The second father-in-law said with a smile! "Yes, all the thoughts of the most Zhejiang ancestors are on the trees and vegetable fields that must be climbed, although the face is a little tanned, but the body is a lot stronger, and the sleep at night is much better, and you can usually sleep until dawn."

Gonggong Jiao took advantage of Song Shenzong to look around, and secretly gave Du Wenhao a look, Du Wenhao pretended not to know anything and just shrugged his shoulders, Gonggong Jiao had to guess in his heart, the emperor rarely came to visit the ancestor recently, everyone knows that he has been very busy since he came back from Dongming County, except for asking the queen and them to come over every day to ask for peace, he almost can't see people, why did he come today, and Du Wenhao also followed, which made Gonggong Jiao unable to guess the emperor's intention for a while.

Song Shenzong nodded and said, "Where is the old ancestor?" ”

"I just returned to the room from the flower garden, I was bathing and changing, the slave has already reported to the ancestors, the emperor please go to the upper room to rest first, and drink some tea made of roses and honeysuckle planted by the ancestors himself." After speaking, Father-in-law Jiao bowed down and sat in a posture of please.

"No hurry, no hurry. I want to go to the garden of my ancestors, and by the way, I also want to find some melons and fruits that grow on the trees and pick them by myself, but you don't know this feeling, it is much more beautiful than putting it on a plate and washing it. Song Shenzong looked beautiful, as if he was about to flow down from the corners of his mouth.

The husband's family smiled, and Jiao Gonggong's heart was also relaxed, it seems that the emperor has nothing to do, but he is too careful.

Jiao Gonggong accompanied Song Shenzong and Du Wenhao to walk around, and it took about a stick of incense before Song Shenzong and they came back in a big circle. went to the upper room to drink tea, and Gonggong Jiao went to invite the Empress Dowager.

Du Wenhao didn't say anything. He looked at the emperor as absent-minded as he was wandering the mountains and rivers, and he simply accompanied him all the way to see the flowers and grass at ease, of course, he was still anxious.

Just thinking about it, the Queen Mother walked in in a refreshing dress, and everyone hurriedly got up to salute.

The Empress Dowager first looked at Du Wenhao, smiled and said, "Are you here to tease the tears of your ancestors again?" The mourning family still thinks that you have left, how can you still stay in the capital, are you reluctant to eat and drink here, worried that you will not be able to stand the strange car fatigue as soon as you get on the road, and sleep in the open? ”

"Ancestor, Weichen can't think like this, if that's the case, wouldn't it be a disappointing of you and the emperor."

The Empress Dowager smiled, and then said to Song Shenzong: "Your Majesty, why did you think of coming to see me today."

"The imperial grandmother forgives the sin, and the grandson is not filial. If you don't come for nothing, you really shouldn't be. Song Shenzong bowed and replied.

Du Wenhao was stunned and thought. This Song Shenzong is really a god, and he goes straight to the point.

The Empress Dowager walked to the chair and sat down, and then asked everyone to sit down, and then said: "The mourning family knows that the emperor has something, do you want to regret it, and don't want Wen Hao to go, if this is the case, it would be good that the mourning family will not worry about having a headache and brain fever in the future." The mourning family believes in him, and other doctors can't look at his back. ”

The emperor laughed and said, "If the ancestor is reluctant to leave Wen Hao, it's just that the eaglet that has been under the mother's wing will never be able to fly." ”

"What the emperor said is that the mourning family is just a joke, let's say, come to me at this time, it must be something important, otherwise you will directly let the queen come."

"Imperial Milk Shengming, you go down first, Du Aiqing will stay here." Song Shenzong waved his hand, and the people around him retreated one by one.

The Empress Dowager saw that Song Shenzong also put away the smiling face, and her expression became serious, feeling that the matter was not trivial, and she was slightly stunned.

Song Shenzong looked at the Empress Dowager solemnly, and after a while, he said slowly: "Imperial Milk, the harem is tired!" ”

When the Empress Dowager heard this, she was taken aback, stood up, and said, "Huh? Who got sick? How long has been sick, and who else has been infected? ”

"Don't worry.

Is it okay not to be in a hurry? Once this disease is infected, it will be dead, and the mourning family can't help it

Song Shenzong paused, and then said in a low voice: "It's Chen Meiren who is sick and thin." ”

The Empress Dowager sighed. He sat down slowly, glanced at the emperor, and said lightly: "It's her, it's okay, she's just like that." How? The emperor didn't forget to see her at this time, the emperor is really a person with deep affection. ”

Du Wenhao was embarrassed when he saw Song Shenzong. hurriedly explained: "Ancestor, it was Wei Chen who went to Chen Niangniang to pick up the concubine and go to Sichuan together, only then did Chen Niangniang's eyes burst out, her face was sallow, and she was suspicious, so she was diagnosed, and now she is tired." I didn't want to care about it, but once this epidemic spreads, it will endanger the safety of your ancestors, the emperor, and the whole future palace mother, so I have to ask the emperor to report this matter. ”

The Empress Dowager snorted, her face softened, and she said, "So that's the case, since Wen Hao said, the mourning family will not be fake." However, the mourning family still has to take a look for themselves and take a look

"Imperial Milk, the tuberculosis plague is meant to infect people, you are still," Song Shenzong persuaded.

The Empress Dowager waved her hand and stood up: "Wen Hao, you support the mourning family, let's go and see, with him, what are the mourning families afraid of!" ”

Du Wenhao hurriedly went over to help the Empress Dowager and slowly walked out. Song Shenzong hurriedly followed.

When the net went out, it was already windy outside, the sky was gloomy, and the Huangluo umbrellas in the hands of the palace maids were also blowing crookedly.

Song Shenzong said: "Imperial milk." With such a strong wind, it must be raining, why don't we go another day, and we won't be in a hurry for a while? ”

The Empress Dowager waved her hand: "This kind of thing is the most urgent, there are so many people in the harem, if it is infected, it will not be able to leave." Anyway, the road is not far, before the rain comes, we should be able to get to Xiao Jiaozi, you don't want to follow, with Wen Hao with you, you let the waiter in the imperial medicine hospital boil some ginger soup at home. ”

"Yes, Ancestor."

"Let's go." The Empress Dowager patted the back of Du Wenhao's hand, Du Wenhao understood, and helped the Empress Dowager to walk forward.

When the net reached the door of the cold palace, the raindrops the size of beans crackled down, Du Wenhao hurriedly helped the empress dowager to walk under the eaves to avoid the rain, and Song Shenzong and they also followed.

The door of the cold palace was hidden, a gust of wind blew, and it was naturally open without anyone pushing it, and there was a loud bang, but no one came out to see in the courtyard.

The Empress Dowager looked into the courtyard, took out a champa and covered her mouth, and said angrily: "No one should come out at this time, let's not go in, just let them come out when the rain is lighter." "That's all there is to it." Song Shenzong suddenly felt a little cold, probably because of his heart. I couldn't help but shudder.

"Hahahaha. The flowers flew. Birds fly and fly. I'm going to be cautious...

Everyone suddenly heard a crisp laughter coming from the courtyard, and they all looked at it one by one, only to see a woman wearing a phoenix crown and a xiaxia veil, rushing into the rain, and a muffled thunder in the sky hit the treetops of the walnut tree in the courtyard, and then Chen Po, who came out behind the woman, exclaimed: "Niangniang, come back!" ”

Chen Meiren turned a deaf ear, laughed and danced and walked to the tree and stood, with her arms outstretched and her head tilted. Let the rain fall on her face and body, the wind blew her clothes, and soon fell again, clinging to her still delicate body, she closed her eyes, and smiled on her face. Hands slowly raised and unfurled, as if to hug something.

Since Chen Meiren was imprisoned in the cold palace, it was the first time the Empress Dowager had seen her, and she saw that her face was crisscrossed with scars, one eye was already blind, and the other eye was round and staring, looking very hideous. I couldn't help but take two steps back and said with a frown and dissatisfaction. "She" why is she crazy like this? ”

Song Shenzong looked at her heart for a while, the phoenix crown was brought by Chen Meiren when she entered the palace, she often wore it for herself, she was the most familiar, she still thought about herself, but she had almost forgotten her, Song Shenzong felt a touch of apology and tenderness in his heart, but when he saw her hideous appearance. I was so frightened that I was trembling, and my tenderness suddenly came to naught. With a sigh, he turned his face away.

Du Wenhao said: "Ancestor, when I came, Niangniang heard a movement outside the door and went to the house. I didn't notice anything wrong with her before, but now I'm crazy. Outside of the problem. She ate and vomited, and her face was sallow, which attracted Weichen's attention. Now Chen Niangniang is suffering from house fatigue, and the ancestors and the emperor must not approach her. "With that, go up and close the door. Only a crack in the door is exposed, and both hands are still pulling the knocker so that the door can be closed at any time, separating the inside and outside. All the palace maids and eunuchs also gathered around, ready to protect the empress dowager and the emperor at any time.

With these precautions, the Empress Dowager and Song Shenzong relaxed and looked in through the crack in the door.

The rain came and went as fast as it came, just showers. Soon the rain cleared.

I saw Chen Po take a dress from the house and walk to Chen Meiren to put it on her carefully, and help her into the house, who wants to know which palace maid outside the door accidentally kicked the broom of Dankou and made a sound, Chen Meiren immediately turned her head, looked at the door happily, pointed to the door and said to Chen Po: "Chen Po, you see the emperor picked me up!" So saying, he ran out the door. Chen Po chased after her, grabbed Chen Meiren, and said with tears in her eyes: "Niangniang, go back, don't talk about the emperor now, even the eunuchs are afraid, let's go back to the house, Chen Po has boiled medicine for you, you should take medicine." ”

When Chen Meiren heard this, she looked sad and sat on the ground.

Outside the door, Song Shenzong and the Empress Dowager passed through the crack in the door. Only a few steps away, you can clearly see Chen Meiren's appearance, which is no different from what Du Wenhao said. It's almost impossible to see the seductive look of the past, on her face and neck. The hands are all sallow, especially the eyes. That kind of yellow can't be forgotten when it looks like it. Frightened, the two of them took two steps back, almost out of the porch.

"Ancestor, we can't stay here for too long. This disease is very contagious, so it is better to be careful. Du Wenhao said.

Only then did the Empress Dowager come back to her senses and waved her hand. Everyone quickly turned around and walked back.

"Alas, woman!" The Empress Dowager came out of nowhere with such a sentence, re-yuan on the road, two words. Everyone followed back to the dormitory, each with their own concerns.

After drinking a bowl of hot ginger soup, Du Wenhao felt that his body suddenly warmed up a lot, but the Empress Dowager and the Emperor kept gloomy faces, and everyone didn't dare to speak.

"Since she is already a living dead, it is better to make her less painful, this matter cannot be delayed. Xiao Jiaozi, you hurry up and take things and people with you. But no one who has been in contact with her should stay. so as not to have future troubles. ”

Jiao Gonggong said yes, and was about to retreat, Song Shenzong said loudly: "Slow! ”

"Imperial grandmother, grandson has a reluctant hair."

"Your Majesty, please speak."

Song Shenzong waved everyone to retreat, leaving only Du Wenhao alone. Only then did he walk in front of the Empress Dowager: "Since she has little time, my grandson begs the imperial grandmother to let her go out of the palace and go home, there is still a father and mother at home to take care of her, even if she dies, it can be regarded as a leaf falling back to her roots." ”

The Empress Dowager thought for a while: "Alas! That's it, that's it, the mourning family doesn't understand the emperor, this woman has done all the bad things, and she even pleaded for her when she came. Whatever you do, anyway, she's like that, I'm afraid she won't live long and the mourning family is tired, so you can step down. ”

When Du Wenhao heard this, a stone in his heart fell to the ground, and he secretly told the emperor first. Seeing that the emperor would not be ruthless above the past, it was so.

Out of the Empress Dowager's bedroom, Song Shenzong whispered to Du Wenhao: "She will entrust it to you." Be sure to send her out of the city and go back tonight, so that Chen Po will take care of her all the way without any delay. ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen understands, let's do it." Du Wenhao replied.

The emperor stared at him and said slowly: "Thank you for saving her." ”

Du Wenhao was stunned for a moment, seeing that the emperor's eyes were mixed with a lot of complicated feelings, could it be that the emperor knew that he was lying to him and the empress dowager, Du Wenhao didn't dare to think about it, and bowed down and said: "Wechen is doing his best." Go to the soup for the emperor, and don't hesitate! ”

"Hmm" I just hope that she can be a good person after she goes out, she has no chance in this life, and she will have an unfinished fate in the next life. ”

Two hours later, a carriage stopped outside the palace gate. Lin Qingdai and Pang Yuqin stood in front of the car and waited anxiously.

"Sister Qingdai, do you say that Xianggong can get things done?" Pang Yuqin was a little anxious, her palms were full of sweat, and she couldn't wipe it clean.

Lin Qingdai looked serious, looking at the closed palace door, in fact, she didn't have any bottom in her heart, although Du Wenhao had thought about it very thoroughly, but she didn't know if the Empress Dowager could really agree to let that little Chen beauty out of the palace.

"It's coming, it's coming!" Xue Xiu'er, who was standing at the gate of the palace and waiting, shouted loudly, only to see the palace gate open. Four or five people hurried out. For Du Wenhao.

"Wen Hao, you guys can come out!" Xue Liang'er stepped forward, only to see Li'er and an old woman supporting a handsome woman with a sickly face following behind.

After getting into the car, Du Wenhao handed over the burden in his hand to Mrs. Chen, and said: "I have asked a few of my guys to wait outside the city to send you back, on the way, you had better be called mother and daughter, and it is best not to say that the mother is surnamed Chen." ”

Dong Po nodded gratefully. Picking up the burden, Chen Meiren held her hand tightly: "I don't know when I will see you again." Lord Du's life-saving grace Xiaoqiu will be in the next life

Du Wenhao smiled indifferently: "Take care, the silver taels in the burden are enough for you to go home, but you are tired all the way, and you must insist on taking medicine." ”

Chen Meiren was already crying silently, unable to speak, Du Wenhao saw that it was getting late, and he was worried that the night would be long and dreamy. It's better to hurry up and let them go: "Okay, you can't stay long." Let's go.

Li'er walked to the front of the car. Puff knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Chen Meiren three times, and said mournfully: "Niangniang, you can't serve you anymore, you must cherish it." ”

"What a pity. I treated you badly in the past, but fortunately, I entrusted you to Master Du. Bad things become good things, crooked, give you a good home, I will rest assured, if there is a future, you will come to Suzhou to see me, I will miss you very much. ”

The groom whipped his whip and a crisp sound swept through the air, and the carriage sped away.

Early the next morning, the main gate of Dufu Sweet Water Lane was opened, and horse-drawn carriages galloped out. A long slip filled the alley. Those who sit on people and pull goods. Dozens of them. In addition to leaving Hantou and some men and servants to continue to run Wuweitang, the Du family went to Yazhou with Du Wenhaoxi.

On behalf of the Empress Dowager, Gonggong Jiao personally came to bid farewell to Du Wenhao, and Gonggong Ning wanted to go out with Du Wenhao to spread the decree. So early in the morning, I came in a carriage with the imperial guards.

Pang Yuqin's grandmother, parents, and Xue Xiuer's father. Du Wenhao's colleagues, relatives and friends. came to say goodbye, and squeezed a sweet water alley to the brim.

After Pang Yuqin and Xue Yi'er's family told their two daughters with tears in their eyes, everyone got into the car, waved goodbye, and the convoy came out to the south city gate.

Here, the 10,000 forbidden troops led by Han Xiu were already ready to go. After the team converged, they went out of the city for ten miles and came to the farewell pavilion.

The officials of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War who had been waiting to see them off here had already arrived, and after a cliché of congratulatory greetings, they drank farewell wine. The brigade headed west.

After traveling more than ten miles, Han Xiu divided the forbidden army into two parts, one of which was 5,000 people and handed over to Du Wenhao to lead. as a rear army. Then take your time. He took 5,000 people and rushed to Cheng under the stars.

After all, these 5,000 forbidden troops are the emperor's personal guards, and they are all elites selected from various armies, all of them have big shoulders and round waists, bright armor, and excellent equipment.

Du Wenhao first inspected all the soldiers and introduced his staff Li Pu, and then the army continued to drive to the yellow net.

In the evening. camped in the wilderness, and most of the food and grass inserts of the army on this expedition were left to Du Wenhao's rear army. So don't worry about the military quartermaster.

Originally, it was forbidden to drink alcohol on the expedition, but now it seems that they have no combat mission, and the 35,000 men led by Han Xiu are enough to exterminate the western part of Tibet. Fanjun, so after Du Wenhao solicited the opinions of the military lawyers, he called the military academies of each battalion to his tent, set up a banquet, and everyone drank happily.

These battalion commanders were all temperamental, and this banquet brought the relationship between the generals and commanders into harmony a lot. They all came to toast Du Wenhao one by one with wine glasses, and swore that they would be loyal before and after the saddle.

After that. Du Wenhao called the military academies of each battalion to drink and talk freely, and at the same time raised the food standards of the soldiers of each battalion, the whole army did not understand Du Wenhao's ability to lead the troops to fight, but he was so approachable as a big celebrity in front of the emperor, and he was not good at all, they were all praised, and they were very affectionate to him.

After camping that night, Du Wenhao and the others were drinking and chatting in his big tent, a. The tooth general came over, holding a wine glass in one hand and covering his head with the other, with a very painful expression: "General Du, the last general Xu San respects you a glass!" ”

Du Wenhao is the former Si Wude cavalry captain of the Forbidden Army Palace, and he is a five-grade horseman. In the Song Dynasty, the five-rank military attache was already a high rank. He was also entrusted with the command of the rear army of the Western Expeditionary Army, so these generals called Du Wenhao a general.

Du Wenhao glanced at him: "What's wrong with you?" Sick head? ”

"yes, my head hurts a little."

Du Wenhao saw that he was in pain and cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and said with a smile: "Okay, seeing you like this, I'm afraid it's not an ordinary pain, sit down, I'll show you." ”

"Horn.... It's okay, General, the last general is fine

"It's an order!" Du Wenhao's face sank, and he said with a straight face, "If you are sick, once the battle ahead is tight." If you really want to put our rear army reserves into battle, how do you do it? A sergeant can't win a battle without a good body! ”

Li Pu also drank too much, and smiled at Xu San on the side: "You kid doesn't know what to do, General Du is the imperial doctor, that is the emperor's imperial doctor!" I can have an imperial doctor to treat you, and I don't know if you are a blessing that you have cultivated in that life, so I quickly thanked the general for his grace and sat down! ”

"Yes, yes!" Xu Sansheng blushed and smiled, drank the wine in one gulp, and sat beside Du Wenhao with his head covered.

Du Wenhao asked, "How many days has it hurt?" ”

Why didn't you say "seven or eight" earlier? ”

"Hehe, I thought it would be fine for a few days, but I didn't expect it to get worse and worse."

"Stupid!" Hide your debts and be poor, hide your illness and die.! Haven't you heard of it? How can you carry the disease indiscriminately? If we can carry it, what else do we need to do? A minor illness cannot be cured into a major illness, and a major illness cannot be cured into a terminal illness! ”

"Yes, yes! Hehe. The end will be confused. ”

"Except for headaches. What other symptoms are there? ”

"A little afraid of the cold. I had some fever and a cough, but it wasn't too bad. ”

"Oh, reach over and I'll touch your pulse."

Diagnose the pulse and look at the tongue. Now the veins are slightly floating, and the tongue coating is thin and white. Du Wenhao said: "Okay, it doesn't matter if you are sick, it is a wind-heat headache, I will prescribe you a mulberry chrysanthemum drink to add flavor, and it will be no problem to take a few doses."

"yes, hehe. Thank you, General. ”

The army marched. In addition to military food and grass, medicine is also indispensable, and there are sufficient commonly used medicinal materials in the army. Of course, there are also military doctors who accompany the team.

Du Wenhao asked the guards to bring pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and wrote a prescription with a pen, and asked Xu San to take it to the military doctor to catch the medicine. The generals were very moved when they saw that Du Wenhao took the initiative to ask about the health of his subordinates and took the initiative to see a doctor for his subordinates. They all stepped forward to toast. Occasionally, if there is a small illness, he also asks Du Wenhao to take a look with his face salivating through wine. Of course, Du Wenhao did not refuse, while drinking, he treated these generals, and said some medical allusions from time to time, and the atmosphere in the tent was harmonious.

After taking Du Wenhao's medicine, Xu San was in good condition, very happy, and very grateful to Du Wenhao.