From childhood to adulthood, Zhou Youlin has never been reproached by his father and mother for half a sentence, he has his own ambitions, he is not willing to be left behind in everything, and he does his best to do his best. Therefore, his father always praised him for his intelligence, his mother always praised him for his studiousness, and as for the people around him, they even said to him for sneaking around and picking up good words. Over time, his ears seemed to be filled with honey, and when he heard a disobedient word, he felt very harsh.

Zhou Youlin originally felt that he had fallen into a place of nothingness, deep in the darkness of the sky and couldn't extricate himself, his hands and feet were all wasted, and he couldn't use half of his strength! It felt worse than death!

Just when he was uneasy, frightened, desperate and panicked, a voice suddenly rumbled in his ears...... The man scolded him angrily, with sharp and unceremonious words.

However, she was scolding him, and she dragged him tightly, as if she was afraid that he would fall deeper and deeper, and fall into nothingness like this, never to wake up again.

The rumbling sound in his ears sounded strange and familiar, and finally he gathered the last bit of strength in his body, and with great difficulty he opened his eyelids, and by the slightest light of the candle flame, he saw a slender and tall figure. The silver needle in his hand swayed, and the fine sweat on his forehead was also faintly shining. "Your Highness, Weichen wants to apply needles to His Highness, please let His Highness hold the ginseng tablets......"

The ginseng is bitter, and after entering it, I feel a warm vitality rising from the heart.

Zhou Youlin took a breath from his abdomen, and his eyes gradually became clearer. He could see more clearly, and he also saw another person who had been standing beside the bed, it was Meng Xilan......

After a night of tossing, Zhou Youlin finally saved his life.

By the time dawn came, Meng Xilan's eyes were already red, and Jiao Changqing was also tired.

"The Fourth Highness has escaped, so let's go back and rest."

Meng Xilan shook her head: "My lord will go back first, and I will sit for a while." ”

Jiao Changqing frowned, I don't know what she means? It's just that last night was indeed thanks to her, otherwise, at this moment, they would already be white filial piety.

Meng Xilan stood quietly by Zhou Youlin's side, as if guarding a faint candle flame, as if she was afraid that it would be injured by the occasional breeze.

Zhou Youlin slept soundly, Meng Xilan supported his head with one hand, looked at his sleeping face, and only thought about one thing in his heart, he couldn't die, at least not yet!

Suddenly, it began to rain outside, and it was dripping, and there was a slight sound of banging on the tent curtains.

Meng Xilan listened attentively, only to feel calm, and in a trance, she dozed off unconsciously. Her sleep has always been light, but now she is very tired, and she sleeps very deeply.

The sound of spring rain coaxed the restless Meng Xilan to sleep, but woke up the tired Zhou Youlin.

His whole body ached, his throat ached like a fire, and he turned his head to call for someone to serve. Who knows, but I saw Meng Xilan again.

She sat there, one hand on her chin, her eyes closed as if she were asleep. Her other hand, resting on his quilt, had ten slender fingers, and the color of her nails was slightly whitish and shiny. Just for a moment, Zhou Youlin suddenly wanted to shake that hand.

Such a move is naturally unreasonable. But now he is already a person wandering around in front of the ghost gate, day after day, how can there be so much to scruple about!

After thinking about it, his hand had already reached over and gently covered Meng Xilan's hand. There was a burst of warmth in her palm, it was the temperature of her body, warm, it felt warmer than the burning charcoal basin.

There are thousands of women in this world, but she is the only one who always appears in front of him inadvertently...... Is this a coincidence, or is it providence? Even he himself was confused.

Just as his mind was wandering, Meng Xilan had already woken up. She cheered up, and when she saw Zhou Youlin looking at herself with his eyes open, she was taken aback.

Zhou Youlin slowly withdrew his palm and said in a dumb voice: "I'm thirsty......"

Meng Xilan hurriedly got up and poured water for him.

“…… Thank you. Zhou Youlin sat up with great difficulty, and finally sat up, but he couldn't sit still.

Seeing this, Meng Xilan hurriedly raised her hand and helped him on the shoulder. "Be careful."

He himself couldn't sit steadily, Meng Xilan hesitated slightly, and then sat down next to him: "Your Highness lean on me, I know you don't have the strength in you." ”

Zhou Youlin was stunned, and then leaned back embarrassedly, "No, you are your daughter's family...... Get away from me. After saying that, I couldn't stop coughing again.

Meng Xilan was also stunned when she heard this, and hurriedly helped him lean back and let him drink water smoothly. "Your Highness suffered yesterday. As the saying goes, if you don't die in a great disaster, you will have a blessing. Presumably, this disease must be getting better. ”

After drinking a bowl of water, Zhou Youlin's cough stopped, "When did you learn these coaxing words?" ”

Meng Xilan smiled slightly: "Good medicine is bitter, as long as you say something good, let His Highness have a little fun." ”

Zhou Youlin suddenly remembered the voice that rumbled in his ears last night, his eyes slowly moved to her face, and asked aloud: "The person who spoke in my ear yesterday, but you?" ”

Meng Xilan was soaking a towel in the basin of water, and when she saw him suddenly ask about it, she lowered her eyes slightly and was silent, and only changed the topic after a while: "Is Your Highness hungry?" ”

Zhou Youlin's eyes sank: "It's you, right." ”

Meng Xilan still lowered her eyes, which was a tacit acquiescence.

"Meng Xilan, you are really bold." Zhou Youlin's eyes were full of emotion, and he was also a little moved.

"If I hadn't been brave, I wouldn't have come here. Your Highness, wait a moment, and I'll bring you a bowl of porridge. Meng Xilan looked back at him and smiled quietly.

"You wait...... Zhou Youlin propped himself up again and said, "Don't call me "Your Highness" in the future...... In terms of seniority in the palace, you are older than me......"

Actually, he would prefer her to call him by his name, and he wanted to hear it.

After a few more days, the number of sick and dead people in the camp increased. The corpses were carried out and burned, and the urns were piling up more and more, and it was really glaring to put them together.

At the beginning, everyone couldn't help but be terrified every time they saw the wisp of black smoke, and even felt that the tip of their nose could smell the smell of the burnt corpse. It's just that I've seen a lot, and I'm slowly numb.

Those urns with famous stickers have not been taken away for a long time, and those family members are afraid of being infected with the epidemic, so no one dares to go out of the city to pick them up, and there are far away, and they don't even know the news.

Meng Xilan thought that she was very afraid of corpses, but if she thought about it carefully, what was so terrible about the dead was nothing more than pity.

She looked down and counted the days, and it had been ten days since she left the palace. The palace waited for news, but there was everything here, but there was no good news.

But the sky was not beautiful, and it began to rain again.

The spring rain can moisten all things, but it can't drown the boredom and anxiety in everyone's hearts.

Father-in-law Fu sent Concubine Ning's handwritten letter this day, and Meng Xilan took it directly to Zhou Youlin, but he just frowned, looked at the envelope, and did not move.

"You don't want to read it?" Meng Xilan looked embarrassed when she saw him.

Zhou Youlin only clasped the letter to his chest and closed his eyes, not wanting Meng Xilan to see the sadness welling up in his eyes.

"Concubine Ning Niangniang may have something important to tell her, let's take a look." Meng Xilan persuaded softly.

She was very interested in this letter.

"The situation of the concubine must be very difficult right now, and she must have hoped for me, but I don't know how long I will last?"

He didn't even dare to speak too loudly now, for fear of causing a cough.

Meng Xilan knew that he was uncomfortable, and was silent for a long time before saying to him: "If I were you, I wouldn't think like this...... The current predicament is not insoluble, but only a temporary predicament. ”

When Zhou Youlin heard this, he raised his eyes to look at her: "You want to coax me with good words again?" ”

Meng Xilan shook her head, her eyes were sober and resolute: "What I said is from the bottom of my heart. The illness came like a mountain, and it was indeed not easy for the four princes to get back on their feet. But even if it's not easy, you can't lose that momentum first. The four princes have always been pretentious and strong in everything, how can they admit defeat first now? What's more, we still have Master Jiao by our side, since he can save you once, he can save you a second time! I am very confident in Master Jiao's ability, and it is with this confidence that I can survive, and I hope you are too. ”

Zhou Youlin's heart was slightly shocked when he heard this, and after thinking about it, he lowered his head and opened the envelope, reading Concubine Ning's letter.

Meng Xilan avoided it at the right time, if there was something important, he would tell her, so there was no hurry for the time being, let him sort out his thoughts alone and calm down.

Out of the tent, Meng Xilan suddenly smelled a faint fragrance, like the smell of food.

Zhulu ran over with a smile: "Master, it's fifteen today, and a few aunts who came to help said that they would make meat cakes for everyone to eat." ”

Meng Xilan was slightly stunned when she heard this, but she didn't expect it.

There is no shortage of food in the camp, but because of the terrible epidemic of the times, no one has the heart to eat, and every day is to boil porridge and cook rice, and the food is light and simple.

"Why aren't they afraid?" Meng Xilan looked at the women who were splitting the fire in the distance and asked lightly.

Zhu Lu smiled, as if with emotion: "Master, they are all people who are used to living a hard life, usually they don't eat well and don't dress warmly, and the best thing to do is to have fun in suffering." No matter how terrible the epidemic is, this day must go on. ”

Meng Xilan's heart was quite touched, "Yes, it is also sweet to be happy in bitterness." When the epidemic is in trouble, people will die, but people will die when they are hungry, they are all the same. You tell them to do it well, to do more, and to make everyone eat more. ”

In addition to the bitter smell of medicine that night, everyone could also smell the delicious aroma of cakes.

Meng Xilan held the fragrant pancake and went to her father.

He was not seriously ill, but he was helplessly old, and he tossed for several days, his body was a little weak, and his face was not very good-looking.

When Meng Zhenglu saw her coming, he only asked her to sit down and speak: "Why is it so lively today?" ”

"It was all the peasant women's idea. You see, how fragrant this cake is. Meng Xilan said gently.

Meng Zhenglu was in the mood to care about this, so he only said: "Although my father is recuperating in this tent all day long, he also knows how bad the situation in the camp is. Lan'er, don't worry about these trivial matters, think of a way to get out of here as soon as possible, and get out of here. ”

Meng Xilan's eyes sank: "What's wrong here?" Dad, since my daughter entered the palace, she has never had such an opportunity to talk to you face to face. ”

Meng Zhenglu's heart softened: "Silly daughter, you ......"

Meng Xilan interrupted him, grabbed the cake with her hand and fed it to him: "Daddy, don't worry, Concubine Ning just sent someone to deliver the letter today, so it can be seen that the wind direction in the palace has not changed." Now that we're here, let's just wait and see what happens. ”