Xu Zhiwan is dying,
and the cardamom has been boiled into porridge
. There’s fire
everywhere.
Pushing open the door, a red sea could be seen in the room, and the curtain rolled up with flames.
“Xu Zhiwan!”! Wei Ling! I kicked away a fallen piece of wood, but no one in the bedroom responded.
I am very, very regretful at this time.
Worried that Xu Zhiwan was in trouble, and followed him all the way, it was really a big mistake.
Facts have proved that with her constitution,
not going out is the best choice.
I ran all the way to the room, but there was no one in the room, and I saw a fire rolling on the curtain! A
crossbar, unable to withstand the fire, slammed in front of me, splashing one star after another of fire. The
screen was shaken by the force and “snapped” down, revealing a corner of the skirt.
I ran over and pushed the screen away. In the fog and smoke, under a crossbar, Wei Ling fell to the ground, unconscious.
I went up and pushed the crossbar away, lifted her up, shook her shoulders, and repeatedly called out, “Wei Ling?”? Wei Ling?!
Shaking, Wei Ling slightly opened his eyes and looked at me feebly, but could not make a sound. Looking around, there was no figure of Xu Zhiwan. I gritted my teeth and picked up Wei Ling and jumped out of the door.
When I first came into contact with the fresh air outside the door, Wei Ling suddenly coughed twice. With a hoarse voice and a pale face, he grabbed the corner of my clothes and said, “Third brother, third brother, go and save Zhiwan, Zhiwan..”
I grabbed her hand and said, Where is Hsu Chih-wan?
Wei Ling coughed again and said weakly, “She’s not in the room. Just now the waiter came in and said that the bathtub in the room was broken and that another room had been opened for us. I went to another room to take a bath. I left my veil and came back to get it. I ran into a fire and hurt my leg. So..” I
felt a lump in my throat. “Which room did she go to?” I asked.
Wei Ling pointed to a wing at the east end. At a glance, he saw that he had already been affected by the fire on this side, and smoke was rolling up again and again. Wei Ling cried and grabbed the corner of my clothes, saying repeatedly, “Third Brother, go quickly, go quickly to save Zhiwan!”
I flew down from the third floor with Wei Ling in my arms, ran outside the door, and put her down on a bench outside the door. It was a mess. Everyone in the street was shouting, cattle and horses were running, and Joy was missing. I grabbed
a passer-by who was about to run in. I untied a jade pendant from my waist and put it in his hand. “Thank you, sir,” I said. “My sister is injured and there is no one here to take care of her. Please take care of her. This jade pendant is a thank-you gift.”
The passerby said, “Hey, I don’t..” “Thank you, brother,”
I said. Turned around and ran in, behind him came a few shouts that could not be understood. The fire was raging on the
third floor, and the wing at the east end was already covered with thick smoke. I pushed the door open and shouted, “Xu Zhiwan!”! Hsu Chih-wan! As soon as I pushed the door, I threw my head down on fire. As soon as
I kicked it away, the wood flew away. There was a pot of tea in the entrance room. I pulled a curtain and poured the tea on it, covering my nose. Burst in and flung open the screen. Behind the
screen, the tub was empty.
Not even water. There was a faint sound
behind me, and I suddenly turned to look at it. There was a woman on the
table, her face bent over the table, motionless. “Hsu Chih-wan!” There was a surge of joy in my heart. I jumped over and picked her up. The woman tilted in my arms and let out another painful sound.
I whispered to her, “It’s all right. It’s safe. Don’t be afraid.”
The fire was getting bigger and bigger, and the doorway was shaking and falling down a crossbar, which was burning vigorously across the doorway.
I gritted my teeth and looked around. There was fire everywhere. Only the window facing the street had not been poisoned.
I hugged Hsu Chih-wan tightly and whispered in her ear, “Hold me tight. Don’t be afraid. Nothing will happen.” The woman in
my arms gently stamped her head, and I held her waist tightly with one hand, pushed open the window that had been burning on Mars with the other hand, and leaped up. There was a snapping sound of wood
behind me, and the beams were about to collapse. The lamp stand standing in front of the window caught fire, and it hit me viciously. I jumped out of the window and
said, “Boom!” The fire in the
window suddenly rushed out, with a few burning red pieces of wood, I pressed Xu Zhiwan’s face on my chest, and the pieces of wood flew over one by one. There was a burning pain
in the back.
I snorted and hugged my hands more tightly.
Kan Kan fell to the ground, and the crowd on the street was reckless, because of the noise just now, it was even more chaotic.
Holding Xu Zhiwan in my arms, I carefully protected her from being pushed by the crowd and turned to a corner.
She fell on my chest and didn’t speak all the way.
“Is it better now?” I asked her softly.
Xu Zhiwan buried his head in my arms, but was unusually quiet.
I don’t know if she was frightened by the fire just now. I even forgot the old talk back.
My heart tightened, and I put my arms around her again and patted her on the back. “It’s my fault,” I said. “I won’t let you out anymore.” After
thinking about it, she was afraid that she would be even more upset if she thought she couldn’t come out, so she explained, “If you come out in the future, you won’t be in this kind of danger again.”
She still didn’t speak. I thought about it and then said, “I won’t blame you this time, okay?” There was movement in the
arms of the woman.
She gently broke away from my arms and slowly raised her head. “You’ve mistaken me for someone else, sir,” she said
. I
stayed where I was.
In front of the woman, white brocade wrapped body, exquisite posture. A pair of affectionate eyes were cast on a cold and gorgeous face. At the moment, the eyes were drooping calmly, without distinguishing the expression.
This is indeed not Xu Zhiwan.
Not Xu Zhiwan, then Xu Zhiwan she … My
throat was so tight that I hurriedly handed her my hand. Without saying a word, I turned around and ran to the burning Drunken Spring Building.
A hand quickly caught hold of me, and I shook it off, and the other came up and held my sleeve. “Your Highness!” Cried Joy! Your Highness! Your Highness! You can’t go in again!!!
I threw back my sleeve, and when I saw Joy holding on, I said angrily, “Let go!”
Joy fell to her knees with a splash and clutched my sleeve with both hands. “Your Highness,” she cried, “for the sake of the country and the people, you don’t have to put yourself on the line!”! If you want to save the people, the slave will go for you, the slave will go for you.
I was being held by him, and Joy was using all her strength. I couldn’t get rid of it, but when I saw a sword standing on a nearby juggling stall that had been knocked to pieces, I grabbed it.
Joy closed her eyes in horror and exclaimed, “Your Highness!”! You cut it! Even if you hack the slave to death, the slave won’t let go!
I raised the sword to cut off the sleeve he was holding.
“Your Highness, wait a minute.” The woman, who
had been standing in the corner, came up slowly and said to me,
“Your Highness, there is no need to worry. The person you want to save is safe.” “How do you know?”
I asked her with red eyes.
She turned her eyes slowly to the side of the street and said with a slight smile, “Isn’t that right?”
Street chaos, the opposite stall, standing, is indeed Xu Zhiwan.
Suddenly I saw her appear in the street safely, and I still stood where I was. The mood of ups and downs just now made my mind blank.
All of a sudden, the illusion is really a misty. The
sword fell to the ground with a snap, and Joy gave a muffled sob. Separating myself from the crowd,
I walked slowly over, stopped in front of her, and said slowly,
“Are you better?”? Where are the injuries?
Xu Zhiwan did not speak. A laughing male voice
next to him said, “You’re too impatient. This girl is still in a coma. She hasn’t woken up yet.”
I came over in a trance, only to find that Xu Zhiwan’s eyes were closed and his little face turned white. It was not standing under the porch, but half leaning on a man’s shoulder.
I cast my eyes on the man, who was dressed in white, holding Xu Zhiwan in one hand and a robe in the other. Seeing me looking at him, he said to me with a smile, “Are you an acquaintance of this girl?” “Yes,”
I said. Seeing him holding Hsu Chih-wan, he handed him his hand and said, “Did you save her?”? Thank you very much
The man chuckled and said, “When we meet by chance, we just draw out our swords and help each other.” “I came out in a hurry today,” I
said. “I must thank you again some other day.”
The man was holding on to Hsu Chih-wan, but he wouldn’t let go. Seeing me staring at him, he smiled at me and said, “Don’t blame me, sir. I don’t know if what you said is true or not just because of your one-sided words. If you ask the wrong person, won’t you hurt this girl?” “She has a note in her sachet,”
I said in a dumb voice. Inside was my name and the address of a house in the suburbs of Beijing. The address was Tingyun Pavilion. I was afraid she would go out and cause trouble, so if she had an accident, she could go here and someone would take care of her.
The man reached for Hsu Chih-wan’s sachet, broke it open, and shook out a small note inside. After reading it for a while, he smiled at me and said, “It’s someone who is oversensitive. Don’t blame me.”
I reached out my hand to take Hsu Chih-wan and said, “It doesn’t matter. I’m very grateful to you for doing this. You can leave your name and address, and I’ll be sure to come to thank you another day.” “You don’t have to thank me,” said
the man. “It’s right to save people.” With his eyes on Hsu Chih-wan, he smiled again and said to me, “It’s just..” I wonder what this girl’s name is? Is it your sister?
“No.” Holding Hsu Chih-wan’s crooked face, I met his expectant eyes and said,
“It’s my wife.”
[An extra chapter]
I am Wei Ling.
Now I’m sitting on a bench. From birth to now,
I have never encountered such a terrible thing as today. Obviously, I went out to play in the brothel with Zhiwan and my third brother. As a result, I caught fire and was hit in the foot. Rescued
now, know late life and death is uncertain, three elder brother also disappeared.
The more I thought about it, the more sad I felt, and tears fell on my clothes.
I reached out to wipe my tears and found that half of my sleeve was missing.
I cried even more miserably.
“Stop crying.” Suddenly a male voice sounded in my ear: “I’m bored to death.”
If I cry, I will be annoyed. Is it true that everyone in the street is crying and howling, and there is no room for me to cry alone? I cry even more miserably.
The right sleeve was gone, so I wiped my face with the left sleeve, and I smelled a burning smell.
I put my left sleeve in front of my eyes, and
it was covered with dust.
My tears fell more heavily-the ashes, dirty and smelly with a smell of burning, must have all been wiped on my face just now.
Mother, what day is it today!
I looked at my dirty and smelly sleeve and choked with tears. I couldn’t help choking. I sucked in two mouthfuls of ash, and my nose and mouth were full of burning pain. I bent over my chair and coughed hard. I accidentally held my injured foot. A burst of nausea came up, and I couldn’t help but spit it out.
Mother, son minister is not going to die …
A hand clapped gently on my back, changing the rhythm gently. With tears in my eyes, I grabbed the sleeve of that hand and said, “Am I dying?”
The hand paused, clapped again, and said, “No, you will live a long life.”
It’s the male voice that just said I was bored to death.
I fell down on the bench and spat twice, with dirt on the corners of my mouth, but I couldn’t wipe my sleeves, and my veil was not on my body, so it must be dirty and ugly now, and I began to cry again. “What’s the matter now?” Asked the hand.
I cried and said, I.. I’m so dirty now..
The hand was silent for a moment and said, “Otherwise, you can use my sleeve.”
I looked at him with tears in my eyes. “Is it really possible?”
He turned his face away, as if he could not bear to see it, and said, “Use it.”
I wiped my mouth with his left sleeve, wiped my face with his right sleeve, and whispered, “I’m ready.”
He gave a “hum” and turned his face.
It was the first time I saw a face that made my heart beat so fast.
His face was bright against the light, his eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, his eyes were dark and deep, his nose was high and straight, and his lips were thin. A gust of wind blew gently, causing a fire. The people on the street began to shout again, but he did not move. He just looked at the fire. His hair was flying in the wind.
I have seen a lot of good-looking men, such as my third brother. Everyone says that my third brother is very handsome, and the autumn wind is blowing. I have also seen the male pets raised by my aunt, Princess Chaoyang, and they are all extremely beautiful.
But in front of this man, I feel, and other people are not the same …
“Have you seen enough?” He asked me.
I nodded my head in a daze.
“Then let’s go.” He said.
I thought, “Where are you going?”
He said, “The fire here is blowing again. If it is not extinguished, it will soon get worse and worse. Go to a safe place first.”
I nodded, and suddenly remembered: “That …” Then if my third brother and Zhiwan can’t find me later, I.. “What a bother,”
he said, frowning. Ask me, “Where is your home?”
Home? In case of being sent back to the palace like this, the consequences.. I immediately shook my head. It was rare for my brain to react so quickly: “I don’t remember.”
He looked very unhappy. “Let’s go to my house first.” Seeing that I was looking at him, he said impatiently, “Don’t worry. I’ll send a servant here to guard you. As soon as I hear from your third brother, I’ll send you back.”
I had to nod. Get off the bench.
As soon as I moved my foot, a sharp pain came over me. I couldn’t help crying out. I stopped with tears in my eyes. “What’s wrong?” He asked.
I held back and said, “It’s all right.”
He squatted down and cupped my feet. My face turned red and shrank. He looked up at me, frowned and said, “What a trouble.” After
thinking about it, he took out a handkerchief from his bosom and threw it to me. “You can wrap it up,” he said sullenly.
The handkerchief was taken out of his arms, still warm. I unfolded it and saw that there was no color on it, only a cloud embroidered in the lower right corner.
Close smell, as if there is a faint fragrance, a look is the owner’s favorite thing, so it will be carried close to the chest.
I waved my hand and said, “It’s all right. I’ll bear it. I don’t need this.” “Just wrap it up,”
he said sullenly. “Remember to wash it and return it to me when you’re done.”
I said, “Oh.” Convenience does not need to be a fool, Zhiwan taught me, so he did not refuse again. He wrapped it up carefully. As soon as he finished, he stretched out a hand in front of me and pulled my hand.
Before I knew it, I was already on my warm shoulders, and the man’s voice was still muffled: “Lie down, I’ll carry you back.”
I leaned on his shoulder and my ears were burning.
The evening breeze was blowing gently, and the fire was flying behind us.
Today’s sunset, it seems, is a little different.
30 (back to the emperor’s perspective)
I sighed.
Since knowing Xu Zhiwan, the frequency of my sighing has become particularly frequent.
Joy bowed and looked at me in embarrassment. Your Highness, look at this.. This
I put my hand on my forehead and said, “Let’s rest here for the night and go out later to find out where the Chao Mansion is.” “Your Majesty and the Empress,” said Joy with a
bitter face.
I said, “Go back to the palace for the time being. If my aunt comes over in the evening, tell her I’m going to Cao Xiliang’s house to appreciate the paintings today. It’s too late, so I’ll take a break.” After a pause, he added, “Tell her maid Shang Chin that it’s safe for the princess to go with me to the Cao Mansion today. Let her say the same thing.”
Joy stood there in a quandary, and when she saw me say so, she had to answer with a sad face. He limped back three steps at a time.
Tearful, as if I was not asking him to report, but to go to the battlefield alone.
… No wonder Joy is like this. He has been taking care of me for more than ten years. Although my life is not as plain as water, I really haven’t made any trouble.
Today this time, is the fire, is Wei Ling lost, everything is calculated down, is the big crime of losing the head. After all,
Joy had only one head, and he was really scared.
And the culprit.
My eyes slowly moved to the bed.
Xu Zhiwan lay quietly on it, and his little face was even whiter against the silk quilt, but he still did not wake up at the moment.
Just now, the bartender asked the doctor to come to see him, saying that it was not a big deal. He just choked two puffs of smoke and was frightened, so he fainted for a moment. Just rest for a while.
I sat in front of the bed and looked at her sleeping little face, thinking that the quietest time since I met her was to wait for her to faint, and I sighed heavily.
But think about it carefully, this fire is too coincidental.
Zuichunlou is the largest brothel in the capital, where many famous gentry and officials like to feast and trade, and even the father has heard of it. All its measures are supposed to be the best. Why did Xu Zhiwan and I just sit there for a moment and suddenly catch fire.
And that woman just now, even if Joy ran over and called me Your Highness, how could she know that I was Your Highness? Look at her appearance, and did not show the color of surprise, is obviously clear early in the morning. Xu Zhiwan, who
should have appeared in the wing at the end of the east, was not there, but it was this inexplicable woman who appeared there.
This is the place where the prince often comes, but if the prince wants to harm me, how can woman be put on fire in the room?
Just now the mood is tied to Xu Zhiwan’s life and death, these details have never been at ease, now want to come, but there are many doubts everywhere.
I couldn’t help sighing again.
“Three Your Highnesses..”
A hoarse voice floated faintly from the bed. I opened my eyes and looked at the bed. Xu Zhiwan still put his head on the pillow and looked at me with his eyes half open and half closed. When he saw me looking at her, he opened his mouth again and said, “Wine..”
I took the teacup from the table, poured out a section of green tea from the spout, brought it to her, and carefully helped her sit up.
Xu Zhiwan coughed twice and said in a hoarse voice, “I don’t drink tea, I drink wine.”
I patted her on the back to help her breathe. “This is wine,” I said. “It’s called tea wine. It looks like tea, smells like tea, and tastes like wine.”
“Wow, so awesome …” “Hsu Chih-wan said in a dumb voice,” Your Highness, I just fainted, not burned my brain.. ” Sighing slowly,
I put the teacup on the bedside table and asked her, “Why did you wake up and suddenly want to drink?” “Ordinary wine is no good,”
she said hoarsely. “I want the most famous wine, Grape Three Drunk.” “Why is that?”
I asked.
Hsu Chih-wan says, “I used to hear that grapes are the best to drink. When you taste them, your tongue is drunk first, then your head is drunk, and then your heart is drunk. It’s like entering a fairyland.” If I were to die later, I would drink this wine first, so that I would think I was going to heaven instead of hell. After talking for
a while, her throat gasped again, and she couldn’t help coughing on the bed again.
I held out my hand and patted her on the back, laughing. “Who said you were going to die?” I asked.
Hsu Chih-wan smiled sadly and said, “Your Highness, you’ve just sighed so many times. You don’t have to hide it from me. It must be because I’m dying, and you think you can’t explain to my father, so..” One breath did not come up, and then fell on the bedside and coughed.
I couldn’t help raising the corners of my mouth. Seeing that she had been coughing for a long time, she looked at me with a sad face. She quickly stopped smiling, coughed, and showed a sad face. She said, “Yes, I’ll find you the grapes you want.” Do you have any other wishes?
Xu Zhiwan held my hand weakly and glanced into the room. “Where is Wei Ling?”? Where is she? Seeing my sad face, I sat up in shock: “Is it not …?” Is it not … Words have not finished, must be the movement is too big choked, lying on the bedside is a burst of cough. He raised his head
again and said with tears on his face, “Wei Ling..” Wei Ling. I am sorry for you, you can rest assured, I will soon go down to accompany you, the afterlife, I do when the cattle do the horse to return you, Wei Ling, Wei Ling …
Seeing her grief-stricken, I couldn’t bear it. I patted her on the back and said, “Wei Ling is all right. Someone on the side of the road saw her being carried away by General Zhao’s eldest son. You can rest assured that she is now in the Zhao Mansion.”
She looked up at me with a tear-stained face. “Are you telling the truth?”
I nodded my head affirmatively. “Am I the only one who is going to die?”
She asked me through her tears.
I couldn’t help but raise the corners of my mouth again, press it down hurriedly, and nod again with a serious face.
She slowly moved back to the bed, put her head on the pillow, closed her eyes and said, “No more.” There are no more words.. I must have died, and no one should be sad except Wei Ling. My
heart tightened and I took her hand and said, “No, of course not.”
Hsu Chih-wan turned his head inward, his eyes still tightly closed, and said, “Your Highness..” Don’t lie to me. I saw it just now. When you mentioned that I was going to die, you couldn’t help laughing. “I thought I was dead,”
she said in a mournful tone. “At most, everyone was not sad. I never thought that if everyone was not sad, they would be so happy to mention it.”
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Xu Zhiwan’s last wish? Cardamom has been cooked into porridge
for a long time
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