With his voice, he called the attention of the people around him. Seeing the two, Xie Zhaoxue stopped what she was doing and walked towards them.
The handsome young man followed excitedly, and came to Wen Chan, "Your Highness, I heard that you have been in a coma for two days. How are you doing now? Are you feeling better?"
Wen Chan looked at him left and right, and tentatively called out, "Zhong Wenjin?"
He grinned and shook his head from side to side, "How about it, doesn't my skin look much better?"
Zhong Wenjin's emotions were obvious, as if he had encountered something happy, he kept smiling.
Wen Chan felt strange, obviously he was still depressed a few days ago, how long did it take for his heart to pass
He nodded and replied, "It looks a lot better, Mr. Shan changed it for you?"
"That's right, the ones he gave me earlier were too ugly. I learned that he came to the capital two days ago, so I asked him for a mask again." Zhong Wenjin touched his face and said with satisfaction, "Although it's not as ugly as my mask." My face is pretty, but my face is better than before."
Wen Chan couldn't laugh or cry, "I don't know how much money and energy this refined mask will cost. Why is Mr. Shan so generous to you?"
"Maybe it's Mr. Shan who is rich and powerful." Zhong Wenjin said with a smile.
"Why are you so happy today? What good things happened?" Wen Chan held back for a while, but still couldn't help asking.
"How can you tell that I'm happy?" Zhong Wenjin said in surprise.
"You're smiling so hard that you don't even open your eyes."
Zhong Wenjin smacked his lips, no longer argued, but said, "There is indeed a small matter today that makes me feel happy."
Wen Chan didn't intend to ask what was the matter, but felt that Zhong Wenjin's mood was a bit out of place.
Zhong's family disappeared overnight, dead and scattered, and Zhong Guoyi's whereabouts are also unknown. What happened to Zhong Wenjin to make him so happy
He subconsciously glanced at Liang Yanbei, only to find that Liang Yanbei was also observing Zhong Wenjin, with an inquiring and suspicious look on his face, and when he met Wen Chan's gaze, he twitched his brows, not knowing what he thought of.
Then he said to Zhong Wenjin, "If you change the mask, you must wash your face with the potion made by Shan Ke. Have you washed it?"
Zhong Wenjin was taken aback, dumbfounded, "No, Shan Ke didn't tell me this, so he just gave me the mask."
"The materials of the two masks are different. If you mix them without authorization, be careful that your face will fester." Liang Yanbei lowered his voice and deliberately put on a threatening appearance.
It really frightened Zhong Wenjin, he touched his face, turned around and left, "Talk first, I'll go find him."
Seeing him walking in a hurry, Xie Zhaoxue smiled at Liang Yanbei and said, "What are you scaring him for?"
Liang Yanbei denied it, and asked instead, "How do you know that what I said is not true?"
"I asked Mr. Shan specifically, and he said that he can wear it directly." Xie Zhaoxue said.
"You're still careful." Liang Yanbei sighed, "I dismissed him because I wanted to ask you something."
"I know what you want to ask." Xie Zhaoxue said calmly, glanced to the side, and said in a low voice, "There are a lot of people here, let's talk in another place."
Wen Chan and Liang Yanbei also agreed with what he said, and when Xie Zhaoxue finished handling the matter at hand, the three of them took the carriage together and returned to Xiaoxie's mansion.
It is the first time for Wen Chan to come to Xie Zhaoxue's mansion. Although the place is not big, it has everything that one expects to find, including pavilions, towers, pavilions, rockery and flowing water. It is unique and clean.
After entering Xie Zhaoxue's room, the three of them sat down at the table, and Wen Chan took the lead to ask, "Has something happened to Zhong Wenjin recently?"
"Do you know something called Gu?" Xie Zhaoxue asked back.
Wen Chan grew up in the capital, and is completely unfamiliar with this kind of thing. When he first heard him mention it, he looked confused, "What is it?"
Liang Yanbei frowned, "Gu, also known as Gu worms, is a product of the Southern Xinjiang generation, mostly used in medicine. This kind of worms are alive, they can harm and heal people when they live in the human body."
"There is another kind of voodoo, called voodoo, which is a voodoo refined from ancient witchcraft. It destroys human nature and charms the host. Some people will change their temperament drastically after being infected by voodoo."
Wen Chan asked in surprise, "If you have a large number of children, wouldn't you be the only one in the world?"
Liang Yanbei shook his head lightly, "It's not easy to train Gu worms, let alone Wu Gu. If you want to cultivate a Wu Gu, you don't know how many fresh lives will be spent as sacrifices, and it is very easy to fail. There is probably no one who made a real witchcraft."
"That's right." Xie Zhaoxue said, "The current Witch Gu is just a bit of witchcraft, it's not a real Witch Gu at all, but even such a Gu worm is hard to find."
"Could it be that Zhong Wenjin was hit by a Gu worm?" Wen Chan asked.
"This Gu worm was given to him by Miss Situ," he said.
"Situ Zhoulan?" Wen Chan was surprised, then looked at Liang Yanbei, "She can make Gu?"
"Actually, the ancestors of the Situ family used to be masters of raising Gu, but I don't know what happened later. The people of the Situ family began to prohibit raising Gu internally. All the books and records about Gu were destroyed. After many generations, the people who raised Gu The techniques are almost completely cut off, even Uncle Situ has never touched a single worm." Liang Yanbei was also very surprised, "I didn't know she could breed Gu."
"Miss Situ said that this Gu worm was raised by her on a trial basis. It is not poisonous, but it can make people forget their worries." Xie Zhaoxue looked serious, "But I am still a little worried, but it is a pity that Zhong Wenjin ate Gu that day. I wasn't there at the time, so there was no time to stop it."
"How did Zhong Wenjin behave after eating Gu?" Wen Chan asked.
"Everything is as usual, but the matter of the Zhong family is completely forgotten, no matter how you mention it, there is no trace of sadness."
"It is rumored that good Gu resides in the human body, which can keep people healthy and cure all diseases, but if the host is backbited, it will have the opposite effect and cause great harm to the human body." Liang Yanbei said.
"The Gu worm entered Zhong Wenjin's body, and even Miss Situ couldn't pull it out." Xie Zhaoxue's face showed a little anxiety, "Brother Yanbei, what can you do?"
Liang Yanbei sighed, "Putting out the Gu is not an easy task, not everyone can do it, and we don't know exactly where Zhong Wenjin's Gu is, so doing it rashly may endanger his life."
"If Gu worms eat up Zhong Wenjin's body, I'm afraid I will do something crazy." Xie Zhaoxue said in a low voice, her face covered with frost.
Wen Chan cast a glance at him, thinking that Xie Zhaoxue still cared about Zhong Wenjin very much, he persuaded, "Don't worry, and then look at Zhong Wenjin's situation, if the Gu worms really gnaw on his body, it will definitely appear on the pulse condition." Come out, if something goes wrong with Zhong Wenjin's body, you immediately escort Situ Zhoulan over..."
Realizing that he was too hostile, Wen Chan coughed and changed his tune, "Call Situ Zhoulan's father over and ask him to relieve Zhong Wenjin, what do you think?"
"I think this idea is feasible." Liang Yanbei said, "If the Gu is really harmless to the human body, it may not be a bad thing to keep it. Zhong Wenjin is unhappy about the Zhong family. I think you don't want to see him unhappy all the time. What's more, this was also requested by Zhong Wenjin himself, which shows that he wants to let go of that sad incident, and on the other hand, I will immediately send a letter to Jinling to invite Uncle Situ."
Xie Zhaoxue didn't have anything to pay attention to at the moment, so she could only agree, "Then I'll trouble Brother Yan Bei."
"You're welcome. In the final analysis, it was Situ Zhoulan's fault. I'll go back and talk to her." Liang Yanbei said flatly.
As soon as Wen Chan mentioned her, he felt annoyed, so he quickly put the subject aside, "Xie Zhaoxue, you have to take good care of the people in the northern district these few days, and you'd better send more government officials to guard them."
Xie Zhaoxue nodded and said, "Even if His Highness doesn't say anything, I will do it. What happened today is indeed my negligence. I didn't expect those common people to resist together."
"You are right. You should circle them up to prevent the disease from spreading. However, it is still necessary to find out the cause as soon as possible. If it takes too long, things may get out of control," Wen Chan said.
As he spoke, he remembered what the man in black robe said. He said that this is not a disease, but a demon. Is it credible
If it is true, then the best solution is undoubtedly to kill all the people who have been enchanted by the demon, but thinking of the pair of eyes full of hope and fear just now, Wen Chan can hardly imagine how to kill those fresh people. s life.
After all, they are all innocent people.
The three said a few more words, Liang Yanbei saw Wen Chan's uneasy expression, so he ended the conversation, thinking in his heart to deal with Zhong Wenjin's matter first.
So he and Wen Chan parted ways, and one returned to the palace and the other returned to the Liang Mansion.
After Wen Chan went back, he simply washed his hands and face, and sat on the soft chair by the fireplace to think about things.
Right now Zhong Guoyi is missing, and his life and death are unknown, and the man in black can't guess his identity, including the mysteriously disappeared corpse before, and whether there are any remaining gods in May Island.
I thought that solving the Zhong family was the end, but who knew it was just the beginning.
After thinking about it, Wen Chan began to doze off, and fell asleep until evening, when he was summoned by the emperor just after waking up.
He changed into a suit of clothes, rushed to the meeting hall, got the pass from the eunuch, and entered the hall.
The inside of the main hall was much warmer than the outside. As soon as Wen Chan entered, small drops of water dripped from his hair. He took off the cloak and handed it to Ah Fu. The emperor saluted and said, "My son pays homage to his father."
The emperor's eyebrows and eyes looked very soft under the candlelight, without the sharpness of the emperor in the daytime, which made Wen Chan unconsciously relax.
He put down the vermilion pen, raised his head and smiled at Wen Chan, "Lao Jiu is here, sit down first."
Wen Chan responded, and sat down on the chair next to him, and then a cup of hot tea was handed over. Wen Chan thought, he would not be able to go back for a while.
"Is your body better? You have been in a coma for two days, have you found out the cause of the disease?" The emperor first cared about Wen Chan's body.
"Father, everything is fine, there is no serious problem." He replied.
The emperor took a sip of tea slowly, put the lid on the tea, and said slowly, "In a blink of an eye, you will be seventeen years old."
Unsure of what he was going to say, Wen Chan replied calmly, "After the new year, I will be seventeen."
"It's been seventeen years. When you were born, Xiliang also suffered a hundred years of natural disasters. There were countless deaths and injuries. That year, there were no less than a hundred altars, big and small, which were useless." The emperor seemed to recall The scene of that year was full of emotion on his face.
"Since the Wen family ruled Xiliang, it has never worshiped gods, and disasters, large and small, have never stopped." He said, "The old monk who came to the palace said that you are the god sent by the sky to punish Xiliang. So, to punish us for our disrespect to the gods, the old monk changed your name and deceived the gods in the sky, so that Xiliang can be at peace."
"In the ten years since you have been here, there has been no major natural disaster in Xiliang." The emperor said slowly, "Actually, you are also Xiliang's lucky star, and you have brought us blessings."
Wen Chan actually knew that the emperor never regarded him as his own son. He praised and loved other princes, and even severely criticized him, all because of his father's love, but it was very different for Wen Chan.
He never really punished Wen Chan. No matter what mistakes he made or how good he did, he would never be praised sincerely by the emperor. Looking at an outsider.
If it is said that Wen Chan in the previous life would feel sad and care about it, but now he is completely used to it.
"Old Ninth, no matter what you want to do or what you want, you must tell me that I will help you as much as I can." The emperor said, "I will take it as a thank you."
Of course the emperor wouldn't really tell the truth.
When the old monk was about to leave, he told the emperor alone: This son came with God's will. If his life is smooth, Xiliang can be blessed, but if his life is rough, your country may suffer a catastrophe.
For a long time, the emperor has been tolerant to Wen Chan to the extreme, which is why.
However, any prince who eats and drinks all day long and fails to achieve military success has been taught a lesson by the emperor long ago, Wen Chan alone is a special case.
The emperor had done everything he could, and said to the bewildered Wen Chan, "I heard some rumors circulating in the capital a few days ago, and I want to ask you if it's true."
"Father, just ask questions. If my son knows, he will answer truthfully." Wen Chan still doesn't know what the emperor's purpose is until now.
"It is rumored in the city that you and the son of the Liang family are very close on weekdays, and your relationship is extraordinary." The emperor pretended to be indifferent.
When Wen Chan heard that this was the case, he thought it was the Hundred Flowers Festival two days ago that made such a fuss that it reached the emperor's ears. If so, wouldn't it have spread throughout the capital
His ears felt hot, and he coughed dryly, "Father, my son and Liang Yanbei are indeed on good terms, because Liang Yanbei is a man of integrity, rich in talent and knowledge, he is just a friend worth making, and he has no other intentions."
The emperor chuckled a few times, and said slowly, "Don't worry, I just asked, I also heard that the two of you are secretly in love, and the eldest son of the Liang family picked flower balls for you at the Hundred Flowers Festival two days ago. Is this true?"
"It's all rumors." Wen Chan denied everything, completely ignoring the slightly withered flower ball placed on the table in his bedroom.
"As long as Liang Yanbei sees you in the capital, he will immediately chase after you. Is this always true?" The emperor was afraid that Wen Chan would pretend not to admit it, so he added, "There are many people in the capital Saw."
"It's not as exaggerated as people say. It's just that Liang Yanbei likes to play with Erchen. Isn't it like this among friends?"
Of course, Wen Chan refused to admit it after being beaten to death. If he did, it would not only damage the reputation of himself and Liang Yanbei, but more importantly, now that the Zhong family is gone, it is the time when the Liang family's official position is going up. If you discredit it, it will be troublesome.
Moreover, Liang Jun and Mrs. Liang may not be fuel-efficient lamps.
"If you say that there are princes and nobles in this city, there are many daughters of gold, why does Liang Yanbei only like to play with you?" The emperor asked again.
Wen Chan laughed dryly, feeling hot and sweating all over his body, and said dryly, "I can't guess what Liang Yanbei is thinking, so I don't know about this, Father, please don't make things difficult for me."
"That's right." The emperor nodded.
Wen Chan breathed a sigh of relief, secretly saying that people's words are scary.
But the emperor didn't give him a chance to relax, and said in the next moment, "Then I ordered you to marry Liang Yanbei, what do you think?"
"Ah?" Wen Chan was really taken aback, never expecting the emperor to make such an outburst, he couldn't believe it, "Father, please don't make fun of your son."
"You are not joking." He said, "If you really like Liang Yanbei, I will decree to marry you two. In the end, whether you will marry him or him will marry you is up to you to discuss."
"Father!" Wen Chan broke into a cold sweat, "My son is terrified."
The emperor smiled gently, "Don't worry, I just want to follow your wish. Seeing that you are sticking with Liang Yanbei every day, I want to go along with the flow and become a month old."
"Besides, if you can get married with Liang Yanbei, then the royal family will have a relationship with the Liang family, and it will be much more convenient for you to be promoted," said the emperor.
"But Erchen and Liang Yanbei are men, so wouldn't they be criticized by the world? It will ruin the reputation of the royal family and the Liang family?" Wen Chan repeated, "You can't do it."
"Are you afraid of the pointing fingers of the world?" The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly and asked with interest.
"One person with one mouth is more terrifying than a sword in war." Wen Chan is well aware of the horror of gossip.
Besides, he couldn't just take care of himself, there was also Liang Yanbei, and the entire Liang family to consider.
If he decides on his own and asks for an imperial decree to bestow a marriage and carries it to the Liang family, how will Liang Yanbei react? How did the Liangs react
While Wen Chan was still thinking wildly, the emperor said, "Sometimes, if you want to get love, you have to give up something."
Wen Chan couldn't understand the meaning of his words, just about to ask, but the emperor said, "Liang Yanbei, you heard everything?"
When he yelled this, Wen Chan was shocked. In a blink of an eye, he saw a person slowly coming out from behind the screen, with a gloomy expression on his handsome face, and his eyes were faint, looking straight at Wen Chan. Zen.
It's really Liang Yanbei!
Wen Chan stood up from the chair all of a sudden, "You are here?"
"Master Liang came into the palace today to talk about the two of you, so I called him over and asked him a few questions." The emperor smiled and said, "Old Jiu, guess how he answered?"
Wen Chan only felt his ears ringing, and his breathing became short of shock. He recalled what he said just now, and looked at Liang Yanbei's expression at this time, and opened his mouth, "Liang Yanbei..."
Liang Yanbei was never angry with Wen Chan, but sometimes he would get angry, and every time he was angry, the corners of his mouth sank, and his black eyes were emotionless, which made people feel flustered.
Liang Yanbei in front of him was obviously angry.
He was standing not far away, but the desolate aura exuded made Wen Chan unable to take a step forward. He wanted to explain, but the emperor was in the middle, unable to speak.
The emperor said, "Of course I know about the two of you in the capital. The reason why I want to ask you this is just to let the two of you know each other better."
"Lao Jiu, I have always been responsive to your requests. If you really want to be with Liang Yanbei, I will naturally not be stingy with that imperial decree, and you don't have to worry so much. Go back and think about it."
Wen Chan stared blankly at Liang Yanbei, not knowing how to answer, "My son..."
Originally they were looking at each other well, but Liang Yanbei suddenly looked away, glanced away, and left Wen Chan with a profile.
Wen Chan's heart skipped a beat, swallowing the emotions that were about to become uncontrollable, and said to the emperor, "Thank you, father, for your reminder, and my son will retire first."
Before leaving, he looked at Liang Yanbei again, but the person who had been keeping his eyes on him didn't look at him this time.
Wen Chan took a deep breath in his heart and felt extremely uncomfortable. He walked out of the inner hall and walked out in a daze. When Ah Fu saw him, he hurriedly followed him and put the cloak on him. .”
As if Wen Chan had never heard of it, he stepped out of the palace door, and the cold air rushed to his face in an instant, freezing Wen Chan's mind soberly, and he regretted it.
But he couldn't rush into the palace right now, so he had to resist and go back to Xiyang Palace first, and then went to explain to Liang Yanbei when he had a chance.
After returning to the palace, Wen Chan was fidgeting, and ordered this Ah Fu to send someone to keep an eye on Liang Yanbei, and immediately invite him to Xiyang Palace as soon as he came out of the meeting hall.
But after waiting anxiously for a long time, A Fufei brought in a piece of news that made him extremely disappointed. Liang Yanbei left the palace, rejected the person who invited him to Xiyang Palace, and left the palace directly.
Wen Chan's heart turned cold, and he slumped on the soft chair, it was over, it really pissed him off.
Because he made Liang Yanbei angry so rarely, every time Liang Yanbei got angry, he would feel extremely uneasy. Although he knew that Liang Yanbei would come to him soon to make up, the process was extremely difficult. torment.
What's more, there is a misunderstanding in it.
Liang Yanbei should give him a chance to explain! Wen Chan was angry and aggrieved, he said that, he was totally thinking of the Liang family!
All kinds of emotions were intertwined, Wen Chan thought for the whole night, didn't even eat much for dinner, and sat on the soft chair restlessly.
When it was late, when Ah Fu came in to remind Wen Chan to take a bath, Wen Chan stopped sighing.
In the cold weather of the twelfth lunar month, even though the furnace in the hall was very warm, Wen Chan was still shivering a little after taking a bath, and got into Tang Pozi's brocade quilt.
As soon as he picked up one and hugged it in his arms, he heard a knock on the door.
Wen Chan said loudly, "Come in!"
However, the man outside didn't listen, and continued to knock on the door, three times in succession, quite rhythmic.
Wen Chan suddenly felt puzzled, and immediately guessed that the person outside the door was not Ah Fu. After listening carefully, the knocks on the door were three times, very familiar.
This is Liang Yanbei's usual method of knocking on the door. He always knocks three times at once. Liang Yanbei said that this is a habit he has developed deliberately, so that he can distinguish him when he knocks on Wen Chan's door in the future.
Wen Chan didn't have time to think about why he appeared here in the middle of the night, he took a step forward physically and emotionally, threw the quilt down excitedly, ran to open the door without even his shoes on.
As soon as the door opened, Liang Yanbei rushed over and slammed on Wen Chan's body heavily. His two hands went directly along the hem of his shirt, sticking to his hot skin.
The coldness brought from outside instantly made Wen Chan shiver. He stopped Liang Yanbei's back with one hand, closed the door with the other, and led him in. With a movement of his nose, he smelled a strong smell of alcohol.
Looking at the person with his head hanging on his shoulder, he asked in a low voice, "Liang Yanbei, are you drunk?"