Ming Dynasty: I risked my life to teach the prince, the emperor begged me not to die

Chapter 37 Finally waiting for you

The cellar was still dark and Chen Ce didn't know how long he had been here. Madam Wu's condition was getting worse and worse. If this continued, someone would die.

He tried several times to light a fire and boil some hot water for Wu Shuxian, but she refused every time.

She did it for Chen Ce's own good. The air here was thin. If a fire was lit, the oxygen would become less. It would be even more troublesome if the thick smoke could not dissipate.

This cellar itself is not very big, and any mistake could be fatal.

Chen Ce said: "Just boil a bowl of hot water, there shouldn't be any problems..."

After a pause, he said, "Even if there is a mistake, I will admit it. It is better than having a problem with you."

Wu Shuxian was somewhat touched, and her nose felt slightly sour, but Chen Ce didn't know. She whispered, "It's not worth it."

"worth."

Chen Ce said no more and blew away the fire. There was a faint light in the room, flickering, and he could vaguely see traces of tears on Wu Shuxian's pretty face.

There were some cloth and dead wood stored in the cellar. Chen Ce took a lot of effort to start the fire. He did not dare to make the fire too strong. He put the porcelain bowl full of water on the fire as quickly as possible.

Only then did Chen Ce realize that the cellar was much smaller than he had imagined. It was so narrow that it made him feel suffocated and uneasy. Wu Shuxian curled up in the corner of the bed, hugging her knees, lowering her head and staring at Chen Ce blankly.

She is completely different from her past. Normally, she always gives people an impression of being tenacious. Even if someone comes to cause trouble for her, she does not need Chen Ce's help and can always argue with the other party without giving in.

She can help with some of the heavy work at Chen Ce's house, and she is a bit like a Ming Dynasty version of a strong woman.

Now she was curled up in the corner like a little girl, her body trembling pitifully. She must have been frightened countless times in this environment, which led to such a reaction.

However, she still lived in the small courtyard above the cellar all these years, and the contradiction made Chen Ce a little confused.

dong dong.

Chen Ce suddenly heard a sound of flowing water. He was not sure, but Wu Shuxian's face suddenly turned extremely frightened. She looked towards the wall opposite the bed, her eyes full of despair.

"how?"

Chen Ce looked at her in confusion.

Wu Shuxian pointed at the wall and said, "The gate, the gate will let in water."

what?
Where is the gate?

Chen Ce followed her gaze and noticed that there seemed to be an iron door as big as a fist in an inconspicuous place on the wall opposite the bed.

"The earth dragon destroyed the gate, and the water from the Tongji Canal flowed in..."

Her voice became more and more trembling, and her eyes became more and more terrified.

Chen Ce didn’t know how to describe his current mood. This cellar...could it be a dungeon?

"Don't worry, come and help, use the bed to block the iron gate, the water won't come in, quickly."

Chen Ce regained his composure and responded as quickly as possible.

Although Wu Shuxian was very pessimistic and still caught a cold, she still stood up and helped Chen Ce move the head of the bed to block the iron gate.

By this time, the hot water was ready, and Chen Ce took advantage of the faint light of the fire to let Madam Wu drink some to warm herself up.

She took a few sips and then handed the hot water to Chen Ce.

The last bit of fire disappeared, and the house was filled with smoke and the air seemed to be three points thinner.

Next time you light or extinguish a fire, there must be someone on top, otherwise...

Chen Ce swallowed his saliva. It was impossible not to worry. People were most afraid of having no hope, but there was still hope. He didn't know whether this faint smoke could be discovered by the people above, and he didn't know whether Zhu Houzhao would send people to look for it here. What should he do if he lit a lamp in the dark? He didn't know whether it was day or night now...

Chen Ce thought a lot and began to feel depressed. He knew that he could not make any more assumptions.

"I remember the time. It should be the afternoon of the second day after the earth dragon turned over."

Wu Shuxian suddenly spoke, and Chen Ce couldn't help but ask in astonishment: "How do you know? You, weren't you asleep?"

Madam Wu didn't say anything. In fact, she hadn't slept since she came down, but Chen Ce didn't know it.

……

It was already afternoon when the Jinyiwei from the Northern Pacification Office met with the prince.

Li Zhen, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, sent Ti Qi to search for a long time and finally found Chen Ce in a mansion. According to the scholar in the mansion, Chen Ce should have died in the mansion.

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he shouted, "Nonsense!"

"How is that possible? Don't try to deceive me!"

"Liu Jin, let's go out of the palace and look for him!"

Zhu Houzhao looked a little flustered. He casually put on a cloak, which he even put on inside out. He felt very upset and walked out in a hurry.

Although he called Chen Ce "brother" every day, in his heart he already regarded him as his friend!

Only friend!
How could he die? I didn't let him die, he couldn't die!
"Go away!" Zhu Houzhao pointed at the Jinyiwei commander and said, "I don't want to talk to a liar!"

"Liu Jin, take Gu Dayong and the others with you and go to Huaihua Hutong with me."

Li Tongzhi hurriedly said: "Your Highness, it's dangerous outside."

"Go away! I don't want to see you."

After Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, he hurriedly ran out of the Eastern Palace with the eunuchs of the Eastern Palace.

The buildings in front and behind Huaihua Hutong had collapsed and were in ruins. Zhu Houzhao asked Liu Jin to find the location of Chen Ce's courtyard. Gu Dayong and several other eunuchs didn't know what the prince was doing, so they could only follow him closely.

"Dig it out for me, hurry up, do you want to die?"

Liu Jin persuaded softly: "Master, the Jinyiwei said that Master Chen is not here..."

Zhu Houzhao's eyes were red, and he kicked Liu Jin in the stomach, yelling, "Dig it out! Dig out the ruins!"

Liu Jin sighed helplessly, and led the East Palace captains and eunuchs to start shoveling the rubble.

A stick of incense, a cup of tea, a quarter, half an hour, an hour... Zhu Houzhao stared intently, fearing that he would see the familiar figure in the ruins.

He didn't know why he was sad. He had only seen her many times, but he felt so upset.

The noise from above was transmitted to the cellar. Chen Ce's face changed slightly, and then he was ecstatic. He excitedly lit all the flammable materials in the cellar, and then extinguished them one by one, hoping that the smoke could pass through the gaps to the outside and be seen by the people above.

He had a premonition that Zhu Houzhao had come, and it must be him. Chen Ce had never missed Zhu Houzhao so much!

The red sun set in the west. All the ruins in Chen Ce's yard had been removed. His body was not here at all. Zhu Houzhao sat on a piece of wood in loss.

Liu Jin didn't know how to persuade Zhu Houzhao, so he just stayed by his side silently.

Suddenly, Zhu Houzhao shouted, "Over there, look over there, there's smoke!"

Liu Jin smiled bitterly, thinking that the prince was beginning to have hallucinations. But when he followed Zhu Houzhao's gaze, he couldn't help but exclaimed, "What the hell!"
Really?
No way, no way? That kid can't be so lucky, right? !
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