Chapter Ninety-Seven: Blood Blends
Chen Mink Temple glanced at the tearful Ji Da Wall, and said softly: "Your Highness, the king is still asleep, waiting for the old slave to wake him up." ”
Ji Daqiang was stunned for a moment, and took a closer look at King Lu lying on the bed, and saw that his eyes were indeed closed, and his breath was like a gossamer.
With an inexplicable sour feeling in his heart, Ji Daqiang gently grabbed a corner of the quilt, looked up at Chen Mink Temple, and said in a low voice: "Chen Mink Temple, why don't you wait, let Daddy sleep a little longer!"
With that, he turned to his back against the bed, folded his arms around his knees, and buried his head in his knees.
Chen Mink, who was expressionless, also felt a little moved in his heart.
Looking at Ji Da Wall, who was sobbing quietly, Chen Diao Temple waited for a moment, took two steps forward and whispered to him: "Your Highness, the king has instructed that if you come, let me wake him up." ”
Ji Daqiang took a few deep breaths, turned his face sideways, stood up with a few gentle rubs with his sleeve, and said to Chen Mink Temple: "Then there is Lao Chen Mink Temple." ”
After speaking, he stood on his side and waited quietly.
Chen Diao Temple nodded, squatted at the head of King Lu's bed, leaned over and called softly: "Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Royal Highness!"
King Lu's eyelids moved, and the fingers resting on the outside of the quilt moved slightly, and Ji Daqiang hurriedly took a step forward when he saw this, knelt down in front of the bed, and leaned forward.
King Lu's mouth opened, and a faint voice came out, "Is it the wall?"
Ji Daqiang's lips trembled a few times, pressed his complicated thoughts, and said softly: "Daddy, the big wall is here!"
King Lu's eyes finally opened, the title of "Daddy" was so distant, but so kind.
At this moment, there are only father and son.
King Lu actually left a tear in the corner of his eyes, and Chen Mink Temple took out a towel when he saw this, but saw that His Royal Highness, the prince who met for the first time, had already gently wiped it for the king with his sleeve.
"Wall, my child!"
King Lu muttered.
Ji Daqiang held King Lu's hand, pursed his lips, took a light breath and said, "Daddy, the child is here." ”
King Lu's thumb pressed on the back of Ji Daqiang's hand, moved slightly, Ji Daqiang couldn't bear it for a while, and clenched the weak hand in his hand tightly, and then let go, just holding it gently, afraid that one would accidentally hurt King Lu.
It's just like this, but it knocks on the hearts of two people.
King Lu coughed lightly twice, some saliva overflowed from the corners of his mouth, and Chen Diao Temple turned his head to Ji Dazhu, who stretched out his arm again, and said, "Your Highness, let's let the old slave come!"
After wiping, King Lu nodded slightly to him and said, "Uncle Chen, help me sit up, this king's son is back, I want to talk to him for a while!"
Chen Mink Temple sighed slightly, sat at the head of the bed, reached behind King Lu with his right hand, pressed his heart, silently exercised, conveyed an internal force to the past, and then helped King Lu to sit up.
After sitting up, King Lu waved his hand at Chen Mink Temple, Chen Diao Temple nodded, turned around and went to wait in front of the door.
said that he sat up, but leaned crookedly on the thick cushion, King Lu smiled bitterly, shook his head slightly and sighed: "I didn't expect you and my father and son to meet in such a scene." ”
After speaking, he asked a question that Ji Daqiang had answered, "Child, do you resent me?"
Ji Daqiang was already half-sitting on King Lu's bed, held King Lu's hand again, lowered his head and said: "I never thought about it, my grandfather also had it after telling me the truth, but now I have to see my father, but I don't think about anything anymore, I just hope that my father can get better, even if I want the child to go to the deep mountains and old forests to escape the world." ”
King Lu shook his head, looked at Ji Daqiang, and held the hand of Daqiang with his left hand and wanted to grasp it hard, but he couldn't do it.
Laughing helplessly, he said, "Child, raise your head and let Daddy take a good look at you!"
King Lu of the princely family has never called the first king "Daddy", and the youngest son Qi Delong has never called him "Daddy".
At this moment, he just wanted to see his son.
Even though I haven't seen each other for more than ten years, this blood and family relationship will not dissipate because of this.
Ji Daqiang raised his head and looked at King Lu.
King Lu looked at Ji Daqiang's red eyes, and tapped his index finger, with his current state, it was already an extravagant hope to pat the back of his son's hand.
"The wall doesn't cry, you've been wronged all these years. ”
Ji Daqiang sniffed twice, wiped it with the back of his hand, squeezed out a smile and said, "Daddy, I've had a good life over the years, and I'm not wronged at all." ”
King Lu smiled and nodded, "Then you can tell your father what interesting things have happened over the years!"
Outside the door, Lu Lubo also came, saw Wei Long waiting in front of the door, stepped forward and saluted, "I've seen General Wei." ”
Wei Long nodded, sighed and said, "The big wall is already inside, give their father and son a little time!"
Lu Lubo nodded, also waiting outside the door, at this time someone came, Lu Lubo saw it from a distance, he didn't like it, but he moved his steps to meet him, and after the person approached, he stood on the side of the road and saluted: "I've seen the princess." ”
It was Princess Zheng Qingxue who came with her son Qi Delong.
Zheng Qingxue looked worried, stepped forward and grabbed Lu Lubo's arm and sighed: "Sister, I'm afraid that in the future, I will only want you and my sister to depend on each other." ”
After speaking, he was sad and sobbed in a low voice.
Lu Lubo patted Zheng Qingxue's hand on his arm, and said softly: "Sister, don't cry, the king will be fine." ”
At this time, Qi Delong, who was standing next to Zheng Qingxue, snorted and said: "What nonsense are you talking about here? My father will die soon, why don't you hurry up and squeeze a few more tears, so that my father can feel relieved, and you are still talking nonsense with my mother here, are you resentful of being snubbed by your father all these years?"
Without waiting for Lu Lubo to speak, Zheng Qingxue turned around and slapped Qi Delong on the head, and scolded sharply: "What nonsense are you talking about? How do I teach you on weekdays? I don't understand any etiquette, Concubine Lu is also your father's concubine, your aunt, how can you be so disrespectful? Apologize to Concubine Lu quickly!"
After speaking, Zheng Qingxue whispered to Lu Lubo: "Delong, this child is still young, because he is worried about the health of the king, he has often talked nonsense recently, my sister is not strange." ”
Lu Lubo lowered his head and said: "I am a person who has fallen out of favor, how dare I blame His Royal Highness the Prince? I can see the king a few times again, it is already my wish, if the king dies in the sky, Lubo will not dare to live, and he will go with the king." ”
Zheng Qingxue's eyes flashed with a different color, and then she took Lu Lubo's hand and walked forward slowly, saying as she walked: "Poor sister is infatuated with the king, and my sister wants to go with the king like this, but Delong is young, and such a heavy burden falls on his shoulders, how can I rest assured." ”
As for whether Qi Delong apologized to Lu Lubo or not, she didn't care, she reprimanded herself, and she was already looking at the face of the old general Wei in front of the door.
Zheng Qingxue snorted coldly in her heart, she Lu Lubo has a good "father"!
Qi Delong, who had been slapped in the face, pouted, he had been slapped in the past two days, wasn't he just drinking and listening to a little song?
The mother concubine was really, because of this woman slapping herself again, Qi Delong's eyes were full of resentment, he turned his head to look to the side, and followed slowly behind.
When she arrived at the door, Zheng Qingxue let go of Lu Lubo's hand and saluted slightly: "I've seen General Wei." ”
Wei Long nodded, and looked at Qi Delong, who was shaking his head with his hands behind his back, with a displeased look on his face.
He could hear Zidron's words clearly.
Seeing this, Zheng Qingxue beckoned Qi Delong to come over, held his shoulders and said to Wei Long: "General Wei, this kid is worried and sick, he has lost his mind, and he has been behaving strangely and behaving impermanently recently. ”
After speaking, he said to Qi Delong: "Delong, haven't you seen General Wei soon?"
Qi Delong pursed his lips, gestured with his hands casually and said, "I've seen General Wei." ”
Wei Long's face was majestic, and he nodded and said, "I have seen Your Highness." ”
After speaking, he looked at Zheng Qingxue and said, "Princess, now that the situation is urgent, Your Highness can't tolerate the slightest mistake here!"
Zheng Qingxue was just about to open her mouth, but Qi Delong said: "I'm not sick, who said I'm sick?
Zheng Qingxue glared at Qi Delong and said, "You're starting to talk nonsense again, aren't you?"
Qi Delong was unconvinced and said: "Mother, what are you afraid of? This son will soon be the king of Lu, won't they all have to listen to me at that time?
After speaking, he was about to push the door in, and he kept muttering: "Why don't you go in? ”
Wei Long shouted angrily: "Why are you such a bastard?"
Zheng Qingxue frowned, and regretted bringing this child here.
Qi Delong has been fooling around with a group of playmates who can only slap horses every day since he was a child, and has developed such a stingy character, and Mr. Zheng, the respected Zheng Shibo Zheng of the Zheng family, is also so angry that Qi Delong often blows his beard and glares.
However, the patriarch of the Zheng clan liked Qi Delong very much.
When he had a private conversation with Zheng Shibo, Mr. Zheng, who originally wanted to teach seriously, taught his own books by himself, and as for whether His Royal Highness the prince learned or not, he no longer cared about it.
And this Concubine Zheng is very relieved to hand over her son to this uncle.
The door opened, Chen Mink Temple walked out, turned around and closed the door, glanced at Qi Delong and said, "Your Highness, it's better not to make noise outside the door!"
Qi Delongtian is not afraid, the earth is not afraid, he is afraid of this white-faced and beardless Chen Mink Temple.
He knew that even if he became the king of Lu, this Chen Diao Temple would also protect him, if he didn't like this person, if he secretly came to himself one day, he would die.
Can I change this Chen Mink Temple? Obviously not, without his protection, I am afraid that I will die faster.
Qi Delong was very afraid of death, so he closed his mouth very honestly, and just asked timidly: "Chen Diao Temple, is he asleep at his father?"
Someone in the room was talking, it was an unfamiliar voice, and he wanted to know who it was.
Chen Diao Temple was silent for a moment and said: "The king is awake, and the eldest prince is talking to the king. ”
Qi Delong frowned, raised his head and asked, "Great Shizi, what Dashizi, isn't this Shizi here?"
Zheng Qingxue was also taken aback, she thought that Wei Long and Lu Lubo would lead the scumbag who had been found from nowhere to King Lu after they had met the king.
She has already made a plan, King Lu is dying, and at that time, even if she makes a fuss with her face, the identity of this little bastard may not be confirmed, even if King Lu admits it before he dies? Who would listen to the words of a dead man?
Her eyes were a little flustered, and she hurriedly said to Chen Mink Temple: "Chen Mink Temple, even if you are a close minister of the king, you can't talk nonsense, where is there a great prince? Now there is only this person in the king's house, if the king has any mistakes, you Chen Mink Temple is afraid that it will be difficult to escape the blame. ”
Chen Mink Temple said lightly: "The princess is serious, I just obey the king's orders." ”
Lu Lubo, who was standing beside Zheng Qingxue, sneered and said: "My sister has a good memory, don't forget that my sister also gave birth to a son for the king, and according to her age, she is one year older than you, the little son." Now my son is confiding in the king about his father's feelings, but you are questioning the king with such words?"
Qi Delong didn't know about Ji Daqiang, he turned his head to look at Zheng Qingxue and asked, "Mother, is what she said true?"
Zheng Qingxue turned her head to look at Lu Lubo and said fiercely: "Didn't your child die early, and now where did you find a wild boy who dares to pretend to be the prince?
Wei Long snorted coldly and said, "Princess, please be cautious, His Royal Highness the Great Prince was found by this general by the king's secret order. ”
At this moment, Zheng Qingxue didn't care about it, turned her head to look at Wei Long and said angrily: "Isn't Old General Wei going to be overly safe, and you want to take this opportunity to take the throne of my Qi clan?"
Wei Long flicked his sleeves, and it was not wise to talk to her at this moment.
Chen Mink Temple frowned, it was so noisy outside the door, this was his dereliction of duty. I was about to speak, but when I heard the movement, I looked back.
It was Ji Daqiang who opened the door and walked out.
He heard the noise outside clearly, and in the house, he told King Lu about his life on the mountain when he was a child, and King Lu just listened quietly, and King Lu was a little tired after listening to it.
Ji Daqiang, who saw that King Lu was a little tired, did not continue.
King Lu sighed lightly and said, "Go and pour a cup of tea, you are also thirsty, remember to pour yourself a cup to drink." ”
Ji Daqiang got up to pour tea, he said so many words, he was indeed a little thirsty, the complicated mood when he first saw King Lu had calmed down, he took a sip himself, poured a cup for King Lu and then brought it over, and then he heard the movement outside.
King Lu smiled bitterly and said, "Wall, you go and call them all in!"
Looking at Zheng Qingxue and Lu Lubo, who were kneeling in front of their bed and weeping bitterly, King Lu frowned and said: "What are you crying about, this king is not dead yet! ”
Zheng Qingxue wiped away the tears that she had squeezed out with great difficulty, but Lu Lubo really cried painfully.
The grievances brought about by more than ten years of neglect finally burst out at this moment.
King Lu said softly: "Wall, I'm about to pick up your mother, if you continue to cry like this, I'm afraid that you will hurt your body." ”
Zheng Qingxue was even more displeased when she heard this.
And Lu Lubo didn't seem to hear anything, just piled up on the ground, crying and almost fainting.
Ji Daqiang hurriedly called "mother" and picked up Lu Lubo.
Her son's voice woke Lu Lubo, and she took a long breath to stop crying, but she still couldn't help but sob.
Ji Daqiang patted his mother on his shoulder, but he didn't know how to persuade him, he just kept whispering: "Mother, don't cry, be careful of crying and breaking your body." ”
King Lu raised his eyes slightly, glanced at everyone, but saw Qi Delonggan stunned beside Concubine Zheng, so he opened his mouth and said, "Long'er, come here!"
When Qi Delong saw Ji Daqiang, he began to be distracted, and he suddenly had such an extra brother, which he couldn't have imagined.
In front of King Lu, he didn't dare to make a sound, because since he was a child, he was afraid of the man lying on the bed.
If he doesn't close his eyes for a moment, he will be afraid of the last moment.
Chen Mink Temple obeyed him, how could he Qi Delong not be afraid?
Taking two steps forward, he knelt down in front of the bed and bowed his head.
King Lu sighed and said: "You kid, you are very naughty, your father is like this, you can still drink and listen to music, are you really happy?"
As soon as King Lu said this, not only Zheng Qingxue was taken aback, but Wei Long also frowned and looked at Chen Mink Temple.
Chen Mink's eyes were slightly closed, as if he hadn't seen anything.
Wei Long's heart suddenly settled, he knew King Lu's personality very well, and he would definitely not do anything that would damage the Qi family's century-old foundation.
Qi Delong hung his head and whispered: "Father, you are seriously ill, the child is heartbroken, but the child's tears are so many, crying and crying are gone, you let the child squeeze out again, the child can't squeeze out, this day by day, sadness is also like this, happiness is also like this, the child wants to be happy, you can forget those unhappy things." ”
After hearing this, King Lu smiled, nodded lightly, and said: "Father doesn't blame you, what you said is also very reasonable, but Father still hopes that you can cry to Father again after Father is gone." ”
Zidlong stretched out his hand and rubbed his nose and said, "Father, the child can't guarantee it, but presumably the child will cry very sadly." ”
King Lu raised his eyes and glanced at Zheng Qingxue, then sighed and said, "You are more real than your mother." ”
Zheng Qingxue looked embarrassed and said, "Your Majesty, I ......"
King Lu shook his head and said, "You don't need to say much. ”
After speaking, he looked at Chen Mink Temple and said, "Uncle Chen, take it!"
Everyone didn't know why, and they all looked at Chen Mink Temple.
Chen Mink Temple turned around and walked to a cabinet, and removed the porcelain bowl that had been prepared from it, and the bowl contained most of the bowl of water.
King Lu looked at Lu Lubo and Wei Long and said, "Uncle, Lubo, it's not that this king can't trust the two of you, but this king needs to give an explanation to the people of the world." ”
After speaking, he turned his head to look at Zheng Qingxue and said, "This king advises you to accept those thoughts!"
Zheng Qingxue's face was cloudy, but she couldn't guess what King Lu was thinking.
"Your Majesty, everything is ready. ”
King Lu moved slightly, and said to Qi Delong, who was kneeling in front of the couch, "Long'er, get up!"
Zidlong stood up and asked, puzzled, "Father, what is this going to do?"
Chen Mink Temple put the bowl in King Lu's hand, looked up at Qi Delong and said, "Your Highness, the king wants to drop blood to recognize his relatives!"
"Blood-spilled confession?"
There was silence in the room, but no one paid attention to Qi Delong's words, and everyone's eyes were fixed on Chen Mink's hand.
I also don't know what Chen Mink Temple is going to do, and there is also Ji Daqiang.
Chen Diao Si took out a small dagger from his bosom and whispered to King Lu: "Your Majesty, this is the beginning?"
King Lu nodded.
Maybe his body was too weak, but after King Lu's fingertips were cut, he relied on Chen Mink Temple's luck to urge blood beads to seep out.
Gently dripping the blood beads into the bowl, Chen Diao Temple said to Ji Daqiang: "Your Highness, come over for a while." ”
Wei Long patted Ji Daqiang's arm and said, "Come over and give your hand to Chen Diao Temple." ”
Ji took a step forward on the wall, squatted in front of the couch, and put his hand on the bowl.
His fingertips were cut, and Ji Daqiang, who didn't feel very pain, quietly watched his blood drip into the bowl, and gradually melted with the blood bead in the bowl.
Chen Mink Temple showed the bowl to King Lu, King Lu nodded, and then said, "Go and drip Long'er's blood in." ”
Zheng Qingxue's face changed greatly when she heard this.