old friend wine

The emperor has broken his heart because of Xu Qinghan these days. He couldn't feed the porridge to replace the ginseng soup, and couldn't feed the ginseng soup to replace the medicine juice. In the end, Xu Qinghan didn't even drink the water. He lay sick on the bed and waited for death. The emperor was so worried that several blisters appeared in his mouth, and he couldn't eat anymore.

The emperor sat on the head of Xu Qinghan's bed, touched his bony arm and sighed repeatedly, "Han'er, Brother Huang promises not to say such harsh words to you in the future, so don't get angry with him anymore, huh? Jiangshan Sheji can't make jokes, and I will give you whatever else you want."

Xu Qinghan's pale lips opened and closed slightly, and he said in a breathless voice, "I just want to resign, go up to the poor and fall to the underworld, and I will accompany you in life and death."

The emperor rubbed his eyebrows in distress, it seemed that if he wanted to persuade Xu Qinghan, he had to make a fuss about Shen Ci.He pondered for a while and said, "The traitor you mentioned has done many evils. He has escaped the court for more than ten years and intends to rebel, let alone murdering the prime minister's beloved daughter in court. The prime minister handed over a blood letter asking me to uphold justice." ,Severely punish the rebels, only Ling Chi can't quell his hatred of losing his beloved daughter."

Hearing the words, Xu Qinghan regained his energy as if returning to the light, suddenly opened his eyes wide and held the emperor's hand, holding back his grief and saying, "Don't, don't..."

The emperor said sternly, "If you want him to suffer less, get well soon. If you have any troubles, I will cut him alive for thousands of knives."

"I..." Xu Qinghan lowered his eyelids, "Brother Emperor, I drink water and eat, please ask someone to bring it here."

"Okay, okay." The emperor finally showed joy, and agreed in a series of voices, "Come on, hurry up and prepare water for the prince!"

Xu Qinghan first slowly poured in some warm water, and then swallowed the red dates and longan porridge with difficulty.He hadn't eaten for a long time, and his stomach couldn't take it if he ate too much for the first time, so he just ate a small half bowl.

The emperor sat on the sidelines and watched him eat with concern, his pale as white cheeks gradually regained a little color, and his hanging heart could finally fall to the ground temporarily.

Xu Qinghan twisted the corner of the quilt and begged, "Brother Emperor, I am obedient, I will eat well, can you let Shen Ci go?"

The emperor caressed Xu Qinghan's withered hair with both distress and helplessness, "Han'er, the emperor must not leave hidden dangers that would threaten the country and the country. The emperor must also take care of the sufferings of the prime minister. I will leave him a whole body. Change the sentence to death with a stick."

Xu Qinghan was so skinny that his eye sockets were sunken, he stared blankly at the ceiling and muttered, "Should I be beaten to death... How much pain would that be?"

The emperor said earnestly, "Han'er, the prime minister has worked so hard for so many years, and his hard work is commendable. His family is full of loyalty. Brother Huang, don't hurt the prime minister's heart too much."

"Chendi wants to see Shen Ci."

The emperor hesitated and said, "The place like Tianlao is gloomy and cold. You are so weak now that you should not go."

"He's going to be executed in a few days. If you meet him once, you'll miss him. Brother Emperor, let your brother take a look at him, take a good look at him!" Xu Qinghan said with tears in his eyes flow all over the face.

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Xu Qinghan was carried to the dungeon leaning on a soft sedan chair. His high fever has not subsided, and eating a little food can't make up for the long-term deficit, and his legs are so weak that he can't walk.The location of Shen Ci's detention has been changed, in the heavily guarded death row deep in the prison.

The jailer moved a chair and placed it a few feet outside the prison, and the accompanying palace servants immediately helped Xu Qinghan sit down on a fluffy fox fur, and then stuffed a hand stove in his arms. wrapped in layers.After they had done all this, they bowed humbly and retreated into the distance, leaving Shen Ci and Xu Qinghan alone.

Shen Ci stood up from the dark corner and walked to the prison door, holding the fence, worried and blamed, "What's the matter with you, you, you are so disobedient, why did you toss yourself like this?"

Xu Qinghan didn't speak, just looked up at him and wept silently.

Shen Ci said with a straight face, "Don't cry, you are really mad at me, how many times have I told you that people are mortal, I just left a few years earlier than you. I will wait for you below, if you come I don't want you anymore."

Xu Qinghan was still crying without saying a word.

Shen Ci slumped his shoulders helplessly, "Good brother, just listen to me once, I lost a big scar on my head, and I didn't pay much attention to it myself, so don't take it seriously."

"It's not a scar the size of a bowl." Xu Qinghan said in a nasal voice, "It's a scar the size of a buttock."

Shen Ci let out a "huh" when he heard the words, and comforted Xu Qinghan, "That would be even better, I am familiar with being hit by a stick, so I am not afraid at all. Otherwise, I am a little scared if I have no experience in beheading my head."

Xu Qinghan still drooped his eyelids listlessly, showing no sign of letting go.

"No, Xu Qinghan, you have to cheer up." Shen Ci knocked on the fence and told him, "Shen Che is still in danger, you have to help me protect him. I am afraid that he will throw himself into a trap and return to Beijing. He looks so Like me, what if you are recognized?"

"He... does look very much like you..." Xu Qinghan thought thoughtfully, an idea suddenly popped up in his heart, he was startled by his own thought, he pinched his palms and repeated, "Shen Che is really with you Very similar."

Shen Ci didn't understand what Xu Qinghan was thinking, nodded worriedly and said, "Yes, so don't let him go back to the capital by mistake. You help me get the pen and ink, and I will write him a letter and ask him to come back to the capital by mistake." Xiangyang is waiting, I will go to Xiangyang to find him soon, if he is afraid of missing me, he will not run around and make trouble."

Xu Qinghan ordered his servants to bring pens and ink, and Shen Ci squatted on the ground and wrote a long letter in one go.

Xu Qinghan pinched the letter between his fingers, avoiding Shen Ci's expectant gaze and responded vaguely.

Xu Qinghan was sitting in the sedan chair returning to the palace, the sweat from his palms had softened the several folded letter paper.He stared at the slightly smeared ink, his hands shaking like sifting chaff.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Xu Qinghan tore the letter into shreds tremblingly while apologizing to himself.He stared blankly at the shreds of paper all over the floor, and suddenly bent down in pain, tore off the hair tie, hid his entire face behind the long hair, inserted his fingers into the hair gap and said almost collapsed, "A Ci I will hate you to death, Xu Qinghan, you can't do this, Ah Ci will hate you to death..."

He buried his head in his knees, and after a while he said calmly, "Hate me, I'm so bad, so selfish. I know that you would rather die [-] times than Shen Che, and you know how much effort you put into him. Let him have a happy life now, I know it all. But I... just can't watch you die..."