Chapter Eighty-Four: Helping Each Other
The firecrackers drilled out of the dog hole, and ran towards the Shangshu Mansion without looking back, before she was sent out of the house by the second lady to buy rouge gouache, and every time she passed by the Shangshu Mansion, she had to stay for a while.
The pear blossom who was traveling with her was always puzzled, but she said: "It's because the big willow tree at the gate of Shangshu Mansion can shelter in the shade and enjoy the shade, and it is a good place to rest." ”
But Pear Blossom retorted to her: "There are several rows of willow trees near the Shangshu Mansion, why do you prefer the one that hides alone at the door every time?" ”
Firecrackers smiled and explained: "We are stupid, what is Shangshu Mansion?"
That's the place where the wise strategists gather, what do we lack the most? That's wisdom! The closer we are to Shangshufu, the more bookish we are contaminated, and people become smarter.
Still can't please the master? Well? ”
"That's right!" The pear blossoms suddenly opened, and happily squeezed to the side of the firecrackers: "I think you have some truth in what you say, you can't read it, and you don't have that brain, it's still okay to touch the light of the bachelors!" ”
Firecrackers know that what Pear Blossom wants most is the recognition of the second lady, and she does not eat less flying vinegar on weekdays, once the second lady praises or rewards the firecrackers, there must be a pear blossom standing not far away and throwing a vicious glare.
"Second lady, you can hold on, I'll find a way to save you, you must fight for some anger, don't let me down......."
The firecrackers came to Shangshu Mansion and were unsurprisingly stopped by the guards at the door.
"Who's coming?"
"I ...... I'm Shan Shangshu...... Shan Shangshu's ......"
"What are you from Shan Shangshu? There must be deception! ”
"No, I'm the maid of the Prime Minister's Mansion, I know Shan Gongzi, I have something urgent to find him!"
"The maid of the Prime Minister's Mansion?" The guards looked her up and down suspiciously, and saw that although she was not dressed in fancy clothes, she was well-dressed, and her appearance was delicate, not like a liar.
"I have a waist card! You see! The firecracker quickly showed the waist card on his waist.
"Really...... It's just that my son-in-law entered the palace in the morning, and he hasn't returned home yet. ”
"Entered the palace? When will the Shan Gongzi come back? ”
"I don't know about this!" The guard shook his head: "Why don't you come back later?" ”
"Oh...... Well, thank you! Firecracker turned away in disappointment, and had not gone far when he heard shouts behind him.
"Girl! Girl! ”
Firecrackers turned around when they heard the sound, but it was the guard just now.
"Childe is back, and the carriage is not far away."
"Shan Gongzi is back! The second lady is saved! ”
Firecrackers hurriedly followed the guards and ran back to Shangshu Mansion, and after a while, Shan Heng's carriage arrived.
As soon as Shan Heng lifted the curtain, he heard a familiar summoning.
"Shan Gongzi ......"
"Firecracker girl? How did you come here? ”
Shan Heng was surprised to see her.
"Shan Gongzi, there is something to ask for firecrackers, it is extremely urgent."
"Come in with me first."
Shan Heng nodded, jumped out of the carriage, and strode into Shangshu Mansion.
In the front hall, Shan Hengping retreated, leaving only him and firecrackers.
"What's the matter with the firecracker girl?" Shan Heng stared at her calmly.
But when he saw the firecrackers plop and knelt on the ground, this action really scared him, but why did he still kneel when he was not a festival?
"Firecrackers are in a hurry, and please ask Shan Gongzi to fulfill them!"
What kind of thing is cheekiness, how can you take care of face in such an urgent situation.
"Say ...... first"
Shan Heng looked at her panicked appearance and was confused.
"Shan Gongzi, my second lady has been poisoned, and the antidote needs to be collected in the swamp on the border of Kunjiang, and now the whole house has a plague, the prime minister and the old lady are not in the house, and the old man of the Qi family is also out of the city!
I can't talk to the eldest lady, if I don't send someone to collect medicine, the second lady may not be able to return to heaven. ”
"And what are your plans?"
"I want to go to Kunjiang to collect medicine in person, and I hope that Shan Gongzi will ..... Shan Gongzi lent me some manpower and coiled ......"
After saying this, the firecracker lowered his head and stopped making a sound.
She wasn't sure that Shan Heng would agree to her.
"Have you figured it out? The swamp on the border of the ginger is almost gone! ”
"I think about it, I just need Shan Gongzi's people to protect me along the road, and I will carry out the medicine collection by myself, if it is...... If you don't come back alive, it won't drag others down. ”
"I didn't mean that, I asked, do you think you're going to take this risk?"
Shan Heng sighed, this girl is really good at fooling around.
"I've thought about this matter for a long time, and I've made a decision, the second lady treats me very well, I can't watch her be poisoned."
“......”
Shan Heng didn't speak, but paced around her, as if thinking about something.
"Don't worry, the prime minister loves the second lady the most, and he will not pursue this matter, if he really blames him, I will never ...... Shan Gongzi"
"Okay, don't think too much about it yet, I'll arrange for people and carriages to go with you, but you have to promise me to do what you can, and don't put your life into it."
Shan Gongzi really agreed! He's the best man in the world!
"Thank you, Shan Gongzi!" Firecracker almost cried with joy when she heard this, he was really her lifesaver.
"You go back first, and at three o'clock this morning, I will send someone to wait for you at the East City Gate."
"Good! I know! Thank you very much for ......"
"Let's go back and get ready!" Shan Heng didn't look at her again and turned away.
The firecrackers couldn't be controlled so much for a long time, so she got up and left, and she had to hurry back to prepare.
After the firecrackers left, Shan Heng turned around and looked at her anxious back, he helped her, was it right or wrong?
If she doesn't come back safely? Isn't he going to feel guilty for the rest of his life?
The firecrackers used the little silver they had to buy some dry food, and they returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion when the sun set.
Taking advantage of the night to sneak into the South Garden, in the Dounan Pavilion, the second lady seemed to be a little more awake than a few days ago.
"Firecrackers, come and persuade them two stupid girls, if you have to accompany me here, you can't listen to ......"
The second lady leaned on the couch with a pillow, her face was sallow, and her mouth was dry.
I don't know if Ruyu and Pear Blossom will be frightened and lose their souls when they wake up in the middle of the night, looking at her terrifying face.
"Accompany, since they are loyal to Madame, why should Madame not appreciate it?"
"What do you faithfully do with me, a dead man?"
Second Mrs. Qi laughed at herself.
"Who said Madame would die? I was the first to say no! ”
Firecracker smiled and sat down in front of the couch: "Madam, I found a helper to go to Kun Jiang to collect medicine for you!" ”
"Who is it?" The second lady's eyes suddenly widened: "Is it my father or Yue Lang?" ”
"None of ......"
Firecracker shook his head, it was inconvenient for me to reveal his identity, but he promised to lend me manpower and entanglement, and go to the border with me.
"You? You're going to go in person? ”
The second lady's voice suddenly rose a few degrees.
"That's right! I'm going to go myself! ”
"No! You are not allowed to go! I heard Ruyu say that it is very dangerous there! The second lady disagreed.
"It's okay, madam, don't you always say that I have no merit as a person, but I have more brains than others?" The firecracker gently caressed her dry hand.
"It's not worth it, I'm not worth it for you to risk your life for me......"
The second lady's eyes were red: "I am very touched that you have this heart......."
"Madame forgot, my life was saved by you from under the hands of the eldest lady, without Madame, I would have been beaten to death by a stick."
"That's ...... you"
"Needless to say, madam, I have made up my mind, I will bring back the antidote, you just need to take care of yourself, and wait for me to come back."
"I disagree! You are not allowed to go! I don't want to owe you! ”
The second lady was hoarse, how could she allow her to take risks?
"Madame believes in me like that? Why don't you suspect that I'm trying to escape? ”
"No..... You won't ......."
"Madam, don't worry, if I can't find an antidote, I will find a place to live and will not come back to die, now Madame is relieved, right?"
Firecracker asked.
"Whew! Well, I can't control you, I just ask you not to put your life on the line. ”
"Madam, I'm so greedy for life and afraid of death, how can I risk my life?"
Firecrackers pouted.
The second lady didn't say anything anymore, just stared at her with complicated eyes.
After a while, the second lady Qi fell asleep again, and the firecracker pulled out the hand that was tightly held by the second lady and stood up: "Ruyu, you come out first, I have something to say to you." ”
"Good!" Ruyu followed behind her.
"Ruyu, here are some of my belongings, you take them."
"This ..... Why is that? ”
"I don't know if I can succeed here, I have to make arrangements."
"What arrangement?"
"One, if I die in the ...... of Kunjiang"
"Don't talk nonsense!" Ruyu interrupted her anxiously.
"You listen to me first......" Firecracker said: "If I die in Kunjiang, the second lady will definitely be helpless, and you and Lihua will definitely be affected at that time.
Second, if I don't get the antidote, the second lady will definitely die, and I won't go back to the house to die, and you will do the same, you need to listen to the words of the second lady and escape from the house!
I will leave you some money, and if I return to Xi Yu alive, I will contact you again, and if there is no news of me within half a month, you will find a way to escape from the city, and never come back!
There is a dog hole under the wall of the west side door of the Prime Minister's Mansion, which is covered by weeds on weekdays, and you can escape at night, and the dog hole is not big, so please tell Pear Blossom to lose some meat, beware that you can't get out when the time comes! ”
"Firecracker ......" Ruyu was at a loss for what to do while holding the money bag.
"Ruyu! Now, you need to plan for yourself first and find a way out, you are different from me, you and Pear Blossom still have a family, understand? ”
"I ...... I understand ......"
"I can't tell Pear Blossom about this, otherwise she will scold me first, and then you can discuss it with her and tell her not to make trouble for a while."
"I know ......"
"Go back, I'm going to get ready, and I'll leave before dawn tomorrow."
"Firecrackers...... Be careful all the way! We're waiting for you to come back! ”
Ruyu was in tears behind her.
"Got it!" With a wave of his hand, the firecracker jumped up the tree through the hole in the wall and disappeared among the leaves.