In the tenth year of Chunde's reign, August 17th.

The autumn tiger has not left yet, and the days are still sultry.

Mrs. Zhang was sitting on the wicker chair in the corridor. She held a melon seed with her fat fingers and brought it to her mouth. Because her fingers were too thick, she had to raise her lips, revealing two rows of uneven teeth, and cracked them open with a loud sound.

, spitting out the melon seed shells far away, and then squinted at Xunxia, ​​who was standing two steps away, "Young lady came at the wrong time, my wife was not feeling well this morning, and the Duke asked someone to stew ginseng soup.

Not to mention fifty-year-old ginseng, even thirty-year-old ginseng is gone."

Xun Xia's eyes widened, almost making a hole in the fat woman's face, and she sneered: "Mother Zhang, are you joking? There are so many ginsengs in the Duke's Mansion, even if you eat them as radishes, you can't finish them all in one morning.

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"Young lady really doesn't know how expensive firewood and rice are. We are about to prepare a dowry for the prince. We who do menial work may not even be able to eat carrots by then." Mrs. Zhang said with a smile on her face.

He picked up a flower, exposed a few yellowed fangs, and said the three words "prepare dowry" in a loud and slow tone.

"Then mother should stock up on more radishes. If you really can't survive, go to Zhuque Hall and kowtow to the crown prince. Maybe you can even reward mother with food." Knowing that ginseng was not coming today, Xunxia simply refused.

She was polite, took out the soft ice silk handkerchief and dabbed the sweat on her chin elegantly, turned around and said to the little maid beside her, "People say that evil women give birth to ghost teeth, and this is true."

"Little bitch, who are you talking about?" When Mrs. Zhang heard this, she immediately jumped up from her chair.

Xun Xia's pace was still leisurely, and her goose-yellow silk trousers shone brightly in the afternoon sun. She chuckled and said, "Whoever Mom says is who."

Mrs. Zhang was so angry that she trembled, but she didn't dare to catch up. Several of the housekeepers' wives who came to collect the things saw clearly, so they all pretended not to see anything, turned around and left after receiving the things.

Coming out of the upper courtyard, passing through a nine-curved corridor, is the garden of Duke Anguo's mansion. On the other side of the garden is the Zhuque Hall, the residence of the prince.

Xunxia returned to Zhuque Hall. The little maid had already cooked ginseng soup. Yingqiu, who was carrying a basin, came over. Seeing her empty hands, she couldn't help but sigh, "It's not like there is no ginseng in Zhuque Hall, why bother going with those people?"

Chi Qi?"

Xunxia took the ginseng soup and brought it into the house. When she saw the unconscious person on the bed, she couldn't help but shed tears. "There are so many things in this house that add insult to injury. If I don't go and beat them, the prince will be recovering from his injuries."

Days, we..."

The person on the bed was none other than Lou Jing, the crown prince of Anguo Palace. His slender body lay motionless on the bed. The snow satin underwear was carefully cut open from the back, revealing a back with bruises and bruises on the waist and thighs.

It was serious. The sheets underneath me were stained with blood, and they looked mottled and scary.

"Father, if you marry your only legitimate son to the prince, who will you give the title of Duke An Guo to?"

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"You bastard, is this how your grandfather taught you to talk to your own father?"

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"Hit! Beat me hard, and I will let you know today what it means to be a father to a son!"

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Lou Jing opened her eyes sweating profusely, feeling that there was pain everywhere in her body.

"Your Majesty, you're awake!" The light and lively voice should be that of his eldest maid Xunxia.

Sweat wetted his eyelashes, making his vision a little blurry. Xunxia hurriedly took a handkerchief to wipe his sweat.

Lou Jing blinked, and the scene in front of him gradually became clearer. "How long have I been sleeping?" His voice was a little hoarse. He tried to move his body. Although it hurt, his legs could still move, and no bones should be injured.

"It's only three hours." Xunxia looked at Lou Jing's handsome face as pale as paper and couldn't help but blush again. She turned away and wiped her tears. She took the warm tea handed over by Yingqiu and served it carefully.

He drank it.

Lou Jing drank tea and felt better, "What happened while I was unconscious?"

"I don't know much about what happened in the upper court. I just saw that the Duke of Guo asked someone to carry you back, put you down and left without asking for an imperial doctor. Guard Gao applied some medicine to your wound, and I fed you some ginseng soup."

Xun Xia said nonchalantly, with a hint of resentment flashing in his eyes.

An Guogong's Mansion is the home of Zhong Ming Ding Shi. If you are sick, you can only seek medical advice. The Duke of An is not allowed to do so, and they, the guards and maids, can't do anything. But the prince is so seriously injured, the prince is not afraid that the prince will not survive.

Past?

Lou Jing was silent, her thin lips pursed into a straight line, and she said for a long time: "Go and ask Gao Yi to come in."

Yesterday, my father went to the palace and came back with a happy face. He said that the emperor had pointed out a good match for him. It was not until this morning when he paid a visit that he found out that the "good match" that his father had found for him was to marry him to the East Palace.

Become a princess!

Regardless of what it would be like to suddenly ask him to live with the prince who is also a man, he is the eldest son of the Lou family and the crown prince of Anguo Gong. If you want him to marry into the palace, it will take away his title. How could his father do it?

Are you so stupid that you marry off your only legitimate son? I just said a few words, and actually provoked my father to take action...

Not long after, a sturdy man wearing a brown shorts came in, knelt on one knee beside the bed, and whispered: "Your Majesty, the Duke has changed the guards of Suzaku Hall, and even guarded the side door."

Hearing these words, Lou Jing couldn't help but sneer. Is his father afraid that he would run away or that he would pass on the news? Now it is difficult for him to even get out of bed. Whether it is to inquire about the news or disturb the marriage, it is a thousand-fold effort.

Despite all the difficulties, my father is really thoughtful!

"Bring me a pen and ink." Unable to just sit there and wait for death, Lou Jing struggled to hold himself up, sweat pouring down his forehead. With trembling fingertips, he took out a mutton-fat jade vial from the hidden compartment on the bed and poured out a pill.

After swallowing the pill, he closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing for a moment, and then his face softened a little.

This medicine is taken when you are seriously injured on the battlefield and have to continue fighting. It can relieve pain immediately, but it is harmful to the body, so you should not take more.

Taking advantage of the effect of the medicine, Lou Jing quickly wrote a few letters and handed them to Gao Yi, "If you think of a way to get out, I will definitely send them to you."

"Yes!" Gao Yi put a few letters into his arms, bowed his head and saluted briefly, stood up and left quickly.

The room was stuffy and hot, so Lou Jing asked someone to open the window. The green smoke curled up from the three-legged sapphire incense burner and was blown away by the wind. The room was immediately filled with a light cold fragrance.

Xunxia was afraid that the prince would be bored lying down, so he told him about the quarrel with Mrs. Zhang to make him happy.

"Really..." Lou Jing narrowed her eyes, with a hint of playfulness in her words.

Mrs. Zhang must have dared to act like this because of her instructions. Mrs. An Guogong, who is now in charge of the household affairs, is Xu Xian who came to the family three years ago. Although she is domineering, she never dares to provoke him. She must be acting like this now.

Is he relying on something? Could this dependence be related to his marriage?

Watching the sun set over the western mountains, Gao Yi had not returned yet, but what came was an imperial edict.

"Eunuch Huai came in person to announce the decree, and the Duke sent someone to urge the prince to the front yard." Yingqiu blocked the steward who came to Zhuque Hall to report the news, and Xunxia walked in quickly and asked Lou Jing what he meant.

The servants in the Suzaku Hall were all filled with indignation. Knowing that the prince could not even get out of bed, it would be too cruel of the Duke to ask him to pretend that nothing was wrong and kneel down to receive the order.

Lou Jing raised her eyebrows and changed into a comfortable position to lie down, "I was seriously injured, so I asked Madam for a ginseng tree to help me improve my health, but she didn't get it. Now I've passed out again. If my father wants me to go and receive the order, Just ask someone to carry it."

Xunxia, ​​who was originally blushing with anger, burst into laughter when he heard this, said "yes" in a crisp voice, and then went back to the steward with a sad face.

"You bastard!" An Guogong almost lost his breath after hearing the steward's reply. With the boy's body, this injury was nothing at all. What's more, how could Zhuque Hall not even have a single ginseng? How could the chief minister in the palace care about it? Zhong was present and could not get angry. He could only glare at his step-brother and said in a low voice, "Why did you provoke him when you have nothing to do?"

Mrs. Wei, the Duke of Anguo, felt very aggrieved that outsiders dared to say more in the presence of others, so she could only swallow her anger and tighten the handkerchief in her hand.

An Guogong turned around, immediately changed his expression, and apologized to Huaizhong with a smile, "Shu Zi is naughty. I don't know when he ran out to play again. I couldn't find him for a while. Look, father-in-law..."
Chapter completed!