Chapter 79

Chapter 79

He lay on the couch with his eyes open, not making a sound nor trying to wake her up.

After a while, Min Zhang came in to change the medicine, and the young lady lying on the bed was awakened. The sleepiness on her face was still there, so she hurriedly sat up and looked at the man on the couch.

When their eyes met, the man's eyes opened wide, bright and clear.

Fortunately, it is alive...

Seeing Min Zhang bringing the military doctor to change the medicine, Wen Shuse was afraid that he would be in the way, so he stepped back and stood above his head.

Just like Pei Qing last time, he was not wearing any clothes except for the gauze tied around his shoulders, but he covered himself with a quilt at night, leaving only half of his shoulder exposed.

At this time, the military doctor came to apply medicine. Min Zhang stepped forward and first uncovered the quilt on him, revealing a large area of ​​his chest under the gauze.

Wen Shuse wanted to see how serious his wound was, so he moved closer and looked carefully. Suddenly, he saw a glimpse of spring light, and his eyes were suddenly dazzled.

But it only moved away for a moment and then turned back.

For fear of touching his wound, the military doctor used scissors and carefully cut the gauze under his shoulder. It took some time, and the white gauze was nothing to look at. Wen Shuse's eyes slowly shifted without noticing.

Last time, her husband openly begged her to see it, but Wen Shuse felt embarrassed. But now it was different. She could see it openly with a legitimate reason.

From this angle, you can see more clearly.

After touching it for the first time, she realized that his chest was not thin. As expected, from his chest to his waist and abdomen, there were muscles one by one, like the wooden blocks she played with when she was a child. She could feel with her eyes that it must be very strong without touching it, and it rose and fell with his breathing, as if it contained some kind of power that she didn't quite understand but seemed to understand.

Further down, it is the waistband...

She did not look at anything inappropriate and calmly withdrew her gaze, thinking that she had hidden her thoughts well. She inadvertently glanced at the man's face and was met with a pair of dark and calm eyes that saw through everything.

He was definitely feeling guilty, so Wen Shuse hurriedly looked away, intending to deny it and try his best to look serious.

The military doctor finally cut open the gauze, revealing the sutured wound inside. It was as wide as five fingers. The blood had dried and stuck together, looking shocking.

Before Xie Shao could take his eyes away from her face, he saw her shuddering and making a grimace. She also stepped back. Perhaps she realized that her performance was a bit too much, so she pretended to be concerned and asked, "Why is it so serious?"

He finally realized that whenever he was with her, he could not control his emotions, which kept going up and down, which was more exciting than jumping off a cliff.

Xie Shao closed his eyes. He didn't feel any pain in his chest, but he felt a tightness in his chest.

The military doctor began to change the dressing.

Wen Shuse didn't dare to look at his wound. Just by seeing the tears on his forehead, he knew he must be in pain.

What could she do? She was unable to help in any way, so she stepped forward and grabbed his hand in desperation, slipped her fingers between his fingers without permission, squeezed them tightly, and interlocked their fingers with his.

Although I cannot share his burden, when I had stomachache as a child, my grandmother always held her hand, which really relieved the pain a lot.

This time she held his hand all the time, and he did not struggle, and she did not let go until she had changed the medicine.

After the military doctor left, the young lady sat down beside his couch again, looking at his shoulders that were tied up again with white gauze, and asked him about his health, "How do you feel, sir? Is it still painful?"

The disdain in her eyes just now was clear, and the concern and nervousness in her tone now were also real. I finally understood that she was not completely without feelings for me.

He is simply heartless.

Whether the days ahead will be good or bad, I'm afraid it will depend on myself to guide them.

It still hurts. With such a big iron arrow piercing his body, half a liter of blood has flowed out. How can it not hurt? But how can a man say that it hurts? He frowned slightly and said nothing, letting her figure it out.

The young lady naturally saw it, and looked distressed but unable to share his worries. "My dear, bear with it for a while. When your injury is healed, I will take you to the restaurant and set up a few tables. We can order whatever you want to celebrate your survival and endless blessings in the future..."

There’s no need to set up a few tables.

Of the thirty taels of silver last time, half was donated by Prince Jing, and the other half was borrowed from Commander Xu.

His salary had not been paid yet, and he could not even afford the young lady's food and clothing, so how could he have money to squander? He thanked her for her kindness and said, "Don't be extravagant."

The young lady disagreed, "How can this be considered extravagance? My husband just came back from the gates of hell, it's worth spending any amount of money..."

Xie Shao remained silent.

He was afraid that if he continued to be stingy, he would anger the young lady and then she would criticize him for being useless. After thinking for a while, he said, "There should be a reward, so it wouldn't hurt to celebrate once."

He was seriously injured and nearly died. If the emperor didn't even give him a reward of silver, wouldn't that be disheartening? Wen Shuse nodded and said, "If the reward is not over a thousand taels of gold or he is promoted two levels, all his suffering will be in vain." In fact, according to what she thought in her heart, ten thousand taels of gold would not be enough.

My husband's life is priceless and is priceless.

I didn't say what was in my mind, I just heard what she said, which was another interpretation.

When he learned that the prince had arrived in the Eastern Capital that day, he did not report it to his superiors immediately. The vassal kings were not summoned to the capital. At most, they were warned and received some material punishment, which was not a serious matter.

Treason is different.

Once the prince attacks the inner city gate, he will be guilty of a capital crime. This would not only wipe out the root of the evil, but also help him get an official position. Why not do it?

He planned and schemed, waiting for the fish to take the bait, just for the credit.

I have made great contributions, and the emperor will definitely reward me. However, when she put such a clear price on it, I suddenly felt uneasy. What if it doesn't meet her expectations? Will the young lady be disappointed again?

He didn't have to wait long, and after noon, news came from the palace.

Last night, Prime Minister Yuan Ming'an colluded with the remnants of the previous dynasty, opened three gates of the country, and led the rebels into the Dafeng Imperial City. Fortunately, they were discovered in time by the Cavalry Commander Xie Du Yu, who led more than 200 guards from the Cavalry Commander to surround them outside the inner city gate, thus avoiding a disaster with disastrous consequences.

Before Yuan Ming'an and his accomplices were taken to jail that night, they knew they had no way out and slit their throats on the spot.

Commander Xu of the cavalry and Prince Jing pursued their accomplices overnight, and before daybreak, they captured all the remnants of the previous dynasty.

The emperor was furious.

All the conspirators were executed without exception, and all the officials of the Yuan family were dismissed. Even Empress Yuan was not spared. Her title was revoked and she was demoted to a commoner.

As soon as the news came out, there was an uproar.

The Yuan family has already reached the position of the emperor's uncle, and half of the power in the court is in his hands. What is there to be unwilling about? Why would he collude with the remnants of the previous dynasty and ruin his own future? Isn't this just mental illness and seeking death?

In just half a day, countless speculations spread among the people and in the court. The next few rewards pushed everyone's speculation in one direction.

Reward 1: Yu Xie Shao, the commander of the cavalry, saw through the Yuan family's conspiracy to rebel and captured the rebels alive. He should be regarded as the first meritorious official and was rewarded with 1,000 taels of gold and appointed as the commander of the Palace Front Division, a third-rank official.

The second reward was to Xie Daoling, the Minister of State, who, although he had resigned and returned to his hometown, was still concerned about the court. He taught his son in a proper way and guided him patiently. He was immediately reinstated to his original post.

The third reward was given to Prince Jing Zhou Qian, who had an excellent character, was frugal and loved the people, was wise and decisive, and suppressed the mutiny in a timely manner, preventing the rebels from escaping from the city. He made great contributions and was named Prince Dafeng.

When these imperial edicts came out, it was like a dragon turning over on the ground, shocking the court and the public.

Before everyone could speculate too much, people in the court were summoned to the Dali Temple one after another. Those involved were all members of the party of former Crown Prince Zhou Yan. Gradually, everyone understood.

This is probably not some evil plot from the previous dynasty, but a factional struggle between the Crown Prince and Prince Jing.

The prince was deposed and demoted back to Dongzhou. Seeing that the situation was hopeless, he took a radical approach and conspired with Yuan family to rebel. Unfortunately, they failed and were suppressed by the Xie family and Prince Jing, and were captured alive and handed over to the emperor.

The emperor was greatly disappointed. In order to consolidate his rule over Dafeng, he had to give up his biological son and make his adopted son the crown prince instead.

No one found it strange this time.

Who can we blame? One wrong move and the whole game is lost.

He was born into a high position and was the emperor's only biological son. Even if he had mediocre qualifications, as long as he did not commit any major mistakes, he would become the next monarch. He did not expect that he would end up like this.

In the dungeon, the former prince was in a dishevel, his hands and feet were chained, his hair was scattered on his face, he no longer had the majesty of the past, but the fire in his eyes did not go out, he called out again and again: "I want to see my father, you ask him to come to see me..."

The jailer was annoyed by his nagging. He was plotting treason and even dared to point a knife at his father. What else could he do at this point? He kindly advised, "Your Highness should save your energy."

"Let him come to see me, otherwise I will not rest in peace even after my death. I must go to his bedside and ask him if he is fair as a father!" As he spoke, he suddenly became crazy, "My mother is the queen of Dafeng, and I am his legitimate son. Who is Zhou Qian? He is just an illegitimate child..."

"You evil creature!" Before he could finish his words, he was suddenly interrupted by a scolding.

The jailer was startled, turned around and knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty."

Zhou Yan also immediately stopped talking, with a look of horror on his face, and looked in the direction of the voice.

The emperor was still in his pajamas, and in his hurry, he had only put on a cloak. His eyes were red as he glared at the former crown prince, his son whom he had once spent a lot of effort to raise. He hated his evil character and his inability to change despite repeated teachings. He hated him even more for being unfilial and daring enough to point a knife at him.

Does he want to attack Dongdu tonight, kill me, and ascend the throne?

The former crown prince Zhou Yan finally came to his senses, looked at the emperor, and shouted excitedly: "Father, father, you finally came to see me, it was my fault..." With a plop, he knelt on the ground, crawled to the door with his knees parallel, grabbed the prison door, and cried out in pain, "Father, I was wrong, please forgive me..."

The emperor sneered, "I forgive you? You dare to raise an army to kill me, how can I forgive you?"

"Father, I was confused for a moment. How could I possibly murder you..." He knew what he had done and that the emperor would never forgive him, but he still had a glimmer of hope. He didn't believe that his father, who had hugged him and laughed so happily when he was a child, would really want to kill him. His mind flashed, and he suddenly said, "Yes, it was my mother. She persuaded me that if I didn't seize the opportunity and get rid of that bastard, you would not want me anymore and I would have no choice but to die..."

The emperor looked at the man in front of him as if he had gone mad, his eyebrows twitching, he couldn't believe that he was his son.

He came to see him tonight out of consideration for their relationship as father and son. He wanted to hear his real difficulties, whether he had nothing to eat or clothes to wear, or had no place to live, which forced him to rebel.

Now that I've heard what he said, there's no need to ask anymore.

I thought he knew he was wrong this time, but I didn't expect that he not only wanted to kill his father, but also his mother.

Although Yuan Shi had many faults, she had nothing to say about her son. She doted on him since he was a child and spent all her efforts on him. Even at the moment of her death, she was still begging for him, asking her to give him a chance to live.

But what about him? How cruel and ruthless is he?

In order to exonerate himself, he actually put all the blame on Yuanshi.

He asked himself how he could have raised such an inhuman thing since he had not been negligent in disciplining him since he was a child.

The emperor's blood rushed up suddenly, and his eyes suddenly went dark. He staggered a few steps, and was supported by Liu Kun beside him in time, "Your Majesty, take care of yourself..."

Seeing him like this, Zhou Yan thought he didn't believe it, so he continued to talk, "Father, and Yuan Min'an, it was he who instigated me, telling me that as long as the country's gates are opened, I will have a 50% chance of success..."

He is still engaging in a dog-eat-dog situation.

"You bastard!" The emperor roared suddenly, and it seemed that he had used up all his strength. He raised his finger and pointed it weakly at the prince. "Look at you, do you have any blood of my Zhou family? If you admitted that you wanted to rebel, I would still look up to you. You don't repent, and you are still making excuses for yourself. Filial piety is the first of all virtues, and lust is the source of all evil. When you were three years old, I taught you to write these words step by step. Now you are twenty-three years old, have a wife and a child, and you haven't learned it yet..."

The emperor took two trembling steps forward and threw the blood letter left by Yuan Shi in front of him. "Your mother would rather hang herself in the bedroom to plead for you, and asked me to spare your life. What have you done? You even want her life! She is your mother. If you can't even tolerate your parents, how can you be a human being? What qualifications do you have to covet this world?" The emperor's eyes were full of disappointment in him, and he said painfully: "The best thing I have done in my life is to abolish your position as crown prince."

Zhou Yan was shocked by the emperor's words.

When he heard that his mother had hanged herself in the palace, he fell silent.

She stared blankly at the piece of white brocade covered with blood-red words in the emperor's hand. It fell lightly in front of her. Her face was filled with panic and her eyes were dull. After a long time, she reached out and picked it up with trembling hands.

The emperor no longer wanted to look at him, so he turned around and ordered, "Send him to Jingzhou immediately. Without my permission, he cannot set foot in the Eastern Capital. If he commits the same offense again, you will not be allowed to stay any longer."

Even at this time, the emperor still spared his life because Yuanshi died to protect her son.

Today, apart from the few official imperial edicts of reward, everyone in the Ma Army Division received rewards.

Including Commander Xu, who was promoted to deputy commander of the imperial guards and his rank was raised one level.

The guards of the Ma Junsi not only received real money, but also had a military merit recorded on their heads. Some of them had worked in the Ma Junsi for five or six years and had never had a chance to stand out. This time, they could finally hold their heads high.

Everyone understood in their hearts that if it weren't for Xie Duyu, they would have no share at all.

Although Xie Du Yu informed the Palace Front Division in advance last night, that group of people were blocking the city gate and were in full swing. However, when they saw that the people below were the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, they began to hesitate with the arrows in their hands. It was the Cavalry Division that actually took action.

Nearly three hundred men from the Cavalry Division came out in full force, and some of them would be defeated at the inner city gate and never come back. Those who could join the Cavalry Division were never afraid of death.

Even in death, he had made a great contribution and brought honor to the family.

What they fear is just wasting their time and remaining unknown the moment they leave the barracks, without ever having the chance to display their talents.

Knowing that Xie Shao was going to the Palace Front Department the next day, many people wanted to follow him.

At dusk, when Wen Shuse had dressed Xie Shao and was ready to take him back to the house to recuperate, Zhao Huai went in first. When he got to him, he knelt down without saying a word and said, "Boss, please take me with you. I want to follow you and do great things."

Xie Shao felt that he had found the wrong person. He didn't want to do anything important at the moment and just wanted to go back and have a good sleep.

As soon as the reward from the court came, he was completely relieved. Both the reward money and the official rank met the price mentioned by the young lady.

It can be seen that the young lady is very satisfied. Only when the young lady is satisfied can he relax.

He specifically asked Xu Xun about it, and found out that the monthly salary for the commander of the Palace Front Department was 500 strings of cash, which was not all, as it included various subsidies such as clothing and food.

More than a thousand strings of cash a month.

More than a thousand strings of coins is more than a thousand taels...it should be enough to feed the young lady, who is a gold-eating beast. For the time being, he doesn't want to struggle anymore.

The wound hurt so much that if there hadn't been these people around him watching him the whole time last night, setting a good example for them, and the young lady watching him, he would have wanted to scream out in pain.

——It hurts so much.

The moment the iron arrow pierced his shoulder blade, he almost fainted. Who would want to go through that experience again?

Now that he has money and an official position, he just wants to live a stable life with his young lady for the rest of his life.

But he could not say such a thought that would affect the morale of the army. Besides, the young lady was still beside him, and she waited for his reply with a proud look on her face. So he sat on the couch, straightened his body with pain, looked at Zhao Huai who was kneeling in front of him, and said in a pretentious tone, "When my injury is healed, anyone who is willing to follow me can come. Dafeng has been plagued by foreign invasions, and what it lacks is your passion. Don't worry, as long as you have real ability, I will not let you fail."

Zhao Huai was excited, his eyes full of gratitude and admiration. He raised his hands above his head again and said loudly, "Thank you very much, Commander."

Xie Shao nodded and made a move to stand up. The young lady reacted quickly and immediately stepped forward to hold his arm, "My lord, be careful..."

A third-rank official is a high-ranking official and is worthy of the title of "Sir".

The injured person is the most important, and he was promoted and brought back 1,000 taels of gold. There is no reason for him to live in the side room again.

After returning to the house, Wen Shuse led the man all the way to his room, "My dear, lie down, be careful not to pull the wound..."

There was no military doctor in the mansion, and the most dangerous period had already passed, so the remaining job of changing the dressings fell on the young lady.

Wen Shuse was quite happy to do so. At night, she refused Min Zhang's help, prepared scissors and ointment, and went forward to strip her lover's clothes with her own hands.

It has to be said that the young lady is gifted in taking off people's clothes. Looking at her posture, Xie Shao seemed to want to strip him naked. It was obvious that she was the young lady, but he suddenly felt that he was at a disadvantage.

But I couldn't move and could only let her control me.

Just turn your head and don't look.

The clothes were taken off, but the young lady didn't move for a long time. Xie Shao's heart skipped a beat. He turned around and looked at her warily. He saw that the young lady was staring at her wound motionlessly. Thinking that she was bleeding again, he frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"

The young lady didn't respond, and suddenly asked, "Will you have a scar in the future, my dear?"

Isn't this nonsense?

How could such a big bloody hole not leave a scar, and it would probably be quite big.

Without waiting for his answer, the young lady sighed again, "If I had known that you asked me to look last time, I shouldn't have been so polite. Now, I have never seen your flawless appearance."

The treasures are here, and I added a paragraph to delay it for a while~ (One hundred red envelopes~)