Episode 38 Die with you

Soon, she quietly replied to Xiang Xiaoqiang:

"My lord, Princess Liaoyang is not at the headquarters...... Her Royal Highness the Princess is sick and recuperating at home......"

Xiang Xiaoqiang was very surprised, and asked in a low voice:

"She's sick? When was this? What disease? ”

Xiuxiu said softly:

The princess's secretary said on the phone that on the afternoon of the 20th, the princess felt unwell and went back to rest early. Then he didn't come back the next day, and people called in sick. I haven't been to the headquarters for the past few days. The secretary said that the princess seemed to have caught a cold. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang was very surprised, Fourteen Gege was sick on the afternoon of the 20th, and it has been four days now, and he doesn't know at all. Fourteen Gege is the deputy commander of the security team, but her illness obviously hurts her stomach, and this boss doesn't know either.

But...... In the 20 days since the start of the war, he has lived in the fortress and has never returned to the headquarters. Xiuxiu has also lived in Lai for more than ten days. The leaders of these main departments of the People's Guard also lived in the fortress and commanded them at any time. Anyway, it is tantamount to moving a condensed version of the People's Guard Corps Headquarters into the High Command.

However, this lite version of the People's Guard Command obviously does not include fourteen grids.

The position of the fourteen grid in the command is very important in peacetime. It stands to reason that even if it is "streamlined", it is impossible to miss her. But maybe it's because of her special identity, since the Ming and Qing dynasties started the war, everyone has intentionally or unintentionally "downplayed" her, or "marginalized" her. As for herself, she seems to be deliberately "marginalizing" herself.

Since the start of the war, don't say that everyone else has forgotten the fourteen grids, even Xiang Xiaoqiang has almost forgotten the fourteen grids. As for the fourteen grids, he never took the initiative to poke his head to remind everyone of his existence. Like a snail, she retracted deep into her shell.

Listening to Xiuxiu's tone, it seems that even the secretary of Fourteen Gege doesn't care much about her, and Fourteen Gege is sick, and even the secretary doesn't go to see her.

Besides, Fourteen Gege's temperament, who is both proud and inferior, probably doesn't plan to sit on the cold bench in the headquarters, "call sick" and go home, raise flowers and feed fish to tease cats, and teach Xiao Wu to learn Chinese by the way, she doesn't care what the war is like outside......

Thinking of this, Xiang Xiaoqiang sighed secretly, and a feeling of guilt filled his heart.

When I first showed my love to Fourteen Gege, what did you say? To protect people, how do people behave......

What about now?

……

Xiang Xiaoqiang glanced at the wall clock, it was more than nine o'clock in the evening. And the discussion at the conference table was still not clueless. He got up, bent down and walked to Tang Yunsheng's side, bowed his head and whispered to him:

"Tang Gong, otherwise, the student will go and ask Princess Liaoyang to see if Her Royal Highness the princess has any good ideas. Princess Liaoyang is resourceful, and she has a solid foundation in the army, and the most important thing is that she knows the details and style of the Qing army's various armies and generals...... Students want to ......"

Before Xiang Xiaoqiang finished speaking, Tang Yunsheng nodded frequently:

"Mm-hmm, yes, yes...... You're right, you should ask her about it. However, I am afraid that I will not be able to tell you clearly on the phone, so I will write a warrant and send a convoy of guards to invite the princess, and everyone will ask for advice together...... Anyway, it's also Her Royal Highness the Princess, and we can't be taken lightly as courtiers. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang was a little embarrassed, and laughed quietly:

"Tang Gong, this ...... Her Royal Highness Princess Liaoyang is now in poor health and is recuperating at home, so it may be inconvenient to come to the headquarters...... The students wanted to go in person, and even visited and asked for advice, and did it together......"

"Oh...... That's the case," Tang Yunsheng looked at Xiang Xiaoqiang, a little surprised, and immediately asked in a low voice, "What disease is Her Royal Highness the princess suffering from?" When was this? Have you seen the imperial doctor? What kind of medicine to take? But does it matter? ”

Her Royal Highness the princess is sick, whether you really care or not, this is the basic etiquette of a courtier, and it must be asked. Xiang Xiaoqiang is also very clear. After he briefly answered one by one, Tang Yunsheng nodded and sighed:

"Her Royal Highness the princess is in poor health, and we only know now that we are courtiers, what a sin. Alas, it's also unfortunate, now that the war is in full swing, the old man is also entangled in military affairs, otherwise, he should really go to the princess's mansion to visit immediately......"

Xiang Xiaoqiang immediately whispered:

"Don't worry, Tang Gong can rest assured, the students will definitely bring Tang Gong and Ming Gong's hearts."

Tang Yunsheng nodded and said:

"Hold on, go and come back quickly, the battle situation here may change at any time...... Your People's Guard is still the main force. ”

"Don't worry, Tang Gong."

……

Xiuxiu originally wanted to go with Xiang Xiaoqiang, but Xiang Xiaoqiang excused her to stare here and didn't let her go. Xiuxiu knew that Xiang Xiaoqiang wanted to go by the way, but although she was reluctant, she was still very obedient and did not have any objection to Xiang Xiaoqiang, but just kissed Xiang Xiaoqiang lightly in the corridor, and gently instructed:

"Adults should be careful, be sure to pay attention to safety. When you go, don't go the same way as when you come......"

Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at Xiuxiu's beautiful and obedient face, and felt a little guilty in his heart, and wanted to take her for a moment. But then I thought about it, if I went alone, I would inevitably linger with the fourteen grids, and maybe when the time came, the blood would be uncontrollable, so I would come to an overlord and push him down...... If Xiuxiu wants to go with her, will she be asked to guard them at the door? That hurt her even more.

……

Xiang Xiaoqiang took Hu Jiong, sat in the bulletproof car of the headquarters allocated to him by Tang Yunsheng, and a military vehicle in front and behind, and the military vehicle was full of People's Guard soldiers, rushing to Nanjing City in the night.

At 9:40 p.m., three cars quietly drove into the gate of Princess Liaoyang's mansion.

Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at the pocket watch, and his heart was slightly relieved. At this point, fourteen grids will not sleep. She has always been a night owl and likes to go to bed late and wake up late. I am often late for work......

But the maids on duty were very surprised when they saw Lord Xiang coming.

"Is Her Royal Highness the princess going to bed?"

Xiang Xiaoqiang walked into the front living room, took off his long coat and handed it to a maid, and asked casually.

The maid looked at him in astonishment, and hesitated in reply:

"Xiang ...... Lord Xiang, Her Royal Highness didn't get up at all......"

Xiang Xiaoqiang was stunned.

"Oh, you mean, Her Royal Highness hasn't gone to bed yet?"

The maid shook her head.

"What?" Xiang Xiaoqiang was stunned, "You mean, Her Royal Highness the princess was in bed all day today and didn't get up?" ”

The maid nodded.

Xiang Xiaoqiang said in surprise:

"Is Her Royal Highness really sick? What's going on? What disease? ”

The maid replied nervously:

"To your lordship...... Her Royal Highness the Princess, she has been sick for several days, just a little better yesterday morning, got up and walked for a while, but it got worse in the evening...... From last night until tonight, have been on bed rest......"

"Ahh What disease? ”

"This ...... The doctor said it was a cold, a cold and a fever...... But he wouldn't let us into the princess's room, saying that he was afraid of contagion......"

Xiang Xiaoqiang's heart was sour, but he didn't expect that Fourteen Gege was not "calling a disease", but a real illness. He immediately said:

"I'll go see her."

As he spoke, he ignored the maid's obstruction, and went straight to the direction of the fourteen-grid bedroom.

……

Through several porches, he stood in front of the door of the fourteen-block bedroom.

The entire hallway, the floor was mopped, and the air smelled of potions, like the smell peculiar to hospitals. There was not a single light in the fourteen-grid room, and the grid sliding doors closed tightly as if they were empty.

Xiang Xiaoqiang's heart ached, and a feeling of déjà vu drilled into his brain.

This is the formalin potion, which represents the breath of death.

…… It was a memory from later generations. He was still in secondary school at the time. It was also such a night, he and his whole family, sad and anxious, sat on the bench, comforting each other. The hallway also smelled of pungent formalin...... Across the chair is the ICU intensive care unit. At one end of the corridor is the operating room. At the other end are two gates, out of which you turn the path along the hospital and the morgue.

Xiang Xiaoqiang's grandmother was pushed from the intensive care unit into the operating room. When you push it out, it's up to you to push it back into the intensive care unit, or if you push it straight through the hallway and through the two doors at the end......

Life and death are separated by such a short corridor, just a dozen meters.

The lights in the operating room are still on, and the hope of the whole family is inside. Everyone was praying for a miracle.

But that day the miracle did not come, and the hospital bed finally pushed through the entire corridor and pushed out the two doors amid the cries of the whole family.

Xiang Xiaoqiang also firmly remembered the breath of that moment - the formalin breath that represented death.

……

Now, Xiang Xiaoqiang stood in front of the door of Princess Liaoyang's room, breathing this breath, tears rolling in his eyes, his hands trembling, and he couldn't lift up and open the door.

I don't know how long it took, but he plucked up his courage and whispered:

"Ah Fang...... Ah Fang ......"

There was not a sound in it. The entire corridor fell silent.

Xiang Xiaoqiang was thinking nonsense, and tears were almost coming down. He wondered what he would have done if he pushed open the door now and found that Fourteen Gege was dead.

"Ah Fang...... I...... I've come to see you...... Ah Fang, it's my ......"

……

Finally, a faint sigh came from inside.

Xiang Xiaoqiang was surprised for a while, and shouted softly:

"Ah Fang, I've come to see you...... Did you sleep? ”

Fourteen grids of faint voices came from inside:

“…… You...... You ...... to the Commander-in-Chief What a rarity...... Remember me...... It's nice to have someone like me, it's good...... Don't come in...... Ahem...... cough cough cough cough ......"

Xiang Xiaoqiang was overjoyed, but when he heard Fourteen Gege's violent cough, he felt a sharp pain in his heart, as if the heart-rending pain was on him.

He immediately reached out and pulled open the sliding door, and it was pitch black inside, and the pungent smell of medicine came to his face.

Fourteen Gege coughed and hissed:

"Don't come in...... Can be contagious...... cough cough cough ......"

Xiang Xiaoqiang turned around firmly and closed the door. Then he turned around and said slowly:

"Since I have come in, I will never go out again. Even if you have typhoid and cholera pneumonic plague, I will stay with you inside. ”

Fourteen Gege coughed twice and said softly:

“…… The doctor didn't dare tell me...... But I know...... Eighty percent are pneumonia...... You get out of here......"

When I heard that it was a pneumonia, I let go of Xiaoqiang's heart a lot. Pneumonia is not a serious thing. As long as it is not chronic, take medicine and injections, and it will be fine for a few days.

He stepped on the tatami mat and walked to the place where the fourteen squares were sleeping, knelt down, touched it twice, touched her hand, and held it gently.

"Ah Fang, I also found out...... You suffered. ”

Fourteen Gege tried to break free of his hand, but he didn't have any strength at all, so he held it. She coughed twice and whispered:

"Xiang Xiaoqiang...... Are you willing to die with me? ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang nodded quickly:

"yes!"

Fourteen Gege said weakly:

"If I had pneumonia...... So how are you...... If you don't get it, you'll die with me. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang secretly wondered, he didn't know that a pneumonia scared Fourteen Gege like this. Pneumonia is not an incurable disease, take a few injections of anti-inflammatory drugs, and you will be fine in a few days.

But he didn't have the heart to do popular science with Fourteen Gege, he just smiled and said:

"Don't say 'you guess' it's pneumonia, even if the doctor tells me directly that it's pneumonia, I'll be with you. If we are sick, we will be sick together, and if we die, we will die together. Why don't I come tonight? ”

Fourteen Gege seemed to be molded all over his body, and there was no sound for a long time. It wasn't until after another violent cough that she said in a trembling voice:

"Xiang Xiaoqiang...... You...... Are you insane? …… Is it necessary......"