The summer in Luoyang has always been bright, but this few days have been cloudy and rainy. For a long time, I only felt that the black clouds were rolling, and I couldn't breathe. Every now and then, the clouds disperse slightly, and the rain is like a pour, and the mud soup splashes in all directions.

Two days earlier, the Beidi general Kulu Kua led tens of thousands of iron cavalry to besiege Luoyang City, cutting off the news exchange between the two capitals.

Every day, the spies wrapped their legs and feet in mud soup, climbed the city tower, or walked quickly to the barracks, reporting the changes outside Luoyang City. Xiao Yin sat up against the window, and he could see the bare yard outside the window, on the bluestone bricks, the messy mud soup footprints, dirty and messy.

"What's wrong with Lord Weng?" "Although the cold is not a big problem, it still needs to be well raised." ”

Although the weather has not been sunny in the past two days, it is always the height of summer, and the evening breeze is a little cool, so it will not be cold after all. But Xiao Yin just arrived in Luoyang on the night, standing under the porch and blowing a little wind, and the next morning, his cheeks were flushed and his whole body was hot.

Cai Apple came over with a honey-colored jacket with printed edges, put it on for Xiao Yin, and persuaded: "The summer cold is the most annoying, even if you don't feel cold, you must not let the wind blow." If the lord can sweat well, it will be better and faster. ”

"The Beidi people outside the city, have you retreated?" Xiao Yinxing was sick because of his illness, and his voice tried his best to be calm, but in the end, he still trembled in his throat.

Cai Ping persuaded: "Don't worry too much, you still have to be careful of your own body." Now, with Gongzi Huan here, he will definitely be able to defend Luoyang. ”

Under the window, there was another hurried footstep mixed with the sound of muddy water splashing, Xiao Yin looked at the stain on the roof, and secretly thought that he didn't know where there was a new movement, but he didn't expect that someone would actually buckle the door outside.

When he came out to look, he was an old servant in a brown coarse cloth short. He slumped slightly, holding a few packets of medicine in one hand and a small basket made of bamboo strips in the other, which was actually filled with charcoal.

"Girl, our son-in-law knows that the master is sick, so he sent the old slave to send medicine to cure the cold. Moreover, I am afraid that the girl always thinks about warm medicine, but now it is not as good as being in the house, and the season is not right, and there are usually some smoke charcoal, I am afraid that the master will be smoked, so I prepared good silver bone charcoal. ”

"Childe?" Cai Ping tilted his head slightly, "How can Gongzi Huan know that my master is sick?" ”

The old servant replied: "It's not Gongzi Huan, it's Gongzi Su of my family." ”

Su Gongzi? Is that Su Yan who is a talented man? Cai Apple thanked him and took the things, but he muttered in his heart. But look at the charcoal is indeed good, this day of rain for a few days, the small stove stewed medicine, by the way to the humidity of this room is good.

Cai Ping moved the small silver furnace outside to the inside, and when he saw Xiao Yin sitting up again, he smiled and said, "Lord Weng just heard it?" It's really strange, in order to focus on the current tense situation, the lord of Weng didn't tell anyone about the slave and maid catching a cold, how could this Su Gongzi know? What's even more rare is this basket of charcoal. ”

Su Yan is delicate and has some ingenuity, Xiao Yin has already noticed this. However, at the moment when the enemy is still in the background, he can still take care of these little things, which makes Xiao Yin a little surprised.

Probably because he was sick, and secondly, the air in the besieged city has always been dignified and pressing, obviously it was a long summer day, but Xiao Yin always felt groggy. A small slit opened in the wooden lattice window, and the blue sky was about to press in. Picking apples thought that she should sleep more during her illness, so she even pinched the candle lamp at the bedside. Xiao Yin was lying on the bed, and in a daze, he only saw the door leading to the outer room, faintly flickering with some firelight, accompanied by a faint sound—it was a medicine hanger that was picked and placed on the small silver stove.

The rain is looser, but the eaves are still a little trickling down, hitting the bluestone scattered water, the sound is crisp, but it is a rare quiet outside.

It didn't take long for Xiao Yin to fall asleep.

In the middle of the night, there was a sudden thunderclap, followed by a series of movements that shook the earth and the mountains. Did the Northern Iron Cavalry launch the onslaught? Outside the barracks, under the city walls, it was like a moot agitation. Xiao Yin's entire back tensed instantly, and he wanted to sit up and scream immediately, but he seemed to be stunned, and he wanted to open his mouth but couldn't make a sound. The sound of the drums outside was still shocking, as if it had already attacked under the window. Faintly, Xiao Yin seemed to be able to feel that the Beidi soldiers with the smell of blood were already running horses in the beautiful street market in Luoyang.

A silver light, who wielded a knife!

Xiao Yin finally screamed.

Cai Yu hurriedly got up from the couch outside and hurried over to take a look.

"Lord Weng is fine, isn't he startled by the thunder?"

"Is it thunder?" Xiao Yin was a little stunned, was it just thunder?

"But no, I said that the rain finally stopped, but in the middle of the night there was thunder, thunder and lightning. I don't know what happened this year. As she spoke, she looked at the stove that was already burning and said with a smile, "However, thanks to this thunderous reminder, this medicine is well fried." ”

Xiao Yin was still in a trance, looking straight at Cai Apple and picking up the medicine and pouring the medicine. The porcelain bowl is served, and when it is served, it feels bitter. Xiao Yin just took a slight sip, then let go of his hand, frowning.

"Don't be afraid of the medicine, the most important thing is to cure the disease." As she spoke, there seemed to be a sudden chatter in the courtyard outside the door. A few young guards spoke louder and louder, and it came into the dark room, not bothered, but like a rare vitality.

"Is Sister Cai Apple here?" A crisp teenage voice.

Pick apples and go out.

"Lord Huan asked me to tell Lord Weng, please rest assured, Beiqi Hulukua has withdrawn, and Luoyang is safe for the time being." The boy said in a loud voice. "Really?" Cai Apple was immediately overjoyed, and was about to ask carefully, but was cut off by Xiao Yin.

"Pick apples, ask him where the soldiers and horses are retreating!" Xiao Yin actually shouted inside.

The young man was also stunned, and replied: "I heard that I went to Cheshire and Jiaozhou." ”

There was a cough in the back room.

Cai Ping hurriedly ran in, serving tea while gently patting Xiao Yin's back: "What's the matter with Lord Weng, Hu Lukua has withdrawn the army, and Luoyang can be protected for the time being, isn't this a good thing?" ”

Xiao Yin held the teacup in his hand, but there was a hint of helplessness in his eyes. She ignored Cai Apple's words, and just muttered, "Sure enough...... Sure enough, it was Jiaozhou. ”

Cai Ping held the lacquer plate of the medicine bowl and asked cautiously, "Jiaozhou?" Is Lord Weng worried about Deng Duhu? Deng Duhu said that he would come to Luoyang to welcome the lord in three days, but how much time has it been now......"

"He's not coming!" Xiao Yin suddenly threw the teacup on the lacquer plate, interrupting the apple-picking.

It is very rare to see Xiao Yin with such an expression, it seems to be resentment, it seems to be hatred, and it seems to be sad. She realized that she had said the wrong thing, but she was a little confused. Just watched blankly as Xiao Yin picked up the medicine bowl from the lacquer plate and drank it all.