In the early morning of the next day, after Lime got up in the morning, he cleaned up the tent, cleaned it, and went out of the camp tent, ready to boil medicine for Qiu Chulin.

Outside the tent was a mess, and the soldiers were cleaning up the remnants of last night's fire.

The scene in front of him made Lime sigh in his heart, Xiu Yi's fire was really generous, the main tent was burned beyond recognition, and most of the other tents were also implicated and only the skeleton remained, I really don't know how he set such a big fire in such a short period of time.

Lime went to the medicine tent next to the wounded barracks to boil the medicine himself, and took the wound medicine applied externally, and then waited in front of Qiu Xiyang's tent, waiting for the tent to be cleaned up and change the medicine for Qiu Chulin.

"Miss Lime, General, please come in." Qiu Xi raised his tent and waved towards the lime.

"Yes, there is Deputy General Lao." When Lime entered the camp tent with the medicine tray, Qiu Chulin was sitting topless in front of the table looking at the confidential documents rescued from the fire last night, Lime did not step forward, but waited aside, "Childe, it's time to change the medicine." ”

"Hmm." Qiu Chulin glanced up at Lime, put down the things in his hand, got up and sat down in front of the bed.

Taking the bowl of black medicinal soup handed over by Lime, Qiu Chulin did not hesitate at all, and drank it without changing his face.

Seeing the corners of Lime's mouth twitch, what she was most afraid of since she was a child was drinking such a bitter medicine, he drank it so happily that Lime thought he didn't feel it.

"The wound should not be wet, and the son should avoid spicy food and alcohol." Lime removed the old muslin cloth and said while applying the medicine, "The wound is very deep, and you must not use too much force during the recovery period to avoid tearing the wound and hindering the recovery of the injury, so it is best for Childe to recuperate for a while." ”

"Yanya City can't be attacked for a long time, how can I be in the mood to recuperate?" Qiu Chulin said, "If it's torn, sew it up again." ”

"General Yu!" Lime was about to retort when she was interrupted by the voice of the guards from outside the tent, "The messenger with the letter has arrived." ”

"Childe, the wound has been changed, and the lime will go out first." Lime bandaged Qiu Chulin's wounds, then packed up his things and prepared to leave.

Qiu Chulin's family letter naturally came from his only relative, Shuochu Regent Yan Qiyang, and the family letter that came at this time could never have come to ask for warmth.

If her guess is correct, this letter will bring a big change, Lime smells of conspiracy in it, and she vaguely feels that her brother seems to be involved.

The calm and calm of this morning made Lime wonder, could it be that this family letter from Yan Qiyang was really just a family letter?

When Lime was puzzled, another messenger was ushered in in the barracks, the eunuch sent by Emperor Shuochu.

"The Divine Decree has arrived!" The eunuch shouted in a long voice. The sight of the fire in the camp surprised the eunuch who had just arrived, but he was only amazed for a moment before adjusting back to his state.

"The enmity of Chu Lin took the order." Everyone followed behind Qiu Chulin and knelt together.

"When the sky is good, I am hereby clearly ordered: Qiu Qing is wise and brave, both civil and military, and I am the court. Su Yan said that I did not decorate the bad intentions of the court, and the Qing generals had 200,000 soldiers to cut Yan, and the red Dan heart was clear to the sun and the moon. However, it is not a day's work to cut down Yan, so you must not be easy to enter. Today, Yiqing is the general of the town, and the official residence is second. Ordered Qing to retreat from the second, guard the wheat pass, do not allow mistakes, and do not return without edicts. Chin this. After the eunuch read the decree, he put it away and offered it with both hands, "General Qiu, thank you for the decree." ”

Lime knelt beside Qiu Chulin, seeing his changing expression, Emperor Shuochu appointed him as the general of the town, but ordered him not to return to Beijing without an edict, which was called sealing, but in fact it was suppression. Shuochu Palace, something must have happened.

"Hatred of Chu Lin, thank you Lord Longen." Qiu Chulin got up after receiving the order, and said to the eunuch who sent the decree, "There is a father-in-law, if the father-in-law doesn't think the food is rough, how about staying in the army for lunch and then leaving?" ”

"The general's good intentions are understood, but the miscellaneous family must rush back to the palace to resume his life, and it is not appropriate to stay in the army for a long time, thank you general." The eunuch greeted.

"That will stay with my father-in-law soon, and be careful about everything on the road." Qiu Chulin said.

After sending off the eunuch, Qiu Chulin immediately gave the order to pull out the camp of the whole army, set off immediately, and retreated to Maicheng. The whole army arrived at Maicheng on the evening of the ninth day, and Qiu Chulin was speechless all the way, as if he was hiding his thoughts.

At night, Lime lit a candle lamp, sat at the table and studied medical skills, there was a sound of rustling outside the window, when Lime raised his head again, there was a man in black in front of him, Lime put down the book, looked at the man and said, "What's wrong, what's wrong?" ”

"Miss." Jing Chuchu took off his veil and came to Lime's side, "Shizi asked his subordinates to bring a few instructions to Miss. ”

"Well, let's talk about it." Lime picked up the tea on the table and took a sip.

"First, Miss is weak in Shuochu, don't provoke Yan Qiyang; Second, be careful and keep in touch with the son at all times. Third, stay safe and take care of yourself. Jing Chuchu said word for word.

"Anything else?" Lime put down the teacup, raised her head and looked at Jing Chuchu and asked slowly.

"Nope." Jing Chuchu lowered her head, avoiding the gaze cast by Lime, and the young lady's indifferent voice made her break out in a cold sweat.

"I have something to ask you." Lime said, "What has happened to the Shuochu Palace in the past few days?" Also, was Qiu Chulin's withdrawal from the army also involved in his brother? ”

"Miss Hui, according to the secret report, Emperor Shuochu has been on a sickbed for a long time, and he has been seriously ill in recent days, and I am afraid that he will soon die." Hearing Lime's question, Jing Chuchu finally breathed a sigh of relief, "The prince is indeed involved in this matter, but the specific details are not known to his subordinates. ”

"Qiu Chulin has withdrawn from the army, Su Yan's external troubles have been eliminated, and the spearhead of the court will soon be directed at his brother." Lime said, "Now that Fang Lu is completely unpopular, if my brother's identity is exposed in front of the people in the court at this time, it will definitely cause an uproar." Zhang Jian is scruples about this, he will not reveal his brother's identity, he will only do it in secret. Chu Chu, you must protect your brother. ”

"Please rest assured, in order to protect the safety of the prince, my subordinates will never give up." Jing Chuchu said firmly.

"I don't want you to die, and your son doesn't want you to die." Lime smiled narrowly, "People's hearts are flesh and blood, and he will understand your mind." ”

Jing Chuchu didn't say a word, and blushed with shame.

"Tell my brother for me, be careful in everything, and don't rush things." Lime said, "It's not too early, be careful when you go back, don't leave your tail." ”

"Yes, the subordinates retired." After Jing Chuchu finished speaking, he turned around and walked out of the window and disappeared into the night.

The news that the second brother is still alive will spread throughout the government and the opposition within two months, and Zhang Jian will definitely take this handle, and edict his brother to return to Beijing and ask the teacher to ask for guilt.

The elder brother retreated from the enemy and suffered military exploits, Zhang Jian's move will definitely arouse the dissatisfaction of the courtiers.

At that time, as soon as the edict of the first emperor comes out, everything can be solved.

Lime folded the medical books spread out on the table and placed them in the bookshelf, came to the window, looked at the bright moon hanging in the night sky, and remembered the uncle he had never met, Shuochu Emperor Hongxia Zuofeng.

Hongxia Zuofeng was seriously ill for more than ten years and was unable to preside over the government, so that the government was basically in the hands of the regent Yan Qiyang.

The second son under his knees, the second prince Hongxia Yike, was also an idle prince who was set aside in his early years, and in recent years, he has won the support of many old ministers, and gradually gained a firm foothold in the court, but after all, he is weak and weak; And the Nine Emperor Princes, Hongxia Yiming, are just a seven-year-old child.

Hongxia Zuofeng was seriously ill and ordered Qiu Chulin to guard the frontier and not return to Beijing without an edict, clearly to prevent Yan from abandoning Yang and usurping the throne. Today, the tension in Shuo Chu is no less than that of Su Yan.

It is said that the grass grows and the warbler flies in February, but the geography of Maicheng is northerly, and there is a sign of recovery in April. Maicheng is a customs clearance fortress, where merchants from all over the world gather, which is very lively and quite exotic.

Lime was carrying a few packages in her hand and followed Qiu Chulin's side, shuttling through the city.

It has been half a month since he came to Maicheng, Qiu Chulin has been socializing everywhere in addition to reading books and practicing every day, and he is free today, so he actually took the lime out for a stroll.

has been singing on stage for a long time, Qiu Chulin listened to it with relish, and Lime had already dozed off.

I don't know how long it took, there was a crisp sound, and Lime woke up suddenly, and opened his sleepy eyes, only to find that the play had long ended, and an old storyteller was replaced on the stage.

The lime was hungry, and the melon seeds, peanuts and fruit snacks on the table were all empty plates, and he reached out to pick up the teapot and drink a glass of water to moisten his throat, but found that even the teapot was empty.

Qiu Chulin could still listen attentively, but Lime was hungry but it was difficult to sleep.

"Awake?" After a long time, Qiu Chulin inadvertently looked back and finally found that Lime had woken up, "Hungry, get up, go eat." ”

As he spoke, Qiu Chulin picked up a few packages on the table, got up and walked in front first, Lime was stunned, the book hadn't finished listening, did he leave?

Not far from the teahouse is a restaurant called Cyclamen, which is famous for its delicious food and drinks.

Qiu Chulin took the lime to find a seat in the lobby on the first floor at random, ordered a few signature dishes, and drank the wine directly, very leisurely.

"Childe, your injuries haven't healed yet." Lime Road.

"Left and right are also idle, if you don't drink some wine, won't you be bored." Qiu Chulin said and poured himself another glass.

"Since the son came to this wheat city, he has been idle. The position of the general on the edge of the town is something that others have dreamed of, how did he get to Childe, like a shackle? Lime poured a cup of tea and smiled casually.

"Everyone has his own ambitions." Qiu Chulin said, "This son and I are just a temporary shackle." ”

"Everyone has their own ambitions, I don't know where the son is?" Lime Road.

"Ning'er has more words today than usual." Qiu Chulin didn't answer the rhetorical question, looking at the lime as if there was a blade hidden in his eyes.

"Xu ...... Xu is lime was originally such a character, and the atmosphere in the barracks was too solemn before to appear silent. Lime chuckled, and the lime he called "Ning'er" was stunned, no one had ever called her that except for Master.

"Really? In this way, I was wronged before. Qiu Chulin looked at her with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

When I returned to Fuchu, it was already completely dark.

As soon as Lime entered the door, he felt that there was something strange in this bedroom, and it turned out that there was a guest who came uninvited.

Before entering the inner room, Lime lit the candlelight in the outer room and boiled a pot of tea, "I'm really sorry to keep Your Excellency waiting for so long, why don't you come out and drink tea to relieve your fatigue." ”

"This prince really can't see that his cousin is such a hospitable person." With that, Hongxia Yike slowly walked out of the inner room, and he smiled at the lime with what he thought was very kind.

"The news of the second prince is really well-informed." Lime was slightly stunned when she heard what he called herself, and she already knew a little bit in her heart.

"My cousin came all the way to see you, why did my cousin see you so much?" Hongxia Yike was not polite, and sat straight over, with an evil smile on his face.

"If you have nothing to do, you won't go to the Three Treasures Palace, and since my cousin has something, let's speak up." Lime boiled tea, and looked in the direction of the inner room, "The tea is ready, the guest in the inner room, come out for a cup of tea." ”

"Cousin, I can't hide anything from you." After Hongxia Yike finished speaking, he got up and went to the inner room, helping the man to slowly walk to the outer room.

"Ahem... cough..."The man forcibly suppressed the coughing sound, and was supported by Hongxia Yike, walking along, he was not very old, but he was skinny and sickly.

"You are like Li'er, you are really like you." The man stared at her for a long time, as if he had seen someone else through her.

"You're an uncle." Lime is determined, although he is sickly Longzhong, but he is richly dressed and elegant, and it is difficult to hide the kingly spirit.

"Well, I am." Hongxia Zuofeng, supported by Hongxia Yike, came to Lime, he forced his cough, and his face looked very tired.

He didn't call himself "I", nor did he have the slightest pretension, just like an ordinary person.

"How's my uncle's health?" Thinking of the secret report that Chu Chu said a few days ago, Lime asked.

"You should have received a secret report, Emperor Shuochu's deadline is approaching, what he said is true." Hongxia Zuofeng coughed again as he spoke, "It's me who is sorry for your mother for making her suffer." Before I leave, I just want to take a good look at you two brothers and sisters. I have not seen you since you were born. ”

"Uncle has seen my brother?" Lime asked.

"I've seen it." Hongxia Zuofeng said, "It's a good boy, but it's a pity that the obsession is too deep." ”