetic and delicate. , I liked it very much, and gave him a pair of braised pork with chopsticks.
When Yue Qingyun first came here, no matter what he did, he was careful no matter what he did. Even if he was eating, he didn't dare to add too much food. Much better now.
Shen Jin gnawed on the chicken wings. At the beginning, Yue Wen and Jia Si had to prepare meals for Shen Jin alone. It was only after Shen Jin gave the order that they all sat down to eat together. From the initial discomfort to now, they are used to it , and a little more casually, "Aunt Qian, don't worry about An Ning, you won't be able to starve her."
An Ning chuckled, and divided up the smoked duck. Besides these, there were also fish, and the few people ate happily.
When the first death knell sounded, they had already run out of food, because it was the Chinese New Year, and the family had prepared a lot of meat and the like. Now that the weather is cold, these things are not easy to put away, but they can be kept. There are a lot of smoked meats outside. There is a delivery room specially prepared in the yard. This kind of place requires people to enter the warm room in advance. Only An Ning is the most suitable, and An Ning is also willing. After finding someone to help with the calculation, An Ning She took the initiative to move into the delivery room, and this was the first time that An Ning did not listen to Shen Jin.
Everyone stood in the courtyard and looked in the direction of the palace. After Shen Jin knocked nine times, she walked into the house with one hand supporting her waist and singing An Ning. The emperor was about to ring the bell eighty-one times when he died. , An Yi went to bring hot water with wormwood in it. It was Doctor Qian who told Shen Jin to use the wormwood to soak his feet more, which is good for his health.
Even if Shen Jin sometimes forgets, An Yi and An Ning will never forget. The family even bought a lot of brown sugar. Every day, Shen Jin drinks red dates and brown sugar water, so that Shen Jin can replenish his blood. Even if they didn't watch, Shen Jin would drink all the medicines she gave her. After all, she also cared about the child in her belly.
An Ning and Aunt Qian learned how to press Shen Jin's feet, so they sat on the small round pier and slowly pressed Shen Jin's feet, saying, "Second Sister, don't be sad." The emperor is also a relative of Shen Jin, so he comforted him in a low voice.
Shen Jin smiled when he heard the words, "I'm not thinking about that person, but that person left suddenly, I don't know if my husband and the others have prepared in advance, and the son of the King of England doesn't know what to do. .”
Now Shen Jin still doesn't know about the death of Prince Ying's son, so it is inevitable that he is a little worried that Prince Ying's side will take the opportunity to make trouble, but Shen Jin just thought about it for a while and didn't take it to heart. Chu Xiuming was behind these things. She needn't worry.
It's just that Shen Jin didn't know that Chu Xiuming and Jia Si were in a village not far from this town at this time. Chu Xiuming and Jia Si were in a farmer's house, and their eyes narrowed when they heard the sound of the death knell. He asked in a low voice, "General, do you want to go to the town to rest for a while tomorrow?"
"No need." If he didn't hear the death knell, Chu Xiuming might choose to go to the town to buy some things to freshen up and go up the mountain to find Shen Jin, but now he has to hurry up, if he goes to the town to waste time, he can't spend more time with him Shen Jin for a while.
Jiayi didn't try to persuade him anymore, but just said, "I think the local chickens in this village look pretty good, why don't you buy some and take them up the mountain tomorrow."
It stands to reason that when Emperor Cheng died, he would have to be a vegetarian for at least three months, but in Jiayi's heart, it would be better if Emperor Cheng died, and why would he become a vegetarian for his sake, let alone the general's wife had a child in her belly.
Chu Xiuming nodded when he heard the words, and said, "Well, there are these sausages and bacon. They don't dare to eat them anyway, so they just need to buy more."
As soon as A agreed, these things had to be done secretly. Seeing that Chu Xiuming had no other orders, he went down to work.
In the palace, the queen cried very sadly. Cheng Engong suppressed the excitement and excitement in his heart, knelt down beside Emperor Cheng's bed, and cried, "Your Majesty... why did you just go there... Your Majesty Open your eyes and see..."
The prince who was born by the empress also kept crying and called his father vigorously. Although he was not very old, he knew in his heart that if Princess Ruyang was not by his side, he would have revealed his secrets a long time ago. Princess Ruyang used ginger juice The handkerchief wiped the younger brother's eyes, and the younger brother cried even more sadly.
Princess Ruyang also cried non-stop, comforting her younger brother in a low voice while crying, Cheng Engong wiped his tears after crying for a while and said, "The country cannot be without a king for a day, Empress, I don't know if your majesty can leave a will?"
The queen wiped her tears, took out a box from the bed, and said, "When your majesty was dying, let Eunuch Li take this will for me."
Li Fu was standing in the corner. Seeing everyone looking at him, he came out and said, "Your Majesty has been feeling unwell for the past two days, so he made a will in advance."
The prime minister heard the words and said, "Why does none of us know at this time?"
Cheng En said openly, "Your Majesty called me into the palace two days ago to write down this edict just in case."
The prime minister narrowed his eyes and asked, "I wonder if I can let the lower officials take a look."
The queen looked at Cheng Engong, and Cheng Engong said sharply, "Shi Yu, do you want to disrespect the edict, your majesty's bones are not cold yet."
Shi Yu is the current prime minister. Neither the queen nor Cheng Engong thought that the first person to attack would be this famous old man. Shi Yu said, "I don't dare, but this is related to the country. I dare to ask you Take a look at the imperial decree."
Cheng Engong looked at the queen, who lowered her eyes slightly and said, "Father, let Prime Minister Shi see it." This edict was written by Cheng Engong, but the queen and Li Fu colluded and got the jade seal to cover it, so naturally they are not afraid of people Check, besides, they still have follow-up preparations, if these people don't know each other...
After Shi Yu took the imperial decree and read it carefully, his eyes flashed, and he returned it to Li Fu respectfully, saying, "Your official is rude." They didn't say a word, but felt uneasy in their hearts. It would be bad if what happened in the thirty-seventh year of Yongjia happened again, but... they were more worried about King Rui, who had no news so far, than the little prince in front of them.
Just before dawn, Chu Xiuming and Jiayi rushed to the village where Shen Jin was with their purchases. The horses were temporarily raised in this village and let people take care of them. As soon as Jia knew the way, both of them had martial arts. Carrying a lot of things and walking very fast, there was almost no rest along the way. In the evening, I arrived at the yard where Shen Jin was temporarily staying at the beginning, but looking at the weeds outside the yard and the broken door, The door lock was thrown on the ground as if it had been forcibly broken, and Chu Xiuming pushed the door open without thinking about anything else.
The yard was very messy, and there were even broken bowls and jars. Chu Xiuming turned the whole yard around, and there were no neat tables, chairs and benches inside. Chu Xiuming's complexion changed again and again, and even his hands were shaking. A who was on the side was terrified, but he was also confused, what happened to Madam and the others, and how did this yard become like this.
Chu Xiuming took a few deep breaths, he couldn't hold back and kicked on the tree trunk in the yard, and saw the tree shaking and making a crackling sound, a tree as thick as a person was actually kicked by Chu Xiuming , The tree crushed the fence, "Go and get the village chief here."
There was a deep chill in the voice, the last time A Yi heard such a tone was when the border town was besieged, and that time... blood flowed like a river.