He stood up again and touched Lin Rong's forehead with his fleshy little hands: "Do you feel uncomfortable?"
Lin Rong shook her head, hugged Ah Zhao in her arms, remained silent for a long time, and then kissed her forehead: "It's very good, don't worry?" Then he diverted her attention and asked, "How has Ah Zhao been these days?" How are you doing? Who will play with you? Did you eat anything delicious? "
As expected, Ah Zhao put aside the matter of who took the medicine, sat on the bed, and told Lin Rong with his fingers the interesting things he had done these past few days: "The rabbit kite was flown so high that it was invisible, and there was also the swallow kite." , little butterfly kite. My uncle even took me riding a horse. It was so fast, and the wind blew so comfortably..."
She was happy for a moment and spilled the beans. She covered her mouth and immediately denied it. She looked at Lin Rong guiltily: "I was wrong. My uncle was riding alone. I was watching him..."
Lin Rong smiled and said, took the handkerchief from the maid's hand, wiped her face and hands, and asked her, "Are you hungry?"
The nanny who brought her here replied: "Madam, the princess ate a bowl of bird's nest porridge, three tofu skin buns, and a dozen Longjing shrimps and a bowl of ham elbows for lunch. Without paying attention, I ate seven or eight pieces of the lotus root powder and cinnamon sugar cake that is as big as the palm of my hand. I can't eat it anymore today. If I eat it again, I'm afraid I will accumulate food."
Ah Zhao snorted in dissatisfaction when someone uncovered her belly. Lin Rong touched her belly. As expected, it was still swollen and ordered: "Bring me the pills to stop eating."
The pills were made of hawthorn. Azhao treated them like candy, but he obeyed and took three pills.
After washing her again, the mother and daughter lay on the bed with the curtains closed. Lin Rong relied on his memory and gently shook the fan while telling fairy tales in a low voice: "Once upon a time, there was a seven-colored deer in the forest. The patron saint of the land, one day..."
Azhao is a curious child. Every time Lin Rong talks, she keeps asking: "Is the forest there from Luoyang? Does the seven-color deer have seven colors on its body? Are the nose and ears the same color?"
Lin Rong spoke for her carefully. After a while, the little girl became sleepy and gradually became quiet.
Lin Rong thought she was asleep, but as soon as he put down the fan, he saw her turning over, holding Lin Rong's arm, and suddenly sighed softly: "Mother, I'm so afraid I won't be able to see you."
Lin Rong was silent and asked her instead: "Does Ah Zhao like the small courtyard in the medical center?"
Azhao nodded and said, "I like it. There are so many flowers and fruits. Can I eat pomegranates from the tree right away?"
Lin Rong said: "If mother says that she also likes it there very much and doesn't want to go to Luoyang with Azhao and wants to stay there for the rest of her life, can Ah Zhao understand her?"
Ah Zhao shook his head instinctively, understand? What is understanding? She thought for a moment, nodded again, and hummed softly: "As you said, everyone wants to do something different, and the places they want to go are naturally different, so they can't be in the same place all the time." Lin Rong She didn't quite understand the meaning of the words he told her before, so she could only write them down roughly.
After Azhao finished speaking, he was silent for a while, nestled in Lin Rong's arms, and said dullly: "Okay, I forgive you, but you have to come see me more often, okay?"
Lin Rong didn't say anything. Don't agree easily to something you can't do. She gently rubbed Azhao's belly, and after a while she heard her even breathing.
On the morning of the next day, Lin Rong and her daughter were awakened by the sound of Lu Shen discussing matters outside. Lin Rong had been awake for a long time. He had only one arm held by Ah Zhao and could not get up, so he simply took a book and flipped through the pages. After a while, Ah Zhao also woke up, closed his eyes and muttered: "Mother, tell them to keep their voices down..."
Lin Rong raised his index finger, hissed softly, helped her get dressed and washed, and after eating, he led her to write red words on the small table in front of the window. It was not until noon that the sound of discussions outside stopped.
Lin Rong ordered someone to call Shen Yan in and asked, "Where has the boat gone? When will it arrive at Qiantang?"
After receiving Lu Shen's instructions, Shen Yan naturally answered honestly: "In the past few days, your Majesty has secretly summoned his ministers and workers to discuss political affairs. The boat will travel more slowly. It will take five days to reach Jiangzhou and three days to Qiantang."
Lin Rong looked at him silently for a long time and said, "I hope you won't try to guess what others mean and what kind of tricks you can do."
This refers to what happened in Yongzhou. Shen Yan immediately knelt down and said, "I am terrified."
After three days of this, as Shen Yan said, although the boat was moving extremely slowly, it was heading towards Jiangzhou. The closer it got to Jiangzhou, the more familiar the scenery along the river bank became.
Lin Rong took Ah Zhao to read quietly in the inner room, or practice calligraphy by tracing red lines. After that night, Lu Shen never came to see her again, and only continued to discuss politics in the study room outside.
Within a few days, even Lin Rong became familiar with the names of the ministers in the court. Who was loyal, who was arrogant, who was talented, who had martial arts. Among the nobles, who is calm and available, and who has been arrogant and surly lately.
It was only after noon that day, and they gradually arrived in Qiantang. Lin Rong held Ah Zhao and sat in front of the window for a while. Then he saw that the surface of the river was dark, and soon a drizzle began to fall. After a while, it started to rain. It rained heavily.
Lin Rong hurriedly closed the window, thinking about changing Azhao's clothes. As soon as he took the clothes out of the bamboo drawer, the boat seemed to have been hit by something, and it tilted suddenly. Both mother and daughter fell to the ground.
Ah Zhao was so frightened that he called Lin Rong: "Mother, mother."
Lin Rong didn't know what hit her leg. Regardless of the pain, she hugged Ah Zhao and stood up holding on to the window. She saw that all the tables, chairs and porcelain in the cabin had been thrown to the floor. I don't know what happened outside, but I heard a panicked scream from the palace maid outside the window.
Lin Rong didn't know what happened, but he saw Lu Shen lift the curtain and come in with a solemn expression. Seeing that the mother and daughter were fine, he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "There are only more than a hundred guards on this ship, all of them are young men from the North and are not good at water." We can't resist the battle for long, I order Shen Yan to send you away first, you can't stay here for long."
Chapter 110
Lin Rong held Ah Zhao and supported the side of the boat. He was still a little unsteady and asked, "What happened outside? What do you mean you can't resist for too long?"
Ah Zhao was frightened but when he saw Lu Shenlai, he stopped crying and stretched out his hand towards Lu Shen: "Daddy, daddy!"
Lu Shen pressed his sword with one hand and supported Lin Rong's waist with the other, telling her to stand firmer but speaking softer: "They are some of the remaining ministers and elders of the King of Hejian. They held the emperor hostage and ordered the princes to run the world for twenty years. Back in Luoyang When the city was destroyed, no less than a hundred of his ministers and generals died. This was true in Luoyang, not to mention the land in the south of Fujian, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi. Taxes were reduced every year to support the gentry. There were many official shortages in the world at first. In addition to military generals, there were also officials from Jiangnan who remained in their posts. Thirty-four out of ten. Among them, I don’t know how many people cherish the good days when the King of Hejian was here and the taxes were reduced every year.”
Lin Rong was surprised: "You clearly knew that this was going south, why didn't you send more soldiers to take strict precautions and protect the left and right sides?"
Lu Shen did not answer: "Jiangzhou Navy is following far behind. It will be there in a quarter of an hour..."
Before he finished speaking, there seemed to be countless sharp arrows coming from both sides of the bank at high speed, making a cracking sound in the air. Before Lin Rong could notice it, he suddenly saw Lu Shen stopped talking and asked: "A quarter of an hour? It's really a quarter of an hour. What should I do?" Following so far..."
After he could only utter a few words, Lu Shen grabbed his waist and fell to the ground. Sharp arrows either passed through the window or landed on the cabin. The curtains in the room were torn, and the vases and bottles were shattered on the floor.
Lin Rong knocked her elbow on the ground, ignoring the pain, and quickly covered Azhao's eyes and comforted her: "Don't be afraid, it's okay."
Ah Zhao nodded, a little dazed, and didn't even bother to call his father, he just buried himself in Lin Rong's arms.
After a while, the flying arrows stopped, and the killing shouts outside gradually stopped. Lu Shen helped Lin Rong up and went out without saying a word. Lin Rong hurriedly grabbed him: "Who are the people outside?"
Lu Shen said: "Some people want Jiangnan to never pay tribute." How many such people are there?
Sitting in the world is not as good as conquering the world. When conquering the world, you slaughter the city and trap the soldiers, and the world regards you as a tyrant. When he is in charge of the world, he must act kingly, implement benevolent policies, and have a reason for killing people. The cheapest excuse is to assassinate the king and kill the king. If he is implicated, the civil and military families and the wealthy families in Jiangnan will have to be regulated by him.
The tone of these words seemed to have been known for a long time. Not only did he know, but he also set up a trap to invite you to the urn. Lin Rong heard some hints behind the words, and made him retreat in fright. He hugged Ah Zhao and fell to the bed: "You ...Since you already knew this, why would you bring Azhao here?" What if something happens? For a moment, he thought that in Lu Shen's heart, staying by his side was the safest thing.
Lu Shen did not answer Lin Rong's words, but then he heard the sound of hurried footsteps. Shen Yan stood at the door and replied: "Master, Feng Shiqing's navy has arrived." He turned and walked out.
Lin Rong was sitting there holding Ah Zhao in her arms. She saw that the rain outside had calmed down a lot and the sky was getting a little brighter. Looking from outside the boat, she saw a flying boat approaching from a distance. There were red letters on a black background and a big word "Yong" on it. At this time, the emperor's own army had a flag, and this small commotion had stopped in less than half an hour.
Ah Zhao was no longer afraid. He stuck his head out of Lin Rong's arms and was full of curiosity. He looked at the large cluster of pink flowers on the river bank and asked, "Mom, what kind of flower is that? It's so beautiful."
There were countless corpses floating on the river around the entire boat, and there was a strong smell of blood. Lin Rong was afraid of scaring her, so he quickly closed the window and coaxed her: "Change your clothes first, okay?"
Ah Zhao nodded and then remembered what had just happened. Looking at the mess in the cabin, he asked in confusion: "Did a big fish hit our boat just now?"
While Lin Rong was changing her clothes, he said uneasily: "Yes, it's such a big fish."
After a while, several unfamiliar maids came in to clean up the room. Lin Rong waved his hand, not showing any interest, and let them go.
I held Ah Zhao and sat there until nightfall, when I saw Lu Shen pushing the door open and walking in. He didn't look tired at all, but full of energy. He was sitting on an armchair far away, holding a cup of tea, silently.
Lin Rong glanced at him lightly, then turned to look at Ah Zhao who was sleeping soundly in his arms. Both of them were silent. Not long after, Ah Zhao's arms were a little numb from sleep. He woke up slowly and turned his head to see Lu Shen. He hurriedly got out of Lin Rong's arms, kicked up his little feet and ran to Lu Shen: "Dad, let's go on to watch the lanterns. Okay? There are many flowers blooming down there?"
Lu Shen smiled and pinched her rosy cheeks and asked, "Oh, are you going to see the lanterns again? Have you learned a few words in the past few days?"
Ah Zhao tilted his head and saw that he didn't seem to be going, so he refused: "But that's what grandma said, you don't mean what you say."
Lu Shen held her in his arms and really told people: "Get to the shore."
Ah Zhao clapped his hands happily and went to pull Lin Rong back: "I want another dragonfly lantern from last time."
Lin Rong didn't want to go at all. She was worried about Azhao and was afraid that something would happen to scare her, so she had no choice but to hold her hand and get off the boat to the county town together.
The lantern festival fruits have not yet dispersed. As soon as I entered the city, the city was filled with bright lights and people coming and going. It felt even more lively. As soon as I walked to the stone bridge, I saw a large group of people rushing towards us. They were all calling out something: "Empress Bai Xian is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, Empress Bai Xian is a thousand years old, a thousand years old..."
Not long after, I saw a group of boys in blue, carrying a woman in white clothes and gauze slowly walking towards me. The woman looked to be no more than 20 years old. She was sitting on the lotus platform. She was extremely solemn and beautiful, and she was extremely white. She was almost as beautiful as the girl in white clothes. The white gauze blended into one body. She held a mutton-fat bottle in her hand, with willow branches inserted in the bottle. From time to time, she waved the willow branches and sprinkled two or three drops of purified water on the people kneeling by the road.
The people kneeling beside the road, regardless of whether they were splashed with water or not, all had expressions of submission and admiration: "Thank you, Empress Baixian, for your blessing, thank you, Empress Baixian, for your service..."
Lin Rong didn't find it strange. She had already heard about the reputation of the White Fairy Empress. She was just a swindler who used talisman water to cure diseases. Seeing that the palace ribbon around Azhao's skirt was half untied, she knelt down to tie it for her. good.
Azhao held a small dragonfly lantern in his hand, lowered his head and asked, "Will it burn the dragonfly's tail?"
Lin Rong didn't think there was anything wrong, but Lu Shen's face became uglier the more he looked at it, especially when he saw that among the people kneeling by the road there were many government officials and soldiers in the army, and he faintly had murderous intentions: "In the past few years, If you kill a Taiji, the White Fairy Lady appears again. These monsters confuse people's hearts and are really killable."
Everyone knelt down, and even Lin Rong squatted down to tie the palace ribbon for Azhao. Here, Lu Shen was the only one standing upright, with only a dozen guards following behind him, and the rest were scattered around on guard.
Lin Rong smiled and straightened the lantern for Azhao and said, "Here, this way you won't burn the dragonfly's tail..."
Halfway through her words, she heard a familiar whistling sound. She instinctively protected Azhao and hugged him in her arms. Then she heard Shen Yan's exclamation: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty... "
When Lin Rong heard the sound, he turned around and saw that Lu Shen had been hit by an arrow in the chest and fell in a pool of blood. The guards all around swarmed up and surrounded Lu Shen. The people kneeling by the roadside to worship the White Fairy Queen raised their heads in confusion and scattered in all directions, screaming: "Killing, killing..."
Lin Rong felt that it was extremely unreal, so he turned around, took off the embroidered handkerchief, and tied Azhao's eyes: "Azhao, let's play a game. When we get back to the boat later, you can only open your eyes if I tell you to, okay? ?”
There was so much noise all around that Azhao didn't pay attention and asked, "Why?"
Lin Rong said: "Look at the little dragonfly lantern. Will it burn its tail if you blindfold it?"
She carried Ah Zhao into her grandma's arms, and then went to check on Lu Shen. She saw that his face was like gold paper, dripping with cold sweat, and there was a broken arrow stuck in his chest. Shen Yan covered his wound, and the blood couldn't stop flowing from it. It appeared between his fingers, and his face turned pale with fright: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... I deserve to die... I deserve to die..."
Lin Rong didn't know why, but he was very calm and said: "We have to go back to the ship. Doctor Xuan will come and pull out the arrow immediately."
Lu Shen just closed his eyes, as if breathing was in great pain, and couldn't say a word.
Shen Yan knew this and could not delay, so he immediately escorted Lu Shen back to the ship and called for the imperial physician. The imperial physician followed Ah Zhao to the ship. After washing his hands, he cut off his chest clothes and said: "Wipe your heart pulse. If you pass, you must pull it out immediately, otherwise if you move it even slightly, it may pass through your heart. Pull it out, the bleeding will stop, and there is still a glimmer of hope for life."
Lu Shen's face was pale, and in the dim candlelight, it seemed to be faintly covered with a layer of blood. Then he opened his eyes and asked, "How sure are you?"
The imperial doctor thought for a moment and replied: "Only 50%."
Lu Shen said: "Fifty percent, okay, that's enough. You come and pull it out. You are from a military background, and there is no one in the world who is more suitable than you for these wounds from swords and arrows."
Then he called Lin Rong, who was standing stunned, to him. He looked at her silently for a while and said, "I know you don't want to go back, and I don't intend to force you. But if anything happens, for Azhao, you have to do it." go back."
After talking for a while, he was already in great pain. A large amount of cold sweat ran down his eyebrows. He calmed down and said, "If something unexpected happens, I will send you a secret message at that time. I will order Feng Shiqing and Dong Yanwu of Jiangdong Camp to escort you back to Luoyang." , they are all loyal and reliable confidants, and my great-aunt will take charge of the overall situation. She will choose a son from the clan and establish him as the new king, and you will assist in the administration."
Lin Rong stood there dumbly. She had never thought of returning to Luoyang like this, taking Ah Zhao back to Luoyang alone. A new monarch was appointed and she assisted in the administration. Who is Feng Shiqing? Who is Dong Yanwu? When Lu Shen was around, naturally everyone was respectful and respectful. But once Lu Shen dies, will they listen to her? If another clan is established, who should be established? How old.
Once Lu Shen dies, even if she doesn't go back, she will never take Azhao away. Not to mention the elders of the Lu family, even my great-aunt will never allow the royal blood to wander outside. If only Ah Zhao is asked to go back alone, then Ah Zhao will be less than four years old and will have no father or mother. But if she goes back, she will be in a whirlpool of power. Can she really protect Azhao in this whirlpool?
Lu Shen was in so much pain that he couldn't speak. The imperial doctor hurriedly gave him ginseng slices and asked him to hold them in his mouth. Then he continued: "It's a pity that your wrist is sprained. Otherwise, it would be better to ask you to pull out the arrow. No matter life or death, it will always be done by It’s up to you.”
After saying that, he said to the imperial doctor: "Pull it out."
Then he suddenly waved Lin Rong over and asked her: "There are thousands of lines of tears on the coral pillow. What is the next sentence you cross out?"
Lin Rong didn't answer, with a confused look in his eyes, as if he didn't hear or didn't understand, and asked: "What?"
Lu Shen smiled bitterly and suddenly coughed, spitting out a large mouthful of dark red blood. The imperial doctor stood aside: "Your Majesty, we can't speak any more, for fear of damaging the lung meridian, we can't delay it any longer."
Lu Shen turned around and held Lin Rong's hand. His tone was extremely cold, and he forced himself to endure it: "Maybe, after all... only one of us can go back to Luoyang."
Someone brought cotton cloth for Lu Shen to bite. Lin Rong felt confused, and then he said: "The rest of the people will go out, leaving only the imperial doctor to get some hemp and powder." He opened the medicine box again, and had no choice but to Some of the common ones did not bring the equipment for surgical hemostasis. They were in a hurry and dropped the medicine box on the ground, scattering the things all over the floor.
The imperial doctor had been writing notes to Lin Rong to discuss medical theory in the past few days, and he handed it over immediately: "Madam, you'd better stand aside. Don't worry, I will remember to disinfect and stop bleeding."
Lin Rong nodded, held Lu Shen's hand, and sat on the bed.
The imperial doctor held the arrow and said: "Your Majesty, I am about to pull out the arrow!"
As soon as she finished speaking, blood suddenly poured out and splashed onto Lin Rong's face. She felt that everything in front of her eyes was covered with blood, and her hands and feet felt weak, as if all the strength had been drained from her body. She could hear everyone's eagerness in her ears. The cry: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
The blood in front of him gradually turned into pitch black, as if no sound could be heard.
