Chapter 138: Acquaintances
Li Xiaonuan was recovered, and she came back safely. It was a relief to those who had been following this matter. After Li Xiaonuan was carried into the room and settled, the old lady finally had red eyes.
She had always kept a straight face before, and she was snorting angrily, but it was just to divert her attention. Now that Li Xiaonuan is back safe and sound, the old lady is comforted in her heart, and she is a little sad.
Fifth Uncle Li Dali has always cared about the old lady the most, and when he saw that she was mentally exhausted, he helped her back to her room to rest. The old lady pulled Li Dali and asked Li Xiaonuan how she was rescued, and fell into deep thought.
After Li Dali persuaded the old lady to lie down, he covered her door and went out. Father Li rested for a while, and felt that his body was not so uncomfortable, so he got up and learned about Li Xiaonuan with Li Dagong and them.
"Big brother, Xiao Nuan is fine. She was clever enough to find an opportunity to escape. I just ran too fast, I fell and broke my shoes. So, her feet hurt a little bit. But it's all skin trauma, and it's not a big deal. Li Dagong said.
"Her kidnappers were also arrested. The county magistrate said that he would be dealt with according to the law, so everyone was handed over to the yamen. It's just that our Xiaonuan will have to go to court to instruct them when the time comes. Li Dali also said.
After hearing this, Dad Li nodded with satisfaction, and he thanked him: "Fourth, fifth, thank you for coming to help the eldest brother today." Honestly, I was very happy to see you today. ”
The Li Dagong brothers said embarrassedly: "Big brother, you will see what you say." We all know that we have done something wrong before. Now, as Xiao Nuan said, we are a united family. Isn't it right for us to help each other? ”
The knot in his heart was untied, and the brothers, who had been estranged for several years, suddenly regained their former intimacy. Several people chatted openly until the second half of the night, until Dad Li was so sleepy that he lay on the table before going to sleep.
The next day, Li Xiaonuan was woken up hungry. Her last meal was yesterday's breakfast. And it's porridge, a bowl of porridge without ingredients. So, in the hospital, she actually wanted to eat something. But she was so tired that she didn't hold up and fell asleep.
As soon as she woke up, Li Xiaonuan felt sore. Her chest was also scorching, probably because she had injured her lungs. How glad she didn't run to her death now, otherwise it would have been worth the loss.
Su has always been with Li Xiaonuan's room. Therefore, when Li Xiaonuan woke up, she knew. Seeing that Li Xiaonuan moved lazily, with half-open eyes and didn't want to get up, Su couldn't help but smile and asked:
"Are you going to get up? Do you want your mother to help you? ”
Li Xiaonuan opened her eyes wide at this time, and said to Su Shi with a smile: "Mother, I'm hungry." When she spoke, her lungs were touched, and she burst into tears.
Su Shi asked her nervously, "What's wrong, it hurts there?" ”
Li Xiaonuan was moved and smiled when she saw Su Shi crossing her two hands, wanting to touch her but not daring to touch her. It's just that the corners of my eyes slip down with a smile on my face.
"Mother, I'm fine. I just ran faster yesterday and my chest hurts. It's okay now, I talked too much, and the event was just on. ”
Su Shi saw that Li Xiaonuan was really fine, so he put his mind at ease. At Li Xiaonuan's request, Su Shi helped her up and sat on the head of the bed. After that, I helped her wash up before going out to get porridge.
After Su Shi fed a big bowl of millet chicken porridge, Li Xiaonuan looked at his hands wrapped into zongzi in a daze. When she went to the hospital last night, the crop atlas on her body was already ruined.
But with her current situation, if she wants to draw a new booklet, I'm afraid it will be half a month later. By that time, the royal ships had already gone to sea, and there was no point in the catalogue coming. King Jing was quite disappointed at that time.
However, at this time, King Jing was also looking through Li Xiaonuan's soaked album. Thankfully, except for the outermost pages, which are soaked beyond recognition, many of the pictures and characters inside are still legible. He hastened to have people copy everything that was not destroyed.
Fortunately, in the royal collection, there is information on corn and sweet potatoes mentioned on the previous pages. It's just that in the last few pages, Li Xiaonuan introduced a kind of tree called a rubber tree, which has been destroyed so much that nothing can be seen.
While waiting for the transcription, King Jing himself went to see the suspicious people who were being detained. He really made some discoveries when he went. Because among those people there were his old acquaintances.
"General Qian, how did you get here?" King Jing asked in surprise.
The person known as General Qian sat on the ground, looked up at King Jing, and said lightly: "I was ordered by the Holy Lord to welcome Concubine Lu and the second prince back to the palace. ”
These words made King Jing very surprised. After all, they had only found Wei Lu's mother and son for a short time, and they hadn't said anything about it at all. And General Qian and his entourage seem to have been camped on the outskirts of the city for two days.
In this way, there is only one explanation. Among the people around him, there is the emperor's inner line.
But King Jing didn't care. Because he has the emperor's eyeliner by his side, he doesn't need to have too many scruples when he acts. After all, there are not a few royal children who are suspected by the emperor. If you don't pay attention and do something out of the ordinary, maybe you will be regarded as a dissident by the emperor, and you will get rid of it quickly.
Now, I know that I have the emperor's eyeliner by my side. Although King Jing was extremely unhappy in his heart, he also understood. The person who ascended to the high position was already suspicious, not to mention that the things he was in contact with now would be a big deal for the country and the people.
"General Qian, does the emperor know that Concubine Lu's face has long been ruined, and her beauty is no longer there?" King Jing asked with some sarcasm.
General Qian was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and returned uncertainly: "I should know." I heard that the second prince once went to sea, and there was a navigator who went to sea by his side, isn't this like this? ”
King Jing asked General Qian on the ground to get up and take him to the quiet room next to him. After the two sat down, King Jing said frankly: "General Qian, the mother and son of the second prince are unwilling to return to Beijing, let alone return to the palace. Therefore, General Qian's trip may have been in vain. ”
General Qian didn't care, drank tea by himself, and said: "The emperor has explained, if you don't go back to the second prince and the concubine, let me lead the troops to guard Xinzhou Village." also asked Qi Shilang of the Ministry of Industry to be on standby, and return to his hometown at any time to build the prince's mansion for His Royal Highness the Second Prince. ”
Qi Shilang is Qi Ji's cousin, and he is the only one in the entire Qi family who has given up medicine to enter politics.
When King Jing heard this, he didn't say anything more. He summoned people and asked them to release all of General Qian's men. As for General Qian, if he wanted to stay in the current small courtyard and settle down, then King Jing would assign the small courtyard to him.
General Qian did not accept King Jing's kindness. But he made a request to King Jing. That is to ask King Jing to help introduce him, so that he can meet Zhao Wangchuan's mother and son. (To be continued.) )