Chapter 220: Escaped
Thinking of this, Chu Mohan hooked his lips and smiled, turned around and went into the inner room to change clothes.
Qingshuang led Chu Wanxiang into her brother's house, who was poor and lived in a dilapidated thatched hut.
Chu Wanxiang and Chu Mohan waited in the house, while Qingshuang went to the stove to boil water and make tea.
"Lord, princess, sit down for a while, and I'll go and kill chickens and ducks to cook for you." Qingshuang said enthusiastically.
"Okay, I'm sorry for you."
"No trouble, no trouble." Qingshuang shook her head with a smile and walked out.
Soon after, the scent spread throughout the mansion. Chu Wanxiang swallowed her saliva and was hungry.
"Eat and drink enough before we talk about things." Chu Mohan patted her shoulder.
Chu Wanxiang nodded, and the two walked out of the courtyard together and went to the kitchen.
Qingshuang stood at the door of the kitchen, looking at the figures of Chu Wanxiang and Chu Mohan, with a strange light flashing in her eyes.
"Lord, princess, our family's conditions are very poor, you can be wronged, and you will eat some." Brother Qingshuang said apologetically.
Chu Wanxiang smiled and shook her head: "Not aggrieved."
The three of them sat around the table and ate food.
Chu Mohan asked about Qingshuang's brother's situation. Brother Qingshuang sighed and said, "There are 35 acres of land in our village, and the remaining rice after the tax is harvested every autumn should be reserved for spring ploughing. But our village is poor, otherwise no one can afford to feed a family of four. Qingshuang and I are still young, so my mother is the only one left in the family. My mother is seriously ill, and I want to send her to the hospital as soon as possible, but unfortunately there is no Langzhong in the village, and I have been unable to do anything after inviting many Langzhong, so I have to come back and ask my sister for help."
When Chu Wanxiang heard this, she couldn't help crying and said, "I understand, don't worry, I will help you."
"Thank you, Princess!"
"Qingshuang, let's go ask Langzhong." Chu Mohan got up and said to Qingshuang, "You stay here to accompany your aunt, and it is enough for me and the princess to go."
"Hmm." Qingshuang agreed.
"Princess, I'll help you."
"No, I can."
"Let's go together, and if there is any danger, take care of each other."
"Hmm."
Chu Mohan took Chu Wanxiang out of the courtyard, and happened to meet a servant girl coming over, Chu Mohan stopped the servant: "What's your name?"
The maidservant knelt down and saluted: "Slave Hongyu, I have seen His Royal Highness King Chen and the princess."
"Which palace are you in? How did you get here?"
Hongyu said, "The slave maid was just waiting for the prince to pick flowers in the garden, when she suddenly heard a voice from here, so she hurried over, but she didn't expect it to be the prince and the princess."
"Oh." Chu Mohan was thoughtful.
"Let's go and ask Lang Zhong." Chu Wanxiang pulled Chu Mohan's sleeve and signaled him not to waste time.
"Lord Wang, please stay." Hongyu suddenly called out to Chu Mohan, "The slave maid is the prince's personal maid, go and invite Langzhong."
Chu Mohan paused, "Okay."
Chu Wanxiang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and finally escaped the catastrophe.
"Princess, let's go." With that, Ruby turned and headed for the front hall.
Seeing this, Brother Qingshuang said, "The prince and the princess are here for a while, and I'll help Hongyu."
"Okay."
Chu Wanxiang and Chu Mohan were waiting in the hall, Chu Wanxiang couldn't help but look left and right, every brick and tile here seemed to reveal a sense of historical vicissitudes, as if it had withstood the wind and rain, but it was still standing, stubborn and majestic.
Chu Wanxiang couldn't help but raise her hand and touch the wall.
Seeing this, Chu Mohan reached out and grabbed her wrist: "What are you doing?"
"I'm just curious that there are mountains, rivers and beasts carved on the walls."
When Chu Mohan heard this, his face instantly became gloomy, and he snorted coldly: "The carving is rough, and it is difficult to enter the hall of elegance."
Chu Wanxiang saw Chu Mohan's face change, and guessed that these carvings might have something to do with Chu Mohan, so she shut up with humor.
After a while, Hongyu led back an old man, who was dressed plainly, but his body was stiff and his waist was straight.
"Li Langzhong." Hongyu bowed to the old man, then pointed at Chu Mohan and the others and said, "This is the prince and the princess, I specially invite you to come and treat the prince's leg disease."
"It turned out to be His Royal Highness King Chen." The old man shook his head at Chu Mohan.
After Chu Mohan returned the salute, he said, "Lao Li Langzhong came to visit in person, it really hurts the king."
"It's okay, it's my honor to be able to treat His Royal Highness King Chen." After Li Langzhong finished speaking, he said to Hongyu, "Hongyu girl, please lead the way."
"Okay."
Chu Mohan and Chu Wanxiang followed closely behind them.
After Li Langzhong gave Chu Mohan a pulse, his eyebrows tightened: "His Royal Highness King Chen's illness has reached an advanced stage, and he needs to find a cure as soon as possible."
Chu Mohan said calmly: "Li Langzhong, I have invited the most powerful doctor in the capital, he will come one day, I will wait for one day, and I will be able to hope for him after all."
Li Langzhong nodded, and said, "I brought medicinal herbs this time, and I can decoct medicine for His Royal Highness King Chen."
"That would be great."
Chu Mohan and Chu Wanxiang rested in the house for a while, and after drinking a few bowls of medicine, they felt much more comfortable.
Li Langzhong checked Chu Mohan's pulse and confirmed that it was okay before leaving.
Hongyu brought the water to wash her feet and let Chu Mohan soak his feet.
Chu Wanxiang saw Hongyu's actions, her eyes widened in surprise, and she said, "You ......."
Hongyu lowered her head and said respectfully, "Hongyu has practiced martial arts since she was a child, and her strength is much greater than that of ordinary women, so it is also appropriate to soak the feet of the prince."
Chu Wanxiang stared at Hongyu, unable to believe that these words came from the mouth of a servant girl.
"Princess?" Ruby asked nervously.
Chu Wanxiang hurriedly gathered his thoughts: "It's okay, I'll go boil some water for you, and you can soak your feet too."
"Yes, thank you, Princess."
Ruby said happily.
Chu Wanxiang went into the kitchen to boil water. Chu Mohan looked at her back, and a complicated look flashed in his eyes.
Chu Wanxiang boiled the water and walked out.
"Lord, the concubine washes your feet."
"Hmm." Chu Mohan took off his shoes and socks and sat down in the bathtub.
Chu Wanxiang wiped his feet with a hot towel. She bowed her head slightly, and her long eyelashes covered her eyes, making her look extraordinarily weak. Chu Mohan looked at Chu Wanxiang's side face and couldn't help but be stunned. He had never looked at Chu Wanxiang's appearance in detail, but after reading it today, he found that Chu Wanxiang was really beautiful, with exquisite facial features, skin better than snow, and lips as delicate as cherries. Chu Mohan looked at her, and an impulse suddenly appeared in his mind to kiss her.
Sensing his gaffe, Chu Mohan looked away and said, "You're tired all night, go and rest."
"The concubine is not tired." Chu Wanxiang stood next to the bathtub, rubbing his feet with a handkerchief, and the warm water soaked his robe. Chu Mohan lowered his head, and his Adam's apple slid up and down.
Chu Wanxiang's hand paused for a second, then continued to rub his feet, and then wiped all the dust off the soles of his feet with another handkerchief.
Chu Mohan's feet were glowing with a bronze sheen, the skin and flesh were firm, and the texture was distinct. She thought to herself, no wonder those aristocratic daughters love this ruthless Lord Chen, which woman doesn't envy this good figure!