Chapter II. 107. Reborn from the ashes
After a night of sleep, Yan Qinghong was finally awakened by the pain to the bone. He looked at Shen Gui, who was sitting on a chair with his lower body and his upper body lying on the edge of the window, and was taking a nap, and suddenly relaxed. So he gritted his teeth and concentrated on the pain that hit him like a tidal wave.
Shen Gui was awakened by the sound of his 'creaking' teeth, the two faced each other, and Yan Qinghong squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth with some embarrassment:
"I'm sorry I didn't hold back, it really fucking hurts!"
Shen Gui also rubbed his sleepy eyes, yawned again and said:
"I really didn't see it, you even want to be a tough guy!"
While saying this, Shen Gui walked out of the inner hall and shouted towards the door:
"Second Sun, come to life!"
Sun Baizhi was in a daze in the backyard while pursing her mouth and rinsing her mouth, when she heard Shen Gui's voice, she spit out the water in her mouth with a 'poof', answered first, and hurriedly ran to the kitchen.
It didn't take long for Shen Gui, who had finished washing, to return to the inner hall again, and saw Sun Baizhi feeding Yan Qinghong a decoction. This extremely familiar scene made Shen Gui blurt out:
"Da Lang, how do you feel after drinking the medicine?"
"Are you roasted or am I roasted? Da Lang is still filial piety in front of the emperor, I am the second lang of the Yan family! β
Shen Gui didn't explain the misunderstanding, but only patted Sun Baizhi casually:
"After your brother gave him an injection yesterday, didn't it hurt anymore? You see that he is in a cold sweat now, what is the use of just pouring medicine into the soup? Give him a few more injections to relieve the pain! β
Sun Baizhi was disturbed by this layman's remark, and said directly without even replying:
"If you don't understand, just shut up, pain is an important signal for the human body to feel danger, how can you suppress it casually? . Yesterday, he had just been injured by a fire, and he had to face the pain of cleaning the wound, so my brother had to give him an injection to relieve the pain. At present, he is in the recovery period, if he continues to apply needles to relieve pain, although the pain can be relieved, but the recovery will be slower in the future, not to mention, and the toughness and flexibility of the skin and flesh will be greatly reduced; You should know the subtleties of the human body! Why do you still ask such stupid questions? β
Yes, all of Shen Gui's means are based on those extraordinary abilities in the subtleties of the body. To put it simply, it is faster to change moves, retract and release freely, and the body starts at an extremely high speed, etc. For a person who practices martial arts, these abilities are like the wings of a tiger and the claws of a dragon.
Shen Gui listened to Sun Baizhi's explanation, then shook his head at Yan Qinghong with a smile:
"I said this tough guy, you heard what the doctor said, so you can't complain about my ruthlessness, take your time."
After saying a cool word, he pushed the door and walked out of the inner hall, and all that came from his ears was Yan Qinghong's suppressed painful voice. Before he could walk out of the door of the Sun Clan's Medical Hall, he was bumped into by Qi Hui with a gloomy face. Qi Hui looked left and right and saw that there was no one around, dragged him to a dead end next to him, and said in a low voice:
"The news that just came out of the palace that Concubine Lan is dead!"
Shen Gui didn't react when he heard this word at first, and then after thinking about it carefully, he directly opened his eyes wide after understanding it, and asked quickly in a low voice:
"What about Yan Shuqing?"
"I just fainted from the smoke, and I didn't suffer any major injuries!"
ββ¦β¦ Lan Concubine Niangniang was smoked to death? Or was it burned to death? β
Shen Gui's question is extremely accurate: anyone who dies in a fire has no more than two causes of death: either burning their bodies with flames, or sealing their throats with fireworks. Although the result is a dead word, the death form is very different.
Qi Hui also had a difficult face when he heard this question:
"Our sources are very diverse, and naturally the accuracy is not high. And this matter has been spread in the palace, one person and one statement, and there are great differences between each other. The real situation could not be determined at all until he saw Concubine Lan's remains. β
"What about the female official who sorted out Concubine Lan's remains?"
"It is said that he committed suicide by throwing himself into a well at the end of the day......"
In this way, why did Concubine Lan die, except for the murderer himself and the undetermined candidate, plus Yan Qinghong, who was still in the dark, was barely half, and no one could figure it out. But now that time is pressing, if you really want to find out, there is no other way than to ask Yan Qinghong if he has any clues.
Shen Gui looked at Qi Hui with a gloomy face and said:
"I don't think it's very likely that the murderer came from outside the palace, so let's focus on the two in the East Palace and the half-dead old eunuch in the Imperial Horse Supervisor. The outside of the two inns in the south and west of the city is also replaced by your people, and I will use it for him on the winter solstice...... The news of Concubine Lan's death, you go and tell Yan Qinghong yourself? β
When Qi Hui heard his last words, he shook his head and waved his hand repeatedly:
"I can't see that scene, since you are a brother, you should do this kind of thing yourself."
As soon as the words fell, Qi Hui ran away in a puff of smoke. Shen Gui had to let out a long and deep sigh and turned around and returned to the medical hall.
He sent Sun Baizhi to the front hall to take care of the patient, while he sat next to Yan Qinghong, and he couldn't say a word after opening his mouth a few times, but his eyes didn't dare to make contact with Yan Qinghong's gaze.
Yan Qinghong looked at him with a look of wanting to speak and stopping, squinted his eyes and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth:
"I've been like this, what else do you have to say? Are you still afraid that I will stand up and beat you? β
Shen Gui saw that he was covered in cold sweat, gritted his teeth and endured the pain, and deliberately made this prodigal appearance, but in the end he was ruthless:
"Concubine Lan, she ...... Yesterday Beilan Palace ......"
"My mother is dead...... I know ......."
As soon as Yan Qinghong's seven words came out, they set off a storm in Shen Gui's heart! He stared at Yan Qinghong, who was looking at the sky with his eyes open, and his mouth opened a few times and he didn't know what to say.
"Yesterday I was at the fire...... When he picked up his mother at the fire, he felt that her chest had collapsed into a palm-sized depression. When I went out with my mother and Fengyang, I couldn't feel any breathing fluctuations in my mother's body...... I was still holding on to a bit of luck...... But looking at the way you look now, I understand...... Later...... I Yan Qinghong don't have a mother......"
Yan Qinghong desperately controlled the speed of his tone, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned all the time, making a smiling expression, his eyes were firmly fixed on the roof, but he still couldn't stop the tears from flowing slowly down his face. Shen Gui sighed, picked up a piece of white cotton cloth and put it on Yan Qinghong's tearful face, and he turned around and walked out of the inner hall.
And Emperor Xuande Yan Hunt had just woken up from his sleep at this time, and in his dream, boundless flames rose all around. Miraculously, although he was in the midst of the fire, he didn't feel pain or itching, so he looked around a little strangely, but what caught his eye was not only the flame, but also the flame.
Just as he was wondering, there was a crisp sound of phoenix chirping all around. Yan Jiashun looked at the voice, and saw a fire phoenix flying out of the firelight. The so-called phoenix elephant is also, the front and back of the scales, the snake neck fish tail; Dragon-patterned tiger back, swallow-jawed chicken beak. In Yan Hunt's opinion, the appearance of the fire phoenix in front of him is no different from what is described in ancient books and folklore.
This bird beast born out of fire is not only the king of birds, but also the image of the emperor.
Yan Hunt, who woke up leisurely in the sea of fire in the dream, was in a good mood just after recalling the dream. You don't need to ask anyone to know this dream, it must be an auspicious dream. From this point of view, the sky-high fire last night was not only not a disaster, but a revelation from God to himself?
And right now, isn't he enduring the pain of being burned in the fire? Once he survives the raging flames, then he, the generation of Saint Monarchs who have been reborn from the flames, is destined to soar above the Nine Heavens!
Yan Hunt, who was in a good mood, asked Li Qing to help him wash and change his clothes, ready to spend all his heart to get through the darkness before dawn. And Li Qing saw that Yan Hunt was in a good mood today, and he also asked a question:
"Your Majesty, last night's fire in Beilan Palace, please ask Your Majesty to signal the minions, how should it be resolved?"
At this time, Yan Hunt was already "the fire phoenix dreamer, the reserve of the first emperor of the ages", and he didn't care about such trivial things such as the fire in the house:
"What's not to understand about this? The repair should be repaired, the construction should be built, this is all the business of Li Xiang and the Ministry of Industry, which heart are you in charge of the inner court? β
"After all, Concubine Lan also died in the fire last night......"
As soon as Yan Zhan heard the title of "Concubine Lan", he fell into silence: in his heart, this rough-handed, black, yellow, short, and fat grassland woman had to marry back in order to be close to the Mobei grassland. Although she has left a son and three daughters for herself, she is also extremely virtuous and virtuous on weekdays; But the appearance is not on the same level as the palace maid, so the so-called love between men and women is even more impossible.
Although Yan Hunt is not lustful, he has always judged people by his appearance. The protΓ©gΓ©s of the Son of Heaven personally selected by him, although they have different abilities and different levels, but from the perspective of appearance alone, all of them are tall and handsome, and their appearance is better than that of Pan An.
Now that the "virtuous and ugly wife" has died, although she has the blood of Mobei, she also died in an accident after all, and she can't say anything to those Mobei people. Moreover, now that the situation between the two countries has eased somewhat, although her death is not without impact, it is not an unacceptable loss.
When Yan Hunt thought of this verse, he opened his mouth and commanded:
"In order to avoid the accident from happening again, let Shuqing temporarily live in the small courtyard vacated by Qinghong, so that she can be more comfortable recuperating from her injuries; The funeral of Concubine Lan Bao was in accordance with the queen's etiquette, and a state funeral was held after the end of the war. β
Li Qing nodded yes, and asked cautiously:
"Do you want to ask for an examination of the cause of death?"
This question is actually reasonable, after all, Concubine Lan died unexpectedly, and the female medical hall that handled it committed suicide by throwing herself into a well for no reason, so it stands to reason that it must be investigated. And there is a special person in charge of this matter, so you don't have to worry about it yourself.
However, at present, Mobei and Youbei are in a period of relaxation, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is even a honeymoon period. Although the death of Concubine Lan is a bit unexpected at the moment, it will not give birth to much variables; But the death of this female medical officer proves from the side that this matter is not so simple. It's okay not to check, but once something really finds out, the consequences will be unpredictable.
So, Yan Hunt shook his head:
"No need, the state affairs are important at the moment. It is better to bury Concubine Lan as soon as possible, so as not to cause extraneous branches. β
In this way, Yan Hunt used a queen's gift to exchange Concubine Lan's death for an unknown one.