Chapter 216 Hurt Lover

After several consecutive autumn rains, from January to September, Shengjing had passed the Cold Dew.

The maple leaves of Wan'en Temple turned red. There were endless tourists at the Danfeng Terrace. From this place, you can see large areas of red maple leaves that look like blood.

The chrysanthemums in the Taishi Mansion bloomed overnight.

The servants selected fresh chrysanthemums to make wine, tea, and chrysanthemum cakes, which were fragrant.

When Lu Tong walked into Qi Yutai's room, Qi Yutai had just smashed a pot of chrysanthemum tea.

The golden chrysanthemum petals were boiled in boiling water. When they fell to the ground, they were no longer as beautiful as standing proudly on the branches. They were like a ball of crushed filth, sticky and clattering on the carpet.

Lu Tong raised his foot and stepped through the debris on the ground.

Qi Yutai was full of anger, but when he saw her, his face suddenly showed a touch of ecstasy, and he stepped forward in three or two steps: "You are here! Where are the things?"

Lu Tong turned around and put down the medical box, lowered his head and took out the flannel with golden needles, and said slowly: "Mr. Qi, if you can't hold your temper, be careful that Mr. Qi will find out. At that time, there will be no room for maneuver."

After speaking, he glanced at the maid and guard standing at the door.

Qi Yutai was speechless.

Since he recovered from his illness, these pairs of eyes in the room have never stopped for a moment, even though Qi Yutai protested many times, it was still fruitless.

He knew very well that his father did not believe Lu Tong, so he sent people to monitor him.

But these two pairs of eyes not only stared at Lu Tong, but also at himself.

It made people feel depressed.

Qi Yutai endured for a moment, waiting for Lu Tong to follow him into the inner room to perform acupuncture, and then asked in a low voice: "Where is the stuff?"

Lu Tong: "No."

"No?" Qi Yutai's face changed drastically, and he grabbed her collar: "Why not?"

For five days, Lu Tong did not bring him medicine powder.

Qi Yutai was going crazy.

Although the medicine powder was not as strong as the cold food powder, he felt it was much less effective at first. It was not until he had not taken it for five days and the taste of insects gnawing became stronger and stronger that he realized that medicine powder was medicine powder after all. Even if it didn't look strong, it would be addictive.

He was addicted again.

"Don't think I dare not kill you." Qi Yutai gritted his teeth, "You want to use this thing to hang me, but you have to see if you have the life to do it!"

Lu Tong didn't care about his threat, and just said lightly: "Mr. Qi, tomorrow is the grand ceremony of the festival, and Mr. Qi attaches great importance to this festival. Don't make any mistakes."

"Every day before I enter the mansion, I have to be searched by your maid. If I am discovered, it will not be good for both you and me."

Qi Yutai's face was gloomy.

Lu Tong was right.

Not only was he searched, but in the past few days, in addition to Lu Tong, other medical officers invited by his father from outside the mansion would come to his house every day to take his pulse, fearing that he would have an accident during the festival.

After all, during the entire festival, all officials were present, unlike Yanzhi Hutong. If he fell ill during the festival, the rumors would never be quelled.

Even if Qi Yutai explained to his father again and again that he was not sick, his father did not believe it.

For Qi Qing, the reputation of the Grand Tutor's Mansion was more important--

"Don't use these excuses to deceive me!" He was furious and had nowhere to vent, so he vented all his anger on the person in front of him.

Qi Yutai stretched out his hand, and Lu Tong was pushed back by him, his spine hitting the wall behind him, and he frowned immediately.

This discomfort actually pleased Qi Yutai.

He sneered: "Aren't you smart? It's not difficult for you to find a way to cheat the body search, you just don't want to!"

There was a moment of silence in the room.

After a while, Lu Tong said, "The search in the mansion is strict, and there are people watching closely at the door. I dare not take risks."

Qi Yutai snorted coldly, and was about to threaten, but heard the woman in front of him change the subject, "But, I have a way."

"What is it?"

"Mr. Qi is still ill, and Mr. Qi loves his son very much, so he usually only allows the young master to recuperate in the mansion, and the young master is not allowed to leave the mansion. But during the Tianzhangtai Festival, the young master can find a gap."

Qi Yutai was puzzled, "You want me to take it at the festival?"

"The festival is a royal event. Once discovered, it is a serious crime. You want to kill me? You are so cruel!"

He looked at Lu Tong, his eyes full of suspicion.

"No."

"What do you mean by that?"

Lu Tong said: "There is a grand ceremony in the palace. Before the ceremony, there is a water palace competition and various performances. After the ceremony, the Nuo ceremony is over. I heard that your majesty went up to the tower and all the officials watched the fireworks. There is a gap before the Grand Nuo ceremony."

The Grand Nuo ceremony was originally a spring festival. At the end of each year, the imperial family troupe wore masks, embroidered colored clothes, and held golden spears and dragon flags. When Emperor Ming of the Later Liang ascended the throne, the Nuo ceremony was originally cancelled, but this year there was a locust plague in southern Jiangsu. In order to drive away the plague and avoid the epidemic, the Grand Nuo ceremony was simply combined with the Tianzhangtai ceremony, which was not as grand as before.

Qi Yutai looked at Lu Tong: "Do you still know the Grand Nuo ceremony?"

Lu Tong: "On the day of the ceremony, I will go to the banquet with the Medical Officers' Court."

Cui Min had an accident, and the Medical Officers' Court was leaderless. Now the doctor Zhengchangjin is handling some matters on his behalf. Cui Min's theft of someone else's prescription was a foregone conclusion, and naturally, Lu Tong's three-month suspension was also lifted.

Of course, the Grand Tutor's Mansion also played a role in it.

"You really don't have any bad intentions?" Qi Yutai was still a little suspicious.

"If Master Qi can hold on until a few days after the festival, it would be great. I don't have to take this risk."

"Why wait until after the festival?"

"Master Qi told me that I must keep Master Qi healthy before the festival. Master Qi is now cured. After the festival, I will return to the Medical Officer's Office. It will not be convenient for me to visit Master Qi every day. Being too abnormal will also make Master Qi suspicious."

Qi Yutai's face sank.

He has recovered from his illness, and Lu Zhen does not need to visit him every day.

But his drug addiction is inseparable from Lu Zhuoyi.

His father monitored him more and more. He couldn't get out and the medicine powder couldn't come in. It was already unbearable after only five days, not to mention the uncertainty of coming and going after the festival.

"That's all, I just believe you once."

The desire for medicine powder finally defeated the remaining reason in his heart. He approached Lu Yan and threatened: "If you dare to play tricks..."

"I don't dare, the lower official."

Qi Yutai stared at her for a long time. Seeing her open expression, he hummed and sat down.

Lu Zhuo took a needle and acupunctured him.

"Actually, there is another way." Qi Yutai closed his eyes and suddenly laughed.

"As long as I let you in, you and I will naturally see each other every day."

He mocked maliciously: "It is much better to be a concubine in the Imperial Palace than to be a concubine for Jin Xianrong. Isn't it?"

Lu Chen was silent.

Qi Yutai was a little bored, but when he thought that tomorrow evening, in front of the Nuo ceremony, he might be able to take some medicine powder to relieve his addiction, he couldn't help but look forward to it.

I just wish it would be tomorrow soon.

…

The day passed quickly, and the sky darkened at night.

The autumn night has become chilly, and the lights in the Palace Commander's mansion are brightly lit.

The teams went back early today. There will be a ceremony in the palace early tomorrow morning, and there will be no one in the Palace Commander's mansion at noon. When Pei Yunying entered the room, Duan Xiaoyan was about to go back. Just when he was about to call him, he saw Xiao Zhufeng winking at him, so he swallowed what he said and walked out quietly.

Pei Yunying has been very busy recently.

When he is not on duty, he often stays in the martial arts arena for a whole day. Others said that he was doing his best for the ceremony, but insiders in the Palace Commander's Mansion understood that this was clearly a way of numbing his feelings by using errands to numb his feelings.

So sad!

Even though he seems to be casual every day and does not forget what he should do, but after his birthday, sometimes people will get a glimpse of him.

For example, he no longer loves to smile as much as before, and sometimes he looks a bit cold.

In the yard, there were only a few scattered lights on the street in the distance, and Gardenia had already fallen asleep. Xiao Zhufeng packed up the things on his desk and planned to leave.

Pei Yunying stopped him: "Xiao Er."

"Is something wrong?"

"Have a drink with me," he said.

Lamp oil was added to the copper lamp, and the weak light became bright again.

Gardenia was awakened by the movement in the courtyard, sniffed outside, then shrank back.

It was autumn, and the wisteria flowers had been knocked down by the continuous autumn rain. Under the flower stand, there were green lanterns like buckets, and two people were sitting in front of the stone table.

The two grown men sat facing each other in silence. Xiao Zhufeng picked up the wine cup on the table and took a sip, then frowned: "Tea?"

"otherwise?"

Pei Yunying poured herself a glass and said in a matter-of-fact tone, "Do you still dare to drink at the festival tomorrow?"

Xiao Zhufeng choked and stared at the tea in the cup again: "Why is it bitter again?"

Pei Yunying had a brain attack earlier, so he replaced all the tea in Dian Shuai's residence with various kinds of boiled water, which was so sweet that it made his throat sore. The pot of tea in front of me is actually bitter.

It's been a long time since Xiao Zhufeng had bitter tea at the Palace Commander's Mansion.

"Isn't it bad?" Pei Yunying picked up the wine cup, "Life is inherently bitter."

Xiao Zhufeng: "..."

He said leisurely: "Isn't it just to be rejected by the one you love, why bother with such hatred? Why should a man worry about not having a wife? There is no fragrant grass anywhere in the world."

Pei Yunying glanced at him: "That's very good. It would be better if you wouldn't be so gloating about misfortune."

There was a rustling sound in the hospital.

After a while, Xiao Zhufeng asked: "Didn't you say before that you wanted to pursue it slowly, why did you suddenly express your love?"

"I couldn't help it."

Xiao Zhufeng asked again: "Why did she reject you?"

"have no idea."

"Is it because of Ji Xun?"

"Maybe."

Pei Yunying took a sip of tea and looked down at the wine cup, which reflected the flower stand above her head.

The flower stand is not as lush as it was in summer. There are no flowers, the branches and leaves are lonely, and it looks a bit desolate.

"Actually, I wasn't sure she would choose me before."

He laughed at himself: "After all, Ji Xun is a gentleman, and I am a bastard."

"If those things hadn't happened to the Lu family, the person who would match her now would be someone like Ji Xun."

This is very sad.

"Wake up," Xiao Zhufeng said indifferently: "When did you become so cowardly?"

Pei Yunying smiled but said nothing.

Xiao Zhufeng looked at him: "Didn't you say before that even if she really liked Ji Xun, you would break them up. Are you going to give it to that guy?"

Pei Yunying sneered: "What is letting? She is not an object."

Xiao Zhufeng couldn't stand his behavior and said sarcastically: "Then what are you going to do? Drink here and wait until the two of them get married and then you take advantage of it? Don't you even want your status?"

"Are you someone who is willing to step back?"

Pei Yunying said nothing.

The night wind blows, and Gao Wu is making plans.

Pei Yunying said: "Xiao Er, do you still remember my horse?"

Xiao Zhufeng was startled.

Pei Yunying once had a red pony.

His grandfather personally selected him as a birthday gift. He was lively and handsome, but later died of eating poisonous weeds.

"I love that foal."

"Because I loved it so much, I couldn't help but show it off, which caused the brothers in the family to fight over the foal. I was very sad when it died."

He said calmly: "Later I discovered that the foal did not die from eating poisonous weeds by mistake. My father personally ordered the poisoning."

Xiao Zhufeng paused.

This was the first time he heard Pei Yunying talk about the truth of the matter, and asked: "Why?"

Pei Yunying smiled, and that smile was colder than the autumn night.

"Because he believes that this thing harms brotherhood, so it is better to cut it off from the source."

Pei Yunying said: "I don't want her to become that horse."

Xiao Zhufeng was silent.

Six months ago, Xiao Zhufeng would never have believed that he would see Pei Yunying like this.

A pampered prince would work for a person from day to night without any complaints, and then humble himself to this level after being rejected.

"Medical Officer Lu looks like she will become a monk at any time after shedding love. It's hard to imagine her falling in love with you." Xiao Zhufeng comforted his friend, "Actually, you may not love her deeply because you spent too much on her. I’m worried about it, so I can’t let it go.”

"You seem to have forgotten that in the beginning, you went to arrest her and bring her to justice."

Pei Yunying smiled bitterly.

At first, he wanted to catch her, but in the end, he was trapped firmly.

He has always been free and easy, able to take things up and let them go, but he is always worried about Lu Yan and can never let them go.

Xiao Zhufeng raised his head and drank the tea in the cup, sighing.

"Is it because the feng shui of the palace commander's house is not good, or maybe there is something wrong with you and me, and it's not just the horoscopes," he pondered, "Including the teacher, you and I have a rough relationship, and we can't love each other no matter what."

Pei Yunying was speechless.

This is very true, but Blind He's Peach Blossom Talisman has not been of any good use, or even worse.

"If you really can't let it go, just be friends with her." Xiao Zhufeng poured tea and raised a glass, "Maybe one day she will change her mind again."

Pei Yunying: "..."

"I like her, how can we be friends?" Pei Yunying sneered: "I thought everyone was like you and would endure it forever."

Xiao Zhufeng said "Oh", "Then don't bear it. At the festival tomorrow, Ji Xun's face will be ruined by a fire and he will lose his face. Let's see what he uses to seduce your Medical Officer Lu."

Pei Yunying was surprised: "You are so vicious."

"Do you dare to say that you are not moved at all?"

Pei Yunying: "..."

Xiao Zhufeng scorned: "Hypocrisy."

The pot of bitter tea on the table had reached the bottom, and a few more lights in the distance were turned off.

"Forget it, let's talk about anything after the ceremony tomorrow." Pei Yunying put down the wine cup, stood up and said, "It's not early, you should go back."

Xiao Zhufeng was dissatisfied: "I comforted you in the middle of the night, but you didn't know how to say 'thank you'?"

The young man took a few steps back, looked at the person in front of him, and said with a smile: "It's a good comfort. Don't comfort me next time. Thank you."

…

It was foggy at night.

The white mist is like a big net, rising slowly from the ground and from a distance, quietly spreading into the house, exuding a damp and cold ambiguity on the lonely autumn night.

In the Grand Master's Mansion, a woman suddenly cried.

Qi Qing woke up from his sleep, heard the noise, put on his clothes and sat up from the couch.

He was old and had always slept lightly. At night, the house needed to be absolutely quiet, so that you could hear a needle drop, but there was never a sound. This was the first time he was woken up in the middle of the night.

The sound came from the back room.

The closer he got, the more hysterical he appeared. Qi Qing pushed open the door and walked in. He saw a person lying on the bed, surrounded by midwives. A thick smell of blood accompanied by the fragrance of medicine hit his face, and there was a rush.

When the person on the bed heard the noise, he suddenly turned his head and saw him. His red eyes suddenly glowed with life, and he called him: "Master——"

The cry made Qi Qing suddenly come back to his senses.

Shuhui!

He quickly stepped forward and held the hand of the woman on the couch. Her beautiful, infinitely lovable face was no longer as beautiful as before, and looked sallow and thin.

"master--"

She screamed again.

This cry made Qi Qing's heart tighten.

"I'm here." He heard the voice.

Shuhui, his second wife, looked at him breathlessly: "I, I'm afraid I won't survive. If I don't survive tonight, you have to raise Yutai well."

"No." He comforted his wife warmly, wiping the sweat from his wife's forehead. "The baby will be born soon, and both your mother and daughter will be safe."

As soon as the words came out, Qi Qing himself was stunned for a moment.

How did he know it was a daughter when the child was not born yet?

"I don't believe it, you swear." She held his hand tightly, like a ghost who refused to give up, "You swear, you will take good care of Yutai, he is your son, you must be good to him!"

Feeling inexplicably upset, Qi Qing said patiently, "I swear."

The woman is worried and Qi Qing is impatient. Yutai is his only son. The glory of Taishifu will depend on Yutai in the future. He will raise him well like patiently watering a seedling. He wants his son of the Qi family to become a The son who is envied by everyone in Shengjing.

What is she worrying about?

Just as he was thinking about it, a woman's faint voice came to his ears.

"Really? Are you really going to take good care of him, even if he's just a lunatic?"

madman?

Qi Qing lowered his head suddenly, feeling horrified.

That beautiful face had been placed in front of him at some point. The originally clear and soft eyes were bloodshot and nervous, clearly the way they looked when they were sick.

Getting sick?

How did she get sick?

A soft call came to his ears, and Qi Qing suddenly opened his eyes and woke up from his dream.

The housekeeper stood in front of him, calling him worriedly.

Qi Qing pressed his chest, where his heart was beating rapidly. He felt as if he had just been fished out of the water, and his whole body was soaked.

"Master, are you feeling unwell?" the steward asked, "I will ask the medical officer to come over immediately."

"No need."

Qi Qing raised his hand to stop him, but the panic still lingered in his heart. After a moment, he said, "I dreamed of Shu Hui."

"lady?"

Qi Qing did not speak.

His first wife was chosen by his family, but he had no feelings for her and had not had children for many years. After his wife passed away, he soon married a second wife.

It is true that it was because of her status at that time that it was beneficial for him to become his in-law, but in addition to that, he also truly loved this young wife.

Shuhui was lively, beautiful, considerate, and occasionally had some harmless coquettishness, which he also tolerated. Qi Qing had thanked God for letting him meet such a good marriage until he found out the truth later.

It turned out that she was a lunatic.

It turned out that this was not a marriage destined by heaven at all.

The Zhong family knew everything but married their daughter to him, and even gave birth to Yutai with a disease later. He endured everything until he was powerful and finally punished the Zhong family.

Retribution.

Shuhui died, and before she died, she asked him to take good care of Yutai. Because of her words, he was soft-hearted for a while, and he didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse.

He fell asleep tonight.

"Master?" Someone called from the side.

Qi Qing came back to his senses: "Go and see the young master."

"Yes."

The night was bleak, Qi Qing looked up, as if he saw Shuhui again before her death, with disheveled hair looking at him, with a sad smile.

Qi Qing suddenly closed his eyes and clenched the Buddhist beads in his hand.

It is rumored that before the great Nuo ceremony, ghosts and gods are everywhere, and rituals are needed to exorcise evil spirits.

Shuhui is dead.

It was a dream.

It was just a dream.

Xiao Er: I feel sorry for your story, and I still love her for your words (.)

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