Chapter 169: A Fast-Growing Teenager
When Shen Muxi woke up again, he only saw a pair of eyes full of anxiety and worry gathered around the bed. She tugged at the corners of her lips and smiled weakly, it felt so good to be cared for, but it was also indescribably sad.
"Master?" Ah Luo choked up, "Are you better?" ”
Shen Muxi didn't know how pale her face was, and she didn't know how frightening she was lying motionless on the bed.
"Young master?" Bu Tang couldn't help but tremble, "How?" ”
"It's okay!" Shen Muxi opened his mouth, but quickly turned his head to look around him.
Qianmian stood in front of the bed, "Don't look for it, I'll let Huang Li help him, carry him into the bathtub, and soak him in medicinal soup, so that he can better integrate with Biluo, so that the best effect can be achieved." But don't worry, he's fine! It's you, who use yourself as medicine again and again, and you have to take good care of it, so as not to damage your heart and veins when you get it, but you really don't have the skills to go back! ”
Shen Muxi's eyes narrowed.
She is a man, not a god.
If you eat whole grains, you will get hurt and die.
She's no exception.
Fortunately, Bo Yunxiu has nothing to do, and she thinks it's worth it.
"I didn't dare to tell the two sons!" Yuegui whispered, "The two sons don't know the truth yet. ”
"Don't tell them!" Shen Muxi struggled to get up, Ah Luo hurriedly helped pick it up, and stuffed the soft cushion behind Shen Muxi's waist, "Master, you should be careful and don't be too hard." ”
Shen Muxi sighed lightly, "I know it in my heart, don't worry!" ”
It wasn't the first time, she was used to it.
"Mooncoming?" Shen Muxi spoke.
Yuegui was busy saluting, "Don't worry, princess, everything you explained has been done." ”
"Very good!" Shen Muxi nodded.
Now, just wait for Bo Yunxiu to get better.
I slept for a long time, and it was dawn at that time, as dark as today, and it was really a blink of an eye.
The candles are shining, and the room is quiet.
Bo Yunxiu soaked in medicinal soup during the day, and now he is still asleep, and Qianmian uses silver needles to guide qi to the yuan, so that Biluo and Huang Gu can be better contained, Shen Muxi sat on the edge of the bed, looking at him gently.
I never get tired of seeing each other, and that's probably how it feels. "Princess, Lan Niang is back!" The moon returns to salute.
Shen Muxi got up, ordered Huang Li to enter the house and stared, and Gu Zi went to the flower hall.
Lan Niang held the kettle and cooed, drank it cleanly, and finally gasped before saying to Shen Muxi, "There are a lot of casualties, but the clean-up is also clean, as you expected, I searched the entire rudder, and I didn't find any trace of Lu Guizhou's kid, I guess he was really taken away!" ”
"Are there any other clues?" Shen Muxi frowned.
"I don't look good at you." Lan Niang looked at her fixedly, "Are you okay?" ”
Shen Muxi shook his head, "It's okay, you just have to talk about things." ”
"I found a secret room in the rudder, probably Lu Rujing's collection room or something, and looking at some books, it looks like something from Yingguo." Lan Niang sat down, "I let people bring them all back, you can take a closer look at it at that time." ”
Speaking of this, Lan Niang seemed to think of something again, "By the way, Yuegui said that you are going to find Gu Mother Villa?" ”
Shen Muxi nodded.
"The location of Gu Mu Villa, I know." Lan Niang spoke, "I'll take you there!" ”
"You?" Shen Muxi frowned.
"The Ten Palaces of Yama are disbanded, and everyone is relieved, but what to do with those descendants of the Protector Clan, I have to ask your subordinates to show mercy." Lan Niang sighed lightly, "They are all poor people, and it is better not to kill them all in some things." The people of the Immortal Sect are still locked up in the Heavenly Prison, so the people of the Ten Palaces of Yama, I want to ask for a favor for them. ”
Shen Muxi narrowed his eyes, "Don't worry, the Ten Palaces Yama Luo Yuan was quietly disposed of, and when the time comes, you let them go!" ”
"I'm afraid I can't go!" Lan Niang pursed her lips.
Shen Muxi was stunned, "Why?" ”
"Everyone knows that the Protector has a young master, and they all want to come and bow down." Lan Niang bowed, "Young master, although we are not the protectors, but we have been more or less favored by the protectors, and now the young master has appeared, putting things right, and almost wants to eradicate traitors like Lu Rujing, and everyone is full of worship for the young master." Young master, please meet everyone! ”
Shen Muxi frowned, "Lan Niang, you should know why I want to eradicate Lu Rujing, not as the young master of the Protector Clan, but as the princess, for the peace of the Eastern Capital." ”
"But the young master, whether you admit it or not, you are the young master, and the things in your blood are existences that you can't deny." Lan Niang straightened up, "Isn't it because of why the people of the Immortal Sect are tied up?" ”
Narrowing his eyes, Shen Muxi was silent.
The descendants of the Hu clan really need to be resettled, but fortunately, these people are not the patriarch of the lineage, and they are not too talented, and the books of the Hu clan have been confiscated by the imperial court, and some have been burned.
What's more, without the Phoenix Gu and the protector of the imperial court, at best, they only have a little more self-defense than ordinary people.
It is not easy to release the people who protect the clan in the prison, but it is easy to get in and get out...... It needs the consultation of the ministers of the court, Shen Muxi is just a princess, unless Bo Yunxiu is in power, Xu can be arbitrary.
Women are weak after all, and for civil and military officials, if the princess wants to get involved in the affairs of the court, it is equivalent to a chicken.
"I'll do my best!" Shen Muxi did not answer directly.
Bo Yunxiu couldn't come forward, and now he could only ask the emperor to go to the court to judge, and the bad debt between Changshengmen and the court should also be settled.
There are many controversies in the court about the departure and retention of the descendants of the Hu clan, some advocate cutting the grass and eradicating the roots, and some feel that the first emperor has been killed once in the past, and it is not easy to survive now, and it has not caused too much harm in itself, and the disaster of the Hu clan should also end here.
The two sides were at loggerheads, the prime minister advocated strangulation, but Guan Taishi surprisingly advocated calming things down.
Emperor Bo Yunchong, who has never been in the court, led the queen mother to the Jinluan Palace, suppressed the main killing faction, suppressed the public opinion, allowed the Hu clan to return to his hometown, and sent the court soldiers to station, and did not allow the people of the clan to step out of the mountain gate half a step.
In this way, it is also an agreement.
If there is a violation, there will be no forgiveness.
Prison.
"Princess, please come here!" The jailer led the way.
Luo Nanchen knelt respectfully, "Young master! No, it's time to call you Patriarch. ”
"I'm not a young master, and I won't be your patriarch, I'm just here to tell you that the emperor has forgiven the sins of the protector and asked you to return to the valley of the protector, and don't come out again from now on." Shen Muxi stood outside the cage and looked at Luo Nanchen's empty sleeves, "Let's live well!" ”
"Patriarch!"
"Patriarch!"
The sound of one after another, with the sound of earnestness.
"I'm not your patriarch, I'm the princess of the court." Shen Muxi looked around at everyone, "Everyone go back to their hometowns, live a good life, don't touch any Gu in the future, those things have harmed the whole clan, and it is a good thing to die now." ”
"Patriarch!" Luo Nanchen got up, "Do you really want to abandon us?" ”
The jailer retreated, Shen Muxi glanced at Yuegui, Yuegui walked out quickly, guarding outside, so as not to get close to the idlers.
"I have more important things to do." Shen Muxi's face turned pale, "Do you know the Soul Returning Gu?" ”
Luo Nanchen grabbed the bars of the cell and looked at her in disbelief, "You, you're going to find the Soul Gu?" Patriarch, you can't go! ”
"Zhao Lianyi will use the Soul Returning Gu to bring back a living dead, and at that time, it will be too late for anything!" Shen Muxi narrowed his eyes, "Phoenix Gu, Soul Returning Gu, look at the sins created by the Protector Clan!" I, Shen Muxi, asked myself if I am not a god man, I don't have the ability to properly clean up your debts, and now I take one step at a time. ”
"Patriarch!" Luo Nanchen's knuckles were glowing with a terrifying whiteness, "The Soul Returning Gu is far away in the desert, and only the pavilion master knows about that position, if you rush to look for it, I'm afraid that there will be no return." ”
"It's not just Zhao Lianyi, I think Lu Rujing should have already set off." Shen Muxi sighed lightly, "The Immortal Gate, the Ten Halls of Yama, fighting back and forth, what did they end up with?" In the end, nothing was left behind. Tomorrow a special sergeant will come to escort you into the mountains, and when you return to your original place, you will not come out again. ”
Luo Nanchen lowered his eyes, "Did the patriarch get the secret box?" ”
Shen Muxi turned around and walked out.
"There should be the whereabouts of the Soul Returning Gu in the secret box, and the harm of the Soul Returning Gu is recorded, is it so, the patriarch still has to find it, is it to forgive the sins of the Guardian Clan?" Luo Nanchen's voice was slightly deep.
"I said, I'm dealing with these things as the princess, not from the perspective of the protector!" Shen Muxi paused, "The Protector has nothing to do with me, not at all!" ”
"Got it!" Luo Nanchen knelt on the ground and kowtowed a few respectfully, "Congratulations to the patriarch!" ”
Shen Muxi strode out, and one after another respectful shouts sounded behind him, "Congratulations to the patriarch." ”
When he walked to the door, Shen Muxi looked up at the sky outside, and his heart sank.
The group of people who protect the clan of the Ten Palaces of Yama did not enter the city at all, but waited directly outside the city, Shen Muxi explained, let them wait, take care of the point all the way, if the people of the court are not trustworthy, they must help and rescue the same clan.
Of course, this was the worst-case scenario, and she believed that Bo Yunchong would not do it.
Looking at the group of people kneeling at his feet, Shen Muxi was not half happy, although he was of the same clan, but ...... With great glory comes great responsibility. Fortunately, this account can finally end here.
Outside the city, there are people in the city.
Shen Muxi was in a trance, as if they were two worlds.
In the butcher shop in front of the hospital, Chunxiu took Sun Daoxian to sell pork together, and Sun Daoxian, who had an apron around his neck, looked bitter melon, which attracted the attention of the people on the street, and they laughed happily.
Chunxiu didn't care about this, she still did her business, and from time to time she yelled at Sun Daoxian, thinking that he was in the way, and turned around and smiled and chopped the meat and handed it to the guests.
"With Sun Shizi supporting the shop, Miss Chunxiu's business is actually a lot better." The shopkeeper welcomed Shen Muxi into the pharmacy, "These two days are Dr. Li's consultation, and the princess can rest assured." ”
"It's all here to see the fun!" Yuegui smiled.
The shopkeeper nodded, "Who says it's not!" It's no wonder that the prince made a fuss before, who in the eastern capital doesn't know his name, and now that he hears that pork is sold here, can't he come over to see what is going on? ”
The man served tea, "Sun Shizi has been beaten a lot, the temperament of the Chunxiu girl, you know it, princess, this will be cleaned up properly." I heard that the people of Ninghou Mansion still come to take a turn from time to time, just to keep an eye on Sun Shizi, so as not to let Sun Shizi come nonsense. ”
"You guys also keep an eye on it a little, Chunxiu is heavy." Shen Muxi took a sip of tea and breathed a sigh of relief.
Yuegui smiled, "Is the princess afraid that Miss Chunxiu will beat people to death?" ”
Shen Muxi sighed lightly, "I'm afraid that she will beat Sun Daoxian half to death, so it will be difficult to clean up." ”
"Mrs. Ninghou has been here quietly many times." The shopkeeper whispered, "Princess, look at this......"
"Chunxiu's matter, I don't want to interfere too much, it's up to her to nod or not." Shen Muxi put down the cup in his hand, "The dowry from the palace has already been prepared, if she marries, I will allow her ten miles of red makeup, if she doesn't want to marry, she can live a hundred years without worry." ”
Yueshi's face was slightly tight, and she looked at Chunxiu's back thoughtfully, the princess had even arranged the rest of Chunxiu's life, and she thought she was prepared for the worst.
"Zhong Yao hasn't been found yet, hurry up!" Shen Muxi got up, "Ah Zuo Ah You injured her, and she couldn't hide for long." ”
Before she leaves the Eastern Capital, she must catch Zhong Yao and eradicate the troubles.
When leaving, Chunxiu shouted, "Doctor Shen? ”
Shen Muxi stood across the street and responded with a smile, this honest girl should have a gentle ending.
Bo Yunxiu hasn't woken up yet, but Qianmian said that he is in good condition, and he will be fine soon, but he still has to pay attention in the future, after all, this Phoenix Gu evil qi is too heavy, if he really goes to find the Soul Returning Gu, when he gets close to the Soul Returning Gu, he will have unexpected accidents.
It is already excellent to be able to stabilize it at present, after all, the Phoenix Gu has awakened and almost devoured Bo Yunxiu's nature.
When the protector was escorted out of the city, Shen Muxi stood at the gate of the city, watched a group of people kowtow, and reluctantly walked into the forest. This mysterious tribe should have remained mysterious, and should not have stepped out of the woods and into people's sight.
Keeping it mysterious keeps them safer.
The mysterious text on the map was translated by Shen Zhi at the invitation of Li Changxuan, and he turned over a lot of books and maps, including the surrounding countries, and finally found traces, but unfortunately, it turned out to be in the territory of Yingguo.
The light in the study shook so that Shen Zhi's eyes hurt a little.
He watched his mother staring intently at the map, and his heart felt a slight chill.
"Mother." Shen Zhi spoke, "Are you leaving?" ”
Shen Muxi was stunned suddenly, and finally looked up at her son, and her son felt the change.
"Zhi'er!" Shen Muxi sighed lightly, "Come here!" ”
Shen Zhi slowly walked up to his mother and stood, "Mother, I know what you want to do, there is something on my father, my father said that he has suppressed it with something, but it is not absolute, once it can't be suppressed...... Dad is no longer the original father, so my mother still wants to take that thing out. ”
Shen Muxi narrowed his eyes, "If we can't find Han Busu, we can only retreat." ”
"Mother, can you still come back?" Shen Zhi asked.
Shen Muxi shook his head, "Mother doesn't know." ”
Shen Zhi's heart was sour, he reached out and hugged his mother, and patted her back gently, "No matter when my mother is, no matter whether my mother can come back or not, Zhi'er will take good care of herself and take care of her brother, please rest assured." ”
"Zhi'er!" Shen Muxi choked, "My mother and you have been dependent on each other for seven years, but you have lost seven years of father's love, you have never enjoyed the joy of family since you were a child, and your mother owes you too much, and you can't pay it off in this life." ”
"Mother gave Zhi'er life, which is the greatest grace to Zhi'er." Shen Zhi hugged his mother tightly, "Mother, you have to take care of yourself, take care of your father, I will wait for you to come back." No matter how long it takes, I'll wait! ”
Shen Muxi gently pushed the child away, "You haven't had a good life with your mother, and now you have to be scared ...... you."
"If it were a father, he would definitely say at this moment, Mrs. Bo, don't be afraid, I'm always there!" Shen Zhi learned from Bo Yunxiu's tone, and tried his best to squeeze out a smile, "Mother, isn't that so?" ”
Shen Muxi lowered his head, and tears fell.
"Dad can't coax you, I'll coax you, can you smile?" Shen Zhi raised his hand and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of his mother's eyes, "Zhi'er is sensible, and she knows that what her mother has done is a big thing and a good thing, and she won't blame her mother for not growing up with me." Mother, Zhi'er can grow up by herself and take care of herself! ”
Shen Muxi couldn't cry, "Mother is sorry for you!" ”
"Mother is very good, she is the best mother in the world, without mother, there will be no Zhi'er. What's more, from beginning to end, my mother didn't hide it from Zhi'er, and she has always discussed with Zhi'er, so Zhi'er will respect her mother's decision. Shen Zhi's eyes were red, and he never shed tears.
A manly man should stand up to the sky.
That's what my father said!
"Mother, Zhi'er retires!" Shen Zhi bowed.
Shen Muxi sat there, watching his son step out of the room with teary eyes, "Bo Yunxiu, you and I have been willful and stubborn since childhood. How could He De give birth to such a well-behaved and sensible son? ”
When Shen Zhi walked out, his waist was straight.
Bo Yu waited in the room, watched Shen Zhi come in expressionlessly, and hurriedly closed the door, "Did my aunt tell you?" ”
Seeing that Shen Zhi didn't speak, Bo Yu was a little flustered, "If you're sad, don't hold back, if I'm sad, I'll definitely cry loudly, you might as well try." Shen Zhi, you, you ......"
"Ignore me!" Shen Zhi's eyes were red, "I'm fine!" ”
Bo Yu was anxious, "You cry!" I shut the door so that no one will hear you cry, I swear, I will never say anything outside, you just cry! ”
"Why should I cry? My father is a king, one person is below ten thousand people, and he was once admired by the people of the world. My mother is the princess, the best doctor in the world, she saved the dead and helped the wounded, I don't know how many people lived. Shen Zhi sat on the edge of the bed, his body still tense and straight, "As their son, I should be, should be proud!" ”
Bo Yu cried first, "You are so scary, Shen Zhi...... You're crying! I feel bad about you like this. ”
"Uncle Huang said, I will leave the palace in the future, I think...... I'm sure I can do as well as my dad. Shen Zhi bit his lower lip, "Stand up to the sky like a father." ”
After speaking, Shen Zhi turned over and lay on the bed, with his back to the outside.
Bo Yu sat on the edge of the bed wiping his tears, he didn't see Shen Zhi crying, but he clearly saw that Shen Zhi's shoulders were shaking, his fingertips were scratching at the bedding, and his knuckles were tingling with a terrible blue and white.
When he got up early the next morning, Shen Zhi was really startled.
Bo Yu had a pair of black circles under his eyes, lying on the edge of the bed staring at him.
"What are you, what are you doing?" Shen Zhi Zhong was stunned, "Your eyes ...... Squatting on the wall last night, a stealing dates and eating them? ”
"Will you seek death or life?" Bo Yu's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked like he couldn't hold it anymore.
Shen Zhi sneered, "I'm not the street woman, what are you doing looking for death?" Don't talk about last night's incident with anyone, you know? ”
Bo Yu nodded, his tired body tilted, and leaned into Shen Zhi's arms, "Don't you have to go to Nanyuan Pavilion today?" I can't hold it anymore...... Let me sleep, I'm so sleepy! ”
"Hello? Bo Yu! Bo Yu! Shen Zhi was stunned.
As soon as this kid closed his eyes, he slept soundly.
"Falling asleep too quickly, isn't it?" Shen Zhi sighed lightly, carefully laid Bo Yu flat, lay down in his quilt, and then folded the quilt for him, "Do you think I'm as useless as you?" Although you are older than me, I am ...... than you Much stronger! I don't cry, I don't want to die. ”
When it was over, Shen Zhi stretched his waist and got up, looked back at Bo Yu snoring, and smiled with relief, "Then you can sleep well, I'll get the punishment!" ”
This penalty can't be run, after all, there is no early leave.
Fortunately, Li Changxuan was merciful, but he was punished for copying the Heart Sutra a hundred times.
"If you can't calm down, just copy it." Li Changxuan flipped through the books in his hand, "Go back today, and bring back these books I picked out, maybe the princess can use them." ”
Shen Zhi hooked his pen and glanced up, "These are the annals of Yingguo, and there are some terrain paintings. ”
"It's good to know!" Li Changxuan picked and chosen, and prepared a stack, "You can't move, let the two shadows around you move, it's really not okay to let Huang Li come in to help!" ”
"So much, my mother can't take it away!" Shen Zhi rolled his eyes, "You better keep it for yourself, I guess you will be able to use it soon." ”
Li Changxuan was stunned in his hand, "What do you mean by this?" ”
"Young master, can you talk to Zhi'er, what does it mean to make a personal promise?" Shen Zhi blinked, bit the pen, and looked like a good student, just staring at him directly.
Li Changxuan frowned, "Those who are close to Zhu are red and those who are close to ink are black, I have to wake up with the princess another day, don't let you get too close to Bo Yu, that kid will wilt and wilt, and you will be crooked!" ”
"Is there that jujube tree in the garden?" Shen Zhi asked.
Li Changxuan, "......"
"Young master, I think you better take care of yourself!" Shen Zhi kindly reminded, "Princess Ana is the favorite daughter of the monarch of Yingguo, she was bent on marrying my father before, and no one could persuade her, but now it's your turn, you ...... It's probably time to pack up your baggage and get out of the Eastern Capital! ”
"You kid, why is your speech so ugly, don't you understand how to respect teachers?" Li Changxuan sneered, "It's also my fault that I usually spoil you guys, and it's really rude." ”
"It's not good, but Li'er is true." Shen Zhi smiled, "Young Master, if you exempt me from the punishment of copying, how about I give you a trick?" ”
Li Changxuan shook his head, "This trick is not good for me, continue to write yours!" ”
Shen Zhi elegantly picked up the pen and continued to punish copying.
"The handwriting is getting better and better!" Li Changxuan stood with his hands in his hands and looked at Shen Zhi's handwriting, "Why do you look familiar?" ”
"I went to my father's study and picked up a few of his calligraphy and paintings, and copied them according to himself for a long time." Shen Zhi lowered his head and copied, his back straight, "In the future, I will be able to write as well as him." ”
Mentioning Bo Yunxiu, Li Changxuan's face tightened slightly, and he sighed with pity.
"Young Master don't feel sorry, my father asks for benevolence, he will have no regrets if he knows Jiuquan." Shen Zhi's pen paused slightly, "If it were me, I would have no regrets." ”
Li Changxuan stroked Shen Zhi's little head, "Your achievements will surpass your father." ”
"Really?" Shen Zhi raised his head and smiled.
Li Changxuan nodded affirmatively, "Your father is silent, and you know what you want, and you will try your best to fight for it." ”
"Thank you, young master!" Shen Zhi continued to copy, "But this can't change what I just proposed, the young master had better be prepared, for the sake of peace between the two countries, Uncle Huang will definitely approve all of Princess Ana's requests, including letting you go to Yingguo." ”
Li Changxuan shook his head, "In the words of the common people, if a cow doesn't eat grass, can it still hold its head?" ”
"Princess Ana, there is a life-saving grace for Aunt Xiaotang!" Shen Zhi smiled gloatingly, "So, the young master can't win." ”
Li Changxuan frowned.
"I can give the young master a trick." Shen Zhi pursed his lips and looked at him seriously.
"A life-saving grace?" Li Changxuan gasped, "You mean, the woman the emperor is looking for...... Received the favor of Princess Ana? ”
Shen Zhi put down the pen and sat upright, "Uncle Huang almost wants to dissolve the three palaces and six courtyards for Aunt Xiaotang to enter the palace, even if Aunt Xiaotang can't be established because of her humble status, but he still has to be one person, it can be seen that in Uncle Huang's heart, Aunt Xiaotang is the most important." ”
Li Changxuan sat beside Shen Zhi silently, "You continue." ”
"Uncle Huang has everything, but there is no freedom, Aunt Xiaotang's chic and wanton makes Uncle Huang worship him very much." Shen Zhi smiled, "So this life-saving grace, Uncle Huang will report it for Aunt Xiaotang." Princess Ana is a person who is more and more frustrated, and the more you reject her, the more she wants to get it! ”
Li Changxuan took a deep breath, "It seems that I did something wrong!" ”
"So, the young master has aroused Princess Ana's desire to conquer, so she will bite you to death and make you submit. But it's too late for you to regret it now, even if the young master is willing to bow his head, Princess Ana will think that you are against her! Shen Zhi sighed lightly and shook his head regretfully, "So, you are dead!" ”
The peace between the two countries has ended, and the prince is ready to lead the delegation back to Yingguo, and wants to come...... Princess Ana will soon ask the emperor for someone!
Li Changxuan had a headache, "In my life, I only ask about learning and don't ask about things, why do I get into this kind of trouble?" ”
Footsteps suddenly sounded outside, followed by Ding Quan's high-pitched shout, "Young Master Li Changxuan takes the order!" ”
"Li Changxuan, you come out for this princess!" Princess Ana was on her toes.
Li Changxuan only felt his eyebrows jump suddenly, "It's over, it's over, the enemy is here!" ”
Shen Zhi hooked his hand, "Young Master! ”
Seeing this, Li Changxuan could only take a soft fit and put his ears up.
When it was over, Li Changxuan's eyes lit up, and he looked at Shen Zhi in disbelief, "You...... Who taught you this? ”
"In the words of my Aunt Chunxiu, if you haven't eaten pork, you should have seen a pig run!" Shen Zhi stood with his hands in his hands, shook his head and whispered, "Yes, soldier, treacherous!" Li Changxuan gave a thumbs up, "Very good!" ”