Li Shimin walked out of the room.
He glanced at Xu Fenglei in the courtyard, but said nothing and took the three children to the mourning hall.
Xu Fenglei also wanted to leave, but heard the maid calling him:
"Grand Master, the Queen has asked you to come in for a talk."
Xu Fenglei was startled, then nodded and followed the maid into the house.
"The Queen."
He bowed his hands in salute, looking a little reserved.
He was more reserved than he had ever been before.
"Listen Ming, we are old friends too, why are you so nervous?"
Changsun Wujia, who was lying on the bed, chuckled and said,
"sit."
"Liu'er, pour tea for the Grand Master."
The personal maid responded obediently and poured tea and fruit for Xu Fenglei.
"Thank you, Queen."
Xu Fenglei took a symbolic sip of tea.
He felt a little guilty at the moment and was naturally not as casual as usual.
"Liu'er, please step back."
Changsun Wugou waved his hand towards the maid and ordered,
"I'll have a few words with the Grand Master."
"Yes." Liu'er responded and left, but did not close the door.
This is the harem, and foreign ministers must avoid suspicion when they come, so the door must be open.
There were only two people left in the room.
Changsun Wugou turned slightly sideways and looked at Xu Fenglei.
She stared at it for a while, then suddenly smiled and said:
"How much time do I have?"
Xu Fenglei: "!!!"
He didn't expect that the Queen would ask such a question directly!
Xu Fenglei didn't know how to respond at this time.
"This...what did the Queen say?"
"You're fine, don't talk about these, don't talk about these..."
Changsun Wugou smiled and shook his head.
"I know my body well... I'm just holding on."
She whispered,
"When I went to Mount Tai for the Zen ceremony, I felt uncomfortable. At that time, I only managed to recover a little by drinking medicine."
"Later, I drank medicine one after another, and I almost finished the medicine jar."
"I've been keeping vigil for my father for the past few days, and my eyesight has turned black several times. Every time I think about gritting my teeth and stiffening, and then I'll be fine."
"But in the end, I still couldn't get through it..."
Speaking of this, she couldn't help but laugh at herself.
"None of this has anything to do with you. Master Sun, Lin Xing, and you have all treated me very carefully. I can't help myself."
Changsun Wugou said,
"... Just tell me, I can accept it."
Xu Fenglei was silent for this, without saying a word.
Changsun Wugou slowly closed his eyes, feeling a little tired.
"You have to tell me, listen. Only then can I have a plan and finish all the unfinished business."
She murmured,
"I don't want to leave with regrets."
"If I really have to die, I hope I have a smile on my lips and everyone is not so sad, just like my father."
"It's troublesome for you to organize one for your father. Please organize one for me too."
Xu Fenglei: "..."
Can this be the same!
Li Yuan was almost seventy years old, so his death can be considered a happy mourning.
But you... are only thirty-four years old! Not even half of the Supreme Emperor has survived!
Who can not be sad about this?
"My dear, please don't think too much."
Xu Fenglei forced a smile and said with relief,
"Actually, most of the time, people are scaring themselves. Even if they are not ill, they will be frightened into something wrong."
"As long as you take care of yourself peacefully, everything will be fine."
"We have Sun Simiao. He is a rare miracle doctor in ancient and modern times. Even in history, he is ranked among the best! With him here, you don't have to worry at all!"
"Be patient and have a good rest..."
How dare he say that?
Many patients are open-minded on the surface and say, doctor, just tell me, I can handle it.
But if you really told him, he would never be able to resist it!
That feeling was like a death penalty, executed at a scheduled time.
His own death date is on his head, and the next days are about waiting and suffering, waiting for the advent of impermanence.
Who can feel better?
Therefore, at this time, you have to give her a reassurance pill. Regardless of whether it can stabilize her heart, at least it cannot let her vent her anger in advance.
"Yeah?"
Changsun Wugou looked at Xu Fenglei.
Xu Fenglei nodded firmly.
"Is such that."
He confirmed.
Changsun Wugou was silent for a moment, and finally nodded.
"Well...since you don't want to tell the truth, I won't force you."
She responded,
"Listen Ming, I want you to do me a favor."
"Your Majesty, please tell me, I will try my best to do it." Xu Fenglei said seriously with a serious look on his face.
…
That night.
Xu Guogong Mansion.
Xu Fenglei sat in front of his desk in silence for a long time. He was about to turn off the lights and go to bed when he heard Zi Maid's voice coming from outside:
"gentlemen."
"There is a decree coming from the palace. Please enter the palace now to see the saint."
Xu Fenglei: "?"
"It's already midnight, what's the matter with Your Majesty?"
His heart skipped a beat,
"Is it possible that something happened to the Queen again?"
It shouldn't be that fast...
With doubts in his heart, he didn't hesitate, quickly got dressed and went out.
…
In the middle of the night.
Tai Chi Palace, beside the sea pool.
Xu Fenglei walked along and saw a person sitting by the pool. His back looked very familiar.
As soon as I got closer, I was choked by the strong smell of smoke.
"Cough! Cough..."
"See Your Majesty."
Xu Fenglei fanned the smoke in front of him and bowed his hands.
His eyes fell on the emperor.
At this moment, Li Shimin held the cigarette between his index and middle fingers and let it smoke his nails, which turned a burnt yellow color.
There were several cigarette boxes thrown randomly on the weeds beside him.
Obviously, Li Shimin has been sitting here for a long time and smoked several boxes of cigarettes.
"sit."
Li Shimin took a puff of cigarette, threw one out and said calmly.
"yes."
Xu Fenglei sat down in response, and after taking the cigarette, his expression was a little hesitant.
He has quit.
But at this moment...it doesn't seem good if I don't accompany you?
Thinking of this, he didn't think much more, and touched a fire folding piece from Li Shimin's feet, which was a familiar spot.
Two lines of smoke slowly drifted into the sky.
Silence is the Tai Chi Palace tonight.
"What happened during the day today was because I was impulsive."
After a long time, Li Shimin finally spoke,
"Don't take it personally."
For some reason, Li Shimin suddenly stopped calling me 'I' and started calling himself 'I'.
perhaps.
This self-profession will be closer to the real self.
"Your Majesty is serious."
Xu Fenglei sighed lightly,
"It's my fault."
"I started to take care of the Queen's health very early and nursed her back to health, but her health has not improved, and now it is even worse."
"This is indeed my fault. I had no choice but to run away. I plead guilty and feel extremely guilty in my heart."
These words really come from my heart.
Xu Fenglei believed that he was responsible for the current situation of Changsun Wugou.
Li Shimin glanced at him.
"You didn't like to be a subject in the past."
He said neither salty nor blandly.
In private, Xu Fenglei calls himself "I". Only in public can he call himself 'Chen'.
Therefore, in Li Shimin's opinion, Xu Fenglei's current appearance is a kind of birthright.
"My heart is heavy and I dare not act casually."
Xu Fenglei responded.
Li Shimin nodded slightly and looked at the sparkling water in the sea pond and the bright moon in the sky.
Xu Fenglei also raised his head and looked at the moon.
"People are born, old, sick and die, and the moon waxes and wanes."
Li Shimin took another deep breath and said softly,
"The moon will be full again when it's gone."
"Listen Ming, tell me, can people really get better after being sick?"
Xu Fenglei held a cigarette in his mouth and remained silent.
Silence is the sea pool tonight.
He was silent more than he had been in the past year combined.
Two grown men just sat there, looking at the lake and smoking.
One after another.
One after another.
Soon, another box was empty.
Li Shimin took out another box from his arms and was about to order it when he was stopped by Xu Fenglei.
"Your Majesty, you can't smoke anymore."
He said bitterly,
"If you smoke any more, you will get sick."
Now Li Shimin no longer treats smoking as food, he simply treats smoke as air!
If I keep smoking like this, my lungs will be burnt to a crisp.
Li Shimin pulled it away, minding his own business and lit it again.
"This is good stuff, good stuff comes..."
He said softly,
“Without it, I couldn’t hold back my emotions.”
"You don't know...you have absolutely no idea about my relationship with Guanyin. She married me when she was thirteen years old. At that time, I could be happy for a long time when she called her husband."
"We have been together for twenty years... As couples get older, they always get tired of each other, but we are increasingly inseparable from each other."
"I... love her. Really, I really love her... If I were not the emperor, I would not even marry a concubine."
"me……"
"Woo...Woo..."
Li Shimin covered his face with his hands, and two lines of tears flowed down his chin, soaking his clothes.
This was not the first time Xu Fenglei saw Li Shimin cry.
As Li Tai said, his father is a crybaby.
When Du Ruhui passed away, he cried.
When Li Yuan passed away, he also cried.
But never like this.
There was no hoarseness or crying, but this kind of whimpering with only a trace of sound hurt people's hearts even more.
"Your Majesty, don't cry anymore, don't cry anymore..."
Xu Fenglei patted Li Shimin's shoulder gently and comforted,
"Isn't this... the queen is fine? With Sun Simiao here, nothing will happen."
"The Queen will definitely get better, really..."
He couldn't do anything now but comfort Li Shimin like this.
Wow!
Li Shimin suddenly raised his eyes and grabbed Xu Fenglei's shoulders.
"What did Sun Simiao say to you when he asked you to go out during the day!"
He stared at Xu Fenglei's face, not missing a look or a detail!
He has read countless people, so as long as Xu Fenglei lies to him, he will immediately tell!
However, Xu Fenglei's performance was very calm.
"Master Sun said that the Empress was fine at first, but this time it was mainly because she was overdrawn from staying up late, which hurt her heart."
He said in a deep voice,
"It's very difficult to raise them back."
"But he will find a way to study the matching medicine and do his best to restore the queen's body."
These words are half true and half false.
Xu Fenglei had practiced it many times before coming, so there was no flaw at this moment.
Li Shimin stared at him for a while and then let go.
"We must do our best to protect her!"
He gritted his teeth and said,
"No matter what the cost! You can have anything you want!"
"As long as Sun Simiao can make Guanyin get better, I will immediately decree to canonize him! Add a title and let the people openly believe in sacrifices!"
"You... convey it to him then!"
Canonize a living person!
This is a big exception and a violation of the rules.
But Li Shimin completely ignored it at this moment! He just wants his wife to get better!
"According to the order."
Xu Fenglei took a deep breath and responded,
"What can we do now to make Maid Guanyin feel better?"
Li Shimin picked up the cigarette butt again, took a sip, and said,
"I also want to learn... acupuncture or moxibustion? What book should I read?"
At this moment, Li Er actually wanted to learn Chinese medicine on his own!
He hates this situation where he has no idea at all and depends entirely on other people's faces!
If you learn it yourself, you might be able to help Guanyin Maid.
I know her best and may be able to provide more precise conditioning...
"Let's do moxibustion. There are just a few acupuncture points. It's not convenient for us doctors to do it. You can help with moxibustion. If you don't know how, just ask Li Zhi."
Xu Fenglei said seriously,
"As for books, I have a book called "Acupuncture and Moxibustion". You will get a general idea after reading it once."
"Let me tell you some basics first..."
This means two hours.
The night was as cold as water. On the edge of the pool, two grown men smoked cigarettes all night.
One teacher's mouth went dry.
A person who is very talented in learning.
"It seems, it's not that difficult..."
Li Shimin seemed to have gained confidence and said,
"I can try to understand. Thank you, listen."
"You are indeed a master, and your level of teaching is unparalleled."
Xu Fenglei: "..."
With his guidance, even a pig can learn a little bit.
"It's getting late, Your Majesty. If you compare what I've taught you with the books, you'll be able to understand everything."
He stood up and stretched, feeling sore in his back.
There was still a sticky foreign matter in his mouth.
he——tui!
He spit out a mouthful of sticky phlegm into the sea pond, and he felt much more comfortable all over.
"You...you spit in my pool!"
Li Shimin stood up suddenly, looking a little unhappy.
At this moment, he changed his title to 'I' again. He himself was not even aware of this change.
"Why don't you just spit..."
Xu Fenglei said impatiently,
"I've taught you so much and smoked so much, my throat is almost hurting to death."
"Don't worry about these details. Go back and rest quickly. I have to go home and go to bed." "Otherwise, I won't be able to hold on anymore and another one will fall ill."
Li Shimin kept vigil for five days.
Today I spent the whole night smoking by the pool again. Even a tough guy can’t stand it!
He was able to maintain this spirit simply by relying on cigarettes, which obviously took a huge toll on his body.
At this moment, his face was obviously sickly flushed.
That kind of mental state is also pathological.
Already on the verge of trouble.
"indeed……"
Li Shimin rubbed his eyes and said in a low voice, "Then I will go back and rest for a while, and then give Guanyin Maid moxibustion. I know how to start."
"You can go back. Thank you very much for tonight."
Originally, I wanted to take the Queen offline, because this is a major plot turning point. I said that the book would be finished at 2 million words, and there is still about 300,000 left, so it will be very soon.
However, everyone's reaction was so great that I decided to change the plot. The queen will not die, but it will be offline for a period of time due to the needs of the plot.
Well, a little spoiler, that's all.
