single husband's heart

In the winter of [-] BC, Zhao State, Handan.

Xia Wuqi squatted alone in the yard decocting medicine.

The first snow of this winter just fell a few days ago.Although it was a little late, it was three days in a row.This morning, after the first snowfall, the three inches of snow on the ground had been swept away. Xia Wuqi squatted on the ground wearing a pair of shoes and socks, feeling a burst of cold air hitting his legs from the ground.He had no choice but to get as close to the small medicine stove as possible to absorb a little warmth that was better than nothing.

It's almost the winter solstice.Xia Wu, who was only five years old, closed his clothes, feeling very wronged.The master said that he will not be allowed to go home for the New Year until the Great Cold.

This is the first time he has been away from home for so long.

There was a clatter of felt curtains, and an old man in blue cotton padded clothes came out of the main room.

"No, it's almost time, bring the medicine."

Xia Wuqie responded in a low voice, stood up and rubbed his sore legs.He turned off the fire and filled the medicine methodically, and then entered the house with the medicine bowl.

"Well done." The old man put down the medicine bowl, touched the top of Xia Wuqie's hair, and rarely showed a gratified smile on his serious face. "You have been decocting the medicine with me for a year but never complained, which shows that you have a strong heart. After a year, let your senior brother teach you how to recognize herbs."

"Thank you, Master!" Xia Wuqie raised his head abruptly, his grievances disappeared immediately, and his dark eyes shone with excitement.

"Yeah. Go and pour out the medicine dregs before having lunch."

Xia Wuqiu heard the words and ran away with the medicine hanging bag.

Looking at his small back, the old man was filled with emotion.This child was born in poverty, but with excellent aptitude, he may surpass himself in medical achievements in the future.

But in this chaotic world where heroes compete for the throne, it is not known whether it is a blessing or a curse.

In the afternoon, the medicine room gradually became quiet.The master is old and lacks energy, so he has to take a nap even in winter when the days are short.The brothers warmed up some wine and rested around the fire.Xia Wuju took the medicine wrapped by his seniors in his hand, tied up his trousers, and went out to deliver the medicine.

These medicinal materials are to be sent to Yan Gongzi Dan's residence.Gong Zidan is weak, since he came to Zhao country, he has been not acclimatized to the environment, and often needs to use some warming and tonic medicine.Xia Wuqiu has been in charge of delivering medicine to him since he left home last year and came here.

Yan Dan is only two years older than Xia Wuqie, although he is the son of the eldest son, but because being a proton in Zhao country is quite boring, he became half friends with this well-behaved little drug boy.

This year's heavy snow came suddenly, and Yan Dan caught the wind and cold when he was unprepared, and has been bedridden for two weeks.

There was no one guarding the side door, Xia Wuqiu knocked for a while, and then an old slave wrapped in a cotton coat came to open the door.Seeing that it was Xia Wuqiu, the old slave nodded and said: "You've come, the young master has been coughing more and more these days...Young master is in the bedroom, hurry up and go."

However, when Xia Wuqie walked to Prince Dan's bedroom, he realized that there was not a single attendant in the corridor.In the past, when Xia Wuqie came to deliver medicine, he would hand it over to the maid Chuhua. If Chuhua happened to be in the son's room, the little maid would go in and report.When the young master is free, he often lets Xia Wuqie come into the house to talk to him.

Just when Xia Wuqiu was hesitating whether to find someone, a weak voice came from inside the door: "Is it Wuqie?"

Xia Wuqi replied: "Yes, Wuqi has come to deliver the medicine."

"Chuhua is not here, you can come in."

Xia Wuqiu pushed open the door, and the heating in the room rushed towards his face, making him as comfortable as soaking in hot soup.The stove in the corner of the room was burning brightly. Yan Dan was wrapped in a quilt and leaned on the couch, with an abnormal blush on her pale face all the year round.Kneeling beside the couch was a young boy of about ten years old, wearing black clothes, black hair tied high, and full of dignity, but his outline was still immature.Seeing Xia Wuqie coming in, he nodded calmly to him.

"Young master..." Although Xia Wuqiu went out to study medicine early, he was only five years old after all. When he first saw a noble boy who was much older than him, he couldn't help being a little at a loss.

"This is Zhao Zheng, son of Qin State."

Xia Wuqiu didn't know what the name represented, he only knew that the title of "Gongzi" was noble, but he was just a commoner, so he saluted jerky.

Yan Dan smiled at Zhao Zheng, "He is Doctor He Junhe's young disciple."

Zhao Zheng's eyes shifted to the medicine bag in Xia Wuqie's hand, and he raised his jaw slightly: "What kind of medicine are they?"

"He's not yet six years old, and he's just started to read. How can he recognize medicine?" Yan Dan said.

"Wuqie...Although I haven't learned the medicine yet, I still remember the name of the medicine my brothers said." Xia Wuqie said seriously. "Citrus citrus, ephedra, perilla, platycodon, um... and white peony, Fangfeng."

Zhao Zheng frowned: "Is this medicine too strong? Dan is young and weak, can he take it?"

This time Xia Wuqiu couldn't answer, she blushed and turned her gaze to Prince Dan as if asking for help.

Gongzi Dan turned his head and coughed a few times, took a few sips from the cup from Zhao Zheng's hand, and then explained: "This time the wind and cold came fiercely, Dr. He said to use two doses of strong medicine to evacuate well... After that, it will still be Warming."

Zhao Zheng sat for another moment, Xia Wuqi also knelt and sat beside him, and the three of them said a few words, most of which were about Yandan's illness.During the period, Chuhua brought ginseng soup from the kitchen and served Gongzi Dan to drink it, and took the medicine that Xia Wuqie brought to fry.Yan Dan gradually became drowsy.

"You were ill last winter, and I just realized that your situation is not as good as my father's. This year, I sent someone to send a good charcoal fire just after the winter. It should not freeze, so why are you still sick? ?”

"I am very grateful for your kindness." Yan Dan shook her head. "This winter, the snow fell so quickly that everyone in the mansion was unprepared. I am not the only one. Many servants in the mansion have caught the cold. I sent them to rest.

"Is there enough people?"

"Anyway, I'm just lying down, sleeping most of the day, Chuhua is enough."

After chatting for a while, Zhao Zheng changed the subject.

"Should I still go to Nanshan to shoot arrows after spring?" Zhao Zheng suggested.The expression on his face was calm, but his eyes were shining with joy and anticipation.

Yan Dan did not answer.

Zhao Zheng straightened up and leaned over to take a look, only to find that Yan Dan had fallen asleep lightly.

Forget it, ask him again tomorrow.Zhao Zheng thought.

He helped Yandan cover the quilt lightly, looked at it for a while reluctantly, and then called Shang Xia Wuqie to go out together.

"How long has Dan known you?"

Xia Wuqiu originally wanted to go back through the side door, but he didn't expect Zhao Zheng to start talking to him as soon as he walked out of the outside room, so he could only follow him and walk towards the main door.

"It's been a long time." Xia Wuqiu thought about it carefully, but he couldn't tell how long it was, so he could only say: "When Young Master Dan talked to me for the first time, there was a nest of black-tailed swallows under the eaves. "

"It's been almost a year." Zhao Zheng just walked forward without looking back. "Do you often come to speak with him?"

"I come to deliver the medicine once a month, and Gongzi Dan sometimes lets me into the house." Xia Wuqiu said honestly. "It's the first time I've seen you.

"That's it."

After a while, he arrived at the main gate, and Zhao Zheng boarded the chariot that had been waiting here for a long time.

Before leaving, he slightly turned his head and glanced at Xia Wuqie.The banner fluttered above his head, casting a flickering light and shadow.Xia Wuqi stood there in a daze, and met Zhao Zheng's meaningful eyes on the chariot.

Why do you think those pupils are stained with ink?Xia Wuju thought blankly.Is it a shadow in the eye?

Just for a moment, Zhao Zheng turned his head and looked ahead again.The coachman flicked his whip, and the red-maned horse trotted around the corner.

It was only at this moment that the snow-covered bluestone streets, the lead gray and gloomy sky, the fluttering "Qin" flag, the sharp silhouette and indifferent eyes of the young man became the most vivid page in Xia Wu's scattered childhood memory .

A few days later, when the master ordered Xia Wuqie to deliver medicine to Mr. Yan every month in addition to fifteen cases, and another supplement on the first day of each month, he thought of Zhao Zheng's look again.

Xia Wuqiu tried his best to recall Zhao Zheng's few words, but he still didn't understand what he meant.

"Your Excellency just doesn't let people understand what you say." Xia Wujue thought gloomily.

Ten-year-old Zhao Zheng was already considered an adult by him.

While decocting the medicine, he asked Sixth Senior Brother about Zhao Zheng.

"He, he really shares the same illness as Gongzi Dan." Sixth senior brother Gongsun Jigong curled his lips. "I heard from my father that his father is Zi Chu, the son of Qin, who is also a proton. He came to our Zhao country many years ago. Most of the protons are not doing well, and the son Chu is not favored. If it weren't for Lu Buwei's help , I don’t know how.”

Speaking of this, Gongsun Jigong smirked as if remembering something: "Speaking of which, Zhao Zheng's mother was given to son Zichu by Lu Buwei."

Xia Wuqiu didn't hear the deep meaning in the smirk, and looked at the senior brother blankly.

"I won't tell you kid, it's boring." Gongsun Jigong rolled his eyes.

After Xia Wuqiu went home for the new year and then returned to the Yaoliao, the time seemed to flow faster.He followed the senior brother to learn characters and medicine, and was in charge of decocting medicine with the youngest sixth senior brother, and went to Mr. Yan's mansion on the first and fifteenth day of every month.

Gongzi Dan often talked to him about herbal medicine.Sometimes Zhao Zheng was also there, and Young Master Dan would sit under the window and play chess with him for two hours.Xia Wuju was fascinated by watching the black and white confrontation on the chess field. Young Master Dan saw that expression, smiled and nodded his nose and asked, "Do you want to learn chess too?"

There was a bit of constriction in that smile, Xia Wuqiu had never seen the quiet and restrained young master Dan smile like this before, and turned to look at Zhao Zheng a little helplessly.

The young man in Xuansang was sitting behind the desk, the sun was shining on his eyebrows, the corners of his lips were slightly raised, and the smile in his eyes was so bright.

For the first time, Xia Wuqiu experienced the sobriety of epiphany.

Young Master Zhao Zheng, I just want to make Young Master Dan cheerful.

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