The summer clothes were thin and elegant, Zhong Ziyuan could clearly see the green veins bursting out of his neck, a bead of sweat the size of a bean slid down his forehead all the way into his collar, and his muscles under the clothes bulged slightly, as if he was trying his best to endure it.

In addition to her heartache, she couldn't help but complain: "Didn't you say that there is still a doctor? Since you don't want me to come forward, why don't you let the Imperial Doctor help you take a look first? In such a hot weather, if the wound festers, how can you get it? But complaining and complaining, the movements of her hands did not pause in the slightest, and little by little carefully rinsed out all the charcoal ash that had seeped into the wound, until it was clean and exposed to the bright red flesh.

Guo Chengsi saw her pursing her lips tightly and looking stern, so he smiled and said, "Actually, I deliberately didn't want the imperial doctor to look at it." ”

Zhong Ziyuan was busy, glanced at him, and asked puzzledly, "Why?" ”

Guo Chengsi sighed and said: "Tonight's mistake is too big, all the witnesses were killed in this fire, if you want to know the true identity of that Mu Lao, I'm afraid it's even more difficult." If I stand there unharmed, with the emperor's anger, I am afraid that it will be calmed down without a one-year penalty. A board is indispensable, and it is impossible to say that it will be removed from office and investigated. In desperation, I had to use the bitter meat trick. ”

Zhong Ziyuan opened her mouth wide in surprise: "You mean, Boss Song, they were all burned to death?" Didn't they even have the slightest chance to escape after the fire? ”

"Seven bodies were found at the scene, although they were all burned to black charcoal, but judging by their height and size. It was the four prisoners and the three guards who guarded them. Speaking of this, Guo Chengsi was also full of regret: "It is estimated that before the fire, the murderer had already drugged them." So none of them escaped. ”

"This murderer is inevitably too ruthless." Zhong Ziyuan couldn't help but gasp. After getting along with Boss Song for a few days, although they couldn't talk about any deep emotions, after all, they were still living people a moment ago, and they all turned into charcoal with such a little effort, which made her feel a little sad.

"What is this, after tonight, I'm afraid that the entire court will set off a bloody storm because of this case." Guo Chengsi muttered, "Forget it." Since the emperor didn't let me investigate this case, I was happy to be quiet. ”

While the two were talking, Zhong Ziyuan had already taken care of the wounds on his hands. She smeared him with a green ointment. It was very cool, and it instantly reduced his pain a lot.

After Zhong Ziyuan finished getting it, Guo Chengsi looked at his bandaged right hand like a zongzi, and said with a sigh: "This craft." It's much stronger than Rongxike. ”

Zhong Ziyuan's little face couldn't help but turn red. She knew she was exaggerating too much, and she was out of her usual level. But in such a hot weather, even such a wound that is not a strict wound may become a source of death at any time, she is really worried! So she stubbornly said: "I'm a doctor, what to do, naturally I have the final say." Also, you need to change the medicine for your wound twice a day. And it has to be me in person, you know? ”

Because Zhong Ziyuan knows. The doctors here, including the imperial doctors in the palace, did not have the habit of boiling gauze and changing dressing utensils, and most of the external injuries of the guide zhì would become infected and ulcerated in their hands, so she repeatedly emphasized that she had to change the dressing for him herself. Fortunately, Guo Chengsi didn't care, only smiled lightly, and nodded in agreement.

After helping him take care of his wounds, Zhong Ziyuan realized that he was still barefoot. She hurriedly put on a pair of clogs and began to busily clean up the utensils. His gentle gaze kept following her slender figure, and a faint emotion flowed wordlessly between the two.

Zhong Ziyuan kept her back to him and refused to look back, so she was busy for a long time, until there was really nothing to clean up, she suddenly looked back at him, and asked seriously: "After a busy night, I feel a little hungry in my stomach and want to go to the kitchen to find something to eat." Should adults use some together? ”

As soon as the words fell, she felt the urge to bite off her tongue. Obviously I wanted to find an excuse to avoid his overly hot eyes, how could I still invite him to dine together, isn't this sending sheep into the tiger's mouth!

Sure enough, when Guo Chengsi heard this, he stroked his lower abdomen and said faintly: "If you don't say it, I really don't think it, but now I'm really hungry in my belly." ”

Zhong Ziyuan looked at the leaky pot, and before he knew it, it was already midday, and the sky was about to dawn. She thought for a moment and said, "I'm afraid it will take a long time to cook fresh." When I had dinner before, I saw that there was still a lot of leftovers, so I might as well scramble eggs and fill my stomach, what do you think? As soon as the words came out, Zhong Ziyuan thought of it funny, inviting the dignified uncle to eat overnight leftovers, I am afraid that he is also the first person in the world!

Guo Chengsi didn't mind and smiled: "It's okay, as long as you can fill your stomach." After a hard night's work, he was indeed hungry.

Zhong Ziyuan smiled and said, "Since that's the case, you can't just sit and wait to eat. Please also ask the adults to move into the small kitchen and help to make a fire. ”

Guo Chengsi stood up with laughter, arched his hand and said, "Doctor Jia has an order, dare not obey." ”

The moon is bright and the stars are sparse in the sky, and the cool breeze in the forest is blowing, and the two of them walk leisurely on this path, but there is a feeling of refreshment. Zhong Ziyuan saw that there seemed to be a lot of figures busy in the pile of ruins in the distance, and she couldn't help but ask curiously: "This case involves the prince of Shu Wang, he won't have anything to do, right?" Will the emperor condemn him? ”

Before, she was full of questions, but she didn't dare to ask. Now that Guo Chengsi has nothing to do with this case, shouldn't it be okay to ask? After getting along for such a long time, she thinks that she has a deep friendship with Zhu Fei. No matter how ruthless and mean he is to others, he is good to himself after all. If such a stunning character suddenly turned into a pile of coke like Boss Long, she would definitely die of sadness.

Guo Chengsi put his hands behind his back, and also turned his eyes to the busy crowd, and said with a wry smile when he heard this: "Don't worry, Fei's strength is definitely not as simple as you and I see." Mu Lao wants to move him, but I'm afraid it's not an easy task. And he just gave us an internal response that night. The batch of salt he took out was still the official salt specially approved by the emperor to make him bait.

It's a pity that we've been planning for so long. abolished Sun Yuan and picked up Pu Yan. It took Fei two months to gain the trust of Boss Long, lure them into the bait, and get the stolen goods. But all these efforts made the fire completely destroyed. Alas, after all, we are too young, and we still underestimate the power of Mu Lao.

It's just different from me. Fei is a prince of a vassal king, but he has done so many things secretly for the emperor. Even if there is no merit, there is hard work, and the emperor will not condemn the crime. I'm afraid that I will find a big reward for the beginning. ”

By the way, he was a model for other vassal kings and princes to see. As long as you serve the emperor wholeheartedly, you will have supreme glory and rewards. Of course, Guo Chengsi will not tell Zhong Ziyuan these words.

Zhong Ziyuan heard that Zhu Fei would not be implicated. I couldn't help but secretly recite Amitabha. Guo Chengsi couldn't help but glance at her. "You care about him?" ”

He remembered that the person in front of him seemed to prefer to stay with Zhu Fei. They often meet together to drink tea, listen to operas, and enjoy flowers in the lake. That night, Fei fell ill, and she took care of her for a whole day.

And when you are with yourself, in addition to the case, it is still the case. Thinking of this, Guo Chengsi felt that something was not good.

Zhong Ziyuan didn't notice his unhappiness. just said casually: "He is my friend, I naturally don't want him to have any accidents." Just as I can't see you hurt. ”

All right! Guo Chengsi was actually not very satisfied with this answer. However, he could be regarded as putting himself in the same position as Zhu Fei's house, so he decided not to care about it generously.

The two found the kitchen together, and Zhong Ziyuan really found a pot of leftover rice, a few eggs, two cucumbers, and a bunch of potatoes, beans, lotus roots, and other things.

Zhong Ziyuan looked at these rough things in front of him, and was secretly a little embarrassed, this kitchen is all for prisoners and guards to prepare food, of course there will be nothing delicate. Is it really good to give these rough things to Guo Chengsi to eat?

Just when she hesitated, Guo Chengsi called out in surprise: "Look at what I'm looking for." He strode over with a bamboo basket in his uninjured hand. Zhong Ziyuan looked at it curiously, and it was actually half a basket of green skin water chestnuts.

Guo Chengsi said with a smile: "Do you want to eat?" I'll peel it for you. He didn't wait for Zhong Ziyuan to answer, he actually found a stool to sit down, picked out some tender water chestnuts from the bamboo basket and pinched them hard.

The dignified uncle of the country, the squire of the criminal department, and the prince of Zhenguo actually sat on the small bench, peeling water chestnuts for himself with his bare hands. Zhong Ziyuan blinked, he couldn't believe what he was seeing.

After just one glance, she didn't dare to look at it again, and only prepared the food with her heart. Because of the limited number of things, she really couldn't make too many tricks. After thinking about it, I still scrambled egg fried rice, a bowl of cucumbers, a bowl of potato stewed beans, and a bowl of sweet and sour lotus root slices.

Looking at these simple dishes on the table, Zhong Ziyuan was a little apprehensive. Guo Chengsi didn't show any disgust, he put the tender water chestnut meat he had peeled in a large porcelain bowl and handed it to Zhong Ziyuan. I patted the crumbs on my body and made it in front of the table.

Zhong Ziyuan served him a bowl of golden and fragrant egg fried rice, and put a porcelain spoon in front of him. He grinned at her, and ate happily with a porcelain spoon.

Zhong Ziyuan, who was originally nervous, couldn't help but smile knowing when she saw this, so she picked a white and tender water chestnut meat and put it in her mouth, which was still sweet and tender, and seemed to have a different taste than the water chestnut that night. She was waiting to taste it slowly, Guo Chengsi had already eaten a bowl of egg fried rice like a storm, he pushed the empty bowl forward, and said unsatisfactorily: "I didn't expect your cooking skills to be good, is there anything else?" Some more. ”

Zhong Ziyuan was stunned and said, "Are you really used to eating these coarse tea and light rice?" Don't spoil your stomach. She still remembers the time when she had dinner with him in Piaoxiang Building, and he kept emphasizing the health regimen of not eating three. How can this judge the two of them?

"I didn't even use dinner, I'm really hungry." Seeing Zhong Ziyuan's stunned face, Guo Chengsi explained embarrassedly: "And you can't eat three times when there are outsiders." Now it's just the two of us, so we don't have to pay so much attention. ”

This guy has no sense of proportion in his speech, what outsiders, insiders, are all nonsense. Zhong Ziyuan secretly slandered while helping him serve a bowl of rice.

With the previous bowl of rice at the bottom, Guo Chenghe's eating speed slowed down significantly. He dug a piece of soft potato and put it in his mouth to eat, and said with emotion: "I haven't eaten this dish for a long time, I remember that in the past, when I saw this dish, I wanted to smash the pot of the Huotou Army, but I didn't expect to miss it so much now." ”

"The Fireheads? Have you ever been in the barracks? Zhong Ziyuan held his cheeks and asked curiously while slowly picking water chestnut meat to eat.

Guo Chengsi saw that she was quite interested, so he said with great interest: "Yes, I was taken to the barracks by my father when I was twelve years old, and I stayed for five years.

The two chatted while eating, unaware of the passage of time, until a cook yawned to prepare breakfast, and the two of them were shocked to realize that the sky had already brightened, and the three side dishes on the table, as well as the egg fried rice in the pot, had all been wiped out.

Guo Chengsi touched his belly with satisfaction, and said to Zhong Ziyuan: "Go back and prepare, and I can send you home later." ”

Zhong Ziyuan subconsciously asked, "What about you?" ”

"Me?" Guo Chengsi smiled bitterly: "Naturally, I officially entered the palace to ask the emperor for guilt." ”

Guo Chengsi changed into a red patch suit, took the guards, and drove straight all the way to the outside of the imperial study. It just so happened that Empress Guo came out of it with Lady Yao. When she saw Guo Chengsi, she was stunned, and hurriedly greeted: "Chenghei, come over and let my sister take a look." ”

Guo Chengsi hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "I've seen the queen's mother." ”

Empress Guo hurriedly helped him and said, "No need to be polite." Guo Chengsi looked at her and smiled, and then stood up. Empress Guo looked him up and down a few times, and said distressedly: "Look at the weight lost and darkened, is it tired of heavy official duties?" ”

Guo Chengsi smiled and said: "Queen Xie cares, although the official duties are a little heavy, but she is not tired. ”

Empress Guo looked at him and said gently, "You have to take good care of yourself." ”

"Yes."

"That's right." Empress Guo seemed to think of something, and said slowly: "Recently, this palace has obtained some ginseng health pills, you personally send them to General Liu's mansion, and by the way, Miss Liu's illness is better." ”

Guo Chengsi frowned slightly, and said unhappily: "Niangniang, men and women are not kissed, I am afraid it is inappropriate for the younger brother to come to the door so rashly!" ”

Empress Guo smiled leisurely and said, "Heir, you and Miss Liu Yucian are an unmarried couple, how can you say that men and women are not close?" Besides, General Liu is about to return to Beijing to report on his work, and you will have to meet her sooner or later! (To be continued......)