Chapter 100: Charcoal in the Snow
Brother Hong looked at Shen Yu pitifully.
Shen Yudao: "If you can't stop this little sickness, what can you expect him to do in the future?" β
Ji Cheng was stunned, is it okay to talk like this? No wonder Brother Hong was like a mouse seeing a cat in front of Shen Yu, and all his aura disappeared without a trace.
"Thank you, cousin, for coming to me." Ji Cheng sat on the bed and supported his sick body and saluted Shen Yu.
Shen Yu didn't say much, only took his eyes to signal Brother Hong, Brother Hong took out a small round porcelain box from his purse and handed it to Ji Cheng, "This is muscle cleansing cream, my father found it for you." Auntie, with this your wound heals quickly. β
Ji Cheng had no choice but to thank Shen Yu again. Waiting for the father and son to leave, Ji Cheng only felt that she was full of emotion, she really didn't expect that Shen Yu, who had always been cold, would actually care about her injury, which made Ji Cheng have a sense of belonging to the Shen family.
To be honest, things in this world are really ironic. She and the Shen family are actually because of her aunt Ji Lan, but since Ji Cheng hit the Shen family, the people of the Shen family have been very good to her, which made Ji Cheng very moved, but it was her own blood relatives who calculated her everywhere.
Ji Cheng played with the muscle cleansing cream, but it was not used on the wound, since Shen Che said that she would find medicine, she didn't dare to use other medicines indiscriminately, for fear that the medicine would collide.
In the evening, Ji Cheng was woken up by Liu Ye'er and was drinking medicine, when he saw Shen Wei and Chu Zhen coming in to visit the patient.
Now that he is not in the mansion, he doesn't have to be rigid about a small section, Chu Zhen is also a cousin of the Shen family, and the good of the family does not avoid relatives. Because he came in with Shen Wei again, Ji Cheng sat on the bed and saluted.
"Sister Cheng, you are not well and sick, don't hold on, we are not outsiders." Shen Jing hurriedly helped Ji Cheng sit down.
Chu Zhen wanted to see Ji Cheng but didn't dare to look at it, for fear that it would be too rude, only the red in his dark skin revealed his thoughts, he looked at the inner tent where Ji Cheng lived very skillfully, although it was not Ji Cheng's boudoir, it was half of it, it turned out that the place where she lived was like this, Chu Zhen's curiosity was instantly satisfied.
In fact, Ji Cheng's account does not have any furnishings of her daughter's house, it is so simple that it is even a little crude, she is in a hurry, and she lives with Shen Cui, so Ji Cheng has very few things.
But I don't know that this is exactly what Chu Zhen's appetite is, he doesn't like the colorful colors in the women's room the most, and the poetry and paintings that look elegant but are useless in the world.
Chu Zhen has been fond of martial arts and dislikes literature since he was a child, and regards literati and as only β‘β‘ people who are disease-free. Seeing Ji Cheng like this at this time, he didn't say a word when he was so seriously injured, unlike his younger sisters, whose fingers were punctured by the tip of a needle, and they made them jump, so Chu Zhen felt more and more that Ji Cheng was simply a natural pair with her, a pair set up, and there was no girl who had a better appetite for him than her.
"Miss Ji, did Wang Siniang deliberately hit you with a horse yesterday?" After Chu Zhen's heart became more and more firm, he naturally regarded Ji Cheng as his future daughter-in-law, she was wronged, and he always had to get it back for her.
Ji Cheng remembered what Shen Che said yesterday, he was only afraid that there was an arrangement, so he didn't want to have a conflict with the Wang family at this time, so Ji Cheng said: "Yesterday, I only blamed myself for not being good at my skills." β
Ji Cheng was already invaded by the evil wind, although the fever subsided, but the lungs were on fire, his throat and liver hurt, he coughed dryly, and coughed three times in a row, which made Chu Zhen feel that Ji Cheng was afraid of Wang Siniang's obscenity.
Chu Zhen was anxious, but he also understood that Ji Cheng was a girl from the Ji family, and her background was not obvious, although she had the Shen family behind her, but how much shelter could she get as a weak woman living in a sojourn? He had the heart to stand up for Ji Cheng, but some words could not be explained in front of Shen Jing.
"Miss Ji doesn't have to be afraid, and she doesn't have to cover it up for others, there are still tall people on top of it when the sky falls." Chu Zhen Road.
Ji Cheng's eyelashes fanned, and he was also anxious, afraid that Shen Wei would hear something. Ji Cheng actually didn't understand how he fell into the eyes of the blackface king.
Ji Cheng glanced at it, and sure enough, seeing a thoughtful look on Shen Jing's face, she covered her chest and coughed twice, "Sister Jing, I'm afraid that my body is inconvenient to entertain guests, please help me greet Chu Shizi." Thank you Shizi for coming to visit me today, I heard that yesterday was also the first time for Shizi to see me fall off the horse, Ji Cheng is grateful, but yesterday's incident really doesn't care about Miss Wang's affairs. β
Ji Cheng finished this long list of words with difficulty, and kept his eyes closed and panting, revealing that he was seriously ill, and Shen Jing hurriedly pulled Chu Zhen out, "Cousin, let's go out, let Sister Cheng live and recuperate." β
Chu Zhen couldn't, so he had to go out with Shen Jing.
Out of the tent, Shen Wei said tentatively: "Why does my cousin care so much about Sister Cheng?" β
Chu Zhen was stunned, but he also knew that he had to take care of Ji Cheng's reputation, and said in a deep voice: "I can't get used to seeing people bullying others, this kind of thing is just that I didn't meet it, and if I see it, I have to take care of it." β
Shen Jing let go of her heart when she heard this, she thought that Chu Zhen had taken a fancy to Ji Cheng, but she didn't expect that Chu Zhen was just chivalrous, and the advantages of her sweetheart would be infinitely magnified in the little girl's heart, the more Shen Jing thought about it, the more happy she felt, and she only felt that Chu Zhen's character was valuable and worthy of being entrusted for life.
It's easy for these people to stop visiting, and Ji Cheng can take a rest, but she has been really unlucky recently, and on this night, Nanyuan began to snow.
God took back all the good weather he gave a few days ago, and threw the snowy and windy days that should have been in this season to the world.
The snow wind roared angrily, Ji Cheng was lying on the bed, and he was really worried that the wind would blow the tent away, thanks to the experience of the old servants of the Shen family, and the tent was very solid. On the second day, Ji Cheng really heard Yu Qian'er talking about whose tent was overturned last night.
As soon as the snow falls, the weather becomes gloomy and cold, firewood and charcoal are not available, and the things in the palace naturally have to be used by the nobles in the palace first.
This carbon fire can not be supplied, everyone is shivering with cold, Nanyuan is a royal garden, a tree and grass can not be climbed and broken at will, although you can secretly cut some branches as firewood, but it is all wet wood, not easy to make a fire, not to mention, the smoke is too big, smoke people can't stand it.
Ji Cheng was already sick, and the climate was cold, so his condition had worsened a little. Shen Qian and the others had already sent all the carbon from their tent to Ji Cheng, and Ji Cheng was so grateful that Ji Cheng didn't know how to thank him.
Originally, the weather changed suddenly, and it was time to return to the palace, but I don't know what Emperor Jianping thought, as if he was attracted by the beautiful scenery of the white expanse and the silver snake dancing in the mountains.
Then a little carbon Ji Cheng is not enough to burn, thanks to the second day An and the princess sent half a basket of carbon, it can barely support one day.
Princess Anhe is the sister of Emperor Jianping, and those people in the palace who step on red and white are sharp, and they can't leave Princess Anhe without giving face, right? But Princess Anhe is Princess Anhe, what is Ji Cheng? The princess could think of Ji Cheng, which made Ji Cheng feel particularly heartwarming.
Ji Cheng asked Liu Ye'er to go to An and the princess's tent to thank her, and when Liu Ye'er went, Shen Che invited An to the princess.
Shen Che glanced at Liu Ye'er, "Did you come here because of your girl?" β
Liu Ye'er lowered her head and said, "The princess gave our girl half a basket of carbon, and the girl asked me to come over to thank her, saying that she would come to greet the princess when she was well." β
Shen Che's body was not afraid of any cold at all, so naturally he couldn't feel the piercing bones that Ji Cheng and the others experienced. Although Ji Cheng has been covered with a thick quilt, the tent is not cold-tolerant, not to mention, the wind is still penetrating through the cracks to scrape the bones, where can she stand it, plus the cold so she can't lift the curtain, burning charcoal and stuffy, but she almost didn't toss Ji Cheng to death.
Shen Che asked again, "Is your girl getting better?" β
Liu Ye'er said: "Seeing that I can get up, it has worsened this day, and I had a fever again last night." β
Shen Che didn't ask any more, but just said, "Go."
Liu Ye'er went to thank Princess Anhe, and not long after returning to the tent, she saw Nangui carrying a basket of charcoal from nowhere.
Liu Ye'er is knowledgeable, "Ah, this is Hongluo charcoal, where did you find it?" Isn't this something that can only be used by nobles in the palace? β
Hongluo charcoal is smokeless and tasteless, gray and non-explosive, burning and long-lasting, it is the first class in the charcoal fire burned in the house in winter, and I am afraid that it is only in the house of the emperor and a few of the most favored concubines.
Nan Gui "shh The girl was sick, and the smell of other charcoal smoke was too great. β
Liu Ye'er immediately shut up, and together with Nan Gui, put the red Luo charcoal in Ji Cheng's inner account, and set up another brazier, "This is good." β
When Ji Cheng woke up, he immediately noticed the difference in the smell of smoke, "Where did the red charcoal come from?" "Although Hongluo charcoal is good, it can only be used in the palace in Jingshi, but as long as you have silver in Jindi, what charcoal can't be burned?
"The second son asked Sister Nangui to send it over." Yu Qian'er replied quickly, "Girl, the second son is really caring, although he looks cold on weekdays, but he actually cares about his family." β
Ji Cheng thought to himself, Shen Che is a good person, and he can easily buy people's hearts by sending charcoal in the snow. Ji Cheng still felt a little awkward in his heart, but it was undeniable that his perception of Shen Che had indeed improved.
On the third day, Shen Che really asked Nan Gui to send a jar of ointment, the ointment was translucent green, smelling a refreshing coolness, and a faint smell of grass and trees, which was very useful.
Ji Cheng handed the medicine jar to Liu Ye'er and asked her to serve the medicine. Ji Cheng is not a person who doesn't know what to do, starting from the old lady to Princess Anhe, even Shen Che is actually not too bad, Ji Cheng always has to thank the Shen family.
For example, the prince of Chu, Ji Cheng has clearly seen his intentions, and the palace is not the same as the nobles, their clan identity has reached the sky, and the emperor should not be at ease if he climbs up, because the gate of this palace is better than the ordinary nobles.
Ji Cheng didn't think about Chu Zhen, his family background and character were the best choices, but it was a pity that Shen Jing also picked him. Ji Cheng can naturally fight for it, this matter of men and women is about fate and skill, Shen Wei may not be able to win Ji Cheng.
But Ji Cheng has not acted, of course, because he is afraid of Shen Che's revenge, but taking care of the kindness of the Shen family is also one of the reasons. To this day, Ji Cheng has let go of the delusion in his heart, and he has to avoid Chu Zhen in the future.
Not only was he so soft on Shen Wei, but he was also ruthless to Shen Cui, and Ji Cheng couldn't be ruthless.
There are no absolute wicked people in this world, if there is warmth and nourishment around them, anyone's heart will be soft, not to mention that Ji Cheng is not a heartless villain, although she doesn't want to care about Shen Cui's affairs, but thinking about the Shen family's care for herself, she still has to worry about it.
However, Ji Cheng didn't see Shen Cui much in the tent for a few days, because she was sick, Shen Cui moved to other tents so that Ji Cheng could recuperate.
Although Shen Cui also came to see Ji Cheng during the day, he was always in a hurry, and then disappeared all day.
After a few days, because the weather was cold and snowy, the wind roared and was not scary, Emperor Jianping ordered to return to Beijing early, and Ji Cheng returned to the small cross courtyard to recuperate.
Shen Cui actually knew that he was a little wrong, Ji Cheng was injured so badly this time, wasn't it all for her? But where can Shen Cui get a chance to sympathize with Lang on weekdays, and in Nanyuan, he naturally has to hurry up, and when he returns home at this time, he will not worry about running out if he is strictly controlled.
Ji Cheng glanced at Liu Ye'er and them, and they consciously retreated, and when they went out, they covered the door for Ji Cheng.
"Fifth sister, are you getting along with the eldest son of the Qi family?" Ji Cheng asked straight to the point.
"Where did you hear all this nonsense? If you have no basis for this, you can also ask me, who do you think of me? Shen Cui exploded like a cat that had been stepped on by its tail.
Ji Cheng sighed in his heart, Shen Cui reacted so much, didn't he do something he shouldn't have done?
Ji Cheng rubbed the corners of his forehead, "I said the wrong thing, fifth sister." If there is no such thing, I agree to apologize, and you can punish me however you want, but if there is such a thing, then I advise you to tell your aunt as soon as possible, so as not to have too many dreams at night. "Actually, Ji Cheng didn't say something thoroughly,
Once Qi Zheng can't find a way to climb up to the Shen family here, he is likely to abandon Shen Cui, and then Shen Cui can only cry and grab the ground.
Shen Cui couldn't understand Ji Cheng's kindness, if her mother could easily agree, would she still need to secretly meet her husband like this? Ji Cheng really doesn't have a backache when he stands and talks.
And in Ji Cheng's opinion, Shen Cui's brain is really choked, knowing that Ji Lan will not agree, she and Qi Zheng have no result in private exchanges, isn't this looking for death? I just want to be happy for a while, and I am not afraid of ruining it for the rest of my life.
"I told you a long time ago, is there such a thing? What are you doing with me? Could it be that you yourself have taken a fancy to Qi Zheng, but you are falsely accusing me? Shen Cui rolled her eyes, she heard what Qi Hua said, Ji Cheng went to Qi's house with a blank eye, wasn't it just for Qi Zheng? I even want to buy people's hearts with thousand-year-old ginseng, but it's just 50,000 taels of silver.
In fact, 50,000 taels of silver is already a huge amount of money, and she can buy a house with a garden in the best part of Beijing, but Shen Cui was raised by Ji Lan, and in private Ji Lan always likes to nag how much silver she spent for Shen Sanye, and how much silver she spent for Shen Jing, and tens of thousands of silver flowed out, so that Shen Cui felt that her mother had mountains of gold and silver.
Why is this incident, Shen Cui didn't brag a lot in front of Qi Zheng, otherwise Qi Zheng wouldn't have made up his mind to coax her so quickly. is such a naΓ―ve, not badly born, and destined to have a very rich dowry, Qi Zheng naturally likes it.
Ji Cheng had a cold face, "Count me nosy, but Shen Cui, you have to know, why did Wang Siniang just provoke you that day?" If you think about it, if she hadn't noticed something, would she have targeted you like that? You can do it yourself, don't be too late to say it yourself, but Wang Siniang stabbed it out first. β
Shen Cui felt a pang in her heart, that day she and Qi were watching the clouds back mountain, and when they turned out one after the other, they did meet Wang Siniang, Wang Siniang didn't say anything at that time, Shen Cui was secretly glad that she didn't notice it, and today Ji Cheng made it a little clear, and Shen Cui remembered it at once.
Shen Cui just said what he said, how to take it back, he could only say stiffly: "Anyway, you don't have to worry about my affairs." β
There is a person like Shen Cui in this world, who is walking blindfolded to the edge of the cliff, and others kindly persuade her to turn back, but she thinks that person has ulterior motives.
However, Ji Cheng just wanted to be worthy of this matter, Shen Cui didn't listen to persuasion, and she didn't mean to be annoying in a hurry. Besides, Ji Cheng really hurt her vitality this time, even if she can recuperate well when she returns to the Shen Mansion, it will take time, and she will be sick and crooked during this time.
During this period, Shen Jing and Ji Yuan came to visit the sick together, Shen Jing naturally hid all the distress in his heart, and he became more and more motivated in his studies, and only hoped that after he won the move in the autumn of the next year, he could beg his mother to say goodbye to Ji Cheng for him.
Ji Cheng's family affairs have not yet been settled, but Su Yun is ushering in a happy event, her family affairs are booked, and she is the youngest son of the Jingwu Hou family, that is, Li Hui's brother Li Wei.
This is really a high-level family affair, Li Value's grandmother is Emperor Jianping's aunt Princess Zhenping, and now the princess of her generation is only this old birthday star, and Emperor Jianping always respects it on weekdays.
It is said that Su Yun's background is still a little unworthy of Li Wei, after all, the Su family has now declined, there are no outstanding people in the younger generation, and the characters of the older generation are just a five-grade official who is not in the stream in the local area.
But because of Mrs. Shen's guarantor, Su Yun's own appearance can be regarded as top-notch among the ladies in the capital, so the eldest princess Zhenping made the decision and gave it to Li Wei.
Last time Chongyang ascended, the old lady in Suyushan only ordered Su Yun to accompany her, in fact, she was looking at Li Value, and she also lost Su Yun's quiet ability, until the two families changed posts, everyone knew that her future husband's family was the youngest son of Jingwu Hou.
Ji Cheng asked Liu Ye'er to open the box and pick up a pair of jade pot spring bottles painted with a lotus picture and sent them to Su Yun as a congratulatory gift, because she was still sick, and Su Yun was a happy event over there, Ji Cheng still needed to be taboo.
Shen Qian came over to see Ji Cheng and saw that her spirit was a little better than the previous two days, "You are obedient to this Dr. Song's prescription, have the injuries on your body been scabbed?" Can you leave a mark? β
Because the person in the palace was afraid that there would be a peculiar smell under the medicine, Ji Cheng would not use it if he found out, so the amount of Xuerong ointment was not large, and later there was the ointment given by Shen Che, and now the scab has been taken off, and there are traces left on the feet and hands that are deeply scratched by dead branches, but the color has faded over time, and it should not be seen if you don't look carefully.
Ji Cheng didn't take it to heart, but Shen Qian looked pity, "How well you have this snow meat, not to mention the various scars that ordinary people have, even if you don't even have a hemorrhoid, it's really a pity to have a scar now, and it's a little flawed." β
Ji Cheng put down his cuffs and said, "I won't be able to see it much after a while." β
Shen Qian nodded, reached out and pinched Ji Cheng's palm, "Sister Yun's good thing is decided, it will be your turn next, don't put pressure on yourself in your heart." β
If Ji Cheng had changed a few months ago, she would definitely have a little grievance in her heart, but at this time, Ji Cheng's heart to marry is not so strong, and with the tight spell that Shen Che put on her, maybe she will have to listen to Shen Che's instructions if she wants to marry in the future.
Ji Cheng didn't want to think about it, and put aside the floating thoughts in his mind, "Sister Yun's good things have been decided, I can only be happy, Sister Qian doesn't have to be afraid of my heart, she speaks so tactfully, I listen to it weird." β
Shen Qian laughed out loud, "I know that you have always been generous, aren't you afraid that you won't turn a corner for a while to relieve you?" β
"It's bothering my sister." Ji Cheng said with a smile.
Shen Qian said again: "Don't look at your slender hand, even the nails are longer than ours, but this palm is fleshy, this is a blessed appearance, and my words are not to coax you." β
Ji Cheng covered his ears and said, "Good sister, just spare me, your own good days are approaching, and Sister Yun has also settled, so come to make trouble for me?" I think you should mention Sister Jing and Fifth Sister more and think more. β
"You are older than both of them, what are they anxious about, but it is a talent like you, you can't match it indiscriminately, and you will regret it all over the world." Although Shen Qian said this, in fact, she was not selfish, Ji Cheng kissed again, is it better than Shen Jing and her? Shen Qian can be regarded as planted at the feet of Chu Zhen, but Shen Qian is such a smart person, he has already seen that Chu Zhen's heart is tied to Ji Cheng, and he still has to let Ji Cheng's matter be settled first, and it is better to stop Chu Zhen's thoughts as soon as possible, so as not to spoil the relationship between sisters.
As for Shen Qian's family affairs, although Shen Qian can care, she has no right to put her beak, and there are still old ladies and Princess An He above, so Shen Qian only hopes that Ji Cheng's matter can be decided first.
Ji Cheng secretly wondered in her heart, Shen Qian has always been dignified on weekdays, and the sisters occasionally joke about these men and women, and she mostly shouts loudly, although she said this plainly today to appease herself, but I am afraid that there are other meanings.