In a drowsy state, Chu Zhixia saw a copper bell hanging with multicolored silk threads on the top of the tent, a small one, delicately engraved with Sanskrit Buddhist scriptures.

The copper bell was invited back by Chu Zhixia from Huguo Temple when she was a child, at that time she couldn't sleep well every night, and was always awakened by nightmares.

A hand gently stroked Chu Zhixia's forehead, and there seemed to be water and incense between his sleeves.

Chu Zhixia trembled and stroked that hand, and as soon as his eyes blinked, tears wet the other party's palm. Chu Zhixia held that hand weakly, choked up and said, "Big brother, I'm sorry......" She curled up like a kitten, crying so that her back trembled, as if shaking with her heart beating.

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The tent roof was empty.

Yuzhu let Chu Zhixia hold her hand and shed tears, feeling distressed. After Chu Zhixia cried and gradually fell asleep, Yuzhu felt that the heat on her forehead had not dissipated. Yuzhu twisted a wet handkerchief and put it on her forehead, and added a little water to the incense burner where the spices were about to burn out.

Yuzhu has taken care of Chu Zhixia since she was a child, and she knows what kind of taste can make her feel at ease.

After doing this, Yuzhu closed the door lightly and left.

Outside the door, the black tiger-like guard stood silently.

"How's the eldest lady?" The chief of the guard asked.

"I finally drank the medicine, and the fever hasn't subsided." Yuzhu exhaled heavily, "I don't want to say what's going on, I've been calling my brother." ”

"Maybe it's homesickness." The chief of the guard guessed bluntly.

Yuzhu snorted, "Maybe." ”

Yuzhu always unconsciously remembered the snowy night when she was still in the clouds, and Chu Zhixia's eyes were so clear that they were almost broken after holding the blade of the sword and cutting the palm of her hand. It seems that when he woke up from a dream, Chu Zhixia changed a lot, and no one could see through his heart.

"If only Young Master Shenzhou were still here." The chief of the guard sighed.

Chu Zhixia's high fever got up without warning, and he couldn't go down, and he called the eldest brother, the second brother, and sometimes Shen Zhou in his sleep...... shouted Huo Wenqing a few times sporadically. The name of the dead person was suddenly connected with the name of the familiar person, and Yuzhu frowned when she heard it.

On the third day, someone came to the palace.

"It's really not that the eldest lady is disrespectful, it's just that the eldest lady is alone in the imperial capital, and she is too sick to get up, and I hope that my father-in-law and the queen mother will forgive her sins."

Yuzhu bowed slightly, quietly looking at the white-faced bearded eunuch in front of him. The eunuchs in the palace, Yuzhu recognized a few. Bai Shan, who is used to being used by the emperor's side, Xu Delu, who is in power as the celebrant supervisor, and Hai Song next to the queen.

The person in front of him is Chen Shifu in the Queen Mother's Palace.

The queen mother is a strange woman, who stabilized her place in Emperor Ling's chaotic harem, and took advantage of the power of her younger brother to put her only son on the throne, so that the mother family is glorious, and her brother is extremely popular.

Even the position of the queen is also hung with the name of the daughter of the Chen family.

Since Chu Zhixia entered the imperial capital, the Queen Mother only expressed her intention to take Chu Zhixia into the palace to live in the palace at the beginning, and there was no movement after being refuted by the emperor. But Yuzhu didn't dare to take it lightly, thinking that the Queen Mother and the Chen family would let Chu Shixia go.

"How dare you? The king of Zhenbei and the general fought outside the pass, and the eldest lady temporarily lived in the imperial capital, and she should have been taken care of by a good student, but she was sick at the moment, and our family did not take good care of her. Chen Shifu pretended to smack his mouth, and said with a smile, "The Queen Mother heard that the eldest lady was sick, and she was so anxious that she didn't sleep well for several nights, and she has already scolded our family for not having the ability to see." ”

Yuzhu's eyelids jumped, and she exchanged a look with the chief of the guard standing under the eaves.

The news of Chu Zhixia's illness was tightly sealed, and even the doctor who came to see the doctor couldn't get out of the door of the Autumn Leaf Mountain Residence, and he had been living in the house for the past few days.

The Queen Mother lives far away in the deep palace but knows everything about the situation in the Autumn Leaves Mountain Residence, indicating that there are ghosts in the house.

"Although the Akiba Mountain Residence is good, there is no elder to take care of it. The queen mother means to take the eldest lady to the palace and take care of it herself. Chen Shifu looked at Yuzhu with a smile.

Yuzhu showed a reluctant smile and said, "Thank you for the kindness of the Empress Dowager." It's just that the eldest lady is very sick, lest she pass her illness to the Queen Mother. It's still ......"

"Although Miss Yuzhu has been with the eldest lady for a long time, she is just a slave, and she dares to refuse the queen mother's will for her master?" Chen Shifu said threateningly, "The famous family of the Chu clan in the clouds is really a good rule and a good slave. ”

The face of the chief of the guard outside the threshold changed when he heard this, these words can be light or serious, this time it seems to be a posture to cure the Chu family's great disrespect.

"Don't dare."

Yuzhu took a deep breath and said calmly: "Please also ask my father-in-law to allow me to accompany the eldest lady into the palace." My father-in-law also said that I had been with the eldest lady for a long time, and I had already entered the Zhenbei Mansion when she walked. If the eldest lady wakes up and doesn't see me, I'm afraid I will feel uneasy. ”

Chen Shifu is well aware of the principle of accepting it when he sees it, if he provokes the group of jackals, tigers and leopards behind him, if he can't take them away today, he will get into trouble. Chen Shifu said in a loud voice Of course, Yuzhu began to prepare what Chu Shixia was going to use.

When passing by the chief of the guard, Yuzhu whispered to him: "Go find Pei Gongzi." ”

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Painting Academy.

Blowing Cloud was playing on the steps with the Six Princes in his arms, and the Six Princes had a handful of fruits in their left hands and a handful of candied fruits in their right hands, and they ran over and bumped into Bai Ziche's legs, reaching out to feed him. Bai Ziche held the scroll and ink pen, pondering the article word by word, and touched his head helplessly, asking him to settle down.

"Brother, what are you looking at?" The sixth prince asked curiously.

"The Treatise on Salt and Iron." Bai Ziche coaxed him, "Ah Yan be good, my brother will take you out to play after reading it, okay?" ”

The sixth prince nodded obediently.

"Ah Yan, don't argue with my brother to read." A clear male voice sounded, and several people were stunned.

"Come to my uncle."

Pei Zhang dusted off the snow dust on his shoulders and stretched out his hand to the child on the ground.

"Uncle!" The sixth prince threw himself into his arms with a smile, and the honey stained Pei Zhang's body.

"Mr. Pei." Bai Ziche immediately got up and saluted him.

Today is not the day when Pei Zhang enters the palace to give a lecture to Bai Ziche, and Bai Ziche is a little flustered for no reason. Pei Zhang borrowed to live in the Autumn Leaf Mountain Residence, and it was rare for Pei Zhang to come to him alone, and every time Chu Zhixia was by his side.

Huan Kuan's "Treatise on Salt and Iron" is an article that collects the wisdom of the predecessors. How does the Fourth Highness look at it? Pei Zhang asked gently.

"It's just a half-understanding." Bai Ziche smiled bitterly.

"On Salt and Iron" was what Huo Wenbai asked him to read, and this article should have been studied early, but Bai Ziche has been ignored for many years, and he has only picked it up and stumbled to read it so far, which is very difficult.

"Not in a hurry." Pei Zhang did not accuse him, but said, "I came to His Highness today for another matter." ”

Pei Zhang gave the six princes a bamboo dragonfly, and the six princes grabbed the bamboo dragonfly and ran into the snow to jump up.

"Miss Chu is sick." Pei Zhang said.

"What disease?" Bai Ziche froze, "Is it serious?" Is there any medicine needed? ”

If it is an ordinary illness, there is no need for Pei Zhang to go to the palace specifically. Unless the disease is very tricky, the Akiba Mountain House can't find a suitable doctor or medicinal herbs, or it is a more critical situation.

"I don't know what the illness is, but I know that when she came back from a trip, she became seriously ill and delirious. Listening to the doctor, he was angry. Pei Zhang's face sank like water, "The most difficult thing is not the illness, but the queen mother forcibly took her into the palace." ”

Bai Ziche's heart fell hard, and he forced himself to calm down and think: "The Queen Mother should not touch her for the time being." After all, the eldest prince is now in decline and needs help...... If something happened to Mo Xue in the Empress Dowager's palace at this time, the Chu family would not give up, and it would not be good for them. ”

Pei Zhang shook his head.

"Your Highness, you are mistaken. The ministers of the Chu family have never participated in the power struggle of the imperial capital, and there is nothing else in their eyes except for the Xue Pass and the external troubles of Beidi. The regent knows this better than you, so no matter whether Miss Chu lives or dies, the Chu family will not stand on the side of the Chen family and the eldest prince. ”

"The Chen clan is afraid of the Chu clan, because they are afraid of the Chu clan's soldiers and horses, and the Chu clan's fame. Hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and strong generals can resist the Beidi people outside the Yongxue Pass, and they can also sweep through the Central Plains when the rebellious ministers and thieves are trying to change the dynasty. ”

Even if the regent can play with power and turn the situation upside down, he can't resist the great power of the iron horse of Xueguan to break through the city wall. Any conspiracy is vulnerable to absolute force.

Pei Zhang said coldly: "The regent doesn't plan to win over the Chu clan at all, he wants to destroy the Chu clan." The disaster of the Chu clan should start today. ”

Bai Ziche had completely calmed down, "Mr. Pei, you came here, didn't you just tell me that the crisis of the Chu clan was coming, right?" ”

"Fourth Highness, I can only tell you that you have to rescue Miss Chu from the Empress Dowager's palace." Pei Zhang said, "Otherwise, you and I will not be able to protect ourselves." ”

"I see."

Bai Ziche lowered his eyes and said meaninglessly: "This time, I won't be late again." ”

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Hall of Dew.

Yuzhu carefully scooped up the honey water with a golden spoon and fed it between Chu Zhixia's lips. Chu Zhixia swallowed some unconsciously, but more flowed down the corners of his lips. Yuzhu was so anxious that she couldn't do it, but the imperial doctor over there slowly finished diagnosing her pulse, and prescribed medicine for most of the night.

"The eldest lady's condition is complicated, her status is noble, the imperial doctor must be carefully considered, Miss Yuzhu is not in a hurry." The palace maid beside the Queen Mother whispered softly.

Yuzhu's anger was provoked even more vigorously, and she suppressed her anger and said, "It's okay, my aunt ordered someone to fetch a basin of water to calm the heat for the eldest lady." ”

The palace maid acted as a reason: "The eldest lady's daughter's body, you can't be sloppy at all, let's wait for the imperial doctor to prescribe the medicine before making plans." ”

Yuzhu glanced at Chu Zhixia's burnt red cheeks and chapped lips, her eyebrows sank, and her tone became more steady: "Please also ask my aunt to order someone to fetch a basin of water." ”

The palace maid Bafeng did not move, and the rest of the palace people only wore a hypocritical and regular smile, without the slightest intention of moving. The nails under Yuzhu's sleeves pinched the palms of her hands, oozing wisps of blood.

"Miss Yuzhu is tired, why don't you ask the girl to go down and rest?" The palace maid glanced at the palace people beside her, and the two palace people stood on the left and right of Yuzhu, half supporting and half coercing to drag Yuzhu away from the bedside.

"I advise my aunt not to do this." Yuzhu said in a cold voice.

At this moment, the temperament exuded by Yuzhu was no longer a weak and bullying young maid, but a little like Chu Zhixia, who was decisive in the martial arts arena, and his eyes revealed a cold killing intent.

"It must be known that the Chu clan in the clouds has been hairpins for generations, and many of the servants in the family have accompanied the army, and they have lived countless lives on their hands. I am a humble body, I don't want to hurt the nobles in the palace, and I ask my aunt to respect herself. Yuzhu took a step back, grabbed the imperial doctor's collar and lifted him up, like a mouse with a long beard, "If you don't see it, don't look at it, get out." ”

"Miss Yuzhu, what do you mean by this? What should I do if I delay the eldest lady's condition? The palace maid asked hypocritically.

"If the eldest lady has any mistakes, I should die to apologize to the prince and the second son." Yuzhu said coldly.

But before that, I'll have all of you bury her.