Chapter 35: A Night in the Southern Suburbs

Chen Jisheng said, "Just looking at Madame's pulse, it seems that there is a serious palace cold ......."

"Gong Han?" Sima Xunian was surprised.

When Shen Jiyue heard this, her heart sank.

"Generally, women have the symptoms of uterine cold, which is not a big problem, but they will feel a little uncomfortable after old age and physical decline. It's just that Madame's uterine cold seems to be slightly serious. The last time I checked my wife's pulse, my wife was pregnant, and her pulse was strong and swirling, covering the deep, thin and weak of the palace cold, so she could not diagnose it. ”

Although Sima Xunian didn't know much about medical science, Dr. Chen described it in such detail that he also understood seven or eight points, "Could it be that the last miscarriage was caused by Gong Han?" ”

"Eight or nine is not far from ten." Chen Jisheng turned to Shen Jiyue and asked, "Madam, I don't know how you feel about your body?" Is menstruation normal? ”

Shen Jiyue was also very puzzled, "It seems that there is nothing wrong with it, it is normal." ”

"That's it, looking at the lady's pulse and physique, it doesn't look like there is a deficiency, so the cold disease in the palace doesn't look like it was brought out of the mother's womb."

Sima Xunian hurriedly said, "Then what impact does this disease have on Ji Yue?" ”

"The impact is not big, and it should be fine with careful conditioning in the future."

After hearing this, Shen Jiyue was a little relieved.

Sima Xunian and Chen Jisheng have been friends for a long time, which of his words is true and which is false, you can know by looking at his expression and listening to his tone. At this time, Chen Jisheng was afraid that he was comforting Shen Jiyue, so he ordered, "Mingxin, you take good care of your wife, and I will personally send Dr. Chen." Dr. Chen, this way, pleaseβ€”"

The two walked out of the room, and Chen Jisheng said carefully, "A woman has a severe uterine cold, which is not conducive to conception, even if she is lucky to conceive, she is prone to miscarriage." ”

Sima Xunian frowned slightly after hearing this, "That'...... Is there a cure? ”

"My lord, the old man has not studied gynecological diseases deeply, so he has not yet thought of a radical cure, and the origin of Mrs. Gong Han is not clear at present, and it cannot be solved from the source...... However, I will prescribe a prescription for my wife to slowly recuperate, check the pulse regularly, and adjust the medication until I find a cure. After speaking, he paused slightly and continued, "My lord, when I was in the barracks, the old man said that all things in heaven and earth are mutually reinforcing, and no matter what the disease, there is always a cure for it. And you have also tried many prescriptions with your husband, you should know that there are solutions to all diseases, don't worry too much. After saying that, he gave up his hand and went to the study to open a prescription.

Sima Xunian took the prescription and sent Chen Jisheng away, then returned to the bedside, sat on the edge of the bed, took Shen Jiyue's hand, put it on his face, and comforted him softly, "Yue'er, it's okay, don't worry." ”

"But...... Doctor Chen seems to have room to speak, I'm afraid it's inappropriate......" After speaking, her eyes turned red.

Seeing this, Sima Xunian felt a pang in his heart, very distressed, and hurriedly leaned over and kissed her forehead, then straightened up, stroked her cheek, gently wiped away the tears that couldn't be suppressed from the corners of her eyes, and said softly, "Yue'er, if we can have children, it would be good, but if not, it's nothing, the two of us can stay together in this life in peace, it is enough for me." ”

When Shen Jiyue heard him say this, her tears couldn't be suppressed, and she rushed out and sobbed in a low voice.

Sima Xunian was at a loss, and hurriedly leaned down to hug her and kissed away her tears.

At night, Mingxin waited for Shen Jiyue to drink the medicine, and then helped her rest, Sima Xunian was afraid that she would not sleep well, so he held her in his arms all night, touched her forehead from time to time, worried that she was cold and feverish, and did not sleep well all night.

Sima Xunian was busy with family affairs, but two days later, a holy decree was suddenly issued in the palace, saying that Qin Guifei would lead his wife from the third rank or above in Beijing to the royal temple Huguo Temple in the southern suburbs of Chang'an to eat fasting and worship Buddha, pray for the country, and stay in Huguo Temple for one night. Sima Xunian was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Guards, and Meng Yi, the squire of the military department, was the deputy leader, to protect the safety of the concubine and the ladies of the Imperial Order.

Meng Yi was promoted by Sima Xunian when he was in the military department, and he fought in the northwest. After Sima Xunian was transferred from the Ministry of War, Meng Yi presided over the affairs of the Ministry as a squire, and the two had a very close personal relationship.

The holy decree was stunned. Praying for the country is a common practice, but it is generally carried out after the winter solstice and before the first day. Moreover, the blessing activities are generally led by the emperor and queen, if all are female dependents, they are also led by the queen, how can they be led by Qin Guifei this time?

Doubts are doubts, after all, the holy decree has been given, and the order will naturally be carried out. Shen Jiyue fell into the water and contracted the wind cold, and now she is still sick in bed, so Sima Xunian took leave for her. Qin Guifei was sympathetic and quickly granted leave, but Sima Xunian must stick to his post and protect the whole process.

The next day, the various prefectures in Chang'an City ordered to take a car and take a sedan chair, and lined up on both sides of Zhuque Street on the central axis of Chang'an in the early morning, waiting for Qin Guifei's honor guard, sedan chair, and the chariot of the concubine passed by, followed closely one by one, and merged into the procession, and there were special internal courtiers who recorded the people who were remitted one by one, what the name of the official, how many after the concubine, and so on.

As the chief guard, Sima Xunian rode a horse and led the guards to the front, behind Meng Yi's palace. On both sides of the whole procession, there were two rows of soldiers, one infantry stationed every five steps on the inner side, and one cavalry every ten steps on the outer side. The leader of the team, Sima Xunian's vanguard arrived at Huguo Temple, and the carriages and horses had just left the south gate of Chang'an.

Huguo Temple was on guard early in the morning, and except for the abbot, the head of each hall and each courtyard, and the fixed chanting disciples, no one else was allowed to enter the inner enclosure. After the abbot led Qin Guifei and the Buddha to the edicts, he led everyone to the meditation room to rest, waiting for the blessing chanting meeting the next morning.

As night fell, Sima Xunian gradually became vigilant, leading the troops to patrol around the Huguo Temple, while Meng Yi was stationed in the temple to ensure that not a single bird could enter the temple.

The night was already deep, and Sima Xunian was still waiting for him, when suddenly a courtier came to his tent, and the soldiers stationed there hurriedly called Sima Xunian back from patrolling.

Sima Xunian thought that Qin Guifei was unwell, so he hurried back and asked what was the matter.

The courtiers passed the decree of the concubine, claiming that it was suspected that there was a defect in the temple's defense, and asked him to come in to check. Sima Xunian didn't dare to make a mistake, and followed the inner courtiers into the meditation room in the temple. After the courtiers invited him to take a seat, he took his leave, and soon a little novice offered tea, and Sima Xunian took a sip of his routine etiquette.

After waiting for a while, there was a sound of ring admiration outside the meditation room, Sima Xunian thought it was the noble concubine who arrived, and hurriedly got up and stood on the side, as soon as the person entered the door, he wanted to kneel down and salute, but he didn't want to come but supported him, and when he looked up, he saw that it was Qin Shuying!

Sima Xunian was puzzled, but saw her suddenly turn around, close the door of the meditation room, and then threw herself into his arms!

Sima Xunian was shocked, and immediately wanted to push her away after reacting, but Qin Shuying hugged her tightly, and he didn't dare to push too hard for fear of hurting her, so the two became entangled like this.

Soon, Sima Xunian felt a stream of heat surging in his body, and a fire ignited in his chest. The faint fragrance on Qin Shuying's body burst into his nose, as if it was on his head, making his head swell more and more, and gradually losing his clarity.

The scene in front of him became more and more blurry, at this time, the person holding him left him slightly by more than an inch, and when Sima Xunian looked at it, the person seemed to have changed his face, as if he was still thinking deeply about Shen Jiyue...... In order to see the man clearly, he held the man's arms tightly, opened his eyes and tried to identify them, but the more he looked at it, the more it looked like Shen Jiyue.

At this time, the fire in his chest had burned so much that he could not bear it, so he hugged the person in front of him, and then buried his head between her neck, absorbing her fragrance. At this time, Sima Xunian had completely lost his mind, and there was only one thought in his mind, that is, he wanted to release! The thought drove him to tear the belt of her dress with both hands and pull open the hem of her shirt......

Just as he was waiting for the wide clothes, a loud voice suddenly sounded outside the door, "Lord Sima, there is something different a hundred steps away from Huguo Temple, please go and check it out quickly!" ”

Sima Xunian was taken aback, his years of marching career had cultivated a high degree of stress in military intelligence, as deep as a conditioned reflex in his mind, even if he was seriously injured, as long as there was still a trace of consciousness, he would react immediately.

The report outside the door made his head clear, and he pushed away the person in his arms, and then looked carefully, it was obviously Qin Shuying!

The person in front of him startled him, jumped a few steps away, and then hurriedly apologized, then opened the door, strode out, and saw Meng Yi standing outside the door, and said busily, "Let's go, investigate!" The next moment, he and Meng Yi left quickly.

Qin Shuying was slightly stunned, and only reacted when he left, hurriedly sorted out his clothes, took two steps forward, held on to the door frame, and tears slowly dripped down his eyes......

Out of the temple, Sima Xunian jumped off the release pond, his whole body sank into the water, and there was no movement for a while, Meng Yi was worried about his safety, and called him a few times.

After a long while, he surfaced, took a deep breath, and suddenly felt sore, weak, and powerless. Seeing this, Meng Yi reached down and pulled him up.

Meng Yi sat on the edge of the pool, Sima Xunian lay on the ground, gasping for breath, and said for a while, "Meng Yi, I am grateful!" ”

"My lord's words are serious, there is indeed a difference a hundred steps away from Huguo Temple, the soldiers came to report, and there were displaced people fleeing the famine to disturb them."

"Huh...... Refugee...... If the displaced people also need me to dispatch, I am afraid that you and I will all die on the border battlefield back then. ”

Hearing this, Meng Yi also remembered the border years, lay down, looked at the night sky, and the two smiled.

Early the next morning, Qin Guifei led the ladies of the edicts to worship the Buddha on the main hall and knelt down to listen to the chanting. Sima Xunian stood outside the hall, his eyes returning to the cold and cold of the past.

After a while, Qin Shuying came over and glanced at Sima Xunian faintly, Sima Xunian understood, gave Meng Yi a look, and walked away with her, Meng Yi stood in Sima Xunian's position and continued to monitor the surroundings vigilantly.

The two walked to the secluded place behind the house, and Qin Shuying stood in front of him, his back to Sima Xunian and was silent.

After being silent for a while, Sima Xunian opened his mouth first, "Miss Qin, I lost my mind last night and offended you, I really deserve death." ”

"Master Sima, you should know my intentions for you."

Sima Xunian was silent for a while, and then replied, "I'm sorry, I already have a wife. ”

Qin Shuying turned around abruptly, "What if I don't mind doing a side room?" ”

Sima Xunian was a little surprised, but soon said firmly, "I have to be her." ”

Qin Shuying closed his eyes and said after a while, "You should know that my brother will be back soon." ”

"I know."

"Then you should also know that the court will not always be inclined to you and King Ruijun."

"I know."

"Then why do you dare to ignore me?!"

"No, if it is something else, Xu Nian will definitely try his best to do it, but in this matter, I can't go against my heart."

Qin Shuying was stunned for a while, but she turned around and left, and when she passed by Sima Xunian, she said softly, "My brother, I will enter Zhongshu Province." With that, he ran away from the place.

When Sima Xunian heard this, he frowned slightly, and replied, "Thank you......"