There's A Beauty

Guangling Palace is not as large as Shuangxue Palace, and the furnishings are very simple and plain, but its location is excellent. You only need to go around a ten-foot corridor to reach Qianqing Palace.After Emperor Jing settled his son, he wanted to ask some imperial doctors to show him, but he seemed to think of something and changed his mind, and told his personal eunuch, "Go to Jiujing Hutong and bring Deng Chaoshan in, and hide it, so that no one else can see it."

Deng Chaoshan was the last head of the imperial hospital, and now he has retired, not to mention how superb his medical skills are, his loyalty alone is enough to surpass Jingdi's exclusive imperial physician.If it weren't for his old age, frailty and lack of energy, Emperor Jing would have wanted him to work for another ten years.

Deng Chaoshan came very quickly, and shook his head solemnly after taking the seventh prince's pulse, "It's too late, it can't be cured. In addition to the poison of wolfberry grass back then, there are still many toxins accumulated in his body, which should be caused by his daily diet. Or in the medicinal soup, it has now penetrated into the bone marrow and is difficult to eradicate."

"You quack doctor! It's been said that the poison in him is not the poison of wolfberry grass, but Zhu Teng, Zhu Teng, don't you understand human language? With such medical skills, you are even worthy of being called the number one expert in Dayan!" The old ghost dragged Deng Chaoshan's goatee and cursed angrily, but the situation was the same as before, no one could hear him.

Youshu was lying listlessly on the palm of the master, but when she saw this, she got up and barked at Deng Chaoshan.The Seventh Prince quickly lowered his head to kiss his pink nose and small mouth, and comforted him softly, "Shh, Youshu, don't be afraid, it will be fine, everything will be fine." Apart from these words, he had nothing else to say. rhetoric.He has given up hope of getting back on his feet, but before he dies, he will do his best to settle down with Youshu.

Emperor Jing felt very uncomfortable, but he also concealed endless anger. He endured and endured so that he didn't show a distorted expression, "You mean, the old seven has been poisoned all these years?"

Deng Chaoshan was over 70 years old, even if he died immediately, it would be joy and mourning, so there was nothing to hide.He checked the seventh prince's pulse again, and said firmly, "Yes, it is true that he has been poisoned by chronic poison. This minister can treat His Royal Highness, or prolong his life, but if he wants to stand up again, unless the Bodhisattva manifests..."

"What Bodhisattva manifested? You try your best to heal it, don't say those empty words." Emperor Jing thought of Concubine Hui's declaration that she would shorten her son's life, and felt bored for a while.

Deng Chaoshan said yes again and again, and was about to write down the prescription when he heard the Seventh Prince say, "Let's take a look, Father."

Emperor Jing's eyes darkened for a moment, but he did not refute. He stretched out his hand to let Deng Chaoshan feel his pulse. After a while, the other party shook his head slightly, indicating that there was no problem.The prescription was quickly prepared, and a maid immediately took it to boil.Emperor Jing stared at his son after drinking the medicine, hugged him to bed, ordered him to rest early, and left in a hurry.

Inside the concubine-colored curtain, the Seventh Prince could not sleep for a long time.He was still terrified by that thrilling scene, and it was hard to imagine what would happen to Youshu if the ghost mastiff bit him, and how painful he would be.He turned his face, stared at Xiaoxuetuan lying on his pillow, and warned word by word, "Youshu, let's make an agreement. If I encounter danger in the future, you must run away."

Youshu couldn't help feeling resentful when she thought of being pushed away by her master when the sky was falling and the Milky Way was pouring backwards.He got up with a grunt, jumped onto his master's face, gnawed and stepped on it, and kept patting the side of his face with his front paws.The Seventh Prince was very itchy from his fluff, and there were a few small tooth marks on the tip of his nose, how could he not understand what he meant.

He inserted his hands into Youshu's armpits, lifted him up high, and said cautiously, "Youshu, don't make trouble, I'm doing it for your own good."

Youshu kicked wildly with her four paws, her black eyes were dripping with tears, and she looked extremely wronged.The Seventh Prince's heart softened as he looked at it, and finally put him down with a long sigh, and pressed him tightly against his chest, preventing him from seeing his depressed and painful expression.Youshu felt something in her heart and hummed aggrievedly.

The master and pet hugged each other for a long time before falling asleep face to face.No matter how shocking the Seventh Prince was, he was only a 13-year-old boy. He was frightened during the day, and would inevitably have some nightmares at night, but he woke up after a while, and opened his eyes wide to look for Youshu in the darkness.Youshu quickly stretched out a small paw to pat his cheek, and licked his eyelids when he saw that he was still unwilling to fall asleep, her nose whimpered rhythmically.

The Seventh Prince slowly regained his composure, pinched his front paws, kissed his pink and tender pads with hot lips, kissed one after another, kissed all four paws before falling asleep peacefully.After a long time, seeing that there was no sign of the master having a nightmare, Youshu crept up, hooked her claws on the curtain, and moved inch by inch to the ground.

The old ghost had been waiting for a long time, and joked, "Your master really dotes on you, no wonder you don't want to turn back into a human body. Come here, I will treat your wound again, the medicine that Xiao Shunzi applied to you is not as effective as mine." While speaking, he untied the gauze and cleaned the wound.

"Thank you."

"Your wound is a little deep. I don't know if it will grow hair after it heals. If it doesn't grow out, wouldn't it be ugly?" The old ghost deliberately frightened him.

"It's okay, master won't dislike me." Youshu said firmly, "Thank you for coming to save me, let me tell you about a small operation called 'skin grafting'..."

The old ghost quickly pricked up his ears to listen, with expressions of horror, longing, and deep thought on his face from time to time.He is also proficient in medical skills, so he naturally understands that Youshu's words seem absurd, but they are extremely operable.I don't know how his head is so long that he can explore such a shocking method. However, such a method is just a "minor operation" in his mouth, so what about the "major operation"?

Unknowingly, the color on the old ghost's body became more and more intense, from a gray afterimage to a thick black mist.

Youshu finished explaining the skin grafting technique, and said, "You who study medicine still need to figure out the structure of the human body. I will draw you a diagram of the structure of the human body in the future. That alone is enough for you to study for several years. In exchange, you You have to teach me some secret techniques of Chinese medicine."

The old ghost is already a dead soul, so he doesn't care about the inheritance of the master's school. He nodded immediately for the structure of the human body.One person and one ghost have become close friends, so they can talk about everything.Youshu sighed, and said quietly, "It's better to strike first, and then to suffer. Since the eighth prince and Concubine Hui want to murder the master, I will kill them first!"

"You want me to help you? Let me tell you first, I'm not a ghost, and I won't kill people." The old ghost waved his hand quickly.

"I'll do it myself, without you."

"You?" The old ghost looked Xue Tuanzi up and down, and wanted to laugh.

Youshu looked at her fat and short front paws, her expression was a little stagnant, she was silent for a long time before she said seriously, "I think back then I was also a ruthless master, white knives went in and red knives came out, I don't know how many demons and ghosts I killed, skin cramps, gouging out bones ..."

Pfft... A burst of laughter blurted out, the old ghost quickly covered his mouth, and said in a trembling voice, "Sorry, you continue."

Youshu turned around silently, facing the old ghost with her round back.

Afraid of offending him, the old ghost stepped forward to coax him for a while, but laughed until he collapsed in his heart.Just this dog nature, but also ruthless.However, soon, he realized that he judged people by their appearance, and only listened to Youshu's entrustment, "I will lure the Eighth Prince to the Compassionate Ning Palace someday, and you can just use your blindfold for me."

The old ghost was terrified, and only then did he understand what his intentions were.

After discussing with the old ghost, Youshu crawled back to the bed along the curtain, stepped on the soft pillow, and fell asleep next to her master.

In Ganquan Palace, more than [-] palace officials were killed overnight, and Concubine Hui lost her phoenix seal, and the empress, who had been ill for a long time, sat in Kunning Palace in high spirits the next day, accepting the concubine's worship.It is not known how such a major change occurred.All the concubines were as curious as cats scratching, and they sent spies to inquire.

Concubine Hui's control over Ganquan Palace was greatly weakened without the phoenix seal and the holy favor, and soon rumors spread, and then everyone realized that it was the eighth prince who wanted to put the seventh prince to death, but was killed by the emperor. Catch it right.The emperor was furious, not only took away the seventh prince, but also confiscated Concubine Hui's authority.He was able to hold Concubine Hui up high, and naturally he could step on Concubine Hui hard, but it was just a thought.

Ever since the Seventh Prince left, Concubine Hui, who once favored the Sixth Palace, hadn't seen the Emperor for a long time, and the Eighth Prince went to Qianqing Palace several times to kneel down to plead guilty, but was also driven away, without even listening to an explanation.At the same time, news from Dragon City was frequently sent back to the capital.

Under the suggestion of the Seventh Prince, General Weihu quickly built a new city in the north of Dragon City, named it New Dragon City, saying that it could unconditionally accept displaced and impoverished people, and that it would be reclaimed without taxation for five years. The barren land is also owned by the people, and they can go to the government to apply for land deeds; merchants can freely enter and exit the city gates for trade, and various exorbitant taxes such as city entry fees, economic system money, general system money, monthly pile money, and bank account money are all cancelled. , you only need to pay the regular tax.

As soon as the news came out, the refugees who suffered from the war flocked here, but a small county town was expanded by them into a huge city that could compete with the old dragon city in a blink of an eye, and completely controlled the other nine cities geographically. .

Before Emperor Jing could be happy, he received an urgent battle report, but it turned out that the people of the old dragon city were envious of the various policies that benefited the people of the new dragon city, and wanted to move there, but were arrested and even killed by the city lord, which caused civil strife.General Weihu sent troops to rescue them a month ago, and finally captured the city lords of ten cities alive under internal and external attacks. Now they have been escorted back to Beijing, waiting for the holy judgment.

On the surface, the owner of the ten cities is from Dayan, but in fact, he has been bought by Zheng Guo and has become the driving force behind instigating civil unrest.In any case, they never expected that they, who intended to take advantage of the civil unrest to return to the state of Zheng, would be overthrown by the people in turn.It's just a new dragon city, but it has caused such a big change, and won the hearts of the people in just three months. Compared with Zheng Guo's 60-year enslavement policy, it is really ironic.

Emperor Jing sighed for a long time before handing over the battle report to the courtiers for circulation, while the Seventh Prince was sitting in the hall, gently stroking the puppy in his arms, with no emotion on his face.

The courtiers were amazed at His Royal Highness's strategizing. Hearing that the emperor wanted to designate him as Prince Duan, no one stood up to oppose him. Because his legs were crippled, no matter how tall the prince was, it would not affect others.

It is the first time in Dayan Kingdom that he was conferred the title of Prince at the tender age of 13.After hearing the news, Concubine Hui vomited blood with anger, and the eighth prince also received congratulations from the other brothers who seemed to be sincere, but actually fell into trouble. In anger, he smashed an inkstone, which made the Taifu shake his head again and again, in great disappointment.With this kind of heart, I am afraid that even His Highness the Seventh Prince can't compare with a single finger.

Abandoning a peerless genius like Lao Qi, and picking a crooked melon like Lao Ba instead, Concubine Hui is really blind!Ouyang Tao came to Ganquan Palace again, scolded his sister severely, and wished he could cut off the eighth's legs and put them on the seventh.But he doesn't dare to do anything now, because the reckless behavior of the old man has aroused Emperor Jing's suspicion, and the Ouyang family may have to lie dormant for a long time before they can find a way out.

The once bustling Shuangxue Palace is now deserted, but Guangling Palace is crowded with visitors.The princes liked Lao Qi's intelligence and holy family, and came to court him one after another.On this day, the fourth prince handed over a greeting card in the name of visiting a sick man, and as soon as he stepped into the palace gate, he raised his voice and shouted, "Imperial Brother, Fourth Brother sees you coming."

"Brother, please sit down. I'm preparing to eat. Have you eaten yet?" The Seventh Prince said as he tied a special bib around Youshu's neck, and scratched his fat and short chin by the way.Youshu raised her head and hummed comfortably, her small appearance was very funny.His injuries have healed, and his snow-white fur has grown back, making him even cuter than ever.

The fourth prince laughed loudly, "Young brother, you even made a pair of bibs for it? You really put your heart into it. I haven't eaten it yet, let's have a meal with you."

"Brother, you are welcome, Xiao Shunzi, go to the imperial dining room and ask them to add more food." The Seventh Prince picked up a handkerchief and wiped Youshu's pink paws one by one, and said with a smile, "Youshu Aijie, if you are eating If you get the soup on your body, you will definitely beg me to help him take a bath. Now that the weather is cold, it is easy to catch cold if you take too many baths." Then he pinched one of his paws and kissed him a few times.

The fourth prince had never seen such a tender side of Lao Qi, so he couldn't help being a little dazed.

After a while, several court ladies brought the added dishes one by one, filled the rice for His Royal Highness, and then retreated one by one.The Seventh Prince pointed to some of the dishes and reminded, "Brother Huang, these dishes belong to Youshu and I, and the taste is very bland, I'm afraid you are not used to it."

"You use the same food as this dog?" The fourth prince was shocked again.

The Seventh Prince smiled without saying a word. Seeing that Youshu had walked up to a plate of boiled chicken with his little butt twisted, he immediately picked up a chicken leg for him.The chicken legs were too thick, and he worried that Youshu would not be able to bite, so he tore the chicken into strips with his own teeth, and then fed it to him.Unexpectedly, it was a bit late to set the meal today, and Youshu was already very hungry, so she immediately pounced on him, rolled out the chicken he bit into his mouth with the tip of her pink tongue, and finally licked off the soup around his mouth.

Seeing a person and a pet snatching food from each other mouth to mouth, Lao Qi, who had a severe cleansing disease, didn't dislike it at all. Instead, he opened his mouth to hold the puppy's tongue, with joy and tenderness in his eyes, the fourth prince Can't help being surprised, and then looked away, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Imperial brother, will it be unclean if you eat with it?" He reminded in a low voice.

"Youshu loves to be clean." The Seventh Prince didn't take it seriously, and hugged Youshu into his arms. You fed me one mouthful at a time. From time to time, he lowered his head and kissed the tip of his nose and small mouth, with a smile on his face.

The master and pet were too sticky, which made the fourth prince extremely uncomfortable. He had never seen anyone take such good care of a dog.Lao Qi doesn't seem to be raising a pet, but rather a son!While thinking about Lao Qi's preferences, he ate absent-mindedly, and unknowingly used two bowls.

On the other side, Youshu was also full, lying on her back on her master's lap, patting her round belly with her small paws, asking for it to be rubbed.The Seventh Prince gave a low laugh, first wiped his oily mouth with a handkerchief, then untied his bib, and then began to massage slowly.

Lao Qi is not good at walking, he must be very lonely at ordinary times, no wonder having a pet is so precious.The fourth prince finally confirmed his younger brother's preference, and waited for the maid to take away the dishes before lightly clapping his hands, ordering the attendants waiting outside the palace to enter.The entourage brought several large boxes, all of which were precious medicinal materials, and another person came forward with a gold wire cage.

Hearing the sound, Youshu, who was about to fall asleep, immediately opened her eyes and looked, but saw a half-foot-long Shih Tzu dog in the cage, with extremely smooth and shiny hair, and a small bun tied with red silk on the top of her head, which was very good-looking .His heart tightened, and he immediately got up on his stomach and barked at the Shih Tzu.There can no longer be puppies around the master, especially puppies that are cuter than himself!

"Competing with a dog, are you ashamed?" The old ghost floated in from the window.

Youshu ignored him and continued to bark, and the fur on his body exploded, scaring the Shih Tzu into a corner.

The fourth prince was puzzled, "Young brother, what's wrong with Youshu? Could it be that the dog I brought smells wrong?" Except for the fighting dog, the puppies in the cat and dog shop have been strictly trained, and it will never happen. The situation of biting each other or even biting people.

He is jealous.The Seventh Prince was clear in his heart, but pretended to be ignorant on the surface, and said with a smile, "Leave him alone, he's prone to fuss when he's full. Brother, your dog is very cute, what's its name?"

The fourth prince was overjoyed, and took the puppy out while explaining, "I asked someone to bring this Shih Tzu back from the south. Its blood is very pure. The manager of the cat and dog shop has also checked it, and there is no disease. I heard that you like small dogs. Dog, that’s why I thought about sending it here. By the way, the followers who trained it say that it is extremely smart, can understand human language, and can count, so why don’t you let it perform for you?”

so miraculous?Youshu's sense of crisis increased greatly, and she asked with her thoughts, "Old man, quickly see if it has also been tricked into making animals."

"No, it's just an ordinary puppy. Having said that, you carry Ziwei's imperial spirit, and you should have become a hero of a generation. How could you be reduced to this level of people who are neither humans nor dogs? Your destiny is too high." Weird."

It's not easy for Youshu to tell him that his master is Ziwei Dixing, so he can only pretend not to hear.While the two were talking, the puppy had been placed on the table by the fourth prince, and several wooden signs were placed in front of them, with corresponding numbers written on them.The fourth prince took out two numbers and asked, "Quickly tell the emperor, how much is two plus two?"

The little dog sniffed at the remaining wooden signs, and quickly took out one with "four" written on it.The fourth prince was very proud, and asked how much three plus two equals, and also got the correct answer.The ancients seldom saw this kind of thing, so they naturally felt miraculous, but Youshu knew that it was just a conditioned reflex after a lot of training.

However, the master seemed to be fascinated, and even wanted to hug the Shih Tzu dog, and praised him again and again.This time, Youshu really exploded, with a threatening grunt in her throat, she jumped onto the table along the master's knee, and slapped his restless hands away.The Seventh Prince went to hug the Shih Tzu dog again, but was slapped away by his paw again. He was so angry that he grabbed the Seventh Prince's sleeve and tore it left and right. Two balls of flames burst out from his black eyes.

The fourth prince finally came back to his senses and exclaimed, "Imperial brother, is Youshu jealous?"

"It should be." The Seventh Prince laughed secretly to the point of internal injury, but his face didn't show it at all. He was about to reach out to hug the Shih Tzu, but You Shu bit his thumb, and all four fat and short paws climbed onto his arm. A stalker.

"Look, brother, Youshu is so jealous that I don't allow me to hug other dogs. If I keep this Shih Tzu, I don't know how angry he will be. He once saved my life. I can't do without him, so I'd better take this Shih Tzu back and raise him." The Seventh Prince politely refused.

Only then did Youshu let go of his arm, stretched out the tip of her tongue to lick the tooth marks on his thumb, shrugged her nose, and let out an aggrieved hum.

The fourth prince just now felt that his Shih Tzu was imposing, but when he looked at You Shu, whose expressions and movements were extremely humane, he understood that the two were completely different.Anyone who is treated as the whole world by another little life will inevitably be moved, let alone a person like Lao Qi who values ​​love and righteousness.He didn't feel that he had hurt his face, so he smiled cheerfully, and then took the Shih Tzu and said goodbye.

After the crisis was resolved, Youshu Dian'er ran to a pile of wooden signs left by the fourth prince, and kept patting them, also wanting to show off her high IQ.Compared with a dog, he didn't feel ashamed at all, he just hoped that the master would love him more and value him more.

The Seventh Prince pressed his fist to his lips, trying to hold back his laughter.The old ghost lying on the beam also joked, "I am more and more suspicious of your origin. To be honest, you have no skill in making animals. You are just a dog, right? Look at you like a dog!" "

Youshu ignored him, stuck out half of her tongue and barked at her master, but was picked up by the other party, kissed deeply, and smiled softly while kissing, "Good boy, you don't need to act, I know you are the best in the world." The smartest puppy. I was teasing you just now, and I never thought of adopting a Shih Tzu. I have you enough, and I don’t need anyone else.”

Youshu's furry tail swung wildly, and she rubbed her master's tall nose with her small deciduous teeth to express her joy.

The old ghost waited until the master and pet were sticky enough before he said unhurriedly, "I came to tell you two pieces of news. First, the Empress Dowager's elder brother Jing Guogong has entered the palace. They should be in the Buddhist hall right now. Second, your master's antidote has been prepared, after taking it, rub his legs for him, just like the method I taught you."

Youshu was overjoyed, and said decisively, "Cast a spell to let my master sleep first, so that I can take the opportunity to leave. You keep the antidote for now, and feed him when I come back. Let's go to Shuangxue Palace."

The old ghost promised, with a slight tap of his fingertip, the Seventh Prince fell asleep.Youshu slid to the ground along the corner of his robe, and asked the old ghost to cover him with a thick quilt. Then, with the help of a blindfold, she successfully avoided passers-by and left Guangling Palace.