Chapter 43 - Love Like Water
In Tianmen Gorge, tens of thousands of troops from the north and south faced each other across the mountains, and even on the bare cliffs, lookout posts appeared, scouting each other's movements.
Jingjie City is behind Tianmen Gorge, on the field between it and the pass, it is full of Great Wei soldiers who are ready to attack, and because it is in wartime, Jingjie City has also been sealed.
Although the situation is tense, it is difficult for Tianmen Gorge to really fight, and the interior of Jingjie City is quite stable, and the courtiers who came with the empress are all gathered in the palace and discuss the situation between the north and the south all day.
And behind the palace, in the imperial study.
Several palace maids, holding the files from time to time, came to the wide desk in the study to put them down.
Dongfang Liren was dressed in a silver reckless suit, sitting at the back of the desk, carefully looking at the information coming from all over the place, and his cheeks, which were originally full of heroism, obviously felt a little more panicked at this time.
However, this uneasiness is not because the north and south dynasties suddenly went to war again, but because my sister was supervising the army yesterday, and suddenly left, leaving only one sentence for her to handle government affairs on her behalf.
The first battle between the two countries is self-evident, and the importance is self-evident, Dongfang can't think of anyone else, and what else can make my sister leave at this time.
It's just a matter of leaving, and putting such a heavy responsibility on her shoulders.
Dongfang is good at writing, and he has also learned the strategy of the military formation, but after all, it is only on paper; Now that there is a big war between hundreds of thousands of people in the two dynasties, where does she dare to take the helm easily.
Although on the first day of the war, the court had prepared plans for various situations, and the courtiers could handle them, but if something went wrong and the emperor needed to decide in person, she had to be caught blind on the spot.
Dongfang Liren looked at the letters and newspapers sent from all over the country, and she was always worried in her heart, for fear that there would be a big news that she needed to call the shots, but she made a mistake to delay the fighter plane, and thus became the sinner of the Great Wei through the ages.
In the study, the queen mother who was born in Jiangmen and Shui'er, who was the emperor, were also pulled over to help be a military advisor and stand by around the tea case.
And Pei Xiangjun has been with Shui'er these days, and today he originally came to inquire about the situation, but at this time, he was also pulled over and sat with Shui'er.
Fortunately, after a while, only the news that King Liang had arrived in Liaoyuan and was heading towards Pingyi City came out, and there were no other headaches that required a few people to come up with advice.
However, Dongfang didn't dare to leave, and the three of them didn't want to run back to rest first.
Just when Xuanji Zhenren was waiting for the bottom of his heart and wanted to go out to inquire about the situation of Xia Yuhu, Hongyu suddenly ran over from outside and said from afar:
"Your Highness, Queen Mother, the Holy Lord is back. And the night boy ......"
"Huh?!"
As soon as these words came out, the four women in the room were stunned.
Pei Xiangjun was about to go crazy when he thought about the night terrors, and when he heard this, he wanted to run out, but when he found that the occasion was not suitable, he quickly paused and turned his eyes to look at Shui'er.
Xuanji Zhenren naturally didn't have so many worries, got up and walked towards the dormitory with the Queen Mother.
When the people in the east heard that Night Terror Hall and his sister had returned, they must have been unable to sit still, so they quickly left the study, walked in front, and asked:
"Night Terror Hall is back? Where is he ......?"
"Night Boy ......"
Hongyu wanted to respond, but her eyes were a little hesitant.
When the four women saw this, their hearts sank, and their steps accelerated almost at the same time, and they trotted to the Son of Heaven's bedroom.
Stomp ......
In the empress's bedroom, the palace maid had been driven outside, and Doctor Wang and Mrs. Wang were called over, and they were next to the dragon bed at this time, helping the man lying on the bed.
The Night Terror Hall fell asleep when it set off, because the body was oversqueezed, and it was basically forced to shut down, and it was still not awake, and the empress didn't want to disturb the Night Terror Hall, and even the sound of breathing could hardly be heard in the dormitory.
At this time, the empress had just returned from outside the gate, and was freshening up and changing clothes in the side hall, when she heard footsteps from far and near, she walked through the palace gate, and raised her finger at the people who ran over:
"Shh~!"
Dongfang ran to the front, raised his eyes and found the night terror hall lying in the dormitory, and the Wang Divine Doctor who was healing beside him, his heart trembled, and he didn't dare to speak loudly, and quickly came to his sister:
"What's wrong with him?"
Xuanji Zhenren and the Queen Mother were also anxious, Pei Xiangjun couldn't wait to run in, but the empress didn't let them bother, and they couldn't make their own decisions, so they all asked at this time:
"He's unconscious?"
"What injuries did the Night Terror Hall have?"
……
The empress knew that several people were most concerned about the night terrors, and deduced the matter of the Ming Dragon Diagram on her own, telling them that it would not play any positive role except for the increase in worry, so she just said calmly at the moment:
"I met Xiang Hanshi outside the gate, I was injured in a fight, and when I came back, I was too tired and fell asleep. Doctor Wang is checking his body, and there should be no problem. ”
Dongfang Liren didn't want to ask anymore when he saw this, so he paced back and forth lightly in the corridor, looking at the night terror hall with a not very good face.
It was the first time for the Queen Mother to see Night Terror Hall showing this appearance in front of her daughter-in-law, her eyes were watery and she was about to cry, but it was not easy to show it in front of the two anonymous girls, so she could only bite her lower lip with her hand holding Shui'er tightly.
And Pei Xiangjun and Xuanji are more stable after all, but they are just concerned about looking at each other, and there are not too many different colors.
After waiting for a while, Doctor Wang and Mrs. Wang quietly walked out of the dormitory and came to the front.
Dongfang Liren didn't care about the elders and young at this time, so he grabbed ahead of his sister and asked:
"How's Night Terror's injury?"
As a doctor, Doctor Wang naturally listened to the empress tell the real situation, and he was also checking whether there were any flaws and hidden dangers in the body of Night Terror. At this time, he touched his beard and said:
"Ye Guogong has no other abnormalities except for the overwork of his body, which leads to weak qi and weak pulses. Normally, when you wake up, eat more nourishing things, rest more, and with the body of the night country, you will be able to recover quickly. ”
The four worried women were all relieved when they heard this.
And the empress still couldn't let go, and asked:
"Is there a root cause of the disease?"
Doctor Wang knew what the empress was asking, although he was an authority on medical Taoism, and he thought that he hadn't missed a patient, but the ghost thing of Minglongtu didn't make sense, he was a mortal, and he didn't dare to pack a ticket and say that there was absolutely no hidden danger, so he just said:
"The Weichen vein has not been noticed, either it is not, or it has not appeared for the time being, either way, there will be no problem in the short term."
When the empress heard that there would be no problems in a short time, she was already satisfied, and turned her head and said:
"Someone, send the imperial doctor back to the house."
After Doctor Wang bowed his hand and instructed Mrs. Wang to stay as a medical adviser to the empress, he followed the palace maid out of the dormitory.
Dongfang is fine from the night terrors, but he needs to rest more, so he is naturally a lot more relaxed, and he wants to go in and have a look, but he is afraid of disturbing it, so he wants to stand in the corridor and wait.
But the empress did not have the beauty of an adult, and said:
"Go back too. Night Terror needs to recuperate, and when he wakes up, I'll have him come back to you. ”
Dongfang Liren felt that she should be waiting here, and her sister went outside to be busy with military and political affairs, but her sister looked like she was also busy for a day and a night, and it was not appropriate for her to let her sister rest in order to see her lover, so she said immediately:
"My sister also rests more, so let's retire first."
The empress bowed slightly, and after seeing the four of them leave with the palace maid, her relaxed and idle expression was somewhat restrained, and a trace of worry surged between her eyebrows, and after looking at the night terror hall in the house, she said to Mrs. Wang, who was on standby:
"Mrs. Wang, you go and talk to the dining room, and ask them to get a box of instant noodles."
Mrs. Wang saw that the night terrors were sleeping on the dragon bed, and she didn't dare to think about what was behind it, but when she heard that the empress wanted this, she was still a little puzzled:
"The Holy One is hungry? Or do you want to cook with a concubine......"
The empress was naturally not hungry, but promised to come back and give the night terror hall to eat, and the son of heaven Chrysostom naturally had to do what she said. She said calmly:
"Just do it."
"Oh, obedience......"
Mrs. Wang didn't dare to ask more, so she immediately ran down to give the order.
After everyone left, the empress turned around alone, returned to the dormitory, sat down beside the dragon bed carved with dragons and phoenixes, stared at the handsome cheeks that fell into a deep sleep, and there was no domineering calmness of the empress of a country under her eyes, and some were only the daughter's hundred turns of soft intestines.
After staring for a long time, the empress wanted to raise her hand to touch the cheek of the night terror, but she was afraid of waking up the night terror hall that had finally slept well, so she finally put her hand down and took out a piece of Pisces from the bedside instead.
The Pisces pendant was carried by the empress since she was a child, and was given by her mother to bless her with peace and security in the future; And the result is the same as her mother's expectations, although she has experienced many ups and downs since she was born, she has carried the past again and again, and has been safe and stable until now.
The empress rubbed the Pisces pendant, and actually regretted it a little in her heart, this jade pendant with a special meaning should have been given to the love of her life in the future.
But I gave it to all the tribes of the West Sea last time, why didn't I let him take it with him this time......
……
——
Time turned into night in a blink of an eye, and the silver-white moonlight shone from the window to the front of the dragon bed.
Night Terror Hall lay on the bed, his mind was muddy, and when he woke up again, he found that the place where he was had changed from Yuhu's flexible shoulders to a warm bed.
The spring quilt covered by the body seems to have no weight, and the quilt cushion is extremely soft, as if lying on the clouds, and the tip of the nose comes from the refreshing dark fragrance of the orchid.
"Hoo ......"
Night Terror Hall didn't open his eyes, he slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity, and slightly sensed that the chaotic qi and blood in his body had recovered his stability in his sleep, and his brain was much more awake than last night.
It seems that there is nothing wrong with the deduction......
This thought flashed through the mind of Night Terror, because it was a little hard to open his eyes, so he lay down and regained his strength to perceive the physical condition, and soon his hearing gradually recovered, and the voice in the distance also came:
"Your Majesty, Lord Ye's physical condition is difficult to figure out, and I am afraid that it will be ...... to use soup to warm and regulate and cook dry food."
"Prepare them all, and if he doesn't eat them later, he can change them to soup."
"Your Majesty's cooked noodles, how dare Lord Ye not eat them......"
……
Although the voice was a little far away and very light, the Night Terror Hall could still hear that it was Mrs. Wang's voice, which was probably the accompanying imperial doctor and had been following Yuhu; And the other voice is naturally Yuhu who is cooking himself.
After resting for a while, the limbs gradually regained their strength, and slowly opened their eyes, the first thing that caught their eyes was the big red bed top embroidered with dragon and phoenix patterns, and the spring quilt on the body was also gold and red.
On the outside of the bed, a gauze curtain hangs from it, and you can see the bedroom outside.
The dormitory is quite large, divided into two rooms, the inside is covered with carpets, the coffee table is lit with copper stove incense, and the wall is hung with ink treasures of the past dynasties, as well as the poems he once recited.
The dragon knife was placed on the table next to the dragon's bed, and next to it was a black robe with the texture of Shuiyunjin in a tray, and there was a familiar Pisces on the clothes.
Seeing that no one was disturbing in the dormitory, he slowly sat up, picked up the jade pendant on the robe and looked at it, and then stood up with the head of the bed, wearing only black thin pants, and came to the window of the dormitory.
Outside the window is an elegant garden full of flowers, with yellow palace lamps hanging in the verandah, and a round of moonlight hanging on the ridge of the roof, making it feel like the whole palace is quiet.
The last time the Night Terror Hall came to the palace, I looked at the direction of the warm hand treasure at this time, but the scale of the palace was quite large, and the queen mother didn't live with Yuhu, so naturally I didn't feel it, and Ben Ben and Shui Er didn't know where they went.
After looking around the night terror hall for a week, it could be determined that Yuhu and Mrs. Wang, in the small kitchen behind the side hall, wanted to go over, but the presence of Mrs. Wang, who served as the imperial doctor, was not suitable, so they waited at the window with a gentle night breeze, and at the same time recalled the picture of the dragon.
When he dealt with Xiang Hanshi, he only deduced a map, according to his understanding, it should be the 'earth' map in the two maps of heaven and earth, in order to make it easier to remember, he named it 'moving mountains', after all, according to the characteristics of the Minglong diagram getting stronger and stronger, he can now get back the saber, and in the future, he may really be able to reclaim the sea and move mountains like the legendary immortals.
In previous years' martial arts methods, the Night Terror Hall was completely understandable, but the last three pictures had already been revealed, even if he had already beaten the martial saint, his comprehension of attainments was still far from perfect, and he didn't know the logic behind it.
Since there is nothing unusual at the moment, in the spirit of studying more if it is not clear, the night terror hall with nothing to do, after thinking about it, he spread his left hand slightly after thinking about it, and put on a rather chic and handsome posture.
Call~
In the silent garden, the rootless night breeze blows again.
Night Terror Hall could feel a breath of qi in his body, running along the eight veins of the Qi Sutra, and Shen Nian also felt the saber in the rear, which seemed to be able to hold it with his hand.
He tried to hook his fingers lightly, but immediately there was a feeling of powerlessness, like a skinny scholar, being squeezed by a dozen rich women in turn, and his legs were weak before he could move, and he only stood firm by holding on to the windowsill.
Night Terror Hall just tried, and found that it couldn't bear it, so it immediately took the work, and the body was as expected, there was no backlash, and I was relieved a lot at the moment, and when I was secretly pondering, the sound of footsteps came from the corridor.
Stomping~
In the verandah of the side hall, the empress was dressed in a gorgeous red dress, holding a tray in her hand, in which there was a pair of chopsticks and a sea bowl, the bowl was filled with hot noodles.
Seeing that the night terror's complexion had recovered very well, and there was nothing unusual except for a little emptiness, the empress was slightly stunned, and then walked quickly to the front, slightly displeased:
"What's wrong with you? What should I do if I don't have clothes and get caught in the cold? ”
As he spoke, he entered the room through the doorway, placed the tray on the round table, and then took a soft blanket from the head of the bed and put it on the back of the night terror.
Night Terror Hall and Yuhu have known each other for so long, they have always been molested, and it is the first time I have seen such a good wife and mother, and he was helped to sit down at the table with a smile on his face:
"I just woke up and felt that there was nothing wrong with my body, so I got up and moved. When did we come back? What about them? ”
The Empress sat down beside her, holding a hot noodle bowl in front of the Night Terrors:
"It's only been less than half an hour since I came back, and I'm away from people to deal with government affairs outside, and the Queen Mother is helping in front of me, and I came to visit just now, and you didn't come to disturb when you were asleep......"
The night terror hall has survived, and at this time I miss my daughter-in-law very much:
"I finally came back, I must want to meet, and when they are done, I will go to find them."
"Don't worry, eat something first." The empress handed the chopsticks to the Night Terror Hall: "I have already sent someone to inform Meng Jiao and them, go directly to Chengtianfu to pick up people, the national teacher will definitely look for it when he hears the news in Yanjing, you don't have to worry about your safety, you will come back in three or five days at most......"
Night Terror Tang chuckled, because Yuhu had arranged everything, and he was not too verbose, holding chopsticks and looking at the chicken noodle soup with green onions:
"That's what you call secret noodles?"
The empress picked up the spoon, scooped up a spoonful of soup and blew it on her mouth, feeding it to the mouth of the Night Terror:
"You taste it first, if you don't like it, you can change it, the dining room has a lot of preparations, even mutton soup in Honghe Town."
Night Terror Hall sleeps in the wind and eats outside all the year round, and eats any roasted hare, how can you think that this chicken noodle soup with full color and fragrance is not delicious, just taste it, and your eyes light up:
"Hmmm! It tastes good, this soup shouldn't be simple, I've never tasted such a fresh ......"
The empress is impeccable except for her art, and when she saw the praise of the night terror, her eyes also showed three points of pride:
"This is what I learned from the imperial chef in the palace, when I was a child, I didn't want to eat when I was angry, and I made it for her when my mother was not there. It's just that later there are more and more things, and there are fewer things to do...... Eh, you eat slowly......"
"Suck and suck ......"
From last night to tonight, Night Terror Hall has eaten a five-flavor miscellaneous Chen Dan, and it has consumed a lot to recover from his injuries, and now he is hungry, as a martial artist, he is not like a scholar, he can do a lot of food, and within three or two strokes, he will consume half of the sea bowl that is bigger than Yuhu's chest.
At this time, the empress suddenly discovered that Bird's eating was probably also learned from Night Terror, but men like to eat what they make, so they are mostly pleased, raised their hands and stroked the back of Night Terror, thought about it and asked:
"Now I'm back, let's say, what reward do you want this time?"
When Night Terror heard this, he ate noodles for a while, and before he did it, he would definitely politely decline, but now that the relationship is clear, there is naturally no need to be so twisted, so he raised his chin lightly at the moment.
Seeing this, the empress didn't twist, leaned up and tapped on her lips, and then said:
"A dignified seven-foot man, just this little request?"
"That's not enough?"
Night Terror Hall smiled and gestured to the sea bowl in front of him: "This bowl of chicken noodle soup alone is something that many people can't afford for a lifetime." My father-in-law is not good at cooking, I have been eating big pot rice since I was a child, and then I walked the dart or walked the rivers and lakes, I didn't live anywhere to eat, until I came to the capital and lived with Ning'er Yunli, I realized that when I went home after being busy every day, someone was waiting in the house for cooking.
"Needless to say, my father-in-law was a rich man when he was young, and he wanted to improve himself out of the rivers and lakes, and because of the love in his heart, he fell into the sand, and he had ups and downs all his life, I am afraid that he never dared to think that one day when he went home after walking the dart, and his daughter-in-law was waiting for the cooking of the meal. Alas......"
Talking about his father-in-law, who has been deceased for more than a year, Night Terror Hall showed three points of embarrassment in his expression, stopped talking, and buried himself in eating noodles again.
The empress originally wanted to cast her heart into the night terror hall and open her mouth, but when she saw that the night terror hall was not coaxing her, but she was really moved, and after listening to the words, she naturally put her cheek on her shoulder, and said softly:
"Don't worry, eat slowly, the water is still boiling, it's not enough for me to go down."
"Hehe......"
The inside and outside of the dormitory were quiet, and the man who had returned from the expedition sat at the round table eating the chicken noodle soup cooked by the woman herself......
Before I knew it, my schedule was reversed again, and it was almost dark when I got up
(End of chapter)