female concubine

In the palace, the medical envoys and deputy envoys of the Hanlin Medical Academy gathered together.

The red charcoal fire warmed up the cold room, and several imperial doctors were busy but not chaotic.

The palms of her hands were sweating from her kneading, and she kept lowering her head and raising her head. She couldn't help but raised her brows and asked anxiously, "How is the princess?"

From the time the imperial physicians gave the pulse and needles, she has been standing in front of the couch every step of the way, not even daring to blink, for fear that these imperial physicians' hands will hurt or make a mistake.

"The prince's hand?"

King Chu's pale lips trembled, "Leave me alone, heal the princess first." He squatted down and shook her hand, "Why is it still so cold?" He glared at the doctors out of anxiety and worry, as if asking for guilt.

"My lord, don't be in a hurry." Imperial Physician Sun stepped forward to comfort her, "The princess will be fine."

I don't know how long it took before the closed door was opened a little, and the two maids hurried out to the backyard, asking repeatedly: "Is the hot water ready? The east courtyard urgently needs hot water! "

"It's ready."

In the room, after confirming that the princess was alive, the doctor Sun persuaded her earnestly, and the king of Chu compromised and sat down to let him deal with the injured arm.

"My lord's hand fell so badly, why do you still soak it in ice water? Does your lord not want to paint in the future? If the concubine and the princess see it, I don't know how distressed it will be." Doctor Sun watched the wound soaked until Abscess, very distressed.

"People are going to disappear, what do I need this hand for?"

The King of Chu's words made Sun Taiyi look up and froze, but only for a short while, "Your Majesty, hold on."

After bandaging the wound and changing into dry clothes, Wei Huan immediately rushed back to the bed, not daring to rest for a moment.

"Doctor Yang, the princess?"

Doctor Yang dismissed the other people in the room, and immediately knelt down on the ground, "The lower officials are incompetent, although the princess's life was saved, but..."

The imperial physician's actions made worries flood into his heart instantly, "But what?"

"It's freezing cold. The princess's body has been soaked in ice water for a long time. The cold air has penetrated into her body, hurting her roots. I'm afraid that the princess will... never be able to give birth again." Taizong's lineage only has the current son, and now the prince has few As a result, the royal family became the mainstay of the dynasty.

But for the king of Chu who is destined to have no biological heirs, this bad news is not too bad, but she knows that she has not deprived Xiao Youqing of the right to be a mother. If in the end, Xiao Youqing wants to leave, she will not stop her. But now...

"You are a contemporary medical saint, so even you can't heal him?"

The medical officer shook his head helplessly, "It hurts the root, it cannot be cured by medicine."

Wei Huan walked to the couch and sat down slowly, holding Xiao Youqing's warming hand, "Doctor Yang, this king can spare you, but..." She turned her head and looked coldly at the doctor, "Today's diagnosis, you are not allowed to mention it to anyone. It is written in the pulse record that the princess is not in any serious health condition, but suffered from some wind and cold."

The medical officer raised his head, "But..."

Seeing that the medical officer hesitated, the king of Chu put Xiao Youqing's hand back under the quilt, got up and approached slowly, while turning the gold ring inlaid with gems on his middle finger, his eyes suddenly became dark, and he bent down to get close to the medical officer. By the side of his ear, he said coldly: "Doctor Yang, I heard that you have been lonely since you were a child, and you didn't have a son until you were forty years old. Now the court is raging, and the youngest son is not yet an adult. You should take good care of this official hat on your head for a long time." Think about it for future generations, think about the days of loneliness and helplessness, it should be extremely difficult, right?"

The medical officer's eyes widened, and his heart rose, showing a particularly frightened expression.

Concubine Chu has a special status. This matter is definitely not as simple as it seems on the surface. She is just a medical officer in a green robe. She has no support behind her and cannot withstand the waves. .”

Everything settled down, the room returned to tranquility, only she and her were left, the king of Chu subconsciously touched his waist and arms that were still hurting, once upon a time, he was the one lying on the couch, and the one who waited until dawn was the one on the couch. People, only to find out now that the feeling of worry is not good.

The pain in the heart is more bitter than the pain in the body. The king of Chu calmed down and stared at Xiao Youqing quietly, "You saved me, and I saved you. I used you once, and so did you, so let's talk about it." It's over." Then she turned to look around the wedding room, and slowly got up.

The festive red curtains and curtains at the wedding were supposed to hang for a full year, but they were withdrawn early because she didn't like it. After a few months, she only regarded this place as a place to stay at night.

Inadvertently, I saw an unlocked cabinet, which was one of the extra furniture when Xiao Youqing entered the mansion. He looked back at the person who was still awake, and then approached curiously.

I thought to myself, such a woman who has read poetry and books should not hide ordinary things. It was not until I opened the cabinet that I realized that I was wrong. There was a makeup box and some women's gold and silver in the cabinet. Jewelry, but there is a rectangular carved box next to the makeup box. The box is very delicate, and it seems to be used to protect and store calligraphy and paintings.

The person who couldn't hold back the curiosity opened the box, and it turned out to be a pair of calligraphy and painting, and then closed it again, ready to put it back. For some reason, he was troubled in his heart, wondering what kind of treasure my sister would hide in it, so I reached out and opened it again. Pick up the box.

She slowly opened the scroll that was taken out of the box, and what followed was not appreciation, but two lines of tears that had never been shown in front of others, dripping down her cheeks onto the scroll.

What lay in the box turned out to be a painting of a young man who had not yet reached the crown. When she saw it, it was like looking in a mirror. Only the young man in the painting smiled slightly, never shed tears, and would never shed tears.

The King of Chu choked with trembling hands and said, "It's too late, too late!"

"Why...why didn't I find out sooner!"

Her tears were not because of the painting, but because of the nine small characters mentioned in the blank space. The ink of the characters is much newer than that of the painting, and it is obvious that they were added not long ago.

It was written in Liushu, clean and tidy, three points into the wood, and every word is carefully written, "The bow of the humble gentleman, Hu is in the mud."

There are two air-dried tears next to the word Jun.

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The room is spacious and bright, and the interior is luxurious, but the room is too big, even if it is fully furnished, it still looks empty. In front of the woman's sick bed, there is only a little girl with full horns, who is rushing in front of her with teary eyes.

"You don't even want Ah Xi, mother?"

The woman's face was pale, with tears streaming from the corners of her eyes, "Mother... in this world... the one who is most reluctant to let go is Ah Xi."

"Then why did mother leave, why did she leave Ah Xi with fourth brother?"

The woman stretched out her hand to touch the girl's cheek, and said reluctantly: "Mother doesn't want to either...but Mother, there is no way."

"I'm sorry, mother is not a good mother."

The girl stretched out her immature hands, wiped away the tears on both sides of her eyes, sucked her flushed nose and said, "Ah Xi knows, Ah Xi doesn't blame mother."

"Ah Xi, promise mother, don't hate your father and Weng Weng, okay?"

The little girl immediately turned her head to glance at the door of the room where there was nothing, and nodded.

"Axi, remember, don't repay evil with kindness. People in this world are not all black and white. What you see is only what you see. What should you do if you don't see it?"

"Master said, follow the advice of goodness, but Xi'er feels that you can't see what others say is true or false. You have to judge whether you want to be trusted or not. Therefore, Xi'er will not easily believe anyone except mother."

The girl's cleverness made her gratified, but this intelligence also worried her, "Mother, when she grows up, she must be the most beautiful girl in Song Dynasty. By then, mother hopes that there will be someone who will win you over In the palm of his hand, the person who is wholeheartedly for you, he does not need to be a hero, nor does he need to be very powerful, in his eyes there is no country, no people, only you." The woman with a pale face said, the corner of her eye The tears never stopped.

Just over ten days ago, she suffered a serious illness, which made Xiao's parents, Fang Dizi, rush home from the Da Nei Military Mansion.

"Xi'er is still young, and I only beg you one last time, don't let her become a victim of your power grab, don't let her be like me, and regret for the rest of her life."

"Regret for the rest of my life? You and I grew up together, and you said you wanted to marry me. Now that your wish has come true, could it be that the Xiao family has wronged you? Before the woman could reply, he straightened his back and said, "My father and brother The three soldiers fought bloody battles all their lives, survived from the enemy's sword, and almost died several times. Their military exploits made the Xiao family what it is today. Only you, the wife of the second-class county, and your mother, the wife of the first-class country, have ordered you, so, Are you still not satisfied? "

The woman's eyes were red, "What I want is not these, because I don't care about such vanity at all!"

Xiao Xianrong suddenly narrowed his eyes and sneered, "It's because the Xiao family prevented you from entering Prince Qi's mansion back then, and made you miss the post. That's why you feel regretful for life!"

Then he said coldly: "She is the daughter of my Xiao family. The head of the Xiao family has always been in charge of everything. Even if you beg me, it will be useless."

She knew that any explanation would be useless under her stubborn opinion, so she begged bitterly: "I only have Ze'er and Xi'er left. Ze'er is upright, but he is the eldest son of the Xiao family. This family won't allow him to become an official, you can't be oppressed by that family, I don't owe you, and she doesn't owe either."

"But her surname is Xiao!" Xiao Xianrong still did not back down.

At this point, her attitude hardened, "I have entrusted her to my second brother and sent her to Jiang's house in Jinling. Before she reaches Ji, you can't take her back without permission. After she reaches Ji, if she wants to come back , the Jiang family will not stop it."

Xiao Xianrong turned around and glared, "How much do you hate me!"

This memory in the dream gradually dissipated and turned to the other side, still in the mansion of the founding father, the only difference is that this is the boudoir of the third daughter of the Xiao family.

"This young man is so handsome. If he was a woman, he must be a beautiful woman. She looks a bit like the Three Kings... Could it be that the Three Kings were young?"

The woman holding the painting shook her head, "He is the youngest son of the official family, the Six Kings." Then she stared at the portrait and said, "It is said in Chen Shu that Zi is sixteen years old and the chief character. He has a beautiful appearance and looks like a woman. Nothing more than that."

Thinking about the young master's words, the female envoy asked: "Do you want to marry because the six kings are better-looking than the three?"

The woman carefully put away the painting, shook her head and said, "Even though I have already made plans to give everything for the clan, I still have a glimmer of hope in my heart, as well as expectations for the future. Maybe, I still want to gamble on myself." Bar!"

"The girl wants to be for herself, so why not choose the Three Kings, the Three Kings have treated you since childhood..."

"You only saw the gentle surface of the Three Kings, so you forgot what's behind me." The woman shook her head and stood up, and gently put the scroll into the box to seal it, "If I choose the Three Kings, I'm afraid it's the real one. into the abyss."

"But the girl doesn't know anything about the six kings of the official family, so she just married in this way, I'm worried..."

"So it's a gamble." She stared at the box where the portrait was sealed, "Everyone loses something, and they yearn for something more. Only when they lose, can they understand. When they lose love, they long for someone to love her, and then...know how to... To love others."

"The girl is the prostitute of the Founding Duke's mansion and the grandson of the Jiang family in Jinling. She could have lived a prosperous and carefree life. It's not worth it for the girl to gamble her whole life."

"To marry anyone is to marry. Heroes only see Jiangshan, so my mother told me, girls, as long as you choose an ordinary person who loves you and is willing to protect you, but I want them all!" It is full of ambition, maybe it was born in this general family, or maybe it was sent to a family since childhood, and saw all the cruelty of the world.

"The three kings and the crown prince seized power, and what they thought about in their hearts was generals, but most men in the world put meritorious deeds before the Qi family, let alone the sons of officials. The six kings are the youngest, and maybe they also have the country in their hearts. So, shouldn't Are the Three Kings still the best candidates?"

"That's why I say, a glimmer of hope."

"The girl has taken this step, but there is no turning back."

"I am a little girl who came with the eldest lady as a dowry. Every day I watched the eldest lady stay alone in the vacant room. It was miserable for ten years. I didn't see a smile. Even before I left, I never saw Alang appear. I still remember this kind of suffering."

"So, I'm afraid too..."

From dusk to night, Xiao Youqing was in a coma for a whole night, until the next morning, she woke up from her sleep, turned her head, and found a familiar stove on the table beside her pillow.

She has never forgotten the engraving on the bottom of the furnace, "When the decline, the decline, the Hu will not return."