88. Livestock
Out of the study, seeing that Xiao Shunzi was about to hug herself, Youshu hurriedly ran into the hole in the rockery and pretended to play. Xiao Shunzi lay on the ground and looked at it for a long time, and when he saw that he was shaving here with his paws and kicking there, he seemed to be very happy, so he didn't care about it, but sat not far away and waited.
The old ghost's body was able to expand and contract freely, and he also got into it, begging, "You can tell me about the disembowelment, craniotomy, and so on just now." I don't believe there is thaumaturgy like that in the world! ”
Youshu caught a cricket, pressed it with her little paws, and said lightly, "The radical method is useless to me, if you don't make the master's antidote, I won't tell you more." Guess for yourself. ”
The old ghost looked at him with a strange gaze, playing with crickets, and tentatively asked, "Are you really human?" And not a dog? "Where does anyone love to play with bugs? And had such a good time.
Youshu was angry, and he snorted twice and wanted to get out, but was stopped by the old ghost, "Don't go, I said the wrong thing, can't I apologize?" Since you know so much thaumaturgy, why can't you even cure your master's poison, and you have to ask me for help. ”
If you have a hand, a hand and a foot, sooner or later you can make the antidote, where do you need to ask for help? He circled back to the small hole, squatted on the ground, raised his fat two short front paws, and asked, "You let me use this to dispense medicine?" ”
Poof! The old ghost finally couldn't hold back, and actually burst out laughing, seeing that he showed a loveless expression, he quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, it's really that your current appearance is too funny." ”
You might as well be inconsoled. Youshu turned around and pointed at the old ghost with a rolling-round fart-thigh, the back did not look desolate at all, but was very funny, and the little tail was still swinging from side to side uncontrollably. The old ghost almost burst out laughing again, and hurriedly blocked his mouth with his hand, only then did he hold back, and said slowly, "To tell you the truth, your master has been deeply poisoned, and it will take four or five years of conditioning to get completely better, and it also needs to be matched with my unique golden acupuncture method." But now that my body is light, I can't touch the real thing, don't say that you have acupuncture for your master, and even dispensing medicine is a problem. I think that when I was so obsessed, I could even condense into flesh during the day and walk in the palace. ”
At this point, he paused and said tentatively, "So, in order for me to condense the entity as soon as possible, you have to teach me a few thaumaturgy first, so that my obsession will continue to deepen." ”
Youshu turned around and asked again and again, "Do you want to know how many holes a human heart has?" How does the heart transfuse blood throughout the body? How can people with heart disease be treated? Do you want to know how many bones there are in a person's body, and how they are connected together to support human activity? ”
"I want to think about it, I want to think about it!" The old ghost couldn't wait to nod his head.
Youshu waved his front paws, "If you want to, hurry up and dispense the antidote, and I'll tell you how much to match." ”
"Little Housheng, you're not kind!" The old ghost was in a hurry.
Youshu tapped his almost visible body with his paws, and asked rhetorically, "Didn't you say that you want to deepen your obsession?" Let's see for yourself, is there enough obsession now? "The best way to deepen a person's obsession is not to satisfy his demands, but to hang him in the air so that he can see but not touch. Youshu, who has been teased by her master for several lifetimes, naturally knows how to do it.
The old ghost looked at his hands, and then looked at the puppy that looked cute and cute, but was actually as cunning as a fox, and said helplessly, "Little offspring, you are ruthless!" I'm going to go to the Tai Hospital to prepare the antidote. But let's say it first, you can't save your master in the short term, his body is already in tatters, he needs to take antidotes every day, and acupuncture, and the toxins can only be removed after two years of continuous treatment, and then he has to do hard workouts. When he will be able to get back on his feet is up to him. Besides, my golden needle has long been passed down to my apprentice, and it was lost in the war, and the golden needle in the Tai Hospital is very different from mine, and it will not be of any use to your master's body. ”
"Then I'll let the master play a set?"
"Don't bother, your dog's paws are much better than golden needles. You have a golden light of merit in your body, an imperial aura of crape myrtle, and a pure white soft light, the three are fused together, and they are more effective than any elixir. You only need to force the energy in your body into the dog's paws, press and rub them one by one according to the method of thorns taught by the old man, and in a short time, your master's legs will be able to regain consciousness. Of course, if the toxin is not clear for a day, it will re-erode the meridians through the blood, and just pressing and kneading will not work. ”
Youshu stared at her paws, her eyes shining. The old ghost wanted to laugh a little, for fear of annoying him, so he hurriedly got out and said lightly, "After the antidote is made, the old man will send it to you, and you have to find a way to let your master eat it." He is not optimistic about this, where is there anyone, especially a prince, who is willing to eat the pills that his pet has brought back, and is not afraid of being poisoned.
Youshu screamed twice, which was counted as a response, and was about to run out, but when he heard that there were still crickets in the hole, his paws were uncontrollably gouged into the ground. After becoming a dog, many of his natures were magnified, and at this glance, it was really no wonder that the old ghost doubted his origin. His personality is no different from that of a normal puppy.
By the time the master got out of school, he had caught two crickets, a beetle, and a butterfly, all of which were rubbed into a half-dead state and placed them on the steps. Seeing that the master was pushed out, he hurriedly ran over with the beetle in his mouth, and his little tail swung wildly.
The person pushing the wheelchair is the common companion of the seventh and eighth princes, named Ouyang Hongcheng, who is also the nephew of Concubine Hui, with a rather cold and arrogant personality, seeing the things in the puppy's mouth, frowning and disgusting, "God, it actually has a worm in its mouth." It is said that the Zang sleeve dog is a nobleman among dogs, and his demeanor is very elegant, why is this so vulgar! Seventh Highness, let it go away, don't touch me. ”
The Seventh Prince didn't listen to his words, so he just reached out to hug Youshu, not caring that there were many black plum blossom prints on his white robe. Youshu hurriedly placed the beetle in his palm and called out directly. Ouyang Hongcheng immediately let go of the wheelchair and took a few steps back, revealing a almost disgusting expression.
Xiao Shunzi chased after him and said stupidly, "Your Highness, if the kitten and puppy like their owner very much, they will give away their favorite things as gifts." Youshu likes insects very much, which is equivalent to a treasure for it, but it can be given to you without hesitation, which shows that I love you to the core. The minion has never seen a puppy that has become intimate with its master so quickly, and you and Youshu have really fallen in love. ”
The Seventh Prince was overjoyed by his words, hugging Youshu is kiss fiercely, with a rare smile on his face. Ouyang Hongcheng realized that the puppy's insect bite was actually due to his "love for the Lord's nature", although he was still a little afraid and disgusted, he couldn't help but show an envious expression. The Eighth Prince followed behind the two of them, and a hint of jealousy and hatred quickly slid across his eyes.
Youshu was still interested, but now he is a little entangled. It has always been his habit to give the captured insects to his master, even when he was still a human in the first three lives, how did it become the habit of a kitten and a puppy in the mouth of Xiao Shunzi? Could it be that he is really suitable to be a dog?
While thinking wildly, a eunuch hurriedly came over and said flatteringly, "Your Highness the Seventh, the emperor asks you to go to the Qianqing Palace quickly, and the servant will carry you over." ”
Before the seventh prince could agree, he was carried up by several eunuchs, and when he saw that the insects caught by Shu were still on the ground, he hurriedly ordered Xiao Shunzi to pack them in glass bottles and bring them together. It's a treasure that you can't lose.
"Eighth Highness, what do you say the emperor will do when he finds the Seventh Highness?" Ouyang Hongcheng was extremely curious.
"Isn't it just asking him about his physical condition, what can he do?" The Eight Princes are low and unhearable.
The two put this matter behind them and went to Ganquan Palace for dinner together.
Many ministers have gathered in the Qianqing Palace, and they are circulating the strategies of the Eight Emperors to each other, sometimes nodding and secretly praising them, and sometimes they are amazed. Emperor Jing sat on the main seat, looking slightly excited. He never expected that the question that had plagued him for a long time would be so easy to find the answer, and it was his son who was only thirteen years old who asked it.
He cares about Lao Qi very much, but he never knew that he was so good. If you don't have a deep background, a clever mind, a keen eye, a precise sense of smell and a spicy political skill, you will never be able to write such an article. And he is only thirteen years old this year, how far will he grow in the future?
"It's a pity! What a pity! One of the pavilion elders sighed, and the rest of the people also came back to their senses from their surprise and admiration, showing regret.
Emperor Jing naturally knew what they were sighing about, and his expression was a little dark. The Taifu, who handed over the scroll, nodded, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Seventh is deliberately hiding his clumsiness." He's already ...... It really doesn't have to. ”
"This child has been like this since he was a child, he doesn't fight, he doesn't fight, he is silent, and I can't help it." Speaking of this, Emperor Jing's eyes were cold for a moment, and he secretly thought: Lao Qi's legs are already useless, you don't have to be too careful, no one will target him, because the gains outweigh the losses. What is it about him that suddenly shows his edge? Or who stimulated him?
Among all the princes, Emperor Jing is the most assured and caring for the seventh child, and he is afraid that he is only afraid that he is doing this to help the eighth son, which will step on Emperor Jing's bottom line. Not to mention that the two are twins and have no qualifications to inherit the unification, but he himself does not want to be crowned prince too early.
After thinking about it, the Seven Princes had been pushed into the main hall to salute, with a snow-white puppy in his arms, and his robe was stained with plum blossom paw prints, looking very innocent, which made Emperor Jing feel a little more comfortable. The courtiers debated with him about the affairs of Longcheng, from the people's livelihood to the military, from farming to taxation, it was almost everything, but he answered reasonably, logically, and convincingly, and then extended to other government affairs, all of which were fickle and leisurely.
"The affairs of Longcheng will be handed over to Lao Qi, and in the future, Lao Qi will come to the cabinet to discuss politics with you. It's not early, it's all gone. Emperor Jing clapped his hands and said. Since my son has this ability, I might as well give him more opportunities.
The ministers did not feel that there was any problem in handing over such a heavy state affair to His Royal Highness the Seventh, who was only thirteen years old. His talented appearance has fully demonstrated his superb political skills. It's still the same old saying, it's a pity!
After everyone left, Emperor Jing said tentatively, "Old Seven, you helped your father solve a big problem, if you want any reward, just ask, I will definitely do it." ”
"Father, my son has two reluctant requests, and I hope you can agree." The seventh prince gently kneaded and pinched the puppy in his arms, and his expression was a little unpredictable.
Emperor Jing waved his hand generously, "You say." ”
"I implore my father to allow my son to take Youshu with him at all times, today it was kicked out of the study, and my son was in a panic all day. Also, please ask your father to give your son a minion, who must be smart and knowledgeable, have clear eyes and a bright heart, judge the situation, be able to run errands and pass on words, and be honest and reliable. After giving it, don't go over to be an errand in the name of the Qianqing Palace, just say that it is from the cat and dog workshop. ”
Emperor Jing suddenly understood why his son suddenly showed his edge, was it to protect this puppy? He wanted to laugh a little, but after a little thought, he couldn't laugh anymore. He can't even protect a puppy, which shows how helpless he is. And his act of begging for a slave is also very meaningful, as if he wants to put a spy by his side to take care of it. Who is he afraid of? Who are you guarding against?
He lives in Shuangxue Palace, and lives in Ganquan Palace, but he asked for a secret stake from Qianqing Palace, who else can he be afraid of except Concubine Hui or the Eighth Prince? An emperor is an emperor, and the more you think about it, the more suspicion and suspicion there becomes.
The Seventh Prince understands that for a person who is very suspicious, it is useless to complain directly, it is better to hide it, it is difficult to speak, and the rest of the internal information, he will naturally supplement it for you. He wanted to pretend to be sick and ask his father to invite the imperial doctor to come and examine his body, but he suddenly thought that the imperial doctor who treated his father seemed to be connected with the Ouyang family. In this way, Concubine Hui's hand is really long enough.
The two requests made by the son, one is to protect the puppy, and the other is to protect himself, which shows that he is very insecure. Emperor Jing didn't completely suspect Concubine Hui and Lao Ba, but he also secretly remembered it in his heart, and said softly, "It's okay to give you a minion, but it's a little difficult to let your puppy go to the study with you." What if it makes someone else read? ”
The Seventh Prince said eagerly, "Youshu is very well-behaved and will never make noise to others." It can understand everything Erchen says, and it can also read and learn words with Erchen. The words fell and pinched Youshu's two front paws and made a mockery, "Youshu, tell your father that you are very well-behaved and will not mess around in class." ”
Youshu hurriedly squatted and sat up, nodding and bowing again, slightly wrinkling the tip of her nose and snorting pitifully.
The two main favorites were both cute and cute, which made Emperor Jing laugh, and said, "That's it, you can take it with you if you like, but the ugly words are ahead, if it is really noisy, you have to lock it back in the Shuangxue Palace." "Lao Qi is also pitiful, he doesn't even have a companion around, so he takes a puppy so seriously. What about the eighth child, doesn't the eighth usually take the most care of his royal brother?
Emperor Jing's eyes darkened slightly, and he suddenly said, "It's almost time for dinner, let's go, I will accompany you back to Ganquan Palace for dinner." ”
The group went to Ganquan Palace, and when it was, Concubine Hui, her son, and nephew had already eaten on the table, and when they heard the sound, they happily welcomed them out, and ordered the dining room to hurry up and add vegetables. During the banquet, Emperor Jing frequently praised the seventh child, and encouraged the eighth child more. The eighth prince was smiling on his face, but his eyes were cloudy, and Concubine Hui asked what the seventh prince had done without a trace, which made the emperor so happy.
The mother and son were jealous and laughing, and the other was suspicious, although they showed that they loved the Seventh Prince very much, their expressions and movements inevitably showed traces. Emperor Jing was deliberately tempting, so he looked at everyone's reactions one by one, and only then did he realize that he was indeed negligent to Lao Qi, and Concubine Hui and Lao Ba didn't seem to care much about him.
There is no filial son in front of the bed of a long illness, let alone a mother and brother. Thinking of this, Emperor Jing's perception of Concubine Hui and the Eighth Prince fell instantly, and when he left, he said meaningfully, "Concubine Ai, you gave birth to a good son for me." Lao Qi has a great talent, if it weren't for his bad deeds, I would definitely make him the prince. It's just a pity ......"
Concubine Hui also dreamed that the emperor would appoint her son as the prince, but she didn't expect this sentence to fall on the seventh child. Lao Qi is her abandoned son, why did he suddenly surpass the princes and take the first place in Emperor Jing's heart? It shouldn't be!
When she was entangled, she didn't notice that Xiao Shunzi brought back a thin eunuch from the cat and dog shop, but the aunt in charge of the Shuangxue Palace called someone over and interrogated her, and learned that it was the stunned Qing who had just entered the palace, so she allowed him to go in to serve.
The next day, the decree came down, and the Seventh Prince was qualified to listen to the government at the age of thirteen. That is to say, when his brothers still had to go to the study every day to study, he had already gone to the Jinluan Palace, and even entered the cabinet, arguing with a group of old ministers to control the government. What an honor? What kind of qualifications are they?
Concubine Hui almost fainted when she heard the news, and was about to ask the palace maid to go to her mother's house to summon her brother, but her brother had already handed over the sign to meet her first. The two of them retreated left and right, talking in a low voice.
Ouyang Tao is a hussar general and the head of the Ouyang family. He has always been strategic, but now his face is dark, and his tone is dejected, "Didn't I sue you back then, I must pick a good seedling, and sacrifice the rest." Why did you choose the eighth and give up the seventh? Do you know how strange Lao Qi is? ”
"Ben, how can Ben know about it. Back then, he was stupid and stupid, teasing him for a long time without saying a word, and only at the age of three did he learn to call his father and mother, where can he be as smart as the eighth child. That's why Hongu ......"
Ouyang Tao interrupted his sister angrily, "If you don't speak, you're stupid?" I think you're the one who is really stupid! The Seven Princes are called Neixiu! He is not only extremely smart, but also has an old temperament, and now that I go to the court, whoever meets me will sigh a pity, and even a few elders are happy and convinced of him. Do you know what this means? This means that if we propose to make him the prince, no one will object! ”
"So what are you going to do? Sacrifice the eighth again? Hongu will never agree! If you hadn't proposed to give up a child back then, where would this palace have alienated Lao Qi since he was a child, and didn't dare to give him a little love? Now it's okay, this palace takes the eighth child as his life - the root is like a child, and you in turn let this palace give him up, you are asking for the life of this palace! Concubine Hui cried sadly, but she didn't dare to cry.
Ouyang Tao thought about it, waved his hand and said, "The Seventh Prince's leg has been completely wasted, so let's give him up." "It's come to this, and there's no going back.
"When to start?" Concubine Hui hurriedly asked, for fear that her brother would change his mind again if it was too late.
"I'll wait until the matter of Dragon City is settled. The better he is, the more the emperor will pay attention to you and the Eighth Prince. You can still touch his light a little more now, when he dies, his exploits are the biggest bargaining chips of the Eighth Prince, after all, the two of them are oviparous brothers, and they should not be much different. ”
Concubine Hui thought so, but she didn't know that the eighth prince was too jealous, so he complained to the prince and came back early, and was listening outside the door at this time. His eyes were red, his face was distorted, and he obviously hated Lao Qi to the extreme. If there was no man, he would not have been so badly compared, and he would not have stood in his way. He disdained to touch the light of Lao Qi, but hoped that the other party would die soon.
Sensing that the sound in the hall was getting quieter, as if his uncle was about to come out, he hurriedly ran away. The palace maid guarding the door was Concubine Hui's confidant, and she knew that it was okay for Her Royal Highness to hear about it, so she didn't report it. He unconsciously ran to the cat and dog shop, remembered the puppy that was held in his arms by Lao Qi all the time, and maliciously surged up for a while, and asked the manager for a ghost mastiff weighing seventy or eighty pounds, and dragged it back to be domesticated in an iron cage.
After taming for about three or four days, he finally couldn't hold it back, and when he saw Lao Qi playing with his puppy in the back garden of the Shuangxue Palace, he ordered the eunuch to release the ghost mastiff, "Go, let the demon king bite that little cub to death." ”
"Your Highness, if the ghost mastiff gets the order to attack, it will not die, if the puppy runs back to the Seventh Highness, together with the Seventh Highness, there is also a fear for the life of the Seventh Highness. The slave can't afford this! The eunuch who specialized in domesticating ghost mastiffs turned pale with fright.
"If you hurt Lao Qi, you have this palace to bear, what are you afraid of!" This sentence hit the arms of the eighth prince, and immediately snatched the key in his hand and released the ghost mastiff, pointing at the puppy and shouting, "Demon King, up!" ”
The ghost mastiff broke through the cage door and ran out of the hall, and saliva continued to flow out of its bloody mouth.
Youshu was having a good time, when she heard a passing hanged ghost suddenly warn, "Beware, someone is going to let the dog bite you!" "The ghosts in the palace have been entrusted by the old ghosts, and they will come over from time to time to take care of Youshu. After all, he is a small dog with a big palm, and he may be trampled to death by someone who does not have long eyes while walking on the road, which can be said to have no power to protect himself.
Youshu reflexively ran towards his master, but out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a huge green shadow approaching quickly, and it turned out to be a ghost mastiff. How can such a monster be raised in the palace? He was horrified, and inevitably hurt his master, so he immediately turned around and ran towards the rockery not far away.
The Seventh Prince also noticed the abnormality, and shouted hoarsely, "Youshu, come back!" Come to me! But no matter how much he called, the little thing refused to look back, and took the danger away from him without hesitation.
In the flash of light, the ghost mastiff had already attacked, and its huge front claws scratched at Youshu's back, causing him to open his flesh. Several ghosts tried to help him block, but they were bounced away by the evil aura emitted by the ghost mastiff, and exclaimed, "Oh no, this dog actually grew up eating human flesh!" ”
Hearing this, your scalp was numb, and she rushed into the hole of the rockery at the fastest speed in her life, and curled up tightly into a ball.