Chapter 203: Bounty Extinguished
Princess Shouyang's frame, front foot left the hospital. It was only an hour before and after, and three big men broke into the hospital with murderous violation.
"What are you going to do?" The doctor packed up his medical books, and when he saw these big men, he was so frightened that he took a step back.
"Take your life." The big man at the head is simply neat.
"We don't know each other, you've found the wrong person."
"If you take your head in an hour, you can receive a thousand taels of silver, the wind that has just been released from the underworld."
"I'm from the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of War, aren't you afraid of offending Shangshu and the princess?"
"It's even more wrong! The thousand taels of the gold lord are our brothers'. ”
"Wait, if you want silver, I can ask the princess to give it to you."
"It's useless, the gold lord on the road issued a hunt and kill order at the end of the world, if you send us, there will be others who will come to ask for your life, the ends of the earth, you can't escape."
"Is your gold lord a woman?"
"We only recognize silver, not people, regardless of whether the owner is male or female,"
"Big brother, don't talk nonsense, later, the other bounty hunters will touch it, and the thousand taels of silver will fly away."
"Brother, I'm sorry! Don't blame us, we also came out to eat. You can only be blamed for offending people who shouldn't be offended. ”
In the blink of an eye, three big men stabbed the doctor to death, and escaped through the back door.
At 10 o'clock for dinner, the doctor's inside-in-law saw that her husband was not coming home for a long time, so she ran to the hospital in a panic and saw her husband lying in a pool of blood, his body was already cold and purple.
Princess Shouyang knew about this, and it was already dusk on the second day. At noon that day, the housekeeper couldn't wait for the doctor, so he went to greet Changshi in person, but what he didn't expect to see was a cold corpse.
Princess Shouyang smashed the teacup in her hand, and sent Changshi to investigate the details of this Liu Liangren. In a fit of anger, thinking of Zhou's safety in the palace, he quickly asked the housekeeper to find a goddess with a high level of Taoism, pretending to be a maid, so that she could talk about it and send it to the palace to serve Zhou's side.
It is said that the judge of the Tai Hospital and Dr. Pan galloped to the palace on a fast horse, and saw the housekeeper hurriedly leading a servant into the palace, stopped the housekeeper, and learned that the prince had entered the palace. Due to the murder in the house, the housekeeper did not ask the imperial doctor more about the reason for coming to the door to find the prince.
The two sides dispersed, and the court judge and Dr. Pan muttered: Didn't you take a fork in the road? Let's chase to the palace, but the prince entered the palace?
Panicked into the palace to confirm again and learned that Prince Rong had never come in since he left the palace yesterday evening. repeatedly told the guards at the entrance of the palace that if the prince entered the palace, he must stop him.
The two imperial doctors once again stood by the fish pond, looking at the sunset, anxious and helpless.
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Other people's newlywed Yan'er is indescribably sweet and warm, you and me. And Wanying and Prince Rong's newlywed, sandwiched with state affairs, always seems to be more than sweet, not enough warmth. Prince Rong was called away overnight from time to time, and Wanying knew that there must be something important in the palace that was in such a hurry. always dressed in a big hat, leaning on the shadow of a red candle, or thinking about the scene of love between the two, laughing; Or look at the empty cave room and cry.
Prince Rong also felt sorry, the good news from Fujian in the past few days has come out, and the worry in Prince Rong's heart has been lifted. On this day, I returned home from the palace early, looking at Wanying, who was alone under the west window, and felt very distressed.
"Is it okay for Liulang to play against Qing'er?"
Wan Ying raised her head and showed an unexpected coquettish smile: "Didn't you say that you won't be able to come back today?" ”
Prince Rong's heart hurt even more, and he said dotingly: "Liulang misses Qing'er, so he came back." Let's play chess together. ”
Wanying shook her head and said, "I'm idle alone, it's time to play, since Liulang is back, I won't go down, let's talk." ”
Prince Rong hugged Wanying, not knowing how sorry he was. "I haven't eaten yet, let's cook a pot of good wine, call a light song and dance, and live a good little life of love in the palace, okay?"
Wanying readily agreed, and it was rare to have half a day of leisure. It is the night wine after three rounds, the dishes over the five flavors, the music of silk and bamboo gradually took advantage of the night to sink down, a song "Spring River Flower Moon Night" tune is soft and tactful, Prince Rong took Wanying's hand and put it on his lap, with the piano jumping strings, the five fingers jumped back and forth on the back of Wanying's hand.
The feast was about to end, Wan Ying swept over the flowers on her sideburns, and saw Prince Rong showing a slightly sad face, and a faint sadness like joy and sorrow stopped on his face. He will not forget the state affairs of the previous dynasty. Even the short-term pleasure still can't hide the worries in his heart. However, he was able to take off his official duties to accompany him, and he definitely didn't want to be lonely and thoughtful.
"Rokuro, but this song is not good?"
He shook his head, his eyes slightly closed, and muttered to the sound of the piano:
"Life has been infinite from generation to generation, and Jiang Yue looks similar every year.
I don't know who Jiang Yue treats, but I see the Yangtze River sending water.
The pianist who sat down heard Prince Rong humming leisurely, and replaced the original neat and atmospheric tune, and replaced it with a minor tune that echoed Prince Rong's mouth, which seemed to be long and long, and seemed to be full of sorrow. One sentence: "I don't know who Jiang Yue treats, but I see the Yangtze River sending water." The nine songs are exciting, especially the last sentence: But seeing the Yangtze River sending water, it is even more back and forth, bringing Prince Rong's originally depressed state of mind into a deeper confusion.
Just as everyone in the hall was immersed in the low tone of the song, the violinist, with a wonderful hand, the smart sound of the piano flowed out from the dexterous fingers of the violinist, and flowed into everyone's hearts.
Wanying has never been a fan of singing and dancing, but at this moment, she is also immersed in this moonlit night in the Spring River, and she can't help humming along with the sound of the piano:
"The white clouds are gone, and Qingfeng Pushang is not worried.
Who's going to be in the boat tonight? Where is Acacia Moon Tower?
Poor upstairs wandering for the moon, should be taken away from the makeup mirror.
The jade curtain can't be rolled up, and the clothes are smashed and the anvil is returned.
At this time, we don't hear each other, and we are willing to shine on you month by month. ”
After singing, Wan Ying's eyes turned to Prince Rong, his eyes were facing each other, his hand was on Wan Ying's hand, and Wan Ying gently rested her head on his shoulder.
"This is the first time Liulang has listened to Qing'er's singing voice, and sure enough, it is a lingering sound, and it will not stop for three days."
Wan Ying replied differently, and asked softly, "Is there something troublesome about Liulang?" Say it, Qing'er may be able to share it for you? ”
"Fuzhou is a great victory, but the capital is not optimistic, more and more patients have died in the past few days, and there is not enough wood for the fire. I don't know when the epidemic in Beijing will be controlled. ”
I don't know when, Li quietly walked to Prince Rong's side and asked in a low voice: "This morning, the slave family saw the judgment of the palace hospital in the gatehouse, and hurriedly chased to the mansion, there should be something wrong?"
"Did you say anything?"
"The two of them grabbed the housekeeper and asked if the prince was in the house, it seems that he just came from the palace, and the prince didn't enter the palace today?"
Prince Rong looked at the Li family and said with a relaxed expression: "No, the dispatch of the governor of Shuntianfu Yin and Zhili commanded the head of the village on the Huangzhuang, I personally went to the Huangzhuang on the outskirts of Beijing, transferred a hundred carts of wood, and sent it to Zuojiazhuang. ”
"For such a trivial matter, the prince can just send someone to go. There is a plague everywhere outside, what should I do if the prince runs around and gets contaminated? Li said distressedly.
"The timber in Beijing has risen three or four times, and the black-hearted timber merchants are still hoarding goods, and the strange goods are waiting to make a fortune. If the king doesn't run in person, he is afraid that the wood will come out and not be transported to Zuojiazhuang, and he will have been plucked and tossed clean by the stewards at all levels. ”
Although none of the three mentioned the purpose of the wood, everyone in the temple knew that the wood was used to burn people. In a trance, a burning smell broke into her nose, and Wanying felt a little like she was about to gause.
"In the afternoon, a coachman died in the chariot and horse." Li said with a sigh
"Our palace is still like this, and ordinary people's homes are a hundred times more miserable."
"Fortunately, I found it in time and moved the driver early." Lee added.
Seeing that Prince Rong was worried, Wanying was even more anxious. However, the emperor was at a loss for the affairs of the court, and how could he be a woman who could judge him, and sighed wistfully: "Wanying is really a useless woman, and she can't share the ...... for the prince."
Before Prince Rong could speak, Qiu Li, who was serving on the side, filled Prince Rong's empty bottle, and suddenly said: "There was also a plague of red face herpes in Shanxi that year, and it didn't take long for it to be suppressed. ”
When Prince Rong heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Really? ”
Qiu Li hurriedly knelt down, put the wine jug in her hand on the table, put her hands on the ground, and said tremblingly: "A few years ago, when the slave maid was still young, I only knew that the slave's mother and maid gave the family soju and vinegar every day to ward off the epidemic, and the slave and maid ...... The slave's younger brother also did not dare to go out for several months. ”
The red candles in the hall were shining, the lights were bright, the sound of the piano was melodious, and the meandering water poured into Wanying's heart, soaking out the warmth of Fang Cai and Prince Rong. Behind Qiu Li is a high copper lampstand, I saw her wearing a lotus-colored dress today, and under the light of the candle flame, she was like a hibiscus out of the water, beautiful and refined. Huan's washed long hair covered the burned face over there, and the trembling smile on her face and a pair of frightened eyes made Wanying couldn't help but feel sorry for her a little.
However, it was only for a moment, and an inexplicable coolness welled up from his back. It was so stinging that Wanying's back was numb. The scene in the heavy snow before leaving the palace came to her eyes: when she heard that Prince Rong asked her to squeeze a car with others, the fleeting disappointment on her face was deeply rooted in Wanying's mind. Behind the respectful and panicked eyes in front of him, something indescribable flashed. Especially when she looked at Prince Rong pitifully. The gaze was not just frightened, but more like a pretended pitiful seduction.
Sure enough, such a pitiful state made Prince Rong change his analogy and said softly: "Don't be afraid, talk about it carefully." ”
She lowered her head, and the long hair that was originally attached to her face hung straight down, and Wan Ying saw that the scabs on Qiu Li's face had receded, revealing new red flesh, and after a while, these red new flesh would be entangled, convex, and twisted into terrible patterns, which would stick to this face for the rest of her life. You can't get rid of it.
Wan Ying suddenly felt ashamed of the ridiculous thought she had just had. Qiu Li's face has been ruined, and she really shouldn't be so selfishly speculating about her motives. She may not really be pretending to be shy, but she really doesn't want the opposite sex to see her embarrassing side. That's all.
Wanying couldn't help but apologize to Qiu Li again and again for the selfish and ridiculous thought just now.
Qiu Li didn't look at Prince Rong, but met Wanying's kind gaze, and said softly: "That is the most remote county in Taiyuan Prefecture, remote people, I heard that many people died back then, and Taiyuan Mansion did not dare to expand the epidemic." The main roads in and out of the county were sealed. Later, I heard that a famous local doctor gave out a secret recipe passed down from his family. ”
Li Shi stood beside him, looked at Qi Qiuli with some embarrassment, and retorted: "Poor and remote country, you can't catch a person for ten miles, how can there be a plague spread?" ”
Qi Qiuli was even more frightened and stammered, "Mom is real." ”
"There are no rules, the prince and the mother are talking, and they can't interject casually."
Wanying glanced at the Li family, and suddenly had some awe, but she didn't expect that her fleeting thoughts still did not escape the eyes of the Li family.
"Got it, Mom." Qi Qiuli said.
Prince Rong waved his hand to signal Mama Li not to stop her, and asked gently, "Do you know the whereabouts of that famous doctor?" ”
Qiu Li asked shyly, "How can the slave know?" But if the prince sends someone to inquire, it probably won't be a laborious matter. ”