"The man is dead?"

Zhu Qingwu never felt that just a few words would be so difficult to read, every word was like a broken glass cup stirring the tip of the tongue, cutting the flesh and blood, and dripping blood would flow out when he moved.

The old thing, the thing, the man has died.

Who died? What happened?

The bead curtain on the door moved lightly, Zhu Qingwu raised his head, and it was Imperial Physician Qin who walked in with the palace people.

He first saluted, then put down the medical box in his hand and walked over to take his pulse.

However, before he could make a move, he was held by Zhu Qingwu with his backhand.

Imperial Physician Qin looked at him, only to see Zhu Qingwu's face pale, and his originally good-looking eyes suddenly lost their luster and were dark, as if he had lost his soul.

"Father-in-law?" Imperial Physician Qin looked at him with a bit of dazedness in his eyes.

Zhu Qingwu also knew that his appearance at this time must be very scary, but he didn't care about anything, just grabbed his arm and asked, "Imperial Doctor Qin, what do you mean?"

"What?"

"Things! What does it mean? ”

Imperial Physician Qin was stunned by him, and subconsciously wanted to retreat, but his arm was still in Zhu Qingwu's hand, so he could only be forced to stand in place.

"Zhu Gonggong, I'll take your pulse first."

However, Zhu Qingwu could still listen to this, but he just grabbed him desperately, his thin white fingers almost sank into his flesh through the imperial doctor's clothes, and his expression was confused, as if he was grasping the last straw.

"I'm fine, I'm fine." Zhu Qingwu desperately squeezed out a smile, wanting to prove himself, but this smile became more and more ugly.

"I just need to know what it means?"

Although Imperial Physician Qin was puzzled, as an imperial doctor, he was really familiar with the title, so he still replied truthfully: "In the "Hanshu Su Wu Biography", it is said that 'before and after the surrender of things, there are nine people who return with the martial arts', so Yan Shigu notes ......" (1)

"What?"

Imperial Physician Qin could only continue, "Yan Shigu notes: "Things are called death." ②

"This is a false title, what does it mean when Father-in-law Zhu asks this?"

"Dead?" Zhu Qingwu was stunned for a moment, muttered the word, and in an instant, the hand that was holding Imperial Physician Qin tightly suddenly lost his strength and fell back to his side.

Seeing this, Yuzhu on the side hurriedly came over to support him and said something in front of him.

However, no matter how hard Zhu Qingwu tried, he still couldn't hear anything clearly.

Repeatedly, all that was left was the voice of Xiaodouzi when he said goodbye to him that day.

"Ah Wu, I'm here to say goodbye to you."

"Your Majesty treats you very well, but Ah Wu, we are slaves after all."

"Awu, goodbye."

"Just when I'm talking nonsense."

"Eat well, recuperate."

"Ah Wu, you want to be carefree and healthy."

"Ah Wu ......"

His heart tightened suddenly, as if someone had cut off a piece with a knife, and the pain made him lean down suddenly.

The voice in his ears became louder and louder, and he became more and more urgent, and finally only one sentence remained, "Ah Wu, we are slaves after all." ”

Slave, slave, slave......

Over and over again, over and over again.

When Little Douzi came to say goodbye to him that day, he didn't know what he meant? Only when Xiaodouzi was talking nonsense, he didn't realize it until today.

This is not the 21st century, this is Daliang, there is no egalitarian democracy.

He thought that sincerity could be exchanged for sincerity.

He thought that they called each other by name and sat at the same table and ate a piece of mooncake.

It turned out that all this was just wishful thinking on his part.

Tang Xijian is now the emperor here, and he can turn the clouds and rain with a raise of his hand, and he is just a eunuch, a slave.

As long as Tang Xijian thinks about it, he can kill him at any time.

Eight years of companionship and affection is just a sentence, "Eunuch only." ”

The people he cherishes, even if they plead hard, can't change his fate.

The pain in my chest became more and more painful, and that feeling hit me again, even though there was air all around me, but I still couldn't breathe, and the whole person seemed to be drowning here.

Zhu Qingwu tried to take a big breath, but his mind began to dizzy again, and then uncontrollably poured out chaotic memories of the past.

Somehow, he remembered the day of his birthday many years ago.

Because he missed his hometown, he couldn't sleep in the middle of the night, so he put on his clothes and came to the courtyard, looking at the bright moon in the sky and was stunned.

Who knew that Tang Xixi also came out and asked him why he didn't rest?

"Homesick."

Zhu Qingwu looked at the eternal bright moon in the sky and said casually.

Tang Xijian didn't ask again, just thought for a while, suddenly turned around and went to the backyard, and after a while, he came back with a hoe.

"What are you doing with this?"

Tang Xijian didn't answer, but just motioned for him to look at the incense tree not far away.

Tang Xijian went under the tree and dug up a jar of wine.

Zhu Qingwu walked over in a rare way and asked him, "Where did the wine come from?" ”

"Hidden." Tang Xijian replied lightly.

Zhu Qingwu knew that he wasn't telling the truth, but he didn't ask again, just asked, "Can you drink?"

At that time, the young man already had the outline of a few people, looked at him and smiled faintly, "Just try it." ”

So Zhu Qingwu took two bottles of white jade and drank them with him.

Zhu Qingwu doesn't drink alcohol often, so he can't taste what kind of wine this is, he can only feel that it is sweet in the mouth, with a shallow floral fragrance, and the taste is very good.

So I was greedy for a few cups, but I didn't expect to drink too much.

This wine tastes sweet and light, it is very top, Zhu Qingwu's face is red when he drinks, and the whole person is fluttering, feeling that he is almost about to become a fairy.

He looked up at the moon in the sky in a daze, and got up to follow the moon.

However, with a heavy wrist, he lowered his head, it was Tang Xijian's hand.

The boy's eyes lit up in the moonlight, as if they had fallen into a star.

"Ahh

He held his wrist and suddenly said, "Happy birthday!" ”

Zhu Qingwu was so drunk that day that he slapped his face and replied, "You are also happy!" ”

Tang Xijian seemed to be suppressed by his actions, and he didn't move for a long time, and it took a long time before he smiled and asked him, "What is the birthday gift you want?"

Zhu Qingwu shook his head.

He doesn't want anything, he just wants to go home, Xiaodouzi is still waiting for him to make money to heal, but I'm afraid no one in this world can do it.

He was afraid he wouldn't be able to go back.

"Don't you want anything?" Tang Xijian asked him, "Then if it is fame and fortune, honor and glory, glory and wealth?" ”

Being asked by him like this, Zhu Qingwu really remembered something, so he pulled out his hand, put his hands together, and made a wish to the moon.

When he opened his eyes, Tang Xijian asked him what he had made a wish.

Zhu Qingwu replied: "I hope Xiaodouzi can be safe and healthy, and I hope Xiaodouzi and Yuzhu can be safe and sound."

Tang Xijian didn't understand why Xiaodouzi had to repeat it twice, just when he was confused.

"Is it just this?"

"And ......," Zhu Qingwu stumbled and said, "I want to open a good church, hoping that all homeless children can have a foothold." ”

When Tang Xijian heard this, there was no sound for a long time.

Seeing that Tang Xijian didn't react, Zhu Qingwu suddenly became a little embarrassed, so he asked, "Isn't my wish ridiculous?"

"Nope." Tang Xijian immediately replied, "I was just thinking, how to make your wish come true?" ”

"Fulfill my wish?"

"Hmm." The boy raised his eyes and looked at him and promised, "I will protect Xiaodouzi and Yuzhu." ”

"I will grant your wish."

“…… It would be a prosperous time. ”

-

"Ah Wu, Ah Wu!"

Zhu Qingwu's thoughts were interrupted, and he seemed to hear the sound of Tang Xixi.

The darkness in front of him dissipated, and Zhu Qingwu raised his head, and in front of him was really the figure of Tang Xijian.

He was still wearing court clothes, half-kneeling in front of him, looking at him with an anxious face.

"Ahh

Seeing him come to his senses, Tang Xijian seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and raised his hand as if to comfort him.

However, for some reason, Zhu Qingwu looked at him now, but he only felt afraid.

The body stepped back uncontrollably, and then there was a chair behind him, and he couldn't avoid it.

"Wu?" Tang Xijian wanted to say something.

However, Zhu Qingwu couldn't listen to it anymore, and he only had one thought in his mind now.

Stay away from him!

So he got up and wanted to run outside.

However, before he could run a few steps, he was grabbed from behind.

"Let go of me! Let go! Zhu Qingwu struggled desperately.

However, the embrace behind him was like iron casting, and Zhu Qingwu couldn't break away from him.

"Little Bean......"

"Shut up! Don't mention him! This name was like an arrow piercing Zhu Qingwu's heart, and it stirred up again.

The pain made him almost go crazy, and he turned around and slapped Tang Xijian in the face.

This slap was like turning on the pause button, and the surrounding palace maids and eunuchs instantly knelt on the ground, their heads against the cold ground, and they didn't dare to look up.

The surrounding temperature dropped to zero in an instant.

Zhu Qingwu was also stunned in place, his fingers were sticky, and when he looked down, it turned out to be blood.

Only then did he realize that his hands were pierced with silver needles at some point.

Just now, when he hit people too hard, several of them folded heavily into the acupuncture points.

But he didn't feel any pain, just looked up at the Tang stream in a daze.

His face was extremely ugly, and there was a bloody streak on his face, probably from the silver needle in his hand just now.

Almost all the way through the left side of his face.

Zhu Qingwu's brain was still confused, but his first reaction was that he should kneel down and confess his guilt.

After all, it is a great sin to destroy the holy face.

He wanted to kneel down in a daze, but he didn't feel right.

Since when? His first reaction to doing something wrong was to kneel?

However, the body was more obedient than the brain, and Zhu Qingwu still knelt down.

But before he could kneel to the end, he was dragged up by an arm holding him.

Zhu Qingwu looked up at the person in front of him in a bit of a daze.

Tang Xijian didn't look at him, but just took his hand and took out the silver needle in his hand.

"You are still unconscious, Imperial Doctor Qin gave you an injection, and you have had a good rest recently."

After Tang Xijian finished speaking, he didn't look at him again, got up and walked out.

When he walked to the door, he suddenly stopped, "Today's events, if anyone spreads outside, especially in the ears of the Empress Dowager Nalan, there will be no forgiveness." ”

The palace maids and eunuchs didn't dare to raise their heads, and they all said yes in a trembling voice.

After saying that, Tang Xijian continued to walk outside.

Seeing this, Zhu Qingwu hurriedly rushed up, "Wait." ”

Zhu Qingwu said and tugged at his sleeve, but then realized that he had trespassed and hurriedly let go.

"One year...... Birthday, my wish, you said it would protect ...... Small beans. ”

Zhu Qingwu tried hard to control his emotions, but he still said it upside down.

But he knew that Tang Xijian understood.

Tang Xijian really understood what he meant, his body was slightly chaotic, and he didn't speak for a long time, just turned his back to him and looked at the incense tree outside the door.

After a long time, he turned his head, looked at him and said, "I didn't kill him."

"What?" Zhu Qingwu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, only to feel as if he was drunk, and he couldn't breathe for a long time.

A shattered heart rises again from the bottom and slowly crawls back to its original place.

However, before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he listened to Tang Xijian continue: "But he died."