The next day, when Jiang Yanyi went to the Protectorate to check out the pepper seedlings, he also took the old ginseng that he had bought at a huge price.
When the doorman heard that the old ginseng was going to be given to Feng Shuo, he did not dare to decide on his own whether to accept it or not, so he went to ask the butler Fu Xi to come.
Jiang Yanyi stood at the door and waited for a while. The person who came out with the doorman was not the butler Fuxi, but Chi Qing.
This was the first time Jiang Yanyi ran into Chi Qing after leaving the military camp. She greeted him, "Military Advisor Chi."
Chi Qing was carrying some large and small bags in his hands. Although they were wrapped in paper, one could still smell the strong smell of medicine.
His fox eyes rolled around as he looked Jiang Yanyi up and down: "It's you. I heard that you opened an antique soup restaurant next door?"
"Do some small business to make a living." Jiang Yanyi said.
Chi Qing's eyes fell on the red lacquered wooden box in her hand. Before coming here, he had heard from the servant that she brought an old ginseng. He pursed his lips and asked, "Why did you suddenly think of giving me an old ginseng?"
Thinking of what happened yesterday, Jiang Yanyi smiled awkwardly but politely: "Yesterday, I climbed up the wall to save the parrot, but I fell down due to my clumsy hands. Fortunately, Your Majesty saved me and I was able to save my life. Seeing that Your Majesty seemed to be unwell, I thought it would be good to give Your Majesty a piece of old ginseng to replenish his body."
When Chi Qing heard her talk about Feng Shuo's physical discomfort, his expression changed: "Come with me."
Jiang Yanyi didn't understand what was going on, but he still followed.
When they reached a secluded place, Chi Qing asked her, "How did you know that the prince was unwell?"
Jiang Yanyi felt that Chi Qing's eyes were sharper than usual. She said truthfully, "The old wound on the prince's body was probably torn when he saved me..."
"Have you seen the scar on the prince's body?" Chi Qing suddenly interrupted her, his eyes indescribably complicated.
Although he only saw the scar that spread to the shoulder blade, he did see it, and Jiang Yanyi nodded hesitantly.
Chi Qing's face turned ugly: "Who did you tell about the prince's injury?"
Jiang Yan saw how serious he was and realized that this matter was of great importance. She shook her head and said, "Except for Military Advisor Chi, I have not told anyone else."
She bought old ginseng simply because she thought it would be a good gift. Jiang Yanyi didn't know much about medicine, but she thought that since ginseng was a good thing, there was nothing wrong with using it as a tonic.
Chi Qing's expression softened, and he put away the carefree look on his face. He handed the medicine bags in his hand to Jiang Yanyi: "Since he trusts you so much, I think he will listen to what you say. You can boil the medicine and give it to him."
"This... I..." Jiang Yanyi felt that Chi Qing must have misunderstood something. She was about to explain, but Chi Qing looked at her with an ambiguous look and said, "Do you know how he got that wound?"
Meeting Chi Qing's slightly dazed gaze, Jiang Yanyi had no choice but to shut up and shake his head.
Chi Qing's eyes were scattered on the pond in the distance, where only a dry brown lotus leaf stem remained. "In the thirteenth year of Jiayuan, the southern border Hanming Kingdom invaded, Huzhou was lost, and the commander abandoned the city and fled. The people had no time to evacuate. The prince took 3,000 remaining soldiers and defended the gate of Huzhou to buy time for the people to evacuate."
"At that time, the Hanming Kingdom had an army of 50,000 soldiers besieging the city!" When he said this, Chi Qing smiled, a desolate smile.
"Three thousand soldiers died of exhaustion, and the prince was trapped. Marshal Han Ming, who led the troops that time, was good at using a Xuanhua axe. It is rumored that he even used the axe to split open the city gate."
"Marshal Han Ming wanted to chop off the prince's head himself, but the prince was exhausted and could not defeat him, so he could only deliberately expose his back. He wanted to die with Marshal Han Ming, but he didn't expect that when the Xuanhua axe came down, an aide blocked it for the prince."
"It's just that the axe was so powerful that the man who blocked it was split in half. The axe still had some force left and hit the prince's back, leaving a large cut that went diagonally across his spine. Fortunately, Marshal Han Ming's head was also knocked off by the prince's halberd. This battle..." Chi Qing paused, his voice a little hoarse: "Not a loss."
Jiang Yanyi got goosebumps just by listening to his description of the battle situation. She asked, "Who is that aide..."
"He's my brother."
Chi Qing spoke these words lightly, and it seemed that he did not sound sad at all, but the hand that was holding the fan was so strong that the knuckles turned white.
"After the prince was seriously injured, the conditions in the army were tough, and he was chased by the Hanming army all the way. He had to escape death several times. The wound always broke open again after it healed, and sometimes there was no medicine to stop the bleeding... Although the wound is healed now, it still hurts a lot every time the frost falls in the severe winter."
Chi Qing looked back at Jiang Yanyi, with an expression that was unclear: "In previous years, when the prince was in the south, the wound would not hurt so much when the weather was cold. Now he is in the north... If this secret gets out, the Turks will take advantage of the severe winter to attack, and it is hard to say whether Xizhou can be saved. But the prince is stubborn and refuses to listen to the doctor's advice to recuperate properly. Miss Jiang, please go and persuade him."
After listening to what he said, Jiang Yanyi suddenly remembered a plot in the original book.
The heroine Jiang Yanxi went to Xizhou to look for Lu Linyuan, but was abducted by a Turkic prince. The emperor was furious and declared war on the Turks for his beloved. When Xizhou fell, the King of Liaonan sat back and watched.
When reading the book, Jiang Yanyi thought that the King of Liaonan wanted to see the emperor and the Turks fight to a draw, but now he wondered if the real reason was that Feng Shuo's old injury relapsed and he was unable to fight at all
Jiang Yanyi held a pile of medicine bags and frowned: "How can I persuade him?"
Chi Qing said: "Since Miss Jiang has seen the injuries on the prince's body, I'm afraid only Miss Jiang can persuade him."
He changed his name to "Miss Jiang". Jiang Yanyi felt a little uncomfortable, but now that she had been reinstated as a good citizen, it seemed nothing wrong for Chi Qing to address her like that.
While Jiang Yanyi was still struggling with his words, Chi Qing had already cupped his hands towards her and said, "I'll leave this matter to Miss Jiang."
It was not until Chi Qing left that Jiang Yanyi finally realized that there was something wrong with what he said. He said that she had seen the scar on Feng Shuo's body, but Feng Shuo's scar was mainly on his back. She was afraid that what Chi Qing said "had seen" was quite different from what she actually saw.
How could she, an unmarried woman, see the back of a strange man for no reason!
Chi Qing definitely misunderstood what was going on between her and Feng Shuo!
Jiang Yanyi was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a piece of tofu to hit himself to death.
It was impossible to chase after her and explain. Not long after Chi Qing left, a servant came over here and respectfully led the way for her: "Miss Jiang, please follow me."
Jiang Yanyi looked at the ginseng box and medicine bag in his hand and had no choice but to follow.
***
When they arrived at a courtyard, they could see several guards wearing armor and carrying swords standing in front of the gate from afar. The servant stepped forward and explained the purpose of their visit. The guard glanced at Jiang Yanyi, went into the courtyard to report, and when he came out, he said, "Miss Jiang, please come in."
His attitude was much more respectful than before.
Jiang Yanyi walked into the yard carrying a bunch of things and immediately saw Feng Shuo playing chess in the yard.
The weather was getting colder day by day, and he wore a black cloak. Perhaps because he was not feeling well, he did not tie his hair up, but only used a royal blue band to loosely tie his black hair in front of his forehead. Some of the loose hair in front of his forehead fell down, adding a bit of youthfulness to him.
The black hair hanging down from his shoulders weighed down the snow-white fox fur on his collar. The cloud pattern embroidered with gold thread on the cloak gleamed faintly in the sunlight. He supported his head with one hand, his elbow resting on the stone table, and holding a black jade chess piece in the other hand, as if he was pondering his next move.
There was a small stove next to the stone table. The water in the teapot was boiling, making gurgling sounds. White steam rose from the spout, making Feng Shuo's delicate face a little blurry.
"What are you doing here?"
Jiang Yanyi heard him ask.
Jiang Yanyi couldn't figure out what tone he was using for a moment, so he just said, "I'll get some old ginseng for the prince to replenish his body."
Feng Shuo turned his head and saw the medicine bags in her arms. He sneered, "Chi Qing must have said some nonsense to you. That guy must be tired of living. I will kill him when I get back!"
Hearing his tone, Jiang Yanyi knew that Chi Qing was right. She said, "Your Highness is a pillar of the country, how can you be so shy about seeing a doctor?"
Feng Shuo was disturbed by her and made a wrong move. Now the whole chess game was in chaos. He threw the chess piece in his hand back into the chess basket and looked at her calmly: "How am I, and does it have anything to do with you?"
He is a prince, and he also has his pride.
I can't offer my whole heart to her just to ask her to look at me more.
He thought he was no worse than Lu Linyuan. If she couldn't see him anymore, why should he force it
Jiang Yanyi wanted to have a good talk with him, but seeing that he was in a bad mood, she temporarily gave up the idea and bowed, saying, "It is my fault for disturbing Your Highness. I will take my leave now."
When she was about to reach the gate of the courtyard, Feng Shuo finally said with a dark face: "Come back."
Just keep forcing it.
Jiang Yanyi turned around and blinked innocently at Feng Shuo's angry face.
Feng Shuo pointed to the small stove beside him where tea was being boiled and said, "Decoction."
Jiang Yanyi said: "I am not a maid in the prince's mansion."
Feng Shuo looked at her deeply and said, "If you were my maid, it would be easy."
Jiang Yanyi was secretly annoyed that she could understand what he meant. She dropped her things and wanted to leave, but because of that inexplicable heartache, she stayed: "Prince, can we have a good talk?"
Feng Shuo also knew that he shouldn't tease her too much, so he half-lowered his eyes and asked, "What are you talking about?"
She wanted to ask him what he liked about her.
But when the words came to his lips, facing Feng Shuo's gaze, Jiang Yanyi was unable to say them.
Finally, she gave up on herself, picked up the medicine bag and went to the small stove: "I'll boil the medicine for you."
Instead, Feng Shuo looked at her with a thoughtful look in his eyes.
The medicine was ready, and Feng Shuo frowned when he smelled it.
However, he had taken medicine before and knew that although this medicine smelled bad, it had no taste when he actually drank it.
After he took the medicine bowl handed to him by Jiang Yanyi, he drank it in one gulp. However, when the medicine entered his mouth, his face changed drastically and he spit it all out: "What is this?"
Jiang Yanyi knew that the medicine must be very bitter just by smelling it, but don't all Chinese medicines taste like this? Why did Feng Shuo react so strongly
She was puzzled and asked, "It's your medicine?"
Could it be that he has never drunk it before
For the first time, Feng Shuo felt that regaining his sense of taste was not a good thing.
He put down the medicine bowl and said, "I will drink it later."
It wouldn't be too late to drink it after she left, when his sense of taste was not so sensitive.
Jiang Yanyi thought that he wanted to pour it out after he left. After thinking about it, it seemed that the only reason he could find was that he didn't like to drink bitter medicine.
Then it seems to make sense what Chi Qing said about him always refusing to cooperate with the doctor's treatment.
She said, "Shall I ask someone to bring you a plate of preserves?"
Feng Shuo's face darkened again: "No need."
Finally, he picked up the medicine bowl and walked towards the wall. It would be okay for him to drink the medicine away from her, right
Jiang Yanyi was afraid that he would pour out the medicine, so he prepared to follow him.
Feng Shuo, however, regarded her as a ferocious beast: "Stand where you are and don't come over."
The author has something to say: Jiang Yanyi: ??? He doesn’t seem to like me very much
Emotional scenes... so laggy qaq, sorry for the late update, I bow to you.jpg
This is the first gift the heroine gave to Feng Hanhan. I’ll try to think of a more romantic gift for the next one.