Rebirth of the third master of the ring of the Red Chamber

The man's warm breath brushed against his ears, bringing a numbness and itching. Jia Huan pushed him away and rubbed his ears vigorously.

The third prince hooked his hands and ordered the little mute to serve tea, and jokingly said, "Grind your boots, why are you acting like a woman?"

"If you don't grind it up, why don't you let her take it back and give it to Jia Baoyu? It's so beautiful to please her!" Jia Huan took the tea from the dumb girl and drank it with her head up.

"What a child's temper." The third prince wanted to laugh, but he opened his mouth to cough violently, his cheeks were flushed strangely.

Jia Huan frowned, pressed his cold palm against his forehead, and finally took his wrist to feel his pulse, and said in a deep voice, "Fengxie enters the body, avoid fatigue, rest more. What did you do? You haven't been here for half a month. I'm empty, and I don't have enough energy."

"Send the elder brother to the Mizhou palace for lifelong confinement." The third prince resisted with his fists, blocking the cough that was about to overflow his throat.

"Cough if you want, and you will only get worse if you hold back your patience." Jia Huan warned angrily. After leaving the bed, he took out a small medicine bottle from the closet and poured out a brown pill.

"Take it and sleep well." After the third prince finished coughing, he handed the medicine over.

Cao Yongli was about to stop him, but saw that his master swallowed without hesitation, revealing his strong dependence on the young man, "But what should I do if I can't sleep now?"

"When the medicine takes effect, you will naturally feel sleepy." Jia Huan took a brocade box from the shelf and sat back on the Kang.

Cao Yongli turned his head to look at Xiao Ze, and saw him squatting on the steps outside, chewing grass roots, completely letting go of the young man's behavior, so he had to swallow all the words of doubt and persuasion, and retreated a few steps to the corner to reduce himself. presence.

Jia Huan opened the brocade box, took out a thick stack of banknotes, and said casually while counting, "The eldest prince killed you once, and your father asked you to escort him to Mizhou? Are you not afraid of your murder? "

The third prince said with a half-smile, "Who made me the most loyal and benevolent son of my father? Who made me a 'virtuous king'? Now that I have accepted this job, I have to protect him from death, at least not from my death." In front of the father and emperor."

"So, I'd rather be a villain than a hypocrite. I'm tired of living." Jia Huan sneered.

"Are you scolding me around the corner?" The third prince raised his eyebrows.

Jia Huan smiled without answering, and continued to count the banknotes.

"And from whom did you extract all these taels of silver? From the count just now, at least one or two million taels, right?" The third prince moved closer to have a look.

"I earned it from gambling, and bought a few more shops, and got some income. You take this, it counts as a bonus." Jia Huan took out a silver ticket and stuffed it into the third prince's arms.

The third prince took it out for a closer look, raised his eyebrows and said, "I invested 50 taels, and you gave me a bonus of 100 taels, that's really generous!"

"Isn't that right? I also feel very generous." Jia Huan stretched out his hand brazenly, "What are you doing here today? Congratulations to my junior Sanyuan? Congratulations?"

The third prince didn't know whether to laugh or cry, turned over and pressed the young man on the kang to linger, messed up his hair and loosened his clothes before he could give up, took out a ring-shaped mutton fat white jade that was shining brightly from his arms, and put it on his neck , smiled and said, "This jade pendant was consecrated by the abbot of Wufang Temple, it can suppress your hostility. Isn't Jia Baoyu born with jade? I will give you one too, and it is guaranteed to be more precious than his."

Jia Huan held the jade pendant in the palm of his hand, the tentacles were warm and smooth, and there was a faint fragrance of Buddha floating, which showed that it was a rare thing, and he curled his lips in satisfaction.

The two turned over and sat up. The third prince took off the boy's half-loose headband, and slowly combed his silk-like hair with five fingers. His dark and deep eyes showed great love, and he was obsessed with it. He murmured, "Huan How can you be so handsome when you are young, when you grow up?"

"Of course it's upside down." Jia Huan said in an extremely smooth manner.

Xiao Ze who was outside the door coughed violently, thinking that he hadn't seen him for half a month, Third Master Huan's face has thickened again!talent!

The third prince didn't think it was ridiculous, but nodded in agreement, his eyes slid down the boy's winding black hair, and fell on the soles of his feet without socks. , jokingly said, "It's so small and cute, no wonder you can't fit Jia Baoyu's boots at the same height."

"Don't call him young in front of a man!" Jia Huan's forehead twitched.

"Oh? Are you a man?" The third prince couldn't help laughing.

Jia Huan would feel guilty for saying this before, but when he thought of his little brother who had already risen, he immediately squatted up, untied his belt and said, "You even questioned my ability, and today I will let you see if I am serious." man."

The third prince laughed so hard that he almost fell off the kang, his eyes were fixed on the boy's groin, looking forward to his 'proud' display.

Cao Yongli couldn't hold back anymore, he coughed so hard that his face was red and his ears were flushed, as if he would pass out in a moment.

Jia Huan glanced back at him, thought for a while, re-tied his belt and sat back in his original position.How can a 13-year-old be compared with a young man in his early twenties?Still don't make a fool of yourself.

The third prince showed deep disappointment on his face, shook his head and sighed twice.

Jia Huan ignored him, put the banknote in the brocade box, and put it on the shelf.

"The box is not locked, and it is placed in such a conspicuous place, so you are not afraid of being stolen?" The third prince couldn't help but point out.

"Don't be afraid, I have special anti-theft skills." Jia Huan waved his hand indifferently, ordering the dumb girl to go to the kitchen to fetch some pastries.

The third prince didn't ask any more questions. He frowned and pondered for a while, then said slowly, "I have a symptom here, please help me find out whether it is illness or poisoning."

Jia Huan had just checked his pulse, and knew that he was definitely not talking about himself, so he said casually, "Tell me."

"The walking is slow and stiff, and the hands tremble inadvertently, and they can't hold it down no matter what. Do you have such a disease?"

"What kind of shaking method? You shake it for me to see."

The Third Prince stretched out a hand and twitched intermittently.

Jia Huan said again, "Why is walking so slow and stiff? Show me."

The third prince got off the kang to put on his shoes, and was about to take two steps, but saw the young man lying down on the kang and rolling with his face flushed from holding back his smile.

"Wow, you little bastard, you're deliberately playing tricks on me!" The third prince rushed forward and rubbed him a lot.

"Okay, I surrender, stop scratching!" Jia Huan's only weakness was ticklishness, panting heavily, "Stop making trouble, really stop making trouble, let's say business is done?"

The third prince pinched the young man's white, tender and smooth cheeks, sat him up, bit his earlobe and whispered, "Is there such a disease? The imperial physician had secretly checked the pulse before, and couldn't find any problems. From the onset of the disease to the present, there is no problem." For half a year, it has not recovered nor deteriorated."

Based on these two or three sentences, Jia Huan already knew who he was talking about, and did not ask him where he got the secret information. He pondered, "How many strange diseases can't be found out in the world? Based on these two points alone Unable to judge. How old is he? Apart from muscle stiffness, sluggishness, and finger trembling, are there other symptoms? Any slight abnormality can be mentioned."

The third prince pondered for a moment, and said, "He is fifty-four this year. Apart from the three symptoms, he also has symptoms such as unsteady sitting posture, insomnia, and depression. I really can't think of anything else."

Jia Huan picked up a pen and wrote down the symptoms one by one, looked at them over and over for a while, and asked in a low voice, "He doesn't shake when he walks, but only when he sits quietly, doesn't he?"

The third prince nodded firmly.

"The words written recently are getting smaller and smaller?"

The third prince showed surprise and continued to nod.

"Has your voice become hoarse?"

"That's true." The Third Prince was stunned.

"He has indeed suffered from a chronic disease. His muscles gradually become stiff until he loses his ability to move. In the later stage, his brain may be abolished, commonly known as dementia, and it will also cause complications such as stroke and heart disease. It is a terminal illness that cannot be cured by doctors." Jia Huan said firmly.

"How long can I live?" The third prince's face was calm, as if the person he was discussing was not his father.

"I can't tell. If he was in good health before, he might be able to survive for more than ten years, but even if he can't die, he will become a disabled person who can't walk or think. If his body is chronically ill, it will only last five or six years. Jia Huan twisted a piece of pastry and put it into his mouth, becoming careless again.

"Five or six years, that's enough." The third prince smiled lightly, and gradually felt that his eyelids were a little heavy. He patted the pastry away from the young man's hand, and ordered Cao Yongli to move the kang table away. He hugged the young man tightly in his arms, and murmured, "I'm sleepy, sleep with me."

Jia Huan was infected by his yawns one after another, and also felt tired.

The two hugged each other, and they could smell each other's breath from the ground.

As if remembering something, the Third Prince, who had closed his eyes and slept peacefully, suddenly struggled to wake up, and said carefully, "Huan'er, the meeting with you is not to win over Rongning and Ningfu. Si'er is incomparable. You are you, Huan'er who met me in the ice and snow, if I don't die for a day, I will protect you for a day."

Jia Huan didn't respond, but the corners of his mouth rose quietly.The room quickly and quietly could hear the needle drop, only the sound of long and steady breathing remained.

Cao Yongli stood for a while, seeing that the two fell asleep with their arms around each other, warming each other with body temperature, but forgot to cover the quilt, so he wanted to walk over.

"Wait, don't go there, you will die!" Xiao Ze quickly stopped, "I'll come, just stand there and watch."

Cao Yongli was startled, and stood stiffly in place.

"Third Master, I'm Xiao Ze, Third Master, I'll help you cover the quilt, please don't do anything to me!" Xiao Ze tiptoed to the bedside, his voice and tone were as flattering as he could hear. Cao Yongli got goosebumps.

Jia Huan seemed to have sensed something, and turned over slightly.The third prince unconsciously tightened his arms, and inserted the young man's tall and slender body into his arms tightly, and then slowly loosened his frowning brows.

Xiao Ze stood for a while, seeing that the two of them had no other movements, he covered the quilt bit by bit, inch by inch, pointed to the young man's hand under the pillow to firmly hold the dagger, and said to Cao Yongli, "Did you see it? If you approach rashly, your throat will be cut with a knife. This master can kill people even in his sleep, be careful when serving, don't die without knowing it!"

Cao Yongli broke out in a cold sweat, he thanked Xiao Ze several times, secretly glanced at the master who was embracing the boy and refused to let go, and asked hesitantly, "Do you think their sleeping posture is a bit strange?" Neck mandarin duck!

Of course, he didn't dare to say the second half of the sentence.

"What's so strange? They always sleep like this. Only by the side of Third Master Huan can the prince sleep so deeply and soundly. I haven't slept for half a month. Let's go, don't disturb the prince." Xiao Ze was very calm Step out the door.

Cao Yongli looked back again, and finally suppressed the weirdness in his heart, and went out lightly.

The two slept until sunset.The third prince was really well. He ate a bit too much for dinner. He reluctantly returned home after wandering in the courtyard for half an hour. Before leaving, he made an appointment to go to the theater together the next day.

Jia Huan watched the carriage go far before swaying back step by step, and collided with Ping'er who was passing by in a hurry.

"Third Master, please forgive me. Because Lian's Second Mistress was seriously ill, I panicked for a while." Ping'er hurriedly bowed down to make amends.Although the master looked down on this bastard, she dared not provoke her as a servant.

"Are you seriously ill at last?" Jia Huan snorted, looked meaningfully at Ping'er's hands tucked into his sleeves, and then walked away slowly.

Finally got seriously ill, what do you mean?Ping'er chewed this sentence over and over again, almost going into a trance, but it was the doctor standing behind her who couldn't help urging her that brought her back to her senses.

After sending the doctor away, she stared at her hands wrapped in cloth strips all the way, and suddenly a terrible idea popped up in her mind, she lifted her skirt and ran away regardless of her posture.

"Grandma, grandma, something is wrong!" she shouted out of breath as she knocked open the curtain.

"What's wrong? Don't disturb me no matter how big it is, just get out of here!" Wang Xifeng just put the medicine on his hands, feeling the burning and stinging pain, his tone was a little rushed.

"Grandma, we, we are not sick, but poisoned!" Ping'er recounted the incident of meeting Mr. Huan on the road, and analyzed in detail, "That appearance must be poisonous, otherwise how could he be so generous and let people Go steal it, otherwise how would he know that you will get sick? He was still staring at my hand just now, his eyes were unpredictable and terrifying! Look, grandma, my place is also festered. In the hidden pocket in the front!" Ping'er pulled open his skirt, revealing a red, swollen and festered chest, viscous pus was oozing out of the bloody flesh, the scene was horrific.

"What nonsense are you talking about! There is no such evil poison in the world! Impossible!" Wang Xifeng refused to believe it, but the violent ups and downs of her chest revealed the panic and fear in her heart.

"Grandma, just wait, I'll ask those who have been exposed to the same disease to see if they have the same disease." Ping'er was about to lift the curtain and go out.

Just at this stall, a thin, ordinary-looking girl broke in, knelt down and kowtowed, begging, "Second Grandma Lian, my wife asked you to save her again, she is very sick and needs to be seen." doctor!"

"What disease?" Wang Xifeng asked tremblingly.

"Her hands are rotten, and only the bones are left." The little girl swallowed and continued, "The skin all over her body is mottled and peeled off like window paper, and her eyebrows, hair, and eyelashes are all gone."

Wang Xifeng sketched the current appearance of Mrs. Wang in her mind, and couldn't help gasping.

Ping'er said hastily, "What about you? Is your hand okay?"

The girl shed tears more fiercely, stretched out her red, swollen and festered hands, kowtowed and said, "This servant is also very sick, please help grandma!"

"Bastard! My wife has leprosy! Did you come here to infect me? Get out, get out!" Wang Xifeng yelled angrily, knocking the tea set off the kang table.

"It's not leprosy, it's really not leprosy! The girls who eat and live with me all day are all fine, nothing happened! Second Mistress Lian begs you, please save your wife and slaves! The servants and the whole family are working hard for you!" The girl cried faintly.

The ten fingers connected to the heart, already rotten enough to see the bones, and fell something, Wang Xifeng was in so much pain that she wished she could roll all over the floor, how could she speak?

Ping'er leaned over and persuaded, "Shh, don't cry, don't let others know about this, otherwise we will all be sent to the countryside. Think about it, you are already seriously ill, and there is no doctor or doctor in the countryside." The medicine and the environment are bad, wouldn’t it tell us to die?”

The girl really didn't dare to cry any more, she just sobbed twice from time to time.

"Let me ask you, what did your wife do after getting the certificate?" Ping'er continued to ask.

"She tore up the certificate, then picked it up and burned it."

"Tear it up, burn it, and force out the poisonous gas, no wonder she is sicker than us!" Ping'er was very smart, and he figured out the key points almost immediately, and his heart became more and more at a loss.

Wang Xifeng had calmed down at this moment, gritted his teeth and said, "You go back first, I will send the doctor to see my wife tomorrow. Of course, I will not forget you." After saying that, Chong Ping'er raised his jaw.

Ping'er hurriedly took out a piece of silver and stuffed it in.

The girl touched Ping'er's cloth-wrapped hands, looked at her in astonishment, and stumbled away.

When the shaking bead curtains calmed down, Ping'er was about to speak, but Wang Xifeng spoke first, in a hoarse voice with clinking teeth, "You immediately send someone to look for Qingliu. She is the first person to contact Zhuangzi. If she is also sick, I will believe it."

Ping'er bowed his head as he promised, and went out quickly, seeing the last ray of light engulfed by the endless night in the distance, and suddenly thought of Mr. Huan's dark, bottomless, lifeless eyes, and the overwhelming fear swept over him.